They're okay if the kid is playing a game that encourages you to pick up a hooker, pay for sex, have sex, then beat up the hooker to get your money back.
The only part I have a problem with is beating up the hooker; the rest is business. But then, what do you expect? You're playing a SCUMBAG; it only makes sense that you'd act like a scumbag.
Which should tell you something about the people doing the objecting, and the people who're cleverly using 'outrage' of these individuals to push their political careers.
Is there any evidence that you would consider sufficient to cause you to believe that Jesus Christ did come back from the dead?
The fact that a single man came to the conclusion that he could win a court case 'proving' religious tenet X doesn't impress me in the slightest. I don't even know why you bothered making such a big deal out of it in the first place; it's essentially just a 19th century rehash of the story of Paul ('disbeliever sees the light').
I'm not a christian nor will I ever be one. If this bothers you in some fashion perhaps you might be better served by moving to a country that doesn't support freedom of religion...and freedom FROM religion. Or, if you just have to argue with one of the heathen, go find one who actually gives a shit (hint: that isn't me).
And my God came back from the dead, after being nailed to the cross. This is the reason behind the hope of Christianity.
So you folks tell us...over and over again, whether we want to hear it or not. But seeing as how you can't provide any proof on the matter, why the hell should I believe you - or even care?
Can your God come back from the dead?
I dunno, since according to Norse myth he hasn't died yet.
No, but you're an idiot if you think NAT or a firewall is the best way to do that.
A combination of NAT and firewall, along with some simple common sense (e.g., don't use IE, don't run executables you get in th email) is a pretty effective way to keep your machine from getting infected with malware or turned into a zombie. Why anyone would argue against a NAT/firewall combination as part of this solution is beyond me.
Oh, and I've been watching original BSG: we need human-shaped robots to fulfill their destiny as man's conqueror.
I was thinking more along the lines of "soon we can all have a cylon that looks like Grace Park!" At least until they revolt, but I can think of worse ways to go....
If you have an engineer that is only in it for the money, then they'll leave as soon as a bigger paycheck comes along.
This is also true of any employee, anywhere, who favors the financial well-being of his or her family over his own selfish 'passion' in regards to company X. Responsible people choose family over business any day of the week.
So it comes back to my original argument: skill is far more important than passion, and always will be - to a competent manager, at least. If you can get both in the same package, great; but don't think that 'passion' will win you any brownie points with a family man who has his priorities straight. Or, in fact, with anyone who thinks securing their financial future might be a tad bit more important than a sop to company loyalty.
He (or she) is attempting to do the same thing, and analyze what things are necessary, and *why*.
I see there's a reason you're posting AC. You apparently haven't mastered the ability to correct interpret your native language. Spares you the embarrassment, eh?
Read what I said: discussion of a government system in the U.S. that isn't based on the Constitution is nothing more than a mind game because unless there's a violent revolution the Constitution *isn't going away*. So if you want to be serious about reconstructing government you *have* to start with the Constitution - everything else is just pissing into the wind.
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it is really that today's mainstream artists are all mass-producing rubish
Spoken like a true old-timer. "Everything kids listen to these days is crap!". As I recall, everyone from the big-band era said the exact same thing about rock 'n roll....
we simply add more and more stimuli to fill in the brain capacity that is no longer required for those tasks simplified by databases and search engines.
Perhaps for those under 40, or who don't have children. Old age and rug rats quickly make the quiet life quite appealing, and the ability to throw out unneeded stimuli as good as gold.
but the country is definitely run by corporations, or more precisely, by rich corporate shareholders.
The country is run by people who crave power and find a way to get it. This includes certain corporate CEOs, members of Congress, upper management in just about every government bureaucracy in the country, a certain few demagogues among the religious right and liberal left, and so on. It isn't limited to corporations, nor are corporations the majority shareholders in American politics. This nonsense about corporations running the country is just that - nonsense.
I guess my reply would be that I'm not interested in a government that doesn't begin where the Constitution leaves off. A strict interpretation of the Constitution is as close to libertarian ideals as you're going to get in the real world, if history is any indication at all.
