cynicism is not a replacement for intelligence. you do not have a realistic understanding of human nature, you have mindlessly negative understanding of human nature
so they go into subsequent movies with very high expectations. the second trilogy of star wars, or matrix 2&3: these were ok movies, no big deal
but if you go into these movies with almost religious ecstatic expectations, you are severely disappointed, and then proceed to howl about it
and so normal folk, who just want to be entertained, and are not worried about a matrix 4, must suffer the fanboy and his practically religious fundamentalist denunciations
in short: matrix 4? ok, whatever, says the well-adjusted person
the fanboy basement dweller: the idea of matrix 4 gets you rabidly upset
a government has the right you say, because we grant it to them in a democracy. in a government, a democracy, the people have an ability to redress their grievances to their government
a corporation is not given the right to abuse you. neither is thief. this stops them? a corporation can abuse you, and does abuse you in the same ways as governments do nonetheless. additionally, unlike a government, there is no way to redress your grievances
again, it blows my mind that some people, such as yourself, see so much menace in government, and so little in corporations, even as corporations BUY YOUR GOVERNMENT OUT
Pinkerton's agents performed services ranging from security guarding to private military contracting work. At its height, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency employed more agents than there were members of the standing army of the United States of America, causing the state of Ohio to outlaw the agency due to fears it could be hired as a private army or militia.[citation needed] Pinkerton was the largest private law enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power.[1]
now let's talk about blackwater
the simple truth is you are correct: governments can abuse you... but corporations can also abuse you. the point is, you are an idiot if you attach all sources of menace to the government, and none to corporations. you don't know your history
don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, mr. schit
sergey brin emigrated to the usa at age 6 from russia. it is my understanding his strong anti-censorship views comes from what his parents imparted on him from their experience in the totalitarian ussr
so good for you mr. brin, bless you. maybe google can be a force for good in this world and not a data abusing behemoth like facebook as long as you draw breath
i didn't say it was good TECHNOLOGY, i said it was good MARKETING. there's a difference between perception and reality, and that difference can result in people buying your product over another one, even though, technologically, the reasons for why you justify your choice simply don't exist. "i bought the iPad because its safer for my kids." yeah, bullshit. but EFFECTIVE bullshit
it makes parents feel comfortable buying their kids iPads and iPhones
now you don't have to like this marketing ploy, and you don't have to like the rationale behind the parent's thinking. but you have to admit it works, it brings in the $, and that's all that matters
but it's good news about ageism in another way: it has been said that if you don't make a contribution to mathematics by age 40, you never will (all the great discoveries in mathematics are by young mathematicians)
but if it convinces idiots to upload pictures they shouldn't, with the false sense of security that they will eventually go away, that's more embarrassing pictures for us to gawk at
how do they deliver $38 million worth of coal ash to the hackers? i hope the hackers live near a rail line so they can take delivery of what they siphoned off
you're talking about the emo nerd, a subset of nerddom, not representational of all nerds
some nerds are more of the evil scientist variety. and while sharks with friggin laser beams on their heads are more their kind of psychosexual gratification, facebook is not bad either in terms of pants warming evil plots
not just this one issue, but this and all future attempts at exploiting user information. because facebook has the interesting quandry that it makes more money the more it exploits user information. but it drives criticism of facebook when it does this
the interesting part comes when you ask exactly how much people care about this, or if it is only a vocal minority. i've noticed more media attention to the issue, but again, that doesn't necessarily translate into anger amongst the common user
my personal feeling is that facebook will go the way of myspace, friendster, angelfire, geocities, etc... that social networking is just naturally cyclical. like the in club in the city for a couple of years goes belly up, to be replaced by some other in club somewhere else in the city, in endless repetition. however, i could be wrong, and facebook could have some sort of permanent lock on social networking. we'll see
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you're forgetting the best plural:
a murder of crows
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collective_nouns_for_birds
a murder of lawyers
perfect
you understand that naivete is a dangerous trap, and i agree
but you don't see that an equally dangerous trap is cynicism
true intelligence straddles the two opposite attitudes
when i see mindlessly negative cynical comments like yours and others, i am not impressed. i roll my eyes just as much as i do at the hopelessly naive
because cynicism is just as weak a replacement for intelligence as naivete
"Lawyers don't care, they're engaged by clients to act on their behalf. If you're going to blame someone blame the TV companies."
companies which are usually run by lawyers
why do lawyers believe they can stop the march of technological progress?
it didn't work with the printing press, and it didn't work with every other media advance since
why do some fools continue to believe it will stopped now, or ever?
