Doing something yourself teaches you more about it than reading about it? Who would have thought...
So let's put little Johnny behind the wheel of that SUV, I'm pretty sure driving is more sensible for him than watching a destruction derby on the screen.
But seriously now. That's not even close to being the problem. The problem is that children want to learn. They come into the world as little information sponges. They want to know everything. You have one simple job: Not killing that willingness to learn.
We usually fail. No later than when we stuff them into schools. Quite frankly, so far school has managed to kill that willingness to learn in everyone.
"Guys, Toasters-for-less just added a fridge module to theirs. We gotta have that too!" "Do people actually use it?" "No, but it's a checkbox to tick in the feature list, and without we'd have one feature less".
Specialization is required in today's society because jobs have become so complicated that you cannot do them anymore without specializing heavily. If I get an operation on my knee, I want a surgeon (first specialization from "medical doctor") who specialized in knee operations (as compared to, say, brain surgery, second specialization).
I certainly wouldn't want a shrink to do it. Even though both have that "MD" next to their name.
The last time I checked the word "racist" was defined as someone who considers a specific race to be superior to others. Usually implying that people belonging to a certain race have some kind of advantage or deserve preference, while people of another race are unable or unfit to do or be something, based solely on them belonging to a certain race.
None that don't involve you not knowing. Like, say, going with you for a drink, then having you spend the night with a hooker my company pays for, only for you to find your iPhone on the nightstand the next day after you wake up with a hangover the size of Texas...
Flexible hours. Nothing. At least not more than for you, because flexible also means that I won't drop the pencil at 1700 instead of finishing that terribly important thing you want done today. Without flexible hours, so sorry but I work 0900-1700, you will see me finish it tomorrow at 0900.
Telework. Nothing. Actually, my question would be how much you're willing to pay extra for me to provide you with power and a workplace in my home at my expense.
Job security. Good one. Got a few more like that and you have a standup routine.
Seriously, let's be honest here: Show me ONE C-level that cares about mission statement, meaningful work, job design or any other bullshit-feelgood wording and we'll talk about it.
Google used to have really talented people. Unfortunately a mix of Peter Principle and encroaching red tape (aka corporate talent rot) eventually caught up to them.
What you get when you let coders decide where to go is nothing. Ever. At least nothing that's ever done. Mostly because you get this and that and something else because all of those things are absolutely necessary, and then eternity to accomplish it all. If programmers were to make a toaster, it could toast anything from bread to waffles to muffins and even your sweater, because someone sometimes thought it might be helpful (but we don't remember who said that, but we also can't remove that sweater-module anymore without breaking the rest), it would measure its own temperature based on all the toasting done before to determine the perfect toasting temperature and time (both would be measured by three different sensors and devices), you'd have to give detailed feedback on your toasting and eating experience that would then be used to create a heuristic based on world wide averages... Well, that's the theory. Right now it's basically a stove top with a pan attached.
Ok, now take the average non-Slashdot reader / non-tech. First of all, FCEUX doesn't mean anything to him. If anything, he'd probably start looking for some overnight delivery service or a new government legislation under that term. A "rom pack" sounds to him more like some high-alcoholic sixpack and I don't even want to know what the word "emulator" does in his brain.
Can I be there when you try to teach this person how to make that work? After 3 hours, you might have reached the point where this person is actually capable of understanding how to work the Windows Explorer.
That's like saying cable is better than OTA-TV because there's more channels. What good is 1000 games and all of them suck?
Let's not forget that the NES Library does contain a few gems, this is right. But also an incredible amount of really, really shitty games that aged terribly.
That's one of the worst parts of the ad brochure. It essentially tells you that you can be an asshole all live long and as long as you repent before dying you're forgiven. So why bother being a good Christian all life long when all it takes is saying "I'm sorry" just before croaking?
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Hey, we combined cross-country skiing and shooting and called it a sport, so...
By observing children, you can also learn that gummy bears are the perfect lunch. And dinner. And of course breakfast.
Doing something yourself teaches you more about it than reading about it? Who would have thought...
So let's put little Johnny behind the wheel of that SUV, I'm pretty sure driving is more sensible for him than watching a destruction derby on the screen.
But seriously now. That's not even close to being the problem. The problem is that children want to learn. They come into the world as little information sponges. They want to know everything. You have one simple job: Not killing that willingness to learn.
We usually fail. No later than when we stuff them into schools. Quite frankly, so far school has managed to kill that willingness to learn in everyone.