In any event, as an American I'm well aware of the fact that without a violent revolution the Constitution *has* to be the starting point when talking about government services. Anything else is just a mind-game.
Same thing I was thinking. Bill isn't complaining that there aren't enough folks in CS; he's complaining that the market isn't so flooded that he can pay people in the United States the same wages he pays people in India.
Bill isn't stupid, and it's becoming rather apparent that outsourcing to Third World nations isn't working out nearly as well as people thought it would. What he needs are American workers he can pay peanuts, and he can't have that if the market isn't glutted enough to drive people to desperate measures.
I think programming has to be a calling, to some degree, otherwise one is probably better off doing something else.
I think it's more accurate to say that to be any good at a thing (no matter what it is) you have to have some natural talent at it. People who have a natural talent at something tend to enjoy it more than doing something they have no talent for.
Either you have the talent or you don't. You can't develop it and no amount of love for a thing (computers, painting, whatever) will ever make you any good at it if you don't have the talent in the first place. That's just life, and sometimes it sucks, and you just have to deal with it.
not a bunch of people going into a major because it's the next big money-maker
Exactly how is this a bad thing in a capitalistic society?
The motivations of the worker are irrelevent; it's his or her output that matters. As an employer I'll take the more-skilled money-hungry coder over the coder who's supposedly driven by 'passion' any day of the week.
I don't where people get off on thinking that a desire to make money somehow makes one a 'lesser' sort of person. This is America, not some socialist shithole.
until they get their way and force us all to watch a sanitized version of reality.
It's already sanitized. No sex, no real swearing, 'clean' violence, etc. I'm not sure how it could become any more sanitized without turning into one big "Christian Coalition Network".
Apparently you've never worked for government. The goal of government - all government - is to accrue power. If corporations are in line with that goal then government will do business with them; if not, then government and corporations will be at odds.
Despite what some far-left loons think, America is not in the absolute grip of some overarching corporate conspiracy. There is no corporate "Illuminati", nor will there ever be one.
I don't think the government should be in the telecommunications business. I just think it should own the infrastructure and lease it on fair and equal terms to private ISPs and LECs as the ILECs are currently forced to do.
That's actually a libertarian concept. Better be careful or the liberals will revoke your membership card.
So to me it seems like I am being extorted, not the poor company.
That's always the case. Wild-eyed lefties claim we should tax the hell out of corporations, yet seem to suffer a mental disconnect about WHERE the money that corporations makes comes from. Apparently they think that corporations actually print money in a basement somewhere.
Every single tax paid by a corporation comes from its earnings. All of a corporations earnings comes from its customers. That means YOU. YOU pay every tax levied against any corporation. Corporations are merely convenient collection points for taxation.
I'm not arguing against taxing corporations. I'm actually in favor of it, since this method also levies taxes against foreign investors as well as foreign concerns (e.g., factories in mexico) - or at least they would, if the laws weren't riddled with loopholes. All I'm saying is that people should be aware that any tax paid by a corporation is directly passed on to the customer - there is NO exception to this rule, unless the corporation actually is printing money in its basement.
So when a municipality levies a franchise fee on a utility, this fee is paid by the citizens of that municipality *whether or not its listed on the bill*. It might be more selective in that it only taxes the people who use the utility, but the utility itself never pays taxes.
The Constitution is the defining document of this country. Why on Earth should we set it aside in a discussion of what services government should and should not provide?
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They're okay if the kid is playing a game that encourages you to pick up a hooker, pay for sex, have sex, then beat up the hooker to get your money back.
The only part I have a problem with is beating up the hooker; the rest is business. But then, what do you expect? You're playing a SCUMBAG; it only makes sense that you'd act like a scumbag.
Max
To anyone with half a brain, this is a non-issue.
Which should tell you something about the people doing the objecting, and the people who're cleverly using 'outrage' of these individuals to push their political careers.
Welcome to America, baby!
Max
Screwing and fucking in lust, yes
If you're a man lust is one the requirements for the screwing and fucking. Or I suppose Viagra would do in a pinch.
