Sanity check before averaging. If the number of items in a set to be averaged = 0 then don't run that code as it is useless.
I prefer preemptive sanity checks before processing to avoid errors in the first place. You check for 0 BEFORE you divide, as it usually points to some other problem (besides math), in the case above, a null set.
I actually recall someone bemoaning that it is undefined, and thus causing confusion. The proposal, was to create a definition, a symobol/word, to describe a result that is x/0, and leave it at that. Because it does have meaning, we just haven't quite figured out how to wrap it up nice and neat.
MY example is (1+(x/0))*2 is what? Does the fact that x/0 mean that it is not solvable? We have other terms for other numbers that seem impossible. SQRT(-1)
Here's an idea. If you get caught, you get Attempted Murder, assault and all the other charges that should apply. We already have enough laws on the books. We don't need "using a __________ " tack-on charges.
Monster does produce value. It produces profit, and that is of some value. And while it does make a profit, it will continue to make cables. If you can make a better profit, making better cables, and selling them for less, you should.
However the entire abanding of the social safety net is something that only very stupid civilizations do.
All or nothing right? Black or White? No Shades of grey ever.
Government mandating, and then extracting, and then deciding who is worthy of a "social net" has bankrupted more lives than it has saved. There is no way a BIG FAT government can decide if a person is deserving, so they do mass selections that include people that are not, while at the same time exclude others that are.
So the path of Social Services is a slowly spiraling death trap of destruction of willpower into dependance.
Broadcast is a great example of something that has lived past its industrial age lifetime. I rarely get my news from MSM/MassMedia. The internet has broken broadcast, Disney, TWC/Comcast etc are ALL in serious trouble if they continue to fight for maintaining the status quo.
Monster Cable DOES offer perceived value, and to be honest, it does offer a standard quality product (over priced). Having ordered cheap knockoff crap cables, that do not work, is not a value proposition. There is something to be said for "trust".
Very few cables are worth the money they are set at
This is probably true. I used to sell computers back in the day (early 90s) and I made more money (commission) on a $14.99 Cable than I did on the $500 printer it was attached to. Profit on those cables, $14.49, the printer, $4-5. People shop for value on expensive items, but pay no attention to the $14.50 markup on a $14.99 cable. You make money where you can.
The problem isn't Ayn Rand's viewpoint, it is that reality is skewed by Corporations creating laws to benefit themselves. Thus proving that Government should not be involved in economics, since the moment it is, it is corrupted by its own involvement.
In this case, government protection racket (dressed up as IP law) has created a case where nobody knows anything. I would suggest that Any Rand would say that the three (two now) companies should sue themselves into mutually assured destruction over IP rights that are tenuous at best, letting better, more agile companies to come in and save the customers.
As far as I can see, Apple, Beats and Monster are three of a kind over priced status symbols. let them market themselves that way. And all the Sheeple will come and pay way too much for crappy products. The smart people will pay less for better products.
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Nope, we know the definitions. The fact that Socialism has and indeed almost requires and uses the "authoritarian" model to coerce people is not lost on us. Tell me, by what means is it not allowable to sell 64OZ soda's in NYC?
My guess, you'll use some euphemism for "authority" (law, regulation, dictate, code... etc.) to describe this mechanism.
We have determined that your walnut products are promoted for conditions that cause them to be drugs because these products are intended for use in the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of disease.
The FDA made it clear, the claims are RESERVED for drugs, not healthy eating.
Absolutely false. The claims were substantiated, the problem with it was, the claims that Omega-3 Fatty Acids cross over into claims ONLY drugs can make. Therein lies the rub.
omega-3 fatty acids, using claims such as “fatty acids your body needs for promoting heart health.”
If you look at the research on Omega-3 Fatty Acids, the claims are true, the problem is no drug company can make a profit selling something that occurs in nature, without modification.
The problem wasn't the claims, the problem was that the claims are only allowed by the FDA for "Drugs" See the following link for details the FDA is lying about...
Please make sure you follow all the references at the bottom of this article.
Here is the quote, From the FDA, which makes clear that it is the CLAIMS they have a problem with, not the science behind the claims..
We have determined that your walnut products are promoted for conditions that cause them to be drugs because these products are intended for use in the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of disease.
If eating healthy "prevents, mitigates and treats" disease, then any claims that eating healthy would classify it as a drug. THAT is the problem.
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
We're going with Political Theory of Social Organization, and the creation of laws to force people into collective thinking/actions (Community), including "exchange" (Not allow to buy a 64OZ Cola!).
I know the definition. The problem is, you don't like the application of the definition to the cases I suggested. In this case, regulating the exchange for 64 OZ colas and Sodium usage in restaurants.
Then you should also sign a card saying you are not entitled...
ObamaCare / Universal Health Care and Socialism in general tells me I am entitled, regardless of how I eat. Otherwise, we'd ban all the crap food found in our fast food and supermarkets. Have you seen the ingredients on a Twinkie? On the other hand, socialism is trying to ban large sodas and sodium (salt) in NYC so there is that to consider.
