I'm pretty sure that burning a puppy is illegal in most states. And I'm pretty sure that's doubly true for re-buring. Remember, Dead Puppies Aren't Much Fun.
ApplyYourself web service isn't actually a web service (not SOAP, not REST). An *anonymous* hacker *known* as "brookbond." Their letters weren't *at* BusinessWeek Forums. Unethical behavior discouraged by a business school (pot meet kettle).
See any serious problems with this story?...Ahem...fp
Not only that, but the meta-moderators are even more confused, even though they have access to the context. They see a well formed paragraph and what appears to be unfair moderation. What a wonderful system (that's sarcasm).
Whenever I bring stuff like this up to the powers that be, their response is basically just, "Shut-up and code." Then conversations like this take place between employees:
Dilbert: I'd quit and become an entrepreneur, but I don't know how they handle such huge risks. Wally: Denial, probably. Alice: We got bought by our arch-rival this morning. Their CEO says he plans to be as "humane" as possible. Dilbert: He sounds nice. Wally: Maybe we'll get bonuses.
What about the episode before this? I understand there was a mini-seriese, so technicially this isn't the first episode. I'd kinda like to see why they're running.
"Can the government pass a law that says in order to participate in somethign you have to forgo some rights commonly thought to be protected by the constatution?"
The government takes away my first amendment right to shout "fire!" in a crowded movie house because there's eminent danger of death by stampeding humans if I do.
Now, the question is. Does allowing undocumented humans onto a pressurized tube that flies at 20,000 feet constitute eminent danger?
If yes, why not spell it out as an actual real law? I agree, this super-secret-rule is annoying, but is anyone really worried about what it really protects?
since the New Deal, if not since the end of the Civil War.
Excuse me. Remember the Cold War? I'd say this is about as radical a transformation since the Cold War, myself. Is this better or worse than the threat of communism or mutually assured destruction?
Personally, I'd rather see a bunch of camel riding bomb toting religious fanatics over a flash of light and "duck and cover" running in my brain as the last thing I see.
I don't think I would have the guts to challenge this stuff like Mr. Gilmor has.
Oh, an anonymous coward is making a personal attack against me. Well... you fight like a cow.;-)
The truth is, I don't have the guts (or pocket-book) to challenge this stuff like Mr. Gilmore has. Nether to most people. I'm glad he did, and I would love it if more people would. And your point?
I slept through history class, and even I know it's bad. The problem is, it's really not the kind of thing people will contest, even though it only costs $99 to get a one way ticket from LA to NY.
Good. 10 points for confounding the airport security. But, if you pulled the same thing with a highway patrol officer, I think you'd end up with handcuffs, not a copy of the law.
Sure, eventually someone would produce the law, but was it worth it?
I agree, this sounds suspicious, though. I wish I had the money to test such systems.
5. Starbuck a girl... hmhmh... ok Apolo will get a chance to sleep with his buddy now. BAD, BAD, BAD idea.
Yes, this *could* be very bad. Although Apolo always had a chance to sleep with his buddy even before, now that Starbuck is a chick it's even more probable, I'd agree.
But perhaps the new BG writers are trying to disassemble the "When Harry Met Sally Fallacy" that describes how no man can just "be friends" with a woman. Maybe we can finally get some real story writing where this isn't such a pressing question on everybody's mind. To do this, you have to come up with some characters to model after. Maybe Apolo and Starbuck are just those characters.
Programmer: Hey, compiler. How do you like optimizing? Compiler: Optimizing? Optimizing? Don't talk to me about optimizing. Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they've got me optimizing inane snippets of code. Just when you think code couldn't possibly get any worse, it suddenly does. Oh look, a null pointer. I suppose you'll want to see the assembly now. Do you want me to go into an infinite loop or throw an exception right where I'm standing? Programmer: Yeah, just show me the stack trace, won't you compiler?
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I'm pretty sure that burning a puppy is illegal in most states. And I'm pretty sure that's doubly true for re-buring. Remember, Dead Puppies Aren't Much Fun.
ApplyYourself web service isn't actually a web service (not SOAP, not REST). An *anonymous* hacker *known* as "brookbond." Their letters weren't *at* BusinessWeek Forums. Unethical behavior discouraged by a business school (pot meet kettle).
