Omnibus Trolls R Us Thread

[Andy_L]

@eschereal

Margaret Hamilton, who got us to the moon.
And, of course, Rosalind Franklin, whose unacknowledged work was crucial to the success of Watson & Crick.

Interesting article on the topic of women in the software/computer industries

How To Kill Your Tech Industry

In addition to doing all of her normal work, our programmer also had to train two new hires. These new hires didn’t have any of the required technical skills. But once she trained them, which took about a year, they stepped up into management roles. Their trainer, meanwhile, was demoted into an assistantship below them. She succeeded at her job, only to fail in her career.

That the trainer was a woman, and that her trainees were both young men, was no coincidence. Nor was it coincidental that, as a woman, she had the technical skills for a job like this while they did not. That’s because before computing became electronic, women were seen as ideal for what was considered mundane calculation work. Though this work often required advanced mathematics knowledge, it was perceived as unintellectual. Before a computer was a machine, it was a job classification—these women workers were literally called “computers.”

[Snowboarder_Bo]

I know it was a random mis-post, but I have to mention this:

@Monty

the clown is in the White House and he’s a total waste as president…even as a human.

I believe the agreed upon euphemism is that Trump is a horse in a hospital.

[Snowboarder_Bo]

I think I figured out who’s trock this is:

@Ancient_Erudite

After putting the pressure on China about the trade deficit in the form of tariffs, instead of just talking about like past Presidents have, China’s economy tanked. Recently China has an offer to buy 1 trillion dollars of USA made goods over the next six years, which could bring the trade deficit down near even.

While the details are fuzzy, if half of this comes true, what type of Credit should President Trump get? IMO, this could be his best achievement as President.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/china-to-offer-path-to-eliminate-trade-imbalance-with-us-report.html

Took me awhile. Erred more than once, I’m sure. Really took me a bit to figure it out. Rare that it takes me that long, but there you have it.

Or… nah. Keeping this place clean and fun is worth it. Really, someone has to do it. Another time, maybe someone else. Hope springs eternal. Others may not care, but I do. My time is valuable, but I do what I can. And maybe that’s enough?

:dubious:

[JKellyMap]

@Snowboarder_Bo

I know it was a random mis-post, but I have to mention this:I believe the agreed upon euphemism is that Trump is a horse in a hospital.

Brilliant.

[Nava]

@Andy_L

Interesting article on the topic of women in the software/computer industries

How To Kill Your Tech Industry

If you haven’t, read Hidden Figures; it’s that article writ large and for the US. I haven’t watched the movie, but the author liked it. There were parts of the book I found difficult to follow because the writer never thought it might be read by foreigners without the background knowledge that it makes sense to take for granted if you’re thinking of American audiences; I believe she was specifically thinking of colored American audiences. In a way, for me those assumptions and having to dig for “waitwaitwait, what does that mean?” was as interesting as the rest of the book; sometimes what’s not there is as big a chunk of information as what is.

[eschereal]

@Snowboarder_Bo

I know it was a random mis-post, but I have to mention this:I believe the agreed upon euphemism is that Trump is a horse in a hospital.

the Nazis told me the Jews are in control of everything and they are planning to take over the world, so I told them I know all that, because my wife is Jewish, but how do you know all that?

[Emiliana]

@Nava

Unlike parents who didn’t realize that ChemE is a kind of engineering, Littleman definitely doesn’t worry about being seen as a sexist pig. With apologies to pigs. He also conflates one of Spain’s public universities with the Ministry of Education and keeps twisting the same numbers (which are not the ones I was talking about damnit) ten different ways.

Joined in January 2019. Posts incessantly about masculinity. Appears to dislike women.

[Andy_L]

@Nava

If you haven’t, read Hidden Figures; it’s that article writ large and for the US. I haven’t watched the movie, but the author liked it. There were parts of the book I found difficult to follow because the writer never thought it might be read by foreigners without the background knowledge that it makes sense to take for granted if you’re thinking of American audiences; I believe she was specifically thinking of colored American audiences. In a way, for me those assumptions and having to dig for “waitwaitwait, what does that mean?” was as interesting as the rest of the book; sometimes what’s not there is as big a chunk of information as what is.

