It's odd that you should mention psychotherapy. Do you have an axe to grind with it? It would have been just as informative to say rock bands, books and movies can be the basis for a cult.
Interesting. You are changing the subject and identifying me with a group of people I don't actually identify with, and then personally attacking me for it. What data do you have to call me "submissive, dogmatic," etc?
The verbal sniping against Mac users started looong ago. In 1984 I used to get stupid comments like "why didn't you get a real computer." Mac users might be forgiven for ending up a little defensive from the abuse they've been getting since long before the phrase "reality distortion field" came about.
And where do people get the idea that it's acceptable to make unfounded personal attacks simply because someone decides to get a different brand of computer? It looks like there's more than one type of complex going on here...
I assume that this is the funny part that got you modded up. From reading regular comments right here on Slashdot I have discovered that because I am a Mac user:
1. I am gay.
2. I have toy computer.
3. I only bought a Mac because I am under the influence of marketing forces.
4. I'm too stupid to be able to use anything else.
5. I am a shrill fanboy. Or fanbois. Whatever.
I was actually a "child" of 2001: A Space Odyssey, having seen it in the theater when I was six. I was profoundly fascinated by it and later when I read the book my fascination was only increased. But Star Wars was even more profound, possibly because I saw it on the big screen when I was 15 1/5, the prefect age to identify with Luke Skywalker and his desire to live a life bigger than the one he had inherited. It felt like the movie was made for me. After leaving the theater I was so affected I could barely speak for hours.
The subsequent films almost never mattered. It was the initial blast that forever sealed Star Wars as one of my top two favorite films.
Much more effective than you can imagine. Check out this fascinating article about conspiracies that actually happened. One of the entries is about Scientology's fairly successful effort at stealing back documents that made them look bad. From the government.
From the article:
Anyway, somewhere around 5,000 of Scientology's crack commandos wiretapped and burglarized various agencies. They stole hundreds of documents, mainly from the IRS. No critic was spared, and in the end, 136 organizations, agencies and foreign embassies were infiltrated.
Actually, no. I did a little reading on Back To My Mac and it has nothing to do with the OS. It's an application that works through.Mac and uses IPv6, UPnP and one or two other technologies. It allows you to connect to your Mac no matter where it is located, but from the sound of it it is a finicky application. It only worked because the thieves had left the computer signed in to its.Mac account and had UPnP on their local router. It also means she either hadn't logged out or the computer was set to automatically log in, something that generally seems like a bad idea but in this case worked to her advantage.
Good question. I'm not sure how the Back To My Mac application works, but yes, she could easily have used Grab to do a screen capture on the remote end if she already had a video connection going. It seems like a part of the story is missing.
I'm not prepared to say the study is 100% wrong, but I can confirm that when I listen to the radio and traffic gets tense I realize a minute later that not only did I not catch what was being said on the radio, I also could not have even reliably told you that the radio was even on. I realize this is just another anecdote, but it is something I have noticed.
Cell phones are a different thing entirely. It's far easier for me to be distracted by a cell phone, perhaps because in my desire to be attentive to whomever I'm talking to I send more brain cycles to the phone. These days unless I'm going straight and steady on the freeway with lots of space around me I never talk on the cell phone while driving.
Sure, but some of us see looking at the faults in other countries as a good opportunity to reflect upon our own as well. Otherwise one begins to think that one's own country is faultless and needs no improvement.
I only partially misunderstood you. It seems to me you're saying that companies--and indeed individuals, since companies enjoy individual status--should try to get away with whatever they can and that strictly legal checks would be the thing to stop them from heinous behavior. I find it hard to believe that any non-sociopath would find it perfectly acceptable that a corporation might, as a matter of practice, plan out a strategy for enslaving a bunch of people in order to produce goods at a price from which they can profit heavily.
Morality isn't just some quaint little topic of discussion, it is an integral part of us. Those of use who aren't broken, that is. Yes, there are going to be lots of gray areas. That's life. But advocating a simple position that corporations should be trying to get away with as much as possible is unconscionable.
As far as governments working together to remedy any human rights problem, I think that is naive.
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If you have to use a rake then you know something is amiss. Never mind the chemical analysis.
It's odd that you should mention psychotherapy. Do you have an axe to grind with it? It would have been just as informative to say rock bands, books and movies can be the basis for a cult.
Interesting. You are changing the subject and identifying me with a group of people I don't actually identify with, and then personally attacking me for it. What data do you have to call me "submissive, dogmatic," etc?
