Why is this parent-post modded +5 insightful?
Why is this unethical? I like coffee but not caffeine. I can drink decaf all day, any time. For the taste, for the smell. But I can't drink normal coffee because of the caffeine. It gives me jitters after one cup.
Also, I am a biotechnologist, and I don't see anything unethical. Decaf is not destroying your choice. It is adding to it. So please STFU.
No It's Not!! Decaf sells for a reason. People like me. I like coffee. I can drink it all day, any time. For the taste, for the smell. But I can't because of the caffeine. It gives me jitters after one glass.
The amount of self-centered 1-dimensional thinking on slashdot is just appalling, and not to mention, ignorance about anything biotech. You are not the only person in this world!! and yours is not the only choice!!! So FFS.. people... please stop thinking that everything that someone with a different opinion does is wrong.
Why the hell is the parent modded insightful!!?? I thought this forum is pluralistic and liberal. And that includes research and tastes.
The amount of self-centered 1-dimensional thinking on slashdot is just appalling, and not to mention, ignorance about anything biotech. You are not the only person in this world, and yours is not the only choice!!! FFS Decaf sells for a reason. People like me. I like coffee. I can drink it all day, any time. For the taste, for the smell. But I can't because of the caffeine. It gives me jitters after one glass. So.. people... please stop thinking that everything that someone with a different opinion does is wrong.
Also, I am a biotechnologist.
In all fairness, so what if he posted this news? He didn't post his own view. He just posted news as reported, without even a commentary. Suddenly why is that 'biased' according to you?
I would rather somebody sued google and got the issue noticed by public, punished the company (albeit tiny bit) and there will be a public funding of privacy awareness campaign (however small). Than the alternative, of total apathy (which sadly is the case for majority).
As a guy who grew up in a developing tropical country with mosquitoes biting constantly, driving me nuts and giving me their own version of ADD - I think this effort is pointless. First of all, malaria is one of the many diseases mosquitoes carry. I never got malaria, but my family members did. Malaria killed hundreds every year, until late twentieth century. People around died with mosquito-carried diseases, like cerebral malaria, encephalitis, and they continue to die or get disabled by diseases like filaria. I am a biotech scientist, now living in the US, living relatively comfortably. Making malaria-proof mosquitoes is such a pointless exercise, that I can't even figure where to begin. It would be much better to eliminate mosquitoes (or drastically reduce their populations near human habitats), not because they are annoying. And no personal vendetta here either. They are vectors for dozens of other diseases, and decrease the quality of life (to the point of misery) to millions of people. Yes, yes, the ecological impact. Given the amount of tinkering producing a malaria-free mosquito is, and given our massive environmental impact just with our industrialized and agriculture-based existence, eliminating mosquitoes is not a big deal. I remember reading an ecological balance argument against eliminating small pox, much like this one. I mean really, come on. There are far more significant and better ways to conserve biodiversity and ecological balance.
Absolutely agree. Somebody had ordered a $1500 TV on Bestbuy with my credit card. I am always careful, almost paranoid about security and privacy, and even have a paid fraud-alert and id theft monitoring service (which I wonder if it is worth, or even dangerous in itself) on my credit cards. I complained and the bank took it off my account. But the joke is that they wouldn't tell me what the shipping address was (why the fuck not??) and what's worse, even what they are going to do about it. Like what the results of their "investigation" were, and whether anyone was brought to book. The least I would like to know is which merchant caused this leakage of info. Nothing, no info, about how I was defrauded, and what I could've done to avoid the next fraud.
Yeah, innocent until found guilty and all that. Sure. But once found guilty, either make the punishment harsh, or at least reveal full details. What I suspect is the banks don't even bother. Their investigation = hush hush, and writing off as a loss.
If we spent 1/10 the effort on science and real life that we spend as a society debating who should have won American Idol, I'd have my goddamned flying car by now. And it would run on a free renewable energy source whose exhaust fumes would be oxygen and fresh-baked muffins.
Please, for the love of (insert_deity_here), RIAA, MPAA, BSA! We're counting on you! Redouble your efforts to make your entire industries irrelevant! Get out of the way so we can evolve as a species!
THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
Never seen a more insightful comment that I agree with on Slashdot.
I was hoping that this will be my ultimate notes-taking and doodling and design device. I own an X61 tablet with Win7 and am disappointed. Unfortunately the iPad is also disappointing. And what is with that name? iSlate would've been better.