I read it and liked it very much. I’m also looking forward to reading Mary Robinette Koval’s “Lady Astronaut” series which touches on the same issues (it’s an alternate history starting in 1953 The Lady Astronaut novels are an enthralling alternate history of the space race - The Verge

[Ulf_the_Unwashed]

@Snowboarder_Bo

I think I figured out who’s trock this is:
Took me awhile. Erred more than once, I’m sure. Really took me a bit to figure it out. Rare that it takes me that long, but there you have it.

Or… nah. Keeping this place clean and fun is worth it. Really, someone has to do it. Another time, maybe someone else. Hope springs eternal. Others may not care, but I do. My time is valuable, but I do what I can. And maybe that’s enough?

:dubious:

Aha! Good reasoning; excellent, even!

[Gyrate]

@Emiliana

Joined in January 2019. Posts incessantly about masculinity. Appears to dislike women.

He hasn’t gone on any rants about Muslims, Churchill or transgendered people, has he? Only the username reminds me of someone…

[Nava]

@Andy_L

I read it and liked it very much. I’m also looking forward to reading Mary Robinette Koval’s “Lady Astronaut” series which touches on the same issues (it’s an alternate history starting in 1953 The Lady Astronaut novels are an enthralling alternate history of the space race - The Verge

Ooooh thank you! I’m going to be spending quite some time in airports in the months to come… aaaand yes, there’s a kindle version!

[Drunky_Smurf]

@Snowboarder_Bo

I know it was a random mis-post, but I have to mention this:I believe the agreed upon euphemism is that Trump is a horse in a hospital.

I remember it as:

“Let’s go down to the racetrack and throw horses down in there because the gig is up.”

[Budget_Player_Cadet]

@Drunky_Smurf

I remember it as:

“Let’s go down to the racetrack and throw horses down in there because the gig is up.”

Now that’s quality shitposting.

Question - why is LAZombie still a member?

[Andy_L]

@Nava

Ooooh thank you! I’m going to be spending quite some time in airports in the months to come… aaaand yes, there’s a kindle version!

You’re very welcome.

[Skywatcher]

Oh, look: a troll call.

[kaylasdad99]

@Budget_Player_Cadet

Now that’s quality shitposting.

Question - why is LAZombie still a member?

Counter question: Why are there still people who DON’T have him on “ignore?”

[Budget_Player_Cadet]

It’s not until you put WillFarnaby on ignore that you notice exactly how fucking prolific he is. Like… fuck. Every goddamn thread about taxation or policy, he shows up, touting his delusional first-grader’s understanding of libertarian economics. There’s no real point in trying to teach him anything beyond that - he’s not listening. The result is that in any given discussion, the best case scenario is that everyone ignores a mess of incredibly stupid responses, and realistically, half of any given thread turns into people trying to explain literally anything beyond econ 101 to someone who is just completely fucking retarded.

Huey was possibly the least problematic “troll” I’ve ever seen, because if I wasn’t interested in dealing with his shit, I could just leave the tiny handful of threads he was active in. I wish utter morons like WillFarnaby would do us the same courtesy.

[WillFarnaby]

@Budget_Player_Cadet

It’s not until you put WillFarnaby on ignore that you notice exactly how fucking prolific he is. Like… fuck. Every goddamn thread about taxation or policy, he shows up, touting his delusional first-grader’s understanding of libertarian economics. There’s no real point in trying to teach him anything beyond that - he’s not listening. The result is that in any given discussion, the best case scenario is that everyone ignores a mess of incredibly stupid responses, and realistically, half of any given thread turns into people trying to explain literally anything beyond econ 101 to someone who is just completely fucking retarded.

Huey was possibly the least problematic “troll” I’ve ever seen, because if I wasn’t interested in dealing with his shit, I could just leave the tiny handful of threads he was active in. I wish utter morons like WillFarnaby would do us the same courtesy.

Perhaps your “ignore” button is broken because you can’t seem to.

You know you want to try this:

Anatomy%20of%20the%20State_3.pdf

[BeepKillBeep]

WillFarnaby isn’t any different than a MantraPhilter. The difference is that it is easier to call out total nonsense in science than economics. But he’s a kook and will never ever realize that he’s a kook. I don’t ignore him because some of the things he says are hilarious. I like the one recently where he said Mueller is milking the investigation. I mean that’s gold, Jerry, gold.

[Budget_Player_Cadet]

Yes, well when a significant portion of the threads I take part in devolve into “explaining basic shit to Mantraphiltr he obviously already knows because we explained it already”, I’ll bitch about him. But I don’t run into him very often for whatever reason.

It is, however, an active detriment to reasonable discussion.