This argument can be made for all kinds of technological conveniences, so what was the point of this "article" again?
I don't technically need a car, or a TV or a computer, or even a refrigerator.
But I can afford these things and like what they provide me. So why not?
What is *on* TV is content. This is a discussion of the content delivery device *itself*. Parent should have been modded funny, not insightful.
Being a prodigy at math and it's applications shouldn't excuse him from learning the things that everyone spends time learning from the social sciences and creative disciplines. Keep him in school and let him develop social skills while studying things that still require basic memorization.
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Research before you troll: 80 / 20 Rule
80% of a project's code is written in the first 20% of its development time...
Programming is a craft. You have to love doing it to be good at it.
Agreed. When I interview someone for a programming position at any level, I drill them on this more than I do on their technical talent and training. I can train anyone with talent, and I can quickly identify those who don't have talent. But if there's no passion for programming, then there's no reason for me to waste my time with the training, regardless of the talent level.
Being smart and having knowledge will not make someone successful, not without the right attitude.
If someone remembers it, then yeah, someone is probably still making it. But plenty of tools have been invented over the centuries that no one remembers, and therefore, no one is currently making.
The Earth wants plastic for itself, and created us to make it! (Thank you, George Carlin.)
Data is either stored on/in our possessions, or it's in the Cloud. Either way, there's no need to distinguish it from possessions.
My car is personal property according to the state, because I pay personal property taxes on it. So aren't they vandalizing my personal property by attaching their crap to it?
Another question: if I find such a device on my vehicle, am I within my rights to destroy it?
The aliens are stealing it!
For God's sake, stop researching for a while and begin to think!
