The true problem is the age of politicians. It is disgusting to think how old some of them are. It is also bad when you realize this generational gap is a big reason why they are so ignorant of technology.
I tend to agree with you, but it is risky to overgeneralize. The "generation gap" you refer to isn't always as great as it appears at first glance. For example, Senator Brownback was born in 1956 and Representative McCollum was born in 1954. I suspect that these two are posturing for their constituents by singling out an industry that is not well established in Washington (few, if any lobbyists) and has less legal experience than the Motion Picture and Music industries.
In all seriousness though (well, half seriousness), suppose this would mean that Earth IS that bunch of humans huddled around a burning-trash-can of a black-hole?
I think it the exact opposite; the Sol system is the stellar equivalent of the Riviera. Too bad we keep littering up the place.
It is amazing that we will destroy our own country just so we can tell ourselves (and others) that we are nice people.
It is amazing that we will destroy our own country just so we can have cheap labor.
Although I dislike Political Correctness, it isn't why the US is letting in illegal immigrants. PC is part of it, but it isn't the root cause. Yes, we will get what we deserve when the US is broke and China assumes its place as the dominant power in about 40 - 70 years.
You have a good point, even a very busy person has the time to actively seek out information. However, finding unbiased information has, and always will be, time consuming. Even an independant source can have a bias (for example, Radio Pacifica); raw, unvarnished news is easily obtainable from news wire services such as Reuters, but unbiased analysis of current events is rare. Foreign newspapers have their own biases also.
As for sources of news, I prefer Reuters, Google News, the BBC, and CNN. Yes CNN and the BBC have biases, but for a quick "catch up", these serve. As for analysis, the Jim Lehrer NewsHour has considerably more depth than most of the other news shows. In magazines, the Economist has a global perspective; yes, they are biased, but it is a bias I am aware of. As for radio, it is simply not a source of rational discourse.
Howard Stern was amusing when he was the only "Village Idiot" in the Media. Unfortunately, the Media now has a plethora of Village Idiots, so he is just another inane babbling voice. I agree that we should think for ourselves, but I don't agree that we are being told that thinking for ourselves is dangerous; rather I think that we are finding it increasingly difficult to find (relatively) unbiased information or have the time to listen to multiple biased sources and form our own synthesis of contradictory views. Of course, thinking for oneself takes time and effort, and it is much more convenient to absorb and regurgitate the views of whichever "Talking Head" one happens to agree with in the first one minute of listening.
I'm 43 and initially I was completely baffelled, so I looked at the Second Life web site. It appears to be exactly that, a MMORP, which I guess is like playing Sims Online.
As for this "event"; it's just some cute marketing hype. Does anyone have a Second Life Tactical Nuclear Cruise Missle? That would really mess up Ms. Versu Richelieu's 72 hours.
I went back and carefully read the article again; please note this in the article,
"However, after a brief period of accessibility, the verification page started appearing on YouTube. It asked that: "This video may contain content that is inappropriate for some users, as flagged by YouTube's user community. To view this video, please verify you are 18 or older by logging in or signing up." Today the verification page on the spoof was removed."
I then checked the YouTube Terms of Use; please note Item C below,
C. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not: (i) submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant YouTube all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage YouTube or any third party; (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business: (v) impersonate another person.
Currently, you can readily view the video in question without having to assert that you are over 18. It is most likely that someone objected, YouTube placed the restriction, and then removed it after reviewing the content. So after careful review, I stand by my original assertion about WorldNetDaily, but I agree that YouTube did temporarily censor the video in accordance with their policy.
Both P and GP posts are correct. The video is available with no restrictions or warnings, and the article has this statement,
"Maryrose, of The YouTube Team, said if any video viewer flags a video as inappropriate, it is forwarded to a queue for the company's customer support team to review."
Basically, the WorldNetDaily either is too stupid to understand what happened or is ignoring facts. Either way, it raises questions about their competence and/or honesty. If they are stupid or dishonest about this, then what else are they wrong about?
Actually, Hormel should thank them. Monty Python and the first person to use the word "spam" to describe bulk e-mail probably did more to make Hormel's canned meat product known to the world than anyone else.
Thanks. I really enjoyed these questions in the "Questions from other members" section of the post.
Q: what after market parts are available, can i get screaming eagle exhausts and a dyno stage 3 kit for it and will i be able to attach nitros oxcide to it to make it go faster.......also is there any chrome parts to make it look more 'blingy'...........
Q: Does the Sky Car come with any weapons as standard? If not are there any options to have added a pair of side winders?
Q: Was this prototype based on the version that Wile E. Coyote built in the 1970's?
Actually, I was expecting to be flamed more than modded down, but so far neither has happened (unless your post is a flame). Pointing out that both sides of an issue has merits and shortcomings is a great way of having supporters from both sides turn on you.
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It might become another damn waste of time and money. Oh wait; it already is.
The games industry isn't weak; Sony is.
That depends on the "influence" of the industry.
Perhaps the companies that write games aren't making enough campaign contributions.
