Linux is still a pain the butt for the newbie to use.
Only if they have been preconditioned to something else. Linux (especially Ubuntu) isn't really any more difficult to learn than any other operating system. The hard part is "unlearning" what you learned from any other systems you've used. This is also the case for anything - even outside the computer... unlearning is harder than learning.
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Stupidity (also called fatuity) is the property a person, action or belief instantiates by virtue of having or being indicative of low intelligence or poor learning abilities. Stupidity is distinct from irrationality because stupidity denotes an incapability or unwillingness to properly consider the relevant information. It is frequently used as a pejorative, and consequently has a negative connotation. The term has fallen out of favor in medical journals as it is seen as a generic term used to describe a wide variety of conditions.[citation needed] Contents [hide]
* 1 In politics
* 2 In comedy
* 3 Group stupidity
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links
In politics
Robert J. Sternberg notes that many politicians have acted in ways that were stupid despite indications of general intelligence[1] He argues that there is an inherent psychological drive causing some acts of stupidity.
In comedy
The fool or buffoon has been a central character in much comedy. Alford and Alford found that humor based on stupidity was prevelent in "more complex" societies as compared to some other forms of humor.[2] Some analysis of Shakespeare's comedy has found that his characters tend to hold mutually contradictory positions; because this implies a lack of careful analysis it indicates stupidity on their part.[3] Today there is a wide array of television shows that showcase stupidity such as The Simpsons.[4]
Group stupidity
In psychology, group stupidity is known as deindividuation in crowds, and can lead to behaviors usually not displayed outside the specific social situation. The behaviors are attributed to a variety of causes, including loss of self-identity, incentives to conform to group behavior, and other dynamics.[5]
See also
* Bounded rationality
* Darwin Awards
* Genius
* Ignorance
* Irrationality
* World Stupidity Awards
References
1. ^ Sternberg, Robert J. Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid. Yale University Press, 2003.
2. ^ Finnegan Alford; Richard Alford. A Holo-Cultural Study of Humor. Ethos 9(2), pg 149-164.
3. ^ N Frye. A Natural Perspective: The Development of Shakespearean Comedy and Romance. Columbia University Press, 1995.
4. ^ R Hobbs. The Simpsons Meet Mark Twain: Analyzing Popular Media Texts in the Classroom. The English Journal, 1998.
5. ^ Reicher, S.D., R. Spears, and T. Postmes. A Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Phenomena. European Review of Social Psychology 6, 1995.
External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Stupidity
* In praise of irrationality
* "Unskilled and unaware of it: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments" The authors received the 2000 Ig Nobel Prize in psychology.
* The Power of Stupidity by Giancarlo Livraghi, a series of nine papers on the nature of human stupidity.
* Understanding Stupidity by James F Welles, Ph.D.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity" Categories: Sociolog
What we need is a moderation "-1, I Don't Agree" that will let us override that to +/-0 in our preferences. That way they have something that will fit, will do the same thing, and will allow troll/flamebait to actuall function properly.
A first-offense crime-of-passion, with no ties to substance abuse or computer crime.. this is a good candidate for a minimum sentence. Those maximal sentences are for the real shitbags.
Personally, I would have given up rather than use the techniques that I do, but I can't expect others to have the same principles as I do, and forcing mine on other people (as we can see happening) is equally unjust.
But, really it's not my problem to deal with, nor is it any of ours. It's entirely between you and your audience.
I know that what you are saying is true, and it's not just dating sites that have that issue - you would have the same problem with any small business/charity/etc - without the cash to advertise, you have to deal without (and die off) or do less... admirable things. Even without charging, you still have to pay for the stuff to run it off of (in your case, hosting and time - other cases would be supplies, logistics, payroll etc) and as you state good (as in it works, without spamming) advertising is NOT cheap - not cheap at all.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post(s) and reply with such thought!
Use scripting/interpreted stuff for some things, and for the time-critical use 'bindings'. We do that already. Python-OpenGL - python itself isn't rendering the tris... that would (indeed!) be quite silly.
