Wrong audience. You honestly expect the average slashdot reader to relate to your thoughts on this?:)
I'm with you. I have kids. I don't like it when my little girl watches women being objectified and exploited because I worry that it's shaping her self-image and her ideas about her role in society.
One thing you can do, however, is to openly have a reaction to content you find objectionable. Then your little girl will know that you don't consider the portrayed reality to be acceptable, and she will not pattern herself after it. (One hopes.)
I think there is a difference between your kids being exposed to mature material if the parent offers guidance and context and the kids just soaking it in and thinking it's all perfectly acceptable.
Try not to pay too much attention to the juveniles who are basically having a "when I'm a parent I'm never EVER gonna say no!!" moment.
Here's an even better idea: The HTML DOM would be the View, the Javascript would be the Controller, and the server would be the Model! I'll bet I'm the first one to think of that...
You took the words right out of my mouth. I mean seriously.
There are cases where a complicated regex is killing a fly with a sledgehammer. Yet there are other cases where using the regex means the difference between a 12 minute run time and a 45 second run time. And even other cases where pre-compiling the regex can bring you down to 30 second run times.
This was the first release with a stable library and without this release, a large number of KDE application developers wouldn't have a platform for porting and polishing their applications for KDE 4.
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I wouldn't consider KDE 4.0 a proper replacement for KDE 3.5.x, but I would make it available for use by application developers.
So what you're saying is... it wasn't a developer release. It was a release for developers. Gotcha.
That means have your resume ready, credit cards paid off, and a savings account. If you can't go six months without any income, just start looking for a job right now.
If you're one of those guys that "does everything" but really has a nebulous job that no one can define, be ready to be fired soon.
Truer words have never been spoken. All of us should constantly be looking for better opportunities. It's much easier to turn a job down than it is to find one when you really need one.
- 6 months of savings.. make it a priority. - Eliminate debt. Priority number one. What little savings you have will last longer if you have small monthly obligations. ie: what is 6 months of savings? That depends entirely on how much money you need per month. - Look for some on-the-side work. If you have even a sleepy little consulting gig going on, you can wake it up in times of need and that will buy you some time when looking for something else.
470 million dollars is a lot of money. A drop in the bucket compared to what we spend on Britney Spears albums, Monster truck races and twinkies.
No one is ever going to go there and return alive. Famous last words.
There's nothing there that justifies the incredible expense when there are so many other pressing needs for humanity. There is the advancement of human knowledge. NASA's exploration projects have been the birthplace of a whole ton of human innovation. As we find ways to overcome the challenges that space exploration represents, we develop knowledge, materials and techniques that help us here on Earth. You may not value the pursuit of the advancement of human knowledge, but thankfully others do.
They know that they are contributing nothing with all this expenditure, and as long as the public funds are spent on them, they don't care. If NASA got to keep all the money it generates it would be more than profitable. Fact is, the money-making arm of NASA benefits directly from advances made in the pursuit of those so-called useless goals. Would we be able to watch Survivor on satellite TV if some lofty nerds hadn't wondered 'what if' and sent a monkey into space?
Now I grew up in the USA in the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo era. I find that hard to believe. You have a very small-minded view of the benefits of scientific research and exploration for someone of your years and for having come out of that decade.
Space exploration is really nothing more than a fantasy for children. Just wow.
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My wife just got one of those. It's got a nice, responsive touch screen, wifi, built-in GPS, a web cam, SD card slot, and it runs a nifty version of Linux called Maemo that has a very active user community.
I say focus where the focus is likely to improve things the most. Of course it makes no sense for kids to be all prepared to deal with predators online while being completely naive about the real world. What I am saying is that online, kids have a degree of control that they don't have in the real world. ie: online, kids actually have a more direct hand in their own safety than they do IRL. So I say by all means, teach them to use the power they have.
It's not like we'd be teaching them how to safely do something they never do. Kids DO go online. It's not a waste of time to teach them how to do it in a safety-conscious way.
While it's true you're far more likely to run into trouble riding in a car than posting on facebook, the point of talking to your kids about the risks "out there" is to educate them about being safe and smart in situations where their judgment plays a big part in the risk. ie: it's not a waste of time to teach your kids to make a difference where they actually CAN. That's why driver's ed courses don't spend much time on "here's what you do if you're driving along and a meteorite crashes on you."
It's stupid to call it an educated decision to observe that your chances of getting hurt on facebook are small and so you shouldn't bother teaching your kids Internet safety. Regardless of the comparative statistics, it's the role your children's decisions play in their likelihood of getting hurt that matters here.
This is the most exciting post about Mars in quite a while. I'm very curious to know what the inside of this cave looks like. Potentially, this could be a huge opportunity to see a whole lot of sedimentation. And possible liquid water in the bottom? How cool would that be?
The article is very badly written. It's next to impossible to glean the point the author is trying to make. So why is it again that women aren't being sold by recruiters' pitches? I read the article twice and I still don't know. Women don't care about job security or promotions? That seems doubtful. They want jobs that can lead into management? Isn't that... promotion?
I'm willing to consider that I may have the reading comprehension of a road apple, so someone please explain this article to me so's I can understand it.
Your guess is wrong. I still watch Star Gate every Friday. It's just simply not as good as it used to be. The show jumped the shark when they beat the Gouaould.
Over the last season and a half, the show has been sucking pretty badly. It feel a long way from the absolute best show on TV ever, to yet another middling sci-fi show where everything gets wrapped up neatly at the end of each episode, no prominent cast members ever die, and they beat you over the head with whatever moral/political point they are trying to make at the time.
I hope they go out with a bang. I hope they are, as Olmos said, vicious. BSG started out as a gritty, dark and hard story about the shit hitting the fan over and over again. Let's hope the writers remember that before it's too late.
