That brings up my questions: 1) Which facility are people with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) supposed to use? 2) Which facility are people born as hermaphrodites supposed to use?
Although both are rare, I'd suggest that gender isn't as binary as some simple-minded people choose to believe it is. There really is such a thing a "in between".
Well, obviously Mississippi state legislators looked around and said, "Hey, look at all this job loss going on in NC due to them passing a blatantly bigoted law... we gotta get in on this!" The cliche "cutting off their nose to spite their face" comes to mind...
Oh wait, here was the point: why did Sodom get two sex acts named after it, but Gomorah didn't get any? Because whenever the newspaper says somebody was arrested for sodomy, I always ask, "Can you be more specific?"
He saved Lot from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorah, and Lot went on to get both his daughters pregnant while he was living in a cave... but that's ok, because he was drunk at the time! So, since Lot is one of the HEROES of the Old Testament, that means what Trump wants to do to his own daughter is ok, right? Where was I going with this... you wonder where people get all these perverted ideas from? The Bible is certainly one source...
All studies I know of have shown that both men and women prefer a female automated voice to a male one; that's why the phone companies always used female recorded voice (e.g. the "time" number). It's not sexism to give the customer what they want. Also, Siri has a little-known feature that allows you to set it to a male voice instead; everybody I know that tried it went back to the female voice.
Yes, tech companies are predominantly staffed by socially awkward young men, which may make it uncomfortable for some women to work there, especially women that have a chip on their shoulder or aren't used to being "just one of the guys", like my girlfriend who worked at Informix was.
Elon Musk is STILL a billionaire. Cash to fulfill the existing orders is the least of their problems. The Model 3 will likely see quality control and manufacturing problems like the Model X did, which may push back delivery dates a few years. But running out of money is pretty much a non-problem. Also, the longer they take to deliver these, the cheaper the components get (especially batteries), so they increase profitability by delaying. Not good news for the short-term share price, but long term I don't see the delivery problems as insurmountable since there is no real deadline. Probably a significant portion of the 253,000 people that have put down deposits will cancel when they realize how many years they will have to wait, but they will be replaced by other buyers.
I'm more concerned about the quality control issues that arise when a tech companies attempts to ramp up production too fast... I wonder if Musk has a handle on how to do that successfully, the Model X experience indicates they were trying to do too much too soon.
Over 253,000 pre-orders so far... some of those people are going to have a to wait a few years for their car. I don't see why getting cash to fulfill an existing order would be a problem.
Depends on the context. In most communication, including textual, academic correctness is unimportant as long as the target audience understands what you are trying to communicate. Normal readers don't even notice most errors. However, if the mangling of the language is so bad that it give readers headaches as they try to figure out what the hell the writer is talking about, then yeah, some feedback is appropriate. (I'm sure someone will reply to this saying it gives them a headache trying to figure out what the hell I'm talking about...)
Fair enough... and I suspect we will get a Siri/Cortana/Alexa like system to just use voice commands in cars soon enough. Although, as a caution, I'd point out that one you tell Alexa "Volume 10", she CANNOT HEAR you scream, "Volume 5! Volume 5!"
I've always wanted to build my own Clippy, but with a more "hip" attitude, like, "It looks like you're trying to create a document... fuck you, do it yourself, slacker!"
You forgot: Touchscreens in automobiles in general. Why doesn't the department of transportation ban control devices that by definition you have to look away from the road in front of you to use? With mechanical buttons, you could usually tell which button you were pressing by sense of touch without looking. With a touchscreen, you almost always have to look. They do have touchscreens now that can provide braille-like 3D markings on the screen, but I haven't seen any car company adopt those touchscreens yet, probably due to the high price.
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That brings up my questions: 1) Which facility are people with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) supposed to use? 2) Which facility are people born as hermaphrodites supposed to use?
Although both are rare, I'd suggest that gender isn't as binary as some simple-minded people choose to believe it is. There really is such a thing a "in between".
Well, obviously Mississippi state legislators looked around and said, "Hey, look at all this job loss going on in NC due to them passing a blatantly bigoted law... we gotta get in on this!" The cliche "cutting off their nose to spite their face" comes to mind...
