I think the biggest challenge is that we don't _need_ perfect software when good enough will do. Nobody is going to pay for a house that has every measurement calculated and validated, with the perfect torque applied to each screw and every conceivable test method applied to each board and roof shingle. Even if it were, I still think we'd have houses that fall over because of poor design choices.
Though I agree that the tools can and should be better, I can't conceive of a toolchain or stack is going to tell me that I miscalculated a total because I left out a variable.
79% of the AMS study participants self-identify as non-publishers of climate papers. link. That bears about the same weight as a slashdot poll on the subject. I rest my case.
Publishing a paper about the climate is not promoting climate change. I see nothing wrong with the methods. If you do, please point them out. Your flippant dismissal is disheartening, as if you do not wish to know things that might challenge your world view.
this article was published in 2009 From the abstract:
"Here, we use an extensive dataset of 1,372 climate researchers and their publication and citation data to show that (i) 97–98% of the climate researchers most actively publishing in the field support the tenets of ACC outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and (ii) the relative climate expertise and scientific prominence of the researchers unconvinced of ACC are substantially below that of the convinced researchers"
This study does not seem to have the flaws you mention. There have been several studies I've seen with similar outcomes.
That's absurd, even if the Saudis funded the entire invasion it was hardly only their interests at stake. You may be surprised to know that virtually the entire world supported stopping Saddam/Iraq from taking over Kuwait and reducing the military power of the psychopathic ruler.
Many(most?) supermarkets in the US have a surprisingly decent selection of produce. Unfortunately, far too few of us actually go into the produce section but instead opt for the pre-packaged foods or don't make it into the supermarket at all. It really is hard to convince some folks that cooking is worth the preparation time.
Indeed. The further we go the more complicated we find the information including synthesis between chemical reactions and differences based on a host of factors, not the least of which is our large variance in gut microbes. Not to mention the fact that if you aren't chewing/ripping your food, you're not exercising your jaws, which might affect your facial musculature/skeletal development, which might affect your breathing patterns, which might introduce more bacteria, which...
I don't see that as altogether different from fear of public ridicule or being given a ticket. Fear is a prominent mechanism for politeness, as evidenced by the poor behavior of many US drivers when they think they are immune from reprisal.
Indeed, it's shocking that anyone ever chooses a language or platform other than the database for doing complex application logic. Certainly couldn't be a limitation of the tools or languages available in the DB, those are top notch for every business case.
So do you think the Tommy gun users switched to handguns instead of an AR 15 semi auto or a shotgun? Or did removing the Tommy gun option just stop the crime altogether? How do you account for the relatively low percentage of rifle deaths?
I typically use a fine grind and a bit of tamp on the coffee grinds so that it requires pressure to push down the coffee, somewhat more like espresso. I really like the results.
I found that by getting a metal filter and tamping a fine espresso grind down I can use far less coffee and get a very good cup, thought it takes a bit of elbow grease to push it down. I've also found the metal filter to be even easier to clean:
run the cap and filter under the sink after pressing out coffee while press cap still attached to clean the filter and cap and to mostly separate the metal filter from the grinds
remove the cap and metal filter. Rinse, leaving the filter inside the cap and set it aside to dry
It's worth noting that the "notorious idiots" choices significantly impact the rest of us. Shared resources such as health care and energy are among the things I support as eligible for regulation. For those things that do not affect others I would vehemently oppose such an imposition, and give each the opportunity to make whatever decision they like, including long, painful death.
Slashdot is a community that's been so vociferously anti-Microsoft because of the anti-competitive behavior and vendor lock in since its inception. I'm still perplexed why so many of us are readily promoting the Terminator 2 version of Microsoft to negate a few support visits for mom (that honestly, you shouldn't have had to make if you'd set her machine up properly).
No critique of your experience, but I recommend keepass. It's the only sane way to manage the the discrepant password mandates and change requirements across the bazillions of accounts I manage. Segment the passwords into different keystores if it suites you better.
How the hell is declaring something that is subjectively (and I would argue, generally) true dehumanizing? Especially statements that happen to be backed up by research, for instance, which sex is more charitable.
I wonder, would you defend men in the same way as you just did women, or is that a bit of gender role hypocrisy coming out?
Fair enough, I should say licensed. My point is that we "engineers" complain about lack of respect, lack of competency, etc, but don't seem to be embracing an established framework for accountability and credibility.
Are you certified as an engineer? Until we decide to start making the term mean something, it's empty talk. I'm gearing up to take the certification myself next year.
I would expect the editors to filter out what appears to be factually wrong summary and gratuitous speculation according to camembert's comment, or at least find a second opinion. I know, I must be new here, but crying-wolf articles such as these curb my page views dramatically.
I didn't realize I was so unlettered, your British spelling threw me. Still looks wrong. Throw some idioms in there early next time so we yanks can grok.
While I believe you had an insightful comment, your spelling errors were making me wince so I had to stop reading. Please get a spellchecker, they're so very useful.
I'm not afraid of people with guns, just as I'm not afraid of terrorists. You are afraid of people with guns, and that's part of the problem. Man up, Pete, liberty is a good thing.
