But again, I would challenge you to show me examples of people that would be classified as terrorists bombing public places like an airport or other terminal in the name of christ.
Um, at that time bombs weren't really an option but as far as violence in the name of Christ goes, I'd say look no further than Inquisition and Torquemada, to name just two examples of zounds.
No, I hate microsoft! Gates and company bullied and lied and pushed people out of business for their own self-interest.
I'm not saying you're wrong, not at all, but name a business who didn't do that, ever, when it could. The reason is the same reason a dog licks its balls: because it can. Period.
Yeah it's an XBox which can also run Linux, EVE Online, Neverwinter, Firefall, World of Tanks, WoW, Path of Exile and so on, and so forth.
You seem to confuse a stripped down Windows (which is essentially an OS) with the hardware behind it.
Explained differently: Let's assume I own a powerful PC. Has a Haswell platform with a potent GPU and lots of RAM. My main OS is Linux. But I also game a lot, mostly Windows games. Wouldn't it be awesome to be able to buy a Windows "gaming edition" for 15 bucks and load it with zounds of free-to-play MMOs?
Human perceivable speeds are usually represented in km/h. Scientifically, most speeds are represented in m/s (save the extremes). Since this article is likely aiming to popularize the observation, it only makes sense to use km/h although this is a rather extreme speed. The reason is that the Average Joe could understand that it's "very very fast".
I salute this approach. Being too scientific for the sake of science is turning lots of interested people away.
There's a problem with the "conjunction" approach. Let's take John Doe who suffered from abuse during childhood and also has this "wonder-gene" that's looked for right now. We have two factors here which, summed up, lead to X% chance for that person to become violent. Now, what we don't know is the weight of each factor.
Going by the extremes, the childhood abuse might account for 99% of that chance to become violent, rendering the second factor negligible. Or it might be quite the other way around.
The question is: how do you measure those weights considering a sample of 1000 people who never committed violence so far? Or 1000 people who did? Or a mix of both? I can't see a solution...
Oh it happens, of course. Did happen in the company I work for. However, only the workstations themselves got infected, nothing did spread over the network
To top it off, I have a pretty sizable inner potential for violence. The road I took in order to control my impulses was long, windy and hard. I can say I've been "cured" mostly, although I still have occasional (short) outbursts.
I'm thinking that a "gene" detective would still categorize me in a way which is less than flattering, so-to-speak.
Now, those scientists who are trying to find biomarkers for violence are driven not by scientific curiosity, but vengeance. They are trying to "find all motherfuckers who resemble the motherfucker who killed our child". I'm not blaming them (it's a human impulse after all), but I don't think they deserve support either.
Makes sense in most cases. More on-topic: Just today I was reading about a guy with Down Syndrome managing to pass exams in my country which would be the equivalent of post-high school exams. He even passed with pretty good grades, while lots of "healthy" individuals failed soundly.
How does that link to this article? Well, even if people with Down Syndrome usually can't achieve that, some do. I think the same would apply to biomarkers: they might raise awareness but definitely wouldn't bring certainty that violence WILL occur. It's pretty dangerous to make assumptions based on the fact that you "might" become violent.
If your 2013 enterprise network is vulnerable to infection spread from a Windows XP machine... trust me, the cause isn't that an unpatched Windows XP installation caught a cough.
I used it for years until it started pestering me with nag screens all over the place, filling my screen with maximized pop-ups up to 6 times a day, let alone smaller notifications even more often. At least with Avast I can set the antivirus to Silent/Gaming mode and it's hush-hush.
You said "Sorry, but unless a dev is at my door with a baseball bat, it's just words". I would be at your door, with no baseball bat. it's going to be just words. What do you think?
Can I come to your door and swear at you all day long? Since you don't care... as a bonus, it would make me feel better for having someone to yell at. Do we have a deal?
And that's how you might antagonize good people and send them to the other side. Inflexibility means that high winds will break your stuff rather than make it bend and survive the storm.
Fair enough. but just to keep on the safe side, seriousness (associated - wrongly sometimes - with professionalism) extends to product nicknames as well. And source code comments, while we're at it.
You are right, however you missed the point, which is: "Considering someone else humorless for not getting your joke is relevant from a behavior perspective". I don't know how to make it clearer than this.
Telling a specialized joke: Right. Not all people getting it: Right. Thinking less of the ones not getting it: Wrong.
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But again, I would challenge you to show me examples of people that would be classified as terrorists bombing public places like an airport or other terminal in the name of christ.
Um, at that time bombs weren't really an option but as far as violence in the name of Christ goes, I'd say look no further than Inquisition and Torquemada, to name just two examples of zounds.
No, I hate microsoft! Gates and company bullied and lied and pushed people out of business for their own self-interest.
I'm not saying you're wrong, not at all, but name a business who didn't do that, ever, when it could.
