BP posted the original. All they photochopped were three of the screens, two of which were blank (one says "loading") and one of which looks like it's staring directly at a bright light. You'll also notice the source for the replacement screens are just three of the other existing screens.
Essentially it's a piss poor (and I mean PISS poor... anyone with photoshop experience could hack that trash out in minutes) touch-up by a company that should be acutely aware of it's current reputation.
Well of course it's possible to interfere with the antenna from a phone. The issue here is how easy it is to do (accidentally) and how severe the effect is.
To use a car analogy, this is like if Lexus made an SUV that was prone to oversteer and rollovers during normal driving, and their response (instead of a recall) was "yeah well you can make any SUV roll over! It's a universal problem! See!" followed by a professional driver performing crazy stunts in order to flip some other manufacturers vehicle.
One is likely to happen accidentally, and one is much less so.
It's pretty unlikely, given that not a single foot of the gulf is actually fucking boomed fucking properly. See, actual fucking booming requires that the fucking booming be in the fucking water, deployed in a piece-of-shit-cunt zig-zag fashion with the goddamn high points leading to fucking collection equipment. It also requires nearly round-the-clock fucking hand maintenance to deal with goddamn changing tides, fucking wind, fucking waves, fucking etc. Laying down a fucking straight line of fucking boom in the water, then fucking leaving it to sit does fuck-all to fucking contain oil, and less than fuck-all when it fucking gets fucking wadded up on the fucking beach a fucking couple hours later.
Stockholm syndrome is very specific in that it only applies to a hostage or captive individual, so unless your iPad is holding you at gunpoint it doesn't quite work here.
The term GP is searching for is Cognitive Dissonance, specifically Post-Decision Dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the idea that one may possess two conflicting thoughts simultaneously (I love my iPad / This iPad sucks). The mental tension that builds between these two ideas eventually has to be resolved, usually by the introduction of "rationalization". In these cases the specific justification doesn't necessarily need to follow logic (I chose an iPad because it smells like a rainbow), so long as it resolves the dissonance. Its sort of like solving an equation by introducing nonsense to one side. This form of creative logic reduces the tension caused by cognitive dissonance, essentially freeing people from the regret of having made a "bad" (or questionable) decision.
Psych studies have been done on this phenomenon, where it was observed that after giving people (and monkeys, by the way) a choice between two fairly equal items their approval of the item of their choice rose, while it fell for the item they didn't choose. This happens all the time in all types of people. I have a good example myself: When hunting for a PMP (portable media player) I eventually chose a Cowon S9 over the iPod touch. When my girlfriend bought herself an iPod touch, I reacted negatively and joked that she was now part of the Apple fanclub, and asked her when her lifesized poster of her new overlord (Jobs) would arrive in the mail. I also dismissed certain advantages of the touch outright (app store = full of crap, better touch screen = not a big deal, wifi = battery leech, etc) while taking pride in the advantages of my own purchase (AMOLED screen = sexy, broad file format support = better, superior EQ = awesome, etc.). It actually took me a few weeks of using both side by side to rationalize my own purchase in a more logical way. Now i'm at the point where, while i'm not displeased with my purchase, I have seen much of the appeal with the iPod Touch. Ultimately I think i've rationalized them into two separate non-competing categories, where the Cowon S9 is the superior media device (well, it is!) but the iPod Touch has a wide variety of non-media functionality. Thus I can appreciate both items without experiencing any form of cognitive dissonance (regret) over my decision.
My M$ Sidewinder X8 would beg to differ too, thought as a cheaper mouse it "only" tops out at 500hz. The other thing I love about it is the receiver puck also has the charging cord built in to it, and the tip is magnetic. I just leave it off to the side and if the low battery light starts to flash, I can jump my mouse off the pad and attach the charging cord without even looking. Tada! Wired mouse. Only problem I ever had with it was the OEM AA rechargeable battery only lasted like 6 months before it stopped holding a charge. Oh well.
Er, if Ont/Que are eastern, what are the maritime provinces called? East-east Canada?
