Yeah, I just had Claude fill out the task list, and then before hitting the end of the task list ask whether I wanted to continue or whether getting some of it done was enough....
Never. Ever. Ever. Tell Claude you have a deadline. It will do this on every task. It will half-ass things to “get it done in time” and argue about whether or not an approach will be done “on time” because it is estimating in human hours.
I think the gambit was Israel's (or possibly personally Netanyahu's), not the USA's:
On the basis that they have been recently talking about reducing dependence on the USA for military assistance*, I think they are aware of just how unpopular their actions in Gaza have made them worldwide, and in particular to voters in the USA. Even without being actively denied, there's also at least a strong risk** (to Israel) that Trump will be permanently distracted by repeated impeachment attempts starting in November, leaving no time for this. Either way, this has the potential to be Israel's last chance to use the American military for Israel's own objectives.
Netanyahu may have also made a person gamble here, rather than one in the national interest of Israel; he's already facing trial for stuff, seems to only be avoiding the courtroom by doing things he can credibly argue are of critical importance to national security and not simply by his position, and this may have been one last throw of the dice to get a good headline and good vibes going into their election; and/or start another war that couldn't possibly have him distracted by court cases (I can't say I know enough about the politics of the area to say if this was or wasn't why Iran was followed up with news about Israeli forces in Syria).
All Netanyahu had to do was push the right buttons, tell Trump it would be easy, state there would be any problems, and possibly tell Trump everyone would like him for attacking.
This particular battle for learning was lost a long time ago. If university stopped providing an earnings boost from attending, 90% of students would quit tomorrow.
It doesn’t help that a lot of desirable fields are comically out of date at the academic instructional level anyway.
Would you honestly tell an aspiring software engineer that your typical computer science degree will teach them much about wielding computers in a cutting edge way?
If I were to list the top 5 things I got from university, knowledge wouldn’t make the cut and were I to do it again, I would certainly attend less class.
> If university stopped providing an earnings boost from attending, 90% of students would quit tomorrow.
Maybe 10–20% would quit for that reason. There would be more attrition if you could get common jobs (such as teacher or nurse) that currently require a degree but don't pay that well without formal education.
Most people don't care that much about money. Sure they would like to have more money, but it's not the primary factor that drives their major life decisions. People are generally more interested in stable careers that pay their bills and seem like something they could continue doing until retirement.
Anyone who thinks that a Computer Science degree is supposed to prepare them for a job as a Software Engineer has completely missed the point. It's like getting a Physics degree for a job as a Mechanical Engineer. There is some overlap but a huge difference in focus on theoretical versus practical topics.
My computer science degree did not cover much actual computer science.
You can argue about whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, but the ship sailed long ago. CS undergrad degrees are about training software engineers, not about training computer scientists.
Mostly because unless it is a really desirable movie, hoping for the best has an expected outcome close to the best.I am a planner in most things, but for movies, it often simply does not matter.
Because the reason for it is not valued by most of us. I do not care about a removable battery. I do not care. I value it at zero. So yes, I do not want to be inconvenienced for something I value at zero.
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