You don't get to be a leader, by being a nice guy in the commitee
I'm convinced that committees are the death of real leadership. A real leader takes advice and makes decisions decisively. Best leaders always have detractors, usually weak people who want a committee to decide things, after all who wants to follow a dictator? It is much easier to put the blame on a good leader than it is to blame a committee.
And Committees tend to make "safe" decisions, but are just as wrong (if not more so) than a strong leader. A real leader can see when things aren't going well, and make adjustments, where a committee only takes up time while everyone is discussing what the best move is.
I have a great disdain for committees, mainly because they are formed to avoid leadership responsibility.
There was a crime, charge him with that crime. Don't make things that aren't a crime, into a crime, simply because they were used to help commit the real crime.
We don't make driving illegal, simply because a car was driven away from the Bank Heist.
Good Salespeople cannot be automated away. And contrary to popular opinion, the best ones won't lie to you, because you'll always associate the lie with the person lying.
Good Sales is all about the customer's needs, and making sure you address them. I have told plenty of "customers" that my product/service wasn't a good fit for them and recommended someone/something else. In the end, many of them came back when it was a good fit.
That being said, the best line I had for getting rid of an unrealistic customer... "Looks like you want a good buy"... "yup"... "Good Bye!"
Actually, worry about risk, not problems. There are tons of problems in the world, many of which are low risk if you know how to avoid them. However, in this case, there is little one can do to prevent the risk on a personal level, while at the same time, a high probability that such a problem actually come to fruition. AND by the time it does come into being, is already too late for Freedom.
Please, do not take the idea of liberty slipping away slowly, as it is already happening. Liberty is something we must ALWAYS guard diligently.
That's fine as long as the "Men and women tend to be different" for non-discriminatory differences.
Define... non-discriminatory differences?
How does one tell a gender preference towards solitary work (Computer Programming) or towards social type work (nursing, teachers, social work) verses discrimination based on gender by statistics alone?
The problem is, that we are ascribing as discriminatory, things that just might be normal and natural, but statistically looks like gender bias. This is my complaint about under-representation claims, based on statistics alone. Yes, they are underrepresented, but maybe it is because of gender selection (preference) trends.
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If you're running a program that is expected to see a x/0 problem, sanitize it before processing it. Period.
Sanity check before averaging. If the number of items in a set to be averaged = 0 then don't run that code as it is useless.
I prefer preemptive sanity checks before processing to avoid errors in the first place. You check for 0 BEFORE you divide, as it usually points to some other problem (besides math), in the case above, a null set.
SQRT(-1)
I actually recall someone bemoaning that it is undefined, and thus causing confusion. The proposal, was to create a definition, a symobol/word, to describe a result that is x/0, and leave it at that. Because it does have meaning, we just haven't quite figured out how to wrap it up nice and neat.
MY example is (1+(x/0))*2 is what? Does the fact that x/0 mean that it is not solvable? We have other terms for other numbers that seem impossible. SQRT(-1)
Here's an idea. If you get caught, you get Attempted Murder, assault and all the other charges that should apply. We already have enough laws on the books. We don't need "using a __________ " tack-on charges.
So totalitarianism is okay, as long as the trains run on time. Got it.
It was two sentences longer than it should have been. So, yeah, it was a Rant. :-P
Monster does produce value. It produces profit, and that is of some value. And while it does make a profit, it will continue to make cables. If you can make a better profit, making better cables, and selling them for less, you should.
However the entire abanding of the social safety net is something that only very stupid civilizations do.
All or nothing right? Black or White? No Shades of grey ever.
Government mandating, and then extracting, and then deciding who is worthy of a "social net" has bankrupted more lives than it has saved. There is no way a BIG FAT government can decide if a person is deserving, so they do mass selections that include people that are not, while at the same time exclude others that are.
So the path of Social Services is a slowly spiraling death trap of destruction of willpower into dependance.
Broadcast is a great example of something that has lived past its industrial age lifetime. I rarely get my news from MSM/MassMedia. The internet has broken broadcast, Disney, TWC/Comcast etc are ALL in serious trouble if they continue to fight for maintaining the status quo.
Monster Cable DOES offer perceived value, and to be honest, it does offer a standard quality product (over priced). Having ordered cheap knockoff crap cables, that do not work, is not a value proposition. There is something to be said for "trust".
Very few cables are worth the money they are set at
This is probably true. I used to sell computers back in the day (early 90s) and I made more money (commission) on a $14.99 Cable than I did on the $500 printer it was attached to. Profit on those cables, $14.49, the printer, $4-5. People shop for value on expensive items, but pay no attention to the $14.50 markup on a $14.99 cable. You make money where you can.
Typical Anti Ayn Rand rant.
The problem isn't Ayn Rand's viewpoint, it is that reality is skewed by Corporations creating laws to benefit themselves. Thus proving that Government should not be involved in economics, since the moment it is, it is corrupted by its own involvement.
In this case, government protection racket (dressed up as IP law) has created a case where nobody knows anything. I would suggest that Any Rand would say that the three (two now) companies should sue themselves into mutually assured destruction over IP rights that are tenuous at best, letting better, more agile companies to come in and save the customers.
