I live adjacent to some high-crime rate areas, which are coincidentally adjacent to the police station. I've never had a package stolen from the house I rent out of, but it could definitely happen. I consider myself privileged to be able to have most of my stuff delivered to where I work, or neighbors who are nice and move the packages inside the building.
I usually see these cameras in nicer areas where people really have little reason to fear their packages will be stolen but feel it necessary to protect their home one step further. Its their right to do so, but I hate walking up to a friends' door and being surveyed by camera. It screams privilege to me.
Jesus Christ, you make it sound as if they already charged your credit card for one of these services. If you don't like the idea, just don't fucking buy it. Problem solved.
Sometimes it's more about providing a good service with a competitive edge. Who wouldn't like to play the latest games at the highest graphics settings without spending $3000 on a new PC? I certainly wouldn't mind. I already pay for Spotify and Netflix and those have provided me more value than problems.
Hopefully that means we get a populist like Bernie or Warren who will make actual, positive changes.
We already have a populist for a president. In a representative democracy, it’s simply a means to an end. “Positive change” is simply a matter of perspective; if you voted for Trump in 2016, you probably felt the same way.
He'll invade Venezuela once he's not worried about reelection. Also he'll overturn Roe v. Wade for the same reason.
I severely doubt either of those things will happen. Trump and his pachyderms couldn’t overturn Obamacare with a full house and senate; they’re definitely not going to overturn a Supreme Court ruling. We haven’t invaded a country outside the Middle East in 20 years, and I don’t think it’s going to happen now. Venezuela is imploding well enough with its reliance on a depreciating natural resource and is being helped along with the financial strain being placed upon it by the US and its cohorts.
Regarding the subway example: you’re actually already creating selection bias based on the question. If people had their way, they’d all be ferried on free Ubers with cell phone chargers and WiFi, or flown on a helicopter. That doesn’t mean their selections are realistic or good for everyone. The decision should also be weighted by the amount of civic stress created by vehicle congestion/parking and/or the timeliness and usefulness of the subway.
Read that again: the thing he was mandated to investigate...he makes no determination of. Despite failing to find evidence that a crime even occurred.
I realize it is frustrating to see many bundles of government funds being used to investigate a president on a political basis and then have nothing definitive. But I think we need to entertain the idea that sometimes results can be inconclusive, and that such a result is vastly preferable to an indictment or exoneration simply based on the public wanting to see blood.
Our justice system does work the way it’s supposed to (most of the time), even if it’s not always satisfying for the audience.
Capitalism is enforced by state violence, therefore all bets are off. The working class are entitled to use unlimited violence to throw off the oppressor class and abolish their property and existence.
I don’t think that’s possible, at least in terms of the theoretical. Perhaps you could say corporate socialism is enforced by the state, inasmuch as the U.S. government acts without any sort of referendum. Such is the way of representative democracy.
The working class aren’t entitled to anything their government doesn’t grant them, unless you’re talking philosophy...in which case, the sky’s the limit.
I had hoped we were living in a society that could recognize the difference and be BETTER about how we treat those that buck the system for a greater cause. Silly me.
No, just a military industrial complex that feeds soldiers into a meat grinder (Vietnam) for the sake of philosophical differences or selling more weapons (Iraq, Yemen). Not to mention thousands of Iraqi civilians.
Modern Apple has never been the company to respond to what consumers want. They create a product and then convince the consumer why it will make their life better. And in many cases, they have succeeded! The iPhone and iPod are the darling examples. “Truck” hardware is hard to innovate upon because it’s pretty much plateaued. Apple did take a chance—it’s called the iPad.
Centralization of the common forum results in lots more people encountering information they don’t agree with. It used to be that people went to their own email chains or forums to discuss stuff with people who were of their ilk. Then this newfangled thing called Facebook came out, and it was originally exclusively for college kids, so everyone else thought it was cool. And it was great to get online and reach out to people you hadn’t seen in ages, and share photos with family members. And since everyone is on it, you can guarantee being able to find lost connections. And make groups for people to meet up and share their ideas.
But this also creates a herd. Herds can be guided. Sometimes off of a cliff.
the challenge of the human race is to develop a system that prevents people from becoming corrupt
Exactly this! This is what I’ve been saying from the very beginning. Humans are corrupt, fallible beings. Much better to replace them with pliant, rational robots who make intelligent buying and governing decisions. Remove the cancer, and the patient (society) will survive.
Web designer here. I really don't mind Edge as a Trident-powered browser. It's been relatively compliant compared to Firefox and Chrome, if a little slower to adopt newer CSS/JS.
We need a really popular website to not support IE to make the phaseout happen. Youtube claims not to support IE but they still show an old version so people can still use it. Microsoft's GitHub also claims not to support it but it still works.
This is completely against the standards of an open web. Websites should be accessible to all, regardless of whether they're using IE6, Opera for Mobile, or Chrome.
That said, as a web designer, I feel little compunction to make my sites look and behave exactly the same in modern browsers as in old ones. We are unfortunately tied to Flexbox since IE doesn't support CSS grid, but I'd happily stop coding layouts for IE if I could convince my clients it's not worth it. They can have the same content, but they're going to have to deal with a messed-up layout for browsing with ancient tech. Not my problem.
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I live adjacent to some high-crime rate areas, which are coincidentally adjacent to the police station. I've never had a package stolen from the house I rent out of, but it could definitely happen. I consider myself privileged to be able to have most of my stuff delivered to where I work, or neighbors who are nice and move the packages inside the building.
I usually see these cameras in nicer areas where people really have little reason to fear their packages will be stolen but feel it necessary to protect their home one step further. Its their right to do so, but I hate walking up to a friends' door and being surveyed by camera. It screams privilege to me.
Serves em right, the paranoid dweebs.
