In college we always had the debate of wisdom vs intelligence. Not to be confused with street smarts. There are some very simple individuals that show great wisdom in their decisions but are exceptionally forgetful and terrible at logistics.
My take was always that it dealt with creative side of reasoning and humility. I am terrible at memorizing but have been called a wise decision maker by many people better than I. I like to think it is because I see a choice and consider ramifications before the decision is made, is there a way to avoid some long term effects, is there a way to shift things in favor of the larger picture. This works for personal choices as well as business ones.
Well a lot comes from a misunderstanding of 'saving faith' it is a common one because people WANT to condemn and say they are better than so and so. Because my adultery isn't so bad just as long as I am not a homosexual right?:) But the truth is much more dire, in Christian theology, there is no difference between murder and adultery. Both require atonement. (here is where it gets a bit preachy but go with it) So in Christian theology the atonement comes through the death and resurrection of Christ, that is the central message of Christianity. The good debates center on the diety of Christ, not on whether or not he existed. For if Christ did not raise then we did not receive redemption and all is lost. But if he did raise then we are indeed forgiven of ALL sins, bar none.
Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.-Romans 5:18
That is the simplicity of Christianity, you don't get to choose to be saved because the justification was for all. You choose to walk away, you can choose hell (hell isn't an actualization of Dante's inferno but rather separation from God).
However, it is much more profitable to say you must choose to be a part of our group, pay your dues, and walk the walk or you get tortured for all eternity so many churches have jumped on this bandwagon. But if you check with the intellectual giants such as Lewis and Chesterson, Luther, Bonhoeffer, and so on you find a much more clear picture than is painted by the more 'ignorant' masses.
In summation, look at it like being a sheep in a fold, you are born into the fold, but can always wander away, no one stops you. But the shepherd will come after you and try to get you back.
Again, not trying to convert but dispelling the myth perpetuated by the fire and brimstone masses and works righteousness individuals.
I have a lot more respect for a-gnostics than I do atheists, atheist assume to know without a doubt, which assumes godlike knowledge of the universe. the A-Gnostic is in search and says, "I haven't seen good evidence...yet". The discussions are much more lively and edifying as well. I dont push my religion on people (but it is the right one _wink_) and I love good dialog. I respect the beliefs that differ from my own as long as the person has thought them out. I make fun of ignorant Christians more than I do other religions because it is my duty to help them understand their belief. However, contrary to popular belief, it is not the duty of the Christian to convert, it is God's. But that is humans for you, we cab take anything and make it a weapon.
Good post as well. I have used similar links when talking about non-profits and their viability. Often enough on/. I get into debates with an ignorant Athiest (not that all athiest are ignorant but rather I run into/.ers who are both ignorant AND athiest and believe they are mutually exclusive terms) and have to point to the non-profits that were started with religious, pseudo-religious backing. References don't work well I have found in those situations though, some people WANT to be ignorant, being a Christian myself, I find that I am surrounded by the ignorant masses much of the time, not that they are wrong to believe what they do but they sure do make us who can rationalize our belief and provide references look bad:)
It is a bit ironic but I will trust a state with delegation before Fed, however, I would rather have state regulation of corporations than just to give the responsibility directly to the gov't let the checks and balances work the way they are supposed to.
Good researching, but note they are rare, there will always be exceptions. Also with the change in gov't comes a change in policy, so when the gov't is changed who takes over the old gov't services? Companies are rare to last that long, in fact most companies fail after 5 years anyway. The bigger ones still fail or switch management a lot more often than Gov't entities do. I will conceed your point that there are some companies that are older than the US, and that got't does switch hands, but I will revise my point to say, on average, governments last much longer than corporations, now the statistics vary with the size of the gov't and population of the country.
However, my point is from a states rights perspective, so my viewpoint is skewed.
I'm not saying corporations are innocent, but what is 200 Billion in one instance when compared to the trillions the gov't is mispending? I wish our gov't was only mis-spending 200 Billion. I always chuckle with the way the media portray 100 million as this big number when talking about the US government. That is like buying a can of pop to the average joe. It is often said amongst non-profits that what the private sector can do for $1.00 the public sector takes $1.20. A large amount of this is because $100 million means beans to the government, to a corporation it means everything. Sure when a CEO takes 100 million it is appalling, but when the Gov't spends billions on frivolous items and employees it is understandable. I worked for the state, it is appalling, spending $15 bucks for a 6' patch cable, $150 for a linksys router you can get for $75 at Worstbuy, I saw it first hand and we are a no deficit state.
