This is the problem. Right here. The sexism and harassment that is so common in tech is what turns women off to working in this field. I hate this attitude so much. The point of view that they're there at work for you to hit on is inappropriate and unacceptable. You are part of the problem.
If you'd like to stop being part of the problem, consider not hitting on your coworkers. Treat them as people, unique and interesting, and engage with them without soliciting a sexual relationship.
And it totally makes sense that to drive a hundred grand luxury car that you'd have to take only the direct routes, not the ones you may actually want to take. This is a gigantic failure of useability.
That isn't hypocrisy. It's self-interest. Their policies are internally consistent: they desire a strong China. Not permitting foreign investors, and permitting local investments to be made in foreign markets makes for a strong China. Not that I agree with it, mind you. But that's how it appears.
Okay, fair point. I try to give PHP the benefit of the doubt...;) I'd like to think that they've got automated testing of submitted code. I'd like to...:-(
Who cares about testing security code for regressions?
I'm seriously astounded that the php development community doesn't have acceptance testing around this sort of thing. In this day and age, why on earth is it the case that bugs like this get through?
Rule #1 in first year engineering courses should be "Don't take your prototype on an airplane"
This.
The TSA sucks and blows, at the same time. But they are there, and it's not reasonable to believe that they'll do anything to handle these situations better in the future. The practical engineer should be mindful of how they transport their projects. Need to go multi-state? Fedex it to your destination, and pick it up.
At least when I buy software, or make purchasing decisions from a business standpoint, knowing that the company will stand behind the product and our implementation of it is more important than that trying to pursue some ideal about information and it's anthropomorphized desire to be free.
You're new here, right?
Since when is the promise of support the actuality of support? In my experience supporting enterprise and operations projects, it's often the free software that has the best support (by way of community). Just because you're paying doesn't mean you're getting anything of real value.
Dude, I went to Rolla. The only reason you didn't get a date was cuz you didn't ask. The *actual* ratio at Rolla (at least when I was there), was about 35% women. That's not too bad.
And there are *two* buildings that do the social sciences.
"A sense of Good Enough is one of the tools you need in your shop. I'll
tell you, the gods will spot you 90%. Then, if you like, you may work it
up a little, you'll maybe get 96%, if you're real good, 98%. Be
satisfied. That last 2% is Heaven's prerogative. If it's granted, offer
prayers and praises, but on no account try to force your way up there.
Points will ALWAYS be deducted for Hubris."
-- Unknown.
Re:O'Reilly's ``Freedom zero'' is a vacuous.
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Please don't equivicate. IF you are going to use freedom to mean different things, then use different terms, and define them.
You seem to have a lot of supposed truth. Where did you get it?
I don't think you have any idea what I'm talking about.
I suggested the possibility that the USA could be wrong. You call me a coward.
A coward for considering all possibilities?
I laugh at your flawed logic.
Shall we analyse this? I suppose we may.
Somehow, morally offending those who side with someone that called a bunch of people intentionally infected with a disease (including one person who was murdered) cokeheads makes me feel good about myself. Writing that somewhere slightly more public than Slashdot would easily be construed as Libel.
Interesting claim. Let us see what you base it on. 1. I never stated that the actions of whomever it was that spread the anthrax was good. On the contrary, I condemn it. Doing harm to anyone is wrong.
And I think it troubles you that the US could be RIGHT. You (and your political kin) don't like the
fact that maybe, just maybe, the US are the good guys, since you've spent so much time and emotional energy convincing yourself that all of Western Civilization (especially the US) is the root of all evil in the world. The fact that these same people enjoy the luxuries and freedoms provided by the society they claim to hate is an irony that is left unexamined by these freethinkers.
Actually, I hope the US is right. I'd feel a lot less guilty about being a member of a government that attacks other countries if I knew that they were actually within their right to do so!
he real answer is that you and your fellows are cowards.
Why are you calling me a coward? Because I consider all possibilities in a situation? Because I'm willing to think something through?
You know who is responsible, but you won't admit it because you're afraid. Rather than face the enemy, you hope that if you hide and pretend he isn't the enemy, he'll go away. He won't. You'll blame the CIA or Israel because, in your heart of hearts, you know they didn't do it, and that they would NEVER commit such an atrocity. They're fake, safe targets.
I know who's responsible? How the fuck do I know that? I run a small ISP, and am mostly engrosed in my work. This doesn't sound like someone who knows who does what on the east coast.
