Ah, yes, nativism. "America for Americans." It's not racist at all! Ever think that maybe that prosperity was a result of theft and maybe it needs to be spread around instead of kept among white people? What's the racial makeup of those "scientists and engineers" anyway? How's the diversity quotient?
Nope! Rwanda 1994. What happened? Genocide. Whose fault was it? America's. Why? Because we could have easily intervened and stopped the slaughter, but we didn't. Maybe you don't remember, but America was soundly criticized and the blame laid squarely at our feet. Go look back at newspapers and UN reports from that time.
It's the same here. If Assad is allowed to use WMD to slaughter civilians and America doesn't intervene, then all the deaths are America's fault. Why? Because of all the nations in the world, we are the ones with the capability to do something. If we choose to do nothing then it is the same as endorsing the slaughter.
If you want to say this is a bullshit no-win situation, yes it indeed is. Welcome to reality 2013.
Excuse me, are you a liberal? It is bizarre to see you "defending" the little people. Aren't you the same ones who talk about flyover territory and hold a horror of people who aren't like yourselves? How comfortable would you feel in a Section 8 housing project or a trailer park full of lower-class whites? Yeah, let's go ahead and shut the fuck up when we talk about the working class, because you hate them with a passion.
Yeah, we all like to pretend the the Peace Corps is some sort of egalitarian organization, but it's not. They don't just accept anyone. You have to have a sterling resume and be a graduate of a good Eastern university to even have a chance. If you have FFA, 4-H Club, or ROTC in your high school extracurriculars, you need not apply. These are dead giveaways for the wrong kind of politics, the kind the Peace Corps doesn't support. Having a Peace Corps for Geeks is just more resume-polishing for the 1%. Seriously, fuck those people.
No, today's technology user has been brainwashed by mobile applications that update frequently. I have seen complaints on perfectly good software: "Has not been updated in a year whats wrong this software sux 1 star". Developers also use software updates as a sort of beta test: push it out, and if it crashes a lot of systems then update it again. Iterate as necessary. I've seen three releases in a day and five in a week using this "plan". The users don't help by considering mature (i.e. un-updated, essentially finished) software as garbage.
Maybe it's because they were dangerous radicals with no plan for what they were going to do after they overthrew the government? Look how well that worked out in Egypt, where the revolution did indeed overthrow the government. Now the country is starving and things are worse than ever. Maybe it's actually part of the FBI's job to investigate those who want to overthrow the US government? You don't need "techniques of repression" when just talking to a member of the movement is quite enough to make ordinary people reject their nutbag ideas.
It's a good thing that the opposite effect never occurs: defending a scumbag politician who takes credit for the work of others, merely because you agree with his politics. Nope, the concept doesn't exist.
Eh, people automatically assume the worst and then spout off about it, "we're doomed, we suck," etc. It's the result of a university education that emphasizes the negative. Students are literally never taught that America has done anything good.
Moral behavior? Nah, "science" is only a justification used to confirm what people already know to be "true". If the conclusion leads the wrong way, then there is automatically something wrong. The scientist is then attacked and discredited. Read The Return of the Ugly, Racist Pseudoscientist with a Small Penis to discover how one man got smacked in the face for saying, "Hmm...that's odd." The link goes to archive.org because naturally, the post was deleted due to the response - "SHUT UP!" And then of course the flaming about his small penis.
I've done business in China for years. As you all know, copying is rampant. However, the rule I've learned is nobody will bother to copy something that's not successful. Worry about succeeding first, then worry about being ripped off. Don't put the cart before the horse.
What good is it going to "Burning Man" if nobody knows you're there? People can't survive a week without facebook and twitter, that's just being unreasonable. People need validation! And likes! And the fact that it's hard to get cell service just makes you even more special to have gotten your photos out! Imagine the look on your workmates' faces when you call..."Guess where I am!" If this were an underground event, nobody would bother attending. Where's the fun in nobody knowing that you're there?
You know, I never thought I'd see the day when pro-US government posters tell people they're wrong for holding the US government to a higher standard than private industry. But here it is.
Pro-US government? Snowden! Manning! Wikileaks! Didn't you get the memo?
It won't work. When you hold your hand out from your body for an extended period of time, your arm gets tired and begins to droop. This is known as "gorilla arm syndrome" and is used as a textbook example of what not to do when designing user interfaces.
However, it looks so cool, ignoring the fact that the first priority of any user interface is usability. Well, any user interface that you use for any length of time. It's sad that movies so pervade the modern consciousness that people can't see outside their blinders.
It happens all the time, why is a single instance suspicious? It is the default response. And most of the time it works...the comment is modded down to -1 though (for now).
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It's because Americans disapprove of mail-order brides. But yeah, sadism must be the answer! Blame teh government, you right-wing nutbag.
Ah, yes, nativism. "America for Americans." It's not racist at all! Ever think that maybe that prosperity was a result of theft and maybe it needs to be spread around instead of kept among white people? What's the racial makeup of those "scientists and engineers" anyway? How's the diversity quotient?
