Dear Science Community, I never thought I'd say this, but...HIRE A GODDAMN PR CONSULTANT ALREADY! I hate PR bullshit...I really do...but honestly, after arguing myself blue in the face with my right-wing relatives that environmentalism transcends politics and just because I like clean air and a healthy earth, doesn't make me a commie, publishing a single report that wildly contradict previous findings makes it practically impossible to defend you. I understand the unwillingness to hold back data/findings because of politics, but even a rookie PR guy will warn you about the dangers of publishing a single report that purportedly negates all previous recommendations.
Honestly, it won't matter. A group of people on this planet has decided that their immediate monetary gains outweigh the (potential) long term risks to the entire human race. You can throw facts at them all you want, they don't give a shit. They don't live below sea level, the fridge is more than full enough and a bit of extra water to sprinkle on the lawn won't break the bank either.
Besides, considering how politicized this issue has become in some countries, notably the US, actual facts have very little to do with the whole debate anymore. Lines have been drawn, positions have been taken, and if you guys don't sort it out yourselves the rest of the planet will force you to at some point. Heck, who knows, maybe this issue will be the final nail in the coffin of the last remaining superpower.
Citations available upon request. My presentation is about 60 slides, for two days of lecture.
Considering how the denialists tend to be in the "free market will take care of it" and the "ohnoes, the economy" camp I'd humbly suggest you charge some serious money for your presentation.
After all, any document that hasn't been bought isn't worth reading, right?;-)
1. We've been pumping out pollution that causes global warming 2. We've been pumping out pollution that counteracted the global warming to a degree 3. We've stopped doing 2. but we're still doing 1.
Why would and ISP censor you or me for posting anything that does not violate their TOS nor any law? We are their costumers, they want us to like the service so we keep paying.
Because you created a website to post it on, and you didn't pay the "special" fee for using said ISP's pipes. Hence its customers cannot get access to your website.
An entrepreneur profits the most when he's providing his customers with *what they want*, and it will never be the case that the majority of internet users will want people being censored...
Ok, and now for a quick flash back to The Real World...this only applies if there is real competition going on. Reality has shown however, that companies that are in the same business are more than willing to meet up and make deals that bring more profit to all of them. Especially in a market where the barrier to entry is high like in the US ISP market where you need your own wires to run an ISP.
People *need* the internet. It's a part of life. You find jobs through the web, your (prospective) employer expects you to have an e-mail address. And if both ISP's where you live block youtube...what are you gonna do?
Fortunetly we have discovered that we are hard wired for empathy.
Now if only we could find some way to make sure that the people that rise to the "top", be it in business, government or religion, don't happen to be the sociopaths that are the exception to that rule...
Ah, the 2 great additions of the dutch to the english language...polder and apartheid. One was a great accomplishment which we still enjoy. The other is a crying shame which, as the dear GP shows, still exists.
Oh well, at least guys like him have been relegated to the "fucking wackjob" fringe where they belong. What remains to be seen is how long it'll take to repair the damage.
As for the GP himself...if you want to see what a real bunch of inferior animals looks like...come and watch a football match like Ajax-Feyenoord in the country your ancestors came from all those centuries ago. White supremacy, my ass.
They might be "Idiocracy" incarnate. All the smart ones have been bred out of existence leaving behind a race of imbeciles and a whole fleet of shiny, long-lasting, intergalactic ships with crazy-powerful death rays.
Wouldn't that be fun if it turned up on our doorstep?
Possibly one of the more fortunate scenario's really...get them hooked on reality TV, introduce them to our local flavors of narcotics and trade one or more of their ships for whatever shiny takes their fancy.
Heck, we just spent 8 years dealing with a superpower of 300 million souls under the leadership of an imbecile, a couple of ships ought to be a piece of cake.
I think they're "people-like" since it's been clearly shown that hybrids are possible. Heck the fertility of said hybrids hasn't yet been established, so they might very well be Homo Sapiens.
Either that or the writers failed biology. One of those.
Or they're just rehashing a plot from the original series...
