Maybe I am alone here; but the only real trend in my movie likes is that I only watch GOOD movies. I have seen nothing in any of the articles on this that account for that. If I enjoyed 12 Monkeys; don't be suggesting Battlefield Earth to me just because they are both SF movies.
To me, a better suggestion for a fan of 12 Monkeys would be Momento.
Again, I am only looking at the *results* here. If he and his "like-minded" appointees are against the things I am seeing - then something is wrong somewhere.
I don't even know who Wales is. I am going by what I am seeing only. I don't care what the stated political position is of any particular editor; the actions by the people doing the reverts I see are hard left hacks who show completely inconsistent editorial standards depending on the political content of a particular article.
This is the natural progression of any organization run primarily by leftists.
First you champion free speech when you are in the minority.
Then when you are in the majority you clamp down hard on any dissent.
You justify it by saying you are "in the right" and that contrary "misinformation" will just "confuse" the people.
Just look at any organization that is run by the left and show me the diversity of thought there and how it is tolerated.
In my experience, they come down on no one harder than one of their own flock that has gone astray.
The best example of this is the moderation system on slashdot.
Instead of a well-worded reply to a well worded (but contrary) opinion, it is modded down in a cowardly way (overrated). The goal is to suppress contrary ideas.
This does not speak well for the confidence of the majority - does it?
I said: If you let AS people make life decisions for other people based on theory and rules - you are going to have a LOT of problems.
Then YOU said: "If anything, you should consider yourself lucky that I don't impose my "norms" on you."
Thanks for proving that point for me.
I notice that you have a problem with reading comprehension when dealing with non-concrete issues - perhaps a symptom? Like where I said "AS people have trouble with the abstract idea *and* the *application* of what is right and wrong"
You said "They have trouble with the imposition of arbitrary standards."
See,we agree (not that you noticed). AS people have trouble knowing where the line is when it is not cut and dried.
And yes, "norms" change. Laws do also, but usually cannot keep up. That is why the letter of law is at best a poor way to determine what is right and wrong. Any lawyer will tell you that laws can be interpreted however your money and your ass needs them to be. True right and wrong is not so easy to get around.
This was nice (and telling): "I am objectively superior to most people"
Superior how? Better at certain skills that make you money? Score better on a IQ test?
Well, buddy - that don't get you jack shit. The only thing that really matters in this world is being happy and not being in the way of other people being happy.
Are YOU happy? Do you make people around you happy? You seem to be kind of asshole; so it begs the question.
And you have demonstrated the AS trait of completely linear thinking. The point is that AS people have trouble with the abstract idea and the application of what is right and wrong.
People who are closer to neurologically normal are able to decide what things *are just wrong*.
You can certainly argue that the AS people will usually be more correct as to what the law specifically says.
My point is that the AS person would be both right (yes, that is what the law says) *and* wrong (you let this freak go and he will go on to actually molest girls).
If you let AS people make life decisions for other people based on theory and rules - you are going to have a LOT of problems.
A lot of the problems in this country can be traced to a rigid interpetation of the law that allows "troublemakers" to run free because they are not breaking a specific law. This does not change the fact that they are negativity affecting society as a whole. Law enforcement used to have the ability to make these judgments; the mandate to "keep the peace". No longer.
In my experience, if he writes in perfect English then he is either over 40 or from outside the country. So, that still leaves the chance that he is Chinese.
>> but I come from a country where we have socialised medicine. It is certainly not perfect
If your country has socialized medicine; then I'm guessing that people go OUTSIDE the system (or even the country) to get the best care possible.
This Churchill quote seems appropriate right now: The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
I've been using NOD32 as the sole AV for my customers since 2004. Just about in the last year I have seen MANY different spyware packages get right by it. All those fake antivirus programs? Nod is the last to get updates to detect them.
Because of this I have been switching everybody to Avira. Nod may still be the best for "classic" viruses; but the other stuff seems to go right through it.
I am dumbfounded that someone who reads slashdot is stupid enough to have the home version of Norton on their computer. It is a complete POS and offers similar benefits to dragging an anchor behind your car.
I bought a Planex (PCI) MZK-W04NU based on your comments here - then I find that openwrt is definitely a work in progress on this router and it is not considered stable at all. Did I miss something?
I have a defect in this area - the more I do something the worse I get. I am unable to memorize rote motions.
Although nominally athletic, I have only been able to have an somewhat repeatable motion in athletics (golf, shooting a basketball) by letting my arms follow the path that my stiff joints want to go.
Light practice is helpful for my basketball shot, but my best golf days were always after months of not playing.
