This whole topic sounds like some sort of acid-induced hippie fantasy, taking place in some alternate universe where solar power has become several orders of magnitude more widespread and efficient than in our world, producing enough electricity to not only power our homes, but also our factories, infrastructure, cars, etc.--and all with super-efficient storage to get us all that through nights and cloudy days too.
It sounds like a wonderful world, but it's not ours. And for MANY, MANY reasons, it never could be.
Am I the only programmer in America who still has his own office (with four walls, and a door, and everything)? To me, the idea of working in a cubicle (or, god forbid, one of these weird open offices) sounds like a fucking nightmare. Shit, I hate it when the person in the office next to mine turns her goddamn music up too loud. I can't imagine working in an office where my co-workers were literally looking over my shoulder all day too.
And I admire your ability to walk from New York to L.A., all the while carrying no photo ID--because you know that cops are perfectly cool with it in the U.S. when strangers walk into their town with no ID (don't forget to tell them "Hey, we don't need papers here, man!" to remind them, in case they've clearly forgotten how to do their job). And bring blue-jeans too, because that's the fine line that separates us all from oppression.
Even in Soviet Russia at the height of the cold war russians had rights.
Yeah, but they didn't have blue-jeans--which, Ronald Reagan assured me, made them very oppressed! They also couldn't travel around without papers, unlike in the U.S. where you're free to travel around anywhere--as long as you have a driver's license, proof of citizenship, Social Security Number, proof of insurance, and car registration.
You might have missed these: Former U.S. Officials Give NSA Whistleblower Snowden Award in Russia
Maybe YOU missed the "in Russia" part. Pretty such any medal pales in comparison to the punishment of having to spend the rest of his life in exile from the country he grew up in and tried to help.
Will there ever be a President that I can respect?
I figure that once the ultra-rich and corporations finally strip this country of all viable resources and have left its people in abject poverty, they'll probably leave the country for private island fortresses somewhere. Then maybe we'll be able to elect a President again who actually acts in the interests of the people. Of course, there won't be much of a country to lead by then.
When a government is corrupt, dishonest, and incompetent, then a whistleblower and a spy are essentially the same thing
That's why I get such a kick out of it when these idiots get on TV and call Snowden a traitor because he didn't "go through the proper channels," as if the very agency he was ratting on was going to give him a fair hearing and not throw his ass in prison as a spy/hacker/traitor immediately.
reddit is still nerdy. This is for non-nerdy news nitwits.
Well, that just went from LITTLE reason for me to go there, to NO reason for me to go there. I guess there is some value in having a reddit for people who like to talk about the Kardashians and such, but it's not the kind of neighborhood where I'm going to build a house.
So even if you didn't elect one bunch of corporatist pricks, chances are you wanted to elect the other bunch.
Most people (that I know) don't particularly want to elect either. We choose the lesser of two evils because that's what we get stuck with. The Primaries are bought by the corporations (who can flood the airwaves with ads) and dominated by the crazies. And the rest of us get stuck with whatever two pieces of shit come out the other end.
It was the plan all along. First you establish the ability to block and censor. Then you find an excuse no one can NOT support (stopping kiddie porn). Then you move on to the obvious next level (we must protect our children from porn in general!), then intellectual property (it's illegal!!).
Next up, blocking whistleblower sites and newspapers that publish whistleblower revelations.
Soon enough, all political speech that challenges or threatens the government status quo.
I just hope enough people keep this potential scam in perspective enough not to overextend themselves to the point that they're jumping out of windows when it collapses. I have to get to work and I don't need too many dead bodies in the street blocking traffic.
It also makes the HUGE assumption that the women's profiles are actually accurate and honest. How many times IRL have you heard a female friend say "Looks don't really matter to me. I'm just looking for a nice guy," who then turns around and exclusively dates the same himbo pricks as every other woman? Saying "I'm looking for X and Y" doesn't mean that's what someone is ACTUALLY looking for. It's just what they claim.
"What do I want to do 10 / 20 / 30 years from now?"
I'm not sure how useful that question is. I suspect I would need something somewhat more concrete than my REAL answer, which is "Sleeping on piles of $100 bills with many beautiful women."
The problem is that it's hard to tell the difference between a fanboy and an astroturfer. And is a fanboy immoral for taking money for something he/she was going to post anyway?
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This whole topic sounds like some sort of acid-induced hippie fantasy, taking place in some alternate universe where solar power has become several orders of magnitude more widespread and efficient than in our world, producing enough electricity to not only power our homes, but also our factories, infrastructure, cars, etc.--and all with super-efficient storage to get us all that through nights and cloudy days too.
It sounds like a wonderful world, but it's not ours. And for MANY, MANY reasons, it never could be.