Besides, imagine you're a big lizard intent on invading a planet and in order to do so you put on a layer of fake human skin. I mean, it makes perfect sense to still make sure your own reproductive organs are wired to the (apparently fully functional) one on the fake skin. Right?;-)
Personal information, a Massachusetts resident's first name and last name or first initial and last name in combination with any one or more of the following data elements that relate to such resident: (a) Social Security number; (b) driver's license number or state-issued identification card number; or (c) financial account number, or credit or debit card number, with or without any required security code, access code, personal identification number or password, that would permit access to a resident's financial account; provided, however, that "Personal information" shall not include information that is lawfully obtained from publicly available information, or from federal, state or local government records lawfully made available to the general public.
(blatantly copy-pasted from a post earlier in the thread).
So a combination of name and e-mail address does not apply unless more information is in there.
It looks to me like someone did not read this through. (Unfortunately it is not news when a slashdotian responds to an article without actually reading it.)
7. Wake up early, leave cash and note on nightstand that girlfriend is to spend day shopping.
Ah yes, girlfriends just love to wake up and find their partner unexpectedly gone and a wad of cash on the nightstand. Makes them feel...special and appreciated.
100% clear...even though the link you gave is to your own blog which states, and I quote: "It has come to my attention that many people feel that privacy is difficult to define. I was quite surprised to encounter this claim, because the nature of privacy seems quite obvious to me."
In other words, you're proclaiming your personal opinion as fact, and ascribe that very same opinion to the founding fathers while you're at it.
All politicals are 'bought-off scumbags' who don't represent anything more than their own self interest. Anyone who really cared would be terrified to have so much responsibility.
Odd. Although I fully realize corruption is everywhere, the extent to which the political system of the US has been corrupted is positively dreadful in comparison to other western countries.
Let's face it guys. Your society glorifies selfishness, greed and instant gratification. I'd say that as representatives of the american people your politicians do a wonderful job, no?
(or even whether you are subscribed if you queue enough stuff).
This isn't true anymore, "ghost training" as it was called has been disabled for quite a while now.
It kind of sucks because you can never, ever catch up to veteran from day 1.
Who cares? There's only so many skills you can train pertaining to 1 particular activity or ship anyway. The 2003 veterans can fly 20 or 30 ships "perfectly", I only have access to 15. Big fucking deal.
I've had some simply astounding experiences a several hours after consuming McDonalds breakfast egg-product sandwiches, and of course the proverbial Taco Bell. Could not find the word for that phobia, despite some google searching. SitoToxiPhobia? Maybe just "commonsense"?
The words you're looking for is "good taste". Your body has determined that McD has absolutely nothing to do with "food" and is notifying you that next time you might want to eat something it likes better.
I can too. The record shops conveniently provide headphones to listen to albums before you purchase them.:-)
I dunno, maybe there's enough people hanging out on XBlive and PSN that'll happily cough up the dough any time dangles a turd in their faces, and Crytek/EA have a solid business case for going down this route.
You can't decouple the electricity, water, and electricity supplies from the infrastructure that supplies them.
Really? Oh, dear, someone better tell the europeans then. Because right now I can pick from about 15 different companies to buy electricity from. Same for natural gas.
I'll admit it was a pretty big mess when we forcibly split up the power companies but as it stands the power lines/gas pipes and the product that flows through them are owned by separate companies, and there are very strict rules in place as to how they must deal with one another. I pay a fixed fee per unit for the transport, and a price per unit determined by market forces for the product itself.
We didn't bother with water though, as the possibilities for "generating" and transporting water are a lot more limited. Besides, you don't really want to dependant on another country for your water supply, I guess.
Slashdot Mirror
Dear Science Community,
I never thought I'd say this, but...HIRE A GODDAMN PR CONSULTANT ALREADY! I hate PR bullshit...I really do...but honestly, after arguing myself blue in the face with my right-wing relatives that environmentalism transcends politics and just because I like clean air and a healthy earth, doesn't make me a commie, publishing a single report that wildly contradict previous findings makes it practically impossible to defend you. I understand the unwillingness to hold back data/findings because of politics, but even a rookie PR guy will warn you about the dangers of publishing a single report that purportedly negates all previous recommendations.