Fact is, I have no proof with regard to who is responsible for these actions. I'd like to know who did this. I'd like to see whoever is responsible for this to rot in prison for the rest of their life.
I would like to see some price paid for the pain caused on the 11th of September, but you know what? Doing more harm isn't going to pay that price.
No, all that doing harm does is reduce us to the level of the terrorists - hurting people to secure our agendas. How fucking quaint.
No matter how much you and your fellow chickens try to appease Bin Laden, he's going to try to kill you and destroy your society. Luckily, the vast majority of people in the US know what the right thing is to do and cowards like you aren't going to divert us.
I'm not trying to appease anyone. I have no one to appease. I suspect that Osama bin Ladin deserves to rot in prison for some time. I have no way of knowing it, tho. And I'm not going to be so arrogant as to claim to know without hard, unforgable, unmistakable proof.
Oh, and very big of you to attack me. That certainly secures the validity of your arguments. After all, if I'm a coward, how could what I say have any worth? If I'm a coward, what point is there in reading a word I said? Or for that matter, giving my words weigh by trying to supress them?
Next time, do without the Ad Hominum. Logical fallacies do not become us, I think.
So, genius boy, who attacked the US? Let me guess: you think it was the Israelis, right? Or do
you think the entire attack didn't happen and that it was all misinformation?
Perhaps you have a problem with the possibility that it might not be Osama bin Laden? Does it trouble you that the USA could be in error? [And there certainly/IS/ room for error here!]
I hope the next attack kills someone you love. I'll just say that they were cokeheads who got bad
stuff. Or that they aren't actually dead, just faking it.
Do you really hope for that? Are you sure you want to wish the death of another human being? How fucking cold.
And again, isn't it possible that it MIGHT have been that? Speculation is one thing, wishing the death of another is quite another.
You offend me morally. That's hard to do. Congradulations.
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Not really... They're quite frozen.
This is the problem. Right here. The sexism and harassment that is so common in tech is what turns women off to working in this field. I hate this attitude so much. The point of view that they're there at work for you to hit on is inappropriate and unacceptable. You are part of the problem.
If you'd like to stop being part of the problem, consider not hitting on your coworkers. Treat them as people, unique and interesting, and engage with them without soliciting a sexual relationship.
Can you cite a source on that? I'd love to read the source material on that one and be able to refer to it during this argument elsewhere.
And it totally makes sense that to drive a hundred grand luxury car that you'd have to take only the direct routes, not the ones you may actually want to take. This is a gigantic failure of useability.
Maybe %s/19/20/g?
That isn't hypocrisy. It's self-interest. Their policies are internally consistent: they desire a strong China. Not permitting foreign investors, and permitting local investments to be made in foreign markets makes for a strong China. Not that I agree with it, mind you. But that's how it appears.
Pretty much. Also, I'm not a dev. I do other things, and only support PHP apps, rather than developing them.
Bottom line? I prefer to spend my time elsewhere.
Okay, fair point. I try to give PHP the benefit of the doubt... ;) I'd like to think that they've got automated testing of submitted code. I'd like to... :-(
Who cares about testing security code for regressions?
I'm seriously astounded that the php development community doesn't have acceptance testing around this sort of thing. In this day and age, why on earth is it the case that bugs like this get through?
Rule #1 in first year engineering courses should be "Don't take your prototype on an airplane"
This.
The TSA sucks and blows, at the same time. But they are there, and it's not reasonable to believe that they'll do anything to handle these situations better in the future. The practical engineer should be mindful of how they transport their projects. Need to go multi-state? Fedex it to your destination, and pick it up.
Bring Down Business [y/N]?> y <Enter>
And this is exactly the arrangement I have. Wanna get ahold of me anytime? That'll cost you.
At least when I buy software, or make purchasing decisions from a business standpoint, knowing that the company will stand behind the product and our implementation of it is more important than that trying to pursue some ideal about information and it's anthropomorphized desire to be free.
You're new here, right?
Since when is the promise of support the actuality of support? In my experience supporting enterprise and operations projects, it's often the free software that has the best support (by way of community). Just because you're paying doesn't mean you're getting anything of real value.
You are correct! The best possible answer. :D
Red Herring much?
Dude, I went to Rolla. The only reason you didn't get a date was cuz you didn't ask. The *actual* ratio at Rolla (at least when I was there), was about 35% women. That's not too bad.
And there are *two* buildings that do the social sciences.
(how many slashdotters are blacksmiths, I wonder?)
