But if the low-key experiment is successful, Google could follow Apple in becoming evil. 'It is our first foray into evil,' said Google's Asmodeus Dessicant. 'This is a new channel for us and it's still very, very early days. It's something Google is going to play with and see where it leads.'"
"our military has an unusually high percentage of people "with brown skin" both doing the killing and in positions of leadership".
Because soldiers are historically recruited from the lower classes.
When President Harry S. Truman desegregated the military in 1948, African-Americans saw the Army as a key avenue for advancement. Joining up became "a way out of a worse situation," said Gregory A. Black, a retired Navy dive commander and creator of blackmilitaryworld.com, a website devoted to the history of African-Americans and the military.
By the Vietnam War, the Army had a full complement of black combat troops, including Colin Powell, who did two combat tours as a captain and major and later became secretary of state. But civil-rights leaders complained about the disproportionately high casualty rate among black soldiers, arguing that the Pentagon was drafting young black men and sending them directly into combat.
"A lot of African-Americans are still messed up over Vietnam," said Black. Yet Defense Department statistics show African-American soldiers today are more likely to work in clerical or support jobs than fight on the front lines.
Despite the sharp decline in enlistments, the percentage of blacks in the military still slightly exceeds that of the general population: 14.5 percent in the military, as of 2005, versus 12.8 percent in the US population. Nonetheless, recent Pentagon-sponsored surveys suggest that attitudes among military-age African-Americans may have changed for good.
Adult influencers of all youths, such as parents, sports coaches, or mentors, say Iraq makes them less likely to recommend military service, according to Pentagon surveys. Of all racial groups, African-American influencers are the least likely to suggest enlistment, according to the surveys.
At Oxon Hill High School, located in a predominantly black Washington suburb, guidance counselor Kabir Tompkins is also an Army National Guard sergeant wounded in Iraq. He tells interested students the Army can lead to better life: a good salary, health benefits, and tens of thousands of dollars for college. But their parents are harder to convince, he said.
"They see it from the aspect of . . . 'I don't care about the benefits, I don't care about the money, I don't care about nothing. I don't want my child going to Iraq,' " Tompkins said.
Lieutenant Colonel Irving Smith, a sociologist at the US Military Academy at West Point, isn't surprised the war "has had its toll" on black enlistment. But Smith, who is black, said he fears that a proud legacy of black men and women is at risk, and could be lost in a generation.
"We fought for many reasons, we enlisted for many reasons," Smith said. "Particularly in early times, we fought because we thought we'd get all the opportunities of citizenship . . . The fewer African-Americans that enlist, the fewer African-Americans there are that can tell their stories in the future. The fewer that get commissioned as officers, the smaller the leadership pool will be in the future."
FTA: "Beresford had planned to discuss a few of the vulnerabilities at TakeDownCon in Texas in May, but pulled the talk at the last minute after Siemens and the Department of Homeland Security expressed concern about disclosing the security holes before Siemens could patch them.
Heâ(TM)s been working with DHSâ(TM)s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, or ICS-CERT, to validate and disclose the vulnerabilities and plans to withhold some information, as well as actual exploit code, until Siemens has a chance to patch the vulnerabilities that can be fixed".
I am in no way an Amy Winehouse fan, but calling a person a "drug addict skank/ugly talentless drug addict trollop", and me replying with a "your momma"-joke seems to have upset you. If you can't take it don't dish it.
No, in the sense that no one sees themselves as a terrorist, it's an external label, whereas some people see themselves as sales clerks or computer-programmers.
Back to the subject, from the article "Groups are more likely than individuals to come up with better results, they say, because they will be exposed to the best arguments". I don't think that it is a given at all. In fact this common over-simplification is at the root of some of our basic problems. The composition of the group, the size, the amount and quality of the arguments discussed, to name but a few of the more obvious factors, are all to be considered in this equation.
Excuse moi for the late reply, but slashdot started giving me "guru meditation error messages" after my reply to your post yesterday.
"in the Netherlands where they've dismantled the bulk of their palliative care system" That is simply not true. The amount and level of palliative care in the Netherlands is in the top 1% internationally. Mainly a combination of wealth and socialist ideals. Any recent cuts are in line with cuts on all fronts of the welfare state, and the privatization of healthcare.
"old people are afraid to go to the doctor" Where do you get this information? Which old people? And why are they afraid? That the doctor might kill them, without their consent? Don't be ridiculous. That is the opposite of what 99.99% of doctors are about.
