I think the better term for this is Mercantilism, which is pretty much what Adam Smith argued against in The Wealth of Nations. The government makes laws & regulations which appear to be for the purpose of protecting consumers, but actually make it more difficult for other actors to enter the market, thereby reducing freedom of economic choices.
I ran into, along with some friends unskippable commercials that are ~30-seconds long in the past couple months.
I ran into an unskippable Squatty Potty ad on YouTube about a month back. What was particularly annoying was the fact that the video I wanted to watch was only about 30 seconds long, but the ad is nearly 3 minutes long.
So unless it is some seriously high member of Gov, this is absolute irrelevant information and to me that means that the rest is likely also irrelevant information.
I think the significance goes back to the Ashley Madison hack, where it could be shown that it was married people looking for affairs. People on a dating site may or may not be married, so the potential for blackmail is probably greatly reduced.
There might also be strange coincidences, like a bunch of universal constants that just happen to create a stable universe instead of one that collapses or explodes before anything interesting happens. Or seemingly arbitrary rules such as a constant speed of propagation for light.
Wouldn't the simulating universe also need these to make a simulation of another universe possible?
recently criticized the 30-year-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act as outdated during his testimony in February before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee -- bringing along IBM's first laptop, released the same year, to help illustrate his point.
This seems like an odd analogy to make. Did he ride a horse to the courthouse to show that the fourth amendment is outdated?
No, he's not making the case that the 4th Amendment is outdated. Laws can easily be changed, and should if they no longer meet the goals they are supposed to. Amendments take considerably more effort, which is a good thing.
I see your leftist Slashdot conspiracy and raise the fact that the same often happens when you don't beat the rightwing drums: exhibit 1, exhibit 2, exhibit 3
Not sure if down-modding pro-homeopathy is really a right-wing type thing to do, probably more of a secular-humanist type thing. In Exhibit 3, it looked like you might have misunderstood the parent poster but they thought you were being coy. Communicating tone isn't easy on the internet. Yet another reason I don't care about karma.
Nevermind the NSA, I think slashdot's moderation system probably does a better job at suppressing minority opinions.
Only if you care about/. karma. I don't. I get down-modded quite a bit because I don't beat the leftist drum either. Any time you say something criticizing any idea of a socialist or naturalist position, you'll get down-modded as a troll or flame bait. It's the nature of socialist "justice" whiners to try & suppress anything that challenges their worldview.
You're right that it was a Russian proverb, but it was taught to him by one of his advisors. He would say it repeatedly whenever he met with the Russians just so they didn't get any sneaky ideas.
I wish I had mod points today. Well said. The parent thread may claim to not be a Trump supporter, but he wears his bias on his sleeve. Insightful? Sad....
I never voted for Bush either. If you look through my comment history, you'd be able to find many comments criticizing him as well.
Obama orders ten times the number of air strikes as Bush, and nothing, killing thousands of Muslims (many of whom were non-combatants) and nothing . But Trump bloviates about banning Muslims and Anonymous loses their heads...
No, I'm not a Trump supporter. Yes, I support offering refuge to Syrian refugees.
As compared to Hitler? Cause, you know, you can trust HIM right?
I'll assume you're talking about Trump. No, I don't trust him either, and I'm not voting for him if he becomes the GOP nominee (or any of the others). I'll end up voting for someone who isn't going to win instead of the lesser of two evils. I'm just pointing out the Pollyanna-ish beliefs people hold about politicians are foolish.
This is happening not just in support of Apple, but because the US has announced they will be using their surveillance infrastructure for law enforcement, not just antiterrorism.
This kind of thing won't happen when Obama^h^h^h^h^h Sanders is president!
Oh, about 6 lbs, according to this blog post. Now, they didn't say it weight 6 lbs., but I used the bullet point that stated
."..it is estimated that the entire collection of the Library of Congress including photos, sound recordings and movies might take 3,000 TB of storage. Assuming $100 each for 2 TB hard drives, the entire book collection of the Library of Congress could be stored on about $1500 worth of hard drives at today's prices." LINK
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What we have is corporatism, not capitalism.
I think the better term for this is Mercantilism, which is pretty much what Adam Smith argued against in The Wealth of Nations. The government makes laws & regulations which appear to be for the purpose of protecting consumers, but actually make it more difficult for other actors to enter the market, thereby reducing freedom of economic choices.
I ran into, along with some friends unskippable commercials that are ~30-seconds long in the past couple months.
I ran into an unskippable Squatty Potty ad on YouTube about a month back. What was particularly annoying was the fact that the video I wanted to watch was only about 30 seconds long, but the ad is nearly 3 minutes long.
So unless it is some seriously high member of Gov, this is absolute irrelevant information and to me that means that the rest is likely also irrelevant information.
