"Such a person may appear at times clairvoyant or at least extremely intelligent, but much of the time incoherent and simply apart from the human race"
Sounds alot like my wife. Perhaps we should have her disected.
I think I'll keep my cultural values just the way they are TYVM. Why don't you go ahead and define some of these "superior" cultural values you speak of.
I would argue that, as a whole (and speaking from a U.S. citizens perspective) our cultural values are about as good as you can get. We as a society give endlessly to the needy around the world. We volunteer and contribute, while all along providing a fairly utopic environment for our children(comparatively speaking).
As for "sharing" resources with you, ok, I MIGHT entertain some of those ideas, but I think you are going WAAAYY out into left-field with your suggestions. The problem with sharing resources like a home is, quite frankly, I don't trust you to take care of it the way I want it taken care of. We (U.S.) used to do this very thing a few years ago. Noone had home gyms in the 60's and 70's, people went to the local YMCA, or local school gym to get their workouts. Where are the YMCAs now? Sure, a few still exist, but have you been to one? I would bet not. They are old, dirty, and, for the most part, undesirable places to be. Why did this happen? Because the 1% of the population who shares and doesn't care ruins it for the other 99%.
"How much money would be saved on social programs if governments gave tax breaks to people that took the disabled, homeless, etc into the free space in their homes rent free, etc?"
You're have got to be kidding!@! Do you have any REAL understanding of the types of individuals who are homeless? I do, and without going into a big long sermon on why people end up in these types of situations(at least here in the U.S.), I'll just say that a fair number of them are there by their own designs.
Are you really advocating inviting those people into your home, to sleep with/near your children? Its absolutely insane to suggest something like this. I'm all for providing shelters on my tax dollar. I'm all for volunteering to help those out who really want to lift themselves out of their situations, but I'll be damned if I am going to invite some drunken lunatic into my home to share a bed with my daughter.
As for the disabled, the challenge with doing as you suggest is that many have "special needs". Are you really suggesting having homes all across the U.S. install ramps and escalators in an effort to help the disabled? Talk about a waste of resources. I wan to help the disabled as much as you, but from a resource perspective, it makes far more sense to (as we do and continue to do in the U.S.) build institutions capables of catering to those with special needs. Then, go out and solicit the public for support.
For those without we have a multitude of solutions available for them (again, at least here in the U.S.). As for other nations, I can't speak to all their problems, but I can say that it most often does not come down to overcrowding and resource use, it has more to do with THEIR social values (10 kids per family with no sustainable income, civil unrest, inability to form a workable government). Now you may WANT to blame all of us for these issues, but when you strip everything away, your arguements crumble into dust.
I would have to say that MOST consumers THINK they should be able to get both 'teh hottness' and durability/longevity/etc..., and the truth of it is they COULD. There are no technical limitations preventing the phone manufactures from building a really nice('teh hottness'), high quality, very durable phone.
The problem in phone/headset quality is that planned obsolescence and quarterly results drive design, not consumer interest. Consumers DO NOT hold companies accountable for the quality of their products anymore. This problem you sum up very well. Your viewpoint of consumer shallowness regarding phone design choices cannot be argued, but I think there is a definate argument to be made for the average consumers ability to comprehend the significances of differences with regard to SOME of the technologies involved.
GSM vs. CDMA vs. IS-95 (2G) vs. UMTS, SIM Cards, OBEX, etc... it IS quite confusing to the average consumer. So, their recourse, their ONLY recourse, is to spend weeks of their time attempting to comprehend it all, OR TRUST that the "wireless sales representatives", who supposedly know about all this 'stuff', are going to be honest with them, and explain WHY they really shouldn't choose that RAZR phone.
SOME "wireless sales representatives", such as yourself, go out of their way to help joe six-pack get it, while most just give the customer what he/she THINKS they want. And OTOH, SOME consumers go out of their way to be ignorant of the issues surrounding their choices and choose to live in LaLa land.
I certainly understand your frustrations, but I would ask that you re-evaluate your attitude regarding consumers, its not ALL their fault. the world has become complex quite quickly, and while you and I may "get it", many do not. Whether you feel that makes sense or not is really not for you, or I, to judge. All we can do is to TRY and effect positive change.
I don't think I was saying anything about "Revolution" here. We all know too well that 'R' and 'D' mean little with regard to actual policy differences these days.
My point was the American public quite resoundingly said, "status-quo is no longer working". I don't think this was a vote FOR Democrats, and I don't think this was a vote AGAINST Republicans. I think this was a vote AGAINST current American policies (both foreign AND domestic) and the perceived corruption of incumbent politicians.
I hold no hopes that anything of any importance WILL actually get resolved right away. I am merely commenting on the "will of..." aspect of this election cycle.
