So, here's one for the world: "Quran rolling papers". Don't have time to make and market them for tomorrow; so just use a crayon and write "Quran", or "Koran", or even "Co-ran", doesn't need to be spelled correctly as long as the phonetic Gods are appeased; then roll it around your favorite herb, and smoke it. Dude, you're burning the Quran!
I just feel the level of outrage on this particular issue has been very disproportionate; and that it has turned more into an anti-religious argument than a pro-science one.
It's difficult to be pro-science without some religious nutjobs thinking that you're talking anti-religion. That's just the way it is. As for the Bush stem cell policy, it's akin to the Broken Window Fallacy, which has been proven not to help the economy. In other words, perhaps it could be argued that we're further along with adult stem cell research than we otherwise would have been; but it could also be argued that people have died who otherwise would not have needed to, if we had continued research uninterrupted.
Thank you so much for causing me to ask Wikipedia about drop bears. From the article:
The game also features drop bear attacks and repellents. Purchase of the repellent, which cannot subsequently be discarded, dramatically increases the rate of drop bear attacks.
(Emphasis added.) This had me laughing out loud. Thank you. (And now I have a game to try.)
That is not useful and something I've noticed about doomsayers by looking at history: They are basically always wrong. Doom on a large scale is always predicted, and yet our society endures.
This reminds me of an old Texas Hold 'Em saying: "Going all in works every time, except for the last."
This would be basically the opposite: "Predicting 'the end' fails every time, except for the last."
No, not really; just that forcing everyone to move at the top speed of horses means goods will get to the destination later, meaning some of them might have rotted or spoiled, and thus your attitude ("people aren't doing anything important, they should all slow down") means that more fruit will get spoiled on its way to you. That makes your fruit cost more. But whatever, continue chanting.
Or, instead of a crosshair, it could be a laser dot on the object you're pointing at. Of course, pointing straight up you wouldn't see it, and it would "wiggle about" as you moved across rough terrain etc, so perhaps a crosshair would still be needed even with this. I think I've seen this effect already in a game, actually.
But in the poorest countries, things are different. Massively accessible broadband would not improve jack squat until people can actually read and write, until they are not dying of hunger and disease.
I wonder... perhaps their governments could create some videos, in the native language, to teach skills? This would not require the population to be able to read and write. (Getting to the site with the instructional videos, though, might require a bit of effort... Like perhaps creating an XO-like device, which when first started will show a video describing its operation.)
The idea being, they can use this advanced technology to bootstrap themselves into the present, or even future, instead of taking the same slow laborious path that we took. Shoulders of giants, and all that.
In fact, the skills that are taught in these videos could even be "reading and writing," helping the citizenry climb up to first-world levels of technology that much sooner.
There's a reason why there are typically laws against holding up traffic and why LEOs focus on the first car in a grouping of vehicles that are speeding.
Right! Because the car in front is likely "holding up traffic" -- those speeders behind it would have gone faster, if not for that meddling slow first speeder.
Reminds me of a comedian from back in the 80s, who told a joke about getting pulled over for "attempted speeding". The officer said "Yeah if you weren't driving such a piece of shit, you'd have been speeding!"
Hmm, sorry, by "economic harm" I meant "harm to the economy", not "financial harm to individuals/companies". Note that I'm not saying that they're not a valid business; I personally don't buy into porn thanks to having spent some time with a heart biofeedback device, and can now make things happen just by thinking (which is, by itself, a very, very cool thing, but I digress).
It's clear that they lied; it's clear that there are legal reasons for the credit card company to behave the way they do, even if those reasons aren't ethical or moral; and it's clear that the credit card company now knows about the lying, and will need to take steps (if they really care about this particular "risk") in order to detect this lying by future applicants. This adds to the expenses of the credit card company, and when the news is shared, will add to the expenses of every credit card company. These costs are passed along to the consumers in the form of increased fees or interest rates on loans. That's what I meant by "the review system now need to be a bit more thorough" -- the review system in place at every company that takes these types of applications, not solely the review system at the credit card company in question.
