The newest entry into the endangered lists, common sense. While everyone has been out ranting and raving about saving this animal, that plant, protecting minorities, and not hurting people's feelings we forgot to save one thing.
I agree with everything you outline here. As a college student I would have loved for more women to be in our classes. It is hard meeting women when there is a 27 to 1 guy to girl ratio. Summers may have an explanation for why when all these programs exist to entice women into these fields the turnout is so low. What burns me on Nancy is she walks out on Summers because he said some thing she didn't agree with. It wasn't even that controversial with the exception of those who are already sensitive to talking about such issues regardless of context. It is fine she doesn't agree but her lack of respect for him utterly breeds a lack of respect for her. Now instead of it being an issue of her character it becomes an issue of her sex.
I'm sure she wouldn't argue that the female gene pair leads females to be more apt in the areas of eye sight while men tend to have more defects like color blindness. So why does the question of innate differences in males and females accounting for the lack of female interest in the sciences cause her such grief? Her appeal to the president for support of title nine, her study in 1995 and subsequent chastising of Harvard for their lack of female science faculty. Her general activist role has been some time in the making and now her ubber sensitivity was trigger by an otherwise benign comment.
Lets not forget Denice who is being quoted as well and her part. A direct quote from her bio
"Dr. Denton has a national reputation for effective advocacy supporting access to science, math, and engineering opportunities for women and minori-ties."
So she too is an activist not surprising is how many of those offended are so cause oriented.
Then you get to the real common thread among them. Out of the few who were there and quoted as being offended, their overall aesthetic features are non-existent. Though I'm not the president of Harvard, my hypothesis is that uglier people are more easily offended than attractive people. Put that in your pipes and smoke it.
That's cause your gay!! Joking of course. I think there could be something outside of the social aspects that preclude many women from entering careers in mathematics and the sciences. But like the speaker said it is something that should be looked into. Being the president of a university I'm sure he sees all the programs to entice women into math and the sciences he sees the average performance and maybe he has reason to believe with all the incentives that there is something other than social pressures that preclude many women from these fields. Having been through an engineering degree I can attest to this we started with 160 people in my class. Of the 160 who started only 6 were female. Our graduating class was less than 30 and only one girl remained. On campus however it seemed there were many programs designed to aid women. From tuition and grants to active recruiting programs, women were a priority. Seeing that, and being the victim of sex discrimination, given the outcome I feel there must be a reason for the opportunities presented and so poorly taken advantage of. Summers gives a possible explanation that might warrant further investigation. Using what he said to move from discriminating against men to discriminating against women isn't right but it might be useful to explain why there is such a poor turnout in these fields.
Seeing this come out in this way also makes me question the fact that there are so many female only grants and scholarships for higher education. This gives more opportunity for the female college bound than male. Somehow this is an acceptable practice however and we hardly hear an outcry from males over this injustice but the minute a women is offended by the suggestion there may be biological reasons for phenomena that is seen in real life he is subjected to a barrage of bitches like Nancy.
The more I read some of the comments here I am reminded of why I don't spend more time on slashdot. All the sudo intellectuals that govern their morals through emotion rather than rational thought. Why is it so disheartening for people to hear that there are differences between men and women? Does it really boil down to something as simple as jealously of men that can pee standing up and the sympathizers of those who can't? Get real there are differences between men and women ignoring them won't make them go away, chastising people for recognizing those are differences won't do it, and turning the world gay won't make it any easier.
So what if this professor theorizes that the innate differences between men and women might be an explanation for the fact there are more men in science & math than women. Has this theory been proven one way or the other? It comes down to a question of intent and I am surprised so many think ill of his intent. Was he saying this to illustrate male superiority? I doubt it. It makes more sense that he was merely using it as an example to explain a phenomenon that has not been vigorously studied from that angle.
It seems to me that the ideas of open mindedness and tolerance are lost on those who preach it most. For them your mind is not open until your brain has fallen out. You are not tolerant unless you believe what they do.
This story to me is just another illustration of the fact that the media in the US in controlled by lunatics and socialist.
Get real he said that the reason could be due to the innate differences not "men are better than women." It is a sad sad world when such a benign point of view draws such criticism.
