Say Diebold counts all the votes in America, and then discards them and just comes up with some numbers of its own. In that situation, would you say that I have no right to complain if I don't vote?
I'm not even saying that is a likely scenario. I'm saying that I don't think our voting system makes sense, so I won't participate.
You're right about the lack of evidence that government policy contributed to the Great Depression.
Macroeconomics pisses me off because there are too many factors for it to be at all scientific.
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I think the term "rootkit" when applied to something that runs on windows is further confused, since almost everyone runs as "administrator". So "escalated priviledges" is the norm for pretty much anything running.
I did some volunteer web development for a non-profit that deals with a high school on a navajo reservation. A lot of the students only had access to computers at school, and I was thinking that the OLPC project would be perfect for them... although I'm not so enthusiastic with the direction that OLPC seems to be taking.
But anyway, having a mesh-network with cheap netbooks like the OLPC would be a great way to extend access from some single source, if one could be found or created.
Also, I'll be going out there in 3 weeks with some members of this non-profit that I worked for, so I'll get a first-hand look at their situation.
Sure, if you're suffering from something, and you find a way to suffer less, I'm all for that. I'm just a little skeptical of one-size-fits-all solutions. In fact, I'm skeptical of the idea that there is a right solution. I think we can always come up with alternative ways of dealing with things, and some may be superior to the old ways.
What I don't like about psychiatric diagnoses is the focus on the pathological. Instead of saying, "ok, you're different, try doing things a little different than most folks" We're often told, "here's how to deal with your problem, so you can act more normal".
I want to believe I have a place in society, but if it's a society of cookie-cutter people, then I may not.
I have been diagnosed with ADD as well. Somehow I've been able to push myself through school long enough to get a bachelor's degree. However, I've always had the feeling that school is not for me; that I learn better on my own. The only problem is motivation.
Giving up on learning because you're ADD is probably a bad idea, but giving up on school could possibly be beneficial. If one can find a better way of doing things on one's own, then that route should be taken.
I was diagnosed with some sort of generic learning disability when I was a teen.
I tend to bang my brain against new concepts again and again, until I finally understand them in big chunks. I tend to overlook the obvious, and go for the bizarre interpretations of things.
So I often find myself in situations where I feel stupid for not grasping something that is readily apparent to most everyone else, but at the same time I've been successful with teaching myself certain concepts other people wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole.
For instance, I've taught myself how to program in Haskell, whereas most programmers run screaming from anything with more than a minimal functional paradigm component. It did take me quite a while to get some concepts in Haskell, though.
Why? It'd probably interfere with all the drugs he listed.
Anyway, I think that ego is a key ingredient in productivity. I'm jealous of those who have an over-sized opinion of themselves. I'm trying to become more egotistical myself.
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Isn't it all speculative, though? It seems like a case of people being afraid of what would happen because they don't know exactly what would happen.
But our current body of theorems biases us to look for theorems that are well connected with them.
How do we know that our mathematical knowledge isn't just a local maximum?
I wasn't aware that Mexico was Libertarian
Is fear ever rational?
just as I don't want to see religion in government, I also don't want to see philanthropy or social justice in government.
These issues are too important for government to be messing with.
yes, but the middle class is disappearing so that we're becoming a nation of a few ultra-rich and many poor.
I hope you don't think that Democrats are the party that cares and the Republicans are the party that doesn't.
Pretending to care is one of the most effective forms of political pandering, and who's to say what a politician's true feelings are?
That makes me wonder:
Are fearful people more likely to be against gun control or for it? I can see fear playing a part in both sides of the issue.
that's assuming that the regulators are not corrupt (or incompetent) themselves.
you lucky bastard.
Alright, you say that the economy is in poor shape because of insufficient government involvement.
Libertarians say that the economy is in poor shape because of too much government involvement.
Who is right? Is there any scientific way of testing monetary policies?
I happen to be on the Libertarian side of things, but I recognize it's a matter of faith and intuition rather than deduction.
Alright. Here's a hypothetical situation:
Say Diebold counts all the votes in America, and then discards them and just comes up with some numbers of its own. In that situation, would you say that I have no right to complain if I don't vote?
I'm not even saying that is a likely scenario. I'm saying that I don't think our voting system makes sense, so I won't participate.
I don't like US democracy.
Yes, I hear that a lot but I don't understand the logic behind it.
I don't vote because the voting system is broken.
I must conclude it's broken since bush was elected twice.
interesting perspective I hadn't heard before.
If only we could make being evil illegal, eh?
You're right about the lack of evidence that government policy contributed to the Great Depression.
Macroeconomics pisses me off because there are too many factors for it to be at all scientific.
I think the term "rootkit" when applied to something that runs on windows is further confused, since almost everyone runs as "administrator". So "escalated priviledges" is the norm for pretty much anything running.
I did some volunteer web development for a non-profit that deals with a high school on a navajo reservation. A lot of the students only had access to computers at school, and I was thinking that the OLPC project would be perfect for them... although I'm not so enthusiastic with the direction that OLPC seems to be taking.
But anyway, having a mesh-network with cheap netbooks like the OLPC would be a great way to extend access from some single source, if one could be found or created.
Also, I'll be going out there in 3 weeks with some members of this non-profit that I worked for, so I'll get a first-hand look at their situation.
This isn't about a particular candidate.
This is about a voting system with little security or oversight.
To firmly believe there couldn't have been fraud is as irrational as believing firmly that there was fraud.
Are you missing the "could" in his statement?
Sure, if you're suffering from something, and you find a way to suffer less, I'm all for that. I'm just a little skeptical of one-size-fits-all solutions. In fact, I'm skeptical of the idea that there is a right solution. I think we can always come up with alternative ways of dealing with things, and some may be superior to the old ways.
What I don't like about psychiatric diagnoses is the focus on the pathological. Instead of saying, "ok, you're different, try doing things a little different than most folks" We're often told, "here's how to deal with your problem, so you can act more normal".
I want to believe I have a place in society, but if it's a society of cookie-cutter people, then I may not.
I have been diagnosed with ADD as well. Somehow I've been able to push myself through school long enough to get a bachelor's degree. However, I've always had the feeling that school is not for me; that I learn better on my own. The only problem is motivation.
Giving up on learning because you're ADD is probably a bad idea, but giving up on school could possibly be beneficial. If one can find a better way of doing things on one's own, then that route should be taken.
I was diagnosed with some sort of generic learning disability when I was a teen.
I tend to bang my brain against new concepts again and again, until I finally understand them in big chunks. I tend to overlook the obvious, and go for the bizarre interpretations of things.
So I often find myself in situations where I feel stupid for not grasping something that is readily apparent to most everyone else, but at the same time I've been successful with teaching myself certain concepts other people wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole.
For instance, I've taught myself how to program in Haskell, whereas most programmers run screaming from anything with more than a minimal functional paradigm component. It did take me quite a while to get some concepts in Haskell, though.
Here's what seems a probable explanation of the whole racism debacle:
http://www.reason.com/news/show/124426.html
Why? It'd probably interfere with all the drugs he listed.
Anyway, I think that ego is a key ingredient in productivity. I'm jealous of those who have an over-sized opinion of themselves. I'm trying to become more egotistical myself.