The WSJ is not "an outstanding newspaper" - that's your opinion, and it's definitely subject to challenge. It is probably the case that per the parent's point that its ""newspaper of record" for financial items". This is also the case for papers like the Fin (both UK & Oz) however the opinion pieces (which I get the impression you're approving given you say its "unique and important and interesting") are a wholly different matter...
At a guess I'm too late for you to read this but here's what newspapers are relevant: you're making the assumption that people get, and prefer to get, their news via non-newspaper sources. It's a big assumption and I'm pretty confident it's not the case. It's a little bit like saying "why do people buy books when they could buy a Kindle" (ok, admittledly not a perfectg anaology). I get almost all my news information via the web - I read, easily, 5-6 newspapers online every day. But I still get the weekend papers, and I still regularly buy the weekday ones. Why? Becuase having the hardcopy to hand is just so much the better option in so many cases: at the pub on Sunday afternnoons, while travelling, while I'm sitting on the loo, while I'm.... not an exhaustive list, clearly, but there are many reasons why hardcopy beats digital. To make it plain: you're assuming that digital beats dead tree. Just not true. Were it true, we'd all have paperless offices.
Where is it written that "professional journalists aren't supposed to use Wikipedia as a fucking source in the first fucking place"? I would have thought that you're more likely to find it written that "journalists should not treat wikipedia as an authoritative source". The problem is not that journalists reference wikipedia, it's that they treat it as authoritative.
Why is this news? For a start, it's hardly "new" that running barefoot decreases injuries and is, as a rule, better for you than running with trainers on. Here's some research from 2001, for example. And getting your science news from the Daily Mail is pretty much the UK equivalent of getting your science news from US weekly. It's not known as the Daily Fail (or The Daily (hate) Mail) for nothing...
No, it's really not. Not to be rude but if you've been smoking a pipe for a few months then frankly you're a dilettante.
I'm an ex-smoker. I smoked for 20 years and I've given up many times, hopefully this time for good. Breaking the physical addiction isn't fun but as you point out it's really not that difficult - the nicotine's out of your system in 3-5 days so you're a bit short & shitty but you get over it.
The tough part is breaking the psychological addition. At it's best, smoking is an enormously pleasurable activity and one that you associate with all sorts of other activities - drinking alcohol, after a meal, with a coffee, waiting for something (no kidding), having a laugh with other smokers. Smoking is something you associate with pleasurable activities.
And you also associate smoking with negative things - if you're stressed you want a cigarette. If something bad happens (eg you're facing a firing squad and someone asks "any last requests?") you want to smoke. Smoking is something that helps you "cope" with the bad times.
When you're quitting, and even once you've quit, any time you do one of these activities you find yourself gagging for a cigarette. It just feels "right" to be smoking while you're doing them.
Breaking that habit is *hard*. Really hard. Can't tell you how hard that is. When every beer you've had for 20 years was accompanied by a cigarette you *really* miss it. Doesn't help that your will power diminishes the more beer you drink.
Not really - there's always going to be a legitimate consumer need for encrypted traffic eg anything involving money (banking, purchasing goods). If you have to allow some encrypted traffic and there's no way to tell the difference between legitimate and "illegitimate" encrypted traffic then you can't arbitrarily assume all encrypted data to be hostile and filter accordingly...
Ok late to the party on this but did the whole of Slashdot just get trolled? Seriously - the way I read the OP it was a beautiful, aposite, perfectly pitched troll. And so many takers!
I know you jest but I remember someone making this point on/. before: AC power is ubiquitous - surely there's a market for laptops that don't have batteries but that come with a built in power cord so you can plug into your nearest AC socket. Saves weight, saves space... I'd be up for one - I can't think of anywhere I would use a laptop ( (YMMV) that doesn't have an AC socket within a couple of meters.
Seriously - you may not agree with what the prosecutors are doing, you may not even like them. But it's nothing to do with their wives and families. Leave them out of it.
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The WSJ is not "an outstanding newspaper" - that's your opinion, and it's definitely subject to challenge. It is probably the case that per the parent's point that its ""newspaper of record" for financial items". This is also the case for papers like the Fin (both UK & Oz) however the opinion pieces (which I get the impression you're approving given you say its "unique and important and interesting") are a wholly different matter...
