Well, I would describe myself as a well informed very liberal American. That being said this bill is complicated and I don't know that I understand it.
From my perspective the best thing about the bill is that it eliminates people being denied insurance for having pre-existing conditions.
The worst thing about it is that people are required to buy insurance from private insurance companies.
Also, this doesn't go far enough. We need universal health care in America.
The government admits they illegally takes the organs of Palestinians without permission. Many of these Palestinians where killed by the Israeli military, of course. They started by taking corneas and gluing the eyes shut to hide their actions.
I'm not sure why they honor the decisions of the ultra-orthodox, but not Palestinians. (That was a rhetorical statement of course. I understand why.)
When I read that they were using 299,221 gallons of water, I assumed that they lived on some giant estate. But if you look at the picture of their home, it is a smallish, modest house. Sort of a lot of lawn, but not really.
After reading this, it is clear that no one in that area should have a lawn.
They probably mostly did it for publicity. And this article on Slashdot was probably $2 million worth of good press to them.
Remember, a lot of people on this site are avid technologists who are becoming suspicious of Google now over privacy and such things. But they are all going to have a geekgasm over this donation to Wikipedia.
It is well known there are different levels of competency in all professions. And there is probably a higher level of variation in IT. I know first hand there are very knowledgeable and very unknowledgeable people in sysadmin roles and such.
I say you should be looking at your organization and wondering why they aren't willing to pay for more competent people.
I have an engineering degree, C++, assembly, theoretical CS, and lots of math in school. Now I do Java web stuff. It's all Eclipse, servers, html, javascript, proper software engineering practices, and of course Java.
So, I finished college knowing almost nothing that I need for my present job (above basic programming). How am I able do things that on the job that I didn't learn in school? It's almost as if I somehow learned things outside of school...
I think any developer learns a lot on the job. The guy with the prestigious degree even more-so. CS degrees usually give you more theory than anything. The stuff you actually use on the job, is usually learned on the job.
Oh, and I barely took any non-technical classes. But I learned to be a slightly better writer by debating people one the Internet, using social media, and needing to use written communication at work. My knowledge of world events, social sciences and the like is also superior to about 90% of people who have liberal arts degrees. This is because I read books, look things up on the Internet, and pay attention to the news.
I don't support the FDA's actions here. But in reply to about half the comments thus far written. This isn't a ban on mixing an alcoholic beverage with a caffeinated one.
The FDA, in light of studies that suggest mixing caffeine and alcohol causes more injuries than alcohol alone, has asked makers of alcoholic beverages to supply evidence that it has already allowed caffeine to be added to alcoholic beverages. Their is that caffeine is legally a food additive and you must get the FDA's permission to add a given additive to a given product.
So whether you like this development or not, it does not ban whiskey and Coke or Red Bull and Vodka, as the FDA does not have the authority to ban the mixing of drinks.
You are talking about federal programs and this story is about a town wanting to build its own fiber optic network. This story is about the local level.
I think the best Facebook group ever is 1 Million Strong Against our SOCIALIST Fire Departments:
For too long now, fire departments across the United States have been SOCIALIST organizations, resulting in TAXES on the American people.
FACT: Most Americans never use the socialized services of the fire department. We have the best fire departments in the world in the US, but that doesn't mean that anyone (even non-US citizens) should be able to dial up and have fires put out, etc. There are private companies (Halliburtion, Etc.) who could step in tomorrow and take over every fire department in America and charge the consumer directly.
This is AMERICA. NO FREE FIRE SAFETY.
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in asbestos and carrying a fire hose."
This is THE new political movement in America. The Birther movement and The Teabagger movement have FAILED. We are The Flamer movement, and we are succeeding at tearing down ALL forms Socialism - starting with our Fire Departments.
Please tell everyone you know about this group.
When it comes to ObamaFireCare, remember, we are: Taxed Enough Already For American Red Truck Socialism.
"This is America. Pay to Spray."
- Member Susan Weinberg
I wake up on Monday morning, do a quick Slashdot check. Then I see a story about the new Amiga OS. From there, I feel compulsed to find out why a business actually developed a new version of Amiga, why anyone cares, etc. From there I found out that not only did this happen but the people involved were actually in a lawsuit for many years. How much could this product be worth that you'd actually litigate over it? I suspect the litigation ended primarily because the parties ran out of the crack they were smoking and realized they should just bring whatever they had to market.
Now I'm down on time, confused, and have nothing to show for it.
After you take to your up to eleven courses, you can get credit for them at a total of four accredited institutions. I didn't look closely, but at least one of them is a junior college.
