Does anyone know who's behind this outfit? I've been seeing their pieces appearing on slashdot pretty frequently, and their pieces all have been short in PR release style, but their website is pretty much devoid of any info on their setup, who they are, etc.
Everyone develops a BS detector, and one should feed it with continuing education (I don't necessarily mean formal education) and information to maintain/improve its efficacy - life requires it whether you are a bricklayer or a brain surgeon.
You went off my point slightly - the researchers themselves, being the principals, must own up to fair share of the blame. They are aware of the incentives and environments in which they work, and "wittingly or not" is no excuse.
The interview touches on the possible trend of popular distrust of scientific expertise, but never mentions lousy pop-science headlines, slimey university PR releases (I won't name names like MIT), skewed incentives of private sector researches (e.g., suppressing all negative results), and the list goes on. Medical research, given all the interest and money involved, is probably the most egregious offenders.
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Is this non-native English thing? ~4Khz was (is?) the bandwidth for telephone voice transmission, not "frequency".
That's not funny, it's god damn INFORMATIVE. Saved me 5 minutes of my life.
Bullshit study by a bullshit outfit ("Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking") on a bullshit subject.
And aren't you glad that we softened them up so that they would leave when asked? You're welcome, no charge.
Do you know why we are not a part of this "commonwealth" thingy? That's right - WE KICKED THE LIMEY BASTARDS OUT!
Unlike some penal colonies.
Does anyone know who's behind this outfit? I've been seeing their pieces appearing on slashdot pretty frequently, and their pieces all have been short in PR release style, but their website is pretty much devoid of any info on their setup, who they are, etc.
Today, we are way more sophisticated about stuff. We call it "panning" now.
You're bitching about the douchebaggery of program producers, not the TV gizmo.
Get a brain.
Don't be such an egghead.
Everyone develops a BS detector, and one should feed it with continuing education (I don't necessarily mean formal education) and information to maintain/improve its efficacy - life requires it whether you are a bricklayer or a brain surgeon.
Can't remember the last time I fired up IE (I do have IE8 installed).
Kudos to FF team. Thank god I don't work on webapps anymore.
You went off my point slightly - the researchers themselves, being the principals, must own up to fair share of the blame. They are aware of the incentives and environments in which they work, and "wittingly or not" is no excuse.
That's why you have to say it with a German accent if you want to be taken seriously: "Yessss, I am ze expeeeert."
The interview touches on the possible trend of popular distrust of scientific expertise, but never mentions lousy pop-science headlines, slimey university PR releases (I won't name names like MIT), skewed incentives of private sector researches (e.g., suppressing all negative results), and the list goes on. Medical research, given all the interest and money involved, is probably the most egregious offenders.
Researchers need to look in the mirrors, too.
We are going 5PAR.
The frogs have my full support. I've got your back.
Pick one that doesn't belong with the others:
- Flying car
- String "theory"
- Packet of Cool Ranch Doritos, family size
- Dukem Nukem Forever
Are you Peter Woit?
Can't say it's good or bad, but these kids will miss out on the cathartic drunken debauchery on the weekend following the finals.
Kids these days... buncha pussies.
Man, that shit was pain in the ass, and then the card gave up only after a week. Piece a - how do you say shit in Hindi?
Damn cheap, though, with good coverage.
I've got nothing to hide.
Singned,
Sum Yung Gai
And thank god we have slashdot, the shimmering whatchamacalit of journalism.
The youth is wasted on the young, but the decrepitude is aptly deployed on the geezers.
Don't be such an anti-social buzzkill, man. We trying to do business here.
Works for lawyers.
This is the sorta hack that should feature on the front page, instead of machining tin can case and similar tripes.
Hope he gets some software for that thing.