I believe that if that $250,000 in wealth each for 40 people will produce more wealth for society than $10,000,000 from one person. The reason is that those 40 people are more likely to use that wealth effectively by starting their own businesses, or investing in businesses in their community (both are investments in small businesses) while the one person with $10,000,000 will probably invest with a manager in the stock market
...science also tells us things like "cigarette smoking causes lung disease in some people." So now we get the government telling smokers how to live their lives. Or for instance the flawed marijuana "study" in the 60s where they suffocated monkeys for 5 minutes with clouds of smoke, then said this shows marijuana causes brain damage. For decades we've had the government throwing people in jail and ruining their lives as a direct or indirect result of that study. Even now, after dozens of contrary studies, you still hear ignorant people claiming that marijuana causes brain damage.
Given the above types of situations which surround us everywhere, daily, you can understand why some people would come to mistrust science even if it isnt science itself that's the problem, but those who misuse it.
China: "offer" to sell. Some Guy in Boeing/Lockheed/USAF: I'll take it.
American overconfident arrogance + WWIII + China/Russia pushes magic button and all our fancy gadgets go dark at the right moment = US fucked beyond belief.
They already do convince prisoners to sign a consent form. They just don't bother telling them that the organs will be harvested immediately after a shot to the chest, while the prisoner is still alive.
Nobody cares about "communicating with the Congressman." If we wanted to do that, we could easily write one any day of the week and send it in, only to get a form letter back (if you're lucky) explaining why you're wrong and how your letter doesn't affect shit, but thanks for wasting everyone's time anyway.
The real complaint some people are making here is that a supposedly "public" discussion is taking place in a closed off, walled off private community. So if the guy wants to air his voice in this "public forum", he effectively can't do so without having to agree to 3rd party terms and conditions. This isn't how a democracy is supposed to work.
You mean everyone will be shocked, when he wins. Most people have no clue how the delegate process works, which is why most folks don't understand Ron Paul is actually in 2nd place, if not first. It's been a two man race between Romney and Paul for a long time, even though the other two candidates won't publicly admit it.
When we go to a brokered convention (which is surely coming): Once the convention has gone through its first round of voting without a clear winner being chosen (also likely).....all those bound delegates (bound to Romney, etc) now become unbound, which means they can vote for whoever they want.
Republicans have spoken a lot about wanting to beat Obama. Ron Paul is the one person who can do that. Regardless of the extreme establishment attempts to censor and downplay his importance in this race, he has tons of actual support, which is what actually matters. This is the key reason I'm fairly confident he will walk away from this convention as the nominee, with Mitt Romney as his vice presidential pick.
The only inaccuracy is you. Killing IS murder. Just because it's organized and directed doesn't make it any more legitimate, or less harmful for all parties involved.
The main difference I've found between men and women as bosses over the years is I have never had a woman try to pull a power trip, leveraging the "authority" of their position to try to force me to do something they wanted.
Yeah, the main difference is a woman will use her authority to force you to do something the group wants.
I disagree, actually. If he's making enough for it to be taxable, then there's no distinction between him and a 19 year old doing the same amount of work.
I agree. Neither one should be taxed.
What about a 12 year old who runs a highly profitable online store?
He will go much further in life without the heavy hand of Uncle Sam reaching in his pocket every time he turns around.
I see why you posted this as A.C.. You are so high from that blunt you just blazed down that you even forgot what thread you were replying to, let alone your login details.
1) You're wrong because drugs ARE presently on their way to full legalization in the U.S. Already a majority of the population supports marijuana legalization.
2) Really? Share some examples? Are you blind? OPEN YOUR FUCKING EYES.
Again....spot on. This mirrors what I have been increasingly seeing and now soap box preaching about Google for a while. This company is stupid and evil. Over and over I have watched them bungle, screw up, and fail to follow through.
