If only we had know Lenin was talking about social media when he said socialism, we'd have had more empathy.
Because indeed that would have been a cause worth fighting against.
It's unlikely that an American housewife knows how to use a proxy or server rented in Russia. It's also unlikely that they would feel motivated to do so. American housewifes are happy just to share articles and memes, at least that is my observation.
The vast majority of the article can be summed as, "astroturfing." I think we've known for a while that various governments pay people to enter forums and post messages trying control the narrative.
There is a paragraph about phishing that largely is quoted in the summary. The article doesn't make clear whether these are phishing attacks from the Russian government, or just from Russia.
Overall, the article is an example of the breathless hyperbole that fills every news article these days.
Re: your post:
It's kind of amazing how I went from the nerdy one who was always using a computer, to now I am the least nerdy of all, surrounded by people with their faces in their devices. My own habits haven't changed much at all.
It's not going to happen because Facebook is like a drip-feed of dopamine to the brain. People are literally addicted. Good business plan they have there.
When the infection gets so bad, the leg is dark purple or black, and liquid is bubbling out of the wound, possibly gangrenous. It can go from salvagable to amputation in a few hours, it's really quick. If you have an infection that looks really bad, do not let them dismiss you from the emergency room without being fully aware of the infection.
The reality is that even here, with the highest speed limits in the US, a 180hp coupe can go fast enough to get jail time on an 85mph road, people are buying these purely for vanity reasons.
It's not about max speed (unless they take it to the track), it's about acceleration.
If you have to believe in something, it is not out of the realm of probability to imagine that 7 billion people are plausibly having an effect on the world's ecosystem and their burning of fossil fuels, just maybe, might be, a factor influencing weather patterns.
How much has the composition of the atmosphere changed as a result? The atmosphere is really big. Surprisingly, it hasn't changed much.
it is possible that it was a disgruntled DNC staff member, but phishing attack is a bit more credible.
Americans are really good at leaking things when we feel our freedoms are threatened. We all distrust our government, and a lot of us would kill to protect our freedoms. Many members of the democratic party were upset at how Sanders got treated, so it wouldn't be surprising at all if one of them leaked.
That said, there were actually multiple hacks (at least three that I can think of without searching). So it's possible the Russian government did it, as well as internal leakers. The next couple years of stories should be entertaining.
Realistically the question is whether the Russians were the ones who hacked the DNC emails. It is possible they did it, but there are potentially others who did it too. Assange himself said it was a disgruntled person from within the DNC itself, which seems possible. Americans are good at leaking things. There's going to be an investigation, so I don't mind waiting.
There's also a question of whether Trump himself talked to the Russian government, and now he is a puppet of Putin. tbh that seems unlikely to me.
If you say There is lack of hard evidence, therefore I don't believe it's true, then ask yourself if you have the same rigour in all other aspects of your life?
They journal does the effort of finding a good editor (at least, good enough) and making sure things go smoothly. Someone has to do that job.
You are right, the value is very small, and I favor replacing them.
The main thing a journal does is acting as a referee, saying, "this scientist's work is good enough to be published."
That in particular is important because it's the primary method universities (and those giving grants) have for ranking the work of scientists.
Of course, there are probably better ways. Impact factor comes to mind immediately, of course that can be gamed if there isn't a gatekeeper like a publisher.
SciHub was created by someone who is practicing civil disobedience.
To say civil disobedience never works, and the government should be petitioned instead, is to ignore history.
An ice age drew the interest of the scientific community in the 50s and 60s. By the 70s, interest had turned (in the scientific community) to warming, although it took another decade for mainstream media sources to catch up.
Not to mention, it's not alarming at all, and most people would probably rather have oil than slower moss growth. If that were the only consequence, no one would care, except the most absurd environmentalists.
What would be alarming is if Antarctica melted. That's something everyone can understand.
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If only we had know Lenin was talking about social media when he said socialism, we'd have had more empathy.
Because indeed that would have been a cause worth fighting against.
It's unlikely that an American housewife knows how to use a proxy or server rented in Russia. It's also unlikely that they would feel motivated to do so. American housewifes are happy just to share articles and memes, at least that is my observation.
And politically -- and this also applies to intelligent people as well -- nobody wants information. All they want is validation.
