Actually, I would defnitely agree that there is potential for bias in the optic nerve (or more precisely the visual cortex). Flocks of ducks are often mistaken for a fleet of UFOs at sunset. The brain biases information to what it wants to see when presented with limited information.
And you are correct: There are no facts. Everything is subject to human interpretation (unless you are somehow one with the universe and are aware of some facts without them being filtered through your or someone elses brain first).
I understand your point that the intent of the item determines whether it is news (providing "facts" vs. explicit "opinions"). The problem is that the intent doesn't change the actual content. Watch Fox News for instance - opinion pieces are passed off as news items daily. Virtually every major news entity is backed by a large corporation which filters and adjusts its reporting to align with its interests. The viewer may see something that looks like a news report, but in fact is an ad, an opinion piece, or a suggestion that adjusts the viewer's perspective.
Even a formally journalist trained with no axe to grind (say he's writing for a time capsule) can't help to be biased - he can only report what is available to his senses and can be communicated with his language - and we all know how language contains MANY inherent biases.
Hmm, you sound like a troll. All news sources are more or less biased in one direction or another, even if simply by ommitting information. "Opinion" pieces are simply news articles that pass some arbitrary threshold of bias.
Hmm, I thought the marketing materials were real until I saw this supposed "side view" of the marionette picture. It's just a photoshop rotation. It's clearly not a photograph. What's the point of this "side view"?
I think you are missing the point. Evolution (with the now free Connector software) can connect with Exchange servers for corporate mail, calendaring, etc. Thunderbird does not do this. In fact, I use Evolution for corporate mail, and Thunderbird for my personal mail. They are two different things, even though there is overlap.
Most people will eventually learn the bascic terminology for the major subsystems and will know to look for certain characteristics. No one buys a leve 4 car, do they? It just doesn't make sense.
Imagine, back in your BBSing days, if I told you that Arnold Schwarzenegger would one day be signing a bill as California governor dictating how you could copy files. You would think that I just dropped a hit of acid.
* Who is the email provided to? * How is the email to be provided? * Is this only for legal files haring? (I would assume so) * How are email addresses verified? * If the file sharing app has to provide a way to advertise an email, does this make app incapable of this illegal? * Are FTP and websites affected by this law? * What if I don't have an email address? * What if my address is with Yahoo? Will my information be required to be given to lawyers by Yahoo or whomever my ISP is? * How did this law get passed?
According to who is Liftport in the lead on space elevator technology? As far as I can tell, this company is just a few of geeks who played with lego mindstorms and set up a fancy webpage. Their site hasn't changed in a year, and their team consists of mostly administrators who write blogs about unpacking and filing things. Their Liftport group umbrella has almost as many companies as employees. What have these people done that makes anyone think that they have more of a chance of building a space elevator than my kid brother Joey?
This brings up a good point. Software companys want (and get) their cake and eat it too. They get to treat software like physical property when it suits them - for instance, fighting fair-use backups. But then they treat it as information when it suits them - for instance, licensing an individual user, as opposed to a single instance of software itself. So which is it? I would lean towards information, and not physical property.
This is true. EXIF 2.1 defines an IFD section specifically for GPS. From page 56 of the EXIF 2.1 standard:
Table 12 GPS Attribute Information
(I munged this into a list and is highly abridged. I tried 10 different ways to post the table but Slashdot's fuckwitted lameness filter is fucking lame itself):
Come now, the data could be cast to unsigned back on Earth...
LS
Intellectual Property is a euphemism
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Calling any data "intellectual property" is already buying into the idea that information can be owned. Information is not based in the material, and any concept that treats it as a singular entity, such as a chair or car, is flawed. Singular entities require ownership, because they are scarce and can only be in one place at one time. When we can start making chairs and cars with replicators, then come talk to me about aligning physical property laws with how we treat information - not the other way around.
Why is this insightful? Why is this a comparison with OS X??? I think the big deal here is that this is a FREE OS. You are thinking "non-windows". I'm thinking "non-commercial", "non-proprietary". In that case, OS X and Windows are in the same boat. Go use Windows instead of OS X if you want the best hardware support.
