We have yet to learn the lesson of the Weimar republic - although I wish we could learn from Germany's (hell, anybody's) mistakes, we haven't had much luck in that area as of yet.
Hm - do you happen to know who the author of the book was? I'd like to take a look, but I can't find any info on it anywhere; Google, Wikipedia, and Amazon all want to tell me about the company "Peoplesoft", not the book.
Susie: "Yeah, that's it. Your grades are low because you're too _smart_ for the class."
Calvin: "Believe it, lady. You know how Einstein got bad grades when he was a kid? Well mine are even _worse_!"
A previous employer of mine rejected all resumes listing MCSE certification.
This sort of "reverse snobbery" really irritates me. It's one thing to say that it's somewhat unfair to reject somebody that doesn't have qualification "X" (a certification, a degree, whatever) without giving them a chance to prove themselves, but it's something else to reject somebody just because they do - but I guess it's a good way to weed out employers that you'd be better off not working for.
Having an MCSE cert does say something about you, but probably not what you think it does.
What's that, that you're willing to explore multiple avenues to improve yourself? That you realized that you already knew far more than you needed to know to pass a trivial certification exam, so you went ahead and got it so that potential employers could see that, at a bare minimum, you at least knew that as a starting point, so they didn't have to waste time asking you trivial questions in a job interview?
I don't have an MCSE, but I do have a couple of Sun Java certifications, because my employer wanted me to get them. And you know something? I actually learned a thing or two in the process.
Because it's not radically left-wing. One thing (one of the many) that democrats can't handle is a critical look at their world views. It looks like reddit users have discovered slashdot. Sigh...
we can ALL become emotionally and sexually jaded as you are
Whew! For a minute there I was worried, but fortunately you're around to tell us all how to live our lives and force your irrational beliefs down our throats!
You're wasting your fingers. If anti-porn crusaders could be swayed by logic (or were even capable of comprehending logic), this would have stopped being a debate decades ago.
an easy way for me to allow my son to browse the net with little supervision
Yes, he'd be "protected" from the horrifying, scarring sight of a naked human body. Of course, we'll also need a ".racism", a ".gay", a ".islam", a ".republican" and a ".democrat", a ".atheism", a ".darwinism" and a ".racemixing" TLD to "protect" all the precious little children from all the horrible things that some stupid parents think they're too delicate to absorb.
The three best programmers I know, who came up with incredibly clever algorithms and got large projects done in amazing ways were all high school dropouts.
So anecdotally then, should we assume that the best programmers would be those who didn't even make it to high school?
Susie: "Yeah, that's it. You're too smart for the class."
Calvin: "Believe it, lady! You know how Einstein got bad grades when he was a kid? Well, mine are even worse!"
A few weeks ago, I was talking to a co-worker of mine who grew up in Canada. He told me that he was going door-to-door in high school, selling something or other (I guess they torture kids that way in Canada, too). So he ended up going to the "poor" section of town, where most of the people lived on welfare. He said that when he started knocking on doors, and they opened up, he would peek inside - and the welfare people seemed to have all the same stuff he had. Same video-game consoles, same TV's, same type of furniture... he said he made up his mind then to move to America, where work actually pays off.
That was, of course, until now. Oh, well. I guess it was nice while it lasted.
You sure as hell *better* interfere with your 18 year old's sex life. Teenagers are stupid fuckersYou sure as hell *better* interfere with your 19 year old's sex life. Teenagers are stupid fuckersYou sure as hell *better* interfere with your 20 year old's sex life. Early twentiers are stupid fuckersYou sure as hell *better* interfere with your 21 year old's sex life. Early twentiers are stupid fuckersYou sure as hell *better* interfere with your 22 year old's sex life. Early twentiers are stupid fuckersYou sure as hell *better* interfere with your 23 year old's sex life. Early twentiers are stupid fuckers...
You may have fooled the DMV into checking the "M" box on your driver's license application, but I've looked back through your comments. You're definitely a woman.
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We have yet to learn the lesson of the Weimar republic - although I wish we could learn from Germany's (hell, anybody's) mistakes, we haven't had much luck in that area as of yet.
You seem to be VERY unclear on the concept of "freedom".
This line about respecting precedent is the foundation of a free society
FTFY.
Hm - do you happen to know who the author of the book was? I'd like to take a look, but I can't find any info on it anywhere; Google, Wikipedia, and Amazon all want to tell me about the company "Peoplesoft", not the book.
