'P U' (phonetic) is an English phrase meaning, "it stinks." So 2/3rds (two out of three) letters of the word 'pun' are the letters 'p' and 'u.' Those letters combine to make the afore mentioned phonetic 'P U' (stinks) and are yet another bad pun (play on words) like you have in your signature.
Now, a joke is not funny if you have to explain it. It is probably my fault but I am still going to blame you because 'P U' is very common and well understood so I should not have had to explain it. Also, I am not sure if a pun qualifies as a joke. In some areas it may be a capital offense.
As you, yourself, post here as one of the sheep you decry... We all know about this. Your blathering is not helping. Take your stuff off SF. Oh, wait, you do not have anything up at SF and just want to whine so you can boost your ego and feel good about yourself though you have done nothing to help. A shallow life must be depressing.
When BC first started out I set up a mining box and let it run headless for months. I ended up with forty-something BC. Because of the connotations now implied with them (as incorrect as they are) I do not want to spend them with anything attached to my name as I am a fairly reputable person. So, well, does anyone know of a decent NPO that accepts BC as donations? I want to be able to verify how much of the donations go to actual causes rather than paying the salary of executives and workers. There is a reasonable percentage for overhead. When only 10% (or less) goes to the cause it seriously should have had its NPO status revoked long ago.
I was curious but not completely certain so I did not say anything. Thanks for confirming what I suspected - ie. CSV format, while nice and fairly universal and easy to implement and move across platforms or even adjust across multiple files, is a very slow option that can be done much faster with something in binary format or even simply using a light-weight database. One need only sync the data so they can do anything they want with the output.
Oh well, they made an effort and the eventual reboot may help.
You will say and believe anything to further your objective. Dishonesty is not a good trait nor is ignorance. There are many viable complaints but basing your ego on the operating system you use is pathetic and childish. Judging people by the OS they use is even worse. Making broad assumptions about a company is down right silly even if their past is littered with issues.
I hope that it reboots. I gave a decent, for them, bit of money to their Kickstarter fund. While it was a gift and I have no regrets I certainly hope that they get useful results from it. I gave my donation as a gift but I still hope they succeed with it. I gave my son a nice bamboo fly rod, and like the above, I gave it and he can do anything he wants with it but I hope he has success and happiness with it.
Any aptitude test I have taken, from the ASVAB to GRE, has been much less focused. In fact, I have never seen one that is specific to programming in all of my years in academia. Every one I have taken has included a number of fields of study actually.
It is important to rephrase it and not just repeat it verbatim. Wrapping it in a paragraph is also good. I did point out that there are exceptions and you may be one. I suspect I could write a passable essay for anything you would typically ask of your students regardless of the subject. It is not difficult and the method has proven successful many times over. It requires a good/decent knowledge of the language, it only requires a minimal knowledge of the subject. It is a poor metric by itself but can certainly be used objectively if done properly or sanely.
I examined their post and I am not sure if they hired a Chinese international to write it for them. I think they probably should not be throwing stones with all the windows that certainly surround them. I, of course, should not be throwing stones either. Rock fights are of no value. Bullets are just little rocks that can be thrown faster and more accurately.
I agree, entirely. This should be an easy thing to do with little cost and little room for error (and trivial oversight if there is an error). I have not taken the LSAT (IANAL) and such was not on the GRE nor the SAT way back when the Sun was young. It was not on the ASVAB either. Why yes, yes you CAN call me 'Doctor.' I would prefer it if you did not. The few times I have allowed it to become commonly known amongst my associates/acquaintances I have been asked medical questions.
"I am not that kind of doctor but do you need some maths done?" "You may not that kind of doctor but I am sure you know a lot. Could you still look at..." "I never went to med school." "You must not be a very good doctor then!"
*sigh* I only wish that the above was fabricated. This has, nearly verbatim, happened a number of times. I really should have associated with smarter people but you can not control who the host invites to the party.
