I do know some hard-working people who were unable to secure a decent job with their degrees. I guess my anecdotal evidence (plus a huge swath of statistics) outweighs your anecdotal evidence.
Also, keep in mind that it has gotten *substantially* worse in the last 10-20 years. School costs have skyrocketed and entry-level jobs have bottomed out on salary (and availability, for that matter). If you graduated in the '90s, your experience is probably nothing like what graduates of today face.
Except the book itself is pretty damn stupid too, if you read it. Unless, of course, you just choose to ignore all the dumb and/or smutty parts and focus only on the parts you like.
Most people you meet at confs are wonderful people, it's just that their creepy side can be very obvious around women.
Jump straight to creep shaming. Yep. Feminist.
Could it be that a) some of these people may not have that much experience around women, and b) are afraid that anything they say, no matter how innocuous, could prompt an Elevatorgate or Donglegate?
The funny thing is that you'll probably also call the confident guys who just go out and chat up ladies assholes/players. It's great that no matter how you act, you're conforming to a stereotype that feminists can judge you by!
Add in the ridiculous amount of holidays and summer off, and they are one of the most overpaid professions in my opinion.
Basically, you and most people who hold your views are jealous of teachers and would rather tear them down to your level instead of demanding better treatment for yourself. You've convinced yourself (with the help of your corporate overlords) that unions are the enemy, and that you should just be happy with what you get instead of standing up for yourself.
You're what would be called a "useful idiot" -- to the 1% who'd rather not give you even an ounce of respect, let alone a living wage and reasonable compensation.
Basically, to one of the Apple faithful, anything that isn't a glowing recommendation of anything with an Apple logo on it is indistinguishable from "Hate with a frothing rage."
It's tough to reason with religious nuts. They can't fathom that some of us who own Apple hardware just don't love it as completely as they do, or that we have problems with the abusive actions of the company itself.
Usually to simplify you in fact have to make something more complex - but it's complexity the user does not see.
And you just keep telling yourself that that is, in fact, what Apple does. Like the "simplified" trackpads that Apple innovated and everybody else has adopted that are beautiful because they have no buttons but suck really, really badly for drag-drop or select-single-pixel operations. I pretty much *have* to carry around a USB mouse to get any real work done on my MacBook Pro.
So lemme get this straight: if I want to have an Armani suit in my movie (and even refer to it by name), I need to pay a license fee to Armani? If I want to have a beat up old Ford Taurus station wagon for my movie's protagonist to drive, I need to pay a license fee to Ford? If I have silverware in my movie somewhere, do I have to pay a license fee for that as well?
Obviously those are insane ideas. Can you explain how they're any different than paying a license fee to, essentially, pay to give advertising to gun manufacturers in your video game?
There's nothing "shady" about it, but it is idiotic.
Would the Madden series be so popular if the teams were made-up?
Average Madden fan knows that it's the Baltimore Ravens, with quarterback Joe Flacco, and not the Maryland Blackbirds with Jed Falco running the show. Average Call of Duty fan couldn't tell one gun from the next. I seriously doubt if losing authentic weapon names would have the slightest impact on sales of this year's blockbuster first person shooters.
105 years seems excessive, but not because of what he did; 105 years is just excessive, period.
But since you seem to think that it's at least somewhat forgivable to take advantage of stupid people, what other kinds of scam artists will you stick up for that merely take advantage of stupid people?
And you're right: Wall Street should be locked up. Were you asleep for the lead-up to 2008?
And every one of these is an open standard, unlike Apple's dock connectors. Even worse with the newest connector which even has a digital lockout chip built into every cable to allow a device to do something as simple as CHARGE itself; the digital lockout chip is not only patent encumbered but also encrypted, so attempts to replicate it could easily run afoul of the DMCA. But, you know, go ahead and rationalize your enjoyment of your $30 cables from Apple while the rest of us get reasonably priced ones. Apple loves you.
