this hype (which, by the way is what one would expect from... a local news station...) is totally unjustified.
I totally agree with your conclusion. But, just FYI, King 5 News is not "local". It is based in Seattle -- about 200 miles from Hanford, and a world apart in attitudes. For actual local coverage, see this story. It has more details and less hype than I have seen elsewhere.
... it would be nice if policy decisions were made based on technical merit rather than passing some ideological test.
Isn't "technical merit" just another ideology like "economic merit", "political merit", or "religious merit"?
Everyone likes to think that their own carefully reasoned opinion is the only one consistent with the facts, while their opponents are just irrational ideologues. Meanwhile, your opponents are thinking the same thing about you.
I used to take a small battery and a step-up transformer and connect the high-voltage side to my little brother's funny bone and amuse myself by making his arm jump. He went on to a successful career in electronics. And I? Here I am posting on Slashdot.
Yes, this. I did not sign up for TSA Pre but I am often "randomly" selected and have "TSA Pre" stamped on my ticket. It almost never makes any difference at all. Even in major airports, there has actually been no precheck line. I get excited when I see the stamp, thinking I am going to breeze through security. Then I end up going through the same lines, emptying my pockets and taking off my shoes and belt, as everyone else. Why bother?
Concern troll is concerned.
Just look at the comment count on any day's lineup of Slashdot articles, and you will see that stories related to social issues generally get far more interest than stories dealing purely with tech. That is true even if you don't count the predictable why-is-this-on-slashdot comments that this kind of story always receives. There is your answer.
Though I do agree it would be helpful if Slashdot had some kind of "social" tag, so the purists could filter it out and not have to sully their eyeballs with such things.
My ancestors were Irish. Not only were the Irish discriminated against when they first came to the US, but every March 17 our culture is appropriated by clearly non-Irish people drinking green beer, eating corned beef and cabbage, and wearing green clothing. Where are the protesters? Where are my reparations?
If you look at the comment counts, posts like this get a lot more response than any tech post. In fact, it seems that the more a post is purely about technology, the fewer responses it has. Although the purists come out with their predictable "what-is-this-doing-on-slashdot" comments every time a political topic comes up, there is obviously a lot of interest. Someone had a good suggestion... just create a "politics" tag, and those who aren't interested can filter it out. Win-win.
Modern humans have existed for about 2000 years and there is exactly one human institution that has lasted for more than 1% of that time: the monarchy of Japan.
What? 1% of 2000 years is 20 years. Even my homeowners association has been around longer than that. Not to mention, say, the Catholic Church.
Exactly why I generally avoid sarcasm. It misfires so easily, and people who don't know you well can't tell if you are serious or not. Say what you mean and mean what you say. It is better to be clear than to be clever.
This should actually make it easier to distinguish genuine reports from collusion, because many people reporting at the same time will be even more suspicious and difficult to explain.
And it would take nearly thirty seconds for anyone wanting to game the system to realize they should spread out their reports rather than reporting all at once.
There is more to defensive driving than taking evasive action to avoid an imminent accident. True defensive driving is an ingrained habit of thinking and an experienced driver does it constantly with little conscious notice. It is staying out of other drivers' blind spots; it is letting up on the gas a little when it appears that a driver pulling out of a side street might not see you; it is taking a quick glance both ways when the light turns green just in case someone else is trying to beat the red light. It is not just tricky maneuvers to get out of a tight spot -- it is thinking ahead to reduce the risk of getting in a tight spot in the first place.
I couldn't have said it better myself. I have been programming in Perl for 20 years and my mantra has always been "It's better to be clear than to be clever." There are two types of coder that are a curse to the Perl language: beginners who write stupid code because Perl lets them do it, and "elite" coders who delight in obscure difficult-to-read idioms (which often cover up poor basic logic). Saying that someone's Perl code looks like C is meant in a derogatory way by some Perl coders, but I think Perl would have a better reputation if more people coded in such a clear, straight-forward manner instead of trying to show everyone how clever they are.
I read The Fine Article twice just in case I missed it, but it does not in fact claim that "creationists [are] manipulating search results" and it presents zero evidence that this is happening. Mr. Laden's panties are chafing him because the inscrutable wizardry behind search rankings has put a web site that he doesn't like near the top of the search results. He then invites his readers to manipulate the search results with their feedback.
I read The Fine Article twice just in case I missed it, but it does not in fact claim that "creationists [are] manipulating search results". Mr. Laden's panties are chafing him because the inscrutable wizardry behind search rankings has put a web site that he doesn't like near the top of the search results. He then invites his readers to manipulate the search results with their feedback.
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> Watch his solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Wow! I had never seen that before. Thanks for the link.
++1.0E+6
I totally agree with your conclusion. But, just FYI, King 5 News is not "local". It is based in Seattle -- about 200 miles from Hanford, and a world apart in attitudes. For actual local coverage, see this story. It has more details and less hype than I have seen elsewhere.