Mod parent up. I always wanted a tablet. I waited for years and bought an X61 tablet. I think it is the best out there right now, but it sucks. It really is not usable. Windows 7 tablet features suck, and Windows 7 is the best tablet supporting OS out there. So I am waiting for an apple tablet after having never owned a Mac computer.
Why do I want a tablet? I take notes. I write my ideas. I draw my ideas (am a scientist, not an artist). I do calculations. I do design. Yes, I type. But writing is the most liberating thing for my creativity which doesn't always involve writing. Even for writing, I write down my ideas randomly and connect them by drawing arrows and finally make my text draft.
The best tablets currently on the market suck so bad, that most people don't want a tablet. I cheer for apple. I think they will make a usable tablet and tap into the market of people like (who I hope are in good numbers).
Mod parent up. I always wanted a tablet. I waited for years and bought an X61 tablet. I think it is the best out there right now, but it sucks. It really is not usable. Windows 7 tablet features suck, and Windows 7 is the best tablet supporting OS out there. So I am waiting for an apple tablet after having never owned a Mac computer.
Why do I want a tablet? I take notes. I write my ideas. I draw my ideas (am a scientist, not an artist). I do calculations. I do design. Yes, I type. But writing is the most liberating thing for my creativity which doesn't always involve writing. Even for writing, I write down my ideas randomly and connect them by drawing arrows and finally make my text draft.
The best tablets currently on the market suck so bad, that most people don't want a tablet. I cheer for apple. I think they will make a usable tablet and tap into the market of people like (who I hope are in good numbers).
Yeah.. right. You don't like the message, so you don't like the movie. Simple as that. Let me break it to you, most movies have a message. In fact the ones that don't are rarely satisfying.
I grew up watching star trek. Whatever we may profess as our ideals, e.g. the Prime Directive, when it comes to reality, if we ever find a world like that, I am sure there will be people and corporations which will try to plunder it ruthlessly and wipe out the local life forms (which will resist). It has happened before in history. It is happening now. The movie sends a valid message. That as a race (I mean human race), we need to grow up. Unfortunately, the reaction will often be zomg! the movie is anti-capitalistic, anti-development and so on.
The movie was not anti-technology. I saw the movie. It was about corporate ruthlessness, military arrogance, greed and ignorance. Precisely the kind of stuff that keeps happening around the world. Destroying the environment, biodiversity, dismissing the civilizations you don't understand as subhuman. The kind of stuff that leads to self-righteous stands and declaration of meaningless wars.
Seriously, I expect slashdot to post blogs/articles better than this.
What I want to know is how is the fact that you guessed supposed to make your erroneous spouting better?
When you spout misinformation, which is a serious problem on the internet (i'm looking at you conspiracy theorists), the fact that you guessed doesn't absolve you, since 15 seconds effort on your part would have meant 1 less piece of misinformation forever preserved.
I propose that you sir are an internet asshole (not that this particular piece of misinformation means a goddamn thing, since everyone who reads/. knew you were wrong, but THINK OF THE KITTENS!)
Point is, misinformation is a problem here, and being glib about the fact that you're a lazy trollop makes it worse, not better.
Somebody please mod parent up. This is +5 Insightful.
I don't agree with some of the parent but he does make good points. Definitely not deserving of the troll mod he got. But then this is what happens if you say something against any linux
He will still go and buy another one. But no... amazon (another irresponsible company) has no interest in this because letting stolen devices be disabled destroys the blackmarket, and eventually there will be fewer thefts. What they don't realize is, if my kindle is stolen, and if I am treated like this, I am never buying another product from amazon.
It should be so easy for amazon to enable the user to disable his own device. With his amazon account, he can provide enough proof, by knowing the password and the credit card number. How big of a deal is this?
Defending corporations in a time where basic consumer rights are being violated and indecency and irresponsibility is the order of the day... and that too all the customer is asking is for just a bit of very justifiable assistance.... way to go dude.... and way to go slashdot mods... completely moronic.
it can be a serious turn off. But then, this is still great news. Question is, what is the meaning of android capabilities? Does it still mean I am forced to use Gmail?
The problem is that the conspiracy nuts dispute humans landing on the moon. It's not that the Apollo crafts landed. Unfortunately it will need photographs of foot prints to shut them up. Even then, there are always going to be nuts who will perhaps claim that the Americans paid off the Indians. Best to ignore the nuts and move on with progress.
