Putting it that way, it does seem like a blatant conflict of interest. It's kind of like being a weapons manufacturer and selling to both sides of a war.
Exactly, sheesh. The only reason he's being called a "genius" now is because people are overcompensating for the fact that he was called a "terrorist" before.
People suspecting the clock. People defending the clock. People putting the clock on a pedestal, and now people debunking the clock. People projecting all sorts of drama onto the clock. Hey guys, who gives a shit about the clock? Could it be that before school employees fucked up, this was actually the unremarkable story of a typical and not-inherently-interesting (no offense) teenager with maybe an engineering bent?
Pretty good writeup of all the similarities... the one glaring flaw being that he got hugely distracted by "white male." Racism exists, but tech companies don't use it to justify their hegemony -- instead they use the idea that they are always trying to improve things for you. Their way is the best way (whether you consent to it or not) and not by coincidence, this "best way" always involves more technology. Their technology.
Every empire needs some principle by which it overtly justifies all the inevitable atrocities. For the European empires of centuries past, yes, that principle was racism, along with Christianity and a couple other things. Anyone doing it now has to pretend they're not doing it, i.e. make it covert. But "making the world a better place," you can say right out loud.
The US government, which has proven it cannot and will not prosecute any form of wrongdoing whatsoever in the financial rackets, sorry markets, and which thereby loses all claim to legitimacy, now appoints itself to be in charge of prosecuting wrongdoing in Bitcoin futures markets? Harr deee harrr.
A nuanced, complex solution instead of a clear choice one way or the other, is known as a compromise. As in "learning to compromise" and as in "our ideals have become compromised."
A radical new mindset could start with rejection of propaganda about "Russian and Chinese aggression."
Access to information isn't really much of an asset... might even be a liability, when so much of it is controlled by so few people.
Hey advertisers! Yeah we're "taking" website content for free, without paying for it, because that is precisely the nature of our contract and covenant with said website. Meanwhile your covenant with them is to pay them money and in return they'll place your ads. We have no covenant with you. We are not obligated to look at your ads.
But what if every ad-supported site fails? If web content were not totally optional and inessential in every way you might have a point there. But since it's plentiful, mostly stupid, and hardly costs anything to deliver(*) we're actually paying close to market value for it. And a web made up of enthusiasts and community-supported sites might actually be a hell of a lot better than the corporate-dominated one we have now that's so full of bloodsuckers who want something for nothing.
(*) Sure, starting from no web server or site, and going all the way to reaching user #1, takes a lot of effort. But users #2 through (thousands) take zero effort beyond that. (You webmasters are STEALING! SHRIEK!!! SHRIEK!!!)
No, literally, good move Obama. Doesn't make up for all the other embarrassments & injustices, and there are many. But at least there's a line... at least being arrested for dumb shit, just this once, gets you a presidential apology.
"I made a clock."
"We think it's a bomb. Is it a bomb?"
"No."
"We think you wanted us to think it was a bomb."
"But it's patently not a bomb."
"Don't bother telling us it's not a bomb... that's exactly what you want us to think!"
"I do want you to think that!"
"Well then why did you build this bomb-looking bomb then?"
Most cyclist fatalities are from being hit by cars. (Not from just falling off their bikes.)
The disproportionate toll on older people is because their connective tissue & bones are less able to withstand being hit by a car.
The period 1998-2013 is a time during which use of distracting-ass mobile phones became popular among drivers who should be concentrating on not hitting people with cars.
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Putting it that way, it does seem like a blatant conflict of interest. It's kind of like being a weapons manufacturer and selling to both sides of a war.
FTFY
Exactly, sheesh. The only reason he's being called a "genius" now is because people are overcompensating for the fact that he was called a "terrorist" before. People suspecting the clock. People defending the clock. People putting the clock on a pedestal, and now people debunking the clock. People projecting all sorts of drama onto the clock. Hey guys, who gives a shit about the clock? Could it be that before school employees fucked up, this was actually the unremarkable story of a typical and not-inherently-interesting (no offense) teenager with maybe an engineering bent?