Relativity strikes again as going from an abacus to this makes it look like a high performance machine. Now they can work on their resumes and get them in a word format so they can post them on monster and make more money. Isn't that how the world works anyway?
For real though you can't just sit back and take the no brainier approach of blaming the big bad corporation. If people can't afford them they won't buy them.
What I find amusing is how everyone wants to get linux on this device under the guise it is cheap. But if you look at it a brand new xbox goes for $149 at game stop add to that a 30 dollar mod chip and you can have linux running on a faster device and have the same if not more functionality.
The thing that really troubles me is that there appears to be so many who cannot follow the simple logic you laid out. It scares me that these little stories spend so much time on the front pages when it is painfully obvious they are false. The stories that appear both credible and have substantial evidence seem to fall into a chasm the day the stories break.
Here lies Micheals soap box, ignorance contagious, and other things irrelevant to technology, science, or truth.
I think I have finally figured out the qualifications to being a slashdot editor. You just have to be dumb enough to actually believe that for some reason Bush is evil and only democrats are right for the country.
What a crock if you can post stories like this why not the ones that paint the picture in a positive light for Bush or America. All you post are stories from left wing nut jobs and you claim this is news for nerds or something that matters? It's bullshit.
I can't this crap keeps coming up. This guy is a complete lunatic who self aggrandizing has made him into a real freak show. I'm guessing this has to be micheal's hero. He talks the talk and makes everyone think he is a great philanthropic individual meanwhile he is investing in sweat shops. I'm wondering how many ignorant fools are going to praise this guys words simply because it is conditioning them by using these stereotypes.
This is after all the guy who took away the rights of groups to publicize their views on TV or Radio 2 months before a general election. Rich individuals like himself though can still get away with it. He is a crooked person who has used the money he has to do exactly what he wants and the people who buy into his philanthropic persona have already been bought and paid for. Consider yourselves his tools because it is what you have become.
I agree with him and so do most people who have seen his name before. I would also expect someone who is criticizing some else's grammar to make the extra effort in checking their own before hitting that submit button.
In any event, Soros is on a mission of subversion. His pursuit is to create a utopian socialist society that he can claim credit for. I say read up on him you will be surprised at what you find.
It is both regardless of your opinion. He makes a lot of false claims in the article one of which is used in the summary here. It is not Jeb Bush's job to oversee the elections it is the job of the secretary of state. At least view it for what it is a purely partisan move by a socialist who thinks ultimately the ignorant masses won't know the difference.
From the anything to get bush out of office department:
Yet another case of the slashdot editorial bias. It isn't the governors job to take care of these issues. It may make for more sensational headlines to link them in this way but it is a lie and for gods sake the state has just been hit by three hurricanes in a row. Not to mention the articles lack of anything but subjective factoids that do nothing but stir emotion when invoked out of context.
I think you're the one you didn't read the article. About the only thing you cite that was in it is the idea the site had access shut down to it.
Just for the record, I'm not to keen on the idea of expatriates voting for the leaders of the country I call home. As for Americans abroad who are unable to vote, this may be an inconvenience for them but it is just that an inconvenience. But your whining because your afraid there won't be enough votes counted for John Kerry so lets call a spade a spade and you a fanatical John Kerry supporter who thinks he might miss out on the so called 22% of Americans abroad who would have voted for him over Bush. This is a very surprising statistic seeing as how historically cited information places Americans abroad voting in numbers between 65 and 75% republican. I think you got your facts confused or misread something. Maybe that 22% of Americans abroad would vote for Kerry over Bush but not 22% more Americans abroad would vote for Kerry over Bush.
I'm sure you think Kerry is a great man and maybe he is but I would be very surprised to see anyone else in the white house but bush come 2005. Clinton was a proven self indulgent adulterer who still made 2 terms in office. I've yet to see any of the allegations against Bush proven to any extent and I think he has done a great job. I don't see the rest of sane America being that far off from where I am right now.
Don't be dumb in thinking somehow that was a statement of avocation in denying peoples right to vote. It was simply a statement of the obvious, they are taking the stance that inconveniencing is somehow preventing people from voting. If you think this is true then you are just as much a loser as these people. They are not victims of oppression because they can't order their voting cards over the web and nothing you can say would convince a normal person otherwise.
