Further to that topic, CGI lets you create camera moves which are not possible in real life, in the sense that even if there was a fantasy/sci-fi/action/whatever thing going on, there's nowhere that you could physically place a camera which would get that shot. It violates the logic of the universe, which breaks the illusion for many people. In a film like Inception it can work but only because it's set in a surreal dreamscape, so you buy that it could work in that universe. But in a film like The A-Team it just looks ridiculous.
I loved the shakycam space battle scenes from the remake of Battlestar Galactica.
Which speaks to thte massive over use CGITO tell the truth - we are over inundated with it, and I for one find it boring, some sort of replacement for plot and character development.
Except the demographics of the bums isn't 50 and 30 years of work behind them. It is 25-30 and never worked.
guess I'm just a fucking liar eh? Thanks for playing, live long and prosper.
My cloud sits on the desk nearby. And Microsoft has no control over how much I can use.
Out of curiosity, what do you use? I am shopping for a new storage array, and am a bit unsettled on the direction to go. Was almost thinking of a build-your-own NAS this time, but if you were to recommend a better option, it might sway me.
I use two different systems. One is a separate Hard drive with all of my files stored on it, and the other is a Time Machine backup with all of my files plus all of thefiles on teh other drive. It's a weird sort of massive redundancy and of course mac Centric. I'm also adding another drive that will be placed in another area in the house that is likely to remain untouched if there is a fire. It's not perfect, no system is, but it's worked very well so far. And I have a botload of multiple backups.
But we are eliminating all other programs - that's the premise of UBI. So no more section 8 housing, no more food stamps, no more WIC food (whatever that is). All that remains is that $10k from UBI, which you have just stated is simply not enough.
So what is it:
- You secretly want to keep some other social programs active, despite promising that UBI would be the end of it?
- You want to drive people deeper into poverty than they are today?
-...?
Something magic about 1 thousand dollars? The sun will go nova or something if its even $10,000.01
Really really bad argument. This program won't ever happen here in the US of A in the first place, because the Job creaters will be able to strut around like they just boned Taylor Swift as they proclaim the virtues of the free market and how they are what stand between the tools of the devil......
While behind the scenes, they agitate for the Government programs that allow them and their Gods, the stockholders, to extract money from the government and put it in their own pockets in the form of wages they don't have to pay.
Since welfare reform social security disability has been steadily growing by one million people/year.
It is the new welfare.
You are correct. I was also listening to a "This American Life that explained the issue.
It is the beginning of the non-working society, which a lot of people think will happen when Robots take over most jobs. In fact, it has arrived, and is getting started. Many of these people are in their 50's, and have been laid off from lo-moderate skilled jobs. They have run through their unemployment, and will never ever work again.
The problem as it were, is that they are pretty much unhireable except as maybe a greeter or shelf stocker, or in a fast food place. But most of those places don't want people that age, and in those numbers. So here you have an unhireable person in a town full of unhireable people. And picking up and moving to another town will just find them in the same place.
So what do you do with these unhireables? Make work programs? Prisons? 21st Century versions of poorhouses? Line em up and a free bullet to the back of the head? They're here, and they will be growing.
Its a race now. Can we adapt, or will China become the new superpower by turning our most cherished principles against us. The greed that is now worshipped as the Alpha and Omega of everything, the driving engine that can do no wrong, might just do us in. Because that poor fellow that lost his job when they moved the Mill to china - fuck him, he shouldn't have pickd that job. That woman who lost her job in the clothes factory. Lazy fucking leech, no wonder she isn't working if all she could do is make clothing. Good for the lazy assholes, They ought to die and save us money.
Except they have a tendency to riot and kill people on their way down. Have to do something with them, they'll probably live a few more years ya know. Pehaps they should eat cake?
Weird. Where I worked last, we went from three accountants and one staff assistant, to an entire division of accountants, plus embedded accounts in every other division. The accounting was the largest growth of the place.
And they sucked up all of the overhead very nicely. I used to joke about them hiring a 100 K accountant to keep track of the 5K worth of pencils we used each year. Turns out that wasn't all that far off.
I think they're busy deciding which country to set as their headquarters for tax reasons and what internal costs to invent so that the income is made where it should be to minimize costs. For example, having the headquarters in Ireland and paying them all their income to use their brand name elsewhere so they make no profit where it would be taxed.
