Hasn't the Thiel connection been documented? It was presented as fact on a documentary I saw on Netflix. Genuinely curious. I like to get the facts before going all Myanmar/Facebook on everyone.
They are full of shit. I wish people would stop with the "black hole" shit and just call it a "massive gravity anomoly" instead. Black holes are theoretical and using the term serves only to confuse the plebs who now think they are a real thing--a fact. Fake news.
People say they buy Apple products because "they just work." I can get that with a Lenovo, save money, look really smart, and skip all the fucking drama.
This functionality you dream of will not work unless users know it will be available on every device they have and for every document. It has to be ubiquitous or it will not add value. I think developers recognize this and stay away from building a killer app because it would be so difficult to achieve ubiquity. Apple could do it though it would still be a tall effort. Someone like myself would want it to be cross-platform as well--or else it is not ubiquitous.
Of all the buffoonary implicit to Trump his election most likely staved off a war with Russia. Most people have no idea how heated and sensitive the rhetoric had become, a lot of which was showing up in the election. Both the Democrats and Republicans were railing against Russia while the behind-the-scenes diplomatic situation deteriorated. It was as if they were trying to back Russia into a corner to prompt an action.
The US was pressuring Russia, pushing Putin's buttons, while exclaiming to the American public how evil and militant Russia is. All because they want Russia to back out of Crimea and Ukraine. Both the US and Russia are trying to influence the self-determination of the eastern European countries along with the EU.
Soldiers are well behaved generally. Mercenaries are often psychopaths. I remember watching footage that fit exactly what you described except it was mercenaries hired by the US government shooting people from the roof tops like it was a game--jumping up and down laughing and high-fiving each other. US Soldiers will end up in jail for doing that shit.
Shooting targets? Laughing with giddy squeals as you empty clip after clip? There is a lot of variance in ammunition performance across different weapons. Some people enjoy studying the nearly infinite number of variances and testing ballistics--reloading ammunition. The sport has been around for a looooong time. Rarely do these people shoot a living thing. I am a firearms enthusiast who has only shot one living thing in their entire life. A rabid pit bull (I hated the dog but it was still emotionally difficult to kill it). A lot of these guys will go out west to shoot very long distances in tournaments. It is a meditation and an accomplishment to load your own ammo, build your own rifle, and test its limits. Again, no one is killed or harmed or in danger. So fuck off.
I tried not having a phone before. It was wonderful. My boss gave me a harsh look and said "Get a phone."
You must have a phone to live in the US and participate in society. Will I live in the woods without a phone one day? Yes. At that point I will not give one fuck who the government is (Chinese, American, Canadian), what is on TV, who is running for office. Checked the fuck out.
Society can not and will not function in that state. The expectations of a citizen demand they all have access to communications. It is clear that includes the internet as was once (and still is) true of a phone. Access to the internet is a fundamental human right required to promote self-determination on a large scale.
I doubt that these metaphors are helping people understand this issue. They are good for getting people to think they understand after they hear your argument though.
It will never work. Consumers have a massive amount of power when their outrage is focused, especially when dealing in regulated industries. We expect to have unlimited super high speed internet for $50 a month and by fuck we WILL have it. We are in the age of voting yourself property and wealth. The average person who is going to matter in the next twenty years views internet as a fundamental human right.
Rome was making tons of laws as it was falling. We are doing the same thing. In several hundred years someone will use hate and whataboutisms to take power in an attempt to establish the 2nd Riech of America. It will be glorious.
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Hasn't the Thiel connection been documented? It was presented as fact on a documentary I saw on Netflix. Genuinely curious. I like to get the facts before going all Myanmar/Facebook on everyone.
"90% error box of 1.6 degrees x 0.8 degree"
Which translates to "maybe it was this galaxy...or no it was that one....oh, which one was it again?"
