No, it wasn't that they haven't read a book, because I am pretty certain that some of them actually have. However, in the name of "looking different" (unique), they have ignored years of research and development in UI design. I think the following sums up my point nicely.
Racist is a term that is used by people, often themselves racist, who disagree with certain narratives.
The narrative is that black(brown, yellow, other) people cannot do certain things because of their skin color, that they actually need white people to help them, because they are incapable of doing so on their own. This narrative is found in all sorts of progressive thought. Because they(progressives) dress it up as "help", it gets a pass. And while they dress it up as "help", they aren't actually helping do anything other than advancing a narrative that is patently false, that people of color need white people's help.
And Because it is used far too much, it has lost its power so that when real racists actually show up, the message is lost because it has been diluted to the point of meaninglessness. You think I am kidding? Here is a rant calling rocking chairs racist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
For every goofball wacko on the far right, there is another one on the far left.
You mean "traditional desktop computers". My Smart Phone (Android, but iPhones count too) is as powerful as any desktop was 10 years ago, and runs Linux (kernel). I would suggest that WebBrowser is the real "new" OS. Best example is Chromebooks, Linux kernel with enough specs to get you to a web browser.
I believe that it was all written to control people.
How the hell did I become Libertarian (borderline Anarchist) then?
My G-D has a 10% suggested tax rate, condemned to hell if you don't give, but no other compulsion. Current Diety has upto 50% tax rate, under penalty of incarceration if you don't pay.
And you think the Bible was written to control people? It was written for people to control themselves. It all depends on one's perspective.;)
Brexit Mess is projected. My guess is that it won't hurt, but also won't help anyone. Proving that the only people these deals actually help are the elites who craft them. Most people can't give a rats ass, except to blame the other countries for the economic woes. Too bad we can't blame the Jews like the Nazis did... oh wait.. some people do.
That's why people have completely ditched spindle drives for CPU intensive work, and why all the SSD technology is working towards expanding the bus and higher IOPS. Fast Spindle drives are in the range of 300-800 IOPS, and SSDs are past 200,000 (upto 1,000,000 read IOPS in extreme cases).
I do know where it comes from, it comes from a calculation assuming there are no informational gaps. I know full well where it comes from. My personal view is that it may or may not be accurate, and my faith doesn't require it to be accurate.
Do you assume no gaps in information in the bible?
Nobody ever killed in a fit of rage. Got it. Nobody lied to save their skin ("I did not have sexual relations, with that woman, Ms Lewinsky" ) (also an alleged serial rapist given a pass because he was "charming") ( and "I feel your pain" )
For every platitude, I have an example of where it was complete and utter bullshit in practice;)
Again, the source is human psychology and pathology, not the devil or an external force of "evil".
Actually, that is in the bible, from the beginning...
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
All selective interpretations, and not exactly what the text says. I noticed that you did not provide reference points. And lastly, that code is for people who are part of the community, they are free to leave the community whenever they like, and go live pagan lands where they can rape women without recourse, eat whatsoever they want, lie, cheat, steal, and offer human sacrifices to whatever god of self desire they create.
In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
What is the source for your morals? Where is is codified? Almost Every Single Person I know that says they have Moral standard, are hypocritical at some level and do not care. What do you do when you're in a position where your morals conflict with your actions? I have yet to meet any human that was perfect to their own moral code.
Or to sum up: 'And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. '
The implication you make is that Science is amoral, science is neither amoral, moral or even immoral. Science is a tool to understand the world around us. Humans are flawed creatures, and science has even proven this (Piltdown man, your post) where ego gets in the middle of everything.
Your post is tragically flawed, in that you strongly implied science itself has a higher moral authority, while arguing that it is amoral. The fact is, science cannot be both, and is in fact, neither.
Science is a process, and processes have no bearing on morals.
Science vs Religion is framed this (GP Post) way for ego. There is no scientific reason why the two should be compared on the same plane, since they deal with totally different realms.
