Then want exactly is the point of Society? Why not just pure anarchy? How about you read the definition of Society before you go about casting aspersions without credence. If you are a contributing member of a Society, then that Society DOES owe you something.
Oh you like police protection? How do we pay them? Oh you benefited from that low-interest government subsidized loan to start your business? How did that loan subsidization occur?
The truth is that Society implies a mutually beneficial relationship between its membership. Why not come down from your horse and realize that even you in your, I'm sure, masterful march to success had at one point relied on Society for one thing or another.
"the vast majority saved their money instead of spending it, and invested it"
Nonsense. The vast majority either inherited it, or gained it through some means of exploitation of the very same "poor people" you are deriding through your naive comments.
Note that I am NOT supporting the GP and his/her position regarding taxation, only pointing out your error. My own view on taxation involves the wholesale removal of the sales tax entirely, in place of an earnings tax (note I said earnings, not just income).
for a man essentially in hiding, trying to avoid being extradited to an unfriendly (to him) country, which happens to have one of the most robust intelligence arms in the world.
Can't read TFA as a NYTimes account is required to access (where are the link tags? They're too helpful to exclude in the new layout/design).
Despite your politics I think you can appreciate the gravity of such a situation and how the attributable paranoia and personal apprehension may manifest itself within an individual.
Agreed. Some obvious catches for a UI guy were not caught, leading to the conclusion you posit. Hopefully they will take heed and incorporate some of the suggestions from the community.
In all its not a bad look. I do think they need to do something about the inordinate amount of white-space. It is actually distracting. Some user customizable, collapsible panels would be nice. As well as a means by which to suppress all panels in account settings.
Finally I would suggest to not abandon the "news for nerds..." logo that has been with/. since inception. It is a defining characteristic and a marketing icon.
Utterly and completely B.S.!! I am so sick of you race to the bottom folks...
You need to hold China and other such nations accountable for their records on human rights, SoL, etc... not pander to them. Sad that so many are so willing to return to serfdom on some supposed principled decision to follow the "free market".
too much value is placed on such information, and the information gathering, grouping, etc... is not as infallible, nor as interesting as one might think?
Not to mention that the boss may see the writing on the wall, and has far more than just his/her interests in mind with the request...
People are quick to flag the boss as some sort of evil PHB, without recognizing that often the boss is acting in what (s)he envisions as the best long term solution for his/her people. It does absolutely no-one any good for the company to fold. Especially those rooted in a community, with young families.
If you need an x% increase in productivity for a period of time to overcome an otherwise insurmountable hurdle, what choices are there beyond asking for more efforts from everyone or yielding to the pressure and closing up shop?
and we're gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B. We have some new people coming in, and we need all the space we can get. So if you could just go ahead and pack up your stuff and move it down there, that would be terrific, OK?
on this thread, but I would think a bunch of nerds would appreciate the technological triumph, not belabor the deficiencies / hurdles that remain.
Perhaps the price-point is ridiculous, but as any professionals know the price drops with economies of scale.
From my perspective, this represents a viable first step toward the elimination of glasses all together. I'm thinking contact lenses with micro generators like this. OK, maybe not today, but tomorrow?
Who is to say that the accounts created align with true identities? You can already create a bogus profile and fill it up with friends in minutes.
No, I think it more true that FB is still relatively new, and has not yet been fully exploited such as MySpace or other has been social sites already have.
but have any of you stopped for a moment to consider the possible legitimate reasons for such actions by the U.S. government?
I for one believe in the freedom of information. But let me ask...
If this had been Liechtenstein instead of the U.S. whose national documents were being leaked onto the internet, and knowledge pointed to non-Liechtensteinian individuals responsible for the leaks, how would you suppose Liechtenstein should/would operate in investigating these leaks? As a potential threat from espionage? Subversive activity through cyber crime? Moles, double agents, etc...?
I mean, you may not like that a government does not post every scrap of paper on the net for your review, and that may in fact be a proper argument for the future. But as the law of the land sits now, these leaks are illegal. Doesn't the government have a responsibility to investigate?
First Elijah and his family drove a car to some mountain, along with the rest of humanity, where Elijah did an about face, left his family, and somehow miraculously returned to his home. He then proceeded to steal a motor bike and commence driving to find his girlfriend somewhere in the United States.
Only after finding his girlfriend among the 10's of 1000's of vehicles on a particular highway system did the meteorite impact occur, causing a tsunami, which they at first out ran on motorbike, and then finally on foot.
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Your solution is all nice and fluffly, but completely NOT grounded in reality, and the GP was talking about reality.
Devs have NO say, Ops have NO say. You get handed the dog food and you can either eat it or find someone else to feed you.
Amen. Worry not, you are not alone. I'm right there with ya!!
"Society owes no one anything"
Then want exactly is the point of Society? Why not just pure anarchy? How about you read the definition of Society before you go about casting aspersions without credence. If you are a contributing member of a Society, then that Society DOES owe you something.