As far as I can see, Apple, Beats and Monster are three of a kind over priced status symbols. let them market themselves that way. And all the Sheeple will come and pay way too much for crappy products. The smart people will pay less for better products.
Deciding what is allowed to be sold was. I remember those days. Central Planning at its best.
Name calling is a trait reserved to those that have no other recourse.
You can't stop stupid. Common Sense doesn't apply here. Try again.
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Nope, we know the definitions. The fact that Socialism has and indeed almost requires and uses the "authoritarian" model to coerce people is not lost on us. Tell me, by what means is it not allowable to sell 64OZ soda's in NYC?
My guess, you'll use some euphemism for "authority" (law, regulation, dictate, code ... etc.) to describe this mechanism.
We have determined that your walnut products are promoted for conditions that cause them to be drugs because these products are intended for use in the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of disease.
The FDA made it clear, the claims are RESERVED for drugs, not healthy eating.
some unsubstantiated health claims
Absolutely false. The claims were substantiated, the problem with it was, the claims that Omega-3 Fatty Acids cross over into claims ONLY drugs can make. Therein lies the rub.
omega-3 fatty acids, using claims such as “fatty acids your body needs for promoting heart health.”
If you look at the research on Omega-3 Fatty Acids, the claims are true, the problem is no drug company can make a profit selling something that occurs in nature, without modification.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nu...
The problem wasn't the claims, the problem was that the claims are only allowed by the FDA for "Drugs" See the following link for details the FDA is lying about ...
http://articles.mercola.com/si...
Please make sure you follow all the references at the bottom of this article.
Here is the quote, From the FDA, which makes clear that it is the CLAIMS they have a problem with, not the science behind the claims ..
We have determined that your walnut products are promoted for conditions that cause them to be drugs because these products are intended for use in the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of disease.
If eating healthy "prevents, mitigates and treats" disease, then any claims that eating healthy would classify it as a drug. THAT is the problem.
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
We're going with Political Theory of Social Organization, and the creation of laws to force people into collective thinking/actions (Community), including "exchange" (Not allow to buy a 64OZ Cola!).
I know the definition. The problem is, you don't like the application of the definition to the cases I suggested. In this case, regulating the exchange for 64 OZ colas and Sodium usage in restaurants.
FDA has decided a lot of things, many of which turned out not to be true. According to the FDA, Walnuts are a drug (yes it is true).
Then you should also sign a card saying you are not entitled ...
ObamaCare / Universal Health Care and Socialism in general tells me I am entitled, regardless of how I eat. Otherwise, we'd ban all the crap food found in our fast food and supermarkets. Have you seen the ingredients on a Twinkie? On the other hand, socialism is trying to ban large sodas and sodium (salt) in NYC so there is that to consider.
Fuck freedom, SAFETY FOR ALL!
You don't get to be a leader, by being a nice guy in the commitee
I'm convinced that committees are the death of real leadership. A real leader takes advice and makes decisions decisively. Best leaders always have detractors, usually weak people who want a committee to decide things, after all who wants to follow a dictator? It is much easier to put the blame on a good leader than it is to blame a committee.
And Committees tend to make "safe" decisions, but are just as wrong (if not more so) than a strong leader. A real leader can see when things aren't going well, and make adjustments, where a committee only takes up time while everyone is discussing what the best move is.
I have a great disdain for committees, mainly because they are formed to avoid leadership responsibility.
There was a crime, charge him with that crime. Don't make things that aren't a crime, into a crime, simply because they were used to help commit the real crime.
We don't make driving illegal, simply because a car was driven away from the Bank Heist.
The way MS can fix the whole thing is stop exclusivity of game pads and license them. THEN you'll have real choice in controllers.
Good Salespeople cannot be automated away. And contrary to popular opinion, the best ones won't lie to you, because you'll always associate the lie with the person lying.
Good Sales is all about the customer's needs, and making sure you address them. I have told plenty of "customers" that my product/service wasn't a good fit for them and recommended someone/something else. In the end, many of them came back when it was a good fit.
That being said, the best line I had for getting rid of an unrealistic customer... "Looks like you want a good buy" ... "yup" ... "Good Bye!"
Worry about problems that actually exist
Actually, worry about risk, not problems. There are tons of problems in the world, many of which are low risk if you know how to avoid them. However, in this case, there is little one can do to prevent the risk on a personal level, while at the same time, a high probability that such a problem actually come to fruition. AND by the time it does come into being, is already too late for Freedom.
Please, do not take the idea of liberty slipping away slowly, as it is already happening. Liberty is something we must ALWAYS guard diligently.
That's fine as long as the "Men and women tend to be different" for non-discriminatory differences.
Define ... non-discriminatory differences?
How does one tell a gender preference towards solitary work (Computer Programming) or towards social type work (nursing, teachers, social work) verses discrimination based on gender by statistics alone?
The problem is, that we are ascribing as discriminatory, things that just might be normal and natural, but statistically looks like gender bias. This is my complaint about under-representation claims, based on statistics alone. Yes, they are underrepresented, but maybe it is because of gender selection (preference) trends.