Why is it that some AC's feel like they should always add to the text of their comment whatever they had to type for the captcha that was required to submit the post? The above is an extreme example of this where the AC actually made a separate post just to announce what their captcha was. I'm asking sincerely... is there actually a real demographic of people out there that actually give anything more than two-tenths of a shit what captcha word somebody else had to type?
They've caught the Alanis Morrisette diesease where every single thing in the world is seen as ironic. Especially when it's not.
Black fly in my chardonnay , my fucking arse is it ironic.
I don't know if you are really a Muslim or some one pretending to be one to troll Muslims. But threatening violence against anyone for drawing any picture would put one squarely in the extremist/terrorist category.
But we Americans do have the right to draw any figure we want, and our government has the obligation to protect it. This is our home, and this is the law of the land. Do not come to America if you are not willing to abide by our constitution.
As a general rule, when someone on the internet says "I am a Muslim" they're lying. You can verify this by noting how they will invariably end their comment with the threat of extreme violence.
In reality, most Muslims are not extremely violent, or else we'd have a 1.5 billion strong army of psychos ruling the world.
Human communications all take place within a context. Without context, you cannot tell whether a person is quoting someone else, mocking them,a greeing with them or anything else at all.
This would negatively impact on the world's supply of porn, 80-90% of which appears to originate in the US. Never mind Daesh, that would really get the rest of the world disliking you.
Australia did (both conservatives and liberals) and it appears to be very effective.
Most Americans seem to work from the basic principle that everyone will always have easy access to guns one way or another, and so it's pointless trying to legislate against them at all.
Whatever your position on gun control, it is certainly a fact that the US has a far higher proportion of people owning firearms than other countries, and so it would require a much more extensive government intervention.
When they basically banned handguns and most weapons except shotguns and hunting rifles in the UK, it only affected a tiny minority of people. There is no equivalent lobbying group to the NRA here, because it would basically just be comprised of farmers and grouse shooters, who know they will be allowed to keep their weapons anyway.
Our Generals don't get where they are in our armed forces by not being effective. If a president told them "eliminate ISIS, I really don't care how and I'll back you" they could probably get it done.
In a sense, of course you are right.
The US on its own could obliterate Daesh if they didn't care about (a) US military casualties and (b) Syrian and Iraqi civilian casualties.
In reality, it's not going to happen, the politics trumps the purely military factors.
“We must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.” - Dwight Eisenhower. Ike also warned against Government funded research and the danger of scientific elites running the Government... Do we ever read about that warning?
He said there were two equally bad alternatives to democracy. One of them has come true, and the West is run by the military-industrial complex.
What's your point? That you'd rather we had a properly scientific fascism in charge instead?
There are two basic species, one of which produces a similar product no matter where it is grown and one which can produce a vastly different product depending on climate.
Like others have said, if you think the blueberry explosion of a good Ethiopian bean tastes anything like a tobacco laden Sumatran bean or that either is even remotely close to a cup of black sludge from a Mr Coffee filled with Hazelnut flavored trash you are very taste limited.
There was a corner store near here who placed hot check writers' names up on a wall of shame. Prior to posting a name, the store offered multiple chances to settle up
I don't know if it helped recover any money from the deadbeats, but I recall pretty much everyone looking to see if they recognized any of the names.
You don't get customer service like that any more!
They are not bad at planning their program and how the code would work or they would not be good programmers would they? Not being able to plan would prohibit being able to structure a program. So, I have some issues with your observation.
I imagine that by "planning" GP meant the boring admin stuff you have to do at work, like scheduling meetings, not the actual programming work.
I would want to point out though that some people may need the right teacher. If they don't get it they may also not have a teacher suited to them. I think several different types of teachers would need to be tried before they could say they just can't get it. Not everyone can do with the cookie-cutter education we have now. Of course this requires the person to have enough motivation to try enough before giving up.
There are good and bad teachers, but even the worse ones can't put you off something you enjoy.
Sure and how would that teaching be applied in a fashion that doesn't discourage people wanting to learn programming, which was the thrust of my question.
If you can't get interested in logic by yourself, you're never going to be much of a programmer. Teachers and teaching methods are irrelevant.
Slashdot Mirror
Kim Stanley Robinson's popular trilogy Red/Green/Blue Mars
According to Variety, "the series will follow the first settlers charged with terraforming a mysterious planet
Spoiler alert: it's Mars.
Bastard, there's no point in me reading the books now.
Why is it that some AC's feel like they should always add to the text of their comment whatever they had to type for the captcha that was required to submit the post? The above is an extreme example of this where the AC actually made a separate post just to announce what their captcha was. I'm asking sincerely... is there actually a real demographic of people out there that actually give anything more than two-tenths of a shit what captcha word somebody else had to type?
They've caught the Alanis Morrisette diesease where every single thing in the world is seen as ironic. Especially when it's not.
Black fly in my chardonnay , my fucking arse is it ironic.
When they use technology for technology's sake.
Soon we'll be seeing 3D printed warplanes.
And everyone on slashdot will say it's a great idea until they take them out to Syria and they melt in the heat.
He was kidnapped out of NYC by Stalin's operatives to help in the war effort (WWII). Unbelievable.
