It's funny. You sit here telling people to not pass judgement while you, yourself, have judged them to be capable. Curiously, you've judged this and made some assumptions about competency when, frankly, evidence suggests a lack of competency.
While this is not really the summary's topic, it remains interesting. The subject is the State sanctioned execution for the crime of blasphemy. In my defense, I did not read the article. I am no heretic.
Anyhow, I am not even sure how to get data for this. I do have a few observations that are, for the most part, probably worthless. These speak to the new topic, which appears to be terrorism and unlawful killing.
While it is true that Christians kill, the reason is important. Are they killing to instill a sense of terror, in order to achieve a political goal? I don't know. I am not even sure who would compile such data, and Google is so very far away.
Then, there is the numerical consideration. Again, Google is too far away. I suspect that more people are harmed specifically in the name of Islam than are harmed specifically in the name of Christianity. Of course, my media preferences may mean I am getting biased information. Still, I'm pretty sure more people are harmed in the name of Islam than for any other religion.
In this thread, I see a lot of people making false equivalences. I see a lot of people pointing to past deeds. I am not sure why, actually. We probably all live in fairly free countries and can voice our opinions honestly and objectively. It is pretty irrelevant that the Christians burned people they thought were witches. If they did so today, and they do, it would still be abhorrent.
Err... Yes, yes they do, by the way. One of their favorite methods is to put an old tire around their neck, fill it with gasoline, and set the witch ablaze. They still do this.
But, again, we must speak of motives. In the above case, they are just torching evil witches. I suppose you could say they are terrorizing people who might also be witches but, as near as I can tell, anyone can be a witch.
So the deaths are equally abhorrent, but the motivations aren't equivalent. They also tend to only burn one witch, and not just blow up crowds of witches. I'm not sure if they actually have crowds of witches, I'm inclined to think they have very few witches. Certainly, they have fewer witches than they once had. For some definition of witch, that is.
By the way, if you think torching witches is bad, you should see what they do to albino people. You probably don't want to know. However, I digress... Then again, that's kinda what I always do.
Then, there's the whole perspective thing. One might even say that's intentional. Unlike witch torching, they usually blow stuff up because they want the attention. We, of course, happily give them all sorts of attention, a gripe for another day.
Anyhow, it really kinda puzzles me. We have people overreacting, minimizing, and even a limited few trying to understand it better. I dunno, but I figured I'd throw these observations out there. This sure as hell isn't an answer to anything. I mostly think that people suck and will latch onto any reason to unite and cause harm to those who fail to conform.
The prior CEO bought some Alibaba shares. That's actually the reason the company increased in value. Seeing as I have the benefit of hindsight, I'd have gutted Yahoo! like a stuck pig, sold those assets, and bought more shares of Alibaba.
I believe their patents are free for use? I know I read a whole bunch of things that mentioned this. That was quite a while ago, so I am not sure if they have kept up with that.
I am told that Bing is supposedly pretty good, these days. I don't actually know, as I am a creature of habit. But, I'm told people actually go there by choice - even when aware of the alternatives.
I haven't actually seen anyone going there, so it could be a myth. I can only offer up what I have read. I'm also well trained at typing google.com into the address bar. It'd take a lot if I wanted to break that habit.
Heh... My son left some on the floor, many years ago. I called them caltrops and took the movement penalty, just to go get him and make him pick them up.
After the first issue with caltrops, a new rule went into effect. If I found it on the floor, truly unattended, they offending pieces went into the trash. Caltrops are an underrated weapon/trap.
I am also pretty sure they got the damage wrong. I had to drink several healing potions (probably Molson brand) just to feel better.
I just want to point out that I love these threads. I am not a programmer, but I have programmed out of necessity. I have one formal class in C, and that was in 1987, I think. I'd eventually hire competent programmers. I learned a great deal from them, as my time spanned the glorious days from about '91 to '07.
