Did I say that children starve to death because of _their_ sins? I didn't even say that it happens because of their parents sins. In fact, I said nothing of the sort. People in Iraq starved and died because of Saddam and his regime. People in the Ukraine starved and died because of Stalin and communism. People in Germany died because of Hitler and Nazism. Polio is a non-sequitir. There is no comparison between the evil that happens due to people's actions, and something that occurs naturally in nature.
As I said, I do not believe God micromanages, because of that he allows "slack in the system", as I heard someone put it once. Is the fact that my brother is mentally handicap proof that God is cruel? No, it just happened!
I'm sorry if you have to believe God is cruel in order to discount other's belief in Him.
It's pretty sad that you stretch so hard to try to show that God is cruel.
That fact that children starve to death is not due to the cruelty of God, but the evils of mankind. We are given free will so that we may choose whether, or not, to be in commune with God. God allows us to make that choice, and other choices, for ourselves. Too often, people make wrong or even horrible decisions that result in the present, or future, repercussions.
Yes, God could intervene if He wanted to. Why doesn't He? I don't know, nor do I assume to know why. You, sir, have displayed a sense of arrogance at judging God for not intervening. I contend that a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and God, is more meaningful when one is given the choice rather than when we are forced to do so. That is what it would mean if God micromanaged everything, and always intervened.
A child that stubs its toe accidently, and is caused pain, is not the fault of the father. Unless, of course, you expect the parent to constantly tell the child what to do, and not to do. Even so, the parent is not cruel for letting it happen. The father still swoops up the child in his arms and tells them "It's going to be okay."
Nope. I'm a CS major. Graduated a year and a half ago. I've been trying to get into a Software Engineer job and no one will hire me because of no experience and I don't have a Super-GPA.
There are plenty of university trained CS people that don't have jobs in CS yet.
Well, if it helps you sleep at night by rationalizing your unethical stealing of copyrighted property (assuming you do from your sarcastic statement), then by all means keep thinking like that.
That is probably true, but it also follows that the artists make _even less_ money by stealing the music.
Think about it. If a record company owns the rights to music are they going to say A)"Oh, here is your fair share of the money, and we'll just wait to compensate our losses when people stop stealing the music online." or B)"Here is part of the money we were going to give you because we had to pay off all our own expenses first."
Yes, you are a fool for leaving. Sometimes we must do something we don't like until we can get somewhere we want. It may be different for you because you have experience and can get work anywhere else, but for someone like me who is still trying to break into entry-level (Damn You 2-years experience required!) without any experience I'd be a complete moron to turn _anything_ down that was related to Software Engineering.
I've been working at my current job for over 9 months now, and I could care less about it (almost to the point of despising it). But, I must endure until I get that magic 2-years experience so I can apply to an entry-level position that will accept me. It is the only thing that I was able to get that will keep me afloat and that is all that matters for the time being.
It would be one thing to turn down a job for ethical reasons, but turning it down because they want to use Microsoft VisualStudio is lame. I know most people on/. think having to use MS VS is an ethical issue, but it ain't! I seriously doubt there is a job (unless you are self-employed) where every tool you use at the job is the one you prefer to use.
If they can turn barrel roll a 707, and 737 I'm sure they can turn a 777 upside down. Those wings go through massive stress testing.
The real simulators they use to train pilots lack acceleration. I've used one before, and let me tell you it's a little disorienting taxing down the runway. Your brain says you're moving and turning on the taxiway but your body says your sitting still. Kind of like motion sickness but not that bad.
Amen to that. Too many people don't want to except consequences for their own actions and place the blame elsewhere. I play those games and I don't go around shooting people, or even thinking about it (well except for Osama Bin laden, but that's a different story). It's because my parents raised me right, with a good set of morales and values.
They say the Earth is overpopulated as it is and people are talking about expanding the average lifespan at least 12x? Think about how bad that is. No one wants to die, but it is apart of life. The stress on the planetary resources would be enormous.
I want to see what the year 2505 will be like just as much as the next Slashdotter, but it is not meant to be. Will we achieve faster-than-light space travel, transporters like in Star Trek, colonialize other planets, or what will the geo-political situation be like 500-1000 years from now? I _really_ want to know. But, such is life.
What we need more is to make sure that these computerized sensors can't be _hacked_ to alter who has the authority to use the weapon. Unauthorized use is only good if you can keep the criminals from using stolen weapons (or purchased on the black market).
What good is it if the average upstanding citizen can't bear arms to protect themselves because of this, but the average criminal can get around it?