If Kermit the Frog dates outside his own species... is that still bestiality?
Oh wait, here was the point: why did Sodom get two sex acts named after it, but Gomorah didn't get any? Because whenever the newspaper says somebody was arrested for sodomy, I always ask, "Can you be more specific?"
He saved Lot from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorah, and Lot went on to get both his daughters pregnant while he was living in a cave... but that's ok, because he was drunk at the time! So, since Lot is one of the HEROES of the Old Testament, that means what Trump wants to do to his own daughter is ok, right? Where was I going with this... you wonder where people get all these perverted ideas from? The Bible is certainly one source...
Correct word choice is too hard for Anonymous Cowards...
"The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -- John Gilmore
I like it much better when she says, "Going down!"
All studies I know of have shown that both men and women prefer a female automated voice to a male one; that's why the phone companies always used female recorded voice (e.g. the "time" number). It's not sexism to give the customer what they want. Also, Siri has a little-known feature that allows you to set it to a male voice instead; everybody I know that tried it went back to the female voice.
Yes, tech companies are predominantly staffed by socially awkward young men, which may make it uncomfortable for some women to work there, especially women that have a chip on their shoulder or aren't used to being "just one of the guys", like my girlfriend who worked at Informix was.
Explain to me again why a home automation device that simply turns my lights on and off requires a company-owned server on the internet to operate?
I find lifetime warranties rather frightening... what if it's cheaper for the company to have me killed than to fix the product?
A picture of your dick? Nobody makes telephoto lenses that powerful, my friend!
The MPAA is saying, "Hey, don't outlaw this... we can make money selling this shit!"
Elon Musk is STILL a billionaire. Cash to fulfill the existing orders is the least of their problems. The Model 3 will likely see quality control and manufacturing problems like the Model X did, which may push back delivery dates a few years. But running out of money is pretty much a non-problem. Also, the longer they take to deliver these, the cheaper the components get (especially batteries), so they increase profitability by delaying. Not good news for the short-term share price, but long term I don't see the delivery problems as insurmountable since there is no real deadline. Probably a significant portion of the 253,000 people that have put down deposits will cancel when they realize how many years they will have to wait, but they will be replaced by other buyers.
I'm more concerned about the quality control issues that arise when a tech companies attempts to ramp up production too fast... I wonder if Musk has a handle on how to do that successfully, the Model X experience indicates they were trying to do too much too soon.
Probably some will cancel when it becomes obvious they won't get there car until 2019.
Over 253,000 pre-orders so far... some of those people are going to have a to wait a few years for their car. I don't see why getting cash to fulfill an existing order would be a problem.
Depends on the context. In most communication, including textual, academic correctness is unimportant as long as the target audience understands what you are trying to communicate. Normal readers don't even notice most errors. However, if the mangling of the language is so bad that it give readers headaches as they try to figure out what the hell the writer is talking about, then yeah, some feedback is appropriate. (I'm sure someone will reply to this saying it gives them a headache trying to figure out what the hell I'm talking about...)
I say "anal retentive and PROUD of it!"
Fair enough... and I suspect we will get a Siri/Cortana/Alexa like system to just use voice commands in cars soon enough. Although, as a caution, I'd point out that one you tell Alexa "Volume 10", she CANNOT HEAR you scream, "Volume 5! Volume 5!"
It would be the first product Microsoft made that DIDN'T suck!!!
How do you know it hasn't ALREADY BEEN DONE?!? Have you read 4chan lately?
I'm pretty certain most Trump supporters would fail a Turing test. "Nah, no human would say things so stupid and irrational!"
Proves the old adage: Garbage In, Garbage Out!
I've always wanted to build my own Clippy, but with a more "hip" attitude, like, "It looks like you're trying to create a document... fuck you, do it yourself, slacker!"
You forgot: Touchscreens in automobiles in general. Why doesn't the department of transportation ban control devices that by definition you have to look away from the road in front of you to use? With mechanical buttons, you could usually tell which button you were pressing by sense of touch without looking. With a touchscreen, you almost always have to look. They do have touchscreens now that can provide braille-like 3D markings on the screen, but I haven't seen any car company adopt those touchscreens yet, probably due to the high price.