In this recession, how many gov't employees got laid off? What kind of budget cuts have we seen? Contrast that with corporations, how many cuts, how many layoffs? Yes the corporations have issues, but shall we draw up a table of who is misspending more?
I wasnt referring to people vs corporations, I was referring to gov't vs Corp ownership, how many corporations do you know that are even half as old as the US, and we are a baby amongst the nations.
I cannot speak for Texas's deregulation, I have heard complaints. But the cost of regulated items goes up when deregulated because gov't distributes spending. All that means is that the tax hikes that were in place to cover the losses in the energy market are now going to some other interest. As for quality and reliability dropping I would imagine part of that is due to the transition, large transitions take a long time, where in the meantime service almost always goes to pot. Look at the alltel-verizon transition...flat out painful.
Actually The book series picks up after the 5th one:) No more wives, I had completely forgotten about it. You definitely have to read the 6th book, probably the best one in the series, one of the top fantasy books I have read just for the underlying philosophy. I about gave up after the 4th and 5th but am really glad I didn't, the same persistence will probably get me through WoT. You can skip Pillars, or at least read a synopsis, I dont even remember what naked empire is about, but the last 3 (chainfire trilogy) are pretty damn good books.
Ya I just read the first book this past year, (family member got it for me for Christmas). I have been putting off reading them for years. After finishing the first book I felt a bit robbed, I still havent felt up to reading the second book although is going to be more about getting back to the world rather that the storyline. In my opinion the Terry Goodkind books are far more entertaining although they got quite monotonous at least things happened in them rather than the...the trip took 6 days...on day one...over and over and over...
Gov't run options usually start out better, but as funds get syphoned off and miscellaneous 'provisions' attached, after 20 or so years you are stuck with a massive problem. We all seem to think the for profit boards are so bad because they take 100 million dollars here and there...well look at gov't spending, there is a reason the term 'pork barrel' was thrown around so much last election.
The difference is, the gov't oversees the corps, whereas no one oversees the gov't. This is one of my big gripes right now, the government is getting HUGE, and I mean gigantic, and we US citizens keep acting like entitled little children who expect big brother to altruistically do everything for us. Well we are getting what we asked for, soon enough there wont be any private competition with data lines, and the gov't will be one big corporation.
Governements only are great when they hold to ideals, no government ever does because people are human, they make mistakes, some are greedy others hold to the ideals. We need the gov, but this idea to put all the power into the hands of the fed is getting out of control. I would be fine with this scenario in the case of the state running it, but we all know eventually it would go to the federal government because the lines would cross borders. What starts out as a good idea today ends up being our tyrant tomorrow. Corporations at least have a limited life span.
Fail. Most all of the great programmers I know are also musicians, or heavily involved in the arts. Thinking creatively goes hand in hand with being a great IT person. The worst IT people I know are the morons who memorize every paper they read and do exactly step 1,2,3...I am a great documenter, and I follow RFPs but I also think on my feet, am highly thought of amongst my peers (Network Admin here), I have an interest in the arts, am a decent athlete, and am able to 'correct' 'specialists' issues. Of course this may be a case where I am hiring the wrong specialists...
Ya I hear that happens quite often. Of course that is the way it is with most paycheck hunters, takes em a while to figure out that there is more to life than hunting down the best pay. I know some people that love retail, I think my wife will probably end up in a hospital or teaching. Not the big 6 figure salary probably but hell I will take 70K plus. Trick is you gotta move around and figure out what kind of workplace you enjoy, the same as any profession:)
Ya that is just what we need Gov't run backbones. That will solve ALL the problems, we would have to fear the big brother antics of major corporations or "father knows best" mentalities...
Sorry I am not a tinfoil hat person but even I think this asking for trouble.
Along these lines, Pharmacy is a great profession as well. The world needs more good analytical pharmacists, sure some are about as useful as a bean counter but pharmacists are getting more responsibilities every day. The program is 4-5 years (3 academic years, 1 year of rotations, 1 year residency which is optional right now). The breadth of the position is about as broad as MDs, and is better suited for the squeemish. You still have to deal with users, "I have to stick the pill where?". My wife switched professions to pharmacy, is a P3 right now and the pay is insane, my buddy made about 130K straight out of college and only worked 9 months that year.
Since you will be a non-traditional there are several programs that you can do over the net (recorded lectures and live sessions), that are just as good as sitting in a classroom and dont require you to relocate. Several of my wife's classmates are over 40 so it isnt too bad of a switch.