The CS Major, at least at my university, taught us to understand the principles behind the programming syntax. That's why it is easy for anyone that has a CS degree to be able to pick up a book on a new language and understand it right away. You don't want to have to continually learn the basics all over again. It allows you to be flexible.
I have heard that it's better to be extremely proficient in one or two languages and not have your skills spread thin all over the place. That is why I'm concentrating on C++ and not learning new languages until I get a job and need to learn something else.
Experience may be key, but only after the degree is obtained. I have not seen any job openings that say "...or equivalent experience" next to the BS CS degree. I've seen it in regards to getting jobs that want an MS degree but will except a BS with 2 years experience. I'm sure that an HR would give consideration to someone that didn't have a BS/BA but had 4-5 years experience. However, how are you going to get good solid experience without the degree, or being enrolled in a degree to get the internships?
A good number of places don't even consider you unless you have a good GPA along with the degree for entry-level positions. I'm sure that someone from a larger tech-oriented school gets a second glance where as I would not coming from a smaller private university with a small CS program. Of course the "Mom and Pop" web dev shops around the corner may not be as picky but most large companies that I have checked into want that degree.
The degree, and the coursework, will help if you try to go after that field. It isn't like you are learning something that you won't use. Unless, of course, you go after something that isn't even related to CS.
I agree that blogs are commentary. Everyone sees things from their own certain perspective. The way I see an issue, or an event, is going to be different than the average slashdot reader.
However, the big problem with "old media" is that they refuse to admit that they are biased one way, or the other. If you seriously think watching Dan Rather on CBS evening news is the straight shooting facts without his own bias, think again. It's all about getting a balance of views. If you are going to read the NY Times then make sure to read the Wall Street Journal as well. If you are going to watch CNN then watch FOX News as well. Even closer to home, if you think our great slashdot isn't biased think again. Slashdot itself is a giant blog that comments on news items it posts.
If you look at the current situation in Iraq most main stream media sources tell the story like we are going to hell in a hand basket, but most military people (that I have heard) say it is tough yet things are going very well. It is all about taking in all the information and disseminating it yourself. Not letting someone tell you what to think, and not searching out only the news that fits your views.
I have had projects where I was in the "zone" and sat in front of my computer cranking out code for 10+ hours with only eating/peeing/drinking breaks. Then there were times I couldn't get more than an hour or two of good programming done.
It all comes down to whether the noggin is working on task or if that brick wall has been hit. Obviously working 80 hours a week doesn't help the creative process unless one thrives in that kind of environment.
This is being posted to Slashdot? This is a new low for Slashdot. How partisan do you have to be? And from an "anonymous reader" too. Next, I bet Slashdot is gonna start pushing the false information that Iraq never went after yellow cake in Nigeria, or Burkett's "indisputable" memos saying Bush skirted his duty in the 70's.
Perhaps if this had appeared two years ago when everyone else was talking about it, I might give it some leeway. Stick to the tech news.
It's funny that people cry "Help! Help! I'm being repressed!" when they are being investigated for involving themselves in this crap.
I will never understand why people think that because they are "speaking out against the establishment" they should be able to do whatever they want to speak out, and be beyond reproach.
It's not that people don't want to take the time to count the votes, it's that people are sometimes too _stupid_ to vote correctly on the paper ballots. Using the electronic voting system would eleviate the problem if they could just get it right.
I don't think he destroyed his wife (perhaps the kids, but who knows). She was right up there along side of him, supporting him, at the press conference he gave. From what I saw and heard it seems like she, all the journalists, and everyone else was cheering him on for coming out of the closest.
It's pretty sickening when he can hide his crimes with the guise of "coming out". Thus, making it look like he was forced to resign because of his sexual preference, and not because of the fact that he is a common criminal.
It's frustrating to see that quote misquoted so much. The Stephen Decatur quote is: "Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country right or wrong!"
In my view, there is a _big_ difference between the actual quote and the "My country Right or Wrong" characterization of those (like myself) who feel what we are doing in regards to Terrorism is the right thing to do. I think the Decatur quote puts it very nicely how I feel.
I don't know if I'd say We Were Soldiers is a flag waving movie. It was more of a movie showing the courage and dedication of those trained to defend our way of life, and the pains and sorrows they had to face. Same could go for Black Hawk Down. I don't see them as anti-war or pro-war, but more talking about the soldier rather than the country.
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Did I say that children starve to death because of _their_ sins? I didn't even say that it happens because of their parents sins. In fact, I said nothing of the sort. People in Iraq starved and died because of Saddam and his regime. People in the Ukraine starved and died because of Stalin and communism. People in Germany died because of Hitler and Nazism. Polio is a non-sequitir. There is no comparison between the evil that happens due to people's actions, and something that occurs naturally in nature.