I am. :)
Well, yes, it can be.
Good Enough.
"A sense of Good Enough is one of the tools you need in your shop. I'll tell you, the gods will spot you 90%. Then, if you like, you may work it up a little, you'll maybe get 96%, if you're real good, 98%. Be satisfied. That last 2% is Heaven's prerogative. If it's granted, offer prayers and praises, but on no account try to force your way up there. Points will ALWAYS be deducted for Hubris."
-- Unknown.
Please don't equivicate. IF you are going to use freedom to mean different things, then use different terms, and define them.
*runs away*
You seem to have a lot of supposed truth. Where did you get it?
I don't think you have any idea what I'm talking about.
I suggested the possibility that the USA could be wrong. You call me a coward.
A coward for considering all possibilities?
I laugh at your flawed logic.
Shall we analyse this? I suppose we may.
Somehow, morally offending those who side with someone that called a bunch of people intentionally infected with a disease (including one person who was murdered) cokeheads makes me feel good about myself. Writing that somewhere slightly more public than Slashdot would easily be construed as Libel.
Interesting claim. Let us see what you base it on. 1. I never stated that the actions of whomever it was that spread the anthrax was good. On the contrary, I condemn it. Doing harm to anyone is wrong.
And I think it troubles you that the US could be RIGHT. You (and your political kin) don't like the fact that maybe, just maybe, the US are the good guys, since you've spent so much time and emotional energy convincing yourself that all of Western Civilization (especially the US) is the root of all evil in the world. The fact that these same people enjoy the luxuries and freedoms provided by the society they claim to hate is an irony that is left unexamined by these freethinkers.
Actually, I hope the US is right. I'd feel a lot less guilty about being a member of a government that attacks other countries if I knew that they were actually within their right to do so!
he real answer is that you and your fellows are cowards.
Why are you calling me a coward? Because I consider all possibilities in a situation? Because I'm willing to think something through?
You know who is responsible, but you won't admit it because you're afraid. Rather than face the enemy, you hope that if you hide and pretend he isn't the enemy, he'll go away. He won't. You'll blame the CIA or Israel because, in your heart of hearts, you know they didn't do it, and that they would NEVER commit such an atrocity. They're fake, safe targets.
I know who's responsible? How the fuck do I know that? I run a small ISP, and am mostly engrosed in my work. This doesn't sound like someone who knows who does what on the east coast.
Fact is, I have no proof with regard to who is responsible for these actions. I'd like to know who did this. I'd like to see whoever is responsible for this to rot in prison for the rest of their life.
I would like to see some price paid for the pain caused on the 11th of September, but you know what? Doing more harm isn't going to pay that price.
No, all that doing harm does is reduce us to the level of the terrorists - hurting people to secure our agendas. How fucking quaint.
No matter how much you and your fellow chickens try to appease Bin Laden, he's going to try to kill you and destroy your society. Luckily, the vast majority of people in the US know what the right thing is to do and cowards like you aren't going to divert us.
I'm not trying to appease anyone. I have no one to appease. I suspect that Osama bin Ladin deserves to rot in prison for some time. I have no way of knowing it, tho. And I'm not going to be so arrogant as to claim to know without hard, unforgable, unmistakable proof.
Oh, and very big of you to attack me. That certainly secures the validity of your arguments. After all, if I'm a coward, how could what I say have any worth? If I'm a coward, what point is there in reading a word I said? Or for that matter, giving my words weigh by trying to supress them?
Next time, do without the Ad Hominum. Logical fallacies do not become us, I think.
Don't use scanf!
This is how buffer overflows develop!
use fgets + sscanf to get data.
Intent makes it a crime.
When you commit an act with the express intent of denying others the ability to commit said act, this is what we know as a Denial of Service attack.
Err, Congratulations. Fuck.
So, genius boy, who attacked the US? Let me guess: you think it was the Israelis, right? Or do you think the entire attack didn't happen and that it was all misinformation?
Perhaps you have a problem with the possibility that it might not be Osama bin Laden? Does it trouble you that the USA could be in error? [And there certainly /IS/ room for error here!]
I hope the next attack kills someone you love. I'll just say that they were cokeheads who got bad stuff. Or that they aren't actually dead, just faking it.
Do you really hope for that? Are you sure you want to wish the death of another human being? How fucking cold.
And again, isn't it possible that it MIGHT have been that? Speculation is one thing, wishing the death of another is quite another.
You offend me morally. That's hard to do. Congradulations.