Yes, men have some discrimination in law and employment. That, where appropriate, should be fixed. That does not give men the right to attack women for simply being women. The list of cases of discrimination against women is far greater than for men, as official statistics show. You can point at your handful of counter examples all you wish - it just shows that you are not against bias and discrimination, but looking for any reason to discriminate against women.
Rational, caring people are against all kinds of discrimination.
You poor, pathetic straight white male. It must be terrible for you. I shed a tear. *sob*
If guys are attacked simply for being male, you'd have a point. Hint: you don't have a point. It's pathetic attempts like yours - to equate women being attacked for simply being women and guys being attacked for being dicks - that is causing people outside of gaming and IT to see this for what it is - some guys crying foul for being called out as the misogynists they are, pretending to be oppressed, when they are the vast, vast majority, and doing the lion's share of the oppressing. But I'm sure you can conjure up some excuse to make your "logic" seem perfect. Pathetic.
You seem to be confused. Your internet connection is priced on its available bandwidth, not the number of bits that pass down it. Connections between ISPs are also priced like this. If you have the ability to download 30Mbit/s, that's what you pay for, regardless of whether you use it at that speed all the time, or just 5 minutes every month. Comparing it to electricity is woefully inadequate, and makes it seem that you're not entirely up-to-speed on what's actually happening here.
There are no "good" and "bad" hospitals where I live - they're all up to the same standard. If one hospital is better at a certain procedure (due to it specialising in it), and you need that procedure, that's where you go. That's it. It's that simple. The decisions are made by the doctors. People don't know who the most famous cardiologist is, as they have no need to. And if they did, it would cost precisely the same amount of money to have them treat you as it would anyone else.
I live in a country where we all pay for healthcare. I pay, and everyone else who can pays. That means should you need healthcare, you never have to open your wallet. You don't have to have contingency plans in case you get sick, as you are not financially affected. If everyone paid some money a year to cover electricians' visits, and when you needed one they came over and didn't charge you, that'd be cool. They'd probably be fine with it as they're getting paid, and everyone else would be fine as the sharing of the costs would lower them for everyone.
You can keep on making up these excuses as to why the US's pathetic, expensive, unfair, and corrupt healthcare industry is better than other countries' healthcare services all you want. The statistics are in, the analyses performed, and the US's system is an absolute fucking joke the world over. Congratulations! The same outcomes for 4x the price, and the lovely prospect of being bankrupted due to simply being born. You must be so proud! USA! USA! USA!
You'd have a point if there was evidence that piracy hurts sales, which doesn't seem to be the case. Musicians make most of their money from touring, anyway - the vast, vast share of the money from record sales goes to the record company. People who pirate games are far more likely to spend more money on buying games they actually like. It's all exposure.
And you can't steal something by making a copy of it, as stealing is the act of unlawfully depriving someone of their property, not getting something for free.
Your analogy was truly pathetic, so it will be downvoted by anyone with a modicum of logic or intellectual honesty.
There you go again with your childish thinking that everyone in prison carefully weighed up the pros and cons of them breaking the law. Clearly they all didn't, so your claims are a farce.
Sure, but if you are being honest, it's a search engine specifically tailored to facilitate the sharing of material under copyright. Leaving out that second part doesn't really make you sound trustworthy when discussing this topic. I don't agree what they did should be illegal, but to ignore that part of their aims is to ensure no-one can have an honest discussion on the topic. Them taunting the legal agencies/representatives who sent them take-down requests also demonstrated their desire to ignore copyright laws or the desires of the rights holders, whether they were applicable in their jurisdiction or not.
I'm sure you can point to some linux distros or some creative commons or public-domain video and say "Ha! SEE???", but we both know that's not entirely representative of the content they index.
You are assuming that all crime is committed by a rational person thinking rationally. As it is not, you are ascribing a punishment which will do nothing to change these people's ability or desire to offend again. Maybe that's why countries which don't see prisons as you do have lower rates of recidivism than countries which agree with you. You are wrong, intellectually lazy, and seem to be doing all you can to ensure criminals re-offend. Congratulations.
Gore is not a scientist, so his opinion means nothing. You should have linked to this chart (the new, updated version), instead of your old and busted chart, which shows you really don't have a clue. According to the site you yourself cited:
The plot above replaces an earlier sea ice extent plot, that was based on data with the coastal zones masked out. This coastal mask implied that the previous sea ice extent estimates were underestimated. The new plot displays absolute sea ice extent estimates. The old plot can still be viewed here for a while.
Where "the old plot" refers to your chart, and "the new plot" to the one I posted.
