I was wondering how they were getting all this great coverage when the PS4 is in such high demand that you still can't find it anywhere and there Xbox Ones are stacked up like cordword in every Best Buy I've been to in the last few weeks.
I'll buy one, but only if I can act all smug to my friends who still drive gasoline-powered cars, especially hybrids. I'm already practicing saying "Well, I guess driving a hybrid is okayyyy....I mean if you're not ready to go all the way and REALLY help."
Sure, we're still going to spy on your web history and every phone call, email, text, etc. that you send or receive. But this time WE PROMISE not to look at it! Satisfied, assholes?
Pretty sure Isaac Newton wasn't a biblical literalist or protestant fundamentalist (especially considering that modern protestant fundamentalism didn't even exist until around the turn of the 20th century). To be a true bible-thumper you have to believe truly retarded shit like "The story of Noah's Ark is a true story, accurately representing a real historical event." I strongly suspect that Sir Newton would have found that pretty laughable even during the early Enlightenment.
But, like I said, thump all you want. At the end of the day, someone still has to come to me for the real engineering (until you can figure out how to get Jesus to just miracle your software).
You could update that today: When a CIA spy is caught and imprisoned in a country like Iran or North Korea, he's a hostage being held by a brutal terrorist regime. When a North Korean or Iranian spy comes to the U.S. and gets caught and imprisoned, he's a terrorist enemy combatant who must be detained indefinitely for national security.
Shouldn't the opening of the Biology workbook alone be enough to get this squashed?
Not if it's the kind of biology textbook written by one of these fringe bible-thumper companies. You know, the kind of textbooks that treat Noah's Ark as a historical event instead of a parable--or show pictures of humans hunting dinosaurs.
I have it on good authority that the only two things that come out of Texas are animals of the bovine species and homosexuals. And since these kids are from bible-thumping families who send them to "Camp QueerBGone" every summer to make sure they stay straight, that must mean they're cattle. And, as cattle, they're probably not too bright, and are unlikely to contribute much to society unless you hook them up to milking machines. So I tend to agree with the GP that this is probably no big loss.
I hate to be harsh about this, and I do feel sorry for the kids involved (they didn't ask to be taught dumb shit). But wtf do I care if a bunch of bible-thumping loonies want to teach their kids to be fucking stupid, just like mom and dad? If parents want to turn their kids into idiots, that less competition for me when the world needs real engineers to do real shit (stuff that requires real math, not prayer).
I don't know, I've known some pretty amazing bullshit artists in my time. You would be amazed at how many times you can get away with "Interesting. What do YOU think?" in a pinch.
You had to see it for yourself, I suppose. It was quite clear that he didn't mean just any cable. He was talking specifically about USB cables. It was obvious that he had no idea what he was actually holding. Someone on his crew probably just grabbed a random cable off the back of a nearby PC. And since standalone USB cables aren't as common on business PC's as are ethernet cables, guess what he grabbed.
I have a libertarian friend with whom I am always arguing. His general contention is that the free market fixes everything, and government regulation and oversight only gets in the way of the free market. I argue that this may or may not be true, but that's it's really irrelevant, because there is no such thing IRL as the "free market," never has been and never will be.
This is just the sort of story that highlights what I mean by that. Left to their own devices, companies that are supposed to compete on a level playing field and all that will more often instead find ways to create monopolies for themselves, collude for mutual benefit, exploit various resources, etc.
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There is a line when marketing crosses into consumer fraud.
Thanks for keeping us posted on how the PC gaming community doesn't like consoles. Without your post, I would never have guessed.
I was wondering how they were getting all this great coverage when the PS4 is in such high demand that you still can't find it anywhere and there Xbox Ones are stacked up like cordword in every Best Buy I've been to in the last few weeks.
The Youngs are powered by high voltage electricity, not gas.
