Oh here we go again.. You want to be the first to volunteer to reduce the population by one? I hear a CPAP mask and a tank of helium are an easy way out.. Good luck trying to convince people to not have children, especially the Bible Belt people who literally believe it's their God-given right to litter the Earth with their offspring. Also good luck convincing any other group of people in the world not to have children for similar reasons, and also because of this insignificant little matter of "propagation of the species" that just happens to be the most basic drive of any living thing. So what's your solution, smart guy you might say? We need to find a way to get off this planet.
Apparently you're not differentiating (or capable of differentiating) between something that happened accidentally (nude/partially nude small child in a place as public as the beach, while you happen to be snapping a photograph of a perfectly legit subject) and something that you're doing intentionally (public urination).
You must be a "rules lawyer" type of RPG player, the kind that ruins the whole game for everyone quibbling with the DM throughout the entire campaign over the wording of the rules, just so you can get your way.
There is the letter of the law, then there is the spirit of the law. In a properly governed society, the latter is the norm, and in your fictional-but-plausible scenario, the cop who you ended up talking to would realize that it was accidental and innocent, and nothing more would come of it.
So far as this story goes? Why should anyone have a problem with it, except for the mere procedural aspect of how it came about? Nobody should be all-for people being able to violate someone's privacy by covertly photographing their private parts, in public or no, and for that matter a well-adjusted person shouldn't want to do such things in the first place, in my opinion, and I don't think I'm alone in that, either.
OK, you're taking a stand; defend it. What if this theoretical she of which you speak slips and falls, and her skirt flies up, revealing her choice to go panty-less? Is she guilty of indecent exposure? Or is everyone who sees it guilty of 'invading her privacy' or somesuch?
The high court ruled that the practice did not violate the law because the women who were photographed while riding Boston public transportation were not nude or partially nude."
What if they were? What if they're not wearing panties, what then?
This amounts to the sort of censorship that online forums and chatrooms/services have been attempting to do for a long time now. Problem is wordfilters don't work, there's always a way around them, and faster than they can add terms to the wordfilter, someone comes up with another euphemism or substitute for the word or phrase being blocked. Same thing will happen here, they'll just come up with different words to say "gun for sale", and Failbook will never be able to keep up with the evolution of the language being used. In other news: Failbook is now planning on censoring what you post. Haven't you people had enough of Failbook and it's bullshit yet?
You need to get off this 'polystyrene' thing. I don't know ANYWHERE that serves coffee in cups made of any sort of plastic, so I don't know what you're talking about, and I sure as hell am not advocating substituting one sort of plastic for another! Use a coffee cup that you bring with you, and stop using goddamn 'Keurig' shit to make your coffee, that's what I'm saying.
I posted that way because Slashdot doesn't provide a way to respond to more than one comment at a time, and I don't have all day to wait around for it to allow me to post responses to several comments, so at least I provide the URLs so what I have to say isn't completely disconnected and out of context.
The problem with the plastic waste of Keurig cups is that they're plastic in the first place. These things don't need to exist at all; there are other methods of making coffee that don't involve any single-use plastic and foil bits. For decades you've been able to get metal filter single-cup coffeemakers, or small French presses. Use your own cup, and there's no waste at all. And by the way what makes you think everyone is responsibly recycling these Keurig cups in the first place? Many people are lazy and just toss them in the trash.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4853869&cid=46396381 "I see this being brought up constantly"
It's not just that it's plastic waste. It's the used coffee grounds inside it, and the foil on top. In order to recycle it, someone has to take it all apart and separate it all out. I'm no wacko environmentalist, but I do squick at things that are single-use and made of semi-durable materials like that.
Go back to 4chan/b, kid, you're not impressing anyone here.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4853869&cid=46395417 "Think outside the K-cup"
Um, I use a French Press myself. Not sure why you're even responding to me.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4853869&cid=46390979 "I have a mini-refillable k-cup."
