Hmm, who to root for? I mean, China's not Russia, so it can't be all bad... but then, censorship is bad... well, usually... excuse me, something about Alex Jones got through the filter that I'm supposed to maintain, dang it, hang on... OK, anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, censorship is kinda bad I guess...
If the rule was arbitrarily passed by a committee, (which at the time admitted may be overstepping bounds) what legal argument do you have when they undo it? its inconvenient? I understand it is a popular position, but this should be handled long term with legislation as several states have done.
Yep.
If it's so popular, then implementing it with legislation should be a snap.
The simplest explanation is probably the true one. Conspiracies are rarely the simplest explanation.
Bias is simple, and doesn't require any conspiracy.
You believe that your own worldview is always right, you believe that your preferred sources are the "trusted" sources and that others are suspect, etc.
Strangely enough, the filters and systems you build produce the results you want.
The worlds most detailed underwater maps are used by the US and Russian submarine fleets. Being of strategic significance parts of those maps are reasonably kept private or at least obfuscated. The most significant parts of those maps are parts close to the borders of strategically significant countries - that is coastal areas.
The reason is simple: knowledge of such features enables submarines to hide more efficiently and for the other side to find those hiding submarines easier.
TL;DR tinfoil is part of a healthy diet.
TL;DR - a depth charge or three away from a very special reef bleaching event.
A study in the 1980's suggested that 48% of them do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
The two Federal scientists who collected the evidence and helped NOVA produce the video were reassigned to desk jobs in outer Mongolia.
But... I learned on Slashdot that scientists are all pure of heart, have no biases or agendas, are driven only by data, and never cheat!
A bit of a background on book prices. The bottomline is that they are far too low.
By what measure? What you would like to receive for it?
Apart from a few very prolific and highly advertised best-seller authors, for most authors book prices are way too low in comparison to the amount of work that goes into writing a book.
Surely that's been true for most of the history of writing, or for that matter human history?
This protection is, on paper, guaranteed by a "well regulated", well trained and disciplined state militia. This, however, is just a paper proposition. The US states do not have well trained militia,
Exactly backwards. The possibility of having a well regulated militia was made possible by allowing gun ownership.
and the threat of a power grab by the federal government which gave worries to the States in the late 1700s does not exist anymore.
Seriously?
Heck, even the Left imagines Trump throwing people into camps. And back in reality, the federal government actually does keep inventing new "rights" every couple of years and imposing the morality du jour of NY and Cali on the rest of the states.
From the summary, it doesn't sound to me, as though he thought he was pushing any boundaries. He was just playing a game, and thought he'd share it on social media. It wasn't a depiction of shooting students or civilians, only literal monsters. This genuinely sounds like an overreaction to me.
It would be interesting to know if that is valid. He'd hardly be the first accused person to say that he had no idea he was doing anything wrong.
A lot that was good... we still make the whole Sheldon and his spot where he has to sit reference at work... that's kinda me with my preferred seat in the conference rooms.
Well, actually, no, at least one of them can't. The three biggies all de-platformed him, working together.
If only there was a way of spreading information on the internet by setting up a computer to serve said information upon request... Then we might not need any number of "biggies".
In any case, what I was saying (responding to someone) was that Jones wasn't a bot or a fake. The guy I was responding to was justifying those platforms' actions by saying they were only removing bots and fakes. No, they are removing people based on not liking their content too.
Sure, it's easy to think that evil is a mere matter of mental health--and I agree that plenty of bad things are the result of people either not seeking or not having the means to acquire proper treatment. But the fact is that healthy people are still able to make decisions, and many of our decisions selfishly build up ourselves at the expense of others. Being healthy does not cause us to choose morally good or helpful activities all of the time.
No one of us can say for sure whether this particular case was a matter of mental illness or not, but we shouldn't assume from the start that simply because he did something harmful that he was not free in doing so. If we are not free to do evil, then how can we pretend to be free to do anything good? If we don't hold ourselves responsible for our bad decisions, how can we claim any merit for our good ones? Or to put it in another manner: how can we be sure that our good actions are not also the byproduct of mental health issues?