So this "revolution" that Slashdot is reporting on, only is only relevant to a very small percent of the population.
I love this "Highlander" attitude towards programming. That there will be one language that is the best and I guess will defeat all the other languages. If anything there might have a been a few best languages decades ago, but as time goes on there will just be more and more languages used for different purposes.
Should we also debate what's the best tool. A hammer, a screwdriver, or a wrench?
First of all I'm going to a take a contrary view to other commenters. Most of them are saying "don't treat school like trade school. Learn theory." I disagree. While you are getting a degree in computer science, I'm guessing you don't actually want to work as a computer scientist. You want to work as a software engineer. While you should get exposure to algorithms and stuff and I'm sure you will, what you really need is practical skills that will get you hired. Then you will learn theory on the job. Not CS theory, but software engineering theory which is good coding practices, project management etc. You might need to know some more CS theory in the end, but you can learn that at work as well. The most important thing you can get out of school is a job. It's not like you can never learn again.
Anyway, your prospective employers aren't going to believe you have such an in depth understanding of a certain language even if you do. So what can you do. Learn a lot of languages and have lots on your resume. Make sure you don't just know different languages. Figure out what you want to get into and take classes in that (databases, web, systems programming, games). But this "in depth" knowledge thing isn't so important at this stage.
I was thinking about that. Can you recommend a good open-source gaming console? Proprietary software sucks!
I mean these days you can get a Windows machine for like four or five hundred bucks. The idea that you need to buy a gaming console is not a good fix for this issue.
So are they just saying that the mathematical tools of quantum theory are used to explain the effects or are they alluding to quantum mechanics itself being important to understand people's decisions?
It sounds like they are saying they are just using the math, but it is a little unclear.
One of the most annoying things about Slashdot is people who post a reply to a comment questioning its relevance or quality.
If you think the comment shouldn't have been posted:
- Why did you click on it?
- Why did you write a reply? Did you think people care about your opinion on stories so much that you needed to post?
- What's wrong with simply discussing interesting inanity of slashdot? This is a nerd site.
You see it's Saturday afternoon. I don't have a ton to do. I clicked the story to see if it was really as inane as I thought or if it was actually more interesting.
When it sucked, I posted a comment making fun of the story (or actually agreeing with someone else). Why? I don't know, I guess for fun. If you think about it, why should I ever post to or read this site anyway.
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From my perspective the best thing about the bill is that it eliminates people being denied insurance for having pre-existing conditions.
The worst thing about it is that people are required to buy insurance from private insurance companies.
Also, this doesn't go far enough. We need universal health care in America.
I'm not sure why they honor the decisions of the ultra-orthodox, but not Palestinians. (That was a rhetorical statement of course. I understand why.)
Here is a link.
After reading this, it is clear that no one in that area should have a lawn.
They probably mostly did it for publicity. And this article on Slashdot was probably $2 million worth of good press to them.
Remember, a lot of people on this site are avid technologists who are becoming suspicious of Google now over privacy and such things. But they are all going to have a geekgasm over this donation to Wikipedia.
So it'll run at half energy through 2011 and finally surpass Fermilab in 2012 when the world is scheduled to end in most mythologies?
And what about technology is that means you have to invade worlds to steal their resources? Technology is just a means to an end.
At this point I think it's clear that doing more on fewer resources is the end to be pursuing.
I say you should be looking at your organization and wondering why they aren't willing to pay for more competent people.
So, I finished college knowing almost nothing that I need for my present job (above basic programming). How am I able do things that on the job that I didn't learn in school? It's almost as if I somehow learned things outside of school...
I think any developer learns a lot on the job. The guy with the prestigious degree even more-so. CS degrees usually give you more theory than anything. The stuff you actually use on the job, is usually learned on the job.
Oh, and I barely took any non-technical classes. But I learned to be a slightly better writer by debating people one the Internet, using social media, and needing to use written communication at work. My knowledge of world events, social sciences and the like is also superior to about 90% of people who have liberal arts degrees. This is because I read books, look things up on the Internet, and pay attention to the news.
I don't support the FDA's actions here. But in reply to about half the comments thus far written. This isn't a ban on mixing an alcoholic beverage with a caffeinated one. The FDA, in light of studies that suggest mixing caffeine and alcohol causes more injuries than alcohol alone, has asked makers of alcoholic beverages to supply evidence that it has already allowed caffeine to be added to alcoholic beverages. Their is that caffeine is legally a food additive and you must get the FDA's permission to add a given additive to a given product. So whether you like this development or not, it does not ban whiskey and Coke or Red Bull and Vodka, as the FDA does not have the authority to ban the mixing of drinks.