As for the administration, you don't know what you are talking about. Anyone who has done anything like this understands that much of the traffic that is generated is done so to keep you busy while someone who knows what they are doing is able to hide in the noise. It is a very basic tactic. Anyone who has run any server on the network worth their salt has been through their logs to find hundreds of hack attempts. One of the major contributors to this is wanadoo.fr. The addresses they blocked are well known in network administration to be problem networks.
This is exactly why I find these articles so offensive. It elicits a response of emotion from the ignorant people who will automatically see the US government as being bad while people are being oppressed and it is flat out wrong of them to do this.
"The web site is down I can't vote." Please what a bunch of Losers with a capital L. Is this was this election is going to be all about, how people are being denied their voting rights? We are going to have another Florida based off the fact there is a group of people in this country who can't be wrong. There are other ways of voting overseas they are loosing a convenience not their rights and to the group who is claiming that they are being denied the right to vote how about some true journalism and call these jokers out who make unsubstantiated outlandish claims of being wronged just because someone inconveniences them.
I figured leaving a letter off would suffice to further enrage your english professor like tone. Get over the idea that spelling somehow dictates education in an informal setting such as slashdot were even the "editors" routinely misspell even the most common of terms. As if publishing professionally on the web was any less important than the arm chair quarterbacks who come to comment on the days events.
You have a warped view of morality if you refer to it as totalitarianism. It is merely a guide that is used to help move us towards becoming better people. Tossing aside is like swimming the English Channel without a lifejacket. Some will make it ok but many more will be lost along the way. If it makes you feel better, I'm a hypocrite. I often find my selves in conflicting positions were my actions are far from what I would advise others. Life experience will teach you a lot of things and if at least take the time to reflect not just retort you might find something worth wild.
So basically, you have no counter to the argument and are resorting to folding your arms and walking away? If indeed a faux pa like week vs. weak makes one a half wit what does the sentence you posted originally make you, bubba? In any event, you seem to have half a grasp on the dangers of an overly liberal society but you still clinging to the anarchistic ideals of a free society. It simply does not work like that. There are common sense type judgments that must be made to ensure the society does not degrade. Blind protection of those ideals without regard to their application offers nothing but blindness.
The rest of the statements and questions are still unanswered. Or, is that the evasion technique of the year? Find a single typo harp on that and try not to confront any of the actual content. Sounds like you a Kerry supporter. You know rather than focus on his voting record or his political accomplishments all we hear out of him is that he is "Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam." He too has a hard time looking at what is important right now and today.
If you believe in sentence structure, please rephrase that statement/question above so your point might be better read.
I'm willing to bet I can find smokers who will fight for their right to smoke also. Does that mean smoking is good for you? I can find people who are for legalizing drugs. Does that make drugs good for you? Your arguments are week. Mainly because they aren't yours to begin with. You have been spoon fed my friend and this is what turned others off to your "voice", if you want to call it that. Parrots are novel and even interesting until they start talking out of turn and saying inappropriate things then they are just plain annoying.
Haven't you figured out the ACLUs leadership is seriously flawed yet? Just look at how they present voting information. Instead of reporting the facts and letting you decide for yourself if you agree with the vote or not they have a nice little tally to the right of the vote. The key reads "voted for us/voted against us". This is hardly a civil rights organization they are a power hungry pac in search of as many sheep to lead as possible.
Are you trying to convince these people debauchery and pornography are good? Or are you simply defending Kennedy and Clinton.
In any event all I can say is, DUH!!! I wonder why they did not respond well to that. It is difficult to preach to those with a moral compass if yours is broken.
I read through a couple of them before deciding this website is as bogus as a micheal moore movie. There is nothing but conjecturing and misinterpretation of superficial evidence to determine our government is evil, the current administration is oppressive, we are all being lied to. This is the kind of story I would expect to see come from micheal not cmdrtaco.
I personally have used my laptop to watch Stargate SG1 off my Tivo while sitting on the toilet just because I could. The whole streaming tivo was born out of a dual monitor setup I have in my office. I no longer have a TV tuner in there so I figured I could extract the shows in the background and watch them off the HD. Imagine my supprise when i cam across mplayer vstream and tivowebplus. For me it was just because I already had a hacked tivo and it fit the bill YMMV.
