Comments for I, Cringely http://www.cringely.com Cringely on technology Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Where have you gone, Engine Charlie? by Chicken http://www.cringely.com/2013/05/20/where-have-you-gone-engine-charlie#comment-284755 Chicken Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:50 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=13511#comment-284755 I am reading "The Great Deformation" by David Stockman. I thoroughly recommend you do so. Jobs, money, etc. do not "belong to" a country. Any attempts to force them will fail in the long run, ending in fascism.

]]> I am reading “The Great Deformation” by David Stockman. I thoroughly recommend you do so.

Jobs, money, etc. do not “belong to” a country. Any attempts to force them will fail in the long run, ending in fascism.

]]> Comment on Two H-1B’s walk into a bar: more on the visa scam by Martin Hebig http://www.cringely.com/2013/04/25/two-h-1bs-walk-into-a-bar-more-on-the-visa-scam#comment-284754 Martin Hebig Wed, 22 May 2013 16:59:37 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=13455#comment-284754 Here's a article that was written about Maverick Software Consulting in Network World... http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/getting-value-out-internships-both-ends If you scroll down to the bottom you will see feedback from former MSC Students that talk about the difference. Martin

]]> Here’s a article that was written about Maverick Software Consulting in Network World…

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/getting-value-out-internships-both-ends

If you scroll down to the bottom you will see feedback from former MSC Students that talk about the difference.

Martin

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]]> finally i found someone who knows how to provide relevant information on the topic i have been searching for? thanks, at last i can study with pleasure..

]]> Comment on Pictures in Our Heads by coconut oil http://www.cringely.com/2009/11/17/pictures-in-our-heads#comment-284750 coconut oil Wed, 22 May 2013 14:35:59 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=870#comment-284750 LDL is said to be harmful and HDL is described as being healthful. It also helps detoxify our body effectively and balances our digestive tract. They mix in baking soda for a toothpaste or use it as a deodorant.

]]> LDL is said to be harmful and HDL is described as being healthful.
It also helps detoxify our body effectively and balances our digestive tract.
They mix in baking soda for a toothpaste or use it as a deodorant.

]]> Comment on Where have you gone, Engine Charlie? by jobardu http://www.cringely.com/2013/05/20/where-have-you-gone-engine-charlie#comment-284749 jobardu Wed, 22 May 2013 11:34:56 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=13511#comment-284749 Metalman. When I read your replies I keep thinking Kool Aid Kid. I can't blame you since you were almost certainly indoctrinated when you should have been educated to think. First some facts. The Civil Rights acts were passed and supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Second, I've not heard about Republicans as a party wanting to repeal the Civil Rights act. Perhaps you quote accurately but unrepresentatively, Third, The turning of the South against Democrats arose more because of the way in which Civil Rights were handled and managed than because of racism, although there was racism. If you have ever managed people you would know that strong armed tactics come with a price. If LBJ had used force on a couple of instances (the way you talk you would think that the South was under martial law, which it wasn't), he could have done some good. Instead he, to use a management metaphor, broke some eggs and then killed the chicken. By that I mean that the follow up to forced integration was the disrespect and denunciation of Southerners and Christians that continues to this day. Instead of healing wounds he kept inflicting them. How do you expect people to respond. Modern liberalism amounts to noble principles selectively applied. Your words about all racism being bad is well put, but not well understood. You apparently dislike Christians, your parents and hate Republicans. I use the label "liberal" because in this case, based on numerous studies, around 90% of the media, the entertainment business and academia is self-declared as liberal. The problem is that they are intolerant and denounce and suppress those that disagree with them. Liberal ideology has denounced the racists and non-racists equally. They denounce white people,males, the military, America, conservatives, Christians, Israelis and Jews and a range of other target groups. My guess is that you are more tolerant of Islamist mobs (otherwise known as Muslims) than you are of Christian activists. Our mainstream intellectuals (and I used to teach at a major Eastern University, so I know whereof I speak) have divided more than unified and worked to turn young people against their society and their parents.To paraphrase you, if I wanted to hear your arguments I would call up one of my kids. So what is the big concern here. It is that after all the work done to create equal rights and a just society there will be nothing left to share. Neither party or ideology is working for a secure and prosperous future for American young people. The country is entering a new age of Feudalism run by financial rent seekers. Divide and conquer is the classical way of maintaining control and is working now. Yet as Lincoln noted, a nation divided against itself cannot stand. Today's younger people need to heed Plato's advice to pull their heads out of their cave and see the light of what is really going on and what type of society will enable them to survive and prosper. Unhook from the media and read the classic sources of timeless wisdom. Harold Bloom's book on "Where Shall Wisdom be Found" is a good place to start.

