No, his posts are not deleted by moderators. You've obviously never seen the huge quantity of posts he makes when he attacks me - years later, they're still there.
And I've been known to change my views or admit I was wrong on-line. It's no big deal - it's just the internet. As an example, we're no longer fighting because there's more to life, he's an okay guy on other topics, and what the heck, if you don't like it, just don't browse at -1:-)
More fun when, one day, the boss walked in and announced to everyone that I had MADE A MISTAKE. I stood up and said "That's right everybody. I made a mistake. That means I learned something new - isn't that great? We should all be proud of our mistakes, because it's part of getting experience to get it right. Embrace your mistakes - the bigger the better, because the bigger ones have more to teach you."
It makes it a lot easier for others to ask for your advice when they know you won't think they're stupid for making a mistake, but rather that you expect them to make mistakes and learn from them.
As for profiling by marketers, why should I give a darn what they do, as long as it doesn't affect me. They can have all my data, because I'm not going to buy something just because I saw an ad. Now, if they use that information to make a product that actually meets my needs, that's a good thing. And for sure, I want to hear about it. Doesn't mean I won't do my research first, though.
As for a far-left or far-right state taking action against me because I don't hide the fact that I'm a transsexual (kind of hard to deny it when I was outed here a decade ago), we just got rid of what we consider a far-right government here in Canada (though even that government would look left-leaning compared to the major parties in the US), and we're protected in our constitution against discrimination based on sex (and the courts have already held that sex includes gender identity being at variance with birth sex). There is no way that anyone wants to reopen the constitution because that will bring up the whole Quebec question again.
Besides - the government already knows I have PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder - and these are mental illnesses. Taking away my freedoms on that basis is going to cost more than it's worth. Ditto for the 4% of the population that suffers from a mental illness in any given year, and the 25% of the population that suffers from a mental illness at some point in their lives.
Yes, I don't care who knows all these things about me - being open about it is part of removing the stigma so others won't be wrongfully stigmatized and hesitate to seek help. In other words, rather than just react to society, in my little way I'm trying to change it - and sometimes I succeed:-)
Who says it's a charade? If nobody's looking for the flaws in an idea, you're ALL going to be out of a job when the business goes bust. Not every idea should be brought to fruition, and if you can show why, you've saved everyone a bunch of heartache.
A dishwasher uses power to heat the water, run the dishwasher, and heat the dishes to remove moisture at the end of the cycle. My way only uses energy to head 1 sink, and washes more than one sink full of dishes. So, less power, less water (no rinse, no extra-long cycle). No water spots on glasses or cutlery.
As for quiet, My way, you only hear the running water while filling the sink.
Eventually your dishwasher is going to need to be repaired or replaced. Sinks last longer, and cost less to replace.
Absolutely not true the way I do it. There's no need to rinse if you use the right dishwashing liquid. Glasses come out clean without water spots, cutlery is nice and shiny, etc. So, only need a sink full of hot soapy water.
Water with a good detergent slides off the glass, as opposed to plain water, which beads and spots. If you washed it properly, the soap drains off with the water, hence no need for rinsing. I discovered this earlier this year, and it hasn't failed me yet.
You're making it too complicated. I've run experiments that have determined there's no reason to rinse dishes or glasses after you've washed them - glasses dry on the dish rack without spotting because ALL the water quickly drains off. So, put them in sink, fill with hot water and dish soap, let soak for an hour, then quickly wash and stack in the drying rack.
Uses a LOT less water than a dishwasher. A lot less noise, too. And air drying means it's much more energy efficient as well. It's also easier on the back, since there's no bending down to load and unload the dish washer.
No, I'm not. Just a sufficient number to be a moderating influence.
I am definitely not anonymous, I've posted my home address on line, including here. My email address is also all over the place. I have yet to see any repercussions from posting unpopular views, including making fun at all the SJWs and other worry-warts who say that if someone gets your address you'll be doxxed.
Try doing it in real life. I've received threats. I only reported them to police on one occasion, where I knew the person who was on the other end of the line making the threats, and they were really steamed. Reporting that sort of thing effectively neutralizes the threat, because if something then happens...
Unmoderated speech works - just look at slashdot. Far less crap than a forum where you can report posts, such as Facebook.
Anonymity is for wimps who don't have the courage to stand behind what they say, and fear that advertisers have so much power with targeted ads that they will somehow be hypnotized into buying stuff they don't really want.