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I think the biggest challenge is that we don't _need_ perfect software when good enough will do. Nobody is going to pay for a house that has every measurement calculated and validated, with the perfect torque applied to each screw and every conceivable test method applied to each board and roof shingle. Even if it were, I still think we'd have houses that fall over because of poor design choices.
Though I agree that the tools can and should be better, I can't conceive of a toolchain or stack is going to tell me that I miscalculated a total because I left out a variable.
79% of the AMS study participants self-identify as non-publishers of climate papers. link. That bears about the same weight as a slashdot poll on the subject. I rest my case.
Publishing a paper about the climate is not promoting climate change. I see nothing wrong with the methods. If you do, please point them out. Your flippant dismissal is disheartening, as if you do not wish to know things that might challenge your world view.
this article was published in 2009 From the abstract:
"Here, we use an extensive dataset of 1,372 climate researchers and their publication and citation data to show that (i) 97–98% of the climate researchers most actively publishing in the field support the tenets of ACC outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and (ii) the relative climate expertise and scientific prominence of the researchers unconvinced of ACC are substantially below that of the convinced researchers"
This study does not seem to have the flaws you mention. There have been several studies I've seen with similar outcomes.
That's absurd, even if the Saudis funded the entire invasion it was hardly only their interests at stake. You may be surprised to know that virtually the entire world supported stopping Saddam/Iraq from taking over Kuwait and reducing the military power of the psychopathic ruler.
Many(most?) supermarkets in the US have a surprisingly decent selection of produce. Unfortunately, far too few of us actually go into the produce section but instead opt for the pre-packaged foods or don't make it into the supermarket at all. It really is hard to convince some folks that cooking is worth the preparation time.
Indeed. The further we go the more complicated we find the information including synthesis between chemical reactions and differences based on a host of factors, not the least of which is our large variance in gut microbes. Not to mention the fact that if you aren't chewing/ripping your food, you're not exercising your jaws, which might affect your facial musculature/skeletal development, which might affect your breathing patterns, which might introduce more bacteria, which...
how much are you paying? Do you have a link to the jobs?
I don't see that as altogether different from fear of public ridicule or being given a ticket. Fear is a prominent mechanism for politeness, as evidenced by the poor behavior of many US drivers when they think they are immune from reprisal.
Indeed, it's shocking that anyone ever chooses a language or platform other than the database for doing complex application logic. Certainly couldn't be a limitation of the tools or languages available in the DB, those are top notch for every business case.
So do you think the Tommy gun users switched to handguns instead of an AR 15 semi auto or a shotgun? Or did removing the Tommy gun option just stop the crime altogether? How do you account for the relatively low percentage of rifle deaths?
I typically use a fine grind and a bit of tamp on the coffee grinds so that it requires pressure to push down the coffee, somewhat more like espresso. I really like the results.
I found that by getting a metal filter and tamping a fine espresso grind down I can use far less coffee and get a very good cup, thought it takes a bit of elbow grease to push it down. I've also found the metal filter to be even easier to clean:
I love the aeropress.
It's worth noting that the "notorious idiots" choices significantly impact the rest of us. Shared resources such as health care and energy are among the things I support as eligible for regulation. For those things that do not affect others I would vehemently oppose such an imposition, and give each the opportunity to make whatever decision they like, including long, painful death.
Slashdot is a community that's been so vociferously anti-Microsoft because of the anti-competitive behavior and vendor lock in since its inception. I'm still perplexed why so many of us are readily promoting the Terminator 2 version of Microsoft to negate a few support visits for mom (that honestly, you shouldn't have had to make if you'd set her machine up properly).
Who needs prosecutors with advocates like you?
No critique of your experience, but I recommend keepass. It's the only sane way to manage the the discrepant password mandates and change requirements across the bazillions of accounts I manage. Segment the passwords into different keystores if it suites you better.
How the hell is declaring something that is subjectively (and I would argue, generally) true dehumanizing? Especially statements that happen to be backed up by research, for instance, which sex is more charitable.
I wonder, would you defend men in the same way as you just did women, or is that a bit of gender role hypocrisy coming out?
Fair enough, I should say licensed. My point is that we "engineers" complain about lack of respect, lack of competency, etc, but don't seem to be embracing an established framework for accountability and credibility.
Are you certified as an engineer? Until we decide to start making the term mean something, it's empty talk. I'm gearing up to take the certification myself next year.
I would expect the editors to filter out what appears to be factually wrong summary and gratuitous speculation according to camembert's comment, or at least find a second opinion. I know, I must be new here, but crying-wolf articles such as these curb my page views dramatically.
I didn't realize I was so unlettered, your British spelling threw me. Still looks wrong. Throw some idioms in there early next time so we yanks can grok.
While I believe you had an insightful comment, your spelling errors were making me wince so I had to stop reading. Please get a spellchecker, they're so very useful.
I'm not afraid of people with guns, just as I'm not afraid of terrorists. You are afraid of people with guns, and that's part of the problem. Man up, Pete, liberty is a good thing.
Unfortunately, trickle down doesn't seem to be working either, so what other ideas have you got?