]]> Metalman. When I read your replies I keep thinking Kool Aid Kid. I can’t blame you since you were almost certainly indoctrinated when you should have been educated to think. First some facts. The Civil Rights acts were passed and supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Second, I’ve not heard about Republicans as a party wanting to repeal the Civil Rights act. Perhaps you quote accurately but unrepresentatively, Third, The turning of the South against Democrats arose more because of the way in which Civil Rights were handled and managed than because of racism, although there was racism. If you have ever managed people you would know that strong armed tactics come with a price. If LBJ had used force on a couple of instances (the way you talk you would think that the South was under martial law, which it wasn’t), he could have done some good. Instead he, to use a management metaphor, broke some eggs and then killed the chicken. By that I mean that the follow up to forced integration was the disrespect and denunciation of Southerners and Christians that continues to this day. Instead of healing wounds he kept inflicting them. How do you expect people to respond.

Modern liberalism amounts to noble principles selectively applied. Your words about all racism being bad is well put, but not well understood. You apparently dislike Christians, your parents and hate Republicans. I use the label “liberal” because in this case, based on numerous studies, around 90% of the media, the entertainment business and academia is self-declared as liberal. The problem is that they are intolerant and denounce and suppress those that disagree with them. Liberal ideology has denounced the racists and non-racists equally. They denounce white people,males, the military, America, conservatives, Christians, Israelis and Jews and a range of other target groups. My guess is that you are more tolerant of Islamist mobs (otherwise known as Muslims) than you are of Christian activists. Our mainstream intellectuals (and I used to teach at a major Eastern University, so I know whereof I speak) have divided more than unified and worked to turn young people against their society and their parents.To paraphrase you, if I wanted to hear your arguments I would call up one of my kids.

So what is the big concern here. It is that after all the work done to create equal rights and a just society there will be nothing left to share. Neither party or ideology is working for a secure and prosperous future for American young people. The country is entering a new age of Feudalism run by financial rent seekers. Divide and conquer is the classical way of maintaining control and is working now. Yet as Lincoln noted, a nation divided against itself cannot stand. Today’s younger people need to heed Plato’s advice to pull their heads out of their cave and see the light of what is really going on and what type of society will enable them to survive and prosper. Unhook from the media and read the classic sources of timeless wisdom. Harold Bloom’s book on “Where Shall Wisdom be Found” is a good place to start.

]]> Comment on Where have you gone, Engine Charlie? by Metalman http://www.cringely.com/2013/05/20/where-have-you-gone-engine-charlie#comment-284748 Metalman Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:14 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=13511#comment-284748 It happens to me too, Ronc. I can post about 1/3 of the time, and the other 2/3 I get errors ranging from the "oops" to the "duplicate" to the "server not available" variety.

]]> It happens to me too, Ronc. I can post about 1/3 of the time, and the other 2/3 I get errors ranging from the “oops” to the “duplicate” to the “server not available” variety.

]]> Comment on Bug or feature? eBay drops wildcard search by maquillage http://www.cringely.com/2012/11/09/bug-or-feature-ebay-drops-wildcard-search#comment-284725 maquillage Wed, 22 May 2013 04:50:37 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=5013#comment-284725 I do not even know the way I finished up here, but I assumed this submit used to be great. I don't know who you might be however definitely you're going to a famous blogger in case you aren't already. Cheers!

]]> I do not even know the way I finished up here, but
I assumed this submit used to be great. I don’t know who you might be however definitely you’re going to a famous blogger in case you aren’t already. Cheers!

]]> Comment on Where have you gone, Engine Charlie? by Ronc http://www.cringely.com/2013/05/20/where-have-you-gone-engine-charlie#comment-284721 Ronc Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:32 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=13511#comment-284721 You're thinking of this: "a leveling device drawn over freshly poured concrete", however the first definition of screed is "a lengthy discourse". http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screed .

]]> You’re thinking of this: “a leveling device drawn over freshly poured concrete”, however the first definition of screed is “a lengthy discourse”.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screed .

