Comment Re:"spreadsheets" = computation program (Score 1) 422
I have bad news for you. Reading code is tedious. Period. You think crawling thru a bunch of files trying to relate functions is any easier?
I have bad news for you. Reading code is tedious. Period. You think crawling thru a bunch of files trying to relate functions is any easier?
gack. Perl is one of the few things that make Excel look good.
damn, where's my mod points when I need them
+1 insightful
Because not everyone thinks the same. Why do people drive different cars? Why do people pick different jobs? Why do some people live in the country and other in Manhattan? Welcome to the real world.
That's a wonderful attitude... "boy, those users are SO stupid, I guess we can treat them like crap".
Maybe you missed the Boston Marathon bombings? The police have a choice. They can ignore warnings, suspicious packages, etc, and we can just accept that major cities are going to lose a few thousand people each year. Or they can react to EACH threat. They don't have 20-20 hindsight.
Nonsense. I know plenty of "qualified Americans" who have a hell of a time finding work in the current economy. And if you think H1-B's are being paid the same as local, you're crazy.
Cost.
Good lord... someone stop you for speeding recently?
Yes, you think you are driving fine. Drunk drivers also think they are driving fine. You aren't.
Yes. I had to read the summary a couple of times because I couldn't believe it was saying what it was saying. "I tried to find an app that prevents me from playing Russian Roulette, but I just couldn't get one, so here goes"
Damn... where are my mod points to mod you up when I need them
Yeah. Because back in the 70s, NASA was landing rovers the size of SUVs on Mars. And had orbiters around Saturn. And probes in interstellar space. And a mission to Pluto. And...
Remind me, what did the Romans ever do for us again?
If all Obama does is sign an executive order, the fire under Congress to control this activity is gone, and the next president can easily undo it. How about keeping the heat on Congress to pass legislation?
Indeed arguing the higher moral ground can be difficult when you're an American
Not really
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." - Voltaire