Yeah, dude. You got it all figured out, You outsmarted those thousands and thousands of dumb scientists. They were all trying to lie to you, but YOU figured out the TRUTH! Good for you!
It's a real fucking shame that MS decided to get out of the browser business. I have no idea why they'd give up writing their own browser, and hand it all to the Chrome engine. It's not like MS didn't have the resources. No, as far as I know, there are only TWO web browser engines out there: Chrome and Firefox. That's is not good for the web. And since I don't do Google, that leaves me with *one* browser I can use. That's not good.
Why don't you Amazon drones just direct deposit your paychecks into Mama Amazon's bank account directly? It's more convenient than having to do all that swiping on your gadgets.
It's amazing to see how far the Slashdot community has come in the past 20 years or so. It used to be a group of nerds (of all kinds) who were mostly anti-mega-corporation and pro-privacy.And now, most Slashdotters just can't wait to give all of their money and all of their personal information to just a few giant mega companies in exchange for a little bit of (perceived) convenience.
So, then, this whole "retroactively adjusting data to make it fit" thing that you claim to have found... that's in all 9,200 papers the 831 members of the IPCC reviewed in the latest report? It is, right? You're not calling me an idiot for finding a supposed problem in 0.0001% of the studies and then calling it all "fake news", right?
All is not lost though. I hear that Venezuela is having some trouble and could use a helping hand.
That's right, you smug asshole. The options are either the unfettered, heavily subsidized coal and oil energy production we have now or Venezuela. You're so smart.
You clearly don't understand how science works. The IPCC reports are based on TENS OF THOUSANDS of studies. So for you to point at one or two (or even a dozen) papers and say, "those don't work, so it's all fake" tells me that you either don't understand science, or you're intentionally trying to make shit up.
And the point is, regardless, once you get there, the financial and tax systems are such that unless you're as dumber than a Trump, you'll likely be able to keep your wealth, and keep growing it indefinitely. And most people in this country can't spare $400 for an unexpected bill. It's the largest divide in the modern world. It's pretty damn massive.
You're right. They generally become super wealthy by inheriting it. (https://inequality.org/research/selfmade-myth-hallucinating-rich/) (https://www.economist.com/buttonwoods-notebook/2014/03/18/inherited-wealth)
It comes down to the fact that we've got such a wild imbalance between the super wealthy and the regular people, that the super wealthy literally have nothing to invest in. They don't care about investing tons of money in unprofitable companies because, really, who cares if they lose money? They've got more money than they'll ever need. Why not just own a wildly unprofitable company so you can show off to your friends? Regular people (you and I) need our investments to actually earn money. I know that I only invest in profitable things. Real estate, profitable companies, etc.
I haven't ready anything that says that Android's source has been reviewed, and there aren't any Google hooks in it. I'd be very, very surprised if there weren't. Do you have anything that shows that Android is clean of Google tracking, outside of the "Play" store?
You absolutely do vote. I vote almost daily. Voting on Slashdot is based on (and always has been based on) the quality of your posts. That's what makes it work so (relatively) well for unmoderated discussions online.
It's about privacy. If you're fine with Google knowing everything there is to know about you, then you're right, there's probably no chance. Call me nuts, but I don't want to give Google (or Apple) all of the details of my life.
At the university I attend (US, top tier research, public school), watches are already banned from the testing centers. I guess it's been a thing for a little while. I was wondering why the heck watches were banned from the testing centers. I couldn't think of a way to cheat with regular watches.
"Just pass a law" is a lot tougher than "random employee of major telcom makes a decision while taking a poop". We need strict government regulation of Internet connections ASAP. The "free market" doesn't work in this case.
It's probably like Yelp... Google approached Discount Tire for advertising, Discount Tire declined, and Google said, "Well, fuck you, then". You're paying to be advertised to, so really, you'll never know.
For the sake of conversation, you'll have to assume I'm telling the truth. Otherwise, why are you participating in this web site?
It's entirely possible that I don't realize that some of the very smart people I know are also religious, but I kind of doubt it. Talking to a woo-woo imaginary sky wizard(s) after a lifetime of education and critical thinking doesn't really make much sense. Somebody who devotes their life to truth probably isn't going to also spend much of their life dedicated to the exact opposite of truth ("belief" based on a lack of evidence). I'm sure there are some people who do, but I don't know any.
On the other hand, you seem to be very upset about this idea. Can you explain why you think an intelligent person would choose to pretend to talk to a imaginary "gods"?
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I may have missed the sarcasm tag, but in case I didn't... Slashdot does that. That's why it works.
What in the hell are you talking about?
Who still uses banks? There's no reason for any regular person to use a bank, when there are plenty of great credit unions. None.
Yeah, dude. You got it all figured out, You outsmarted those thousands and thousands of dumb scientists. They were all trying to lie to you, but YOU figured out the TRUTH! Good for you!