Sure, but if you'd read the article (or even the headline) you'd see that they're moving in the direction of making it so you can't use those anymore. What then? Like I said, let 'em kill off their own business.
Well.. even if you're just making a joke, I'm not talking about anything as cosmetic as that, and I'm not even talking about XP, but I think you know that.
That's what we should call it. People are getting dumber and dumber by the decade, we're being force-fed Playskool-like operating systems for computers, computers aren't even computers anymore, they're turning into high-tech Etch-a-Sketches, kids are only being taught by rote to pass pointless "standardized" tests and not ever taught to think for themselves, and now we're going to turn everything into some idiotic video game to complete humanity's descent into a pre-sapient state. Fuck this, fuck and fuck them. Enjoy the world while you can, people, we're probably one of the last generations of our race that will be able to think for ourselves and actually do anything on our own.
I couldn't believe this whole "Keurig" thing when I saw it, it creates all sorts of plastic waste and is expensive per cup, plus having to have an expensive and complex machine to use it and not as much control over what ends up in your coffee cup. If they want to shoot themselves in the foot by locking everyone else out of the process rather than allowing laziness to help proliferate their coffeemaking process, then I guess that's their decision and good riddance to them when they kill off their own market. Meanwhile, get a French Press, people, they even make little ones for single-cup coffee, and it's really not that difficult to use.
But all of a sudden you're afraid of a camera filming you, because, you know, that's what bothers you, everything else is just fine.
Who said that's the only thing in this fucked-up world that bothers me? You think you know Jack Shit about me, asshole? Think again.
And BTW, there was a guy once photographing my kid, a black one even (boo-hoo). Big deal.
Oh look! It's Father Of The Year. And by the way I'm not on Failbook or any other goddamn "social networking" sites because I'm not stupid, so how about you shove it up your ass?
That statistic may be wrong, but I'll believe to be correct the one I've heard more than once this week about how many people, this being 2014 already, who think that the Sun rotates around the Earth, and if you believe that statistic then how much of a stretch is it that people will believe the goofy woo-woo pseudo-science crap being pushed on them at places like Whole Foods, too?
For what it's worth I only go there because they carry bread I can actually eat all the time without getting sick, and because they've got an awesome beer section. Most other things get bought at Winco, Costco, or a regular market (in that order, and the last only for best quality of produce). So far as I can see only people who simultaneously are stupid and have more money than sense would buy all their groceries in that place.
You're an AC so you won't even see this, but: Watching the entire bar on cameras is one thing. Having some woman in your face with a camera? That's something entirely different.
People like you say "I don't care', but when if it came right down to it, you'd get pissed off and either try to shake whoever was following you, or you'd get in their face. It has nothing to do with 'having anything to hide', it's normal and natural for people to not want to constantly be under the microscope of public scrutiny. Some people say "Public security cameras are for my protection", but as soon as you show them recordings of all their comings and goings, they start getting creeped out. You show them specific scrutiny of what they specifically have been up to, innocent or not, and they get seriously creeped out. It's all just an abstract concept, easily dismissed through the wondrous power of denial, until it becomes personal, then you come to the shocking realization of the true nature of what it is you've been in denial about: You've allowed yourself to become like a zoo animal, or a prisoner in a cell, or a slave, under the watchful eye of who-knows-who all the time.
Let me ask you this: You say you have kids. If being watched/photographed/recorded is OK with you, then how would you feel about some total stranger with a camera taking pictures of your kids?
OK, where do you live? I'll take a week off work and start following you around with a video camera all day long. You can't protest my doing that without being a complete hypocrite.
People don't like being recorded, or even the possibility of being recorded, without their express permission. That's not going to change, therefore there isn't going to be any "general acceptance" of technology like this.
Yes, because I love arriving at my destination drenched in sweat. Thanks for making the choice for me.
