Ha...I posted the same article before reading through comments. I would however argue that following a vehicle too closely isn't the fault of the vehicle.
While the riders on either side of the slowing lead car simply rode past it, those directly behind it were forced to suddenly brake, and Cavendish was unable to avoid touching the rear wheel of Leonardo Basso (Team Sky) and fell heavily.
I will never own a vehicle with automatic brakes. Warning sensor?...sure, Brakes?...never. I have two vehicles in my garage, right now, with brake warning sensor. In any kind of spirited driving, they often give off false alarms. Are they going to put in sensors in the rear to make sure you don't get plowed into from the guy behind who was tailgating, because you're the one who's going to legally be at fault. And this just in...
The counter to Developing World isn't "Rich". There's a vast middle ground between rich and developing. So, what's the agenda behind calling what's not developing rich, other than giving those living there a guilt trip?
So it's a bit more than a pet peeve, and it's exactly the sort of thing that HR should be helping with.
This! And if they believed in real diversity, than they would believe in diversity of opinion, and be accepting of it. But what they really want is to be in a world where everyone agrees with their worldview, otherwise it's a "hostile workplace".
So it's a bit more than a pet peeve, and it's exactly the sort of thing that HR should be helping with.
You clearly don't understand HR's role. They are not there to protect you against micro aggressions (feeling triggered, huh?). They are there to protect the company from lawsuits. If you think HR is there for the employee's benefit, you're sadly mistaken.
At my company, we were getting pressure from upper management to bring in more females, and when we pushed back saying that we interviewed every one that applied, that wasn't an acceptable answer. So, we got creative. And yes, it is a competition, and no, we shouldn't share it with out competitors. This isn't, as someone else attempted to compare, a life and death/crime prevention...it's more SJ, which I'm personally against because it harms as many individuals as it helps, but it's okay because those harmed are just older white males.
Hmmm...either a troll or a bot. In either case, there's no, zero, zip, evidence to indicate that "conservatives/right wingers" can't pass a basic logic test. If you disagree, please point to any documented evidence before you chime in. with your opinion of over 40% of the population.
It was the way you stated it that I reacted to. It sounded more like you were saying BASIC wasn't around much prior to the 80s...I learned it in the early 70s. It's all good.
Yup...I was briefly trained on repairing them, but never actually did work on em. Helped build an Altair 8800, worked on 64k Data General Nova's, teletypes, IBM Selectrics (connected to computers), made my own "flip-flop" out of components in tech school, and had more experience with vacuum tubes than I care to get into. I was lucky enough to have a high school that taught digital electronics & logic back in 74-75, and then mostly slept through the training I got from the AF on computer repair...nothing new.
If someone just wants to learn to program, they shouldn't have to learn system administration first.
I disagree with that. Being able navigate your hard drive and install programs is more important than being able to code, and should come first.
You don't need to be a mechanic to learn how to drive. You don't need to be a farmer to be a good cook.
The skills required for programming, are not those required of a sysadmin. And, I'm not saying that having sysadmin skills wouldn't be useful, only unnecessary.
Now, getting a _job_ is way, way harder. H1-Bs + outsourcing means programming jobs are impossible to get without a 4 year degree (at least in the States).
Many career fields, not just programming, have gone that way over the last few decades. A BS only a little more than the HS Diploma of the 70s.
If it involves any disk IO there was a hell of a lot of "waiting" involved.
Kids these days...you lack patience...
I learned basic in high school back around '74. A classroom full of kids used three teletypes that were connected to acoustic modems. We'd dial up the local community college (where the actual computer was), and put the phone onto the modem. We'd wait for the prompt, and if we had a program ready, we'd feed the paper tape into the reader on the teletype. The printer on the teletypes was capable of 10 characters per second, and by my senior year they were replaced with new models three times faster. It was a challenge to do much more than things like blackjack, tic-tac-toe, and the occasional complex program like lunar lander. Since people weren't so concerned with instant gratification back then, watching the teletype spew out your answers ever so slowly wasn't a big deal...not that we had a choice. In our school of ~2000 kids (grades 10-12), you could pick out the geeks...they were carrying paper tape wrapped into a roll or figure eight.
