Dont get me started on ads. I already pretty much filter them quite well with osx, and given current PHB and repressive changes in law that seriously affect my right to privacy. I might as well go full tor and try to get around ads at router/firewall level, including youtube. About the contents, I make an effort to turn it to more sane, but it is not easy.
If you really don't want to watch ads, try visiting non advertising funded sites. There's no moral or legal requirement to watch YouTube (or read slashdot).
The point about invading Iraq because Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons capable of being used as weapons of mass destruction is that he would have to have had (a) the chemicals and (b) a delivery system capable of delivering them to the US/Western Europe.
A few barrels of mustard gas that you chuck out of a plane is not going to kill millions of people like a nuke.
Iraq was simply not a threat to the US/its allies.
This is basic stuff, I'm amazed on Slashdot anyone is even trying to argue it, much less mod such drivel up.
Whether they acknowledge it or not, a lot of the more right wing people here (and there are a lot of them since this is a US site) rank the right of the oil companies to carry on making money over any other concern, including the future welfare of the whole human race.
There is another reason to do so: The sincere belief that the alarmists are a threat to human survival. Their unconditional animosity against much-needed energy sources, if acted out in the political sphere to the degree that they wish, would doom billions to poverty and death.
There is no doubt some risk in continuing to use fossil fuels the way we do, but governments are not who I would trust to quantify and hedge against that risk. They are much more likely to overreact or underreact for political reasons, costing the world countless lives.
This is an unpopular opinion I'm sure. The technocratic idealists here who align with the alarmists are positive they know better how the world should run than those SUV-driving rubes out there, but such paternalistic hubris has gotten mankind into huge trouble before.
Bashing Teh Government will always go down well in right wing circles, but it's a pretty feeble argument against doing anything.
I suppose we should just let The Invisible Hand sort everything out?
If you have "blindly done research" and you're publishing in a reputable journal... then you'll get your ass handed to you if your science isn't correct (trust me: my ass still stings from some of the scathing reviews I've received on a few of my papers).
The funding agency DOES NOT MATTER... if proper peer review is undertaken. If the science is good... then the science is good... this isn't an opinion piece in the New York Times paid for by big oil...
This would be true if he published in a reputable journal, proper peer review was undertaken and Science actually worked like it was supposed to..
No. In today's university, the entire first undergraduate semester is spent on sensitivity awareness, wymyn's studies, black history, and overcoming white privilege.
Another heartfelt cry for help from the front line of the battle to defend that most disadvantaged of classes, the wealthy, white, Hooray Henry.
Obviously if there were an invasion fleet looming around our planet, it would first be detected by some misanthropic kid with a telescope. That would be the easy part. Then the kid would have to convince his alcoholic, ex-Air Force father of the impending invasion. Then the father would have to swallow his pride and contact his old partner (the one who was promoted after turning in the father for doing something that was technically wrong, but was undeniably the honorable thing to do in the situation), who now just-so-happens to head a clandestine wing of the military specialized in dealing with alien invaders. Obviously.
You forgot to mention Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot, the continued existence of religion, and the fact that climate change may force us back to the Stone Age.
Hell yeah, and the only difference between modern computers and the cryptological bombas used during WW2 is just electronics miniaturization! Stupid elementary stuff my friends! Yeah, it's not so simple my friend. There's a reason it takes *decades* and thousands of brilliant minds to advance technology step by step. The Saturn V is not simply a bigger, better version of "fireworks". You've been playing too much Kerbal space program.
The Saturn V is not simply a big firework, but it is basically a big firework.
Anyone who had ever seen a rocket firework on a stick would understand the basic idea.
I understood that, what I am saying is that the chance is not infinitesimal, it is 100% improbable because keyboard mashing *is not random* it is the product of hitting the keyboard in a particular manner that looks random and may be 99.9999999999999999999999999999% similar to random, but that is no-where near close enough. It is not random because a monkey is not a random number generator it will follow certain rules in order to mash and none of the finite number of patterns those rules will equate to anything substantial.
But if you start with the premise that the keyboard mashing is perfectly random then yes, infinite monkeys will write books.
You seem to be assuming that these are real monkeys. They aren't, any more than Schrodinger's cat was real.
