Someone else alluded to all that and I get and understand it. However, the double standard has no place in modern society. Women should be able to have control over their bodies as much, if not more than, men, which includes sex without a derogatory label not otherwise applied to men equally promiscuous.
Histo-biology would point to women being more selective, but it's not a requirement. In some whale species, females mate with multiple partners at the same time in an attempt to get the best male. (The Discovery Channel rocks.)
A key that opens many locks is a master key. A lock that can be opened by many keys is a shitty lock.
Not saying I agree with it, but the analogy fits fairly well.
/. Dating Tip #67: Don't use that analogy with a date / girlfriend - ever.
[ And I would avoid using the phrase "master key" in most dating situations. ]
This idea has complex social and biological origins and is not totally absurd. Men and Women are quite different in some things, even though they are quite alike in many others.
Ya, I get that, but the concept is obsolete, especially if you accept that women have (or should have) control over their own bodies and that men should respect women as equals. Both sexes have responsibility for their actions and the consequences of those actions.
But does she really have anyone to blame but herself? Seriously, some random guy on the Internet asks her to show her tits and she does it?
I'd be more inclined to blame the society that would make her (or teach her to be) afraid and ashamed of her behavior. I know she was a minor, but it was her body and, in a more ideal world, she should have felt more comfortable, saying to anyone and everyone, "ya, I show him my breasts, now fuck off."
The actions of Anonymous aren't based in righteous concern for society. Rather, they're displays of overwhelming power trumping society's established systems, with a thin veneer of altruism to stave off any guilt.
Anonymous members aren't educated in ethics. They don't have any consequences for destroying someone's life. Anonymous enjoys the power of crowd-sourced intelligence and abilities, without the responsibility that comes from actually caring for everyone fairly.
Nice knowing you.:-)
[ Though, that would actually demonstrate your point quite neatly... ]
b) if a girl shows her breasts, she is a slut and a whore and should be ashamed of herself and do whatever it takes to have no one find out about it,
More generally, I'm also perplexed by the social double-standard where men who have (had) multiple sex-partners (or are sexually aggressive, for lack of a better word) are "studs", but women are "sluts". Seems like a bunch of misogynistic bullshit from insecure men to make women feel second-rate.
(I'm a guy, by the way.)
I don't use an IDE; I use Emacs. The development environment is in my head.
Then again, I'm old and grew up without any toys, just the Man pages, BSD source code and a dick - but genius - college SA (Tad Guy) that made you actually read through both and research things before he'd answer any questions - even simple ones. Thank you Tad for making me work for it.
I'm a 49, with only a BS in CS, am fully-employed (though I often choose to work less than 40/week) and I use Perl every day for production projects. Yes, I also use about 9 other programming languages on both Unix/Linux and Windows (sigh), but when the shit is approaching the fan, Perl usually saves the day. Having a breadth of experience and knowledge is what makes one really useful. Knowing a little (sometimes more) about a lot of things, knowing what you don't know, and how to research what you don't know, is better than knowing a lot about a few things. It's also a damn-sight better than pretending to know thing you don't know.
I've been a systems programmer / administrator on just about every Unix platform there is and specialize in automating things. That experience also helps me on Windows (again, sigh). I'm the one that gets asked to do the "impossible" things because I figure out how to get them done.
As for fame and wealth... Be good and generous with people, especially the ones you love, pay off all your bills promptly and don't buy shit you don't really need. I'm debt-free and - actually - don't have to work ever again - though, I'd be bored (okay, more bored).
Oh, and don't be a dick, unless absolutely necessary. Then...
It is geeky and cool. If you don't get that you might be on the wrong website.
Geeky and cool does not mean useful. In fact most of the best geeky and cool things are not useful at all.
The ship 'flies' straight down, the back of the ship is straight up from the front. Yet whenever they move from one section to the other, they walk through. They should have to climb a ladder dammit! I know it's a pointless nitpick that has no bearing on anything, but it's like they didn't even try! They even show the ship from the outside many, many times and always show it vertical. Switch the the interior and there's the crew wandering from one compartment to the next. It just bugs me. It's like they didn't even try.
Re-watch the part where they design the ship. The interior sections are on gimbals and pivot to remain "level" - within a specific range. True, the script doesn't always seem live within that constraint, but it's been considered. More interesting is the film doesn't consider the lack/lessening of gravity as they travel toward the core. As I understand it, they should be almost weightless near the core.
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Someone else alluded to all that and I get and understand it. However, the double standard has no place in modern society. Women should be able to have control over their bodies as much, if not more than, men, which includes sex without a derogatory label not otherwise applied to men equally promiscuous.
Histo-biology would point to women being more selective, but it's not a requirement. In some whale species, females mate with multiple partners at the same time in an attempt to get the best male. (The Discovery Channel rocks.)
A key that opens many locks is a master key. A lock that can be opened by many keys is a shitty lock.
Not saying I agree with it, but the analogy fits fairly well.
/. Dating Tip #67: Don't use that analogy with a date / girlfriend - ever.
[ And I would avoid using the phrase "master key" in most dating situations. ]
This idea has complex social and biological origins and is not totally absurd. Men and Women are quite different in some things, even though they are quite alike in many others.
Ya, I get that, but the concept is obsolete, especially if you accept that women have (or should have) control over their own bodies and that men should respect women as equals. Both sexes have responsibility for their actions and the consequences of those actions.
