I don't vote in the USA, but claiming that "one" party is the "honest" one, and the other isn't... is borderline hilarious.
They're all a bunch of crooks. The discussion of who's a bigger crook is laughable.
The reason that this election is different (Sanders and Trump) is because people have seen through the BS on BOTH sides of the US Government. The democratic establishment and the republican establishment alike are both equally terrified that their "chosen" horses might not win the race, and might get one-upped by the second-string horses that were just there to make the whole thing look legit.
Right now, at the peak of the biggest tech bubble in history, programming seems like a pretty sweet gig.
Except we are one significant market-swoon away from hordes of unemployed programmers looking to peddle their non essential skills in a job market not looking for them.
Coding is a great skill to have. All the best coders I know got started on their own. If you need a class, you're probably not going to ever be particularly good.
The Cavendish banana is a tasteless, waxy disaster of a fruit.
It is the banana equivalent of the cardboard-flavored Red Delicious apple which has been so over-engineered for shelf-life and shiny skin that all traces of flavor vanished long ago. The fact that people still eat Cavendish bananas, Red Delicious apples and various varieties of ludicrously orange oranges with skins like pachyderms. is testament to the fact that American consumers really don't want fruit that tastes good as much as they want fruit that looks like it was rendered in a 3D program.
Here in Asia, other less "industrial-grade" bananas still exist. They are sweeter, more flavorful and won't survive a plane crash like your laboratory-born neo-fruit.
The death of the Cavendish could be a wonderful thing.
Which is why the *real* elephant in the room is *browser security* and the fact that javascript *still* isn't effectively sandboxed in 2015.
That alone would be a a shockingly big deal, but making it even bigger is the fact that the world's largest ad supported company also manufactures the world's most popular web browser -- oh, and bundles Flash.
Still though-- NoScript works. Don't kill off your favorite website just because out browsers are broken.
Aside from being defeated by loads of different adblock blockers (as well as the standard http://blockadblock.com/ generated scripts) there are loads of networks like PageFair that bypass AdBlock anyway. So "letting" acceptable ads through strikes me as a best option in a losing battle.
Sodium benzoate causes cancer. They knew about it for years. When it looked like the whole story was about to break, they *silently* pull it and replace it with potassium benzoate.
Does that cause cancer? The jury's still out, but the signs aren't good.
Bottom line is, there's little doubt that KO pumped Americans full of carcinogens for decades. And the "new" alternative is highly suspect.
Is it the goal seeked science originated by marketing departments that you like?
Did you really think that after oodles of money was spent on this "experiment" that the answer would be "it tastes the same"?
This is reminiscent of the space souvenir industry in the 1970's, where trinkets that had been "in space" possessed some fetishistic value for collectors.
This isn't science at all. The determination of "it tastes different" was made by those with the profit motive to declare as much.
This is the sort of "science" that nobody should like.
Not true. It's much more sophisticated than that. I've tested the "smart" blocking vs the "block all plugins" settings and it definitely allows more than just the biggest element through, but it does block the ads.
On sites where there are Flash navigation elements, or smaller Flash applications -- they are still apparently unblocked but auto play videos are blocked.
There's more to this than meets the eye. And it's not just as simple as allowing the biggest Flash element to load.
Because by climbing into the cenotaph, and creating a micro-sized subspace vacuole to transit to the nearby moon, you will begin the next emanation. At least according to the Vinori.
Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about.
Slashdot Mirror
486 + 386 + null modem cable = 1 new universe of fun
[ Nostalgia ]
Ack.. this interface blows. Sorry AC ... wrong thread.
Uh... that "true fascist" just took issue with the anti free-speech movements on college campuses.
Do you know what a fascist is?
Exactly.
Censorship is censorship. And one should note that FB is censoring news that's rising organically.
"Warner Music Group becomes the first major music company to see physical media sales plunge to levels beneath streaming"
With practice you can win a coin toss most of the time.
http://www.wired.com/2010/11/s...
There is zero reason to assume it is a 50/50 chance.
Wait. Seriously?
I don't vote in the USA, but claiming that "one" party is the "honest" one, and the other isn't... is borderline hilarious.
They're all a bunch of crooks. The discussion of who's a bigger crook is laughable.
The reason that this election is different (Sanders and Trump) is because people have seen through the BS on BOTH sides of the US Government. The democratic establishment and the republican establishment alike are both equally terrified that their "chosen" horses might not win the race, and might get one-upped by the second-string horses that were just there to make the whole thing look legit.
