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The premise is quite simple. First, find a useful Wikipedia article that normal people might read. For example, the article called "Knight." Then, find a somehow similar article that is longer, but at the same time, useless to a very large fraction of the population. In this case, we'll go with "Jedi Knight." Open both of the links and compare the lengths of the two articles. Compare not only that, but how well concepts are explored, and the greater professionalism with which the longer article was likely created. Are you looking yet? Get a good, long look. Yeah. Yeeaaah, we know, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. (We're calling it Wikigroaning for a reason.) The next step is to find your own article pair and share it with your friends, who will usually look for their own pairs and you end up spending a good hour or two in a groaning arms race. The game ends after that, usually without any clear winners... but hey, it beats doing work.
Of course, the beauty of most of these divining methods is that if the operator is good enough at cold reading/and/ if you can get the subject to actually believe in your magic, then you can even make it work pretty well. But those are pretty serious "if"s. You've really hit the nail on the head here. The effectiveness of the polygraph as a technical tool really doesn't matter too much! It's much more about the interview and the subject's reactions. Believe me, I went into poly 100% believing as you say that it's "magic" and it was still an incredibly stressful experience. They're playing mindgames with you, and they are good at it.
As someone who formerly worked at a govt top secret job and was polyed multiple times, would I want it to go away? absolutely not. The poly should not be OVERLY relied on, nor is it--it's one tool out of many.
To be honest, I'm not sure what to tell you. Definitely load it up with as much ram as you can, if you decide to go this route!
Every day kind of windows things like running Internet Explorer are flawless and fast. I've had a little luck with some games, but performance is diminished. Since AutoCAD is graphical, I would imagine the answer is a big "it depends." It does seem like there are a number of google hits for Parallels and Revit,s you might have some luck reading forums etc.
Also (I'm sure you know this already) but you can dual boot from OSX into windows, and in that case it will be a completely normal windows install.
Thank you for not replying to a single one of my points and sticking exactly to your preconceived conspiracy theory line. Always nice to know people actually read what you write!
I really hope you are kidding about the wonder woman comic voodoo. The FBI had an excuse for adopting it at the time due to having a famously corrupt director but other places do not. Like I said, completely regardless of whether you personally believe the polygraph has any scientific validity, it acts as a very effective stress increaser. If you don't believe this, get polygraphed! I personally believe that the agencies and positions for which polygraphs are used, use it as much as a stress test to see how people respond under pressure as anything else. I've heard stories of people breaking down of crying, screaming, slamming their head against a wall, etc. Some locations regularly repoly employees every 5-10, etc years. If you're thinking about doing some major espionage knowing full well that you are going to be directly confronted eventually, hooked up to a machine which may or may not work (and will certainly measure how nervous you are!), nd knowing the penalty for getting caught--let's just say, that might motivate you slightly differently.
Of course it's not perfect, and there are a number of high-profile spies that slipped by poly. Nothings perfect. If you really think it is so totally ineffective, I would ask why so many top secret jobs require it. The only top secret job I know of that doesnt require one is congressman! (though there could easily be more)
Your experience re: people leaving matches my own. I saw nothing in that regard that matches what people report in corporate america..
Working for the govt (not as a contractor), it seems the only thing you can be fired for is a) sexual harassment b) pay fraud c) security violation d) downloading kiddie porn. (incompetence is not on the list!)
It depends on where you work. For many jobs you will be polygraphed. For some jobs you will go through a lifestyle poly in addition to a counterintelligence/espionage one. Whether the poly works or not is an open question--at the very least it's a psychological tool used to interview people in a stressful situation.
Pretty much all security clearance jobs will run a credit check, background check, etc.
Many jobs will send send investigators to past acquaintances, friends, neighbors, colleges, etc.
The point being, there is a HUGE degree of variation, even to get the same ultimate security clearance. You can immediately get an interim secret clearance just by filling out a form. top secret, etc takes longer and is more rigorous.
I don't know a HUGE amount about hinduism, but isn't it supposed to be more of a pacifistic and peace-loving religion? Isn't buddhism supposed to be a pacifistic peace-loving religion? And yet the Buddhist Tamil Tigers invented suicide bombing.
Isn't Islam supposed to be the religion of peace? And yet Muslims conquered a majority of the civilized world 1500 years ago.
