That story summation sounds a bit like an over-the-top infomercial with all its claims of how simple it all is. If it was all so simple we'd be doing it already. The electric companies answer to stock holders the same way corporations do, so if you can do something more cheaply with less risk and still make the same money then by economic osmosis that's where the industry would head. Maybe it's going to head there soon, but it can't just be all so simple as the summation surmises.
Exactly. It's how I keep in touch with people I don't live near anymore and how I hear about social and cycling events in my area. I joined a Euchre group of really nice people through FB and we (the cycling crowd) all keep in touch with each other about what rides we are going on and share pictures of our events and races. It's really quite useful when used properly. Making an informative post is like making a conference call to hundreds of people and it only takes seconds. Efficiency is really it's attraction.
In my case I do most of the house cleaning myself, though I know that people have dropped me from their list too, of course. So when someone isn't in my list anymore it was probably my choice, not theirs. So it doesn't really matter that the list is "public" since you never really know who dropped who and why, unless they had some sort of "public" spat to make it obvious. I also use FB as my soapbox for social commentary which is also why I clean house from time to time. I know who is interested and who's annoyed, so I do them the favor of just deleting them if they don't participate in the discussions. I don't delete people who disagree with me because that quells the debate-and what fun is that? But they usually drop me eventually because some people just don't debate very well and hate to lose. Which brings me to my point - I do not, under any circumstances, put co-workers on my friends list. That's what Linked-In is for.
I'm pretty sure I don't really give a crap who drops me. I go through my list and clean house about once every couple months. As a racing cyclist I get friend invites all the time from people I barely know. I keep them around for a while and if they don't participate or I find I really don't like them in person I add them to the drop list for next housecleaning time. People worry about what other people think about them WAY too much. I just don't give a fuck.
My math teachers were math majors in college. My English teachers were English majors in college. My science teachers were, well, adequate at teaching the curriculum they were given. Of course, in 1980, NOT teaching about evolution in biology class was akin to not teaching what a noun or verb is in English class.
So what about all of us non-techies who went to PCPitstop.com or speedguide.net and installed all those registry tweaks that modified our TCP/IP window sizes and other such things we really have no clue about what the real consequences or advantages are?
You can't prove a negative. There is no such thing as ghosts so no baseline could possibly be taken to be able to "prove" they don't exist. It's an absolutely silly notion that you needn't waste your time with other than to try and get help for those in your life who believe in such nonsense.
I have no problem with this at all. Let's first strike their dumbasses out of existence. They probably wouldn't be able to launch any real type of response and anything they did launch would probably have a very low success rate of functioning properly. I'm sure there are some nuke loaded Tomahawks on a carrier or Tridents on a sub nearby. Target every possible government building and end this nonsense in one day.
By the US govt.? Try by the rest of the world. Just because the peaceniks in Europe march in the streets doesn't mean that their governments actually give a damn about what they are marching about. The world wants us on that wall. The world NEEDS us on that wall. We are Team America: World Police because dammit, we're the only ones who can do the job. Of course there is waste, but you can forget about the US hanging up its badge and turning in its weapons. Carriers are needed because they are. Just because you have a philosophical problem with that doesn't change anything. The world is still a dangerous place and would be even more dangerous if we weren't walking the beat.
Invading Iraq actually was a good idea, but what does that actually have to do with the original topic and the article? You discount his first-hand account of a situation just because you disagree with his politics? Hmmm...that's predictable and damning. WMDs don't even enter into the good reasons for regime change in Iraq. I think you are the one who may need to be pinched to be wrested from your delusional fog. We were talking about Chavez. He's obviously insane. You ignore detailed, factual accounts of his insanity. You wake the fuck up.
Actually, you can choose not to do business with the government if you go completely off the grid and live a subsistence life off the land that you rent. But who the hell wants to do that? Just bite the bullet and understand there is no such thing as privacy anymore and in this age of terrorism potential we give up certain freedoms. Thankfully freedom of speech and the press are still very much alive and well in "this country". You wouldn't have been able to make your initial post with impunity if that was not the case.
I just lost my job for voicing my displeasure with a policy that I felt was misguided and misleading, basically just plain dishonest, but guess what, I'm still unemployed. If you want a job with a company - in the case the US govt. - I would suggest you refrain from actions that your employer could see as being critical of it.
The email said nothing of READING the Wikileaks material. It advised against posting anything about it on social media sites. So once again a slashdot headline is misleading. The whole premise of the story is BS so yes, nothing to see here.
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Sorry, but I subscribe to the periodical, If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is.
That story summation sounds a bit like an over-the-top infomercial with all its claims of how simple it all is. If it was all so simple we'd be doing it already. The electric companies answer to stock holders the same way corporations do, so if you can do something more cheaply with less risk and still make the same money then by economic osmosis that's where the industry would head. Maybe it's going to head there soon, but it can't just be all so simple as the summation surmises.