Thus it is generally a well-kept non-secret. I am also not egotistical enough to want to be called a doctor nor do I wish to append my name with Ph.D... That is just silly talk for egotistical people who are more concerned with the status than they are with their work.
I have always wanted to reply with how I did my practicum at a hospital for discrete random variables that are irrational and worked to find non-functioning integers for the Mandelbrot set... It does not have to be logical, I just want to see the look on their faces. I never remember it in time though. I can only imagine that it would result in a question about how long I think it will take for my research to solve cancer, all cancers, and how much it will cost.
What about politicians? This is not a joke. I am serious enough to ask. I think they may be an exception to your statement and that you may have overlooked them accidentally.
Seriously, we are an oppressed people living in a police state with the government seeking to completely remove our freedoms and to hand them over to the businesses that paid them to be elected. Because, you know, you can live on campaign funds after election and lobbyists can pay politicians and politicians can keep that money without being noticed and, another thing, they will all get C-level jobs from the lobbyist's corporate overlords later on in life.
I may sound a bit racist or ignorant here but, trust me, I am not... Really... I am not.
Let me start by saying that I am 1/4 black. I have spent time living in urban areas. I spent eight years in the military where there were many people of races other than white. My family is urban and many are totally black on that side of the family. I have spent more time with them, living with some for some time even, and have observed that many (certainly not all) initially look the same until you have become familiar with them. I have not found this to be true with white people and this is, I believe, because they typically have a number of different characteristics while still being considered white. Hair, facial structure, some skin tone, and other easily observable traits. Using the black people as my example the vast majority have brown/dark hair, are dark skinned (some variation), wide noses, etc.. These are racial traits which are more prevalent in those who have more melanin and likely for the same reason they have more melanin.
They are not all the same nor are they different people. They/we think just like the rest of the world - with a balance of pros and cons in their situations, just like the rest of the planet. People like to make assumptions but they, the poor inner-city people of any color, may be situationally challenged they are not (by any means) mentally challenged. Their vocabulary may be different than your/our own but this is no different then "y'all" or "you'uns." It is no different than an accent from a New Yorker or an accent from a Texan. It is no different than Anglicized words nor is it different than local colloquialisms. See the island and swamp people in the Mississippi Delta for another good example.
Some may view a portion of my post and assume the rest (we shall see) but I implore you to read the post critically, entirely, and make no assumptions. It is not, nor am I, racist towards black folk. A knee-jerk reaction is not called for. I do couch the racist bit because I honestly have a knee-jerk reaction with Germans and Japanese (I have watched too many WWII documentaries) but my logic circuit kicks in, during these situations, and I immediately recall that these persons are persons and not at all accountable for the atrocities and that my own country is just as guilty. While my initial thinking is certainly racist (in the above situation) I immediately correct it and then go out of my way to ensure I am not judgmental in deed and, ideally, in thought. What may be fun is seeing how many folks only read a portion of what I wrote and make assumptions based on that. I am assuming that they do not read this if such happens.
How true... I can get an excellent grade on ANY subject when the format is essay. You can do this in the three, four, or five (or more) paragraph format. You can blow it up with useless stuff if they want 10,000 words or something similar. What you DO need are good grammar/creative writing skills. Essays are NOT a good metric for those who can do this.
Restate the problem in your own words. Tell them what you are going to tell them. Tell them what your OPINION is. Tell them HOW the two relate. Restate the problem in different words and include your opinion where applicable.
Any of those paragraphs can be made into a number of other paragraphs. Weasel words, critical thinking where applicable, and opinions are the key. I have the time and the interest in assisting my fellow man so I will take a few to give you/us an example:
--- "Today we have {this} as a proposal/situation. {This} needs to be changed and I am going to offer a solution based on how I think about {this}."
"It is this author's opinion that we will find {this} to be true..."
"I feel that this will impact {this} in a negative/positive manner."