Sure, my argument may be somewhat "specious" because it could be argued that this is a drop in the bucket, but enough drops cause the bucket to overflow, so even if it is just a drop, my argument is that this drop carries some weight, going back to your original response that they lied but didn't commit fraud -- I maintain that adding costs to the system makes their behavior fraudulent.
I really like being able to have these types of discussions, as well, so thank you, Slashdot.:)
Why pay for porn and/or store it locally when the internet and its streaming-flash sites like Redtube, Pornotube, and even the vile borderline-legal Motherless are readily available*?
* unless you made it yourself, that is:)
Why pay for porn when just a little biofeedback will allow you to control your heartbeat, and all the ensuing goodness that comes from that control? (Pun intended, I suppose, although I haven't managed to go all the way with just my heart -- yet.)
Of course, the real answer is those sorts of sites tend to be run by less-than-scrupulous folks, so that sort of behavior could lead to viruses and/or "identity theft" (i.e., theft and fraud, but I guess by using the term in quotes, the banking industry doesn't have to police itself as much).
OTOH, Dual monitor support is neither here nor there. There's probably loads of much more relevant stuff to focus on.
As much as certain people like to whine about this, it's obscure and geeky. Most people don't even know it's possible.
Like the other response mentioned, dual monitors are becoming increasingly popular, and run by secretaries.
I myself have a second, dark monitor, which I'd like to light up at some point soon. Worked on Windows, but I'm trying to transition the household over to Linux. This is one sticking point; unfortunately it's not the only one, but it's definitely not "obscure and geeky", it's becoming mainstream. Like Linux, kicking and screaming.:)
OT to your OT: KiB is just geeks getting back at marketers. I lived through it, and still find it ridiculous (and unfortunately, I now cannot spend my money on a hard drive whose manufacturer uses the original well-defined terms). Seriously, it's domain-specific knowledge, which scientists know all about.
And actually looking back at the posts, it appears that the two of you are stating the same thing ("should use KiB"). And furthermore, the OS (original sig) says SI units should be "computationally convenient", which for computers is powers of two, so it all worked out nicely back in the 80s/early 90s; then the hard drive manufacturers decided they could "compete" on larger capacity by breaking the standard, and using SI units instead of the already well-defined computer-specific notation.
But I fear that people will never agree on this; some people think overly globally, and others this overly locally.
Nyet. Inside jokes are tough to determine from the outside. (Amusing, though, to all involved, for various reasons. And also there's no such thing as a lethal dose, but boy did the above-mentioned crew try to find one back in college!:)
You're really asking what harm they caused? (I say that because I have respect for you.)
Economic harm, of course; the end result of their fraud is that the review system now needs to be a bit more thorough, so that it can detect liars like these. Which means increased costs for all other players -- so yes, they did gain at the expense of others.
Seriously, I *always* have to tweak modelines and shit
I was similarly warned about tweaking modelines by my proctologist. (Or perhaps, "Tweaking modelines does tend to lead to indigestion." I'm not sure either are very good, although I did follow the rule about putting the twist in the last word...)
Ah, the days of Mr. Robinson. "The word of the day is 'bitch'. Say it, kids! Now go say it to your mother. Did she slap you? No? Then you didn't say it right!"
LOL I read your comment as "The Book of Nomnomnom" and thought, "Oh, that guy with that sig is now chewing in his posts as well?" (And, Jesus in the New World is only present on waffles. And as a child of Mexicans, although they pronounce it "Hey! Zeus!", which I suppose is just another mythology reference, those crafty Mexicans.)
So because banks are scared of the adult industry in general because we marginalize it, and by marginalizing it we make it prone to criminal behavior and banks don't want to take the chance, legitimate or not, so we end up with bullshit like this, businesses that are guilty by association and nothing else.
I'm sorry, your conclusion is flat-out wrong. You had a customer who committed fraud, was found out about their fraud, and was then not allowed to commit the same level of fraud in the future. This has nothing to do with porn or morality: it has to do with the actions of your customer, who decided that speaking fraudulently was preferable to being honest.
I think the reaction to your customer's decision is appropriate.
