These are just kids we're talking about, mostly extremely image-conscious, and expected to choose a career path based on media portrayal and far too little solid information.
This image conscious attitude should not be coddled, especially if the goal is a career in a STEM field. The truth cares not for self image or the perception of others. If the media is what's responsible for reenforcing the assumption that competency is measured by social conformance and dress codes (or socjus garbage), then that is the problem to deal with, not adding more distortions to the pile just to make the field more appealing to people who care more about those things than the truth. Such people will hold back progress as they will greatly outnumber the competent, less extraverted, and eventually crowd them out, replacing them with mediocrity.
Basically they want to decouple the 'undesirable' 'anti-social' nerd stereotype from the public perceptions of smart people's accomplishments, then associate them with people that have more attractive/politically acceptable traits. Essentially, it's 20th century discrimination against nerds, except this time it's for Great SocJus. So much for tolerance and diversity.
Society likes benefiting from the results of the efforts of smart people but doesn't want to deal with character traits it doesn't like, and these marxists are taking full advantage of that. They're bigoted hypocrites across multiple axes.
Hell, it was stupid before they could be made in a lab. If they were serious about starting a life together, they'd both rather he put the money towards a down payment on a house.
Planes and their communications equipment are not easily accessible (assuming they are even allowed be flown remotely) from 30000 feet, and their ground time is under guard. In addition, planes still have two pilots watching the boards ready to take control when necessary. Would be self driving cars and their network transmissions are a different matter. Also, autopiloting an aircraft that essentially just has to hold a straight (well parabolic) course is a much easier problem to solve than something that would navigate a busy city.
See, to me, one of the reasons I still play quake style games is the quick matches. I can play for 10 minutes, or an hour. No grinding. It's the MMOs I don't have time for (I didn't have time for them in my 20s either).
I didn't say it wasn't, just that a slider is more intuitive than a knob for a mouse. The comment I replied to compared textboxes with knobs, so I suggested a slider. I suppose if you know the range of values and how they scale, a textbox would work, but a screen full of them would require a lot of tabbing and/or mouse to kb movement.
But people shouldn't self diagnose as autism spectrum when they are just antisocial jerks.
Well, usually there's a clinical reason when people are truly pathologically anti-social. I agree that self-diag is probably not a good idea, but, it seems less secure people would rather disbelieve just for the chance to label because their feelings are hurt, with said 'asshole' just hiding behind a diagnosis, real or not. Ironically, such people are also apt to label anything short of bubbly extravertedness as signs of a disorder. I think there's an overfocus on feelings and consensus these days, and one of the reasons it is pushed for is that it prevents the honest, direct communication these people fear.
The problem is that 'asshole' is just a subjective ad hominem. The implication is there are brilliant people who are not/seem not to be assholes...to YOU.
And in the big tech companies like Facebook, the "office" is really just a big giant open room with open tables.
This explains much about the quality of code coming from that company.
Tech work isn't for people who don't like to deal with people, it's for people-people now. You need to love being surrounded by your coworkers at all times, with no privacy at all, and constant chatter. Any time discussions about this come up online, you'll see two camps: old people (Gen-X or older) who hate the new workspaces, and young people who absolutely love them.
While it is true this is being foisted on the workforce out of misguided ideology (and cost savings), it's still too early to see what the actual effects will be. Somehow, I doubt there's 'that' much of a difference in preferences. Reflective thought generally requires quiet time with some isolation. Give the open room to the sales team and give the office space to the people building the product.
Sure, you can try civil court. I agree, though, it was a purchase, not a lease, and I think it is immoral to pass leasing terms off as sales. I can understand not adding new functionality, especially if the telemetry is required for it to work, but removing existing functionality is not ok.
upholding free speech is the responsibility of a free society, not its government. Typically, it's cultures unwilling to deal with uncomfortable truths that seek to silence others, hence the similarities between the left and these neo nazi groups..
Yes, but there's an upper limit to flexibility. Life with afterburners on all the time is unhealthy, cuts into productivity, and increases conflicts with others.
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The MLK style social justice of old trek is NOT the same thing as today's 'SocJus.'
These are just kids we're talking about, mostly extremely image-conscious, and expected to choose a career path based on media portrayal and far too little solid information.
