[Invalid premise] She never claimed that she was violated while in the elevator. I do however agree that it is possible to judge whether it is reasonable for someone to feel a certain way. That is how I know that it's unreasonable for the guys in your camp to feel sooo upset over this specific incident. The extent of overreaction (really, death threats?) only highlights that she has a valid point.
I addressed the only part of your point that was worth addressing. You tried to use something Dawkins tweeted as support for your position. Dawkins has since realized he was using a logical fallacy and apologized (rightfully so). Without that support the rest of your stupid argument falls on its face so I didn't feel I needed to waste any time on it.
Dawkins has realized that he was using a logical fallacy and has since apologized for that tweet so everyone in this thread that is trying to defend him looks pretty silly.
She never accused the guy of harassment or assault. She was just pointing out behavior that she found to be creepy and used it as an example of what not to do. The whole video in question had to do with things that make women feel uncomfortable and thus not attend certain conferences. Yes, people have to deal with that from time to time in the larger society but if a specific group of people want to be more inclusive than they certainly shouldn't issue death threats just because someone had the nerve to point out some of those "awkward and uncomfortable" things.
I work 9-5 and then go home. When I get there I spend time with my family for a few hours and then work on games in Unity or misc arduino projects or whatever else I'm in to at the moment. Diversity keeps my passion alive so when I'm at work, toiling away with the same code base I've been using for the past 15 years it doesn't feel boring.
Oh, and also, Dawkins has since apologized for that comment. I think he eventually recognized the logical fallacy he had used and realized his mistake. So if you consider yourself a rational person you will do the same.
Thanks for remembering the details better than I did. I still wonder though what Apple plans to do if India or some other country says the same thing and requires access in order to do business in the country.
Blackberry used to be secure until they wanted to sell phones in India and the Indian government demanded a backdoor in order for them to sell phones there. Will India now also refuse the sale of iOS8?
Windows doesn't force you to have flash or Silverlight installed. I've been happy running without them for a while now. Also, you're wrong about computers being replaced by phones and tablets. Most people supplement their computer with a tablet or phone but they still use a computer.
I'm with you only I really like my Surface 2. Does everything I need when I'm on the go and has been the best travel device I've ever had. Also, don't fear the hate. Slashdot can be a rough place for we hardy few who are here and like Windows but that's no reason to post anonymously; embrace the hate as it only makes us stronger. (Also, there's more of us here than you might think)
I could go either way. I think though as long as it doesn't require a third party tool it's "native" just not "out-of-the-box". It is used natively though, just not in a way you may like. When the security warning pops up and the screen dims a bit that's actually a different desktop environment.
Interesting fact but this isn't new to Windows either. Win2k and maybe even earlier had native multidesktop support. They just didn't ship a default front end for it but they've had a free tool available for years that let you set it up.
If they'd just made it as thick as the camera it still would have been thin enough and they may have been room to add a bit more battery juice. Classic crApple form over function BS.
I think they're already ahead of Apple with they're universal apps. It's nice that if I pay for an app for my phone I get it for Win8 too. iOS and OSX still seem a long ways apart in many ways.
I don't like having things on my wrist and I don't mind taking my phone out of my packet to check the time. I'm certainly not going to pay $350+ for one that has to be charged at least once a day.
They know they won't win. I think MS is trying to force a clear judgment so everyone going forward knows what the rules are. My understanding is that they don't have a good case because the person in the case is a US citizen. If I commit a crime and the evidence is in a Hilton hotel room in the UK nobody expects Hilton to hold onto that evidence just because it happened to be in one of their hotels outside the US. So I think the concern by other countries is over done. In this case it's a US citizen and a US company. But MS wants that clearly spelled out to reassure people.
I'll never use Apple Pay but I hope it takes off any way so a lot more stores will upgrade their readers which in turn I hope will cause the credit card companies to issue more secure cards.
I work in a shared code environment. Visual Studio has no issue with nested templates without the space. But I still have to add the space so my Mac friends down the hall stay happy.
I'd rather get some cryptic information about stop codes or an error message than a condescending sad face accompanied by a reboot request. At least I can look up the code and get a ballpark idea what the issue is without firing up windbg.
I've had bad luck with using USB drives for backup in general. Two seagates and two Toshiba drives died before I got a synology unit. It's been rock solid so far.
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They seemed to imply it's an Italian thing but I've been to Italy and I'm pretty sure they had ice there.
[Invalid premise] She never claimed that she was violated while in the elevator. I do however agree that it is possible to judge whether it is reasonable for someone to feel a certain way. That is how I know that it's unreasonable for the guys in your camp to feel sooo upset over this specific incident. The extent of overreaction (really, death threats?) only highlights that she has a valid point.