Who, Bennet Haselton?
Indeed. I don't recall hearing a Theremin in either version of the theme.
However, a Theremin IS used in the Beach Boys song "Good Vibrations". That is probably the most famous use. Way before "Big Bang Theory".
I'd have said the most famous use was in "The Day The Earth Stood Still" fom the 1950s.
Marijuana doesn't know if it is legal.
Woah...deep man, deep.
I don't know if you are really a Muslim or some one pretending to be one to troll Muslims. But threatening violence against anyone for drawing any picture would put one squarely in the extremist/terrorist category.
But we Americans do have the right to draw any figure we want, and our government has the obligation to protect it. This is our home, and this is the law of the land. Do not come to America if you are not willing to abide by our constitution.
As a general rule, when someone on the internet says "I am a Muslim" they're lying. You can verify this by noting how they will invariably end their comment with the threat of extreme violence.
In reality, most Muslims are not extremely violent, or else we'd have a 1.5 billion strong army of psychos ruling the world.
Human communications all take place within a context. Without context, you cannot tell whether a person is quoting someone else, mocking them,a greeing with them or anything else at all.
3) Cut the cord, Great Firewall of America.
This would negatively impact on the world's supply of porn, 80-90% of which appears to originate in the US. Never mind Daesh, that would really get the rest of the world disliking you.
You can't legislate against nutjobs with guns.
Australia did (both conservatives and liberals) and it appears to be very effective.
Most Americans seem to work from the basic principle that everyone will always have easy access to guns one way or another, and so it's pointless trying to legislate against them at all.
Whatever your position on gun control, it is certainly a fact that the US has a far higher proportion of people owning firearms than other countries, and so it would require a much more extensive government intervention.
When they basically banned handguns and most weapons except shotguns and hunting rifles in the UK, it only affected a tiny minority of people. There is no equivalent lobbying group to the NRA here, because it would basically just be comprised of farmers and grouse shooters, who know they will be allowed to keep their weapons anyway.
Our Generals don't get where they are in our armed forces by not being effective. If a president told them "eliminate ISIS, I really don't care how and I'll back you" they could probably get it done.
In a sense, of course you are right.
The US on its own could obliterate Daesh if they didn't care about (a) US military casualties and (b) Syrian and Iraqi civilian casualties.
In reality, it's not going to happen, the politics trumps the purely military factors.
“We must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.” - Dwight Eisenhower. Ike also warned against Government funded research and the danger of scientific elites running the Government... Do we ever read about that warning?
He said there were two equally bad alternatives to democracy. One of them has come true, and the West is run by the military-industrial complex.
What's your point? That you'd rather we had a properly scientific fascism in charge instead?
I see. You seem to be under the impression that Star Wars is science fiction.
Nice one.
Signed,
A Star Trek fan.
There are two basic species, one of which produces a similar product no matter where it is grown and one which can produce a vastly different product depending on climate.
Like others have said, if you think the blueberry explosion of a good Ethiopian bean tastes anything like a tobacco laden Sumatran bean or that either is even remotely close to a cup of black sludge from a Mr Coffee filled with Hazelnut flavored trash you are very taste limited.
And I thought wine snobs were irritating...
Smartass. Newsflash: Some of us are poor college students and can't afford Google. Anyone else?
This would sound a lot more convincing if you weren't posting it on an internet forum.
There was a corner store near here who placed hot check writers' names up on a wall of shame.
You still use checks? Is it 1980 where you live?
You appear to have overlooked the word "was" in OP's post. He may well have been talking about the 1980s.
There was a corner store near here who placed hot check writers' names up on a wall of shame. Prior to posting a name, the store offered multiple chances to settle up
I don't know if it helped recover any money from the deadbeats, but I recall pretty much everyone looking to see if they recognized any of the names.
You don't get customer service like that any more!
The place I rent doesn't charge late fees but rather knocks $50 off if you pay at least 5 days early.
Works very well.
So in other words they charge you $50 for paying on time. Genius.
Assholery like this only thrives in the absence of competition.
Yes, I'm sure this company's potential competitors would be really keen to take on a raft of non-paying new customers.
They are not bad at planning their program and how the code would work or they would not be good programmers would they? Not being able to plan would prohibit being able to structure a program. So, I have some issues with your observation.
I imagine that by "planning" GP meant the boring admin stuff you have to do at work, like scheduling meetings, not the actual programming work.
I would want to point out though that some people may need the right teacher. If they don't get it they may also not have a teacher suited to them. I think several different types of teachers would need to be tried before they could say they just can't get it. Not everyone can do with the cookie-cutter education we have now. Of course this requires the person to have enough motivation to try enough before giving up.
There are good and bad teachers, but even the worse ones can't put you off something you enjoy.
Sure and how would that teaching be applied in a fashion that doesn't discourage people wanting to learn programming, which was the thrust of my question.
If you can't get interested in logic by yourself, you're never going to be much of a programmer. Teachers and teaching methods are irrelevant.
For a group of what you would think are relatively smart people, it's surprising how many slashdot posters end up in crappy work environments.
It's just barely possible that not everyone here is the genius their parents told them they were.
If you mean a tradesman, just say so.
I wondered how long it would be before the paedophiles came out of the woodwork.