Ok, why don't you be the first to build a nuclear plant in your backyard then? Come on, this is just the opinion of one guy, who actually may not have been all that informed. For instance, look at this quote:
"From where I stood I could see a huge beam of projected light flooding up into infinity from the reactor. It was like a laser light, caused by the ionisation of the air. It was light-bluish, and it was very beautiful. I watched it for several seconds. If I'd stood there for just a few minutes I would probably have died on the spot because of gamma rays and neutrons and everything else that was spewing out. But Tregub yanked me around the corner to get me out the way. He was older and more experienced."
He clearly doesn't know about all the dangers and problems of nuclear power. There are plenty of skydivers who have nearly killed themselves and still love the sport. Doesn't mean I want it to become the next form of public transportation.
How about that disgusting NBC logo that flies in after the Olympic logo after every scene change? It's white and blurry, and is almost hypnotic. I feel like I'm getting a stamp on my forehead evertime they do a scene change.
Everytime there is a frivolous patent article on Slashdot, everyone rants and posts their example of prior art, and says how easy this patent will be to overturn. BUT - is anyone out there actually fighting this patent through the system? I have a feeling that Microsoft will get this patent without challenge and everyone will forget about it in two weeks.
Slashdot Mirror
So are you agreeing with me?
Are you implying that Slashdot is NEWS??? aaaahahahhaha :)
LS
Actually, I would defnitely agree that there is potential for bias in the optic nerve (or more precisely the visual cortex). Flocks of ducks are often mistaken for a fleet of UFOs at sunset. The brain biases information to what it wants to see when presented with limited information.
And you are correct: There are no facts. Everything is subject to human interpretation (unless you are somehow one with the universe and are aware of some facts without them being filtered through your or someone elses brain first).
I understand your point that the intent of the item determines whether it is news (providing "facts" vs. explicit "opinions"). The problem is that the intent doesn't change the actual content. Watch Fox News for instance - opinion pieces are passed off as news items daily. Virtually every major news entity is backed by a large corporation which filters and adjusts its reporting to align with its interests. The viewer may see something that looks like a news report, but in fact is an ad, an opinion piece, or a suggestion that adjusts the viewer's perspective.
Even a formally journalist trained with no axe to grind (say he's writing for a time capsule) can't help to be biased - he can only report what is available to his senses and can be communicated with his language - and we all know how language contains MANY inherent biases.
LS
Hmm, you sound like a troll. All news sources are more or less biased in one direction or another, even if simply by ommitting information. "Opinion" pieces are simply news articles that pass some arbitrary threshold of bias.
LS
Hmm, I thought the marketing materials were real until I saw this supposed "side view" of the marionette picture. It's just a photoshop rotation. It's clearly not a photograph. What's the point of this "side view"?
LS
Sorry to be nitpicky here, but this is a trojan horse, not a virus. A virus propagates through replication.
LS
I think you are missing the point. Evolution (with the now free Connector software) can connect with Exchange servers for corporate mail, calendaring, etc. Thunderbird does not do this. In fact, I use Evolution for corporate mail, and Thunderbird for my personal mail. They are two different things, even though there is overlap.
LS
TERRIBLE analogy here... Toyotas ARE technically far better cars than Fords. Fords are lumps of shit, come on people! Get some better analgoies here!
LS
Most people will eventually learn the bascic terminology for the major subsystems and will know to look for certain characteristics. No one buys a leve 4 car, do they? It just doesn't make sense.
LS
That robotic hand looks a lot like C3P0!
LS
Imagine, back in your BBSing days, if I told you that Arnold Schwarzenegger would one day be signing a bill as California governor dictating how you could copy files. You would think that I just dropped a hit of acid.
LS
* Who is the email provided to?
* How is the email to be provided?
* Is this only for legal files haring? (I would assume so)
* How are email addresses verified?
* If the file sharing app has to provide a way to advertise an email, does this make app incapable of this illegal?
* Are FTP and websites affected by this law?
* What if I don't have an email address?
* What if my address is with Yahoo? Will my information be required to be given to lawyers by Yahoo or whomever my ISP is?