Go talk to the fixie-riding crowd, they seem to ride a bike everywhere, in street clothes, and to hear them talk about it they aren't 'drenched in sweat' when they get where they're going.
People are getting fatter and fatter, they need to be the engine so they can lose the excess baggage, not spend $3500 on something that allows them to continue to be lazy. Also E-bikes are way overpriced for what you get. I recommend getting a regular bike and saving yourself $2500 to $3000 instead. If it's really just for transporation then buy a used scooter or small motorcycle, they're a much better value.
Don't blame incorrect saddle selection and sizing and poor (or no) bike fitting on the bike. Most bike shops don't know how to fit a bike properly to the rider or adjust it so you don't end up with a repetitive motion injury, all most of them know how to do is adjust the height (sort of at least) and ask you "does it feel right?". A shop that knows how to do a proper fitting will get you a the right bike for you, with the right frame size, the right saddle width, adjust the saddle height, level, and fore/aft shift, as well as adjust the height of the handlebars (replacing the stem even, as necessary) to make it as comfortable and efficient as possible. Even Saturday-only recreational riders that maybe ride for an hour or two can benefit from this sort of service, and you'll only need to have it done once.
Giant laser or maser (assuming someone manages to develop one) on the moon beaming gigawatts of power at us what could POSSIBLY go wrong? Anyone read The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress lately? Just substitute massively powerful energy weapons for a mass driver.
Yes. This. Netflix pays for their connectivity. Comcast also pays for their connectivity. I am of course speaking of connetivity to the backbone. Us users of the Internet, we pay for our connectivity to the entire network. Comcast is big and thinks that they can get paid coming and going. Netflix screwed up, they're now essentially paying Danegeld to Comcast.
A clear message needs to be sent to Comcast that this isn't OK.
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There's a simpler solution... less people.
Oh here we go again..
You want to be the first to volunteer to reduce the population by one? I hear a CPAP mask and a tank of helium are an easy way out..
Good luck trying to convince people to not have children, especially the Bible Belt people who literally believe it's their God-given right to litter the Earth with their offspring. Also good luck convincing any other group of people in the world not to have children for similar reasons, and also because of this insignificant little matter of "propagation of the species" that just happens to be the most basic drive of any living thing.
So what's your solution, smart guy you might say? We need to find a way to get off this planet.
Let me get this straight: You want me to prove a negative in an argument? Really? Go back to 4chan/b and leave me the fuck alone.
Apparently you're not differentiating (or capable of differentiating) between something that happened accidentally (nude/partially nude small child in a place as public as the beach, while you happen to be snapping a photograph of a perfectly legit subject) and something that you're doing intentionally (public urination).
You must be a "rules lawyer" type of RPG player, the kind that ruins the whole game for everyone quibbling with the DM throughout the entire campaign over the wording of the rules, just so you can get your way.
There is the letter of the law, then there is the spirit of the law. In a properly governed society, the latter is the norm, and in your fictional-but-plausible scenario, the cop who you ended up talking to would realize that it was accidental and innocent, and nothing more would come of it.
So far as this story goes? Why should anyone have a problem with it, except for the mere procedural aspect of how it came about? Nobody should be all-for people being able to violate someone's privacy by covertly photographing their private parts, in public or no, and for that matter a well-adjusted person shouldn't want to do such things in the first place, in my opinion, and I don't think I'm alone in that, either.
OK, you're taking a stand; defend it.
What if this theoretical she of which you speak slips and falls, and her skirt flies up, revealing her choice to go panty-less? Is she guilty of indecent exposure? Or is everyone who sees it guilty of 'invading her privacy' or somesuch?
The high court ruled that the practice did not violate the law because the women who were photographed while riding Boston public transportation were not nude or partially nude."
What if they were? What if they're not wearing panties, what then?
