What one has to do is figure out likelihoods. Unlike most things, it is possible to fake an attack and have it look like it came from a completely different source.
From a centurion correcting Brian's bad Latin grammar, to songs about philosophers, to word plays - "The palindrome of bolton would be notlob!"
Thank you for mentioning that particular quip on Slashdot, a place that is concerned about accuracy.
There is no "palindrome of Bolton"; you could create a new word called "Boltonnotlob" and it would then be a palindrome. But saying a word backwards does not make it a palindrome. That one has bothered me since childhood, because, as you mention, I have always considered the troupe to be clever. But in this case, it's not something I'm not getting -- it's a mistake that they made.
For one it might mean they'd stop expecting them to act rationally and for another it might mean that they're definition of the "best possible result" was a little different.
Exactly: one actor may decide "my death is acceptable, as long as my nemesis dies as well", which is definitely not the "best possible result" from society's point of view.
Yes, the horses from the past's articles have fled the barn. The site owners still have control over their site for future articles. Your wishing harm on others does not help your own "Karma"; but, of course, haters rarely look inwards.
XKCD and Oatmeal can protect themselves if they want to with referrer magic. So, apparently, they welcome this use of their comics. And, getting a sense of morality out of an obligation towards advertisers? Please, consider re-thinking this moral stance.
Meanwhile, this is newsworthy because we've seen part 1 of this charade for a decade now... "We need a Billion Dollars to fight one Afghani guy and his ten friends!"
I think you're off by at least three orders of magnitude...
Yes, but they were outnumbered by 1,000,000:1 (or higher) and common good and conscience dictated that their loss was preferable to the losses of the millions of owners who didn't buy it for that reason.
The ratio of wronged doesn't matter when a contract is broken. Yes, some worlds are binary.
He is reputed to have taken Eduardo's 30-some percent share down to 0 or so by issuing new stock to venture capitalists while keeping his and Sean Parker's percentages stable.
One phrase for dealing with startups: "non-dilutable shares"
I've dealt with partners like that in my past as well. No intention of further dealings with them.
You have a point about Chernobyl, that was 100% human negligence, but Fukushima wasn't much in the way of a human error. Sure in hindsight they could have built a wall that was 10% bigger than needed for the worst event on record prior to that, but that doesn't make much sense.
I dunno, they're in a place that is known to have earthquakes and tsunamis; one would think that they could have built it underground, with shock absorbers in the walls, and double seals (one on the hatch screwed into the ground; another in the entrance to the shock-absorbed core). With a liquid-filled inner lining, to help absorb even more shock. That way it would likely survive any earthquake. And any resulting tsunami would only possibly breach the outer hatch; hopefully nobody is in the inner tunnel, but the inner entrance would be sealed and would be surrounded by a liquid, so the sea water may displace that liquid somewhat, but would not be rushing in as it would if it was air in there. I think this is a decent design; but I'm no nuclear physicist. What are the flaws? (Much of it seems aligned with a smaller design I've seen, which you allude to.)
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But the true irony is that most people are selfish pricks in real life. Maybe they play games as an escape from that reality...
Or perhaps, to reinforce it?
I really like that description of the game; reminds me of Firefly.
People who can completely disassociate actually have possible social issues.
I've added some emphasis to make your statement more absurd.
What one has to do is figure out likelihoods. Unlike most things, it is possible to fake an attack and have it look like it came from a completely different source.
Exactly. Just like 9/11.
Ah, but see, I've spent a lifetime developing an immunity to Iocane powder...
Is there some government channel you consider FUD free?
C-SPAN. Watching them make law is akin to watching a butcher make sausage. Once you've seen it, you don't want any more of it.
C-SPAN is still FUD: it doesn't show the back-room deals. (I guess that's where the butcher ... um, knows the sausage?)
Saddam HAD nuclear ambitions. This is a fact.
Yeah, well, my next-door-neighbor has nuclear ambitions. I think his chances are similar to Saddam's in achieving his goals.
