Well, most of us are the geeks in our family/friend circle, and thus end up helping people with their computer woes. Why change? Just say, "I won't help you unless you use Firefox." That's usually a good motivator.
I beg to differ. This makes complete sense if you're on the right wing of American politics. Just say the opposite of reality until your political base believes you:
Teenage trophy girlfriend - hot as hell. Can't wait to get in her pants. So interesting all you have to do is think about her to have fun. (That's all you can do, anyway...)
Adult trophy wife - still hot as hell. Can't wait to get the next younger model. So irritating you hope the prenup holds up in court. SH*T! There was a prenup, right?
When the TSA pulls you over for a search at airport security, is that a detention? When a police officer stops you for speeding, and leaving before he's done writing you a ticket would be illegal, is that a detention? When authorities stop you in the subway because you fit s certain profile, is that a detention?
Blogs have empowered anyone with the ability to write about anything.
Hmmmmm, I think the pencil did that first. I remember writing in my journal long before the blog existed.
The difference is in the audience.
You claim you don't care what your audience thinks, but you obviously care that you have one. Otherwise you'd write in a journal, or type into your favorite text editor.
So, why the need to perform for an audience while simultaneously saying you don't need to?
And, of course, that's the point. Your disdain at the original post's "anthropomorphism" was misplaced as you can't prove that it was misplaced and/or invalid.
I've just always found it amazing most pro global warming folks toss aside with little worry solar effects. Measuring solar energy output is not very easy and hasn't been done over long periods of time.
I've always found it amazing that anti global warming folks latch on to any excuse to dismiss the theory, even when (in the same breath, no less) they admit it's hard to support those excuses with real data.
Did anyone at Apache remember to patent hot-swappable web server modules?
Why do that? Isn't the point of open source the spread of technology ideas? So what if the evil empire uses Apache's server fu? It's their right, just as it's your right.
We are still in a world where an attack like the slammer worm combined with a PC BIOS eraser or disk locking tool could wipe out half the PCs exposed to the internet...
Wouldn't a variant of this attack be great for hardware vendors? Read the BIOS and kill a certain percentage of the oldest computers per year. They're old, so folks probably wouldn't think twice about a hardware failure.
Especially nuclear, but the greens hate that for mostly incoherent reasons.
I'm with you there. Just about the only thing stopping me from joining the Green Party is their irrational opposition to nuclear energy. That could change in a few years, though. The founder of the Sierra Club just recently came out in favor of nuclear power, so hopefuly some minds will be changed soon.
And it's the best, and in my opinion only, solution to the middle east. Stop being addicted to oil and stop paying the pushers.
Is it OK with you if the zookeeper makes the free and voluntary choice to let the lions out at the zoo and eat your children?
Living in a society involves limiting your freedoms to benefit the common good. If rampant consumption of our resources threatens our very existence, you're damn right I'll limit your right to drive anywhere you like in whatever vehicle you like.
But fear not, that won't be necessary. The market will limit you long before that, at the current rate of increase in gas prices.
Anyway, nice FUD you've go tgoing there. It's a clever way to get right leaning thinkers herding towards alternative renewable energy. Any time you make it a "fight the libruls fer your rights!" issue you're sure to get the conservative wingnuts on your side. Good job!
That's called business nowadays, and I guess it's acceptable.
It's also just business for the governments of the US, Canada, and the UK. They just can't say so in public, and at least marginally have to answer to the public.
Is it even possible anymore? Do enough people care?
1) Yes and 2) No. But keep fighting the good fight. Otherwise it'll never be won.
Since this is your answer to why the/. article was accepted...
Don't be so Slashdottocentric.:)
No, it's my speculation as to to why it published at all, with little detail. It's just the "there's a solution to the hydrogen problem" meme, thrown out just when there's a need for hope, when it will be most easily consumed.
You might think I'm yelling "conspiracy!" I ain't.
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Well, most of us are the geeks in our family/friend circle, and thus end up helping people with their computer woes. Why change? Just say, "I won't help you unless you use Firefox." That's usually a good motivator.
This doesn't make any sense.
I beg to differ. This makes complete sense if you're on the right wing of American politics. Just say the opposite of reality until your political base believes you:
"We're going to war to get the WMD's"
"The insurgency is in it's last throes..."
"You're doing a heck of a job, Brownie!"
The list goes on and on...
I don't know if I agree or disagree with this kind of marketing...
Bought any prescription drugs lately?
Teenage trophy girlfriend - hot as hell. Can't wait to get in her pants. So interesting all you have to do is think about her to have fun. (That's all you can do, anyway...)
Adult trophy wife - still hot as hell. Can't wait to get the next younger model. So irritating you hope the prenup holds up in court. SH*T! There was a prenup, right?
