which you faithless cannot understand

But then you'd actually have to pay them like developers.

Many testers are. Correction - many good testers are.

Do you really want to graduate from college, after paying all that money, and have your primary skill set be "to develop system diagrams, build complex SQL, run log analysis, set up a cloud test environment, and write automation scripts?" That sounds like a couple semesters at DeVry.

Agreed. Computer Science is what you learn in university, programming and use of products (such as SQL) is self-learned. If you can't self-learn, you go to Devry.

It is a common misconception that testers are failed developers.

Although human beings think nothing of speaking in 'natural' language, a machine must not only learn all the grammatical building-blocks we take for granted—it needs to compensate for the quirks and errors that inevitably pop up in the course of speech.

We, humans, had to "learn" to speak, and the process began at a very young age - at birth (or some say even before that). We only take it for granted because we managed to learn and excel at languages.

We also need to compensate for the quirks and errors that inevitably pop up. Hang around Slashdot, and you'll read story summaries that will test this ability to the limits.

The difference is that we do self-learn, and machines do not (at this point).

It was a way to get people to agree to more cameras... Right?

In any case, how will more CCTV cameras prevent bombings? The Tsarnaev brothers set off their bombs amidst one of the heaviest police/security presence, who were incidentally running a drill.

Neither surveillance cameras nor police presence will prevent terrorist bombinbs. They could potentially make it easier to catch the perpetrators AFTER a terrorist act has been committed.

It's only a matter of time before someone tries to assasinate this treasonous monster.

Why? He does the work of all the special interest groups. He would be in danger of being assassinated only if he didn't.

:)

that is all.

The civilized world has been progressively removed from reality and will be too busy chatting on Facebook, worried about latest stock market fluctuations, and getting semi-affordable gas at the pump.

Typical response: "NK free? Yay! What movie u goin 2 see?"

I think nasa shouldn't bother to comment on ideas pertaining to religion.

then they won't smash against it? They'll just pass right through, because the rig is, umm, invisible?

They should apply it to cloaking cars. Then there'll be no accidents. Very practical.

and wanted the flashy new iPhone or GIII

it shows that it's about the glitz and the bling. the blackberry 9900 is a fantastic business device. don't worry, i'm not a shill, and i don't have one. my main phone right now is an iPhone 4, and my secondary phone to play with is an older Android running gingerbread 2.3

the new BB10 OS will be quite a game changer in my opinion, as will be RIM's two devices - a touchscreen device and a keyboard device. i can't wait for their release. they have a lot of things to overcome, but what they will offer (dual zones personal and business on the same device) is unmatched (for now).

the only bias that i have? i'm canadian, i would like to see RIM succeed (no they don't need to be #1 or even #2 in device sales), and i had the original Bold for 3 years. disregarding that, i seriously think, from the reading i've done so far, that the next devices are very promising

I have dual boot Ubuntu and XP. Ubuntu is taking the spot as my main OS more and more lately, and XP is there just for legacy apps.

My wife likes Linux, though has XP on her dying laptop.

We were considering going OS X and MacBook, but Apple's stringent control is to the liking of neither of us (and she's the opposite of a techie). And the rumour of moving to ARM?

Thus, when her laptop dies, she'll get a new one with either Ubuntu or Mint, and our move to the next, new, modern operating system will bypass the Windows "ecosystem" altogether.

P.S. Oh yeah, both our iPhones will be replaced by Android...

manufacturers. both neglect their users. what google is doing is providing an open device where the user is in control and no longer bound by limitations of carriers and manufacturers.

read up on the nuclear waste disposal handled by mafia. the ship conveniently sunk off the coast of somalia.

granted they also dump stuff off the coast of italy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_waste_dumping_by_the_'Ndrangheta

Why does it surprise anyone that fish dwelling near the reactor are still radiactive 19 months later? 19 months after what? after the leak began, and has been only slightly reduced? the leak didn't stop, and it's still ongoing.

the mainstream media stopped dwelling on this, all the while people in North America consume products with high radiation.