Well I have more than a feeling; I've read up on the subject, and one of my environmental policy professors had travelled to China to assess it. There are far, far better ways to provide both power, water, and flood control, and they'd be both a lot less environmentally destructive, and a lot safer to
anyone living downstream of the dam.
When you alter nature it has negative effects on something... its benefits just need to be weighed against the negatives.
The problem isn't just the environmental impact; it's the fact
Millions of people may have to move, but it is obviously of some benefit or wouldn't be being built.
You're thinking too rationally. The Communist leaders of China think that China's reputation is more important than the welfare of it's people, and will act accordingly. There are much better ways to control flooding than dams.
It's discouraging to follow this thing being built; not only is it displacing millions of people, destroying priceless cultural artifacts, and costing money that could easily be spent on something better, but it's extremely likely that it will eventually collapse, causing an incredible amount of deaths. China's dam-building record is abysmal. They've had some of the most disastrous dam collapses in history (the collapses of the Banqiao and Shamantan Dams in 1975 are estimated to have caused directly or indirectly over 200,000 deaths), but the government is so obsessed with making China appear powerful and modern to the rest of the world that they refuse to learn from their mistakes and exhibit anything remotely resembling sanity. It's frightening to find a government where having sociopathological impulses helps you achieve political power.
The guy shouldn't be left guessing as to whether or not there is some sort of discrimination occurring. If management has an issue with some aspect of the employee's behavior or performance it is supposed to be brought to the attention of the employee.
It's entirely possible they did bring it to his attention, but he didn't notice. Maybe they made suggestions, or expressed misgivings, but he just misinterpreted them. Not everything is always spelled out in black and white.
If security was doing their job, it wouldn't be such a problem.
No, if people had some sense of ethics this wouldn't be a problem. Why does every security lapse mentioned on/. blamed on the victims? Yes, they made a mistake. Yes, there are ways to counteract it. But the way blame is constantly shifted away from the actual criminals here is sickening.
Well I think they should just let us bring our own food. So when I fly out of La Guardia I can stop by the local deli and grab a real sandwich instead of the styrofoam they serve us.
I'd rather have the broadband, and no food. Or just let us bring our own. Why on earth would I need a meal on a 3 hour flight? Do they think that we all need to eat every 2 hours or we die?
I think I undermined it quite sufficiently. If you think 28k is a lot of money to be in debt for, then you have no idea how the real world operates. Wait until you try to get a mortgage.
If you decide you'd rather not live with that 30k debt, then fine. But don't pretend that you don't have a choice.
A state university will cost you maybe 2k a semester in tuition. Add housing, food, miscellaneous expenses and it's maybe 7k a year. If you borrow the entire amount, you'll be 28k in debt, which you could pay off in two years if you get that nice programming job.
Well I apologize, I thought you were speaking in general terms about what the meaning of education was. As for learning on your own, of course that's possible; but it's altogether better to at least get the fundamentals down formally before starting on your own. Totally self-educated people tend to have huge gaps in their understanding of academic subjects.
Its unfortunate that so many people value pieces of paper with writing on them.
It's unfortunate that so many people think that college is just about getting a piece of paper.
As for the liberal arts aspect of the degree, most liberal arts professors are pretentious assholes who will pass you as long as you don't disagree with their interpretation of the works you're studying.
Where on earth did you get such a glaringly wrong idea like that? I never met a liberal arts professor who failed me because I disagreed with them.
The attitude that you are too smart for college is not too far off from the attitude that you are too smart to work with non-technical people. It's a kind of superiority complex that I see from time to time in geeks (possibly as a result of a painful high school experience?). I'd just like to point out that if you think you are better than someone because they used to think they were better than you, then what sets you apart from them?
I think it's just the self-esteem problems that slashdot posters tend to have. Implying that they are somehow worse off intellectually for not completing college threatens their self-image, which is based on them being the smartest person in existence.
Ohhh, I see, you live in some bizarre fantasy land where everyone comes out fine if they work hard. Let me clue you in to something; the real world doesn't work that way. You think someone working 60 hours a week scrubbing floors for minimum wage is "lazy" just because they're falling behind in their bills? What about those places in the country where jobs just aren't to be found, no matter how hard you look? And we're supposed to let them live in unspeakable poverty to fulfill some idiotic notion of social darwinism that has no basis in real life? The hardest working people tend to be the poorest, and don't think sitting behind a desk for 60 hours a week is anything compared to scrubbing floors or digging ditches.
No, the comics weren't created by soldiers laying down their lives; they were created by cartonnists who were perfectly safe. And they were offensive, needless, petty little productions that didn't do a damn thing for us.
I don't think so at all; there are very good dub jobs. Look at Tenchi Muyo for example. And to say that they don't understand the meaning of the dialogue doesn't really make sense. It's not like they're just saying the lines phonetically, they interpret their character and the script in their own way. Just because it doesn't match with your interpretation doesn't mean they're clueless.
YOU ARE NOT JAPANESE! STOP FOOLING YOURSELF. SAYING STUPID THINGS DOES NOT MAKE YOU JAPANESE. YOU WILL NEVER BE JAPANESE.
Oh thank you. That's probably the most irritating part of the whole anime fan community, especially when they set themselves up as EXPERTS on Japanese culture and language.
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Well I have more than a feeling; I've read up on the subject, and one of my environmental policy professors had travelled to China to assess it. There are far, far better ways to provide both power, water, and flood control, and they'd be both a lot less environmentally destructive, and a lot safer to
anyone living downstream of the dam.
When you alter nature it has negative effects on something... its benefits just need to be weighed against the negatives.
