Yes, and this makes a secret ballot even more important. Because then you can intimidate and "convince" as you please, and you will of course see everyone nod and agree, but in the cabin he's still alone and what's actually on his ballot is still nothing you could know.
The difference is that an old progger will probably be more inclined to say "screw you, pimple face, I don't give a shit what you learned in your MBA courses, obviously it's short for mastering bullshit annoyingly. Now go back into your office, play with your numbers and don't stand in the way of people who're actually working. It ships when it's done".
The kind that grew up in a world where the code you delivered had to work because you can't simply ship an update after you find out it barfs in all but laboratory conditions. I am guilty of it myself, I have to admit, I start to slack and deliver bananaware because, hey, a cursory test will do, if everything fails, just send a patch to the customer!
We need programmers back that knew how to write code that, you know, WORKS!
That the plaintiff himself made possible by his very own neglect. That's like suing someone for sending pictures of you cheating on your wife to her and you want to get compensation for the divorce.
Well, TOS may be excused that a female XO was maybe a step too far. You still had a lot of female key personnel and a female communications officer, I'd guess that's about as much as you can ask for in the 1960s.
Wow, I didn't know the history of people noticing the bible is wrong and trying to excuse it so their favorite fairy tale stays relevant is that old! I always thought it's a more recent development when we actually could prove that it's bunk.
There is actually such a thing, called "on standby". It means people who know they might be called in, and get compensated for that. We have that, too, but it's certainly NOT one single guy doing that for 365 days a year. Why? Because it's a burnout waiting to happen.
My guess is that her hair didn't grow fast enough and they couldn't replicate it. Else that stuff would've been what any space ship should be built of.
But seriously, she should've gotten some ad contracts from hairspray makers.
That was indeed one of the best (if not the best) TOS episode. Very powerful, very well written, and I also remember how I saw it the first time, I did actually notice the difference in their faces but couldn't imagine that this was the reason for their mutual hunt, it was so silly, pointless and insane.
The cynic in me would say that TNG tried to be PC, but failed miserably at it by using stereotypes to be PC. The women got the "empathy" positions (medicine and counselor), the blacks the dangerous and menial ones (engineering and security) and the android was the science guy.
Plus Wesley Crusher, the Jar-Jar of the Star Trek universe.
It also wasn't a sudden thing back then. If you look at the history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century, you will notice that a lot of countries descended into dictatorships after an attempt at democracy, and so did Austria. Hitler didn't remove a democratic government in Austria when he took over, he ousted another fascist dictatorship.
What happened here was a slow process. What you observe now in the US was pretty much what was going down in continental Europe in the late 1920s and early 1930s, where "loyal party members" voted openly to eliminate any doubt of their loyalty. Eventually it became customary to do so. And from there it was only a small step to being suspicious if you dared to vote secretly. After all, what do you have to hide?
It certainly is not going to cause a problem at this election. And not with the next. But this has never led to more democracy, only to less.
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Yes, and this makes a secret ballot even more important. Because then you can intimidate and "convince" as you please, and you will of course see everyone nod and agree, but in the cabin he's still alone and what's actually on his ballot is still nothing you could know.
Hey, I found the granddaddy of this "solution to confusion".
Come to Europe. We're hiring!
The difference is that an old progger will probably be more inclined to say "screw you, pimple face, I don't give a shit what you learned in your MBA courses, obviously it's short for mastering bullshit annoyingly. Now go back into your office, play with your numbers and don't stand in the way of people who're actually working. It ships when it's done".
The kind that grew up in a world where the code you delivered had to work because you can't simply ship an update after you find out it barfs in all but laboratory conditions. I am guilty of it myself, I have to admit, I start to slack and deliver bananaware because, hey, a cursory test will do, if everything fails, just send a patch to the customer!
We need programmers back that knew how to write code that, you know, WORKS!
That the plaintiff himself made possible by his very own neglect. That's like suing someone for sending pictures of you cheating on your wife to her and you want to get compensation for the divorce.
Yes, but that's not really the point now. Of course that's a problem too, but ... hell, all I wanted was to make a point, I thought that's obvious.
Great, so they have a secondary function besides making me laugh.
Well, TOS may be excused that a female XO was maybe a step too far. You still had a lot of female key personnel and a female communications officer, I'd guess that's about as much as you can ask for in the 1960s.
It's a sash. And a completely different show.
So black people don't get bombarded by ads?
So much for being disadvantaged!
(Dear SJWs: This is what we call a "joke". You might want to look it up some time)
#mindfuck?
Wow, I didn't know the history of people noticing the bible is wrong and trying to excuse it so their favorite fairy tale stays relevant is that old! I always thought it's a more recent development when we actually could prove that it's bunk.
*shrug*
Why am I getting worked over it anyway, it ain't my country getting fucked up, so why bother?
Not to mention with that election system, the damage that could still be done is close to zero anyway.
If you want me 24/7, you pay me 24/7. Else my phone is off the moment my workday's over. You get what you pay for. Pay more, get more.
Damn freeloaders.
There is actually such a thing, called "on standby". It means people who know they might be called in, and get compensated for that. We have that, too, but it's certainly NOT one single guy doing that for 365 days a year. Why? Because it's a burnout waiting to happen.
My guess is that her hair didn't grow fast enough and they couldn't replicate it. Else that stuff would've been what any space ship should be built of.
But seriously, she should've gotten some ad contracts from hairspray makers.
That was indeed one of the best (if not the best) TOS episode. Very powerful, very well written, and I also remember how I saw it the first time, I did actually notice the difference in their faces but couldn't imagine that this was the reason for their mutual hunt, it was so silly, pointless and insane.
Still is.
The cynic in me would say that TNG tried to be PC, but failed miserably at it by using stereotypes to be PC. The women got the "empathy" positions (medicine and counselor), the blacks the dangerous and menial ones (engineering and security) and the android was the science guy.
Plus Wesley Crusher, the Jar-Jar of the Star Trek universe.
Exactly, and that it never was an issue actually was the strongest statement they could make: It's so normal, we needn't point it out.
That's one hell of a powerful statement.
So that's seen as more of a problem than someone taking a picture of his marked ballot? How fucked up is this?
It is not. At least I sure as fuck hope it isn't.
It also wasn't a sudden thing back then. If you look at the history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century, you will notice that a lot of countries descended into dictatorships after an attempt at democracy, and so did Austria. Hitler didn't remove a democratic government in Austria when he took over, he ousted another fascist dictatorship.
What happened here was a slow process. What you observe now in the US was pretty much what was going down in continental Europe in the late 1920s and early 1930s, where "loyal party members" voted openly to eliminate any doubt of their loyalty. Eventually it became customary to do so. And from there it was only a small step to being suspicious if you dared to vote secretly. After all, what do you have to hide?
It certainly is not going to cause a problem at this election. And not with the next. But this has never led to more democracy, only to less.
Please elaborate, I read that thrice now and I still don't get it.
Guess I'm not that smart then, I always use the words from other people.
Yeah, that comforts me that my grand-grand-grand-grand-grandson will be 2 inches tall, fly around and eat bird seed in some idiot's cage.