Thanks. I would like to note something about Thomas and the gospel of John. The major thematic structure of John has to do with the motif of "belief." Therefore the story of Doubting Thomas is of great importance to that theme. Even one of Jesus' closest disciples lacked belief, but then came to. And the thrust of that section is that belief must come without any physical proof for most Christians. Anyway, that is why I think that Doubting Thomas is an integral part of the literary structure of John, and not an addition/reaction to the gnostic sect.
It is a full time job. We have about 90 workstations. So with volunteers and pastors (none of whom are tech-saavy) there is a huge tech-support load. I am also always looking for new ways to utilize our network and get a return on our investment.
The shoe is on the other foot for me. I am a Windows administrator, and I am working on my Linux/Unix chops to better my job. At the level I am currently at (network admin at a medium-large sized church), however, I barely have an opportunity to work on Unix (on a few Unix/Linux boxes to work with v. 90+ Windows). So it is a struggle to properly balance my workload while still getting educated and working on ways to use other OS to improve our system.
Could this open some eyes and increase interest in alternative (Linux, Mac) offerings?
I doubt that. The article says: "We'll continue to sell the old version because it's obviously better value for our customers," said Gina Jones, spokeswoman for PC World, Britain's leading PC retailer.. In other words, this is a battle between the new and old versions of XP. For the same price, which would you rather buy? The one that comes with the free media player or the one that does not have a media and forces to user to have an internet connection and download a player just to play CDs? I am guessing that most Europeans will look at the two products and choose conventional XP, without evening looking down the Mac aisle.
The author of this review seems to hold a great opinion of the Matrix Trilogy's "deeper" meaning. I have always been inclined to have a negative opinion. When the first film came out, people were raving about it integrated so many themes and references and what-not. Christianity, Buddhism, etc. They were all in there. I perceived that it was a rather sloppy hodge-podge rather than a graceful synthesis. No doubt many/.ers will disagree with me on this point.
I think that so many people thought that the Matrix was a literary masterwork because not many people have read many actual literary masterworks.
Neo's pod-name, "Thomas" is a Gnostic Christianity reference to that apostle's doubt of the resurrection of Christ.
It is fair to say that Thomas is a reference that can be understood as generically Christian, not just "gnostic," since the account of Doubting Thomas is in the orthodox canon. The author is probably asymilating the apostle Thomas with the author of the pseudopigraphal "Gospel of Thomas," which was a gnostic document.
The book as a whole, particularly with its monotonous small text and a complete lack of the simplest illustrations or even eye-catching chapter header graphics, feels like a dry collegiate dissertation written by someone who could give a damn about the subject matter and just needs a passing grade.
Don't judge a book by its cover. Or in this case, dont' judge a book by the layout/appearance of its contents. This hardly useful in a book review. When I read, I like to read the author's words; I do not care about the formatting and silly illustrations added by the editor and publisher.
Most of the jobs that "can't be outsourced" are both low paying and are only available because of disposable income from others. Cut off the disposable income and you won't have these jobs either.
Yes as we all found out during the Great Depression in US in the 30s, when disposable income disappears, so do these non-outsourcable jobs. There was no education at all, no teachers. No-one built anything, especially not large public-works projects under Roosevelt. And homes and business were filled with garbage because there were no janitors. Also, no one went to church so there were no preachers. There were absolutely no restaurants, and all the grass turned brown. And people let their refuse flow freely into the streets, because they lost their "disposable" income and could not hire a plumber (finally spelled it right, woohoo!).
The point of the jobs I mentioned is that they cannot be outsourced. You argued that most of these sorts of jobs would dry up when middle class jobs get outsourced. But there is a static demand for each of these jobs, which means that they will be around no matter the circumstances. And I was not saying that everyone should have a non-outsourcable job, so I will rephrase my statement: "There are jobs out there that cannot be outsourced."
