It's the same thing with Truthers, though.
Yes, it's hyperbole, because a time machine with unlimited energy with clear and easy to understand math would allow one to prove it once and for all to them in an acceptable fashion, but that's never going to be feasible.
We call this a "false dichotomy". Putting more money, even ten to hundreds to thousands of times more money into alternative energy research (including nuclear, and so on) does not mean "ban all low MPG cars".
It's quite funny, because Bush would have had considerably more campaign leverage in the early 90s if he had used the Gulf War as a reason to rally the US into making themselves less dependent on foreign oil interests that were so fragile and controlled by tyrants.
Were they allowed to release the study in general or did the Koch brothers give them express permission to do so?
It seems like they'd have ordered a suppression for something so counter to their interests.
Researching alternative energy sources and transitional plants for when non-renewable energies run out really isn't shooting yourself in the foot in any way. A rather large part of the "humans probably have no influence!" group is the idea that any research beyond where to find more coal and oil is bad research, and that just seems terribly short-sighted.
It's only a true negative when you start doing stupid hippy things like destroying nuclear plants, but we're talking about reducing emissions in general through more efficient vehicles. Yes, it costs money in the short term, but I can't see how R&D and a bit more spending around an industry that makes billions in profit is at all detrimental.
Most of their leaks could probably be stopped with a very small script or service that sends out a very bright warning whenever a large file or amount of files are copied or generated.
Of Java based applications.
Great for enterprise, great for cross platform portability, frustratingly annoying on pickup-and-go platforms.
I would say there's also the "open source problem" you see with a lot of Ubuntu-oriented applications - that they aren't designed around human users - but Google knows enough about UI design for this not to be the case.
The snappiness (or lack thereof), which I'm sure you noticed, should be a lot better with ICS which may allow a hardware accelerated UI, but it feels like too little, too late.
That's assuming I keep tracking cookies for longer than a few minutes.
Though now that I think about it, I usually accessed NYT through aggregation, so that makes a lot of sense.
Interesting.
Living with relatives is often not an option, and reeks of the "just live with your rich parents!" response to unpaid internship criticisms.
Community College is also often just as expensive, sometimes moreso than similar University level programs.
The problem is, your "exceptions" are actually the majority of cases, and "Beyond your means" is anything other than "working at minimum wage for the next 65 years".
A student can only do oh so much research, and the facts (i.e. "post-grad employment rates") are usually exceptionally skewed if not downright lies, information that people often don't discover until partway through a degree, if not after.
And then you have the government and every influential factor in their lives - their friends, parents, coworkers at minwage jobs, managers, etc. - and their teachers from elementary and up - telling them that the only way to succeed is to go to college. That they need to do it some day; that it's what every student should, must do.
They are pushed hard and with good intentions, even when they shouldn't be.
Hindsight > foresight and all that jazz.
Anyways, the main problem is that they often "made the choice" because societal factors forced them to.
College and University isn't purely about job prospects. It's supposed to enhance and endow critical thinking and so on and so forth.
Generally, a literary or English-oriented degree showed that a graduate could learn, think properly and was creative. That they were made of "the right stuff" even without having relevant experience in a given specific field.
You know, the qualities that everyone put on their resume and mean nothing these days.
Computer Science, as an example, is a major that would generally lend itself to finding a job. At least moreso than philosophy.
Yet the success rate of Computer Science students in finding even unpaid internships is plummeting dramatically across North America. Future job prospects look even grimmer.
To get a job above minimum wage with some form of security or practical use in the real world, you need to go to school. At least, these days.
So, yes, getting a decent job is voluntary. But through this you also admit that debt is required to not have your family live on 14k and below.
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It's the same thing with Truthers, though. Yes, it's hyperbole, because a time machine with unlimited energy with clear and easy to understand math would allow one to prove it once and for all to them in an acceptable fashion, but that's never going to be feasible.
We call this a "false dichotomy". Putting more money, even ten to hundreds to thousands of times more money into alternative energy research (including nuclear, and so on) does not mean "ban all low MPG cars". It's quite funny, because Bush would have had considerably more campaign leverage in the early 90s if he had used the Gulf War as a reason to rally the US into making themselves less dependent on foreign oil interests that were so fragile and controlled by tyrants.
