By "getting what she deserves" and "taught a lesson," I parsed that as being treated like a sex toy/arm candy and tossed out when she gets boring, not treated with respect, etc. And why not?
Honestly, that's exactly how I parsed that bit myself. Rape was the last thing on my mind as this is already considered a universally bad thing. I think the GP AC is one of those radical feminist types that think all men are monsters and have a propensity towards raping women.
Also, in this world you teach people how to treat you. Why should we respect anyone who doesn't respect themselves, regardless of gender? And this comment has nothing to do with rape, FYI. That's a completely different subject matter that most men and women tend to agree on anyway.
All I can think of is, do we really want the typical PHP "programmer" types writing code for robots?
You seem to think because you see "PHP" that people barely capable of writing anything in the language will be writing code for something that requires rigorous quality control. Truth is, these "programmer" types as you put it are more likely to stick to what they know best and leave the technical stuff to people who know that best. Also, who's to say that these "programmer" types won't try to pretend like they know C, or Java, or SQL? A language is just a language, and anyone can learn any language, but it's how the language is used and the person using it that determines its usefulness to whatever it is applied to. Many innovations in software development and engineering come from shifting different pieces around to see where they fit best. I think it is a very worthwhile endeavor to see if a LAMP stack has any place in robotics.
It's bad enough what a SQL injection attack can do now, imagine what can happen when it effects something with arms to beat people over the head with (though if it could be directed at the programmer...).
I think in this case, it's the company that hires the "programmer" type who's responsible for any dangerous mishaps rather than the "programmer" him/herself. That probably would be enough motivation for that company to hire only the best developers to write code for their robots. Also, in the case of open source robotics using a LAMP stack, it's assumed to be "use at your own risk" anyway like any open source software, plus the user would be liable for any damages resulting from poor coding of their robot. That's probably enough motivation for a "programmer" not to code for a robot.
I loved Huck Finn as a teen, it's a great history lesson, and really highlights how people really are in society. I guess that's what the fuss is all about...
Most modern sewage systems have separate drainage lines for grey and brown water. Brown water usually shares the same drainage lines as the street with grey water being separate so that your sinks and tub don't get backed up in heavy rainfall. Older infrastructure usually drains brown, grey and street water all on the same line. When the streets flood in this case, the results aren't pretty, nor are they sanitary.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 for NES. Most of the game was pretty easy, but once you get to the last few levels, you pretty much have to utilize bugs in the game just to proceed.
Same thing for beating Big Boss in Metal Gear.
Oh yeah, most the hyper religious people in Manitoba live in the rural areas, like Steinbach where they just recently got their first liquor store. Don't lump us Winterpeggers in with them:P
Everything has a purpose but not everything is sentient.
If not everything is sentient, then where do we draw the line and how do we know whether that line is arbitrary or not? It seems to me that sentience is easier explained if it was some fundamental property of matter, otherwise we end up in the realm of theological thinking in that sentience just appears out of nowhere when the "right" amount of atoms in the "right" configuration coalesce. If not everything has some form of sentience, one can easily say that we are not sentient in the context of the entire universe.
Otherwise, animals would not have been provided for our health and welfare.
I'm not sure where you're getting at here. How does this explain sentience?
When one considers the prime-mover philosophy combined with the infinite intelligence of God Himself, one can not submit to a definition of human intelligence or the meaning of life based on some mass-voting technique that is limited to human mentality. One can also not yield to the "God is unnecessary" viewpoint promoted by some scientists who have managed to understand some infinitesimal facet of God's creation. Nor can we go with the attitude of some science fiction writers who insist we will one day "outgrow our need for a 'God' concept".
Ok, I can see that you're trying to explain something in the context of something you value in your own reality. It's understandable that you would do so, this is how people thought for millennia. However, in order to arrive at a sound explanation for a hard to understand phenomena, we have to consider all possibilities, such as the possibility that God does not exist, or the possibility that we're mistaken in who/what we thought God is. If you take a chance and explore all possibilities, you might actually like what you find out.
I completely agree with you here. One thing that I've thought about is that life came about as a result of random interactions between fundamental components. I've sometimes wondered if every bit of matter in the universe had some form of sentience, some sense of purpose. It seems to be the case from my viewpoint, that even something as small as an atom strives to be greater than what it is by itself and can only become so by joining forces with another that wants something similar.