Isn't Christian supposed to be the religion of love and forgiveness? And yet Christians took slaves and went on holy wars to fight their enemies.
So, long story short, who knows about Hinduism. I'm not a Hindu so I don't feel I can really comment! I would cast doubts on the concept of a "pacifistic and peace-loving religion" being universally so though!
Sometimes I feel that the western attitude towards China related reporting is like this: anything that paints China in a bad light "sounds" right, so it goes through without much scrutiny. Anything that paints China is a positive light "sounds" wrong, and people just have to twist it to sound like there's some ulterior motive. If you look and read carefully with an unbiased eye, you might see it yourself (just put your tinfoil hat on, the Chinese "nationalists" exaggerates things too). Americans especially are very sensitive about this. All of our products are made in China, with jobs lost. This causes resentment amongst some parts of the society. Then with the number of highprofile spying cases, widely believed and reported cases of economic espionage, and even events such as the EP3 crash, there's a lot for people to think about. (and the ASAT test)
I do maintain that nobody on slashdot at least is claiming that China is worth off than it was 20 years ago. The Chinese government (largely relying on the abundance of very cheap labor) has done a remarkable job of turning around 50 years of meh. That doesn't mean that the Chinese Communist Party should get a free pass for human rights violations, censorship, and state sponsored nationalistic jingoism.
Many of the posts seen on slashdot today seem downright creepy to your average Westerner! People saying things like the Government has a duty to control rumors to protect the people. Very creepy.
You know, 12 hours after the fact, and after many back and forths it looks like some sites in the affected region were only temporarily shutdown, while other across the country were just normal great wall sporadic blocking. I'm not in China and can't say anything first hand.
I WILL say that I find it rather hilarious that my own reaction (and the majority of slashdotters) to condemn the Chinese government was met with an equally vehement reaction from another group of (primarily Chinese) posters DEFENDING the Chinese Communist party actions.
EVen though nothing happened.
It seems that that is the most telling thing out of the whole incident!
Newly registered Chinese Government shills? ARe you newly registered? It looks like it to me. If so, accurate. Shill - n - "One who poses as a disinterested advocate of another but is actually of the latter's party; a mouthpiece, a stooge."
Like I said earlier, if the glove fits...
You have come here with a "prejudice" and an "arrogant tone" as well. Can we get past that and stop issuing platitudes (and ad hominems)
My grandfather was born in Shanghai in the teens. He could read it. I can't. Sorry if that makes me too unspecial to be able to hold a discussion with you.
yes, i think you are free, and didn't brain-washed by your medias I'm glad you realize that with the diversity and freedom of media in America that one can't be brainweashed that same way one can be in a mono-reporting society. From Fox News to NPR to Daily Kos to Rush Limbaugh.
Lol, you don't? If you honestly believe that there is a "Western" conspiracy to break up China, I really think the onus is on you to provide ANY evidence or justification that the west would even want this!
What, didn't the USA "bring democracy into Iraq"? And now they're proposing to do it in Iran? Iran's already got democracy! Possibly more so than China!
As for the rest of your post, you get angry when people on slashdot bring up what the Chinese government was like last year (for instance back when ALL BBC was banned, as opposed to only banning Chinese language BBC), and then you bring up literally centuries old European history that Europe+American both are collectively ashamed of? I don't get it.
Basically, look around. There is some rational bashing, and then some totally ridiculous ones. That's what I want to know--in your opinion, what is the the "ridiculous" bashing?
I know you think that the majority of people on slashdot are unfairly "hating on" China, but I really would like to see what exactly you consider unfair?
Don't get me wrong I'm not for censorship. I'm just for responsible journalism, because like it or not, there are some people who'd just believe in anything they're told. Yes, you're absolutely right--and this is why freedom of information is absolutely vital. Else crazy rumors and mass hysteria can run rampant. (see for instance the huge body of stories reporting growing conspiracy theories out of the quake zone in china--frogs disappearing, ponds draining, authorities knowing before hand, etc)
Personally I think the world would be a very fucked up place if noone ever listened to the opinions and feelings of others, but YMMV. Doesn't mean you have to agree with everything, but I don't think the world could work any other way without losing something vital like empathy. I disagree. Being self-confident in who you are, what you like, and what you dislike doesn't rob you of empathy!