The more advertising you're exposed to, the more you learn how to be ad-blind. So of course, in what is a really counter-productive move, they spend even more on advertising. Click-through rates per 1,000 impressions have dropped through the floor. If there's something you're interested in, you'll see the ad - otherwise, it just won't register on your consciousness. And you'll probably not take action immediately. After all, you're already using the net when you see the ad, and can do some product research and comparison shopping pretty easily.
If you're going to scrub them anyway, why not just let them soak in a sink of soapy hot water for an hour and then quickly wash them by hand and let them air dry? It's probably quicker than scrubbing, loading, unloading... and certainly less energy intensive.
If you need more than three different cycles, you're doing it wrong. Try not leaving cruddy dishes accumulate for so long (or do them by hand in the first place).
You should always have a devil's advocate on every software project. Or better yet, be the devil's advocate - it's more fun and more constructive because then everyone says "what would you do, smartypants?" Keeps the creative juices flowing:-)
In times past, this important role would have been filled by the court jester or fool.
A society that actually believe in "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. * " would not need anonymity. It doesn't need a king or dictator - just citizens well enough educated to realize that they're not always going to be right, and giving the same respect to other citizens that they would wish to receive. Not everyone needs to adhere to this standard for it to have a huge effect on society's tolerance of those who are not the same, whether it be opinion, appearance, handicap, religion, sexuality, economic or social status, gender, etc?
* Beatrice Evelyn Hall, writing in "The Friends of Voltaire" in 1906.
They did that because of highly racist comments that were getting through the system. Those comments are illegal (hate speech) in Canada, so what were they supposed to do? Do I like it? No. Do I have a solution? Sure - force people to use their real identities on-line, same as they do to letters to the editor or tv and radio interviews. Instead of being cowardly "keyboard warriors", let them stand behind their speech. If you don't value what you said enough to attach your name and reputation to it, why should anyone think it's all that important to read it?
And for all those "anonymity is a basic principle of the internet", this wasn't always true. Just like people getting all upset about their name and address being posted on the internet, who forget how recently we used to think nothing about receiving an updated book with names, addresses, and phone numbers to every door, and nobody was going "OMG! OMG!"
Incorrect moderation means nothing if you browse at -1. What level you browse at is entirely your choice, so it's your choice whether incorrect moderation will be a problem or not, so there's no real reason to cry about it.
As for echo chambers, it's both the nature of the beast (people tend to prefer sites that are compatible with their views), and also a matter of choice. Nobody is forcing anyone else to read a particular site, and imposing a mandatory % of "I disagree" posts on a site just to have "balance" is going to be an utter fail, like it does in what passes for "balanced" reporting today.
There's also nothing stopping you from rolling up your sleeves and developing something better. Slashdot is actually above average, since they don't remove posts (otherwise we wouldn't be seeing all those criticisms of the editors and dice), and if you don't like that a certain article wasn't published, you can always post it in your slashdot journal.
Online communication isn't the only form of communication, and it certainly isn't the best. Most of the Internet has become one way, same as radio and tv before it - streaming video, porn, and cat pictures account for almost all the traffic - not discussions. Indeed, with 78% of traffic being videos, the internet is, for the most part, used by viewers just like TV - and that's what users seem to have voted for with their eyeballs.
A bit of perspective - getting a million "likes" is comparatively meaningless compared to being on the front page of a major newspaper or being on the evening news (unless it's Fox News, in which case it's completely devoid of meaning, but that's another discussion).
All those movements for change in the middle east? Looks like they ended up making matters worse. Arab Spring turned out to be a disaster. Only self-styled "keyboard warriors" engage in slacktivism. 100 people protesting is far more effective and far more meaningful than 100x as many people "liking" something.
While I enjoy the entertaining tangents on Slashdot,
Not only is he coming to Slashdot, he is insulting the people posting here.
If you want favourable responses and constructive conversation, don't start out by calling your audience/source of feedback a bunch of jerks.
Stay in school, you fail at life.
Also someone who fails to notice that many times, those "entertaining tangents" are laden with information and more interesting than the story itself. Otherwise, why would anyone read the comments (especially at -1, where there's gold among the turds)?
No. He is asking users for features and characteristics that said users would find advantageous for a web engine that accumulates and organizes web data.
<snark>Something I wish more programmers would do.</snark>
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No, his posts are not deleted by moderators. You've obviously never seen the huge quantity of posts he makes when he attacks me - years later, they're still there.