As I said, I do not believe God micromanages, because of that he allows "slack in the system", as I heard someone put it once. Is the fact that my brother is mentally handicap proof that God is cruel? No, it just happened!
I'm sorry if you have to believe God is cruel in order to discount other's belief in Him.
It's pretty sad that you stretch so hard to try to show that God is cruel.
That fact that children starve to death is not due to the cruelty of God, but the evils of mankind. We are given free will so that we may choose whether, or not, to be in commune with God. God allows us to make that choice, and other choices, for ourselves. Too often, people make wrong or even horrible decisions that result in the present, or future, repercussions.
Yes, God could intervene if He wanted to. Why doesn't He? I don't know, nor do I assume to know why. You, sir, have displayed a sense of arrogance at judging God for not intervening. I contend that a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and God, is more meaningful when one is given the choice rather than when we are forced to do so. That is what it would mean if God micromanaged everything, and always intervened.
A child that stubs its toe accidently, and is caused pain, is not the fault of the father. Unless, of course, you expect the parent to constantly tell the child what to do, and not to do. Even so, the parent is not cruel for letting it happen. The father still swoops up the child in his arms and tells them "It's going to be okay."
Nope. I'm a CS major. Graduated a year and a half ago. I've been trying to get into a Software Engineer job and no one will hire me because of no experience and I don't have a Super-GPA.
There are plenty of university trained CS people that don't have jobs in CS yet.
http://www.patriotdebates.com/
Rather than listening to the tinfoil hats here, there is some real information at that website from people who know what they are talking about.
Well, if it helps you sleep at night by rationalizing your unethical stealing of copyrighted property (assuming you do from your sarcastic statement), then by all means keep thinking like that.
That is probably true, but it also follows that the artists make _even less_ money by stealing the music.
Think about it. If a record company owns the rights to music are they going to say A)"Oh, here is your fair share of the money, and we'll just wait to compensate our losses when people stop stealing the music online." or B)"Here is part of the money we were going to give you because we had to pay off all our own expenses first."
My bet is on "B."
Yes, you are a fool for leaving. Sometimes we must do something we don't like until we can get somewhere we want. It may be different for you because you have experience and can get work anywhere else, but for someone like me who is still trying to break into entry-level (Damn You 2-years experience required!) without any experience I'd be a complete moron to turn _anything_ down that was related to Software Engineering.
/. think having to use MS VS is an ethical issue, but it ain't! I seriously doubt there is a job (unless you are self-employed) where every tool you use at the job is the one you prefer to use.
I've been working at my current job for over 9 months now, and I could care less about it (almost to the point of despising it). But, I must endure until I get that magic 2-years experience so I can apply to an entry-level position that will accept me. It is the only thing that I was able to get that will keep me afloat and that is all that matters for the time being.
It would be one thing to turn down a job for ethical reasons, but turning it down because they want to use Microsoft VisualStudio is lame. I know most people on
wow...you all don't see a sarcastic joke when it stares you in the face...sheesh. 1x1, c'mon, you think I was serious?
5x5..pfft. I wrote a program that solves 1x1. I win every time.
If they can turn barrel roll a 707, and 737 I'm sure they can turn a 777 upside down. Those wings go through massive stress testing.
The real simulators they use to train pilots lack acceleration. I've used one before, and let me tell you it's a little disorienting taxing down the runway. Your brain says you're moving and turning on the taxiway but your body says your sitting still. Kind of like motion sickness but not that bad.
Amen to that. Too many people don't want to except consequences for their own actions and place the blame elsewhere. I play those games and I don't go around shooting people, or even thinking about it (well except for Osama Bin laden, but that's a different story). It's because my parents raised me right, with a good set of morales and values.
Amen...preach it brother ;)
I like Enterprise. I think it is a good show. It may be no TNG, but it is still a good show. Voyager is the one that should have ended early on.
Even though this move to bring two TNG characters into the mix raises a vulcan eyebrow, Cmdr. Riker was my favorite character.
They say the Earth is overpopulated as it is and people are talking about expanding the average lifespan at least 12x? Think about how bad that is. No one wants to die, but it is apart of life. The stress on the planetary resources would be enormous.
I want to see what the year 2505 will be like just as much as the next Slashdotter, but it is not meant to be. Will we achieve faster-than-light space travel, transporters like in Star Trek, colonialize other planets, or what will the geo-political situation be like 500-1000 years from now? I _really_ want to know. But, such is life.
What we need more is to make sure that these computerized sensors can't be _hacked_ to alter who has the authority to use the weapon. Unauthorized use is only good if you can keep the criminals from using stolen weapons (or purchased on the black market).