Most scientists assume the heavily cratered moons are captured asteroids, Christensen told New Scientist. But it is actually quite hard for a planet to capture an object into its orbit - most things just skim by. 'So how it got there is a bit of an enigma.
Well if you look at my other posts in the thread I have said quite a bit. And yes, I am afraid of the mods and their -1 Overrated (which really means "I disagree with you").
But also, they were rhetorical questions. You know, they are interrogative statements whose rhetorical force is not interrogative, but something else. So sometimes you can say quite a bit by asking a question.
For IBM, the manufacture of chips for consoles is just a drop in the bucket of their gross income. I would be cautious to say that this was a major reason for moving the 14,000 jobs to India.
Yes, but why is nationalism so important in this debate? Most of the replies to this topic address something about Americans taking care of themselves. I guess I have a more global perspective and ask, "Why shouldn't people just take care of people?" That sounds quite idealistic, but it does not seem right for one people (America) to be bitter against another (India) for this sort of thing. Corporations can be bad for the people, but nationalism is not much better.
I agree with the first part of your post. Corporations should consider their employees. That is the crux of what is morally wrong with out-sourcing.
I cannot agree, however, with the connection you draw between sending jobs overseas and the threatened base of Democracy. I am not sure why Democracy depends on a healthy middle class. What do you mean by that?
That is why I think it is good to get a job that cannot be outsourced: Construction, custodial, teachers, ministers (OK I guess the last two could be outsourced), landscapers, restaurant employees, plummers, etc.
Well rather than letting our legs "get chopped off where we stand," we should find something new (besides IBM jobs) to offer in the global marketplace. I think that in business, if something doesn't go your way, you shouldn't complain about it. You adapt and profit some other way.
IBM is a dinosaur for staying on the cutting edge of the global economy? They are moving to the fastest developing continent, Asia, which has the most potential right now. I think that other tech firms are dinosaurs for staying rooted in the USA and Europre.
Is it really immoral to send jobs overseas? Why do people in Europe and US deserve the jobs more than people in India? How do these reactions to off-shoring fit into our new global economy?
Why waste your mod points on "All your base . .." jokes? I mean, come on, it's been five years since the thing came out. Maybe we need a new type of Funny mod for/. inside jokes like "All your base . .." and "In Soviet Russia . ..", that way I can filter those posts to get to some actually funny content.
I can see how this could be easily defeated. Adblock should still download the images from the ad servers, but not display them. It is the best of both worlds. Websites get ad revenue, advertisers think they are getting ad-views, and browsers do not have to actually look at the ads.
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Thanks. I would like to note something about Thomas and the gospel of John. The major thematic structure of John has to do with the motif of "belief." Therefore the story of Doubting Thomas is of great importance to that theme. Even one of Jesus' closest disciples lacked belief, but then came to. And the thrust of that section is that belief must come without any physical proof for most Christians. Anyway, that is why I think that Doubting Thomas is an integral part of the literary structure of John, and not an addition/reaction to the gnostic sect.
It is a full time job. We have about 90 workstations. So with volunteers and pastors (none of whom are tech-saavy) there is a huge tech-support load. I am also always looking for new ways to utilize our network and get a return on our investment.
The shoe is on the other foot for me. I am a Windows administrator, and I am working on my Linux/Unix chops to better my job. At the level I am currently at (network admin at a medium-large sized church), however, I barely have an opportunity to work on Unix (on a few Unix/Linux boxes to work with v. 90+ Windows). So it is a struggle to properly balance my workload while still getting educated and working on ways to use other OS to improve our system.
I would be interested to know which book that was. If you can remember, post it here. Thanks.
I doubt that. The article says: "We'll continue to sell the old version because it's obviously better value for our customers," said Gina Jones, spokeswoman for PC World, Britain's leading PC retailer.. In other words, this is a battle between the new and old versions of XP. For the same price, which would you rather buy? The one that comes with the free media player or the one that does not have a media and forces to user to have an internet connection and download a player just to play CDs? I am guessing that most Europeans will look at the two products and choose conventional XP, without evening looking down the Mac aisle.