I would not be willing to take the pay cut that comes with going from the Sr guy to a Jr.
Fair enough, but isn't it your own fault for not diversifying enough? Those of us that can move to any job are the ones that don't commit to only one platform. Or the ones willing to take an insulting pay cut.
Maybe that's true if you only want to date women your age, but the game changes dramatically for men when they date younger, even as a geek/nerd. And not too young either.
Some business fail because they use flawed models, others fail because the models they use have become deprecated. Gone are the days that we can treat software like a tangible object. Maybe you should spend your time coming up with a more modern business model rather than complaining that the one you're currently using is naturally going the way of the dinosaur. Most of the successful software companies today utilize a service-based model. It's a lot harder to pirate a service than to pirate something that can be infinitely copied.
This kind of thing happens in all kinds of industries as a result of technological progress and this isn't about to change. No sympathy for you.
Nope, sorry, "better integration with a product the company owns" is already covered by Apple and its cloud services, and Google with its services. Nice try though.
The market is already saturated with locked-in, walled garden type smartphones. Microsoft isn't offering anything that other manufacturers aren't already. Most people aren't going to want to buy a WP7 device if they can get an established Android phone or iPhone at the same price.
First, let me say that I completely agree with you and I would really like to see more women post on Slashdot. Heck, I'd really like to be working with more female developers, it kinda gets depressing at times only working with other guys.
However, understand that there exists a huge demographic of men on this forum that, let's say, won't be finding love anytime soon. Such a situation can warp one's sensibilities to the extent that they feel little apathy for the gender that, from their perspective, appear to be oppressing them. Misogynistic comments are one of the ways they lash out to mask the pain that they feel for being rejected. I've never gone that far, but I can understand their perspective because I was hopelessly single for most of my life, it wears a guy down after a while whether he admits it or not.
Conversely, they same thing happens in reverse. If a guy enters a forum where there is primarily a huge demographic of unattractive women and/or lesbians, I can guarantee there will be a flood of misandrist (funny how my spell check doesn't recognize this word...) comments towards this individual. The reasons for this behavior is quite similar to the treatment of women in this forum.
Do the above examples justify this kind of sexist behavior? Absolutely not! In the end, each of us as individuals are responsible for our own behavior and our own status quo. If there's something in your life that you don't like, put up with it and shut up, or do something about it, even if it means distancing yourself from a situation or social clique.
TL;DR version: Women, there is a poisonous demographic in every community and sometimes you have to deal with it. Time you spend complaining about these fools is time you're not spending making a good case for yourself with insightful comments. Men, not all women are bad, seriously, but blanket statements insult everybody including those that don't deserve to be insulted. Maybe you should think long and hard about why you feel the way you do about women, or just keep comments to yourself or your own circle.
Although the CBC tends to lean more to the views of the Right, which recently prohibited scientists from speaking to the public without government permission. Maybe we shouldn't be rated this high...
The invasive ad that comes up as soon as I click the link was enough for me to write off this article, but it's lunch hour here in central Manitoba and I don't feel like going outside. Yeah, Chromium is pretty much all you need if you want to scrub all the Google crap. The rest of them don't really make sense to me. How about a developer version that comes will all the tools and debuggers that's needed for web development? If one exists, why isn't it in the list? Dumb click farm....
Wouldn't the likeness of Tiny Tower be considered trademark? This without even considering the level for level copy and paste would be considered sleazy if not outright copyright infringement. There's way too much of the same game in the Apple App Store anyway (yeah, I'll admit, I sold out, albeit jailbroken:P). Clones, while legitimate, are sleazy if you're charging for them and are more legitimate if you're cloning GameBoy Advance or other mainstream console games which typically aren't marketed and are often open source. You'd know about that, eh tepples?
... if Jim Balsillie spent less time trying to bring an NHL team to Hamilton (wtf?) and more time trying to improve the RIM brand, then maybe BlackBerry would be more relevant in today's smartphone market. Perhaps...
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By "getting what she deserves" and "taught a lesson," I parsed that as being treated like a sex toy/arm candy and tossed out when she gets boring, not treated with respect, etc. And why not?