And I've been known to change my views or admit I was wrong on-line. It's no big deal - it's just the internet. As an example, we're no longer fighting because there's more to life, he's an okay guy on other topics, and what the heck, if you don't like it, just don't browse at -1 :-)
More fun when, one day, the boss walked in and announced to everyone that I had MADE A MISTAKE. I stood up and said "That's right everybody. I made a mistake. That means I learned something new - isn't that great? We should all be proud of our mistakes, because it's part of getting experience to get it right. Embrace your mistakes - the bigger the better, because the bigger ones have more to teach you."
It makes it a lot easier for others to ask for your advice when they know you won't think they're stupid for making a mistake, but rather that you expect them to make mistakes and learn from them.
As for profiling by marketers, why should I give a darn what they do, as long as it doesn't affect me. They can have all my data, because I'm not going to buy something just because I saw an ad. Now, if they use that information to make a product that actually meets my needs, that's a good thing. And for sure, I want to hear about it. Doesn't mean I won't do my research first, though.
As for a far-left or far-right state taking action against me because I don't hide the fact that I'm a transsexual (kind of hard to deny it when I was outed here a decade ago), we just got rid of what we consider a far-right government here in Canada (though even that government would look left-leaning compared to the major parties in the US), and we're protected in our constitution against discrimination based on sex (and the courts have already held that sex includes gender identity being at variance with birth sex). There is no way that anyone wants to reopen the constitution because that will bring up the whole Quebec question again.
Besides - the government already knows I have PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder - and these are mental illnesses. Taking away my freedoms on that basis is going to cost more than it's worth. Ditto for the 4% of the population that suffers from a mental illness in any given year, and the 25% of the population that suffers from a mental illness at some point in their lives.
Yes, I don't care who knows all these things about me - being open about it is part of removing the stigma so others won't be wrongfully stigmatized and hesitate to seek help. In other words, rather than just react to society, in my little way I'm trying to change it - and sometimes I succeed :-)
Who says it's a charade? If nobody's looking for the flaws in an idea, you're ALL going to be out of a job when the business goes bust. Not every idea should be brought to fruition, and if you can show why, you've saved everyone a bunch of heartache.
A dishwasher uses power to heat the water, run the dishwasher, and heat the dishes to remove moisture at the end of the cycle. My way only uses energy to head 1 sink, and washes more than one sink full of dishes. So, less power, less water (no rinse, no extra-long cycle). No water spots on glasses or cutlery.
As for quiet, My way, you only hear the running water while filling the sink.
Eventually your dishwasher is going to need to be repaired or replaced. Sinks last longer, and cost less to replace.
Absolutely not true the way I do it. There's no need to rinse if you use the right dishwashing liquid. Glasses come out clean without water spots, cutlery is nice and shiny, etc. So, only need a sink full of hot soapy water.
Water with a good detergent slides off the glass, as opposed to plain water, which beads and spots. If you washed it properly, the soap drains off with the water, hence no need for rinsing. I discovered this earlier this year, and it hasn't failed me yet.
You're making it too complicated. I've run experiments that have determined there's no reason to rinse dishes or glasses after you've washed them - glasses dry on the dish rack without spotting because ALL the water quickly drains off. So, put them in sink, fill with hot water and dish soap, let soak for an hour, then quickly wash and stack in the drying rack.
Uses a LOT less water than a dishwasher. A lot less noise, too. And air drying means it's much more energy efficient as well. It's also easier on the back, since there's no bending down to load and unload the dish washer.
No, I'm not. Just a sufficient number to be a moderating influence.
I am definitely not anonymous, I've posted my home address on line, including here. My email address is also all over the place. I have yet to see any repercussions from posting unpopular views, including making fun at all the SJWs and other worry-warts who say that if someone gets your address you'll be doxxed.
Try doing it in real life. I've received threats. I only reported them to police on one occasion, where I knew the person who was on the other end of the line making the threats, and they were really steamed. Reporting that sort of thing effectively neutralizes the threat, because if something then happens ...
Unmoderated speech works - just look at slashdot. Far less crap than a forum where you can report posts, such as Facebook.
Anonymity is for wimps who don't have the courage to stand behind what they say, and fear that advertisers have so much power with targeted ads that they will somehow be hypnotized into buying stuff they don't really want.
The more advertising you're exposed to, the more you learn how to be ad-blind. So of course, in what is a really counter-productive move, they spend even more on advertising. Click-through rates per 1,000 impressions have dropped through the floor. If there's something you're interested in, you'll see the ad - otherwise, it just won't register on your consciousness. And you'll probably not take action immediately. After all, you're already using the net when you see the ad, and can do some product research and comparison shopping pretty easily.