Isn't "technical merit" just another ideology like "economic merit", "political merit", or "religious merit"? Everyone likes to think that their own carefully reasoned opinion is the only one consistent with the facts, while their opponents are just irrational ideologues. Meanwhile, your opponents are thinking the same thing about you.
Reading a post with bad grammar is like chatting with someone who has bad breath. Maybe it really shouldn't matter, but ew...
Now go brush your teeth.
Please try to keep up...
Where men are over-represented, they are "dominating the field".
Where women are over-represented, they are "being exploited".
I used to take a small battery and a step-up transformer and connect the high-voltage side to my little brother's funny bone and amuse myself by making his arm jump. He went on to a successful career in electronics. And I? Here I am posting on Slashdot.
Thanks for the tip. I didn't know about that.
Where do you think nearly every packaged product in the grocery store comes from?
Pro tip:
Instead of: ps -ef | grep darlmcbride | grep -v grep
Do this: ps -ef | grep [d]arlmcbride
Yes, this. I did not sign up for TSA Pre but I am often "randomly" selected and have "TSA Pre" stamped on my ticket. It almost never makes any difference at all. Even in major airports, there has actually been no precheck line. I get excited when I see the stamp, thinking I am going to breeze through security. Then I end up going through the same lines, emptying my pockets and taking off my shoes and belt, as everyone else. Why bother?
Concern troll is concerned. Just look at the comment count on any day's lineup of Slashdot articles, and you will see that stories related to social issues generally get far more interest than stories dealing purely with tech. That is true even if you don't count the predictable why-is-this-on-slashdot comments that this kind of story always receives. There is your answer. Though I do agree it would be helpful if Slashdot had some kind of "social" tag, so the purists could filter it out and not have to sully their eyeballs with such things.
My ancestors were Irish. Not only were the Irish discriminated against when they first came to the US, but every March 17 our culture is appropriated by clearly non-Irish people drinking green beer, eating corned beef and cabbage, and wearing green clothing. Where are the protesters? Where are my reparations?
If you look at the comment counts, posts like this get a lot more response than any tech post. In fact, it seems that the more a post is purely about technology, the fewer responses it has. Although the purists come out with their predictable "what-is-this-doing-on-slashdot" comments every time a political topic comes up, there is obviously a lot of interest. Someone had a good suggestion... just create a "politics" tag, and those who aren't interested can filter it out. Win-win.
In today's news, a Minnesota youth basketball team has been ejected from their league for being too good.
It is not my job to decipher your typos. It is your job to state your case clearly and accurately.
What? 1% of 2000 years is 20 years. Even my homeowners association has been around longer than that. Not to mention, say, the Catholic Church.
Exactly why I generally avoid sarcasm. It misfires so easily, and people who don't know you well can't tell if you are serious or not. Say what you mean and mean what you say. It is better to be clear than to be clever.
There is a good example of the vertical smoke trails here, starting at 1:25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
And it would take nearly thirty seconds for anyone wanting to game the system to realize they should spread out their reports rather than reporting all at once.
There is more to defensive driving than taking evasive action to avoid an imminent accident. True defensive driving is an ingrained habit of thinking and an experienced driver does it constantly with little conscious notice. It is staying out of other drivers' blind spots; it is letting up on the gas a little when it appears that a driver pulling out of a side street might not see you; it is taking a quick glance both ways when the light turns green just in case someone else is trying to beat the red light. It is not just tricky maneuvers to get out of a tight spot -- it is thinking ahead to reduce the risk of getting in a tight spot in the first place.
I couldn't have said it better myself. I have been programming in Perl for 20 years and my mantra has always been "It's better to be clear than to be clever." There are two types of coder that are a curse to the Perl language: beginners who write stupid code because Perl lets them do it, and "elite" coders who delight in obscure difficult-to-read idioms (which often cover up poor basic logic). Saying that someone's Perl code looks like C is meant in a derogatory way by some Perl coders, but I think Perl would have a better reputation if more people coded in such a clear, straight-forward manner instead of trying to show everyone how clever they are.
I read The Fine Article twice just in case I missed it, but it does not in fact claim that "creationists [are] manipulating search results" and it presents zero evidence that this is happening. Mr. Laden's panties are chafing him because the inscrutable wizardry behind search rankings has put a web site that he doesn't like near the top of the search results. He then invites his readers to manipulate the search results with their feedback.
I read The Fine Article twice just in case I missed it, but it does not in fact claim that "creationists [are] manipulating search results". Mr. Laden's panties are chafing him because the inscrutable wizardry behind search rankings has put a web site that he doesn't like near the top of the search results. He then invites his readers to manipulate the search results with their feedback.
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Google Offers Cheap Cloud Computing: 3 comments threshold 4 or higher.
AMD Details High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) DRAM: 2 comments threshold 4 or higher.
Robotic Space Plane Launches In Mystery Mission This Week: 7 comments threshold 4 or higher.
You thought wrong.