Bingo! Either the business shakes down the government or the government shakes down the business.
I tend to agree with you, but it is risky to overgeneralize. The "generation gap" you refer to isn't always as great as it appears at first glance. For example, Senator Brownback was born in 1956 and Representative McCollum was born in 1954. I suspect that these two are posturing for their constituents by singling out an industry that is not well established in Washington (few, if any lobbyists) and has less legal experience than the Motion Picture and Music industries.
It says you have a lot of disposable income.
I think it the exact opposite; the Sol system is the stellar equivalent of the Riviera. Too bad we keep littering up the place.
Brilliant post; I wish I had mod points today.
Based on their bad judgement, I think it may be time to start selling or shorting their stock. That will get the Senior Management's attention.
I agree, and it raises an important question - why are these political parties the only ones we are paying attention to?
Here's one for the Mullahs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIk-rpVRdZ8.
Actually, there is; here's one - http://www.ion-audio.com/ittusb.php. There are probably more.
It's the culinary equivalent of marriage.
It is amazing that we will destroy our own country just so we can have cheap labor.
Although I dislike Political Correctness, it isn't why the US is letting in illegal immigrants. PC is part of it, but it isn't the root cause. Yes, we will get what we deserve when the US is broke and China assumes its place as the dominant power in about 40 - 70 years.
You have a good point, even a very busy person has the time to actively seek out information. However, finding unbiased information has, and always will be, time consuming. Even an independant source can have a bias (for example, Radio Pacifica); raw, unvarnished news is easily obtainable from news wire services such as Reuters, but unbiased analysis of current events is rare. Foreign newspapers have their own biases also.
As for sources of news, I prefer Reuters, Google News, the BBC, and CNN. Yes CNN and the BBC have biases, but for a quick "catch up", these serve. As for analysis, the Jim Lehrer NewsHour has considerably more depth than most of the other news shows. In magazines, the Economist has a global perspective; yes, they are biased, but it is a bias I am aware of. As for radio, it is simply not a source of rational discourse.
Howard Stern was amusing when he was the only "Village Idiot" in the Media. Unfortunately, the Media now has a plethora of Village Idiots, so he is just another inane babbling voice. I agree that we should think for ourselves, but I don't agree that we are being told that thinking for ourselves is dangerous; rather I think that we are finding it increasingly difficult to find (relatively) unbiased information or have the time to listen to multiple biased sources and form our own synthesis of contradictory views. Of course, thinking for oneself takes time and effort, and it is much more convenient to absorb and regurgitate the views of whichever "Talking Head" one happens to agree with in the first one minute of listening.
I'm 43 and initially I was completely baffelled, so I looked at the Second Life web site. It appears to be exactly that, a MMORP, which I guess is like playing Sims Online.
As for this "event"; it's just some cute marketing hype. Does anyone have a Second Life Tactical Nuclear Cruise Missle? That would really mess up Ms. Versu Richelieu's 72 hours.
You were tricked! He was actually hoping that someone would provide him guidance on research methods.
My mistake on the grammar. I should have been more consistent on number agreement. Oh well, at least I didn't make that mistake in the same sentence.
Also, I agree that they are political activists, and I shouldn't be suprised that political activists, of any type, tend to ignore some facts.
"However, after a brief period of accessibility, the verification page started appearing on YouTube. It asked that: "This video may contain content that is inappropriate for some users, as flagged by YouTube's user community. To view this video, please verify you are 18 or older by logging in or signing up." Today the verification page on the spoof was removed."
I then checked the YouTube Terms of Use; please note Item C below,
Currently, you can readily view the video in question without having to assert that you are over 18. It is most likely that someone objected, YouTube placed the restriction, and then removed it after reviewing the content. So after careful review, I stand by my original assertion about WorldNetDaily, but I agree that YouTube did temporarily censor the video in accordance with their policy.
"Maryrose, of The YouTube Team, said if any video viewer flags a video as inappropriate, it is forwarded to a queue for the company's customer support team to review."
Basically, the WorldNetDaily either is too stupid to understand what happened or is ignoring facts. Either way, it raises questions about their competence and/or honesty. If they are stupid or dishonest about this, then what else are they wrong about?
Exactly.
Here's another one, "Mercedes, that's an odd name. Why would anyone name their daughter after a car?"
Actually, Hormel should thank them. Monty Python and the first person to use the word "spam" to describe bulk e-mail probably did more to make Hormel's canned meat product known to the world than anyone else.
Q: what after market parts are available, can i get screaming eagle exhausts and a dyno stage 3 kit for it and will i be able to attach nitros oxcide to it to make it go faster.......also is there any chrome parts to make it look more 'blingy'...........
Q: Does the Sky Car come with any weapons as standard? If not are there any options to have added a pair of side winders?
Q: Was this prototype based on the version that Wile E. Coyote built in the 1970's?
It actually has 30 bids on it.
Actually, I was expecting to be flamed more than modded down, but so far neither has happened (unless your post is a flame). Pointing out that both sides of an issue has merits and shortcomings is a great way of having supporters from both sides turn on you.