I always thought BC/AB/SK as west, MAN/ONT/QUE as central, and PEI/NS/NFLD/NB as east (obviously YK/NWT/NU as north) was a good split. The only problem is Manitoba doesn't seem to like being lumped in with Ontario and Quebec... and I can't say I blame them. Ah well.
The big problem with wireless N gear is is that the vast majority of people don't *need* wireless N. The ISPs know it, so why would they try to sell it if it's not going to turn them a profit? Wireless G is reasonably fast for most applications.
Heck, I'm a fairly nerdy guy and *I* don't see why I need wireless N. None of my wireless gear supports it (PS3, Wii, iPod touch, cellphones, netbook... all b/g or bluetooth) and the only thing I'd care to have that kind of speed on (media storage) is handled by boring old (faster, secure) copper cable. The only other advantage to N is range... and I live in a condo; but how many people seriously need 200+ ft of wireless range in their house?
Wireless N is and always has been a solution looking for a problem. We'll start seeing better and more affordable N-spec gear when that problem decides to show up... and by then they'll probably be working on Wireless Q or something equally useless for consumers.
More like retroactive. The RIAA doesn't obey any known laws, be they man-made or physical. They're like a naked singularity of stupidity: destroying general relativity and your faith in humanity, all at once!
Zombies aren't too smart. I'd wager that when they do thaw during the Construction season, most will simply fall into the massive potholes that instantly appear on our streets. Then we can patch over them, saving on road repair costs. Brilliant!
Yeah, I understand that texting (and even phone calls) are simple enough to monitor given the right equipment and sufficient knowledge of it. Like most people, my protection is partially security through obscurity. Virtually any person or company with the ability to monitor my communications likely doesn't give a shit about me anyways. People who *do* have an interest in, or something to gain from, my correspondence (friends, enemies, etc) largely lack the ability to gain access to it. Thus the information is protected from those to whom it may matter yet free to a select few who likely don't care. It's an unfortunate setup but the benefits of the system tend to outweigh the drawbacks. Till something better comes along (not likely) my choices are use it and suffer the consequences or live in the stone age.
Oh, I am fully capable of protecting my privacy on my own... if I want to live in a mud hut on a desert island.
I get your point, but the simple fact is if anyone wants to take part in "modern society" they have to abide by it's rules and norms; even if those very rules and norms require your photo, fingerprints, DNA, fetishes, psych profile, and rectal bacteria cultures just so the we can make sure you aren't a "terrer'ist" or some weirdo who doesn't like having their entire personal life on display like some fucking monkey in a zoo.
So to answer your question: yes, the other ignorant plebs ARE curtailing my ability to protect my privacy. Their ignorance is societies ignorance. And while I can ignore an ignorant person, unfortunately I still have to bow to an ignorant society.
People have no fucking idea what "privacy" is anymore. They've given up so much of it with Facebook, Twitter, loyalty programs, etc that no one seems to care about losing more or taking that of someone else. And if you try to explain things to them, they just look at you like you have two heads and give you that good old line: "What do you have to hide?" Any attempt to reason it out with them results in indifference: "You're just paranoid." Privacy is taking it's final few breaths because the collective fat, lazy ass of western culture has sat on it and doesn't even realize what's being smothered to death beneath its cellulite inflated cheeks. Too fucking bad for those of us who cared, we just saw it too late to make a difference./rant of a guy now labeled "paranoid" and "suspicious" by various acquaintances because he blew up when his cellphone was temporarily "borrowed" by an (ex) friend so they could rifle through my text message history "for fun". *Grumble*
The real problem with the file-sharing phenomenon is that it *has no* accurate analogy. Nothing like this has ever been possible in history, and until it wasn't even imaginable by most people until it had already begun. The first-world legal system, relying so heavily on comparison and precedent, is woefully unequipped to deal with events that do not fit into an existing paradigm. That's why judgments range from "100 biiiiiilion dollars" to "Nothing to see here, move along". Hell, capitalism isn't even prepared to deal with something like this. Asking a market analyst what happens when the cost of production reaches zero and is available everywhere is like asking a physicist what happens inside a black hole - neither one has the foggiest fucking idea. All they know is that the conventional rules of the last 200 years don't apply, and that anything going in will never come out.
