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 Discussion on answer by JJJ: What is …

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dan-klasson
Feb 12, 2022 20:14
@JJJ Funny because when Russia said it would not rule out Russian troops in Cuba and Venezuela, the US state department called that unacceptable and something they would take steps to prevent. It's do as we say, not do as we do, as usual.
 

 Discussion on answer by pinegulf: Did…

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dan-klasson
Feb 11, 2022 15:03
@BryanKrause Yeah, that's super consistent. First, masks don't do much, don't bother using them. Then, wear masks you irresponsible plebs. I love how you guys are jumping through hoops to defend this guy. In Sweden we have an epidemiologist with a slightly different take.
dan-klasson
Feb 11, 2022 15:03
@BryanKrause It's in the context. It's from an interview he gave where they asked him about it. Look it up. Text on comments is limited.
dan-klasson
Feb 11, 2022 15:03
@user3067860 What he is saying is that the reason he told the public that people should not wear masks, was not because they were inefficient, but because health workers needed them. But if that's the case, then why not recommend people to use scarfs and bandanas as I pointed out earlier. He didn't do that. He changed his mind and he's refusing to admit it. Admitting you're wrong is not a hard thing to do. It truly speaks volumes of what kind of guy he is.
dan-klasson
Feb 11, 2022 15:03
@BryanKrause On why he didn't recommend masks from the beginning of the pandemic he said “We wanted to make sure that the people, namely the health care workers, who were brave enough to put themselves in a harm way, to take care of people who you know were infected with the coronavirus and the danger of them getting infected,” thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/…
dan-klasson
Feb 11, 2022 15:03
@Harper-ReinstateMonica No it doesn't. I know perfectly well that there's nothing wrong with changing your mind. Problem with Fauci is that he claims he hasn't changed his mind. He is clearly lying and that's not the only thing he has been caught lying about.
dan-klasson
Feb 11, 2022 15:03
@AmiralPatate What he claimed was that there weren't enough masks to go around back then. But given that it's OK to walk around with cloth masks, then why not just recommend wearing things like scarfs and bandanas? The answer is that he flipped-flopped.
dan-klasson
Feb 11, 2022 15:03
@Morfildur But then when asked to clarify he says "Right now there is no reason to be walking around with a mask.". So he cleared flip-flopped on that.
 

 Discussion on answer by Bryan Krause:…

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dan-klasson
Oct 25, 2021 14:53
That's how the report covid deaths so it would stand to reason you'd report potential vaccine deaths the same. Not to mention that according to anecdotal evidence, many doctors refuse to even entertain the idea of vaccine damage. So I would expect it to be underreported.
 

 Discussion on question by Xophmeister…

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dan-klasson
Oct 4, 2020 01:19
"I’m not using any exotic frameworks or libraries." Well, that's your problem right there.
 

 Discussion on question by Антон: How …

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dan-klasson
Sep 17, 2020 11:47
I don't understand how programmers want to work on Windows. That's like race car drivers driving a Skoda.
 

 Discussion on question by Karen34: Ho…

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dan-klasson
Aug 20, 2020 13:18
Just tell them you don't think leetcode style tests are applicable for what you're applying for and ask them if they can consider you doing some other kind of test.
 

 Discussion on question by hk88: Hirin…

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dan-klasson
Jul 27, 2020 03:14
@joeqwerty So you'd have no problem if the discrimination was against people of color then?
 

