Of course, Dries Buytaert can do whatever he wants. But he will have to deal with the consequences. I think this was not a particularly well-thought-out decision on Buytaert's part.
The issue is that his belief system tells him not to treat everyone as equals
But is it actually his belief system? Or just a kinky fantasy he indulges in from time to time? And has it resulted in him doing anything untoward in his professional life?
Except that we have a Supreme Court ruling that denying the right to same-sex marriage is a violation of both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause. You can frame it as a "lifestyle choice" if you like, but that's irrelevant given the ruling.
I would absolutely willingly pay more tax if I received services I need for that additional tax, at a price lower than I could otherwise obtain those services. That's pretty much the philosophy that has made the tax rates in the Nordic countries so high.
Americans hate paying taxes because the US government is dysfunctional and doesn't use the tax money wisely. Here in Canada, we pay a lot more taxes than in the US, but there are far fewer people angry at the tax level than in the US because we get things for our money, most notably universal single-payer health care.
In counties like Sweden and Denmark that have really high tax rates, most people are OK with that because the government provides many services.
I really don't see a way out for the USA given the level that political discourse has sunk to. I'm just glad I don't live there.
The key word in "sexual fantasy" is "fantasy". Lots of people have very politically-incorrect sexual fantasies, but as long as they act them out only with consensual partners and don't let it spill into their professional lives, what's the problem?
Zing, ow! Such a comeback from such a brave Anonymous Coward! How long did it take you to compose that masterpiece? I guess in between your mom calling you up from the basement for lunch and her coming down to do your laundry, you managed to hunt-n-peck your way to a classic.
The USA will rise again. Unfortunately, that's because the damage Trump et. al will do will damage lots of other countries so they sink. Basically, everyone will get more unhappy which will make the USA look less bad.
Slashing the State Department budget coupled with a crazy hike in military spending... you'd have to be stupid not to see that Bannon et. al. mean to lead the United States into war.
All those co-ops and apprenticeships require connections.
Not true, at least in Canada. I did a co-op Engineering program and our university had a dedicated co-op department whose sole task was to line up work for students. It was very successful; pretty much everyone was employed during every co-op term in my class. And these were real, paying jobs, not unpaid internships.
Doing co-op meant my program took 5 years instead of 4, but it was well worth it. I graduated with 24 months' of actual work experience and no debt. Granted, this was quite a while ago when employment conditions were better, but even now co-op students do relatively well.
Completely true, and Trump is saving tons of taxpayer money by not needing Secret Service protection. Nobody would think to take out Trump because Pence is waiting in the wings...
Moderate politicians often break their campaign promises. They understand that hard compromises have to be made, and they also understand there's no way they can sell that viewpoint to the electorate, so they make promises knowing they can't keep them.
Extremist idealogues don't give a shit. They'll do what they say, consequences be damned. And while it might be satisfying to have a politician who keeps promises, it'll be a Pyrrhic victory as the country goes to hell.
You can relocate R&D to Canada and 99% of your customers won't know you don't have a domestic American presence... a North American 1-800 number, customer-facing people who sound American... but no silly restrictions based on your workers' country of origin.
'tis a good time to be in the Canadian hi-tech sector. We all just need to learn to say "zee" instead of "zed" over the phone, eh?
In other words, these "conservative" politicians are doing a tax grab. Except they aren't honest about it, and they're doing it in an almost certainly unconstitutional way. Nice.
So let me get this straight. I should switch from a free development environment, that I can install on as many machines as I want, that doesn't feed me ads, that doesn't phone home with my information, that doesn't auto-update unless I configure it to and that ships with source code, to a system that costs money, costs more money to install on multiple machines, feeds me ads, phone home with my information, auto-updates by default and is closed-source?
It's obviously impossible to specify 1M+ recipients on a To: or Cc: header, so there must be an alias or list expansion that goes to all. Simply disable that alias until things calm down. It's not rocket science.
No... it's just that men until recently have been reluctant to enter stereotypically-female professions because our culture devalues those professions because it devalues women. So there was a bit of a stigma against men entering those professions. Maybe not secondary and post-secondary teaching so much because they were never stereotypically-feminine, but certainly primary-school teaching and nursing.
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Of course, Dries Buytaert can do whatever he wants. But he will have to deal with the consequences. I think this was not a particularly well-thought-out decision on Buytaert's part.
The issue is that his belief system tells him not to treat everyone as equals
But is it actually his belief system? Or just a kinky fantasy he indulges in from time to time? And has it resulted in him doing anything untoward in his professional life?
