Well, since we are going to pedantically argue the ridiculous by escalating the scope of discussion to ludicrous scenarios, then I posit that if you had enough "Pasteboard incorporating recycled stock" to bury North Korea in a 10 kilometer deep layer, no amount of AK-47's will help them in an "international conflict".***
Now go find your sense of humour...you're not interesting, informative, or funny without it.
His comment seemed to be jokingly alluding to the fact that the majority of NK's high tech efforts of late, amount to a dismal failure after much boasting and posturing by Kim Yong-il...Epic Fail FTW!? [head a splodes] (hint:check out the photo in the 2nd link in TFS-notice the 'graffiti'?)
***Here is how it will play out:
*scene cuts to a NK Colonel talking on phone while rigidly standing at attention in an underground bunker* Col. Dong: "Yes General! We are BOXED in!....Yes General, I DO have a plan!...I have massive waves of troops ready to heroically over-run them!...No sir, they are armed with boxcutters! Bwahahahaha!!"
P.S. Just to save you some confusion: 'Why yes, I did have trouble typing that first sentence with a straight face!";-)
Disclaimer: I am not in IT, but have worked{and have my degree) in Veterinary Medicine.
I agree with you, but would also like to mention something that I have not seen addressed yet.
While costs play a significant and important argument, future needs also have to be addressed.
Increasingly, computers are being utilized in medicine and medical equipment. Especially controlling medical equipment.
How long is his father going to practice? Long enough that he will 'just have to have' that new fangled lazer surgical bot, or not? It matters if you plan on no hardware upgrades for 15 years what you implement today.
It's a tough call. The typical small veterinary clinic runs on a slim profit margin these days.
You could save costs now, and find yourself referring your future patients to a better equipped clinic in 5-10 years.
What a lot of people fail to consider is that when we see the Streisand Effect, that it is usually 'just the tip of the iceberg'. The S.E. only comes into play when the silencing/cover-up fails, not when it is successful. You are correct.
My experiences and observation leads me to believe(like you seem to) that far more are successful than not...YMMV.
But don't let talk of the Streisand effect lead you to think that the act of attempting to silence information isn't a powerful one. And that it isn't working every day against us.
Hear! Hear! And stopping it would be like holding back the tide. It's been going on for many thousands of years.
Just step away from the facts and assume the position. You are going to be rehabilitated so you can increase your herd stampede skills, and improve your fear mongering tactics. We will make you into a more compliant citizen...just another brick in the wall.
On a side note, when the plant was operating, the fishing near the cooling water outlet pipe in the river was great!
Yes, it is. Yet it is also an old tactic, documented as far back as 656 A.D.[1]
More insane politics have probably happened by way of "waving the bloody shirt" than any other tactic.
[1] From the above wiki link:
The term "bloody shirt" can be traced back to the aftermath of the murder of the third Caliph, Uthman in 656 AD, when a bloody shirt and some hair alleged to be from his beard were used in what is widely regarded as a cynical ploy to gain support for revenge against opponents.
It is also easy to go into any bigger town or city and grab a copy of the numerous real estate listings booklets for that area. These would make a great starting point to know where to go to case the better houses. These listings usually have pics, and more importantly, detailed descriptions.
Granted, it would not list every house, not even a large percentage of them, but they will be somewhat randomly spread around the area to enable getting a decent overview and locate the affluent areas.
Most people rarely look beneath the surface these days.
In theory, I mostly agree. In practice, no: The War on Drugs.
The problem though in the USA, if you go through with the IR shielding your home/property, you will get your door kicked/rammed in with a swarm of cops following...and they will have a search warrant to find that marijuana grow room you have hidden.
If people simply exercised good manners and common sense, we wouldn't need piles of laws to clumsily try to regulate acceptable behavior and common sense.
So, only your definition of 'good manners', 'acceptable behavior', and 'common sense' are valid? I find both your view, and the villagers in TFA, to defy all three of those concepts. If Google had been trespassing on private property, this would be different...but I cannot condone this 'torch and pitchfork' mob mentality and their actions.
If this had occurred in the USA, they would have been guilty of breaking several(if not more) laws, whereas Google would not. So then, that is what you call 'good manners', 'acceptable behavior', and 'common sense'?
Yeah... I dream of an impossible utopia. I know.