What good is it if the average upstanding citizen can't bear arms to protect themselves because of this, but the average criminal can get around it?
The CS Major, at least at my university, taught us to understand the principles behind the programming syntax. That's why it is easy for anyone that has a CS degree to be able to pick up a book on a new language and understand it right away. You don't want to have to continually learn the basics all over again. It allows you to be flexible.
I have heard that it's better to be extremely proficient in one or two languages and not have your skills spread thin all over the place. That is why I'm concentrating on C++ and not learning new languages until I get a job and need to learn something else.
Experience may be key, but only after the degree is obtained. I have not seen any job openings that say "...or equivalent experience" next to the BS CS degree. I've seen it in regards to getting jobs that want an MS degree but will except a BS with 2 years experience. I'm sure that an HR would give consideration to someone that didn't have a BS/BA but had 4-5 years experience. However, how are you going to get good solid experience without the degree, or being enrolled in a degree to get the internships?
A good number of places don't even consider you unless you have a good GPA along with the degree for entry-level positions. I'm sure that someone from a larger tech-oriented school gets a second glance where as I would not coming from a smaller private university with a small CS program. Of course the "Mom and Pop" web dev shops around the corner may not be as picky but most large companies that I have checked into want that degree.
The degree, and the coursework, will help if you try to go after that field. It isn't like you are learning something that you won't use. Unless, of course, you go after something that isn't even related to CS.
I agree that blogs are commentary. Everyone sees things from their own certain perspective. The way I see an issue, or an event, is going to be different than the average slashdot reader.
However, the big problem with "old media" is that they refuse to admit that they are biased one way, or the other. If you seriously think watching Dan Rather on CBS evening news is the straight shooting facts without his own bias, think again. It's all about getting a balance of views. If you are going to read the NY Times then make sure to read the Wall Street Journal as well. If you are going to watch CNN then watch FOX News as well. Even closer to home, if you think our great slashdot isn't biased think again. Slashdot itself is a giant blog that comments on news items it posts.
If you look at the current situation in Iraq most main stream media sources tell the story like we are going to hell in a hand basket, but most military people (that I have heard) say it is tough yet things are going very well. It is all about taking in all the information and disseminating it yourself. Not letting someone tell you what to think, and not searching out only the news that fits your views.
I have had projects where I was in the "zone" and sat in front of my computer cranking out code for 10+ hours with only eating/peeing/drinking breaks. Then there were times I couldn't get more than an hour or two of good programming done.
It all comes down to whether the noggin is working on task or if that brick wall has been hit. Obviously working 80 hours a week doesn't help the creative process unless one thrives in that kind of environment.
This is being posted to Slashdot? This is a new low for Slashdot. How partisan do you have to be? And from an "anonymous reader" too. Next, I bet Slashdot is gonna start pushing the false information that Iraq never went after yellow cake in Nigeria, or Burkett's "indisputable" memos saying Bush skirted his duty in the 70's.
Perhaps if this had appeared two years ago when everyone else was talking about it, I might give it some leeway. Stick to the tech news.
Little Green Footballs
Hugh Hewitt's site has links to many of the conservative web blogs out there
It's funny that people cry "Help! Help! I'm being repressed!" when they are being investigated for involving themselves in this crap.
I will never understand why people think that because they are "speaking out against the establishment" they should be able to do whatever they want to speak out, and be beyond reproach.
It's not that people don't want to take the time to count the votes, it's that people are sometimes too _stupid_ to vote correctly on the paper ballots. Using the electronic voting system would eleviate the problem if they could just get it right.
I don't think he destroyed his wife (perhaps the kids, but who knows). She was right up there along side of him, supporting him, at the press conference he gave. From what I saw and heard it seems like she, all the journalists, and everyone else was cheering him on for coming out of the closest.
It's pretty sickening when he can hide his crimes with the guise of "coming out". Thus, making it look like he was forced to resign because of his sexual preference, and not because of the fact that he is a common criminal.
It's frustrating to see that quote misquoted so much. The Stephen Decatur quote is: "Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country right or wrong!"
In my view, there is a _big_ difference between the actual quote and the "My country Right or Wrong" characterization of those (like myself) who feel what we are doing in regards to Terrorism is the right thing to do. I think the Decatur quote puts it very nicely how I feel.
I don't know if I'd say We Were Soldiers is a flag waving movie. It was more of a movie showing the courage and dedication of those trained to defend our way of life, and the pains and sorrows they had to face. Same could go for Black Hawk Down. I don't see them as anti-war or pro-war, but more talking about the soldier rather than the country.