"Other people MAY feel that {this} solution I am propose could be better solved by doing {this}, {this}, or {this}."
"I see the sense in {this} but still feel that {this} is the best solution because of {this}." Where the latter {this} == reasons or perceived evidence. "I believe/understand..."
"Additionally, I strongly believe that {this} would result in {this} and I think this is wrong/right because of {this} and I think that {this} is the proper solution."
"Furthermore, I believe that {this} conclusion/solution would have {this} as a result."
"While other people may believe that {this} is not the best solution I disagree because {this}, I am quite certain, is the most ideal because of {this}."
"Thus I conclude that {this} was the initial problem and I have proposed {this} I expect {this} as the outcome and {this} is why I feel that way." ---
You can make it as long or as short as you need to. Very seldom are word-count overages penalized so be careful but do not worry too much. This will net you a solid score regardless of the subject so long as you can write well and can use a little critical thinking. You do not even need to know the subject so much as to be familiar with the terms (which you should be due to a well rounded education or a simple observation of educational media including the news).
This has worked well regardless of where I have had to use it. There may be exceptions but I have yet to find one. I have given outlines to family and friends and they have all been successful following something akin to the above used example.
Tada! You just managed to get into college AND you will do well in a number of courses. I do not need payment but if you do end up with a decent job then I ask that you pass it on to the needy not just in the form of taxes but with your time, heart, and money.
Are you sure you went to college and didn't cheat? Oh, perhaps you are Chinese?
Also, your experience may be true but it may be biased and bigoted and only you know the truth. My experience in college was was the opposite. Chinese, Asians in general, appeared to work hard to get very good grades. I, of course, attended a very good institution and did so many years ago so things may have changed or may have been different at your institution. Like I said, your experience may be true or it may be that you colored your own perspective based on your biases. Bigotry is not always intentional, nor are biases - of course.
I hired a programmer (this was years ago) who must have had someone take the entrance exams for him. He could not speak well, he could not write worth a damn, and knew almost nothing that we would consider the typical metrics. But the kid could code. He could code like a son-of-a-bitch. Fast, even if he henpecked the keyboard, and I never found a single flaw in his maths or programming. I paid him very well and he spent his money on Star Wars toys (and the likes) to populate his office. It was awesome and one of the best choices I ever made. Nobody else would have hired him. I think he would be called autistic today and probably ADHD. Give him something constructive to do and he would work through the night on his own. I had to give him cab money or drive him to and from work (or get another person, paid - thank you, to do so if they wanted to make the extra overtime).
I love my children (I have two) and I made sure that they can do anything they want in this world within reason. I also made sure that they were not in a position to do *nothing* in this world (a fine line tailored for each). There is a reason for both aspects which should be obvious so I will skip it. To make a long story short, I am not sure who I would kill. I may kill the children if they were children/dependents for 50 years or I may shoot myself... It would likely be myself. Even though I am, by most metrics, certainly able to afford any likely drug that would enhance aging I surely would not do so. It is my duty to die and leave the rest to charity and a trust for grandchildren. Some/all of my atoms will likely reform into a new life someday and I will live again. As an atheistic Buddhist pragmatism is a must... *sighs* (I was pragmatic before I was Buddhist.)
Morality does not ever change. Ethics change, ethics are situational and morals are not. That is how I understand it, at least. Slavery, for example, was never moral even though it was ethically considered acceptable and justifiable.
If you can say the consumer is paying the corporation's taxes you can also say that the corporation is paying the taxes through the salary to the employee... This is patently absurd. It is bad and you should feel bad.
Slashdot Mirror
Now that was funny. Good show, good show.
I am glad someone got it. Also, that is bad and you should feel bad. :D
'P U' (phonetic) is an English phrase meaning, "it stinks." So 2/3rds (two out of three) letters of the word 'pun' are the letters 'p' and 'u.' Those letters combine to make the afore mentioned phonetic 'P U' (stinks) and are yet another bad pun (play on words) like you have in your signature.