Couldn't you just write a small script to parse through Google results and return valid options for delivery? I mean, what the hell exactly are you doing during these late night hacking sessions? Working?!
PS: If you get caught working on a pizza-delivery filter, just claim it's a "development tool". Technicalities are fun!;)
Thank you for fixing that, I don't know how I could have missed that. I mean, a big building where I learn interesting things while surrounded by young nubile horny women... vs having my balls squeezed in a garlic press for slips of the mind and tongue? No contest! What the hell WAS I thinking?;)
I was there too, except I was one of the idiots trying to wrangle 39 other idiots (read: guild officer). At the time I had just graduated from high school and due to a traumatic experience or two (not what you think but too long to detail) I staunchly refused to attend post-secondary or any other school-like institution. So I spent 8-12 hours a day on WoW, building my toon up and helping to run a whole guild instead. Surprisingly it was pretty good management training. In any case, we did the whole "best guild on server, #1 in MC, BWL, AQ40, Naxx, etc" thing, climbed into the top 100 NA guilds at one point, and shortly before the first expansion hit I had burnt out. I quit pretty much cold turkey and with some help from my parents and my now girlfriend, i've never been back. I feel like i've conquered the essence of that game and any new attempts would just be the same shit in a new pile. Now i've got something MUCH more challenging to worry about: University.:)
Anyways, just wanted to say that there are probably almost as many ex-WoW addicts as there are current ones. Coca^H^H^H^H WoW's a hell of a drug.
I think the difference here is that an officer who suspects you of speeding AND has a mechanical device in agreement (radar gun, patrol car, stopwatch, etc) is enough to satisfy most people. A single pair of eyes has nothing to agree with, and on that basis should not be allowed as a legal measure of velocity.
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BP posted the original. All they photochopped were three of the screens, two of which were blank (one says "loading") and one of which looks like it's staring directly at a bright light. You'll also notice the source for the replacement screens are just three of the other existing screens.
Essentially it's a piss poor (and I mean PISS poor... anyone with photoshop experience could hack that trash out in minutes) touch-up by a company that should be acutely aware of it's current reputation.
TLDR version.... BP /facepalm
Well of course it's possible to interfere with the antenna from a phone. The issue here is how easy it is to do (accidentally) and how severe the effect is.
To use a car analogy, this is like if Lexus made an SUV that was prone to oversteer and rollovers during normal driving, and their response (instead of a recall) was "yeah well you can make any SUV roll over! It's a universal problem! See!" followed by a professional driver performing crazy stunts in order to flip some other manufacturers vehicle.
One is likely to happen accidentally, and one is much less so.
Agreed.
Sliced bread, step the fuck aside.
FTFY.
Stockholm syndrome is very specific in that it only applies to a hostage or captive individual, so unless your iPad is holding you at gunpoint it doesn't quite work here.
The term GP is searching for is Cognitive Dissonance, specifically Post-Decision Dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the idea that one may possess two conflicting thoughts simultaneously (I love my iPad / This iPad sucks). The mental tension that builds between these two ideas eventually has to be resolved, usually by the introduction of "rationalization". In these cases the specific justification doesn't necessarily need to follow logic (I chose an iPad because it smells like a rainbow), so long as it resolves the dissonance. Its sort of like solving an equation by introducing nonsense to one side. This form of creative logic reduces the tension caused by cognitive dissonance, essentially freeing people from the regret of having made a "bad" (or questionable) decision.