Those who are paying attention closely will note the following: Google's culture sure does seem a lot like those incompetent dot-com companies which went bust around y2k, doesn't it? Remember those big expensive office spaces and Aeron chairs? Google is just as stupid with its niceties and amenities and lack of real leadership and direction.
The story I'm seeing out of this company is basically this: they hit the jackpot with the search thing, which was the Right Thing at the Right Time, and made their billions. They logically extended that through other services and gained a huge foothold. Only problem is....the other services they provide, by and large SUCK. Even the SEARCH feature is starting to suck.
These are bad signs, folks...the signs you see of a company at its peak and beginning a gradual downhill slope. Give it about 6 months more or less, then Google is a sell.
Thank you for this. How the fuck can anyone say how well Nokia and Windows Phone will do in the long run? We are still months away from the Windows 8 release, which might I remind everyone is in plenty of time for Christmas?
It's like some people are totally incapable of predicting the future beyond a week or two tops. They point to declining sales figures this month and want to talk about how this is concrete proof Windows Mobile is doomed. What a bunch of clowns. I hope Microsoft and Nokia prove the loudmouths wrong, just because.
You need to ask if there are actually any advantages to that something different. And the reality in this case is... no it doesn't. [...] So, in effect, you've sacrificed the benefits of a big apps ecosystem to go with something different that provides no competitive advantage.
My bet is you're wrong.
I mean, your argument basically boils down to, it's absolutely impossible for another player to get started without an existing base of apps. That's stupid, and wrong, and there's more to a successful mobile platform than that. Who gives a flying f--k about existing apps, when 90% of them are garbage anyway? Mobile apps are in their infancy; trust me, in 5 years the apps of today will look primitive and antiquated by comparison to what we're using then.
A billion more apps will be written before we get to the point of having software that's worth a damn, so why cling to the crap that's out there just because there's not (yet) other options? No, I don't think we need to sigh, shrug our shoulders, and start standardizing things on whatever bullshit platform is most common and least shitty (Android) just yet. I think there's plenty of room in this market for new players to come in and shake things up. I'm rooting for Microsoft to come out with something at least half decent if for no other reason than to make other players quit slacking off and improving their own offerings.
Microsoft has a LOT of experience at being "everything to everyone." Their backwards compatibility is legendary. The platform their software runs on (PC) has traditionally been fragmented as hell; it's only within the past 10 years or so that things have really settled down and gotten standardized.
I have a feeling Windows 8 is going to work pretty much like they plan it to. Xbox 360 or Windows XP is the appropriate analogy here, not Zune.
The other guy said it. I enjoyed your comment and found it interesting, and thought it was lame that some stupid A.C. crapped all over it with a one line throwaway insult.
The journal process can take years -- it is much too slow to be used as a means of communication.
Which is why it looks more and more antiquated and outdated, compared to today's Internet.
Classy journals are used by tenure and hiring committees as a way of measuring quality across sub-disciplines of a larger field.
So basically, nothing of value. Measuring a researcher's quality and worth based on number and prestige of journal publications is like measuring a police officer based on arrest rate and average length of resulting conviction.
You need something that is independent and that will stay around ~ forever.
So....we've found a new use for Yucca Mountain? Or maybe we should just put a big box in orbit beyond pluto? I've never heard of any company or other human construct lasting "more or less forever."
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I believe that if that $250,000 in wealth each for 40 people will produce more wealth for society than $10,000,000 from one person. The reason is that those 40 people are more likely to use that wealth effectively by starting their own businesses, or investing in businesses in their community (both are investments in small businesses) while the one person with $10,000,000 will probably invest with a manager in the stock market
lol
Anyone take this and run with it?
...science also tells us things like "cigarette smoking causes lung disease in some people." So now we get the government telling smokers how to live their lives. Or for instance the flawed marijuana "study" in the 60s where they suffocated monkeys for 5 minutes with clouds of smoke, then said this shows marijuana causes brain damage. For decades we've had the government throwing people in jail and ruining their lives as a direct or indirect result of that study. Even now, after dozens of contrary studies, you still hear ignorant people claiming that marijuana causes brain damage.