I read many of these threads, with great interest. I usually have a few more tabs open, so that I can look up terminology and investigate unfamiliar things. It was great to be able to work with some true masters of their craft. Eventually, I was pretty much forbidden to touch my own code - an agreement easily reached. After all, if I could do what they had done, I'd just have skipped the middleman and done it myself.
Each time a thread comes up with this as the content, I move one step closer to getting more proficient. I have kinda sorta taken up Java as a hobby. Don't blame me, I asked Slashdot and that's the answer they came up with.;-)
Anyhow, my point is to express gratitude. I realize the thread is stale and this comment is well below the fold, but I am grateful. Just because I am old, doesn't mean I want to stop learning. These threads, specifically the content created by those who comment, are both motivational and informative.
When I was still working, I had the chance to work with graybeards from a bygone era. They were so good that it was an honor to give them money. It was even more an honor when they helped me to understand things better, increased my intellectual curiosity, and they would actually listen and, mostly, behave when we had clients in. If I'd been well behaved, they would even wear shoes. They sure as hell weren't going to wear shirts with collars.
They were heady days, as the tech changed and compute cycles became less expensive. Developers and engineers kinda remind me of semi-wild horses. If they listen, that's probably because they respect you. However, they thrive when given their freedom and encouraged to run. Give them their lead and their head lowers and you can experience the figurative ride of your life.
I'm not sure how many of those still exist. Given my experience, that was once the norm. Today, it seems less likely. Today, they seem to largely have an abstract knowledge, at best. There are exceptions, I speak only of averages and have my obvious limits of not seeing everything.
It's not easy to explain? When I hired experts, I asked them what best practices were. When answered, I went further and asked why those were the best practices. I asked how they learned those best practices. I asked what the results would be, if those best practices weren't followed.
I'm, again, not a programmer.
Today, it seems that most have stopped asking why those practices are the best practices. They'll do it, but they don't seem to care why. They don't seem to want to ask deeper questions. They don't know the things that some of you appear to know, and that's probably because they've never thought to ask. They know that to do X, you do Y. They may not even understand X or Y.
It's a bit like seeing the difference between a craftsman and a construction worker. I admit my bias, but I think I was fortunate to be in the best era for computing. Many universities barely had a CS department, and fewer had such at a graduate level. Then again, there weren't a whole lot of traffic engineers and not a whole lot of people in the field of modeling traffic.
Anyhow, it was great to be there. It was an honor to work *with* them. I always try to use the word 'with,' by the way. I owned the company and I was certainly the boss, but they didn't work for me so much as they worked with me. Without them, I'd have gotten much less accomplished. Without them, I'd still have to work.
It's great to read these threads, and to see the exchange of insights and observations.
Umm... This is Slashdot. We aren't exactly known for understanding the concept of the word, 'license.' How many times have you heard/read someone say they bought the program, music, movie, or OS? How many times have you read someone say that they own things they don't actually own?
With enough money, you can probably get Microsoft to sell you software, or an operating system. However, it is probably gonna cost a whole lot more dollars than expected.
They licensed the brand name. The company makes its own products, with their own specs and choices, and puts the licensed name on it. The Sharps company makes money from licensing their name, sort of like a Harley Davidson branded pencil.
Condition of release, testing prior to sentencing, and determination of associated risks when being considered for release from mandatory treatment - to name a few reasons that I can think of. They do another one where they put a cuff, like for blood pressure, on your penis. There are several documentaries that cover the subject.
I think it is maybe a generational thing. I have no issues believing they don't know their sign. When I was younger, I believe I'm a bit older than you, it was pretty common to ask what someone's sign was. We also had some fruitcakes who believed in it.
I'd be surprised to find out that both of my kids know their sign. I suspect my daughter would, she is in her thirties. My son? Probably not. He's a bit younger than she. I'm pretty sure they'd both know their Chinese animal sign. I was the custodial parent. We ate a whole lot of Chinese food.
As part of the sale of my company, I agreed to not work in the industry again. I am given to understand that this is something I could argue in front of a judge or jury, who would likely go with a 'reasonable time period.' More specifically, I can't work for a different company - I was asked to go back and do some contract work, twice.