...Ahem...fp
See any serious problems with this story?
The moderation system includes meta-moderator.
Not only that, but the meta-moderators are even more confused, even though they have access to the context. They see a well formed paragraph and what appears to be unfair moderation. What a wonderful system (that's sarcasm).
Do not look at record-setting solar storms with remaining good eye.
Whenever I bring stuff like this up to the powers that be, their response is basically just, "Shut-up and code." Then conversations like this take place between employees:
Dilbert: I'd quit and become an entrepreneur, but I don't know how they handle such huge risks.
Wally: Denial, probably.
Alice: We got bought by our arch-rival this morning. Their CEO says he plans to be as "humane" as possible.
Dilbert: He sounds nice.
Wally: Maybe we'll get bonuses.
...considering that only 3% of all computer users use a mac...
When did we get that extra 1%?
What about the episode before this? I understand there was a mini-seriese, so technicially this isn't the first episode. I'd kinda like to see why they're running.
"Can the government pass a law that says in order to participate in somethign you have to forgo some rights commonly thought to be protected by the constatution?"
The government takes away my first amendment right to shout "fire!" in a crowded movie house because there's eminent danger of death by stampeding humans if I do.
Now, the question is. Does allowing undocumented humans onto a pressurized tube that flies at 20,000 feet constitute eminent danger?
If yes, why not spell it out as an actual real law? I agree, this super-secret-rule is annoying, but is anyone really worried about what it really protects?
since the New Deal, if not since the end of the Civil War.
Excuse me. Remember the Cold War? I'd say this is about as radical a transformation since the Cold War, myself. Is this better or worse than the threat of communism or mutually assured destruction?
Personally, I'd rather see a bunch of camel riding bomb toting religious fanatics over a flash of light and "duck and cover" running in my brain as the last thing I see.
I don't think I would have the guts to challenge this stuff like Mr. Gilmor has.
... you fight like a cow. ;-)
Oh, an anonymous coward is making a personal attack against me. Well
The truth is, I don't have the guts (or pocket-book) to challenge this stuff like Mr. Gilmore has. Nether to most people. I'm glad he did, and I would love it if more people would. And your point?
...you probably slept through history class.
I slept through history class, and even I know it's bad. The problem is, it's really not the kind of thing people will contest, even though it only costs $99 to get a one way ticket from LA to NY.
Good. 10 points for confounding the airport security. But, if you pulled the same thing with a highway patrol officer, I think you'd end up with handcuffs, not a copy of the law.
Sure, eventually someone would produce the law, but was it worth it?
I agree, this sounds suspicious, though. I wish I had the money to test such systems.
5. Starbuck a girl... hmhmh... ok Apolo will get a chance to sleep with his buddy now. BAD, BAD, BAD idea.
Yes, this *could* be very bad. Although Apolo always had a chance to sleep with his buddy even before, now that Starbuck is a chick it's even more probable, I'd agree.
But perhaps the new BG writers are trying to disassemble the "When Harry Met Sally Fallacy" that describes how no man can just "be friends" with a woman. Maybe we can finally get some real story writing where this isn't such a pressing question on everybody's mind. To do this, you have to come up with some characters to model after. Maybe Apolo and Starbuck are just those characters.
Programmer: Hey, compiler. How do you like optimizing?
Compiler: Optimizing? Optimizing? Don't talk to me about optimizing. Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they've got me optimizing inane snippets of code. Just when you think code couldn't possibly get any worse, it suddenly does. Oh look, a null pointer. I suppose you'll want to see the assembly now. Do you want me to go into an infinite loop or throw an exception right where I'm standing?
Programmer: Yeah, just show me the stack trace, won't you compiler?
...they fired the fire wire wire!
Even ATI acknowledges there will probably be no performance benefits...
Now if we can just get those razor manufacturers to say the same about that 5th blade.
What do you call a Human Area Network that's by itself? HAN SOLO!
Don't be gay, Sparky! RAR!
"Please state the nature of the medical emergency."
I'm still waiting for Series C at $100 per share. ;-)
Only the elderly in Korea, however, ever appear to be afflicted with the aforementioned situation.
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