Why don't we focus on the flaws in science as well? Mainly that hugely complex organisms like humans were created from totally random chaotic interactions which favor chaos instead of order. Thus it is far more likely to not have an organism "evolve" than for it to evolve. People act like science is perfect, but one new fact could totally change everything scientifically. Does that sound like a good position to be in?
I would agree with you except that Islam is taught in many school districts in the US. Even going so far as having morning prayers. How can that be allowed in school and very few object, but having morning Christian prayers is not allowed.
That was a very good analogy, but isn't that the same thing you are doing? You are very upset about one argument and want to silence it, but they can not silence you. Double Standard.
You sound quite confused. To use your example, I do think that if a plausible alternative to gravity was found then we should at least mention it in school. Why not? Does it harm anyone?
The whole idea is the same as that for Global Warming. One argument is allowed, but the opposite is not. I lose all respect for "scientists" when they claim that the debate is over and everything is settled. Science doesn't establish truth. It simply establishes what is observable. There is a huge difference between the two. In any case, debate between two ideas is quite healthy.
Exactly. I have worked in large IT groups where every upgrade like this comes with a huge amount of pain. We have to coordinate with all the vendors and make sure every upgrade goes smooth. We also have to test each app through formal processes. This all takes time and there is always that one app which fails and is critical.
I always hated the "maintenance day" because there were problems galore.
I do develop in silverlight and like it quite a bit. I think it is much easier to develop in than a web app any day.
Sometimes the better technology does not always win the fight. We have to embrace was does win and go with it. Welcome back to the days of this app only works in browser X version Y.
Even now silverlight and flash are well ahead of html5 specs. In a year or two is it going to be better for html5? No.
I guess we will have to wait until 2017 or so for html6.
HTML5 will never be for anything useful. It will always be behind the times because it changes so slowly, while silverlight and flash will leap ahead.
The true answer is a unifed common app framework or at the very least a seamless way to convert an app from one system to another.
Your logic is fundamentally wrong in that it is quite unlikely for an entire group of people to perform similar negative actions.
What if there was a serial killer loose and you were to find him. Is it not smarter to use known facts such such as likelyhood of race, religion, and so one than stopping old grandmas?
Profiling is not about effectiveness, it is about trimming the search space.
Because it is possible to circumvent something then we shouldn't use it at all?
How about walls. I can jump right over them which makes them completely useless so why use them? The fact is the majority of people don't want to jump over them so they are quite effective.
Racial profilling might not be perfect, but it is much more effective than attempting to ban everything. If a high percentage of negative actions are performed by one group of people should you not focus more so on that one group?
The people decided to try and prevent the loss of their country to dumb policies like this one from the TSA. Do you honestly think the USA is heading in a good direction?
The TSA is a joke. If I was a terrorist I would find a way to sneak a bomb into every "normal" item that passengers bring with them. That way the TSA would end up banning everything.
I would just sit back and laugh when all the passenger complain about sitting in an airplane, naked, and with absolutly nothing to do.
I agree. I went to my local university for my BS and MS and I thought it was fine. Things were challenging and I learned a lot.
I think if the school is accredited and the professors are not a joke then they are fairly similar.
The main thing to learn in school is that you should never stop learning. Those with this attitude will tackle the biggest problems no matter the school they came from.
I think the econmical issues are somewhat to do with people not wanting to leave their comfort zones.
Maybe the person should learn a new skill. Maybe they should move to a new place. Maybe they should stop watching so much TV.
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Why don't we focus on the flaws in science as well? Mainly that hugely complex organisms like humans were created from totally random chaotic interactions which favor chaos instead of order. Thus it is far more likely to not have an organism "evolve" than for it to evolve. People act like science is perfect, but one new fact could totally change everything scientifically. Does that sound like a good position to be in?
I would agree with you except that Islam is taught in many school districts in the US. Even going so far as having morning prayers. How can that be allowed in school and very few object, but having morning Christian prayers is not allowed.
That was a very good analogy, but isn't that the same thing you are doing? You are very upset about one argument and want to silence it, but they can not silence you. Double Standard.
You sound quite confused. To use your example, I do think that if a plausible alternative to gravity was found then we should at least mention it in school. Why not? Does it harm anyone?
The whole idea is the same as that for Global Warming. One argument is allowed, but the opposite is not. I lose all respect for "scientists" when they claim that the debate is over and everything is settled. Science doesn't establish truth. It simply establishes what is observable. There is a huge difference between the two. In any case, debate between two ideas is quite healthy.
Why is it that teaching against religion is protected speech, but if the teacher were to favor religion then that is not protected?
Exactly. I have worked in large IT groups where every upgrade like this comes with a huge amount of pain. We have to coordinate with all the vendors and make sure every upgrade goes smooth. We also have to test each app through formal processes. This all takes time and there is always that one app which fails and is critical. I always hated the "maintenance day" because there were problems galore.
I stream netflix through my PC on a 55" TV. It works very nicely.
I do develop in silverlight and like it quite a bit. I think it is much easier to develop in than a web app any day. Sometimes the better technology does not always win the fight. We have to embrace was does win and go with it. Welcome back to the days of this app only works in browser X version Y.
Even now silverlight and flash are well ahead of html5 specs. In a year or two is it going to be better for html5? No. I guess we will have to wait until 2017 or so for html6.
HTML5 will never be for anything useful. It will always be behind the times because it changes so slowly, while silverlight and flash will leap ahead. The true answer is a unifed common app framework or at the very least a seamless way to convert an app from one system to another.
I have heard that artifical brains were around the corner for years. What about neural networks they were supposed to create human like brains.
What is the point of the bacteria there and what would happen if it was not there?
You may be right, but it is in fact 80% easier to find.
It gives you 4 billion less things to worry about.
Your logic is fundamentally wrong in that it is quite unlikely for an entire group of people to perform similar negative actions. What if there was a serial killer loose and you were to find him. Is it not smarter to use known facts such such as likelyhood of race, religion, and so one than stopping old grandmas? Profiling is not about effectiveness, it is about trimming the search space.
Because it is possible to circumvent something then we shouldn't use it at all? How about walls. I can jump right over them which makes them completely useless so why use them? The fact is the majority of people don't want to jump over them so they are quite effective.
Racial profilling might not be perfect, but it is much more effective than attempting to ban everything. If a high percentage of negative actions are performed by one group of people should you not focus more so on that one group?
You have one of those also? I thought I was the only one.
The people decided to try and prevent the loss of their country to dumb policies like this one from the TSA. Do you honestly think the USA is heading in a good direction?
The TSA is a joke. If I was a terrorist I would find a way to sneak a bomb into every "normal" item that passengers bring with them. That way the TSA would end up banning everything. I would just sit back and laugh when all the passenger complain about sitting in an airplane, naked, and with absolutly nothing to do.
I agree. I went to my local university for my BS and MS and I thought it was fine. Things were challenging and I learned a lot. I think if the school is accredited and the professors are not a joke then they are fairly similar. The main thing to learn in school is that you should never stop learning. Those with this attitude will tackle the biggest problems no matter the school they came from.
I think the econmical issues are somewhat to do with people not wanting to leave their comfort zones. Maybe the person should learn a new skill. Maybe they should move to a new place. Maybe they should stop watching so much TV.
I am a software developer making well above 50k and have not had trouble finding work yet.
It seems to me that people have totally forgotten how to run things locally. Did computers exist before the web?