Keyboard mashing can produce word patterns. If someone is mashing a keyboard and accidentally mashes "t" and "h", there is no magical force in the universe which quickly checks an English dictionary and stops the masher from mashing any button which would create a word ("the", for example). That's the thing about infinity - it makes the massively unlikely infinitely more likely. As long as something is not impossible, if attempted an infinite number of times, it is possible that it will happen.
But the universe isn't infinite. Infinity is a mathematical concept, not a description of reality.
Chasing a college major for money if you don't have the talent or desire just ends badly when the temporary good times end and you find yourself in a bad spot.
Setting aside the question of whether college should be in any way vocational, you seem to overlook the fact that the vast majority of people do jobs that they are neither particularly talented in, nor full of desire to do in the first place.
It's called paying the bills, most of the rest is necessary self-delusion.
Most potential Army reservists are addicted to prescription drugs, are overweight, have mental health problems, or too many tattoos that prohibit them from joining the military
Although you describe the sterotypical geek admirably, I'm not so sure about the tattoo thing, I thought they were pretty much compulsory in the Armed Forces..
I suppose if you had a swastika tattooed on your face they might object, as they wouldn't be allowed to deploy you to Germany..
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Translating the top 10 most common languages between each other is the most useful. Anything beyond that is window dressing.
Quickly checking on wikipedia, how about the 11th (German)? 18th (French)...?
"Top ten" is a ridiculously arbitrary cut off point.
And then it will have to be occupied like Germany still is.
Germany is not occupied by anyone except Germans.
The only thing keeping Europe from exploding again is America's irresistible force.
Yes, what with the US being such an important member of the EU and everything.
Oh, wait...you're talking bollocks.
46 years of occupation (1945 - 1990)
That is a very odd way to describe Germany during that period.
All that to civilize a mostly western country with whom we shared a common history, language, and religion.
Before 1914, Germany was every bit as civilized as France or Britain.
One of the inventors was executed in 1946 for knowingly providing the substance to a certain evil state actor.
Godwin's Law doesn't mean that you can't ever refer to Hitler by name at all, you know.
Dont get me started on ads. I already pretty much filter them quite well with osx, and given current PHB and repressive changes in law that seriously affect my right to privacy. I might as well go full tor and try to get around ads at router/firewall level, including youtube. About the contents, I make an effort to turn it to more sane, but it is not easy.
If you really don't want to watch ads, try visiting non advertising funded sites. There's no moral or legal requirement to watch YouTube (or read slashdot).
Just a thought.
You do know that ads are targeted to the viewer right? If I binge watch a bunch of chemistry lectures I get ads for lab equipment.
Well how come I keep getting ads for butt plugs and cheerleader outifits then?
Oh...
After you leave college, it's all downhill.
That is truly pathetic.
A few barrels of mustard gas that you chuck out of a plane is not going to kill millions of people like a nuke.
Iraq was simply not a threat to the US/its allies.
This is basic stuff, I'm amazed on Slashdot anyone is even trying to argue it, much less mod such drivel up.
Whether they acknowledge it or not, a lot of the more right wing people here (and there are a lot of them since this is a US site) rank the right of the oil companies to carry on making money over any other concern, including the future welfare of the whole human race.
There is another reason to do so: The sincere belief that the alarmists are a threat to human survival. Their unconditional animosity against much-needed energy sources, if acted out in the political sphere to the degree that they wish, would doom billions to poverty and death. There is no doubt some risk in continuing to use fossil fuels the way we do, but governments are not who I would trust to quantify and hedge against that risk. They are much more likely to overreact or underreact for political reasons, costing the world countless lives. This is an unpopular opinion I'm sure. The technocratic idealists here who align with the alarmists are positive they know better how the world should run than those SUV-driving rubes out there, but such paternalistic hubris has gotten mankind into huge trouble before.
Bashing Teh Government will always go down well in right wing circles, but it's a pretty feeble argument against doing anything.
I suppose we should just let The Invisible Hand sort everything out?
Just like any competent defense attorney...
Defending someone by comparing them with a lawyer is an extremely unwise rhetorical move.
Lawyers and the law have only a passing acquaintance with the truth, unlike scientists.
You are obviously not a scientist.
If you have "blindly done research" and you're publishing in a reputable journal... then you'll get your ass handed to you if your science isn't correct (trust me: my ass still stings from some of the scathing reviews I've received on a few of my papers).
