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  1. Glad I read this before responding. I was hearing that shit when taking Fortran back in the early 80s.

  2. Re:Because everyone needs to be able to code... on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    "If you want to have a certain level of quality..."

    How did that work out for the UAW? Oh, American auto quality was crap, and they had to be bailed out.
    How's that working for the teachers union? Oh, public education is wonderful, isn't it?
    How's that working out for sports players unions? Oh, we have wife beaters, and dog fighters, and roid rage, but it's all good.

    If you're in tech and getting "walked over", there are plenty of companies hiring that won't do it. Move on.

  3. Re:Because everyone needs to be able to code... on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    Just because you can put gas in the tank doesn't make you an automotive engineer. You still have no clue how the guts work.

  4. Re:Because everyone needs to be able to code... on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    Doesn't it really depend upon if we're talking about software engineering, or we're just talking about basic coding? There's a huge difference between the two that the majority of people outside the industry just don't understand. And I know, coders need to be properly trained to avoid insecure code, and they should also be trained to write reusable, maintainable, well commented code. But, if a designer (I'm talking about large project work) hands off some pseudo-code to a coder, it should be trivial for them to implement, and code reviews should catch any gaping holes.

  5. Re:How about teaching kids to type first? on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    Ditto except there was one other male in the class with me and about 25 girls around tenth grade...probably around '72-3. Never thought I'd use that skill, but glad I learned, and had a blast competing with the other guy for speed, and impressing the girls.

  6. Re:How about teaching kids to type first? on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    Also, don't call it "keyboarding", call it "typing". When you use your oven, it's not called "ovening".

    Well, it used to be done on typewriters, and now it's done on keyboards. I'm not a fan of "keyboarding", but maybe "keying" would have been appropriate, except that word was already taken for marking up someone's car.

  7. Re:Better to spend on education than salaries on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    "Tech's problem is that it doesn't have strong unions and advocacy groups" /yawn. If you're in tech, and having trouble finding a job, then GTFO because you're clearly not capable. Show me someone in tech that's having trouble finding a decent paying job, and I'll show you an incompetent "tech". I've been in the industry for 40+ years, and hire plenty of good techs at good wages. Want to "fix" tech?...

    We need lawmakers to stop companies from the H1B madness.
    We need to put an end to the huge debt load we're weighing down kids going through college.
    We need a national solution to the lack of pensions, and shitty 401ks.
    We need a national solution to immigration and healthcare.
    We need term limits and money/lobbyists out of government influence.

    I could go on. Your unions and advocacy groups aren't going to fix this. And, for whatever it's worth, I'm a fiscal conservative who believes in smaller government.

  8. Re:Is more education, better education . . . ? on Millennials Earn 20 Percent Less Than Boomers Did At Same Stage of Life (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Mine turned out perfect. College educated, no debt, good job, respectful and responsible. Apparently you had a different experience, so you're the one!

  9. Re:Is more education, better education . . . ? on Millennials Earn 20 Percent Less Than Boomers Did At Same Stage of Life (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    It clearly devalued the reputation of Nobel. The committee clearly bought into the whole "hope and change" BS, and should be ashamed of themselves for the selection of someone who had done noting at that point. They clearly hadn't learned their lesson from...

    " Johannes Fibiger was awarded the 1926 Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his purported discovery of a parasite that caused cancer" ... quote from Wikipedia

  10. Re: Is more education, better education . . . ? on Millennials Earn 20 Percent Less Than Boomers Did At Same Stage of Life (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Quite obvious regarding statute. SCOTUS doesn't need either of these cases to take it up, and may never do so if they already agree with existing rulings. It's unfortunate that I'll partially agree with you, but I'm not that jaded to say they're "only occasionally guided by law". I think they are for the most part, but they've also become very political...or already where when chosen.

