The funny thing is that we read Animal Farm in 9th grade, and I was the only person in the room who caught that it wasn't about a farm. The teacher was a person in the room. Maybe these books are banned because nobody smart enough to understand them goes into teaching.
To repeat my answer when a college professor asked me "Who's teaching these things, anyhow?": "Those who can't."
Do you realize how many candidates would have to be present to count the votes in a typical US election? In a state like California with lots of candidates for each position in that state as well as some 130 electors for the presidency up for selection, not to mention write-in votes and so forth, this is just a bad idea.
You have to understand that, here in the US, we've been doing elections for real for over 200 years and have run a country that way just fine. We started this practice as a result of not liking the way the UK runs things - why would we want to go back to it now? (One notable exception: common law. Thanks!:)
Actually, there is such a thing as binding precedent. Precedents from a higher court in the same jurisdiction (the same line of appeals) must be followed.
promiscuous, adj.:
1. composed of all sorts of persons or things
2. not restricted to one class, sort, or person : INDISCRIMINATE [education... cheapened through the promiscuous distribution of diplomas -- Norman Cousins]
3. not restricted to one sexual partner
4. CASUAL, IRREGULAR [promiscuous eating habits]
I think definition 3 applies. So, you want a geek girl (a true geek, not a GPL wannabe) who has sex with everyone instead of being faithful to you?
So? Is it accredited? I got a BSCS plus math and a thorough liberal arts education in 6 semesters. I'll be impressed when they teach you something other than another fad technology. As too many people here know: a degree is not only not everything, but it's hardly anything in this field.
Having to clip or glue something on not only makes it fragile and awkward, but also doesn't allow the lack of finger movement that a real center-of-the-keyboard e-Clit gives. It's not such a good pointing device that it's worth giving up any one of its advantages for based only on the merit of its others.
How uninformed could the Slashdot readership really be that this is considered Informative? No offense to the parent poster - just a comment on the apparent idiocy of the supposedly washed masses.
I'd have the miniature iBook or PowerBook if it had a better pointer device. I am more accurate and faster with an e-Clit (nipple stick, trackpoint, whatever you call it; I prefer the most politically incorrect term whenever possible), and they are more reliable and less in-the-way than trackpads to boot. Additionally, they require the least finger movement of any pointing device.
And if you say anything about "just use an external mouse", that doesn't work when you're actually using it as a laptop, and it's inconvenient as hell. If I wanted a portable desktop, I'd get one. But I don't, I want a laptop computer that is entirely self-contained.
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I didn't post the original one. Why would I, Captain Lazy-Post, go to the trouble of importing the HTML instead of just the article test?:P
And no, Funny moderation does nothing for karma. Besides, I'm busy trying to push my karma down, so I don't have to keep clicking that pesky "No Karma Bonus" checkbox.;)
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$11 is great compared to some jobs I've had, especially if you consider that I was salaried and often worked enough hours to push my average wage below what In-n-Out up the street was paying newbies. You can't bitch about $11/hour - there are people living on minimum wage or less.
My eyes aren't really that dry - only when I have my contacts in for long periods of time and it's very dry outside and the A/C is running on high the whole time I'm inside. Really, it's not that big of a deal, so I suspect it will be even less of a problem once I get the surgery. Thanks.:)
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IT salaries are high compared with jobs of similar difficulty. I left IT because it was too easy, not because it kept me poor.
As to IT-initiated interactions with users, again the IT guy is the one who should avoid being annoying. Yes, the users are annoying by doing these things, but if the IT guy is a dick about it, the users aren't going to learn.
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Dude - you can't karma whore if you post anonymously!
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The difference is that you don't approach your users - they approach you. If they are unapproachable by you because they are annoying, there's no loss. If you are unapproachable because you're an annoying prick, they will just suffer through whatever problems they have and you won't have a purpose for continued existence.
Plus, you are paid to deal with annoying users. IT salaries are high for a reason, and it has nothing to do with being the button-monkeys most of them are.
I agree with your choice of a more expensive but more reputable doctor. There are certain things that you can't afford to skimp on, and your vision is one of them. Thanks again for the information. Another question, though (I never run out:P): Is there any effect on how easily your eyes dry out? Mine are horrible if I have my contacts in in an extremely dry climate like Arizona, so presumably it can't be as bad as that, but I wonder if there's any difference between laser-corrected and naked/virgin eyes.:)
I have pretty good night vision for a nearly-blind guy, and I also have extremely fast recovery from bright lights when it's dark out. Was this affected in any way for you?
I don't think there's any activity that is more enjoyable with contact lenses than without, and there are very few where glasses are better than not (shooting at the range or chemistry lab are examples where your permanent eye protection can be handy), so I'm excited to get this done in, hopefully, about 4 years. Thanks for the encouraging report.
So far, I think the overall vote, if you leave out people who either have good vision to begin with or who never do anything but stare into a computer screen, is to get the surgery.:)
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The funny thing is that we read Animal Farm in 9th grade, and I was the only person in the room who caught that it wasn't about a farm. The teacher was a person in the room. Maybe these books are banned because nobody smart enough to understand them goes into teaching.
To repeat my answer when a college professor asked me "Who's teaching these things, anyhow?": "Those who can't."
Do you realize how many candidates would have to be present to count the votes in a typical US election? In a state like California with lots of candidates for each position in that state as well as some 130 electors for the presidency up for selection, not to mention write-in votes and so forth, this is just a bad idea.