And on top of that, you're also seriously exaggerating the 'problem'; the vast majority of any handheld electronics devices not-made-by-Apple in the past 3-4 years have used micro USB. Printers and other non-portable devices almost all use USB A-B. Any standard cable from any manufacturer will work with any device. When my friends come over and ask if I have a charger for their device from any manufacturer other than Apple, I am invariably able to say 'yes.' If they have a brand-new piece of Apple hardware, they're SOL.
And no, everyone else didn't get jack shit. Just look on your desk right now. You have what at one time would have been considered a supercomputer attached to a global network that you use to bitch about how exploited you are.
Yeah, and look at all the extra financial freedom that trinket buys me! Look at all the vacation and sick leave it provides! Look at how it allows me to retire earlier to enjoy the finer things in life if I choose! And look at how well it helps me pay my rent/mortgage and buy groceries!
Fine, you're a glass-half-full kind of person. Personally, I don't like the "let them eat cake!" attitude with regards to cheap technology making everybody's lives a little better and easier. It's a cop out.
There's "I don't work for anybody" wealthy and then there's the kind of wealth that buys legislation to game the system in your favor to ensure that it's nearly impossible to lose your wealth.
It's quite possible to get to the "I don't work for anybody" level of wealthy with hard work, frugality, and a little bit of luck (just pray you never have a serious medical condition). But to actually get *real* wealth and power you either have to be born with it, or be a once-or-twice in a generation entrepreneur that's in the right place at the right time. Don't delude yourself (or anybody else) into thinking that you'll ever be a member of this group.
I'm a person of color in the United States, I'm more likely to be killed by a policeman even if the policeman knows that I am unarmed.
Exactly. So is the solution is to put more guns in people's hands so that the policeman will be more likely to just assume that you're armed (given that the whole population has an increased likelihood), further increasing your personal risk, or is it to reduce the number, and reduce your risk?
How exactly do you compromise with people being driven entirely by fear and anger?
Wait -- you mean all those people who think they need guns to protect themselves (during the safest time in human history, no less) aren't driven by fear? Because that's sure what it looks like from where I sit. Fucking cowards, the lot of them. And I don't even give a shit about guns.
Doesn't cost shit to begin with, and scales very cheaply and easily if you actually do end up with something that ends up being popular enough to need it.
Advertising, Marketing
Yeah, because Apple (or Google, or whoever) handles that ALL for you. Because all someone needs to do is know the name of your app and search for it on the app store -- advertising is completely unnecessary!
And if you're concerned about out-of-pocket costs, you should clearly prefer Android. 1-time $25 fee to register vs $99 annual fee. Android SDK will work with *any* environment you're likely to be using for a workstation, as opposed to *requiring* overpriced hardware from a specific company.
Fahrenheit (which roughly corresponds to human body temperature)
Umm, what? There are no reference points for human body temperature to build a scale around, unless you're arguing that anything sub-97 or 100+ is scary, and even then we've compressed the scale into a range just a few useful units (very rarely do we deal with human body temperatures that aren't either 98.6 or some sort of a fever, which doesn't exactly lend itself to supporting your don't-see-it-on-a-daily-basis argument).
I've heard some arguments for Fahrenheit over Celsius, but most of them just boil down to "it has numbers that I'm used to seeing", it's never anything about practicality.
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I do know some hard-working people who were unable to secure a decent job with their degrees. I guess my anecdotal evidence (plus a huge swath of statistics) outweighs your anecdotal evidence.
Also, keep in mind that it has gotten *substantially* worse in the last 10-20 years. School costs have skyrocketed and entry-level jobs have bottomed out on salary (and availability, for that matter). If you graduated in the '90s, your experience is probably nothing like what graduates of today face.
--Jeremy
"Voluntarily", as in, if you want any HR department to not immediately round-file your application, you have to have this "voluntary" certification.
Amazing how when someone puts in their time and work and kind of expects to get something out of it, fuckheads like you *still* call them entitled.
