Are engineers operating engines? Then why do they call themselves engineers?
Don't be a milksop. Licensing boards who jealously guard their monopolies do not get to redefine a word that has been in existence for hundreds of years. And besides, doctors are called doctors because they attained an academic degree, not because a licensing board allows them to practice, and someone building bridges could very well be an engineer, and is certainly so in the original sense of the word.
Only people who write software can call themselves "coders", and they only do it with mock irony, like the fossil hunter in Jurassic Park calling his employer a "digger".
I once had to write cryptographic software on a laptop without a display, using the keyboard LEDs to output morse code, all while the villains had me trapped in a cell.
Yes, it is truly horrible. I'm paying more in taxes than my parents ever earned. Of course, I do so because the government payed for my education, which has given me valuable skills, but I see now how selfish its action were. The government only lifts people out of poverty to expand the economy in order to produce more tax revenue, which it uses to continue to raise the standard of living of all Americans. It's a vicious cycle!
Godwinning is humor, something you might not understand. What is most funny how the educated focus on civil rights abuses, and the uneducated just thinks he talks too good.
So? Dell sells three times as many computers as Apple, and nobody cares what Dell does. Those who don't know any better will continue use iTunes, and the sophisticated will use Amazon.
Of course, the smart people buy CDs. They're cheaper than ever, and they come with art, lyrics, and backup media.
We have Amazon. The only thing keeping iTunes relevant is the fact that Apple won't let anything else talk to the iPhone, and they refuse all other music players for the device.
You, on the other hand, just prayed for a war simply because you happen to dislike one of the potential victims, you bloodthirsty maniac.
If it doesn't hurt, they won't learn. Sometimes you have to make a man walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
And besides, I am the one representing the rule of law. The cheerleaders of the Iraq war are the ones on Fox News whining about indoctrination camps and black helicopters when they're not blaming liberals for provoking Richard Poplawski.
If you don't want massacres, then don't fight the USA. That the USA can massacre its opponents is a GOOD thing, as it brings more American soldiers home alive.
Which is why I pray to the imaginary God that we will see the civil war the wing-nutters predict, so I can do to you what you so casually believe we should do to others.
Also, I'm a bit aghast at the condescension from the summary submitter.
It's the conceit of the hard science fiction fan, the sort of chubby white male who worships Niven and Pournelle and Heinlein and believes that girls don't talk to him because they're man-hating feminists.
Here's how you destroy them: "Scrith is fucking magic, you smelly virgins, and the Kzin were more plausible aliens in Wing Commander!"
Let's rile them up some more: I've owned four laptops in the last ten years, from IBM, Toshiba, HP, and Apple.
The Macbook Pro was the most expensive, has the worst LCD viewing angle, has the worst speakers, is the only one that overheats if you use it with the lid closed, and the only one to have a battery go all 'splody in slow motion. I also had to reflash the power management firmware because it stop charging due to a bug in the previous version. I don't care how much or how little they cost, I'm never making that mistake again.
You're not locked into a contract. So when, not if, AT&T treats you like shit, you can leave.
And your iPhone still becomes a brick. How useful.
It's been over two years already. If Apple actually cared about their customers and the developers contributing to their platform, they'd be selling them unlocked by now.
But AT&T is just like Disney. Jobs will settle for mediocrity when it flashes enough dollar bills in front of him.
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Are engineers operating engines? Then why do they call themselves engineers?
Don't be a milksop. Licensing boards who jealously guard their monopolies do not get to redefine a word that has been in existence for hundreds of years. And besides, doctors are called doctors because they attained an academic degree, not because a licensing board allows them to practice, and someone building bridges could very well be an engineer, and is certainly so in the original sense of the word.
After all, when you know already your fair share of PHP and Javascript, learning Java, C and assembly doesn't take three months either.
Reproducing syntax is not knowledge.
Only people who write software can call themselves "coders", and they only do it with mock irony, like the fossil hunter in Jurassic Park calling his employer a "digger".