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Why is this parent-post modded +5 insightful? Why is this unethical? I like coffee but not caffeine. I can drink decaf all day, any time. For the taste, for the smell. But I can't drink normal coffee because of the caffeine. It gives me jitters after one cup. Also, I am a biotechnologist, and I don't see anything unethical. Decaf is not destroying your choice. It is adding to it. So please STFU.
No It's Not!! Decaf sells for a reason. People like me. I like coffee. I can drink it all day, any time. For the taste, for the smell. But I can't because of the caffeine. It gives me jitters after one glass. The amount of self-centered 1-dimensional thinking on slashdot is just appalling, and not to mention, ignorance about anything biotech. You are not the only person in this world!! and yours is not the only choice!!! So FFS.. people... please stop thinking that everything that someone with a different opinion does is wrong. Why the hell is the parent modded insightful!!?? I thought this forum is pluralistic and liberal. And that includes research and tastes.
The amount of self-centered 1-dimensional thinking on slashdot is just appalling, and not to mention, ignorance about anything biotech. You are not the only person in this world, and yours is not the only choice!!! FFS Decaf sells for a reason. People like me. I like coffee. I can drink it all day, any time. For the taste, for the smell. But I can't because of the caffeine. It gives me jitters after one glass. So.. people... please stop thinking that everything that someone with a different opinion does is wrong. Also, I am a biotechnologist.
In all fairness, so what if he posted this news? He didn't post his own view. He just posted news as reported, without even a commentary. Suddenly why is that 'biased' according to you?
I would rather somebody sued google and got the issue noticed by public, punished the company (albeit tiny bit) and there will be a public funding of privacy awareness campaign (however small). Than the alternative, of total apathy (which sadly is the case for majority).
Hilarious post!! Parent deserves +50 Funny.
As a guy who grew up in a developing tropical country with mosquitoes biting constantly, driving me nuts and giving me their own version of ADD - I think this effort is pointless. First of all, malaria is one of the many diseases mosquitoes carry. I never got malaria, but my family members did. Malaria killed hundreds every year, until late twentieth century. People around died with mosquito-carried diseases, like cerebral malaria, encephalitis, and they continue to die or get disabled by diseases like filaria. I am a biotech scientist, now living in the US, living relatively comfortably. Making malaria-proof mosquitoes is such a pointless exercise, that I can't even figure where to begin. It would be much better to eliminate mosquitoes (or drastically reduce their populations near human habitats), not because they are annoying. And no personal vendetta here either. They are vectors for dozens of other diseases, and decrease the quality of life (to the point of misery) to millions of people. Yes, yes, the ecological impact. Given the amount of tinkering producing a malaria-free mosquito is, and given our massive environmental impact just with our industrialized and agriculture-based existence, eliminating mosquitoes is not a big deal. I remember reading an ecological balance argument against eliminating small pox, much like this one. I mean really, come on. There are far more significant and better ways to conserve biodiversity and ecological balance.
The well must've run out of oil. Now all they had to do was just drop a cap on top of it. Easy peasy.
Dude, who ever you are posting as AC, you need to get a life, a brain and a pair of balls as well.
Absolutely agree. Somebody had ordered a $1500 TV on Bestbuy with my credit card. I am always careful, almost paranoid about security and privacy, and even have a paid fraud-alert and id theft monitoring service (which I wonder if it is worth, or even dangerous in itself) on my credit cards. I complained and the bank took it off my account. But the joke is that they wouldn't tell me what the shipping address was (why the fuck not??) and what's worse, even what they are going to do about it. Like what the results of their "investigation" were, and whether anyone was brought to book. The least I would like to know is which merchant caused this leakage of info. Nothing, no info, about how I was defrauded, and what I could've done to avoid the next fraud. Yeah, innocent until found guilty and all that. Sure. But once found guilty, either make the punishment harsh, or at least reveal full details. What I suspect is the banks don't even bother. Their investigation = hush hush, and writing off as a loss.
If we spent 1/10 the effort on science and real life that we spend as a society debating who should have won American Idol, I'd have my goddamned flying car by now. And it would run on a free renewable energy source whose exhaust fumes would be oxygen and fresh-baked muffins.
Please, for the love of (insert_deity_here), RIAA, MPAA, BSA! We're counting on you! Redouble your efforts to make your entire industries irrelevant! Get out of the way so we can evolve as a species!
THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
Never seen a more insightful comment that I agree with on Slashdot.
I was hoping that this will be my ultimate notes-taking and doodling and design device. I own an X61 tablet with Win7 and am disappointed. Unfortunately the iPad is also disappointing. And what is with that name? iSlate would've been better.