The people who MIGHT be fooled by the outcome of this vote is the politicians themselves. If they infer from this election result that the people are accepting one parties full agenda, they will be missing the point entirely.
IMO, the country as a whole SEEMS to be moving closer to the center, and people (Joe SixPack) are becoming slightly more aware of politics(both foreign AND domestic) and the importance of it. This can only be good for everyone.
You are 100% correct, and I would NEVER argue otherwise, that a non-American has NO place in American politics.
That being said, and if you agree with the importance America currently plays in the world, then an American voter cannot/should not dismiss out of hand world opinion when making political decisions.
As any American, 'I' make the decision on who will represent me, but HOW they represent me, and WHAT I want them to represent is shaped by my own world view.
IF I decide, after careful consideration, that MY opinion on MY government's policies reflects the current world view, so be it.
My point was that, as it stands right now, the majority of American's world-view seems to more closely resemble that of our allies across the globe.
With that, there MAY be an opportunity to work with our allies to fix some of the real challenges we ALL face (North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, sudan, etc...).
If I take anything away from this outcome, it is that most American's have a better sense of politics than I had previously given them credit for.
As I have over the years watched the political discourse across the net, one truism seemed to stand out. People across the globe seemed to distrust the American government, but appreciate the American people in general. As recently as 2004 this appreciation of the American people began to change.
I do not feel like going into a great defense of this position, but I think most readers hear could understand and most likely echo that sentiment.
Let me be clear, I do not think that the American people allowed global opinion to "greatly" sway their decision making when it came to voting this cycle, but I do think it played a role. This must provide at least some level of comfort to those around the world who had become disenchanted with America AND its people.
IMO, the world (America included) needed this outcome to begin to heal some of the divisiveness that has cropped up over the last few years.
One cannot conduct a political discussion with those who parse and scrutinize each word out of context, and ignore the sentiment of the statement as a whole.
As you are obviously trolling, I should just ignore you, but I'll feed you one more time.
The loop, as I referred to earlier and was pointed out is the economical concept of "race to the bottom". Are you familiar?
Logic dictates that, if followed to its conclusions, everyone will end up working all the time for no pay, incentive, or protections.
"Ridiculous" was an attempt to emphasize that this type of market force is good for no-one.
"where they can be most cheaply done" -- "that you learn ways to be significantly more productive"
And my point is exactly that. For how long can someone expect an individual to become MORE productive?
I am not attemptuing to sound extreme, and IANAEconomist either, but I am familiar with the whole "race to the bottom" concept. It bewilders me how people can still defend this as a good thing for anyone.
What you advocate, if we follow this trend to its natual conclusion, is that inevitably everyone will work all the time, for nothing, with no incentives or protections from abuse. Sounds alot like slavery to me.
Where is the sense in that? And please do not come back with the whole "market forces and emerging markets B.S.".. That is just corporate marketing speak plain and simple with no guarantees attached.
I mean, are we going to begin some type of ridiculous loop, chasing the cheapest labor around the globe with the hope of shaving a few bucks off the bottom line?
"no longer understand quite basic physics and engineering concepts"
Who gets to set the thresholds for "quite basic"?
I had 3 physics courses in college, but most of this is well beyond my understanding.
Why don't you come down off you cloud and get with reality. If you have a problem with the population's lack of understanding, then by all means, educate us.
Oh and while your at it, could you explain to me some of potential architectural issues I will face while implementing the Cairngorm microarchitecture into and existing J2EE enterprise infrastructure originally designed with a classic N-Tier approach?
People specialize. Get over it, and help bring EVERONE'S level understanding UP instead of just complaining.
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Glad its leaving. Lets have a parade.
I would have thought this question to have been asked somewhere within this thread, but it has not.
If then, the universe as we know it looks like a soccer ball, how many other soccer balls are there?
"Such a person may appear at times clairvoyant or at least extremely intelligent, but much of the time incoherent and simply apart from the human race"
Sounds alot like my wife. Perhaps we should have her disected.
Yeah, you could create a whole new experience. Think back to the quarters game you played in college with beer...
Read it people!!! Wake the hell up.
I think I'll keep my cultural values just the way they are TYVM. Why don't you go ahead and define some of these "superior" cultural values you speak of.
I would argue that, as a whole (and speaking from a U.S. citizens perspective) our cultural values are about as good as you can get. We as a society give endlessly to the needy around the world. We volunteer and contribute, while all along providing a fairly utopic environment for our children(comparatively speaking).
