I don't think the flash-mob phenomenon would last long once people found out how dangerous they became, and especially when somebody decides to teleport in a bomb.
They choose who to find, they make sure to find the 'perfect' statistic. They also have a 68% non-response rate. The number of people counting in the ratings for any timeslot is barely over a thousand. In addition, the "sweeps" method is designed to be easily 'gamable' by playing with the numbers a bit.
1. You are a "Survivor" and other so-called reality show fans- no sympathy from me
Actually, I mostly watch science fiction shows like Stargate and BSG, and not much else. I hate American Idol and all the other 'reality' rubbish.
2. You can't believe that the general public is that stupid, but you are not- again, no sympathy from me
There is a fifty percent chance that any given person is above average.
My conclusion: no sympathy from me- I stopped watching TV years ago, nothing of interest for an intelligent human being (see 1. above).
No, it just doesn't get anything in the "core demographics" and so it gets canceled.
If this has offended you
I'm not offended. If somebody makes enough bad comments and I don't want to hear them I put the person on my Foes list and get on with my day.
If it's the statistics that bother you, then maybe look at your fellow TV viewers as the source of the problem, not a non-viewer like myself.
TV viewers are part of the problem. Statistics companies that modify results are another part of the problem. You aren't even a part of the equation.
"In earlier civilized cultures, people who failed as entirely as you did would fall on their own swords."
"Well, I forgot to bring my sword."
"I didn't."
"Lesbian" porn isn't actual lesbians. The "lesbian" porn designed for straight males is specially designed to make the guy want a threesome. Most of the actresses in that stuff admit to actually being straight. If you saw two actual lesbians doing it you wouldn't think the same thing.
To date, I have yet to see a convincing explanation of how, exactly, anything the Bush administration has done could really affect a U.S. Citizen.
I know I'm Godwinning, but it fits here: "First they came for the Communists..."
Just because it's not happening now to citizens, and the current court says it won't happen to citizens(right now), doesn't mean it couldn't happen in the future to citizens.
Look at what the alternative would be.
You can't run Netscape because it's a competitor's product. If you attempt to run it Microsoft makes up an error dialog and blames it on Netscape's programmers.
Microsoft strongarms the PC vendors to get TPM added to all new computers so you can't just sidestep that by running Linux.
Microsoft uses its stock in Apple to make Apple do certain decisions that drive it into the ground. That is the alternative to the current situation.
And the sheep get ate, sound like a damn good reason to be a sheepdog or a wolf.
What if my goal is to not be a sheepdog or a wolf, and be as far away from the sheepdogs and wolves as possible?
BTW your sig' is nonsensical. Ask the cops not to bring there rifles, shotguns, pistols, batons, pepper spray, tasers, or stun guns and you will figure out quickly that they don't make very good protectors. Technology, tacticts, and training are all necessary.
My sig is intended as a response to "Guns don't kill people". Oh, and by the way, British cops don't need guns nearly as much as American cops seem to.
Not doing evil doesn't mean you have to let evil fuck you every chance it gets.
If you fight evil using the methods of evil, you become evil.
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Not having an inflated sense of self-worth is pretty important too.
He's sleeping right now.
Demanding others "take responsibility for themselves" is attempting to not take responsibility for helping others. Ergo selfishness.
Only if they can get the Utahraptor and D-something or other from the Dinosaur Comics.
I don't think the flash-mob phenomenon would last long once people found out how dangerous they became, and especially when somebody decides to teleport in a bomb.
I'm talking about the acts themselves and not the people. You don't have ugly porn stars no matter who you're trying to go for.
And the two guys with the pick-axe handle and the machete would instead have their own guns.
No, the world would be better if it died. Personal responsibility is an excuse for selfishness.
You're assuming he doesn't shoot through the door. This is the silliest datum with respect to gun control on either side that I've seen.
Actually, I mostly watch science fiction shows like Stargate and BSG, and not much else. I hate American Idol and all the other 'reality' rubbish. There is a fifty percent chance that any given person is above average. No, it just doesn't get anything in the "core demographics" and so it gets canceled. I'm not offended. If somebody makes enough bad comments and I don't want to hear them I put the person on my Foes list and get on with my day. TV viewers are part of the problem. Statistics companies that modify results are another part of the problem. You aren't even a part of the equation.
If that were true then you would be dead right now.
Actually, today, I think they should just ignore their parents trying to get them to kill each other. On both sides.
"Well, I forgot to bring my sword."
"I didn't."
"Lesbian" porn isn't actual lesbians. The "lesbian" porn designed for straight males is specially designed to make the guy want a threesome. Most of the actresses in that stuff admit to actually being straight. If you saw two actual lesbians doing it you wouldn't think the same thing.
It would be a 'feature' if you were talking about bisexuality. Homosexuality includes a lack of interest in the other gender period.
Just because it's not happening now to citizens, and the current court says it won't happen to citizens(right now), doesn't mean it couldn't happen in the future to citizens.
Only "100 times more rabid and bigoted" for people who don't actually read anything from the Limbaugh-types on Slashdot.
Look at what the alternative would be.
You can't run Netscape because it's a competitor's product. If you attempt to run it Microsoft makes up an error dialog and blames it on Netscape's programmers.
Microsoft strongarms the PC vendors to get TPM added to all new computers so you can't just sidestep that by running Linux.
Microsoft uses its stock in Apple to make Apple do certain decisions that drive it into the ground.
That is the alternative to the current situation.
When the gender ratio exceeds 3:1 mass situational homosexuality begins to kick in.
Are you related to the IcyNeko on Gateworld by any chance?