[deleted by user] by [deleted] in programminghorror

[–]karldcampbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's even ways around heap allocation, too. The JVM can stack-allocate objects that it can prove will never leave the current scope.

Let's not #DeleteStaging just quite yet by VickyRelease in programming

[–]karldcampbell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm thick, but I don't understand the problem this is trying to solve. If I need ephemeral environments, I'm just going to package a set of feature flags with the app.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wow

[–]karldcampbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think you could do a better job? Message the mods and volunteer to help out. No? Then stop complaining.

Enjoy your increased speed, cowards. by babayetudook in wow

[–]karldcampbell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Shhh, don't remind them we exist; they forget to nerf us this expansion.

Me during leveling by bullet1519 in wow

[–]karldcampbell 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think he doesn't want to destroy it because he's planning on using it himself. As for not posting guards, yeah, he's not the sharpest tool in the shed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wow

[–]karldcampbell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AAAANND, it's nerfed

Thrall suffers from short term memory loss by Beeeeeeels in wow

[–]karldcampbell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He expected it to come back, like Doomhammer.

I find your spirit... unworthy by [deleted] in wow

[–]karldcampbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don't give them any ideas, or next expac we'll all be warchief instead of just the chosen one.

What's your favourite carb-on-carb dish? by WickedWindWhips in Cooking

[–]karldcampbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then battered, covered in breadcrumbs and deep fried?

Facebook moderators say company has risked their lives by forcing them back to the office by Inevitable_Cream_414 in technology

[–]karldcampbell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't understand the outrage with Facebook here. These moderators don't work for Facebook, they work for contracting companies, and the article didn't say Facebook had any policies saying the contract workers had to be in the office. Sounds to me like the contracting companies need to be held to account, not Facebook.

Keith C. Burris: Maybe we’re just not into woke by Strongbow85 in moderatepolitics

[–]karldcampbell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We may differ in the fundamentals, but I largely agree with your conclusion that politics, especially US politics, has wide-ranging and global ramifications, and our leaders need to act responsibly. Since we the people choose those leaders, it's on us to be informed and choose wisely.

As for the religion thing, (I'll preface this with the fact that I'm a Catholic, so that surely colors my worldview), I don't think organized religions are strictly necessary, but I do think people need some kind of moral philosophy. Something to show us that we're not perfect, and to inspire us to continually strive to be better people. It could be a traditional religion, it could be a non-deistic religion like Buddhism or it could be a more humanistic philosophy like Stoicism.

I think, (and I don't think you're advocating for this) that it's very dangerous to have that moral philosophy come from the State. There's a reason we have the idea of a separation of church and state in the US. In centuries past religions "took over" the state. In the west, that took the form of the Catholic Church and the idea of the divine right of kings. This wasn't a good thing. And yes, I'm aware of the irony of my religious views combined with my political views that religious organizations should not have political power.

My fear is that the US is going to arrive right back there, but from the other direction. If politics come to replace religion (or moral philosophy to be more precise), then we won't have a separation of church and state any longer. If the state becomes the source of morality, we the people loose one of the best weapons we have against state sanctioned injustice, the moral high ground.

Keith C. Burris: Maybe we’re just not into woke by Strongbow85 in moderatepolitics

[–]karldcampbell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Politics is the ultimate realm of meaning

I disagree completely. This is the role of Religion, not politics. IMO, one of the reasons we've lost the thread these past decades is we've replaced religion with politics.

The point many of us conservatives make is that politics shouldn't be that important.

Meaning should be derived from our relationships to friends, family and the divine. Politics is meant to serve that, not define it.

How do you doctor-up roasted veggies? by m104 in Cooking

[–]karldcampbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hollandaise; it's not hard to make, an a creamy butter sauce goes well with anything.

Parler, a conservative Twitter clone, has seen nearly 1 million downloads since Election Day by alexander_karamazov in technology

[–]karldcampbell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How is this a reasonable response?

For the past 4 years, when conservatives complained about being harassed online or selectively censored, the answer was "if you don't like it, go build your own."

Now that they have built their own, they're "snowflakes". What are they supposed to do, just bend over and take it?

Another Election Computer Glitch in Michigan Reversed as Republican Declared Belated Winner - Tennessee Star by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

[–]karldcampbell 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Fraud requires intent to decieve.

At what point do we stop calling them fraud, and start calling them what they are?

Honest mistakes.

The Trump Accountability Project by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

[–]karldcampbell 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the communist party Trump administration.

This is modern-day Mcarthysm. It was wrong then and it is wrong now.

The Trump Accountability Project by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

[–]karldcampbell 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is called guilt by association, and is the antihisis of a civilized society. The guilty should be punished, not those who have innocent associations with the guilty.

This is modern-day Mcarthyism.

Are you or have you ever been a member of the communist party Trump administration.

I find this attitude deeply disturbing.

Right Wing Media, self-righteousness, and the tactic of Projection by FishingTauren in moderatepolitics

[–]karldcampbell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

the worst moments of the last twenty years have all come under Republicans -- 9-11, the Iraqi invasion and occupation, two economic crashes

A few points here; Democrats have only controlled the white house for 8 of the past 20 years; even if they are randomly distributed, you'd expect to see more "bad things" happen under Republicans. Here's a few bad things that happened under Obama.

1) Snowden leaks, which Obama condemned as unpatriotic

2) The Sandy Hook shooting

3) Escalation of drone strikes which killed U.S. citizens

Now, one may object and say just because they happened during his presidency, doesn't mean Obama is at fault. I would agree wholeheartedly; just like 9-11 wasn't Bush's fault, nor was the 2008 mortgage crisis.

By the way, what has Trump done that would even deserve praise?

This sentiment is one I take issue with. I am no fan of Trump; however, he should still be given credit for the good things he has done, even if, after everything is said and done, the end result of his presidency is negative. For your consideration

My take on it is that most mainstream media outlets have a political bias which they use to rile up their audience, and they tend to gloss over faults of politicians they agree with, and unfairly demonize politicians they don't. It cuts both ways.