It actually wouldn't surprise me to find that the coal industry was secretly funding some of the more extreme environmental groups. Every time one of them gets on TV and starts in with the "My way or the highway!" routine, it alienates more and more regular people, thus protecting the status quo. If the face of environmentalism were a reasonable person saying "Here's a plan. It's not perfect, and there are some compromises, but it's a big step forward," instead of some hemp-shirt wearing dude with dreads holding a sign protesting *everything*, then the public might actually get on board.
I knew when they first started touting the beta that one day they would force it down our throats. It must have really pissed them off when they went to all that effort for a flashy new design and so many users stayed on the classic UI instead. I guess they could have used that response to wisely decide to either rethink the new design or allow users to choose for themselves. But no, that would be too smart. LET"S FORCE IT ON THEM!!!
Digg is a great example. Start out strong, then get cocky, then try to over-expand and be something you're not because you want to "grow," forget and ignore your base while focusing on new users who never come, lose your base, die. Kevin Rose went from the posterboy of Business Week to the posterboy for fucking-up.
Isn't it already sad how few comments there are these days, compared to the heyday? Remember when you used to see stories with over 1,000 comments every day? I scroll down now and the most popular story I see barely breaks 300 comments.
I once heard a TV exec who talked about the "New Guy Syndrome." Every time a new network head was brought in, all the existing shows on the network (with the exception of the REALLY successful ones that were vital) were put on the chopping block and everything in development was cancelled. The reason being that the new guy couldn't claim credit for any of the existing stuff, or anything in development that broke out and became a success. So new guy comes in and immediately wants to gut everything and put in all his own stuff, so that he can claim credit to the board for anything successful going forward.
If the new UI is anything like it was the last time I tried it, I'm probably just going to pull up and going to Reddit when the classic UI disappears. Slashdot has been going downhill for some time now, and has gotten worse since Dice came in. It used to be routine to see posts here with over 1,000 comments. Now it's relatively rare to see one with over 500. It's a real fucking shame. I was a subscriber for years under an old account. But now I don't even bother. I used to recommend this site to every geek I met too.
It's sort of like with Microsoft and the Xbox. I was once a diehard fanboy, but for a long time now it seems like every move they make is designed specifically to make me feel less welcome and want to leave. Already cut my losses with MS (I bought a PS4 this gen). Maybe this is a hint that it's time to find a new Slashdot replacement. Wouldn't mind a decent fork, if someone like Taco were so inclined.
Also, hippies don't compromise. Once they have it in their head that solar and wind are the way to go, then those are the ONLY way to go and YOU MUST DO IT THAT WAY AND NO OTHER WAY!!!!!!! No amount of reasoning will sell them on hydroelectric, nuclear, or natural gas (even pointing out that they're all much better for reducing CO2 than continuing with coal).
For environmentalists, it's not about taking reasonable steps, making reasonable compromises, working together, etc. It's about a cause. And the best causes for them are the ones that they can't win, allowing them to relish in the warmth of perpetual self-righteous victimhood.
I have even less love for "how much tinfoil can I wrap around my head and still manage to cram it up my backside" paranoia.
Yeah, like all those paranoid tinfoil hatters who used to suggest that the NSA was monitoring everyone's phone calls and emails, vacuuming up mass quantities of data on everyone, etc. What nutters those paranoid types are!
You law enforcement agencies won't need to hack your system, citizen. Agents of all local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will be free to disable any automobiles(s) participating, or anticipated to participate, in any and all illegal or unauthorized activities--such as fleeing police, traveling to commit a potential crime, traveling to or from an unauthorized protest or meeting, or attempting to enter an unauthorized or unsanctioned area. Thank you for your cooperation.
Your local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies need to monitor your position, speed, and activities at all times in order to ensure your safety. Thank you for your cooperation!
No, keeping them on the streets makes it easier for me to find cheap, expendable labor to work in my factory. You would be amazed what a desperate child will do for even a little piece of bread.
Agreed. We won't be competitive again until we go back to the days when children had to beg for food on the street.
As someone who is pretty well-off I also can't WAIT to get slavery back too! Let's here them complain about me calling them "Boy" when I OWN their black asses!!!!
Also it seems like they are hell-bent on Americanizing Canada in any way they can. If it weren't political suicide, they'd have scrapped public healthcare insurance a long time ago.
Be careful. If they're anything like American Republicans, they won't stop until they find some sneaky, underhanded way to undermine or completely dismantle it. And they can be very clever about it. Look out for obscure treaty agreements that block it, obscure funding measures that quietly de-fund parts of it one piece at a time, and other measures that sneakily bypass the traditional legislative process to effectively destroy public healthcare (while allowing legislators plausible-deniability in its death). And keep in mind that they will NEVER STOP TRYING. Just because you defeat a measure one day doesn't mean they won't try to sneak the same measure past the very next day.
Slashdot Mirror
I really wish someone with a big-name reputation in the geek community would do a Slashdot fork.
That's half of what's left!!
Maybe Dice has wisely realized that we're all really coming to Slashdot for the wonderful summaries and ads, not the comments.
Is it wrong that when I hear about some strange calamity befalling a leftist leader in South American that I immediately think "CIA"?
Nah, those guys are pretty honest and good-hearted. I can't see them doing anything nasty in South America.
Dice is sacrificing its current user base in hopes of attracting a more lucrative set of customers.
They should ask Digg if that worked for them.