Well, I'm not his doctor, so of course I can't be sure. I'm just spouting off on/.
Had he responded to his setbacks by becoming, say, a bank robber, I'd more more inclined towards your take on it though.
I don't care if it's a clown crying "fire" if there really is a fire...
If you're depending on a critical message like "fire!" to be delivered properly, you really don't care that it's coming from Bozo?
If all the normal people are saying "ooh, fun! We need more of this flickering stuff!" then yes, I don't care. I thank the clown.
If the clown is the only one around (who can be heard) saying what needs to be said, when the respectable people refuse to do so, then the problem does not reside with the clown.
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Trump is looking into censoring searches at google right here. Maybe he can tie our search results to our credit scores, for that personal touch?
The irony is strong with this one ..
You do realize you have it exactly backwards, right? Trump doesn't censor searches; Google does.
Modded down for simple, literal facts, lol
Trump is looking into censoring searches at google right here. Maybe he can tie our search results to our credit scores, for that personal touch?
The irony is strong with this one ..
You do realize you have it exactly backwards, right? Trump doesn't censor searches; Google does.
Clash of the SJW titans!
Hmm, who to root for? I mean, China's not Russia, so it can't be all bad ... but then, censorship is bad ... well, usually ... excuse me, something about Alex Jones got through the filter that I'm supposed to maintain, dang it, hang on ... OK, anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, censorship is kinda bad I guess ...
If the rule was arbitrarily passed by a committee, (which at the time admitted may be overstepping bounds) what legal argument do you have when they undo it? its inconvenient? I understand it is a popular position, but this should be handled long term with legislation as several states have done.
Yep.
If it's so popular, then implementing it with legislation should be a snap.
On what legal basis, exactly?
"Thou shalt not overturn Obama stuff"? Pro tip: that's not actually a thing.
Bias is simple, and doesn't require any conspiracy.
Just because you don't agree with something doesn't mean it is bias
Didn't say that it did. (Doesn't mean that it isn't, either.)
All I said is: bias is simple. And invisible, to those similarly biased. No conspiracy needed.
The simplest explanation is probably the true one. Conspiracies are rarely the simplest explanation.
Bias is simple, and doesn't require any conspiracy.
You believe that your own worldview is always right, you believe that your preferred sources are the "trusted" sources and that others are suspect, etc.
Strangely enough, the filters and systems you build produce the results you want.
ALL of the c-levels of any company that pulls this shit, ought to be sent to maximum-security prison for a minimum of one year.
I'd be fine with banning everyone from doing robocalls. Not just people and entities that you don't like; everyone.
The worlds most detailed underwater maps are used by the US and Russian submarine fleets. Being of strategic significance parts of those maps are reasonably kept private or at least obfuscated. The most significant parts of those maps are parts close to the borders of strategically significant countries - that is coastal areas. The reason is simple: knowledge of such features enables submarines to hide more efficiently and for the other side to find those hiding submarines easier.
TL;DR tinfoil is part of a healthy diet.
TL;DR - a depth charge or three away from a very special reef bleaching event.
Is it possible they just didn't like you?
"I just can't figure out why these dumb rubes don't like me!"
Two of the things it explains are why the GOP wants to roll back anti pollution regulations and laws, and why so many people vote for the GOP.
Yeah, I mean obviously this explains those dumb rural voters, with all that smog ... oh wait.
A study in the 1980's suggested that 48% of them do https://www.youtube.com/watch?... The two Federal scientists who collected the evidence and helped NOVA produce the video were reassigned to desk jobs in outer Mongolia.
But ... I learned on Slashdot that scientists are all pure of heart, have no biases or agendas, are driven only by data, and never cheat!
There Are Too Many Good Shows Out There
Yeah; that's it ...
