Engineers are good at lots of things, as are all smart people. What makes someone an effective terrorist is lack of moral boundaries and there is no evidence that engineers are less moral than anyone else.
In short, the premise of the article is a crock of bull.
In fact being good at stuff might actually make a person more difficult to recruit. Right wing militias have had very little success recruiting Special Forces soldiers. Such soldiers are *really* effective soldiers and would be great at training those knuckleheads but they have too much pride in their hardwon skills to prostitute them out to said wingnuts.
A nice old-fashioned three-way Mexican standoff. Reminds me of the gunfight scene in "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly."
This idea might have two very nice consequences. First, it might make the RIAA et al much more careful about throwing lawsuits around. Second, it might protect ISP for paying the price for their lawlessness.
I used to have one of those manual typewriters and the action on them was cool. The action on them allowed for a certain rhythm while typing (of course error correction was a chore).
I would love to have the mechanical action of that typewriter and the error correction of a computer.
Of course, I doubt he would sell it. If he did, I doubt I could afford it.
Your ad hominum attack is silly. His appearance has no bearing on the absolute fact that he is one of the most important computer scientists of his generation. I use tools he wrote every work day of my life. What have you done?
So the software is not sure if it believes in the existence of hardware? I am not sure if I want an operating system with existential angst.//BTW I think the submitter means "hardware independent".
I have been a student in two engineering departments, a small state school (UNH) and UC Berkeley. The quality of the teaching in both schools was comparable. If anything, it was better at UNH. The quality of the students (which is what you are talking about) is MUCH better at Berkeley. Schools like Berkeley have their pick of the best students from around the world. It is impossible to quantify, but I am certain the proximity of Stanford and Berkeley has contributed hugely to the success of Silicon Valley.
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By that argument, no laws should ever be enforced because new criminals will appear to replace the old.
Beautifully said.
While they are at it, they should sow McBride's backyard with salt.
I think Microsoft should buy up all the mortgage-backed securities it can get its hands on.
That way I won't be forced to buy them (with my taxes).
>>> They need to purge all the religious zealots, war mongers, and lobbyist puppets
Then who will be left?
Engineers are good at lots of things, as are all smart people. What makes someone an effective terrorist is lack of moral boundaries and there is no evidence that engineers are less moral than anyone else.
In short, the premise of the article is a crock of bull.
In fact being good at stuff might actually make a person more difficult to recruit. Right wing militias have had very little success recruiting Special Forces soldiers. Such soldiers are *really* effective soldiers and would be great at training those knuckleheads but they have too much pride in their hardwon skills to prostitute them out to said wingnuts.
Sounds like you dated her yourself.
I am prety sure I would lose.
A nice old-fashioned three-way Mexican standoff. Reminds me of the gunfight scene in "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly."
This idea might have two very nice consequences. First, it might make the RIAA et al much more careful about throwing lawsuits around. Second, it might protect ISP for paying the price for their lawlessness.
So you have been browsing "dodgy" material, eh? Let's schedule a meeting about this for Friday.
-The Boss
If they were that clever, why did they not know any better?
and feed the crowds Soylent Green?
Once you go to the dark side, forever will it dominate your destiny.
Yes, I am SHOCKED that companies have implemented a systematic program of distorting the truth in order to increase profits.
I propose a new term for the heinous practice---"marketing".
I used to have one of those manual typewriters and the action on them was cool. The action on them allowed for a certain rhythm while typing (of course error correction was a chore).
I would love to have the mechanical action of that typewriter and the error correction of a computer.
Of course, I doubt he would sell it. If he did, I doubt I could afford it.
"We in the United States are a simple people. But piss us off and we'll bomb your cities."
Nothing lives on after you except your deeds and your software.
/usr/sbin/cron valhalla
See you all in
Money Talks.
It is better for Munich to move to Linux than
Linux to move to Munich.
I use his software every work day of my life. What have you done?
Your ad hominum attack is silly. His appearance has no bearing on the absolute fact that he is one of the most important computer scientists of his generation. I use tools he wrote every work day of my life. What have you done?
So the software is not sure if it believes in the existence of hardware? //BTW I think the submitter means "hardware independent".
I am not sure if I want an operating system with existential angst.
Then the yoke's on him!
Ba-da-bump
I have been a student in two engineering departments, a small state school (UNH) and UC Berkeley. The quality of the teaching in both schools was comparable. If anything, it was better at UNH. The quality of the students (which is what you are talking about) is MUCH better at Berkeley. Schools like Berkeley have their pick of the best students from around the world. It is impossible to quantify, but I am certain the proximity of Stanford and Berkeley has contributed hugely to the success of Silicon Valley.
If you write anything on your device that says anything about Taiwan independence or
Falun Gong, your phone tries to kill you.