Except that we have a Supreme Court ruling that denying the right to same-sex marriage is a violation of both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause. You can frame it as a "lifestyle choice" if you like, but that's irrelevant given the ruling.
I would absolutely willingly pay more tax if I received services I need for that additional tax, at a price lower than I could otherwise obtain those services. That's pretty much the philosophy that has made the tax rates in the Nordic countries so high.
Americans hate paying taxes because the US government is dysfunctional and doesn't use the tax money wisely. Here in Canada, we pay a lot more taxes than in the US, but there are far fewer people angry at the tax level than in the US because we get things for our money, most notably universal single-payer health care.
In counties like Sweden and Denmark that have really high tax rates, most people are OK with that because the government provides many services.
I really don't see a way out for the USA given the level that political discourse has sunk to. I'm just glad I don't live there.
The key word in "sexual fantasy" is "fantasy". Lots of people have very politically-incorrect sexual fantasies, but as long as they act them out only with consensual partners and don't let it spill into their professional lives, what's the problem?
Zing, ow! Such a comeback from such a brave Anonymous Coward! How long did it take you to compose that masterpiece? I guess in between your mom calling you up from the basement for lunch and her coming down to do your laundry, you managed to hunt-n-peck your way to a classic.
The USA will rise again. Unfortunately, that's because the damage Trump et. al will do will damage lots of other countries so they sink. Basically, everyone will get more unhappy which will make the USA look less bad.
Slashing the State Department budget coupled with a crazy hike in military spending... you'd have to be stupid not to see that Bannon et. al. mean to lead the United States into war.
Nicely played! Really elegant sarcasm there.
But how long does it take for the Moon to move the length of a football field??
All those co-ops and apprenticeships require connections.
Not true, at least in Canada. I did a co-op Engineering program and our university had a dedicated co-op department whose sole task was to line up work for students. It was very successful; pretty much everyone was employed during every co-op term in my class. And these were real, paying jobs, not unpaid internships.
Doing co-op meant my program took 5 years instead of 4, but it was well worth it. I graduated with 24 months' of actual work experience and no debt. Granted, this was quite a while ago when employment conditions were better, but even now co-op students do relatively well.
Completely true, and Trump is saving tons of taxpayer money by not needing Secret Service protection. Nobody would think to take out Trump because Pence is waiting in the wings...
Where are all the Nerds? Oh, right. They read computer mags.
Never mind...
I simply won't go to the US unless my job forces me to. I certainly won't spend any tourist dollars there until this bullshit stops.
Moderate politicians often break their campaign promises. They understand that hard compromises have to be made, and they also understand there's no way they can sell that viewpoint to the electorate, so they make promises knowing they can't keep them.
Extremist idealogues don't give a shit. They'll do what they say, consequences be damned. And while it might be satisfying to have a politician who keeps promises, it'll be a Pyrrhic victory as the country goes to hell.
You can relocate R&D to Canada and 99% of your customers won't know you don't have a domestic American presence... a North American 1-800 number, customer-facing people who sound American... but no silly restrictions based on your workers' country of origin.
'tis a good time to be in the Canadian hi-tech sector. We all just need to learn to say "zee" instead of "zed" over the phone, eh?
Hey, we'll destroy public education and block skilled foreigners from entering the USA.
Wait a minute... why are all those high-tech companies moving their development facilities offshore?
And yet some legislators do.
In other words, these "conservative" politicians are doing a tax grab. Except they aren't honest about it, and they're doing it in an almost certainly unconstitutional way. Nice.
So let me get this straight. I should switch from a free development environment, that I can install on as many machines as I want, that doesn't feed me ads, that doesn't phone home with my information, that doesn't auto-update unless I configure it to and that ships with source code, to a system that costs money, costs more money to install on multiple machines, feeds me ads, phone home with my information, auto-updates by default and is closed-source?
What's the value proposition here, again?
It's obviously impossible to specify 1M+ recipients on a To: or Cc: header, so there must be an alias or list expansion that goes to all. Simply disable that alias until things calm down. It's not rocket science.
No, really? Overloading your system with sugar is bad for you??? Who knew???
Seriously, watch the documentary "Sugar Coated" on Netflix. Excellent and sobering.
It's one thing to get rid of Daylight Saving Time. That needs to be put out of its misery. But getting rid of local time zones makes no sense at all.
Not where I live. The collectors still lift the bins or bags up and toss the garbage into the truck.
No... it's just that men until recently have been reluctant to enter stereotypically-female professions because our culture devalues those professions because it devalues women. So there was a bit of a stigma against men entering those professions. Maybe not secondary and post-secondary teaching so much because they were never stereotypically-feminine, but certainly primary-school teaching and nursing.