...But an astute security screener would note that Elvis Aron Presley's middle name was misspelled, and have cops swarming all over the passport holder in seconds.
You are incorrect. Being primarily a figurehead in a town of 8000 people is far different than being in the Senate of one of the largest states in the country.
There is a familiarity that is developed with crafting and moving legislation, building support, representing a constituency - all things that Palin would have only learned a short while ago.
I'm not offended if you're trying - hard- to justify the choice. But use arguments that make sense, not ones that expose your ignorance.
See everyone? This is how people with user IDs under 10,000 discuss - they know what they're talking about and, before flaming someone, do a little research first.
Even people who have nothing can choose to use their mind and their hands to create wealth for themselves.
Oh my Lord, that is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. I can't decide if parent should be modded +1 Funny or +1 Naive. And if only those damn gays would choose to be straight!
The idea that poverty is a choice, that, in the modern American economy, a poor person can reliably pull himself up by his bootstraps -- absolutely ridiculous. Institutional racism and classism are just the tip of the iceberg on this one.
I think that, while it is interesting and important to understand how a candidate feels on issues of interest to you, it is critical to understand two things.
1. No candidate, ever, will share the same views as you. 2. Determining who should be President based on such specific things as their stand on copyrights is an extremely bad idea.
If American society has really become so striated that this is the most important issue to middle- and upper-middle-class white men in their 30s and 40s, then we're really in trouble.
Please. I beg of you. Consider these issues as, to use a universally understood analogy, the flair on the uniform of a candidate. Worry about economic disparity. Worry about who will or won't lie their way into a war. If a candidate promised me that he or she would introduce national single-payer healthcare, address the rapidly increasing disparity between rich and poor (and uber-rich and rich), and would put the lives of our troops above proving a point, I could live with four to eight more years of vapidity and short-sightedness in terms of DRM.
This is a situation tailor-made for taking advantage of new internet tools -- namely, Google Earth. What about the geographic web, Google? Why not include a link to a.kml from the article, NY Times? Why is this so difficult?
agreed. in fact, for about two years now, i've been waiting to be approached by a proselytizing christian, so i can use my Killer Line(tm).
namely, when they say they're christian, i'm going to respond, 'really? interesting. by the way, i saw a tree uproot itself and start marching down the street breaking windows.' when the christian asks (rightly) what the hell i'm talking about, i'm just going to say, 'oh, i'm sorry. i thought you believed any old stupid shit.'
This is an awful, awful development. As a Mac zealot, video iPod owner and labor activist, I am in a complete bind.
Wal-Mart is a ridiculously vile company. Their monopsonistic business practices, abuse of employees and generally un-American attitude make them completely unworthy of any financial support. When BusinessWeek rails against a company, you know it's fucked up.
What happened to Apple's vaunted concern for the community. Ugh. U-G-H.
this is the fundamental problem with wikipedia -- and it's unfixable.
as it remained cultish and unknown, this was not a problem, both from the random vandalisation and trust of unfamiliar users standpoints. now, there are multiple issues as people think of it as the equivalent of britannica.
another is this -- it is very difficult, in certain circumstances, for objectivity to survive. i, for example, work in politics. information about a candidate for office in my city is erroneous and biased intentionally. however, i lack the clout within wikipedia to have my corrections upheld by editors -- the candidate's opponent's supporters are merciless about arguing and re-subjectifying the content. there's no recourse.
we've developed a new AOL (new users not understanding the internet and causing and experiencing challenges) -- from the standpoint that wikipedia has grown to the point that users don't know it's not perfect and can be harmful, and there are going to be a number of growing pains as a result.
...but can we get over this ogg vorbis thing already?
1. stupid, stupid, stupid name. i know it makes geeks think they're cool because they think it sounds like a spell from dungeons and dragons, but it's insipid. 2. it will never catch on. ever. ever. there are already standards that have been adopted. asking itunes to work with ogg is like complaining because you can't buy a beta tape played combined with a dvd player. (i know you can, of course, but not for regular home use. you get my point.) 3. it's a petulant, stamp-your-feet complaint. like getting cranky because your car gps system doesn't run linux.
you're trying to tell me that somehow they spend their entire lives without using the most popular search engine in the history of the internet? google's inescapability makes this pretty hard to swallow.
i think ballmer is trying to make a point to the reporter. REPORTERS! REPORTERS! REPORTERS! REPORTERS!
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I wrote an article about the impact of Kodak on Rochester, New York, the city it built. Some interesting context about how technology built a city - twice.
Also, they are almost guaranteed to look dumb, a prohibitive hurdle when trying to mass market something.
Just when I thought maybe elected officials could earn some modicum of respect. Well done, Joe.
...But an astute security screener would note that Elvis Aron Presley's middle name was misspelled, and have cops swarming all over the passport holder in seconds.
You are incorrect. Being primarily a figurehead in a town of 8000 people is far different than being in the Senate of one of the largest states in the country.
There is a familiarity that is developed with crafting and moving legislation, building support, representing a constituency - all things that Palin would have only learned a short while ago.
I'm not offended if you're trying - hard- to justify the choice. But use arguments that make sense, not ones that expose your ignorance.
