Hmmm...we are to gather from your comments that using a mouse is somehow infantile while learning a bunch of arcane bespeaks of intelligence? Why would you think that? Have you nothing better to do with your time than bang around on keyboard? And do you find this fulfilling?
No, most of us cannot be bothered learning a buttload of inane key bindings. Maybe for some repetitive things, but in general, I have more important things to keep in my head.
The ability to write, comprehend, and reason is what will allow one to rise in a company. Without those skills, no manager in their right mind will give you anything more than menial tasks. And if you do manage to get promoted without those skills, all it will take is one boss to correctly assess your weaknesses before you are out of a job.
I'll second that. I started with a BS in CS degree, went to an engineering firm and learned how to build real systems. I went back and got a PhD in CS, but only because after 5 years of getting nowhere in the PhD program, I discovered logic in the philosophy department. I still got the CS PhD but my thesis was a category theory duality between certain algebras and certain topological spaces...essentially a math thesis. During most of my graduate career, I was self employed doing realtime systems and network drivers. Upon graduation, I became an assistant director of visual inference lab, taught logic in a philosophy dept. and now work in one of the military labs on theoretical issues related to security; theory is mostly logic and mathematics. But security requires one have a wide background given the ingenuity of the black hats, their social engineering skills are quite well-developed.
My point is that if all you want to do is one thing, you will quickly find yourself pigeon holed into doing that one thing. It is also easy to find yourself unemployed that way too. The broad background given to me by my degrees allowed me to change fields as my life's course demanded.
Shortly thereafter, the kimbot starts doing the macarena to the amusement of both sides in the dispute. But then the N. Koreans realize their manhood has been threatened and proceed to sling the Village People Bobble Head dolls at the running pig-dog Americans.
Nice argument. It works as long as the damages between terrorists and tornados are with a magnitude or two of each other. If the Taliban manage to make off with one of Pakistan's nukes, then the stakes are bit higher. Then again there may not be big distinction between the Pakistan government and the Taliban.
And how would that work, exactly? Oil is a market. Oil companies will sell to that market. The U.S. cannot drill enough to make a dent in a market that large. Or, you could nationalize the oil companies and make them keep the oil here. Forgetting that we only do that in an emergency and for a limited period of time, why should we believe the government (the one with trillions of debt) is going to know how to run a large oil business. And then there is the grade of oil. Libya has the best oil for gasoline since theirs is very "light". You'd be attempting to push American oil onto a market to effect gasoline which prefers non-American oil.
Is this the same Air Force which declared about 2 years ago they were going to standardize on Winders and then proceeded to attempt to bottleneck all security through their service? That's the one?
Wot? ActiveX gave MS years and years of lockin, it was a smashing success for them. The fact that it sucked as a technology never made it to the marketdroids running MS.
If it were me, I'd have fed him to a crazed school of sharks with their appetites whetted with a bit of blood in the water. It would have prevented nutjobs like this....oh, nevermind, what was I thinking. Given the tinfoil hat theories on this slashdot story, there's no stopping people like the treasure hunter thinking they'll strike it big providing evidence for their whacked out theory...or more likely, a well-placed documentary;
THE SEARCH FOR BIN LADEN
Follow along as our fearless group of intrepid bounty hunters search the oceans deep for the BODY OF BIN LADEN. Watch as sharks (possibly with lasers on the heads) defend this suspicious lump on the ocean floor. Feel the excitement as the diving bell gets as close as humanly possible to solve THE MYSTERY OF BIN LADEN.
Advert during show: now for 5 easy payments of $19.95, get your very own collectible bin Laden figurine. Notice the index finger of the right hand pointed upward in true authentic Muslim practice for any holy man being photographed for the world's press. It comes with a body bag and an assortment of lead weights. Conduct your own BIN LADEN DEATH CEREMONIES right in your own bathtub. Even the kids can join in with playing bin Ladin's wives and children scattering as your contingent of Navy Seals (for another $19.95 in 5 easy money payments) blows a hole in the Holy's One's head (figurine comes with removable scrap of skull plate). Invite the neighbors for bin Ladin night at your place. We will also include, at no charge to you, an authentic list of Halal recipes for hors 'd voeuvre to entertain your guests during the magic moment when with a press of our remote control button, bin Ladin's head explodes and you can commence playing our CD of Victory Music for a mere $16.99. Do it today; supplies limited; one per customer.
Another brilliant theory backed by what, exactly? The human brain generally connects the dots together, any collection of dots, whether there is an actual underlying connection or not. Maybe you could point to your evidence before running off at the mouth over your latest inspiration?
Yep, but global warming won't go away if it is caused by humans, it simply won't get as cold. That's fine for the 75 years we have global cooling. When the climate attempts to return to "normal", we'll have stupidly pumped many more tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. The climate could swing to very hot precipitously.
Tel you what, I have here a magic wand. With it, I will make renewable capable of producing enough power to cover getting out of nuclear and I throw in them being able to do it reliably 'cause I like you. I trust you won't mind turning over all the land to produce the renewables. I'd use my magic wand for that too but I think everything should have a cost.
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Coding a version of basic doesn't really make one a developer or an engineer. Just about any CS grad can do that.
Hmmm...we are to gather from your comments that using a mouse is somehow infantile while learning a bunch of arcane bespeaks of intelligence? Why would you think that? Have you nothing better to do with your time than bang around on keyboard? And do you find this fulfilling?
No, most of us cannot be bothered learning a buttload of inane key bindings. Maybe for some repetitive things, but in general, I have more important things to keep in my head.
