You are getting somewhat confused. I can try to help:
1. Great Britain is a geographical term, meaning the largest island in the British Isles. 2. Britain is a political term synonymous with "the United Kingdom"
So yes, the government is British as it represents all of Britain (the United Kingdom). The British Army is similarly named correctly.
Ireland is NOT British, as 'Britain' means 'the United Kingdom'. If Scotland leaves, they will still be called 'Britain' and 'British Government' as the United Kingdom will still exist, albeit in a smaller part of the British Isles.
If you think pointing out some examples of poisonous, exclusive behaviour is attacking all men, I don't think you being shielded from such staggering truths will help you. Seriously. You seem to be incredibly defensive about this. I'm a guy in technology, and I've seen some terrible behaviour, but I know that not everyone in technology (regardless of gender) is responsible. If you figured that out, your life would probably be a lot more enjoyable.
Those stories are published and then buried under a wave of people dismissing the entire notion because it's too "SJW"-y. I think it's probably worth Slashdot not running any story relating to gender issues in technology, as this audience doesn't seem capable of discussing them without being drowned out by the loud muppets (on both sides of this particular discussion).
How can you possibly know this?:) I mean, it's a fair assumption, but without some rigorous tests that doesn't seem to be a conclusion one can rationally come to.
If you believe that is likely, you won't believe any answer they give you... This is why leaping to paranoid conclusions about the motives of others is not a particularly bright thing to do...
I forgot to add - I also don't seem to understand why having an anonymous but unique identity is a good thing. Without that, anyone can post anything while pretending to be another AC.
This happens rather frequently. I don't want to single anyone out, but the most common one I've seen is MojoKid. He is (apparently) the editor-in-chief at HotHardware.com. All his submissions link to HotHardware.com, even if just to a tiny article which then links to the content's actual source. There is no mention of his affiliation in any of his posts (that I have seen, at least), but it is rather obvious just from his posting pattern alone.
Plus thanks for listening to the community! Years ago Slashdot was a great site full of incredible expertise and experience, but now it seems to be slipping into a hate-fest filled with accusations, barbarity, and hubris. I've been visiting Slashdot since the late 90s (under a couple of different, lost accounts), and the change is rather obvious. Just go back to tech stories from back then and look at the difference in comments.
APK posts as an anonymous coward, though. He also exploits some loopholes in the site to post many posts in quick succession. He's a different beast. As you can see from my sig we've had our moments in the past.
Seeing as there is more than one "gallon", you have to be more specific. As soon as you define which gallon you are referring to, Google gets it perfectly correct.
Are they being downvoted because they dissent from commonly-held beliefs, or because they are posting nonsensical bullshit vomited forth by someone who doesn't know their nonsense is in fact nonsense? Kind of like when epyT-R proudly proclaimed women can't be scientists? You have to be a lot more precise in your argument for it to make any sense.
So you are illogical to the point of reducing half the population to mere objects, then get all pissy and complain when people point that out to you? Thank fuck you and those who "think" like you will be dead one day and society can move on.
When your landlord is a poor Chinese peasant, or you buy your food from a Guatemalan store, you'd have a point. As it is, all you've done is manage to tell everyone you don't understand how markets and countries work.
A single-payer medical system can be just as advanced as a private medical system. We see this every single day with new procedures being developed, tested, and made available to the general public in the many countries with single-payer systems. Quite a few of those systems have better outcomes than the US system for a whole range of diseases.
You've been lied to, and now you are arguing against your own future. Good jerrrrb!
That was not an ad hominem. Yes, it wasn't particularly polite, but he addressed your claim on its own merits. You clearly don't have a very full understanding of precisely how much work would go in to such a thing, like how many people across different companies and institutions in various countries would be involved. That one simple answer sheds a lot of light on your claims, and it doesn't help them one bit.
Just because she was at Bletchley doesn't mean she knew everything that was going on there - there were plenty of secrets within Bletchley itself. Plus the success of centimetric radar against submarines should not be underestimated:)
So your solution is to move all the massive coastal cities? Billions of people will just up and move? I don't even...
Those cities stopping functioning won't be the end of the world, but it would be the end of our world. The vast majority of the world's wealth resides in those cities, and they form the underpinnings of the global economy. They require the masses of workers who will have to be moved with them. It's not just a case of the sea rising slowly and encroaching on them, but of the increase in storm surges which will push any flood defence systems to their limits, as we have already seen happen (even in first world countries).
Or you could read the literature on this subject which has been around for ages, goes into much further depth than your guesses, and actually outlines workable solutions for abating this issue.
See just how easily you are misinformed? If you actually performed the required due diligence before accepting something you wish was true as something that actually is true, you wouldn't be on slashdot parroting falsehoods and making a fool of yourself. I wonder what else you think is true but isn't? If you have such low standards for accepting random claims as fact, it makes one wonder.
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You are getting somewhat confused. I can try to help:
1. Great Britain is a geographical term, meaning the largest island in the British Isles.
2. Britain is a political term synonymous with "the United Kingdom"
So yes, the government is British as it represents all of Britain (the United Kingdom). The British Army is similarly named correctly.