At a guess I'm too late for you to read this but here's what newspapers are relevant: you're making the assumption that people get, and prefer to get, their news via non-newspaper sources. It's a big assumption and I'm pretty confident it's not the case. It's a little bit like saying "why do people buy books when they could buy a Kindle" (ok, admittledly not a perfectg anaology). I get almost all my news information via the web - I read, easily, 5-6 newspapers online every day. But I still get the weekend papers, and I still regularly buy the weekday ones. Why? Becuase having the hardcopy to hand is just so much the better option in so many cases: at the pub on Sunday afternnoons, while travelling, while I'm sitting on the loo, while I'm.... not an exhaustive list, clearly, but there are many reasons why hardcopy beats digital. To make it plain: you're assuming that digital beats dead tree. Just not true. Were it true, we'd all have paperless offices.
Where is it written that "professional journalists aren't supposed to use Wikipedia as a fucking source in the first fucking place"? I would have thought that you're more likely to find it written that "journalists should not treat wikipedia as an authoritative source". The problem is not that journalists reference wikipedia, it's that they treat it as authoritative.
It's a naked celebrity site! Why am I not surprised that typing into Jamie Lee Curtis into Google returns a naked celebrity site !
(yes, yes, I get it...)
Hi -
Great project you're embarking on - I hope you enjoy it!
Something you might consider adding to the list are a few books on the history and philsopy of science and technology. Wikipedia has a great list here
I'd recommend taking a punt at Kuhn, Popper and Feyerabend first.
Cheers,
awl
The 80's called - they want their cock-rock back!
where does this meme come from - do you know? I keep seeing it but have no idea of its orgin and I'm curious...
Why is this news? For a start, it's hardly "new" that running barefoot decreases injuries and is, as a rule, better for you than running with trainers on. Here's some research from 2001, for example. And getting your science news from the Daily Mail is pretty much the UK equivalent of getting your science news from US weekly. It's not known as the Daily Fail (or The Daily (hate) Mail) for nothing...
No, it's really not. Not to be rude but if you've been smoking a pipe for a few months then frankly you're a dilettante.
I'm an ex-smoker. I smoked for 20 years and I've given up many times, hopefully this time for good. Breaking the physical addiction isn't fun but as you point out it's really not that difficult - the nicotine's out of your system in 3-5 days so you're a bit short & shitty but you get over it.
The tough part is breaking the psychological addition. At it's best, smoking is an enormously pleasurable activity and one that you associate with all sorts of other activities - drinking alcohol, after a meal, with a coffee, waiting for something (no kidding), having a laugh with other smokers. Smoking is something you associate with pleasurable activities.
And you also associate smoking with negative things - if you're stressed you want a cigarette. If something bad happens (eg you're facing a firing squad and someone asks "any last requests?") you want to smoke. Smoking is something that helps you "cope" with the bad times.
When you're quitting, and even once you've quit, any time you do one of these activities you find yourself gagging for a cigarette. It just feels "right" to be smoking while you're doing them.
Breaking that habit is *hard*. Really hard. Can't tell you how hard that is. When every beer you've had for 20 years was accompanied by a cigarette you *really* miss it. Doesn't help that your will power diminishes the more beer you drink.
It's all about behaviour...
Not really - there's always going to be a legitimate consumer need for encrypted traffic eg anything involving money (banking, purchasing goods). If you have to allow some encrypted traffic and there's no way to tell the difference between legitimate and "illegitimate" encrypted traffic then you can't arbitrarily assume all encrypted data to be hostile and filter accordingly...
http://www.zetta.net/
Ok late to the party on this but did the whole of Slashdot just get trolled? Seriously - the way I read the OP it was a beautiful, aposite, perfectly pitched troll. And so many takers!
*facepalm*
Posting AC becuase I really am a coward but MS Rutkowska is just ridiculously hot - brains, beauty, bitch-slap my loser arse...
In my experience, you're descriped in "months old" right up until you're about two. As "how old's Felicity now?" " She's 21 months".
Honest question - what does "bff geek" mean? Big Fat Fuckin'geek?
I know you jest but I remember someone making this point on /. before: AC power is ubiquitous - surely there's a market for laptops that don't have batteries but that come with a built in power cord so you can plug into your nearest AC socket. Saves weight, saves space... I'd be up for one - I can't think of anywhere I would use a laptop ( (YMMV) that doesn't have an AC socket within a couple of meters.
made me cry...
But when he threatened my life with a switchblade knife?!
Likewise. I'd also love to see a dynamic DNS service - eg cowboyneal.linux.com
Seriously - you may not agree with what the prosecutors are doing, you may not even like them. But it's nothing to do with their wives and families. Leave them out of it.
I hope there will be too, but they're likely to be in that order and on an ever-expanding timeline...
How do I do that?
Kind of on-topic but this is fascinating... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3gu0iu0xwls&fmt=18
When I was about 12 years old (1993)
made me feel *old*!