It also creates an environment where people don't have to feel intimated by others (good business sense for a restaurant).
Ah, I was wondering why nobody ever feels intimidated on the streets and in the establishments of the major gun control enclaves.
Because, of course, guns don't just magically disintegrate when entering a "gun free zone."
Hmm, now there's a technological "solution" ;)
This house here? the one that's three kilometres inland and 150 METRES above sea level?
Hmm...I wonder what he thinks is going to happen...
I, too, stand with Al Gore and the eco-sustainability of mansions! Down with "repug-licans"!
Clever of the seas to rise only on one coast!
A bit of a background on book prices. The bottomline is that they are far too low.
By what measure? What you would like to receive for it?
Apart from a few very prolific and highly advertised best-seller authors, for most authors book prices are way too low in comparison to the amount of work that goes into writing a book.
Surely that's been true for most of the history of writing, or for that matter human history?
This protection is, on paper, guaranteed by a "well regulated", well trained and disciplined state militia. This, however, is just a paper proposition. The US states do not have well trained militia,
Exactly backwards. The possibility of having a well regulated militia was made possible by allowing gun ownership.
and the threat of a power grab by the federal government which gave worries to the States in the late 1700s does not exist anymore.
Seriously?
Heck, even the Left imagines Trump throwing people into camps. And back in reality, the federal government actually does keep inventing new "rights" every couple of years and imposing the morality du jour of NY and Cali on the rest of the states.
From the summary, it doesn't sound to me, as though he thought he was pushing any boundaries. He was just playing a game, and thought he'd share it on social media. It wasn't a depiction of shooting students or civilians, only literal monsters. This genuinely sounds like an overreaction to me.
It would be interesting to know if that is valid. He'd hardly be the first accused person to say that he had no idea he was doing anything wrong.
A lot that was good ... we still make the whole Sheldon and his spot where he has to sit reference at work ... that's kinda me with my preferred seat in the conference rooms.
But yeah, got old pretty quick.
it's also notable for the fact that most Twitter users appeared to have ignored its anti-vaccine messages.
But ... Russians! It's not possible to simply ignore their messages, is it??
I thought they had secret mind control powers on social media!
Well, actually, no, at least one of them can't. The three biggies all de-platformed him, working together.
If only there was a way of spreading information on the internet by setting up a computer to serve said information upon request... Then we might not need any number of "biggies".
In any case, what I was saying (responding to someone) was that Jones wasn't a bot or a fake. The guy I was responding to was justifying those platforms' actions by saying they were only removing bots and fakes. No, they are removing people based on not liking their content too.
Sure, it's easy to think that evil is a mere matter of mental health--and I agree that plenty of bad things are the result of people either not seeking or not having the means to acquire proper treatment. But the fact is that healthy people are still able to make decisions, and many of our decisions selfishly build up ourselves at the expense of others. Being healthy does not cause us to choose morally good or helpful activities all of the time.
No one of us can say for sure whether this particular case was a matter of mental illness or not, but we shouldn't assume from the start that simply because he did something harmful that he was not free in doing so. If we are not free to do evil, then how can we pretend to be free to do anything good? If we don't hold ourselves responsible for our bad decisions, how can we claim any merit for our good ones? Or to put it in another manner: how can we be sure that our good actions are not also the byproduct of mental health issues?
Well, I'm not his doctor, so of course I can't be sure. I'm just spouting off on /.
Had he responded to his setbacks by becoming, say, a bank robber, I'd more more inclined towards your take on it though.
I don't care if it's a clown crying "fire" if there really is a fire ...
If you're depending on a critical message like "fire!" to be delivered properly, you really don't care that it's coming from Bozo?
If all the normal people are saying "ooh, fun! We need more of this flickering stuff!" then yes, I don't care. I thank the clown.
If the clown is the only one around (who can be heard) saying what needs to be said, when the respectable people refuse to do so, then the problem does not reside with the clown.