If you're going to scrub them anyway, why not just let them soak in a sink of soapy hot water for an hour and then quickly wash them by hand and let them air dry? It's probably quicker than scrubbing, loading, unloading ... and certainly less energy intensive.
If you need more than three different cycles, you're doing it wrong. Try not leaving cruddy dishes accumulate for so long (or do them by hand in the first place).
You should always have a devil's advocate on every software project. Or better yet, be the devil's advocate - it's more fun and more constructive because then everyone says "what would you do, smartypants?" Keeps the creative juices flowing :-)
In times past, this important role would have been filled by the court jester or fool.
* Beatrice Evelyn Hall, writing in "The Friends of Voltaire" in 1906.
They did that because of highly racist comments that were getting through the system. Those comments are illegal (hate speech) in Canada, so what were they supposed to do? Do I like it? No. Do I have a solution? Sure - force people to use their real identities on-line, same as they do to letters to the editor or tv and radio interviews. Instead of being cowardly "keyboard warriors", let them stand behind their speech. If you don't value what you said enough to attach your name and reputation to it, why should anyone think it's all that important to read it?
And for all those "anonymity is a basic principle of the internet", this wasn't always true. Just like people getting all upset about their name and address being posted on the internet, who forget how recently we used to think nothing about receiving an updated book with names, addresses, and phone numbers to every door, and nobody was going "OMG! OMG!"
I don't know - I think that slashvertisements and Bennett Hazelton are much more annoying because they're right on the front page.
Incorrect moderation means nothing if you browse at -1. What level you browse at is entirely your choice, so it's your choice whether incorrect moderation will be a problem or not, so there's no real reason to cry about it.
As for echo chambers, it's both the nature of the beast (people tend to prefer sites that are compatible with their views), and also a matter of choice. Nobody is forcing anyone else to read a particular site, and imposing a mandatory % of "I disagree" posts on a site just to have "balance" is going to be an utter fail, like it does in what passes for "balanced" reporting today.
There's also nothing stopping you from rolling up your sleeves and developing something better. Slashdot is actually above average, since they don't remove posts (otherwise we wouldn't be seeing all those criticisms of the editors and dice), and if you don't like that a certain article wasn't published, you can always post it in your slashdot journal.
Online communication isn't the only form of communication, and it certainly isn't the best. Most of the Internet has become one way, same as radio and tv before it - streaming video, porn, and cat pictures account for almost all the traffic - not discussions. Indeed, with 78% of traffic being videos, the internet is, for the most part, used by viewers just like TV - and that's what users seem to have voted for with their eyeballs.
A bit of perspective - getting a million "likes" is comparatively meaningless compared to being on the front page of a major newspaper or being on the evening news (unless it's Fox News, in which case it's completely devoid of meaning, but that's another discussion).
In other words, you just repeated the second half of my statement, slightly paraphrased. So what was your point?
Nice :-)
The big bang theory isn't testable, but that doesn't mean we can't make predictions that ARE testable by observation, giving weight to the theory.
Glad to see someone got the reference to Fermat's last theorem. There might still be hope for /.
Nevertheless, the overall complexity of the entire system is reduced.
Your chart says nothing about other countries. Please try again ... or not :-)
All those movements for change in the middle east? Looks like they ended up making matters worse. Arab Spring turned out to be a disaster. Only self-styled "keyboard warriors" engage in slacktivism. 100 people protesting is far more effective and far more meaningful than 100x as many people "liking" something.
While I enjoy the entertaining tangents on Slashdot,
Not only is he coming to Slashdot, he is insulting the people posting here.
If you want favourable responses and constructive conversation, don't start out by calling your audience/source of feedback a bunch of jerks.
Stay in school, you fail at life.
Also someone who fails to notice that many times, those "entertaining tangents" are laden with information and more interesting than the story itself. Otherwise, why would anyone read the comments (especially at -1, where there's gold among the turds)?
Life does not reverse overall entropy. Just locally, by using energy from an outside source whose entropy is increasing (think sun vs. plants).
I already found a proof, with the code, written in the margins of an old book. :-)
No. He is asking users for features and characteristics that said users would find advantageous for a web engine that accumulates and organizes web data.
<snark>Something I wish more programmers would do.</snark>
So you want to re-invent wikipedia?