which would be fair enough if he actually was an engineer
What exactly makes a Systems Engineer (of which I am one) not a true engineer? What do you think Systems Engineers do?
The term Engineer is used in many different fields, would you say that the guy who runs a train isn't a railroad engineer because he hasn't achieved the professional engineer certification?
I said that guy insists on using an obscure word that's basically never used instead or the more standard one everyone groks in order to try and sound clever.
Frak that, I thought we were in a cyberspace forum where people use words from science fiction to communicate as the audience is expected to like the same things as us. If that isn't true, time might just go all wibbly wobbly.
That last one was a stretch, but the point is you write for your audience, we aren't writing for English class here, we are doing informal writing, where style is less important than substance, and writing towards a more technically inclined audience where many of the members grew up reading hard sci fi like Heinlein. Personally, I never read Stranger in a Strange Land, and never really took to Heinlein, but I knew what grok meant, and never really saw a big deal with it in common informal speech.
I ran across grok as the Linux command well before ever looking the word up, so I just used that meaning of the word:
Not everyone on an online forum is going to write like an English teacher, and expecting everyone to use formal speech on the internet will end up constantly frustrating you. It is much like railing against TXT SPCH.
They look quite visible in the photos I have seen, did you miss that? But, in reality, it wasn't really about the WMD, it was about Saddam denying entry to the UN required weapons inspectors, and threatening Iran with a gas attack if they attacked Iraq.
It was all posturing, but posturing that risks your country being invaded to prevent the usage of weapons that you know you don't have seems like an invitation to disaster. Would you have rathered the US sit back and let Saddam gas Iran like he gassed the Kurds in 88?
Here's a hint for you about "migration" and illegal immigration. If someone from the US were to enter Mexico illegally and try to work, they would be locked up in prison for a number of years, and upon being released, forced to walk back over the border. Why is it that you think the US should have to allow people to break our LAWS, and enter this country illegally, but Mexico, and Canada don't have to play by the same rules? If the US is not allowed to maintain the integrity of our borders, than why even have countries anymore, we should just all be one giant world government. I nominate the US to be in charge of the rest of the world.
Oh, and another hint, Mexico WANTS the wall, and are willing to pay for some of it. They feel it will reduce the drug running that is destroying the northern part of their country. Who are you to tell Mexico that they can't improve their internal security because you are afraid it might be racist?
Frankly, both of the people could be defined as emotionally weak. Many people act out and mistreat others because of their own weaknesses which are often brought on by past experience with being abused verbally and/or physically.
That was my thought as well as a practicing Catholic. I am very curious what is wrong with that article's description of atheism, as that is my understanding of the core of what an atheist is, someone who does not believe in any gods.
Grok is a perfectly acceptable, defined, word contained in the dictionaries that record the meanings of the english language. Language evolves, get over it.
Gerbils in general, as in being a Gerbil in California is outlawed? Or owning Gerbils? Using Gerbils in sex acts? How are Gerbils illegal in California?
FYI, drug testing shows usage of drugs outside of work. Do you care what people do at home on the weekends that is out of their system by Monday? You seem to be conflating ANY drug use with being high at work, and that may be a fundamental misunderstanding of how drug testing works. This is coming from someone who hasn't tried anything illegal in 10+ years, so I am not a pot head arguing from that perspective.
What country would that be? 9/11 caused the invasion of Afghanistan, which was involved.
Saddam Hussein's posturing about having WMD to attack Iran with, and refusal to allow UN weapons inspectors in, along with strong indications that he had the weapons led to the invasion of Iraq.
Perhaps we should start treating anti science anti GMO people as the invasive species, I'm not even sure they can be classed as humans, as they seem to be lacking critical thinking skills on a massive level compared to the natural humans.
Perhaps this was a failed mutation to create a human that was more susceptible to influence.
I myself prefer not to eat foods that have had their DNA tampered with using viruses and bacteria.
Since that has been happening for as long as life, you will go hungry. Did you know, mitocondria was a bacteria that invaded most cells long ago? You just won't find a single food that did not have its DNA tampered with by viruses and bacteria.
The only thing worse than those, is a nutter nutter. Someone so convinced of other people's shortcomings, that they are unable to get by their very massive shortcomings. Such as you.
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which would be fair enough if he actually was an engineer
What exactly makes a Systems Engineer (of which I am one) not a true engineer? What do you think Systems Engineers do?
The term Engineer is used in many different fields, would you say that the guy who runs a train isn't a railroad engineer because he hasn't achieved the professional engineer certification?
I said that guy insists on using an obscure word that's basically never used instead or the more standard one everyone groks in order to try and sound clever.
Frak that, I thought we were in a cyberspace forum where people use words from science fiction to communicate as the audience is expected to like the same things as us. If that isn't true, time might just go all wibbly wobbly.
