AFAIK, schools like MIT (or my alma mater Caltech), are the exceptions that proves the rule. Single dimensional focus on academics (e.g., STEM) might be *one* way to get into an "elite" school that has a narrow focus, but isn't really going to get you very far in an admissions pool at Harvard, or Stanford.
Except that MIT sees thousands more applicants than there are spaces - and all those applicants have 4.0s and all those applicants have won science fairs. The applicant that has that and has also written/acted/played an instrument/etc. is going to stand out.
NOTHING has changed about the ability of humans to adapt to new circumstances.
The dinosaurs adapted to every change in their environment for hundreds of millions of years. Then new circumstances arose which they could not adapt to - unless you want to count chickens as a success story.
People have been making that same argument since the dawn of the industrial revolution and it is just as nonsensical now as it was then.
I see this argument often when these type of discussions come up. It seems to me to be some kind of logical fallacy to think that something new will not happen because it has not happened in the past. It reminds me of the historical observation that generals are always fighting the last war.
LinkedIn is a piece of useless shit. If Microsoft is intending to build a juggernaut on that, they are delusional. I think I will send Bill Gates an endorsement for his cardiac surgery skills.
Actually, this is very bad news. Loss of his Twitter outlet might cause le Grande Orange to take full advantage of the upcoming universal cell messaging push technology being rolled out to use in national emergencies. You want to get five messages every day from the brain of your dyehard leader - with no way to turn them off?
Next time, don't use legalzoom forms for your contract. Pay some shyster to insert "worldwide" after "The license forbade sales for clinical or research uses."
Billions of IoT toys waiting to be botted. Millions of poor people who have all day to sit around devising online scams. Hysterical fake news flashes clicking like a Geiger counter in an activated pile. Signal to noise ratio approaches zero.
Clinton lost by a whisker. Clinton is Obama's friend. Wikileaks spread dirt on Clinton. Now you want Obama to give you a warm handshake and a kiss on the cheek?
Microsoft is a lot like Wile E. Coyote. We can see that the anvil is going to land squarely on them, but they never seem to be able to look far enough into the future to see it themselves.
Those who have forgotten the origin story of Facebook had also forgotten that you are a self-centered prick with no morals. Thanks for hitting refresh on that turd icon.
I think it is going to become an airspace issue. A small drone hovering over my house? I can see a reasonable right to destroy something that low. A jet flying over my property at FAA allowed height to land at the airport? I don't think I will get permission to shoot at that.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes, we desperately needed a refresher on what an ass this guy is.
AFAIK, schools like MIT (or my alma mater Caltech), are the exceptions that proves the rule. Single dimensional focus on academics (e.g., STEM) might be *one* way to get into an "elite" school that has a narrow focus, but isn't really going to get you very far in an admissions pool at Harvard, or Stanford.
Except that MIT sees thousands more applicants than there are spaces - and all those applicants have 4.0s and all those applicants have won science fairs. The applicant that has that and has also written/acted/played an instrument/etc. is going to stand out.
NOTHING has changed about the ability of humans to adapt to new circumstances.
The dinosaurs adapted to every change in their environment for hundreds of millions of years. Then new circumstances arose which they could not adapt to - unless you want to count chickens as a success story.
People have been making that same argument since the dawn of the industrial revolution and it is just as nonsensical now as it was then.
I see this argument often when these type of discussions come up. It seems to me to be some kind of logical fallacy to think that something new will not happen because it has not happened in the past. It reminds me of the historical observation that generals are always fighting the last war.
LinkedIn is a piece of useless shit. If Microsoft is intending to build a juggernaut on that, they are delusional. I think I will send Bill Gates an endorsement for his cardiac surgery skills.
America's dominate political party
You mean the ruling minority.
Actually, this is very bad news. Loss of his Twitter outlet might cause le Grande Orange to take full advantage of the upcoming universal cell messaging push technology being rolled out to use in national emergencies. You want to get five messages every day from the brain of your dyehard leader - with no way to turn them off?
"And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand...."
Next time, don't use legalzoom forms for your contract. Pay some shyster to insert "worldwide" after "The license forbade sales for clinical or research uses."
Damn it, Jim! I'm a doctor - not a bricklayer!
Billions of IoT toys waiting to be botted. Millions of poor people who have all day to sit around devising online scams. Hysterical fake news flashes clicking like a Geiger counter in an activated pile. Signal to noise ratio approaches zero.
Don't sue parties armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Mission accomplished!
Clinton lost by a whisker. Clinton is Obama's friend. Wikileaks spread dirt on Clinton. Now you want Obama to give you a warm handshake and a kiss on the cheek?
Of course they didn't change their conclusion because the important matters didn't change - she's still white, wealthy, and powerful.
We have come a long way in a historically short time to casually include a woman in that set.
Microsoft didn't even see it coming.
Microsoft is a lot like Wile E. Coyote. We can see that the anvil is going to land squarely on them, but they never seem to be able to look far enough into the future to see it themselves.
I'm still trying to figure out how the Communist Party in China reconciles the heritage of Mao with the existence of billionaires.
My fellow Americans, we're screwed, blued, and tattooed.
After seeing this and reading the related links, it is clearly time for an xrobocop tag.
Those who have forgotten the origin story of Facebook had also forgotten that you are a self-centered prick with no morals. Thanks for hitting refresh on that turd icon.
Now my contacts will begin to question the heart surgery endorsement from my cousin's babysitter's neighbor.
My Camry starts up my audiobook from my iPhone via Bluetooth when the engine starts.
Ziplock!
AT ALL TIMES
I think it is going to become an airspace issue. A small drone hovering over my house? I can see a reasonable right to destroy something that low. A jet flying over my property at FAA allowed height to land at the airport? I don't think I will get permission to shoot at that.
Youtube is dying.
It's true. I saw it on the Netcraft channel.