...if you're going into a CS program. This holds in general with AP tests, don't take the ones in your intended major, because you're unlikely to get useful credit for them. This varies from school to school of course, but it's generally true.
I agree, but now he's gone too far. The crimes were spying on the American people without warrants. But this sort of interception of information is exactly what the NSA is supposed to do. There has never been any secret about that, and I support it as useful intelligence. If Snowden keeps this up, he's going to alienate his supporters, or at the very least give a lot of ammo to his detractors.
This leak covers NSA actions both domestically and abroad. Expecting Snowden to leak only a pound of flesh and not a drop of blood is quite unreasonable under the circumstances.
Insignificant jobs for corrupt people to take? You realize that this is an 81 BILLION dollar industry we're talking about here? That's bigger than anything out of Hollywood.
It's telling, in a sad sort of a way, that your one measure of "significance" is money. I guess I should be surprised, but I'm not. Dissapointed yes. Surprised, no.
I think you're misunderstanding the situation. The people posting the bullshit -- they're the trolls. They post bullshit, and when someone calls them on it they say "look at the nasty misogynist basement dweller denying the obvious truth". Then they rub their hands with glee and post more bullshit. Repeat until some psycho actually makes a threat (or, if necessary, fake one), then they jump up and down about how all their opponents are violent psychopaths and so disagreeing with them is to be a violent psychopath. Then they win (I guess?)
You want someone who was mocked like Sarah Palin, you need to go back to Dan Quayle. But George W. Bush himself got close, actually. (And all three for good reason)
I used to troll slashdot under another account. It was great fun. I'd see a good target story and write a well-structure comment. The first paragraph would be something on topic and sensible. The second would introduce minor logical flaws, which in the third paragraph would explode into completely ridiculous conclusions that would incense slashdotters, like that the only way to ensure privacy is for the government to monitor all communications at all times or something.
Ah, classic Adequecy-style trolling. Great stuff... and Poe's law means it's almost impossible to tell from the real thing.
Doxxing? That's not a troll thing. Fake doxxing, where one sockpuppet doxxes another -- that's a troll thing since before the term "doxxing". Not real doxxing.
If they get C's in highschool, it is because they are lazy (both intellectually and in terms of work ethic).
C student here. 2.6 GPA in high school, as I recall. By the time I entered high school I had already completed all available math classes (and had to do an after school program to take BC calculus just so I could get enough HS credit to graduate). By the time I was done with HS, 3 years later. I had completed all the science classes offered, the advanced social studies curriculum, and the advanced English curriculum except senior English. I applied to several universities as an early entrant, and was naturally rejected by all the good ones so ended up at Maryland, where I eventually graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
Why the low HS GPA, then? Partially sheer volume of drudgework (which I often wouldn't do), partially being graded on handwriting when I did do it, and partially constantly getting suspended for various rule violations.
Lazy? Yeah I suppose not doing the intellectual equivalent of moving a dirt pile from one place to another and then back might be considered "lazy". But I really wouldn't blame anyone assigned the task to realize its worthlessness and avoid in in favor of more interesting pursuits.
Yes, though 22 + 22 is a bad example. However, it appears they don't teach this in a coherent way; they try to teach the calculation shortcuts before teaching the concept of adding multi-digit numbers. And further, they use cutsey names like "numbers with friends" (which, among their other problems, confuse the parents) and then test the kids on this non-standard terminology.
Feminists can do whatever they want in the name of feminism and people will simply no-true-scotsman them away but the moment anyone responds to that they're branded as an "anti-feminist" and "misogynist", which in today's society is essentially a social death sentence.
Indeed, their tactics are so childishly simply it's hard to see how anyone actually buys into them. Objection to the word and actions of any given woman (in their in-group) becomes "attacking women".
Further, women aren't being forced into tech, we're being pushed out of it by shitlords like you who assume we have a fundamental weakness that prevents us from being as good as men in the work. Do you not think that maybe - just maybe - the fact that you do think we aren't as naturally adept as men could be might influence the way you interact with women in the field vs. how you interact with men?
Keep up the abuse, it only confirms the idea that you're not in it for equality, you're in it to use "equality" as a way of bullying men. Further, I checked the parent post and nowhere did it mention anything about women not being as naturally adept as men; it suggested that men might have more interest in the field, not more aptitude. So your bullying has no basis.
There is a great "College Humor" on youtube that satirizes this.
