Well, maybe because I have pictures from a trip that I want my friends (real friends) to see, and the easiest way is to post them on Facebook? It's like Willy Sutton's answer when they asked him why he robbed banks: "that's where the money is".
Of all the things I might consider when buying a car, the ease of replacing the headlight is pretty far down the list. Once every 5 years I'm going to have to pay my garage $20 to replace the light. I'm sorry, I'm just not going to worry about it.
Yeah, yeah, we're all bitter about not getting in on the ground floor too. Let it go.
The most common comment on stock trading forums discussing speculative stocks. And bitcoin has so far behaved very similar to speculative and gamed stock trading.
Try going to one of those countries that censor the Internet and making an unfavorable comment about the government and you might find a few other differences.
I built a wire-wrapped computer around an 1802. 2k of memory. Lots of fun. One advantage was that there was a chip that mapped the available memory to a video signal so it was very easy to get a TV display going. And it didn't require any particular clock frequency so you could actually single-step it very easily. I don't recall much about the instruction set, but I don't think it was particularly awful.
Right. Let's compare running for president against Mr. Putin vs running against Obama. One of those cases makes you a politician. The other puts you in jail till you decide to give up.
Right... there's no difference between Russia, where running against Putin gets you a lifetime jail sentence, and the USA, where running could actually get you elected.
The parent is a joke, right? Just because the USA doesn't grant your every wish, it doesn't make it remotely as repressive as China, where posting something the authorities don't like causes by you and your post to disappear for "reeducation".
I know... those Democrats, pushing their right wing agenda of freedom of choice, of women controlling their own bodies, when they should be trying to narrow the definition of torture.
You mean a hoop like paying for it? That hoop? That's right, I forgot that Slashdot is the "I want that, I'm entitled to it, why shouldn't I steal it" crowd.
Yes, it would be much better if the laws were constantly variable, so you had no idea what the rules were. Sort of like Russia. Where the only rule is "don't cross Putin" and everything else gets bent to that end.
They don't teach facts at law schools either, they teach legal opinions.
They try to teach you how to reason & argue & back up your opinion with facts. Which is a little different then saying "on page 392 of the holy book God himself said X, that's it, end of story".
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Well, maybe because I have pictures from a trip that I want my friends (real friends) to see, and the easiest way is to post them on Facebook? It's like Willy Sutton's answer when they asked him why he robbed banks: "that's where the money is".
I was with you till Jar Jar
Of all the things I might consider when buying a car, the ease of replacing the headlight is pretty far down the list. Once every 5 years I'm going to have to pay my garage $20 to replace the light. I'm sorry, I'm just not going to worry about it.
Yeah, yeah, we're all bitter about not getting in on the ground floor too. Let it go.
The most common comment on stock trading forums discussing speculative stocks. And bitcoin has so far behaved very similar to speculative and gamed stock trading.
Wish I could mod the parent up. Exactly right.
All you need is a philosopher - king.
Try going to one of those countries that censor the Internet and making an unfavorable comment about the government and you might find a few other differences.
I built a wire-wrapped computer around an 1802. 2k of memory. Lots of fun. One advantage was that there was a chip that mapped the available memory to a video signal so it was very easy to get a TV display going. And it didn't require any particular clock frequency so you could actually single-step it very easily. I don't recall much about the instruction set, but I don't think it was particularly awful.
Right. Let's compare running for president against Mr. Putin vs running against Obama. One of those cases makes you a politician. The other puts you in jail till you decide to give up.
I wondered how long it would take someone to hijack this thread into "USA evil". Congratulations.
When you look up "entitlement" there's a picture Kim Dotcom.
Lying is also a time honored practice by (former) Internet CEOs. I wouldn't call Kim Dotcom "joe average".
Right... there's no difference between Russia, where running against Putin gets you a lifetime jail sentence, and the USA, where running could actually get you elected.
Are you all in 8th grade?
yep
Actually, just beware people
The parent is a joke, right? Just because the USA doesn't grant your every wish, it doesn't make it remotely as repressive as China, where posting something the authorities don't like causes by you and your post to disappear for "reeducation".
One of them almost did drown, so it's a valid concern.
I know... those Democrats, pushing their right wing agenda of freedom of choice, of women controlling their own bodies, when they should be trying to narrow the definition of torture.
Your both wrong the democrats and the republicans are exactly the same. They are just two sides of a authoritarian expansionist kleptocratic coin.
Only on slashdot could this be modded "insightful" and not "funny"
The real question:
Will Slashdot finally admit to being paid by Microsoft for positive press?
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
I don't have any mod points, so please, please, please mod the parent up.
You mean a hoop like paying for it? That hoop? That's right, I forgot that Slashdot is the "I want that, I'm entitled to it, why shouldn't I steal it" crowd.
Yes, it would be much better if the laws were constantly variable, so you had no idea what the rules were. Sort of like Russia. Where the only rule is "don't cross Putin" and everything else gets bent to that end.
You mean trials follow rules? Wow, sounds like horrible oppression to me.
If you think this is about free economics, China has a bridge it wants to sell you.
they don't teach facts, they teach opinions.
They don't teach facts at law schools either, they teach legal opinions.
They try to teach you how to reason & argue & back up your opinion with facts. Which is a little different then saying "on page 392 of the holy book God himself said X, that's it, end of story".