I paid the full ransom. At least, that's what I'll say if anyone asks why I bought and spent Bitcoin. Google tells me that Overstock.com and a couple of others take Bitcoin now, but is anyone actually buying legitimate goods with it? The overhead's high and the latency is a nuisance if you aren't prepared ahead of shopping. It's useful for contraband, ransoms, and blind speculative investing, but I'm not sure why I'd use it for a book, a TV, or a sandwich.
This is how I heard it. I remember paying about a quarter of what they're asking now. I keep the mp3s I ripped on my phone; when I've been hospitalized, they keep me company. Youtube is an alternative.
And that will be used as evidence that many on the left want a complete gun ban.
Many on the left do want a complete gun ban. A lot of them aren't even quiet about it. Not everybody is pro-2nd. I don't personally have much of a problem with guns, but I'm not everybody.
...some ignorant people could use that segment as justification why the AR-15 should be banned...
Did you hear the thunderous applause after Rubio jokingly suggested banning all semi-automatic rifles while he was at the CNN town hall? Not all of these ignorant people are making a special case of the AR-15. And yes, I call them ignorant too. The notion of banning all semi-automatic rifles at this stage is pretty ridiculous.
Misinformation was presented as factual.
What would you have them retract? It's super slanted; part was misleading (intentionally?); the guy that the reporter thought was an expert said something stupid; and it's not a wonderful piece of reporting. But short of just deleting it I can't picture the correction. I'm not excited enough to bring it to their attention.
They never said the AR-15 and M4 were the same; they said one was the precursor of the other and they look alike.
"Speed and power of the bullet" is misleading, but I'm not sure I'm excited enough to complain.
"Full semi-automatic" is ridiculous. I missed it the first time I watched it. I don't know whether to call it inaccurate or not 'cuz it's just fucking nonsense. I assume that by "full" he meant "at maximum effect" but that was fucking stupid.
...The AR-15 isn't unique or special from any other weapon...
I'm not sure they were implying that it was. Of course bullets from any gun are irreversible; that's pretty pointless but not wrong. I think part of that piece was just griping about semi-automatic rifles.
They are pushing an agenda using misinformation and ignorance.
They are pushing an agenda. I wouldn't even accuse FoxNews of deliberately presenting misinformation. I've seen some VERY slanted pieces there regarding Uranium One, but even they usually got the facts pretty close. I think they both at least try to get the facts right. Playing on ignorance? Yeah, they're probably guilty of that. They're hardly alone in that, but they're guilty.
When it comes to guns, I am a layman. I've fired a couple dozen, but know relatively little. After that segment, I thought that the AR-15 looked like a dangerous weapon similar to some used in war. Pretty sure it's dangerous by design and 'similar' is subjective. I guess I don't know enough to spot the inaccuracies, but I try to stay open-minded and am not under the delusion that CNN has never gotten anything wrong. What did they say that wasn't factual? I'd like to report it.
Saying the Dems want to make illegals into citizens is entirely different than saying that illegal votes are keeping Dems in office. Tucker said the latter.
I apologize for evoking DJT, but it seems like he's been very influential in public opinion of CNN. They've always been accused of bias, but I haven't always heard them being called liars. DJT himself said that he was the first one to call them FAKE.
...even Fox News will issue corrections -- meaning the actual news part of the outlet, not their Opinion / Pundit masking as news part...
Last time I watched Fox News (it's often playing at my dad's house), Tucker Carlson was saying that the Dems are trying to keep illegals in the country because illegal voting is keeping them in office. Opinion piece or not, unfounded allegations of voter fraud are irresponsible.
Is "technically accurate but biased" praise? They typically are technically accurate and they typically are biased. Adding "racial" to profiling was dirty and unfair, even if they thought that was what he meant. The date on the email was a major, unfortunate, but rare blunder that they handled responsibly once it was pointed out. The Russians did support Bernie. And Trump. And Hillary. And the alt-right. And Antifa. Of course Fox focused on Bernie and of course CNN focused on Trump.