Honestly, that's exactly how I parsed that bit myself. Rape was the last thing on my mind as this is already considered a universally bad thing. I think the GP AC is one of those radical feminist types that think all men are monsters and have a propensity towards raping women.
Also, in this world you teach people how to treat you. Why should we respect anyone who doesn't respect themselves, regardless of gender? And this comment has nothing to do with rape, FYI. That's a completely different subject matter that most men and women tend to agree on anyway.
All I can think of is, do we really want the typical PHP "programmer" types writing code for robots?
You seem to think because you see "PHP" that people barely capable of writing anything in the language will be writing code for something that requires rigorous quality control. Truth is, these "programmer" types as you put it are more likely to stick to what they know best and leave the technical stuff to people who know that best. Also, who's to say that these "programmer" types won't try to pretend like they know C, or Java, or SQL? A language is just a language, and anyone can learn any language, but it's how the language is used and the person using it that determines its usefulness to whatever it is applied to. Many innovations in software development and engineering come from shifting different pieces around to see where they fit best. I think it is a very worthwhile endeavor to see if a LAMP stack has any place in robotics.
It's bad enough what a SQL injection attack can do now, imagine what can happen when it effects something with arms to beat people over the head with (though if it could be directed at the programmer...).
I think in this case, it's the company that hires the "programmer" type who's responsible for any dangerous mishaps rather than the "programmer" him/herself. That probably would be enough motivation for that company to hire only the best developers to write code for their robots. Also, in the case of open source robotics using a LAMP stack, it's assumed to be "use at your own risk" anyway like any open source software, plus the user would be liable for any damages resulting from poor coding of their robot. That's probably enough motivation for a "programmer" not to code for a robot.
I loved Huck Finn as a teen, it's a great history lesson, and really highlights how people really are in society. I guess that's what the fuss is all about...
Most modern sewage systems have separate drainage lines for grey and brown water. Brown water usually shares the same drainage lines as the street with grey water being separate so that your sinks and tub don't get backed up in heavy rainfall. Older infrastructure usually drains brown, grey and street water all on the same line. When the streets flood in this case, the results aren't pretty, nor are they sanitary.
I guess that would be 3 ways to do something and 1 way to extremely half-ass it (or 0.14-ass it).
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 for NES. Most of the game was pretty easy, but once you get to the last few levels, you pretty much have to utilize bugs in the game just to proceed. Same thing for beating Big Boss in Metal Gear.
perl is probably the winner in one-liners.
Wrong.
Thank you for making me laugh out loud :)
the leaders in false dichotomies.
Not to mention he got called out by the valedictorian while getting his honorary doctorate at the University of Winnipeg.
Oh yeah, most the hyper religious people in Manitoba live in the rural areas, like Steinbach where they just recently got their first liquor store. Don't lump us Winterpeggers in with them :P
Everything has a purpose but not everything is sentient.
If not everything is sentient, then where do we draw the line and how do we know whether that line is arbitrary or not? It seems to me that sentience is easier explained if it was some fundamental property of matter, otherwise we end up in the realm of theological thinking in that sentience just appears out of nowhere when the "right" amount of atoms in the "right" configuration coalesce. If not everything has some form of sentience, one can easily say that we are not sentient in the context of the entire universe.
Otherwise, animals would not have been provided for our health and welfare.
I'm not sure where you're getting at here. How does this explain sentience?
When one considers the prime-mover philosophy combined with the infinite intelligence of God Himself, one can not submit to a definition of human intelligence or the meaning of life based on some mass-voting technique that is limited to human mentality. One can also not yield to the "God is unnecessary" viewpoint promoted by some scientists who have managed to understand some infinitesimal facet of God's creation. Nor can we go with the attitude of some science fiction writers who insist we will one day "outgrow our need for a 'God' concept".
Ok, I can see that you're trying to explain something in the context of something you value in your own reality. It's understandable that you would do so, this is how people thought for millennia. However, in order to arrive at a sound explanation for a hard to understand phenomena, we have to consider all possibilities, such as the possibility that God does not exist, or the possibility that we're mistaken in who/what we thought God is. If you take a chance and explore all possibilities, you might actually like what you find out.