The ability to write, comprehend, and reason is what will allow one to rise in a company. Without those skills, no manager in their right mind will give you anything more than menial tasks. And if you do manage to get promoted without those skills, all it will take is one boss to correctly assess your weaknesses before you are out of a job.
I'll second that. I started with a BS in CS degree, went to an engineering firm and learned how to build real systems. I went back and got a PhD in CS, but only because after 5 years of getting nowhere in the PhD program, I discovered logic in the philosophy department. I still got the CS PhD but my thesis was a category theory duality between certain algebras and certain topological spaces...essentially a math thesis. During most of my graduate career, I was self employed doing realtime systems and network drivers. Upon graduation, I became an assistant director of visual inference lab, taught logic in a philosophy dept. and now work in one of the military labs on theoretical issues related to security; theory is mostly logic and mathematics. But security requires one have a wide background given the ingenuity of the black hats, their social engineering skills are quite well-developed.
My point is that if all you want to do is one thing, you will quickly find yourself pigeon holed into doing that one thing. It is also easy to find yourself unemployed that way too. The broad background given to me by my degrees allowed me to change fields as my life's course demanded.
Java for mobile devices. Please try to keep up.
Wow, flags! Who would ever think to use those?
No, actually. I have heard of the Somali pirates. Maybe you have too?
Too bad Da Vinci's Notebook has split up.
Shortly thereafter, the kimbot starts doing the macarena to the amusement of both sides in the dispute. But then the N. Koreans realize their manhood has been threatened and proceed to sling the Village People Bobble Head dolls at the running pig-dog Americans.
Technically, they didn't debunk or refute, they rebutted. The first two require acceptable evidence, the latter says "I didn't do it, so there!"
Nice argument. It works as long as the damages between terrorists and tornados are with a magnitude or two of each other. If the Taliban manage to make off with one of Pakistan's nukes, then the stakes are bit higher. Then again there may not be big distinction between the Pakistan government and the Taliban.
"has been a long time goal of the Republican party" Do you have a reference for this?
It is a MONKEY they are sending. Clearly it is Ahmadinejad and not Khamenei.
That settles it, I'm planting my yard tomorrow...won't have to cut it 'till October. Damn grass, worse thing you can put in a lawn.
And how would that work, exactly? Oil is a market. Oil companies will sell to that market. The U.S. cannot drill enough to make a dent in a market that large. Or, you could nationalize the oil companies and make them keep the oil here. Forgetting that we only do that in an emergency and for a limited period of time, why should we believe the government (the one with trillions of debt) is going to know how to run a large oil business. And then there is the grade of oil. Libya has the best oil for gasoline since theirs is very "light". You'd be attempting to push American oil onto a market to effect gasoline which prefers non-American oil.
Is this the same Air Force which declared about 2 years ago they were going to standardize on Winders and then proceeded to attempt to bottleneck all security through their service? That's the one?
Wot? ActiveX gave MS years and years of lockin, it was a smashing success for them. The fact that it sucked as a technology never made it to the marketdroids running MS.
Knocking off the Q-Man was never a bad idea, regardless of who's flip-flopping on the matter this week.
Hell, by now, the fish that ate have already themselves been eaten.
If it were me, I'd have fed him to a crazed school of sharks with their appetites whetted with a bit of blood in the water. It would have prevented nutjobs like this....oh, nevermind, what was I thinking. Given the tinfoil hat theories on this slashdot story, there's no stopping people like the treasure hunter thinking they'll strike it big providing evidence for their whacked out theory...or more likely, a well-placed documentary;
THE SEARCH FOR BIN LADEN
Follow along as our fearless group of intrepid bounty hunters search the oceans deep for the BODY OF BIN LADEN. Watch as sharks (possibly with lasers on the heads) defend this suspicious lump on the ocean floor. Feel the excitement as the diving bell gets as close as humanly possible to solve THE MYSTERY OF BIN LADEN.
Advert during show: now for 5 easy payments of $19.95, get your very own collectible bin Laden figurine. Notice the index finger of the right hand pointed upward in true authentic Muslim practice for any holy man being photographed for the world's press. It comes with a body bag and an assortment of lead weights. Conduct your own BIN LADEN DEATH CEREMONIES right in your own bathtub. Even the kids can join in with playing bin Ladin's wives and children scattering as your contingent of Navy Seals (for another $19.95 in 5 easy money payments) blows a hole in the Holy's One's head (figurine comes with removable scrap of skull plate). Invite the neighbors for bin Ladin night at your place. We will also include, at no charge to you, an authentic list of Halal recipes for hors 'd voeuvre to entertain your guests during the magic moment when with a press of our remote control button, bin Ladin's head explodes and you can commence playing our CD of Victory Music for a mere $16.99. Do it today; supplies limited; one per customer.
And you base this thinking on what evidence? Or is running off at the mouth over your latest "insights" part of your therapy?
Another brilliant theory backed by what, exactly? The human brain generally connects the dots together, any collection of dots, whether there is an actual underlying connection or not. Maybe you could point to your evidence before running off at the mouth over your latest inspiration?
Yep, but global warming won't go away if it is caused by humans, it simply won't get as cold. That's fine for the 75 years we have global cooling. When the climate attempts to return to "normal", we'll have stupidly pumped many more tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. The climate could swing to very hot precipitously.
Tel you what, I have here a magic wand. With it, I will make renewable capable of producing enough power to cover getting out of nuclear and I throw in them being able to do it reliably 'cause I like you. I trust you won't mind turning over all the land to produce the renewables. I'd use my magic wand for that too but I think everything should have a cost.