Oh, were you talking about America putting more women in power? WTF dude, we've already got tons. Funny how these criticisms only get leveled at one side, with the other side getting off scot-free.
Buy American? What kind of jingoism is this? Why should Americans discriminate on basis of nationality? You're aware that this sort of thing is against the law in America?
My point being, many peoples' natural inclinations are like that. We don't require a video game to modify our behavior. But you, who are not naturally like that, wouldn't have considered performing a kind act unless you were playing the game.
That's the point I was making. Us normal people don't need a video game to point us in the right direction, we do it without thinking. Sad, eh?
You know, there are people who would have done that without thinking at all about a video game. Heck, they would have gone out of their way to see that the foreigners arrived at their destination safely. I grew up among them in Texas.
Why do you feel it's necessary to assure everyone you wouldn't have done such a thing normally? Doesn't that make you feel the sting of shame?
Don't be so sure. Have you ever worked with scientists before? They're just as susceptible to all the usual human fallacies as everyone else. If not moreso.
I have been subjected to numerous lectures about why the BBC is utterly superior because it's not profit-motivated. Now, here they are, selling out one of their cultural treasures for cash. What, they don't know what Hollywood will do to Dr. Who? They know for sure. The BBC is nothing if not cynical about Americans in general, Hollywood specifically. So WTF BBC? Sounds like a 1%-er to me.
How will NASA deal with government regulations regarding race and gender? Hiring only the most qualified candidates would obviously result in astronauts who are as lily-white as the X Games, so that's a non-starter. How much weight will race and gender be given in the selection process? And how will this be transparent, so that watchdog organizations can keep track and know that racial preferences have been observed?
I haven't listened to the radio for about twenty years. I live in China, and their English sucks. America isn't backward, you don't know what backward is. I visited a village in China where peasants were using donkey carts to haul goods...last month. THAT'S backwards.
Affirmative action has been used and found to have positive results when applied to other walks of life. So why isn't it being done here? Geeks should support affirmative action for the best reason of all: "it just works". For problem-solvers, this is like using Windows XP for a solution, you might not like it, but if it works then it gets chosen.
What would affirmative action in the Valley look like? And how can it be implemented while we have a sympathetic African-American president?
Actually, it's conservatives in America who are all for taking risks with the lives of astronauts. Who are the ones who shut down playgrounds because the equipment might cause a few broken arms per year? Who are the ones that make 180 degree coffee an unacceptable risk? Who are the ones who require self-censorship [finlandization] instead of permitting someone to say something that might be interpreted as offensive? Who are the ones who have taken to characterizing [wrongly] America as a "backward" nation, and what are their motivations for doing so?
Seriously, what the hell is wrong with these people that they spend time predicting the actions of a bunch of weirdo foreigners? Don't they have enough to to in Spain?
What would be the Spanish reaction if Americans did this to them? I'm shooting in the dark here but I'm sure 'colonial oppression' would be in there somewhere.
Let's question, for a moment, why food costs less. Could it have to do with the insane cost of labor in other countries? Let's not examine this inconvenient truth.
Nah, it's just in insane countries where political maneuvering has resulted in [the desired outcome of] labor being priced through the roof.
Here in China, I've gotten several smartphones repaired. Mine, and those belonging to others. I've gotten my electric shaver repaired [twice], my laptop, the exhaust fan in my bathroom, my air conditioner, and probably others I've forgotten about. It's amazing what can be done when the mandated cost of labor isn't $35/hour.
"The real economy in Mexico" LOL. The real economy in Mexico is sending their people to America. Seriously, illegals in America sending back money is Mexico's #2 economic product. Petroleum is #1, and the drug cartels already have their own commodity. Eleven percent of the population of Mexico lives in America. As if things aren't fucked up...
"Losing money" means "we think we could make much much more on every TV set sold if we had more control over it." Failure to realize potential profits is a loss according to MBA-speak.
Trust National Geographic. They are your friend. They never have any political objectives they wish to achieve, and their shows are always totally objective, with an equal split between right and left opinions. Haha, just joking, and you actually believed them?
Hello dumbass, the US Constitution is a living document. Each generation interprets it according to their needs. You must be a teabagger originalist. Fuck the founding fathers! Our generation is much wiser and knows what's best.
You teabaggers never quit, do you? Solyandra wasn't a scandal, it was an attempt to do things right! If you could do things your way, you'd defund NASA completely and then we wouldn't even have this new miracle material. Can we keep the politics out of the science threads, please?
What the hell is this doing in "science.slashdot.org"? In what way is this science?
I also notice this has the "PI" symbol for mathematics. What the fuck? This is neither math nor science, it's politics plain and simple. The yellow journalism of using the epithet 'banksters' is disgraceful. Hey, think what you want, that's OK. But don't call it science nor mathematics.