The less attractive nerdy guy says "hi" and gets hit for sexual harassment and while the attractive guy gets away with murder and gets dates.
It's actually from Saturday Night Live, unless "College Humor" also did it. Anyway, while it may be an exaggeration it's not much of one. Exchanges like Nerd: "Hi" Woman: "Eww, get away from me you creep". do happen in real life.
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Social Justice is to justice as People's Democracy is to Democracy.
Saw this story, knew the comments would provide ammo for the SJWs. Way to go, morons.
Says the AC who bribed his way to a hack license.
"Eat shit and live".
STEM as a whole is already at parity at the undergraduate level.
...if you're going into a CS program. This holds in general with AP tests, don't take the ones in your intended major, because you're unlikely to get useful credit for them. This varies from school to school of course, but it's generally true.
Why not? Looking at them is going to hurt you a hell of a lot more than it hurts me.
Randomized trials worked just fine for syphilis.
This leak covers NSA actions both domestically and abroad. Expecting Snowden to leak only a pound of flesh and not a drop of blood is quite unreasonable under the circumstances.
When analog meters were the standard, you were lucky to get a 5% resistor. 1%ers (as are common today) were exotic.
if we'd drop all the drug-testing requirements. Performance enhancing drugs WORK.
Now, see, THAT'S trolling. Classic. Bravo, AC.
I think you're misunderstanding the situation. The people posting the bullshit -- they're the trolls. They post bullshit, and when someone calls them on it they say "look at the nasty misogynist basement dweller denying the obvious truth". Then they rub their hands with glee and post more bullshit. Repeat until some psycho actually makes a threat (or, if necessary, fake one), then they jump up and down about how all their opponents are violent psychopaths and so disagreeing with them is to be a violent psychopath. Then they win (I guess?)
You want someone who was mocked like Sarah Palin, you need to go back to Dan Quayle. But George W. Bush himself got close, actually. (And all three for good reason)
Ah, classic Adequecy-style trolling. Great stuff... and Poe's law means it's almost impossible to tell from the real thing.
Doxxing? That's not a troll thing. Fake doxxing, where one sockpuppet doxxes another -- that's a troll thing since before the term "doxxing". Not real doxxing.
Me, my previous car anyway... my new car I haven't had a chance.
No, but the car was just over $20,000
Any interstate of which there were several. What are my taxes for, anyway?
But if you were an ENTJ working with a bunch of INTPs, you'd say it was their issue, not yours.
C student here. 2.6 GPA in high school, as I recall. By the time I entered high school I had already completed all available math classes (and had to do an after school program to take BC calculus just so I could get enough HS credit to graduate). By the time I was done with HS, 3 years later. I had completed all the science classes offered, the advanced social studies curriculum, and the advanced English curriculum except senior English. I applied to several universities as an early entrant, and was naturally rejected by all the good ones so ended up at Maryland, where I eventually graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
Why the low HS GPA, then? Partially sheer volume of drudgework (which I often wouldn't do), partially being graded on handwriting when I did do it, and partially constantly getting suspended for various rule violations.
Lazy? Yeah I suppose not doing the intellectual equivalent of moving a dirt pile from one place to another and then back might be considered "lazy". But I really wouldn't blame anyone assigned the task to realize its worthlessness and avoid in in favor of more interesting pursuits.
Yes, though 22 + 22 is a bad example. However, it appears they don't teach this in a coherent way; they try to teach the calculation shortcuts before teaching the concept of adding multi-digit numbers. And further, they use cutsey names like "numbers with friends" (which, among their other problems, confuse the parents) and then test the kids on this non-standard terminology.
It has happened to me.
Indeed, their tactics are so childishly simply it's hard to see how anyone actually buys into them. Objection to the word and actions of any given woman (in their in-group) becomes "attacking women".
He's the incumbent.
Keep up the abuse, it only confirms the idea that you're not in it for equality, you're in it to use "equality" as a way of bullying men. Further, I checked the parent post and nowhere did it mention anything about women not being as naturally adept as men; it suggested that men might have more interest in the field, not more aptitude. So your bullying has no basis.
or who anyone votes for, as one thing's certain: Putin's cronies will be doing the counting.
It's actually from Saturday Night Live, unless "College Humor" also did it. Anyway, while it may be an exaggeration it's not much of one. Exchanges like
Nerd: "Hi"
Woman: "Eww, get away from me you creep".
do happen in real life.