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Jan 20, 2014 00:41
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If Dennis Ritchie had not existed, no one would have ever invented a programming language ever.
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Jan 20, 2014 00:50
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Without Dennis Ritchie, you would be reading this in binary.
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Jan 20, 2014 01:02
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Picnic Princess posted:
He's right, but probably only on accident. The animals he's talking about are known as dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals. Most of which were deliberately engineered either to look a certain way or to do a certain thing (sometimes while also looking a certain way) by dudes a long (and some times not so long) time ago. They might not have known they were scientists, but it's technically science to pick out animals that could bone and a make a better animal.
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Jan 20, 2014 01:07
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Morkyz posted:Without Dennis Ritchie, you would be reading this in binary. 01001100 01101111 01001100
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Jan 20, 2014 01:09
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Modern Day Hercules posted:He's right, but probably only on accident. The animals he's talking about are known as dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals. Most of which were deliberately engineered either to look a certain way or to do a certain thing (sometimes while also looking a certain way) by dudes a long (and some times not so long) time ago. They might not have known they were scientists, but it's technically science to pick out animals that could bone and a make a better animal. Not any of those animals though, it's things like lamprey, blobfish, maned wolf. All distinct species. He thinks we made them.
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Jan 20, 2014 02:36
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Parkingtigers posted:01001100 01101111 01001100 That says "lol" doesn't it?
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Jan 20, 2014 02:42
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Picnic Princess posted:Not any of those animals though, it's things like lamprey, blobfish, maned wolf. All distinct species. He thinks we made them. For values of "we" that are probably "wizard-mages of Atlantis" or "ancient astronauts" or "the Illuminati," though.
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Jan 20, 2014 03:11
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Aerdan posted:
The part about "we'd be reading this in binary" is pretty obvious hyperbole but C and UNIX are both incredibly important inventions. C is the Latin of programming languages, only even more prolific in terms of how modern languages are structured (seriously, find me a modern programming language that looks like COBOL). The UNIX operating system has created a set of standards and concepts that are used in the majority of all computers today. The only computers out there that don't run a UNIX-like OS are Windows PCs and certain embedded systems like the computer in your coffee maker or your graphing calculator. Everything else, from Google's server farms to your iPhone, runs an OS built on UNIX, or a UNIX-like OS like Linux. Steve Jobs, while never inventing anything on his own, certainly did popularize many concepts, like the graphical user interface, portable MP3 players, and the current smartphone paradigm. The difference is is that while if not for Dennis Ritchie we'd have no UNIX or C, we can't say the same thing about Steve Jobs and no GUI or portable MP3 players. Really the issue is that Steve Jobs is hailed as this amazing inventor and innovator, where he never really invented anything, he was just a shrewd and charismatic businessman. If Dennis Ritchie is a Thomas Edison, then Steve Jobs is a Henry Ford.
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Jan 20, 2014 03:46
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Segmentation Fault posted:The part about "we'd be reading this in binary" is pretty obvious hyperbole but C and UNIX are both incredibly important inventions. C is the Latin of programming languages, only even more prolific in terms of how modern languages are structured (seriously, find me a modern programming language that looks like COBOL). The UNIX operating system has created a set of standards and concepts that are used in the majority of all computers today. The only computers out there that don't run a UNIX-like OS are Windows PCs and certain embedded systems like the computer in your coffee maker or your graphing calculator. Everything else, from Google's server farms to your iPhone, runs an OS built on UNIX, or a UNIX-like OS like Linux. Didn't Edison steal a bunch of poo poo from Tesla?
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Jan 20, 2014 03:48
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:Didn't Edison steal a bunch of poo poo from Tesla? Maybe? I honestly don't know too much about that. That metaphor was really meant to illustrate that Ritchie was an inventor and creator, while Jobs was a merchant and businessman.
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Jan 20, 2014 03:49
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Segmentation Fault posted:Really the issue is that Steve Jobs is hailed as this amazing inventor and innovator, where he never really invented anything, he was just a shrewd and charismatic businessman. If Dennis Ritchie is a Thomas Edison, then Steve Jobs is a Henry Ford. The irony of this is hilarious.
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Jan 20, 2014 03:52
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Yeah, can you believe he totally left out the obligatory Tesla worship? Haha, what a n00b.
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Jan 20, 2014 03:56
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oh no an analogy didnt work right my entire argument is destroyed
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Jan 20, 2014 04:00
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:Didn't Edison steal a bunch of poo poo from Tesla? Edison himself didn't. In reality they had no animosity towards each other, and Edison respected Tesla as an engineer.
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Jan 20, 2014 04:15
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I've think I've found the creepiest person ever This guy has posted this on literally every comment that this person has left in the last few weeks. Its either some strange joke I'm not getting, or someone both desperate and not listening...