You are either woefully ignorant of this topic, or you are being intentionally dishonest. Pick one.
Did you not bother to read that link? It says that temperatures are still rising, just not as much as predicted, and that scientists are finding natural sinks where the "missing" heat is. So that's more of a case of you not understanding what's going on, rather than anyone lying.
The most egregious behaviour of the Stasi involved turning members of the public against each other, with threats of imprisonment or harassment should one decline their offer. Their information-gathering activities, while disgusting, were a distant second concern to most people. Being approached by the Stasi affected everyone regardless of activity, and would change lives overnight. My soon-to-be-father-in-law's father was approached by the Stasi and asked to work for them. He accepted, went home, grabbed his family and some possessions, and fled to the west, never to return.
So the Stasi finding out who send whomever a letter didn't matter much to those under the Stasi's shadow, at least not when compared to them knocking on your front door for a chat.
Of course you'd think that, as you have made post after post containing ridiculous generalisations based on things like gender. Political Correctness is lambasted by those it calls out as being narrow-minded. It's just a way of ensuring that language is accurate. That will naturally cause problems for people whose pathetic world-views are not based on accurate appraisals, but on knee-jerk reactions formed from unchallenged prejudice. So yeah - that you think it's a bad thing probably means it's actually awesome.
It was ascending, and the communications from Vincennes were to an "unknown Iranian airforce jet" or some-such nonsense which clearly doesn't apply to an Iranian passenger plane flying in Iranian airspace... The captain was shown to be a trigger-happy lunatic, so I don't know why you are arguing against the findings...
You aren't explaining anything - you are providing your opinion, and expecting that to be accepted on face value simply because it's your opinion. If you could back it up with facts, then you can get upset that people ignore it. Until then "it's obvious" is not helping your case.
And thousands of years of slavery and disease and pestilence and hatred and war and famine and suffering ad infinitum.
Tradition for tradition's sake is dangerous, lazy, and something I'd entirely expect you to support, as that sums up your position on so many subjects.
So by your logic, pick any US city of less than 303,890 km2 and they should have better internet than Finland. Oh, wait, no, that's not how size works. Or population density. You're not very good at this "logic" thing, are you?
You are assuming everyone is as selfish as you are. They are not. The very fact you are here on slashdot kind of hints to the fact that you were not as poor as the poor people you are complaining about, and the fact you are alive and a member of society means you didn't get out of it on your own, regardless of what your ego is telling you.
So much nonsense. Stop pretending you care about science - you clearly don't give a rat's ass if you don't like what it (or who) is saying. That is patently clear by your assertions in the final paragraph which are patently false and instantly recognisable as such by anyone with more than a passing familiarity with the material at hand. You fail as a scientist, massively and wholly. You disgust me.
A nationalized health system would lower those costs massively, and retain the same level of treatment. Everyone's so caught up in this latest debacle in the history of US healthcare that they can't see the real problem is that the health industry isn't nationalized, with insurance companies adding extras on top of a solid system, instead of the clusterfuck you describe where a family has to pay ~$1000 a month just to be alive.
Get rid of the insurance companies, get universal healthcare, and join the rest of the civilized world. Complaining about the symptoms of a broken system and not the broken system itself is never going to help anyone. Not allowed to use hospitals?? Thousands of dollars a year?? Pathetic. First-world my ass.
You don't seem to realize it's the perverse notion that health insurance companies need to exist which has caused this situation. You should see what happens in civilized countries - people don't even have to think about health insurance (or, if they desire, they can spend up to $100 a month for some perks, but no improvement in treatments, as all treatments are available to everyone). If they need treatment, they go see a doctor. No money changes hands (except in some areas a token fee of ~$10), and people get treated. If a country has true universal healthcare, the amount of bargaining power the health service has means they can get drugs at a fraction of the cost, and in some countries the price for a prescription is the same regardless of what drugs are being prescribed (and usually free for 65s, and pregnant women). How does ~$10 for a prescription sound? Impossible to you, I'm sure. Here's another thing to think about: no-one goes bankrupt because of medical bills. No-one. Not a single person. And this costs less of a portion of the GDP, with comparable (and frequently better) outcomes.
People who live in these more civilized countries read this shit about the US and simply scratch their heads. The numbers alone are mind-boggling to people whose entire annual medical expenditure is usually under $100, and frequently 0.
Stop bitching about Obamacare and start bitching about your insurance overlords who simply should not exist, or should be in the business of topping-up an already good healthcare system with comfier pillows and colder sodas.