Free is a relative term.
Exactly. It's how I keep in touch with people I don't live near anymore and how I hear about social and cycling events in my area. I joined a Euchre group of really nice people through FB and we (the cycling crowd) all keep in touch with each other about what rides we are going on and share pictures of our events and races. It's really quite useful when used properly. Making an informative post is like making a conference call to hundreds of people and it only takes seconds. Efficiency is really it's attraction.
In my case I do most of the house cleaning myself, though I know that people have dropped me from their list too, of course. So when someone isn't in my list anymore it was probably my choice, not theirs. So it doesn't really matter that the list is "public" since you never really know who dropped who and why, unless they had some sort of "public" spat to make it obvious. I also use FB as my soapbox for social commentary which is also why I clean house from time to time. I know who is interested and who's annoyed, so I do them the favor of just deleting them if they don't participate in the discussions. I don't delete people who disagree with me because that quells the debate-and what fun is that? But they usually drop me eventually because some people just don't debate very well and hate to lose. Which brings me to my point - I do not, under any circumstances, put co-workers on my friends list. That's what Linked-In is for.
I'm pretty sure I don't really give a crap who drops me. I go through my list and clean house about once every couple months. As a racing cyclist I get friend invites all the time from people I barely know. I keep them around for a while and if they don't participate or I find I really don't like them in person I add them to the drop list for next housecleaning time. People worry about what other people think about them WAY too much. I just don't give a fuck.
My math teachers were math majors in college. My English teachers were English majors in college. My science teachers were, well, adequate at teaching the curriculum they were given. Of course, in 1980, NOT teaching about evolution in biology class was akin to not teaching what a noun or verb is in English class.
So what about all of us non-techies who went to PCPitstop.com or speedguide.net and installed all those registry tweaks that modified our TCP/IP window sizes and other such things we really have no clue about what the real consequences or advantages are?
Finally, someone understands why we went into Iraq and explained it so everyone else could understand. Nice job.
You can't prove a negative. There is no such thing as ghosts so no baseline could possibly be taken to be able to "prove" they don't exist. It's an absolutely silly notion that you needn't waste your time with other than to try and get help for those in your life who believe in such nonsense.
I AM the law!
Funny and serious as a heart attack.
I have no problem with this at all. Let's first strike their dumbasses out of existence. They probably wouldn't be able to launch any real type of response and anything they did launch would probably have a very low success rate of functioning properly. I'm sure there are some nuke loaded Tomahawks on a carrier or Tridents on a sub nearby. Target every possible government building and end this nonsense in one day.
By the US govt.? Try by the rest of the world. Just because the peaceniks in Europe march in the streets doesn't mean that their governments actually give a damn about what they are marching about. The world wants us on that wall. The world NEEDS us on that wall. We are Team America: World Police because dammit, we're the only ones who can do the job. Of course there is waste, but you can forget about the US hanging up its badge and turning in its weapons. Carriers are needed because they are. Just because you have a philosophical problem with that doesn't change anything. The world is still a dangerous place and would be even more dangerous if we weren't walking the beat.
Invading Iraq actually was a good idea, but what does that actually have to do with the original topic and the article? You discount his first-hand account of a situation just because you disagree with his politics? Hmmm...that's predictable and damning. WMDs don't even enter into the good reasons for regime change in Iraq. I think you are the one who may need to be pinched to be wrested from your delusional fog. We were talking about Chavez. He's obviously insane. You ignore detailed, factual accounts of his insanity. You wake the fuck up.
And just for the shits and giggles. Here's a first hand account of how loopy Chavez really is. http://www.slate.com/id/2262520/
You're quite delusional. But thanks for playing.
Actually, you can choose not to do business with the government if you go completely off the grid and live a subsistence life off the land that you rent. But who the hell wants to do that? Just bite the bullet and understand there is no such thing as privacy anymore and in this age of terrorism potential we give up certain freedoms. Thankfully freedom of speech and the press are still very much alive and well in "this country". You wouldn't have been able to make your initial post with impunity if that was not the case.
I'm surprised it took this long. Chavez appears to be stupid as well as crazy.
I just lost my job for voicing my displeasure with a policy that I felt was misguided and misleading, basically just plain dishonest, but guess what, I'm still unemployed. If you want a job with a company - in the case the US govt. - I would suggest you refrain from actions that your employer could see as being critical of it.
The email said nothing of READING the Wikileaks material. It advised against posting anything about it on social media sites. So once again a slashdot headline is misleading. The whole premise of the story is BS so yes, nothing to see here.
Or does anyone even give a shit?
This is the FOX News way of writing headlines. Just enough truth to keep the lawyers at bay, but hardly accurate.
No one who wanted to remain un-incarcerated at least.
Just one more thing for hackers to try and mess with.