Incidentally, just for fun, if you have an android phone, try to use speech recognition to search for "speech wreck ignition". No matter how clearly you enunciate it and no matter how long you pause between words, it absolutely refuses to search for anything other than "speech recognition".
So you're saying that people are getting torrents of games, and then the total size of the file downloaded is only a few *megabytes*? That's not just "suspicious", it's obviously not the game you intended to download.
Incidentally, if you're getting a lot of (illegally) fast through traffic on your residential street, it's possible that the city isn't even aware of it. If you call the police dispatcher and let them know that you're getting a lot of speeders in your neighborhood, they might actually send out a cop to enforce the speed limit.
The city government isn't psychic. If you don't report problems, they probably aren't going to know about them.
Because the fact that something is legal doesn't mean it's ethical.
If someone says something and the only defense anyone can come up with is "it's free speech, they can say whatever they want", you can damn well bet that what they said was indefensible
I mean, let's get real. Most of the pirate bay's traffic is piracy. If you're not going to pay for legitimate content, it seems a bit silly to pay people to pirate it. The software pirate community has always been about recognition and not money anyway.
The term "safe space" makes me think of a place that's moderated for ideas certain people don't agree with, as opposed for just trolls and harassment. The people who make a website interesting are the ones who are willing to have real discussions, and you aren't going to draw those people in by censoring ideas. The only way for a popular "safe space" to form on the web is if it starts out as an open discussion board, becomes successful, and then the "safe space" people come in and demand that it be made safe for them.
"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day," in case someone isn't familiar with the reference.
All in all, his presidency was probably the worst in recent history, but IMO his policy on space was exemplary. He set some inspiring goals for NASA, he saved SpaceX (which wasn't an old, establishment defense contractor), and he cancelled the shuttle program (which was tremendously costly, extremely dangerous, and tethering us to low earth orbit). I think he deserves some credit for setting NASA in the right direction.
There have been great debates on the differences between government censorship versus censorship by berating or harassing someone until they self-censor, but regardless of how you feel about those things, making a tool that allows a user to alter the content that they view isn't censorship, because everyone still has the ability to view those ads if they choose to do so.
I'll continue blocking ads as long as they are these things:
* A vector for malware * A huge distraction with animations, bright colors, flashing, jiggling, noise, etc * Potentially misleading (fake DOWNLOAD buttons, etc)
The internet ad industry has dug this hole itself. They've turned the web into a giant shithole, and people are discovering how much better things are when you block them.
It's well known that big companies employ PR firms to go out and run damage control when negative news stories break (even if that damage control is just a bunch of people derailing the discussion by acting like complete asshats), but you can't actually accuse an individual of being a "shill" without someone calling you a conspiracy theorist. And in all fairness, there's probably a fair amount of crossover between corporate shills and people who really are just trolling.
While this comment may or may not actually be from a paid shill, I think it's pretty safe to say that it's the kind of thing that a paid shill would post.
During the day and in fair weather, google's cars are already safer than humans.
Given that truck driving accounts for like 5% of the American workforce, I think we're going to have to accept at some point that truck driving and a lot of other skilled professions are eventually going to be automated away, and adjust our economy accordingly, and that includes not punishing the unemployed with the threat of starvation and homelessness.
I know the difference. I just wasn't thinking very hard when I typed it.
That said, if you're the kind of person who's bothered enough to be an total asshat about it, then I'm glad I irritated you and caused you to waste your time replying to me.:)
Slashdot Mirror
I love speech wreck ignition.
Incidentally, just for fun, if you have an android phone, try to use speech recognition to search for "speech wreck ignition". No matter how clearly you enunciate it and no matter how long you pause between words, it absolutely refuses to search for anything other than "speech recognition".
So you're saying that people are getting torrents of games, and then the total size of the file downloaded is only a few *megabytes*? That's not just "suspicious", it's obviously not the game you intended to download.
Incidentally, if you're getting a lot of (illegally) fast through traffic on your residential street, it's possible that the city isn't even aware of it. If you call the police dispatcher and let them know that you're getting a lot of speeders in your neighborhood, they might actually send out a cop to enforce the speed limit.