I completely agree with you here. One thing that I've thought about is that life came about as a result of random interactions between fundamental components. I've sometimes wondered if every bit of matter in the universe had some form of sentience, some sense of purpose. It seems to be the case from my viewpoint, that even something as small as an atom strives to be greater than what it is by itself and can only become so by joining forces with another that wants something similar.
... has gone to plaid.
I would not be willing to take the pay cut that comes with going from the Sr guy to a Jr.
Fair enough, but isn't it your own fault for not diversifying enough? Those of us that can move to any job are the ones that don't commit to only one platform. Or the ones willing to take an insulting pay cut.
Maybe that's true if you only want to date women your age, but the game changes dramatically for men when they date younger, even as a geek/nerd. And not too young either.
Some business fail because they use flawed models, others fail because the models they use have become deprecated. Gone are the days that we can treat software like a tangible object. Maybe you should spend your time coming up with a more modern business model rather than complaining that the one you're currently using is naturally going the way of the dinosaur. Most of the successful software companies today utilize a service-based model. It's a lot harder to pirate a service than to pirate something that can be infinitely copied.
This kind of thing happens in all kinds of industries as a result of technological progress and this isn't about to change. No sympathy for you.
Maybe you're not smoking enough reefer?
Nope, sorry, "better integration with a product the company owns" is already covered by Apple and its cloud services, and Google with its services. Nice try though.
I was expecting an actual working device, not an actual Lego model of a device. What a pile of kuso.
The market is already saturated with locked-in, walled garden type smartphones. Microsoft isn't offering anything that other manufacturers aren't already. Most people aren't going to want to buy a WP7 device if they can get an established Android phone or iPhone at the same price.
First, let me say that I completely agree with you and I would really like to see more women post on Slashdot. Heck, I'd really like to be working with more female developers, it kinda gets depressing at times only working with other guys.
However, understand that there exists a huge demographic of men on this forum that, let's say, won't be finding love anytime soon. Such a situation can warp one's sensibilities to the extent that they feel little apathy for the gender that, from their perspective, appear to be oppressing them. Misogynistic comments are one of the ways they lash out to mask the pain that they feel for being rejected. I've never gone that far, but I can understand their perspective because I was hopelessly single for most of my life, it wears a guy down after a while whether he admits it or not.
Conversely, they same thing happens in reverse. If a guy enters a forum where there is primarily a huge demographic of unattractive women and/or lesbians, I can guarantee there will be a flood of misandrist (funny how my spell check doesn't recognize this word...) comments towards this individual. The reasons for this behavior is quite similar to the treatment of women in this forum.
Do the above examples justify this kind of sexist behavior? Absolutely not! In the end, each of us as individuals are responsible for our own behavior and our own status quo. If there's something in your life that you don't like, put up with it and shut up, or do something about it, even if it means distancing yourself from a situation or social clique.
TL;DR version: Women, there is a poisonous demographic in every community and sometimes you have to deal with it. Time you spend complaining about these fools is time you're not spending making a good case for yourself with insightful comments. Men, not all women are bad, seriously, but blanket statements insult everybody including those that don't deserve to be insulted. Maybe you should think long and hard about why you feel the way you do about women, or just keep comments to yourself or your own circle.
Although the CBC tends to lean more to the views of the Right, which recently prohibited scientists from speaking to the public without government permission. Maybe we shouldn't be rated this high...
The invasive ad that comes up as soon as I click the link was enough for me to write off this article, but it's lunch hour here in central Manitoba and I don't feel like going outside. Yeah, Chromium is pretty much all you need if you want to scrub all the Google crap. The rest of them don't really make sense to me. How about a developer version that comes will all the tools and debuggers that's needed for web development? If one exists, why isn't it in the list? Dumb click farm....
Wouldn't the likeness of Tiny Tower be considered trademark? This without even considering the level for level copy and paste would be considered sleazy if not outright copyright infringement. There's way too much of the same game in the Apple App Store anyway (yeah, I'll admit, I sold out, albeit jailbroken :P). Clones, while legitimate, are sleazy if you're charging for them and are more legitimate if you're cloning GameBoy Advance or other mainstream console games which typically aren't marketed and are often open source. You'd know about that, eh tepples?
... if Jim Balsillie spent less time trying to bring an NHL team to Hamilton (wtf?) and more time trying to improve the RIM brand, then maybe BlackBerry would be more relevant in today's smartphone market. Perhaps...