Lets take a well known example. The Bible says that God Created the earth, and mankind. IT doesn't say when (except "the beginning" horrible translation btw). There are people that have extrapolated out lineages and calculated the "age of the earth" at 6000 years (give or take), but I want to remind you, that the Bible itself doesn't say it is 6000 years old anywhere.
Science on the other hand is pretty much convinced it is millions of years old. I can't say "proven" because that is not something that is provable, but from a statistical point of view, it is not likely that it is only 6000 years old.;)
My faith (biblically based) doesn't require the earth to be only 6000 years old, or millions of years old. What it has done, is proven that science cannot account for the sins of man. The story of the man and woman in the garden is instructive, because with all the knowledge we've gained over the years (6000 or a Millennia ) has itself proven true, we are technologically better off, but morally bankrupt in the process. Instead of being able to pick up a rock and kill our brother, we now have arms that can kill millions without ever seeing the destruction we inflict.
Or, to put it a different way
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should
For every technological achievement we have that is used for good, it is matched equally with the ability to harm to a larger and larger number of people. This lesson is buried in the beginning pages of the the book so many people have opinions of, but have never actually read.
Please read this, not as a slam against science, but rather as a defense against strawman arguments used to discredit a book, that is philosophical/moral and not scientific. Most books of faith are the same, btw, they don't usually deal with Science, but rather the moral character of man. They aren't even in the same playing space. BTW, I have the same critique of my bible thumping comrades who mix religion with science too.;)
Science without morals is how we get Josef Mengele. Morals without truth (science) is how we get to burning witches. There is a place, side by side, for Religion and Science to co-exist.
Fix your IO problems. Depending on how much money you want to spend maximizing it, there are some interesting technologies out there that can feed your CPU all the data it can churn through.
It's because the US lacks regulations that force providers who have local infrastructure monopolies to share their lines with competitors at a wholesale market rate.
There you go again, thinking Government is the solution to the problems it has created. The solution isn't there, it is in the last mile wire/fiber.
We should be viewing the last mile, the same way we do with Roads, being Infrastructure. Provide the Infrastructure to any provider who wants to use it. Back haul all the fiber to a COLO and let the competition start there. Last mile infrastructure managed by the local Municipality.
Once you have a build-out of the infrastructure, you'll have a whole slew of new options, some of which neither of us can fathom being offered. Infrastructure remains for the surviving vendors, regardless of how often they get bought out or die.
I guarantee you, that my solution is better. There are a few places out there that have it, and they have the best service, and the lowest cost. And no regulations (fascist controls) needed.
There is a huge amount of past evidence that where governments intervene to break monopolies such as telecoms monopolies it benefits consumers hugely. Can you find a single example where doing so has made anything worse?
No, and I don't think you understood my point from this response. My suggestion is.. why do we need regulations in the first place, and thus is "more free" (Liberty) than even your solution.
Please do explain how allowing Comcast to limit traffic from services like Netflix will give them any incentive to provide a better overall internet service.
Can you explain how Comcast got into the position where it could do such a thing? Until you look at the CAUSE of the problem (Franchise Agreements between Governments and Providers), you're going to look to the same people (Government) that caused the problem, for the solution to the problem.
The answer is much more simple than that, end Franchise Agreements and start building Municipal Infrastructure that can be accessed by ANY vendor, and ANY Consumer and actually offer the competition that solves the problem naturally.
Again, without understanding the problem (last mile monopoly) you're gonna only offer solutions that are going to cause loads of additional problems, which according to how things are currently playing out, will lead to more regulation, more government, and more control. Please see the Historic Definition of Fascism.
State control never works out for Liberty, even when that is the reason. Liberty begets liberty, control begets more control.
Further, New is bad, old is better (except when it is not). In this case, New is "untested" and Old is "reliable", which accentuates the Old Good/New Bad theme.