Many people living on SS or SS disability are doing just that.
lists the price of a one bedroom apartment outside the city center as $900/month, i.e. around $11,000/year. There would be no money left over for food, education, medicine, etc., so anyone who is poor today would still be poor under this new system - and living out on the street.
I think you nailed strawman perfectly in your argument. You have managed to throw people into the street, and yet there are people living in actual buildings and places now who are bringing in that much.
The present system is rather more complex than your simple math argument. But at base, there is a little more math and non pecuniary sources of the things needed to live.
Many of these people are living in what is called "section 8" housing, where the landlord is reimbursed by the government for the difference between market value and what the tenant pays. This has the effect of adding mightily to that number per recipient. In addition, many get food stamps. More government payout. Young mothers with young children might get WIC food. There are a few more, but you should get the gist of the hidden money that is going out.
The system as it is, is badly broken. Which is why I have to laugh at those who rail on about minimum wage increases. Those good free market capitalists who have kept minimum wage low beyond earlier market value of the wage, are secretly very liberal and socialist at heart, having managed to suck at the governments tit to have their employees collect welfare like programs so that they can service their stockholders.
Current welfare programs cover a small fraction of the US population, taken individually, and there are very few, if any, people getting assistance from most or all welfare programs.
Hear hear! I know of no Welfare program that is anything other than small, and of very limited time. The only thing about welfare that has increased is the hyperbole of those who are still ranting about "welfare queens".
This universal basic income idea is a fraud. The path to prosperity is to eliminate the minimum wage, tax cuts for the job creators, and complete and total deregulation.
How in the hell will job creators create jobs if the money they need to create the jobs is in the hands of the people they are creating the jobs for?
Exactly, some of the worst racists in America were Democrats. These were people in the south who were still incensed over the great war of Northern Aggression. Known collectively as the "Dixiecrats", they held sway over many matters in the south, including racial segregation.
However, in the 60's, after the northern liberals desegregated the country, they were really pissed. Taking people who believe that the bible justifies slavery, and forcing them to share space with what they consider only 3/5ths of a human per Black person, and you can understand their angst, if even you consider there vies repugnant and immoral.
It's difficult to pick a specific breaking point, but two might suffice. The first was the openly racist campaign of Alabama Governor George Wallace in 1968. Which failed overall, but was well received by Southern Democrats. The second was the Southern Strategy of the 70's and 80's, when the Republican party began to adopt the goals and ideals of the Dixiecrats, and the Dixiecrats left the Democratic Party in droves, and Republicans now have adopted the Dixiecrats values as core Republican principles.
Oddly enough, it was Democrats who shaped modern Republican ideals, and ostracised traditional conservatives like Barry Goldwater.
It had the word socialist in it's name... However it was actually fascist in nature
Using the color of socialism to implement policies that secure power for a select few privileged individuals while dismantling the freedom of the rest of the population is not actually all that dissimilar to the actions of modern socialists...
So 21st century American corporatism is socialism? Who knew?
In other words, they don't want to be seen as a homosexual Hugh Hefner, which oddly seems to become the default behavior of openly gay people.
Since when? You hanging out in those campus bathrooms some of these people frequent? I know a fair number of gays, and they are all in monogamous relationships. Of course there are some sleazy people who are gay. There certainly are also enough sleazeballs who are confirmed heterosexuals. That's because there are some sleazy humans, regardless of where they want to put their parts.
Theil seems to want to be in the "Yes I'm attracted to the same sex. Next subject." category, same with other famous people like James Rhandi.
What bothers me is why this is largely viewed as self loathing in the media.
The problem, as always, is that the Republican party, after all of their issues with gays, including at least one ballot initiative to kill them outright, miraculously shows up with a house gay guy. Just like with a house hispanic, or house black or house woman.
It's a problem of perception. It isn't a matter of trotting out Sarah Palin, so you can say "We are the party that loves women, and stand for their rights!" or Theil so you can say "We are so inclusive of Gays!", or Rubio and declare that The Republican Party is embracing Hispanics and the country will see the incredible love and warmth you have for all citizens
It's all of those nasty ass things y'all do in between the treatment you give them in between oh so transparently trotting out the tokens.
Like your accusing almost all gays of a sleazy lifestyle - except of course Theil.
