This is almost solely an issue with the communities related to web development. We're basically talking about the Ruby, JavaScript and NoSQL movements. These communities are among the worst there are. Ignorance, both of social norms and technology, are serious factors in why this is the case. When ignorance is embraced as a core value of a community, the results are never good.
The script kiddie generation all grown up, I guess...
I certainly feel at ease when Facebook promises not to do unethical but legal things, since their track record on not doing unethical and questionably legal things is already awesome.
Addendum: I'm not even saying paranoia as a safety mechanism is inherently obsolete.
If you experience a string of unlikely and potentially dangerous accidents, then paranoia suggests to ascribe it to an intelligent agent. But instead of blaming the black cat that passed you in the morning, maybe you should be considering whether some other human is trying to kill you. Both are equally paranoid, but the second one has a chance of being true.
Maybe you feel anxious on Friday the 13th. Maybe the idea of a heart transplant from a convicted killer weirds you out.
Or maybe not. That is fucking stupid.
'If we don't see any biological agent, like a person or animal, then we might assume that there's some sort of invisible agent: God or the universe in general with a mind of its own.'
Appeal to nature and evolutionary psychology. We're not cavemen. Just because cavemen had to mistake boulders for bears in order to survive doesn't mean we have to. It's not a situation we commonly find ourselves in. Instead, we are surrounded by people and technology that is out of sight, and grow up experiencing electromagnetic transmission of information; through wires or waves. We grow up knowing that humans communicate by language, and can communicate effectively instantly all over the world.
When we don't see a biological agent, we can safely assume that the unseen agent (if it exists) is out of sight or is automated, like the sliding doors at a grocery store.
Real potential agents abound for every observance. Where once it was safer to make up an agent than conclude its absence, it is now safer to look for a real agent than make one up.
The Chinese government does not engage in censorship and detainment of people saying it engages in censorship and detainment. Nor does it deny that it does so. To say otherwise is a complete fiction!
Dude, giving a tiny grant to a group traditionally underrepresented in a field is not discrimination, neither reverse, forward or sideways. I think you and I will survive the terrible persecution of having to suffer a few women being able to attend a programming class.
If you can't get teachers to read writing assignments, maybe you should think about the following:
- do you have enough teachers to devote the required time? - are the teachers paid enough to devote the time? - are the teachers sufficiently qualified?
If you think that what a teacher does can be done by a robot, you are either living in a science fiction world of positronic brains, or the number one reason the US education system sucks balls.
but small island states, poor nations and arid regions
Tough luck; politicians in the largest superpower, which is neither a small island, poor nor arid, have determined through extensive consulting of industry lobbyists and religious leaders that global warming does not exist.
The tragic thing is Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger has been the last true liberal in the FDP for decades. Her record for the last 20 years is spotless. If there is a voice of reason in this country then it is hers.... I reckon quite a few pirates do admire her.
A survey found 40% of Pirate voters naming "Social Justice" as the most significant issue, even though the Pirates didn't exactly campaign on this in the state (though their platform on the federal level includes it).
The US gives money to people who buy solar panels, while adding an import tariff on the same solar panels that will be tacked on to the end user price. What was the point of the exercise?
There is a bias against hiring women in leadership positions. It follows that the standards a female manager has to meet are higher than those of a male manager, and therefore the female managers who do get hired likely have above average communication and leadership qualities.
This is the reason we rallied against censorship and surveillance laws that these fucking liars said would be used only against "child abusers". Today they want to use it on people they call terrorists. Tomorrow they'll use it to fight copyright infringement, and the day after on people making fun of politicians.
the intrepid ornament weighed 309.82 grams versus 307.86 grams at the equator, a difference of 0.6%
This sentence is completely without sense. Barring relativistic effects, the object's mass in grams remains constant. One of those masses is correct (possibly), the other is a measuring error introduced by a scale not calibrated correctly for local gravity. The actual discrepancy is in the weight of the object in Newtons. This is, like, middle-school physics stuff.