Additionally, there is the fear of "Something Might Go Wrong(tm)" whenever faced with change. And having no choice increases that fear, and hence is bad.
This is/. in 2017, so you don't actually have to know the technical merits to argue the case. And if you do know the technical merits, you'll be shouted down as a "Fanboi" or "Shill" by the crowd.
I personally don't know, from a technical perspective, which is better or worse. I'm pretty sure that there is some merit for the change, even if it is marginal or dependent upon use case. I'm equally sure there is some merit to not changing for the same reason. Lastly, I don't have an Apple device, so I don't have a dog in this fight... "Jimmy Cracked Corn, and I Don't Care"
Actually, it is collusion between government and businesses that are causing the problem. BIGCORP lobbies congress for protection from competition, paying huge campaign donations, and getting laws that prevent small cooperatives from ever forming.
No, the problem isn't where you think it is, because a free economy has no artificial barriers. Think about it, the Franchise agreements between cable companies and municipalities are government/business ventures that prevent actual competition.
The implication is that Clinton would have been different. She wouldn't have been, and would probably be worse, since her entire political career was made on the backs of Corporate and International Cronyism. Google "Clinton Foundation pay to play"
BackBlaze already did this in an episode. They have proven that there is no statistical difference between Consumer or Enterprise grade. In fact, IIRC, the Enterprise Drives were slightly worse (but within statistical variance).
The reason why Enterprise are made, is for PHBs who see "Enterprise" and think... "BETTER!!!!"
The sad thing is, that kind of crap marketing actually works.
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Copy Cats aren't driving the UI design changes. People like Google, Apple, Microsoft are.
No, it wasn't that they haven't read a book, because I am pretty certain that some of them actually have. However, in the name of "looking different" (unique), they have ignored years of research and development in UI design. I think the following sums up my point nicely.
http://i3.cpcache.com/product/...
The actual Minimum wage is $0.
"Living Wage" is nothing but an artificial barrier to entry into the market, keeping people out of the market.
Racist is a term that is used by people, often themselves racist, who disagree with certain narratives.
The narrative is that black(brown, yellow, other) people cannot do certain things because of their skin color, that they actually need white people to help them, because they are incapable of doing so on their own. This narrative is found in all sorts of progressive thought. Because they(progressives) dress it up as "help", it gets a pass. And while they dress it up as "help", they aren't actually helping do anything other than advancing a narrative that is patently false, that people of color need white people's help.
And Because it is used far too much, it has lost its power so that when real racists actually show up, the message is lost because it has been diluted to the point of meaninglessness. You think I am kidding? Here is a rant calling rocking chairs racist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
For every goofball wacko on the far right, there is another one on the far left.
You mean "traditional desktop computers". My Smart Phone (Android, but iPhones count too) is as powerful as any desktop was 10 years ago, and runs Linux (kernel). I would suggest that WebBrowser is the real "new" OS. Best example is Chromebooks, Linux kernel with enough specs to get you to a web browser.
The Desktop has moved to my pocket.
I believe that it was all written to control people.
How the hell did I become Libertarian (borderline Anarchist) then?
My G-D has a 10% suggested tax rate, condemned to hell if you don't give, but no other compulsion.
Current Diety has upto 50% tax rate, under penalty of incarceration if you don't pay.
And you think the Bible was written to control people? It was written for people to control themselves. It all depends on one's perspective. ;)
Brexit Mess is projected. My guess is that it won't hurt, but also won't help anyone. Proving that the only people these deals actually help are the elites who craft them. Most people can't give a rats ass, except to blame the other countries for the economic woes. Too bad we can't blame the Jews like the Nazis did ... oh wait .. some people do.
Look for IOPS and sustained transfers.
That's why people have completely ditched spindle drives for CPU intensive work, and why all the SSD technology is working towards expanding the bus and higher IOPS. Fast Spindle drives are in the range of 300-800 IOPS, and SSDs are past 200,000 (upto 1,000,000 read IOPS in extreme cases).