Nope! Rwanda 1994. What happened? Genocide. Whose fault was it? America's. Why? Because we could have easily intervened and stopped the slaughter, but we didn't. Maybe you don't remember, but America was soundly criticized and the blame laid squarely at our feet. Go look back at newspapers and UN reports from that time.
It's the same here. If Assad is allowed to use WMD to slaughter civilians and America doesn't intervene, then all the deaths are America's fault. Why? Because of all the nations in the world, we are the ones with the capability to do something. If we choose to do nothing then it is the same as endorsing the slaughter.
If you want to say this is a bullshit no-win situation, yes it indeed is. Welcome to reality 2013.
Excuse me, are you a liberal? It is bizarre to see you "defending" the little people. Aren't you the same ones who talk about flyover territory and hold a horror of people who aren't like yourselves? How comfortable would you feel in a Section 8 housing project or a trailer park full of lower-class whites? Yeah, let's go ahead and shut the fuck up when we talk about the working class, because you hate them with a passion.
Yeah, we all like to pretend the the Peace Corps is some sort of egalitarian organization, but it's not. They don't just accept anyone. You have to have a sterling resume and be a graduate of a good Eastern university to even have a chance. If you have FFA, 4-H Club, or ROTC in your high school extracurriculars, you need not apply. These are dead giveaways for the wrong kind of politics, the kind the Peace Corps doesn't support. Having a Peace Corps for Geeks is just more resume-polishing for the 1%. Seriously, fuck those people.
No, today's technology user has been brainwashed by mobile applications that update frequently. I have seen complaints on perfectly good software: "Has not been updated in a year whats wrong this software sux 1 star". Developers also use software updates as a sort of beta test: push it out, and if it crashes a lot of systems then update it again. Iterate as necessary. I've seen three releases in a day and five in a week using this "plan". The users don't help by considering mature (i.e. un-updated, essentially finished) software as garbage.
Maybe it's because they were dangerous radicals with no plan for what they were going to do after they overthrew the government? Look how well that worked out in Egypt, where the revolution did indeed overthrow the government. Now the country is starving and things are worse than ever. Maybe it's actually part of the FBI's job to investigate those who want to overthrow the US government? You don't need "techniques of repression" when just talking to a member of the movement is quite enough to make ordinary people reject their nutbag ideas.
Uh, if you think the Russians are going to give up Snowdenski, you are gravely mistaken and hugely naiive to boot.
It's so charming how you just assume the government represents the people instead of pressure groups of anti-nuclear activists. Get real!
It's a good thing that the opposite effect never occurs: defending a scumbag politician who takes credit for the work of others, merely because you agree with his politics. Nope, the concept doesn't exist.
Hosts file? But then all I have to do is go in and edit the file to let me back in. How do you block yourself from your own computer?
Eh, people automatically assume the worst and then spout off about it, "we're doomed, we suck," etc. It's the result of a university education that emphasizes the negative. Students are literally never taught that America has done anything good.
Moral behavior? Nah, "science" is only a justification used to confirm what people already know to be "true". If the conclusion leads the wrong way, then there is automatically something wrong. The scientist is then attacked and discredited. Read The Return of the Ugly, Racist Pseudoscientist with a Small Penis to discover how one man got smacked in the face for saying, "Hmm...that's odd." The link goes to archive.org because naturally, the post was deleted due to the response - "SHUT UP!" And then of course the flaming about his small penis.
I've done business in China for years. As you all know, copying is rampant. However, the rule I've learned is nobody will bother to copy something that's not successful. Worry about succeeding first, then worry about being ripped off. Don't put the cart before the horse.
The Guardian is well-known for its anti-US bias. I can't put it any better than that. Just ask any of their journalists or readers, they'll tell you.
Even if you're not a facebook user, your friends can still tag you in photos. Facebook will still track you.
What good is it going to "Burning Man" if nobody knows you're there? People can't survive a week without facebook and twitter, that's just being unreasonable. People need validation! And likes! And the fact that it's hard to get cell service just makes you even more special to have gotten your photos out! Imagine the look on your workmates' faces when you call..."Guess where I am!" If this were an underground event, nobody would bother attending. Where's the fun in nobody knowing that you're there?
You know, I never thought I'd see the day when pro-US government posters tell people they're wrong for holding the US government to a higher standard than private industry. But here it is.
Pro-US government? Snowden! Manning! Wikileaks! Didn't you get the memo?
It won't work. When you hold your hand out from your body for an extended period of time, your arm gets tired and begins to droop. This is known as "gorilla arm syndrome" and is used as a textbook example of what not to do when designing user interfaces.
However, it looks so cool, ignoring the fact that the first priority of any user interface is usability. Well, any user interface that you use for any length of time. It's sad that movies so pervade the modern consciousness that people can't see outside their blinders.
How is it whenever the topic changes to the Soviet Union, two wrongs make a right?
There are some pretty awesome pictures of the front rack floating around:
I knew it was a matter of time before the misogynistic jokes started.
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I see we have never dealt with H.R. before.
Coincidentally, H.R. has the opposite problem - over-representation of females.
It happens all the time, why is a single instance suspicious? It is the default response. And most of the time it works...the comment is modded down to -1 though (for now).
Nope, I just have the one account.