 Discussion on question by Obie 2.0: D…

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dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 You should do as the Venezuelans. Protest by not voting.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 Yeah it's funny how we're the same species. I'm actually European and of course, you cannot fathom how I would be skeptical of a Biden administration. Let alone that the guy has dementia. I mean a rational person would ask themself, what would I choose between, a mentally unstable person or a complete retard. If anything it just goes to show how f-upped your country is. It's full of people like yourself and Trump voters. It's dumb and dumber. But it's not fiction. It's real life.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 No, I'm not. But if you ask me if I rather see Biden or Trump elected, that's another question. It's a long story but to make it short I rather see Bernie as the next president.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 You don't even read what I write. You pick one sentence and boom. Everything else you can dismiss. You and Trump supporters are exactly the same.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
And now where way off topic. But I get the feeling I'm wasting my time. It's like talking a Trump supporter. I might as well debate my wall.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 Exactly. Typical liberal who views everything from the perspective of a black and white world. Either you're with Trump or you're against him. The truth doesn't matter. Some anonymous source says that Trump was informed that Russia put bounties on American soliders? Yeah, don't matter it's true, I'll just assume it is. As long as I can use it to attack Trump. The fact that the U.S government supplied weapons to Muslim terrorists in Afghanistan to kill Soviet soldiers? The fact that, that is extremely hypocritical doesn't bother me. And then you wonder why people vote for Trump.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 It's not a fantasy, it's reality. And judging from how fast you responded to that comment you did not take a second to think of what I said. You focused on one phrase "alternative facts". You clearly suffer from confirmation bias. You're a typical liberal who is not interested about facts or truth. You know this site is called Skeptics. You should stop hanging out here.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 I'm not making excuses for the Maduro administration. I'm saying things are not black and white. There's a reason why the majority of the Venezuelans support their government. And it's not hard to fathom if you simply spend some time researching their history instead of swallowing mass media propaganda. And regarding your comment of 4% approval just goes to show that you're no skeptic. You are no better than Trump supporters with their alternative facts.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 Yeah or when you know you can't win the election. So you deliberately violate the election laws that were in place long before your political enemies came to power. So you can blame the government for being undemocratic. Then get the world to support your coup when you attempt to seize power through judicial or military means. Standard CIA operating procedures.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Obie2.0 I think we both can agree that's bad and also the Maduro admin is absolutely inept. But things are more nuanced than that. There's no real alternative for the people to rally around. The Venezuelan opposition is fractured. The self-appointed president has very little support, has been caught in photos with Colombian narco-traffickers. The unfortunate reality for most poor Venezuelans is that they view their current leaders as their best bet. Which speaks volumes for how bad things are down there.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@LorenPechtel "The government is deliberately trying to starve the opposition". That comment just goes to show you have zero understanding what's going in Venezuela. The opposition is mostly middle class and they are definitely not starving. The staving people are the poor Venezuelans that overwhelmingly support the government. There are some exceptions of left-wing groups who are in opposition, but even though they are technically a part of the opposition they have a very hard time aligning themselves with certain parts of the opposition, like Guido.
dan-klasson
Jul 8, 2020 08:49
@Kevin The people are starving and their national currency is in hyperinflation, yet the people still support the government and the opposition is divided. You should ask yourself why that is. Reality is nuanced and not as black and white as in socialism bad and capitalism good.
 

 Discussion on answer by CrackpotCroco…

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dan-klasson
Jun 1, 2020 19:31
Antifa in Europe definitely has members. Very loosely organized comprised by mostly anarchists. Also to some degree what could be characterized as leaders.
 

 Discussion on question by Jamie F: Ca…

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dan-klasson
May 28, 2020 10:13
Wow. Covid-19 has really made the world go mad.
 

 Discussion on answer by Oddthinking: …

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dan-klasson
May 2, 2020 11:05
@Oddthinking The Navy already has weighed in. They've said they don't know what it is. Which means it's not a plane or balloon.
dan-klasson
May 2, 2020 11:05
Definitely not a plane or balloon. They were observed on radar moving almost instantaneously from one location to another hundred of miles apart. They were also seen by multiple jet fighter pilots. All of whom are on camera testifying to it.
 

 Discussion on question by Jamie F: Em…

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dan-klasson
Apr 16, 2020 08:34
@Voo He got invited to the interview. So he can't be that far off.
 

