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Comment Re: Thanks Bill (Score 1) 86

The travel ban came too late, and it was too narrow to do anything. Why wasnâ(TM)t Gates out there in January/Early February pushing for a broader travel ban? Personally I thought that made sense given the situation, Trump half-assed the âoetravel banâ and the rest of the world called him a racist. Some backing from Gates at that critical juncture could have been valuable ...... itâ(TM)s easy for him to say it came too late now.
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Online Drug Sales Triple After Silk Road Closure, Says Report (nbcnews.com) 95

Posted by BeauHD from the adverse-side-effects dept.
The closure of Silk Road -- a marketplace where internet users could purchase drugs and other illegal goods -- in 2013 has had little to no effect on drug sales. According to a new report from RAND, online drug sales have tripled since the site was shut down. NBC News reports: "Since then, an estimated 50 'cryptomarkets and vendor shops where vendors and buyers find each other anonymously to trade illegal drugs, new psychoactive substances, prescription drugs and other goods and services,' have emerged to fill the void, according to the report. The research, which was commissioned by the Netherlands Ministry of Security and Justice, examined data from January and found dealers in the United States had the largest market share with 35.9 percent, followed by the United Kingdom at 16.1 percent and Australia at 10.6 percent. Marijuana was the top seller in January, accounting for 33 percent of illicit drug sales online, followed by prescription medication at 19 percent and stimulants at 18 percent."

Comment Re: I always quit without notice (Score 1) 765

by JavaLord (#52471605) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Is It Ever OK To Quit Without Giving Notice?

So how does the new firm know that you were "unprofessional" in the timing of your departure?

That's an easy one. They ask if you're eligible to be rehired.

If you've done something bad or pissed off your management, the answer will be "no".

Since the company isn't disclosing any personal information or making any allegations regarding your conduct, there is nothing they can be sued over.

This is a fairly standard practice in corporate HR.

If you worked for a large business, you could probably dream up a not-entirely-terrible explanation since you know they will not provide any other details. It will still be a mark against, but you can mitigate it quite a bit.

I'm sure it varies by company, but you usually have to do more than just piss off management to be ineligible for rehire. Usually it's things like quitting without notice, stealing, etc.

Comment Re: I always quit without notice (Score 1) 765

by JavaLord (#52471569) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Is It Ever OK To Quit Without Giving Notice?
At a decently run company, getting fired is never a surprise. So yeah, that is unprofessional.

Right. It shouldn't be a surprise. Most HR departments document firings by putting employees through performance improvement plans. Odds are if you get one, they want to fire you. It's basically your employer giving you notice, and it's often more than two weeks. If you work at a large company that fires people randomly out of the blue for "performance reasons", they're probably going to be sued.

Comment manual? (Score 1) 173

by JavaLord (#51028835) Attached to: Rikers Inmates Learn How To Code Without Internet Access
I see all of you privileged programmers talking about learning programming from a manual. I learned from reading source code. The kid down the street taught me how to control->reset and list BASIC programs on the Apple II, and I used those listings to figure out how to write my own programs. This was a really, really poor way to learn programming. So it's nice to see people having so many resources today. I don't think the prisoners should be allowed to use Python though, as they're supposed to be in the process of being punished. Something like Java would be more appropriate.

Comment Hairdresser (Score 1) 509

by JavaLord (#47459947) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Future-Proof Jobs?
Tell her to go to beauty school and become a hairdresser.

1. It's not outsourceable.
2. It's unlikely to be automated due to the precision required involving sharp objects around the skull.
3. It's more an art than a science.
4. You get to meet people in your local community.
5. The hours are reasonable.
6. In general it's a respectable profession.

Comment Criteria (Score 1) 285

by JavaLord (#47408287) Attached to: The World's Best Living Programmers
The submission sort of gets at this, but what should be some criteria for judging "the best" programmers?

Having discovered an algorithm? (Bonus points if it's named after you).
Created a programming language?
Written a book (on programming)?
Created a program that was somehow valuable or meaningful?
Educated other programmers?

Comment Re:But people forget what MENSA concluded (Score 1) 561

by JavaLord (#47324725) Attached to: Match.com, Mensa Create Dating Site For Geniuses

the study revealed NO CORRELATION.

Zippo. Nada. None. Zilch.

Most studies have found an IQ to income correlation of 0.4 to 0.5. That is not particularly strong, but it isn't zero. The correlation is weaker for people with very high IQs. Someone with an IQ of 100 (normal) will earn much more than someone at 60 (mildly retarded). Someone with an IQ of 120 will do significantly better than someone at 100. But someone with an IQ of 160 (genius) will do little better than someone at 120, on average.

Higher IQ's likely get diverted into research and education which may not pay as well as something like investment banking. We should really start tracking sociopath scores and seeing if they have any correlation with income.

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