Right now, at the peak of the biggest tech bubble in history, programming seems like a pretty sweet gig.
Except we are one significant market-swoon away from hordes of unemployed programmers looking to peddle their non essential skills in a job market not looking for them.
Coding is a great skill to have. All the best coders I know got started on their own. If you need a class, you're probably not going to ever be particularly good.
http://www.theatlantic.com/hea...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...
The Cavendish banana is a tasteless, waxy disaster of a fruit.
It is the banana equivalent of the cardboard-flavored Red Delicious apple which has been so over-engineered for shelf-life and shiny skin that all traces of flavor vanished long ago. The fact that people still eat Cavendish bananas, Red Delicious apples and various varieties of ludicrously orange oranges with skins like pachyderms. is testament to the fact that American consumers really don't want fruit that tastes good as much as they want fruit that looks like it was rendered in a 3D program.
Here in Asia, other less "industrial-grade" bananas still exist. They are sweeter, more flavorful and won't survive a plane crash like your laboratory-born neo-fruit.
The death of the Cavendish could be a wonderful thing.
Which is why the *real* elephant in the room is *browser security* and the fact that javascript *still* isn't effectively sandboxed in 2015.
That alone would be a a shockingly big deal, but making it even bigger is the fact that the world's largest ad supported company also manufactures the world's most popular web browser -- oh, and bundles Flash.
Still though-- NoScript works. Don't kill off your favorite website just because out browsers are broken.
What's this "human tolerance" language and why is it so ridiculous?
Oh. Because there's an agenda at work. Never mind.
> "false, misleading, and inauthentic"
Like, advertising?
And before you say, "yes but we know advertising is advertising, and this is masquerading as something else"...
Consider the reality of "Native Advertising", the advertising industry's response to ad blocking: http://bit.ly/native_adverts
The Ferengi still used it... and the Federation used it to trade with the Ferengi.
Why does an anonymous leak site even store identifying information? Isn't the best defense to never even keep the data?
Aside from being defeated by loads of different adblock blockers (as well as the standard http://blockadblock.com/ generated scripts) there are loads of networks like PageFair that bypass AdBlock anyway. So "letting" acceptable ads through strikes me as a best option in a losing battle.
Sodium benzoate causes cancer. They knew about it for years. When it looked like the whole story was about to break, they *silently* pull it and replace it with potassium benzoate.
Does that cause cancer? The jury's still out, but the signs aren't good.
Bottom line is, there's little doubt that KO pumped Americans full of carcinogens for decades. And the "new" alternative is highly suspect.
Something tells me Ed Regis isn't about to climb Everest either.
But was the company actively involved in the illegal activity?
It was it just some users.
Because YouTube is also home to hundreds of thousands of pieces of pirated material on any given day.
And my personal favorite copyright violation tool is Pinterest, whose entire business involves republishing and distributing copyrighted works.
Is it the goal seeked science originated by marketing departments that you like?
Did you really think that after oodles of money was spent on this "experiment" that the answer would be "it tastes the same"?
This is reminiscent of the space souvenir industry in the 1970's, where trinkets that had been "in space" possessed some fetishistic value for collectors.
This isn't science at all. The determination of "it tastes different" was made by those with the profit motive to declare as much.
This is the sort of "science" that nobody should like.
Agreed. Flash for video is absolutely non-essential.
For games though, there are still far more (and better) web games for Flash than there are for noFlash.
That will of course eventually change.
Not true. It's much more sophisticated than that. I've tested the "smart" blocking vs the "block all plugins" settings and it definitely allows more than just the biggest element through, but it does block the ads.
On sites where there are Flash navigation elements, or smaller Flash applications -- they are still apparently unblocked but auto play videos are blocked.
There's more to this than meets the eye. And it's not just as simple as allowing the biggest Flash element to load.
As a former financial analyst I could probably name 100 innovations in Excel alone.
Don't feed the idiot trolls. Microsoft = Bad is all they know.
It's totally not dystopian as long as you lock your doors, cover your windows and don't use any communications equipment.
Also, don't drink the water.
Because by climbing into the cenotaph, and creating a micro-sized subspace vacuole to transit to the nearby moon, you will begin the next emanation. At least according to the Vinori.
Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about.