"Lindenberger said Facebook, or websites that were linked on Facebook, is really the only source his mother ever relied on for her anti-vaccine information."
It looks like the article is targeting FB for the false information -- except for the sub-clause, "... or websites that were linked to Facebook..." I'm not anti-vaxx or pro Facebook but this has all the earmarks of somebody's witch hunt.
It's a horrifying idea none the less and only made even more horrifying by now having been implemented in the worst way possible in real life.
You say that as if there could be some better way to implement it that would make it somewhat acceptable! Based on the rest of your comment, I don't thing this is what you meant but still...
Sheep and goats are amazing animals! They'll eat thorns, thistles, poison ivy, tin cans, wood, etc -- without issue. Peppers are not a problem for them.
Not insanity by any means. It doesn't mean that a the driver is always at fault -- that would be insane -- but rather that since the driver is in control of a vehicle that will easily kill a pedestrian, the driver is expected to yield by default. I actually think the law stated above is more problematic as it seems to allow a driver to willingly kill a pedestrian with the excuse that they were crossing outside of the crosswalk. What if that person is a child or a mentally handicap person?
"To be clear, while the car had the right-of-way and the victim was clearly unwise to cross there..."
Back in the day when I learned to drive the rule was that pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way -- even if they're crossing in the middle of the road.
You want a prediction about the weather, you're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be gray, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life.
Yet those same "managerial class" will accept the total rearrangement of the UI, both cosmetically & functionally, with each iteration of Windows. If this were truly a problem then Mac/Linux desktops should abound in the corporate environment and they would all be running Thunderbird for email -- that interface hasn't changed substantially in 20 years.
Darn... I was so hoping to see that the Airline industry was finally putting USB charging ports and Bluetooth capabilities into the cockpit. Nothing worse that trying to talk on the phone while putting the flaps down. Hands free would be a serious improvement.
for me personally, the trend towards making the Widows 8 desktop "easier to use" has had me running away from the platform as a Desktop.... the problem is if you are going to make a GUI(and as a result make command line configuration more difficult), that GUI better damn well work. And it doesn't. So I find myself constantly trying to figure out what they changed from the previous version(that isn't working in the current version), and of course constantly changing where things are located etc. doesn't help.
If you are going to change the desktop experience in order to make it "easier to use", you damn well better get it right, or else not only do you fail to capture a new audience, you end up alienating the current user base. That seems to be what Metro has done.
For me personally I develop on a mac, and run my test and prod on Widows 8(I've tried Windows server, and ironically it seems to suffer the same problems as a server as Widows 8 does as a Desktop, they tried to make it "easier to use", but didn't get the abstraction right and the result is a mess). I was recently put in the unfortunate position of having to develop a PHP app, and I tried doing everything on Windows 8 with Metro, and.... that was just plain frustrating. The installer tried to be "easy to use", but often failed, the system got stuck in reboot but I couldn't figure out what service was failing because I couldn't get it to not show that stupid startup animation and instead show me the boot log etc. Eventually I got the machine booted and then just ssh into it from my Mac, much less frustrating.
Bottom line: don't make Widows 8 "easier to use" by breaking a bunch of shit.
I know I'm late to the party, but another great read on the problems with text books is "The Muddle Machine: A Textbook Example of What's Wrong with Education" Available at: http://www.edutopia.org/muddle-machine
So why is the UK, and Europe in general, not a hot bed of solar/electric/green technology? You'd think with such high gas prices there would be a HUGE incentive to develop alternatives...
Even in videogames, you can not develop technology to attack or defend your virtual community without taking care of the essentials for your population first: making sure they are fed, clothed, housed, and educated.
Just googled the news archives for 'irreversible climate change' + 'years away'. Hmmm... 50-100, 30-60, 15, 10, 5, already here -- and all those answers are from the last 5 years.
And if I'm not mistaken, sustainable nuclear fusion is STILL 20 years away (and we've be saying that for the last 30 years at least!)
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How many cup holders does it have?
"Lindenberger said Facebook, or websites that were linked on Facebook, is really the only source his mother ever relied on for her anti-vaccine information."
It looks like the article is targeting FB for the false information -- except for the sub-clause, "... or websites that were linked to Facebook..." I'm not anti-vaxx or pro Facebook but this has all the earmarks of somebody's witch hunt.
I have John Cage's 4'33" playing on constant repeat.
It's WebTV 2.0!