Max
Is there any evidence that you would consider sufficient to cause you to believe that Jesus Christ did come back from the dead?
The fact that a single man came to the conclusion that he could win a court case 'proving' religious tenet X doesn't impress me in the slightest. I don't even know why you bothered making such a big deal out of it in the first place; it's essentially just a 19th century rehash of the story of Paul ('disbeliever sees the light').
I'm not a christian nor will I ever be one. If this bothers you in some fashion perhaps you might be better served by moving to a country that doesn't support freedom of religion...and freedom FROM religion. Or, if you just have to argue with one of the heathen, go find one who actually gives a shit (hint: that isn't me).
Max
And my God came back from the dead, after being nailed to the cross. This is the reason behind the hope of Christianity.
So you folks tell us...over and over again, whether we want to hear it or not. But seeing as how you can't provide any proof on the matter, why the hell should I believe you - or even care?
Can your God come back from the dead?
I dunno, since according to Norse myth he hasn't died yet.
Max
No, but you're an idiot if you think NAT or a firewall is the best way to do that.
A combination of NAT and firewall, along with some simple common sense (e.g., don't use IE, don't run executables you get in th email) is a pretty effective way to keep your machine from getting infected with malware or turned into a zombie. Why anyone would argue against a NAT/firewall combination as part of this solution is beyond me.
Max
See, the difference is that when liberals think they know what's best for someone, they don't force them to do it by law
That would explain things like environmental laws, the Endangered Species Act, and seatbelt laws.
Liberals LOVE forcing their views on others at the point of a gun. All for the 'greater good', of course.
Max
Oh, and I've been watching original BSG: we need human-shaped robots to fulfill their destiny as man's conqueror.
I was thinking more along the lines of "soon we can all have a cylon that looks like Grace Park!" At least until they revolt, but I can think of worse ways to go....
Max
If you have an engineer that is only in it for the money, then they'll leave as soon as a bigger paycheck comes along.
This is also true of any employee, anywhere, who favors the financial well-being of his or her family over his own selfish 'passion' in regards to company X. Responsible people choose family over business any day of the week.
So it comes back to my original argument: skill is far more important than passion, and always will be - to a competent manager, at least. If you can get both in the same package, great; but don't think that 'passion' will win you any brownie points with a family man who has his priorities straight. Or, in fact, with anyone who thinks securing their financial future might be a tad bit more important than a sop to company loyalty.
Max
He (or she) is attempting to do the same thing, and analyze what things are necessary, and *why*.
I see there's a reason you're posting AC. You apparently haven't mastered the ability to correct interpret your native language. Spares you the embarrassment, eh?
Read what I said: discussion of a government system in the U.S. that isn't based on the Constitution is nothing more than a mind game because unless there's a violent revolution the Constitution *isn't going away*. So if you want to be serious about reconstructing government you *have* to start with the Constitution - everything else is just pissing into the wind.
Max
it is really that today's mainstream artists are all mass-producing rubish
Spoken like a true old-timer. "Everything kids listen to these days is crap!". As I recall, everyone from the big-band era said the exact same thing about rock 'n roll....
Max
we simply add more and more stimuli to fill in the brain capacity that is no longer required for those tasks simplified by databases and search engines.
Perhaps for those under 40, or who don't have children. Old age and rug rats quickly make the quiet life quite appealing, and the ability to throw out unneeded stimuli as good as gold.
Max
but the country is definitely run by corporations, or more precisely, by rich corporate shareholders.
The country is run by people who crave power and find a way to get it. This includes certain corporate CEOs, members of Congress, upper management in just about every government bureaucracy in the country, a certain few demagogues among the religious right and liberal left, and so on. It isn't limited to corporations, nor are corporations the majority shareholders in American politics. This nonsense about corporations running the country is just that - nonsense.
Max
I guess my reply would be that I'm not interested in a government that doesn't begin where the Constitution leaves off. A strict interpretation of the Constitution is as close to libertarian ideals as you're going to get in the real world, if history is any indication at all.