This amounts to the sort of censorship that online forums and chatrooms/services have been attempting to do for a long time now. Problem is wordfilters don't work, there's always a way around them, and faster than they can add terms to the wordfilter, someone comes up with another euphemism or substitute for the word or phrase being blocked. Same thing will happen here, they'll just come up with different words to say "gun for sale", and Failbook will never be able to keep up with the evolution of the language being used. In other news: Failbook is now planning on censoring what you post. Haven't you people had enough of Failbook and it's bullshit yet?
You need to get off this 'polystyrene' thing. I don't know ANYWHERE that serves coffee in cups made of any sort of plastic, so I don't know what you're talking about, and I sure as hell am not advocating substituting one sort of plastic for another! Use a coffee cup that you bring with you, and stop using goddamn 'Keurig' shit to make your coffee, that's what I'm saying.
I posted that way because Slashdot doesn't provide a way to respond to more than one comment at a time, and I don't have all day to wait around for it to allow me to post responses to several comments, so at least I provide the URLs so what I have to say isn't completely disconnected and out of context.
The problem with the plastic waste of Keurig cups is that they're plastic in the first place. These things don't need to exist at all; there are other methods of making coffee that don't involve any single-use plastic and foil bits. For decades you've been able to get metal filter single-cup coffeemakers, or small French presses. Use your own cup, and there's no waste at all. And by the way what makes you think everyone is responsibly recycling these Keurig cups in the first place? Many people are lazy and just toss them in the trash.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4853869&cid=46396381 "I see this being brought up constantly"
It's not just that it's plastic waste. It's the used coffee grounds inside it, and the foil on top. In order to recycle it, someone has to take it all apart and separate it all out. I'm no wacko environmentalist, but I do squick at things that are single-use and made of semi-durable materials like that.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4853869&cid=46396379 "go slit your.."
Go back to 4chan/b, kid, you're not impressing anyone here.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4853869&cid=46395417 "Think outside the K-cup"
Um, I use a French Press myself. Not sure why you're even responding to me.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4853869&cid=46390979 "I have a mini-refillable k-cup."
Sure, but if you'd read the article (or even the headline) you'd see that they're moving in the direction of making it so you can't use those anymore. What then? Like I said, let 'em kill off their own business.
Well.. even if you're just making a joke, I'm not talking about anything as cosmetic as that, and I'm not even talking about XP, but I think you know that.
That's what we should call it. People are getting dumber and dumber by the decade, we're being force-fed Playskool-like operating systems for computers, computers aren't even computers anymore, they're turning into high-tech Etch-a-Sketches, kids are only being taught by rote to pass pointless "standardized" tests and not ever taught to think for themselves, and now we're going to turn everything into some idiotic video game to complete humanity's descent into a pre-sapient state. Fuck this, fuck and fuck them. Enjoy the world while you can, people, we're probably one of the last generations of our race that will be able to think for ourselves and actually do anything on our own.
I couldn't believe this whole "Keurig" thing when I saw it, it creates all sorts of plastic waste and is expensive per cup, plus having to have an expensive and complex machine to use it and not as much control over what ends up in your coffee cup. If they want to shoot themselves in the foot by locking everyone else out of the process rather than allowing laziness to help proliferate their coffeemaking process, then I guess that's their decision and good riddance to them when they kill off their own market. Meanwhile, get a French Press, people, they even make little ones for single-cup coffee, and it's really not that difficult to use.
But all of a sudden you're afraid of a camera filming you, because, you know, that's what bothers you, everything else is just fine.
Who said that's the only thing in this fucked-up world that bothers me? You think you know Jack Shit about me, asshole? Think again.
And BTW, there was a guy once photographing my kid, a black one even (boo-hoo). Big deal.
Oh look! It's Father Of The Year.
And by the way I'm not on Failbook or any other goddamn "social networking" sites because I'm not stupid, so how about you shove it up your ass?
