Well, back then the tech gave us an edge and it mattered. Today, everybody can have the tech - its more open now than it was then, so its no longer just about technology but also how well its used.
However I suppose that argument could be used for just about anything:)
- Get troops out of Afghanistan - Stop supporting Pakistan and bring stability in the Indo-pak region - for the life of me, I cannot understand why the US finds the need to be nice to Pakistan rather than India which is a democratic and upcoming economy. - Stop being so nice to China has openly admitted to selling weapons to Pakistan and the Arab nations.
I think this kind of technology is asking to be abused. Just like the cell fone signal jammers.
That could be said of any and all kinds of technologies, for the most part.
Sarcasm aside, if you are a product of anything but pure merit (no matter how so) your professional capabilities are doubted.
This is natural. Yes, I would doubt a black doctor who has not gotten through the proper channels, and I do not see anything wrong in that simply because am being careful.
Reservation for anything thats not meritorious is a bad thing, IMHO.
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You forgot -
;-)
Fly back into the future!!!!!!
Welcome to Slashdot :-p
To allow *sustained* progress which also gives us free time for liesure would be more appropriate, IMHO.
this isn't even a *good* conspiracy theory.
conspiracy theories usually arent. if they were good enough, they would be popular myths and legends and not merely conspiracy theories
CmdrTaco? Is that you? :-p
You know what, I'm surprised its taken this long ;-)
And oh, not to mention the fact that the so-called social skills are made to be so important.
Well, back then the tech gave us an edge and it mattered. Today, everybody can have the tech - its more open now than it was then, so its no longer just about technology but also how well its used.
:)
However I suppose that argument could be used for just about anything
The fact that geeks are often trampled upon, treated like shit and end up having no girlfriends whatsoever?
Is that not bad enough or what?
You could have more than one battery source :)
One for car, one for jogging etc etc.
Bah!
That is so wrong. I'm anti-social because I do not fit in. Because I have trouble adjusting to the society and because I feel awkward about things.
I do not see anything wrong with it, its part of who I'm and its just the way I'm wired.
Anti-social behaviour is just something thats associated as being a disorder - I should know, I suffer from one.
There is nothing wrong in being so, especially if you cannot help it.
Is glomming a real word? :)
You really need to learn some physics.
:)
That, my friend, is true for almost the whole of Slashdot - not just for physics, but also law, economics, blah blah
I know its meant to be funny, but it sure as hell is scary to think that space is being managed no differently ;-)
Giving you choice would not then make it much of an experience now, would it? :-)
Yeah true, but they sure as hell would not ming making some money out of it, ya' know! :)
Should not be a question in the first place - the lawsuit ofcourse :)
;-) And blame the outside world for it.
Remember kids, the DDoS would not happen until they bring it upon themselves
But then that does not matter - in the end what really matters is who really won :)
Tech vs manpower? Looks like it is tech that has won.
You forget
- Get troops out of Afghanistan
- Stop supporting Pakistan and bring stability in the Indo-pak region - for the life of me, I cannot understand why the US finds the need to be nice to Pakistan rather than India which is a democratic and upcoming economy.
- Stop being so nice to China has openly admitted to selling weapons to Pakistan and the Arab nations.
Just my 0.02.
You forget the pointed tinfoil hat ;-)
I think this kind of technology is asking to be abused. Just like the cell fone signal jammers. That could be said of any and all kinds of technologies, for the most part.
Would you like me to remove the mirrors off my servers? Do let me know. Thanks.
All the sites seem to be slow, and the Chandra site seems to be down, so I have put up some mirrors.
Chandra article mirror here.
NASA article mirror here.
Picture of rxj1242 is here.
Sarcasm aside, if you are a product of anything but pure merit (no matter how so) your professional capabilities are doubted. This is natural. Yes, I would doubt a black doctor who has not gotten through the proper channels, and I do not see anything wrong in that simply because am being careful. Reservation for anything thats not meritorious is a bad thing, IMHO.