That being said, it is a big world, and nasty shit happens. Is it up to everyone else in the world to be careful and tip toe around someone that is sensitive to some content for most any reason??
No. But it also doesn't make it OK to be an unholy prick to people who have suffered such an abuse, just because you don't want to have to accommodate them.
The concepts of tact and compassion are sorely lacking from today's "civilized" society.
If you knew anything about the American government's historic propensity for secretly testing dangerous chemicals and weaponson their own populace, I wager you'd spend less time worrying about what imaginary brown boogeymen might do with the technology, and far more time concerning yourself with what the government will do with it.
"But Mr Dent, the [complaint forms] have been available in the local [drone strike targeting] office for the last nine months."
"Oh yes, well as soon as I heard I went straight round to see them, yesterday afternoon. You hadn't exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them, had you? I mean, like actually telling anybody or anything."
"But the [complaint forms] were on display..."
"On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them."
"That's the display department."
"With a flashlight."
"Ah, well the lights had probably gone."
"So had the stairs."
"But look, you found the [forms] didn't you?"
"Yes," said Arthur, "yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'."
'm sure that's easy to say if neither you nor anyone you love has ever been the victim of a violent sexual assault.
Go volunteer at your local women's shelter, then try and come back here with that attitude.
And that is supposed to mean that because there are people who got hurt, we stop discussing the problem in the public? How has that ever actually helped anybody?
No, it's supposed to mean that just because you have not been hurt in that particular manner, does not give you a right to be a sociopathic asshole about it to those that have.
Not that I agree with the Ada Initiative (much to the contrary), but OP is being a prick about it, and deserves to be called out. Honestly, the fact that such a hateful, self-absorbed post would be modded Insightful speaks volumes to the morality (or lack thereof) in today's world.
But they should NOT. That is ridiculous. If someone is so emotionally scared than a person of the gender that raped them, bumping into them in the conference is probably just as likely if not more likely to make them uncomfortable.
If you are a psychological wreck and need others to work around your weaknesses then go live in a padded white room in an asylum.
I'm sure that's easy to say if neither you nor anyone you love has ever been the victim of a violent sexual assault.
Go volunteer at your local women's shelter, then try and come back here with that attitude.
Shay-zus, there's no level so low these fucks won't stoop to it, is there?
Check this gem out, from the "How Do Content Owners Know About My Activity?" section:
CCI’s content partners – companies that own and develop music, movies and TV shows – join peer-to-peer networks and locate the music, movies or TV shows they have created and own. Once they see a title being made available on the peer-to-peer network, they confirm that it is, in fact, copyrighted content.
After confirming that a file appears to have been shared illegally, content owners identify the Internet Protocol (IP) address used by the computer making the file available. Each IP address belongs to an Internet Service Provider (ISP), so content owners notify the ISP to which the address is assigned and the ISP then passes a Copyright Alert on to its customer.
No personal information about consumers is shared between the content owners and ISPs, and ISPs are not involved in the process of identifying copyrighted content.
Riiiight... 'cuz, we all know, ISPs and the MAFIAA are certainly trustworthy entities, who would never misuse people's personal information, or god forbid, lie to support their goals.
Best part: When you mouse-over the phrase "Internet Protocol (IP) address" in the second paragraph, this is what pops up:
A unique set of numbers associated with individual computers connected to the internet
Do they not realize that's a blatant lie? Or do they expect us to not realize it?
My favorite, however, was the "How do I find Movies and Music Legally" link - it takes you to a page with links to...
They told me if I voted for Romney we'd see an administration, more beholden than the last to the interests of the RIAA & MPAA... and they were right.
Though I fully understand that the situation would likely be much the same, if not worse, under Romney, I still get a kick out of these.
At least Mitt, being a Republican, comes right out and let's you know you're gonna get corn-holed, instead of the Democrats who pretend to be your friends as they force you over the barrel.
That would be the same as having every high school graduate who managed to dissect a frog without passing out sign up for medical school.
No it wouldn't. Obvious false equivalence here, unless you're trying to imply that coding Javascript requires the same level of intellectual dedication as passing med school and the MCATs?
If someone put a robot inside a human corpse to study human social behavior they'd probably observe people shooting it with shotguns and trying to light it on fire. You can't say that the arm movements triggered the aggression.
Well, you could, but you'd probably be gunned down for being one of those damn zombie sympathizers...
Side Note: Boy, that gives 'bleeding heart' an all new connotation, now doesn't it?
If you think this is the first time that someone has ever had the idea to animate a taxidermy mount, you have obviously never been inside a Chuck E. Cheese's.
I can't quite tell if you said that in the tyrant robotic bird in a swamp sense, the Monsanto legal team sense, or the "this experiment is so awesome that I demand the researchers' bukkake all over my body" sense.
More like the "reference to a classic sci-fi movie that probably came out before you were but a twinkle in your father's eye" sense.
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Save the last sentence, that's an uncanny representation of 99.99% of the responses I receive...
Regarding the last sentence, I only wish they'd be that honest, 'twould be refreshing.
Why, from The Guide, of course!
That being said, it is a big world, and nasty shit happens. Is it up to everyone else in the world to be careful and tip toe around someone that is sensitive to some content for most any reason??
No. But it also doesn't make it OK to be an unholy prick to people who have suffered such an abuse, just because you don't want to have to accommodate them.
The concepts of tact and compassion are sorely lacking from today's "civilized" society.
Wonder what the output device will look like?
Genitalia.