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Yes, men have some discrimination in law and employment. That, where appropriate, should be fixed. That does not give men the right to attack women for simply being women. The list of cases of discrimination against women is far greater than for men, as official statistics show. You can point at your handful of counter examples all you wish - it just shows that you are not against bias and discrimination, but looking for any reason to discriminate against women.
Rational, caring people are against all kinds of discrimination.
You poor, pathetic straight white male. It must be terrible for you. I shed a tear. *sob*
If guys are attacked simply for being male, you'd have a point. Hint: you don't have a point. It's pathetic attempts like yours - to equate women being attacked for simply being women and guys being attacked for being dicks - that is causing people outside of gaming and IT to see this for what it is - some guys crying foul for being called out as the misogynists they are, pretending to be oppressed, when they are the vast, vast majority, and doing the lion's share of the oppressing. But I'm sure you can conjure up some excuse to make your "logic" seem perfect. Pathetic.
You seem to be confused. Your internet connection is priced on its available bandwidth, not the number of bits that pass down it. Connections between ISPs are also priced like this. If you have the ability to download 30Mbit/s, that's what you pay for, regardless of whether you use it at that speed all the time, or just 5 minutes every month. Comparing it to electricity is woefully inadequate, and makes it seem that you're not entirely up-to-speed on what's actually happening here.
There are no "good" and "bad" hospitals where I live - they're all up to the same standard. If one hospital is better at a certain procedure (due to it specialising in it), and you need that procedure, that's where you go. That's it. It's that simple. The decisions are made by the doctors. People don't know who the most famous cardiologist is, as they have no need to. And if they did, it would cost precisely the same amount of money to have them treat you as it would anyone else.
I live in a country where we all pay for healthcare. I pay, and everyone else who can pays. That means should you need healthcare, you never have to open your wallet. You don't have to have contingency plans in case you get sick, as you are not financially affected. If everyone paid some money a year to cover electricians' visits, and when you needed one they came over and didn't charge you, that'd be cool. They'd probably be fine with it as they're getting paid, and everyone else would be fine as the sharing of the costs would lower them for everyone.
You can keep on making up these excuses as to why the US's pathetic, expensive, unfair, and corrupt healthcare industry is better than other countries' healthcare services all you want. The statistics are in, the analyses performed, and the US's system is an absolute fucking joke the world over. Congratulations! The same outcomes for 4x the price, and the lovely prospect of being bankrupted due to simply being born. You must be so proud! USA! USA! USA!
You'd have a point if there was evidence that piracy hurts sales, which doesn't seem to be the case. Musicians make most of their money from touring, anyway - the vast, vast share of the money from record sales goes to the record company. People who pirate games are far more likely to spend more money on buying games they actually like. It's all exposure.
And you can't steal something by making a copy of it, as stealing is the act of unlawfully depriving someone of their property, not getting something for free.
Your analogy was truly pathetic, so it will be downvoted by anyone with a modicum of logic or intellectual honesty.
There you go again with your childish thinking that everyone in prison carefully weighed up the pros and cons of them breaking the law. Clearly they all didn't, so your claims are a farce.
Sure, but if you are being honest, it's a search engine specifically tailored to facilitate the sharing of material under copyright. Leaving out that second part doesn't really make you sound trustworthy when discussing this topic. I don't agree what they did should be illegal, but to ignore that part of their aims is to ensure no-one can have an honest discussion on the topic. Them taunting the legal agencies/representatives who sent them take-down requests also demonstrated their desire to ignore copyright laws or the desires of the rights holders, whether they were applicable in their jurisdiction or not.
I'm sure you can point to some linux distros or some creative commons or public-domain video and say "Ha! SEE???", but we both know that's not entirely representative of the content they index.
You are assuming that all crime is committed by a rational person thinking rationally. As it is not, you are ascribing a punishment which will do nothing to change these people's ability or desire to offend again. Maybe that's why countries which don't see prisons as you do have lower rates of recidivism than countries which agree with you. You are wrong, intellectually lazy, and seem to be doing all you can to ensure criminals re-offend. Congratulations.
Maybe in the US - other countries don't have such a distinction between jail and prison - they are synonyms in such a country.
Your "in most of the world" thing is just plain wrong. It doesn't make you look too credible when you make such claims.
Gore is not a scientist, so his opinion means nothing. You should have linked to this chart (the new, updated version), instead of your old and busted chart, which shows you really don't have a clue. According to the site you yourself cited:
Where "the old plot" refers to your chart, and "the new plot" to the one I posted.
You are either woefully ignorant of this topic, or you are being intentionally dishonest. Pick one.