Guess what? The guy who most prominently screams FAKE NEWS at CNN is occasionally inaccurate himself. I can help with a couple of examples if you don't believe me. CNN, and especially cnn.com where I access their stories, has an excellent track record of getting the facts straight.
Back your shit up. Link me to a cnn.com story that gets the facts wrong. Or point me to a story where they made a mistake and doubled-down when corrected instead of retracting. You might start your search here.
Some? Everyone has an agenda, even if it's just to attract readers by telling them what they want to hear. I primarily use BBC News and CNN. Both have excellent records on the facts, but I'd have to be deluded to think I was reading something written without bias.
I follow two accounts on Twitter - Same guy. And occasionally, his Tweets are news.
Machines are more likely to make breakthrough discoveries that transcend human conceptual ability.
You are an idiot of unfathomable depths.
Why are you so set that machines won't be able to achieve breakthroughs that are beyond what's likely to be found by a human? Humans will try all of the alternatives that make sense and pick their favorite. Machines can try everything whether it makes sense or not and weigh the outcome according to some standard of success. It's entirely possible that 'AI' can stumble on something a human wouldn't have found.
...one of the levels was literally a black screen. You just had to figure out the button sequence and button timings by trial and error. What's sad is most people could get there within a couple hours.
What reward could possibly inspire someone to spend hours clacking out random key sequences in front of a black screen?? What if it locked up?
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I paid the full ransom. At least, that's what I'll say if anyone asks why I bought and spent Bitcoin. Google tells me that Overstock.com and a couple of others take Bitcoin now, but is anyone actually buying legitimate goods with it? The overhead's high and the latency is a nuisance if you aren't prepared ahead of shopping. It's useful for contraband, ransoms, and blind speculative investing, but I'm not sure why I'd use it for a book, a TV, or a sandwich.
Radio or TV Series?
I only remember one actor from the radio series, but it was repeated so often that it's burned on my brain.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Starring Peter Jones... As... The book.
...followed by that groovy Eagles riff.
Trivia: The theme music played between episodes of that show is "Journey Of The Sorcerer" by The Eagles.
He's just excited because he's addressing blasphemy. Continuing HHGTTG after Adams is like continuing Dune after Herbert.
Best line from Natural Born Killers:
Repetition works, David. Repetition works, David.
...how does one start now, legally.
This is how I heard it. I remember paying about a quarter of what they're asking now. I keep the mp3s I ripped on my phone; when I've been hospitalized, they keep me company. Youtube is an alternative.
It was my fault. I may as well have yelled "Voldemort". CNN attacks make me think of DJT. Don't blame Rujiel for calling me out on it.
And that will be used as evidence that many on the left want a complete gun ban.
Many on the left do want a complete gun ban. A lot of them aren't even quiet about it. Not everybody is pro-2nd. I don't personally have much of a problem with guns, but I'm not everybody.
...some ignorant people could use that segment as justification why the AR-15 should be banned...
Did you hear the thunderous applause after Rubio jokingly suggested banning all semi-automatic rifles while he was at the CNN town hall? Not all of these ignorant people are making a special case of the AR-15. And yes, I call them ignorant too. The notion of banning all semi-automatic rifles at this stage is pretty ridiculous.
Misinformation was presented as factual.
What would you have them retract? It's super slanted; part was misleading (intentionally?); the guy that the reporter thought was an expert said something stupid; and it's not a wonderful piece of reporting. But short of just deleting it I can't picture the correction. I'm not excited enough to bring it to their attention.
They never said the AR-15 and M4 were the same; they said one was the precursor of the other and they look alike.
"Speed and power of the bullet" is misleading, but I'm not sure I'm excited enough to complain.
"Full semi-automatic" is ridiculous. I missed it the first time I watched it. I don't know whether to call it inaccurate or not 'cuz it's just fucking nonsense. I assume that by "full" he meant "at maximum effect" but that was fucking stupid.
...The AR-15 isn't unique or special from any other weapon...
I'm not sure they were implying that it was. Of course bullets from any gun are irreversible; that's pretty pointless but not wrong. I think part of that piece was just griping about semi-automatic rifles.