They are full of shit. I wish people would stop with the "black hole" shit and just call it a "massive gravity anomoly" instead. Black holes are theoretical and using the term serves only to confuse the plebs who now think they are a real thing--a fact. Fake news.
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People say they buy Apple products because "they just work." I can get that with a Lenovo, save money, look really smart, and skip all the fucking drama.
This functionality you dream of will not work unless users know it will be available on every device they have and for every document. It has to be ubiquitous or it will not add value. I think developers recognize this and stay away from building a killer app because it would be so difficult to achieve ubiquity. Apple could do it though it would still be a tall effort. Someone like myself would want it to be cross-platform as well--or else it is not ubiquitous.
They blew wacom out of the water with the 2017 iPad Pro 12".
Freedom?
No need. They have a world full of Apple fools to exploit for decades.
Not for machine code.
Right. I thought it was a mad-lib until I read the comments.
Of all the buffoonary implicit to Trump his election most likely staved off a war with Russia. Most people have no idea how heated and sensitive the rhetoric had become, a lot of which was showing up in the election. Both the Democrats and Republicans were railing against Russia while the behind-the-scenes diplomatic situation deteriorated. It was as if they were trying to back Russia into a corner to prompt an action.
The US was pressuring Russia, pushing Putin's buttons, while exclaiming to the American public how evil and militant Russia is. All because they want Russia to back out of Crimea and Ukraine. Both the US and Russia are trying to influence the self-determination of the eastern European countries along with the EU.
Nor is this the place to respond to trolls.
....and neither have democrats. Proof: last election. Nobody won.
"I never get on the internet" --Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Good riddance.
Soldiers are well behaved generally. Mercenaries are often psychopaths. I remember watching footage that fit exactly what you described except it was mercenaries hired by the US government shooting people from the roof tops like it was a game--jumping up and down laughing and high-fiving each other. US Soldiers will end up in jail for doing that shit.
Yeah...If I was going to take to the field I would not be carrying AR trash. Springfield M1A.
It was assumed to mean cannons as well. Couldn't function as a defense force (militia) without them.
"incredibly different impact on society "
Really stretching your argument there.
Shooting targets? Laughing with giddy squeals as you empty clip after clip? There is a lot of variance in ammunition performance across different weapons. Some people enjoy studying the nearly infinite number of variances and testing ballistics--reloading ammunition. The sport has been around for a looooong time. Rarely do these people shoot a living thing. I am a firearms enthusiast who has only shot one living thing in their entire life. A rabid pit bull (I hated the dog but it was still emotionally difficult to kill it). A lot of these guys will go out west to shoot very long distances in tournaments. It is a meditation and an accomplishment to load your own ammo, build your own rifle, and test its limits. Again, no one is killed or harmed or in danger. So fuck off.
I tried not having a phone before. It was wonderful. My boss gave me a harsh look and said "Get a phone."
You must have a phone to live in the US and participate in society. Will I live in the woods without a phone one day? Yes. At that point I will not give one fuck who the government is (Chinese, American, Canadian), what is on TV, who is running for office. Checked the fuck out.
Society can not and will not function in that state. The expectations of a citizen demand they all have access to communications. It is clear that includes the internet as was once (and still is) true of a phone. Access to the internet is a fundamental human right required to promote self-determination on a large scale.
I doubt that these metaphors are helping people understand this issue. They are good for getting people to think they understand after they hear your argument though.
It will never work. Consumers have a massive amount of power when their outrage is focused, especially when dealing in regulated industries. We expect to have unlimited super high speed internet for $50 a month and by fuck we WILL have it. We are in the age of voting yourself property and wealth. The average person who is going to matter in the next twenty years views internet as a fundamental human right.
If I was appointed a justice I would just recuse myself from every case. No controversy, plenty of profit.
Rome was making tons of laws as it was falling. We are doing the same thing. In several hundred years someone will use hate and whataboutisms to take power in an attempt to establish the 2nd Riech of America. It will be glorious.