What makes you think they don't already?
If you knew anything about the American government's historic propensity for secretly testing dangerous chemicals and weapons on their own populace, I wager you'd spend less time worrying about what imaginary brown boogeymen might do with the technology, and far more time concerning yourself with what the government will do with it.
New twist on an old classic:
"But Mr Dent, the [complaint forms] have been available in the local [drone strike targeting] office for the last nine months."
"Oh yes, well as soon as I heard I went straight round to see them, yesterday afternoon. You hadn't exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them, had you? I mean, like actually telling anybody or anything."
"But the [complaint forms] were on display ..."
"On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them."
"That's the display department."
"With a flashlight."
"Ah, well the lights had probably gone."
"So had the stairs."
"But look, you found the [forms] didn't you?"
"Yes," said Arthur, "yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'."
Also, you know - private group, no duty to 1st Amendment, they have the right to censor whatever they damn well please.
'm sure that's easy to say if neither you nor anyone you love has ever been the victim of a violent sexual assault.
Go volunteer at your local women's shelter, then try and come back here with that attitude.
And that is supposed to mean that because there are people who got hurt, we stop discussing the problem in the public? How has that ever actually helped anybody?
No, it's supposed to mean that just because you have not been hurt in that particular manner, does not give you a right to be a sociopathic asshole about it to those that have.
Not that I agree with the Ada Initiative (much to the contrary), but OP is being a prick about it, and deserves to be called out. Honestly, the fact that such a hateful, self-absorbed post would be modded Insightful speaks volumes to the morality (or lack thereof) in today's world.
> while its heart is in the right place
One of the most dangerous creatures in human society is the well-meaning idiot.
Indeed; hence the adage, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
you're an idiot.
Perhaps, but at least he's an idiot with standards.
But they should NOT. That is ridiculous. If someone is so emotionally scared than a person of the gender that raped them, bumping into them in the conference is probably just as likely if not more likely to make them uncomfortable.
If you are a psychological wreck and need others to work around your weaknesses then go live in a padded white room in an asylum.
I'm sure that's easy to say if neither you nor anyone you love has ever been the victim of a violent sexual assault.
Go volunteer at your local women's shelter, then try and come back here with that attitude.
About as effective as the We The People petition site.
Possibly less
I have my doubts that such a thing is even physically possible...
Why are drone strike bad?
A) summary executions of American citizens, thereby denying due process, and B) exceedingly high rate of innocent civilian casualties.
There are vilified becasue of the accuracy and effectiveness. .
Which I'm certain is a fully evidence-based assertion, right?
They asked for something as effective as a petition, and it is. So I don't see the problem.
Lol, well, you've got me there!
This whole situation would be a lot funnier, if it weren't so damn sad.
Is there anything bad in the world that is not caused by global warming?
...
Drone strikes?
It's called "email your representative". It exists today, and so few use it.
Ah, yes.
About as effective as the We The People petition site.
Source: I write my Congresscritters regularly, at least once per quarter. The boilerplate responses make great birdcage liner.
Shay-zus, there's no level so low these fucks won't stoop to it, is there?
Check this gem out, from the "How Do Content Owners Know About My Activity?" section:
Riiiight... 'cuz, we all know, ISPs and the MAFIAA are certainly trustworthy entities, who would never misuse people's personal information, or god forbid, lie to support their goals.
Best part: When you mouse-over the phrase "Internet Protocol (IP) address" in the second paragraph, this is what pops up:
A unique set of numbers associated with individual computers connected to the internet
Do they not realize that's a blatant lie? Or do they expect us to not realize it?
My favorite, however, was the "How do I find Movies and Music Legally" link - it takes you to a page with links to...
Wait for it...
RIAA, MPAA, and ISP websites!
Shazam!
They told me if I voted for Romney we'd see an administration, more beholden than the last to the interests of the RIAA & MPAA... and they were right.
Though I fully understand that the situation would likely be much the same, if not worse, under Romney, I still get a kick out of these.
At least Mitt, being a Republican, comes right out and let's you know you're gonna get corn-holed, instead of the Democrats who pretend to be your friends as they force you over the barrel.
How many people can we expect to be burned by this before we have an online petition in Congress?
Lots, considering that Congress participates in no such program.
Love the idea, though.
That would be the same as having every high school graduate who managed to dissect a frog without passing out sign up for medical school.
No it wouldn't. Obvious false equivalence here, unless you're trying to imply that coding Javascript requires the same level of intellectual dedication as passing med school and the MCATs?
Lord, I hope not.
If someone put a robot inside a human corpse to study human social behavior they'd probably observe people shooting it with shotguns and trying to light it on fire. You can't say that the arm movements triggered the aggression.
Well, you could, but you'd probably be gunned down for being one of those damn zombie sympathizers...
Side Note: Boy, that gives 'bleeding heart' an all new connotation, now doesn't it?
What has Science done !!??@!
Nothing my uncle the taxidermist hasn't.
If you think this is the first time that someone has ever had the idea to animate a taxidermy mount, you have obviously never been inside a Chuck E. Cheese's.
I can't quite tell if you said that in the tyrant robotic bird in a swamp sense, the Monsanto legal team sense, or the "this experiment is so awesome that I demand the researchers' bukkake all over my body" sense.
More like the "reference to a classic sci-fi movie that probably came out before you were but a twinkle in your father's eye" sense.
Reading the replies to my post, I bet you can guess which ones are from the aforementioned, self-proclaimed 'intellectuals.'