But does she really have anyone to blame but herself? Seriously, some random guy on the Internet asks her to show her tits and she does it?
I'd be more inclined to blame the society that would make her (or teach her to be) afraid and ashamed of her behavior. I know she was a minor, but it was her body and, in a more ideal world, she should have felt more comfortable, saying to anyone and everyone, "ya, I show him my breasts, now fuck off."
The actions of Anonymous aren't based in righteous concern for society. Rather, they're displays of overwhelming power trumping society's established systems, with a thin veneer of altruism to stave off any guilt.
Anonymous members aren't educated in ethics. They don't have any consequences for destroying someone's life. Anonymous enjoys the power of crowd-sourced intelligence and abilities, without the responsibility that comes from actually caring for everyone fairly.
Nice knowing you. :-)
[ Though, that would actually demonstrate your point quite neatly... ]
b) if a girl shows her breasts, she is a slut and a whore and should be ashamed of herself and do whatever it takes to have no one find out about it,
More generally, I'm also perplexed by the social double-standard where men who have (had) multiple sex-partners (or are sexually aggressive, for lack of a better word) are "studs", but women are "sluts". Seems like a bunch of misogynistic bullshit from insecure men to make women feel second-rate. (I'm a guy, by the way.)
http://xkcd.com/224/
Just so you know, I've written a lot of Perl and LISP in my days...
[ I'm not implying anything wrt the xkcd panel, just sayin'. ]
Declare them too expensive to replace, and build entire corporations that rely on them?
Oh My God. The Universe is written in COBOL.
All the other books are in there.
... only a small fraction of the Earth's population can fit into an aging hotel meeting room, ...
If only they had chosen a newer hotel... Of course, having the entire Earth's population all in one place also has its problems.
Getting used to the IDE takes some weeks.
I don't use an IDE; I use Emacs. The development environment is in my head.
Then again, I'm old and grew up without any toys, just the Man pages, BSD source code and a dick - but genius - college SA (Tad Guy) that made you actually read through both and research things before he'd answer any questions - even simple ones. Thank you Tad for making me work for it.
...and perl seems so "yesterday".
Ya. It's not.
I'm a 49, with only a BS in CS, am fully-employed (though I often choose to work less than 40/week) and I use Perl every day for production projects. Yes, I also use about 9 other programming languages on both Unix/Linux and Windows (sigh), but when the shit is approaching the fan, Perl usually saves the day. Having a breadth of experience and knowledge is what makes one really useful. Knowing a little (sometimes more) about a lot of things, knowing what you don't know, and how to research what you don't know, is better than knowing a lot about a few things. It's also a damn-sight better than pretending to know thing you don't know.
I've been a systems programmer / administrator on just about every Unix platform there is and specialize in automating things. That experience also helps me on Windows (again, sigh). I'm the one that gets asked to do the "impossible" things because I figure out how to get them done.
As for fame and wealth... Be good and generous with people, especially the ones you love, pay off all your bills promptly and don't buy shit you don't really need. I'm debt-free and - actually - don't have to work ever again - though, I'd be bored (okay, more bored).
Oh, and don't be a dick, unless absolutely necessary. Then...
A mosquito that bit a dinosaur encased in amber....
Forget that. I'd like to see the tree that generated the sap to encase a dinosaur in amber. :-)
I'll choose John Paul as the presidential candidate and Romney's running mate Paul Ryan as the vice-presidential candidate. ... My vote doesn't count.
Um... Do you mean Pope John Paul, or Ron Paul?
P.S. Ryan is a tool, as fast and loose with facts as he is with his marathon times...
You know, to be sure.
the expansion rate found was 74.3 +/- 2.1 kilometers per second per megaparsec
... what is that in something useful, like Library of Congresses?
Or we'll fucking kill you!!
Ha! I'll just switch to Ubuntu and Unity - oh wait... Damn. (sigh)
... and is becoming a quick way to short-circuit certain kinds of arguments.
... Correlation does not imply causation.
Thanks and agreed. Still, I thought the movie was a fun two hours spent...
It is geeky and cool. If you don't get that you might be on the wrong website. Geeky and cool does not mean useful. In fact most of the best geeky and cool things are not useful at all.
I now know how to describe my penis - thanks.
We have to stop this project! They'll let the MORLOCKS out!
The Morlocks are already out. Didn't you see the Republican National Convention?
Run and hide little Eloi. Run and hide.
The ship 'flies' straight down, the back of the ship is straight up from the front. Yet whenever they move from one section to the other, they walk through. They should have to climb a ladder dammit! I know it's a pointless nitpick that has no bearing on anything, but it's like they didn't even try! They even show the ship from the outside many, many times and always show it vertical. Switch the the interior and there's the crew wandering from one compartment to the next. It just bugs me. It's like they didn't even try.
Re-watch the part where they design the ship. The interior sections are on gimbals and pivot to remain "level" - within a specific range. True, the script doesn't always seem live within that constraint, but it's been considered. More interesting is the film doesn't consider the lack/lessening of gravity as they travel toward the core. As I understand it, they should be almost weightless near the core.
There is no outcome to this that doesn't end up with all of us dead, or praying for depth.
This is /. -- I pray for depth every day...
Okay. No more coffee for you today.
Real programmers don't document. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand. :-)
You youngsters always want things "explained" - geesh.
Seriously, get your hands dirty and work for it.