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Comment Re: Who thought this service was a good idea? (Score 1) 35

You know Ferdinand Porsche did time in jail for war crimes right?

https://www.warhistoryonline.c...

What's your next argument going to be? Hitler couldn't have been a Nazi because he was born before the party existed?

Also Messerschmitt was bought by DASA, which was then bought by Airbus. Willy Messerschmitt isn't the founder of Airbus. Get off the narccs.

Comment Re:Couldn't happen to nicer people (Score 1) 35

Also busses, tractors and combines and all sorts of farm equipment, everything that could be looted from businesses and homes was looted. Hundreds of thousands of children were kidnapped.

ruzzia is a scourge, always was always will be, unfit to exist on this planet.

Every time I say it here, I am moded down as a troll, doesn't change the reality.

Comment Re:Renewable fuels? (Score 1) 49

Basic chemistry? Like what? Like this?

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/1...
https://evchargingstations.com...

And their manufacturing is heavily subsidized by the Chinese government, and not just that, but it's being done in a way that is completely unsustainable. These cars are literally being dumped, not just globally but INSIDE of China:

https://www.reuters.com/busine...

For the life of me, I don't understand why you put so much faith in a country who's own government actually lies TO ITSELF to the point that even the politburo has no idea what their actual numbers are. And the ones they do know about are so bad that they literally stopped publishing them:

https://www.salon.com/2023/10/...

But then again, as you've demonstrated previously, you yourself like disinformation so much that you enjoy casually creating your own. So perhaps that's exactly why you are so fascinated by them?

Comment Re:Did something change drastically? (Score 1) 47

As in any subject, unless there is a mindless hype (such as "AI" currently) finding a job with a specific degree requires you to have done well. Too many just want the paper but not the qualification that should come with it and for-profit "education" makes it easy to do so. Then they are surprised they have problems finding a job ...

Comment Re:Wrong major (Score 1) 47

Obviously. But those that "can hack it" are still going into non-vacuous subjects, not into "AI". And "AI and Cybersecurity"? How utterly stupid are these people? AI helps attackers, not defenders. AI may make defense harder though, because AI generated code is riddled with vulnerabilities. (Yes, I am aware there is more AI than LLMs...)

Comment Re:ADHD does not exist (Score 2) 205

45 percent of students at the law school cited have mental issues? That defies belief.

Not really. The rate of students with mental issues in psychology is apparently even higher. The thing is that a lot of criminally-minded are attracted to the study of law and hence they cheat and think that is fine. That is a whole mental issue in itself.

As to a solution, see my other posting: https://slashdot.org/comments....
Yes, that requires better teaching. But that would be a really, really good idea anyways.

Comment Re:I see something like that as well (Score 1) 205

The whole idea of giving better conditions to people with whatever issues is deeply flawed in academic education. I am not testing to be "fair" or "inclusive" or anything like that. I am testing to make sure everybody that gets that degree has the skills and and mental abilities and some basic knowledge to go with it. Anybody that does not cut it, for any reason, must not get that degree, period.

Also note that "hard work", gets you nothing. Some get there without hard work, some get there with it, some do not get there despite working their asses off (which usually is a sign that admission conditions were broken).

If you are blind, autistic, have ADHD or anything, but you _still_ can get that degree on merit, I am willing to reduce or eliminate any artificial conditions that are not or not very relevant in practice and that make it harder for you to get that degree. But if you have limitations that make it impossible for you to get the degree on merit, you will not get that degree as far as I am concerned. You are still welcome to learn and participate as a guest, but that is it.

An academic degree is not a participation trophy and must never be one or things go to shit. A degree is a certification of skill, mental ability, some starting knowledge and the ability to learn by yourself. Consequentially, most people are not able to get one. Otherwise we could just accept "stupid" as a disability and give degrees to anybody and thereby make them all completely worthless.

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