Ireland is NOT British, as 'Britain' means 'the United Kingdom'. If Scotland leaves, they will still be called 'Britain' and 'British Government' as the United Kingdom will still exist, albeit in a smaller part of the British Isles.
The truth is that it is 100% man made, as without human GHG emissions the Earth would be cooling... Just saying.
If you think pointing out some examples of poisonous, exclusive behaviour is attacking all men, I don't think you being shielded from such staggering truths will help you. Seriously. You seem to be incredibly defensive about this. I'm a guy in technology, and I've seen some terrible behaviour, but I know that not everyone in technology (regardless of gender) is responsible. If you figured that out, your life would probably be a lot more enjoyable.
Those stories are published and then buried under a wave of people dismissing the entire notion because it's too "SJW"-y. I think it's probably worth Slashdot not running any story relating to gender issues in technology, as this audience doesn't seem capable of discussing them without being drowned out by the loud muppets (on both sides of this particular discussion).
How can you possibly know this? :) I mean, it's a fair assumption, but without some rigorous tests that doesn't seem to be a conclusion one can rationally come to.
If you believe that is likely, you won't believe any answer they give you... This is why leaping to paranoid conclusions about the motives of others is not a particularly bright thing to do...
I forgot to add - I also don't seem to understand why having an anonymous but unique identity is a good thing. Without that, anyone can post anything while pretending to be another AC.
I've done that and I still get the old Slashdot... I think I saw Beta once and never since.
This happens rather frequently. I don't want to single anyone out, but the most common one I've seen is MojoKid. He is (apparently) the editor-in-chief at HotHardware.com. All his submissions link to HotHardware.com, even if just to a tiny article which then links to the content's actual source. There is no mention of his affiliation in any of his posts (that I have seen, at least), but it is rather obvious just from his posting pattern alone.
Plus thanks for listening to the community! Years ago Slashdot was a great site full of incredible expertise and experience, but now it seems to be slipping into a hate-fest filled with accusations, barbarity, and hubris. I've been visiting Slashdot since the late 90s (under a couple of different, lost accounts), and the change is rather obvious. Just go back to tech stories from back then and look at the difference in comments.
APK posts as an anonymous coward, though. He also exploits some loopholes in the site to post many posts in quick succession. He's a different beast. As you can see from my sig we've had our moments in the past.
Baseless assertion detected! Baseless assertion detected!
UPS already uses lots of hybrid and electrical trucks. They started using electrical trucks in the 30s, according to their website.
Seeing as there is more than one "gallon", you have to be more specific. As soon as you define which gallon you are referring to, Google gets it perfectly correct.
Are they being downvoted because they dissent from commonly-held beliefs, or because they are posting nonsensical bullshit vomited forth by someone who doesn't know their nonsense is in fact nonsense? Kind of like when epyT-R proudly proclaimed women can't be scientists? You have to be a lot more precise in your argument for it to make any sense.
So you are illogical to the point of reducing half the population to mere objects, then get all pissy and complain when people point that out to you? Thank fuck you and those who "think" like you will be dead one day and society can move on.
When your landlord is a poor Chinese peasant, or you buy your food from a Guatemalan store, you'd have a point. As it is, all you've done is manage to tell everyone you don't understand how markets and countries work.
You really believe that? Take a look at the medical research coming out of those countries before you proudly tell everyone just how little you know.
A single-payer medical system can be just as advanced as a private medical system. We see this every single day with new procedures being developed, tested, and made available to the general public in the many countries with single-payer systems. Quite a few of those systems have better outcomes than the US system for a whole range of diseases.
You've been lied to, and now you are arguing against your own future. Good jerrrrb!
That was not an ad hominem. Yes, it wasn't particularly polite, but he addressed your claim on its own merits. You clearly don't have a very full understanding of precisely how much work would go in to such a thing, like how many people across different companies and institutions in various countries would be involved. That one simple answer sheds a lot of light on your claims, and it doesn't help them one bit.
Just because she was at Bletchley doesn't mean she knew everything that was going on there - there were plenty of secrets within Bletchley itself. Plus the success of centimetric radar against submarines should not be underestimated :)
Or you are woefully misguided. I wonder which is more likely...
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So your solution is to move all the massive coastal cities? Billions of people will just up and move? I don't even...
Those cities stopping functioning won't be the end of the world, but it would be the end of our world. The vast majority of the world's wealth resides in those cities, and they form the underpinnings of the global economy. They require the masses of workers who will have to be moved with them. It's not just a case of the sea rising slowly and encroaching on them, but of the increase in storm surges which will push any flood defence systems to their limits, as we have already seen happen (even in first world countries).
Or you could read the literature on this subject which has been around for ages, goes into much further depth than your guesses, and actually outlines workable solutions for abating this issue.
See just how easily you are misinformed? If you actually performed the required due diligence before accepting something you wish was true as something that actually is true, you wouldn't be on slashdot parroting falsehoods and making a fool of yourself. I wonder what else you think is true but isn't? If you have such low standards for accepting random claims as fact, it makes one wonder.