I dunno, I'm not as smart as I think I am... Or I love the -1 troll mods that always come with these topics...
My fantasy is that someone is actually reading these discussions and might be influenced. I guess at least you are... But occasionally the odd AC will chime in with thanks too, which really makes my day.
Also there is that "drink!" guy, I have to keep his blood-alcohol level up. Wouldn't want him to sober up.
I think I can safely say that folks who read your posts are indeed "influenced".
Comparing a physical science with a "gendered" science is a ridiculous analogy, and anyone who makes that comparison unironically is simply not to be taken seriously, and should probably be kept away from sharp objects for their own safety.
It's great that women there are happy, but that doesn't mean it has reached a post-feminist level where everyone is happy and able to live a fulfilling life free from systemic bias against them.
I'm not sure we even know what that looks like, ultimately.
It's not really surprising no one is willing to define a success condition, otherwise how could you continue the victimhood narrative? However, a society where women have equal opportunity and are free to choose their own life styles has to be considered a "success", at least to those a bit more rational than your typical feminist.
Equality of outcomes is crazy, equality of opportunity is where energy should be focused...if needed. If you look at the feminist utopias of Iceland or Finland, you find a greater degree of gendered separation of work. Almost as if, when given the choice, men and women choose different professions.
Of course, that kind of talk got Damour fired, so what do I know.
...wouldn't we have seen some out gassing if this thing were made of water when we first detected this? And isn't that precisely one of the mysteries with this thing, is that we didn't see any out gassing?
With software, at least, you can uninstall their insecure crap. With hardware you're fucked....I say as I type on an intel machine. Still, they had a pretty decent track record until the latest debacle.
I've met people who have plenty of fancy letters after their names, and they're dumb as rocks. They studied deep in a single field, but can only regurgitate knowledge, not integrate and extrapolate.
The more life I experience, the more I realize just how truly rare intelligence is.
Spreadsheets...everywhere. Of all kinds, doing all kinds of evil. There are still some embedded because no one can figure out how they actually work or what the numbers actually mean, only that they need to compare new numbers against old numbers in one capacity or another.
Video didn't work so well for the Covington Catholic kids, at least not a first. Fortunately people were stupid enough to be proud of their idiocy and posted a longer video, otherwise these kids would be poster children of hate. Hell, they're still portrayed that way, even with the hours of footage showing what actually happened.
All evidence requires a certain level of intelligence and criticism on the part of the consumer...which isn't something you can rely on at all.
Keeping things simple is what made streaming as attractive, and profitable, as it is. The only way to make it MORE profitable in the long term is to keep it simple.
It's almost like no one learned their lessons from the music business; when they fought easy access to content, they lost. When they started making their content accessible in ways consumers wanted, they won.
Different industry, same results. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes these idiots to learn the very same lesson.
I know we're all supposed to fear automation, but the fact of the matter is humans respond best to other humans; there will always be work for people to do.
On that note; if I have a good employee, and I write some code that deprives them of anything with which to pay them for, a few things are happening, and will happen:
1) I was grossly underutilizing the good employee to begin with 2) I will find something else for this good employee to do.
Good employees are like gold; you never throw one away, or waste them in such a manner that they'll go looking for someone to better appreciate them. I realize a lot of managers don't grasp this concept, but enough do that good employees will find one if they keep looking.
Mind you; if I automate someone out of a job, and that's all they're capable of doing, they aren't a good employee. At best, mediocre, but probably lower than that. My payroll is more important to me than their want to waste my money.
Similar, too, in the sense that I can and will vote based on how my tax money is being wasted. Either I vote on the tax directly, or I vote against the idiots who misspend it.
I'm not questioning the viability of the profession, rather the need to have a degree in it...actually not even that, but the need for the public to pay for someone to get the degree.
If I'm not paying for it, I don't care if it's a degree. The moment you expect me to fund it through my taxes, I get to start being picky about it.
Yes, but can we call some of these degrees "education"? Feminist studies? Auctioneering? Bagpiping?
I could be convinced of the "taxes for college education" angle, but only if we restrict the degrees pursued to an agreed upon list of useful degrees for professions society actually needs. You want to follow your dream of professional bagpipping, fine, but you do it on your own dime.
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AmiMojo: why do you bother with these idiots?
I dunno, I'm not as smart as I think I am... Or I love the -1 troll mods that always come with these topics...
My fantasy is that someone is actually reading these discussions and might be influenced. I guess at least you are... But occasionally the odd AC will chime in with thanks too, which really makes my day.
Also there is that "drink!" guy, I have to keep his blood-alcohol level up. Wouldn't want him to sober up.
I think I can safely say that folks who read your posts are indeed "influenced".
Comparing a physical science with a "gendered" science is a ridiculous analogy, and anyone who makes that comparison unironically is simply not to be taken seriously, and should probably be kept away from sharp objects for their own safety.