They are pushing an agenda using misinformation and ignorance.
They are pushing an agenda. I wouldn't even accuse FoxNews of deliberately presenting misinformation. I've seen some VERY slanted pieces there regarding Uranium One, but even they usually got the facts pretty close. I think they both at least try to get the facts right. Playing on ignorance? Yeah, they're probably guilty of that. They're hardly alone in that, but they're guilty.
Pretty sure that CNN itself created the fake news monicker.
Do you have anything to back that up? I'm legitimately interested. Google lead me here, here, and here, but they tell it differently.
When it comes to guns, I am a layman. I've fired a couple dozen, but know relatively little. After that segment, I thought that the AR-15 looked like a dangerous weapon similar to some used in war. Pretty sure it's dangerous by design and 'similar' is subjective. I guess I don't know enough to spot the inaccuracies, but I try to stay open-minded and am not under the delusion that CNN has never gotten anything wrong. What did they say that wasn't factual? I'd like to report it.
Saying the Dems want to make illegals into citizens is entirely different than saying that illegal votes are keeping Dems in office. Tucker said the latter.
The only one to bring up trump here is you.
I apologize for evoking DJT, but it seems like he's been very influential in public opinion of CNN. They've always been accused of bias, but I haven't always heard them being called liars. DJT himself said that he was the first one to call them FAKE.
...even Fox News will issue corrections -- meaning the actual news part of the outlet, not their Opinion / Pundit masking as news part...
Last time I watched Fox News (it's often playing at my dad's house), Tucker Carlson was saying that the Dems are trying to keep illegals in the country because illegal voting is keeping them in office. Opinion piece or not, unfounded allegations of voter fraud are irresponsible.
Wow, praising CNN?
Is "technically accurate but biased" praise? They typically are technically accurate and they typically are biased. Adding "racial" to profiling was dirty and unfair, even if they thought that was what he meant. The date on the email was a major, unfortunate, but rare blunder that they handled responsibly once it was pointed out. The Russians did support Bernie. And Trump. And Hillary. And the alt-right. And Antifa. Of course Fox focused on Bernie and of course CNN focused on Trump.
CNN and facts? Ha haa...
Guess what? The guy who most prominently screams FAKE NEWS at CNN is occasionally inaccurate himself. I can help with a couple of examples if you don't believe me. CNN, and especially cnn.com where I access their stories, has an excellent track record of getting the facts straight.
Back your shit up. Link me to a cnn.com story that gets the facts wrong. Or point me to a story where they made a mistake and doubled-down when corrected instead of retracting. You might start your search here.
Statements released 5 minutes ago and unchecked, are not news.
'X' might not be true, but "DJT said 'X" might be news in itself.
All need revenue, some have agendas.
Some? Everyone has an agenda, even if it's just to attract readers by telling them what they want to hear. I primarily use BBC News and CNN. Both have excellent records on the facts, but I'd have to be deluded to think I was reading something written without bias.
I follow two accounts on Twitter - Same guy. And occasionally, his Tweets are news.
Occasionally there are major policy announcements that hit Twitter first. That's news.
...the AIs can use their income to buy sex and drugs...
I was quiet when AI took my job sorting packages. I'll be damned if they're taking over my hookers and blow.
>subsidizing poor life choices
Good call. Leave the weak to die. Pregnant at 14? What an ideal time to enter the workforce.
Machines are more likely to make breakthrough discoveries that transcend human conceptual ability.
You are an idiot of unfathomable depths.
Why are you so set that machines won't be able to achieve breakthroughs that are beyond what's likely to be found by a human? Humans will try all of the alternatives that make sense and pick their favorite. Machines can try everything whether it makes sense or not and weigh the outcome according to some standard of success. It's entirely possible that 'AI' can stumble on something a human wouldn't have found.
...one of the levels was literally a black screen. You just had to figure out the button sequence and button timings by trial and error. What's sad is most people could get there within a couple hours.
What reward could possibly inspire someone to spend hours clacking out random key sequences in front of a black screen?? What if it locked up?
That is way fucking cooler than magic.