Sorry... I'm on your side! But you had railed him using the excuse that he is charging people to use a misrepresented service (which is only partly true, the whole charging part). Aside from that, I agree with you completely. And even my (i think?) rational posts are getting angry responses from him, so I think the less rational responses have pushed him a bit too far to make any further discussion fruitful.
A lesson to the rest of you: being an asshole doesn't help your argument, even if your argument is golden.
I don't want to support him, as I do think what he is doing is wrong, but he's not charging to use the service. The service is free (and "you get what you pay for" isn't always cliche). Before you go off on a warpath with him (justified as I think it would be), try to at least follow your own advise and read what he says!
He/She has stated all over this argument that it's free, and that he/she makes no revenue from it. I haven't checked the site itself, as an AC posted the URL and I don't want to contribute to the DDoS this causes (that, and I'm at work... don't want that domain to show up in the logs...)
So what happens when one of your "customers" (not sure what to call them, as it's free) travels? Filtering by IP is not a safe way to do it. (matter of fact, there really isn't a good way to do it)
I don't agree with the guy, but you missed a critical point - He/She is NOT charging people to use the service, it's free. I still agree with you, it's deceitful.
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Linux is still a pain the butt for the newbie to use.
Only if they have been preconditioned to something else. Linux (especially Ubuntu) isn't really any more difficult to learn than any other operating system. The hard part is "unlearning" what you learned from any other systems you've used. This is also the case for anything - even outside the computer... unlearning is harder than learning.
Sorry that message was me, didnt seem to want to keep me signed in :|
Yes. But OpenBSD fixed it, so they get credit for the fix. It's up to the maintainers of the other unix(ish) versions to implement the fix.
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Stupidity
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
This article is missing citations or needs footnotes.
Using inline citations helps guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. (February 2008)
Semi-protected
For the ska album, see Stupidity (album).
Stupidity (also called fatuity) is the property a person, action or belief instantiates by virtue of having or being indicative of low intelligence or poor learning abilities. Stupidity is distinct from irrationality because stupidity denotes an incapability or unwillingness to properly consider the relevant information. It is frequently used as a pejorative, and consequently has a negative connotation. The term has fallen out of favor in medical journals as it is seen as a generic term used to describe a wide variety of conditions.[citation needed]
Contents
[hide]
* 1 In politics
* 2 In comedy
* 3 Group stupidity
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links
In politics
Robert J. Sternberg notes that many politicians have acted in ways that were stupid despite indications of general intelligence[1] He argues that there is an inherent psychological drive causing some acts of stupidity.
In comedy
The fool or buffoon has been a central character in much comedy. Alford and Alford found that humor based on stupidity was prevelent in "more complex" societies as compared to some other forms of humor.[2] Some analysis of Shakespeare's comedy has found that his characters tend to hold mutually contradictory positions; because this implies a lack of careful analysis it indicates stupidity on their part.[3] Today there is a wide array of television shows that showcase stupidity such as The Simpsons.[4]
Group stupidity
In psychology, group stupidity is known as deindividuation in crowds, and can lead to behaviors usually not displayed outside the specific social situation. The behaviors are attributed to a variety of causes, including loss of self-identity, incentives to conform to group behavior, and other dynamics.[5]
See also
* Bounded rationality
* Darwin Awards
* Genius
* Ignorance
* Irrationality
* World Stupidity Awards
References
1. ^ Sternberg, Robert J. Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid. Yale University Press, 2003.
2. ^ Finnegan Alford; Richard Alford. A Holo-Cultural Study of Humor. Ethos 9(2), pg 149-164.
3. ^ N Frye. A Natural Perspective: The Development of Shakespearean Comedy and Romance. Columbia University Press, 1995.
4. ^ R Hobbs. The Simpsons Meet Mark Twain: Analyzing Popular Media Texts in the Classroom. The English Journal, 1998.
