Not to mention that Austin is a very Liberal town. If someone says they are biased, then their default response is to get on their knees, beg forgiveness and conform to whatever the authority says they need to.
Kind of like some loser on campus prostrating himself before the community and lamenting his "White Privilege"
In Austin, TX, the Fire Department was sued by the Obama Administration for racial discrimination. Why? Because minorities were failing entrance examines in far greater numbers than whites.
Was the examine racist? Not on its face. Questions included math, some chemistry, first aid, and other questions completely relevant to being a firefighter. But, the doctrine of "disparate impact" (a hugely inappropriate doctrine) says that the examine was, in fact, racist due solely to the passing rates of various demographic groups. This, despite that fact that there were some minority applicants who aced the examine.
So we have a situation where an unequal outcome is the result of an actual deficit of knowledge, which happen to be concentrated in some groups.
Who knows if these minorities are actually under performing or not, but it wouldn't really matter because if most of them are, then the Disparate Impact rules takes affect.
This is a perfect example of companies (HR) searching for stuff that doesn't exist.
No doubt all of their job postings require 5 more years experience in AI than it's actually been around.
While there is undoubtedly a shortage of talent, odds are that the industry is screening out many who do have AI experience, but fail to meet the rigid and ignorant requirements HR is looking for.
I expect that your average Mensa Member probably could not change a tire on a car, replace a toilet or a garbage disposal, or anything else of a practical matter.
I purchased the second Macintosh model (Fat Mac) in college and had Macs up until about 10 years ago.
So it is with some sadness that I say Apple is no longer special. Whatever Karma Jobs left behind has worn off and now Apple is merely another Tech Company.
Their idea Vault is empty, their commitment to be "insanely great" has waned, and investors are on the verge of turning management into just another, "beat the quarterly earnings forecast" collection of MBAs and bean counters.
I feel privileged to have lived in the time of it's creation, ascension, and total domination. I fear that I will also live to see its demise in the manner of so many alternative computer companies before it.
...address urban sprawl while respecting the realities of climate change and taking into account the ability of the city's residents to get around efficiently.
So, pack everyone into the city, and bus them everywhere, driving up housing costs and the cost of living in general.
Google just recently cut back on the roll out of Google Fiber in the Austin area. Wonder if you can trust them to finish what they start.
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The bottom quintile benefit from a myriad of government programs.
They aren't living in mud huts eating bugs.
It could apply to most countries in South America, Africa, Asia, and even eastern Europe.
Since currencies are not longer pegged to some commodity, wealth is no longer a zero sum game.
Your neighbor can be a billionaire and that won't stop you from becoming one either.
Not yet. that starts next year.
If it's a Fembot, it has machine guns in its tits.
This will be the next terrorist weapon!
Most American Cites made a deal with the devil and gave monopoly status to some cable company, precluding competition, even from the city itself.
Not to mention that Austin is a very Liberal town. If someone says they are biased, then their default response is to get on their knees, beg forgiveness and conform to whatever the authority says they need to.
Kind of like some loser on campus prostrating himself before the community and lamenting his "White Privilege"
Facts don't have a racial bias.
And it's far easier to dumb down your test than it is to fight the justice department.
There are two sides to this coin.
In Austin, TX, the Fire Department was sued by the Obama Administration for racial discrimination. Why? Because minorities were failing entrance examines in far greater numbers than whites.
Was the examine racist? Not on its face. Questions included math, some chemistry, first aid, and other questions completely relevant to being a firefighter. But, the doctrine of "disparate impact" (a hugely inappropriate doctrine) says that the examine was, in fact, racist due solely to the passing rates of various demographic groups. This, despite that fact that there were some minority applicants who aced the examine.
So we have a situation where an unequal outcome is the result of an actual deficit of knowledge, which happen to be concentrated in some groups.
Who knows if these minorities are actually under performing or not, but it wouldn't really matter because if most of them are, then the Disparate Impact rules takes affect.
This is a perfect example of companies (HR) searching for stuff that doesn't exist.
No doubt all of their job postings require 5 more years experience in AI than it's actually been around.
While there is undoubtedly a shortage of talent, odds are that the industry is screening out many who do have AI experience, but fail to meet the rigid and ignorant requirements HR is looking for.
I bet both sides have paid almost as much to their Attorneys, staff, legal fees, investigations, etc. as either stand to get from the lawsuit.
Changing your grades is so unoriginal. Did he think this was the 80's and he was hacking into WOPPER?
I never mentioned disabilities of any kind.
The fact is that people who are often labeled smart are labeled as such due to their expertise in very focused fields.
But their "smartness" often ends there.
Maybe a better way to put it:
There is an inverse relationship between how often people claim they are smart and how smart they actually are.
I expect that your average Mensa Member probably could not change a tire on a car, replace a toilet or a garbage disposal, or anything else of a practical matter.
...and deliberately murdered around 100 million people in a mere 50 years or so.
I purchased the second Macintosh model (Fat Mac) in college and had Macs up until about 10 years ago.
So it is with some sadness that I say Apple is no longer special. Whatever Karma Jobs left behind has worn off and now Apple is merely another Tech Company.
Their idea Vault is empty, their commitment to be "insanely great" has waned, and investors are on the verge of turning management into just another, "beat the quarterly earnings forecast" collection of MBAs and bean counters.
I feel privileged to have lived in the time of it's creation, ascension, and total domination. I fear that I will also live to see its demise in the manner of so many alternative computer companies before it.
I don't what it is with you people and your Rube Goldberg logic on things.
Excuse me, but by far the majority of the Protesters were Left Wing Wack Jobs.
In fact, I can't even recall a Protest by anyone other than Left Wing Wack Jobs.
Forgot to mention...Discount Electronics.
The had iCore 7s for $300.
Just picked up an iCore 5, 12 gigs, 2 terabtes HD...$197
Great for porn, web, and most games older than about 4 years ago. It's runs SQL Server 2012, VS 2012, and some other IDEs environments just fine.
Why would I pay $1k for anything else?
...address urban sprawl while respecting the realities of climate change and taking into account the ability of the city's residents to get around efficiently.
So, pack everyone into the city, and bus them everywhere, driving up housing costs and the cost of living in general.
Google just recently cut back on the roll out of Google Fiber in the Austin area. Wonder if you can trust them to finish what they start.
It was the most powerful Hurricane since, like Last Week!
Meh...Getting milk and dog food isn't really an emergency.
Just one day ago my credit union suffered a comm outage of some kind (they are very secretive about it).
As a result, none of their cards would work (Debit or Credit). I had to leave a bunch of groceries at the check out stand and looked like an idiot.
I ended up getting cash from the local branch so I could get groceries.
But, the power was on!