Psych studies have been done on this phenomenon, where it was observed that after giving people (and monkeys, by the way) a choice between two fairly equal items their approval of the item of their choice rose, while it fell for the item they didn't choose. This happens all the time in all types of people. I have a good example myself: When hunting for a PMP (portable media player) I eventually chose a Cowon S9 over the iPod touch. When my girlfriend bought herself an iPod touch, I reacted negatively and joked that she was now part of the Apple fanclub, and asked her when her lifesized poster of her new overlord (Jobs) would arrive in the mail. I also dismissed certain advantages of the touch outright (app store = full of crap, better touch screen = not a big deal, wifi = battery leech, etc) while taking pride in the advantages of my own purchase (AMOLED screen = sexy, broad file format support = better, superior EQ = awesome, etc.). It actually took me a few weeks of using both side by side to rationalize my own purchase in a more logical way. Now i'm at the point where, while i'm not displeased with my purchase, I have seen much of the appeal with the iPod Touch. Ultimately I think i've rationalized them into two separate non-competing categories, where the Cowon S9 is the superior media device (well, it is!) but the iPod Touch has a wide variety of non-media functionality. Thus I can appreciate both items without experiencing any form of cognitive dissonance (regret) over my decision.
My M$ Sidewinder X8 would beg to differ too, thought as a cheaper mouse it "only" tops out at 500hz.
The other thing I love about it is the receiver puck also has the charging cord built in to it, and the tip is magnetic. I just leave it off to the side and if the low battery light starts to flash, I can jump my mouse off the pad and attach the charging cord without even looking. Tada! Wired mouse.
Only problem I ever had with it was the OEM AA rechargeable battery only lasted like 6 months before it stopped holding a charge. Oh well.
Something like the DARPA Grand Challange?
My funny detector is broken today :(
So what you're saying is you know male newts who are smarter than the ASCAP overlords?
(hint: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
Dear good sir,
Your sense of humour appears to have crashed.
Kindly reboot it at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
The Internet.
Er, if Ont/Que are eastern, what are the maritime provinces called? East-east Canada?
I always thought BC/AB/SK as west, MAN/ONT/QUE as central, and PEI/NS/NFLD/NB as east (obviously YK/NWT/NU as north) was a good split.
The only problem is Manitoba doesn't seem to like being lumped in with Ontario and Quebec... and I can't say I blame them. Ah well.
The big problem with wireless N gear is is that the vast majority of people don't *need* wireless N. The ISPs know it, so why would they try to sell it if it's not going to turn them a profit? Wireless G is reasonably fast for most applications.
Heck, I'm a fairly nerdy guy and *I* don't see why I need wireless N. None of my wireless gear supports it (PS3, Wii, iPod touch, cellphones, netbook... all b/g or bluetooth) and the only thing I'd care to have that kind of speed on (media storage) is handled by boring old (faster, secure) copper cable. The only other advantage to N is range... and I live in a condo; but how many people seriously need 200+ ft of wireless range in their house?
Wireless N is and always has been a solution looking for a problem. We'll start seeing better and more affordable N-spec gear when that problem decides to show up... and by then they'll probably be working on Wireless Q or something equally useless for consumers.
More like retroactive. The RIAA doesn't obey any known laws, be they man-made or physical. They're like a naked singularity of stupidity: destroying general relativity and your faith in humanity, all at once!
Zombies aren't too smart. I'd wager that when they do thaw during the Construction season, most will simply fall into the massive potholes that instantly appear on our streets. Then we can patch over them, saving on road repair costs. Brilliant!
Yeah, I understand that texting (and even phone calls) are simple enough to monitor given the right equipment and sufficient knowledge of it. Like most people, my protection is partially security through obscurity. Virtually any person or company with the ability to monitor my communications likely doesn't give a shit about me anyways. People who *do* have an interest in, or something to gain from, my correspondence (friends, enemies, etc) largely lack the ability to gain access to it. Thus the information is protected from those to whom it may matter yet free to a select few who likely don't care. It's an unfortunate setup but the benefits of the system tend to outweigh the drawbacks. Till something better comes along (not likely) my choices are use it and suffer the consequences or live in the stone age.
Oh, I am fully capable of protecting my privacy on my own... if I want to live in a mud hut on a desert island.