Sweet! Now I can have my very own MacGuffin!
The next step is to redefine "detention."
When the TSA pulls you over for a search at airport security, is that a detention? When a police officer stops you for speeding, and leaving before he's done writing you a ticket would be illegal, is that a detention? When authorities stop you in the subway because you fit s certain profile, is that a detention?
Maybe not now, but it's the next step.
Blogs have empowered anyone with the ability to write about anything.
Hmmmmm, I think the pencil did that first. I remember writing in my journal long before the blog existed.
The difference is in the audience.
You claim you don't care what your audience thinks, but you obviously care that you have one. Otherwise you'd write in a journal, or type into your favorite text editor.
So, why the need to perform for an audience while simultaneously saying you don't need to?
Too bad there's not a game to teach the basics of story editing.
Man, that post plus this little asshettery is ample proof of your unpleasant personality. I feel sorry for you, d00d. Too bad you've got to be you.
No, because you can't prove a negative.
And, of course, that's the point. Your disdain at the original post's "anthropomorphism" was misplaced as you can't prove that it was misplaced and/or invalid.
P.S. Go fuck yourself.
It's one of my pet peeves when people try to look smart, but instead actually just look like contrarian assholes.
Kettle: Hey Pot, is 'dat you?
No, stars form however the rules of the universe allow them to.
P.S. Sorry, but it's one of my pet peeves when people anthropomorphize inanimate objects.
And you know for a fact that stars are not intelligent and self aware?
P.S. Sorry, but it's one of my pet peeves when people deny out of hand the possibility of intelligence beyond humans.
I've just always found it amazing most pro global warming folks toss aside with little worry solar effects. Measuring solar energy output is not very easy and hasn't been done over long periods of time.
I've always found it amazing that anti global warming folks latch on to any excuse to dismiss the theory, even when (in the same breath, no less) they admit it's hard to support those excuses with real data.
As long as the encryption is good...
Right. We all know this is always the case. It's virtually guarenteed!
Did anyone at Apache remember to patent hot-swappable web server modules?
Why do that? Isn't the point of open source the spread of technology ideas? So what if the evil empire uses Apache's server fu? It's their right, just as it's your right.
I think pretentious self referential phrases, like this one, have jumped the...you know...
That's right up there with "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."
I think the "tell the most ginormous lie with a straight face" meme has finally jumped the shark.
We are still in a world where an attack like the slammer worm combined with a PC BIOS eraser or disk locking tool could wipe out half the PCs exposed to the internet...
Wouldn't a variant of this attack be great for hardware vendors? Read the BIOS and kill a certain percentage of the oldest computers per year. They're old, so folks probably wouldn't think twice about a hardware failure.
Instant upgrade.
Profit!
A group of whitehat extremists may become tired of lusers...
You mean, like, the Vorlons?
It was early in the morning. My brain was nuked.
How proud would you as an American be if you had nuked Iraq ... given that we now know that there was absolutely no trace of WMD's whatsoever?
Very proud, considering a nuke would leave little possibility of discovering we were wrong.
And I think that's the point.
Especially nuclear, but the greens hate that for mostly incoherent reasons.
I'm with you there. Just about the only thing stopping me from joining the Green Party is their irrational opposition to nuclear energy. That could change in a few years, though. The founder of the Sierra Club just recently came out in favor of nuclear power, so hopefuly some minds will be changed soon.
And it's the best, and in my opinion only, solution to the middle east. Stop being addicted to oil and stop paying the pushers.
Is it OK with you if the zookeeper makes the free and voluntary choice to let the lions out at the zoo and eat your children?
Living in a society involves limiting your freedoms to benefit the common good. If rampant consumption of our resources threatens our very existence, you're damn right I'll limit your right to drive anywhere you like in whatever vehicle you like.
But fear not, that won't be necessary. The market will limit you long before that, at the current rate of increase in gas prices.
Anyway, nice FUD you've go tgoing there. It's a clever way to get right leaning thinkers herding towards alternative renewable energy. Any time you make it a "fight the libruls fer your rights!" issue you're sure to get the conservative wingnuts on your side. Good job!
That's called business nowadays, and I guess it's acceptable.
It's also just business for the governments of the US, Canada, and the UK. They just can't say so in public, and at least marginally have to answer to the public.
Is it even possible anymore? Do enough people care?
1) Yes and 2) No. But keep fighting the good fight. Otherwise it'll never be won.
Since this is your answer to why the /. article was accepted...
:)
Don't be so Slashdottocentric.
No, it's my speculation as to to why it published at all, with little detail. It's just the "there's a solution to the hydrogen problem" meme, thrown out just when there's a need for hope, when it will be most easily consumed.
You might think I'm yelling "conspiracy!" I ain't.