I think it's entirely natural that if someone sees a movie you love and think it sucks, that you are concerned about why they didn't get the same positive experience you did. Perhaps it is natural. I did say "It's a shame." I also think that getting angry and calling people names because they didn't like the same cartoon movie you liked is VERY silly.
Likewise, sometimes people disliking something makes other people like it! You know, it's that whole Hegelian dialectic. Thesis and antithesis, self and other. Sometimes people define themselves more by other than by self. That's what I think is a shame.
I seem to recall that in the aftermath of 9/11, many events were postponed. From concerts, to WWE wrestling to Major League Baseball. Hell I believe even Saturday Night Live took a short hiatus. and websites like Penny Arcade too. Nobody ORDERED them to do it.
Why aren't you still complaining that the airlines were shutdown on 9/11 (and 9/12) so you couldn't go on your vacation to DisneyWorld. I guess that makes the US gov't an oppressive regime b/c you couldn't go on Mr Toad's Wild Ride? People DID get pissed off at the lack of flights, though it wasn't because of your ludicrous suggestions. We're not still complaining about the flights being cancelled because we had freedom of information the whole time. No websites were shut down. We could access wikipedia the whole time.
And people ARE still complaining about the Patriot act, etc.
Do Americans complain about the "1 minute of silence" during baseball games on 9/11? Doubt it. You're trying to make an analogy between a minute of silence and a government crackdown on websites and freedom of information. Do you realize how ludicrous that sounds?
Next time, please try to report on the EVIL CRIMES of CHINESE COMMUNISTS with a bit more subtlety. These days, with the free Internet, and more Chinese citizens on the Internet who've seen the real deal, blatant lies about the Chinese government will not work, and will get you discredited. Which lies?
Look, people on slashdot absolutely understand that many Chinese citizens are very nationalistic. People on slashdot also tend to be very anti-Government, and especially anti-freedom of information. If the glove fits...
The sort of reactionary and racist anti-Chinese attitudes that are commonplace on Slashdot really sicken me. Right, because if you don't like somebody's opinion, it's racist.
A short period of mourning is declared, with very little enforcement, and all you want to do is seize the opportunity to make it look like censorship Censorship is censorship is censorship.
In particular, I find the concept of a period of mourning to be much less offensive than Bush's 16 Sept official day of prayer for hurricane Katrina. Separation of church and state, please! Nobody had to pray [and "pray" has nothing to do with separation of church and state]. No information was censored. No websites were shut down. No freedom of information was taken. You truly don't see the difference?
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Excerpt: The premise is quite simple. First, find a useful Wikipedia article that normal people might read. For example, the article called "Knight." Then, find a somehow similar article that is longer, but at the same time, useless to a very large fraction of the population. In this case, we'll go with "Jedi Knight." Open both of the links and compare the lengths of the two articles. Compare not only that, but how well concepts are explored, and the greater professionalism with which the longer article was likely created. Are you looking yet? Get a good, long look. Yeah. Yeeaaah, we know, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. (We're calling it Wikigroaning for a reason.) The next step is to find your own article pair and share it with your friends, who will usually look for their own pairs and you end up spending a good hour or two in a groaning arms race. The game ends after that, usually without any clear winners... but hey, it beats doing work.
OSC?
As someone who formerly worked at a govt top secret job and was polyed multiple times, would I want it to go away? absolutely not. The poly should not be OVERLY relied on, nor is it--it's one tool out of many.
Seconded on tomato--really great dist!
To be honest, I'm not sure what to tell you. Definitely load it up with as much ram as you can, if you decide to go this route!
Every day kind of windows things like running Internet Explorer are flawless and fast. I've had a little luck with some games, but performance is diminished. Since AutoCAD is graphical, I would imagine the answer is a big "it depends." It does seem like there are a number of google hits for Parallels and Revit,s you might have some luck reading forums etc.
Also (I'm sure you know this already) but you can dual boot from OSX into windows, and in that case it will be a completely normal windows install.
Submitted one "XpSp2Parallels" running in Parallels on OSX.
What exactly is this testing, and what do the results mean?
Thank you for not replying to a single one of my points and sticking exactly to your preconceived conspiracy theory line. Always nice to know people actually read what you write!