I don't see it as a negative either. Unfortunately people on slashdot would discount your post entirely based off the notion macs have fewer loose files than windows aka icons. I figured I could clear up a bit more technically why it is they don't have as many loose files laying around. I personally see it as an elegant solution to a logistical nightmare.
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The newest entry into the endangered lists, common sense. While everyone has been out ranting and raving about saving this animal, that plant, protecting minorities, and not hurting people's feelings we forgot to save one thing.
I'm sure she wouldn't argue that the female gene pair leads females to be more apt in the areas of eye sight while men tend to have more defects like color blindness. So why does the question of innate differences in males and females accounting for the lack of female interest in the sciences cause her such grief? Her appeal to the president for support of title nine, her study in 1995 and subsequent chastising of Harvard for their lack of female science faculty. Her general activist role has been some time in the making and now her ubber sensitivity was trigger by an otherwise benign comment.
Lets not forget Denice who is being quoted as well and her part. A direct quote from her bio So she too is an activist not surprising is how many of those offended are so cause oriented.
Then you get to the real common thread among them. Out of the few who were there and quoted as being offended, their overall aesthetic features are non-existent. Though I'm not the president of Harvard, my hypothesis is that uglier people are more easily offended than attractive people. Put that in your pipes and smoke it.
That's cause your gay!! Joking of course. I think there could be something outside of the social aspects that preclude many women from entering careers in mathematics and the sciences. But like the speaker said it is something that should be looked into. Being the president of a university I'm sure he sees all the programs to entice women into math and the sciences he sees the average performance and maybe he has reason to believe with all the incentives that there is something other than social pressures that preclude many women from these fields. Having been through an engineering degree I can attest to this we started with 160 people in my class. Of the 160 who started only 6 were female. Our graduating class was less than 30 and only one girl remained. On campus however it seemed there were many programs designed to aid women. From tuition and grants to active recruiting programs, women were a priority. Seeing that, and being the victim of sex discrimination, given the outcome I feel there must be a reason for the opportunities presented and so poorly taken advantage of. Summers gives a possible explanation that might warrant further investigation. Using what he said to move from discriminating against men to discriminating against women isn't right but it might be useful to explain why there is such a poor turnout in these fields.
Seeing this come out in this way also makes me question the fact that there are so many female only grants and scholarships for higher education. This gives more opportunity for the female college bound than male. Somehow this is an acceptable practice however and we hardly hear an outcry from males over this injustice but the minute a women is offended by the suggestion there may be biological reasons for phenomena that is seen in real life he is subjected to a barrage of bitches like Nancy.
The more I read some of the comments here I am reminded of why I don't spend more time on slashdot. All the sudo intellectuals that govern their morals through emotion rather than rational thought. Why is it so disheartening for people to hear that there are differences between men and women? Does it really boil down to something as simple as jealously of men that can pee standing up and the sympathizers of those who can't? Get real there are differences between men and women ignoring them won't make them go away, chastising people for recognizing those are differences won't do it, and turning the world gay won't make it any easier.
So what if this professor theorizes that the innate differences between men and women might be an explanation for the fact there are more men in science & math than women. Has this theory been proven one way or the other? It comes down to a question of intent and I am surprised so many think ill of his intent. Was he saying this to illustrate male superiority? I doubt it. It makes more sense that he was merely using it as an example to explain a phenomenon that has not been vigorously studied from that angle.
It seems to me that the ideas of open mindedness and tolerance are lost on those who preach it most. For them your mind is not open until your brain has fallen out. You are not tolerant unless you believe what they do.
This story to me is just another illustration of the fact that the media in the US in controlled by lunatics and socialist.
Get real he said that the reason could be due to the innate differences not "men are better than women." It is a sad sad world when such a benign point of view draws such criticism.
Relativity strikes again as going from an abacus to this makes it look like a high performance machine. Now they can work on their resumes and get them in a word format so they can post them on monster and make more money. Isn't that how the world works anyway?
For real though you can't just sit back and take the no brainier approach of blaming the big bad corporation. If people can't afford them they won't buy them.
What I find amusing is how everyone wants to get linux on this device under the guise it is cheap. But if you look at it a brand new xbox goes for $149 at game stop add to that a 30 dollar mod chip and you can have linux running on a faster device and have the same if not more functionality.