  11. Re: Is more education, better education . . . ? on Millennials Earn 20 Percent Less Than Boomers Did At Same Stage of Life (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    As the father of a child born abroad, I'll tell you that it's not automatic. You're required to file some paperwork in order to obtain your certificate from the State department. Also, the term "natural-born" has never been defined through the Supreme Court level, and you could hear the rumblings about Cruz being born in Canada from Trump during the campaign. I personally think if it ever does reach SCOTUS that they'll be in agreement that having a single American parent is sufficient to claim citizenship...imagine a pregnant woman being on vacation overseas...it's ridiculous to think the child wouldn't be considered "natural-born".

  12. Re:Is more education, better education . . . ? on Millennials Earn 20 Percent Less Than Boomers Did At Same Stage of Life (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    As a lifelong Republican, I did wish Obama well. I want every president to succeed, for the good of the nation. That doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of jackasses, on both sides, who will do everything they can to subvert that. What it does mean is that we should al be calling out those jackasses...I've done so with people on both sides. We don't need more division.

    And for the record, it was a jackass move on Trump's part...and I didn't vote for him. But, I hope he succeeds.

  13. For you AC Whiners on FBI Arrests Volkswagen Executive On Charges Related To Dieselgate (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Plenty of ACs have posted here that the U.S. is only going after non-American firms. Well, here's your red meat...

    http://abcnews.go.com/Business...

  14. You think you have a say in how your pension is invested?

    If you're only talking about traditional pension(s), then no. But with my 401k, I have many options

  15. You're off by a few centuries. At a current population of 7.4B, .15% of that would be 1.1B. Looking at the link below, they mention that it's estimated that we hit one billion around 1804, so add a few years for the additional 100M.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  16. You could have at least done a quick google to find the answer to your last question. Here's the answer for just the U.S.
    http://www.gao.gov/key_issues/...

  17. Re:Wisdom follows, pay attention! on FBI Arrests Volkswagen Executive On Charges Related To Dieselgate (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, let's just punish the shareholders instead of the jackasses who were actually responsible. If Merkel is dumb enough to start a trade war over that, then so be it.

  18. Re:Can we stop adding GATE to every scandal? on FBI Arrests Volkswagen Executive On Charges Related To Dieselgate (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Billy Bath Gate

  19. Re:I'm always amazed when someone will do somethin on FBI Arrests Volkswagen Executive On Charges Related To Dieselgate (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    for their dumb job that could land them in jail. Talk about screwed up priorities.

    Obviously you have never had a family depending on you.

    It's easy for a young child like you to judge others.

    A man understands that people sometimes have to do things they would not otherwise do because circumstances force it.

    Obviously, you've been raised by unethical parents. It's easy for you to rationalize your bad behavior instead of getting off your ass and finding a legal/moral solution. Stop blaming others for your problems, and grow up.

  20. So, what will we call these new items?...best suggestions win the internwebs.

    Tofu Tomahawk missiles?
    Soylent shells
    Green grenades
    Bio-bullets

  21. Re:Citation needed on US Military Seeks Biodegradable Bullets That Sprout Plants (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Like that "renewable fuel oil" mess the Navy did a while back that was millions of dollars of waste for a very little bit of fuel

    Citation Needed.

    Google Needed
    http://www.usnews.com/opinion/...

  22. Re:Oh great on US Military Seeks Biodegradable Bullets That Sprout Plants (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Replying to my own comment...

    Duh...please disregard the first sentence. I was thinking about the cost of the ammo itself, and not about the environmental cleanup that was mentioned.

  23. Re:Oh great on US Military Seeks Biodegradable Bullets That Sprout Plants (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Not a thing in the article about cutting costs, so can we toss that distraction aside please?

    Where would these bullets with seeds be used? The article talks about plants, but doesn't indicate anything about the type/size of them. I'm imagining an apple orchard sprouting up in the middle of the rifle range.

  24. Re:Oh great on US Military Seeks Biodegradable Bullets That Sprout Plants (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    How many years away do you think that is? Do you really believe we'll still be running everything on dino fuel by then???

  25. Re:Oh great on US Military Seeks Biodegradable Bullets That Sprout Plants (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    The same way they used to do it in olden times...pillage!