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dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 23:23
Because there's a lot more to it than that.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 23:18
You're obsessing over one thing. Sure a pretty important thing. But there's a lot more to software development. You can have a candidate that is very skillful at those things you require but suck at solving problems such as Fizzbuzz. And that candidate can still be productive and useful to you. One really ought to evaluate the candidate's whole experience.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 23:11
Yes, because if your job is literally to write computer programs, it's the very definition of what the word means. I've met people with masters in SE who couldn't create a simple MVC web app. People are different.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 23:04
Why would I answer the question without referring to employment status when that's my whole point? So now you've changed your mind and you're saying you can't be a professional programmer if you can't solve Fizzbuzz in an interview?
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 23:00
@Abion47 I meant to write access to a computer without Internet. Again, if they are employed it does not matter how bad they are. E,g can only work using resources created by other people.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 22:57
@Abion47 That's not a contradiction. Throw off just means it puts them in a position they're not used to. No. I didn't dodge the question. Anyone who is employed in a craft, is a member of said craft. Regardless how bad they are at their job. Sorry, my bad. I meant to address the other guy. I would be wary of anyone who can't pull off Fizzbuzz also. But just because they pass that simple test does not mean they know best practices.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 22:50
@Ray No. I don't mean memorizing a solution. I mean being able to think of a solution to the problem in your head in a job interview setting. It's not something you do often as a junior developer. It takes skill and practice. But if you give any programmer access to a computer in a non-stressful environment, surely almost everyone would be able to come up with at least a shitty solution to the problem.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 18:58
Also, I'm not moving any goal post. You're the one trying to change the definition of the word. It probably comes off as pretty entitled in any profession, to say; unless you can do X, you're not a Y.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 18:45
I don't see the point. If you can make a functioning well written product. Does it matter if the person can recite Fizzbuzz in their heads or not? Because either way they're using logic to complete the goal. Lastly, just because you're a crack at algorithms doesn't mean you're not being dead weight in your development team. There are a lot of other things you need to know out in the wild that is not taught at uni.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 18:45
I never said "only being able to program using the internet". I said people are used to coding that way, and if they come across a problem they're not familiar with, their first instinct would be to Google it. Taking away that ability might throw them off. Not to mention doing this in an interview setting.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 18:45
@Abion47 I would say a published author or an employed chef are both authors and chefs, yes. Too bad you're not interviewing people, because you'd potentially filter out decent candidates for me to hire.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 18:32
@Abion47 The definition of the word is actually: "Making of an abusive remark on or relating to one's person instead of providing evidence when examining another person's claims or comments". None of which I did. The person using a diversionary tactic is you.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 18:03
@AsteroidsWithWings There are no personal attack anywhere in my comments. If you don't have any arguments, just say so.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 14:37
"That's because schools are crap and the internet has ruined a generation of would-be programmers". Such an entitled thing to say. You can hold that opinion, I don't care. But reality doesn't look like that. Sorry to burst your bubble.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 14:35
Again, Fizzbuzz is a good way to root out people who are not very good programmers. But you cannot say that people who fail at it are not programmers. Not only is that ridiculous, but it's also factually incorrect by the word's very definition.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 14:35
@AsteroidsWithWings You people keep stating logic is important, yet you're really bad at it yourselves. Of course all programmers have at least some basic understanding of logic. But they might not be used to writing logic without the help of tools. Especially in an interview environment.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 12:36
@Abion47 "then you cannot be a programmer by definition". Sure if you make up your own definitions. The actual definition of the word is programmer is a person who writes computer programs.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 12:36
@Abion47 "If you can't do FizzBuzz without Googling it..." I couldn't disagree more. Most programmers are used to Google things. Not think of solutions in their head and write it on a whiteboard. Again, the good ones should know how to do this. But many programmers you encounter in the real world will not. Pretty amazing how many people here don't fathom this simple concept.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 12:36
@Bobson I guess what I'm trying to say is it's not a particular common thing, hence it might not be entirely obvious to you when you get asked. Add to it the stress of an interview. I don't mind the question at all. It's good to filter out not so good programmers. But to say you can't code if you don't pass that in an interview, I think is a bit too much.
dan-klasson
Apr 1, 2020 12:36
Fizzbuzz is a contrived example. Not many times you run across problems like that in your professional career.