If children don’t learnt to respect authority at school how can we expect them to respect others when they grow up?
Maybe they’ll grow up to be politicians. Then they can continue the blatant disrespect for the voting public that is so common in today’s politics.
Respect is something you earn, and very importantly it shouldn’t be confused with fear. ASBOs, fingerprinting and CCTV cameras in schools, these aren’t examples of attempts at earning respect, they are trying to strike fear into school children.
So, David, why not stand up against the current trend of sneaking in a police state through the school gates? I am convinced that kids who are treated with respect will be better behaved and respect authority… they will also make better future politicians!
During the trip to Sweden I’ve had a few thoughts I thought I’d “put out there”.
The Americans really ought to raise a statue honoring Hitler. Yes, I’m (almost) serious. I don’t think USA would be as strong as it is today if it weren’t for the brain drain from Europe to America that Hitler caused. I also can’t help thinking that it’s a shame they didn’t go to Canada instead…
Haskell is a great language, the only bad thing about it is it’s strength. Recently I came across some code using HXT. Haskell allows creation of something that can almost be called mini-languages due to it allowing the programmer to create new in-fix functions. This means that in many cases Haskell forces me to read documentation on a library/toolkit before being able to even guess at the meaning of some functions. I like it and get frustrated by it at the same time
Way back in the day many countries found it necessary to separate the church and the state. Maybe we’re ready to separate the “market” and the state now? I get something dreamy in my eyes when thinking of a future where politicians don’t govern based on their own, often short-term, financial gain.
Theo de Raadt sometimes has some very good things to say. His way of saying it is always entertaining though.
The US politicians have been busy. First they claim space. I predict it’s only a matter of time before DHS is given jurisdiction over space, effectively making the US an intergalactic power. At the same time they’ve been busy signing away the single most important idea in the US body of law, separation of powers, making US the Fourth Reich. It seems Constitution 2.0 is now a reality.
I wonder how long it’ll take until the message reaches the media and the politicians. Solve the basic problem rather than patching up the symptoms. Identity fraud will remain a growing problem as long as it’s possible easy to “become someone” by using documents that are sent regularly through the mail (i.e. bills).
I thought our elected politicians were supposed to look out for our best interest, not suck up to foreign multi-nationals who have been found to indulge in nti-competitive behaviour.
It seems Microsoft is having problems getting the next version of their flagsship product into a state where it can be released and they’re grabbing for straws in order to pass blame. The business world seems fully capable of running on XP/2000—is has been for quite a while now—waiting a few extra months for Vista won’t hurt anyone but Microsoft.
I am not surprised that tobacco companies are lying, scheming bastards. Just like companies in the computer business tailer their products to the standard test benches, tobacco companies will tailor their products to tests.
The Pirate Party has a manifesto. I wonder how long it’ll take until the general public pressures the major parties in all countries to start addressing the “IT issues” we face.
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