The reason is the same reason a dog licks its balls: because it can. Period.
...except the ones which don't. Yahoo Messenger, Windows Update, antivirus, firewall just to name a few.
That's basically what an xbox is.
Yeah it's an XBox which can also run Linux, EVE Online, Neverwinter, Firefall, World of Tanks, WoW, Path of Exile and so on, and so forth.
You seem to confuse a stripped down Windows (which is essentially an OS) with the hardware behind it.
Explained differently:
Let's assume I own a powerful PC. Has a Haswell platform with a potent GPU and lots of RAM. My main OS is Linux. But I also game a lot, mostly Windows games. Wouldn't it be awesome to be able to buy a Windows "gaming edition" for 15 bucks and load it with zounds of free-to-play MMOs?
I would go for "yi". :)
Try saying "yiPhone" or "yiPad" - bam, instant recognition of your branded device
Human perceivable speeds are usually represented in km/h. Scientifically, most speeds are represented in m/s (save the extremes). Since this article is likely aiming to popularize the observation, it only makes sense to use km/h although this is a rather extreme speed. The reason is that the Average Joe could understand that it's "very very fast".
I salute this approach. Being too scientific for the sake of science is turning lots of interested people away.
There's a problem with the "conjunction" approach.
Let's take John Doe who suffered from abuse during childhood and also has this "wonder-gene" that's looked for right now. We have two factors here which, summed up, lead to X% chance for that person to become violent.
Now, what we don't know is the weight of each factor.
Going by the extremes, the childhood abuse might account for 99% of that chance to become violent, rendering the second factor negligible. Or it might be quite the other way around.
The question is: how do you measure those weights considering a sample of 1000 people who never committed violence so far? Or 1000 people who did? Or a mix of both? I can't see a solution...
Oh it happens, of course. Did happen in the company I work for. However, only the workstations themselves got infected, nothing did spread over the network
To top it off, I have a pretty sizable inner potential for violence. The road I took in order to control my impulses was long, windy and hard. I can say I've been "cured" mostly, although I still have occasional (short) outbursts.
I'm thinking that a "gene" detective would still categorize me in a way which is less than flattering, so-to-speak.
Now, those scientists who are trying to find biomarkers for violence are driven not by scientific curiosity, but vengeance. They are trying to "find all motherfuckers who resemble the motherfucker who killed our child". I'm not blaming them (it's a human impulse after all), but I don't think they deserve support either.
That's why I said "in my country" - which is located in the EU. Here, your exams are handled by teachers who don't know you.
Makes sense in most cases.
More on-topic: Just today I was reading about a guy with Down Syndrome managing to pass exams in my country which would be the equivalent of post-high school exams. He even passed with pretty good grades, while lots of "healthy" individuals failed soundly.
How does that link to this article? Well, even if people with Down Syndrome usually can't achieve that, some do. I think the same would apply to biomarkers: they might raise awareness but definitely wouldn't bring certainty that violence WILL occur. It's pretty dangerous to make assumptions based on the fact that you "might" become violent.
If your 2013 enterprise network is vulnerable to infection spread from a Windows XP machine... trust me, the cause isn't that an unpatched Windows XP installation caught a cough.
I used it for years until it started pestering me with nag screens all over the place, filling my screen with maximized pop-ups up to 6 times a day, let alone smaller notifications even more often. At least with Avast I can set the antivirus to Silent/Gaming mode and it's hush-hush.
Gee, I don't know, does it work on a "Centron"? :)
Oh yes, I forgot. We all MUST have big balls and chew tobacco, otherwise we're drama queens.
You said "Sorry, but unless a dev is at my door with a baseball bat, it's just words".
I would be at your door, with no baseball bat. it's going to be just words. What do you think?
So you think Linux kernel Development is all Linus and only Linus, and everyone else is a guest?
Wow.
Can I come to your door and swear at you all day long? Since you don't care... as a bonus, it would make me feel better for having someone to yell at.
Do we have a deal?
And that's how you might antagonize good people and send them to the other side.
Inflexibility means that high winds will break your stuff rather than make it bend and survive the storm.
Fair enough. but just to keep on the safe side, seriousness (associated - wrongly sometimes - with professionalism) extends to product nicknames as well. And source code comments, while we're at it.
Yup, what you're saying pretty much sums it up... unfortunately.
Read again: he called one who didn't get the joke "humorless moron". No need to look any further.
You are right, however you missed the point, which is:
"Considering someone else humorless for not getting your joke is relevant from a behavior perspective".
I don't know how to make it clearer than this.
Telling a specialized joke: Right.
Not all people getting it: Right.
Thinking less of the ones not getting it: Wrong.
Heh-heh. You might fit right into the same community you defend. Ever considered it? :)
They pay your wage, albeit indirectly. Good enough for a reason?