...1 9 programming is terrible lessons learned from a life wasted @tef 2 hello, iamtef, I am a bad programmer I took things apart to find out how they work. Now I am surprised they do. I am a bad programmer (tests, docs, apology code review, bugs) we can do better. Good and Bad Programmers How Culture Dictates Code Indoctrination vs Learning Being Successful vs Being Good 3 Not just complaints, Tips, hope. mistakes i’ve made etc. mythos. people rather than code. std disclaimer, opinions, not work, or reality YMMV HTH HAND 4 Some find useful, gives me trouble. I am wrong. Doesn’t stop bloggers. A good place to start my code is better than your code (sing it) 5 false dichotomy of good and bad programmers. they normally mean this Programmers who are like me. Programmers who are not like me. 6 cargo cult their personality -> success Programmers who use my favourite language. Programmers who don’t. 7 blub paradox. aside: unmaintainable lisp, was replaced with perl. aside: lisp would have prevented 9/11 imply good or bad. Programmers who share my political views. Programmers who don’t. 8 mash types into politics for people who understand neither. why? it is easy. simple answer to a hard question. also blog hits. especially emotionally charged/trolling 10 times 50 times 100 times 9 the myth of genius. rockstar, ninja, founder, entrepreneur drowning in puberty/machismo all bollocks, faulty study, repeated...
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...book “The ego and the id” he discusses this theory of instincts at length. Freud[1962] in his discussion of the two classes of instincts states that the first class is the sexual instincts or Eros. This is a "...selfpreservative instinct,..."(P30). On the other hand there is the death instinct whose task it is to, "...lead organic life back into the inanimate state;..."(P30). He is thus entering into the field of the philosophy of opposites. Human nature, life and the universe is unerringly a collection of opposites. The answer to the question, “Is it possible to have something that does not have an opposite?” begs unending cognition. Hyams(1998) notes this in her article on dissociation. She says that the world is full of polarities - good/bad, inhaling/exhaling, high/low and so on. In addition the is yin/yang, protons/electrons, left/right, black/white, matter/anti-matter and so on endlessly. Does something exist that does not have an opposite? I am yet to think of one. As soon as one defines ‘x’, then ‘not x’ is immediately defined as well. However that is for the philosophers to conjugate over. THEORY OF OPPOSITES Freud’s theory of these two instincts certainly is a theory of opposites. One problem with such theories is that they can become static. One discusses what is a manifestation of Eros (the life instinct) and what is a manifestation of Thanatos (the death instinct). Eros = love, procreation, win/win situations, peace and cooperation, god. Thanatos = hate, murder, game...
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...Obviously there are many conflicts that are different in the texts, one of which are man vs. man. In the book, Schooled there are a lot of conflicts, however most of them are small and not very relevant, but even though some aren't very important, that doesn't mean there are no important ones. Man vs. man is present throughout the entire book and is most notable with Cap and the main schools bully, Zach. They don't get along and Cap kills Zach with kindness however, Zach is more forceful physically because he can't seem to humiliate Cap. As you can tell this is all a man vs. man conflict. And in Dark Energy we see that a common conflict that is present throughout the text is, man vs. society. We see that when Ali arrives at her new school, she is treated kindly and is respected but she is always bombarded with questions about her Dad, who works for NASA, and other questions and everyone in the text looks at her differently in that way. So a conflict that is present in Dark Energy is man vs. society and in Schooled a conflict is man vs man. So they are completely different conflicts because one of them deals with multiple people to keep up with while the other deals with just one. So there is a big difference in terms of people. While there are multiple minor conflicts that are present throughout the text, the main conflicts in both texts is man vs. the unknown. In Schooled we see...
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...In the book, when a fellow tribute named Rue who she befriends, is killed in the games. This causes Katniss to feel guilty that she had not been able to save Rue. When she goes to tours to express her loyalty to the capitol, but when she goes to Rue’s district, she starts to have less grief for the district. pg 49 1st paragraph The main conflict in All Quiet on the Western Front is internal conflict vs man. Internal conflict vs man Paul is battling against himself in surviving in the army. He needed to think about staying in this army or leaving by seeing all of the deaths occurring. This conflict is resolved by Paul fighting through the war and surviving the war. Analysis I – Ethics: Do characters in the stories display moral courage? How do characters in the stories decide what is right and wrong? Which character do you relate to most?...