That's like using an iron yardstick to determine that one meter in summer is equal to about 1.005 meters in winter, and conclude that space itself expands and contracts.
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In particular, they didn't shut it down using a narcotics store, as the headline claims. :P
What?
What the shit is a birthstone and how does this relate to optical networks?
Because a black scientist in the situation would have been shot by the officer long before it went to court.
The script kiddie generation all grown up, I guess...
Already angry enough for today.
I certainly feel at ease when Facebook promises not to do unethical but legal things, since their track record on not doing unethical and questionably legal things is already awesome.
Addendum: I'm not even saying paranoia as a safety mechanism is inherently obsolete.
If you experience a string of unlikely and potentially dangerous accidents, then paranoia suggests to ascribe it to an intelligent agent. But instead of blaming the black cat that passed you in the morning, maybe you should be considering whether some other human is trying to kill you. Both are equally paranoid, but the second one has a chance of being true.
Or maybe not. That is fucking stupid.
Appeal to nature and evolutionary psychology. We're not cavemen. Just because cavemen had to mistake boulders for bears in order to survive doesn't mean we have to. It's not a situation we commonly find ourselves in. Instead, we are surrounded by people and technology that is out of sight, and grow up experiencing electromagnetic transmission of information; through wires or waves. We grow up knowing that humans communicate by language, and can communicate effectively instantly all over the world.
When we don't see a biological agent, we can safely assume that the unseen agent (if it exists) is out of sight or is automated, like the sliding doors at a grocery store.
Real potential agents abound for every observance. Where once it was safer to make up an agent than conclude its absence, it is now safer to look for a real agent than make one up.
The Chinese government does not engage in censorship and detainment of people saying it engages in censorship and detainment. Nor does it deny that it does so. To say otherwise is a complete fiction!
Dude, giving a tiny grant to a group traditionally underrepresented in a field is not discrimination, neither reverse, forward or sideways. I think you and I will survive the terrible persecution of having to suffer a few women being able to attend a programming class.
But I can't see any ninjas anywhere in that title---
oh.
Also, cats.
Video is blocked for me. How deliciously ironic...
If you can't get teachers to read writing assignments, maybe you should think about the following:
- do you have enough teachers to devote the required time?
- are the teachers paid enough to devote the time?
- are the teachers sufficiently qualified?
If you think that what a teacher does can be done by a robot, you are either living in a science fiction world of positronic brains, or the number one reason the US education system sucks balls.
Tough luck; politicians in the largest superpower, which is neither a small island, poor nor arid, have determined through extensive consulting of industry lobbyists and religious leaders that global warming does not exist.
Fully agreed, and this pirate does.
A survey found 40% of Pirate voters naming "Social Justice" as the most significant issue, even though the Pirates didn't exactly campaign on this in the state (though their platform on the federal level includes it).
The US gives money to people who buy solar panels, while adding an import tariff on the same solar panels that will be tacked on to the end user price. What was the point of the exercise?
I suppose you'll be in your bunk.
First prize for the best story is an all-expenses-paid trip to a beautiful holiday resort in Cuba.
That, I believe, is pivotal to its success.
There is a bias against hiring women in leadership positions. It follows that the standards a female manager has to meet are higher than those of a male manager, and therefore the female managers who do get hired likely have above average communication and leadership qualities.
This is the reason we rallied against censorship and surveillance laws that these fucking liars said would be used only against "child abusers". Today they want to use it on people they call terrorists. Tomorrow they'll use it to fight copyright infringement, and the day after on people making fun of politicians.
Because that would increase their sales disproportionally, and would be the smart thing to do.
Mh... never mind.
This sentence is completely without sense. Barring relativistic effects, the object's mass in grams remains constant. One of those masses is correct (possibly), the other is a measuring error introduced by a scale not calibrated correctly for local gravity. The actual discrepancy is in the weight of the object in Newtons. This is, like, middle-school physics stuff.
That's like using an iron yardstick to determine that one meter in summer is equal to about 1.005 meters in winter, and conclude that space itself expands and contracts.