There's no man page for knowing what you're talking about.
Actually that's what man pages are for - they provide application specific knowledge. Though I usually prefer to just google about for answers. If I'm feeling really masochistic I might post a technical question on slashdot, and read responses from ACs.
Why go with a company who has been making the news for broken games and abrasive customer service? Are executives at Disney really ok with taking such a big risk on such a valuable property?
The harder it gets to tell when you are being recorded, the more of a problem it potentially poses society. That is, if you think privacy is worth protecting.
Research like this is needed, and could yield benefits in medicine, business, and simply human curiosity about our nature. We *could* just cut programs until we stagnate, or we could invest in science and try to grow. I vote for the latter.
Your cit the very reasons regulation would help. There should have been a law making sure nuclear reactors are never built in dangerous locations, and a law requiring that they take at least adequate measures (if not exceptional) to ensure the system is protected from a variety of threats. Those two laws would have done a lot of good. Just because a given government takes the wrong action, doesn't mean all government is evil. That is a fallacy.
Because its an easy target? Probably also because the relative panic over nuclear power rubs geeks the wrong way: "Those peasants are being anti science again. WHY won't they look at the math?!". If we want nuclear power to succeed, and it should, we need to look at the real problem - lack of regulation. The companies that run plants too often get away with cutting corners. The lack of trust with nuclear power stems directly from this lack of trust mixed with the potential severity of a mistake. If we work hard to solve both problems, to implement solutions that already exist, and publicize those success stories, we should see progress.
For an example of what I'm talking about, look at the Southern Poverty Law Center's pronouncements - including especially their advice to law enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security that displaying bumper stickers supporting Ron Paul during the presidential primary, or any of a number of other pro-Constitution or Tea Party political position messages, was a sign that the driver was a terrorist.
Reading, writing, making music, painting, playing games are all things that I super love to do. But they're just a side thing to something else that I'm good at that is much more productive and tangible to society.
So I guess you don't see the value of art in society? I think we are enriched by writing, painting, drawing, sculpting, performance, and the endless ocean that is music. I think a world where we just worry about being "productive and tangible" is a sad grey world. I say this as a developer: a healthy society supports the arts.
We should also, in a friendly way, urge them to have their content delivery more closely match the spirit of their PR. If they are OK with piracy that's great! Are they still issuing complaints? Fans would LOVE more ways to pay for their content. Are there viable means for them to make it more available? Fans want the series to make a ton of money, so it continues (and we get more tasty battle sequences). How much more revenue could they secure if they made it easier to purchase? (Relevant).
And we should reward them. This is EXACTLY what we want content producers to say. Let's buy the shit out of their DVD's, and publicize the series even more. Let's support companies that take the right stance.
So believe me when I say that if the judge I worked for, of if the judges my friends were working for were being offered bribes, I would definitely know about it. He isn't, and they aren't. Not even close. It just does not happen. Sorry.
look just a few comments up for the counterexample
Exactly. This is a misleading study. They looked at who had the most opinion. Not who runs the most slanted stories, who reports the facts incorrectly. When studies and polls have looked at the facts, Fox News viewers don't come out on top.
The fact that we are social creatures does not make the problem social, nor its solution. The problem is corporate surveillance. As for a solution - there are many possibilities, from technical to regulatory. Unless by a "social" solution, you mean putting massive amounts of public pressure on corporations to change their ways. Even if that is the case, having to summon that kind of outrage every time a corporation violates our trust is not a viable long term strategy. The logistics of discovering wrongdoing, reaching critical mass, applying pressure, and achieving a result are too difficult and rare a combination.
Well, that's a very poor analogy. It isn't a question of when you get the product. Its a question of quality. One of the biggest selling points Apple has going for it is the perceived quality of their hardware. If you spent a significant sum on a new laptop, and found out the cpu you had actually ran at a lower clock speed than advertised, you'd be a little annoyed, right? If it further turned out that some people who bought that same laptop had cpus that ran at the advertised speed, and some did not, then it would seem less like a freak accident, and more like systemic differences in product quality.
Bottom line: If you advertise quality a product line, systemic differences in component quality undermine the advertised claim.
Depending on the nature of the fake threat, reasonable people might assume the situation specifically does call for firearms. It becomes a question of when - if ever - the police can tell the difference between an imminent threat and a prank.
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Actually that's what man pages are for - they provide application specific knowledge. Though I usually prefer to just google about for answers. If I'm feeling really masochistic I might post a technical question on slashdot, and read responses from ACs.
If I had a company that outsourced development of my product to India, I'd be pretty nervous.
Why go with a company who has been making the news for broken games and abrasive customer service? Are executives at Disney really ok with taking such a big risk on such a valuable property?
