Oh, I got that, about thirty seconds after I posted. That's what I hate about politics today, it's so outrageous that it is really hard to tell sarcasm from real opinion.
I was trying to say, you know, since I didn't get your sarcasm, it is a bit surprising that I get Colbert's.
Yeah, back when people didn't know to check the history and discussion page of any wiki article. Or follow the citation. Wait, no one was ever that dumb, were they?
Read some of the other replies to my post. We've got some libertarian arguing that facts are just opinions and it is some kind of jack booted fascism to insist that there is one true reality that can be verified.
Facts are not viewpoints. When did JFK die, and how? Is that a viewpoint or a fact? When a politician says, "My policies saved over $2,000,000 last year" is that a fact or a viewpoint? If a company says, "We have reduced air pollution at our factories by fifty percent," is that a fact or a viewpoint? Facts can be checked. Statements of fact are either true or false, and I believe that the reason people find news media valuable is that they report the truth.
It sounds like you think that people should have the right to defraud others. I don't think you'll find much support for that idea.
One final question, do you understand what my sig means?
No, I'd rather buy from an established business with one asshole practice, than an unknown liar.
A newly opened business that attempts to mislead its customers into thinking it is closing, I don't know what else they might lie about.
Basically, I hate publicity stunts. PR and advertising are legalized mindfuckery. If they did not effectively control at least some people's minds, they would not be a viable business.
Yeah, there's those french wind up flappy birds, I forget the name, but you had to throw those. What kind of landing gear did yours have that let them flap on the ground?
I, for one, am interested in hearing what they have to say. Sure, it'll probably turn out to be something simple, but what if it really IS UFOs? We can't disregard every crazy-sounding theory.
Remember, the earth isn't flat, the earth isn't the center of the universe, AND things smaller than they eye can see actually exist.
Newspapers used to have a position called a "fact-checker" and rather than just reprinting corporate and political press releases verbatim, they fact checked them first and would write a story about the release, pointing out any falsehoods. It isn't about book sales versus newspaper sales, it is about journalistic integrity.
Ah, so you're one of those who make the distinction between "lied" and "mislead" and do not seem to feel that misleading is a bad thing. I'll be sure to remember that I have to parse all your posts very carefully for potentially hidden meanings. Actually, that sounds like a lot of work, I think I'll just skip reading what you have to say so I don't get confused.
Are you claiming you don't know what I mean? Go ahead and say that you really do not understand what I am getting at here and I will explain it for you. I have real sympathy for the retarded and will go out of my way to help, if that is what is required.
Do you remember when, back in the day, you could write or say anything about anything, no matter how uninformed you were, and if you communicated authoritatively enough, your audience would just eat it up with a spoon and not question you? Yeah, we have the Internet now.
In the 1989 Race Across America, one team (Team Strawberry) [1] used an experimental device that consisted of a rear wheel hub, a sensor and a handlebar mounted processor. The device measured each cyclist's power output in watts. In lab experiments an average "in-shape" cyclist can produce about 3 watts/kg for more than an hour (e.g., around 200 watts for a 70 kg rider), with top amateurs producing 5 watts/kg and elite athletes achieving 6 watts/kg for similar lengths of time. Elite track sprint cyclists are able to attain an instantaneous maximum output of around 2,000 watts, or in excess of 25 watts/kg; elite road cyclists may produce 1,600 to 1,700 watts as an instantaneous maximum in their burst to the finish line at the end of a five-hour long road race.
Tell me how to build a full scale ornithopter that has room for a full wing-flap while grounded and still weighs little enough to get airborne, otherwise I'm just not impressed with your disappointment.
Besides the "gee-whiz" factor, why is time being spent on this sort of research? Will any flapping-wing aircraft ever be as efficient as a modern jumbo-jet for transporting large loads of cargo and people? I'm no aerospace engineer, and I'm not saying that a jet is the model of efficiency, but I don't see how a flappy wing mode of transport would be better.
Seriously, dude, if you ask questions like this, Slashdot is probably not the place for you.
P.S. Cynicism does not necessarily make you appear wise.
Yeah, but that's not what I was refering to. You know when you are buying a DRMd game. You know what DRM is for, and who it serves. You know you are dealing with assholes. With GOG.com, I don't know, can I trust them? They are liars. As I said, I'd rather deal with the asshole that I know is an asshole than the supposed "nice guy" who fakes his own death as a publicity stunt.
What I mean is that, with DRM, you know what you are getting, or you should. No one is claiming that DRM is anything but what it is. These guys claimed they were shut down when they weren't. That makes them liars.
Whatever you care to say about DRM, it is at least honest. Amazingly enough, some people prefer to do business with honest assholes than with dishonest nice guys.
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Oh, I got that, about thirty seconds after I posted. That's what I hate about politics today, it's so outrageous that it is really hard to tell sarcasm from real opinion.
I was trying to say, you know, since I didn't get your sarcasm, it is a bit surprising that I get Colbert's.
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar, and more importantly, a man who respects the lawn and understands why those damn kids must get off it.
Didn't work too well for guangdog, though.
Yeah, back when people didn't know to check the history and discussion page of any wiki article. Or follow the citation. Wait, no one was ever that dumb, were they?