Being Councilmember and Mayor of a town of 8,500 people is not being "in the business".
A college president would have represented more people.
This is Elizabeth Hasselbeck with 18 months of real political experience - mind you, in one of the least populous states in the country.
To recreate this effect, I created a tool I like to call Robotboy (for no real reason).
Visit http://pbump.net/?rboy=1 and enter the desired url in the box with the robot.
Mod parent 'disgusting'.
See everyone? This is how people with user IDs under 10,000 discuss - they know what they're talking about and, before flaming someone, do a little research first.
A refreshing object lesson for us all.
Oh my Lord, that is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. I can't decide if parent should be modded +1 Funny or +1 Naive. And if only those damn gays would choose to be straight!
The idea that poverty is a choice, that, in the modern American economy, a poor person can reliably pull himself up by his bootstraps -- absolutely ridiculous. Institutional racism and classism are just the tip of the iceberg on this one.
Ladies and gentlemen, the straw man.
I didn't make any of those arguments and, as to your broader point, I understand that the issues I raised are complex ones.
I think that, while it is interesting and important to understand how a candidate feels on issues of interest to you, it is critical to understand two things.
1. No candidate, ever, will share the same views as you.
2. Determining who should be President based on such specific things as their stand on copyrights is an extremely bad idea.
If American society has really become so striated that this is the most important issue to middle- and upper-middle-class white men in their 30s and 40s, then we're really in trouble.
Please. I beg of you. Consider these issues as, to use a universally understood analogy, the flair on the uniform of a candidate. Worry about economic disparity. Worry about who will or won't lie their way into a war. If a candidate promised me that he or she would introduce national single-payer healthcare, address the rapidly increasing disparity between rich and poor (and uber-rich and rich), and would put the lives of our troops above proving a point, I could live with four to eight more years of vapidity and short-sightedness in terms of DRM.
i never really believed the stereotype about /.ers being womanless nerds until today.
the guy straps a phone onto a vibrator, and not one comment.
This is a situation tailor-made for taking advantage of new internet tools -- namely, Google Earth. What about the geographic web, Google? Why not include a link to a .kml from the article, NY Times? Why is this so difficult?
agreed. in fact, for about two years now, i've been waiting to be approached by a proselytizing christian, so i can use my Killer Line(tm).
namely, when they say they're christian, i'm going to respond, 'really? interesting. by the way, i saw a tree uproot itself and start marching down the street breaking windows.' when the christian asks (rightly) what the hell i'm talking about, i'm just going to say, 'oh, i'm sorry. i thought you believed any old stupid shit.'
This is an awful, awful development. As a Mac zealot, video iPod owner and labor activist, I am in a complete bind.
Wal-Mart is a ridiculously vile company. Their monopsonistic business practices, abuse of employees and generally un-American attitude make them completely unworthy of any financial support. When BusinessWeek rails against a company, you know it's fucked up.
What happened to Apple's vaunted concern for the community. Ugh. U-G-H.
submit a random character generator. it matches wikipedia's accuracy, and will result in no fewer arguments.
this is the fundamental problem with wikipedia -- and it's unfixable.
as it remained cultish and unknown, this was not a problem, both from the random vandalisation and trust of unfamiliar users standpoints. now, there are multiple issues as people think of it as the equivalent of britannica.
another is this -- it is very difficult, in certain circumstances, for objectivity to survive. i, for example, work in politics. information about a candidate for office in my city is erroneous and biased intentionally. however, i lack the clout within wikipedia to have my corrections upheld by editors -- the candidate's opponent's supporters are merciless about arguing and re-subjectifying the content. there's no recourse.
we've developed a new AOL (new users not understanding the internet and causing and experiencing challenges) -- from the standpoint that wikipedia has grown to the point that users don't know it's not perfect and can be harmful, and there are going to be a number of growing pains as a result.
somehow i wouldn't advertise this to new users.
'hop on the linux bandwagon! it's seriously competitive with windows 98!'
drunk dialing from a car. especially if you're over 80.
If ever an argument was falling on deaf ears...
Replace 'Radio Shack' with 'Slashdot' and 'works' with 'posts', and you'll see what I mean.
Not a huge surprise -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome is good friends with Larry and Sergei.
...but can we get over this ogg vorbis thing already?
1. stupid, stupid, stupid name. i know it makes geeks think they're cool because they think it sounds like a spell from dungeons and dragons, but it's insipid.
2. it will never catch on. ever. ever. there are already standards that have been adopted. asking itunes to work with ogg is like complaining because you can't buy a beta tape played combined with a dvd player. (i know you can, of course, but not for regular home use. you get my point.)
3. it's a petulant, stamp-your-feet complaint. like getting cranky because your car gps system doesn't run linux.
...because once the surfs get ahold of the printed word, the ink starts to run, and the pages get all soggy.
you're trying to tell me that somehow they spend their entire lives without using the most popular search engine in the history of the internet? google's inescapability makes this pretty hard to swallow.
i think ballmer is trying to make a point to the reporter. REPORTERS! REPORTERS! REPORTERS! REPORTERS!