But seriously, if one of the old gang would be interested enough to head something like that up, I'm guessing some of us oldtimers could be tempted to contribute. Maybe it's just nostalgia, I don't know.
It was always really creepy, don't try to fool yourself. It was never cute.
Sometimes creepy things can be funny too, in a "I'm laughing at you, not with you" sort of way.
But most of the troll memes over the years have at their heart a creepy nastiness. The goal is to shock people or goad them into replying (the angrier the better).
The exception to this that pops to mind from Slashdot history is the Beowulf cluster. Just geeky fascination there, repeated ad absurdum until it became a silly inside joke.
It's impossible to say what an AI would "think" of humans, it's creators, or anything else. You are all projecting your own feelings onto a completely imaginary (at this point) construct.
Well, this shouldn't be about any specific governmental agreement or treaty or policy at all. This is simply about gathering scientific data. Without accurate information, no one on any side of the debate can know what's even going on, let alone decide what to do about it. Completely short-sighted and makes the administration look like they know that their position is wrong and want to hide something for fear of being proven wrong.
All of that completely misses the point of the argument comparing the Bitcoin bubble to the tulip craze. It is precisely not about the nature of the commodity being traded. It could be fidget spinners, beanie babies, futures contracts in mortage-backed securities, it doesn't matter. What does matter is lots of ordinary investors with no understanding of what they are investing in believing that because others find this commodity desirable, it must be valuable and the price will continue to rise - and importantly, that they will be able to extract that value before the price crashes leaving them "holding the bag" of something now worth much less than they've invested in it.
Also how do you know your USB stick has the only copy? You don't. That is why you must use a Transaction to transfer the coin into another wallet, that you trust is secure because you created it. And now we're right back where we started. Because the same guy that just gave you that USB stick in exchange for something can go right on giving out copies of it over and over again. And you can "verify" them all you want, and they will all show that that wallet contains that coin. Until one of his dupes (or himself) decides to transfer that coin out.
A USB stick with bitcoin wallet on it is only worth something if you can transfer it to another wallet. That is the only "verification" that is valid. And the amount of electricity consumed to do that is what the article is talking about.
But, it is use of public infrastructure (right of ways to build their cables to your house), and they owe their own customers the advertised service that they purport to be selling (internet access, which includes access to my website).
That's not the central issue at all. You are an idiot. Or a paid sock-puppet troll, which seems more likely.
The central issue is: are ISP's a "common carrier" or not? Should they be regulated as such?
Hint: The answers are "Yes" and "Yes". Which, coincidentally, they have already demonstrated themselves to great effect. It is no mystery what would happen without these regulations, we have recent history to look back on. The demonstrated, repeated bad behavior of these companies is why the rules were needed in the first place.
Pointing to something completely different that other companies who happen to be supporting the fight against gutting network neutrality may be doing is a cheap transparent diversion tactic. And here's a hint: gutting net neutrality will not encourage new media companies to reduce censorship or start allowing more free speech. Quite the opposite. Which is what tells me that you don't actually believe the arguments that you are putting forth - they are not even internally consistent.
So all of the Phish fans from this article: https://news.slashdot.org/stor... are just itching to limit free speech. Big fans of censorship, Phish. Now I personally am not a fan of Phish, so I guess I'd better line up behind Chairman Pai, because Phish fans are against his plans.
You can't know that yet. Someone like this guy might land on you while you are sitting in rush hour traffic on the freeway. Or while you sleep in your bed at night. Who knows! Home made rockets could become popular next week. Or not.
Are you sure you're updated to the latest version? I just did it and right-clicked on the pocket icon, and the only option on the menu was "Remove from Address Bar". Clicked it and it's gone.
No. Cash for Clunkers did not force anyone to buy anything. Simply gave an incentive to do so (and destroyed a whole lot of perfectly serviceable vehicles).
Another idea I liked was the use of synthetic endorphins to allow malfeasants to continue their deeds while injured - sometimes badly injured. "Walking on bloody stumps" comes to mind.
And that's already a thing, unfortunately. See Captagon, et al.
People always misquote this, it was "Don't Be Evil", not "Do No Evil". See, you can still do some pretty Evil shit, and still claim to not "Be" evil. Your point still stands, however, and then some.
That was also my experience in Xi'an, and Beijing and Wuhan. Cash is universally accepted, and there are taxis everywhere, as well as other transit options like city buses and trains. However, getting around in China without speaking Mandarin (or Cantonese in the South I imagine) is not for the faint of heart. I was fortunate enough to be traveling with native speakers.
It's not just GarageBand. Not even close. Take a look at any pro audio software and plugins, VST synths, Audio Unit stuff, it's a lot of the same. It makes life a pain for actually using them day-to-day.
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You have no idea how any of this works.
Because not every company that will get shafted by greedy ISPs will be able to just roll out their own nation-wide fiber network
That doesn't make sense to roll out nation-wide fiber when you're just going to throttle it back to T1 speeds...
Tell that to Comcast...
Hear! Hear!
(j/k)
The correct answer is CowboyNeal.
As it always is.
But seriously, if one of the old gang would be interested enough to head something like that up, I'm guessing some of us oldtimers could be tempted to contribute. Maybe it's just nostalgia, I don't know.