That's well-said. Good point.
The vast majority of the article can be summed as, "astroturfing." I think we've known for a while that various governments pay people to enter forums and post messages trying control the narrative.
There is a paragraph about phishing that largely is quoted in the summary. The article doesn't make clear whether these are phishing attacks from the Russian government, or just from Russia.
Overall, the article is an example of the breathless hyperbole that fills every news article these days.
What's depressing is the sheer amount of nothing they get done despite being glued to a computer all day.
So true.
Re: your post:
It's kind of amazing how I went from the nerdy one who was always using a computer, to now I am the least nerdy of all, surrounded by people with their faces in their devices. My own habits haven't changed much at all.
It's not going to happen because Facebook is like a drip-feed of dopamine to the brain. People are literally addicted. Good business plan they have there.
When the infection gets so bad, the leg is dark purple or black, and liquid is bubbling out of the wound, possibly gangrenous. It can go from salvagable to amputation in a few hours, it's really quick. If you have an infection that looks really bad, do not let them dismiss you from the emergency room without being fully aware of the infection.
I know someone who lost his leg like that.
When you push the accelerator and feel 1.8 g's of acceleration pushing you back into your seat, then you understand.
The reality is that even here, with the highest speed limits in the US, a 180hp coupe can go fast enough to get jail time on an 85mph road, people are buying these purely for vanity reasons.
It's not about max speed (unless they take it to the track), it's about acceleration.
If you have to believe in something, it is not out of the realm of probability to imagine that 7 billion people are plausibly having an effect on the world's ecosystem and their burning of fossil fuels, just maybe, might be, a factor influencing weather patterns.
How much has the composition of the atmosphere changed as a result? The atmosphere is really big. Surprisingly, it hasn't changed much.
it is possible that it was a disgruntled DNC staff member, but phishing attack is a bit more credible.
Americans are really good at leaking things when we feel our freedoms are threatened. We all distrust our government, and a lot of us would kill to protect our freedoms. Many members of the democratic party were upset at how Sanders got treated, so it wouldn't be surprising at all if one of them leaked.
That said, there were actually multiple hacks (at least three that I can think of without searching). So it's possible the Russian government did it, as well as internal leakers. The next couple years of stories should be entertaining.
There's also a question of whether Trump himself talked to the Russian government, and now he is a puppet of Putin. tbh that seems unlikely to me.
If you say There is lack of hard evidence, therefore I don't believe it's true, then ask yourself if you have the same rigour in all other aspects of your life?
I try to, at least for things that are important.
They journal does the effort of finding a good editor (at least, good enough) and making sure things go smoothly. Someone has to do that job.
You are right, the value is very small, and I favor replacing them.
The main thing a journal does is acting as a referee, saying, "this scientist's work is good enough to be published."
That in particular is important because it's the primary method universities (and those giving grants) have for ranking the work of scientists.
Of course, there are probably better ways. Impact factor comes to mind immediately, of course that can be gamed if there isn't a gatekeeper like a publisher.
SciHub was created by someone who is practicing civil disobedience.
To say civil disobedience never works, and the government should be petitioned instead, is to ignore history.
That said, civil disobedience can be painful.
It's hard to look down on people for it when I'm reading this on a 'screen'
An ice age drew the interest of the scientific community in the 50s and 60s. By the 70s, interest had turned (in the scientific community) to warming, although it took another decade for mainstream media sources to catch up.
Now you can get all your ads served in javascript, and they're even harder to block.
Not to mention, it's not alarming at all, and most people would probably rather have oil than slower moss growth. If that were the only consequence, no one would care, except the most absurd environmentalists.
What would be alarming is if Antarctica melted. That's something everyone can understand.
Yes.
That fair, but do you trust Trump?
No. I question the sanity of anyone who does, his normal communication style is lying.
here is the thing — saying “I don't trust CIA” is pointless unless you give a more trustworthy source.
No, you're wrong. You can say, "I don't know."
Or in this case you can say, "The evidence we have is very thin."
I try to stay up on foreign affairs but the current shitstorms have rendered most articles useless
Yeah, it's gotten really bad.
Like the admitted IRS Targeting?
This is the one I'd like to see investigated.