Not defending PETA or anything, but... SNIIIIIP....if we did, PETA would be right.
You sure did write a whole lot between those sentences to convince yourself that you aren't supporting PETA and their dumbassary, because you sure aren't convincing us.
Technically they are considered a subspecies of Homo Sapiens, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, or as a separate species altogether, Homo neanderthalensis.
Zealots need not apply, on either side of the fence. The major difference between an extremely scientific mind and an highly biblical one is that at least the scientist is willing to look at the evidence both contradictory and confirming. A religious, literal interpreter of the bible will never consider anything seriously that isn't written in his precious pages. Those on both sides that can't look at their own beliefs and understanding with a critical eye have no right to be in a position of authority.
There goes 95% of facebooks population. People are too lazy to change privacy settings, no way in hell do they jump through more hoops on their end than the sign up process is to them. Won't ever work in the real world, not if you want to keep "1 billion" users.
Oh it's revolutionizing alright, even in the form of a revolution across Chinese factories as they finally are embolden enough to fight for their rights. HOWEVER, those 2-3,000 will be fired and the 1 million lined up for their jobs will be fighting mortal kombat style for the spoils of open jobs.
Sounds to me like you have no desire to learn on your own. I am 35 and constantly learn the newest thing if for nothing else because it INTERESTS me. A career in IT might not be for you, outside of a support role of course, since you don't have that drive that separates those that advance and those that settle in and get rusty only to find themselves obsolete with skills that no longer matter to the company or sector as a whole once your current project is done.
Holy wall of text, I'm not reading that. Quick, someone give me a two sentence summary so I can make broad generalizations without having to know the details.
What if at a certain point in evolution and understanding the world around you and the universe you discover that instead of manipulating matter, which consumes vast amounts of energy, that it's possible to manipulate energy itself which (theoretically) would require no more energy than what is already present around us. Instead of building vast energy gathering complexes you can for all intents and purposes manipulate what's already in abundance for civilizations advantage. All of a sudden faster than light travel isn't an impossibility but likely and taken for granted in as much as we take hoping on an airplane.
Put yourself in that situation, would you have answered no?
This is COURT, words are chosen carefully and with purpose when interviewing someone and asking questions. If you filled out a form that put a 10 year restriction on questions for brevity or whatever reason what does that have to do once you are past that part and in an oral interview? He was specifically asked if he has ever been involved in a lawsuit. You don't just assume that the legal definition of ever is only the last 10 years.
There is no defense for his failing to answer the question. If you have any doubt whatsoever you ask for clarification, but let's be honest, asking for clarification of what is meant by ever is kinda silly. It means the same thing in court as the definition you learned in preschool.
As an adult, I simply don't need to be told I need to wear a helmet while riding a bicycle. Considering it isn't even mandatory to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle (where I live anyway) I find the whole concept beyond silly. People throw out it's to prevent serious injury if you are hit by a car, well you might as well wear one if you walk anywhere. It doesn't lead to a safer activity in all except the most miniscule of situations that it doesn't even register on the map.
We have one country declaring filesharing legal and free for personal use, another declaring life ruining prison sentences. Shit is getting out of hand.
That post he made is very informative, and explains exactly why he got fired....it just isn't for the reason's he lists, you get a good feel for the d-bag just from the words he chooses and repeatedly says he is wrong without saying those exact words then backs up why he was right...except that he was wrong, but it was right.
I know next to nothing about bitcoins, but what happens if someone decides to do a "scientific experiment" on BitCoins that has access to one of the worlds most powerful supercomputers? Say if in the name of science, social experiments, or unregulated currency and the effects of mass input of them (or simply to make a few bitcoin bucks themselves) and dedicates the full power of one, or more, of those to the crunching of numbers for a little while. What happens then?
So what's the point you are trying to make? He has never hid the inspiration behind the game. I don't play minecraft much anymore but my kids do. I was around back when there were a thousand sales, not millions. He was the sole developer behind the game "Minecraft" for a long time and talked openly about where he got his ideas from. We all know Infiniminer existed. Even if you don't know what it is, if you followed the Minecraft development you would have heard about it from Notch and various others many times. Your point, if you are trying to make one, is puzzling.