I'm glad you realize that impossible is the operative word, because I'm afraid your utopia would be Hell for me and many others.
Whenever the subject comes up, the sympathy tends to lie with the business owner who isn't paying the performance rights society, and thus causing the artists to get less money.
It has been my observation that most of the flack is raised because of having to pay the ASCAP and BMI fee for indie bands/performers.
I myself find that unfair to both the business owner, and the indie.
That kind of broad interpretation and heavy handed application is a thorn in a lot of paws; not only ASCAP and BMI, but the RIAA/MPAA, and others in many areas of the media industry. The changes in copyright law in the media industry's favor, the lawsuits, the DRM and DMCA, etc....
We are seeing a reaction to the media industries heavy handed approach finally.
The big problem for the media industry is the internet allows the reaction to spread much quicker than they expected.
BTW, your post was well written, and informative. Well done.:-)
Man, just talking about p2p music downloads and lawyers pop up!:-)...[I was smiling when I said that, good sir]
Thanks[again] for the relevant links in a timely fashion.
IMO, this is all just 'horse trading' in a way. Sooner or later, the extremes will negotiate to a mutually acceptable middle area....I hope.
Right now, the balance is tipped in favor of the labels/RIAA. Nesson is rabble rousing to try and tip it back towards the customers, or at least an even balance.
It's kind of like listening to Richard M. Stallman. Most people fall in the middle.
We are just watching to extremes squaring off. Maybe some good can come out of it. *crosses fingers*
Well, the pendulum has to swing the other way on occasion.
Copyright has been folded, spindled, and mutilated far beyond recognition and intended purpose. It gets to be difficult to stay reasonable when you get ass raped repeatedly.
I have no trouble understanding that many people can develop his attitude, and have.
If I look cross-eyed at the tax code for long enough, I wonder if I'll find a way to have the government give me millions of dollars.
Blatant and ineffective strawman. That would compare to getting big bucks from the RIAA every time you downloaded an mp3. You would have done better to change "...have the government give me millions of dollars." to '...get out of paying any taxes at all.'
It is deliberate by/., allegedly designed to cut down on inane first posts just trying to be first posts...or something.
It has backfired, though. Since all first posts are automagically down-modded, then what do you have to lose by inane first posts for the sake of first post?
From the/. FAQ(note the date-this is not new by any means):
What's up with "First Post" comments?
"First Post" comments are one of those odd little memetic hiccups that come out of nowhere and run amok. Basically, people with altogether far too much spare time sit and reload Slashdot, hoping that they will get the "First Post" in a discussion. This is one of those things that the moderation system was designed to clean up, and for the most part, it works. "First Post" comments usually get moderated down as off-topic almost instantly.
Not trying to pick on you, but you might want to reword this sentence befor sending this off:
For Time Warner to pocket this investment and make no improvements, then attempt to extort outrageous fees that infrastructure from Austin area workers, is outrageous.
I singled out 'that', but not knowing for sure where you were going with that, I do not have any suggestions to fix it.
It's not really clear what you are trying to say. I think I get it, but not everyone you send this to may.
Seriously just trying to help out. Your letter will have a little better impact if it is clear and concise.
Overall though, well said, and well done! Just fix that one awkward sentence and you are golden.:-)
If they offered something that would allow you to either copy the shows to another system, or burn them to DVD, that could be a step in the right direction.
This is one of the big things they are afraid of.
If you archive your shows, they only get 'fresh eyeballs' on the ads they sell once: when it is recorded. If youy have to delete stuff to keep using your DVR, then when you want to watch something again(that you had to delete), they get to show you some more 'fresh' ads.
You are the product, not the customer. Ideally, they want paid by someone every time a show airs..even for ancient re-runs that have paid for themselves many times over in the decades they have been aired.
This has nothing to do with protecting/managing their network/bandwidth, and everything to do with maximizing profits. The more times they can get paid for the same content, the happier they are.
Clearly the problem was there was not a 'canned laugh track', or a 'laugh here' tag. That's the way we do it in the USA so we know we are being subjected to comedy.