I'll buy one, but only if I can act all smug to my friends who still drive gasoline-powered cars, especially hybrids. I'm already practicing saying "Well, I guess driving a hybrid is okayyyy....I mean if you're not ready to go all the way and REALLY help."
"We've changed just enough to mollify the public outrage"
Sadly, I would say it's even less than that. More like "We've claimed that we've changed...honest injun."
Sure, we're still going to spy on your web history and every phone call, email, text, etc. that you send or receive. But this time WE PROMISE not to look at it! Satisfied, assholes?
Since they claim they have to go through the FISA court for warrants to do the searches now
FTFY
But he PROMISED that all they data they're going to gather on you will never be looked at. Doesn't that make you happy?
Eh, it's a living.
Look at TV ratings if you want hard evidence. Do you see the TED Talks at the top? Insightful PBS documentaries? Hell, even Mythbusters?
Not my fault. My sister isn't in town this weekend.
Pretty sure Isaac Newton wasn't a biblical literalist or protestant fundamentalist (especially considering that modern protestant fundamentalism didn't even exist until around the turn of the 20th century). To be a true bible-thumper you have to believe truly retarded shit like "The story of Noah's Ark is a true story, accurately representing a real historical event." I strongly suspect that Sir Newton would have found that pretty laughable even during the early Enlightenment.
But, like I said, thump all you want. At the end of the day, someone still has to come to me for the real engineering (until you can figure out how to get Jesus to just miracle your software).
You could update that today: When a CIA spy is caught and imprisoned in a country like Iran or North Korea, he's a hostage being held by a brutal terrorist regime. When a North Korean or Iranian spy comes to the U.S. and gets caught and imprisoned, he's a terrorist enemy combatant who must be detained indefinitely for national security.
She is pretty sexy, after all.
Shouldn't the opening of the Biology workbook alone be enough to get this squashed?
Not if it's the kind of biology textbook written by one of these fringe bible-thumper companies. You know, the kind of textbooks that treat Noah's Ark as a historical event instead of a parable--or show pictures of humans hunting dinosaurs.
85% of people are dumb shits. That's going to stay pretty constant no matter what you do.
I have it on good authority that the only two things that come out of Texas are animals of the bovine species and homosexuals. And since these kids are from bible-thumping families who send them to "Camp QueerBGone" every summer to make sure they stay straight, that must mean they're cattle. And, as cattle, they're probably not too bright, and are unlikely to contribute much to society unless you hook them up to milking machines. So I tend to agree with the GP that this is probably no big loss.
I hate to be harsh about this, and I do feel sorry for the kids involved (they didn't ask to be taught dumb shit). But wtf do I care if a bunch of bible-thumping loonies want to teach their kids to be fucking stupid, just like mom and dad? If parents want to turn their kids into idiots, that less competition for me when the world needs real engineers to do real shit (stuff that requires real math, not prayer).
It's easier just to submit. Double plus good, it is!
I don't know, I've known some pretty amazing bullshit artists in my time. You would be amazed at how many times you can get away with "Interesting. What do YOU think?" in a pinch.
As my old professor used to say, "The only difference is how much force must be applied to make it fit." ;-)
You had to see it for yourself, I suppose. It was quite clear that he didn't mean just any cable. He was talking specifically about USB cables. It was obvious that he had no idea what he was actually holding. Someone on his crew probably just grabbed a random cable off the back of a nearby PC. And since standalone USB cables aren't as common on business PC's as are ethernet cables, guess what he grabbed.
I have a libertarian friend with whom I am always arguing. His general contention is that the free market fixes everything, and government regulation and oversight only gets in the way of the free market. I argue that this may or may not be true, but that's it's really irrelevant, because there is no such thing IRL as the "free market," never has been and never will be.
This is just the sort of story that highlights what I mean by that. Left to their own devices, companies that are supposed to compete on a level playing field and all that will more often instead find ways to create monopolies for themselves, collude for mutual benefit, exploit various resources, etc.
As for myself, I prefer a Faraday cage over tinfoil. But to each his own.