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2018-04-06 Home Front: Culture Wars

NeverTrumper Kevin Williamson Shitcanned By Shithole Rag

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Posted by charger 2018-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 A certain parable involving frogs and scorpions comes forcefully to mind.

Posted by Nguard 2018-04-06 01:00|| 2018-04-06 01:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Nevertrumper's are sh*tbags who figured opposing Trump would bring on their salad days. I hope Williamson gets to experiencce homelessness firsthand.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-04-06 05:31|| 2018-04-06 05:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Yah, I heard over at Ace's the Twits were abuzz with "Learn to Code" and "Rent a Uhaul..."

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2018-04-06 09:44|| 2018-04-06 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 “Learn to Code”?? What is that supposed to mean?

Posted by trailing wife 2018-04-06 10:06|| 2018-04-06 10:06|| Front Page Top

#5 means learn how to be a data guru through writing computer code. Hottest job description on the planet and we don't have enough good ones. Example languages are Python, R, or any languages that deal with AI, machine learning etc.

Posted by Warthog 2018-04-06 11:08|| 2018-04-06 11:08|| Front Page Top

#6 It means "Go try to join a sucky industry that practices massive age discrimination and fires everyone over 50 even if they do have experience, much less if they don't."

We have Borat Obama on tape saying he wanted to destroy all those industries and now cork sucking iceholes like Williamson and Sasse want to pretend it was part of a natural free-market process and the rest of us need to learn to adapt.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2018-04-06 11:22|| 2018-04-06 11:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Only if you plan on working in Shiticon Valley. There are jobs for tech expertise outside that exist. I found employment in Idaho at age 61. As we witness the implosion of Google, Facebook et. al, the 90-Day wonders in charge are currently experiencing maturity pains that only a significant work history can solve. No substitution for experience and attitude.

Posted by Warthog 2018-04-06 14:14|| 2018-04-06 14:14|| Front Page Top

#8 > A lot of people there were really optimistic that the solution to technological unemployment was to teach unemployed West Virginia truck drivers to code so they could participate in the AI revolution. I used to think this was a weird straw man occasionally trotted out by Freddie deBoer, but all these top economists were *super enthusiastic* about old white guys whose mill has fallen on hard times founding the next generation of nimble tech startups.

http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/06/notes-from-the-asilomar-conference-on-beneficial-ai/

Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-04-06 15:39|| 2018-04-06 15:39|| Front Page Top

#9 Silicon Valley seems to have a hard-on for deciding that since they think certain jobs suck that you would be better off without them.

They also seem to be hot for the idea of making all vehicles self-driving and unemploying truck drivers.

Since losing my business and starting with my current employer as a shipping/receiving guy I have spent a great deal of time dealing with truckers. In this little backwater part of SW Louisiana, about 3/4 of the oilfield truck drivers seem to be black, and I think about that every time I see something about their latest self-driving-vehicle wet dreams.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2018-04-06 16:26|| 2018-04-06 16:26|| Front Page Top

#10 Once again the left shuts down the debate when it goes against liberal dogma. Censorship at its worst.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-04-06 17:57|| 2018-04-06 17:57|| Front Page Top

#11 hey Warthog, when I was looking into AI 30+ years ago the languages were OPS5 and Lisp. Neither of those could still be around could they?

Ye olde bit banger.

Posted by AlanC 2018-04-06 19:15|| 2018-04-06 19:15|| Front Page Top

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