I can't tell if it's insulting or subversive.
Of course I disapprove of the idea of "expressing [one's] identity".
Why do you pick certain clothes, neb?
Generally because I like them, never to express my identity.
It's this whole idea of having an "identity" which is then to be "expressed" in acts intended to do so. Even the idea that one must have or cultivate a "personal style" is odious. I'm obviously in favoring people wearing what they like.
Having a personal style is fine, I think, but there's no need to go explaining it. If you have to explain it, you've failed at having one.
A == A doesn't hold for always for floating point numbers on modern computers, thus proving Ayn Rand wrong.
So, the takeaway is that a disproportionate number of tech employees wear something sleeveless to work?
I thought it was that they kept their arms lowered so we couldn't see the purple pit hair.
A == A doesn't hold for always for floating point numbers
Surely it always holds for floating point numbers, Walt. NaNs are pretty clearly not numbers.
I don't have your weird hangups about numbers, neb. It's all number.
I thought it was A==A.
Googling disappointingly reveals no Objectivist screeds against JavaScript's idiosyncratic comparison operators.
It's this whole idea of having an "identity" which is then to be "expressed" in acts intended to do so.
I hate that idea, too. Obviously identity is constructed out of these acts of expression, which are really logically prior.
I've been having arguments recently with my daughter about clothing. She keeps telling me I dress like a hobo, and I say that I'm an adult, and I'll dress how I want.
Unless she's implying that you should dress differently, I don't see how one of those contradicts the other.
She does think I should dress differently. I told her that I wear nicer clothing when I have to pretend to be a normal person, like at work. And she says that whenever one is in public, one should pretend to be a normal person.
There is a test. Hold out a cup while standing silently on the sidewalk. If somebody puts money in the cup, you need better clothing.
What's the child's age? If any number ending in "teen" brace yourself for several more years of impassioned aesthetic commentary.
24: Your daughter is failing the Prof or Hobo Quiz.
My father was extremely tolerant of this phase (it's a long phase, still not over). I got to go shopping, roll my eyes, and pick stuff that was more stylish.
I just thought the argument was supposed to go the other way. Shouldn't the dad be complaining about how the teenage daughter dresses?
You mean you're not? How is she dressing?
Do you reject type systems, neb? I always assumed you were the kind of person who wrote Haskell packages for fun. A == A doesn't hold for non-terminating floating-point computations, though Haskell can still type them as floating point.
I thought he was making a distinction between "a number" and "the computed value of a numerical expression".
My boss asked me to do a 360 review of his leadership because I think he's trying to become a dean or something. I like him and want to help. Anyway, I have no idea what the curve is on this kind of thing. Is it one of those deals where you say "excellent" to everything that isn't awful?
33: You should probably ignore my advice, because I fail at corporate America, but every time I am asked to do these things I give specific descriptions more than evaluative comments. "Gerald is immediately responsive to inquiries from colleagues, including younger staff" rather than "Gerald is a great boss!!"
I do this in part because it's the kind of feedback I prefer getting, and also in the (probably vain) hope that when I have negative feedback it will get acted upon rather than dismissed as "disliking" the person. ("Gerald has not acted on concerns about staff safety that have been raised with him via three e-mails and an in-person meeting.")
"Gerald returned from conflict of interest training and immediately hung a sign reading 'no bribes over $4,999.99.'"
A == A doesn't hold for non-terminating floating-point computations
If they're nonterminating the falsity of the computation is unobservable, though.
But you are right, I do like type systems and all the Haskell I write is for fun, since no one will pay me to. I even implemented the programming exercise that was part of a job application interview process in Haskell, which may have played a role in my non-advancement. (PHP shop, you know.)
The author of this post has written one other Buzzfeed post and it's one of the stupidest things I've ever read about being mixed-race.
Well, her title is "Product Design Manager," so presumably she wasn't hired for her writing skills.
Isn't writing Buzzfeed's product?
No, I think their readers are the product. Not sure what sort of design work is involved.
"Gerald's constant references to the more salacious Buzzfeed stories during design meetings have helped create a significant increase in after-work team-building activities at local taverns."
#7 is modeling a summer tuxedo in her appropriated style.
Almost done. I need two "areas for improvement." Anyone have an idea?
Gerald needs to take more time off to (a) recharge and (b) let subordinates get needed experience and responsibility.
Gerald doesn't have any subordinates except one. It's Gerald's boss who has subordinates.
What field are you in? What sort of dean does your boss want to be?
Medicine. The kind both loved and feared?
I just realized that 50.2 was not a hint about the field of medicine.
You people are (except Witt) mostly unless at advice. Anyway, I'm done.
Why did you ever think we would be good at advice? I think it's pretty clear the only thing we're good at is procrastination.