The Nazi Party was an interesting mix. It had the word socialist in it's name, and no doubt. However it was actually fascist in nature. As opposed to the government owning business, it relied on corporatism. This is a very important distinction. The only people that do not believe that it was a far right wing movement are those that see the word "Socialist",and think Rush told me that socialists are liberal, so the Nasties were a liberal group."
So ISIS's goal is the same as the Republicans. Provoke a war, then capitalize on it.
It's worked as an economic stimulous plan for years.
War is expensive on many levels, including economic. But on its face, it is not an "economic stimulus plan." When you drop a bomb on someone, you don't send them a bill.
Of course it is, corporations make those destructive devices, and with wars being financed on the emergency appropriation plan, it makes for those jobs. Yes, it does double duty as identical to running the printing presses overtime to make new fake money, but there is profit to be made before the crash.
Ahem. I'll direct you to Mr. John Edwards. (and this slithering JFK wannabe snake could have been president in 2012)
Oh goodie, as the true faithful start their litany of transgressions of the other party. I got my popcorn, and beer. So Democrats, AC just parleyed. Now its your turn. Don't let us down!
You are only partially-right. You don't have to be a "non-techie" to appreciate the advantages of Apple's App Approval process and iOS Security Model. In fact, if you ARE technical, you can actually understand and appreciate how well considered, well designed, and well executed these things are by Apple.
Because some of us technically adroit people don't want our damn phones to be the center of our technical lives. I have an iPhone for the reasons you do, because I want my phone to just work.
Slashdot Mirror
Any service that depends on external servers isn't secure.
Any computer that isn't surrounded by a vibration isolated faraday cage and 100 tonnes of concrete isn't secure..
So are you saying that Microsoft servers are just as secure as ones in a Vibration isonlated Faraday cage and 99.99 tonnes of concrete?
So f it isn't perfect don't do anything, eh?
Any service that depends on Microsoft isn't secure.
FTFY
Do an image search for "Coober Pedy"
I'm half afraid to. Should I set the browser on safe search?
"A large part of the beauty of a picture arises from the struggle which an artist wages with his limited medium."
Creativity comes not from the ability to do absolutely anything you want, but from the restrictions put on the process of what you are creating.
Further to that topic, CGI lets you create camera moves which are not possible in real life, in the sense that even if there was a fantasy/sci-fi/action/whatever thing going on, there's nowhere that you could physically place a camera which would get that shot. It violates the logic of the universe, which breaks the illusion for many people. In a film like Inception it can work but only because it's set in a surreal dreamscape, so you buy that it could work in that universe. But in a film like The A-Team it just looks ridiculous.
I loved the shakycam space battle scenes from the remake of Battlestar Galactica.
Which speaks to thte massive over use CGITO tell the truth - we are over inundated with it, and I for one find it boring, some sort of replacement for plot and character development.
Except the demographics of the bums isn't 50 and 30 years of work behind them. It is 25-30 and never worked. guess I'm just a fucking liar eh? Thanks for playing, live long and prosper.
My cloud sits on the desk nearby. And Microsoft has no control over how much I can use.
Out of curiosity, what do you use? I am shopping for a new storage array, and am a bit unsettled on the direction to go. Was almost thinking of a build-your-own NAS this time, but if you were to recommend a better option, it might sway me.
I use two different systems. One is a separate Hard drive with all of my files stored on it, and the other is a Time Machine backup with all of my files plus all of thefiles on teh other drive. It's a weird sort of massive redundancy and of course mac Centric. I'm also adding another drive that will be placed in another area in the house that is likely to remain untouched if there is a fire. It's not perfect, no system is, but it's worked very well so far. And I have a botload of multiple backups.
But we are eliminating all other programs - that's the premise of UBI. So no more section 8 housing, no more food stamps, no more WIC food (whatever that is). All that remains is that $10k from UBI, which you have just stated is simply not enough.
So what is it: - You secretly want to keep some other social programs active, despite promising that UBI would be the end of it? - You want to drive people deeper into poverty than they are today? - ...?
Something magic about 1 thousand dollars? The sun will go nova or something if its even $10,000.01 Really really bad argument. This program won't ever happen here in the US of A in the first place, because the Job creaters will be able to strut around like they just boned Taylor Swift as they proclaim the virtues of the free market and how they are what stand between the tools of the devil......