Mod parent up. I always wanted a tablet. I waited for years and bought an X61 tablet. I think it is the best out there right now, but it sucks. It really is not usable. Windows 7 tablet features suck, and Windows 7 is the best tablet supporting OS out there. So I am waiting for an apple tablet after having never owned a Mac computer. Why do I want a tablet? I take notes. I write my ideas. I draw my ideas (am a scientist, not an artist). I do calculations. I do design. Yes, I type. But writing is the most liberating thing for my creativity which doesn't always involve writing. Even for writing, I write down my ideas randomly and connect them by drawing arrows and finally make my text draft. The best tablets currently on the market suck so bad, that most people don't want a tablet. I cheer for apple. I think they will make a usable tablet and tap into the market of people like (who I hope are in good numbers). Mod parent up. I always wanted a tablet. I waited for years and bought an X61 tablet. I think it is the best out there right now, but it sucks. It really is not usable. Windows 7 tablet features suck, and Windows 7 is the best tablet supporting OS out there. So I am waiting for an apple tablet after having never owned a Mac computer.
Why do I want a tablet? I take notes. I write my ideas. I draw my ideas (am a scientist, not an artist). I do calculations. I do design. Yes, I type. But writing is the most liberating thing for my creativity which doesn't always involve writing. Even for writing, I write down my ideas randomly and connect them by drawing arrows and finally make my text draft.
The best tablets currently on the market suck so bad, that most people don't want a tablet. I cheer for apple. I think they will make a usable tablet and tap into the market of people like (who I hope are in good numbers).
Yeah.. right. You don't like the message, so you don't like the movie. Simple as that. Let me break it to you, most movies have a message. In fact the ones that don't are rarely satisfying.
I grew up watching star trek. Whatever we may profess as our ideals, e.g. the Prime Directive, when it comes to reality, if we ever find a world like that, I am sure there will be people and corporations which will try to plunder it ruthlessly and wipe out the local life forms (which will resist). It has happened before in history. It is happening now. The movie sends a valid message. That as a race (I mean human race), we need to grow up. Unfortunately, the reaction will often be zomg! the movie is anti-capitalistic, anti-development and so on.
The movie was not anti-technology. I saw the movie. It was about corporate ruthlessness, military arrogance, greed and ignorance. Precisely the kind of stuff that keeps happening around the world. Destroying the environment, biodiversity, dismissing the civilizations you don't understand as subhuman. The kind of stuff that leads to self-righteous stands and declaration of meaningless wars. Seriously, I expect slashdot to post blogs/articles better than this.
+5 Funny dude. Wish I had mod points.
What I want to know is how is the fact that you guessed supposed to make your erroneous spouting better?
When you spout misinformation, which is a serious problem on the internet (i'm looking at you conspiracy theorists), the fact that you guessed doesn't absolve you, since 15 seconds effort on your part would have meant 1 less piece of misinformation forever preserved.
I propose that you sir are an internet asshole (not that this particular piece of misinformation means a goddamn thing, since everyone who reads /. knew you were wrong, but THINK OF THE KITTENS!)
Point is, misinformation is a problem here, and being glib about the fact that you're a lazy trollop makes it worse, not better.
Somebody please mod parent up. This is +5 Insightful.
I don't agree with some of the parent but he does make good points. Definitely not deserving of the troll mod he got. But then this is what happens if you say something against any linux
He will still go and buy another one. But no... amazon (another irresponsible company) has no interest in this because letting stolen devices be disabled destroys the blackmarket, and eventually there will be fewer thefts. What they don't realize is, if my kindle is stolen, and if I am treated like this, I am never buying another product from amazon.
It should be so easy for amazon to enable the user to disable his own device. With his amazon account, he can provide enough proof, by knowing the password and the credit card number. How big of a deal is this? Defending corporations in a time where basic consumer rights are being violated and indecency and irresponsibility is the order of the day... and that too all the customer is asking is for just a bit of very justifiable assistance.... way to go dude.... and way to go slashdot mods... completely moronic.
it can be a serious turn off. But then, this is still great news. Question is, what is the meaning of android capabilities? Does it still mean I am forced to use Gmail?
Why, may I ask, is the parent being modded funny?? He makes a serious point!
The problem is that the conspiracy nuts dispute humans landing on the moon. It's not that the Apollo crafts landed. Unfortunately it will need photographs of foot prints to shut them up. Even then, there are always going to be nuts who will perhaps claim that the Americans paid off the Indians. Best to ignore the nuts and move on with progress.