Yeah totally. Freedom of speech should be thrown under the bus because a small minority of women don't have the mental fortitude to tell whether or not they are eating healthy. That makes sense...
Who has a difficult to impossible time making it to the polls? They are required to be handicap friendly, within the county/city limits, and employers are required by law to allow employees to get time off to go vote. I don't understand how it could be that difficult. And considering 40-50% of the population is going to the polling station, it's not like you can't hitch a ride... And even if all that is impossible, they have absentee voting. I don't understand why the ease of use benefit is worth risking the viability of results.
It's called an "explorer post." My troop was hosted by a kids Dad who was an engineer at a company that made Mars rover prototypes for NASA. We made websites for ourselves to start out, which they hosted on the companies web server (*nix running apache), and after we learned http we made websites for for car dealerships and other small businesses to raise money for the post. Among the many cool activities we did, they also let us program very expensive Mars rover prototypes to walk around and explore the office and we had challenges to see who could program the best runs etc...
That experience, and having a computer in my room at very young age, are probably the two biggest reasons why I ended up choosing a career in Engineering. I have often thought that if I ever get off my lazy butt to do something good for the community it would be a technology explorer post like the one I was lucky enough to get into.
Interesting read. It seems a lot more reasonable than his op-ed piece. I think one of the most telling things from his blog post is this:
"The fact is, content and tech need each other."
He is absolutely correct. Now I wish he would tell us how exactly the RIAA is helping to create content, or protect the artists (aka content creators). Because all I see them doing is protecting the dinosaurs that still run the music industry.
Artists who are true to their craft want people to listen to their music, and if they make a ton of money off of it that's a bonus. If I was an independent musician that uploaded my new music video to youtube and got 50 million views, I would make a nice piece of change on that ad revenue (and using existing laws I could task youtube with making sure other users don't re-post my stuff). The RIAA is all about protecting the middle man from getting screwed out of that money and putting consumers over a barrel while compensating the artist as little as possible. It has nothing to do with protecting or creating content.
Fyi, while I and some historians agree with your assessment regarding the root cause of the Civil War, the states rights argument is blasphemy in the California State University system these days. I experienced it first hand from multiple History professors.
It's a sad day when politics and faith start overruling facts and the historical record in what is considered to be a respectable University system. I suspect it's just a matter of time until the censors start taking books off the shelves and deleting information that disagrees with their various paradigms and monetary interests. Oh wait, they already have.
Agnostics/Athiests tend to brush aside religion like it has no consequence on our lives because we don't believe in it. That simply isn't the way things work. Religion still dominates most people's moral compasses (including those who claim ahtiest/agnostic) and it affects many facets of our lives. Hell, the western world is still effectively fighting the crusades. We can deny it or point out very human fallacies with religion all we want, but it doesn't change the fact that it matters. A lot.
Hearing a politician calling out other politicians for politicizing science is like Cheech calling Chong a pothead.
None of these politicians give a rats ass about global warming, nuclear power, personal liberty, space exploration or anything that matters to me. If they did, they would be scientists, engineers, or ex-patriots. It's all about the money and the power. Trying to align your beliefs with a professional politician or major political party is giving away your ability to think freely and objectively. Just don't do it.
Right. I guess I could have provided the context that this guy abused other drugs and alcohol but Adderall was his eventual downfall. I guess that is why it seems more dangerous to me than booze or pot.
Yeah I tried a pill. It didn't do anything to me. Or at least anything I could feel. As I said in my post, IMO Adderall is less addictive than meth, oxycontin (a synthetic opiate), and coke. It is definitely a dangerous drug when abused (like all drugs). But I've never seen anyone lose themselves with weed or booze the way this guy did when he was snorting Adderall. He acted like a tweaker when doing it, and was extremely paranoid, not sleeping, wouldn't stop moving, etc...
One of my old roommates got addicted to Adderall in college. It was originally prescribed to him by a therapist. I don't know what his problem really was (he once claimed to have ADD, I said "join the club"), but he attributed graduating from Penn State to the drug. When he lived with me he was snorting the stuff and buying it on the black market (on top of his prescription). He'd often be up all night vacuuming and moving things around. Then he couldn't make rent, largely because he spent all his $ on his addiction, and he was evicted. He would share his stash with other roommates from time to time, with mixed results. Some liked it, others didn't. None got hooked like him though. Admittedly, some people get addicted to things easier than others and some drugs are more addictive than others but I saw the effects of Adderall abuse first hand and it wasn't pretty.
IMIO, Adderall is more addictive than alcohol and weed but probably less addictive than oxycotin, meth, or coke. It's not stuff to be messed with unless you really need it.
These awards organizations are so politicized it no longer matters what their mission statements are. It's a popularity contest, namely in that they will give an award to whoever will make them the most popular, regardless of how much it tarnishes the organization.