Okay, so you're technically correct, but I would argue that the AMA, and ABA, and a few other licensed professional organizations are virtual unions, pushing the same thing.
Since you can't make a logical defense, you throw it back at me and want a hundred specific examples...oh, I see you've limited it down to five for me to find while you wait. You couldn't be bothered to respond to the other points made. I'm sure 4000 new regulations in eight years were necessary, in addition to the thousands already in place. No, you're clearly someone who thinks government is here to help you, and doesn't understand what bureaucracy really is. I've worked around government agencies for decades, and can point to plenty of examples of it's failure. How is any industry supposed to sift through thousands of regulations and maintain compliance? You'd need full time professionals to just keep up with the pace of regulation. Much if it is simple justification for it's own existence, and some of it is building little fiefdoms for bureaucrats, and just a small portion is actual progress.
Too bad you can't distinguish between logical debate and "whining". I'm out.
"unbridled" by mountains of over regulation. It's got problems, and yes, we need to fix some things (lobbyists, and monopolistic behavior come to mind), but yeah, it's only worked for a couple hundred years, creating the largest economy in the world, and making the U.S. the number one destination for immigrants, but yeah, it's totally fucked up. Moron.
Sense of humor much? I'm tired of people like you who use any opportunity to twist every single thing into some kind of offensive, social justice warrior brigade, opportunity to push your own political agenda. Yeah, we have a life...mind your own, jackass.
Is there a difference between a license and certification?
Yes, typically, licenses need to be renewed periodically. Most certifications are simply showing that you've completed some training, but not an indication that you are legally allowed to do the work.
Many continuing adult education courses are taught on things like boating, auto tune ups, CPR, etc., and you'll get a certification, but not be licensed to put those skills to work and make a profit.
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Ha...I posted the same article before reading through comments. I would however argue that following a vehicle too closely isn't the fault of the vehicle.
While the riders on either side of the slowing lead car simply rode past it, those directly behind it were forced to suddenly brake, and Cavendish was unable to avoid touching the rear wheel of Leonardo Basso (Team Sky) and fell heavily.
I will never own a vehicle with automatic brakes. Warning sensor?...sure, Brakes?...never. I have two vehicles in my garage, right now, with brake warning sensor. In any kind of spirited driving, they often give off false alarms. Are they going to put in sensors in the rear to make sure you don't get plowed into from the guy behind who was tailgating, because you're the one who's going to legally be at fault. And this just in...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/new...
So, just 4 years ago NASA published this.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/g...
After a period of unusually high amounts, why would it be surprising to see a regression to the mean?
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The counter to Developing World isn't "Rich". There's a vast middle ground between rich and developing. So, what's the agenda behind calling what's not developing rich, other than giving those living there a guilt trip?
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Crap, responded to the wrong message...above.
So it's a bit more than a pet peeve, and it's exactly the sort of thing that HR should be helping with.
This! And if they believed in real diversity, than they would believe in diversity of opinion, and be accepting of it. But what they really want is to be in a world where everyone agrees with their worldview, otherwise it's a "hostile workplace".
So it's a bit more than a pet peeve, and it's exactly the sort of thing that HR should be helping with.
You clearly don't understand HR's role. They are not there to protect you against micro aggressions (feeling triggered, huh?). They are there to protect the company from lawsuits. If you think HR is there for the employee's benefit, you're sadly mistaken.
The technical term is "microagreession" but that seems to trigger people
That's funny, because the term is really only used by the people who had chips on their shoulders to begin with.
What he said.
At my company, we were getting pressure from upper management to bring in more females, and when we pushed back saying that we interviewed every one that applied, that wasn't an acceptable answer. So, we got creative. And yes, it is a competition, and no, we shouldn't share it with out competitors. This isn't, as someone else attempted to compare, a life and death/crime prevention...it's more SJ, which I'm personally against because it harms as many individuals as it helps, but it's okay because those harmed are just older white males.
Hmmm...either a troll or a bot. In either case, there's no, zero, zip, evidence to indicate that "conservatives/right wingers" can't pass a basic logic test. If you disagree, please point to any documented evidence before you chime in. with your opinion of over 40% of the population.