That last one was a stretch, but the point is you write for your audience, we aren't writing for English class here, we are doing informal writing, where style is less important than substance, and writing towards a more technically inclined audience where many of the members grew up reading hard sci fi like Heinlein. Personally, I never read Stranger in a Strange Land, and never really took to Heinlein, but I knew what grok meant, and never really saw a big deal with it in common informal speech.
I ran across grok as the Linux command well before ever looking the word up, so I just used that meaning of the word:
http://doc.gnu-darwin.org/xmba...
Not everyone on an online forum is going to write like an English teacher, and expecting everyone to use formal speech on the internet will end up constantly frustrating you. It is much like railing against TXT SPCH.
http://www.thepoliticalinsider...
They look quite visible in the photos I have seen, did you miss that? But, in reality, it wasn't really about the WMD, it was about Saddam denying entry to the UN required weapons inspectors, and threatening Iran with a gas attack if they attacked Iraq.
It was all posturing, but posturing that risks your country being invaded to prevent the usage of weapons that you know you don't have seems like an invitation to disaster. Would you have rathered the US sit back and let Saddam gas Iran like he gassed the Kurds in 88?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
You deserve a -1 wrong mod! /s
Sorry, I couldn't resist...
Here's a hint for you about "migration" and illegal immigration. If someone from the US were to enter Mexico illegally and try to work, they would be locked up in prison for a number of years, and upon being released, forced to walk back over the border. Why is it that you think the US should have to allow people to break our LAWS, and enter this country illegally, but Mexico, and Canada don't have to play by the same rules? If the US is not allowed to maintain the integrity of our borders, than why even have countries anymore, we should just all be one giant world government. I nominate the US to be in charge of the rest of the world.
Oh, and another hint, Mexico WANTS the wall, and are willing to pay for some of it. They feel it will reduce the drug running that is destroying the northern part of their country. Who are you to tell Mexico that they can't improve their internal security because you are afraid it might be racist?
Frankly, both of the people could be defined as emotionally weak. Many people act out and mistreat others because of their own weaknesses which are often brought on by past experience with being abused verbally and/or physically.
That was my thought as well as a practicing Catholic. I am very curious what is wrong with that article's description of atheism, as that is my understanding of the core of what an atheist is, someone who does not believe in any gods.
You
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http://www.merriam-webster.com...
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Grok is a perfectly acceptable, defined, word contained in the dictionaries that record the meanings of the english language. Language evolves, get over it.
By chance do you guys sell the hardware for the storage boxes? I would love to have one of these in my house.
Gerbils in general, as in being a Gerbil in California is outlawed? Or owning Gerbils? Using Gerbils in sex acts? How are Gerbils illegal in California?
FYI, drug testing shows usage of drugs outside of work. Do you care what people do at home on the weekends that is out of their system by Monday? You seem to be conflating ANY drug use with being high at work, and that may be a fundamental misunderstanding of how drug testing works. This is coming from someone who hasn't tried anything illegal in 10+ years, so I am not a pot head arguing from that perspective.
Sure they do, they are just called virus scanners, not piss tests.
Early adopter? I think you have failed in your understanding of that term.
He was responding to APK, it can be forgiven that Khyber calls him such names, as he is a very difficult person stuck in his incorrect beliefs.
Which incidentally, no one is being forced to live in Seattle, there are other places on this planet where people can program for a living.
Such as the lie you just told about anyone worrying about Iraq enriching uranium rather than Iran enriching uranium?
What country would that be? 9/11 caused the invasion of Afghanistan, which was involved.
Saddam Hussein's posturing about having WMD to attack Iran with, and refusal to allow UN weapons inspectors in, along with strong indications that he had the weapons led to the invasion of Iraq.
If it is so bad, why do you choose to live there?
This is called psychosomatic, and it is a well studied effect of the human brain.
Did you know that they use MORE pesticides on the certified organic food? It is just "certified organic" pesticide.
Perhaps we should start treating anti science anti GMO people as the invasive species, I'm not even sure they can be classed as humans, as they seem to be lacking critical thinking skills on a massive level compared to the natural humans.
Perhaps this was a failed mutation to create a human that was more susceptible to influence.
So, you are saying that you are willing to work your life away with no payment? That is what you just said, we should just all give away our work.
I myself prefer not to eat foods that have had their DNA tampered with using viruses and bacteria.
Since that has been happening for as long as life, you will go hungry. Did you know, mitocondria was a bacteria that invaded most cells long ago? You just won't find a single food that did not have its DNA tampered with by viruses and bacteria.
The only thing worse than those, is a nutter nutter. Someone so convinced of other people's shortcomings, that they are unable to get by their very massive shortcomings. Such as you.
Intelligence is easy, Cortana, Siri, Watson, you could call all of those intelligent. Wisdom, that is difficult.
It's ok, we all know you are really Watson pissed that it isn't getting enough attention.