Probably some group who claims that animals should not be kept as pets. I agree, they should be kept as family, if they so choose to make your home theirs.
I think the issue is that the smartphone has accentuated the problem that TV was starting to cause. It's easy as a child to mindlessly watch TV if nobody tells you not to. Even easier with smartphones because you can take them with you.
If you have nothing guiding you, and you don't have much ambition as a result, this loop is an easy one to get trapped in, and you end up wasting your life away like so many people do.
These people end up taking unpaid internships because its their last hope to get in the industry. As a student, you should actively be trying to figure out how you can apply the things you've learned to real world issues. Employers pick up on the students that ask questions about real issues during visits, networking events, what-have-you, not the ones who ask if the company has an employee lounge with nice comfy chairs for break time.
I'm sure there are the unfortunate cases, but from observation (I live in Canada, maybe the rest of the world has it differently, I don't know) it tends to be the less skilled/lazy folks who get the unpaid internships. Those who end up doing something about their pitfalls during these unpaid internships should have earned their place in the industry, and will soon be getting theirs, because they've shown that they care. Employers love that. Anyone else should just go back to school, or flip some burgers.
You seem to think that I'm not familiar with Pepperberg's work. What parrot owner isn't?
That's a little condescending. Maybe you two hate eachother, in which case, I understand. Not to be an asshole or anything but... some people just own parrots because they're cool.
As a longtime pet lover, I have to say that this is either the stupidest thing I've heard from Bezos & Co for some time, or a genius plot to extort money from stupid people.
The second, without any of the genius part. This idea has always existed in tech I'm sure. Only today the tech is so "advanced" that gullible people will actually believe what the device is telling them their pet is saying.
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What does being a citizen of any nation have to do with knowledge of Catholic history?
Your argument was awesome, but otherwise, you're an asshole.
Disclaimer: I am not American.
There's just no answer. We're all doomed.
Probably some group who claims that animals should not be kept as pets.
I agree, they should be kept as family, if they so choose to make your home theirs.
I think the issue is that the smartphone has accentuated the problem that TV was starting to cause.
It's easy as a child to mindlessly watch TV if nobody tells you not to. Even easier with smartphones because you can take them with you.
If you have nothing guiding you, and you don't have much ambition as a result, this loop is an easy one to get trapped in, and you end up wasting your life away like so many people do.
It's a morale thing, not a practical thing.
You're just spewing to spew at this point. Have a nice day.
Just walk around with a bug net. Problem solved.
Sheesh!
The most respectable bosses are the ones who aren't afraid to do your job and get their hands dirty.
He just wants to be right. Let him do his thing.
Power through numbers, my friend.
You want end-users to think for themselves?
Well now I think we have a problem.
No kidding, I even got down-modded just for saying it!
This should be modded up into infinity.
Have you ever tried flushing a toilet?!
Shit. My hat off to you sir.
My mom doesn't know how to code, so I think we're safe.
I don't understand why this is shocking.
These people end up taking unpaid internships because its their last hope to get in the industry. As a student, you should actively be trying to figure out how you can apply the things you've learned to real world issues. Employers pick up on the students that ask questions about real issues during visits, networking events, what-have-you, not the ones who ask if the company has an employee lounge with nice comfy chairs for break time.
I'm sure there are the unfortunate cases, but from observation (I live in Canada, maybe the rest of the world has it differently, I don't know) it tends to be the less skilled/lazy folks who get the unpaid internships. Those who end up doing something about their pitfalls during these unpaid internships should have earned their place in the industry, and will soon be getting theirs, because they've shown that they care. Employers love that. Anyone else should just go back to school, or flip some burgers.
You guys are getting paid?!
"And it'll be really easy, believe me"...
It's gonna be great! You're gonna love it!
Dude, you make me feel like I wrote this. Word for word.
It's almost as if it's implying men are getting together to count sperm!
Maybe others would spend it on a medical problem and save lives.
Or give the impression that lives are being saved! MSPaint is excellent for cropping out tumors from chest x-rays!
I can finally rest easy. Yesterday was a very hard day for me. Was having a hard time letting it sink in.
These are surely signs of the times my friend.
You seem to think that I'm not familiar with Pepperberg's work. What parrot owner isn't?
That's a little condescending. Maybe you two hate eachother, in which case, I understand.
Not to be an asshole or anything but... some people just own parrots because they're cool.
As a longtime pet lover, I have to say that this is either the stupidest thing I've heard from Bezos & Co for some time, or a genius plot to extort money from stupid people.
The second, without any of the genius part. This idea has always existed in tech I'm sure. Only today the tech is so "advanced" that gullible people will actually believe what the device is telling them their pet is saying.