UrMomReadsHN

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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Thanks! Never heard of that one before.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Can you elaborate on wanting for nothing? As in were you spoiled and got everything you want? Or you didn't want to do anything? I grew up poor. I learned to hear "no." The concept of an allowance was completely foreign. I am
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
I'd rather have a happy child who appreciates what shes has than a successful one (measuring sucess as having a bachelor's degree and a high paying job and an assortment of material goods).
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Interesting that's why cities like HOAs so much - they provide some of the services which would otherwise be provided by the city. Things like slow plowing, lighting, garbage pickup, and maintenance of shared areas (which would otherw
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Distinguished? I don't think thats what the author was getting at. Just that living in the suburbs is a different experience than living in the city. Thats what I took out of it anyway, I could be wrong.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
>The question is whether driver-less technology is ready to subsume humans No, not yet. However, we have enough smart people putting in enough effort that we will get there eventually. Maybe not for another decade.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
The mayor calls this fraud proof? Nothing is completely fraud proof. What a silly statement.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
I never put blind faith in technology. I just am incredibly aware of how terrible human drivers are and how much car accidents kill. I guess you've never seen someone who absolutely shouldn't drive? I have a few family members wit
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
>Would anyone here be willing to stand on a road with their backs to an oncoming car without human supervision? Once the cars have been rigorously tested, yes!! I'd much prefer that to a drunk guy swatting at his kids in the back se
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
>I don't want to share the road, to put my life in the hands of robots. What? This is an incredibly ignorant statement. Humans are terrible drivers. A robot doesn't get tired, drunk, spaced out, inattentive, distracted, or per
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Some people are absurdly chatty on the phone. I don't understand it myself, but different strokes, etc.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
New York banned cell phones while driving at least 14 years ago. EDIT: Next time perhaps report your cabbie?
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
>You would think if you are able to land that job you would have risen above that job. What an awful thing to say. Some people like doing that type of work. There is nothing wrong with that. I don't think our society is destined for
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Your missing the forest for the trees. Don't get hung up on one example I quoted because I found it interesting.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
>I think the problem a lot of people have is that it feels a lot like we're saying everyone is racist, which feels a lot like an attack And the article I linked to says that. Individuals don't MEAN to be racist (or sexist, etc.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
We have a term for that in US law - "disparate impact." And yes, if your hiring practices are found to have a disparate impact on a protected class, it is illegal.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Jesus... did you even read the article you are commenting on? It isn't just one example. And it isnt about being racist, its about racism without racists. > One study conducted by a Brigham Young University economics professor showe
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
It isn't "a study," It is an article summarizing a lot of the data on subconscious bias as it relates to race, specifically white/black in the US. If you read it you'd know that. Huh? I never guessed that anything h
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
I suppose you are right.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Well I said in an earlier comment that our HR team tells us who to interview.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Very good! I guess I just let my negativity get the best of me in frustration and doesn't make me think in a positive manner.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
You can't sign away your legal rights like that.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
If you phone screen people and don't call them in for an interview, you are still rejecting them.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
There is a TON of data out there demonstrating we all have subconscious bias. Moreso than we believe. Even of our own groups! We are slaves to our brain! This is a good summary of some of the data: http://www.cnn.com/2014&#x
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Point being: It's not going to be constructive. Telling someone who thinks they know how to program they can't isn't going to help them and will only seem mean. Because those types can't see they have no idea what they a
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Perhaps I wasn't clear... or responded to the wrong post. I agree, signing a document is really stupid and unnecessary. What I mean, if you give someone a reason, it can lead to it looking bad on paper. Unintentionally. If you don&#x2
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
So, were you offered the job? Which is why I try to avoid all types of personal questions as much as possible. I do not want to take if you like squash or knitting or beer into account when I evaluate you as a potential hire. So if i don&#x
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
I'm not talking about that...I'm talking about people who are confused about things learned in CS101. I am assuming you can program FizzBuzz.
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
Our HR tells us who to interview. We'd like that to change, and asked for change, begged even, but thats the way it is. Not everyone works in startups. (These werr people who couldn't program FizzBuzz) Plus anyone can just make sh
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by UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
The thing is you can give the appearance of discrimination without discriminating. Consider this: You say someone [a minority] needs more experience in X so they didn't get the job. The person who did get the job [a white male] has the

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