Is it too much to ask for people to read the things they moderate? The parent should be "-1 lolwut?"
I once had to write cryptographic software on a laptop without a display, using the keyboard LEDs to output morse code, all while the villains had me trapped in a cell.
Yes, it is truly horrible. I'm paying more in taxes than my parents ever earned. Of course, I do so because the government payed for my education, which has given me valuable skills, but I see now how selfish its action were. The government only lifts people out of poverty to expand the economy in order to produce more tax revenue, which it uses to continue to raise the standard of living of all Americans. It's a vicious cycle!
Yup, it's been downhill since we abandoned feudalism.
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Death to all who oppose us! Glory to the Sin'dorei!
You mean like this?
Godwinning is humor, something you might not understand. What is most funny how the educated focus on civil rights abuses, and the uneducated just thinks he talks too good.
Yeah, Blizzard already did that.
So? Dell sells three times as many computers as Apple, and nobody cares what Dell does. Those who don't know any better will continue use iTunes, and the sophisticated will use Amazon.
Of course, the smart people buy CDs. They're cheaper than ever, and they come with art, lyrics, and backup media.
We have Amazon. The only thing keeping iTunes relevant is the fact that Apple won't let anything else talk to the iPhone, and they refuse all other music players for the device.
You, on the other hand, just prayed for a war simply because you happen to dislike one of the potential victims, you bloodthirsty maniac.
If it doesn't hurt, they won't learn. Sometimes you have to make a man walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
And besides, I am the one representing the rule of law. The cheerleaders of the Iraq war are the ones on Fox News whining about indoctrination camps and black helicopters when they're not blaming liberals for provoking Richard Poplawski.
It would not end well for undisciplined civilians like you.
Please, realize your Red Dawn fantasies. I have the federal government on my side. It will be fun.
all because nobody listens to you
Nobody listens to me? I just got you to blow your whole troll wad. You've been neutralized. I win.
If you don't want massacres, then don't fight the USA. That the USA can massacre its opponents is a GOOD thing, as it brings more American soldiers home alive.
Which is why I pray to the imaginary God that we will see the civil war the wing-nutters predict, so I can do to you what you so casually believe we should do to others.
The only thing that would make this game interesting would be for both factions to be playable.
Better yet, make the entire Iraq war an MMORPG.
Also, I'm a bit aghast at the condescension from the summary submitter.
It's the conceit of the hard science fiction fan, the sort of chubby white male who worships Niven and Pournelle and Heinlein and believes that girls don't talk to him because they're man-hating feminists.
Here's how you destroy them: "Scrith is fucking magic, you smelly virgins, and the Kzin were more plausible aliens in Wing Commander!"
We get an "achievement" for posting to this thread maybe?
Constructed languages are so boring though; they strip out all the fun parts of language learning.
But learning Scheme was fun. Learning Perl, not so much.
Every programmer should have to learn Lojban.
Let's rile them up some more: I've owned four laptops in the last ten years, from IBM, Toshiba, HP, and Apple.
The Macbook Pro was the most expensive, has the worst LCD viewing angle, has the worst speakers, is the only one that overheats if you use it with the lid closed, and the only one to have a battery go all 'splody in slow motion. I also had to reflash the power management firmware because it stop charging due to a bug in the previous version. I don't care how much or how little they cost, I'm never making that mistake again.
I would ask why you believe in forcing people to monetarily support an institution they don't believe in.
Why do you hate the troops? You don't care if they live or die, so long as you get a tax cut, do you?
You're not locked into a contract. So when, not if, AT&T treats you like shit, you can leave.
And your iPhone still becomes a brick. How useful.
It's been over two years already. If Apple actually cared about their customers and the developers contributing to their platform, they'd be selling them unlocked by now.
But AT&T is just like Disney. Jobs will settle for mediocrity when it flashes enough dollar bills in front of him.
And no offense, but one who offhandedly dismisses others' preferences as a psychological disorder isn't exactly in a position to cast stones...
Actually, no, I'm am perfectly well positioned to cast stones, and with deadly accuracy.