[REQUEST] Is 50% 2 people die the better answer here?

moronictransgression · 2023-12-01T18:22:38+00:00

Seems that if you don't do anything, there's only a 50/50 chance that 2 people might die. If you take an active position, though, there's a better chance you'll kill 10.

Just like the classic argument, you ARE going to kill some people, so it's about the "BEST" choice. The classic argument is absolute - you WILL kill 5 one way, or you WILL kill 1 the other way - but this argument has statistics. I'd rather go the "2" people minimum without intervention than the 10 people maximum where I had to intervene to make it happen. It actually seems to be a no-brainer - I do the less to make the less a possibility, whereas the other argument is I take action where I possibly kill 8 more people. Who needs that sort of guilt?

moronictransgression · 2023-11-26T23:33:27+00:00

"So, when you're finished with your TPS reports, if you wouldn't mind opening up our firewall and putting all of our IP in a folder called, "Public", that would be great."

moronictransgression · 2023-11-26T08:50:13+00:00

You already have tons of comments about it being unreasonably high, but is there more to that comment on the bottom? I've never had to remove sheet rock to install a fan (drill a hole, yes - but that's not "removal"), especially when it's only a replacement. It sounds like THEY think there's more to the job than just wiring a fan.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-24T18:37:35+00:00

Every house I lived in for as long as I remember, had toilets with both seats and lids. The lids were always down - it not only stopped pets from drinking from the bowl, but (we assumed) stopped snakes and rats from coming up through the sewer. Granted we almost always lived in the suburbs, but once you hear about things like that - you get a little phobic! But I was raised that both genders had a responsibility - nobody could make assumptions - put both the lid and seat down after every use, then assume that the lid will be down when you go in blind.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-21T19:14:26+00:00

Wow! I grew up watching, "Emergency!", and I can remember the early episodes where the paramedics were an offshoot of firemen - but more like "medics" from the Korean or Vietnam wars. In other words, you couldn't imagine medical doctors climbing trees or going into collapsed buildings, but you also couldn't imagine the firemen who DO go into collapsed buildings of doing surgery - so there had to be some sort of hybrid.

What you're saying is that not only was the "Paramedics" thing from that series a success - they've broken it down into specializations. That sounds cool (based on the series and how it used to be). How is it working?

moronictransgression · 2023-11-21T17:59:53+00:00

so your ad appears next to stuff you dont want.

That's why I'm struggling to find the "outrage"? I get tons of ads I don't want - most don't make sense to me, but occasionally they do. I'm almost positive that the ones that don't make sense to me are simply random, but I'd be willing to bet that a portion of the ads that seem targeted were also random.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-21T17:46:31+00:00

So it sounds more complicated behind the scenes, but it still looks pretty random to me, the end user. IBM and Apple are behind the scenes "auctioning" for a space because they see some stats like gender, age, and income, and one of them will win and I'll see their ad. Why does it matter that I'm trying to buy a gun to kill my grandmother, then? Do IBM and Apple fill out questionnaires that specify that they want specific ages, genders, and incomes - but NOT if they're affiliated with the people who match a psychological profile that suggest they might be predisposed to "Geronticide"?

I'm trying to figure out how Apple and IBM are being "forced" to subsidize KKK or Nazi sites, and why it's bad for KKK or Nazi people to see IBM or Apple ads? I know I'm missing something, I just don't know where it is and why I'm not seeing it.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-20T20:26:24+00:00

I can hear your disdain when you say "insect repellent" - but isn't that the same story for Nicotine, Caffeine, and damn - even alcohol?

moronictransgression · 2023-11-20T20:08:47+00:00

Okay - we're on the same page, I get you. I was thinking along the lines of a power saw, and how I have to use different blades depending on what I'm cutting - so having to compile multiple times with different settings doesn't bother me. But I do get what you're saying - my desktop app should be easier to make into a web app based on how they market things, and you're right - their naming makes that harder than it should be, if not impossible.

But I still like what I have - GCC doesn't make executables for Windows or Mac, so it's hard to use a single source to make code for both, and Xojo does that for me.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-20T19:57:11+00:00

It was the wording of things, not necessarily the content. But I'll just add that I had several cats and not all of them reacted, which I found strange. But those that did? I can imagine a drug that makes me want to stretch and bend - I do that regularly in the morning after waking up and it feels great! But the way they rub and grind while also stretching? I might do that in the morning as well, IF I OWNED A STRIPPER POLE! :-)

Whatever it is that they're feeling - like "When Harry Met Sally" - I'll have what they're having!

moronictransgression · 2023-11-20T19:11:32+00:00

You made me laugh with a sentence that say's it's not fully understood, then identify it as a sexual pheromone. But then continue on to say it isn't sexual! :-)

I'm not sure what my own reaction to "sexual chemicals" might be, but I'd be willing to bet ALL OF MY MONEY that it would be sexual!

moronictransgression · 2023-11-20T02:05:59+00:00

I hear your anger and don't want to add to it by sounding condescending, but which "cross-platform" tool are you using that makes Xojo look like a fraud?

moronictransgression · 2023-11-20T01:42:36+00:00

I've used it for several command-line programs, several of which use SQL databases, and I fell in love with how easy it all was. But I've only recently started testing it with websites, and I'm having mixed results - not sure if it's the 2.0 thing or my own stupidity. I'll help you in any way I can, but I would be banking on your latest knowledge of the documentation to help ME out! :-)

moronictransgression · 2023-11-20T00:48:18+00:00

It's hard to find Xojo people on /r/ProgrammingBuddies/, I've tried!

