"Not only do we have people who believe firmly that both elections were stolen, but we have people who literally believe something will cause a suspension of the 2008 elections, allowing Bush to remain in power. To me, the growing ranks of people who believe that with all their heart - growing mostly because of the internet, and sources of information that reinforce what they want to believe - are actually more of a threat to our system of government than anything else."
Unless, of course, 2008 rolls around and they turn out to be right. But I'm sure you'd still try to downplay the irregularities in the 2000 and 2004 elections, wouldn't you?
...cut I don't know what (if anything) can or should be done about it. I grew up playing with Legos and building castles out of cardboard boxes and riding bikes and creating pyrotechnics with my chemistry set. I would not be as complete a person if I'd spent my childhood playing video games. I had an Odyssey and an Atari, and the neigbor kids got a Nintendo when they came out, but I didn't play that much.
It's not just kids who are affected; I see these things happening to myself, now, too. Other than hanging out at the coffee shop and going hiking and backpacking, my life basically revolves around the computer. Sometimes I feel like it's not on the Internet, it doesn't matter!
I do not regard the scientific endeavor with prejudice. I regard the people who are currently making money at it with prejudice. Anti-intellectialism is a problem, but it's an entirely different problem from the one I'm complaining about.
Our universities do not exist to educate. They exist for profit. Even the "research" they conduct is more often driven by greed than genuine scientific curiousity. Meanwhile, they're gouging their customers (students) and not delivering the product (an education). Most graduates are completely incompetent, not only in their chosen fields, but in general; and degree inflation can't get much worse without inventing higher degrees.
My tuition at a state university has increased 50% in the past two years, and their programs are a complete joke. I refuse to go into debt to the point where I have to create an income for myself by kissing the government's ass for research grants to conduct pointless experiments. I'm done. The only research I conduct from here on out will be for my own personal benefit.
I'm not a fan of creationist pseudo-science, either. But real science hasn't been doing its credibility any favors lately. Scientists themselves aren't entirely to blame; their profession as a whole is suffering from our shitty education system and the daily media barrage of contagious stupidity. But I think it's reached the point where the whole scientific (and higher-educational) establishment is rotten through and through. It's going to take a major effort from a few brilliant minds to rebuild it.
Sadly, many (if not most) professional scientists these days are nothing but bumbling idiots chasing after research grants, repeating one another's experiments and research not for verification, but to pass them off as original.
In an environment of such poor scientific integrity, there's nothing wrong with a layperson hitting the books and forming their own theories. They're probably just as good as any so-called expert's.
Call in a tip to CrimeStoppers. Not only will the cops get to feel like they're playing detective and actually do something about it, but maybe you'll get a reward for it.
Henceforth, Federal taxes will be collected by the state of California and distributed to the Federal government and/or state agencies at the sole discretion of the California state legislature.
"Something tells me the US is in need of a (peaceful) revolution in order to shake out the evils that are festering."
Get a clue, you fucking pussy. What we need is for a bunch of people to get together and start spilling the blood of tyrants. The more, the better. Ideally, the sovereign state of California itself would respond to this ruling by arresting and expelling all Federal judges and agents, summarily executing any who resist, and smashing the walls of Dublin Federal Prison with National Guard tanks.
"free things are not good for companies, because it is the total oposite of an economy and, for there to be an economy there assets/services must be traded for money"
Typical brainwashed nincompoop who has no idea what an economy is. ('Course, there are a lot of respected "economists" who have no idea what an economy is...)
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Hmmmm... do the same hotel minibar keys work on Diebold ATMs?
+1, The Truth Hurts, Doesn't It, Dave?
Unless, of course, 2008 rolls around and they turn out to be right. But I'm sure you'd still try to downplay the irregularities in the 2000 and 2004 elections, wouldn't you?
...of digg articles?
No thanks. I prefer to remain gonnhosyphiherpilesmonkeyvirus-free, thank you.
It's called the Second Amendment.
...cut I don't know what (if anything) can or should be done about it. I grew up playing with Legos and building castles out of cardboard boxes and riding bikes and creating pyrotechnics with my chemistry set. I would not be as complete a person if I'd spent my childhood playing video games. I had an Odyssey and an Atari, and the neigbor kids got a Nintendo when they came out, but I didn't play that much. It's not just kids who are affected; I see these things happening to myself, now, too. Other than hanging out at the coffee shop and going hiking and backpacking, my life basically revolves around the computer. Sometimes I feel like it's not on the Internet, it doesn't matter!
Our universities do not exist to educate. They exist for profit. Even the "research" they conduct is more often driven by greed than genuine scientific curiousity. Meanwhile, they're gouging their customers (students) and not delivering the product (an education). Most graduates are completely incompetent, not only in their chosen fields, but in general; and degree inflation can't get much worse without inventing higher degrees.
My tuition at a state university has increased 50% in the past two years, and their programs are a complete joke. I refuse to go into debt to the point where I have to create an income for myself by kissing the government's ass for research grants to conduct pointless experiments. I'm done. The only research I conduct from here on out will be for my own personal benefit.
I'm not a fan of creationist pseudo-science, either. But real science hasn't been doing its credibility any favors lately. Scientists themselves aren't entirely to blame; their profession as a whole is suffering from our shitty education system and the daily media barrage of contagious stupidity. But I think it's reached the point where the whole scientific (and higher-educational) establishment is rotten through and through. It's going to take a major effort from a few brilliant minds to rebuild it.
My point is, either you unlearned most of what you learned with BASIC... or you're a bad computer programmer.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're joking.
If they come for my spanking porn, somebody's getting shot in the face.
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With a shotgun, you pervert!
That statement is just as ignorant as the one you were replying to.
When I was nine, I was introduced to programming with Apple BASIC. I almost didn't recover.
Nonsense. Is this the kind of shit they're teaching our teachers?
Because there is no war on terrorism. Our government doesn't really care.
In an environment of such poor scientific integrity, there's nothing wrong with a layperson hitting the books and forming their own theories. They're probably just as good as any so-called expert's.
Call in a tip to CrimeStoppers. Not only will the cops get to feel like they're playing detective and actually do something about it, but maybe you'll get a reward for it.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/ The articles are based on press releases, but they reference the original papers if you want to read more.
It was 3.11 - 3.1 = 0. I remember because I thought the implication was funny that Windows 3.11 was no better than Windows 3.1.
Henceforth, Federal taxes will be collected by the state of California and distributed to the Federal government and/or state agencies at the sole discretion of the California state legislature.
Get a clue, you fucking pussy. What we need is for a bunch of people to get together and start spilling the blood of tyrants. The more, the better. Ideally, the sovereign state of California itself would respond to this ruling by arresting and expelling all Federal judges and agents, summarily executing any who resist, and smashing the walls of Dublin Federal Prison with National Guard tanks.
And yes, I just said that in public.
It's time to start applying the corporate death penalty to companies who abuse the system this way. Blackboard would make an excellent poster child.
Typical brainwashed nincompoop who has no idea what an economy is. ('Course, there are a lot of respected "economists" who have no idea what an economy is...)
Sure, you could say it. But you'd be wrong.