And I'd rather the show end nicely than fade into irrelevance by over-staying its welcome (as per Star Gate).
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Not all Abrahamic faiths are "Earth exceptionalist" as you term it. The first verse of the first chapter of the Qur'an states:
"Al-hamdullilahi Rabbil-aalameen"
"Praise God, the Lord of the Worlds"
Good job!
Wrong audience. You honestly expect the average slashdot reader to relate to your thoughts on this? :)
I'm with you. I have kids. I don't like it when my little girl watches women being objectified and exploited because I worry that it's shaping her self-image and her ideas about her role in society.
One thing you can do, however, is to openly have a reaction to content you find objectionable. Then your little girl will know that you don't consider the portrayed reality to be acceptable, and she will not pattern herself after it. (One hopes.)
I think there is a difference between your kids being exposed to mature material if the parent offers guidance and context and the kids just soaking it in and thinking it's all perfectly acceptable.
Try not to pay too much attention to the juveniles who are basically having a "when I'm a parent I'm never EVER gonna say no!!" moment.
I was really hoping to see an updated Mac Mini.
Hmm? What? What year is this?
I can't argue with that.
Here's an even better idea: The HTML DOM would be the View, the Javascript would be the Controller, and the server would be the Model! I'll bet I'm the first one to think of that...
You took the words right out of my mouth. I mean seriously.
You've clearly never had to code for performance.
There are cases where a complicated regex is killing a fly with a sledgehammer. Yet there are other cases where using the regex means the difference between a 12 minute run time and a 45 second run time. And even other cases where pre-compiling the regex can bring you down to 30 second run times.
YES!!!!!!
Well done Sir, well done.
Well said.
The awesome bar has a cheesy name, but it's really an overall improvement, though a slightly disruptive one.
I think people are being babies about it.
KDE 4.0 wasn't a developer release.
...
This was the first release with a stable library and without this release, a large number of KDE application developers wouldn't have a platform for porting and polishing their applications for KDE 4.
...
I wouldn't consider KDE 4.0 a proper replacement for KDE 3.5.x, but I would make it available for use by application developers.
So what you're saying is... it wasn't a developer release. It was a release for developers. Gotcha.
You never want this to be you:
"We need to eliminate one person from your team."
"Crap. But who?"
"What about this guy, what are we paying him for?"
"Not sure."
That means have your resume ready, credit cards paid off, and a savings account. If you can't go six months without any income, just start looking for a job right now.
If you're one of those guys that "does everything" but really has a nebulous job that no one can define, be ready to be fired soon.
Truer words have never been spoken. All of us should constantly be looking for better opportunities. It's much easier to turn a job down than it is to find one when you really need one.
- 6 months of savings.. make it a priority.
- Eliminate debt. Priority number one. What little savings you have will last longer if you have small monthly obligations. ie: what is 6 months of savings? That depends entirely on how much money you need per month.
- Look for some on-the-side work. If you have even a sleepy little consulting gig going on, you can wake it up in times of need and that will buy you some time when looking for something else.
The great embarrassment of 2008. :) One for the record books!
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My wife just got one of those. It's got a nice, responsive touch screen, wifi, built-in GPS, a web cam, SD card slot, and it runs a nifty version of Linux called Maemo that has a very active user community.
You can easily find them for under $400.
Well done! Well done! :)
I say focus where the focus is likely to improve things the most. Of course it makes no sense for kids to be all prepared to deal with predators online while being completely naive about the real world. What I am saying is that online, kids have a degree of control that they don't have in the real world. ie: online, kids actually have a more direct hand in their own safety than they do IRL. So I say by all means, teach them to use the power they have.
It's not like we'd be teaching them how to safely do something they never do. Kids DO go online. It's not a waste of time to teach them how to do it in a safety-conscious way.
While it's true you're far more likely to run into trouble riding in a car than posting on facebook, the point of talking to your kids about the risks "out there" is to educate them about being safe and smart in situations where their judgment plays a big part in the risk. ie: it's not a waste of time to teach your kids to make a difference where they actually CAN. That's why driver's ed courses don't spend much time on "here's what you do if you're driving along and a meteorite crashes on you."
It's stupid to call it an educated decision to observe that your chances of getting hurt on facebook are small and so you shouldn't bother teaching your kids Internet safety. Regardless of the comparative statistics, it's the role your children's decisions play in their likelihood of getting hurt that matters here.
This is the most exciting post about Mars in quite a while. I'm very curious to know what the inside of this cave looks like. Potentially, this could be a huge opportunity to see a whole lot of sedimentation. And possible liquid water in the bottom? How cool would that be?
The article is very badly written. It's next to impossible to glean the point the author is trying to make. So why is it again that women aren't being sold by recruiters' pitches? I read the article twice and I still don't know. Women don't care about job security or promotions? That seems doubtful. They want jobs that can lead into management? Isn't that... promotion?
I'm willing to consider that I may have the reading comprehension of a road apple, so someone please explain this article to me so's I can understand it.
Your guess is wrong. I still watch Star Gate every Friday. It's just simply not as good as it used to be. The show jumped the shark when they beat the Gouaould.
"feel a long way" should have read "fell a long way"
Over the last season and a half, the show has been sucking pretty badly. It feel a long way from the absolute best show on TV ever, to yet another middling sci-fi show where everything gets wrapped up neatly at the end of each episode, no prominent cast members ever die, and they beat you over the head with whatever moral/political point they are trying to make at the time.
I hope they go out with a bang. I hope they are, as Olmos said, vicious. BSG started out as a gritty, dark and hard story about the shit hitting the fan over and over again. Let's hope the writers remember that before it's too late.
And I'd rather the show end nicely than fade into irrelevance by over-staying its welcome (as per Star Gate).