What the fuck? "Disciplined citizenship"? Where the hell did that dumbass idea come from? Chinese hate their government, they are fully convinced it's shit (and they're right). Hundreds of millions of Chinese would move to the West tomorrow, if they could only get visas and there wasn't an inconvenient ocean in the way (Mexico FTW!)
China doesn't look so bad, eh? Why don't you come here and live under a real, live totalitarian government? Oh, you won't be doing that, right? What a fuckin' surprise.
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Oh, were you talking about America putting more women in power? WTF dude, we've already got tons. Funny how these criticisms only get leveled at one side, with the other side getting off scot-free.
Buy American? What kind of jingoism is this? Why should Americans discriminate on basis of nationality? You're aware that this sort of thing is against the law in America?
That's the point I was making. Us normal people don't need a video game to point us in the right direction, we do it without thinking. Sad, eh?
Why do you feel it's necessary to assure everyone you wouldn't have done such a thing normally? Doesn't that make you feel the sting of shame?
Don't be so sure. Have you ever worked with scientists before? They're just as susceptible to all the usual human fallacies as everyone else. If not moreso.
I have been subjected to numerous lectures about why the BBC is utterly superior because it's not profit-motivated. Now, here they are, selling out one of their cultural treasures for cash. What, they don't know what Hollywood will do to Dr. Who? They know for sure. The BBC is nothing if not cynical about Americans in general, Hollywood specifically. So WTF BBC? Sounds like a 1%-er to me.
How will NASA deal with government regulations regarding race and gender? Hiring only the most qualified candidates would obviously result in astronauts who are as lily-white as the X Games, so that's a non-starter. How much weight will race and gender be given in the selection process? And how will this be transparent, so that watchdog organizations can keep track and know that racial preferences have been observed?
I haven't listened to the radio for about twenty years. I live in China, and their English sucks. America isn't backward, you don't know what backward is. I visited a village in China where peasants were using donkey carts to haul goods...last month. THAT'S backwards.
What would affirmative action in the Valley look like? And how can it be implemented while we have a sympathetic African-American president?
Racism does not require intent. Choke on that.
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not only because they are easy, but because they are hard" --JFK, a liberal.
Actually, it's conservatives in America who are all for taking risks with the lives of astronauts. Who are the ones who shut down playgrounds because the equipment might cause a few broken arms per year? Who are the ones that make 180 degree coffee an unacceptable risk? Who are the ones who require self-censorship [finlandization] instead of permitting someone to say something that might be interpreted as offensive? Who are the ones who have taken to characterizing [wrongly] America as a "backward" nation, and what are their motivations for doing so?
What would be the Spanish reaction if Americans did this to them? I'm shooting in the dark here but I'm sure 'colonial oppression' would be in there somewhere.
Let's question, for a moment, why food costs less. Could it have to do with the insane cost of labor in other countries? Let's not examine this inconvenient truth.
Here in China, I've gotten several smartphones repaired. Mine, and those belonging to others. I've gotten my electric shaver repaired [twice], my laptop, the exhaust fan in my bathroom, my air conditioner, and probably others I've forgotten about. It's amazing what can be done when the mandated cost of labor isn't $35/hour.
"The real economy in Mexico" LOL. The real economy in Mexico is sending their people to America. Seriously, illegals in America sending back money is Mexico's #2 economic product. Petroleum is #1, and the drug cartels already have their own commodity. Eleven percent of the population of Mexico lives in America. As if things aren't fucked up...
"Losing money" means "we think we could make much much more on every TV set sold if we had more control over it." Failure to realize potential profits is a loss according to MBA-speak.
I can't believe what a bunch of nerds we are. We're looking up " money laundering" in a dictionary.
Trust National Geographic. They are your friend. They never have any political objectives they wish to achieve, and their shows are always totally objective, with an equal split between right and left opinions. Haha, just joking, and you actually believed them?
Hello dumbass, the US Constitution is a living document. Each generation interprets it according to their needs. You must be a teabagger originalist. Fuck the founding fathers! Our generation is much wiser and knows what's best.
You teabaggers never quit, do you? Solyandra wasn't a scandal, it was an attempt to do things right! If you could do things your way, you'd defund NASA completely and then we wouldn't even have this new miracle material. Can we keep the politics out of the science threads, please?
Q: Why is starting a comment in the Subject: line incredibly irritating?
I also notice this has the "PI" symbol for mathematics. What the fuck? This is neither math nor science, it's politics plain and simple. The yellow journalism of using the epithet 'banksters' is disgraceful. Hey, think what you want, that's OK. But don't call it science nor mathematics.
China doesn't look so bad, eh? Why don't you come here and live under a real, live totalitarian government? Oh, you won't be doing that, right? What a fuckin' surprise.
They already have that, it's called Xvideos.com.