Oh you like police protection? How do we pay them? Oh you benefited from that low-interest government subsidized loan to start your business? How did that loan subsidization occur?
The truth is that Society implies a mutually beneficial relationship between its membership. Why not come down from your horse and realize that even you in your, I'm sure, masterful march to success had at one point relied on Society for one thing or another.
"the vast majority saved their money instead of spending it, and invested it"
Nonsense. The vast majority either inherited it, or gained it through some means of exploitation of the very same "poor people" you are deriding through your naive comments.
Note that I am NOT supporting the GP and his/her position regarding taxation, only pointing out your error. My own view on taxation involves the wholesale removal of the sales tax entirely, in place of an earnings tax (note I said earnings, not just income).
They want the biggest cloud in the sky. That's all. Feel free to float about on your mini-clouds hoping it does not rain.
for a man essentially in hiding, trying to avoid being extradited to an unfriendly (to him) country, which happens to have one of the most robust intelligence arms in the world.
Can't read TFA as a NYTimes account is required to access (where are the link tags? They're too helpful to exclude in the new layout/design).
Despite your politics I think you can appreciate the gravity of such a situation and how the attributable paranoia and personal apprehension may manifest itself within an individual.
No one EVER reads TFA anyway. The new layout and changes simply filters the links to TFA out to allow for more white space.
Agreed. Some obvious catches for a UI guy were not caught, leading to the conclusion you posit. Hopefully they will take heed and incorporate some of the suggestions from the community.
In all its not a bad look. I do think they need to do something about the inordinate amount of white-space. It is actually distracting. Some user customizable, collapsible panels would be nice. As well as a means by which to suppress all panels in account settings.
Finally I would suggest to not abandon the "news for nerds..." logo that has been with /. since inception. It is a defining characteristic and a marketing icon.
Same holds true for FF. CPU cycles way up.
Utterly and completely B.S.!! I am so sick of you race to the bottom folks...
You need to hold China and other such nations accountable for their records on human rights, SoL, etc... not pander to them. Sad that so many are so willing to return to serfdom on some supposed principled decision to follow the "free market".
Groupthink is a marvelous phenomenon, contagious to all sorts...
too much value is placed on such information, and the information gathering, grouping, etc... is not as infallible, nor as interesting as one might think?
Not to mention that the boss may see the writing on the wall, and has far more than just his/her interests in mind with the request...
People are quick to flag the boss as some sort of evil PHB, without recognizing that often the boss is acting in what (s)he envisions as the best long term solution for his/her people. It does absolutely no-one any good for the company to fold. Especially those rooted in a community, with young families.
If you need an x% increase in productivity for a period of time to overcome an otherwise insurmountable hurdle, what choices are there beyond asking for more efforts from everyone or yielding to the pressure and closing up shop?
and we're gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B. We have some new people coming in, and we need all the space we can get. So if you could just go ahead and pack up your stuff and move it down there, that would be terrific, OK?
on this thread, but I would think a bunch of nerds would appreciate the technological triumph, not belabor the deficiencies / hurdles that remain.
Perhaps the price-point is ridiculous, but as any professionals know the price drops with economies of scale.
From my perspective, this represents a viable first step toward the elimination of glasses all together. I'm thinking contact lenses with micro generators like this. OK, maybe not today, but tomorrow?
Who is to say that the accounts created align with true identities? You can already create a bogus profile and fill it up with friends in minutes.
No, I think it more true that FB is still relatively new, and has not yet been fully exploited such as MySpace or other has been social sites already have.
It is onlly a matter of time.
So if one of the major contributors turned out to be a high ranking official in *name your nation-state*, this is not relevant?
but have any of you stopped for a moment to consider the possible legitimate reasons for such actions by the U.S. government?
I for one believe in the freedom of information. But let me ask...
If this had been Liechtenstein instead of the U.S. whose national documents were being leaked onto the internet, and knowledge pointed to non-Liechtensteinian individuals responsible for the leaks, how would you suppose Liechtenstein should/would operate in investigating these leaks? As a potential threat from espionage? Subversive activity through cyber crime? Moles, double agents, etc...?
I mean, you may not like that a government does not post every scrap of paper on the net for your review, and that may in fact be a proper argument for the future. But as the law of the land sits now, these leaks are illegal. Doesn't the government have a responsibility to investigate?
+1 Idiot.
Had to completely rework my Netflix queues...
First Elijah and his family drove a car to some mountain, along with the rest of humanity, where Elijah did an about face, left his family, and somehow miraculously returned to his home. He then proceeded to steal a motor bike and commence driving to find his girlfriend somewhere in the United States.
Only after finding his girlfriend among the 10's of 1000's of vehicles on a particular highway system did the meteorite impact occur, causing a tsunami, which they at first out ran on motorbike, and then finally on foot.
What's the problem?
why they need to build such a huge building to hold a cloud. Surely they could have condensed it?
Best one today! +1 Hilarious
You're going to get f*cked, and no it cannot be avoided. The only question is who's face you want to see in the mirror...
Well said!! Keep up the good work!