Well, you got me there, but things like traveling salesmen and backpacks are simple for me to see and do, but to find a way to get my algortithms to do it on a consistent basis efficiently poses a problem. Same with the Legal system, on one hand you need to generate a fair non biased system, on the other you need to keep the human experience involved for a proper outcome.
LOL, wasn't trying to troll, I apologize. Was aiming for informative, I run qualys scans on my network here. MS knows about the vulnerabilities, hell almost everyone does thus why we have firewalls and least privilege approaches. But there are exploits that cannot be fixed without revamping the whole OS which is why we got vista. the 167 is a fully patched box with securities applied. But it is an authenticated scan as getting privileges to a windows box is assumed to be trivial. There are plenty of youtube videos about hacking XP locally, if you arent aware of them then you should look them up, they are educational and non destructive for your PC. Remote exploitations have gotten better but they are still there. Also remember of those 167 you have a mixture of levels between 1 and 5, I think there are only 3 lvl 5s on the patched box.
As a side note, our linux boxes are 10-20 vulnerabilities and the snow leopard is 11.
I dont agree with his suit but an interesting point is made. There are some lawsuits that make sense but it seems that the legal system is unable to reason things out. Something as simple as abuse or murder in a human's world doesn't make sense in the legal world. Every human in the courtroom may know the murder took place but the legal system wont agree. Reminds me of studying NP complete problems in college, I know the answer but I cant get the damn algorithm to figure it out.
Ya, having half to a quarter the vulnerabilities doesn't count as a feature for most people because it is something you cant see. What my last scans on a xp box showed (fully patched) was around 167 vulnerabilities, a fully patched windows 7 box not on a domain is 10, on the domain is 50 or so...Not to mention that a child can hack an xp box.
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My take was always that it dealt with creative side of reasoning and humility. I am terrible at memorizing but have been called a wise decision maker by many people better than I. I like to think it is because I see a choice and consider ramifications before the decision is made, is there a way to avoid some long term effects, is there a way to shift things in favor of the larger picture. This works for personal choices as well as business ones.
Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.-Romans 5:18
That is the simplicity of Christianity, you don't get to choose to be saved because the justification was for all. You choose to walk away, you can choose hell (hell isn't an actualization of Dante's inferno but rather separation from God).
However, it is much more profitable to say you must choose to be a part of our group, pay your dues, and walk the walk or you get tortured for all eternity so many churches have jumped on this bandwagon. But if you check with the intellectual giants such as Lewis and Chesterson, Luther, Bonhoeffer, and so on you find a much more clear picture than is painted by the more 'ignorant' masses.
In summation, look at it like being a sheep in a fold, you are born into the fold, but can always wander away, no one stops you. But the shepherd will come after you and try to get you back.
Again, not trying to convert but dispelling the myth perpetuated by the fire and brimstone masses and works righteousness individuals.
I have a lot more respect for a-gnostics than I do atheists, atheist assume to know without a doubt, which assumes godlike knowledge of the universe. the A-Gnostic is in search and says, "I haven't seen good evidence...yet". The discussions are much more lively and edifying as well. I dont push my religion on people (but it is the right one _wink_) and I love good dialog. I respect the beliefs that differ from my own as long as the person has thought them out. I make fun of ignorant Christians more than I do other religions because it is my duty to help them understand their belief. However, contrary to popular belief, it is not the duty of the Christian to convert, it is God's. But that is humans for you, we cab take anything and make it a weapon.
Good post as well. I have used similar links when talking about non-profits and their viability. Often enough on /. I get into debates with an ignorant Athiest (not that all athiest are ignorant but rather I run into /.ers who are both ignorant AND athiest and believe they are mutually exclusive terms) and have to point to the non-profits that were started with religious, pseudo-religious backing. References don't work well I have found in those situations though, some people WANT to be ignorant, being a Christian myself, I find that I am surrounded by the ignorant masses much of the time, not that they are wrong to believe what they do but they sure do make us who can rationalize our belief and provide references look bad :)
It is a bit ironic but I will trust a state with delegation before Fed, however, I would rather have state regulation of corporations than just to give the responsibility directly to the gov't let the checks and balances work the way they are supposed to.
LOL, I love that you use references. A rarity indeed! Excellent post.
However, my point is from a states rights perspective, so my viewpoint is skewed.
In this recession, how many gov't employees got laid off? What kind of budget cuts have we seen? Contrast that with corporations, how many cuts, how many layoffs? Yes the corporations have issues, but shall we draw up a table of who is misspending more?