It's a real fucking shame that MS decided to get out of the browser business. I have no idea why they'd give up writing their own browser, and hand it all to the Chrome engine. It's not like MS didn't have the resources. No, as far as I know, there are only TWO web browser engines out there: Chrome and Firefox. That's is not good for the web. And since I don't do Google, that leaves me with *one* browser I can use. That's not good.
Why don't you Amazon drones just direct deposit your paychecks into Mama Amazon's bank account directly? It's more convenient than having to do all that swiping on your gadgets.
It's amazing to see how far the Slashdot community has come in the past 20 years or so. It used to be a group of nerds (of all kinds) who were mostly anti-mega-corporation and pro-privacy.And now, most Slashdotters just can't wait to give all of their money and all of their personal information to just a few giant mega companies in exchange for a little bit of (perceived) convenience.
Ok, buddy. The world's scientist are wrong, and you're right. Thanks for that explanation.
So, then, this whole "retroactively adjusting data to make it fit" thing that you claim to have found... that's in all 9,200 papers the 831 members of the IPCC reviewed in the latest report? It is, right? You're not calling me an idiot for finding a supposed problem in 0.0001% of the studies and then calling it all "fake news", right?
All is not lost though. I hear that Venezuela is having some trouble and could use a helping hand.
That's right, you smug asshole. The options are either the unfettered, heavily subsidized coal and oil energy production we have now or Venezuela. You're so smart.
You clearly don't understand how science works. The IPCC reports are based on TENS OF THOUSANDS of studies. So for you to point at one or two (or even a dozen) papers and say, "those don't work, so it's all fake" tells me that you either don't understand science, or you're intentionally trying to make shit up.
And the point is, regardless, once you get there, the financial and tax systems are such that unless you're as dumber than a Trump, you'll likely be able to keep your wealth, and keep growing it indefinitely. And most people in this country can't spare $400 for an unexpected bill. It's the largest divide in the modern world. It's pretty damn massive.
You're right. They generally become super wealthy by inheriting it. (https://inequality.org/research/selfmade-myth-hallucinating-rich/) (https://www.economist.com/buttonwoods-notebook/2014/03/18/inherited-wealth)
There are more ways to measure historical temperature than with a thermometer. Hard to believe, but true.
That's what Amazon is doing. Unfortunately, it's working.
It comes down to the fact that we've got such a wild imbalance between the super wealthy and the regular people, that the super wealthy literally have nothing to invest in. They don't care about investing tons of money in unprofitable companies because, really, who cares if they lose money? They've got more money than they'll ever need. Why not just own a wildly unprofitable company so you can show off to your friends? Regular people (you and I) need our investments to actually earn money. I know that I only invest in profitable things. Real estate, profitable companies, etc.
I haven't ready anything that says that Android's source has been reviewed, and there aren't any Google hooks in it. I'd be very, very surprised if there weren't. Do you have anything that shows that Android is clean of Google tracking, outside of the "Play" store?
I know my carrier tracks me. So then, you're saying I should give up and let everybody else track me, too?
You absolutely do vote. I vote almost daily. Voting on Slashdot is based on (and always has been based on) the quality of your posts. That's what makes it work so (relatively) well for unmoderated discussions online.
It's about privacy. If you're fine with Google knowing everything there is to know about you, then you're right, there's probably no chance. Call me nuts, but I don't want to give Google (or Apple) all of the details of my life.
We've already had a 0.8-1.2 C rise since the industrial revolution. 1.5 will happen within the next decade or two.
At the university I attend (US, top tier research, public school), watches are already banned from the testing centers. I guess it's been a thing for a little while. I was wondering why the heck watches were banned from the testing centers. I couldn't think of a way to cheat with regular watches.
"Just pass a law" is a lot tougher than "random employee of major telcom makes a decision while taking a poop". We need strict government regulation of Internet connections ASAP. The "free market" doesn't work in this case.
It's probably like Yelp... Google approached Discount Tire for advertising, Discount Tire declined, and Google said, "Well, fuck you, then". You're paying to be advertised to, so really, you'll never know.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... https://www.washingtonpost.com...
For the sake of conversation, you'll have to assume I'm telling the truth. Otherwise, why are you participating in this web site?
It's entirely possible that I don't realize that some of the very smart people I know are also religious, but I kind of doubt it. Talking to a woo-woo imaginary sky wizard(s) after a lifetime of education and critical thinking doesn't really make much sense. Somebody who devotes their life to truth probably isn't going to also spend much of their life dedicated to the exact opposite of truth ("belief" based on a lack of evidence). I'm sure there are some people who do, but I don't know any.
On the other hand, you seem to be very upset about this idea. Can you explain why you think an intelligent person would choose to pretend to talk to a imaginary "gods"?