Were they allowed to release the study in general or did the Koch brothers give them express permission to do so? It seems like they'd have ordered a suppression for something so counter to their interests.
Researching alternative energy sources and transitional plants for when non-renewable energies run out really isn't shooting yourself in the foot in any way. A rather large part of the "humans probably have no influence!" group is the idea that any research beyond where to find more coal and oil is bad research, and that just seems terribly short-sighted. It's only a true negative when you start doing stupid hippy things like destroying nuclear plants, but we're talking about reducing emissions in general through more efficient vehicles. Yes, it costs money in the short term, but I can't see how R&D and a bit more spending around an industry that makes billions in profit is at all detrimental.
Dear gods! If it wasn't caused by man, then our actions would just end up making a better world for nothing! How horrible!
Most of their leaks could probably be stopped with a very small script or service that sends out a very bright warning whenever a large file or amount of files are copied or generated.
It produces a certain chilling effect where all British sites ban anonymous posting though. This is good news for 4chan?
I can't wait to start being a flamboyant lying asshole on TheGuardian under the name "David Cameron".
Meet Steve Ballmer, Pelted my Open Source, acts just like a horse, isn't he glamorous?
"I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this." - well, that was a short war.
Of Java based applications. Great for enterprise, great for cross platform portability, frustratingly annoying on pickup-and-go platforms. I would say there's also the "open source problem" you see with a lot of Ubuntu-oriented applications - that they aren't designed around human users - but Google knows enough about UI design for this not to be the case. The snappiness (or lack thereof), which I'm sure you noticed, should be a lot better with ICS which may allow a hardware accelerated UI, but it feels like too little, too late.
That's assuming I keep tracking cookies for longer than a few minutes. Though now that I think about it, I usually accessed NYT through aggregation, so that makes a lot of sense. Interesting.
Ah. Well, still, it could function as a very, very good mechanism if they managed to curb that odd little feedback loop somehow.
Ah. That's the ticket.
Living with relatives is often not an option, and reeks of the "just live with your rich parents!" response to unpaid internship criticisms. Community College is also often just as expensive, sometimes moreso than similar University level programs. The problem is, your "exceptions" are actually the majority of cases, and "Beyond your means" is anything other than "working at minimum wage for the next 65 years".
We call this "bullshit".
A student can only do oh so much research, and the facts (i.e. "post-grad employment rates") are usually exceptionally skewed if not downright lies, information that people often don't discover until partway through a degree, if not after. And then you have the government and every influential factor in their lives - their friends, parents, coworkers at minwage jobs, managers, etc. - and their teachers from elementary and up - telling them that the only way to succeed is to go to college. That they need to do it some day; that it's what every student should, must do. They are pushed hard and with good intentions, even when they shouldn't be. Hindsight > foresight and all that jazz. Anyways, the main problem is that they often "made the choice" because societal factors forced them to.
This sounds like institutional abuse of government mechanisms rather than the government itself doing anything wrong.
I'd be willing to assume the majority of Slashdot accounts don't even sign in once a year.
That's what politics is sadly. Voting for the least evil candidate out of all choices because not a single one is, well, good.
Anywho, I can access NYT articles with no problem from both work and home. Am I missing something here?
College and University isn't purely about job prospects. It's supposed to enhance and endow critical thinking and so on and so forth. Generally, a literary or English-oriented degree showed that a graduate could learn, think properly and was creative. That they were made of "the right stuff" even without having relevant experience in a given specific field. You know, the qualities that everyone put on their resume and mean nothing these days.
Computer Science, as an example, is a major that would generally lend itself to finding a job. At least moreso than philosophy. Yet the success rate of Computer Science students in finding even unpaid internships is plummeting dramatically across North America. Future job prospects look even grimmer.
To get a job above minimum wage with some form of security or practical use in the real world, you need to go to school. At least, these days. So, yes, getting a decent job is voluntary. But through this you also admit that debt is required to not have your family live on 14k and below.
Assuming a job at the same time is not doable due to the course or actual complete lack of even minimum wage jobs, how is one supposed to succeed?