I think that so many people thought that the Matrix was a literary masterwork because not many people have read many actual literary masterworks.
It is fair to say that Thomas is a reference that can be understood as generically Christian, not just "gnostic," since the account of Doubting Thomas is in the orthodox canon. The author is probably asymilating the apostle Thomas with the author of the pseudopigraphal "Gospel of Thomas," which was a gnostic document.
Don't judge a book by its cover. Or in this case, dont' judge a book by the layout/appearance of its contents. This hardly useful in a book review. When I read, I like to read the author's words; I do not care about the formatting and silly illustrations added by the editor and publisher.
Wow, I see that at least one Slashdot moderator considers me a troll for thinking critically about this issue rather than taking a dogmatic stance.
Yes as we all found out during the Great Depression in US in the 30s, when disposable income disappears, so do these non-outsourcable jobs. There was no education at all, no teachers. No-one built anything, especially not large public-works projects under Roosevelt. And homes and business were filled with garbage because there were no janitors. Also, no one went to church so there were no preachers. There were absolutely no restaurants, and all the grass turned brown. And people let their refuse flow freely into the streets, because they lost their "disposable" income and could not hire a plumber (finally spelled it right, woohoo!).
The point of the jobs I mentioned is that they cannot be outsourced. You argued that most of these sorts of jobs would dry up when middle class jobs get outsourced. But there is a static demand for each of these jobs, which means that they will be around no matter the circumstances. And I was not saying that everyone should have a non-outsourcable job, so I will rephrase my statement: "There are jobs out there that cannot be outsourced."
Maybe God put it there.
But also, they were rhetorical questions. You know, they are interrogative statements whose rhetorical force is not interrogative, but something else. So sometimes you can say quite a bit by asking a question.
For IBM, the manufacture of chips for consoles is just a drop in the bucket of their gross income. I would be cautious to say that this was a major reason for moving the 14,000 jobs to India.
Yes, but why is nationalism so important in this debate? Most of the replies to this topic address something about Americans taking care of themselves. I guess I have a more global perspective and ask, "Why shouldn't people just take care of people?" That sounds quite idealistic, but it does not seem right for one people (America) to be bitter against another (India) for this sort of thing. Corporations can be bad for the people, but nationalism is not much better.
I cannot agree, however, with the connection you draw between sending jobs overseas and the threatened base of Democracy. I am not sure why Democracy depends on a healthy middle class. What do you mean by that?
That is why I think it is good to get a job that cannot be outsourced: Construction, custodial, teachers, ministers (OK I guess the last two could be outsourced), landscapers, restaurant employees, plummers, etc.
So, to reinforce your point, is it true that IBM does not sell products to India?
Well rather than letting our legs "get chopped off where we stand," we should find something new (besides IBM jobs) to offer in the global marketplace. I think that in business, if something doesn't go your way, you shouldn't complain about it. You adapt and profit some other way.
IBM is a dinosaur for staying on the cutting edge of the global economy? They are moving to the fastest developing continent, Asia, which has the most potential right now. I think that other tech firms are dinosaurs for staying rooted in the USA and Europre.
[I am not saying anything either way.]
That was a comeback almost as good as Brick's in Anchorman:
"Where did you get those clothes, at the toilet store?"
Why waste your mod points on "All your base . . ." jokes? I mean, come on, it's been five years since the thing came out. Maybe we need a new type of Funny mod for /. inside jokes like "All your base . . ." and "In Soviet Russia . . .", that way I can filter those posts to get to some actually funny content.
What if your house only has one zone? Do you still have to pay full price?
From the film "Starship Troopers" if anyone is wondering.
I can see how this could be easily defeated. Adblock should still download the images from the ad servers, but not display them. It is the best of both worlds. Websites get ad revenue, advertisers think they are getting ad-views, and browsers do not have to actually look at the ads.