This image conscious attitude should not be coddled, especially if the goal is a career in a STEM field. The truth cares not for self image or the perception of others. If the media is what's responsible for reenforcing the assumption that competency is measured by social conformance and dress codes (or socjus garbage), then that is the problem to deal with, not adding more distortions to the pile just to make the field more appealing to people who care more about those things than the truth. Such people will hold back progress as they will greatly outnumber the competent, less extraverted, and eventually crowd them out, replacing them with mediocrity.
I'll pass.
Seems terribly destructive for society in the long term.
Basically they want to decouple the 'undesirable' 'anti-social' nerd stereotype from the public perceptions of smart people's accomplishments, then associate them with people that have more attractive/politically acceptable traits. Essentially, it's 20th century discrimination against nerds, except this time it's for Great SocJus. So much for tolerance and diversity.
Society likes benefiting from the results of the efforts of smart people but doesn't want to deal with character traits it doesn't like, and these marxists are taking full advantage of that. They're bigoted hypocrites across multiple axes.
Correct. A better term might be 'positivity era.'
I am well aware of why they want them. It's just not rational.
Hell, it was stupid before they could be made in a lab. If they were serious about starting a life together, they'd both rather he put the money towards a down payment on a house.
Planes and their communications equipment are not easily accessible (assuming they are even allowed be flown remotely) from 30000 feet, and their ground time is under guard. In addition, planes still have two pilots watching the boards ready to take control when necessary. Would be self driving cars and their network transmissions are a different matter. Also, autopiloting an aircraft that essentially just has to hold a straight (well parabolic) course is a much easier problem to solve than something that would navigate a busy city.
See, to me, one of the reasons I still play quake style games is the quick matches. I can play for 10 minutes, or an hour. No grinding. It's the MMOs I don't have time for (I didn't have time for them in my 20s either).
Uh, quake champions has a railgun..
https://quake.bethesda.net/en/...
I didn't say it wasn't, just that a slider is more intuitive than a knob for a mouse. The comment I replied to compared textboxes with knobs, so I suggested a slider. I suppose if you know the range of values and how they scale, a textbox would work, but a screen full of them would require a lot of tabbing and/or mouse to kb movement.
Well, some actually do (click-hold, move mouse up/down), but a knob suggests a circular movement which is less intuitive than a slider would be.
For a mouse/kb? A slider is best.
But people shouldn't self diagnose as autism spectrum when they are just antisocial jerks.
Well, usually there's a clinical reason when people are truly pathologically anti-social. I agree that self-diag is probably not a good idea, but, it seems less secure people would rather disbelieve just for the chance to label because their feelings are hurt, with said 'asshole' just hiding behind a diagnosis, real or not. Ironically, such people are also apt to label anything short of bubbly extravertedness as signs of a disorder. I think there's an overfocus on feelings and consensus these days, and one of the reasons it is pushed for is that it prevents the honest, direct communication these people fear.
The problem is that 'asshole' is just a subjective ad hominem. The implication is there are brilliant people who are not/seem not to be assholes...to YOU.
And in the big tech companies like Facebook, the "office" is really just a big giant open room with open tables.
This explains much about the quality of code coming from that company.
Tech work isn't for people who don't like to deal with people, it's for people-people now. You need to love being surrounded by your coworkers at all times, with no privacy at all, and constant chatter. Any time discussions about this come up online, you'll see two camps: old people (Gen-X or older) who hate the new workspaces, and young people who absolutely love them.
While it is true this is being foisted on the workforce out of misguided ideology (and cost savings), it's still too early to see what the actual effects will be. Somehow, I doubt there's 'that' much of a difference in preferences. Reflective thought generally requires quiet time with some isolation. Give the open room to the sales team and give the office space to the people building the product.
..and the percentage of people who misuse the word 'asshole' to describe people they don't agree with is a much larger number.
No. It is an intrinsic human right.
Ever heard of NSLs? They come with gag orders, too, so if a private company is so served, they cannot talk about it.
I assume your major was gender studies?
Sure, you can try civil court. I agree, though, it was a purchase, not a lease, and I think it is immoral to pass leasing terms off as sales. I can understand not adding new functionality, especially if the telemetry is required for it to work, but removing existing functionality is not ok.
Because some of us prefer 256 color video. Check your privilege.
Welcome to the future of overengineered garbage.
upholding free speech is the responsibility of a free society, not its government. Typically, it's cultures unwilling to deal with uncomfortable truths that seek to silence others, hence the similarities between the left and these neo nazi groups..
Yes, but there's an upper limit to flexibility. Life with afterburners on all the time is unhealthy, cuts into productivity, and increases conflicts with others.