If you want to get technical, yes; he makes the logical assumption that there exists some objective reality, and that human perceptions are correlated to that reality. That's kind of the whole basis for the study of physics.
But you forget; corporations are people too! Why, you ask? Well, because they said so, and their voices are much louder than those of us "human" people.
"Lavabit - an encrypted email service which is used by pedophiles and terrorist networks - was shut down after refusing to give the government access to important data that could have lead to arrests."
Except what they're actually doing has nothing to do with juxtaposition. They're inferring the angle of the light at each pixel, and then using that angle to dynamically construct new perspectives. The person who wrote the article on Gizmodo just didn't know what he was talking about.
Since I'm having a somewhat difficult time accessing their website at the moment, allow me to save you the time and summarize their argument.
Thousands of scientists: "Wildlife is dying due to poisoning from lead ammunition being accidentally ingested. Here is the evidence."
NRA: "NUH UH! LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!"
I don't even see why this is something worth fighting for. I guess non-lead ammunition costs a bit more? Come on, suck it up guys.
If someone has your Google account password and can sign into your Google account, they can probably already log on to your online banking and credit card accounts
Really? How so? I can't think of any way that my banking accounts are linked to my Google account.
it's not like asking for a Credit Card number or even a SSN is any form of additional protection
I was thinking more of a personal security question with a 10 attempt limit. Asking for a SSN seems a little extreme.
This is true for any social animal (which humans most clearly are). Consider two sub-species of ants, one with members who work together, and one with members who hoard food to themselves. Which one will survive and increase its population the most in the long run? Take a guess. It's the simplest explanation for why humans have altruistic tendencies (despite the long-accepted explanation of "because God!").
There seems to be a large public misconception that evolution is a process which works on individuals, when really it works on ENTIRE ECOSYSTEMS. This isn't Pokemon.
Seriously, since when did it become acceptable for high profile executives to describe their competition in terms like "dumb"? Have we devolved to 5-year-olds? What is "dumb" is trying to make an argument without using any facts, and resorting to a vague metaphors about lawnmowers and spaghetti.
Question: "Need some feedback on the app I am about to enter for the Samsung Smart App Challenge." (yes, that is an actual quote from the email) Response: "Welcome to StackOverflow! Please read what this site is about, and "How to ask" before asking a question."
Aaaaand... closed for off-topic within 60 seconds.
StackOverflow has one of the most diligent communities I've ever seen. They wouldn't tolerate this shit.
I thought the NSA just stores metadata, and will only inspect the contents of our transactions once there is a reasonable threat? Surely the government wouldn't lie to us!
Although I appreciate the reference, "horrorshow" should be used as an adjective/adverb, not a noun.
And yes, I am being a grammar Nazi over a grammar that does not exist.
But your forget that the U.S. legal system has decided that accessing publicly accessible URLs constitutes hacking. I guess the new definition of hacking is "using something in a way you weren't intended to".
This may be the worst congress I'll witness in my life. They can't pass any laws, but they are willing to sacrifice international relationships to save face, even though the damage is already done. R.I.P. democracy; you had a good run.
Trademarks cover tradeable products and services, which are "are identical or 'colourfully' similar" to other products or services. It's right in the fucking name. TRADEmark.
This claim would only have merit if EQ2Wire was selling the character account, and if Malshandir (the company) also was involved in the video game account... industry.
While it would be nice if we could somehow cure sociopaths, I think just identifying them would be a good start. Maybe we could even prohibit them from running for public office or holding executive positions in publicly traded corporations...
Excuse my bluntness, but this is a terrible idea. Living in a free society means that we should be free to be psychopaths if we so choose. And not all psychopaths are criminals; in fact, many are highly successful members of society (surgeons, CEOs, lawyers, journalists...).
I think at its core, psychopathy is the presence of a strong conscious will; one that is capable of overpowering emotions, fears, doubts. I don't see why this should be viewed as an inherently "bad" thing; personally it's something I admire. It's these kinds of people that can change the world, for better or worse.
If the reason that you don't have enough pilots is that there are "better paying jobs in the commercial sector with more stability", then start paying the pilots more! Isn't that how capitalism works? You can't expect intelligent people to take an inferior job simply out of patriotism.
Instead they'll probably waste millions of dollars on advertising campaigns, sigh.
Any time some spectacular event like this happens (shootings, acts of terrorism, etc.), the end result is that our rights are further diminished so we can "prevent this from happening again in the future!"
Because unfortunately, the average voter makes decisions based on emotions/short-term benefits, without considering the ramifications to the society as a whole.
The Patriot Act was bad enough, but now we're going to stereotype people based on physical attributes they have no control over? Ridiculous. I'm almost ready to side with the conspiracy theorists... I mean, face it, if someone in power wants a more authoritarian government, the best way to accomplish that is apparently domestic terrorism.
Yeah, screw advancing the state of human knowledge and technology! Physics is for NERDS! Some may say that such advancements are the only purely logical purpose for the continued existence of our race as a whole, but how does that help ME?
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If you want to get technical, yes; he makes the logical assumption that there exists some objective reality, and that human perceptions are correlated to that reality. That's kind of the whole basis for the study of physics.
But you forget; corporations are people too! Why, you ask? Well, because they said so, and their voices are much louder than those of us "human" people.