While behind the scenes, they agitate for the Government programs that allow them and their Gods, the stockholders, to extract money from the government and put it in their own pockets in the form of wages they don't have to pay.
Since welfare reform social security disability has been steadily growing by one million people/year.
It is the new welfare.
You are correct. I was also listening to a "This American Life that explained the issue.
It is the beginning of the non-working society, which a lot of people think will happen when Robots take over most jobs. In fact, it has arrived, and is getting started. Many of these people are in their 50's, and have been laid off from lo-moderate skilled jobs. They have run through their unemployment, and will never ever work again.
The problem as it were, is that they are pretty much unhireable except as maybe a greeter or shelf stocker, or in a fast food place. But most of those places don't want people that age, and in those numbers. So here you have an unhireable person in a town full of unhireable people. And picking up and moving to another town will just find them in the same place.
So what do you do with these unhireables? Make work programs? Prisons? 21st Century versions of poorhouses? Line em up and a free bullet to the back of the head? They're here, and they will be growing.
Its a race now. Can we adapt, or will China become the new superpower by turning our most cherished principles against us. The greed that is now worshipped as the Alpha and Omega of everything, the driving engine that can do no wrong, might just do us in. Because that poor fellow that lost his job when they moved the Mill to china - fuck him, he shouldn't have pickd that job. That woman who lost her job in the clothes factory. Lazy fucking leech, no wonder she isn't working if all she could do is make clothing. Good for the lazy assholes, They ought to die and save us money.
Except they have a tendency to riot and kill people on their way down. Have to do something with them, they'll probably live a few more years ya know. Pehaps they should eat cake?
Actual accountant here.
The industry has a fuckload less AR/AP.
Weird. Where I worked last, we went from three accountants and one staff assistant, to an entire division of accountants, plus embedded accounts in every other division. The accounting was the largest growth of the place.
And they sucked up all of the overhead very nicely. I used to joke about them hiring a 100 K accountant to keep track of the 5K worth of pencils we used each year. Turns out that wasn't all that far off.
I think they're busy deciding which country to set as their headquarters for tax reasons and what internal costs to invent so that the income is made where it should be to minimize costs. For example, having the headquarters in Ireland and paying them all their income to use their brand name elsewhere so they make no profit where it would be taxed.
Nailed it!
Is $10,000/year even enough to live on in the US?
Many people living on SS or SS disability are doing just that.
lists the price of a one bedroom apartment outside the city center as $900/month, i.e. around $11,000/year. There would be no money left over for food, education, medicine, etc., so anyone who is poor today would still be poor under this new system - and living out on the street.
I think you nailed strawman perfectly in your argument. You have managed to throw people into the street, and yet there are people living in actual buildings and places now who are bringing in that much.
The present system is rather more complex than your simple math argument. But at base, there is a little more math and non pecuniary sources of the things needed to live.
Many of these people are living in what is called "section 8" housing, where the landlord is reimbursed by the government for the difference between market value and what the tenant pays. This has the effect of adding mightily to that number per recipient. In addition, many get food stamps. More government payout. Young mothers with young children might get WIC food. There are a few more, but you should get the gist of the hidden money that is going out.
The system as it is, is badly broken. Which is why I have to laugh at those who rail on about minimum wage increases. Those good free market capitalists who have kept minimum wage low beyond earlier market value of the wage, are secretly very liberal and socialist at heart, having managed to suck at the governments tit to have their employees collect welfare like programs so that they can service their stockholders.
Current welfare programs cover a small fraction of the US population, taken individually, and there are very few, if any, people getting assistance from most or all welfare programs.
Hear hear! I know of no Welfare program that is anything other than small, and of very limited time. The only thing about welfare that has increased is the hyperbole of those who are still ranting about "welfare queens".
But it's a hellava meme, I suppose.
In the US, all tyranny is leftist; the govt' has control, and the people lose freedom..
I find by that definition, that the present day American Right wing is more leftist than the present day American left wing.
How in the hell will job creators create jobs if the money they need to create the jobs is in the hands of the people they are creating the jobs for?
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Political parties change over time.
Exactly, some of the worst racists in America were Democrats. These were people in the south who were still incensed over the great war of Northern Aggression. Known collectively as the "Dixiecrats", they held sway over many matters in the south, including racial segregation.