The harder it gets to tell when you are being recorded, the more of a problem it potentially poses society. That is, if you think privacy is worth protecting.
Why is this marked insightful? My house, my rules, up to a point. I couldn't commit a crime and use that flimsy little truism as a legal excuse.
The other problem with your argument is "Don't like it? Don't go to Israel.". What about people returning to Israel?
If the drone was high enough, how much good would a shotgun do you?
Research like this is needed, and could yield benefits in medicine, business, and simply human curiosity about our nature. We *could* just cut programs until we stagnate, or we could invest in science and try to grow. I vote for the latter.
Your cit the very reasons regulation would help. There should have been a law making sure nuclear reactors are never built in dangerous locations, and a law requiring that they take at least adequate measures (if not exceptional) to ensure the system is protected from a variety of threats. Those two laws would have done a lot of good. Just because a given government takes the wrong action, doesn't mean all government is evil. That is a fallacy.
Because its an easy target? Probably also because the relative panic over nuclear power rubs geeks the wrong way: "Those peasants are being anti science again. WHY won't they look at the math?!". If we want nuclear power to succeed, and it should, we need to look at the real problem - lack of regulation. The companies that run plants too often get away with cutting corners. The lack of trust with nuclear power stems directly from this lack of trust mixed with the potential severity of a mistake. If we work hard to solve both problems, to implement solutions that already exist, and publicize those success stories, we should see progress.
Let's see, upset at SPLC? Wonder why that is...
As far as designating drivers with Ron Paul stickers as terrorists, you are most likely confusing that (deliberately or not) with their investigations into and reporting on right wing hate groups that planned or carried out attacks. Like this one. I mean, if we are talking about militia groups, patriot movement groups, and sovereign citizens, we are talking about groups that have attacked or planned to attack police officers.
No idea why your comment is modded down. I read the tweets in the voice of Coach McGuirk.
To say nothing of what the company is like to work for.
So I guess you don't see the value of art in society? I think we are enriched by writing, painting, drawing, sculpting, performance, and the endless ocean that is music. I think a world where we just worry about being "productive and tangible" is a sad grey world. I say this as a developer: a healthy society supports the arts.
But how hilarious would it be if twitter ended up being the reason?
Don't your friends call anymore? Don't you have friends? :(
We should also, in a friendly way, urge them to have their content delivery more closely match the spirit of their PR. If they are OK with piracy that's great! Are they still issuing complaints? Fans would LOVE more ways to pay for their content. Are there viable means for them to make it more available? Fans want the series to make a ton of money, so it continues (and we get more tasty battle sequences). How much more revenue could they secure if they made it easier to purchase? (Relevant).
And we should reward them. This is EXACTLY what we want content producers to say. Let's buy the shit out of their DVD's, and publicize the series even more. Let's support companies that take the right stance.
Hah, well 1 > 0. (If we ignore the above link).
Or perhaps there should be a standard internet sales tax rate, and it should be collected federally and dispersed to states?
look just a few comments up for the counterexample
It may be rare (or it might be rare for there to be a conviction), but it can in fact happen, despite personal anecdotes to the contrary.
Exactly. This is a misleading study. They looked at who had the most opinion. Not who runs the most slanted stories, who reports the facts incorrectly. When studies and polls have looked at the facts, Fox News viewers don't come out on top.
Their power has diminished, since the days of Netscape and the Two Trees. Arda is now a darker place.
The fact that we are social creatures does not make the problem social, nor its solution. The problem is corporate surveillance. As for a solution - there are many possibilities, from technical to regulatory. Unless by a "social" solution, you mean putting massive amounts of public pressure on corporations to change their ways. Even if that is the case, having to summon that kind of outrage every time a corporation violates our trust is not a viable long term strategy. The logistics of discovering wrongdoing, reaching critical mass, applying pressure, and achieving a result are too difficult and rare a combination.
Well, that's a very poor analogy. It isn't a question of when you get the product. Its a question of quality. One of the biggest selling points Apple has going for it is the perceived quality of their hardware. If you spent a significant sum on a new laptop, and found out the cpu you had actually ran at a lower clock speed than advertised, you'd be a little annoyed, right? If it further turned out that some people who bought that same laptop had cpus that ran at the advertised speed, and some did not, then it would seem less like a freak accident, and more like systemic differences in product quality.
Bottom line: If you advertise quality a product line, systemic differences in component quality undermine the advertised claim.
Depending on the nature of the fake threat, reasonable people might assume the situation specifically does call for firearms. It becomes a question of when - if ever - the police can tell the difference between an imminent threat and a prank.