Easy peasy. Give me a billion dollars or so... let me build a really, really big tunnel... that'll solve all the problems... I'll call it the "Big Dig" so everyone can have really folksy stories about it. Problem solved!
You can’t be unbiased. What you can do is state what your bias is and report the facts.
I miss Hunter S. Thompson. His take on objectivity was, to paraphrase, "The only objective reporting is that which comes from a street corner video camera"... or something like that.
"Who hasn't marveled at the ability of water bugs to skate along the surface of lakes and ponds?"
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Yes, very well put. Fahrenheit 451 was so far ahead of the times it is frightening. His poetic use of the language will be sorely missed. Something Wicked This Way Comes, Dandelion Wine, The Martian Chronicles... beautiful works.
Or have you forgotten the broken Java applets and JavaScript that would make any browser freeze for 30+ seconds before letting you load the page (and still do on modern hardware)? When compared to that a modern website that loads 500+ kB of jquery, jquery-UI and other 3rd party crap from some CDN is wonderful (still horrible compared to a well-designed site but at least it doesn't carry with it a mandatory 30 second browser freeze and a one in five chance of nuking your browser session).
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You beat me to it...
I bought my Tandy Model 100 twenty-eight years ago and it still does what I need it to do.
Take that!
I took that temperature graph and converted it to an audio file and it played "turn me on, dead man"...
Easy peasy. Give me a billion dollars or so... let me build a really, really big tunnel... that'll solve all the problems... I'll call it the "Big Dig" so everyone can have really folksy stories about it. Problem solved!
Oh, wait...
Funny, I see it as being handcuffed.
And I'm sure the gubmint will joyfully go along with that.
And someday you might even be able to buy one!
You can’t be unbiased. What you can do is state what your bias is and report the facts.
I miss Hunter S. Thompson. His take on objectivity was, to paraphrase, "The only objective reporting is that which comes from a street corner video camera"... or something like that.
Wasn't the original purpose of the Internet to serve the military?
"...nuclear bomb hidden in a suitcase detonated in Washington could leave a headless government."
We should be so lucky.
But seriously... ahh, no I was serious.
And further: "Our leaders' failure to establish plans to ensure that our Constitution survives is irresponsible."
The only "leaders" we have are statistics generated by polls which is why I made my first comment.
Where are those cleanmypc.com ads when you need them?
that "WTSHTF" is often referred to as "When the Schumer Hits the Fan".
In honor of Room 101.
"Who hasn't marveled at the ability of water bugs to skate along the surface of lakes and ponds?"
Yes, very well put. Fahrenheit 451 was so far ahead of the times it is frightening.
His poetic use of the language will be sorely missed.
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Dandelion Wine, The Martian Chronicles... beautiful works.
Right. Give fucking Homeland Security something else to go after...
Not only that but you can actually GET a smartphone.
Finally all the banksters will be corralled in one location for easy identification.
Vermont has a long tradition of town meetings where people actually meet - in person - to discuss the issues.
It has worked pretty well. Too bad yet another newcomer feels the need to remake Vermont in his image.
Maybe I can get Avi Rubin to run against him.
Looking at the drawing I can't help but wonder what that "Aero Spike" will feel like as it drives into my skull.
why I'm not going to switch our company Internet access to Comcast.
Well, clearly you can.
I imagine this will become a valuable tool for the government, **AA, and all of Senator Leahy's friends to censor what we see.
Or have you forgotten the broken Java applets and JavaScript that would make any browser freeze for 30+ seconds before letting you load the page (and still do on modern hardware)? When compared to that a modern website that loads 500+ kB of jquery, jquery-UI and other 3rd party crap from some CDN is wonderful (still horrible compared to a well-designed site but at least it doesn't carry with it a mandatory 30 second browser freeze and a one in five chance of nuking your browser session).
Glad you brought up /.!
The Repubs look like the losers for putting it to the little guys. The Dems look like losers for continuing to support increased spending.
And of course we are the losers because were' stuck with both of them.
We've got politicians doing the same thing. Tell me something new.