And a further thought: what if on some other world, private parts are placed at the top of the organism (perhaps the ground contains a lot more virulence than on our planet). Then, they wouldn't have to wait at all! (I had a similar thought in college, about having eyes on our feet, and the world would then seem to be much more in motion than it currently is. Hi to complex fish of some sort, big Hawaiian guy, jailbait follower, and... oh yeah, knife lover who I had to bail out. Of jail, that is, not his leaky little boat.)
Yes, back in the day we had to spend half an hour to download a single image but the waiting made it that much sweeeter.
Yep, especially if just seeing her eyes/face/neck was enough; then you could let the download complete in the background while cleaning, and be one of the first in computing history to truly multitask!
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So, here's one for the world: "Quran rolling papers". Don't have time to make and market them for tomorrow; so just use a crayon and write "Quran", or "Koran", or even "Co-ran", doesn't need to be spelled correctly as long as the phonetic Gods are appeased; then roll it around your favorite herb, and smoke it. Dude, you're burning the Quran!
It's difficult to be pro-science without some religious nutjobs thinking that you're talking anti-religion. That's just the way it is. As for the Bush stem cell policy, it's akin to the Broken Window Fallacy, which has been proven not to help the economy. In other words, perhaps it could be argued that we're further along with adult stem cell research than we otherwise would have been; but it could also be argued that people have died who otherwise would not have needed to, if we had continued research uninterrupted.
Thank you so much for causing me to ask Wikipedia about drop bears. From the article:
(Emphasis added.) This had me laughing out loud. Thank you. (And now I have a game to try.)
This reminds me of an old Texas Hold 'Em saying: "Going all in works every time, except for the last."
This would be basically the opposite: "Predicting 'the end' fails every time, except for the last."
Happy and alone, here.
No, not really; just that forcing everyone to move at the top speed of horses means goods will get to the destination later, meaning some of them might have rotted or spoiled, and thus your attitude ("people aren't doing anything important, they should all slow down") means that more fruit will get spoiled on its way to you. That makes your fruit cost more. But whatever, continue chanting.
Or, instead of a crosshair, it could be a laser dot on the object you're pointing at. Of course, pointing straight up you wouldn't see it, and it would "wiggle about" as you moved across rough terrain etc, so perhaps a crosshair would still be needed even with this. I think I've seen this effect already in a game, actually.
If it's no trouble to you, I'll have the cake and let you eat the Cake.
The kind where photons bounce?
I wonder ... perhaps their governments could create some videos, in the native language, to teach skills? This would not require the population to be able to read and write. (Getting to the site with the instructional videos, though, might require a bit of effort... Like perhaps creating an XO-like device, which when first started will show a video describing its operation.)
The idea being, they can use this advanced technology to bootstrap themselves into the present, or even future, instead of taking the same slow laborious path that we took. Shoulders of giants, and all that.
In fact, the skills that are taught in these videos could even be "reading and writing," helping the citizenry climb up to first-world levels of technology that much sooner.
It's attitudes like this that drag whole economies down.
Right! Because the car in front is likely "holding up traffic" -- those speeders behind it would have gone faster, if not for that meddling slow first speeder.
Reminds me of a comedian from back in the 80s, who told a joke about getting pulled over for "attempted speeding". The officer said "Yeah if you weren't driving such a piece of shit, you'd have been speeding!"
(I understood you; this is mere wordplay.)
Hmm, sorry, by "economic harm" I meant "harm to the economy", not "financial harm to individuals/companies". Note that I'm not saying that they're not a valid business; I personally don't buy into porn thanks to having spent some time with a heart biofeedback device, and can now make things happen just by thinking (which is, by itself, a very, very cool thing, but I digress).
It's clear that they lied; it's clear that there are legal reasons for the credit card company to behave the way they do, even if those reasons aren't ethical or moral; and it's clear that the credit card company now knows about the lying, and will need to take steps (if they really care about this particular "risk") in order to detect this lying by future applicants. This adds to the expenses of the credit card company, and when the news is shared, will add to the expenses of every credit card company. These costs are passed along to the consumers in the form of increased fees or interest rates on loans. That's what I meant by "the review system now need to be a bit more thorough" -- the review system in place at every company that takes these types of applications, not solely the review system at the credit card company in question.