* How did this law get passed?
LS
According to who is Liftport in the lead on space elevator technology? As far as I can tell, this company is just a few of geeks who played with lego mindstorms and set up a fancy webpage. Their site hasn't changed in a year, and their team consists of mostly administrators who write blogs about unpacking and filing things. Their Liftport group umbrella has almost as many companies as employees. What have these people done that makes anyone think that they have more of a chance of building a space elevator than my kid brother Joey?
LS
This brings up a good point. Software companys want (and get) their cake and eat it too. They get to treat software like physical property when it suits them - for instance, fighting fair-use backups. But then they treat it as information when it suits them - for instance, licensing an individual user, as opposed to a single instance of software itself. So which is it? I would lean towards information, and not physical property.
LS
This is true. EXIF 2.1 defines an IFD section specifically for GPS. From page 56 of the EXIF 2.1 standard:
Table 12 GPS Attribute Information
(I munged this into a list and is highly abridged. I tried 10 different ways to post the table but Slashdot's fuckwitted lameness filter is fucking lame itself):
GPSVersionID, GPSLatitudeRef, GPSLatitude,
GPSLongitudeRef, GPSLongitude, GPSAltitudeRef, GPSAltitude, GPSTimeStamp, GPSSatellites, GPSStatus, GPSMeasureMode, GPSDOP, GPSSpeedRef, GPSSpeed, GPSTrackRef, GPSTrack,
GPSImgDirectionRef, GPSImgDirection, GPSMapDatum, GPSDestLatitudeRef, GPSDestLatitude, GPSDestLongitudeRef, GPSDestLongitude, GPSDestBearingRef, GPSDestBearing,
GPSDestDistanceRef, GPSDestDistance
LS
Come now, the data could be cast to unsigned back on Earth...
LS
Calling any data "intellectual property" is already buying into the idea that information can be owned. Information is not based in the material, and any concept that treats it as a singular entity, such as a chair or car, is flawed. Singular entities require ownership, because they are scarce and can only be in one place at one time. When we can start making chairs and cars with replicators, then come talk to me about aligning physical property laws with how we treat information - not the other way around.
LS
Why is this insightful? Why is this a comparison with OS X??? I think the big deal here is that this is a FREE OS. You are thinking "non-windows". I'm thinking "non-commercial", "non-proprietary". In that case, OS X and Windows are in the same boat. Go use Windows instead of OS X if you want the best hardware support.
LS
Umm, never mind that you can hear sound in space, or that it includes elements of magic, or that some aliens look human. It's fantasy, dude, not SF.
LS
The book and the movie were written in conjunction. If you read the book then see the movie, it's A LOT better! Trust me.
LS
Ok, why don't you be the first to build a nuclear plant in your backyard then? Come on, this is just the opinion of one guy, who actually may not have been all that informed. For instance, look at this quote:
"From where I stood I could see a huge beam of projected light flooding up into infinity from the reactor. It was like a laser light, caused by the ionisation of the air. It was light-bluish, and it was very beautiful. I watched it for several seconds. If I'd stood there for just a few minutes I would probably have died on the spot because of gamma rays and neutrons and everything else that was spewing out. But Tregub yanked me around the corner to get me out the way. He was older and more experienced."
He clearly doesn't know about all the dangers and problems of nuclear power. There are plenty of skydivers who have nearly killed themselves and still love the sport. Doesn't mean I want it to become the next form of public transportation.
LS
Perhaps they are referring to video files in general. I could believe the statistic in that case. Still misrepresentation though...
"Gametrack is TOTALLY AMAZING!! Come on, Come on, can you hit him?"
How about that disgusting NBC logo that flies in after the Olympic logo after every scene change? It's white and blurry, and is almost hypnotic. I feel like I'm getting a stamp on my forehead evertime they do a scene change.
LS
Everytime there is a frivolous patent article on Slashdot, everyone rants and posts their example of prior art, and says how easy this patent will be to overturn. BUT - is anyone out there actually fighting this patent through the system? I have a feeling that Microsoft will get this patent without challenge and everyone will forget about it in two weeks.
LS