Sure, you can ask anyone anything you want and has nothing to do with a backbone. I wouldn't ever work for such a company and find it beyond ridiculous that people are willing to subject themselves to such invasion of privacy for employment.
...uck can ANY business ask for your password to a personal website as a requirement for employment? Completely mind boggling to me that it's even asked, let alone required and completely ridiculous that people have actually given it. My personal email, facebook acount, ect is my own personal life where I share things with my friends. It isn't a street corner where I air my business for the world to see.
Before someone makes the point that it's exactly what it is, it's not. I have my facebook locked down as well as an inmate can hope to clamp his anus shut in a prison shower and the ones I do share it with are limited in number.
Because they are asking the relatives of victims of such violence and such. Easy to see where those discussions and statistics are going to lead without asking the first question.
Just another reason why religions aren't worth the weight of the books they hold holy. I came to the conclusion a long time ago that you can believe and also hold your religion in contempt then I further came to the conclusion even that isn't worth it. Everyone is so busy kissing their "God's" ass they are blinded from what is right in front of them and all around them.
Stop being such butthurt little pricks and have a sense of humor at the least. You don't have to agree with someone's point of view or opinion but you don't need to cut their heads off, rape their children or incarcerate them for life because of it. Religion is full of the worst of the worst because they let their extremism destroy themselves and everyone around them.
I'm sure your God and prophets, whichever yours may be, are proud of you all...or maybe they weep a little everyday at the total failure of comprehension and lack of compassion for their fellow man/woman that their followers possess. Sure, that's generalizing but it's those with the greatest authority on Earth of those religions that the religion as a whole is judged as. Extremism might be the minority but they are the most sensationalized in the media and that leads to more of it.
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Not defending PETA or anything, but... SNIIIIIP....if we did, PETA would be right.
You sure did write a whole lot between those sentences to convince yourself that you aren't supporting PETA and their dumbassary, because you sure aren't convincing us.
Technically they are considered a subspecies of Homo Sapiens, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, or as a separate species altogether, Homo neanderthalensis.
Zealots need not apply, on either side of the fence. The major difference between an extremely scientific mind and an highly biblical one is that at least the scientist is willing to look at the evidence both contradictory and confirming. A religious, literal interpreter of the bible will never consider anything seriously that isn't written in his precious pages. Those on both sides that can't look at their own beliefs and understanding with a critical eye have no right to be in a position of authority.
There goes 95% of facebooks population. People are too lazy to change privacy settings, no way in hell do they jump through more hoops on their end than the sign up process is to them. Won't ever work in the real world, not if you want to keep "1 billion" users.
Oh it's revolutionizing alright, even in the form of a revolution across Chinese factories as they finally are embolden enough to fight for their rights. HOWEVER, those 2-3,000 will be fired and the 1 million lined up for their jobs will be fighting mortal kombat style for the spoils of open jobs.
Sounds to me like you have no desire to learn on your own. I am 35 and constantly learn the newest thing if for nothing else because it INTERESTS me. A career in IT might not be for you, outside of a support role of course, since you don't have that drive that separates those that advance and those that settle in and get rusty only to find themselves obsolete with skills that no longer matter to the company or sector as a whole once your current project is done.
Holy wall of text, I'm not reading that. Quick, someone give me a two sentence summary so I can make broad generalizations without having to know the details.
What if at a certain point in evolution and understanding the world around you and the universe you discover that instead of manipulating matter, which consumes vast amounts of energy, that it's possible to manipulate energy itself which (theoretically) would require no more energy than what is already present around us. Instead of building vast energy gathering complexes you can for all intents and purposes manipulate what's already in abundance for civilizations advantage. All of a sudden faster than light travel isn't an impossibility but likely and taken for granted in as much as we take hoping on an airplane.
Put yourself in that situation, would you have answered no?