I do know where it comes from, it comes from a calculation assuming there are no informational gaps. I know full well where it comes from. My personal view is that it may or may not be accurate, and my faith doesn't require it to be accurate.
Do you assume no gaps in information in the bible?
Nobody ever killed in a fit of rage. Got it. Nobody lied to save their skin ("I did not have sexual relations, with that woman, Ms Lewinsky" ) (also an alleged serial rapist given a pass because he was "charming") ( and "I feel your pain" )
For every platitude, I have an example of where it was complete and utter bullshit in practice ;)
Again, the source is human psychology and pathology, not the devil or an external force of "evil".
Actually, that is in the bible, from the beginning...
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
All selective interpretations, and not exactly what the text says. I noticed that you did not provide reference points. And lastly, that code is for people who are part of the community, they are free to leave the community whenever they like, and go live pagan lands where they can rape women without recourse, eat whatsoever they want, lie, cheat, steal, and offer human sacrifices to whatever god of self desire they create.
In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Leading to chaos and destruction.
What is the source for your morals? Where is is codified? Almost Every Single Person I know that says they have Moral standard, are hypocritical at some level and do not care. What do you do when you're in a position where your morals conflict with your actions? I have yet to meet any human that was perfect to their own moral code.
Or to sum up: 'And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. '
The implication you make is that Science is amoral, science is neither amoral, moral or even immoral. Science is a tool to understand the world around us. Humans are flawed creatures, and science has even proven this (Piltdown man, your post) where ego gets in the middle of everything.
Your post is tragically flawed, in that you strongly implied science itself has a higher moral authority, while arguing that it is amoral. The fact is, science cannot be both, and is in fact, neither.
Science is a process, and processes have no bearing on morals.
Not Inigo, so answering for myself (not him/her)
Science vs Religion is framed this (GP Post) way for ego. There is no scientific reason why the two should be compared on the same plane, since they deal with totally different realms.
Lets take a well known example. The Bible says that God Created the earth, and mankind. IT doesn't say when (except "the beginning" horrible translation btw). There are people that have extrapolated out lineages and calculated the "age of the earth" at 6000 years (give or take), but I want to remind you, that the Bible itself doesn't say it is 6000 years old anywhere.
Science on the other hand is pretty much convinced it is millions of years old. I can't say "proven" because that is not something that is provable, but from a statistical point of view, it is not likely that it is only 6000 years old. ;)
My faith (biblically based) doesn't require the earth to be only 6000 years old, or millions of years old. What it has done, is proven that science cannot account for the sins of man. The story of the man and woman in the garden is instructive, because with all the knowledge we've gained over the years (6000 or a Millennia ) has itself proven true, we are technologically better off, but morally bankrupt in the process. Instead of being able to pick up a rock and kill our brother, we now have arms that can kill millions without ever seeing the destruction we inflict.
Or, to put it a different way
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should
For every technological achievement we have that is used for good, it is matched equally with the ability to harm to a larger and larger number of people. This lesson is buried in the beginning pages of the the book so many people have opinions of, but have never actually read.
Please read this, not as a slam against science, but rather as a defense against strawman arguments used to discredit a book, that is philosophical/moral and not scientific. Most books of faith are the same, btw, they don't usually deal with Science, but rather the moral character of man. They aren't even in the same playing space. BTW, I have the same critique of my bible thumping comrades who mix religion with science too. ;)
Science without morals is how we get Josef Mengele. Morals without truth (science) is how we get to burning witches. There is a place, side by side, for Religion and Science to co-exist.
I wonder what the point is
Fix your IO problems. Depending on how much money you want to spend maximizing it, there are some interesting technologies out there that can feed your CPU all the data it can churn through.
It's because the US lacks regulations that force providers who have local infrastructure monopolies to share their lines with competitors at a wholesale market rate.
