I disagree. Since I started writing the "main" part of my programs as nothing but flow control (if, else, while) and function calls (which did the actual processing), I find that it is much easier to analyze problems in my software.
Perhaps it has a superior UI? That's the reason Apple has been soaring recently. It's not that their hardware is amazing. It's that they actually hire competent HCI engineers.
Thoughts like this are the kind of thoughts that convince Libertarians that the marketplace will ALWAYS correct itself.
Do you take yourself seriously when you say stuff like that? Isn't 5,000 years of human history enough to teach you that SOME level of market regulation and trust-busting is necessary for a market to work?
The alternative is having one estate / corp person eventually owning EVERYTHING (a king). The "marketplace" corrects this in the form of a bloody revolution, but that's a pretty terrible system to live under.
Lisen, stock scams may be "fair," but they are NOT cool. Obviously, they are terrible for the person getting scammed, but they are also pretty bad for the rest of us who have to pay for the sucker's medicare and medicade after he blows his retirement account.
Since you didn't reply to any specific comment, how are we gullible slashdot readers supposed to know which comments about Fark are full of crap and which actually reflect reality? Will you be pointing those out for us and making corrections or are you just here to mention where you work and cast aspersions on everyone's intelligence (slashdot posters AND readers)?
I work for Drew Curtis Presents Fark.com, so I am really getting a kick out of most of these replies. Some of you guys are very good at making it sound like you know what you are talking about. But trust me.... You don't. I think you just want to make yourself sound smart, when in reality you don't know what you are talking about. This is how bad info gets passed around. If you don't know about the topic....Don't make yourself sound like you do. Cuz some slashdotters believe anything they hear.
This isn't about "ethics" so much as Selfish Gene Theory. For the curious, SGT takes the gene's-eye-view of evolution, and is able to finally answer all the questions Darwin could not answer with his organism's-view look at evolution.
The most fit organism, from an evolutionary perspective, is NOT an organism which ensures its own procreation; it is an organism which ensures the procreation of ANY organism which shares genes with it. The more genes you have in common with a person, the more likely you are to sacrifice yourself for that person. This ends up explaining everything from family ties ("I would lay down my life to save two of my brothers, four of my cousins, etc..") to our tendency to help other mammals more than reptiles or birds or fish. It also, somewhat, explains racism.
"Don't worry, I'll get the bill." "No, I'll pay." "No, I want to help you out. Let me pay." "I'm only concerned about your financial well-being. Dinner's on me." "No it's fucking not! LET ME LIFT YOUR ASS UP." "FUCK YOU, Buddy! It's my turn to pay!"...
I have a friend that is finishing dental school. After she finishes, she wants to take some time to help build houses for poor people in south america. I told her that if she started working in the dental industry immediately upon graduation (earning $100k-200k), she could hire 20 people to build houses in her place. I mentioned that doing it herself did little more than make her feel good.
She called me an asshole and said I was right. That happens a lot.
If you read BinLaden's "Letter to America" he specifically says he wants to force the world to convert to Islam, and he wants us all to be under Sharia law. He wants to do away with modern economics (interest rates are evil!) and many other fundamentals of a modern society.
Such an event would be the end of Western civilization. BinLaden, and those who follow him, had declared war on all of the West.
You seem to think the thousands of people on this site, with thousands of opinions, are actually one person with some sort of conflicting multiple personality disorder. And you think you are very clever for point out this person's insanity.
It sounds more like you are the one with psychological issues, not the people on this site.
No. Robots will milk the cows. Robots will plant the seeds. Robots will harvest the crops.
See the writing on the wall--The "family farm" just is not going to be able to compete with incredible efficiency of industrial agriculture as automation technology plummets in price and skyrockets in ability.
The cities in Ohio are surrounded by "luxury" apartment complexes. These are, essentially, little nature preserves surrounded by city. They only have one road in/out, so no ambulances or fire trucks ever drive by, and there is NO traffic noise. Everyone has lakeside property (man-made lakes, though). They are totally surrounded by trees, so you can't see the rest of the city when you are inside. On a short walk from your apartment to your car, you are likely to pass rabbits, ducks, squirrels, and other naturey things. Despite this, you can be almost anywhere in the city in 10 minutes.