Next up, they'll introduce a great bar code reader that you can use to "Web Enable" magazines...
How about they use 666? Easy to dial, not hard to remember and if you're Catholic, it helps to remind you of your need to dial.
Jesus Fucking Christ, fascism doesn't work if it's implemented by honest, trustworthy people. It's still fascism!
And Communism doesn't work if it's implemented by... uhh... anyone... it's still Communism.
It's a horrifying idea none the less and only made even more horrifying by now having been implemented in the worst way possible in real life.
You say that as if there could be some better way to implement it that would make it somewhat acceptable! Based on the rest of your comment, I don't thing this is what you meant but still...
Welcome to the Archipelago... comrade.
Sheep and goats are amazing animals! They'll eat thorns, thistles, poison ivy, tin cans, wood, etc -- without issue. Peppers are not a problem for them.
Not insanity by any means. It doesn't mean that a the driver is always at fault -- that would be insane -- but rather that since the driver is in control of a vehicle that will easily kill a pedestrian, the driver is expected to yield by default. I actually think the law stated above is more problematic as it seems to allow a driver to willingly kill a pedestrian with the excuse that they were crossing outside of the crosswalk. What if that person is a child or a mentally handicap person?
Oddly enough, I learned to drive in Phoenix.
"To be clear, while the car had the right-of-way and the victim was clearly unwise to cross there..."
Back in the day when I learned to drive the rule was that pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way -- even if they're crossing in the middle of the road.
Try QGIS ( https://qgis.org/en/site/ )
You want a prediction about the weather, you're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be gray, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life.
Yet those same "managerial class" will accept the total rearrangement of the UI, both cosmetically & functionally, with each iteration of Windows. If this were truly a problem then Mac/Linux desktops should abound in the corporate environment and they would all be running Thunderbird for email -- that interface hasn't changed substantially in 20 years.
Darn... I was so hoping to see that the Airline industry was finally putting USB charging ports and Bluetooth capabilities into the cockpit. Nothing worse that trying to talk on the phone while putting the flaps down. Hands free would be a serious improvement.
Am I the only one that read and was hoping that Og was actually Orgasson?
With only minor editing you get this!
for me personally, the trend towards making the Widows 8 desktop "easier to use" has had me running away from the platform as a Desktop.... the problem is if you are going to make a GUI(and as a result make command line configuration more difficult), that GUI better damn well work. And it doesn't. So I find myself constantly trying to figure out what they changed from the previous version(that isn't working in the current version), and of course constantly changing where things are located etc. doesn't help.
If you are going to change the desktop experience in order to make it "easier to use", you damn well better get it right, or else not only do you fail to capture a new audience, you end up alienating the current user base. That seems to be what Metro has done.
For me personally I develop on a mac, and run my test and prod on Widows 8(I've tried Windows server, and ironically it seems to suffer the same problems as a server as Widows 8 does as a Desktop, they tried to make it "easier to use", but didn't get the abstraction right and the result is a mess).
I was recently put in the unfortunate position of having to develop a PHP app, and I tried doing everything on Windows 8 with Metro, and.... that was just plain frustrating. The installer tried to be "easy to use", but often failed, the system got stuck in reboot but I couldn't figure out what service was failing because I couldn't get it to not show that stupid startup animation and instead show me the boot log etc. Eventually I got the machine booted and then just ssh into it from my Mac, much less frustrating.
Bottom line: don't make Widows 8 "easier to use" by breaking a bunch of shit.
So when my Asian friends come over and turn off my lights can I take them to court for infringement?
I know I'm late to the party, but another great read on the problems with text books is "The Muddle Machine: A Textbook Example of What's Wrong with Education" Available at: http://www.edutopia.org/muddle-machine
So why is the UK, and Europe in general, not a hot bed of solar/electric/green technology? You'd think with such high gas prices there would be a HUGE incentive to develop alternatives...
Even in videogames, you can not develop technology to attack or defend your virtual community without taking care of the essentials for your population first: making sure they are fed, clothed, housed, and educated.
So videogames are now the measure of morality?
Just goes to prove that knowledge wants to be free.
Just googled the news archives for 'irreversible climate change' + 'years away'. Hmmm... 50-100, 30-60, 15, 10, 5, already here -- and all those answers are from the last 5 years.
And if I'm not mistaken, sustainable nuclear fusion is STILL 20 years away (and we've be saying that for the last 30 years at least!)
Between Xerox and Palm, they've managed to patent cursive writing. Nice!