Of course it's not perfect, and there are a number of high-profile spies that slipped by poly. Nothings perfect. If you really think it is so totally ineffective, I would ask why so many top secret jobs require it. The only top secret job I know of that doesnt require one is congressman! (though there could easily be more)
Your experience re: people leaving matches my own. I saw nothing in that regard that matches what people report in corporate america..
Working for the govt (not as a contractor), it seems the only thing you can be fired for is a) sexual harassment b) pay fraud c) security violation d) downloading kiddie porn. (incompetence is not on the list!)
It depends on where you work. For many jobs you will be polygraphed. For some jobs you will go through a lifestyle poly in addition to a counterintelligence/espionage one. Whether the poly works or not is an open question--at the very least it's a psychological tool used to interview people in a stressful situation.
Pretty much all security clearance jobs will run a credit check, background check, etc.
Many jobs will send send investigators to past acquaintances, friends, neighbors, colleges, etc.
The point being, there is a HUGE degree of variation, even to get the same ultimate security clearance. You can immediately get an interim secret clearance just by filling out a form. top secret, etc takes longer and is more rigorous.
I don't really get it, but I'm willing to run with that...
Isn't Islam supposed to be the religion of peace? And yet Muslims conquered a majority of the civilized world 1500 years ago.
Isn't Christian supposed to be the religion of love and forgiveness? And yet Christians took slaves and went on holy wars to fight their enemies.
So, long story short, who knows about Hinduism. I'm not a Hindu so I don't feel I can really comment! I would cast doubts on the concept of a "pacifistic and peace-loving religion" being universally so though!
I do maintain that nobody on slashdot at least is claiming that China is worth off than it was 20 years ago. The Chinese government (largely relying on the abundance of very cheap labor) has done a remarkable job of turning around 50 years of meh. That doesn't mean that the Chinese Communist Party should get a free pass for human rights violations, censorship, and state sponsored nationalistic jingoism.
Many of the posts seen on slashdot today seem downright creepy to your average Westerner! People saying things like the Government has a duty to control rumors to protect the people. Very creepy.
You know, 12 hours after the fact, and after many back and forths it looks like some sites in the affected region were only temporarily shutdown, while other across the country were just normal great wall sporadic blocking. I'm not in China and can't say anything first hand.
I WILL say that I find it rather hilarious that my own reaction (and the majority of slashdotters) to condemn the Chinese government was met with an equally vehement reaction from another group of (primarily Chinese) posters DEFENDING the Chinese Communist party actions.
EVen though nothing happened.
It seems that that is the most telling thing out of the whole incident!
Shill - n - "One who poses as a disinterested advocate of another but is actually of the latter's party; a mouthpiece, a stooge."
Like I said earlier, if the glove fits...
You have come here with a "prejudice" and an "arrogant tone" as well. Can we get past that and stop issuing platitudes (and ad hominems)
"å±ææ åæ-½ÃZà å±æÃæ åå¼æ-½ÃZÃ"
I don't think you can read that either, friend!
My grandfather was born in Shanghai in the teens. He could read it. I can't. Sorry if that makes me too unspecial to be able to hold a discussion with you.
As for the rest of your post, you get angry when people on slashdot bring up what the Chinese government was like last year (for instance back when ALL BBC was banned, as opposed to only banning Chinese language BBC), and then you bring up literally centuries old European history that Europe+American both are collectively ashamed of? I don't get it.
I know you think that the majority of people on slashdot are unfairly "hating on" China, but I really would like to see what exactly you consider unfair?
Likewise, sometimes people disliking something makes other people like it! You know, it's that whole Hegelian dialectic. Thesis and antithesis, self and other. Sometimes people define themselves more by other than by self. That's what I think is a shame.
Dammit, I bit the troll. Too bad.
And people ARE still complaining about the Patriot act, etc. Do Americans complain about the "1 minute of silence" during baseball games on 9/11? Doubt it. You're trying to make an analogy between a minute of silence and a government crackdown on websites and freedom of information. Do you realize how ludicrous that sounds?
Look, people on slashdot absolutely understand that many Chinese citizens are very nationalistic. People on slashdot also tend to be very anti-Government, and especially anti-freedom of information. If the glove fits...