Yep, let's blame the environuts and completely forget that the free market, which considers oil as a much cheaper and easier resource to use, might have played a role.
This must be a US thing. Every time I've used a moving walkway in a European airport, there's a always a sign somewhere to the effect that you stand on one side only, so that the people who want to walk can get past you.
So it seems a weird nitpick seeing as that's the part that's not rocket science.
I think you might want to do a little more research, and perhaps widen your scope a little bit, time-wise, before you anchor yourself to such an absolute statement.
Actually, that's a really good point. As citizens of industrialized nations, we've witnessed some truly weird and vile shit just in the last decade alone due to the final stages of corporatized political parties. Traditional methods, like letter campaigns, protests and such no longer work as well or at all.
In other words, you have to be big and ballsy these days just to get noticed, let alone get anything done.
Works for me, too. If we're seeing the beginning of "4th gen" politics, then democracy might still have a chance.
I would bet everything I could turn to cash that this will fail. As in: Will have the same or less impact on the iPad as mp3 players had on the iPod during the last 10 years.
This isn't news for nerds, this is fantasy capitalism!
"Oh please, please, let this be a robust market!"
"Fuck you. Buy an iPad."
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Yep, let's blame the environuts and completely forget that the free market, which considers oil as a much cheaper and easier resource to use, might have played a role.
Side Note: Why do Rock Bands make more money then Rap Acts?
Fucking major citation needed. Seriously, what decade do you think it is?
I'm not even sure what popping a girl's bra strap means.
It means you put all your stats into Dexterity.
and could be solved by cutting taxes
Could be? That's Socialist propaganda! It will be solved by cutting taxes!
This must be a US thing. Every time I've used a moving walkway in a European airport, there's a always a sign somewhere to the effect that you stand on one side only, so that the people who want to walk can get past you.
So it seems a weird nitpick seeing as that's the part that's not rocket science.
so the only time I see a troll is when someone has an awesomely crafted response to said troll.
Yes, it is nice having a purpose. Although I would substitute 'just clever enough' in place of 'awesomely crafted'.
The company may lose business from celebrities wishing to remain anonymous online. Dave Chapelle anyone?
Right, because there's not one single shred of evidence that companies treat celebrities differently than everybody else.
No trolls here.
Hey, if you're browsing at -1, that's your problem, not Slashdot's.
Yes, because trolls would never stoop to using fake "real" names.
Well, they'll find it very difficult to do that unless they figure out a way to spoof the same name on their credit card.
Really? Point us to some of this buzz of which you speak.
How about the FP article you're commenting in?
Just kidding. Slashdot is pants.
you goose step to a dogma
Really? Could you point it out to me? This is slashdot, so show your work, coward.
Well, it's a good thing most of those terrorists were Saudis, and they produce lots of oil!
You can stand down, wingnut.
I think you might want to do a little more research, and perhaps widen your scope a little bit, time-wise, before you anchor yourself to such an absolute statement.
Kinda like the fake-liberal who has the 'one' black friend that he invites to the pub to show he is 'not' racist.
FTFY. Somebody you'd call an 'uber' liberal wouldn't even give a shit in the first place.
Actually, that's a really good point. As citizens of industrialized nations, we've witnessed some truly weird and vile shit just in the last decade alone due to the final stages of corporatized political parties. Traditional methods, like letter campaigns, protests and such no longer work as well or at all.
In other words, you have to be big and ballsy these days just to get noticed, let alone get anything done.
Works for me, too. If we're seeing the beginning of "4th gen" politics, then democracy might still have a chance.
There are a couple of lefties at work who keep insisting that any and all climate change currently happening is due to our actions.
Poor bastards. Those two idiots have been swelled into a veritable army of "global warming catastrophists". Love this debate...
What's so difficult about this?
For you? Nothing. You're not the intended audience.
I know a few people who do tree care for a living, and one of their larger expenses is paying someone to dispose of their wood chips.
Say what? They need to buy a dyer and a packager and sell the mulch to garden centres. Or just sell the chips to someone who'll do that.
It's a duck!
*sells all Microsoft stock*
Don't forget to sell your stocks in chair manufacturers, too. He's only going to get to do that once, at home, before his wife rips him a new one.
Jeeezus. You took an extremely stale joke and steered it straight into the wall. Come on, folks, this is 2010, we can do better than this!
Probably has something to do with showrunner John Rogers' knowledge of how the new media landscape works. His highly entertaining blog:
http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/
About the only useful comment in the thread so far.
I would bet everything I could turn to cash that this will fail. As in: Will have the same or less impact on the iPad as mp3 players had on the iPod during the last 10 years.
This isn't news for nerds, this is fantasy capitalism!
"Oh please, please, let this be a robust market!"
"Fuck you. Buy an iPad."
Maybe I'm just getting too old for this shit.
Hopefully this will not increase those guys who find it funny to watch this stuff on the train etc.
Yeah, but this being 2010, you can just scream 'terrorist' and watch him never make that mistake again.