Am I the only programmer in America who still has his own office (with four walls, and a door, and everything)? To me, the idea of working in a cubicle (or, god forbid, one of these weird open offices) sounds like a fucking nightmare. Shit, I hate it when the person in the office next to mine turns her goddamn music up too loud. I can't imagine working in an office where my co-workers were literally looking over my shoulder all day too.
And I admire your ability to walk from New York to L.A., all the while carrying no photo ID--because you know that cops are perfectly cool with it in the U.S. when strangers walk into their town with no ID (don't forget to tell them "Hey, we don't need papers here, man!" to remind them, in case they've clearly forgotten how to do their job). And bring blue-jeans too, because that's the fine line that separates us all from oppression.
Even in Soviet Russia at the height of the cold war russians had rights.
Yeah, but they didn't have blue-jeans--which, Ronald Reagan assured me, made them very oppressed! They also couldn't travel around without papers, unlike in the U.S. where you're free to travel around anywhere--as long as you have a driver's license, proof of citizenship, Social Security Number, proof of insurance, and car registration.
You might have missed these:
Former U.S. Officials Give NSA Whistleblower Snowden Award in Russia
Maybe YOU missed the "in Russia" part. Pretty such any medal pales in comparison to the punishment of having to spend the rest of his life in exile from the country he grew up in and tried to help.
Will there ever be a President that I can respect?
I figure that once the ultra-rich and corporations finally strip this country of all viable resources and have left its people in abject poverty, they'll probably leave the country for private island fortresses somewhere. Then maybe we'll be able to elect a President again who actually acts in the interests of the people. Of course, there won't be much of a country to lead by then.
When a government is corrupt, dishonest, and incompetent, then a whistleblower and a spy are essentially the same thing
That's why I get such a kick out of it when these idiots get on TV and call Snowden a traitor because he didn't "go through the proper channels," as if the very agency he was ratting on was going to give him a fair hearing and not throw his ass in prison as a spy/hacker/traitor immediately.
reddit is still nerdy. This is for non-nerdy news nitwits.
Well, that just went from LITTLE reason for me to go there, to NO reason for me to go there. I guess there is some value in having a reddit for people who like to talk about the Kardashians and such, but it's not the kind of neighborhood where I'm going to build a house.
Once you get addicted to money, it's hard to stop craving even more of it. Even most billionaires can't stop.
Well, he did hire kdawson. That was an improvement, right?
Anyone?
Hello?
aims to provide a user-powered and -curated stream of news.
Uhm...good idea, I guess.
So even if you didn't elect one bunch of corporatist pricks, chances are you wanted to elect the other bunch.
Most people (that I know) don't particularly want to elect either. We choose the lesser of two evils because that's what we get stuck with. The Primaries are bought by the corporations (who can flood the airwaves with ads) and dominated by the crazies. And the rest of us get stuck with whatever two pieces of shit come out the other end.
While you're at it.
Try taking more than a couple of thousand $ through an airport or across a border sometime without declaring it and see what happens.
Now you know how U.S. Americans feel when everyone lumps us all together, as if we're all cool with the corporatist pricks who get elected these days.
It was the plan all along. First you establish the ability to block and censor. Then you find an excuse no one can NOT support (stopping kiddie porn). Then you move on to the obvious next level (we must protect our children from porn in general!), then intellectual property (it's illegal!!).
Next up, blocking whistleblower sites and newspapers that publish whistleblower revelations.
Soon enough, all political speech that challenges or threatens the government status quo.
I just hope enough people keep this potential scam in perspective enough not to overextend themselves to the point that they're jumping out of windows when it collapses. I have to get to work and I don't need too many dead bodies in the street blocking traffic.
It also makes the HUGE assumption that the women's profiles are actually accurate and honest. How many times IRL have you heard a female friend say "Looks don't really matter to me. I'm just looking for a nice guy," who then turns around and exclusively dates the same himbo pricks as every other woman? Saying "I'm looking for X and Y" doesn't mean that's what someone is ACTUALLY looking for. It's just what they claim.
So the real thing here is that someone needs to be building a dating website for nerds
So, thousands of guys fighting over a few hundred guys pretending to be women? You should set up a Kickstarter for that.
So far no results for me. They all seem to want "rich, handsome guy who loves to travel."
Wow, you must be REALLY new here.
"What do I want to do 10 / 20 / 30 years from now?"
I'm not sure how useful that question is. I suspect I would need something somewhat more concrete than my REAL answer, which is "Sleeping on piles of $100 bills with many beautiful women."
The monkeys were fired after they got really smug about using Elizabethan English for *everything*.
I have a nephew who could find a way to break an Abrams tank.
The problem is that it's hard to tell the difference between a fanboy and an astroturfer. And is a fanboy immoral for taking money for something he/she was going to post anyway?