Nope, I'm not married. I'm a single childless woman who is indifferent towards children. I understand that staying home with a child is not easy, and that cooking, doing laundry and housecleaning make it worse. In fact, cooking, doing laundry, and housecleaning for myself are already way too difficult. But can't at least laundry and housecleaning be put off, the housecleaning possibly indefinitely?
I wasn't hoping to accomplish anything by dangling my laptop out the window; I just felt like doing it. I'm lazy in my work and uninvolved and unresponsive in most social settings, but I'm energetic enough when I'm hanging around or dancing around by myself.
Can't you just put off the laundry and the housework? What's wrong with occasionally re-wearing dirty clothes or living in a messy house?
As for the original articles, I have the same problems that telecommuters should try to avoid, and I don't telecommute. I'm naturally lazy, unresponsive, and uninvolved and if a task is expected to take an hour but really only takes 20 minutes, I'll spend the entire hour pretending to work, just sitting there, or doing something more trivial and getting nothing done.
Sometimes I feel a bond with the computers that I use or work with, at home and at work, but it's a pretty weak and opportunistic bond. When my computers misbehave or when I'm in a bad mood, I hate their guts (processors?) and contemplate kicking them or, in the case my laptop, dropping them out a window. I've even dangled my laptop out a window. My feelings towards other people are similar.
Slack off on the chores, and convince your wife to slack off on hers. Then you'll both have more time to work on OSS, watch TV, party, etc. So what if the grass grows a bit long, or the dishes and garbage pile up a little?
Well, Laci Peterson's boyfriend prior to Scott is now in prison for shooting his later girlfriend in the back. To be fair, he didn't kill his girlfriend, and from the evidence it may have been a drunken rage or accident instead of a premeditated attack.
The death of a spouse is certainly tragic and crippling, but so is the loss of money to the point of bankruptcy. Enough money can buy the freedom to spend time as one pleases and only work if and when one chooses. That's one of my main goals in life, and at least for me the loss of that freedom, or a setback in the path towards that freedom, would be just as crippling as the death of a spouse, if not more so.
The whole point of progress is extending life, extending youth, and working less, i.e. reducing individual people's productivity and spending more years not working. Unfortunately, technology, society, and the economy have not changed enough to keep pace.
Sure, it's great to love what you do, regardless of money. Yet does that really compensate for having to go to a place every weekday at a certain time, spend 8+ hours doing that activity, follow orders, ask permission to take time off, and be unable to live in material comfort if you decide to stop doing it?
I would let my (hypothetical) kids play violent video games as long as they can distinguish between games and reality. Sure, they might become more desensitized to violence, but I don't see anything wrong with that. It'll make them stronger in case they ever encounter real violence in their lives.
Yes, spam is annoying, but so is life, and so is going to work every day. I would rather get paid for deleting spam than for actually being productive. In fact, when I'm at work and don't feel like doing anything, I check my email and delete spam for relaxation. I should have gone into the spam business years ago. Then I would have been able to make money working for myself and bringing joy to others. Oh well, another missed opportunity.
I wouldn't want him to be executed or put in prison. I would want him to take my job but pay his entire income to me so that I receive the same money for no work. After all, what's the point of my working if I can't even muster the energy to pay the bills? My job isn't that bad, but the thought of going to work really drains the energy out of me. Unfortunately, this punishment wouldn't work well with someone like Sven Jaschan, whose crimes had millions of victims, of which I was not one.
When I was in college, there was one course in which I chose to buy the textbook in electronic format because it was cheaper. I never printed out a hard copy, and I did not carry a laptop around with me. It ended up that the book wasn't even really necessary for the class.
I don't know... Even if they have to spend several years in a prison cell with Bubba, they still get several years of financial security and food, clothing, and shelter, all courtesy of taxpayers. That's more than what many law-abiding citizens have.
I use BackpackIt to make to-do lists. At home I use a program called Paraben Daily Organizer for reminders. Recently I've started using the online calendar provided by my ISP as part of its webmail service. My ISP's calendar and BackpackIt are quite handy because I can access them from any computer on the Internet.
I find it pleasant to work in a virtual environment with so little human contact that it doesn't matter whether you're pierced or tattooed. The majority of human beings, decent or not, are homogeneously boring-looking at best regardless of tattoos or piercings. That said, there are a few men who look ok with an earring, but they probably looked ok to begin with.
I think it's very likely that we live in a simulated universe. Other people have already posted links to websites that also argue in favor of a simulation. I don't know whether the universe was created by a higher power, but if it was, who's to say this higher power isn't some civilization running a simulation of a universe? The question is, will our simulation of a universe one day evolve life, and if so, will those creatures develop intelligence? Personally, I believe it's unethical and immoral to let intelligent creatures develop unless we make life perfect and potentially eternal for them and let them know of our true nature.