I addressed the only part of your point that was worth addressing. You tried to use something Dawkins tweeted as support for your position. Dawkins has since realized he was using a logical fallacy and apologized (rightfully so). Without that support the rest of your stupid argument falls on its face so I didn't feel I needed to waste any time on it.
Dawkins has realized that he was using a logical fallacy and has since apologized for that tweet so everyone in this thread that is trying to defend him looks pretty silly.
She never accused the guy of harassment or assault. She was just pointing out behavior that she found to be creepy and used it as an example of what not to do. The whole video in question had to do with things that make women feel uncomfortable and thus not attend certain conferences. Yes, people have to deal with that from time to time in the larger society but if a specific group of people want to be more inclusive than they certainly shouldn't issue death threats just because someone had the nerve to point out some of those "awkward and uncomfortable" things.
I work 9-5 and then go home. When I get there I spend time with my family for a few hours and then work on games in Unity or misc arduino projects or whatever else I'm in to at the moment. Diversity keeps my passion alive so when I'm at work, toiling away with the same code base I've been using for the past 15 years it doesn't feel boring.
Oh, and also, Dawkins has since apologized for that comment. I think he eventually recognized the logical fallacy he had used and realized his mistake. So if you consider yourself a rational person you will do the same.
Really? You don't think sexual harassment and assault happen in the "1st world"?
You have a *very* selective view of the world around you.
The length you've gone to distort the facts of that situation speaks volumes about the source of the problem we're talking about.
Thanks for remembering the details better than I did. I still wonder though what Apple plans to do if India or some other country says the same thing and requires access in order to do business in the country.
Blackberry used to be secure until they wanted to sell phones in India and the Indian government demanded a backdoor in order for them to sell phones there.
Will India now also refuse the sale of iOS8?
Windows doesn't force you to have flash or Silverlight installed. I've been happy running without them for a while now. Also, you're wrong about computers being replaced by phones and tablets. Most people supplement their computer with a tablet or phone but they still use a computer.
I'm with you only I really like my Surface 2. Does everything I need when I'm on the go and has been the best travel device I've ever had.
Also, don't fear the hate. Slashdot can be a rough place for we hardy few who are here and like Windows but that's no reason to post anonymously; embrace the hate as it only makes us stronger. (Also, there's more of us here than you might think)
I could go either way. I think though as long as it doesn't require a third party tool it's "native" just not "out-of-the-box".
It is used natively though, just not in a way you may like. When the security warning pops up and the screen dims a bit that's actually a different desktop environment.
Interesting fact but this isn't new to Windows either. Win2k and maybe even earlier had native multidesktop support. They just didn't ship a default front end for it but they've had a free tool available for years that let you set it up.
If they'd just made it as thick as the camera it still would have been thin enough and they may have been room to add a bit more battery juice.
Classic crApple form over function BS.
Nah, I google with bing all the time.
I think they're already ahead of Apple with they're universal apps. It's nice that if I pay for an app for my phone I get it for Win8 too. iOS and OSX still seem a long ways apart in many ways.
Regardless, MS just wants this clearly spelled out so people know what the rules are and that they'll be the same rules for Google, Amazon, Apple etc.
I don't like having things on my wrist and I don't mind taking my phone out of my packet to check the time.
I'm certainly not going to pay $350+ for one that has to be charged at least once a day.
They know they won't win. I think MS is trying to force a clear judgment so everyone going forward knows what the rules are. My understanding is that they don't have a good case because the person in the case is a US citizen. If I commit a crime and the evidence is in a Hilton hotel room in the UK nobody expects Hilton to hold onto that evidence just because it happened to be in one of their hotels outside the US.
So I think the concern by other countries is over done. In this case it's a US citizen and a US company. But MS wants that clearly spelled out to reassure people.
I'll never use Apple Pay but I hope it takes off any way so a lot more stores will upgrade their readers which in turn I hope will cause the credit card companies to issue more secure cards.
I work in a shared code environment. Visual Studio has no issue with nested templates without the space. But I still have to add the space so my Mac friends down the hall stay happy.
I'd rather get some cryptic information about stop codes or an error message than a condescending sad face accompanied by a reboot request. At least I can look up the code and get a ballpark idea what the issue is without firing up windbg.
I've had bad luck with using USB drives for backup in general. Two seagates and two Toshiba drives died before I got a synology unit. It's been rock solid so far.
If there's one lesson I learned from Star Trek it's that you always, ALWAYS, include a manual override.