Honestly, it won't matter. A group of people on this planet has decided that their immediate monetary gains outweigh the (potential) long term risks to the entire human race. You can throw facts at them all you want, they don't give a shit. They don't live below sea level, the fridge is more than full enough and a bit of extra water to sprinkle on the lawn won't break the bank either.
Besides, considering how politicized this issue has become in some countries, notably the US, actual facts have very little to do with the whole debate anymore. Lines have been drawn, positions have been taken, and if you guys don't sort it out yourselves the rest of the planet will force you to at some point. Heck, who knows, maybe this issue will be the final nail in the coffin of the last remaining superpower.
Citations available upon request. My presentation is about 60 slides, for two days of lecture.
Considering how the denialists tend to be in the "free market will take care of it" and the "ohnoes, the economy" camp I'd humbly suggest you charge some serious money for your presentation.
After all, any document that hasn't been bought isn't worth reading, right? ;-)
Actually, no. The point is that:
1. We've been pumping out pollution that causes global warming
2. We've been pumping out pollution that counteracted the global warming to a degree
3. We've stopped doing 2. but we're still doing 1.
Why would and ISP censor you or me for posting anything that does not violate their TOS nor any law? We are their costumers, they want us to like the service so we keep paying.
Because you created a website to post it on, and you didn't pay the "special" fee for using said ISP's pipes. Hence its customers cannot get access to your website.
An entrepreneur profits the most when he's providing his customers with *what they want*, and it will never be the case that the majority of internet users will want people being censored...
Ok, and now for a quick flash back to The Real World...this only applies if there is real competition going on. Reality has shown however, that companies that are in the same business are more than willing to meet up and make deals that bring more profit to all of them. Especially in a market where the barrier to entry is high like in the US ISP market where you need your own wires to run an ISP.
People *need* the internet. It's a part of life. You find jobs through the web, your (prospective) employer expects you to have an e-mail address. And if both ISP's where you live block youtube...what are you gonna do?
Fortunetly we have discovered that we are hard wired for empathy.
Now if only we could find some way to make sure that the people that rise to the "top", be it in business, government or religion, don't happen to be the sociopaths that are the exception to that rule...
To be a judge here, you must be wealthy and sell his soul.
Ok...whose soul do I sell and how much could I expect to make? :-) Would 1 be enough to also qualify as wealthy or would that take a couple more?
For the record, it's Boer. As in the dutch word for farmer.
Ah, the 2 great additions of the dutch to the english language...polder and apartheid. One was a great accomplishment which we still enjoy. The other is a crying shame which, as the dear GP shows, still exists.
Oh well, at least guys like him have been relegated to the "fucking wackjob" fringe where they belong. What remains to be seen is how long it'll take to repair the damage.
As for the GP himself...if you want to see what a real bunch of inferior animals looks like...come and watch a football match like Ajax-Feyenoord in the country your ancestors came from all those centuries ago. White supremacy, my ass.
They might be "Idiocracy" incarnate. All the smart ones have been bred out of existence leaving behind a race of imbeciles and a whole fleet of shiny, long-lasting, intergalactic ships with crazy-powerful death rays.
Wouldn't that be fun if it turned up on our doorstep?
Possibly one of the more fortunate scenario's really...get them hooked on reality TV, introduce them to our local flavors of narcotics and trade one or more of their ships for whatever shiny takes their fancy.
Heck, we just spent 8 years dealing with a superpower of 300 million souls under the leadership of an imbecile, a couple of ships ought to be a piece of cake.
I think they're "people-like" since it's been clearly shown that hybrids are possible. Heck the fertility of said hybrids hasn't yet been established, so they might very well be Homo Sapiens.
Either that or the writers failed biology. One of those.
Or they're just rehashing a plot from the original series...
Besides, imagine you're a big lizard intent on invading a planet and in order to do so you put on a layer of fake human skin. I mean, it makes perfect sense to still make sure your own reproductive organs are wired to the (apparently fully functional) one on the fake skin. Right? ;-)
Personal information, a Massachusetts resident's first name and last name or first initial and
last name in combination with any one or more of the following data elements that relate to
such resident: (a) Social Security number; (b) driver's license number or state-issued
identification card number; or (c) financial account number, or credit or debit card number,
with or without any required security code, access code, personal identification number or
password, that would permit access to a resident's financial account; provided, however, that
"Personal information" shall not include information that is lawfully obtained from publicly
available information, or from federal, state or local government records lawfully made
available to the general public.