I get your point, but the simple fact is if anyone wants to take part in "modern society" they have to abide by it's rules and norms; even if those very rules and norms require your photo, fingerprints, DNA, fetishes, psych profile, and rectal bacteria cultures just so the we can make sure you aren't a "terrer'ist" or some weirdo who doesn't like having their entire personal life on display like some fucking monkey in a zoo.
So to answer your question: yes, the other ignorant plebs ARE curtailing my ability to protect my privacy. Their ignorance is societies ignorance. And while I can ignore an ignorant person, unfortunately I still have to bow to an ignorant society.
People have no fucking idea what "privacy" is anymore. They've given up so much of it with Facebook, Twitter, loyalty programs, etc that no one seems to care about losing more or taking that of someone else. And if you try to explain things to them, they just look at you like you have two heads and give you that good old line: "What do you have to hide?" Any attempt to reason it out with them results in indifference: "You're just paranoid." Privacy is taking it's final few breaths because the collective fat, lazy ass of western culture has sat on it and doesn't even realize what's being smothered to death beneath its cellulite inflated cheeks. Too fucking bad for those of us who cared, we just saw it too late to make a difference. /rant of a guy now labeled "paranoid" and "suspicious" by various acquaintances because he blew up when his cellphone was temporarily "borrowed" by an (ex) friend so they could rifle through my text message history "for fun".
*Grumble*
Russian components, Korean components... ALL MADE IN TAIWAN!
The real problem with the file-sharing phenomenon is that it *has no* accurate analogy. Nothing like this has ever been possible in history, and until it wasn't even imaginable by most people until it had already begun. The first-world legal system, relying so heavily on comparison and precedent, is woefully unequipped to deal with events that do not fit into an existing paradigm. That's why judgments range from "100 biiiiiilion dollars" to "Nothing to see here, move along". Hell, capitalism isn't even prepared to deal with something like this. Asking a market analyst what happens when the cost of production reaches zero and is available everywhere is like asking a physicist what happens inside a black hole - neither one has the foggiest fucking idea. All they know is that the conventional rules of the last 200 years don't apply, and that anything going in will never come out.
Brave new world indeed.
Couldn't you just write a small script to parse through Google results and return valid options for delivery? I mean, what the hell exactly are you doing during these late night hacking sessions? Working?!
PS: If you get caught working on a pizza-delivery filter, just claim it's a "development tool". Technicalities are fun! ;)
Does it have to be a phone? Why not just stuff a portable drive in your pocket and boot terminals off it to whatever OS you fancy?
Thank you for fixing that, I don't know how I could have missed that. I mean, a big building where I learn interesting things while surrounded by young nubile horny women... vs having my balls squeezed in a garlic press for slips of the mind and tongue? No contest! What the hell WAS I thinking? ;)
I was there too, except I was one of the idiots trying to wrangle 39 other idiots (read: guild officer). At the time I had just graduated from high school and due to a traumatic experience or two (not what you think but too long to detail) I staunchly refused to attend post-secondary or any other school-like institution. So I spent 8-12 hours a day on WoW, building my toon up and helping to run a whole guild instead. Surprisingly it was pretty good management training. In any case, we did the whole "best guild on server, #1 in MC, BWL, AQ40, Naxx, etc" thing, climbed into the top 100 NA guilds at one point, and shortly before the first expansion hit I had burnt out. I quit pretty much cold turkey and with some help from my parents and my now girlfriend, i've never been back. I feel like i've conquered the essence of that game and any new attempts would just be the same shit in a new pile. Now i've got something MUCH more challenging to worry about: University. :)
Anyways, just wanted to say that there are probably almost as many ex-WoW addicts as there are current ones. Coca^H^H^H^H WoW's a hell of a drug.
I think the difference here is that an officer who suspects you of speeding AND has a mechanical device in agreement (radar gun, patrol car, stopwatch, etc) is enough to satisfy most people.
A single pair of eyes has nothing to agree with, and on that basis should not be allowed as a legal measure of velocity.