This is COURT, words are chosen carefully and with purpose when interviewing someone and asking questions. If you filled out a form that put a 10 year restriction on questions for brevity or whatever reason what does that have to do once you are past that part and in an oral interview? He was specifically asked if he has ever been involved in a lawsuit. You don't just assume that the legal definition of ever is only the last 10 years.
There is no defense for his failing to answer the question. If you have any doubt whatsoever you ask for clarification, but let's be honest, asking for clarification of what is meant by ever is kinda silly. It means the same thing in court as the definition you learned in preschool.
As an adult, I simply don't need to be told I need to wear a helmet while riding a bicycle. Considering it isn't even mandatory to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle (where I live anyway) I find the whole concept beyond silly. People throw out it's to prevent serious injury if you are hit by a car, well you might as well wear one if you walk anywhere. It doesn't lead to a safer activity in all except the most miniscule of situations that it doesn't even register on the map.
We have one country declaring filesharing legal and free for personal use, another declaring life ruining prison sentences. Shit is getting out of hand.
That post he made is very informative, and explains exactly why he got fired....it just isn't for the reason's he lists, you get a good feel for the d-bag just from the words he chooses and repeatedly says he is wrong without saying those exact words then backs up why he was right...except that he was wrong, but it was right.
Would suck
I know next to nothing about bitcoins, but what happens if someone decides to do a "scientific experiment" on BitCoins that has access to one of the worlds most powerful supercomputers? Say if in the name of science, social experiments, or unregulated currency and the effects of mass input of them (or simply to make a few bitcoin bucks themselves) and dedicates the full power of one, or more, of those to the crunching of numbers for a little while. What happens then?
I'm so glad you didn't resort to logic and evidence and gave the OP exactly what he was looking for, emotion and fear mongering.
Ah...the feeling is mutual when it comes to post titles that stopped being funny a decade ago.
So what's the point you are trying to make? He has never hid the inspiration behind the game. I don't play minecraft much anymore but my kids do. I was around back when there were a thousand sales, not millions. He was the sole developer behind the game "Minecraft" for a long time and talked openly about where he got his ideas from. We all know Infiniminer existed. Even if you don't know what it is, if you followed the Minecraft development you would have heard about it from Notch and various others many times. Your point, if you are trying to make one, is puzzling.
Windows 7 is going to be the new Windows XP, it's gonna be on my systems for years after 8 is released.
Sure, you can ask anyone anything you want and has nothing to do with a backbone. I wouldn't ever work for such a company and find it beyond ridiculous that people are willing to subject themselves to such invasion of privacy for employment.
Before someone makes the point that it's exactly what it is, it's not. I have my facebook locked down as well as an inmate can hope to clamp his anus shut in a prison shower and the ones I do share it with are limited in number.
Modded funny or not, it's the damn truth.
Because they are asking the relatives of victims of such violence and such. Easy to see where those discussions and statistics are going to lead without asking the first question.
Grimm and his staffers said the vandalism — cement blocks were thrown through the office's windows — is a cover-up for the attacks on the computers.
Or you know, a way in ;-)
I knew open source was evil!! Incoming raids at Torvalds house
That's still about 25% more Pakistanis that see American's as allies than American's that see Pakistanis as such.
Just another reason why religions aren't worth the weight of the books they hold holy. I came to the conclusion a long time ago that you can believe and also hold your religion in contempt then I further came to the conclusion even that isn't worth it. Everyone is so busy kissing their "God's" ass they are blinded from what is right in front of them and all around them.
Stop being such butthurt little pricks and have a sense of humor at the least. You don't have to agree with someone's point of view or opinion but you don't need to cut their heads off, rape their children or incarcerate them for life because of it. Religion is full of the worst of the worst because they let their extremism destroy themselves and everyone around them.
I'm sure your God and prophets, whichever yours may be, are proud of you all...or maybe they weep a little everyday at the total failure of comprehension and lack of compassion for their fellow man/woman that their followers possess. Sure, that's generalizing but it's those with the greatest authority on Earth of those religions that the religion as a whole is judged as. Extremism might be the minority but they are the most sensationalized in the media and that leads to more of it.