Muito boa esta materia!! http://www.lukdesign.com.br/
Voce nao e muito sperto, escrevendo issu aqui, a onde esta muito programadores que podem causa muito problemas para sua cliente.
From a centurion correcting Brian's bad Latin grammar, to songs about philosophers, to word plays - "The palindrome of bolton would be notlob!"
Thank you for mentioning that particular quip on Slashdot, a place that is concerned about accuracy.
There is no "palindrome of Bolton"; you could create a new word called "Boltonnotlob" and it would then be a palindrome. But saying a word backwards does not make it a palindrome. That one has bothered me since childhood, because, as you mention, I have always considered the troupe to be clever. But in this case, it's not something I'm not getting -- it's a mistake that they made.
For one it might mean they'd stop expecting them to act rationally and for another it might mean that they're definition of the "best possible result" was a little different.
Exactly: one actor may decide "my death is acceptable, as long as my nemesis dies as well", which is definitely not the "best possible result" from society's point of view.
I think the Armenians might benefit from reading comprehension classes, as well. :)
Uh, #failing?
The law against it is the Constitution.
Yes, the horses from the past's articles have fled the barn. The site owners still have control over their site for future articles. Your wishing harm on others does not help your own "Karma"; but, of course, haters rarely look inwards.
And with proper referrer magic, these stupid sites would not allow a print link from Slashdot. You're tilting at windmills, here.
XKCD and Oatmeal can protect themselves if they want to with referrer magic. So, apparently, they welcome this use of their comics. And, getting a sense of morality out of an obligation towards advertisers? Please, consider re-thinking this moral stance.
"Flash crime", the new Internet sensation...
Meanwhile, this is newsworthy because we've seen part 1 of this charade for a decade now ... "We need a Billion Dollars to fight one Afghani guy and his ten friends!"
I think you're off by at least three orders of magnitude...
The book "Three Felonies a Day" was a real eye-opener. And I have only one eye.
Yes, but they were outnumbered by 1,000,000:1 (or higher) and common good and conscience dictated that their loss was preferable to the losses of the millions of owners who didn't buy it for that reason.
The ratio of wronged doesn't matter when a contract is broken. Yes, some worlds are binary.
Now, you could (rightfully) claim that Hotz wasn't responsible for any of this.
You could rightfully claim that Sony is responsible for all of this. And you'd be right.
He is reputed to have taken Eduardo's 30-some percent share down to 0 or so by issuing new stock to venture capitalists while keeping his and Sean Parker's percentages stable.
One phrase for dealing with startups: "non-dilutable shares"
I've dealt with partners like that in my past as well. No intention of further dealings with them.
Another convenient fact about the ocean: no one lives there. A nuclear disaster will hurt fewer people, then.
Yeah except I don't think I'll be eating sushi again any time soon. And I love it.
You have a point about Chernobyl, that was 100% human negligence, but Fukushima wasn't much in the way of a human error. Sure in hindsight they could have built a wall that was 10% bigger than needed for the worst event on record prior to that, but that doesn't make much sense.
I dunno, they're in a place that is known to have earthquakes and tsunamis; one would think that they could have built it underground, with shock absorbers in the walls, and double seals (one on the hatch screwed into the ground; another in the entrance to the shock-absorbed core). With a liquid-filled inner lining, to help absorb even more shock. That way it would likely survive any earthquake. And any resulting tsunami would only possibly breach the outer hatch; hopefully nobody is in the inner tunnel, but the inner entrance would be sealed and would be surrounded by a liquid, so the sea water may displace that liquid somewhat, but would not be rushing in as it would if it was air in there. I think this is a decent design; but I'm no nuclear physicist. What are the flaws? (Much of it seems aligned with a smaller design I've seen, which you allude to.)
I humbly submit the radical notion that instead of a need to produce more electricity, people could learn to use less.
Yeah, and then "it's a dry heat" will mean people die without air conditioning. No thanks, and points for remembering old sigs. :)