I call them "Bushists" because although they are authoritarian and totalitarian, they are not actually Fascists. Bushism is not necessarily better or worse than Fascism, just different. GW Bush is the most prominent public symbol - but it's really a sort of cultural/ideological movement.
Please can we have wysiwyg AND "Reveal Codes" (I am talking to you LibreOffice! )
Oh how I miss WordPerfect for Linux. Best Linux-native word processor ever, no competition. Alas, WP apparently couldn't figure out how to make money on it, and discontinued it. If instead they had open sourced it, it would today likely be the unquestioned leader on the Linux desktop. WP (are they still even in business?) could no doubt run a profitable business providing support to corporate users. Alas...
From TFA: "While no actual explosives were found, McGann was carrying potentially dangerous materials and appeared to have made alterations to his boots, which were unusually large and stuffed with layers of insoles, Nelson said."
So in other words, this guy isn't actually causing any problems at all, he's just wearing some funky shoes. And the SA consider this good reason to harass and arrest him. This is why I wear Birkenstocks + socks when I fly - afaik, no one is yet living in irrational terror of hippie sandals.
- Coder: a person who knows how to bang out some software code; often used disparragingly. cf "Code Monkey" - Programmer: Any person who makes software for a living. Used mostly when speaking with non-technical people, because they immediately understand what it means. - Developer: Neutral term for a person who makes software. - Software Engineer: A developer who favors a heavily-planned approach to making software. - Software Architect: Someone who designs applications or systems. May be "hands on" and themselves write significant parts of the application; or maybe more of a management role.
The salary difference reported by Modis (recruiters mostly working for bigcorps and venture-backed companies) may have more reflection on which job title is preferred by bigcorps (who often pay more) than anything else.
I once worked with an old white-beard, perhaps similar to the guy you describe. We were writing in Python - years ago, when it was a hell of a lot less common - and this old dude could program circles around the rest of us. He could also tell stories about working on vacuum powered punchcard readers..
Learn Go. It's clean, beautiful, and feels to me today like Python felt ten years ago. It's a very young language, and doesn't have the rich set of libraries you'll get with a more mature language. But community support is great, and more importantly, programming in Go is fun. If you're writing web stuff, host it on Heroku and stop worrying about system administration. Make your app 12-Factor compliant, and worry somewhat less about scaling. Play with Neo4j or other graph databases, and start to see the graphs all around you. (But note, there is no working, complete Go library for Neo4j - life can be rough at the edge.)
Most importantly, write what you find fun to write.:)
I never observed any riots at OWS in San Francisco. There was a lot of bad stuff that went down over in Oakland, but I didn't personally witness any of it, so can't comment.
And then one party looks like they're working their arses off to get stuff done, and the other guy looks like he sits around all day reading/.
I used to work with a guy who spent a good part of his day literally asleep at his workstation. However, at any time he could be woken up, and with wizard-like acuity fix the problems that were his to fix. The bossman was well aware of his slumber habits. Yet he was considered a very valuable member of the team, by his coworkers and management alike.
Christians in the USA, as in actual church groups need to be on the media talking about this.
Maybe they just don't care? That video was so shit-tastic and unpleasant to watch I could only stand a few seconds - I don't think the average American would take it seriously. The internet is full of retarded videos produced by nutjobs, and this one doesn't seem special. Are we going to have riots every time an idiot posts an insulting video online?
The idea that an entire culture should go around apologizing because people in another culture went apeshit violent after they got offended by a crappy youtube video is preposterous. The folks rioting over this need to chill out, learn to accept that people sometimes post nasty stuff on the internet, and try harder to live in peace with other cultures.
Who in their right mind is going to be signing paperwork before the money, or a legally enforceable promise of money, is confirmed and in their hands when talking about very large sums?
Afaik, house sales usually involve an escrow process. Buyer & seller make a contract; buyer puts money into escrow account; seller completes deed transfer paperwork; then escrow company releases money to seller.
No reason this couldn't be done with Bitcoin, or any other type of payment mechanism.
A different level of security vigilance is necessary for a Bitcoin exchange operator, than for an individual holder of Bitcoins - because it's a much more tempting target for thieves. Much like a traditional bank requires rather more security than one's wallet.
but even an easy distro like Ubuntu requires command-line tweaking to get it to work properly.
Huh? Have you used Ubuntu in the past, say, 4+ years? If you're having to do command line tweaking with any remotely recent version, you must be running it on some pretty funky hardware.
I have come to really like almost everything about Unity (in Ubuntu 12.04). Almost. Unity's support for multiple monitors blows. When alt-tabbing between windows, the window switcher appears on whichever monitor one last used - it really needs to be (at least optionally) on the primary monitor. Drives me out of my mind so much I leave the second monitor shut off 98% of the time.
Dude, I don't think whoever it was who blew up those important buildings was doing it just for the sake of breaking something important. Not even the Bushists claim something that implausible.
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That's because Bush was a figure head
Yup.
I call them "Bushists" because although they are authoritarian and totalitarian, they are not actually Fascists. Bushism is not necessarily better or worse than Fascism, just different. GW Bush is the most prominent public symbol - but it's really a sort of cultural/ideological movement.
Obama is at least as Bushist as Bush himself.
So when did making a buck off me start to take precedence over everything in the Bill of Rights?
After the Bushist coup, 11 Sep 2011.
If I tried to board a plane with a suitcase full of batteries, wires, and switches, I better have a damn good reason for doing so. A damn good reason.