Well said.
It was always really creepy, don't try to fool yourself. It was never cute.
Sometimes creepy things can be funny too, in a "I'm laughing at you, not with you" sort of way.
But most of the troll memes over the years have at their heart a creepy nastiness. The goal is to shock people or goad them into replying (the angrier the better).
The exception to this that pops to mind from Slashdot history is the Beowulf cluster. Just geeky fascination there, repeated ad absurdum until it became a silly inside joke.
Oh man, you're giving me flashbacks.
RIP Roblimo, you'll be missed along with all of those hours we'll never get back. You've made our lives richer.
It's impossible to say what an AI would "think" of humans, it's creators, or anything else. You are all projecting your own feelings onto a completely imaginary (at this point) construct.
So the Paris Climate Accords are the only possible reason why you might want to measure atmospheric gas compositions?
Well, this shouldn't be about any specific governmental agreement or treaty or policy at all.
This is simply about gathering scientific data. Without accurate information, no one on any side of the debate can know what's even going on, let alone decide what to do about it. Completely short-sighted and makes the administration look like they know that their position is wrong and want to hide something for fear of being proven wrong.
Won't You - Come see about me..
All of that completely misses the point of the argument comparing the Bitcoin bubble to the tulip craze.
It is precisely not about the nature of the commodity being traded. It could be fidget spinners, beanie babies, futures contracts in mortage-backed securities, it doesn't matter.
What does matter is lots of ordinary investors with no understanding of what they are investing in believing that because others find this commodity desirable, it must be valuable and the price will continue to rise - and importantly, that they will be able to extract that value before the price crashes leaving them "holding the bag" of something now worth much less than they've invested in it.
I just heard Homer Simpson exclaim, "D'Oh!" in my head. Thanks for the laugh!
Also how do you know your USB stick has the only copy? You don't. That is why you must use a Transaction to transfer the coin into another wallet, that you trust is secure because you created it. And now we're right back where we started. Because the same guy that just gave you that USB stick in exchange for something can go right on giving out copies of it over and over again. And you can "verify" them all you want, and they will all show that that wallet contains that coin. Until one of his dupes (or himself) decides to transfer that coin out.
A USB stick with bitcoin wallet on it is only worth something if you can transfer it to another wallet. That is the only "verification" that is valid. And the amount of electricity consumed to do that is what the article is talking about.
Ubuntu would work just fine for what you are describing.
But, it is use of public infrastructure (right of ways to build their cables to your house), and they owe their own customers the advertised service that they purport to be selling (internet access, which includes access to my website).
But you already knew that.
That's not the central issue at all. You are an idiot. Or a paid sock-puppet troll, which seems more likely.
The central issue is: are ISP's a "common carrier" or not? Should they be regulated as such?
Hint: The answers are "Yes" and "Yes". Which, coincidentally, they have already demonstrated themselves to great effect. It is no mystery what would happen without these regulations, we have recent history to look back on. The demonstrated, repeated bad behavior of these companies is why the rules were needed in the first place.
Pointing to something completely different that other companies who happen to be supporting the fight against gutting network neutrality may be doing is a cheap transparent diversion tactic. And here's a hint: gutting net neutrality will not encourage new media companies to reduce censorship or start allowing more free speech. Quite the opposite. Which is what tells me that you don't actually believe the arguments that you are putting forth - they are not even internally consistent.
So all of the Phish fans from this article:
https://news.slashdot.org/stor...
are just itching to limit free speech. Big fans of censorship, Phish. Now I personally am not a fan of Phish, so I guess I'd better line up behind Chairman Pai, because Phish fans are against his plans.
You can't know that yet. Someone like this guy might land on you while you are sitting in rush hour traffic on the freeway. Or while you sleep in your bed at night. Who knows! Home made rockets could become popular next week. Or not.
Are you sure you're updated to the latest version? I just did it and right-clicked on the pocket icon, and the only option on the menu was "Remove from Address Bar". Clicked it and it's gone.
No. Cash for Clunkers did not force anyone to buy anything. Simply gave an incentive to do so (and destroyed a whole lot of perfectly serviceable vehicles).
Or law enforcement officers. Basically anyone who deals with the public as part of their profession can be subject to unwanted attention.
Another idea I liked was the use of synthetic endorphins to allow malfeasants to continue their deeds while injured - sometimes badly injured. "Walking on bloody stumps" comes to mind.
And that's already a thing, unfortunately. See Captagon, et al.
People always misquote this, it was "Don't Be Evil", not "Do No Evil". See, you can still do some pretty Evil shit, and still claim to not "Be" evil. Your point still stands, however, and then some.
That was also my experience in Xi'an, and Beijing and Wuhan. Cash is universally accepted, and there are taxis everywhere, as well as other transit options like city buses and trains. However, getting around in China without speaking Mandarin (or Cantonese in the South I imagine) is not for the faint of heart. I was fortunate enough to be traveling with native speakers.
It's not just GarageBand. Not even close. Take a look at any pro audio software and plugins, VST synths, Audio Unit stuff, it's a lot of the same. It makes life a pain for actually using them day-to-day.