Thanks for that info. Between the state of the shuttle program and the state of Slashdot, I didn't know whether this was an old article, a dupe or Yet Another Shuttle Delay.
As a burglar, I'm furious of geology's use of the word "intrusion".
For what it's worth, as a mathematician, I'm furious at the use of the word "matrix" by geologists, "integration" by sociologists, "differentiation" by biologists, the use of the word "domain" by web users, and the use of the verb "to commute" by ordinary people stuck in traffic.
Then again, I'd better watch out for those geologists, they walk around with pointy hammers in their pocket.
Well, looking at the attendance records (which were posted with the election announcement, I can't seem to find them now), you'd see that he was absent from meetings very often, more than anyone else in fact, so I guess this solution is best for all involved.
Um, your work computer is the property of your employer. If you want to do something that would get you in trouble with your boss - put it on your own computer.
Sure and the toilet at work is also a property of your employer. If you don't want to be filmed while using it, cross your legs until you're home.
Well if he doesn't mind breaking the law, I'd say invest it in some high grade pot. As a college student he will know plenty of potential clients and the profits are really high, or so I've heard.
I don't think the immaturity discussion at hand has really anything to do with becoming one of the Sheeple and conforming to expected norms.
From the article:
Brooks believes such individuals have lost the wisdom and maturity of their bourgeois predecessors due to more emphasis placed on expertise, flexibility and vitality.
It appears that this is exactly what Brooks is talking about. I suspect this is yet another British academic yearning the Good Old Days.
Mr. Cent was quoted as saying: Now you can be a victim of a driveby without ever leaving the house, how gangsta is that? Mr. Cent refused to comment whether the laptop will be available with a 1000W sound system or gold plated mouse mouse options.
The flaw I see in the system is that it doesn't take into account this aspect of human nature, apart from that, I agree fully with your post. Every ideology when raised to the status of dogma is a recipe for disaster.
your comment shows that some people, like you , are still in denial and think that the problem lies with the people implementing the system and not with the system.
Communism has been tried in many different countries all over the world, and it has always resulted in totalitarianism. Things didn't go wrong because Stalin was a particularly evil man, but because it is the natural conclusion of the system. If you or I try to implement the system, we too will be capable of atrocities in the name of the common good.
But me saying that will not sway your opinion, which more or less is the point I was making in the first place.
First off, my grandfather and several of my uncles have spent time in Siberia, so I'm not underestimating the extent of the crimes committed by Stalin. He was second only to Hitler in cruelty in the 20th century.
But I'm talking about human nature, and I'm just taking an extreme example to illustrate my point.
Denial is a powerful force. In the 1940s and '50s communism was a fashionable political stance in Europe and Stalin was hailed as a hero. When under Chrustjev accounts of the crimes commited during the Stalin era were published, it took many intelligent people years or even decades to accept that their political stance supported a murderous totalitarian regime.
It will take traditional conservatives at least as long to realize that they are supporting a criminal regime.
This evening, the CEO of Lenovo stunned the world by announcing:
"We estimate that the recently announced boycott by the Linux community will inpact our sales by as much as 0.05 percent!"
Investors worldwide are shocked.
Richard Stallman was quoted as saying: "Hurd users will stay loyal to Lenovo for now, but if our demands of pre-installed emacs on all boxen and a corresponding name change to GNU/Lenovo are not met, we will join the boycott."
You're right. It's not safe. You can get hurt. But taking all the risk out of life is even more dangerous.
When I was young I did many stupid things, and I sure hope you did too. It's all part of growing up. When you take all the risk out of living, you're not only creating a race of bored couch potatoes, but you're also creating people who will do stupid things like mixing chlorine and ammonia while cleaning the toilet, and who will panic when things get out of hand.
After all, play is in the first place a preparation for adulthood, it teaches common sense around danger. And common sense in these matters is something that seems to be lacking more and more these days.
People who haven't had small accidents when they were young, will have big accidents when the are grown up.
Slashdot Mirror
Thanks for that info. Between the state of the shuttle program and the state of Slashdot, I didn't know whether this was an old article, a dupe or Yet Another Shuttle Delay.
As a burglar, I'm furious of geology's use of the word "intrusion".
For what it's worth, as a mathematician, I'm furious at the use of the word "matrix" by geologists, "integration" by sociologists, "differentiation" by biologists, the use of the word "domain" by web users, and the use of the verb "to commute" by ordinary people stuck in traffic.