"carry cards saying "Please don't euthanize me" You will not be euthanized without YOUR OWN EXPLICIT WRITTEN permission AND consultations with at least two doctors, so such a card, if it exists at all, would be completely without purpose. You or your sources might be confused with the rather common "please don't reanimate me if I'm fubar"-card. Many Dutch people carry this card to avoid being kept alive like a vegetable by some machines if they get run over by a train for instance.
"their socialized medicine" Which has in fact been privatised for almost ten years now. Now less comprehensive, more exclusive and more expensive. Management is making more, so some profit.
I think that healthcare and a profit-driven structure are mutually exclusive. And I definitely think that if I wish to end my life that's nobody business but my own, and that if I should request assistance, those that help me should not be punished for doing so. It's my life, I am a free human, I owe allegiance to no lord or law but my own.
Any system sufficiently complex is indistinguishable from anarchy? But more seriously, "Let's not confuse mutual cooperation with "international law" or the "rights of nations". Why not, the terms have the same basic meaning or intent. "There are no courts or police to enforce agreements between nations, or dictate rules for how sovereign states must behave". There are many such institutions, the aforementioned UN, the International Courts, the IMF etc. Each has it's own jurisdiction, and rulings have been ignored, but seldom without consequence. I just think it's too simplistic to state that (the world operates on the principle of) might makes right, apart from any moral issues. Might also antagonizes, corrupts, is envied, lost etc.
"If the US decides to invade Canada tomorrow for no reason whatsoever, who's going to stop them"?
Meanwhile, in the real world, the invasion of Canada by the United States is next to impossible. The Commonwealth, NATO, the Security Council, world opinion, internal (U.S.) consensus, trade embargoes, just to name some of the factors.
Slashdot Mirror
But if the low-key experiment is successful, Google could follow Apple in becoming evil. 'It is our first foray into evil,' said Google's Asmodeus Dessicant. 'This is a new channel for us and it's still very, very early days. It's something Google is going to play with and see where it leads.'"
Malware externalizing authority.
"our military has an unusually high percentage of people "with brown skin" both doing the killing and in positions of leadership".
Because soldiers are historically recruited from the lower classes.
When President Harry S. Truman desegregated the military in 1948, African-Americans saw the Army as a key avenue for advancement. Joining up became "a way out of a worse situation," said Gregory A. Black, a retired Navy dive commander and creator of blackmilitaryworld.com, a website devoted to the history of African-Americans and the military.
By the Vietnam War, the Army had a full complement of black combat troops, including Colin Powell, who did two combat tours as a captain and major and later became secretary of state. But civil-rights leaders complained about the disproportionately high casualty rate among black soldiers, arguing that the Pentagon was drafting young black men and sending them directly into combat.
"A lot of African-Americans are still messed up over Vietnam," said Black. Yet Defense Department statistics show African-American soldiers today are more likely to work in clerical or support jobs than fight on the front lines.
Despite the sharp decline in enlistments, the percentage of blacks in the military still slightly exceeds that of the general population: 14.5 percent in the military, as of 2005, versus 12.8 percent in the US population. Nonetheless, recent Pentagon-sponsored surveys suggest that attitudes among military-age African-Americans may have changed for good.
Adult influencers of all youths, such as parents, sports coaches, or mentors, say Iraq makes them less likely to recommend military service, according to Pentagon surveys. Of all racial groups, African-American influencers are the least likely to suggest enlistment, according to the surveys.
At Oxon Hill High School, located in a predominantly black Washington suburb, guidance counselor Kabir Tompkins is also an Army National Guard sergeant wounded in Iraq. He tells interested students the Army can lead to better life: a good salary, health benefits, and tens of thousands of dollars for college. But their parents are harder to convince, he said.
"They see it from the aspect of . . . 'I don't care about the benefits, I don't care about the money, I don't care about nothing. I don't want my child going to Iraq,' " Tompkins said.
Lieutenant Colonel Irving Smith, a sociologist at the US Military Academy at West Point, isn't surprised the war "has had its toll" on black enlistment. But Smith, who is black, said he fears that a proud legacy of black men and women is at risk, and could be lost in a generation.
"We fought for many reasons, we enlisted for many reasons," Smith said. "Particularly in early times, we fought because we thought we'd get all the opportunities of citizenship . . . The fewer African-Americans that enlist, the fewer African-Americans there are that can tell their stories in the future. The fewer that get commissioned as officers, the smaller the leadership pool will be in the future."
You missed "United".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvfDqF0-2yg
my brother, Fatal1ty.