I think the significance goes back to the Ashley Madison hack, where it could be shown that it was married people looking for affairs. People on a dating site may or may not be married, so the potential for blackmail is probably greatly reduced.
There might also be strange coincidences, like a bunch of universal constants that just happen to create a stable universe instead of one that collapses or explodes before anything interesting happens. Or seemingly arbitrary rules such as a constant speed of propagation for light.
Wouldn't the simulating universe also need these to make a simulation of another universe possible?
Apart from that other sim movie from 1999, you also get The Thirteenth Floor. Don't want to discuss spoilers in case you want to watch it...
I remember seeing the Thirteenth Floor thinking "Wow, that was pretty mind-blowing!", then The Matrix happened.
because of their credentials, regular everyday people put alot of creedence into what they say, even if it is way out of their discipline
Yeah, they even have a name for this phenomenon: Argumentum ad Verecundiam.
recently criticized the 30-year-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act as outdated during his testimony in February before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee -- bringing along IBM's first laptop, released the same year, to help illustrate his point.
This seems like an odd analogy to make. Did he ride a horse to the courthouse to show that the fourth amendment is outdated?
No, he's not making the case that the 4th Amendment is outdated. Laws can easily be changed, and should if they no longer meet the goals they are supposed to. Amendments take considerably more effort, which is a good thing.
What's the tech/geek tie-in? What's the point of coming to a 'news for nerds' website when there are other much better sites to get the same news?
Well, she did design the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, which was used for a location in the new Batman vs. Superman movie. Is that geeky/nerdy enough for you?
I see your leftist Slashdot conspiracy and raise the fact that the same often happens when you don't beat the rightwing drums: exhibit 1, exhibit 2, exhibit 3
Not sure if down-modding pro-homeopathy is really a right-wing type thing to do, probably more of a secular-humanist type thing. In Exhibit 3, it looked like you might have misunderstood the parent poster but they thought you were being coy. Communicating tone isn't easy on the internet. Yet another reason I don't care about karma.
Nevermind the NSA, I think slashdot's moderation system probably does a better job at suppressing minority opinions.
Only if you care about /. karma. I don't. I get down-modded quite a bit because I don't beat the leftist drum either. Any time you say something criticizing any idea of a socialist or naturalist position, you'll get down-modded as a troll or flame bait. It's the nature of socialist "justice" whiners to try & suppress anything that challenges their worldview.
I would be very surprised if they were surprised at the lack of useful data on it.
Maybe they'll be able to boost his Candy Crush Saga & Clash of Clans accounts.
It was a Russian proverb they taught HIM.
You're right that it was a Russian proverb, but it was taught to him by one of his advisors. He would say it repeatedly whenever he met with the Russians just so they didn't get any sneaky ideas.
"Trust, but verify." The same thing could be said about Google Maps.
And agressivity is just a negociation skill.
So is grammar...
There's too much agressivity goin' on around here!
What did that have to do with Baptists?
Well,it was a white guy committing a crime against Muslim people, so it must have been a Christian/Baptist who did it! Wait, it wasn't?!?
Governments are not allowed to take donations
Except when they are...
Should have embedded that in a LMGTFY URL... ;-)
* Doubtless a practicing Christian
Yeah, doubtless...
I wish I had mod points today. Well said. The parent thread may claim to not be a Trump supporter, but he wears his bias on his sleeve. Insightful? Sad....
I never voted for Bush either. If you look through my comment history, you'd be able to find many comments criticizing him as well.
Obama orders ten times the number of air strikes as Bush, and nothing, killing thousands of Muslims (many of whom were non-combatants) and nothing . But Trump bloviates about banning Muslims and Anonymous loses their heads...
No, I'm not a Trump supporter. Yes, I support offering refuge to Syrian refugees.
As compared to Hitler? Cause, you know, you can trust HIM right?
I'll assume you're talking about Trump. No, I don't trust him either, and I'm not voting for him if he becomes the GOP nominee (or any of the others). I'll end up voting for someone who isn't going to win instead of the lesser of two evils. I'm just pointing out the Pollyanna-ish beliefs people hold about politicians are foolish.
Android Googles YOU!
Next you need to explain how you fit 3,000TB on 15 2TB drives.
Compression, my friend, compression. :shrugs:
Yeah, I should have caught that.
This is happening not just in support of Apple, but because the US has announced they will be using their surveillance infrastructure for law enforcement, not just antiterrorism.
This kind of thing won't happen when Obama^h^h^h^h^h Sanders is president!
How much does the Library of Congress weigh?
Oh, about 6 lbs, according to this blog post. Now, they didn't say it weight 6 lbs., but I used the bullet point that stated
I looked up 2 GB external HDs and picked one at random. This Seagate Express 2 TB External HD weighs 6.4 oz.
Hence, 15 2TB HDs at 6.4 oz. each, divided by 16 oz/lb = 6 lbs.