I wasnt referring to people vs corporations, I was referring to gov't vs Corp ownership, how many corporations do you know that are even half as old as the US, and we are a baby amongst the nations.
I cannot speak for Texas's deregulation, I have heard complaints. But the cost of regulated items goes up when deregulated because gov't distributes spending. All that means is that the tax hikes that were in place to cover the losses in the energy market are now going to some other interest. As for quality and reliability dropping I would imagine part of that is due to the transition, large transitions take a long time, where in the meantime service almost always goes to pot. Look at the alltel-verizon transition...flat out painful.
Actually The book series picks up after the 5th one :) No more wives, I had completely forgotten about it. You definitely have to read the 6th book, probably the best one in the series, one of the top fantasy books I have read just for the underlying philosophy. I about gave up after the 4th and 5th but am really glad I didn't, the same persistence will probably get me through WoT. You can skip Pillars, or at least read a synopsis, I dont even remember what naked empire is about, but the last 3 (chainfire trilogy) are pretty damn good books.
Ya I just read the first book this past year, (family member got it for me for Christmas). I have been putting off reading them for years. After finishing the first book I felt a bit robbed, I still havent felt up to reading the second book although is going to be more about getting back to the world rather that the storyline. In my opinion the Terry Goodkind books are far more entertaining although they got quite monotonous at least things happened in them rather than the...the trip took 6 days...on day one...over and over and over...
Gov't run options usually start out better, but as funds get syphoned off and miscellaneous 'provisions' attached, after 20 or so years you are stuck with a massive problem. We all seem to think the for profit boards are so bad because they take 100 million dollars here and there...well look at gov't spending, there is a reason the term 'pork barrel' was thrown around so much last election.
Governements only are great when they hold to ideals, no government ever does because people are human, they make mistakes, some are greedy others hold to the ideals. We need the gov, but this idea to put all the power into the hands of the fed is getting out of control. I would be fine with this scenario in the case of the state running it, but we all know eventually it would go to the federal government because the lines would cross borders. What starts out as a good idea today ends up being our tyrant tomorrow. Corporations at least have a limited life span.
Ummm then who hires IT pros? At some point you have to hire your first officer.
Fail. Most all of the great programmers I know are also musicians, or heavily involved in the arts. Thinking creatively goes hand in hand with being a great IT person. The worst IT people I know are the morons who memorize every paper they read and do exactly step 1,2,3...I am a great documenter, and I follow RFPs but I also think on my feet, am highly thought of amongst my peers (Network Admin here), I have an interest in the arts, am a decent athlete, and am able to 'correct' 'specialists' issues. Of course this may be a case where I am hiring the wrong specialists...
Ya I hear that happens quite often. Of course that is the way it is with most paycheck hunters, takes em a while to figure out that there is more to life than hunting down the best pay. I know some people that love retail, I think my wife will probably end up in a hospital or teaching. Not the big 6 figure salary probably but hell I will take 70K plus. Trick is you gotta move around and figure out what kind of workplace you enjoy, the same as any profession :)
Sorry I am not a tinfoil hat person but even I think this asking for trouble.
Programmers were around long before electricity, see looms to start with.
Since you will be a non-traditional there are several programs that you can do over the net (recorded lectures and live sessions), that are just as good as sitting in a classroom and dont require you to relocate. Several of my wife's classmates are over 40 so it isnt too bad of a switch.
Damn where the hell are my mod points :) someone mod this guy up.
Well, you got me there, but things like traveling salesmen and backpacks are simple for me to see and do, but to find a way to get my algortithms to do it on a consistent basis efficiently poses a problem. Same with the Legal system, on one hand you need to generate a fair non biased system, on the other you need to keep the human experience involved for a proper outcome.
As a side note, our linux boxes are 10-20 vulnerabilities and the snow leopard is 11.
I dont agree with his suit but an interesting point is made. There are some lawsuits that make sense but it seems that the legal system is unable to reason things out. Something as simple as abuse or murder in a human's world doesn't make sense in the legal world. Every human in the courtroom may know the murder took place but the legal system wont agree. Reminds me of studying NP complete problems in college, I know the answer but I cant get the damn algorithm to figure it out.
Ya, having half to a quarter the vulnerabilities doesn't count as a feature for most people because it is something you cant see. What my last scans on a xp box showed (fully patched) was around 167 vulnerabilities, a fully patched windows 7 box not on a domain is 10, on the domain is 50 or so...Not to mention that a child can hack an xp box.