Re: [OT] US congressman who codes in assembly
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- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:34:50 -0700
"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Rui Maciel" <rui.maciel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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«In what appears to be a first, the US House of Representatives now has aCongressman who can code...in
assembly. That's right, a Congressman with geek skills.»stint in politics?
What are the odds of someone who can code in assembly having a successful
If he's actually smart, and isn't confounded or dumbfounded or aggravated
by
the incessant idiocy, politics, or irrationality around him, he could do
well... He has 22 years on one primary task, so perhaps he's really
determined and stuborn.
well, programmers, I would think, would be naturally fitted to the world of
arguing and fillibuster...
or, at least, this seems to be a large portion of the programmer experience
IMO...
As people, I've liked most of those I've known who were athletes. Many,
but
not all, athletes were horrible when it came to making basic decisions. I
reached a point where I just couldn't handle being around them while most
of
them were making poor decisions. It was like knowing a trainwreck was
going
to happen and being forced to watch it happen. Ugh...
IME, some of the ones I have known were I suspect in the ENFP and ESFP
psychological camps, and no, neither seems to be ideal at decision making...
too much relience on following their emotions AFAIK...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-9892829-46.html
What? Didn't find this to be *shocking* for a politician:
- "physicist with a PH.D."
- "PH.D. from Harvard"
- 22 years of "design of equipment and data analysis software"
Well, we know politcians in general, who did earn a degree, slept through
Economics... The Democrats more so. The Republicans less so.
"What this actually means to tech policy remains unclear."
He's a Representative. Why does the author assume he'll be restricted to
only influencing "tech policy"? Shouldn't the author have asked, "What
will
an educated guy be able to accomplish in a group of morons, patsies,
crooks,
and bought politicians?"
"Computer programming skills do not automatically lead to sound logic or
wise positions on important issues. A quick read through Slashdot user
comments easily demonstrates this."
Wow! You've got to love the ignorant media bias there... The author has
concluded that people who make decisions for a living are bad at making
decisions.
to be a "good" decision has to be "their" decision, FWIW...
as the liberals may think, what if a person with a brain might actually have
a conservative position (even if only vaguely, after all, he is a democrat,
he might end up NOT overflowing with liberal dogmatism / "ideals"...)?...
well, can't have that...
then again, it is difficult for someone who is used to living in a world of
judgemental dogmatism, and tends to accuse everyone else of being
judgemental and dogmatic, to have tollerance of anyone with (potentially)
different views on things than themselves...
after all, even hinting at, for example, that gayness/promiscuity/... is
immoral, ... and is not exactly regarded favorably in a certain well-known
book (and thus it is not exactly inline with ones' professed adherence to
the teachings of said book if they promote these sorts of activities), is
enough to send them into a frenzy...
even an acknowledgement of this "disharmony" is apparently beyond them...
(sadly... in this respect I actually have a lot more respect for many
claimed atheists...).
it is much like, if one read the OT, which are they more likely to see:
"Ten Commandments" Moses;
or, "Civil Rights" Moses?...
yep, yep, and the fire came down on Sodom for its lack of "openmindedness"
and "tolerance"...
bleh...
was it merely a "difference in opinion" that some people should sacrifice
infants on the metal hands of a giant burning idol?...
....
Does the type of decision matter? The author indicates it does. If
you're
bad at making decisions, then it doesn't matter whether the issue is
important or not. You'll make a bad decision.
"However, it's likely that someone who has actually used a computer for
scientific research will better understand the complex issues at play."
At least the author recognized, albeit trivially, that the man may be
over-qualified to be a politician, i.e., smart.
yep...
What are the odds
"What are the odds that your birthday would be in the last week of the
month?" A police officer asked me that a number of years ago when he saw
I
didn't have the current year's tags for the current month. He asked me
that
_after_ he knew my birthday. I didn't have the heart to answer: 100%.
It's
the last day of the month... always, so it's - always - in the last week
of
the month. So, I just gave him a, "Are you really that stupid?" look...
He
didn't ask, "What are the odds that someone's birthday could be in the
last
week of the month?" No, he asked about *my* birthday. He had to have
known
that most people who were born in the last week of the month would usually
have birthdays in the last week of the month. While the exact percentage
varies from year to year and can be lower (9.6%), it can also be as high
as
25%. I guess he thought 75% to 91% was a "sure thing"...
yep...
Rod Pemberton
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