As an 17 year old employee of a grocery store, I was unable to comprehend how to wrap lettuce.
I suspect that this sort of disfunction would ot be noticed in soccer or hockey - since it is more of a freestyle way of moving.
Seriously, how would the Slashdot community feel if Psystar (who seems to have the favor of the Slashdot community) had hired Darrell McBride and HE was the one heading up this action against Apple?
We will now have to sharply limit complaining about privacy issues and everything else that has been complained about for the last eight years. We can expect to lose fully 85% of total post content as any criticism of government could be seen as criticism of our great leader.
We will now be ignoring all of the things that we have been so noisy about; just like when Clinton was in office. Now we go back to the pre-Bush slashdot; where the stealing of FBI files to be used for purely political purposes barely registers.
All of the issues that we have superficially held fast to will have to be discarded as they can no longer be used to bludgeon our political opponents.
I for one welcome our new unaccountable overlords!
>> There go Lenovo's chances on my next laptop purchase.
I see this sort of comment all the time; each time I wonder if there is any basis in reality.
In my experience (in business at least), people with actual responsibilities don't use political/advocacy factors as the primary consideration when making purchases.
As for non-business users, I think it would be safe to assume that most people who make this kind of statement are no threat whatsoever to ever buy anything; unless it is mmorpg-related.
Of course (for the sake of politeness), we will assume you are the exception to this law of nature.
I notice that you never address any of the prior history of science scares - and how similar they are to this one. You see what I mean about liberals never learning from history?
You are like ever other liberal out there - you believe in things 100% but have zero ability to back it up when challenged. All the while insulting the other person's intellect. I have 30 years of being right on my side; you have your petulant and elitist attitude. I will end up being right again in this argument; but by then you will on to the next horrible disaster that does not exist. As always, I'm sure you will spare yourself the pain of self-reflection.
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But what about those loved-ones you leave behind? ... Oh, wait - not applicable.
Maybe I am alone here; but the only real trend in my movie likes is that I only watch GOOD movies. I have seen nothing in any of the articles on this that account for that. If I enjoyed 12 Monkeys; don't be suggesting Battlefield Earth to me just because they are both SF movies. To me, a better suggestion for a fan of 12 Monkeys would be Momento.
Wow, that page is REALLY fucked up in Chrome. Until they fix their shit, they are probably doing people a favor.
Again, I am only looking at the *results* here. If he and his "like-minded" appointees are against the things I am seeing - then something is wrong somewhere.
BTW, I LOVE your sig - best I have seen in a while. I had to pass it on.
I don't even know who Wales is. I am going by what I am seeing only. I don't care what the stated political position is of any particular editor; the actions by the people doing the reverts I see are hard left hacks who show completely inconsistent editorial standards depending on the political content of a particular article.
This is the natural progression of any organization run primarily by leftists.
First you champion free speech when you are in the minority.
Then when you are in the majority you clamp down hard on any dissent.
You justify it by saying you are "in the right" and that contrary "misinformation" will just "confuse" the people.
Just look at any organization that is run by the left and show me the diversity of thought there and how it is tolerated.
In my experience, they come down on no one harder than one of their own flock that has gone astray.
The best example of this is the moderation system on slashdot.
Instead of a well-worded reply to a well worded (but contrary) opinion, it is modded down in a cowardly way (overrated). The goal is to suppress contrary ideas.
This does not speak well for the confidence of the majority - does it?
"A lot" is two words. You wouldn't say "alittle", would you?
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In reference to your claims about Obama's wikipedia page being "protected"; don't you think it is best that we don't confuse the voters?
If we were to allow misinformation to be attached to *our* candidates - the people might not vote for the right person.
I said: If you let AS people make life decisions for other people based on theory and rules - you are going to have a LOT of problems.
Then YOU said: "If anything, you should consider yourself lucky that I don't impose my "norms" on you."
Thanks for proving that point for me.
I notice that you have a problem with reading comprehension when dealing with non-concrete issues - perhaps a symptom? Like where I said "AS people have trouble with the abstract idea *and* the *application* of what is right and wrong"
You said "They have trouble with the imposition of arbitrary standards."
See,we agree (not that you noticed). AS people have trouble knowing where the line is when it is not cut and dried.
And yes, "norms" change. Laws do also, but usually cannot keep up. That is why the letter of law is at best a poor way to determine what is right and wrong. Any lawyer will tell you that laws can be interpreted however your money and your ass needs them to be. True right and wrong is not so easy to get around.
This was nice (and telling): "I am objectively superior to most people"
Superior how? Better at certain skills that make you money? Score better on a IQ test?