--Jeremy
Except the book itself is pretty damn stupid too, if you read it. Unless, of course, you just choose to ignore all the dumb and/or smutty parts and focus only on the parts you like.
--Jeremy
Most people you meet at confs are wonderful people, it's just that their creepy side can be very obvious around women.
Jump straight to creep shaming. Yep. Feminist.
Could it be that a) some of these people may not have that much experience around women, and b) are afraid that anything they say, no matter how innocuous, could prompt an Elevatorgate or Donglegate?
The funny thing is that you'll probably also call the confident guys who just go out and chat up ladies assholes/players. It's great that no matter how you act, you're conforming to a stereotype that feminists can judge you by!
This isn't -1 troll-worthy. This is +5 heartbreaking-worthy.
You honestly believe this bullshit. That's just sad.
--Jeremy
Add in the ridiculous amount of holidays and summer off, and they are one of the most overpaid professions in my opinion.
Basically, you and most people who hold your views are jealous of teachers and would rather tear them down to your level instead of demanding better treatment for yourself. You've convinced yourself (with the help of your corporate overlords) that unions are the enemy, and that you should just be happy with what you get instead of standing up for yourself.
You're what would be called a "useful idiot" -- to the 1% who'd rather not give you even an ounce of respect, let alone a living wage and reasonable compensation.
--Jeremy
Basically, to one of the Apple faithful, anything that isn't a glowing recommendation of anything with an Apple logo on it is indistinguishable from "Hate with a frothing rage."
It's tough to reason with religious nuts. They can't fathom that some of us who own Apple hardware just don't love it as completely as they do, or that we have problems with the abusive actions of the company itself.
--Jeremy
Usually to simplify you in fact have to make something more complex - but it's complexity the user does not see.
And you just keep telling yourself that that is, in fact, what Apple does. Like the "simplified" trackpads that Apple innovated and everybody else has adopted that are beautiful because they have no buttons but suck really, really badly for drag-drop or select-single-pixel operations. I pretty much *have* to carry around a USB mouse to get any real work done on my MacBook Pro.
--Jeremy
Those were creative works; you're confusing copyright with patents. Patents do not apply to Zynga's exploitation of indies.
--Jeremy
So lemme get this straight: if I want to have an Armani suit in my movie (and even refer to it by name), I need to pay a license fee to Armani? If I want to have a beat up old Ford Taurus station wagon for my movie's protagonist to drive, I need to pay a license fee to Ford? If I have silverware in my movie somewhere, do I have to pay a license fee for that as well?
Obviously those are insane ideas. Can you explain how they're any different than paying a license fee to, essentially, pay to give advertising to gun manufacturers in your video game?
There's nothing "shady" about it, but it is idiotic.
--Jeremy
Would the Madden series be so popular if the teams were made-up?
Average Madden fan knows that it's the Baltimore Ravens, with quarterback Joe Flacco, and not the Maryland Blackbirds with Jed Falco running the show. Average Call of Duty fan couldn't tell one gun from the next. I seriously doubt if losing authentic weapon names would have the slightest impact on sales of this year's blockbuster first person shooters.
--Jeremy
105 years seems excessive, but not because of what he did; 105 years is just excessive, period.
But since you seem to think that it's at least somewhat forgivable to take advantage of stupid people, what other kinds of scam artists will you stick up for that merely take advantage of stupid people?
And you're right: Wall Street should be locked up. Were you asleep for the lead-up to 2008?
--Jeremy
A, B, micro, mini
And every one of these is an open standard, unlike Apple's dock connectors. Even worse with the newest connector which even has a digital lockout chip built into every cable to allow a device to do something as simple as CHARGE itself; the digital lockout chip is not only patent encumbered but also encrypted, so attempts to replicate it could easily run afoul of the DMCA. But, you know, go ahead and rationalize your enjoyment of your $30 cables from Apple while the rest of us get reasonably priced ones. Apple loves you.
