There's some degree of truth in that, but since most people have essentially similar minds it makes sense to assume that certain types of operation make sense to the vast majority of people.
Yes because as we all know, the majority knows best and can never be manipulated or misled. Stop pulling "facts" out of your arse. Most people are not of similar a similar mindset, otherwise you would not need to hold elections.
It is whinging idiots like you that spread FUD about OSS. I have no problem learning how to use OSS software I need to use. Go do some learning yourself, all software has idiosyncrasies, because it is produced by idiosyncratic beings. Get a grip and shut the hell up.
Our city's library director (and the board) declared that they would no longer keep records of ANY patron's activity. The only records they keep are issues currently checked out, and overdues for fines. Other than that, their attitude is: "The Feds can go screw themselves. They can't demand what does not exist."
The fact that this attitude still exists in USA warms my heart, nay, the cockles of my heart. Esp the bit where the Feds can go fuck themselves. I am not an American but you guys have too many federal agencies who could not even protect 3,000 people on 9/11 and now they want more money and power?
Exactly. People who are worried about going against the grain are the problem. Always posting as AC tends to subtract from their credibility. I sometimes think AC should be changed to anonymous Troll or just done away with altogether. So what if some dick on/. doesn't agree with you? Chances are you're never going to meet or ever interact with said person again.
Unfortunately the modding doesn't work and you have to post AC if your not following the official prejudices.
Or if you give any more than a shit about your status on/.
Anti-religious posts get modded up for the simple fact that conventional, organised religion is a load of untestable, unprovable nonsense and this fact has been known since at least the time of Thomas Paine.
Yep. A bunch of kooks called "electrical engineers". IAAP and what these people say makes A LOT of sense (not all of it tho, black holes are demonstrably real in terms of their definition and the Sun cannot be electrically powered) in terms of current physical theory.
Scientists and even people here on/. rant on about magnetic fields out there in space without mentioning the phenomena that is responsible for the production of magnetic fields i.e. ELECTRIC CURRENTS
What I see in the electric universe detractors is the blatant technique of IGNORING the connection between electric current and magnetism. Also they ignore much of the ongoing research into plasma physics, much of which explains, without any leaps of faith, what we observe in the universe(such as the displays of polar planetary nebula such as Eta Carinae).
What I also see is two groups of extremists, one proposing they have the explanation for all phenomena and the other saying "rubbish!" but offering a universe model consisting of disconnected phenomena. As usual, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle
Societies are generally always structured into the conforming and the non-conforming outsiders. Generally the non-conforming outsiders usually get no respect or in many cases no rights at all (for example that will most certainly date me, on early usenet, some sites didn't allow newbies to post at all). The "in" crowd makes the rules, generally to differentiate them from the "outsiders" and create the exclusion set. More often than not, the rules also make provisions for transitioning members from the inclusion set to the exclusion set (e.g., excommunication, shunning, banning, blocking, voting-out, etc).
Although it's just a matter of degree, I doubt being 100% "civilized" by your definition would ever the goal of any actual society, lest they let the outsiders in and ruin it;^)
You are missing the fact that all this "us and them" treatment is what fragments our society. Any one individual is an "us" to some people but a "them" to another group. This is what makes us susceptible to abominations of government such as the Bush administration, because they still have a fragment of unity while the rest of us have been divided and conquered.
Yeah, McVeigh was solely responsible for the truck bomb AND to two unexploded bombs found in the Murrah building. McVeigh was what is called a "patsy".
Actually, if you're healthy, you'll lose the erection after USING the erection
I know for a fact that this is *not* true. Guess it still sucks to be you. Either that, or what you regard as "healthy" is actually pathological normalcy.
Whether it be witches or video games, comic books or Dungeons & Dragons, Alcohol or Rock & Roll, fluoridation or immunization
two of these things are not like the other and a demonstrably harmful. Witches, video games, comic books, Dungeons & Dragons, alcohol or rock music pale in comparison to the harmful effects of adding rat-poison to water and injecting ethyl-mercury and pathogens directly into the blood stream.
while i don't agree with everything you said (I am a physicist who lives with my wife and child, my computer is in the lounge and I run my own company) a lot of the comments on/. reek of infantile, naive, stupidity. So much so that if one were to spend ones life correcting them all, one would never be finished (yes, assuming this was the last comment ever on/.). I find the level of ignorance here quite astounding considering who the site is aimed at.
Can you ride 30 miles to work in Texas without smelling so much like ass that you boss has to ask you to go home?
Perhaps you missed the/. article about a wonderful new invention, it's called a "shower" and uses to miracle of running water to produce cleanliness! I used to run 5km to work every day and used this fabulous invention daily, but then I'm not the type whose sweat smells like ass. Perhaps you might want to re-evaluate your diet.
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There's some degree of truth in that, but since most people have essentially similar minds it makes sense to assume that certain types of operation make sense to the vast majority of people.
Yes because as we all know, the majority knows best and can never be manipulated or misled. Stop pulling "facts" out of your arse. Most people are not of similar a similar mindset, otherwise you would not need to hold elections.
It is whinging idiots like you that spread FUD about OSS. I have no problem learning how to use OSS software I need to use. Go do some learning yourself, all software has idiosyncrasies, because it is produced by idiosyncratic beings. Get a grip and shut the hell up.
Why should software be different from any other industry?
