No it is a fact, not an opinion. Not exploring space for economic reasons is idiocy, and private interests are hardly going to do any exploring any time soon.
Your definitions of 'dogmatism' and 'rational' are flawed.
Everyone has to assume certain things, such as "I exist" and "the universe isn't a deception" in order to do anything. Dogmatism doesn't include those assumptions, since that would make the word useless. Similarly, being rational simply means making decisions on the smallest possible set of assumptions - as opposed to none at all - and making a good guess at the probabilities of the rest.
Your argument is based on too-inclusive definitions, which is why you run into those problems in the first place.
Wikipedia was never meant to be a data warehouse, even if something like that would be useful in some respects. Deletionpedia is a great idea, because it not only makes deletionism visible, it also keeps the work that some authors have done, so it can be collected from there and put in it's proper place. Make a WikiStuff site, and start scraping Deletionpedia for things that isn't spam or plain crap, and you have what you want.
Articles about just started bands are definitely not notable, unless one or more of the members or people connected to it are already notable, or the band has quickly managed to achieve significant popularity etc. It's just not what an encyclopedia is about. I agree it's useful, but Wikipedia is not a repository of things that are useful. Instead, what you need is a wiki site about new bands, it wouldn't be hard to create one (see Wikia).
but would significantly help third party candidates.
I like the phrasing of "third parties". It's as if this whole business is a transaction between two parties, but some third parties may be involved. As if, heh.
Really? I guess I've never been exposed to the situation, but I thought ctrl-alt-f* terminal keys were hooked in the kernel, or somewhere deeper than X.
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No it is a fact, not an opinion. Not exploring space for economic reasons is idiocy, and private interests are hardly going to do any exploring any time soon.
You're right, but as of now, developers are not what makes a phone.
No, it's a bad assumption.
"It's the principle of the matter!", commented one beancounter, completely forgetting he has the wrong principles to start with.
Everyone has to assume certain things, such as "I exist" and "the universe isn't a deception" in order to do anything. Dogmatism doesn't include those assumptions, since that would make the word useless. Similarly, being rational simply means making decisions on the smallest possible set of assumptions - as opposed to none at all - and making a good guess at the probabilities of the rest.
Your argument is based on too-inclusive definitions, which is why you run into those problems in the first place.
Ballistic switching? Is that related to percussive storage?
Is that what they call fisticuffs these days? I do agree that too much input makes my face sore.
What's happening with Slashdot these days - I've always relied on it to keep me informed of technology and interesting news before anywhere else...
What the hell? What is the point of that? In what possible way could knowing something before others do improve your quality of life?
Wikipedia was never meant to be a data warehouse, even if something like that would be useful in some respects. Deletionpedia is a great idea, because it not only makes deletionism visible, it also keeps the work that some authors have done, so it can be collected from there and put in it's proper place. Make a WikiStuff site, and start scraping Deletionpedia for things that isn't spam or plain crap, and you have what you want.
Haha, if it's something you can put on Wikipedia, it's not your "content" in the first place!
Articles about just started bands are definitely not notable, unless one or more of the members or people connected to it are already notable, or the band has quickly managed to achieve significant popularity etc. It's just not what an encyclopedia is about. I agree it's useful, but Wikipedia is not a repository of things that are useful. Instead, what you need is a wiki site about new bands, it wouldn't be hard to create one (see Wikia).
Are you describing a type of computer technology, or a police state?
Those are quickly becoming one and the same.
> I've had family members send me worse trolls, certainly far more amusing.
I don't think the problem is with idle, but rather with your family.
It seems a lot of the time, however, those who complain tend to have 1M+ user id's. I don't see many low id's complaining, I wonder why...
Single Transferrable Vote is what you want. Although it'll take some explaining to some of the populace. So offer alternatives.
It's a good system, but I wonder what ways it could be subverted using suitable election campaigning/advertising.
but would significantly help third party candidates.
I like the phrasing of "third parties". It's as if this whole business is a transaction between two parties, but some third parties may be involved. As if, heh.
You didn't put the stack of bibles on the rug, did you?
Dog soup is quite ok. Not my preferred meat though, and there are some issues with raising dogs specifically for meat.
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Evidence? I thought this was all about mudslinging...
But how could they have an enormous military if no-one is allowed to have guns?
Use the prefs, Luke.
It's still called tracking. It didn't die out, you know..
Where do people get the money to spend all their time training / building pedal-powered boats?
You get a decently paying job, work a bit, then quit to work on something fun.
Is there any reason to use Skype 1 then? None that I know of... which means Skype is a good contender.
Really? I guess I've never been exposed to the situation, but I thought ctrl-alt-f* terminal keys were hooked in the kernel, or somewhere deeper than X.