How many people actually enjoy recieving forwards about how you too can save an Afghanistan boy with 2 asses, or how Jesus really does love you, or a 5 meg video attachment of an Asian man being raped by a rabid panda. Hmm, well, scratch that last one. Still, I could imagine the fun I could have seeing various aquaintances being jailed for being the forward-happy jackasses they are. But then again, I'm just a jerk.
Governments and Corporations are Self-Interested
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Information Poisoning
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Carr seems to overlook the fact that a government and a corporation are both institutions that, once established, have a policy of self-preservation. Do you ever see the U.S. government or a large corporation such as Microsoft purposefully attempting to undermine its position of power once obtained? At the very least, it seeks to maintain its power. But even more to its liking, is the desire to increase this power.
To place trust in either such institution with the hopes that one is the lesser of the two evils is foolish. Once having a hold upon information creation and delivery, a government or corporation will make certain that it is the type of information it wants created and delivered to the masses.
I am not purporting this as an inherently "evil" characteristic of the two institutions. After all, a true self-sacrificing altruism is about as common in institutions as in the people who make them up. But judge wisely the nature of the beast before conjecturing on what it would do given power.
Cliff wrote: "I've always thought that the interview is where an employer and a potential employee feel each other out."
Well, whatever gets you a job...
Re:Some "Benefits" to Caffeine Too
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Keep one thing in mind about using an ECA stack: if you haven't got a strong stomach, stay far the fuck away from it. I nearly bled to death from an ulcer that wore over a blood vessel due to popping Ripped Fuel and aspirin. The caffiene in it acted as an accelerant to the aspirin, making it far rougher on the stomach than it ordinarily would be. Remember kids, when you start puking and shitting what appears to be wet coffee grains, run for your nearest hospital, you're in for a fun medical procedure!
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How many people actually enjoy recieving forwards about how you too can save an Afghanistan boy with 2 asses, or how Jesus really does love you, or a 5 meg video attachment of an Asian man being raped by a rabid panda. Hmm, well, scratch that last one. Still, I could imagine the fun I could have seeing various aquaintances being jailed for being the forward-happy jackasses they are. But then again, I'm just a jerk.
Carr seems to overlook the fact that a government and a corporation are both institutions that, once established, have a policy of self-preservation. Do you ever see the U.S. government or a large corporation such as Microsoft purposefully attempting to undermine its position of power once obtained? At the very least, it seeks to maintain its power. But even more to its liking, is the desire to increase this power.
To place trust in either such institution with the hopes that one is the lesser of the two evils is foolish. Once having a hold upon information creation and delivery, a government or corporation will make certain that it is the type of information it wants created and delivered to the masses.
I am not purporting this as an inherently "evil" characteristic of the two institutions. After all, a true self-sacrificing altruism is about as common in institutions as in the people who make them up. But judge wisely the nature of the beast before conjecturing on what it would do given power.
Cliff wrote: "I've always thought that the interview is where an employer and a potential employee feel each other out."
Well, whatever gets you a job...
Keep one thing in mind about using an ECA stack: if you haven't got a strong stomach, stay far the fuck away from it. I nearly bled to death from an ulcer that wore over a blood vessel due to popping Ripped Fuel and aspirin. The caffiene in it acted as an accelerant to the aspirin, making it far rougher on the stomach than it ordinarily would be. Remember kids, when you start puking and shitting what appears to be wet coffee grains, run for your nearest hospital, you're in for a fun medical procedure!