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...skills/expertise/interdepent task -pooled split up, do apart, glue together -sequential 1 way dependency -reciprocal 2 way Leadership: - main lship styles coercive - immediate compliance from ees use str8fwd tasks problem EEs crisis sits NOT use complex tasks self-mot, talented EEs ovr LT authoritative - LT direction and vision for team use new vision/clear direction needed (times of ch) new team member needs guidance you’re expert/source of auth NOT use EE exp, know much as you if not more promoting self-managed teams/participative decis-making affiliative leader - creating harmony among EEs and btwn l and team use str8fwd and perf is adequate diverse/conflicting grps to work together EEs exp personal difficulties NOT use bad EEs perf corrective pef feedback is nec crisis/complex sits, clarity control needed EE task-oriented individs democratic - building commitment and consensus among EEs Use competent, have as much/more knowl as you mems’ work muts b coord you’re unclear about best approach/have competent mems who might have clearer ideas NOT use crisis, no t for meetings/discussions incompetent, lack crucial info.. need close supervision pacesetting - accompl tasks to a hi standard of excellence use mems also pacesetters, indep @ hi standard resource/t constraints nec manager involvement EE performing poorly and isn’t showing signs of improvement NOT use unclear direction of team,...
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...two completely different views. Kant uses moral reasoning, “categorical imperative”, which says that a person’s behavior should live up to moral laws. He states that moral laws are the truth of reason and that all rational people should oblige to the same moral law. He focuses on moral verses immoral actions, allowing us to make easier decisions that involve only bad and good. Kant does not however talk about decisions when faced with the opposite, for example, when faced with bad vs bad or good vs good. He talks about having belief in free will, God and the eternal soul. Freedom plays a...
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...Behaviourist approach The behaviourist theory focuses on the study of observed behaviours and learning theories the three theories are; classical conditioning, operant conditioning and the social learning theory. Within the behaviourist approach there are three different theorists these are; Skinner, Bandura and Pavlov. The first learning theory was approached by the theorist Pavlov. The theory he approached was classical conditioning. This theory is pairing a reflex response with a stimuli. A reflex is an automatic reaction and a stimuli is anything in the environment. Pavlov then carried out an experiment with a dog to prove his theory; Pavlov knew that when animals see food they’re automatic reflex is to salivate, he also wanted to create a noise which the dog could respond to. An example of his experiment; Dog food salivate (reflex) Dog bell food salivate Dog bell salivate This experiment shows that when a dog hears the bell they know they are going to receive food making their automatic reaction to salivate activate. The second learning theory was approached by Skinner. The theory he approached was Operant conditioning. This theory is the reactions of others such as ‘shape’ behaviour. This theory has 3 different approaches these are; positive reinforcement, punishment and negative reinforcement. The first one is Positive reinforcement this encourages behaviour this could be using...
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...Behaviourist approach The behaviourist theory focuses on the study of observed behaviours and learning theories the three theories are; classical conditioning, operant conditioning and the social learning theory. Within the behaviourist approach there are three different theorists these are; Skinner, Bandura and Pavlov. The first learning theory was approached by the theorist Pavlov. The theory he approached was classical conditioning. This theory is pairing a reflex response with a stimuli. A reflex is an automatic reaction and a stimuli is anything in the environment. Pavlov then carried out an experiment with a dog to prove his theory; Pavlov knew that when animals see food they’re automatic reflex is to salivate, he also wanted to create a noise which the dog could respond to. An example of his experiment; Dog food salivate (reflex) Dog bell food salivate Dog bell salivate This experiment shows that when a dog hears the bell they know they are going to receive food making their automatic reaction to salivate activate. The second learning theory was approached by Skinner. The theory he approached was Operant conditioning. This theory is the reactions of others such as ‘shape’ behaviour. This theory has 3 different approaches these are; positive reinforcement, punishment and negative reinforcement. The first one is Positive reinforcement this encourages behaviour this could be using...
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...Behaviourist approach The behaviourist theory focuses on the study of observed behaviours and learning theories the three theories are; classical conditioning, operant conditioning and the social learning theory. Within the behaviourist approach there are three different theorists these are; Skinner, Bandura and Pavlov. The first learning theory was approached by the theorist Pavlov. The theory he approached was classical conditioning. This theory is pairing a reflex response with a stimuli. A reflex is an automatic reaction and a stimuli is anything in the environment. Pavlov then carried out an experiment with a dog to prove his theory; Pavlov knew that when animals see food they’re automatic reflex is to salivate, he also wanted to create a noise which the dog could respond to. An example of his experiment; Dog food salivate (reflex) Dog bell food salivate Dog bell salivate This experiment shows that when a dog hears the bell they know they are going to receive food making their automatic reaction to salivate activate. The second learning theory was approached by Skinner. The theory he approached was Operant conditioning. This theory is the reactions of others such as ‘shape’ behaviour. This theory has 3 different approaches these are; positive reinforcement, punishment and negative reinforcement. The first one is Positive reinforcement this encourages behaviour this could be using...