Living in the city does NOT imply any of the things you mention, if you are willing to pay a little extra for it.
My plan for the collapse of civilization is to use the last remaining gas in my SUV to drive out into the countryside to steal a farm from someone like yourself. Ah... living off the land...
Nobody has "absolute freedom" because we are constrained by the physical laws of the universe. When I say "freedom," I mean being comfortable (good food, medical care, living conditions, mobility, and entertainment) without being FORCED to do anything (except cash your dividend check). A bum does NOT have this freedom. I never claimed that wealth guarantees perpetual bliss.
You aren't FORCED to have any other responsibilities. You can have them if you choose. It's your option. That's freedom. You are never forced to do anything when you are free.
Personally, once I reach that level, I will probably still work, but I won't be working because I must, I will be working so that I can afford to gas up my helicopter*:-)
*Either that or have an unnecessarily large house (like 90% of Americans), send my kids to a stupidly-expensive school (though state school's fine), or live in a really expensive area like CA or NYC.
If such a religion exist, it sure has never taken hold in the West.
Personally, I think it would do society good to raise children to value a moral philosophy which has absolutely no connection to magic or superstition. Of course, that that point, it wouldn't be a religion.
I wasn't aware that holocaust denial was a part of the Muslim religion, especially since their holy books etc were written long before it actually happened
If you think the start and end of a religion is one book or other, you are sadly mistaken. Many beliefs, practices, traditions, and "values" have been added to the christian religions long after the bible was canonized. It is the same with every religion.
It is entirely possible for holocaust denial to be an official part of some branches of Islam.
Yes the rest of society can and should hold those mosques that teach evil and stupid things up to public inspection and yes even ridicule.
How do you expect to do that? Have news cameras in the mosques every day recording the bad teachings? Have non-muslims attending the mosque sermons and standing up and shouting when bad teachings are mentioned?
Should we have protesters outside of christian churches every time there is a sermon on 1 Timothy (it is blatantly sexist)? Should we chant and jeer outside churches that teach the parts of the bible about male genital manipulation (circumcision)?
What about protesting outside jewish Temple? The only way to be God's of chosen people is to be born of a jewish mother. That is what we call racism.
All three of the abrahamic religions (jew, muslim, christian) include teachings which include tacit approval for slavery.
Face it: if we start exposing religions for being racist, sexist, and overflowing with evil anti-social ideologies, they will all crumble, not just extremist Islam.
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In the sense that my OP and reply were Farkisms, and they made a swooshing sound as they flew over your head... yes, you did.
For more information on Farkisms, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fark.
And, don't worry. You'll get over it.
Does the license under which I "buy" these DRM-free songs permit me to strip this personally-identifiable information from the songs?
I disagree. Since I started writing the "main" part of my programs as nothing but flow control (if, else, while) and function calls (which did the actual processing), I find that it is much easier to analyze problems in my software.
Get a brain, moran!
/in other words: swoooooooooooooooooosh!
The alternative is having one estate / corp person eventually owning EVERYTHING (a king). The "marketplace" corrects this in the form of a bloody revolution, but that's a pretty terrible system to live under.
Lisen, stock scams may be "fair," but they are NOT cool. Obviously, they are terrible for the person getting scammed, but they are also pretty bad for the rest of us who have to pay for the sucker's medicare and medicade after he blows his retirement account.
I work for Drew Curtis Presents Fark.com, so I am really getting a kick out of most of these replies.
Some of you guys are very good at making it sound like you know what you are talking about. But trust me.... You don't. I think you just want to make yourself sound smart, when in reality you don't know what you are talking about. This is how bad info gets passed around. If you don't know about the topic....Don't make yourself sound like you do. Cuz some slashdotters believe anything they hear.
You sure aren't a lawyer. It's libel.
This isn't about "ethics" so much as Selfish Gene Theory. For the curious, SGT takes the gene's-eye-view of evolution, and is able to finally answer all the questions Darwin could not answer with his organism's-view look at evolution.
