WRONG.

The talent pool is clearly not "global". If it was global there would be no need to "import" labor. The talent pool is NATIONAL in this scenario.

When they start outsourcing and moving entire projects overseas, then you can say global. In this context, you may not.

It is confusing isn't it? Again and again someone demonstrates gravity with a sheet and a ball, and again and again there is someone looking for or talking about the 'graviton'.

Another one: The presenter starts off with an illustration of space and time being -the same thing: "space-time". But then goes on to explain space only, or time only, or both but each in their own silo.

My approach to understanding this has been to watch every documentary I can, distill the common, repeated 'truths' and extrapolate a mental image from that. I think space and time are -literally- the same thing (the perpetual expansion of space -is- the passage of time), gravity is -not- a force, there was no big bang, nor was there inflation.

Ok, the last bit is somewhat radical so I'll explain a bit. The universe (space) is always expanding, slower when there is nearby matter with mass, faster when there is not. When galaxies are so far away from each other space expands so rapidly there is a "breach", covering a huge astronomical area, in which energy/matter rushes in uniformly, slowing down the expansion.

I have no math skills and might be completely wrong, but it feels right and I'll probably hold on to this mental model until/unless there is some clear irrefutable proof otherwise. Really, I don't see that happening because (lol) no one is every going to investigate the scenario I just described.

A good study would provide a description of what the internet would look like without ads. My intuition is that I'd be just fine with the only content available being content that did not seek a revenue stream. I thought the internet was better back then anyway.

It's also a pointless study because it's never going to happen. I'd guess the only reason it was done is to support the idea that ad blockers and no script are "bad". Oh wait it was conducted by an ad platform.

Yup.

Intolerant of fools and slackards maybe, always for very rational and defensible reasons.

I think an important perspective (that you're missing) is that for most of the decision making contributors commercial success is a minor goal, and for many it's not a goal at all. The don't give two shits about "the business model", they want open, verifiable code or no code at all.
The driver model you are complaining about is never ever ever ever ever ever going to change. So, please, use Windows or OSX and get on with your life.

In Linux, there is no ABI. Drivers have to be accepted and included in the kernel source tree. Yes really. It's that well thought out.

This means that you have to have code review from the Linux kernel team. And you have to divulge any amateur or buggy code embodied in the source. Which may compromise the imaginary advantage your marketdroids think they have on other platforms.

FTFY

Docker has an engine? I haven't actually used Docker yet because I've already been using LXC for some years and just haven't had a "free day" to play with it. But I've always been under the impression that Docker was just a abstraction around LXC making containers easier to create. Is the Docker "engine" actually LXC?

Serious question because the main reason I haven't invested in Docker is my perception that it won't really save (me) time if you already well understand LXC. Is there some other benefit besides "it's easier"?

On Amazon Prime the 'Documentary' category is all brainless reality shows, much worse than Netflix for finding a good one.

Difficult tasks are potential bug generators and finding a task difficult is the programming equivalent of going to sleep at the wheel....
( hmm. Easy tasks are potential bug generators and finding a task easy is the programming equivalent of going to sleep at the wheel... huh. that works too.)
^^
Like all the other sane people I stopped reading at that point.
The real reason for doing this is that someone has invested a lot of time and effort in the technology used for this (and has a lab) , and this idea was the best one he came up with.

I don't think you're entirely correct. Feminism -has- done some damage in this area.

People desire status and that is true of all genders. And while I wasn't alive 100 years ago to know with certainty, I do not believe the phrase "...just a house wife" was uttered by same in a self-deprecating tone back then. But I hear it from women on a regular basis in our times. The idea that a woman must have a successful career in order to feel pride is the *fault* of feminism.

The other four points you make seem to be against something other than GP's points. I mean of course we all want to improve society, of course *no one* is telling western women to compare their lot with Iran and gratefully shut up. And come on, central air and vaccinations aren't really on topic are they?

I think feminism ( as I see it around me ) really does have it wrong. I think they are trying to actually make men and women equal and that is a terrible idea. If feminists *really* cared about women generally and not only for themselves specifically they would be out in force correcting the economic problems that force women into the work force. Having a choice is great, and I'm all on board with it, but I truly believe that for most women the choice they really want is no longer available to them.

My non-scientific opinion is that >60% of women would prefer give their full time attention to family --if they have a choice. They rarely do these days.

The other 40% really want a career. And while they may be a minority, they are a *very* vocal minority.

I think if men still had the wages they did 40 years ago there would be a lot more women that choose to be full time mothers, and this is in spite what seems to be an intentional degradation of this role by feminists.

Why do you think it's appropriate for you to come to such a conclusion ( and then give it voice )?

Hmm. I'm not sure how my level of personal preparedness has anything to do with whether or not another persons actions are justified...Or is this just an opportunity for you to feel like you're a better man than you really are? Perhaps from your post I can deduce that you are a (narcissist|bipolar|insecure|compensating) and then say as much?

Seriously. Fuck You for thinking it's your place to leap to a personal judgement like that. You have to be a complete idiot to NOT realize your own lack of perspective (which you still do not have) on MY complete situation at that time.

Jerk.

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