Now, a joke is not funny if you have to explain it. It is probably my fault but I am still going to blame you because 'P U' is very common and well understood so I should not have had to explain it. Also, I am not sure if a pun qualifies as a joke. In some areas it may be a capital offense.
As you, yourself, post here as one of the sheep you decry... We all know about this. Your blathering is not helping. Take your stuff off SF. Oh, wait, you do not have anything up at SF and just want to whine so you can boost your ego and feel good about yourself though you have done nothing to help. A shallow life must be depressing.
When BC first started out I set up a mining box and let it run headless for months. I ended up with forty-something BC. Because of the connotations now implied with them (as incorrect as they are) I do not want to spend them with anything attached to my name as I am a fairly reputable person. So, well, does anyone know of a decent NPO that accepts BC as donations? I want to be able to verify how much of the donations go to actual causes rather than paying the salary of executives and workers. There is a reasonable percentage for overhead. When only 10% (or less) goes to the cause it seriously should have had its NPO status revoked long ago.
I was curious but not completely certain so I did not say anything. Thanks for confirming what I suspected - ie. CSV format, while nice and fairly universal and easy to implement and move across platforms or even adjust across multiple files, is a very slow option that can be done much faster with something in binary format or even simply using a light-weight database. One need only sync the data so they can do anything they want with the output.
Oh well, they made an effort and the eventual reboot may help.
You will say and believe anything to further your objective. Dishonesty is not a good trait nor is ignorance. There are many viable complaints but basing your ego on the operating system you use is pathetic and childish. Judging people by the OS they use is even worse. Making broad assumptions about a company is down right silly even if their past is littered with issues.
Off-topic but, concerning your sig, you are aware that 2/3rds of 'pun' is 'P U' right?
I hope that it reboots. I gave a decent, for them, bit of money to their Kickstarter fund. While it was a gift and I have no regrets I certainly hope that they get useful results from it. I gave my donation as a gift but I still hope they succeed with it. I gave my son a nice bamboo fly rod, and like the above, I gave it and he can do anything he wants with it but I hope he has success and happiness with it.
Any aptitude test I have taken, from the ASVAB to GRE, has been much less focused. In fact, I have never seen one that is specific to programming in all of my years in academia. Every one I have taken has included a number of fields of study actually.
It is important to rephrase it and not just repeat it verbatim. Wrapping it in a paragraph is also good. I did point out that there are exceptions and you may be one. I suspect I could write a passable essay for anything you would typically ask of your students regardless of the subject. It is not difficult and the method has proven successful many times over. It requires a good/decent knowledge of the language, it only requires a minimal knowledge of the subject. It is a poor metric by itself but can certainly be used objectively if done properly or sanely.
I examined their post and I am not sure if they hired a Chinese international to write it for them. I think they probably should not be throwing stones with all the windows that certainly surround them. I, of course, should not be throwing stones either. Rock fights are of no value. Bullets are just little rocks that can be thrown faster and more accurately.
I agree, entirely. This should be an easy thing to do with little cost and little room for error (and trivial oversight if there is an error). I have not taken the LSAT (IANAL) and such was not on the GRE nor the SAT way back when the Sun was young. It was not on the ASVAB either. Why yes, yes you CAN call me 'Doctor.' I would prefer it if you did not. The few times I have allowed it to become commonly known amongst my associates/acquaintances I have been asked medical questions.
"I am not that kind of doctor but do you need some maths done?"
"You may not that kind of doctor but I am sure you know a lot. Could you still look at..."
"I never went to med school."
"You must not be a very good doctor then!"
*sigh* I only wish that the above was fabricated. This has, nearly verbatim, happened a number of times. I really should have associated with smarter people but you can not control who the host invites to the party.