That statistic may be wrong, but I'll believe to be correct the one I've heard more than once this week about how many people, this being 2014 already, who think that the Sun rotates around the Earth, and if you believe that statistic then how much of a stretch is it that people will believe the goofy woo-woo pseudo-science crap being pushed on them at places like Whole Foods, too?
For what it's worth I only go there because they carry bread I can actually eat all the time without getting sick, and because they've got an awesome beer section. Most other things get bought at Winco, Costco, or a regular market (in that order, and the last only for best quality of produce). So far as I can see only people who simultaneously are stupid and have more money than sense would buy all their groceries in that place.
You're an AC so you won't even see this, but: Watching the entire bar on cameras is one thing. Having some woman in your face with a camera? That's something entirely different.
People like you say "I don't care', but when if it came right down to it, you'd get pissed off and either try to shake whoever was following you, or you'd get in their face. It has nothing to do with 'having anything to hide', it's normal and natural for people to not want to constantly be under the microscope of public scrutiny. Some people say "Public security cameras are for my protection", but as soon as you show them recordings of all their comings and goings, they start getting creeped out. You show them specific scrutiny of what they specifically have been up to, innocent or not, and they get seriously creeped out. It's all just an abstract concept, easily dismissed through the wondrous power of denial, until it becomes personal, then you come to the shocking realization of the true nature of what it is you've been in denial about: You've allowed yourself to become like a zoo animal, or a prisoner in a cell, or a slave, under the watchful eye of who-knows-who all the time.
Let me ask you this: You say you have kids. If being watched/photographed/recorded is OK with you, then how would you feel about some total stranger with a camera taking pictures of your kids?
OK, where do you live? I'll take a week off work and start following you around with a video camera all day long. You can't protest my doing that without being a complete hypocrite.
People don't like being recorded, or even the possibility of being recorded, without their express permission. That's not going to change, therefore there isn't going to be any "general acceptance" of technology like this.
Yes, because I love arriving at my destination drenched in sweat. Thanks for making the choice for me.
Go talk to the fixie-riding crowd, they seem to ride a bike everywhere, in street clothes, and to hear them talk about it they aren't 'drenched in sweat' when they get where they're going.
People are getting fatter and fatter, they need to be the engine so they can lose the excess baggage, not spend $3500 on something that allows them to continue to be lazy. Also E-bikes are way overpriced for what you get. I recommend getting a regular bike and saving yourself $2500 to $3000 instead. If it's really just for transporation then buy a used scooter or small motorcycle, they're a much better value.
Don't blame incorrect saddle selection and sizing and poor (or no) bike fitting on the bike. Most bike shops don't know how to fit a bike properly to the rider or adjust it so you don't end up with a repetitive motion injury, all most of them know how to do is adjust the height (sort of at least) and ask you "does it feel right?". A shop that knows how to do a proper fitting will get you a the right bike for you, with the right frame size, the right saddle width, adjust the saddle height, level, and fore/aft shift, as well as adjust the height of the handlebars (replacing the stem even, as necessary) to make it as comfortable and efficient as possible. Even Saturday-only recreational riders that maybe ride for an hour or two can benefit from this sort of service, and you'll only need to have it done once.
Giant laser or maser (assuming someone manages to develop one) on the moon beaming gigawatts of power at us what could POSSIBLY go wrong? Anyone read The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress lately? Just substitute massively powerful energy weapons for a mass driver.
Yes. This.
Netflix pays for their connectivity. Comcast also pays for their connectivity. I am of course speaking of connetivity to the backbone. Us users of the Internet, we pay for our connectivity to the entire network. Comcast is big and thinks that they can get paid coming and going. Netflix screwed up, they're now essentially paying Danegeld to Comcast.
A clear message needs to be sent to Comcast that this isn't OK.
Older
Wiser
Better able to provide for offspring due to more career development
Higher likelihood of genetically fucked-up kids
Congratulations, DNA, you win the King of All Trolls prize.
..and the Great Cosmic Joke continues. Keep laughing, Universe.