Then again, I'd better watch out for those geologists, they walk around with pointy hammers in their pocket.
Find the cheapest deals for "hello grandma" on ebay.
If they combine writely with their targeted ads they'll have a winner... or another clippy.
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
They are however quite willing to take words out of the public domain, like "pod" or hmmm well, "apple".
here it is
Well, looking at the attendance records (which were posted with the election announcement, I can't seem to find them now), you'd see that he was absent from meetings very often, more than anyone else in fact, so I guess this solution is best for all involved.
Um, your work computer is the property of your employer. If you want to do something that would get you in trouble with your boss - put it on your own computer.
Sure and the toilet at work is also a property of your employer. If you don't want to be filmed while using it, cross your legs until you're home.
Well if he doesn't mind breaking the law, I'd say invest it in some high grade pot. As a college student he will know plenty of potential clients and the profits are really high, or so I've heard.
MSDOS 12.9
Considering Andy Tannenbaum is involved, I imagine they would probably port Minix to it.
To be fair, actually using Microsoft products tends to increase my hatred for the company one click at a time.
Contemplating their business practices merely inspires loathing.
The way these things usually work out is that plenty of "User #1"s will be shut off accidentally.
Ooops. It appears that my brain simply is too immature to correctly process the article.
It really is a sign of the times because... OMG Kittens!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!11!!!!eleven!!!
From the article:
It appears that this is exactly what Brooks is talking about. I suspect this is yet another British academic yearning the Good Old Days.
In related news, 50cent wants laptops for inner city kids.
Mr. Cent was quoted as saying: Now you can be a victim of a driveby without ever leaving the house, how gangsta is that? Mr. Cent refused to comment whether the laptop will be available with a 1000W sound system or gold plated mouse mouse options.
...but I love the new design, and I am impressed by the speed of implementation. (Less than a week after the winning template was announced )
The flaw I see in the system is that it doesn't take into account this aspect of human nature, apart from that, I agree fully with your post. Every ideology when raised to the status of dogma is a recipe for disaster.
You're absolutely right. It was a figure of speech, a silly one at that, I'll try to choose my words even more carefully in future.
your comment shows that some people, like you , are still in denial and think that the problem lies with the people implementing the system and not with the system.
Communism has been tried in many different countries all over the world, and it has always resulted in totalitarianism. Things didn't go wrong because Stalin was a particularly evil man, but because it is the natural conclusion of the system. If you or I try to implement the system, we too will be capable of atrocities in the name of the common good.
But me saying that will not sway your opinion, which more or less is the point I was making in the first place.
First off, my grandfather and several of my uncles have spent time in Siberia, so I'm not underestimating the extent of the crimes committed by Stalin. He was second only to Hitler in cruelty in the 20th century.
But I'm talking about human nature, and I'm just taking an extreme example to illustrate my point.
Denial is a powerful force. In the 1940s and '50s communism was a fashionable political stance in Europe and Stalin was hailed as a hero. When under Chrustjev accounts of the crimes commited during the Stalin era were published, it took many intelligent people years or even decades to accept that their political stance supported a murderous totalitarian regime.
It will take traditional conservatives at least as long to realize that they are supporting a criminal regime.
Linux users will shun Lenovo.
This evening, the CEO of Lenovo stunned the world by announcing:
"We estimate that the recently announced boycott by the Linux community will inpact our sales by as much as 0.05 percent!"
Investors worldwide are shocked.
Richard Stallman was quoted as saying: "Hurd users will stay loyal to Lenovo for now, but if our demands of pre-installed emacs on all boxen and a corresponding name change to GNU/Lenovo are not met, we will join the boycott."
You're right. It's not safe. You can get hurt. But taking all the risk out of life is even more dangerous.
When I was young I did many stupid things, and I sure hope you did too. It's all part of growing up. When you take all the risk out of living, you're not only creating a race of bored couch potatoes, but you're also creating people who will do stupid things like mixing chlorine and ammonia while cleaning the toilet, and who will panic when things get out of hand.
After all, play is in the first place a preparation for adulthood, it teaches common sense around danger. And common sense in these matters is something that seems to be lacking more and more these days.
People who haven't had small accidents when they were young, will have big accidents when the are grown up.
The EU is receiving financial aid from the US? That's news to me.