]]> Comment on Where have you gone, Engine Charlie? by Vi http://www.cringely.com/2013/05/20/where-have-you-gone-engine-charlie#comment-284719 Vi Wed, 22 May 2013 00:25:44 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=13511#comment-284719 If you want to talk about racisum then you should fight against the current crop of slavers bringing in nothing but Indians and having nothing but Indians in the workplace, why are there no white or blacks in these work places, why is having nothing but Indians not racisum  Fight against today's problems not yesterdays problems, use the Internet, why is there no free speech in the workplace There is more freedom in Europe than in the us despite that the politicians still try and turn europecinto the us but with much less success because people organize and unite in europe and use their free speech which the Americans seem not to have  Why is the us the only country with a south African health care system by the way Why were the British Olympics dubbed over when they were showing the national heal are system, but the commentary was dubbed over, and there was no original source for the commentary, what is this information control?  Health insurance is a form of tax, worse because you don't get your money back after paying for it once your not paying for it, so taxes are higher in the us unlike what they would have you believe, for the average working stiff taxes are higher in the us

]]> If you want to talk about racisum then you should fight against the current crop of slavers bringing in nothing but Indians and having nothing but Indians in the workplace, why are there no white or blacks in these work places, why is having nothing but Indians not racisum 
Fight against today’s problems not yesterdays problems, use the Internet, why is there no free speech in the workplace
There is more freedom in Europe than in the us despite that the politicians still try and turn europecinto the us but with much less success because people organize and unite in europe and use their free speech which the Americans seem not to have 
Why is the us the only country with a south African health care system by the way
Why were the British Olympics dubbed over when they were showing the national heal are system, but the commentary was dubbed over, and there was no original source for the commentary, what is this information control? 
Health insurance is a form of tax, worse because you don’t get your money back after paying for it once your not paying for it, so taxes are higher in the us unlike what they would have you believe, for the average working stiff taxes are higher in the us

]]> Comment on Where have you gone, Engine Charlie? by Metalman http://www.cringely.com/2013/05/20/where-have-you-gone-engine-charlie#comment-284718 Metalman Wed, 22 May 2013 00:24:02 +0000 http://www.cringely.com/?p=13511#comment-284718 Because the Feds backed Civil Rights is an indicator of mainstream acceptance? Hardly. The Civil Rights Act created the current Republican domination of the South because Southern White Male Democrats abandoned the party and went to the Republicans, where they were welcomed with open arms. That the Civil Rights Act passed not with broad support but by strong armed tactics by LBJ should speak to how bold an idea it was at the time. Given that Republicans have broached the topic of repealing the Civil Rights Act, it should give you an idea as to how reviled in certain parts of the country it is. Racism is not a matter of "your racism is trumped or cancelled out by my racism": it all feeds from the same source. The racism of the Nation of Islam doesn't trump the racism of Whites, it merely compounds the problem. Blaming the "liberal elites" for the decline of American dominance is a cop-out heard on conservative talk radio. And since I hail from the Midwest, you hear a LOT of conservative talk radio and hear that same refrain at the ballot box. The thing is, Republican ideals have been in power in some form since 1980, so you can't really use that argument as an excuse for the past 30+ years. If I wanted to hear your argument I'd call up my parents, who are quite fond of espousing those talking points (coupled with a longing for a "return to a Christian America") at the drop of a hat.

]]> Because the Feds backed Civil Rights is an indicator of mainstream acceptance? Hardly. The Civil Rights Act created the current Republican domination of the South because Southern White Male Democrats abandoned the party and went to the Republicans, where they were welcomed with open arms. That the Civil Rights Act passed not with broad support but by strong armed tactics by LBJ should speak to how bold an idea it was at the time. Given that Republicans have broached the topic of repealing the Civil Rights Act, it should give you an idea as to how reviled in certain parts of the country it is.

Racism is not a matter of “your racism is trumped or cancelled out by my racism”: it all feeds from the same source. The racism of the Nation of Islam doesn’t trump the racism of Whites, it merely compounds the problem. Blaming the “liberal elites” for the decline of American dominance is a cop-out heard on conservative talk radio. And since I hail from the Midwest, you hear a LOT of conservative talk radio and hear that same refrain at the ballot box. The thing is, Republican ideals have been in power in some form since 1980, so you can’t really use that argument as an excuse for the past 30+ years.

If I wanted to hear your argument I’d call up my parents, who are quite fond of espousing those talking points (coupled with a longing for a “return to a Christian America”) at the drop of a hat.

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