The most fit organism, from an evolutionary perspective, is NOT an organism which ensures its own procreation; it is an organism which ensures the procreation of ANY organism which shares genes with it. The more genes you have in common with a person, the more likely you are to sacrifice yourself for that person. This ends up explaining everything from family ties ("I would lay down my life to save two of my brothers, four of my cousins, etc..") to our tendency to help other mammals more than reptiles or birds or fish. It also, somewhat, explains racism.
It's not about philosophy. It's about evolution.
"Don't worry, I'll get the bill." ...
"No, I'll pay."
"No, I want to help you out. Let me pay."
"I'm only concerned about your financial well-being. Dinner's on me."
"No it's fucking not! LET ME LIFT YOUR ASS UP."
"FUCK YOU, Buddy! It's my turn to pay!"
I have a friend that is finishing dental school. After she finishes, she wants to take some time to help build houses for poor people in south america. I told her that if she started working in the dental industry immediately upon graduation (earning $100k-200k), she could hire 20 people to build houses in her place. I mentioned that doing it herself did little more than make her feel good.
She called me an asshole and said I was right. That happens a lot.
If you read BinLaden's "Letter to America" he specifically says he wants to force the world to convert to Islam, and he wants us all to be under Sharia law. He wants to do away with modern economics (interest rates are evil!) and many other fundamentals of a modern society.
Such an event would be the end of Western civilization. BinLaden, and those who follow him, had declared war on all of the West.
Did you get her phone number?
You seem to think the thousands of people on this site, with thousands of opinions, are actually one person with some sort of conflicting multiple personality disorder. And you think you are very clever for point out this person's insanity.
It sounds more like you are the one with psychological issues, not the people on this site.
More like: paying extra to have the best of both worlds.
No. Robots will milk the cows. Robots will plant the seeds. Robots will harvest the crops.
See the writing on the wall--The "family farm" just is not going to be able to compete with incredible efficiency of industrial agriculture as automation technology plummets in price and skyrockets in ability.
The cities in Ohio are surrounded by "luxury" apartment complexes. These are, essentially, little nature preserves surrounded by city. They only have one road in/out, so no ambulances or fire trucks ever drive by, and there is NO traffic noise. Everyone has lakeside property (man-made lakes, though). They are totally surrounded by trees, so you can't see the rest of the city when you are inside. On a short walk from your apartment to your car, you are likely to pass rabbits, ducks, squirrels, and other naturey things. Despite this, you can be almost anywhere in the city in 10 minutes.
Living in the city does NOT imply any of the things you mention, if you are willing to pay a little extra for it.
My plan for the collapse of civilization is to use the last remaining gas in my SUV to drive out into the countryside to steal a farm from someone like yourself. Ah... living off the land...
Nobody has "absolute freedom" because we are constrained by the physical laws of the universe. When I say "freedom," I mean being comfortable (good food, medical care, living conditions, mobility, and entertainment) without being FORCED to do anything (except cash your dividend check). A bum does NOT have this freedom. I never claimed that wealth guarantees perpetual bliss.
:-)
You aren't FORCED to have any other responsibilities. You can have them if you choose. It's your option. That's freedom. You are never forced to do anything when you are free.
Personally, once I reach that level, I will probably still work, but I won't be working because I must, I will be working so that I can afford to gas up my helicopter*
*Either that or have an unnecessarily large house (like 90% of Americans), send my kids to a stupidly-expensive school (though state school's fine), or live in a really expensive area like CA or NYC.
If such a religion exist, it sure has never taken hold in the West.
Personally, I think it would do society good to raise children to value a moral philosophy which has absolutely no connection to magic or superstition. Of course, that that point, it wouldn't be a religion.
It is entirely possible for holocaust denial to be an official part of some branches of Islam.
Should we have protesters outside of christian churches every time there is a sermon on 1 Timothy (it is blatantly sexist)? Should we chant and jeer outside churches that teach the parts of the bible about male genital manipulation (circumcision)?
What about protesting outside jewish Temple? The only way to be God's of chosen people is to be born of a jewish mother. That is what we call racism.
All three of the abrahamic religions (jew, muslim, christian) include teachings which include tacit approval for slavery.
Face it: if we start exposing religions for being racist, sexist, and overflowing with evil anti-social ideologies, they will all crumble, not just extremist Islam.
The ones who were not born rich have no option but to keep working. They can't just decide they want to spend the next year on the beach.