Well, buddy - that don't get you jack shit. The only thing that really matters in this world is being happy and not being in the way of other people being happy.
Are YOU happy? Do you make people around you happy? You seem to be kind of asshole; so it begs the question.
And you have demonstrated the AS trait of completely linear thinking. The point is that AS people have trouble with the abstract idea and the application of what is right and wrong.
People who are closer to neurologically normal are able to decide what things *are just wrong*.
You can certainly argue that the AS people will usually be more correct as to what the law specifically says.
My point is that the AS person would be both right (yes, that is what the law says) *and* wrong (you let this freak go and he will go on to actually molest girls).
If you let AS people make life decisions for other people based on theory and rules - you are going to have a LOT of problems.
A lot of the problems in this country can be traced to a rigid interpetation of the law that allows "troublemakers" to run free because they are not breaking a specific law. This does not change the fact that they are negativity affecting society as a whole. Law enforcement used to have the ability to make these judgments; the mandate to "keep the peace". No longer.
Autistic spectrum people often have a problem with understanding societal norms - what is next; "Fresh Pizza is Hot"?
Ask those same people about having THEIR face superimposed on a nude child's body and see how their answers change.
In my experience, if he writes in perfect English then he is either over 40 or from outside the country. So, that still leaves the chance that he is Chinese.
Do you even know what a smoking gun is? When did they start letting the mentally challenged start posting news on this site... oh wait...
>> but I come from a country where we have socialised medicine. It is certainly not perfect
If your country has socialized medicine; then I'm guessing that people go OUTSIDE the system (or even the country) to get the best care possible.
This Churchill quote seems appropriate right now: The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
I've been using NOD32 as the sole AV for my customers since 2004. Just about in the last year I have seen MANY different spyware packages get right by it. All those fake antivirus programs? Nod is the last to get updates to detect them.
Because of this I have been switching everybody to Avira. Nod may still be the best for "classic" viruses; but the other stuff seems to go right through it.
Don't just tell us about - report it! http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/
I am dumbfounded that someone who reads slashdot is stupid enough to have the home version of Norton on their computer. It is a complete POS and offers similar benefits to dragging an anchor behind your car.
And it is not exactly doing a great job of catching viruses either: http://mtc.sri.com/live_data/av_rankings/
I bought a Planex (PCI) MZK-W04NU based on your comments here - then I find that openwrt is definitely a work in progress on this router and it is not considered stable at all. Did I miss something?
Here is the forum thread on this router:
http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=83190
there is some sort of disconnect here.
I have a defect in this area - the more I do something the worse I get. I am unable to memorize rote motions.
Although nominally athletic, I have only been able to have an somewhat repeatable motion in athletics (golf, shooting a basketball) by letting my arms follow the path that my stiff joints want to go.
Light practice is helpful for my basketball shot, but my best golf days were always after months of not playing.
As an 17 year old employee of a grocery store, I was unable to comprehend how to wrap lettuce.
I suspect that this sort of disfunction would ot be noticed in soccer or hockey - since it is more of a freestyle way of moving.
Seriously, how would the Slashdot community feel if Psystar (who seems to have the favor of the Slashdot community) had hired Darrell McBride and HE was the one heading up this action against Apple?
We will now have to sharply limit complaining about privacy issues and everything else that has been complained about for the last eight years. We can expect to lose fully 85% of total post content as any criticism of government could be seen as criticism of our great leader.
We will now be ignoring all of the things that we have been so noisy about; just like when Clinton was in office. Now we go back to the pre-Bush slashdot; where the stealing of FBI files to be used for purely political purposes barely registers.
All of the issues that we have superficially held fast to will have to be discarded as they can no longer be used to bludgeon our political opponents.
I for one welcome our new unaccountable overlords!
>> There go Lenovo's chances on my next laptop purchase.
I see this sort of comment all the time; each time I wonder if there is any basis in reality.
In my experience (in business at least), people with actual responsibilities don't use political/advocacy factors as the primary consideration when making purchases.
As for non-business users, I think it would be safe to assume that most people who make this kind of statement are no threat whatsoever to ever buy anything; unless it is mmorpg-related.
Of course (for the sake of politeness), we will assume you are the exception to this law of nature.
I notice that you never address any of the prior history of science scares - and how similar they are to this one. You see what I mean about liberals never learning from history?
You are like ever other liberal out there - you believe in things 100% but have zero ability to back it up when challenged. All the while insulting the other person's intellect. I have 30 years of being right on my side; you have your petulant and elitist attitude. I will end up being right again in this argument; but by then you will on to the next horrible disaster that does not exist. As always, I'm sure you will spare yourself the pain of self-reflection.