Because it is different to any other industry, as in *not the same* .Go read a book and you might learn something.
And no, it doesn't say more about me than the software if I find that almost all GUIs in Linux are shit and that the command line is more usable.
Um yes it does. If you find almost all Linux GUIs hard to use I suggest you take a test for autism or dyslexia. You may just be retarded.
Our city's library director (and the board) declared that they would no longer keep records of ANY patron's activity. The only records they keep are issues currently checked out, and overdues for fines. Other than that, their attitude is: "The Feds can go screw themselves. They can't demand what does not exist."
The fact that this attitude still exists in USA warms my heart, nay, the cockles of my heart. Esp the bit where the Feds can go fuck themselves. I am not an American but you guys have too many federal agencies who could not even protect 3,000 people on 9/11 and now they want more money and power?
Well I don't hear anybody singing about him...badoom-tshh!
His guitar is also home-made.
Exactly. People who are worried about going against the grain are the problem. Always posting as AC tends to subtract from their credibility. I sometimes think AC should be changed to anonymous Troll or just done away with altogether. So what if some dick on /. doesn't agree with you? Chances are you're never going to meet or ever interact with said person again.
Unfortunately the modding doesn't work and you have to post AC if your not following the official prejudices.
Or if you give any more than a shit about your status on /.
Anti-religious posts get modded up for the simple fact that conventional, organised religion is a load of untestable, unprovable nonsense and this fact has been known since at least the time of Thomas Paine.
AH yes, Eratosthenes of Syrene. A very clever man and the first person in human history to accurately measure the size of a planet ;o)
Scientists and even people here on /. rant on about magnetic fields out there in space without mentioning the phenomena that is responsible for the production of magnetic fields i.e. ELECTRIC CURRENTS
What I see in the electric universe detractors is the blatant technique of IGNORING the connection between electric current and magnetism. Also they ignore much of the ongoing research into plasma physics, much of which explains, without any leaps of faith, what we observe in the universe(such as the displays of polar planetary nebula such as Eta Carinae).
What I also see is two groups of extremists, one proposing they have the explanation for all phenomena and the other saying "rubbish!" but offering a universe model consisting of disconnected phenomena. As usual, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle
Societies are generally always structured into the conforming and the non-conforming outsiders. Generally the non-conforming outsiders usually get no respect or in many cases no rights at all (for example that will most certainly date me, on early usenet, some sites didn't allow newbies to post at all). The "in" crowd makes the rules, generally to differentiate them from the "outsiders" and create the exclusion set. More often than not, the rules also make provisions for transitioning members from the inclusion set to the exclusion set (e.g., excommunication, shunning, banning, blocking, voting-out, etc).
Although it's just a matter of degree, I doubt being 100% "civilized" by your definition would ever the goal of any actual society, lest they let the outsiders in and ruin it ;^)
You are missing the fact that all this "us and them" treatment is what fragments our society. Any one individual is an "us" to some people but a "them" to another group. This is what makes us susceptible to abominations of government such as the Bush administration, because they still have a fragment of unity while the rest of us have been divided and conquered.
He didnt do it, for those who havent been following-
1. Ft. Detrick doesnt have the weaponization capability.
Work there do you?
Yeah, McVeigh was solely responsible for the truck bomb AND to two unexploded bombs found in the Murrah building. McVeigh was what is called a "patsy".
One doesn't even need to be a terrorist to be a terrorist, just so long as someone mentions terrorism and religion in the same paragraph.
Actually, if you're healthy, you'll lose the erection after USING the erection
I know for a fact that this is *not* true. Guess it still sucks to be you. Either that, or what you regard as "healthy" is actually pathological normalcy.
shut up, dumbass.
why shouldn't they drink? Get a life you basement dweller!
Whether it be witches or video games, comic books or Dungeons & Dragons, Alcohol or Rock & Roll, fluoridation or immunization
two of these things are not like the other and a demonstrably harmful. Witches, video games, comic books, Dungeons & Dragons, alcohol or rock music pale in comparison to the harmful effects of adding rat-poison to water and injecting ethyl-mercury and pathogens directly into the blood stream.
have been circumscribed
circumcised , my boy circumcised .
I am a circumcised male and consider it nothing less than genital mutilation
Also a large prison population makes for a VERY cheap labour force. Where I come from we spell labour with a U!
while i don't agree with everything you said (I am a physicist who lives with my wife and child, my computer is in the lounge and I run my own company) a lot of the comments on /. reek of infantile, naive, stupidity. So much so that if one were to spend ones life correcting them all, one would never be finished (yes, assuming this was the last comment ever on /.). I find the level of ignorance here quite astounding considering who the site is aimed at.
you forgot the self-contradicting nonsense referred to as the "big bang" hypothesis too.
I'll be waiting eagerly to see these experiments repeated in a controlled environment.
I had a mental image there of the "uncontrolled environment" of MIT labs...blow...hookers...party hats...whistles...liquid nitrogen...
Can you ride 30 miles to work in Texas without smelling so much like ass that you boss has to ask you to go home?
Perhaps you missed the /. article about a wonderful new invention, it's called a "shower" and uses to miracle of running water to produce cleanliness! I used to run 5km to work every day and used this fabulous invention daily, but then I'm not the type whose sweat smells like ass. Perhaps you might want to re-evaluate your diet.