Surprisingly (based on my inability to see the sarcasm in BitHive's post), I get that Colbert is not a real journalist.
Read some of the other replies to my post. We've got some libertarian arguing that facts are just opinions and it is some kind of jack booted fascism to insist that there is one true reality that can be verified.
Facts are not viewpoints. When did JFK die, and how? Is that a viewpoint or a fact? When a politician says, "My policies saved over $2,000,000 last year" is that a fact or a viewpoint? If a company says, "We have reduced air pollution at our factories by fifty percent," is that a fact or a viewpoint? Facts can be checked. Statements of fact are either true or false, and I believe that the reason people find news media valuable is that they report the truth.
It sounds like you think that people should have the right to defraud others. I don't think you'll find much support for that idea.
One final question, do you understand what my sig means?
Maybe my rosy colored memories of a more honest and ethical journalism are simply nostalgia for a good old days that never were.
Now get off my lawn and let me ruminate in peace.
No, I'd rather buy from an established business with one asshole practice, than an unknown liar.
A newly opened business that attempts to mislead its customers into thinking it is closing, I don't know what else they might lie about.
Basically, I hate publicity stunts. PR and advertising are legalized mindfuckery. If they did not effectively control at least some people's minds, they would not be a viable business.
Yeah, there's those french wind up flappy birds, I forget the name, but you had to throw those. What kind of landing gear did yours have that let them flap on the ground?
If they explained everything ahead of time, why all the confusion and need to set things straight? This was a dishonest publicity stunt.
I, for one, am interested in hearing what they have to say. Sure, it'll probably turn out to be something simple, but what if it really IS UFOs? We can't disregard every crazy-sounding theory.
Remember, the earth isn't flat, the earth isn't the center of the universe, AND things smaller than they eye can see actually exist.
But how do you know that? Are you a wizard?
We what you were talking about, even though you it wrong.
Newspapers used to have a position called a "fact-checker" and rather than just reprinting corporate and political press releases verbatim, they fact checked them first and would write a story about the release, pointing out any falsehoods. It isn't about book sales versus newspaper sales, it is about journalistic integrity.
Ah, so you're one of those who make the distinction between "lied" and "mislead" and do not seem to feel that misleading is a bad thing. I'll be sure to remember that I have to parse all your posts very carefully for potentially hidden meanings. Actually, that sounds like a lot of work, I think I'll just skip reading what you have to say so I don't get confused.
Are you claiming you don't know what I mean? Go ahead and say that you really do not understand what I am getting at here and I will explain it for you. I have real sympathy for the retarded and will go out of my way to help, if that is what is required.
Do you remember when, back in the day, you could write or say anything about anything, no matter how uninformed you were, and if you communicated authoritatively enough, your audience would just eat it up with a spoon and not question you? Yeah, we have the Internet now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-powered_transport
In the 1989 Race Across America, one team (Team Strawberry) [1] used an experimental device that consisted of a rear wheel hub, a sensor and a handlebar mounted processor. The device measured each cyclist's power output in watts. In lab experiments an average "in-shape" cyclist can produce about 3 watts/kg for more than an hour (e.g., around 200 watts for a 70 kg rider), with top amateurs producing 5 watts/kg and elite athletes achieving 6 watts/kg for similar lengths of time. Elite track sprint cyclists are able to attain an instantaneous maximum output of around 2,000 watts, or in excess of 25 watts/kg; elite road cyclists may produce 1,600 to 1,700 watts as an instantaneous maximum in their burst to the finish line at the end of a five-hour long road race.
Tell me how to build a full scale ornithopter that has room for a full wing-flap while grounded and still weighs little enough to get airborne, otherwise I'm just not impressed with your disappointment.
Besides the "gee-whiz" factor, why is time being spent on this sort of research? Will any flapping-wing aircraft ever be as efficient as a modern jumbo-jet for transporting large loads of cargo and people? I'm no aerospace engineer, and I'm not saying that a jet is the model of efficiency, but I don't see how a flappy wing mode of transport would be better.
Seriously, dude, if you ask questions like this, Slashdot is probably not the place for you.
P.S. Cynicism does not necessarily make you appear wise.
Does it need to say that? I just assume, if it is commercial, it has DRM, and if it has extra nasty DRM, I will have heard about it.
Yeah, but that's not what I was refering to. You know when you are buying a DRMd game. You know what DRM is for, and who it serves. You know you are dealing with assholes. With GOG.com, I don't know, can I trust them? They are liars. As I said, I'd rather deal with the asshole that I know is an asshole than the supposed "nice guy" who fakes his own death as a publicity stunt.
Well, GOG.com seem like nice guys, doing the right thing, happy customers, etc., except then they went and lied like this. Bad form.
What I mean is that, with DRM, you know what you are getting, or you should. No one is claiming that DRM is anything but what it is. These guys claimed they were shut down when they weren't. That makes them liars.
Whatever you care to say about DRM, it is at least honest. Amazingly enough, some people prefer to do business with honest assholes than with dishonest nice guys.
I thought you said two choices? What's the other one besides Michael Jackson the Little White Boy?