Well, that statement could be interpreted in multiple ways. If you want a job, you have two choices: Go for what most employers are asking for, or go for what some employers are asking for but aren't currently getting. Having said that, popularity of a language seems inversely related to the usefulness of a language in many cases.
Oh, and while we're here, in what possible universe are Java and C# "C-based"?! Wadler's Law in action...
The joke is that the Old Testament we have today is probably closer to the original text than the New one.
That isn't true, for any reasonable definition of "original". The majority of the New Testament (i.e. everything which isn't the gospels) seems reasonably intact, given the history of its transmission. Sure, in most cases we don't know who wrote it, when, or why, but that's beside the point.
Having said that, it's hard to say what you mean by "original". Job and Jonah are a case in point. The Jonah story is almost certainly fairly close to what the original author intended, given the lack of alternative readings. The epic poem of Job, however, shows a lot of evidence of editing. We're missing half of one of the dialogues, and at least one of the monologues, the prologue, and the epilogue, were added later, possibly at different points. Oh, and then there's the Documentary Hypothesis.
So you do need to be clear on what you mean by "original". When it comes to very ancient texts, there probably is no such thing.
Numbers 5:11-31 describes a way that a priest can terminate a pregnancy. It's a magical method that only works if the woman was unfaithful, of course, but it's all there.
I'm glad to hear they got rid of the curly braces and copied Python.
I get annoyed every time someone mentions indentation-based structure and seem to think that it was an original idea in Python. Python contains no original ideas that I'm aware of. No, that's not how I judge a language, but it's one of the criteria I used to decide if I want to learn a language or not.
I also get annoyed every time this discussion happens and someone seems to think that Python would be a great language if only it had curly braces. Python is a terrible language, the lexical syntax for which is the least objectionable thing about it.
Unless you are in one of the battleground states, you do not have much of a voice.
You might want to keep a close eye on 538. This election, there may be some "battleground states" that haven't been battleground states in a very long time...
Congratulations, you can read a dictionary. What the dictionary didn't tell you is that "race" isn't actually a thing, which is why the term "racial profiling" doesn't actually refer to "race".
According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), "racial profiling" refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.
It's a confusing term, to be sure. So are terms like "hacker" and "dial-up", but we can cope because we're adults and we're not completely stupid.
Donald Trump has been rich and active for decades. Suddenly he runs against the Democrats and he's a racist.
No, he's been accused of racism in various forms for decades. Displacing minority residents through the abuse of eminent domain, exploiting foreign undocumented workers... it's all there. Look it up.
You're only hearing about it now because the private sector and public sector are held to different standards. Oh, and because for the first time his lack of concern for anyone but himself might negatively affect middle-class white people.
You are right of course that warranties etc still apply; but those generally only require an exchange.
It depends on the jurisdiction. If the product is not fit for the purpose for which it was sold, or the purchaser was influenced by false or misleading advertising, then the purchaser is entitled to a refund AND reimbursement of any reasonably-incurred costs.
Assuming, as always, you live in a civilised jurisdiction with sensible consumer protection laws.
"Standard practice" does not negate your rights under consumer protection laws, assuming you live in a civilised jurisdiction which has them. (To be fair, providing a refund without a return is a legal option for the vendor.)
Wrong half a century ago, wrong today. Unless you are thinking of a future where 90% are unemployed, because their jobs have been automated away.
I'm thinking of a future where per-capita productivity increases over time. That is, pretty much what's happened in the last half century extrapolated.
Because politicians managed to avoid nuclear exchange a few times through the careful use of diplomacy. That, and global trade.
Why, just since the end of the Cold War, techies have supplied us with smarter weapons and drones so we can kill lots more people while pretending that we're not actually engaging in warfare, the ability to perform wholesale surveillance on our own populace (both in the public and private sector!), and a whole lot of snake-oil security theatre machines to remind us all to be scared.
Most people do not need coding, will never be any good at it and trying to tech it to them is a complete waste of time.
On the contrary, in the medium-term future, many (if not most) employees will be expected to know how to partially automate their own jobs. That may be as simple as the ability to use the macro system in your office suite, but it's all algorithmic thinking.
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“Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.” – Edsger Dijkstra
That would be lovely, if it were actually true.
Well, that statement could be interpreted in multiple ways. If you want a job, you have two choices: Go for what most employers are asking for, or go for what some employers are asking for but aren't currently getting. Having said that, popularity of a language seems inversely related to the usefulness of a language in many cases.
Oh, and while we're here, in what possible universe are Java and C# "C-based"?! Wadler's Law in action...
I'm an omnist, you insensitive clod.
Which frankly is all the faction and outright fairy tales in all religious tomes are really any use for.
I assume you refer to Episodes 1-3. Or did you mean Voyager?
The joke is that the Old Testament we have today is probably closer to the original text than the New one.
That isn't true, for any reasonable definition of "original". The majority of the New Testament (i.e. everything which isn't the gospels) seems reasonably intact, given the history of its transmission. Sure, in most cases we don't know who wrote it, when, or why, but that's beside the point.