"Lavabit - an encrypted email service which is used by pedophiles and terrorist networks - was shut down after refusing to give the government access to important data that could have lead to arrests."
Except what they're actually doing has nothing to do with juxtaposition. They're inferring the angle of the light at each pixel, and then using that angle to dynamically construct new perspectives. The person who wrote the article on Gizmodo just didn't know what he was talking about.
Oh mozumder, I never tire of your batshit crazy posts
Since I'm having a somewhat difficult time accessing their website at the moment, allow me to save you the time and summarize their argument.
Thousands of scientists: "Wildlife is dying due to poisoning from lead ammunition being accidentally ingested. Here is the evidence."
NRA: "NUH UH! LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!"
I don't even see why this is something worth fighting for. I guess non-lead ammunition costs a bit more? Come on, suck it up guys.
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I was under the assumption that Slashdot readers were more intelligent and cautious than "many/most people".
If someone has your Google account password and can sign into your Google account, they can probably already log on to your online banking and credit card accounts
Really? How so? I can't think of any way that my banking accounts are linked to my Google account.
it's not like asking for a Credit Card number or even a SSN is any form of additional protection
I was thinking more of a personal security question with a 10 attempt limit. Asking for a SSN seems a little extreme.
I hope they require some hard proof of identity to use this service (more than just "signed into your Google Account"). It allows you to:
Not a tool I'd want falling into the wrong hands.
Well there's one we haven't heard before.
This is true for any social animal (which humans most clearly are). Consider two sub-species of ants, one with members who work together, and one with members who hoard food to themselves. Which one will survive and increase its population the most in the long run? Take a guess. It's the simplest explanation for why humans have altruistic tendencies (despite the long-accepted explanation of "because God!").
There seems to be a large public misconception that evolution is a process which works on individuals, when really it works on ENTIRE ECOSYSTEMS. This isn't Pokemon.
Seriously, since when did it become acceptable for high profile executives to describe their competition in terms like "dumb"? Have we devolved to 5-year-olds? What is "dumb" is trying to make an argument without using any facts, and resorting to a vague metaphors about lawnmowers and spaghetti.
Here is how it would have gone down:
Question: "Need some feedback on the app I am about to enter for the Samsung Smart App Challenge." (yes, that is an actual quote from the email)
Response: "Welcome to StackOverflow! Please read what this site is about, and "How to ask" before asking a question."
Aaaaand... closed for off-topic within 60 seconds.
StackOverflow has one of the most diligent communities I've ever seen. They wouldn't tolerate this shit.
I thought the NSA just stores metadata, and will only inspect the contents of our transactions once there is a reasonable threat? Surely the government wouldn't lie to us!
Although I appreciate the reference, "horrorshow" should be used as an adjective/adverb, not a noun.
And yes, I am being a grammar Nazi over a grammar that does not exist.
"This rock somehow finds the ideal path to roll down to the bottom of the hill, out of all possible paths! It must be using quantum superposition!"
But your forget that the U.S. legal system has decided that accessing publicly accessible URLs constitutes hacking. I guess the new definition of hacking is "using something in a way you weren't intended to".
This may be the worst congress I'll witness in my life. They can't pass any laws, but they are willing to sacrifice international relationships to save face, even though the damage is already done. R.I.P. democracy; you had a good run.
Trademarks cover tradeable products and services, which are "are identical or 'colourfully' similar" to other products or services. It's right in the fucking name. TRADEmark.
This claim would only have merit if EQ2Wire was selling the character account, and if Malshandir (the company) also was involved in the video game account... industry.
While it would be nice if we could somehow cure sociopaths, I think just identifying them would be a good start. Maybe we could even prohibit them from running for public office or holding executive positions in publicly traded corporations...
Excuse my bluntness, but this is a terrible idea. Living in a free society means that we should be free to be psychopaths if we so choose. And not all psychopaths are criminals; in fact, many are highly successful members of society (surgeons, CEOs, lawyers, journalists...).
I think at its core, psychopathy is the presence of a strong conscious will; one that is capable of overpowering emotions, fears, doubts. I don't see why this should be viewed as an inherently "bad" thing; personally it's something I admire. It's these kinds of people that can change the world, for better or worse.
If the reason that you don't have enough pilots is that there are "better paying jobs in the commercial sector with more stability", then start paying the pilots more! Isn't that how capitalism works? You can't expect intelligent people to take an inferior job simply out of patriotism.
Instead they'll probably waste millions of dollars on advertising campaigns, sigh.
Any time some spectacular event like this happens (shootings, acts of terrorism, etc.), the end result is that our rights are further diminished so we can "prevent this from happening again in the future!"
Because unfortunately, the average voter makes decisions based on emotions/short-term benefits, without considering the ramifications to the society as a whole.
The Patriot Act was bad enough, but now we're going to stereotype people based on physical attributes they have no control over? Ridiculous. I'm almost ready to side with the conspiracy theorists... I mean, face it, if someone in power wants a more authoritarian government, the best way to accomplish that is apparently domestic terrorism.
Another example of our freedoms being taken away under the guise of fighting terrorism. Sickening.
Yeah, screw advancing the state of human knowledge and technology! Physics is for NERDS! Some may say that such advancements are the only purely logical purpose for the continued existence of our race as a whole, but how does that help ME?