(blatantly copy-pasted from a post earlier in the thread).
So a combination of name and e-mail address does not apply unless more information is in there.
It looks to me like someone did not read this through. (Unfortunately it is not news when a slashdotian responds to an article without actually reading it.)
7. Wake up early, leave cash and note on nightstand that girlfriend is to spend day shopping.
Ah yes, girlfriends just love to wake up and find their partner unexpectedly gone and a wad of cash on the nightstand. Makes them feel...special and appreciated.
100% clear...even though the link you gave is to your own blog which states, and I quote: "It has come to my attention that many people feel that privacy is difficult to define. I was quite surprised to encounter this claim, because the nature of privacy seems quite obvious to me."
In other words, you're proclaiming your personal opinion as fact, and ascribe that very same opinion to the founding fathers while you're at it.
Arrogant much?
10 minutes * (3 / day) * (42 days) = 3 hours? Where I come from that's 21 hours, but then I've been practicing basic math using Brain Training ;-)
Damn, now you got me pondering who said that. Was it Deadeye in MW 2: Mercenaries?
Microsoft is evil...but mechs are soooooo cool(and impractical).
Yet Microsoft is evil...
But mechs are really, really cool.
*head explodes*
Any chance we can squeeze in a Google Dyson Sphere somewhere along the way? Personalized ads wherever you are on its surface?
*Paging Mrs. Kroes*
*Paging Mrs. Kroes*
All politicals are 'bought-off scumbags' who don't represent anything more than their own self interest. Anyone who really cared would be terrified to have so much responsibility.
Odd. Although I fully realize corruption is everywhere, the extent to which the political system of the US has been corrupted is positively dreadful in comparison to other western countries.
Let's face it guys. Your society glorifies selfishness, greed and instant gratification. I'd say that as representatives of the american people your politicians do a wonderful job, no?
(or even whether you are subscribed if you queue enough stuff).
This isn't true anymore, "ghost training" as it was called has been disabled for quite a while now.
It kind of sucks because you can never, ever catch up to veteran from day 1.
Who cares? There's only so many skills you can train pertaining to 1 particular activity or ship anyway. The 2003 veterans can fly 20 or 30 ships "perfectly", I only have access to 15. Big fucking deal.
I've had some simply astounding experiences a several hours after consuming McDonalds breakfast egg-product sandwiches, and of course the proverbial Taco Bell. Could not find the word for that phobia, despite some google searching. SitoToxiPhobia? Maybe just "commonsense"?
The words you're looking for is "good taste". Your body has determined that McD has absolutely nothing to do with "food" and is notifying you that next time you might want to eat something it likes better.
If they are habitual liars and pass off other peoples work as their own, they're going to be a liability to anyone that employs them.
Well, yes. On the other hand, they'll be instant management material as well.
The helicopter was fired upon first
I promised myself I'd never do this, but you're asking for it...
[Citation needed]
I can too. The record shops conveniently provide headphones to listen to albums before you purchase them. :-)
I dunno, maybe there's enough people hanging out on XBlive and PSN that'll happily cough up the dough any time dangles a turd in their faces, and Crytek/EA have a solid business case for going down this route.
"Ash Williams. You can thank me now."
Can't be. I left Ashley to die on Virmire, and good riddance!
You can't decouple the electricity, water, and electricity supplies from the infrastructure that supplies them.
Really? Oh, dear, someone better tell the europeans then. Because right now I can pick from about 15 different companies to buy electricity from. Same for natural gas.
I'll admit it was a pretty big mess when we forcibly split up the power companies but as it stands the power lines/gas pipes and the product that flows through them are owned by separate companies, and there are very strict rules in place as to how they must deal with one another. I pay a fixed fee per unit for the transport, and a price per unit determined by market forces for the product itself.
We didn't bother with water though, as the possibilities for "generating" and transporting water are a lot more limited. Besides, you don't really want to dependant on another country for your water supply, I guess.