Sure, my argument may be somewhat "specious" because it could be argued that this is a drop in the bucket, but enough drops cause the bucket to overflow, so even if it is just a drop, my argument is that this drop carries some weight, going back to your original response that they lied but didn't commit fraud -- I maintain that adding costs to the system makes their behavior fraudulent.
I really like being able to have these types of discussions, as well, so thank you, Slashdot. :)
Make that "let's" -- *sigh*
Why pay for porn when just a little biofeedback will allow you to control your heartbeat, and all the ensuing goodness that comes from that control? (Pun intended, I suppose, although I haven't managed to go all the way with just my heart -- yet.)
Of course, the real answer is those sorts of sites tend to be run by less-than-scrupulous folks, so that sort of behavior could lead to viruses and/or "identity theft" (i.e., theft and fraud, but I guess by using the term in quotes, the banking industry doesn't have to police itself as much).
Like the other response mentioned, dual monitors are becoming increasingly popular, and run by secretaries.
I myself have a second, dark monitor, which I'd like to light up at some point soon. Worked on Windows, but I'm trying to transition the household over to Linux. This is one sticking point; unfortunately it's not the only one, but it's definitely not "obscure and geeky", it's becoming mainstream. Like Linux, kicking and screaming. :)
OT to your OT: KiB is just geeks getting back at marketers. I lived through it, and still find it ridiculous (and unfortunately, I now cannot spend my money on a hard drive whose manufacturer uses the original well-defined terms). Seriously, it's domain-specific knowledge, which scientists know all about.
And actually looking back at the posts, it appears that the two of you are stating the same thing ("should use KiB"). And furthermore, the OS (original sig) says SI units should be "computationally convenient", which for computers is powers of two, so it all worked out nicely back in the 80s/early 90s; then the hard drive manufacturers decided they could "compete" on larger capacity by breaking the standard, and using SI units instead of the already well-defined computer-specific notation.
But I fear that people will never agree on this; some people think overly globally, and others this overly locally.
Nyet. Inside jokes are tough to determine from the outside. (Amusing, though, to all involved, for various reasons. And also there's no such thing as a lethal dose, but boy did the above-mentioned crew try to find one back in college! :)
You're really asking what harm they caused? (I say that because I have respect for you.)
Economic harm, of course; the end result of their fraud is that the review system now needs to be a bit more thorough, so that it can detect liars like these. Which means increased costs for all other players -- so yes, they did gain at the expense of others.
I was similarly warned about tweaking modelines by my proctologist. (Or perhaps, "Tweaking modelines does tend to lead to indigestion." I'm not sure either are very good, although I did follow the rule about putting the twist in the last word...)
Ah, the days of Mr. Robinson. "The word of the day is 'bitch'. Say it, kids! Now go say it to your mother. Did she slap you? No? Then you didn't say it right!"
LOL I read your comment as "The Book of Nomnomnom" and thought, "Oh, that guy with that sig is now chewing in his posts as well?" (And, Jesus in the New World is only present on waffles. And as a child of Mexicans, although they pronounce it "Hey! Zeus!", which I suppose is just another mythology reference, those crafty Mexicans.)
I'm sorry, your conclusion is flat-out wrong. You had a customer who committed fraud, was found out about their fraud, and was then not allowed to commit the same level of fraud in the future. This has nothing to do with porn or morality: it has to do with the actions of your customer, who decided that speaking fraudulently was preferable to being honest.
I think the reaction to your customer's decision is appropriate.
And a further thought: what if on some other world, private parts are placed at the top of the organism (perhaps the ground contains a lot more virulence than on our planet). Then, they wouldn't have to wait at all! (I had a similar thought in college, about having eyes on our feet, and the world would then seem to be much more in motion than it currently is. Hi to complex fish of some sort, big Hawaiian guy, jailbait follower, and ... oh yeah, knife lover who I had to bail out. Of jail, that is, not his leaky little boat.)
Yep, especially if just seeing her eyes/face/neck was enough; then you could let the download complete in the background while cleaning, and be one of the first in computing history to truly multitask!