As for "sharing" resources with you, ok, I MIGHT entertain some of those ideas, but I think you are going WAAAYY out into left-field with your suggestions. The problem with sharing resources like a home is, quite frankly, I don't trust you to take care of it the way I want it taken care of. We (U.S.) used to do this very thing a few years ago. Noone had home gyms in the 60's and 70's, people went to the local YMCA, or local school gym to get their workouts. Where are the YMCAs now? Sure, a few still exist, but have you been to one? I would bet not. They are old, dirty, and, for the most part, undesirable places to be. Why did this happen? Because the 1% of the population who shares and doesn't care ruins it for the other 99%.
"How much money would be saved on social programs if governments gave tax breaks to people that took the disabled, homeless, etc into the free space in their homes rent free, etc?"
You're have got to be kidding!@! Do you have any REAL understanding of the types of individuals who are homeless? I do, and without going into a big long sermon on why people end up in these types of situations(at least here in the U.S.), I'll just say that a fair number of them are there by their own designs.
Are you really advocating inviting those people into your home, to sleep with/near your children? Its absolutely insane to suggest something like this. I'm all for providing shelters on my tax dollar. I'm all for volunteering to help those out who really want to lift themselves out of their situations, but I'll be damned if I am going to invite some drunken lunatic into my home to share a bed with my daughter.
As for the disabled, the challenge with doing as you suggest is that many have "special needs". Are you really suggesting having homes all across the U.S. install ramps and escalators in an effort to help the disabled? Talk about a waste of resources. I wan to help the disabled as much as you, but from a resource perspective, it makes far more sense to (as we do and continue to do in the U.S.) build institutions capables of catering to those with special needs. Then, go out and solicit the public for support.
For those without we have a multitude of solutions available for them (again, at least here in the U.S.). As for other nations, I can't speak to all their problems, but I can say that it most often does not come down to overcrowding and resource use, it has more to do with THEIR social values (10 kids per family with no sustainable income, civil unrest, inability to form a workable government). Now you may WANT to blame all of us for these issues, but when you strip everything away, your arguements crumble into dust.
I would have to say that MOST consumers THINK they should be able to get both 'teh hottness' and durability/longevity/etc..., and the truth of it is they COULD. There are no technical limitations preventing the phone manufactures from building a really nice('teh hottness'), high quality, very durable phone.
The problem in phone/headset quality is that planned obsolescence and quarterly results drive design, not consumer interest. Consumers DO NOT hold companies accountable for the quality of their products anymore. This problem you sum up very well. Your viewpoint of consumer shallowness regarding phone design choices cannot be argued, but I think there is a definate argument to be made for the average consumers ability to comprehend the significances of differences with regard to SOME of the technologies involved.
GSM vs. CDMA vs. IS-95 (2G) vs. UMTS, SIM Cards, OBEX, etc... it IS quite confusing to the average consumer. So, their recourse, their ONLY recourse, is to spend weeks of their time attempting to comprehend it all, OR TRUST that the "wireless sales representatives", who supposedly know about all this 'stuff', are going to be honest with them, and explain WHY they really shouldn't choose that RAZR phone.
SOME "wireless sales representatives", such as yourself, go out of their way to help joe six-pack get it, while most just give the customer what he/she THINKS they want. And OTOH, SOME consumers go out of their way to be ignorant of the issues surrounding their choices and choose to live in LaLa land.
I certainly understand your frustrations, but I would ask that you re-evaluate your attitude regarding consumers, its not ALL their fault. the world has become complex quite quickly, and while you and I may "get it", many do not. Whether you feel that makes sense or not is really not for you, or I, to judge. All we can do is to TRY and effect positive change.
"why does the Green Party get so much support as opposed to the Libertarians"
nuff said!
I don't think I was saying anything about "Revolution" here. We all know too well that 'R' and 'D' mean little with regard to actual policy differences these days.
My point was the American public quite resoundingly said, "status-quo is no longer working". I don't think this was a vote FOR Democrats, and I don't think this was a vote AGAINST Republicans. I think this was a vote AGAINST current American policies (both foreign AND domestic) and the perceived corruption of incumbent politicians.
I hold no hopes that anything of any importance WILL actually get resolved right away. I am merely commenting on the "will of..." aspect of this election cycle.
The people who MIGHT be fooled by the outcome of this vote is the politicians themselves. If they infer from this election result that the people are accepting one parties full agenda, they will be missing the point entirely.
IMO, the country as a whole SEEMS to be moving closer to the center, and people (Joe SixPack) are becoming slightly more aware of politics(both foreign AND domestic) and the importance of it. This can only be good for everyone.
You are 100% correct, and I would NEVER argue otherwise, that a non-American has NO place in American politics.
That being said, and if you agree with the importance America currently plays in the world, then an American voter cannot/should not dismiss out of hand world opinion when making political decisions.
As any American, 'I' make the decision on who will represent me, but HOW they represent me, and WHAT I want them to represent is shaped by my own world view.