5. ^ Reicher, S.D., R. Spears, and T. Postmes. A Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Phenomena. European Review of Social Psychology 6, 1995.
External links
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
Stupidity
* In praise of irrationality
* "Unskilled and unaware of it: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments" The authors received the 2000 Ig Nobel Prize in psychology.
* The Power of Stupidity by Giancarlo Livraghi, a series of nine papers on the nature of human stupidity.
* Understanding Stupidity by James F Welles, Ph.D.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity"
Categories: Sociolog
In the event of an emergency, deadly-neurotoxin masks will deploy.
Aaawww, but I wanted to explode! </gir>
If you don't understand that, you don't need to care.
One of those was me deciding to post, and my +1 interesting going away.
What we need is a moderation "-1, I Don't Agree" that will let us override that to +/-0 in our preferences. That way they have something that will fit, will do the same thing, and will allow troll/flamebait to actuall function properly.
Hey, they added over/underrated - why not this?
Mod this up people, this is far from troll.
Sure, a few seconds.
This is not "burnable" media - you would need to stamp it.
A first-offense crime-of-passion, with no ties to substance abuse or computer crime.. this is a good candidate for a minimum sentence. Those maximal sentences are for the real shitbags.
That makes sense.
Personally, I would have given up rather than use the techniques that I do, but I can't expect others to have the same principles as I do, and forcing mine on other people (as we can see happening) is equally unjust.
But, really it's not my problem to deal with, nor is it any of ours. It's entirely between you and your audience.
I know that what you are saying is true, and it's not just dating sites that have that issue - you would have the same problem with any small business/charity/etc - without the cash to advertise, you have to deal without (and die off) or do less... admirable things. Even without charging, you still have to pay for the stuff to run it off of (in your case, hosting and time - other cases would be supplies, logistics, payroll etc) and as you state good (as in it works, without spamming) advertising is NOT cheap - not cheap at all.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post(s) and reply with such thought!
... and once you have achieved a certain level of torment, slowly crossfade into Badger Badger.,,
You aren't the only one with that opinion ;)
Ah.
You know, i bet this whole argument is because of people having differing definitions. Like for me, profit == currency.
Or the original poster, who thinks deceit != fraud.
This whole thing is quite silly I think!
http://www.google.com/search?q=nntp+retention
It could be that nobody wants to keep posts around from the 80s on live hosts. You might find them in some kind of archive?
Oh there's a way to turn it off... but it's a bit more destructive than it could be. Also, wear something you don't mind stains on.
Use scripting/interpreted stuff for some things, and for the time-critical use 'bindings'. We do that already. Python-OpenGL - python itself isn't rendering the tris... that would (indeed!) be quite silly.
Sorry... I'm on your side! But you had railed him using the excuse that he is charging people to use a misrepresented service (which is only partly true, the whole charging part). Aside from that, I agree with you completely. And even my (i think?) rational posts are getting angry responses from him, so I think the less rational responses have pushed him a bit too far to make any further discussion fruitful.
A lesson to the rest of you: being an asshole doesn't help your argument, even if your argument is golden.
I don't want to support him, as I do think what he is doing is wrong, but he's not charging to use the service. The service is free (and "you get what you pay for" isn't always cliche). Before you go off on a warpath with him (justified as I think it would be), try to at least follow your own advise and read what he says!
He/She has stated all over this argument that it's free, and that he/she makes no revenue from it. I haven't checked the site itself, as an AC posted the URL and I don't want to contribute to the DDoS this causes (that, and I'm at work... don't want that domain to show up in the logs...)
So what happens when one of your "customers" (not sure what to call them, as it's free) travels? Filtering by IP is not a safe way to do it. (matter of fact, there really isn't a good way to do it)
No, making it look like there are more people using your service is still trickery. Just not to the extent it could be.
I don't agree with the guy, but you missed a critical point - He/She is NOT charging people to use the service, it's free. I still agree with you, it's deceitful.