With a VHS cassette, you can deliver a good smack upside the head. Now, it won't bust anyone's skull, but still pretty satisfying.
What you got with a DVD? Sure, maybe you can bust it in half, and try to stab'em in the eyes with the pieces, but that's a lot of work, certainly not as satisfying as a good-ole solid smack upside the head.
No disagreement about WSJ's stand, though I don't know how much it changed since Murdoch's takeover.
But the point remains. Some of these people, I suspect many to be young, idealistic (and I respect that - I was young once, too), but misguided folks, resorted to "appeal to authority" and "truth by popularity". Now that WSJ put up an opposing opinion by some prominent members of science/tech community, they are going after WSJ ad-hom, instead of attacking the arguments put forth.
Lastly, again, I am disappointed because this is Slashdot. With all her (and her readership's) faults, they/we generally do a better job of cutting through the politically correct popularity fog, but climate/environment is one of the issues their brains suffer a short circuit. I can understand as part humor about some technical religious wars (you know, vi vs. emacs, even Apple vs. whatever), but climate/environment/eco stuff I find hard to swallow.
I wonder, maybe we're better off bringing back bit more of the "conventional" religions.
You misguided sheep were the ones playing "appeal to authority" nonsense compounding it with "truth through popularity".
And now you're accusing WSJ of bias instead of going after those who actually wrote and signed the editorial.
Worse thing is, though, as nerdy and one-sided as the slashdot readers tend to be (as I am), they pride themselves for cutting through the misdirections when it comes to science/technology, but throw in climate/"environment", it's no better than university literature/ethnic studies depts.
I think Sony's troubles all trace back to buying into Hollywood. Instead of "synergy", lawyer/lobbyists-infested Hollywood ruined what was once a proud corporate icon.
Funny, "corporate" today sounds dirty, and I am not even a lefty.
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What the Soviet ruskies desperately need is more lawyers. Let's ship them at least half of ours, pronto!
With a VHS cassette, you can deliver a good smack upside the head. Now, it won't bust anyone's skull, but still pretty satisfying.
What you got with a DVD? Sure, maybe you can bust it in half, and try to stab'em in the eyes with the pieces, but that's a lot of work, certainly not as satisfying as a good-ole solid smack upside the head.
No disagreement about WSJ's stand, though I don't know how much it changed since Murdoch's takeover.
But the point remains. Some of these people, I suspect many to be young, idealistic (and I respect that - I was young once, too), but misguided folks, resorted to "appeal to authority" and "truth by popularity". Now that WSJ put up an opposing opinion by some prominent members of science/tech community, they are going after WSJ ad-hom, instead of attacking the arguments put forth.
Lastly, again, I am disappointed because this is Slashdot. With all her (and her readership's) faults, they/we generally do a better job of cutting through the politically correct popularity fog, but climate/environment is one of the issues their brains suffer a short circuit. I can understand as part humor about some technical religious wars (you know, vi vs. emacs, even Apple vs. whatever), but climate/environment/eco stuff I find hard to swallow.
I wonder, maybe we're better off bringing back bit more of the "conventional" religions.
You misguided sheep were the ones playing "appeal to authority" nonsense compounding it with "truth through popularity".
And now you're accusing WSJ of bias instead of going after those who actually wrote and signed the editorial.
Worse thing is, though, as nerdy and one-sided as the slashdot readers tend to be (as I am), they pride themselves for cutting through the misdirections when it comes to science/technology, but throw in climate/"environment", it's no better than university literature/ethnic studies depts.
NP-hard Pacman's got nothing on Undecidable Ms. Pacman. You don't even wanna know about sheer evil that is Mrs. Pacman.
Yeah, Lawyers vs. Mullahs.
I can only hope they annihilate each other.
Did USAF figured out how/why the drone got captured?
THAT'S NO ROCK!!!
(Ok, rest of you reply with some good stuff - I've got nothing)
Impeach NObama!
It's a simple narrative - Google's got busted. WTF's got to do with Occam's Razor?
Riding wheelchairs or dragging their walkers, them smacking this kid upside the head with one of their old-school calculators will knock him out cold.
The NSA case will disappear in the name of national security or some such.
I generally agree with your post, but that bit quoted above is just plain foolish and irrational. Let's get it together.
You're fighting a losing battle, AC. IT security guys and their press like to think themselves as ninjas and delta force.
Funny, "corporate" today sounds dirty, and I am not even a lefty.
Triple the vodka for ruskies!
No more vodka for ruskies!
You cannot ease the fears of the crazy. If you could, they wouldn't be crazy.
But label the damn things so people can choose. Trying to sneak it under the radar - that's the true evil.
Cuz it's canada, dumb-dumb.
Why, are you volunteering to be expended?
That's a tight hole.
What did you expect?
Even if all geniuses were kooks, being a kook doesn't make you a genius.
If your car was stolen, you don't want it back. Trust me.