It's not Oil being a part of the equation, it's cheap oil, which really wasn't available until he beginning of the 20th, that was the feedstock for all that complexity.
See how much innovation and growth you can manage when just brewing your cup of coffee in the morning either requires you to build a fire or fork over lots of money for a few watts.
The term organic is meaningless, and is as much a marketing tool as anything else. Buying organic food without checking out ingredients/growing methods is as stupid as not checking the provenance of anything else.
Having said that, there are many methods of protecting your crops that do not involve complex pesticides and other "highly unfriendly to certain types of living organisms" products. Really, it all boils down to whether you're lazy, or really want to produce and eat food that isn't going to do you or your environment any extra harm.
So do a little research before you buy. There's plenty of us growing this way and we're happy to detail exactly what we do and don't do to our food. Just ask.
Negatory. TV and newspapers have long been in the business of selling you to their advertisers. Any actual entertainment or news produced as a result is simply a happy accident.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no fb fan (don't even have an account), but bagging on them for doing what every multimedia conglomerate has been doing for decades seems a little silly.
Being a bit harsh, aren't you? For the record, I'm no great fan of the 12 step program as it currently exists, but there are worse things for the human race to endure than a little self-reflection.
Slashdot Mirror
I just really liked the idea of building houses out of chairs :)
Dude, with 2800 chairs per person, I could build every man woman and child a chairhouse, guest chairhouse, summer chairhouse and chairhouse cabin.
And still have enough chairs left to build a full suite of chairfurniture for each one.
It's not Oil being a part of the equation, it's cheap oil, which really wasn't available until he beginning of the 20th, that was the feedstock for all that complexity.
See how much innovation and growth you can manage when just brewing your cup of coffee in the morning either requires you to build a fire or fork over lots of money for a few watts.
Why can't we have both?
The "Corporations iz peeple" conflict has lasted far longer than any of those wars you mentioned.
And I'd happily plunk down a slashdot sub on a bet saying it's cost more as well.
The circles of power are incestuous! News at 11!
Christ, is this really what passes for news on slashdot these days? "Appears"? Pull the other one!
Yeah, no. Speaking as a white male, I wouldn't give that shit up for all the money in the world.
You go on believing that being a guy makes you a second-class citizen, see how for that gets you.
You're not lucky, you just have a broader range of human experience.
The sad truth is, all us humans are a little crazy (aka human). It's just only seen as a bad thing if you have a vagina.
Yup. Spend enough time here and you'd swear the tech industry orbits Slashdot, and not the other way around.
he two theories judged most likely centered around either gratuitously spending money to annoy the Slashdot hive mind
Yes, it's amazing what money tech companies will spend to piss off the average slashdotter. We truly are special.
is there really any reason to worry about this at all?
Less a worry and more a position on the risk/reward curve.
Hi. Organic farmer here.
The term organic is meaningless, and is as much a marketing tool as anything else. Buying organic food without checking out ingredients/growing methods is as stupid as not checking the provenance of anything else.
Having said that, there are many methods of protecting your crops that do not involve complex pesticides and other "highly unfriendly to certain types of living organisms" products. Really, it all boils down to whether you're lazy, or really want to produce and eat food that isn't going to do you or your environment any extra harm.
So do a little research before you buy. There's plenty of us growing this way and we're happy to detail exactly what we do and don't do to our food. Just ask.
actually fit in your pocket
If you're a munchkin, sure. My 3GS (no case) fits neatly into the fob pocket of my Levis.
Why would you say that? All they need to do is patent the technology then collect royalties and/or licensing agreements.
The joke is that every time Sony's tried that gambit in the past, they failed miserably. Betamax and Minidisc are two great examples of this.
Considering the fucking lawyers will get most of that settlement
Depends what agreement the clients signed at the beginning of the case. Which you're not privy to. And which I doubt is higher than 50%.
But yeah, lawyers are scum, that's the important takeaway here.
Negatory. TV and newspapers have long been in the business of selling you to their advertisers. Any actual entertainment or news produced as a result is simply a happy accident.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no fb fan (don't even have an account), but bagging on them for doing what every multimedia conglomerate has been doing for decades seems a little silly.
That...may not be a bad thing.
Bitcoin protocol
He wasn't talking about protocol, just the dumb libertarian ideas behind it.
Considering your UID, yes it is.
Wow, you really suck at this.
Some people might use them together
Aww, it's like capitalism for toddlers!
Verily, 'tis a fucking log stuck in thine eye.
Well shit, if you're going to paraphrase GP and expect all of us to regard your interpretation as automatically correct, then sure!
What if the nice guy IS the neanderthal? What if the neanderthal understood perfectly well he could take anything by force but chose not to?
Just asking...for a friend.
Being a bit harsh, aren't you? For the record, I'm no great fan of the 12 step program as it currently exists, but there are worse things for the human race to endure than a little self-reflection.