Sorry, you lost me at "feminist theory". No, wait, you lost me when you compared fusion reactors with feminism.
Seriously, did you actually read the bullshit you typed before you hit reply? Did you really expect anyone to take you seriously with that nonsense?
It's great that women there are happy, but that doesn't mean it has reached a post-feminist level where everyone is happy and able to live a fulfilling life free from systemic bias against them.
I'm not sure we even know what that looks like, ultimately.
It's not really surprising no one is willing to define a success condition, otherwise how could you continue the victimhood narrative? However, a society where women have equal opportunity and are free to choose their own life styles has to be considered a "success", at least to those a bit more rational than your typical feminist.
Why isn't it? Women there rate themselves as some of the most satisfied and happy in the world. Why wouldn't you call that a feminist utopia?
Nothing straw about it; it's called the gendered-equality paradox, and it's been known for a while now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Equality of outcomes is crazy, equality of opportunity is where energy should be focused...if needed. If you look at the feminist utopias of Iceland or Finland, you find a greater degree of gendered separation of work. Almost as if, when given the choice, men and women choose different professions.
Of course, that kind of talk got Damour fired, so what do I know.
Can we get some english editors in here.
You must be new here.
...wouldn't we have seen some out gassing if this thing were made of water when we first detected this? And isn't that precisely one of the mysteries with this thing, is that we didn't see any out gassing?
How far does your purity crusade go? Do you want it running on legitimate 90s hardware too?
The *style* is what's important here, not the technology.
Bunch of literal minded, wanna be autistic fucks...
With software, at least, you can uninstall their insecure crap. With hardware you're fucked. ...I say as I type on an intel machine. Still, they had a pretty decent track record until the latest debacle.
I've met people who have plenty of fancy letters after their names, and they're dumb as rocks. They studied deep in a single field, but can only regurgitate knowledge, not integrate and extrapolate.
The more life I experience, the more I realize just how truly rare intelligence is.
The ultimate irony will be when it hits "penny stock" status.
Spreadsheets...everywhere. Of all kinds, doing all kinds of evil. There are still some embedded because no one can figure out how they actually work or what the numbers actually mean, only that they need to compare new numbers against old numbers in one capacity or another.
I drink a lot.
Not today, Putin!
Video didn't work so well for the Covington Catholic kids, at least not a first. Fortunately people were stupid enough to be proud of their idiocy and posted a longer video, otherwise these kids would be poster children of hate. Hell, they're still portrayed that way, even with the hours of footage showing what actually happened.
All evidence requires a certain level of intelligence and criticism on the part of the consumer...which isn't something you can rely on at all.
The specific use of a gender over the generic "people" suggests the author has a chip on her shoulder; how does she know it was men, or all men?
Keeping things simple is what made streaming as attractive, and profitable, as it is. The only way to make it MORE profitable in the long term is to keep it simple.
It's almost like no one learned their lessons from the music business; when they fought easy access to content, they lost. When they started making their content accessible in ways consumers wanted, they won.
Different industry, same results. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes these idiots to learn the very same lesson.
It's not a bad idea for those that can do it. Unfortunately, some of us communicate with new numbers daily.
I tried the whitelisting method a while back, and I missed too many business calls to make it worth while. Had to turn it off.
I know we're all supposed to fear automation, but the fact of the matter is humans respond best to other humans; there will always be work for people to do.
On that note; if I have a good employee, and I write some code that deprives them of anything with which to pay them for, a few things are happening, and will happen:
1) I was grossly underutilizing the good employee to begin with
2) I will find something else for this good employee to do.
Good employees are like gold; you never throw one away, or waste them in such a manner that they'll go looking for someone to better appreciate them. I realize a lot of managers don't grasp this concept, but enough do that good employees will find one if they keep looking.
Mind you; if I automate someone out of a job, and that's all they're capable of doing, they aren't a good employee. At best, mediocre, but probably lower than that. My payroll is more important to me than their want to waste my money.
Similar, too, in the sense that I can and will vote based on how my tax money is being wasted. Either I vote on the tax directly, or I vote against the idiots who misspend it.
I'm not questioning the viability of the profession, rather the need to have a degree in it...actually not even that, but the need for the public to pay for someone to get the degree.
If I'm not paying for it, I don't care if it's a degree. The moment you expect me to fund it through my taxes, I get to start being picky about it.
You had me going until you tried to imply someone would procreate with you.
I'm not that gullible.
Bag-piping: https://www.fromthegrapevine.c...
Auctioneering: https://www.universities.com/p...
A moron is one who takes the obvious bait and challenges a post of someone who obviously looked for useless degrees before posting.
Yes, but can we call some of these degrees "education"? Feminist studies? Auctioneering? Bagpiping?
I could be convinced of the "taxes for college education" angle, but only if we restrict the degrees pursued to an agreed upon list of useful degrees for professions society actually needs. You want to follow your dream of professional bagpipping, fine, but you do it on your own dime.