Not to mention the ever popular
"Guys, Toasters-for-less just added a fridge module to theirs. We gotta have that too!"
"Do people actually use it?"
"No, but it's a checkbox to tick in the feature list, and without we'd have one feature less".
Ok, you convinced me.
Let's torch the LibArt universities.
Specialization is required in today's society because jobs have become so complicated that you cannot do them anymore without specializing heavily. If I get an operation on my knee, I want a surgeon (first specialization from "medical doctor") who specialized in knee operations (as compared to, say, brain surgery, second specialization).
I certainly wouldn't want a shrink to do it. Even though both have that "MD" next to their name.
The last time I checked the word "racist" was defined as someone who considers a specific race to be superior to others. Usually implying that people belonging to a certain race have some kind of advantage or deserve preference, while people of another race are unable or unfit to do or be something, based solely on them belonging to a certain race.
What's your definition?
Just because you learn something doesn't mean that you apply it. I studied statistics, you'd be amazed how many statisticians play the lottery...
You DO know that your Facebook friends are not what would be Webster's definition of "friend", yes?
None that don't involve you not knowing. Like, say, going with you for a drink, then having you spend the night with a hooker my company pays for, only for you to find your iPhone on the nightstand the next day after you wake up with a hangover the size of Texas...
You shop in the wrong places, pleb! ;)
You can certainly tell me why I'd value that over getting the money those trips cost, right?
Hint: I HATE traveling. I have to do a lot of it as part of my work, and that's way more than I willingly would do.
This is so not true, money isn't everything. How short sighted and narrow minded can you be? I'm not in for the money.
I'm in for the stock options.
Secretly? I didn't know it's a secret, sorry.
I kinda pity you.
Then again, I can well exist without social structures. Actually, the fewer I have to endure, the better.
Let's see, what is it worth to me...
Flexible hours. Nothing. At least not more than for you, because flexible also means that I won't drop the pencil at 1700 instead of finishing that terribly important thing you want done today. Without flexible hours, so sorry but I work 0900-1700, you will see me finish it tomorrow at 0900.
Telework. Nothing. Actually, my question would be how much you're willing to pay extra for me to provide you with power and a workplace in my home at my expense.
Job security. Good one. Got a few more like that and you have a standup routine.
Like stocks?
Seriously, let's be honest here: Show me ONE C-level that cares about mission statement, meaningful work, job design or any other bullshit-feelgood wording and we'll talk about it.
Can't find one?
Guess why.
Aside of the guy that got fired for questioning it?
Google used to have really talented people. Unfortunately a mix of Peter Principle and encroaching red tape (aka corporate talent rot) eventually caught up to them.
What you get when you let coders decide where to go is nothing. Ever. At least nothing that's ever done. Mostly because you get this and that and something else because all of those things are absolutely necessary, and then eternity to accomplish it all. If programmers were to make a toaster, it could toast anything from bread to waffles to muffins and even your sweater, because someone sometimes thought it might be helpful (but we don't remember who said that, but we also can't remove that sweater-module anymore without breaking the rest), it would measure its own temperature based on all the toasting done before to determine the perfect toasting temperature and time (both would be measured by three different sensors and devices), you'd have to give detailed feedback on your toasting and eating experience that would then be used to create a heuristic based on world wide averages... Well, that's the theory. Right now it's basically a stove top with a pan attached.
Just to give anyone who doesn't know an idea HOW insane copyright actually is: The copyright for Mein Kampf expired in 2016.
Ok, now take the average non-Slashdot reader / non-tech. First of all, FCEUX doesn't mean anything to him. If anything, he'd probably start looking for some overnight delivery service or a new government legislation under that term. A "rom pack" sounds to him more like some high-alcoholic sixpack and I don't even want to know what the word "emulator" does in his brain.
Can I be there when you try to teach this person how to make that work? After 3 hours, you might have reached the point where this person is actually capable of understanding how to work the Windows Explorer.
That's ... basically what I said?
That's like saying cable is better than OTA-TV because there's more channels. What good is 1000 games and all of them suck?
Let's not forget that the NES Library does contain a few gems, this is right. But also an incredible amount of really, really shitty games that aged terribly.
That's one of the worst parts of the ad brochure. It essentially tells you that you can be an asshole all live long and as long as you repent before dying you're forgiven. So why bother being a good Christian all life long when all it takes is saying "I'm sorry" just before croaking?