Really? What's wrong with that? All those things are legal, and none of them particularly dangerous.
Please can we have wysiwyg AND "Reveal Codes" (I am talking to you LibreOffice! )
Oh how I miss WordPerfect for Linux. Best Linux-native word processor ever, no competition. Alas, WP apparently couldn't figure out how to make money on it, and discontinued it. If instead they had open sourced it, it would today likely be the unquestioned leader on the Linux desktop. WP (are they still even in business?) could no doubt run a profitable business providing support to corporate users. Alas...
From TFA: "While no actual explosives were found, McGann was carrying potentially dangerous materials and appeared to have made alterations to his boots, which were unusually large and stuffed with layers of insoles, Nelson said."
So in other words, this guy isn't actually causing any problems at all, he's just wearing some funky shoes. And the SA consider this good reason to harass and arrest him. This is why I wear Birkenstocks + socks when I fly - afaik, no one is yet living in irrational terror of hippie sandals.
Here's how I've observed some terms used:
- Coder: a person who knows how to bang out some software code; often used disparragingly. cf "Code Monkey"
- Programmer: Any person who makes software for a living. Used mostly when speaking with non-technical people, because they immediately understand what it means.
- Developer: Neutral term for a person who makes software.
- Software Engineer: A developer who favors a heavily-planned approach to making software.
- Software Architect: Someone who designs applications or systems. May be "hands on" and themselves write significant parts of the application; or maybe more of a management role.
The salary difference reported by Modis (recruiters mostly working for bigcorps and venture-backed companies) may have more reflection on which job title is preferred by bigcorps (who often pay more) than anything else.
I once worked with an old white-beard, perhaps similar to the guy you describe. We were writing in Python - years ago, when it was a hell of a lot less common - and this old dude could program circles around the rest of us. He could also tell stories about working on vacuum powered punchcard readers..
Wanna live of making opensource? Start working for a mega corp or a university.
Kinda true.
Learn Go. It's clean, beautiful, and feels to me today like Python felt ten years ago. It's a very young language, and doesn't have the rich set of libraries you'll get with a more mature language. But community support is great, and more importantly, programming in Go is fun. If you're writing web stuff, host it on Heroku and stop worrying about system administration. Make your app 12-Factor compliant, and worry somewhat less about scaling. Play with Neo4j or other graph databases, and start to see the graphs all around you. (But note, there is no working, complete Go library for Neo4j - life can be rough at the edge.)
Most importantly, write what you find fun to write. :)
I'd pay top dollar for a quality Android phone with RYF certification. Just sayin'...
Some Ubuntu users strongly prefer Unity. :)
Oh, to have mod points...
I never observed any riots at OWS in San Francisco. There was a lot of bad stuff that went down over in Oakland, but I didn't personally witness any of it, so can't comment.
I've found a bit the opposite: saying "agent, please" has good results at getting thru to a human.
And then one party looks like they're working their arses off to get stuff done, and the other guy looks like he sits around all day reading /.
I used to work with a guy who spent a good part of his day literally asleep at his workstation. However, at any time he could be woken up, and with wizard-like acuity fix the problems that were his to fix. The bossman was well aware of his slumber habits. Yet he was considered a very valuable member of the team, by his coworkers and management alike.
YMMV.
Christians in the USA, as in actual church groups need to be on the media talking about this.
Maybe they just don't care? That video was so shit-tastic and unpleasant to watch I could only stand a few seconds - I don't think the average American would take it seriously. The internet is full of retarded videos produced by nutjobs, and this one doesn't seem special. Are we going to have riots every time an idiot posts an insulting video online?
The idea that an entire culture should go around apologizing because people in another culture went apeshit violent after they got offended by a crappy youtube video is preposterous. The folks rioting over this need to chill out, learn to accept that people sometimes post nasty stuff on the internet, and try harder to live in peace with other cultures.
yes, because the tea party is out there rioting in the streets when they dont get what they want... oh no, that was the 99% movement....
Sure, if by "riot" you mean "sit around in tents holding signs with political slogans".
Who in their right mind is going to be signing paperwork before the money, or a legally enforceable promise of money, is confirmed and in their hands when talking about very large sums?
Afaik, house sales usually involve an escrow process. Buyer & seller make a contract; buyer puts money into escrow account; seller completes deed transfer paperwork; then escrow company releases money to seller.
No reason this couldn't be done with Bitcoin, or any other type of payment mechanism.
A different level of security vigilance is necessary for a Bitcoin exchange operator, than for an individual holder of Bitcoins - because it's a much more tempting target for thieves. Much like a traditional bank requires rather more security than one's wallet.
but even an easy distro like Ubuntu requires command-line tweaking to get it to work properly.
Huh? Have you used Ubuntu in the past, say, 4+ years? If you're having to do command line tweaking with any remotely recent version, you must be running it on some pretty funky hardware.
I have come to really like almost everything about Unity (in Ubuntu 12.04). Almost. Unity's support for multiple monitors blows. When alt-tabbing between windows, the window switcher appears on whichever monitor one last used - it really needs to be (at least optionally) on the primary monitor. Drives me out of my mind so much I leave the second monitor shut off 98% of the time.
I smell big industry trying to paint media piracy as a mental illness.
This.
Dude, I don't think whoever it was who blew up those important buildings was doing it just for the sake of breaking something important. Not even the Bushists claim something that implausible.