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Jan 20, 2014 04:39
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The amount of white people complaining about Richard Sherman on social media right now is AMAZING. Wow.
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Jan 20, 2014 04:43
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Orgophlax posted:The amount of white people complaining about Richard Sherman on social media right now is AMAZING. Wow. I don't know how to use Twitter, but I'm fascinated, any chance you could post the highlights? Black man is proud of himself and outward about it, he must be a terrible human being.
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Jan 20, 2014 04:49
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Douginc posted:I don't know how to use Twitter, but I'm fascinated, any chance you could post the highlights? Black man is proud of himself and outward about it, he must be a terrible human being. Haven't done any in-depth looking yet, I'm just going by all the people I follow on Twitter & Facebook. I'll try to get some if I get the chance.
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Jan 20, 2014 04:56
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I'm sorry, I guess I should've unpacked a little. I want to punch the guy who made that image in the face because there's a lot more nuance involved in being angry at Jobs being recognized and Ritchie not than can be put into a crappy image macro. And it would've been a lot less douchey to just make an image macro praising Ritche. Why is it that people feel the need to poo poo on someone while they're trying to raise awareness for, and recognition of, another person and their achievements? This isn't the first time, either; see also the Irina Sendler vs Al Gore image macro and variants thereof. e: I do appreciate that you educated the rest of the thread, though; great work. 
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Jan 20, 2014 05:10
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 "Now I don't care about this game, but I figure it'd be a good opportunity to remind y'all that I'm still a racist." 
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Jan 20, 2014 05:11
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This is the from Sherman thread in Football Funhouse:
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Jan 20, 2014 05:12
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Richard Sherman graduated from Stanford.
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Jan 20, 2014 05:15
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zakharov posted:Richard Sherman graduated from Stanford. Well that just shows how worthless that liberal book-learnin' is, if even a ghetto thug can do it.  +
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Jan 20, 2014 05:23
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IceAgeComing posted:I've think I've found the creepiest person ever I don't know what's better, the fact that he hits on her like I imagine a robot would or the fact that he seems oblivious to how ominous the "I have a soundproof basement" thing sounds. I know what he was really getting at, but drat that just sounds like he's bragging about his rape dungeon.
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Jan 20, 2014 05:55
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Ah yes, I see you are becoming an old human female. Are you up for some sexual intercourse?
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Jan 20, 2014 06:09
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This is my second or third cousin and possible mother of the year.  
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Jan 20, 2014 07:09
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How old is the person in the photo? Because holy poo poo, machete wound.
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Jan 20, 2014 07:44
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Not 100% sure but in the 11-13 year old range I believe.
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Jan 20, 2014 07:59
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"Ok honey, let mommy take a picture for the Internet before we drive to the ER."
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Jan 20, 2014 09:08
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"Cutting a limb off of a bigger limb." drat near did.
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Jan 20, 2014 09:15
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 It's not my fault your high school didn't require economics or government classes, buddy.
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Jan 20, 2014 14:22
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 This guy is a nurse who I used to work with on a cardiac unit before he got fired for reasons. He now works somewhere else and also teaches nursing students at the local community college on the side.  He posts hateful right wing poo poo all the time but this is a whole new level of stupid for him. He should know better.
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Jan 20, 2014 14:34
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Aerdan posted:
Well there's a legit issue in that a lot of people do not receive sufficient financial education in High School, but yeah that's a bit... Special. Plus the Pythagorean theorem is actually useful if you're doing anything involving vectors in post-secondary education so it's a pretty bad example.
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Jan 20, 2014 14:43
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Aerdan posted:
What school did he go to? I remember learning all those in high school. Flaggy has a new favorite as of 15:34 on Jan 20, 2014 |
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Jan 20, 2014 14:43
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Man it's gonna take a long rear end loving time to get a cup each of ginger and garlic juice together. e: I think that is actually just a marinade
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Jan 20, 2014 14:43
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roboshit posted:
I was so hoping it was going to end with "Now submerge your heart in the mixture and give it a good slosh around"
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Jan 20, 2014 14:44
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Aerdan posted:
I'll be honest, I think a lot of schools don't do this well enough. We learned basic stuff like how to balance a chequebook (so useful) and how to work out interest (all covered in Home Economics of all classes) but it would have been good to know about tax codes, how the tax system works or about any form of taxation other than VAT. So I don't have to explain flat-rate vs progressive tax levels to 23 year olds.
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Jan 20, 2014 14:59
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I think the job of teaching life skills like that is supposed to be on the parents. Raise your hand if you can see the problems with this system.
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Jan 20, 2014 15:19
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Doesn't every polling place ever teach you how to vote?
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