After 13 years, I am getting to the point of just giving up on/. as my homepage. I don't know what the plan is but this website is becoming a politicized thinkgeek advertisement more and more that last 2-3 years.
Go read the comments section on the article (it's now locked).
The Times makes it's position very clear, by only giving their shiny Times approved stamp to the few comments in support of the RIAA. The paper supports SOPA/PIPA and legislature like it that erodes our liberties in the name of making more money for their traditional media company.
I wrote them a letter and will never read any NYT publications again.
As much as I dislike how politicized the summary, and the issue has become, I followed the link. And good god man! Terrible article and the comments section really made me angry. It was locked to new comments, I read the most recent 50, 49 of them were anti-SOPA/PIPA. The one comment that supported the RIAA stance had a shiny little NYT stamp of approval next to it, So, obviously that publication still doesn't get it. I just wrote them letter in response and said I will never visit the NYT website again and definitely won't ever pay for a print version of any of their publications. So I guess I'm now a NYT enemy for life...
Or maybe you should have thrown them back and told 'em to fuck off. I never played football but I learned at a young age to stand up for myself and my friends, even if it means a one (or two or three) time beat down. It's way better than getting shit on every day. Even now, I run into Engineer bullies in the corporate world, and I have never met one that didn't back down when they got called out (works a LOT better if called out in front of their boss). When executed well, not only will the bully leave you alone, but your coworkers/friends will have your back moving forward.
For me, working with nerds that are so used to being bullied, I have the opposite problem of always having to make sure I don't accidentally bully someone because I can't even tell if they have no opinion, aren't paying attention, or do have a valid argument but are so meek that they can't elucidate their thoughts. To me, meekness is surprisingly common in the Engineering world and definitely counter productive.
While I agree with your overall point, I do want to say that there is a LOT more to a playing physical team sport than video games or tiddlywinks. Communication, compassion, synergy, teamwork, etc are all things that can happen with a game like football. And those experiences can help people succeed in the real world.
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Yeah totally. Freedom of speech should be thrown under the bus because a small minority of women don't have the mental fortitude to tell whether or not they are eating healthy. That makes sense...
Who has a difficult to impossible time making it to the polls? They are required to be handicap friendly, within the county/city limits, and employers are required by law to allow employees to get time off to go vote. I don't understand how it could be that difficult. And considering 40-50% of the population is going to the polling station, it's not like you can't hitch a ride... And even if all that is impossible, they have absentee voting. I don't understand why the ease of use benefit is worth risking the viability of results.
It's called an "explorer post." My troop was hosted by a kids Dad who was an engineer at a company that made Mars rover prototypes for NASA. We made websites for ourselves to start out, which they hosted on the companies web server (*nix running apache), and after we learned http we made websites for for car dealerships and other small businesses to raise money for the post. Among the many cool activities we did, they also let us program very expensive Mars rover prototypes to walk around and explore the office and we had challenges to see who could program the best runs etc...
That experience, and having a computer in my room at very young age, are probably the two biggest reasons why I ended up choosing a career in Engineering. I have often thought that if I ever get off my lazy butt to do something good for the community it would be a technology explorer post like the one I was lucky enough to get into.
Interesting read. It seems a lot more reasonable than his op-ed piece. I think one of the most telling things from his blog post is this:
"The fact is, content and tech need each other."
He is absolutely correct. Now I wish he would tell us how exactly the RIAA is helping to create content, or protect the artists (aka content creators). Because all I see them doing is protecting the dinosaurs that still run the music industry.
Artists who are true to their craft want people to listen to their music, and if they make a ton of money off of it that's a bonus. If I was an independent musician that uploaded my new music video to youtube and got 50 million views, I would make a nice piece of change on that ad revenue (and using existing laws I could task youtube with making sure other users don't re-post my stuff). The RIAA is all about protecting the middle man from getting screwed out of that money and putting consumers over a barrel while compensating the artist as little as possible. It has nothing to do with protecting or creating content.
And what does any of this have to do with carving up the internet?
http://www.vashiva.com/
Talk about a self-aggrandizing asshat...
True. But perhaps this will put some of the anti-vaccine blowhards to rest.
Fyi, while I and some historians agree with your assessment regarding the root cause of the Civil War, the states rights argument is blasphemy in the California State University system these days. I experienced it first hand from multiple History professors.
It's a sad day when politics and faith start overruling facts and the historical record in what is considered to be a respectable University system. I suspect it's just a matter of time until the censors start taking books off the shelves and deleting information that disagrees with their various paradigms and monetary interests. Oh wait, they already have.