Susie: "Yeah, that's it. Your grades are low because you're too _smart_ for the class." Calvin: "Believe it, lady. You know how Einstein got bad grades when he was a kid? Well mine are even _worse_!"
Or be opted-in by their wives "for their own sake".
This sort of "reverse snobbery" really irritates me. It's one thing to say that it's somewhat unfair to reject somebody that doesn't have qualification "X" (a certification, a degree, whatever) without giving them a chance to prove themselves, but it's something else to reject somebody just because they do - but I guess it's a good way to weed out employers that you'd be better off not working for.
Having an MCSE cert does say something about you, but probably not what you think it does.
What's that, that you're willing to explore multiple avenues to improve yourself? That you realized that you already knew far more than you needed to know to pass a trivial certification exam, so you went ahead and got it so that potential employers could see that, at a bare minimum, you at least knew that as a starting point, so they didn't have to waste time asking you trivial questions in a job interview?
I don't have an MCSE, but I do have a couple of Sun Java certifications, because my employer wanted me to get them. And you know something? I actually learned a thing or two in the process.
The simple fact is the article is horribly, ridiculously biased.
An by "biased", you mean, "not horribly, ridiculously left-wing."
Why Flamebait?
Because it's not radically left-wing. One thing (one of the many) that democrats can't handle is a critical look at their world views. It looks like reddit users have discovered slashdot. Sigh...
Modded flaimbait just for setting the record straight... yeah, Slashdot's been "taken over" by "tea party folks", sure.
so you can speak intelligently with the rest of the adults.
Ironic that yours is the least intelligent post in this thread - and the least aware of the article.
Only 47? Jeez, dude, what do you do with the other 23 1/2 hours of the day?
we can ALL become emotionally and sexually jaded as you are
Whew! For a minute there I was worried, but fortunately you're around to tell us all how to live our lives and force your irrational beliefs down our throats!
Whereas enlightened people such as yourself know that denial of sex is the actual end-goal of life.
And I do believe that requiring porno sites to register under a certain extension would qualify as a violation of freedom of speech.
So does requiring that TV and radio stations conform to certain arbitrary "moral" standards.
demand that all work/government/public/houses-with-children computers hard-filter out XXX.
You forgot - all the ISP's will start charging $49.99/month for "basic internet access" - $149.99/month for "unfiltered" internet access.
You're wasting your fingers. If anti-porn crusaders could be swayed by logic (or were even capable of comprehending logic), this would have stopped being a debate decades ago.
an easy way for me to allow my son to browse the net with little supervision
Yes, he'd be "protected" from the horrifying, scarring sight of a naked human body. Of course, we'll also need a ".racism", a ".gay", a ".islam", a ".republican" and a ".democrat", a ".atheism", a ".darwinism" and a ".racemixing" TLD to "protect" all the precious little children from all the horrible things that some stupid parents think they're too delicate to absorb.
So anecdotally then, should we assume that the best programmers would be those who didn't even make it to high school?
Susie: "Yeah, that's it. You're too smart for the class."
Calvin: "Believe it, lady! You know how Einstein got bad grades when he was a kid? Well, mine are even worse!"
Bah! If it works on my machine, my work is done.
A few weeks ago, I was talking to a co-worker of mine who grew up in Canada. He told me that he was going door-to-door in high school, selling something or other (I guess they torture kids that way in Canada, too). So he ended up going to the "poor" section of town, where most of the people lived on welfare. He said that when he started knocking on doors, and they opened up, he would peek inside - and the welfare people seemed to have all the same stuff he had. Same video-game consoles, same TV's, same type of furniture... he said he made up his mind then to move to America, where work actually pays off.
That was, of course, until now. Oh, well. I guess it was nice while it lasted.
You sure as hell *better* interfere with your 18 year old's sex life. Teenagers are stupid fuckers You sure as hell *better* interfere with your 19 year old's sex life. Teenagers are stupid fuckers You sure as hell *better* interfere with your 20 year old's sex life. Early twentiers are stupid fuckers You sure as hell *better* interfere with your 21 year old's sex life. Early twentiers are stupid fuckers You sure as hell *better* interfere with your 22 year old's sex life. Early twentiers are stupid fuckers You sure as hell *better* interfere with your 23 year old's sex life. Early twentiers are stupid fuckers ...
You may have fooled the DMV into checking the "M" box on your driver's license application, but I've looked back through your comments. You're definitely a woman.
Modded, "-1, Accurate", I see.
That doesn't make it not censorship, poindexter, that just makes it not unconstitutional. You are capable of comprehending the difference, right?