Slashdot Mirror


User: gerald.edward.butler

gerald.edward.butler's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
672
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 672

  1. Yes, and it is DANGEROUS! on The First Women in Tech Didn't Leave -- Men Pushed Them Out (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Unlike being a cop, being a large animal veterinarian is one of the more dangerous jobs one can do!

  2. No Worries! on The First Women in Tech Didn't Leave -- Men Pushed Them Out (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Andrew Wiles and the Taniyama Conjecture will be able to reconstruct your argument! Oh, wait....what were you saying?

  3. Look it up on Sexual Harassment In Tech Is As Old As the Computer Age (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    I think you don't know what the word fascist means.

  4. Re:This sexist drivel again on The First Women in Tech Didn't Leave -- Men Pushed Them Out (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    you say "nice job" and "easy job" exactly as though you've never performed those tasks yourself.....

    BZZT....Thank you for playing. I have. I've done nearly every kind of work there is. I've been around. Miltary, Soldier, grew up in shitty neighborhood where I had to get my paper-route money stolen regularly. Had to carry a knife walking back and forth to a shitty job at night. Etc. I know what is easy work and what isn't.

  5. Re:This sexist drivel again on The First Women in Tech Didn't Leave -- Men Pushed Them Out (wsj.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Elementary School Teacher
    Nurse
    Wait-Staff (paid more than cooks and dishwashers generally, for less hard work)
    Vet Tech (nice job)
    Office Admin (nice job)
    Receptionist (nice easy job)
    HR

  6. Sweet Home! Alabama? on Launch of Bitcoin Futures Trading Crashes CBOE Site (thestreet.com) · · Score: 1

    "Big Men???" keep on turning
    Carry on like boys of sin
    Singing songs about the teen-girls
    He rapes 'ole' 'bamy once again and He likes 'em young

    Well I heard Mister Moore deny about her
    Well I heard ole Roy put her down
    Well, I hope Roy Moore will remember
    A southern folk don't need him around anyhow

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the guys have not a clue (apparently)
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, it's startin' smell like poo

    In Ole 'Bamy they love the POTUS, boo-hoo-hoo
    Now we all did what we could do
    Now Pussy-Gate does not bother 'em
    Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the skies WERE so blue
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, can not these people be true?

    Now GOP has got Deniers
    And they've been known to twist the truth
    Lord they make nearly vomit
    They lie and cheat and steal, now how bout you?

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the skies CAN BE AGAIN so blue
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, I promise to make it for YOU!

  7. Sweet Home! Alabama? on Researchers Say Human Lifespans Have Already Hit Their Peak (newsweek.com) · · Score: 1

    "Big Men???" keep on turning
    Carry on like boys of sin
    Singing songs about the teen-girls
    He rapes 'ole' 'bamy once again and He likes 'em young

    Well I heard Mister Moore deny about her
    Well I heard ole Roy put her down
    Well, I hope Roy Moore will remember
    A southern folk don't need him around anyhow

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the guys have not a clue (apparently)
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, it's startin' smell like poo

    In Ole 'Bamy they love the POTUS, boo-hoo-hoo
    Now we all did what we could do
    Now Pussy-Gate does not bother 'em
    Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the skies WERE so blue
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, can not these people be true?

    Now GOP has got Deniers
    And they've been known to twist the truth
    Lord they make nearly vomit
    They lie and cheat and steal, now how bout you?

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the skies CAN BE AGAIN so blue
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, I promise to make it for YOU!

  8. "Big Men???" keep on turning
    Carry on like boys of sin
    Singing songs about the teen-girls
    He rapes 'ole' 'bamy once again and He likes 'em young

    Well I heard Mister Moore deny about her
    Well I heard ole Roy put her down
    Well, I hope Roy Moore will remember
    A southern folk don't need him around anyhow

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the guys have not a clue (apparently)
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, it's startin' smell like poo

    In Ole 'Bamy they love the POTUS, boo-hoo-hoo
    Now we all did what we could do
    Now Pussy-Gate does not bother 'em
    Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the skies WERE so blue
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, can not these people be true?

    Now GOP has got Deniers
    And they've been known to twist the truth
    Lord they make nearly vomit
    They lie and cheat and steal, now how bout you?

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the skies CAN BE AGAIN so blue
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, I promise to make it for YOU!