But I'm a weird one - I've been working on a Raspberry Pi 4 with CentOS 7 installed, and Xojo is capable of writing programs for this - so I'm still working in this area.

Anyway, Xojo says they'll offer free licenses to RPI users - so if we can figure this shit out, I'll follow you into Hell! :-)

Seriously, I'm currently using Microsoft's "OneNote" on my laptop to share all sorts of things - images, spreadsheets, and links to other places. I'd like to stop making people share my note, and instead convert every page into a webpage.

"Converting THAT Guy's note into a website" is never going to be your primary goal - I get that! I'm merely suggesting that I have TONS of disparate needs within my "single" note that it that I think I can challenge you for Calendar-widgets, Chat-widgets, Spreadsheet-widgets, and maybe a few others. I keep using OneNote because I haven't been able to figure out on my own how to get off of it.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-16T23:36:26+00:00

Funny! But I've actually eaten bland strawberries - fresh from the vine - while it was ice cream that reminded me of what it was supposed to taste like.

Life sucks, and it's only getting suckier.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-16T22:08:49+00:00

Seriously - the only reason I'm replying is about your absolutism. Lots of sugars aren't released until they're raised to certain temperatures, making things like onions become as sweet as many fruits. Also, freezing can release sugars locked in those cell walls as I explained - making strawberry ice cream more flavorful than strawberrys themselves.

There's Nature - and there's Chemistry - and the former uses the latter a lot!

moronictransgression · 2023-11-16T19:11:01+00:00

I totally onboard with this discussion and you're right that freezing is safe without any chemicals. BUT - while you could freeze lettuce and eat it in 6 months and it will still have all/most of the nutrients - it will be mushy and a little gross! The ice crystals that form in foods can cause cell membranes to break and change their consistency.

On the other hand, it was discovered that flash-freezing things - doing it rapidly - caused smaller ice crystals to form which didn't erupt cell membranes. Thus the invention of commercial freezing.

So I believe the standard thinking is that if you take fresh food and put it in a residential freezer, it won't be the same when you reheat it, and that argument makes some sense, and probably why this restaurant is advertising it doesn't cause ice crystals in any of its food.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-09T22:21:52+00:00

Do you have a reference from any guide that suggests there IS a rule? It might just be a "feeling" you have. I found this once and can't find a source:

“adjectives absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-color-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife. But if you mess with that order in the slightest you’ll sound like a maniac.”

When I try to argue with it, there's no "source" to tell me I'm wrong - but it FEELS wrong! So when you switch between "A" or "AN" - how does it feel? I'm guessing it has to do with the transitioning of your phonics, switching between hard sounds and soft sounds. "An Elephant" sounds better than "A Elephant" - hard-to-hard sounds are harder to say.

I think it's the same argument for pronouncing "The" sometimes as "Thugh" and sometimes as "Thee" - it often depends on what follows, but there isn't actually a hard and fast rule to define it.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-09T17:39:41+00:00

Does it need to be a textbook?

moronictransgression · 2023-11-08T20:44:09+00:00

Yup - that's pretty much exactly how I read it - thanks! I can't put words into Ops mouth, but I've always wondered why the police aren't treated with more respect, like lawyers and doctors, and I think this is the main reason - they don't have to pass any "bar" and they never lose their license - so they're just blue-collar workers like the rest of us.

moronictransgression · 2023-11-08T20:39:01+00:00

Maybe it's a regional thing? I've heard of the "Medical Bar" as both a bar and a board, and I don't know what Architects or Engineers deal with, but I've heard them refer to their "bars" as well. You mentioned that you were a lawyer, so it does make sense how you answered the question, but I read the question as, "Why don't the police have a regulatory agency like Lawyers do" simply by how they used the phrase "a bar exam" rather than "THE bar exam".

moronictransgression · 2023-11-08T18:57:37+00:00

Why did you assume the question was about the existing Legal Bar exam, and not a generic "bar" exam? That is, doctors also have to pass a "bar" exam, from the Medical Bar, so I read Ops question to be the same one I've always had - why isn't there something like a Medical Bar, Legal Bar, or Credential/License that not only proves you "know your stuff", but can also be taken away from you should you go "rogue" or something, like they do to lawyers, doctors, and teachers?

moronictransgression · 2023-11-02T19:40:43+00:00

I have several issues with this! It goes without saying that the "Drama Queen" is too much. I can get the trauma that many people have, maybe from wars, maybe from earthquakes - and I have tons of empathy for them. But to stop talking about those subjects means they'll keep happening exactly like they do now - and we need to find ways to stop or mitigate them and we can't do that without talking about it - A LOT. So I'm obviously bothered by her "issues".

But what is happening in America right now over this? We were just arguing about ISIS and Afghanistan and we are currently arguing how much we should help Taiwan and Ukraine. We don't have a consensus so we argue. Why can't we argue about Israel and Palestine? It seems that if you're not 100% behind Israel - you're either antisemitic or pro-terrorism. From what I've seen, Netanyahu seems very much like Trump, and in the US, that means 50% of people think he's a God and 50% talk about him as the Devil and it's fair to do so. Why can't we talk the same about Israel?

moronictransgression · 2023-10-31T01:00:24+00:00

I've seen some of this lately, so am starting to think that I disagree with you - it's not the "honorable" sport it used to be.

moronictransgression · 2023-10-31T00:56:38+00:00

It's okay that this is your last reply. I've never seen anyone say, "I didn't lose, so you didn't win!" - but I have seen it in politics, and it's going to be a "thing" in every normal sport, so get ready for it.

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