Are you against parks, roads, post office, etc.?
This public safety distinction is entirely your own. Adam Smith wouldn't support it, neither would the founding fathers.
You are talking about federal programs and this story is about a town wanting to build its own fiber optic network. This story is about the local level.
For too long now, fire departments across the United States have been SOCIALIST organizations, resulting in TAXES on the American people.
FACT: Most Americans never use the socialized services of the fire department. We have the best fire departments in the world in the US, but that doesn't mean that anyone (even non-US citizens) should be able to dial up and have fires put out, etc. There are private companies (Halliburtion, Etc.) who could step in tomorrow and take over every fire department in America and charge the consumer directly.
This is AMERICA. NO FREE FIRE SAFETY.
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in asbestos and carrying a fire hose."
This is THE new political movement in America. The Birther movement and The Teabagger movement have FAILED. We are The Flamer movement, and we are succeeding at tearing down ALL forms Socialism - starting with our Fire Departments.
Please tell everyone you know about this group.
When it comes to ObamaFireCare, remember, we are: Taxed Enough Already For American Red Truck Socialism.
"This is America. Pay to Spray." - Member Susan Weinberg
Indeed Thomas Jefferson would roll over in his grave if he new we had public mail service. Oh wait... And of course our socialist fire department.
The cool thing is that you get super powers from eating the giant vegetables, too.
I wake up on Monday morning, do a quick Slashdot check. Then I see a story about the new Amiga OS. From there, I feel compulsed to find out why a business actually developed a new version of Amiga, why anyone cares, etc. From there I found out that not only did this happen but the people involved were actually in a lawsuit for many years. How much could this product be worth that you'd actually litigate over it? I suspect the litigation ended primarily because the parties ran out of the crack they were smoking and realized they should just bring whatever they had to market. Now I'm down on time, confused, and have nothing to show for it.
After you take to your up to eleven courses, you can get credit for them at a total of four accredited institutions. I didn't look closely, but at least one of them is a junior college. So this "revolution" that Slashdot is reporting on, only is only relevant to a very small percent of the population.
I love this "Highlander" attitude towards programming. That there will be one language that is the best and I guess will defeat all the other languages. If anything there might have a been a few best languages decades ago, but as time goes on there will just be more and more languages used for different purposes. Should we also debate what's the best tool. A hammer, a screwdriver, or a wrench?
First of all I'm going to a take a contrary view to other commenters. Most of them are saying "don't treat school like trade school. Learn theory." I disagree. While you are getting a degree in computer science, I'm guessing you don't actually want to work as a computer scientist. You want to work as a software engineer. While you should get exposure to algorithms and stuff and I'm sure you will, what you really need is practical skills that will get you hired. Then you will learn theory on the job. Not CS theory, but software engineering theory which is good coding practices, project management etc. You might need to know some more CS theory in the end, but you can learn that at work as well. The most important thing you can get out of school is a job. It's not like you can never learn again. Anyway, your prospective employers aren't going to believe you have such an in depth understanding of a certain language even if you do. So what can you do. Learn a lot of languages and have lots on your resume. Make sure you don't just know different languages. Figure out what you want to get into and take classes in that (databases, web, systems programming, games). But this "in depth" knowledge thing isn't so important at this stage.
He uses his sonar to make up for lack of site. Therefore, he echolocates just like Ben Underwood.
I was thinking about that. Can you recommend a good open-source gaming console? Proprietary software sucks! I mean these days you can get a Windows machine for like four or five hundred bucks. The idea that you need to buy a gaming console is not a good fix for this issue.
So are they just saying that the mathematical tools of quantum theory are used to explain the effects or are they alluding to quantum mechanics itself being important to understand people's decisions? It sounds like they are saying they are just using the math, but it is a little unclear.
Assuming they make less than 9 million Euros from price fixing and anti-competitive practices, that is...
Does that mean my Java skill set is likely to keep me employed for the next 30 to 40 years?
One of the most annoying things about Slashdot is people who post a reply to a comment questioning its relevance or quality. If you think the comment shouldn't have been posted: - Why did you click on it? - Why did you write a reply? Did you think people care about your opinion on stories so much that you needed to post? - What's wrong with simply discussing interesting inanity of slashdot? This is a nerd site. You see it's Saturday afternoon. I don't have a ton to do. I clicked the story to see if it was really as inane as I thought or if it was actually more interesting. When it sucked, I posted a comment making fun of the story (or actually agreeing with someone else). Why? I don't know, I guess for fun. If you think about it, why should I ever post to or read this site anyway.
I mean this was "who cares?" ten years ago. Now it's well beyond that.