At the time of the sale, I was 49. That's a lot of productive years that I sold. Don't get me wrong, I am pretty happy with the renumeration. I have no financial complaints, and never will. I do, however, kind of miss the industry. If I could do it over again, I might have kept that clause out of the contract, or established a way to buy that back should I decide to enter the field again.
Ah well... I am pretty happily retired. Bored doesn't really describe it. I am not bored, I have lots to do. I just miss the field, I guess.
Additionally, I've disrespected all sorts of women. I have also disrespected all sorts of men. I don't care what is between your legs, or what gender you are. If you don't deserve respect, I'm not giving you respect. That's called equality.
The thread is a bit stale, but I want to chime in.
With some regularity, Slashdot members have called me a paid Microsoft shill. I am a Linux user and don't actually need money. In all those cases, I posted factual information, to the best of my recollection.
I was away, dealing with some personal stuff, during the election.
Since returning, I've had just one comment that accused me of being a Russian. I've had several that accused me of being a Trump voter. I didn't vote for Trump and don't even like the guy. Hell, I dislike him. I am, however, a fan of facts and honesty.
You may be able to see why I view such accusations with great skepticism. I know, factually, that these accusations aren't accurate, at least sometimes. I know that I am not employed by Russia, a Trump voter, or a shill for Microsoft. Hell, I have met quite a few people who post here. I have had some of you in my home. I am pretty sure that none of that group is engaged in any of those things.
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It's funny. You sit here telling people to not pass judgement while you, yourself, have judged them to be capable. Curiously, you've judged this and made some assumptions about competency when, frankly, evidence suggests a lack of competency.
I suspect there's some bias. Call it a hunch.
Why Fedora? You can get RedHat for free, so long as it is for your personal use or testing.
While this is not really the summary's topic, it remains interesting. The subject is the State sanctioned execution for the crime of blasphemy. In my defense, I did not read the article. I am no heretic.
Anyhow, I am not even sure how to get data for this. I do have a few observations that are, for the most part, probably worthless. These speak to the new topic, which appears to be terrorism and unlawful killing.
While it is true that Christians kill, the reason is important. Are they killing to instill a sense of terror, in order to achieve a political goal? I don't know. I am not even sure who would compile such data, and Google is so very far away.
Then, there is the numerical consideration. Again, Google is too far away. I suspect that more people are harmed specifically in the name of Islam than are harmed specifically in the name of Christianity. Of course, my media preferences may mean I am getting biased information. Still, I'm pretty sure more people are harmed in the name of Islam than for any other religion.
In this thread, I see a lot of people making false equivalences. I see a lot of people pointing to past deeds. I am not sure why, actually. We probably all live in fairly free countries and can voice our opinions honestly and objectively. It is pretty irrelevant that the Christians burned people they thought were witches. If they did so today, and they do, it would still be abhorrent.
Err... Yes, yes they do, by the way. One of their favorite methods is to put an old tire around their neck, fill it with gasoline, and set the witch ablaze. They still do this.
But, again, we must speak of motives. In the above case, they are just torching evil witches. I suppose you could say they are terrorizing people who might also be witches but, as near as I can tell, anyone can be a witch.
So the deaths are equally abhorrent, but the motivations aren't equivalent. They also tend to only burn one witch, and not just blow up crowds of witches. I'm not sure if they actually have crowds of witches, I'm inclined to think they have very few witches. Certainly, they have fewer witches than they once had. For some definition of witch, that is.
By the way, if you think torching witches is bad, you should see what they do to albino people. You probably don't want to know. However, I digress... Then again, that's kinda what I always do.
Then, there's the whole perspective thing. One might even say that's intentional. Unlike witch torching, they usually blow stuff up because they want the attention. We, of course, happily give them all sorts of attention, a gripe for another day.
Anyhow, it really kinda puzzles me. We have people overreacting, minimizing, and even a limited few trying to understand it better. I dunno, but I figured I'd throw these observations out there. This sure as hell isn't an answer to anything. I mostly think that people suck and will latch onto any reason to unite and cause harm to those who fail to conform.