It was the way you stated it that I reacted to. It sounded more like you were saying BASIC wasn't around much prior to the 80s...I learned it in the early 70s. It's all good.
You fail at logic. Turn in your geek card.
Yup...I was briefly trained on repairing them, but never actually did work on em. Helped build an Altair 8800, worked on 64k Data General Nova's, teletypes, IBM Selectrics (connected to computers), made my own "flip-flop" out of components in tech school, and had more experience with vacuum tubes than I care to get into. I was lucky enough to have a high school that taught digital electronics & logic back in 74-75, and then mostly slept through the training I got from the AF on computer repair...nothing new.
If someone just wants to learn to program, they shouldn't have to learn system administration first.
I disagree with that. Being able navigate your hard drive and install programs is more important than being able to code, and should come first.
You don't need to be a mechanic to learn how to drive. You don't need to be a farmer to be a good cook.
The skills required for programming, are not those required of a sysadmin. And, I'm not saying that having sysadmin skills wouldn't be useful, only unnecessary.
When we started with BASIC back in the 80's...
/facepalm
Get off my lawn urchin!
Now, getting a _job_ is way, way harder. H1-Bs + outsourcing means programming jobs are impossible to get without a 4 year degree (at least in the States).
Many career fields, not just programming, have gone that way over the last few decades. A BS only a little more than the HS Diploma of the 70s.
This, only in the early 70s on a teletype! Thanks for the laugh!
You had card punches?...Rookie ;-)
If it involves any disk IO there was a hell of a lot of "waiting" involved.
Kids these days...you lack patience...
I learned basic in high school back around '74. A classroom full of kids used three teletypes that were connected to acoustic modems. We'd dial up the local community college (where the actual computer was), and put the phone onto the modem. We'd wait for the prompt, and if we had a program ready, we'd feed the paper tape into the reader on the teletype. The printer on the teletypes was capable of 10 characters per second, and by my senior year they were replaced with new models three times faster. It was a challenge to do much more than things like blackjack, tic-tac-toe, and the occasional complex program like lunar lander. Since people weren't so concerned with instant gratification back then, watching the teletype spew out your answers ever so slowly wasn't a big deal...not that we had a choice. In our school of ~2000 kids (grades 10-12), you could pick out the geeks...they were carrying paper tape wrapped into a roll or figure eight.
Okay, so you're technically correct, but I would argue that the AMA, and ABA, and a few other licensed professional organizations are virtual unions, pushing the same thing.
Since you can't make a logical defense, you throw it back at me and want a hundred specific examples...oh, I see you've limited it down to five for me to find while you wait. You couldn't be bothered to respond to the other points made. I'm sure 4000 new regulations in eight years were necessary, in addition to the thousands already in place. No, you're clearly someone who thinks government is here to help you, and doesn't understand what bureaucracy really is. I've worked around government agencies for decades, and can point to plenty of examples of it's failure. How is any industry supposed to sift through thousands of regulations and maintain compliance? You'd need full time professionals to just keep up with the pace of regulation. Much if it is simple justification for it's own existence, and some of it is building little fiefdoms for bureaucrats, and just a small portion is actual progress.
Too bad you can't distinguish between logical debate and "whining". I'm out.
"unbridled" by mountains of over regulation. It's got problems, and yes, we need to fix some things (lobbyists, and monopolistic behavior come to mind), but yeah, it's only worked for a couple hundred years, creating the largest economy in the world, and making the U.S. the number one destination for immigrants, but yeah, it's totally fucked up. Moron.
Sense of humor much? I'm tired of people like you who use any opportunity to twist every single thing into some kind of offensive, social justice warrior brigade, opportunity to push your own political agenda. Yeah, we have a life...mind your own, jackass.
Is there a difference between a license and certification?
Yes, typically, licenses need to be renewed periodically. Most certifications are simply showing that you've completed some training, but not an indication that you are legally allowed to do the work.
Many continuing adult education courses are taught on things like boating, auto tune ups, CPR, etc., and you'll get a certification, but not be licensed to put those skills to work and make a profit.