POKE
PUSH
PULL
FTA:
"Beresford had planned to discuss a few of the vulnerabilities at TakeDownCon in Texas in May, but pulled the talk at the last minute after Siemens and the Department of Homeland Security expressed concern about disclosing the security holes before Siemens could patch them.
Heâ(TM)s been working with DHSâ(TM)s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, or ICS-CERT, to validate and disclose the vulnerabilities and plans to withhold some information, as well as actual exploit code, until Siemens has a chance to patch the vulnerabilities that can be fixed".
Bazinga!
"This is information retrieval not information dispersal".
I am in no way an Amy Winehouse fan, but calling a person a "drug addict skank /ugly talentless drug addict trollop", and me replying with a "your momma"-joke seems to have upset you. If you can't take it don't dish it.
on the loss of your mother.
ne miles on a treadmill are you effing joking".
No, in the sense that no one sees themselves as a terrorist, it's an external label, whereas some people see themselves as sales clerks or computer-programmers.
Fortuitous happen-stance?
Certainly.
There's no such thing as a terrorist.
Also, there's no such thing as evil.
Good night, and good luck.
"two" "words" "enough" and "said".
http://www.collider.com/wp-content/image-base/TV/C/Chuck_NBC/chuck_nbc_tv_show__1_.jpg
That was my first thought too. It's not Stephen Fry though.
How unreasonable of you.
Back to the subject, from the article
"Groups are more likely than individuals to come up with better results, they say, because they will be exposed to the best arguments".
I don't think that it is a given at all.
In fact this common over-simplification is at the root of some of our basic problems. The composition of the group, the size, the amount and quality of the arguments discussed, to name but a few of the more obvious factors, are all to be considered in this equation.
No, but I think "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought",
followed by "The Shield is down. Red Squadron engage".
Audio: The Blue Danube by a mile.
Wouldn't it be cool if the docking-computer on the space shuttle played the Blue Danube when it was activated.
Excuse moi for the late reply, but slashdot started giving me "guru meditation error messages" after my reply to your post yesterday.
"in the Netherlands where they've dismantled the bulk of their palliative care system"
That is simply not true. The amount and level of palliative care in the Netherlands is in the top 1% internationally.
Mainly a combination of wealth and socialist ideals.
Any recent cuts are in line with cuts on all fronts of the welfare state, and the privatization of healthcare.
"old people are afraid to go to the doctor"
Where do you get this information?
Which old people? And why are they afraid?
That the doctor might kill them, without their consent? Don't be ridiculous.
That is the opposite of what 99.99% of doctors are about.
"carry cards saying "Please don't euthanize me"
You will not be euthanized without YOUR OWN EXPLICIT WRITTEN permission AND consultations with at least two doctors, so such a card, if it exists at all, would be completely without purpose. You or your sources might be confused with the rather common "please don't reanimate me if I'm fubar"-card. Many Dutch people carry this card to avoid being kept alive like a vegetable by some machines if they get run over by a train for instance.
"their socialized medicine"
Which has in fact been privatised for almost ten years now.
Now less comprehensive, more exclusive and more expensive. Management is making more, so some profit.
I think that healthcare and a profit-driven structure are mutually exclusive.
And I definitely think that if I wish to end my life that's nobody business but my own, and that if I should request assistance, those that help me should not be punished for doing so.
It's my life, I am a free human, I owe allegiance to no lord or law but my own.
"in the Netherlands where they've dismantled the bulk of their palliative care system" BULLSHIT Alert
"old people are afraid to go to the doctor" BULLSHIT Alert
"carry cards saying "Please don't euthanize me" BULLSHIT Alert
"their socialized medicine" BULLSHIT Alert
Any system sufficiently complex is indistinguishable from anarchy? But more seriously,
"Let's not confuse mutual cooperation with "international law" or the "rights of nations".
Why not, the terms have the same basic meaning or intent.
"There are no courts or police to enforce agreements between nations, or dictate rules for how sovereign states must behave".
There are many such institutions, the aforementioned UN, the International Courts, the IMF etc. Each has it's own jurisdiction, and rulings have been ignored, but seldom without consequence.
I just think it's too simplistic to state that (the world operates on the principle of) might makes right, apart from any moral issues. Might also antagonizes, corrupts, is envied, lost etc.
"If the US decides to invade Canada tomorrow for no reason whatsoever, who's going to stop them"?
Meanwhile, in the real world, the invasion of Canada by the United States is next to impossible.
The Commonwealth, NATO, the Security Council, world opinion, internal (U.S.) consensus, trade embargoes, just to name some of the factors.