The problem isn't just the environmental impact; it's the fact Millions of people may have to move, but it is obviously of some benefit or wouldn't be being built.
You're thinking too rationally. The Communist leaders of China think that China's reputation is more important than the welfare of it's people, and will act accordingly. There are much better ways to control flooding than dams.
Yes, leaving without notice is not a smart idea, you're going to need your old employer as a reference.
The frightening thing is this is one thing the hardware companies won't fight against; they'd make out like bandits.
It's discouraging to follow this thing being built; not only is it displacing millions of people, destroying priceless cultural artifacts, and costing money that could easily be spent on something better, but it's extremely likely that it will eventually collapse, causing an incredible amount of deaths. China's dam-building record is abysmal. They've had some of the most disastrous dam collapses in history (the collapses of the Banqiao and Shamantan Dams in 1975 are estimated to have caused directly or indirectly over 200,000 deaths), but the government is so obsessed with making China appear powerful and modern to the rest of the world that they refuse to learn from their mistakes and exhibit anything remotely resembling sanity. It's frightening to find a government where having sociopathological impulses helps you achieve political power.
The guy shouldn't be left guessing as to whether or not there is some sort of discrimination occurring. If management has an issue with some aspect of the employee's behavior or performance it is supposed to be brought to the attention of the employee.
It's entirely possible they did bring it to his attention, but he didn't notice. Maybe they made suggestions, or expressed misgivings, but he just misinterpreted them. Not everything is always spelled out in black and white.
If security was doing their job, it wouldn't be such a problem.
/. blamed on the victims? Yes, they made a mistake. Yes, there are ways to counteract it. But the way blame is constantly shifted away from the actual criminals here is sickening.
No, if people had some sense of ethics this wouldn't be a problem. Why does every security lapse mentioned on
Well I think they should just let us bring our own food. So when I fly out of La Guardia I can stop by the local deli and grab a real sandwich instead of the styrofoam they serve us.
I'd rather have the broadband, and no food. Or just let us bring our own. Why on earth would I need a meal on a 3 hour flight? Do they think that we all need to eat every 2 hours or we die?
I'm in New York City; I know how high rent can be. Which is why they made dorms.
I think I undermined it quite sufficiently. If you think 28k is a lot of money to be in debt for, then you have no idea how the real world operates. Wait until you try to get a mortgage.
If you decide you'd rather not live with that 30k debt, then fine. But don't pretend that you don't have a choice.
A state university will cost you maybe 2k a semester in tuition. Add housing, food, miscellaneous expenses and it's maybe 7k a year. If you borrow the entire amount, you'll be 28k in debt, which you could pay off in two years if you get that nice programming job.
Well I apologize, I thought you were speaking in general terms about what the meaning of education was. As for learning on your own, of course that's possible; but it's altogether better to at least get the fundamentals down formally before starting on your own. Totally self-educated people tend to have huge gaps in their understanding of academic subjects.
Its unfortunate that so many people value pieces of paper with writing on them.
It's unfortunate that so many people think that college is just about getting a piece of paper.
So the pursuit of knowledge for learning's sake never enters into the picture? What a cold, bleak world most of you must live in.
As for the liberal arts aspect of the degree, most liberal arts professors are pretentious assholes who will pass you as long as you don't disagree with their interpretation of the works you're studying.
Where on earth did you get such a glaringly wrong idea like that? I never met a liberal arts professor who failed me because I disagreed with them.
The attitude that you are too smart for college is not too far off from the attitude that you are too smart to work with non-technical people. It's a kind of superiority complex that I see from time to time in geeks (possibly as a result of a painful high school experience?). I'd just like to point out that if you think you are better than someone because they used to think they were better than you, then what sets you apart from them?
I think it's just the self-esteem problems that slashdot posters tend to have. Implying that they are somehow worse off intellectually for not completing college threatens their self-image, which is based on them being the smartest person in existence.
Most introductory courses are relatively easy. You should have stayed until you got into the upper-level good stuff.
Ohhh, I see, you live in some bizarre fantasy land where everyone comes out fine if they work hard. Let me clue you in to something; the real world doesn't work that way. You think someone working 60 hours a week scrubbing floors for minimum wage is "lazy" just because they're falling behind in their bills? What about those places in the country where jobs just aren't to be found, no matter how hard you look? And we're supposed to let them live in unspeakable poverty to fulfill some idiotic notion of social darwinism that has no basis in real life? The hardest working people tend to be the poorest, and don't think sitting behind a desk for 60 hours a week is anything compared to scrubbing floors or digging ditches.
So you'd rather finance unskilled people who don't do anything (for whatever reason) than finance skilled people who benefit you by their actions?
Yes.
Hey...My first computer was a PC jr, it was a nice little system...
I'm sure Apple will find a way to get rid of it; look at when they bought Jobs that 90 million dollar airplane...
No, the comics weren't created by soldiers laying down their lives; they were created by cartonnists who were perfectly safe. And they were offensive, needless, petty little productions that didn't do a damn thing for us.
I don't think so at all; there are very good dub jobs. Look at Tenchi Muyo for example. And to say that they don't understand the meaning of the dialogue doesn't really make sense. It's not like they're just saying the lines phonetically, they interpret their character and the script in their own way. Just because it doesn't match with your interpretation doesn't mean they're clueless.
YOU ARE NOT JAPANESE! STOP FOOLING YOURSELF. SAYING STUPID THINGS DOES NOT MAKE YOU JAPANESE. YOU WILL NEVER BE JAPANESE.
Oh thank you. That's probably the most irritating part of the whole anime fan community, especially when they set themselves up as EXPERTS on Japanese culture and language.