Did you not bother to read that link? It says that temperatures are still rising, just not as much as predicted, and that scientists are finding natural sinks where the "missing" heat is. So that's more of a case of you not understanding what's going on, rather than anyone lying.
The most egregious behaviour of the Stasi involved turning members of the public against each other, with threats of imprisonment or harassment should one decline their offer. Their information-gathering activities, while disgusting, were a distant second concern to most people. Being approached by the Stasi affected everyone regardless of activity, and would change lives overnight. My soon-to-be-father-in-law's father was approached by the Stasi and asked to work for them. He accepted, went home, grabbed his family and some possessions, and fled to the west, never to return.
So the Stasi finding out who send whomever a letter didn't matter much to those under the Stasi's shadow, at least not when compared to them knocking on your front door for a chat.
Of course you'd think that, as you have made post after post containing ridiculous generalisations based on things like gender. Political Correctness is lambasted by those it calls out as being narrow-minded. It's just a way of ensuring that language is accurate. That will naturally cause problems for people whose pathetic world-views are not based on accurate appraisals, but on knee-jerk reactions formed from unchallenged prejudice. So yeah - that you think it's a bad thing probably means it's actually awesome.
Global warming = the increase in average temperature of the globe
Climate change = the changes in the climate which are caused by global warming
It's not difficult, so you don't really have an excuse to get these confused.
It was ascending, and the communications from Vincennes were to an "unknown Iranian airforce jet" or some-such nonsense which clearly doesn't apply to an Iranian passenger plane flying in Iranian airspace... The captain was shown to be a trigger-happy lunatic, so I don't know why you are arguing against the findings...
You aren't explaining anything - you are providing your opinion, and expecting that to be accepted on face value simply because it's your opinion. If you could back it up with facts, then you can get upset that people ignore it. Until then "it's obvious" is not helping your case.
And thousands of years of slavery and disease and pestilence and hatred and war and famine and suffering ad infinitum.
Tradition for tradition's sake is dangerous, lazy, and something I'd entirely expect you to support, as that sums up your position on so many subjects.
So by your logic, pick any US city of less than 303,890 km2 and they should have better internet than Finland. Oh, wait, no, that's not how size works. Or population density. You're not very good at this "logic" thing, are you?
You are assuming everyone is as selfish as you are. They are not. The very fact you are here on slashdot kind of hints to the fact that you were not as poor as the poor people you are complaining about, and the fact you are alive and a member of society means you didn't get out of it on your own, regardless of what your ego is telling you.
So much nonsense. Stop pretending you care about science - you clearly don't give a rat's ass if you don't like what it (or who) is saying. That is patently clear by your assertions in the final paragraph which are patently false and instantly recognisable as such by anyone with more than a passing familiarity with the material at hand. You fail as a scientist, massively and wholly. You disgust me.
Pseudoscepticism at its finest. Bravo. Future generations will look back upon attitudes such as yours and shake their heads.
A nationalized health system would lower those costs massively, and retain the same level of treatment. Everyone's so caught up in this latest debacle in the history of US healthcare that they can't see the real problem is that the health industry isn't nationalized, with insurance companies adding extras on top of a solid system, instead of the clusterfuck you describe where a family has to pay ~$1000 a month just to be alive.
Get rid of the insurance companies, get universal healthcare, and join the rest of the civilized world. Complaining about the symptoms of a broken system and not the broken system itself is never going to help anyone. Not allowed to use hospitals?? Thousands of dollars a year?? Pathetic. First-world my ass.
You don't seem to realize it's the perverse notion that health insurance companies need to exist which has caused this situation. You should see what happens in civilized countries - people don't even have to think about health insurance (or, if they desire, they can spend up to $100 a month for some perks, but no improvement in treatments, as all treatments are available to everyone). If they need treatment, they go see a doctor. No money changes hands (except in some areas a token fee of ~$10), and people get treated. If a country has true universal healthcare, the amount of bargaining power the health service has means they can get drugs at a fraction of the cost, and in some countries the price for a prescription is the same regardless of what drugs are being prescribed (and usually free for 65s, and pregnant women). How does ~$10 for a prescription sound? Impossible to you, I'm sure. Here's another thing to think about: no-one goes bankrupt because of medical bills. No-one. Not a single person. And this costs less of a portion of the GDP, with comparable (and frequently better) outcomes.
People who live in these more civilized countries read this shit about the US and simply scratch their heads. The numbers alone are mind-boggling to people whose entire annual medical expenditure is usually under $100, and frequently 0.
Stop bitching about Obamacare and start bitching about your insurance overlords who simply should not exist, or should be in the business of topping-up an already good healthcare system with comfier pillows and colder sodas.