I'll give it a chance. Let's see what they've come up with! Who knows, maybe they discovered the Pied Piper of buffering.
Jesus Christ, you make it sound as if they already charged your credit card for one of these services. If you don't like the idea, just don't fucking buy it. Problem solved.
Sometimes it's more about providing a good service with a competitive edge. Who wouldn't like to play the latest games at the highest graphics settings without spending $3000 on a new PC? I certainly wouldn't mind. I already pay for Spotify and Netflix and those have provided me more value than problems.
The yank trolls are out in full force tonight...
Hopefully that means we get a populist like Bernie or Warren who will make actual, positive changes.
We already have a populist for a president. In a representative democracy, it’s simply a means to an end. “Positive change” is simply a matter of perspective; if you voted for Trump in 2016, you probably felt the same way.
He'll invade Venezuela once he's not worried about reelection. Also he'll overturn Roe v. Wade for the same reason.
I severely doubt either of those things will happen. Trump and his pachyderms couldn’t overturn Obamacare with a full house and senate; they’re definitely not going to overturn a Supreme Court ruling. We haven’t invaded a country outside the Middle East in 20 years, and I don’t think it’s going to happen now. Venezuela is imploding well enough with its reliance on a depreciating natural resource and is being helped along with the financial strain being placed upon it by the US and its cohorts.
Regarding the subway example: you’re actually already creating selection bias based on the question. If people had their way, they’d all be ferried on free Ubers with cell phone chargers and WiFi, or flown on a helicopter. That doesn’t mean their selections are realistic or good for everyone. The decision should also be weighted by the amount of civic stress created by vehicle congestion/parking and/or the timeliness and usefulness of the subway.
Read that again: the thing he was mandated to investigate...he makes no determination of. Despite failing to find evidence that a crime even occurred.
I realize it is frustrating to see many bundles of government funds being used to investigate a president on a political basis and then have nothing definitive. But I think we need to entertain the idea that sometimes results can be inconclusive, and that such a result is vastly preferable to an indictment or exoneration simply based on the public wanting to see blood.
Our justice system does work the way it’s supposed to (most of the time), even if it’s not always satisfying for the audience.
#nevertrunk
Capitalism is enforced by state violence, therefore all bets are off. The working class are entitled to use unlimited violence to throw off the oppressor class and abolish their property and existence.
I don’t think that’s possible, at least in terms of the theoretical. Perhaps you could say corporate socialism is enforced by the state, inasmuch as the U.S. government acts without any sort of referendum. Such is the way of representative democracy.
The working class aren’t entitled to anything their government doesn’t grant them, unless you’re talking philosophy...in which case, the sky’s the limit.
Didnâ(TM)t you read about the muck-raking socialist Teddy Roosevelt in high school? Truly, one of our most evil presidents. /s
There it is, the China bogeyman. Glad to see propaganda is still doing its work here in the US.
I had hoped we were living in a society that could recognize the difference and be BETTER about how we treat those that buck the system for a greater cause. Silly me.
No, just a military industrial complex that feeds soldiers into a meat grinder (Vietnam) for the sake of philosophical differences or selling more weapons (Iraq, Yemen). Not to mention thousands of Iraqi civilians.
I wish I had mod points for this. +1
Modern Apple has never been the company to respond to what consumers want. They create a product and then convince the consumer why it will make their life better. And in many cases, they have succeeded! The iPhone and iPod are the darling examples. “Truck” hardware is hard to innovate upon because it’s pretty much plateaued. Apple did take a chance—it’s called the iPad.
“Plug in”? I though to upgrade, you just threw your old one in the trash and ordered a new one.
No one is being forced to use them.
Fine, but the burden of proof lies on the person making the assertion.
Centralization of the common forum results in lots more people encountering information they don’t agree with. It used to be that people went to their own email chains or forums to discuss stuff with people who were of their ilk. Then this newfangled thing called Facebook came out, and it was originally exclusively for college kids, so everyone else thought it was cool. And it was great to get online and reach out to people you hadn’t seen in ages, and share photos with family members. And since everyone is on it, you can guarantee being able to find lost connections. And make groups for people to meet up and share their ideas.
But this also creates a herd. Herds can be guided. Sometimes off of a cliff.
Sure, go ahead and make laws that outlaw incitement to illegal activities, but you'd better not make a law against telling people what to believe.
I dunno, the Catholic Church had a good long run. You can’t say it wasn’t stable!
People want a nice safe, clean employee cafeteria and the big gov says no.
What? Employee cafeterias are common in large companies where I live. What “discontent media” have you been watching lately?
the challenge of the human race is to develop a system that prevents people from becoming corrupt
Exactly this! This is what I’ve been saying from the very beginning. Humans are corrupt, fallible beings. Much better to replace them with pliant, rational robots who make intelligent buying and governing decisions. Remove the cancer, and the patient (society) will survive.
Web designer here. I really don't mind Edge as a Trident-powered browser. It's been relatively compliant compared to Firefox and Chrome, if a little slower to adopt newer CSS/JS.
Please, please Mozilla: stay in this race.
We need a really popular website to not support IE to make the phaseout happen. Youtube claims not to support IE but they still show an old version so people can still use it. Microsoft's GitHub also claims not to support it but it still works.
This is completely against the standards of an open web. Websites should be accessible to all, regardless of whether they're using IE6, Opera for Mobile, or Chrome.
That said, as a web designer, I feel little compunction to make my sites look and behave exactly the same in modern browsers as in old ones. We are unfortunately tied to Flexbox since IE doesn't support CSS grid, but I'd happily stop coding layouts for IE if I could convince my clients it's not worth it. They can have the same content, but they're going to have to deal with a messed-up layout for browsing with ancient tech. Not my problem.