The verbal sniping against Mac users started looong ago. In 1984 I used to get stupid comments like "why didn't you get a real computer." Mac users might be forgiven for ending up a little defensive from the abuse they've been getting since long before the phrase "reality distortion field" came about.
And where do people get the idea that it's acceptable to make unfounded personal attacks simply because someone decides to get a different brand of computer? It looks like there's more than one type of complex going on here...
Add yourself in as #6 above.
"I know Apple is worshiped here..."
I assume that this is the funny part that got you modded up. From reading regular comments right here on Slashdot I have discovered that because I am a Mac user:
1. I am gay.
2. I have toy computer.
3. I only bought a Mac because I am under the influence of marketing forces.
4. I'm too stupid to be able to use anything else.
5. I am a shrill fanboy. Or fanbois. Whatever.
It's all worked out. This time they're not using units.
I was actually a "child" of 2001: A Space Odyssey, having seen it in the theater when I was six. I was profoundly fascinated by it and later when I read the book my fascination was only increased. But Star Wars was even more profound, possibly because I saw it on the big screen when I was 15 1/5, the prefect age to identify with Luke Skywalker and his desire to live a life bigger than the one he had inherited. It felt like the movie was made for me. After leaving the theater I was so affected I could barely speak for hours.
The subsequent films almost never mattered. It was the initial blast that forever sealed Star Wars as one of my top two favorite films.
From the article:
Actually, in this case they are the one and the same.
And way to completely miss the point.
I'm sure people will start taking responsibility for their actions. Just as soon as corporations do.
Yes, but they're usually just bit parts.
Actually, no. I did a little reading on Back To My Mac and it has nothing to do with the OS. It's an application that works through .Mac and uses IPv6, UPnP and one or two other technologies. It allows you to connect to your Mac no matter where it is located, but from the sound of it it is a finicky application. It only worked because the thieves had left the computer signed in to its .Mac account and had UPnP on their local router. It also means she either hadn't logged out or the computer was set to automatically log in, something that generally seems like a bad idea but in this case worked to her advantage.
I didn't realize that png format was considered "awkward." :-)
Good question. I'm not sure how the Back To My Mac application works, but yes, she could easily have used Grab to do a screen capture on the remote end if she already had a video connection going. It seems like a part of the story is missing.
Because by using this technology violins was avoided.
"Hmm. HTML lists appear not to print bullets in the new Slashdot stylesheet..."
That's OK. That's the one thing the the Guardian Angel will actually be able to do.
I'm not prepared to say the study is 100% wrong, but I can confirm that when I listen to the radio and traffic gets tense I realize a minute later that not only did I not catch what was being said on the radio, I also could not have even reliably told you that the radio was even on. I realize this is just another anecdote, but it is something I have noticed. Cell phones are a different thing entirely. It's far easier for me to be distracted by a cell phone, perhaps because in my desire to be attentive to whomever I'm talking to I send more brain cycles to the phone. These days unless I'm going straight and steady on the freeway with lots of space around me I never talk on the cell phone while driving.
Sure, but some of us see looking at the faults in other countries as a good opportunity to reflect upon our own as well. Otherwise one begins to think that one's own country is faultless and needs no improvement.
And pointing out that someone is bashing the US, no matter how appropriate, is another way to get cheap karma points.
"Unfortunately, it is people like this RIAA lawyer who give the legal profession such a bad reputation among the general public..."
I know. It's that 99% of lawyers that give the rest a bad name.
Yes, but then the second shock wave hit and straightened things around.
"Using slave labor will get one banned from the major consumer economies."
Not really. Look at oil companies. Look at the diamond industry.
Thank you for pointing out the limits of rationality.
I only partially misunderstood you. It seems to me you're saying that companies--and indeed individuals, since companies enjoy individual status--should try to get away with whatever they can and that strictly legal checks would be the thing to stop them from heinous behavior. I find it hard to believe that any non-sociopath would find it perfectly acceptable that a corporation might, as a matter of practice, plan out a strategy for enslaving a bunch of people in order to produce goods at a price from which they can profit heavily.
Morality isn't just some quaint little topic of discussion, it is an integral part of us. Those of use who aren't broken, that is. Yes, there are going to be lots of gray areas. That's life. But advocating a simple position that corporations should be trying to get away with as much as possible is unconscionable.
As far as governments working together to remedy any human rights problem, I think that is naive.