And on top of that, you're also seriously exaggerating the 'problem'; the vast majority of any handheld electronics devices not-made-by-Apple in the past 3-4 years have used micro USB. Printers and other non-portable devices almost all use USB A-B. Any standard cable from any manufacturer will work with any device. When my friends come over and ask if I have a charger for their device from any manufacturer other than Apple, I am invariably able to say 'yes.' If they have a brand-new piece of Apple hardware, they're SOL.
--Jeremy
And no, everyone else didn't get jack shit. Just look on your desk right now. You have what at one time would have been considered a supercomputer attached to a global network that you use to bitch about how exploited you are.
Yeah, and look at all the extra financial freedom that trinket buys me! Look at all the vacation and sick leave it provides! Look at how it allows me to retire earlier to enjoy the finer things in life if I choose! And look at how well it helps me pay my rent/mortgage and buy groceries!
Fine, you're a glass-half-full kind of person. Personally, I don't like the "let them eat cake!" attitude with regards to cheap technology making everybody's lives a little better and easier. It's a cop out.
--Jeremy
There's "I don't work for anybody" wealthy and then there's the kind of wealth that buys legislation to game the system in your favor to ensure that it's nearly impossible to lose your wealth.
It's quite possible to get to the "I don't work for anybody" level of wealthy with hard work, frugality, and a little bit of luck (just pray you never have a serious medical condition). But to actually get *real* wealth and power you either have to be born with it, or be a once-or-twice in a generation entrepreneur that's in the right place at the right time. Don't delude yourself (or anybody else) into thinking that you'll ever be a member of this group.
--Jeremy
I'm a person of color in the United States, I'm more likely to be killed by a policeman even if the policeman knows that I am unarmed.
Exactly. So is the solution is to put more guns in people's hands so that the policeman will be more likely to just assume that you're armed (given that the whole population has an increased likelihood), further increasing your personal risk, or is it to reduce the number, and reduce your risk?
--Jeremy
Not to mention fewer pirates.
--Jeremy
It is a simple concept that seems to be lost to the anti gun types.
The irony of this statement is delicious.
It looks like something is lost on the pro-gun-for-protection types as well if being a known gun owner is more likely to make you a target of crime.
--Jeremy
link or GTFO.
After you.
--Jeremy
How exactly do you compromise with people being driven entirely by fear and anger?
Wait -- you mean all those people who think they need guns to protect themselves (during the safest time in human history, no less) aren't driven by fear? Because that's sure what it looks like from where I sit. Fucking cowards, the lot of them. And I don't even give a shit about guns.
--Jeremy
Corporations aren't citizens. Organizations aren't citizens. Try again.
--Jeremy
I don't know about you, but even $500 extra per month is not "nothing".
LESS THAN $500 per month. That includes everything down to $0.
--Jeremy
Hosting and Bandwidth
Doesn't cost shit to begin with, and scales very cheaply and easily if you actually do end up with something that ends up being popular enough to need it.
Advertising, Marketing
Yeah, because Apple (or Google, or whoever) handles that ALL for you. Because all someone needs to do is know the name of your app and search for it on the app store -- advertising is completely unnecessary!
And if you're concerned about out-of-pocket costs, you should clearly prefer Android. 1-time $25 fee to register vs $99 annual fee. Android SDK will work with *any* environment you're likely to be using for a workstation, as opposed to *requiring* overpriced hardware from a specific company.
--Jeremy
Fahrenheit (which roughly corresponds to human body temperature)
Umm, what? There are no reference points for human body temperature to build a scale around, unless you're arguing that anything sub-97 or 100+ is scary, and even then we've compressed the scale into a range just a few useful units (very rarely do we deal with human body temperatures that aren't either 98.6 or some sort of a fever, which doesn't exactly lend itself to supporting your don't-see-it-on-a-daily-basis argument).
I've heard some arguments for Fahrenheit over Celsius, but most of them just boil down to "it has numbers that I'm used to seeing", it's never anything about practicality.
--Jeremy
The only thing I get out of your post is, "it's far more complicated than just blaming Obama", which I don't think was your intent.
--Jeremy