However, in the 60's, after the northern liberals desegregated the country, they were really pissed. Taking people who believe that the bible justifies slavery, and forcing them to share space with what they consider only 3/5ths of a human per Black person, and you can understand their angst, if even you consider there vies repugnant and immoral.
It's difficult to pick a specific breaking point, but two might suffice. The first was the openly racist campaign of Alabama Governor George Wallace in 1968. Which failed overall, but was well received by Southern Democrats. The second was the Southern Strategy of the 70's and 80's, when the Republican party began to adopt the goals and ideals of the Dixiecrats, and the Dixiecrats left the Democratic Party in droves, and Republicans now have adopted the Dixiecrats values as core Republican principles.
Oddly enough, it was Democrats who shaped modern Republican ideals, and ostracised traditional conservatives like Barry Goldwater.
It had the word socialist in it's name... However it was actually fascist in nature
Using the color of socialism to implement policies that secure power for a select few privileged individuals while dismantling the freedom of the rest of the population is not actually all that dissimilar to the actions of modern socialists...
So 21st century American corporatism is socialism? Who knew?
In other words, they don't want to be seen as a homosexual Hugh Hefner, which oddly seems to become the default behavior of openly gay people.
Since when? You hanging out in those campus bathrooms some of these people frequent? I know a fair number of gays, and they are all in monogamous relationships. Of course there are some sleazy people who are gay. There certainly are also enough sleazeballs who are confirmed heterosexuals. That's because there are some sleazy humans, regardless of where they want to put their parts.
Theil seems to want to be in the "Yes I'm attracted to the same sex. Next subject." category, same with other famous people like James Rhandi.
What bothers me is why this is largely viewed as self loathing in the media.
The problem, as always, is that the Republican party, after all of their issues with gays, including at least one ballot initiative to kill them outright, miraculously shows up with a house gay guy. Just like with a house hispanic, or house black or house woman.
It's a problem of perception. It isn't a matter of trotting out Sarah Palin, so you can say "We are the party that loves women, and stand for their rights!" or Theil so you can say "We are so inclusive of Gays!", or Rubio and declare that The Republican Party is embracing Hispanics and the country will see the incredible love and warmth you have for all citizens
It's all of those nasty ass things y'all do in between the treatment you give them in between oh so transparently trotting out the tokens.
Like your accusing almost all gays of a sleazy lifestyle - except of course Theil.
Why do you think the Nazi party wasn't socialist?
The Nazi Party was an interesting mix. It had the word socialist in it's name, and no doubt. However it was actually fascist in nature. As opposed to the government owning business, it relied on corporatism. This is a very important distinction. The only people that do not believe that it was a far right wing movement are those that see the word "Socialist" ,and think Rush told me that socialists are liberal, so the Nasties were a liberal group."
So ISIS's goal is the same as the Republicans. Provoke a war, then capitalize on it.
It's worked as an economic stimulous plan for years.
War is expensive on many levels, including economic. But on its face, it is not an "economic stimulus plan." When you drop a bomb on someone, you don't send them a bill.
Of course it is, corporations make those destructive devices, and with wars being financed on the emergency appropriation plan, it makes for those jobs. Yes, it does double duty as identical to running the printing presses overtime to make new fake money, but there is profit to be made before the crash.
Ahem. I'll direct you to Mr. John Edwards. (and this slithering JFK wannabe snake could have been president in 2012)
Oh goodie, as the true faithful start their litany of transgressions of the other party. I got my popcorn, and beer. So Democrats, AC just parleyed. Now its your turn. Don't let us down!
Don't bring us a problem, we have enough of those. Bring us a solution.
So you happily want to throw out the first amendment?
All of them! How can we defend the constitution if we have to follow it?
So ISIS's goal is the same as the Republicans. Provoke a war, then capitalize on it.
It's worked as an economic stimulous plan for years.
What a retard. How do these people even get into government?
Retards elected them.
You are only partially-right. You don't have to be a "non-techie" to appreciate the advantages of Apple's App Approval process and iOS Security Model. In fact, if you ARE technical, you can actually understand and appreciate how well considered, well designed, and well executed these things are by Apple.
Because some of us technically adroit people don't want our damn phones to be the center of our technical lives. I have an iPhone for the reasons you do, because I want my phone to just work.