The law enacted in the 1920s, by the UK.
Jesus is my Bag of Holding.
I want to play...
The prior CEO bought some Alibaba shares. That's actually the reason the company increased in value. Seeing as I have the benefit of hindsight, I'd have gutted Yahoo! like a stuck pig, sold those assets, and bought more shares of Alibaba.
It would have been spectacular.
All women do butt stuff. I've seen multiple documentaries.
I believe their patents are free for use? I know I read a whole bunch of things that mentioned this. That was quite a while ago, so I am not sure if they have kept up with that.
Maybe they'll be courageous and remove the seats?
I believe the word you seek is 'sedition.' Treason is rather specific and Russia is not, at least officially, our enemy.
They already told you, they are not going to tell you. It's out there and they're not going to rehash it.
Sheesh...
Don't you know how logic, reasoning, debate, and critical thinking work?
It doesn't even matter, they've already determined you'll dismiss it.
In one area, he's absolutely not wrong. We do have a lot of foolish people.
I am told that Bing is supposedly pretty good, these days. I don't actually know, as I am a creature of habit. But, I'm told people actually go there by choice - even when aware of the alternatives.
I haven't actually seen anyone going there, so it could be a myth. I can only offer up what I have read. I'm also well trained at typing google.com into the address bar. It'd take a lot if I wanted to break that habit.
No. You didn't.
Heh... My son left some on the floor, many years ago. I called them caltrops and took the movement penalty, just to go get him and make him pick them up.
After the first issue with caltrops, a new rule went into effect. If I found it on the floor, truly unattended, they offending pieces went into the trash. Caltrops are an underrated weapon/trap.
I am also pretty sure they got the damage wrong. I had to drink several healing potions (probably Molson brand) just to feel better.
I just want to point out that I love these threads. I am not a programmer, but I have programmed out of necessity. I have one formal class in C, and that was in 1987, I think. I'd eventually hire competent programmers. I learned a great deal from them, as my time spanned the glorious days from about '91 to '07.
I read many of these threads, with great interest. I usually have a few more tabs open, so that I can look up terminology and investigate unfamiliar things. It was great to be able to work with some true masters of their craft. Eventually, I was pretty much forbidden to touch my own code - an agreement easily reached. After all, if I could do what they had done, I'd just have skipped the middleman and done it myself.
Each time a thread comes up with this as the content, I move one step closer to getting more proficient. I have kinda sorta taken up Java as a hobby. Don't blame me, I asked Slashdot and that's the answer they came up with. ;-)
Anyhow, my point is to express gratitude. I realize the thread is stale and this comment is well below the fold, but I am grateful. Just because I am old, doesn't mean I want to stop learning. These threads, specifically the content created by those who comment, are both motivational and informative.
When I was still working, I had the chance to work with graybeards from a bygone era. They were so good that it was an honor to give them money. It was even more an honor when they helped me to understand things better, increased my intellectual curiosity, and they would actually listen and, mostly, behave when we had clients in. If I'd been well behaved, they would even wear shoes. They sure as hell weren't going to wear shirts with collars.
They were heady days, as the tech changed and compute cycles became less expensive. Developers and engineers kinda remind me of semi-wild horses. If they listen, that's probably because they respect you. However, they thrive when given their freedom and encouraged to run. Give them their lead and their head lowers and you can experience the figurative ride of your life.
I'm not sure how many of those still exist. Given my experience, that was once the norm. Today, it seems less likely. Today, they seem to largely have an abstract knowledge, at best. There are exceptions, I speak only of averages and have my obvious limits of not seeing everything.
It's not easy to explain? When I hired experts, I asked them what best practices were. When answered, I went further and asked why those were the best practices. I asked how they learned those best practices. I asked what the results would be, if those best practices weren't followed.
I'm, again, not a programmer.