There you go again, thinking Government is the solution to the problems it has created. The solution isn't there, it is in the last mile wire/fiber.
We should be viewing the last mile, the same way we do with Roads, being Infrastructure. Provide the Infrastructure to any provider who wants to use it. Back haul all the fiber to a COLO and let the competition start there. Last mile infrastructure managed by the local Municipality.
Once you have a build-out of the infrastructure, you'll have a whole slew of new options, some of which neither of us can fathom being offered. Infrastructure remains for the surviving vendors, regardless of how often they get bought out or die.
I guarantee you, that my solution is better. There are a few places out there that have it, and they have the best service, and the lowest cost. And no regulations (fascist controls) needed.
There is a huge amount of past evidence that where governments intervene to break monopolies such as telecoms monopolies it benefits consumers hugely. Can you find a single example where doing so has made anything worse?
No, and I don't think you understood my point from this response. My suggestion is .. why do we need regulations in the first place, and thus is "more free" (Liberty) than even your solution.
Franchise Agreements (which give CableCo Monopoly power) are anti consumer, lets start by eliminating them. Hum?
Please do explain how allowing Comcast to limit traffic from services like Netflix will give them any incentive to provide a better overall internet service.
Can you explain how Comcast got into the position where it could do such a thing? Until you look at the CAUSE of the problem (Franchise Agreements between Governments and Providers), you're going to look to the same people (Government) that caused the problem, for the solution to the problem.
The answer is much more simple than that, end Franchise Agreements and start building Municipal Infrastructure that can be accessed by ANY vendor, and ANY Consumer and actually offer the competition that solves the problem naturally.
Again, without understanding the problem (last mile monopoly) you're gonna only offer solutions that are going to cause loads of additional problems, which according to how things are currently playing out, will lead to more regulation, more government, and more control. Please see the Historic Definition of Fascism.
State control never works out for Liberty, even when that is the reason. Liberty begets liberty, control begets more control.
Choice good, no choice bad.
Further, New is bad, old is better (except when it is not). In this case, New is "untested" and Old is "reliable", which accentuates the Old Good/New Bad theme.
Additionally, there is the fear of "Something Might Go Wrong(tm)" whenever faced with change. And having no choice increases that fear, and hence is bad.
This is /. in 2017, so you don't actually have to know the technical merits to argue the case. And if you do know the technical merits, you'll be shouted down as a "Fanboi" or "Shill" by the crowd.
I personally don't know, from a technical perspective, which is better or worse. I'm pretty sure that there is some merit for the change, even if it is marginal or dependent upon use case. I'm equally sure there is some merit to not changing for the same reason. Lastly, I don't have an Apple device, so I don't have a dog in this fight ... "Jimmy Cracked Corn, and I Don't Care"
Not being able to learn is miserable. Not wanting to learn is despicable.
I work for a school district. There are a number of teachers that don't want to learn anything. It is the saddest part of my job.
Actually, it is collusion between government and businesses that are causing the problem. BIGCORP lobbies congress for protection from competition, paying huge campaign donations, and getting laws that prevent small cooperatives from ever forming.
No, the problem isn't where you think it is, because a free economy has no artificial barriers. Think about it, the Franchise agreements between cable companies and municipalities are government/business ventures that prevent actual competition.
Why do we assume more government is the solution?
The implication is that Clinton would have been different. She wouldn't have been, and would probably be worse, since her entire political career was made on the backs of Corporate and International Cronyism. Google "Clinton Foundation pay to play"
BackBlaze already did this in an episode. They have proven that there is no statistical difference between Consumer or Enterprise grade. In fact, IIRC, the Enterprise Drives were slightly worse (but within statistical variance).
The reason why Enterprise are made, is for PHBs who see "Enterprise" and think ... "BETTER!!!!"
The sad thing is, that kind of crap marketing actually works.
Came here to make this very point.