Thus it is generally a well-kept non-secret. I am also not egotistical enough to want to be called a doctor nor do I wish to append my name with Ph.D... That is just silly talk for egotistical people who are more concerned with the status than they are with their work.
I have always wanted to reply with how I did my practicum at a hospital for discrete random variables that are irrational and worked to find non-functioning integers for the Mandelbrot set... It does not have to be logical, I just want to see the look on their faces. I never remember it in time though. I can only imagine that it would result in a question about how long I think it will take for my research to solve cancer, all cancers, and how much it will cost.
What about politicians? This is not a joke. I am serious enough to ask. I think they may be an exception to your statement and that you may have overlooked them accidentally.
-1 Does Not Fit the Narrative...
Seriously, we are an oppressed people living in a police state with the government seeking to completely remove our freedoms and to hand them over to the businesses that paid them to be elected. Because, you know, you can live on campaign funds after election and lobbyists can pay politicians and politicians can keep that money without being noticed and, another thing, they will all get C-level jobs from the lobbyist's corporate overlords later on in life.
Fuck Poe...
I am the 1%, I am the 99%...
Also, you are Hitler. Godwin needs an invite too.
*sighs* A grain of salt is trivial to acquire.
I may sound a bit racist or ignorant here but, trust me, I am not... Really... I am not.
Let me start by saying that I am 1/4 black. I have spent time living in urban areas. I spent eight years in the military where there were many people of races other than white. My family is urban and many are totally black on that side of the family. I have spent more time with them, living with some for some time even, and have observed that many (certainly not all) initially look the same until you have become familiar with them. I have not found this to be true with white people and this is, I believe, because they typically have a number of different characteristics while still being considered white. Hair, facial structure, some skin tone, and other easily observable traits. Using the black people as my example the vast majority have brown/dark hair, are dark skinned (some variation), wide noses, etc.. These are racial traits which are more prevalent in those who have more melanin and likely for the same reason they have more melanin.
They are not all the same nor are they different people. They/we think just like the rest of the world - with a balance of pros and cons in their situations, just like the rest of the planet. People like to make assumptions but they, the poor inner-city people of any color, may be situationally challenged they are not (by any means) mentally challenged. Their vocabulary may be different than your/our own but this is no different then "y'all" or "you'uns." It is no different than an accent from a New Yorker or an accent from a Texan. It is no different than Anglicized words nor is it different than local colloquialisms. See the island and swamp people in the Mississippi Delta for another good example.
Some may view a portion of my post and assume the rest (we shall see) but I implore you to read the post critically, entirely, and make no assumptions. It is not, nor am I, racist towards black folk. A knee-jerk reaction is not called for. I do couch the racist bit because I honestly have a knee-jerk reaction with Germans and Japanese (I have watched too many WWII documentaries) but my logic circuit kicks in, during these situations, and I immediately recall that these persons are persons and not at all accountable for the atrocities and that my own country is just as guilty. While my initial thinking is certainly racist (in the above situation) I immediately correct it and then go out of my way to ensure I am not judgmental in deed and, ideally, in thought. What may be fun is seeing how many folks only read a portion of what I wrote and make assumptions based on that. I am assuming that they do not read this if such happens.
How true... I can get an excellent grade on ANY subject when the format is essay. You can do this in the three, four, or five (or more) paragraph format. You can blow it up with useless stuff if they want 10,000 words or something similar. What you DO need are good grammar/creative writing skills. Essays are NOT a good metric for those who can do this.
Restate the problem in your own words.
Tell them what you are going to tell them.
Tell them what your OPINION is.
Tell them HOW the two relate.
Restate the problem in different words and include your opinion where applicable.
Any of those paragraphs can be made into a number of other paragraphs. Weasel words, critical thinking where applicable, and opinions are the key. I have the time and the interest in assisting my fellow man so I will take a few to give you/us an example:
---
"Today we have {this} as a proposal/situation. {This} needs to be changed and I am going to offer a solution based on how I think about {this}."