The thing that really troubles me is that there appears to be so many who cannot follow the simple logic you laid out. It scares me that these little stories spend so much time on the front pages when it is painfully obvious they are false. The stories that appear both credible and have substantial evidence seem to fall into a chasm the day the stories break.
Here lies Micheals soap box, ignorance contagious, and other things irrelevant to technology, science, or truth.
I think I have finally figured out the qualifications to being a slashdot editor. You just have to be dumb enough to actually believe that for some reason Bush is evil and only democrats are right for the country.
What a crock if you can post stories like this why not the ones that paint the picture in a positive light for Bush or America. All you post are stories from left wing nut jobs and you claim this is news for nerds or something that matters? It's bullshit.
I can't this crap keeps coming up. This guy is a complete lunatic who self aggrandizing has made him into a real freak show. I'm guessing this has to be micheal's hero. He talks the talk and makes everyone think he is a great philanthropic individual meanwhile he is investing in sweat shops. I'm wondering how many ignorant fools are going to praise this guys words simply because it is conditioning them by using these stereotypes.
This is after all the guy who took away the rights of groups to publicize their views on TV or Radio 2 months before a general election. Rich individuals like himself though can still get away with it. He is a crooked person who has used the money he has to do exactly what he wants and the people who buy into his philanthropic persona have already been bought and paid for. Consider yourselves his tools because it is what you have become.
I agree with him and so do most people who have seen his name before. I would also expect someone who is criticizing some else's grammar to make the extra effort in checking their own before hitting that submit button.
In any event, Soros is on a mission of subversion. His pursuit is to create a utopian socialist society that he can claim credit for. I say read up on him you will be surprised at what you find.
It is both regardless of your opinion. He makes a lot of false claims in the article one of which is used in the summary here. It is not Jeb Bush's job to oversee the elections it is the job of the secretary of state. At least view it for what it is a purely partisan move by a socialist who thinks ultimately the ignorant masses won't know the difference.
From the anything to get bush out of office department:
Yet another case of the slashdot editorial bias. It isn't the governors job to take care of these issues. It may make for more sensational headlines to link them in this way but it is a lie and for gods sake the state has just been hit by three hurricanes in a row. Not to mention the articles lack of anything but subjective factoids that do nothing but stir emotion when invoked out of context.
I think you're the one you didn't read the article. About the only thing you cite that was in it is the idea the site had access shut down to it.
Just for the record, I'm not to keen on the idea of expatriates voting for the leaders of the country I call home. As for Americans abroad who are unable to vote, this may be an inconvenience for them but it is just that an inconvenience. But your whining because your afraid there won't be enough votes counted for John Kerry so lets call a spade a spade and you a fanatical John Kerry supporter who thinks he might miss out on the so called 22% of Americans abroad who would have voted for him over Bush. This is a very surprising statistic seeing as how historically cited information places Americans abroad voting in numbers between 65 and 75% republican. I think you got your facts confused or misread something. Maybe that 22% of Americans abroad would vote for Kerry over Bush but not 22% more Americans abroad would vote for Kerry over Bush.
I'm sure you think Kerry is a great man and maybe he is but I would be very surprised to see anyone else in the white house but bush come 2005. Clinton was a proven self indulgent adulterer who still made 2 terms in office. I've yet to see any of the allegations against Bush proven to any extent and I think he has done a great job. I don't see the rest of sane America being that far off from where I am right now.
Don't be dumb in thinking somehow that was a statement of avocation in denying peoples right to vote. It was simply a statement of the obvious, they are taking the stance that inconveniencing is somehow preventing people from voting. If you think this is true then you are just as much a loser as these people. They are not victims of oppression because they can't order their voting cards over the web and nothing you can say would convince a normal person otherwise.
As for the administration, you don't know what you are talking about. Anyone who has done anything like this understands that much of the traffic that is generated is done so to keep you busy while someone who knows what they are doing is able to hide in the noise. It is a very basic tactic. Anyone who has run any server on the network worth their salt has been through their logs to find hundreds of hack attempts. One of the major contributors to this is wanadoo.fr. The addresses they blocked are well known in network administration to be problem networks.
