I completely disagree. I watched Enterprise, and after 2 seasons of convincing myself it would get better I stopped trying and turned it off for good. It was a steaming pile of shit.
Is there anything stopping me from just using the drivers that actually work? When the OSS drivers catch up we can revisit them - until then I'll use what works.
Used car dealerships could still be a thing. These places can take your old car, give you credit on a new one and repair the car just like current dealerships do. That industry doesn't have to go away. This idea that we've got to have one or the other doesn't make sense.
No, it is not necessary for repairs and maintenance. There are any number of other places one can take their car for this. Often this avenue is cheaper too.
It wouldn't surprise me to find out that lawyers and politicians are trusted more than car salesmen. Car dealerships are the worst kind of business, especially their maintenance shops which tend to charge ridiculous premiums for very minor maintenance and repairs. I think eliminating them is a very good idea.
The only thing these businesses do is pointlessly increase the cost to the consumer.
The "panel" included Randi Harper - one of the most notorious trolls on the internet. I can only guess she's considered an expert because she has engaged in so much abuse that she can spot it a mile away.
This would only work on people who don't understand how syntax errors work. Any time an error occurs that I feel is impossible I examine the ordinal values of the characters, or I will delete and retype the line. No real programmer is going to be stumped by this for longer than 5 minutes.
How exactly do you expect to block every VPN? How do you determine what connections are VPNs and what aren't? I don't get how a country that is so tech savvy can be so tech stupid.
Hobbyists have been building home cockpits for years now. I don't know why this is suddenly groundbreaking news. Anyone with about $5000 and a lot of free time can do this.
Nothing being said by those people is true. It's a result of the next wave of pseudo-feminists attempting to shame the population in to action with a bullshit narrative. Yes, people who do that, and more importantly people who support the people doing that are dipshits.
The problem with screaming "discrimination!" over everything is that you devalue the word. This is unfair to people who actually DO get discriminated against. Have you ever been to a feminist rally? You should try it some time. The ideas that get spread at these events are more toxic than anything I could say or do here.
I've known quite a few successful female programmers in my time. Yes, even during those "unenlightened" days when nobody was crying wolf over such things. Those who were intelligent and hard working had no problem getting ahead. I'm sorry, but you shouldn't get ahead just because if what's between your legs. It doesn't work that way for men, it shouldn't work that way for women.
Feminism used to fight real injustice. Independence for women. The right to vote. The right to be considered equal. These were worthy objectives that anyone should fight for. However the modern variant is overstepping. Instead of equal rights, they want undeserved privilege.
Oh please. Stop trying to read things in to what I've said to suit your fantasy narrative. The point is that people who do well in something will get recognized for it regardless of gender. If you're mediocre nobody will care about your name, regardless of gender.
This is the real problem - a very few people want to be recognized as rockstars when they haven't earned it. Instead of just proving they're capable like anyone else would, they take up a podium and shout discrimination.
The only thing that is regressive and ugly going on here is the fat that dipshits like you are inventing problems where they do not exist. Women are more than welcome to write software. Any woman who manages to excel at writing software will be celebrated. This idea that we have to fucking raise people above us simply because of their gender is ludicrous and wrong.
" Meanwhile, computers and computer languages were designed by large by men to be used by men."
Cars were mostly designed and built by men too - does this mean women shouldn't drive? Don't be such a complete idiot. Even if there was some difference between "languages for men" and "languages for women" - which there most certainly is not - you don't do someone a service by teaching them languages which don't lead to gainful employment. Eventually they will have to learn the languages the industry uses.
Yes, what a fantastic idea. Let's educate women in a way which doesn't prepare them for diversity in the workplace. Lets coddle them and treat them like they're special. Like they're victims. This is a disservice to everyone, and does more harm than good.
Agreed. I did amateur eskrima when I was a kid. I used to practice with a cut broom handle because it was heavier than the rattan we used. One of my friends picked up one of my sticks as a joke and rapped a guy on the back of his hand which was resting on an arm of a couch with what he thought was a light flick of his wrist. It broke 2 of his fingers.
That's someone with zero training who was absolutely mortified when he found out how much damage he did with what he thought was a harmless prank. Imagine what happens when you get someone who knows how to use it properly.
Do you really want to trust every minimum wage clerk out there with an easily defeatable system? All you really need to game this system is access to the equipment.
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I completely disagree. I watched Enterprise, and after 2 seasons of convincing myself it would get better I stopped trying and turned it off for good. It was a steaming pile of shit.
Is there anything stopping me from just using the drivers that actually work? When the OSS drivers catch up we can revisit them - until then I'll use what works.
Your points are entirely invalid, here's why.