"It is this author's opinion that we will find {this} to be true..."
"I feel that this will impact {this} in a negative/positive manner."
"Other people MAY feel that {this} solution I am propose could be better solved by doing {this}, {this}, or {this}."
"I see the sense in {this} but still feel that {this} is the best solution because of {this}." Where the latter {this} == reasons or perceived evidence. "I believe/understand..."
"Additionally, I strongly believe that {this} would result in {this} and I think this is wrong/right because of {this} and I think that {this} is the proper solution."
"Furthermore, I believe that {this} conclusion/solution would have {this} as a result."
"While other people may believe that {this} is not the best solution I disagree because {this}, I am quite certain, is the most ideal because of {this}."
"Thus I conclude that {this} was the initial problem and I have proposed {this} I expect {this} as the outcome and {this} is why I feel that way."
---
You can make it as long or as short as you need to. Very seldom are word-count overages penalized so be careful but do not worry too much. This will net you a solid score regardless of the subject so long as you can write well and can use a little critical thinking. You do not even need to know the subject so much as to be familiar with the terms (which you should be due to a well rounded education or a simple observation of educational media including the news).
This has worked well regardless of where I have had to use it. There may be exceptions but I have yet to find one. I have given outlines to family and friends and they have all been successful following something akin to the above used example.
Tada! You just managed to get into college AND you will do well in a number of courses. I do not need payment but if you do end up with a decent job then I ask that you pass it on to the needy not just in the form of taxes but with your time, heart, and money.
To pick the more obvious...
Threw and brand... Through and brain...
Are you sure you went to college and didn't cheat? Oh, perhaps you are Chinese?
Also, your experience may be true but it may be biased and bigoted and only you know the truth. My experience in college was was the opposite. Chinese, Asians in general, appeared to work hard to get very good grades. I, of course, attended a very good institution and did so many years ago so things may have changed or may have been different at your institution. Like I said, your experience may be true or it may be that you colored your own perspective based on your biases. Bigotry is not always intentional, nor are biases - of course.
I hired a programmer (this was years ago) who must have had someone take the entrance exams for him. He could not speak well, he could not write worth a damn, and knew almost nothing that we would consider the typical metrics. But the kid could code. He could code like a son-of-a-bitch. Fast, even if he henpecked the keyboard, and I never found a single flaw in his maths or programming. I paid him very well and he spent his money on Star Wars toys (and the likes) to populate his office. It was awesome and one of the best choices I ever made. Nobody else would have hired him. I think he would be called autistic today and probably ADHD. Give him something constructive to do and he would work through the night on his own. I had to give him cab money or drive him to and from work (or get another person, paid - thank you, to do so if they wanted to make the extra overtime).
I live in the US, Jesus is my gardener.
No. When.
To.Hold.'Em.
(your turn)
I love my children (I have two) and I made sure that they can do anything they want in this world within reason. I also made sure that they were not in a position to do *nothing* in this world (a fine line tailored for each). There is a reason for both aspects which should be obvious so I will skip it. To make a long story short, I am not sure who I would kill. I may kill the children if they were children/dependents for 50 years or I may shoot myself... It would likely be myself. Even though I am, by most metrics, certainly able to afford any likely drug that would enhance aging I surely would not do so. It is my duty to die and leave the rest to charity and a trust for grandchildren. Some/all of my atoms will likely reform into a new life someday and I will live again. As an atheistic Buddhist pragmatism is a must... *sighs* (I was pragmatic before I was Buddhist.)
Morality does not ever change. Ethics change, ethics are situational and morals are not. That is how I understand it, at least. Slavery, for example, was never moral even though it was ethically considered acceptable and justifiable.
If you can say the consumer is paying the corporation's taxes you can also say that the corporation is paying the taxes through the salary to the employee... This is patently absurd. It is bad and you should feel bad.
This person has never heard of Monrovia. I think I spelled that properly...