Yeah man, solar and wind are the ONLY WAY!!!!!! And you WILL NOT COMPROMISE!!!!!! Not ONE SQUARE INCH!!!!!!
And in the immortal words of Yoda: "That is why you fail."
It actually wouldn't surprise me to find that the coal industry was secretly funding some of the more extreme environmental groups. Every time one of them gets on TV and starts in with the "My way or the highway!" routine, it alienates more and more regular people, thus protecting the status quo. If the face of environmentalism were a reasonable person saying "Here's a plan. It's not perfect, and there are some compromises, but it's a big step forward," instead of some hemp-shirt wearing dude with dreads holding a sign protesting *everything*, then the public might actually get on board.
I knew when they first started touting the beta that one day they would force it down our throats. It must have really pissed them off when they went to all that effort for a flashy new design and so many users stayed on the classic UI instead. I guess they could have used that response to wisely decide to either rethink the new design or allow users to choose for themselves. But no, that would be too smart. LET"S FORCE IT ON THEM!!!
Digg is a great example. Start out strong, then get cocky, then try to over-expand and be something you're not because you want to "grow," forget and ignore your base while focusing on new users who never come, lose your base, die. Kevin Rose went from the posterboy of Business Week to the posterboy for fucking-up.
Isn't it already sad how few comments there are these days, compared to the heyday? Remember when you used to see stories with over 1,000 comments every day? I scroll down now and the most popular story I see barely breaks 300 comments.
I once heard a TV exec who talked about the "New Guy Syndrome." Every time a new network head was brought in, all the existing shows on the network (with the exception of the REALLY successful ones that were vital) were put on the chopping block and everything in development was cancelled. The reason being that the new guy couldn't claim credit for any of the existing stuff, or anything in development that broke out and became a success. So new guy comes in and immediately wants to gut everything and put in all his own stuff, so that he can claim credit to the board for anything successful going forward.
Maybe they're trying to fix the problem of all of us being here.
If the new UI is anything like it was the last time I tried it, I'm probably just going to pull up and going to Reddit when the classic UI disappears. Slashdot has been going downhill for some time now, and has gotten worse since Dice came in. It used to be routine to see posts here with over 1,000 comments. Now it's relatively rare to see one with over 500. It's a real fucking shame. I was a subscriber for years under an old account. But now I don't even bother. I used to recommend this site to every geek I met too.
It's sort of like with Microsoft and the Xbox. I was once a diehard fanboy, but for a long time now it seems like every move they make is designed specifically to make me feel less welcome and want to leave. Already cut my losses with MS (I bought a PS4 this gen). Maybe this is a hint that it's time to find a new Slashdot replacement. Wouldn't mind a decent fork, if someone like Taco were so inclined.
Also, hippies don't compromise. Once they have it in their head that solar and wind are the way to go, then those are the ONLY way to go and YOU MUST DO IT THAT WAY AND NO OTHER WAY!!!!!!! No amount of reasoning will sell them on hydroelectric, nuclear, or natural gas (even pointing out that they're all much better for reducing CO2 than continuing with coal).
For environmentalists, it's not about taking reasonable steps, making reasonable compromises, working together, etc. It's about a cause. And the best causes for them are the ones that they can't win, allowing them to relish in the warmth of perpetual self-righteous victimhood.
But they're trying to stop T E R R O R I S T S ! ! !
Who will win in the end? Stay tuned!
What on earth makes you think I like the Democratic Party? I hate those pricks too.
I have even less love for "how much tinfoil can I wrap around my head and still manage to cram it up my backside" paranoia.
Yeah, like all those paranoid tinfoil hatters who used to suggest that the NSA was monitoring everyone's phone calls and emails, vacuuming up mass quantities of data on everyone, etc. What nutters those paranoid types are!
No, real IT workers can quit their jobs or ask for a raise without fear of being deported.
You law enforcement agencies won't need to hack your system, citizen. Agents of all local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will be free to disable any automobiles(s) participating, or anticipated to participate, in any and all illegal or unauthorized activities--such as fleeing police, traveling to commit a potential crime, traveling to or from an unauthorized protest or meeting, or attempting to enter an unauthorized or unsanctioned area. Thank you for your cooperation.
Human drivers are notoriously unreliable
Yeah, they're always doing unreliable things like going to places where their government hasn't authorized them to go.
For now.
Your local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies need to monitor your position, speed, and activities at all times in order to ensure your safety. Thank you for your cooperation!
No, keeping them on the streets makes it easier for me to find cheap, expendable labor to work in my factory. You would be amazed what a desperate child will do for even a little piece of bread.
Agreed. We won't be competitive again until we go back to the days when children had to beg for food on the street.
As someone who is pretty well-off I also can't WAIT to get slavery back too! Let's here them complain about me calling them "Boy" when I OWN their black asses!!!!
Also it seems like they are hell-bent on Americanizing Canada in any way they can. If it weren't political suicide, they'd have scrapped public healthcare insurance a long time ago.
Be careful. If they're anything like American Republicans, they won't stop until they find some sneaky, underhanded way to undermine or completely dismantle it. And they can be very clever about it. Look out for obscure treaty agreements that block it, obscure funding measures that quietly de-fund parts of it one piece at a time, and other measures that sneakily bypass the traditional legislative process to effectively destroy public healthcare (while allowing legislators plausible-deniability in its death). And keep in mind that they will NEVER STOP TRYING. Just because you defeat a measure one day doesn't mean they won't try to sneak the same measure past the very next day.