... I would abort him. If I wanted a child, I would want one who's super-smart and good-looking with the potential to be super-rich. Now that's what I call a designer baby! Otherwise, I would rather have no children at all. It's cruel enough to to force someone to live. To force someone to live with imperfections is even more horrific.
These are human beings, they fucking deserve to live.
Are you saying that human beings deserve to be forced into this world with possibly lousy genes to live under a death sentence? Better get rid of them, regardless of how hard it would be to raise them, before they are born, form attachments to this life, and develop a real survival instinct.
If it takes an Aspie to be a genius, why not get rid of normal people? If everyone had Asperger's syndrome, then people with Asperger's syndrome wouldn't have social problems. OTOH, most Aspies lead lives that are just as pathetic as normal people's, with only a few Aspies turning out successful, like Gates and Einstein. In that case, why not get rid of everyone? If we still can't create humans right, it's time to consider voluntary extinction as a serious option.
I'm starting a new job where I have to sit in a cubicle, and with this device I'll be able to hold conversations with myself without anyone hearing me. OTOH, I might not need it because my cubicle is going to have a door.
I'm not sure if what those students did was wrong, but I do know that if I were in their situation, I would have done exactly the same thing. I love playing with URLs to obtain information that I shouldn't have, ethics be damned. I find it ironic that people spout on about ethics when they continue committing the most unethical act of all, continuing to produce lifeforms with the intent of forcing them to live, work, and die. Compared to that, getting unauthorized information through the Internet seems extremely honorable.
I've seen videos of ultrasounds. Yes, the embryo does look a bit like a baby. I don't know if it qualifies as a person, but you know what? I don't care. To me, the very nature of reproduction is immoral. Forcing any individual to inherit your genes without a choice or a guarantee of getting a good combination and then expecting them to respect you and be content with what you gave them is an act of cruelty, but unfortunately, it is the basis of human life. If I decide I want to increase my chances of immortality, I am willing to create embryos (a morally wrong act) in order to mercifully kill them before they can be born in order to achieve my goals. It's still better than normal procreation, which those people who oppose cloning and abortion on moral grounds seem so eager to do.
It's possible that the problem of premature aging of clones will be resolved in the future. However, I believe that ultimately, the best way to prolong life will not be through stem cells. The organs are important while they're in your body, but if you can replace them with something stronger and more resilient, who needs stem cells? Nevertheless, stem cells are definitely a step in the right direction.
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I wasn't hoping to accomplish anything by dangling my laptop out the window; I just felt like doing it. I'm lazy in my work and uninvolved and unresponsive in most social settings, but I'm energetic enough when I'm hanging around or dancing around by myself.
Can't you just put off the laundry and the housework? What's wrong with occasionally re-wearing dirty clothes or living in a messy house? As for the original articles, I have the same problems that telecommuters should try to avoid, and I don't telecommute. I'm naturally lazy, unresponsive, and uninvolved and if a task is expected to take an hour but really only takes 20 minutes, I'll spend the entire hour pretending to work, just sitting there, or doing something more trivial and getting nothing done.
Sometimes I feel a bond with the computers that I use or work with, at home and at work, but it's a pretty weak and opportunistic bond. When my computers misbehave or when I'm in a bad mood, I hate their guts (processors?) and contemplate kicking them or, in the case my laptop, dropping them out a window. I've even dangled my laptop out a window. My feelings towards other people are similar.
Slack off on the chores, and convince your wife to slack off on hers. Then you'll both have more time to work on OSS, watch TV, party, etc. So what if the grass grows a bit long, or the dishes and garbage pile up a little?
Well, Laci Peterson's boyfriend prior to Scott is now in prison for shooting his later girlfriend in the back. To be fair, he didn't kill his girlfriend, and from the evidence it may have been a drunken rage or accident instead of a premeditated attack.
The death of a spouse is certainly tragic and crippling, but so is the loss of money to the point of bankruptcy. Enough money can buy the freedom to spend time as one pleases and only work if and when one chooses. That's one of my main goals in life, and at least for me the loss of that freedom, or a setback in the path towards that freedom, would be just as crippling as the death of a spouse, if not more so.
The whole point of progress is extending life, extending youth, and working less, i.e. reducing individual people's productivity and spending more years not working. Unfortunately, technology, society, and the economy have not changed enough to keep pace.
Sure, it's great to love what you do, regardless of money. Yet does that really compensate for having to go to a place every weekday at a certain time, spend 8+ hours doing that activity, follow orders, ask permission to take time off, and be unable to live in material comfort if you decide to stop doing it?