The city government isn't psychic. If you don't report problems, they probably aren't going to know about them.
If Samsung would just put spikes on the corners of their phones like I suggested a long time ago, none of this would happen.
Because the fact that something is legal doesn't mean it's ethical.
If someone says something and the only defense anyone can come up with is "it's free speech, they can say whatever they want", you can damn well bet that what they said was indefensible
Those raw materials don't have to be meat. They can just as easily be vegetable matter, and you can grow plants with air, water, and sunlight.
I mean, let's get real. Most of the pirate bay's traffic is piracy. If you're not going to pay for legitimate content, it seems a bit silly to pay people to pirate it. The software pirate community has always been about recognition and not money anyway.
The term "safe space" makes me think of a place that's moderated for ideas certain people don't agree with, as opposed for just trolls and harassment. The people who make a website interesting are the ones who are willing to have real discussions, and you aren't going to draw those people in by censoring ideas. The only way for a popular "safe space" to form on the web is if it starts out as an open discussion board, becomes successful, and then the "safe space" people come in and demand that it be made safe for them.
"Even a stopped clock is right twice a day," in case someone isn't familiar with the reference.
All in all, his presidency was probably the worst in recent history, but IMO his policy on space was exemplary. He set some inspiring goals for NASA, he saved SpaceX (which wasn't an old, establishment defense contractor), and he cancelled the shuttle program (which was tremendously costly, extremely dangerous, and tethering us to low earth orbit). I think he deserves some credit for setting NASA in the right direction.
He was just trying to stop the creation of SkyNet.
Does it feel like putting your tongue on a nine volt battery?
The people who claim that they have nothing to hide apparently have more to hide.
Reason is a partisan think-tank without much thinking
So just a tank, then?
It's called Apple Wave.
There have been great debates on the differences between government censorship versus censorship by berating or harassing someone until they self-censor, but regardless of how you feel about those things, making a tool that allows a user to alter the content that they view isn't censorship, because everyone still has the ability to view those ads if they choose to do so.
I'll continue blocking ads as long as they are these things:
* A vector for malware
* A huge distraction with animations, bright colors, flashing, jiggling, noise, etc
* Potentially misleading (fake DOWNLOAD buttons, etc)
The internet ad industry has dug this hole itself. They've turned the web into a giant shithole, and people are discovering how much better things are when you block them.
So, there's this interesting phenomenon.
It's well known that big companies employ PR firms to go out and run damage control when negative news stories break (even if that damage control is just a bunch of people derailing the discussion by acting like complete asshats), but you can't actually accuse an individual of being a "shill" without someone calling you a conspiracy theorist. And in all fairness, there's probably a fair amount of crossover between corporate shills and people who really are just trolling.
While this comment may or may not actually be from a paid shill, I think it's pretty safe to say that it's the kind of thing that a paid shill would post.
Or, in a field where the male to female ratio is like 10 to 1, it might look that way.
So, question for you. What if it doesn't fail? Would you re-evaluate your opinion?
This is just a hypothetical. I'm just asking you what you would do in the event that you're wrong.
During the day and in fair weather, google's cars are already safer than humans.
Given that truck driving accounts for like 5% of the American workforce, I think we're going to have to accept at some point that truck driving and a lot of other skilled professions are eventually going to be automated away, and adjust our economy accordingly, and that includes not punishing the unemployed with the threat of starvation and homelessness.
At My Door
The expression is "in my backyard", and this is why a lot of people don't want nuclear power plants in theirs.
Even non-programmers can not use something without bitching about the fact that it exists.
I wasn't asking about the VW story, I was asking about GM. Incidentally, Snide Lmgtfy Guy googled for Volvo and not Volkswagon,
Everyone loves Snide Lmgtfy Guy!
I know the difference. I just wasn't thinking very hard when I typed it.
That said, if you're the kind of person who's bothered enough to be an total asshat about it, then I'm glad I irritated you and caused you to waste your time replying to me. :)
I wasn't aware of anything like that. Story?