Given the above types of situations which surround us everywhere, daily, you can understand why some people would come to mistrust science even if it isnt science itself that's the problem, but those who misuse it.
China: "offer" to sell.
Some Guy in Boeing/Lockheed/USAF: I'll take it.
American overconfident arrogance + WWIII + China/Russia pushes magic button and all our fancy gadgets go dark at the right moment = US fucked beyond belief.
China and Russia new world superpowers.
Bright (?) future ahead.
(...Profit?)
They already do convince prisoners to sign a consent form. They just don't bother telling them that the organs will be harvested immediately after a shot to the chest, while the prisoner is still alive.
Fucking gruesome, sadistic world we live in.
Assuming this statement is serious and not just a gripe:
Assuming this statement is a joke and not a profound display of ignorance:
While I agree that the US is not a perfect example of democracy, their system closely resembles Australia's.
Yes. Both are festering cesspools of corruption and fascism, from the top all the way to the bottom.
The US government, through the preamble of the constitution, has a social contract with the people to uphold the democratic philosophy.
LOL
Despite the corruption evident in both the major parties in the US, I think it would be a little fascist to call the US a plutocracy.
The only thing 'fascist' is our government. Clearly you have no idea what the word even means.
You really, really need to open your eyes. I am really shocked that in 2012, there are people out there who still believe as you do.
Nobody cares about "communicating with the Congressman." If we wanted to do that, we could easily write one any day of the week and send it in, only to get a form letter back (if you're lucky) explaining why you're wrong and how your letter doesn't affect shit, but thanks for wasting everyone's time anyway.
The real complaint some people are making here is that a supposedly "public" discussion is taking place in a closed off, walled off private community. So if the guy wants to air his voice in this "public forum", he effectively can't do so without having to agree to 3rd party terms and conditions. This isn't how a democracy is supposed to work.
You mean everyone will be shocked, when he wins. Most people have no clue how the delegate process works, which is why most folks don't understand Ron Paul is actually in 2nd place, if not first. It's been a two man race between Romney and Paul for a long time, even though the other two candidates won't publicly admit it.
When we go to a brokered convention (which is surely coming): Once the convention has gone through its first round of voting without a clear winner being chosen (also likely).....all those bound delegates (bound to Romney, etc) now become unbound, which means they can vote for whoever they want.
Republicans have spoken a lot about wanting to beat Obama. Ron Paul is the one person who can do that. Regardless of the extreme establishment attempts to censor and downplay his importance in this race, he has tons of actual support, which is what actually matters. This is the key reason I'm fairly confident he will walk away from this convention as the nominee, with Mitt Romney as his vice presidential pick.
The only inaccuracy is you. Killing IS murder. Just because it's organized and directed doesn't make it any more legitimate, or less harmful for all parties involved.
Why do you immediately dismiss this possibility? It seems plausible to me.
The main difference I've found between men and women as bosses over the years is I have never had a woman try to pull a power trip, leveraging the "authority" of their position to try to force me to do something they wanted.
Yeah, the main difference is a woman will use her authority to force you to do something the group wants.
Which is a just as bad, for different reasons.
men's and women's brains are different (spacial versus language).
No, more like individualism vs. group thinking. Women's brains are more oriented towards group thinking, men are more individualistic.
Won't you be shocked when Ron Paul wins the Presidency?
I disagree, actually. If he's making enough for it to be taxable, then there's no distinction between him and a 19 year old doing the same amount of work.
I agree. Neither one should be taxed.
What about a 12 year old who runs a highly profitable online store?
He will go much further in life without the heavy hand of Uncle Sam reaching in his pocket every time he turns around.
I see why you posted this as A.C.. You are so high from that blunt you just blazed down that you even forgot what thread you were replying to, let alone your login details.
1) You're wrong because drugs ARE presently on their way to full legalization in the U.S. Already a majority of the population supports marijuana legalization.