I would let my (hypothetical) kids play violent video games as long as they can distinguish between games and reality. Sure, they might become more desensitized to violence, but I don't see anything wrong with that. It'll make them stronger in case they ever encounter real violence in their lives.
Thanks for reminding me that human parents have already been playing God for a long time.
Yes, spam is annoying, but so is life, and so is going to work every day. I would rather get paid for deleting spam than for actually being productive. In fact, when I'm at work and don't feel like doing anything, I check my email and delete spam for relaxation. I should have gone into the spam business years ago. Then I would have been able to make money working for myself and bringing joy to others. Oh well, another missed opportunity.
... just like somebody else played God when they decided to create humans.
I wouldn't want him to be executed or put in prison. I would want him to take my job but pay his entire income to me so that I receive the same money for no work. After all, what's the point of my working if I can't even muster the energy to pay the bills? My job isn't that bad, but the thought of going to work really drains the energy out of me. Unfortunately, this punishment wouldn't work well with someone like Sven Jaschan, whose crimes had millions of victims, of which I was not one.
When I was in college, there was one course in which I chose to buy the textbook in electronic format because it was cheaper. I never printed out a hard copy, and I did not carry a laptop around with me. It ended up that the book wasn't even really necessary for the class.
I don't know... Even if they have to spend several years in a prison cell with Bubba, they still get several years of financial security and food, clothing, and shelter, all courtesy of taxpayers. That's more than what many law-abiding citizens have.
I use BackpackIt to make to-do lists. At home I use a program called Paraben Daily Organizer for reminders. Recently I've started using the online calendar provided by my ISP as part of its webmail service. My ISP's calendar and BackpackIt are quite handy because I can access them from any computer on the Internet.
I find it pleasant to work in a virtual environment with so little human contact that it doesn't matter whether you're pierced or tattooed. The majority of human beings, decent or not, are homogeneously boring-looking at best regardless of tattoos or piercings. That said, there are a few men who look ok with an earring, but they probably looked ok to begin with.
I think it's very likely that we live in a simulated universe. Other people have already posted links to websites that also argue in favor of a simulation. I don't know whether the universe was created by a higher power, but if it was, who's to say this higher power isn't some civilization running a simulation of a universe? The question is, will our simulation of a universe one day evolve life, and if so, will those creatures develop intelligence? Personally, I believe it's unethical and immoral to let intelligent creatures develop unless we make life perfect and potentially eternal for them and let them know of our true nature.
... I would abort him. If I wanted a child, I would want one who's super-smart and good-looking with the potential to be super-rich. Now that's what I call a designer baby! Otherwise, I would rather have no children at all. It's cruel enough to to force someone to live. To force someone to live with imperfections is even more horrific.
Are you saying that human beings deserve to be forced into this world with possibly lousy genes to live under a death sentence? Better get rid of them, regardless of how hard it would be to raise them, before they are born, form attachments to this life, and develop a real survival instinct.
If it takes an Aspie to be a genius, why not get rid of normal people? If everyone had Asperger's syndrome, then people with Asperger's syndrome wouldn't have social problems. OTOH, most Aspies lead lives that are just as pathetic as normal people's, with only a few Aspies turning out successful, like Gates and Einstein. In that case, why not get rid of everyone? If we still can't create humans right, it's time to consider voluntary extinction as a serious option.
I'm starting a new job where I have to sit in a cubicle, and with this device I'll be able to hold conversations with myself without anyone hearing me. OTOH, I might not need it because my cubicle is going to have a door.
I'm not sure if what those students did was wrong, but I do know that if I were in their situation, I would have done exactly the same thing. I love playing with URLs to obtain information that I shouldn't have, ethics be damned. I find it ironic that people spout on about ethics when they continue committing the most unethical act of all, continuing to produce lifeforms with the intent of forcing them to live, work, and die. Compared to that, getting unauthorized information through the Internet seems extremely honorable.
I've seen videos of ultrasounds. Yes, the embryo does look a bit like a baby. I don't know if it qualifies as a person, but you know what? I don't care. To me, the very nature of reproduction is immoral. Forcing any individual to inherit your genes without a choice or a guarantee of getting a good combination and then expecting them to respect you and be content with what you gave them is an act of cruelty, but unfortunately, it is the basis of human life. If I decide I want to increase my chances of immortality, I am willing to create embryos (a morally wrong act) in order to mercifully kill them before they can be born in order to achieve my goals. It's still better than normal procreation, which those people who oppose cloning and abortion on moral grounds seem so eager to do.
It's possible that the problem of premature aging of clones will be resolved in the future. However, I believe that ultimately, the best way to prolong life will not be through stem cells. The organs are important while they're in your body, but if you can replace them with something stronger and more resilient, who needs stem cells? Nevertheless, stem cells are definitely a step in the right direction.