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...People who consistently believe that events are caused by factors beyond their personal control are called externalizers. He would describe them of having external locus of control. People who consistently take responsibility for their own actions, or who feel they have the power to do something about a situation, are said to have an internal locus of control. The social learning theory explains that your environment does have an effect on our personality. If you are talking about someone’s personality you also have to include the environment they have been in. Rotter also saw the personality and the behavior always changing. Rotter believed if you could change the thoughts and someone’s environment that you could also change the person’s behavior. Rotter looked at people in a optimistic way. In Rotter’s social learning theory there were four...
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...which one really offers the better deal for cable customers? Comcast has been a fixture in the cable market for a long time. With recent mergers and acquisitions, they now offer service in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Comcast uses traditional cable technology for Internet, voice, and high-definition digital television service, yet the company has recently undergone a major re-branding by changing the name of its service to Xfinity. Xfinity is the same “Triple Play” service the company used to offer (http://www.moneycrashers.com/comcast-xfinity-vs-verizon-fios/). • Television- The basic television package in their Triple Play bundle comes with more than 80 channels, including CNN, ESPN, and MTV. Outside of the Triple Play package, Comcast’s television service normally sells for $29.95 for the first six months and $49.95 for the following 18 months with a two-year contract (http://www.moneycrashers.com/comcast-xfinity-vs-verizon-fios/). • Internet- Triple Play includes Comcast’s “Performance” tier of Internet service, which they advertise as “up to 15Mbps,” which is certainly...
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... women in relation to Patriarchy? -‐ The Industrial Revolution was the origin of complete transformation, where people started to make things for exchange instead of for themselves. Value of the good is assigned depending on what people are willing to pay for it vs. the good’s actual worth. -‐ Capitalism was a revolution between classes and not between genders. -‐ From Feudalism to Capitalism 1. Rise of middle class-‐ money as new source of power vs. birthright (“To the manner born” 2. Fall of aristocracy – keep wealth but lose power, emergence of parliamentary system 3. Creation of working class – seems like a huge improvement to be paid in money, as compared to being rewarded with shelter and food. Capitalism promises to pay you what you are worth based on your skills and expertise. 2. Relationship between Patriarchy and Capitalism. When is it good? When is it bad? -‐ -‐ -‐ Capitalism reinforces women’s dependence on men through the creation of the “family wage”. Men are ...
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...case Social media vs. traditional media? 1 way vs 2 way communication interaction comes from 2 way communication. The defining characteristic. Environment is critical of the use of technology. Perception of the role of television in society in the 60s and 70s tv became more widespread people though kids became addicted. Neil postman says there is always a tradeoff when it comes to new technologies * as new technologies are introduced there is always some kind of exchange you don’t always just get new technology on top of everything else. * Ex telephone when it was introduced people the viewpoint of having telephones on top of everything else is only true at the beginning. Later on our behaviors change. People don’t visit people or write letters as often * Sometimes the tradeoff is clear there are always tradeoffs the ability to see those depends on how much we are willing to speculate. * It becomes our responsibility to begin to ask ourselves what the tradeoff is * Postman says what benefits some harms others * He is saying that technology is not value neutral technology is like a hammer is a hammer good or bad? Presented as a dichotomy its either good or bad if you do something good with the hammer it is good vice versa. * The hammer is neutral its how it is used. * Ex guns in the united states ignores the context in which they are used and in which they exist. * Guns don’t kill people people with guns kill people. * As the users...
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...Creation of Empathy in Flannery O’ Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Through the usage of dramatic irony and person vs society conflict in the short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” Flannery O’ Connor is able to elicit empathy in her story, adding a captivating new level of interpretation. “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” is about a myopic and manipulative grandmother who struggles to live in the present, because her mind is stuck in the past. To the grandmother’s great discontent, she and her family went on a road trip to Florida. In one situation, the grandchildren, John Wesley and June Star, offended the grandmother by talking negatively about Georgia and Tennessee. “If I were a little boy...I wouldn’t talk about my native state...
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...LSP 200 3/15/11 Social Identity Vs Personal Identity In this paper I will discuss the differences and similarities between the two using three texts from June Jordan, Tim Wise, and Avery Gordon as well as give you my personal opinion about the topic. Social identity, in my opinion, is a bad thing as a whole because it doesn't take into account the experiences that any one person has, it just lumps them together. There are many factors that one needs to take into account when discussing these topics and I will try to explain them as best as I can. Social and personal Identity in today’s society is very much blurred, the individual person has his or her own identity that she relates to but when viewed as a whole in today's society people get lumped together with all the same “people” whether that be race, class, gender or status. The first article I will talk about is Tim Wise’s "Preface" and "Born to Belonging” in this article Wise talk about being born to belonging and what he means by this is that white people that are born into white homes don’t usually have to work that hard to get far in life such stated in this quote “We, are unlike people of color, born to belonging, and have rarely had to prove ourselves deserving of our presence here” (Wise 3). What this quote talks about is that the white race is generally seen as the better race, and because of this white people won’t have to work as hard to get good jobs and have a good income. This is a social identity...
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