2) Really? Share some examples? Are you blind? OPEN YOUR FUCKING EYES.
Again....spot on. This mirrors what I have been increasingly seeing and now soap box preaching about Google for a while. This company is stupid and evil. Over and over I have watched them bungle, screw up, and fail to follow through.
Those who are paying attention closely will note the following: Google's culture sure does seem a lot like those incompetent dot-com companies which went bust around y2k, doesn't it? Remember those big expensive office spaces and Aeron chairs? Google is just as stupid with its niceties and amenities and lack of real leadership and direction.
The story I'm seeing out of this company is basically this: they hit the jackpot with the search thing, which was the Right Thing at the Right Time, and made their billions. They logically extended that through other services and gained a huge foothold. Only problem is....the other services they provide, by and large SUCK. Even the SEARCH feature is starting to suck.
These are bad signs, folks...the signs you see of a company at its peak and beginning a gradual downhill slope. Give it about 6 months more or less, then Google is a sell.
Thank you for this. How the fuck can anyone say how well Nokia and Windows Phone will do in the long run? We are still months away from the Windows 8 release, which might I remind everyone is in plenty of time for Christmas?
It's like some people are totally incapable of predicting the future beyond a week or two tops. They point to declining sales figures this month and want to talk about how this is concrete proof Windows Mobile is doomed. What a bunch of clowns. I hope Microsoft and Nokia prove the loudmouths wrong, just because.
Really?
Isn't news supposed to be impartial? This writer definitely has an angle they're trying to push. How'd this get through?
Hi there!
Welcome to slashdot.
You need to ask if there are actually any advantages to that something different. And the reality in this case is... no it doesn't. [...] So, in effect, you've sacrificed the benefits of a big apps ecosystem to go with something different that provides no competitive advantage.
My bet is you're wrong.
I mean, your argument basically boils down to, it's absolutely impossible for another player to get started without an existing base of apps. That's stupid, and wrong, and there's more to a successful mobile platform than that. Who gives a flying f--k about existing apps, when 90% of them are garbage anyway? Mobile apps are in their infancy; trust me, in 5 years the apps of today will look primitive and antiquated by comparison to what we're using then.
A billion more apps will be written before we get to the point of having software that's worth a damn, so why cling to the crap that's out there just because there's not (yet) other options? No, I don't think we need to sigh, shrug our shoulders, and start standardizing things on whatever bullshit platform is most common and least shitty (Android) just yet. I think there's plenty of room in this market for new players to come in and shake things up. I'm rooting for Microsoft to come out with something at least half decent if for no other reason than to make other players quit slacking off and improving their own offerings.
Microsoft has a LOT of experience at being "everything to everyone." Their backwards compatibility is legendary. The platform their software runs on (PC) has traditionally been fragmented as hell; it's only within the past 10 years or so that things have really settled down and gotten standardized.
I have a feeling Windows 8 is going to work pretty much like they plan it to. Xbox 360 or Windows XP is the appropriate analogy here, not Zune.
Have they fixed the sound problems and stuff? I heard there was problems with access to some APIs.
Until you realize that tons are things of illegal that shouldn't be.
The other guy said it. I enjoyed your comment and found it interesting, and thought it was lame that some stupid A.C. crapped all over it with a one line throwaway insult.
The journal process can take years -- it is much too slow to be used as a means of communication.
Which is why it looks more and more antiquated and outdated, compared to today's Internet.
Classy journals are used by tenure and hiring committees as a way of measuring quality across sub-disciplines of a larger field.
So basically, nothing of value. Measuring a researcher's quality and worth based on number and prestige of journal publications is like measuring a police officer based on arrest rate and average length of resulting conviction.
You need something that is independent and that will stay around ~ forever.
So....we've found a new use for Yucca Mountain? Or maybe we should just put a big box in orbit beyond pluto? I've never heard of any company or other human construct lasting "more or less forever."