Used car dealerships could still be a thing. These places can take your old car, give you credit on a new one and repair the car just like current dealerships do. That industry doesn't have to go away. This idea that we've got to have one or the other doesn't make sense.
No, it is not necessary for repairs and maintenance. There are any number of other places one can take their car for this. Often this avenue is cheaper too.
It wouldn't surprise me to find out that lawyers and politicians are trusted more than car salesmen. Car dealerships are the worst kind of business, especially their maintenance shops which tend to charge ridiculous premiums for very minor maintenance and repairs. I think eliminating them is a very good idea.
The only thing these businesses do is pointlessly increase the cost to the consumer.
Feel free to point out any inaccuracies in the article you come across.
The "panel" included Randi Harper - one of the most notorious trolls on the internet. I can only guess she's considered an expert because she has engaged in so much abuse that she can spot it a mile away.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-j...
This person is a horrible human being who should not be given any kind of soap box from which to speak.
This would only work on people who don't understand how syntax errors work. Any time an error occurs that I feel is impossible I examine the ordinal values of the characters, or I will delete and retype the line. No real programmer is going to be stumped by this for longer than 5 minutes.
Sometimes the defense of a country has to start with defending itself from its own government.
How exactly do you expect to block every VPN? How do you determine what connections are VPNs and what aren't? I don't get how a country that is so tech savvy can be so tech stupid.
Hobbyists have been building home cockpits for years now. I don't know why this is suddenly groundbreaking news. Anyone with about $5000 and a lot of free time can do this.
Nothing being said by those people is true. It's a result of the next wave of pseudo-feminists attempting to shame the population in to action with a bullshit narrative. Yes, people who do that, and more importantly people who support the people doing that are dipshits.
The problem with screaming "discrimination!" over everything is that you devalue the word. This is unfair to people who actually DO get discriminated against. Have you ever been to a feminist rally? You should try it some time. The ideas that get spread at these events are more toxic than anything I could say or do here.
I've known quite a few successful female programmers in my time. Yes, even during those "unenlightened" days when nobody was crying wolf over such things. Those who were intelligent and hard working had no problem getting ahead. I'm sorry, but you shouldn't get ahead just because if what's between your legs. It doesn't work that way for men, it shouldn't work that way for women.
Feminism used to fight real injustice. Independence for women. The right to vote. The right to be considered equal. These were worthy objectives that anyone should fight for. However the modern variant is overstepping. Instead of equal rights, they want undeserved privilege.
Oh please. Stop trying to read things in to what I've said to suit your fantasy narrative. The point is that people who do well in something will get recognized for it regardless of gender. If you're mediocre nobody will care about your name, regardless of gender.
This is the real problem - a very few people want to be recognized as rockstars when they haven't earned it. Instead of just proving they're capable like anyone else would, they take up a podium and shout discrimination.
The only thing that is regressive and ugly going on here is the fat that dipshits like you are inventing problems where they do not exist. Women are more than welcome to write software. Any woman who manages to excel at writing software will be celebrated. This idea that we have to fucking raise people above us simply because of their gender is ludicrous and wrong.
" Meanwhile, computers and computer languages were designed by large by men to be used by men."
Cars were mostly designed and built by men too - does this mean women shouldn't drive? Don't be such a complete idiot. Even if there was some difference between "languages for men" and "languages for women" - which there most certainly is not - you don't do someone a service by teaching them languages which don't lead to gainful employment. Eventually they will have to learn the languages the industry uses.
Yes, what a fantastic idea. Let's educate women in a way which doesn't prepare them for diversity in the workplace. Lets coddle them and treat them like they're special. Like they're victims. This is a disservice to everyone, and does more harm than good.
Why is this news for nerds? Because she was dumb enough to put it on social media? Are the editors around here that stupid?
"We're Playboy, and we're embracing our own irrelevance!"
I can give that course in under 2 minutes for free.
Shut the fuck up. Don't volunteer information. Be polite.
Agreed. I did amateur eskrima when I was a kid. I used to practice with a cut broom handle because it was heavier than the rattan we used. One of my friends picked up one of my sticks as a joke and rapped a guy on the back of his hand which was resting on an arm of a couch with what he thought was a light flick of his wrist. It broke 2 of his fingers.
That's someone with zero training who was absolutely mortified when he found out how much damage he did with what he thought was a harmless prank. Imagine what happens when you get someone who knows how to use it properly.
If a cop wants to do you harm, he really doesn't need a gun to do it. I fail to see how this improves things.
Design by committee generally yields something meant to appease everyone, but usually winds up despised by all.
Do you really want to trust every minimum wage clerk out there with an easily defeatable system? All you really need to game this system is access to the equipment.
...which is pretty much what I just said without the semantic dick waving.
Congratulations. I think you've managed to lower the mean IQ here by at least a point.