Having said that, it's hard to say what you mean by "original". Job and Jonah are a case in point. The Jonah story is almost certainly fairly close to what the original author intended, given the lack of alternative readings. The epic poem of Job, however, shows a lot of evidence of editing. We're missing half of one of the dialogues, and at least one of the monologues, the prologue, and the epilogue, were added later, possibly at different points. Oh, and then there's the Documentary Hypothesis.
So you do need to be clear on what you mean by "original". When it comes to very ancient texts, there probably is no such thing.
Have you ever heard of Martin Luther (the German monk, not the MLK of civil rights), and PROTESTANTS????
I get the impression in discussions like these that most Americans haven't heard of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
You think? I think it's pretty clear that the reference in Isaiah 14:12 is to Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.
don't know how to say this as nicely as possible, but..
are we sure we are talking about the same book?
I'm not the person you're replying to (obviously), but yes, you're almost certainly referring to the book with Acts 15 in it. Wikipedia has more on the Noachide laws if you're curious; this is absolutely settled.
Oh, it's also the same book which gives a method for terminating a pregnancy via magic. Hopefully it's not the same book that cynical politicians have subtly rewritten to suit their agenda...
Numbers 5:11-31 describes a way that a priest can terminate a pregnancy. It's a magical method that only works if the woman was unfaithful, of course, but it's all there.
I get annoyed every time someone mentions indentation-based structure and seem to think that it was an original idea in Python. Python contains no original ideas that I'm aware of. No, that's not how I judge a language, but it's one of the criteria I used to decide if I want to learn a language or not.
I also get annoyed every time this discussion happens and someone seems to think that Python would be a great language if only it had curly braces. Python is a terrible language, the lexical syntax for which is the least objectionable thing about it.
No need to apologise at all. In Australia, this is known as the "cultural cringe era". It's not hard to see why.
Unless you are in one of the battleground states, you do not have much of a voice.
You might want to keep a close eye on 538. This election, there may be some "battleground states" that haven't been battleground states in a very long time...
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Congratulations, you can read a dictionary. What the dictionary didn't tell you is that "race" isn't actually a thing, which is why the term "racial profiling" doesn't actually refer to "race".
It's a confusing term, to be sure. So are terms like "hacker" and "dial-up", but we can cope because we're adults and we're not completely stupid.
Donald Trump has been rich and active for decades. Suddenly he runs against the Democrats and he's a racist.
No, he's been accused of racism in various forms for decades. Displacing minority residents through the abuse of eminent domain, exploiting foreign undocumented workers... it's all there. Look it up.
You're only hearing about it now because the private sector and public sector are held to different standards. Oh, and because for the first time his lack of concern for anyone but himself might negatively affect middle-class white people.
No, that's wasting resources that could be spent on actually catching criminals and (more importantly) preventing crime.
United States, meet Robert Peel. Robert Peel, meet the United States. You have a lot to talk about.
Robots wouldn't kill humans we didn't insist on keeping them in cages, working for nothing. At the very least, they need enrichment.
Professor Goodfeels.
Deaths from Iraq sanctions and collateral effects of war: 500,000 (only counting those under the age of 5; UNICEF figures)
Sorry, what were we talking about again?
You are right of course that warranties etc still apply; but those generally only require an exchange.
It depends on the jurisdiction. If the product is not fit for the purpose for which it was sold, or the purchaser was influenced by false or misleading advertising, then the purchaser is entitled to a refund AND reimbursement of any reasonably-incurred costs.
Assuming, as always, you live in a civilised jurisdiction with sensible consumer protection laws.
"Standard practice" does not negate your rights under consumer protection laws, assuming you live in a civilised jurisdiction which has them. (To be fair, providing a refund without a return is a legal option for the vendor.)
How the fuck does Minecraft constitute ed-tech?
To be fair, if anyone can take all the fun out of Minecraft, Microsoft can.
Wrong half a century ago, wrong today. Unless you are thinking of a future where 90% are unemployed, because their jobs have been automated away.
I'm thinking of a future where per-capita productivity increases over time. That is, pretty much what's happened in the last half century extrapolated.
We have gone 70 years without a major war. Why?
Because politicians managed to avoid nuclear exchange a few times through the careful use of diplomacy. That, and global trade.
Why, just since the end of the Cold War, techies have supplied us with smarter weapons and drones so we can kill lots more people while pretending that we're not actually engaging in warfare, the ability to perform wholesale surveillance on our own populace (both in the public and private sector!), and a whole lot of snake-oil security theatre machines to remind us all to be scared.
Thanks, techies!
Most people do not need coding, will never be any good at it and trying to tech it to them is a complete waste of time.
On the contrary, in the medium-term future, many (if not most) employees will be expected to know how to partially automate their own jobs. That may be as simple as the ability to use the macro system in your office suite, but it's all algorithmic thinking.