Agnostics/Athiests tend to brush aside religion like it has no consequence on our lives because we don't believe in it. That simply isn't the way things work. Religion still dominates most people's moral compasses (including those who claim ahtiest/agnostic) and it affects many facets of our lives. Hell, the western world is still effectively fighting the crusades. We can deny it or point out very human fallacies with religion all we want, but it doesn't change the fact that it matters. A lot.
Hearing a politician calling out other politicians for politicizing science is like Cheech calling Chong a pothead.
None of these politicians give a rats ass about global warming, nuclear power, personal liberty, space exploration or anything that matters to me. If they did, they would be scientists, engineers, or ex-patriots. It's all about the money and the power. Trying to align your beliefs with a professional politician or major political party is giving away your ability to think freely and objectively. Just don't do it.
Who cares what the bible has to say?
Roughly 2 billion people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups#Largest_religions_or_belief_systems_by_number_of_adherents
Lost in translation perhaps? I don't speak Italian...
Right. I guess I could have provided the context that this guy abused other drugs and alcohol but Adderall was his eventual downfall. I guess that is why it seems more dangerous to me than booze or pot.
Yeah I tried a pill. It didn't do anything to me. Or at least anything I could feel. As I said in my post, IMO Adderall is less addictive than meth, oxycontin (a synthetic opiate), and coke. It is definitely a dangerous drug when abused (like all drugs). But I've never seen anyone lose themselves with weed or booze the way this guy did when he was snorting Adderall. He acted like a tweaker when doing it, and was extremely paranoid, not sleeping, wouldn't stop moving, etc...
One of my old roommates got addicted to Adderall in college. It was originally prescribed to him by a therapist. I don't know what his problem really was (he once claimed to have ADD, I said "join the club"), but he attributed graduating from Penn State to the drug. When he lived with me he was snorting the stuff and buying it on the black market (on top of his prescription). He'd often be up all night vacuuming and moving things around. Then he couldn't make rent, largely because he spent all his $ on his addiction, and he was evicted. He would share his stash with other roommates from time to time, with mixed results. Some liked it, others didn't. None got hooked like him though. Admittedly, some people get addicted to things easier than others and some drugs are more addictive than others but I saw the effects of Adderall abuse first hand and it wasn't pretty.
IMIO, Adderall is more addictive than alcohol and weed but probably less addictive than oxycotin, meth, or coke. It's not stuff to be messed with unless you really need it.
They are more easily bought by corporate interests and their voters are less informed.
Going off his sig, he's just trying to kill some minds.
These awards organizations are so politicized it no longer matters what their mission statements are. It's a popularity contest, namely in that they will give an award to whoever will make them the most popular, regardless of how much it tarnishes the organization.
Pathetic.
A new slashdot appears?
/. as my homepage. I don't know what the plan is but this website is becoming a politicized thinkgeek advertisement more and more that last 2-3 years.
After 13 years, I am getting to the point of just giving up on
Go read the comments section on the article (it's now locked).
The Times makes it's position very clear, by only giving their shiny Times approved stamp to the few comments in support of the RIAA. The paper supports SOPA/PIPA and legislature like it that erodes our liberties in the name of making more money for their traditional media company.
I wrote them a letter and will never read any NYT publications again.
Here! Here!
As much as I dislike how politicized the summary, and the issue has become, I followed the link. And good god man! Terrible article and the comments section really made me angry. It was locked to new comments, I read the most recent 50, 49 of them were anti-SOPA/PIPA. The one comment that supported the RIAA stance had a shiny little NYT stamp of approval next to it, So, obviously that publication still doesn't get it. I just wrote them letter in response and said I will never visit the NYT website again and definitely won't ever pay for a print version of any of their publications. So I guess I'm now a NYT enemy for life...
Or maybe you should have thrown them back and told 'em to fuck off. I never played football but I learned at a young age to stand up for myself and my friends, even if it means a one (or two or three) time beat down. It's way better than getting shit on every day. Even now, I run into Engineer bullies in the corporate world, and I have never met one that didn't back down when they got called out (works a LOT better if called out in front of their boss). When executed well, not only will the bully leave you alone, but your coworkers/friends will have your back moving forward.
For me, working with nerds that are so used to being bullied, I have the opposite problem of always having to make sure I don't accidentally bully someone because I can't even tell if they have no opinion, aren't paying attention, or do have a valid argument but are so meek that they can't elucidate their thoughts. To me, meekness is surprisingly common in the Engineering world and definitely counter productive.
I guess I left out exercise...
While I agree with your overall point, I do want to say that there is a LOT more to a playing physical team sport than video games or tiddlywinks. Communication, compassion, synergy, teamwork, etc are all things that can happen with a game like football. And those experiences can help people succeed in the real world.
/ducks from shoe throwing, sports hating, /.ers
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/02/super-bowl-giants-patriots-owners-campaign-donations-/1