Today, it seems that most have stopped asking why those practices are the best practices. They'll do it, but they don't seem to care why. They don't seem to want to ask deeper questions. They don't know the things that some of you appear to know, and that's probably because they've never thought to ask. They know that to do X, you do Y. They may not even understand X or Y.
It's a bit like seeing the difference between a craftsman and a construction worker. I admit my bias, but I think I was fortunate to be in the best era for computing. Many universities barely had a CS department, and fewer had such at a graduate level. Then again, there weren't a whole lot of traffic engineers and not a whole lot of people in the field of modeling traffic.
Anyhow, it was great to be there. It was an honor to work *with* them. I always try to use the word 'with,' by the way. I owned the company and I was certainly the boss, but they didn't work for me so much as they worked with me. Without them, I'd have gotten much less accomplished. Without them, I'd still have to work.
It's great to read these threads, and to see the exchange of insights and observations.
Umm... This is Slashdot. We aren't exactly known for understanding the concept of the word, 'license.' How many times have you heard/read someone say they bought the program, music, movie, or OS? How many times have you read someone say that they own things they don't actually own?
With enough money, you can probably get Microsoft to sell you software, or an operating system. However, it is probably gonna cost a whole lot more dollars than expected.
They licensed the brand name. The company makes its own products, with their own specs and choices, and puts the licensed name on it. The Sharps company makes money from licensing their name, sort of like a Harley Davidson branded pencil.
My question is, is this really outsourcing?
Condition of release, testing prior to sentencing, and determination of associated risks when being considered for release from mandatory treatment - to name a few reasons that I can think of. They do another one where they put a cuff, like for blood pressure, on your penis. There are several documentaries that cover the subject.
I think it is maybe a generational thing. I have no issues believing they don't know their sign. When I was younger, I believe I'm a bit older than you, it was pretty common to ask what someone's sign was. We also had some fruitcakes who believed in it.
I'd be surprised to find out that both of my kids know their sign. I suspect my daughter would, she is in her thirties. My son? Probably not. He's a bit younger than she. I'm pretty sure they'd both know their Chinese animal sign. I was the custodial parent. We ate a whole lot of Chinese food.
As part of the sale of my company, I agreed to not work in the industry again. I am given to understand that this is something I could argue in front of a judge or jury, who would likely go with a 'reasonable time period.' More specifically, I can't work for a different company - I was asked to go back and do some contract work, twice.
At the time of the sale, I was 49. That's a lot of productive years that I sold. Don't get me wrong, I am pretty happy with the renumeration. I have no financial complaints, and never will. I do, however, kind of miss the industry. If I could do it over again, I might have kept that clause out of the contract, or established a way to buy that back should I decide to enter the field again.
Ah well... I am pretty happily retired. Bored doesn't really describe it. I am not bored, I have lots to do. I just miss the field, I guess.
That's not actually how logic works.
Additionally, I've disrespected all sorts of women. I have also disrespected all sorts of men. I don't care what is between your legs, or what gender you are. If you don't deserve respect, I'm not giving you respect. That's called equality.
The thread is a bit stale, but I want to chime in.
With some regularity, Slashdot members have called me a paid Microsoft shill. I am a Linux user and don't actually need money. In all those cases, I posted factual information, to the best of my recollection.
I was away, dealing with some personal stuff, during the election.
Since returning, I've had just one comment that accused me of being a Russian. I've had several that accused me of being a Trump voter. I didn't vote for Trump and don't even like the guy. Hell, I dislike him. I am, however, a fan of facts and honesty.
You may be able to see why I view such accusations with great skepticism. I know, factually, that these accusations aren't accurate, at least sometimes. I know that I am not employed by Russia, a Trump voter, or a shill for Microsoft. Hell, I have met quite a few people who post here. I have had some of you in my home. I am pretty sure that none of that group is engaged in any of those things.
They should also have made the collar leak oil. I'm also pretty sure it'd be inhumane put a fat woman on the back of a cat.
If there was ever an appropriate thread for the 'you fail it' (links to goatse) guy...