Pretty good writeup of all the similarities... the one glaring flaw being that he got hugely distracted by "white male." Racism exists, but tech companies don't use it to justify their hegemony -- instead they use the idea that they are always trying to improve things for you. Their way is the best way (whether you consent to it or not) and not by coincidence, this "best way" always involves more technology. Their technology.
Every empire needs some principle by which it overtly justifies all the inevitable atrocities. For the European empires of centuries past, yes, that principle was racism, along with Christianity and a couple other things. Anyone doing it now has to pretend they're not doing it, i.e. make it covert. But "making the world a better place," you can say right out loud.
The US government, which has proven it cannot and will not prosecute any form of wrongdoing whatsoever in the financial rackets, sorry markets, and which thereby loses all claim to legitimacy, now appoints itself to be in charge of prosecuting wrongdoing in Bitcoin futures markets? Harr deee harrr.
A nuanced, complex solution instead of a clear choice one way or the other, is known as a compromise. As in "learning to compromise" and as in "our ideals have become compromised."
So other than the fact that your car flies through the air, a plane would almost do the same job except a lot more efficiently and for free?
A radical new mindset could start with rejection of propaganda about "Russian and Chinese aggression." Access to information isn't really much of an asset... might even be a liability, when so much of it is controlled by so few people.
...you know what I could swear this technology sounds like? A motherfucking TREE.
Hey advertisers! Yeah we're "taking" website content for free, without paying for it, because that is precisely the nature of our contract and covenant with said website. Meanwhile your covenant with them is to pay them money and in return they'll place your ads. We have no covenant with you. We are not obligated to look at your ads.
But what if every ad-supported site fails? If web content were not totally optional and inessential in every way you might have a point there. But since it's plentiful, mostly stupid, and hardly costs anything to deliver(*) we're actually paying close to market value for it. And a web made up of enthusiasts and community-supported sites might actually be a hell of a lot better than the corporate-dominated one we have now that's so full of bloodsuckers who want something for nothing.
(*) Sure, starting from no web server or site, and going all the way to reaching user #1, takes a lot of effort. But users #2 through (thousands) take zero effort beyond that. (You webmasters are STEALING! SHRIEK!!! SHRIEK!!!)
I have a Vulcan driver... he's very dependable, never a road-rager (except during Pan Faar but I usually just give him the week off).
Apple, like Google before them, are trying to push more people into the cloud which coincidentally makes even more money for Apple and Google.
Mod up if I had points. I know, weak, but it's the thought that counts.
No, literally, good move Obama. Doesn't make up for all the other embarrassments & injustices, and there are many. But at least there's a line... at least being arrested for dumb shit, just this once, gets you a presidential apology. "I made a clock." "We think it's a bomb. Is it a bomb?" "No." "We think you wanted us to think it was a bomb." "But it's patently not a bomb." "Don't bother telling us it's not a bomb... that's exactly what you want us to think!" "I do want you to think that!" "Well then why did you build this bomb-looking bomb then?"
Aha, you beat me to this!
Maybe those layoffs weren't such a cost-saver after all!
That's why it says "Live Free or Die" on the license plates.
1) Micky Mouse 2) your mom 3) Someone from Russia. (The country whose laws Google broke.)
Never mind WikiGate... what's the status on the Ashley Madocaust, iPhonegeddon, and the IPv4calypse?
I've been waiting years for Gates-Gate (Bill that is) but the guy always seems to come out smelling like a rose.
I'm not sure it makes any difference whether it's human-caused. Global warming will proceed and is proceeding, let's start from there.
That's sort of one point.
LOL
Most cyclist fatalities are from being hit by cars. (Not from just falling off their bikes.)
The disproportionate toll on older people is because their connective tissue & bones are less able to withstand being hit by a car.
The period 1998-2013 is a time during which use of distracting-ass mobile phones became popular among drivers who should be concentrating on not hitting people with cars.
As I recall, there were not one but two memorable characters... unfortunately both were attached Jeri Ryan's chest.