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You have to understand that, here in the US, we've been doing elections for real for over 200 years and have run a country that way just fine. We started this practice as a result of not liking the way the UK runs things - why would we want to go back to it now? (One notable exception: common law. Thanks!
You beat me to it, and got modded up before I could use points on you, as well. Why did I go to class, anyhow? :P
Anyhow, thoughts of 'QED' flashed in my head as I read it, as well.
Actually, there is such a thing as binding precedent. Precedents from a higher court in the same jurisdiction (the same line of appeals) must be followed.
IANALY
Can you cite examples?
Wait - computers don't actually do that? I guess I'm going to have to re-watch all those movies that I learned about computers from.
Not to mention that Apple would really have to smoke some bad crack to claim prior art against their own patent.
into promiscuous sex
promiscuous, adj.:
1. composed of all sorts of persons or things
2. not restricted to one class, sort, or person : INDISCRIMINATE [education... cheapened through the promiscuous distribution of diplomas -- Norman Cousins]
3. not restricted to one sexual partner
4. CASUAL, IRREGULAR [promiscuous eating habits]
I think definition 3 applies. So, you want a geek girl (a true geek, not a GPL wannabe) who has sex with everyone instead of being faithful to you?
Thanks for sharing.
Or skip 5 or 6 whole numbers, Slackware? Or add digits of pie, TeX? (Debian could start that now.) Or pick a random number, Futurama?
Not necessarily, but a jump to the default compiler being gcc 3.x certainly does.
Right, because Physics, Calculus, Economics, and even Latin have no bearing whatsoever on real-world employment.
So? Is it accredited? I got a BSCS plus math and a thorough liberal arts education in 6 semesters. I'll be impressed when they teach you something other than another fad technology. As too many people here know: a degree is not only not everything, but it's hardly anything in this field.
Having to clip or glue something on not only makes it fragile and awkward, but also doesn't allow the lack of finger movement that a real center-of-the-keyboard e-Clit gives. It's not such a good pointing device that it's worth giving up any one of its advantages for based only on the merit of its others.
Did you read my comment? How does having USB ports in any way solve the problem I cited?
How uninformed could the Slashdot readership really be that this is considered Informative? No offense to the parent poster - just a comment on the apparent idiocy of the supposedly washed masses.
I'd have the miniature iBook or PowerBook if it had a better pointer device. I am more accurate and faster with an e-Clit (nipple stick, trackpoint, whatever you call it; I prefer the most politically incorrect term whenever possible), and they are more reliable and less in-the-way than trackpads to boot. Additionally, they require the least finger movement of any pointing device.
And if you say anything about "just use an external mouse", that doesn't work when you're actually using it as a laptop, and it's inconvenient as hell. If I wanted a portable desktop, I'd get one. But I don't, I want a laptop computer that is entirely self-contained.
I didn't post the original one. Why would I, Captain Lazy-Post, go to the trouble of importing the HTML instead of just the article test? :P
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And no, Funny moderation does nothing for karma. Besides, I'm busy trying to push my karma down, so I don't have to keep clicking that pesky "No Karma Bonus" checkbox.
$11 is great compared to some jobs I've had, especially if you consider that I was salaried and often worked enough hours to push my average wage below what In-n-Out up the street was paying newbies. You can't bitch about $11/hour - there are people living on minimum wage or less.
My eyes aren't really that dry - only when I have my contacts in for long periods of time and it's very dry outside and the A/C is running on high the whole time I'm inside. Really, it's not that big of a deal, so I suspect it will be even less of a problem once I get the surgery. Thanks. :)
IT salaries are high compared with jobs of similar difficulty. I left IT because it was too easy, not because it kept me poor.
As to IT-initiated interactions with users, again the IT guy is the one who should avoid being annoying. Yes, the users are annoying by doing these things, but if the IT guy is a dick about it, the users aren't going to learn.
Dude - you can't karma whore if you post anonymously!
The difference is that you don't approach your users - they approach you. If they are unapproachable by you because they are annoying, there's no loss. If you are unapproachable because you're an annoying prick, they will just suffer through whatever problems they have and you won't have a purpose for continued existence.
Plus, you are paid to deal with annoying users. IT salaries are high for a reason, and it has nothing to do with being the button-monkeys most of them are.
Soon people stop coming to you and asking you things, and you end up without a job.
That's the whole point!
I agree with your choice of a more expensive but more reputable doctor. There are certain things that you can't afford to skimp on, and your vision is one of them. Thanks again for the information. Another question, though (I never run out :P): Is there any effect on how easily your eyes dry out? Mine are horrible if I have my contacts in in an extremely dry climate like Arizona, so presumably it can't be as bad as that, but I wonder if there's any difference between laser-corrected and naked/virgin eyes. :)
Question for you (and anyone else)...
:)
I have pretty good night vision for a nearly-blind guy, and I also have extremely fast recovery from bright lights when it's dark out. Was this affected in any way for you?
I don't think there's any activity that is more enjoyable with contact lenses than without, and there are very few where glasses are better than not (shooting at the range or chemistry lab are examples where your permanent eye protection can be handy), so I'm excited to get this done in, hopefully, about 4 years. Thanks for the encouraging report.
So far, I think the overall vote, if you leave out people who either have good vision to begin with or who never do anything but stare into a computer screen, is to get the surgery.