The funding agency DOES NOT MATTER... if proper peer review is undertaken. If the science is good... then the science is good... this isn't an opinion piece in the New York Times paid for by big oil...
This would be true if he published in a reputable journal, proper peer review was undertaken and Science actually worked like it was supposed to..
Exactly. If you're selling stolen information you're not a hero, you're not a freedom-fighter and you're not a cool folk hero. You are a scumbag.
But I think it needs to be reiterated that you are not a thief, since you are only copying information, etc.
This seems to matter to a lot of people here.
what if i install it on my company laptop?
For the sake of the global IQ of humanity, please tell me that was a joke.
No. In today's university, the entire first undergraduate semester is spent on sensitivity awareness, wymyn's studies, black history, and overcoming white privilege.
Another heartfelt cry for help from the front line of the battle to defend that most disadvantaged of classes, the wealthy, white, Hooray Henry.
Their scenario should have started the person off at the south pole, not the north, for the extra altitude.
Um, hello?
Everyone knows that north is on top, and you can't fall upwards.
The level of scientific illiteracy here is disgraceful.
Obviously if there were an invasion fleet looming around our planet, it would first be detected by some misanthropic kid with a telescope. That would be the easy part. Then the kid would have to convince his alcoholic, ex-Air Force father of the impending invasion. Then the father would have to swallow his pride and contact his old partner (the one who was promoted after turning in the father for doing something that was technically wrong, but was undeniably the honorable thing to do in the situation), who now just-so-happens to head a clandestine wing of the military specialized in dealing with alien invaders. Obviously.
You clearly know too much.
Just for balance.
Hell yeah, and the only difference between modern computers and the cryptological bombas used during WW2 is just electronics miniaturization! Stupid elementary stuff my friends! Yeah, it's not so simple my friend. There's a reason it takes *decades* and thousands of brilliant minds to advance technology step by step. The Saturn V is not simply a bigger, better version of "fireworks". You've been playing too much Kerbal space program.
The Saturn V is not simply a big firework, but it is basically a big firework.
Anyone who had ever seen a rocket firework on a stick would understand the basic idea.
I understood that, what I am saying is that the chance is not infinitesimal, it is 100% improbable because keyboard mashing *is not random* it is the product of hitting the keyboard in a particular manner that looks random and may be 99.9999999999999999999999999999% similar to random, but that is no-where near close enough. It is not random because a monkey is not a random number generator it will follow certain rules in order to mash and none of the finite number of patterns those rules will equate to anything substantial.
But if you start with the premise that the keyboard mashing is perfectly random then yes, infinite monkeys will write books.
You seem to be assuming that these are real monkeys. They aren't, any more than Schrodinger's cat was real.
Keyboard mashing can produce word patterns. If someone is mashing a keyboard and accidentally mashes "t" and "h", there is no magical force in the universe which quickly checks an English dictionary and stops the masher from mashing any button which would create a word ("the", for example). That's the thing about infinity - it makes the massively unlikely infinitely more likely. As long as something is not impossible, if attempted an infinite number of times, it is possible that it will happen.
But the universe isn't infinite. Infinity is a mathematical concept, not a description of reality.
NoScript?
That has the added advantage of making 99% of websites unusable, thereby forcing you to do some work instead.
I've always wondered how the CIA/NSA attracts super smart mathematicians, systems experts, etc. The government pay scale is very rigid.
Once you can pay the bills, most people aren't greatly motivated by money, unless they're entrepreneurial types.
I suppose it's different in the US, you do seem to equate wealth with success and happiness.
Chasing a college major for money if you don't have the talent or desire just ends badly when the temporary good times end and you find yourself in a bad spot.
Setting aside the question of whether college should be in any way vocational, you seem to overlook the fact that the vast majority of people do jobs that they are neither particularly talented in, nor full of desire to do in the first place.
It's called paying the bills, most of the rest is necessary self-delusion.
Most potential Army reservists are addicted to prescription drugs, are overweight, have mental health problems, or too many tattoos that prohibit them from joining the military
Although you describe the sterotypical geek admirably, I'm not so sure about the tattoo thing, I thought they were pretty much compulsory in the Armed Forces..
I suppose if you had a swastika tattooed on your face they might object, as they wouldn't be allowed to deploy you to Germany..