IF I decide, after careful consideration, that MY opinion on MY government's policies reflects the current world view, so be it.
My point was that, as it stands right now, the majority of American's world-view seems to more closely resemble that of our allies across the globe.
With that, there MAY be an opportunity to work with our allies to fix some of the real challenges we ALL face (North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, sudan, etc...).
If I take anything away from this outcome, it is that most American's have a better sense of politics than I had previously given them credit for.
As I have over the years watched the political discourse across the net, one truism seemed to stand out. People across the globe seemed to distrust the American government, but appreciate the American people in general. As recently as 2004 this appreciation of the American people began to change.
I do not feel like going into a great defense of this position, but I think most readers hear could understand and most likely echo that sentiment.
Let me be clear, I do not think that the American people allowed global opinion to "greatly" sway their decision making when it came to voting this cycle, but I do think it played a role. This must provide at least some level of comfort to those around the world who had become disenchanted with America AND its people.
IMO, the world (America included) needed this outcome to begin to heal some of the divisiveness that has cropped up over the last few years.
"Karl Rove somehow also controls how quickly the justices age or how healthy they are"
Where's my tinfoil hat?!?!?
One cannot conduct a political discussion with those who parse and scrutinize each word out of context, and ignore the sentiment of the statement as a whole.
As you are obviously trolling, I should just ignore you, but I'll feed you one more time.
The loop, as I referred to earlier and was pointed out is the economical concept of "race to the bottom". Are you familiar?
Logic dictates that, if followed to its conclusions, everyone will end up working all the time for no pay, incentive, or protections.
"Ridiculous" was an attempt to emphasize that this type of market force is good for no-one.
"where they can be most cheaply done" -- "that you learn ways to be significantly more productive"
And my point is exactly that. For how long can someone expect an individual to become MORE productive?
I am not attemptuing to sound extreme, and IANAEconomist either, but I am familiar with the whole "race to the bottom" concept. It bewilders me how people can still defend this as a good thing for anyone.
What you advocate, if we follow this trend to its natual conclusion, is that inevitably everyone will work all the time, for nothing, with no incentives or protections from abuse. Sounds alot like slavery to me.
Where is the sense in that? And please do not come back with the whole "market forces and emerging markets B.S.".. That is just corporate marketing speak plain and simple with no guarantees attached.
Where after Vietnam, Africa, etc...
I mean, are we going to begin some type of ridiculous loop, chasing the cheapest labor around the globe with the hope of shaving a few bucks off the bottom line?
This is quickly becoming absurd.
I cannot fathom how anyone could survive on the offer/bid proposals out there.
$500 to develop a Data-driven web site?
They're NutZ!!
The word is around 500 years old
Didn't you read TFA? Get with the times or pass into extinction!! Sauna is the word for you now, learn to love it.
Simply put... Damned if you do... Damned if you don't.
Noone wants the U.S. to do anything _UNTIL_ we don't do anything.
Then everyone looks around at each other and collectively and in unison crys out "WHY DIDN'T THE U.S. DO ANYTHING!!!"
Whatever. The truth is we are secretly building a NPSV to transport all card carrying Americans to our secret beta site in Alpha-Centauri.
Earth belongs to you. Keep it.
"no longer understand quite basic physics and engineering concepts"
Who gets to set the thresholds for "quite basic"?
I had 3 physics courses in college, but most of this is well beyond my understanding.
Why don't you come down off you cloud and get with reality. If you have a problem with the population's lack of understanding, then by all means, educate us.
Oh and while your at it, could you explain to me some of potential architectural issues I will face while implementing the Cairngorm microarchitecture into and existing J2EE enterprise infrastructure originally designed with a classic N-Tier approach?
People specialize. Get over it, and help bring EVERONE'S level understanding UP instead of just complaining.
"The problem is is that that is my rating system."
I re-read this 5 times and then gave up!!
"... you are fined one credit for a violation of the... "
Coming soon to a neighborhood APC (Automated Policiing Computer) near you.
Flex 2.0, with cairngorm micro-architecture, front-ends.
Java of your choice (hibernate, EJB 3.0, etc...) backend.
A truly sweet combination.
Pure opinion piece. Little to no substance. Completely lacking valid/verifyable evidence to back up claims.
/. wasting our time with these?
Smells like a console sales pitch.
Why is
Move along...
Oh YES!!! I read ALL the Oracle DBA books!! Great literary works!! :) j/k
Seriously though, I was pointing out to the parent that his remark regarding "google it" and where that falls short.
Relying on Google is only a solution when others have done the work of reading the manuals, which is what this article is about.
As I am sure you as a professional would agree, google is not always the right answer.
Touche! Would have been funnier w/o the AC