Watch any 'sitcom' made in the USA. All have laugh tracks to let you know that was supposed to be funny.;-)
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Well, since we are going to pedantically argue the ridiculous by escalating the scope of discussion to ludicrous scenarios, then I posit that if you had enough "Pasteboard incorporating recycled stock" to bury North Korea in a 10 kilometer deep layer, no amount of AK-47's will help them in an "international conflict".***
Now go find your sense of humour...you're not interesting, informative, or funny without it.
His comment seemed to be jokingly alluding to the fact that the majority of NK's high tech efforts of late, amount to a dismal failure after much boasting and posturing by Kim Yong-il...Epic Fail FTW!? [head a splodes]
(hint:check out the photo in the 2nd link in TFS-notice the 'graffiti'?)
***Here is how it will play out:
*scene cuts to a NK Colonel talking on phone while rigidly standing at attention in an underground bunker*
Col. Dong: "Yes General! We are BOXED in!....Yes General, I DO have a plan!...I have massive waves of troops ready to heroically over-run them!...No sir, they are armed with boxcutters! Bwahahahaha!!"
P.S. Just to save you some confusion: 'Why yes, I did have trouble typing that first sentence with a straight face!" ;-)
Disclaimer:
I am not in IT, but have worked{and have my degree) in Veterinary Medicine.
I agree with you, but would also like to mention something that I have not seen addressed yet.
While costs play a significant and important argument, future needs also have to be addressed.
Increasingly, computers are being utilized in medicine and medical equipment. Especially controlling medical equipment.
How long is his father going to practice? Long enough that he will 'just have to have' that new fangled lazer surgical bot, or not?
It matters if you plan on no hardware upgrades for 15 years what you implement today.
It's a tough call. The typical small veterinary clinic runs on a slim profit margin these days.
You could save costs now, and find yourself referring your future patients to a better equipped clinic in 5-10 years.
That is one of the most insightful posts I've seen here, and it's sad that it has not been modded accordingly.
I can only give you a hearty Well Said!
You for got:
C) I'm a subversive terrorist and, why yes, I would like to welcome my new GITMO Resort overlords! ;-)
Well said!
What a lot of people fail to consider is that when we see the Streisand Effect, that it is usually 'just the tip of the iceberg'. The S.E. only comes into play when the silencing/cover-up fails, not when it is successful. You are correct.
My experiences and observation leads me to believe(like you seem to) that far more are successful than not...YMMV.
Hear! Hear!
And stopping it would be like holding back the tide.
It's been going on for many thousands of years.
Just step away from the facts and assume the position. You are going to be rehabilitated so you can increase your herd stampede skills, and improve your fear mongering tactics. We will make you into a more compliant citizen...just another brick in the wall.
On a side note, when the plant was operating, the fishing near the cooling water outlet pipe in the river was great!
Yes, it is.
Yet it is also an old tactic, documented as far back as 656 A.D.[1]
More insane politics have probably happened by way of "waving the bloody shirt" than any other tactic.
[1] From the above wiki link:
The term "bloody shirt" can be traced back to the aftermath of the murder of the third Caliph, Uthman in 656 AD, when a bloody shirt and some hair alleged to be from his beard were used in what is widely regarded as a cynical ploy to gain support for revenge against opponents.
The best we as a public can do is get pissed and mail our senators and federal justices.
No, it is not. It is the least we can do...just a first step.
It got better, though didn't it?
It is also easy to go into any bigger town or city and grab a copy of the numerous real estate listings booklets for that area. These would make a great starting point to know where to go to case the better houses. These listings usually have pics, and more importantly, detailed descriptions.
Granted, it would not list every house, not even a large percentage of them, but they will be somewhat randomly spread around the area to enable getting a decent overview and locate the affluent areas.
Most people rarely look beneath the surface these days.
Hah! You sneer, but I just booked my flight to the U.K.
I've printed out maps and directions to all of that area's blank spots from Google Street View!
I'll be RICH!! Bwahahahahahah...
In theory, I mostly agree.
In practice, no: The War on Drugs.
The problem though in the USA, if you go through with the IR shielding your home/property, you will get your door kicked/rammed in with a swarm of cops following...and they will have a search warrant to find that marijuana grow room you have hidden.
I want my own pair of full-spectrum sunglasses.
Yeah! Me too!
So, only your definition of 'good manners', 'acceptable behavior', and 'common sense' are valid? I find both your view, and the villagers in TFA, to defy all three of those concepts. If Google had been trespassing on private property, this would be different...but I cannot condone this 'torch and pitchfork' mob mentality and their actions.