In any event, as an American I'm well aware of the fact that without a violent revolution the Constitution *has* to be the starting point when talking about government services. Anything else is just a mind-game.
Max
Same thing I was thinking. Bill isn't complaining that there aren't enough folks in CS; he's complaining that the market isn't so flooded that he can pay people in the United States the same wages he pays people in India.
Bill isn't stupid, and it's becoming rather apparent that outsourcing to Third World nations isn't working out nearly as well as people thought it would. What he needs are American workers he can pay peanuts, and he can't have that if the market isn't glutted enough to drive people to desperate measures.
Max
If this is dehumanizing for you then yes, perhaps this is not the right field for you.
It isn't the right COMPANY for you. Microsofts interview process isn't a determinant of qualification for the field of CS.
Max
I think programming has to be a calling, to some degree, otherwise one is probably better off doing something else.
I think it's more accurate to say that to be any good at a thing (no matter what it is) you have to have some natural talent at it. People who have a natural talent at something tend to enjoy it more than doing something they have no talent for.
Either you have the talent or you don't. You can't develop it and no amount of love for a thing (computers, painting, whatever) will ever make you any good at it if you don't have the talent in the first place. That's just life, and sometimes it sucks, and you just have to deal with it.
Max
He is now back to where he was, leeching off his wife
Whereas if the wife does this she's "taking care of the home".
Max
not a bunch of people going into a major because it's the next big money-maker
Exactly how is this a bad thing in a capitalistic society?
The motivations of the worker are irrelevent; it's his or her output that matters. As an employer I'll take the more-skilled money-hungry coder over the coder who's supposedly driven by 'passion' any day of the week.
I don't where people get off on thinking that a desire to make money somehow makes one a 'lesser' sort of person. This is America, not some socialist shithole.
Max
until they get their way and force us all to watch a sanitized version of reality.
It's already sanitized. No sex, no real swearing, 'clean' violence, etc. I'm not sure how it could become any more sanitized without turning into one big "Christian Coalition Network".
Max
They have no master plan
Apparently you've never worked for government. The goal of government - all government - is to accrue power. If corporations are in line with that goal then government will do business with them; if not, then government and corporations will be at odds.
Despite what some far-left loons think, America is not in the absolute grip of some overarching corporate conspiracy. There is no corporate "Illuminati", nor will there ever be one.
Max
I don't think the government should be in the telecommunications business. I just think it should own the infrastructure and lease it on fair and equal terms to private ISPs and LECs as the ILECs are currently forced to do.
That's actually a libertarian concept. Better be careful or the liberals will revoke your membership card.
Max
A monopoly can only exist if a competitor can't offer the same product in the same market
That's only true in a free market. In the real world governments create and grant monopolies all the time. What do you think municipal franchises are?
Max
So to me it seems like I am being extorted, not the poor company.
That's always the case. Wild-eyed lefties claim we should tax the hell out of corporations, yet seem to suffer a mental disconnect about WHERE the money that corporations makes comes from. Apparently they think that corporations actually print money in a basement somewhere.
Every single tax paid by a corporation comes from its earnings. All of a corporations earnings comes from its customers. That means YOU. YOU pay every tax levied against any corporation. Corporations are merely convenient collection points for taxation.
I'm not arguing against taxing corporations. I'm actually in favor of it, since this method also levies taxes against foreign investors as well as foreign concerns (e.g., factories in mexico) - or at least they would, if the laws weren't riddled with loopholes. All I'm saying is that people should be aware that any tax paid by a corporation is directly passed on to the customer - there is NO exception to this rule, unless the corporation actually is printing money in its basement.
So when a municipality levies a franchise fee on a utility, this fee is paid by the citizens of that municipality *whether or not its listed on the bill*. It might be more selective in that it only taxes the people who use the utility, but the utility itself never pays taxes.
Max
No, no, set The Constitution aside.
The Constitution is the defining document of this country. Why on Earth should we set it aside in a discussion of what services government should and should not provide?
Max