  9. Sweet Home! Alabama? on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Way to Retrain Old IT Workers? · · Score: 1

    "Big Men???" keep on turning
    Carry on like boys of sin
    Singing songs about the teen-girls
    He rapes 'ole' 'bamy once again and He likes 'em young

    Well I heard Mister Moore deny about her
    Well I heard ole Roy put her down
    Well, I hope Roy Moore will remember
    A southern folk don't need him around anyhow

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the guys have not a clue (apparently)
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, it's startin' smell like poo

    In Ole 'Bamy they love the POTUS, boo-hoo-hoo
    Now we all did what we could do
    Now Pussy-Gate does not bother 'em
    Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the skies WERE so blue
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, can not these people be true?

    Now GOP has got Deniers
    And they've been known to twist the truth
    Lord they make nearly vomit
    They lie and cheat and steal, now how bout you?

    Sweet home Alabama
    Where the skies CAN BE AGAIN so blue
    Sweet home Alabama
    Lord, I promise to make it for YOU!

  10. Here is the bottom line on Sexual Harassment In Tech Is As Old As the Computer Age (ieee.org) · · Score: 0

    If you support Trump and Moore you are a worthless piece of shit! I will make it my mission in life to see you removed from the gene pool. You are anti-American, sleeze-bag. On the other hand, if you think that women are "forced" out of Tech, you are a fucking liar. Get a fucking grip.

  11. Says the anonymous coward on Yahoo Sues Mozilla For Breach of Contract -- So Mozilla Counter Sues Yahoo (betanews.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nothing like anonymity to allow people to shoot their mouths off like meaningless, impotent, lazy, stupid, ignorant, child molesting bitches.

  12. I'd like to say, "Whoosh!" on Yesterday Americans Spent $5 Billion Online (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    But, I think that he may not have been joking and you are correct to call him the rude one. It's so outlandish what he said, that it's either a "Whoosh!", or, he is a fucking prick!

  13. The time it takes to load with the dishes it can actually usefully wash is not offset by the time it takes to manually wash such simple to clean dishes.

  14. GOP - Grand Ole Party NO MORE! on Ajit Pai and the FCC Want It To Be Legal for Comcast To Block BitTorrent (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    GOP = Grand Old Pedophiles

  15. I dare you to frame this ..... on What They Don't Tell You About Climate Change (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    ... in something that will preserve it well and ensure that your children and grand-children can read these words long after you are dead. They will curse your name!

  16. More importantly on What They Don't Tell You About Climate Change (economist.com) · · Score: 2

    Phosphorous is a bigger issue than Nitrogen. We are already to soon have an agricultural shortage of Phosphorous.

  17. Also, need to not forget Potassium (Fertilizer) on What They Don't Tell You About Climate Change (economist.com) · · Score: 1
  18. Wikipedia: Phosphorous (Fertilizer) on What They Don't Tell You About Climate Change (economist.com) · · Score: 1
  19. Uh-huh... on What They Don't Tell You About Climate Change (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    And where are you going to get all the necessary phosphorous for the new trees to grow?

  20. It's FAST! on Slashdot Asks: Have You Switched To Firefox 57? · · Score: 1

    Wow! It seems like it is 5 times faster on everything. The only thing I miss is "Tab Groups". But it seems like replacements are on the way for that.

  21. Option #3 on 'How Chrome Broke the Web' (tonsky.me) · · Score: 1

    - A UI that lets you reorder a list by clicking an up/down arrow and it immediately moves without reloading the page

    OPTION #3 for the WIN!

  22. That's actually probably because your best teachers weren't credentialed (which means they have actually studied things like pedagogy), many aren't, the best ones, of which there are also many, are

    Maybe you should lay off the "pedagogy" and just try learning some basic grammar. What the hell is that shit-fest of a sentence supposed to mean?

  23. If by store worthless junk you mean... on The Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility: Where Spacecraft Go To Die (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    ...have a bunch of moldy garbage that your children need to clean up and dispose of when you die.

  24. Misogynist! on First Mass-Produced Electric Truck Unveiled (nhk.or.jp) · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean "She". Equal Opportunity for All!

  25. Here is the thing I think you are missing.... on Nvidia Introduces a Computer For Level 5 Autonomous Cars (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    In a car AI we can break things like this:

            1. Video/Utlrasonic/Lidar/etc capture
            2. Processing and "Model Building" (builds 3D model in real-time from 1)
            3. "Game-Like" AI uses the 3-D Model from 2 which is exactly equivalent to what would be in a game

    This is, to the best of our knowledge, how our own brains do it.