technological progress trumps law. always. deal with it
cynicism is not a replacement for intelligence. you do not have a realistic understanding of human nature, you have mindlessly negative understanding of human nature
people loved the original star wars trilogy
so they go into subsequent movies with very high expectations. the second trilogy of star wars, or matrix 2&3: these were ok movies, no big deal
but if you go into these movies with almost religious ecstatic expectations, you are severely disappointed, and then proceed to howl about it
and so normal folk, who just want to be entertained, and are not worried about a matrix 4, must suffer the fanboy and his practically religious fundamentalist denunciations
in short: matrix 4? ok, whatever, says the well-adjusted person
the fanboy basement dweller: the idea of matrix 4 gets you rabidly upset
GET. A. LIFE.
so these people gave away all this money because of pr, not because they actually wanted to help, says random internet troll with mind reading powers
a government has the right you say, because we grant it to them in a democracy. in a government, a democracy, the people have an ability to redress their grievances to their government
a corporation is not given the right to abuse you. neither is thief. this stops them? a corporation can abuse you, and does abuse you in the same ways as governments do nonetheless. additionally, unlike a government, there is no way to redress your grievances
again, it blows my mind that some people, such as yourself, see so much menace in government, and so little in corporations, even as corporations BUY YOUR GOVERNMENT OUT
insanity. just... insanity
cts is an asshole
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_National_Detective_Agency
now let's talk about blackwater
the simple truth is you are correct: governments can abuse you... but corporations can also abuse you. the point is, you are an idiot if you attach all sources of menace to the government, and none to corporations. you don't know your history
don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, mr. schit
sergey brin emigrated to the usa at age 6 from russia. it is my understanding his strong anti-censorship views comes from what his parents imparted on him from their experience in the totalitarian ussr
so good for you mr. brin, bless you. maybe google can be a force for good in this world and not a data abusing behemoth like facebook as long as you draw breath
i didn't say it was good TECHNOLOGY, i said it was good MARKETING. there's a difference between perception and reality, and that difference can result in people buying your product over another one, even though, technologically, the reasons for why you justify your choice simply don't exist. "i bought the iPad because its safer for my kids." yeah, bullshit. but EFFECTIVE bullshit
it makes parents feel comfortable buying their kids iPads and iPhones
now you don't have to like this marketing ploy, and you don't have to like the rationale behind the parent's thinking. but you have to admit it works, it brings in the $, and that's all that matters
but it's good news about ageism in another way: it has been said that if you don't make a contribution to mathematics by age 40, you never will (all the great discoveries in mathematics are by young mathematicians)
http://www.slate.com/id/2082960/
so ono at least proves that geezer mathematicians can still do some groundbreaking stuff
mom! is that you?
yes, i understand that. you have not negated my point. it's still someone else's voice. someone who knew the dead person will be able to pick it out
when you receive a donor liver, kidney, lung, etc. from a donor, it's invisible. but a donor's voice?
it's just so personal
you open your mouth, and out comes the voice of someone else, who is dead
creepy!
of course its still a wonderful gift, but its just a creepy wonderful gift, that's all i'm saying
of course this scheme is completely idiotic
but if it convinces idiots to upload pictures they shouldn't, with the false sense of security that they will eventually go away, that's more embarrassing pictures for us to gawk at
how do they deliver $38 million worth of coal ash to the hackers? i hope the hackers live near a rail line so they can take delivery of what they siphoned off
but i DID submit a much better title for this story:
"Goatse Security Busted Wide Open"
http://slashdot.org/submission/1447640/Goatse-Security-Busted-Wide-Open
try sex while stoned. it compares favorably to sober sex
you're talking about the emo nerd, a subset of nerddom, not representational of all nerds
some nerds are more of the evil scientist variety. and while sharks with friggin laser beams on their heads are more their kind of psychosexual gratification, facebook is not bad either in terms of pants warming evil plots
i share the worry facebook represents in terms of privacy and the future of the internet with everyone else here
but at the same time, i get a warm feeling in my pants thinking about the programming and workings of an enterprise this big and powerful
and if you laugh at me for getting that warm feeling in my pants, you're clearly on the wrong website
not just this one issue, but this and all future attempts at exploiting user information. because facebook has the interesting quandry that it makes more money the more it exploits user information. but it drives criticism of facebook when it does this
the interesting part comes when you ask exactly how much people care about this, or if it is only a vocal minority. i've noticed more media attention to the issue, but again, that doesn't necessarily translate into anger amongst the common user
my personal feeling is that facebook will go the way of myspace, friendster, angelfire, geocities, etc... that social networking is just naturally cyclical. like the in club in the city for a couple of years goes belly up, to be replaced by some other in club somewhere else in the city, in endless repetition. however, i could be wrong, and facebook could have some sort of permanent lock on social networking. we'll see
familiar as they are with large mostly empty frigidly cold spaces