If this had occurred in the USA, they would have been guilty of breaking several(if not more) laws, whereas Google would not. So then, that is what you call 'good manners', 'acceptable behavior', and 'common sense'?
I'm glad you realize that impossible is the operative word, because I'm afraid your utopia would be Hell for me and many others.
It has been my observation that most of the flack is raised because of having to pay the ASCAP and BMI fee for indie bands/performers.
I myself find that unfair to both the business owner, and the indie.
That kind of broad interpretation and heavy handed application is a thorn in a lot of paws; not only ASCAP and BMI, but the RIAA/MPAA, and others in many areas of the media industry. The changes in copyright law in the media industry's favor, the lawsuits, the DRM and DMCA, etc....
We are seeing a reaction to the media industries heavy handed approach finally.
The big problem for the media industry is the internet allows the reaction to spread much quicker than they expected.
BTW, your post was well written, and informative. Well done. :-)
Man, just talking about p2p music downloads and lawyers pop up! :-)...[I was smiling when I said that, good sir]
Thanks[again] for the relevant links in a timely fashion.
IMO, this is all just 'horse trading' in a way. Sooner or later, the extremes will negotiate to a mutually acceptable middle area....I hope.
Right now, the balance is tipped in favor of the labels/RIAA. Nesson is rabble rousing to try and tip it back towards the customers, or at least an even balance.
It's kind of like listening to Richard M. Stallman. Most people fall in the middle.
We are just watching to extremes squaring off. Maybe some good can come out of it. *crosses fingers*
Well, the pendulum has to swing the other way on occasion.
Copyright has been folded, spindled, and mutilated far beyond recognition and intended purpose. It gets to be difficult to stay reasonable when you get ass raped repeatedly.
I have no trouble understanding that many people can develop his attitude, and have.
Blatant and ineffective strawman. That would compare to getting big bucks from the RIAA every time you downloaded an mp3. You would have done better to change "...have the government give me millions of dollars." to '...get out of paying any taxes at all.'
After finding this website, I would say you are correct.
There is also a "Step by Step into a Black Hole" of similar images as the video in TFA. Worth looking at if this is an interest.
I also found a cool animation of a simulated "Flight through a Wormhole".
It all just seems basic animation. Cool, but nothing really ground breaking.
I imagine that the models used to base the animation on could have taken some resources.
P.S. I would hope the comment you replied to was a failed attempt at humour. Surely he was jesting!
It is deliberate by /., allegedly designed to cut down on inane first posts just trying to be first posts...or something.
It has backfired, though. Since all first posts are automagically down-modded, then what do you have to lose by inane first posts for the sake of first post?
From the /. FAQ(note the date-this is not new by any means):
[my emphasis]
Obligatory: You must be new here. :-)
Not trying to pick on you, but you might want to reword this sentence befor sending this off:
I singled out 'that', but not knowing for sure where you were going with that, I do not have any suggestions to fix it.
It's not really clear what you are trying to say. I think I get it, but not everyone you send this to may.
Seriously just trying to help out. Your letter will have a little better impact if it is clear and concise.
Overall though, well said, and well done! Just fix that one awkward sentence and you are golden. :-)
This is one of the big things they are afraid of.
If you archive your shows, they only get 'fresh eyeballs' on the ads they sell once: when it is recorded. If youy have to delete stuff to keep using your DVR, then when you want to watch something again(that you had to delete), they get to show you some more 'fresh' ads.
You are the product, not the customer. Ideally, they want paid by someone every time a show airs..even for ancient re-runs that have paid for themselves many times over in the decades they have been aired.
This has nothing to do with protecting/managing their network/bandwidth, and everything to do with maximizing profits. The more times they can get paid for the same content, the happier they are.
Done, and done. :-)
Clearly the problem was there was not a 'canned laugh track', or a 'laugh here' tag. That's the way we do it in the USA so we know we are being subjected to comedy.
Watch any 'sitcom' made in the USA. All have laugh tracks to let you know that was supposed to be funny. ;-)
No, that one was also obvious.
You're just gullible.
Or he could 'kick in the afterburner' by lighting his farts?
*Hic!* "Mad scientists turned me into a microbrewery!" *passes out*