This is exactly why I find these articles so offensive. It elicits a response of emotion from the ignorant people who will automatically see the US government as being bad while people are being oppressed and it is flat out wrong of them to do this.
"The web site is down I can't vote." Please what a bunch of Losers with a capital L. Is this was this election is going to be all about, how people are being denied their voting rights? We are going to have another Florida based off the fact there is a group of people in this country who can't be wrong. There are other ways of voting overseas they are loosing a convenience not their rights and to the group who is claiming that they are being denied the right to vote how about some true journalism and call these jokers out who make unsubstantiated outlandish claims of being wronged just because someone inconveniences them.
I figured leaving a letter off would suffice to further enrage your english professor like tone. Get over the idea that spelling somehow dictates education in an informal setting such as slashdot were even the "editors" routinely misspell even the most common of terms. As if publishing professionally on the web was any less important than the arm chair quarterbacks who come to comment on the days events.
You have a warped view of morality if you refer to it as totalitarianism. It is merely a guide that is used to help move us towards becoming better people. Tossing aside is like swimming the English Channel without a lifejacket. Some will make it ok but many more will be lost along the way. If it makes you feel better, I'm a hypocrite. I often find my selves in conflicting positions were my actions are far from what I would advise others. Life experience will teach you a lot of things and if at least take the time to reflect not just retort you might find something worth wild.
So basically, you have no counter to the argument and are resorting to folding your arms and walking away? If indeed a faux pa like week vs. weak makes one a half wit what does the sentence you posted originally make you, bubba? In any event, you seem to have half a grasp on the dangers of an overly liberal society but you still clinging to the anarchistic ideals of a free society. It simply does not work like that. There are common sense type judgments that must be made to ensure the society does not degrade. Blind protection of those ideals without regard to their application offers nothing but blindness.
The rest of the statements and questions are still unanswered. Or, is that the evasion technique of the year? Find a single typo harp on that and try not to confront any of the actual content. Sounds like you a Kerry supporter. You know rather than focus on his voting record or his political accomplishments all we hear out of him is that he is "Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam." He too has a hard time looking at what is important right now and today.
If you believe in sentence structure, please rephrase that statement/question above so your point might be better read.
I'm willing to bet I can find smokers who will fight for their right to smoke also. Does that mean smoking is good for you? I can find people who are for legalizing drugs. Does that make drugs good for you? Your arguments are week. Mainly because they aren't yours to begin with. You have been spoon fed my friend and this is what turned others off to your "voice", if you want to call it that. Parrots are novel and even interesting until they start talking out of turn and saying inappropriate things then they are just plain annoying.
Haven't you figured out the ACLUs leadership is seriously flawed yet? Just look at how they present voting information. Instead of reporting the facts and letting you decide for yourself if you agree with the vote or not they have a nice little tally to the right of the vote. The key reads "voted for us/voted against us". This is hardly a civil rights organization they are a power hungry pac in search of as many sheep to lead as possible.
Are you trying to convince these people debauchery and pornography are good? Or are you simply defending Kennedy and Clinton.
In any event all I can say is, DUH!!! I wonder why they did not respond well to that. It is difficult to preach to those with a moral compass if yours is broken.
I read through a couple of them before deciding this website is as bogus as a micheal moore movie. There is nothing but conjecturing and misinterpretation of superficial evidence to determine our government is evil, the current administration is oppressive, we are all being lied to. This is the kind of story I would expect to see come from micheal not cmdrtaco.
I personally have used my laptop to watch Stargate SG1 off my Tivo while sitting on the toilet just because I could. The whole streaming tivo was born out of a dual monitor setup I have in my office. I no longer have a TV tuner in there so I figured I could extract the shows in the background and watch them off the HD. Imagine my supprise when i cam across mplayer vstream and tivowebplus. For me it was just because I already had a hacked tivo and it fit the bill YMMV.
I don't see it as a negative either. Unfortunately people on slashdot would discount your post entirely based off the notion macs have fewer loose files than windows aka icons. I figured I could clear up a bit more technically why it is they don't have as many loose files laying around. I personally see it as an elegant solution to a logistical nightmare.
Should read most modern. Some older usb pc mice will simply cause your machine mysteriously not to boot at all until they are removed.