"He believes that he is a better human being than people without religion. If you don't want to hate him for being stupid or greedy, then I implore you to hate him for having the arrogance to believe that he is a better person that those who do not subscribe to any religion."
And this is why religious people are *sometimes * better people. *Most* religions teach love as the ultimate quality to strive for. You, on the other hand believe it is good to hate someone simply based on what they choose to believe. In fact, this sentiment of yours makes you no better than the radical Islamacists who want to kill everybody who is not one of them. How "religious" of you!
This article contains some truths but I think assigns blame incorrectly. The admins are "just doing their job." They were put in these micromanagment roles by the "powers that be."
Part of the draconian procedures for backups, roaming profiles, antivirus, etc., are a direct result of using Microsoft products. The sysadmins MUST act this way to protect a shoddy infrastructure.
Lastly, the comment about a developer needing specific rights to install software may apply to the author but this is not a universal truth. I worked as lead tech on a development project and was astonished to learn that a lot of programmers know dick about how to actually use a computer.
The author accurately targets the symptoms but misses the root cause.
Slashdot Mirror
Wow.. Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these
Fake blood, smoking guitars, cheesy lyrics, great shows.
"He believes that he is a better human being than people without religion. If you don't want to hate him for being stupid or greedy, then I implore you to hate him for having the arrogance to believe that he is a better person that those who do not subscribe to any religion." And this is why religious people are *sometimes * better people. *Most* religions teach love as the ultimate quality to strive for. You, on the other hand believe it is good to hate someone simply based on what they choose to believe. In fact, this sentiment of yours makes you no better than the radical Islamacists who want to kill everybody who is not one of them. How "religious" of you!
This article contains some truths but I think assigns blame incorrectly. The admins are "just doing their job." They were put in these micromanagment roles by the "powers that be." Part of the draconian procedures for backups, roaming profiles, antivirus, etc., are a direct result of using Microsoft products. The sysadmins MUST act this way to protect a shoddy infrastructure. Lastly, the comment about a developer needing specific rights to install software may apply to the author but this is not a universal truth. I worked as lead tech on a development project and was astonished to learn that a lot of programmers know dick about how to actually use a computer. The author accurately targets the symptoms but misses the root cause.