I support Wikileaks to a certain extent. But this is the downside to the "cult of personality". You end up with severe biases that ultimately undercut the original purposes of the organization. I would love to see a better organized organization handling this.
Do you have any clue what a straw man argument is? the argument is that the U.S. should have all of its diplomatic views aired publicly while every other country doesn't have to. This is very analogous to playing poker with your cards showing. A cute little "straw man" sentence does not negate this.
And how do you know this kid doesn't do that? Does the paragraph Slashdot summary give you that keen insight into his life. Again... get over yourself.
Ah, you are wrong. You see the "device to aid elderly to turn door knobs" was designed to help her great-grandma get into the shotgun closet. that way if the pistol on the counter isn't the right tool for the job, granny has options.
Or imagine that because there is a shelf protruding that it is much more likely that someone kicks it, something falls on it, or something else unexpected suddenly puts tremendous torque on the plate.
What made you sad? That an eight year old had a very good idea? It may not have been original to the world, but it was original to him. I, for one, see a future engineer. Nothing about that makes me sad.
Well then you miss the point. It is a poker game and only one side has to play with their cards face up. Your views on what the ideal state of the world is had no bearing on that.
Mugabe kills people who disagree with his politics. How do you politely disagree with that? Perhaps if only Neville Chamberlain had disagreed strongly with Hitler, France might not have been invaded...
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I support Wikileaks to a certain extent. But this is the downside to the "cult of personality". You end up with severe biases that ultimately undercut the original purposes of the organization. I would love to see a better organized organization handling this.
Get over yourself.
So, basically you are agreeing with him 100% but then telling him he doesn't understand web technologies.... brilliant.
why do you not use your real name? are you a COWARD. your mom has a billion slashdot accounts.
(this is kind of fun, actually)
For those that don't get the joke, go through Michael's posting history under his 50 or so accounts.
Why do you not use capitalization? Are you a COWARD?
You are nothing.
You are completely pathetic.
Wikileaks is embarassing [sic] everyone who deserves it (in the U.S.)
Boy is Slashdot filled with a lot of jaded people...
Do you have any clue what a straw man argument is? the argument is that the U.S. should have all of its diplomatic views aired publicly while every other country doesn't have to. This is very analogous to playing poker with your cards showing. A cute little "straw man" sentence does not negate this.
Apparently you have never worked on an old house. Often, you will find outlets attached to the lath(sp?) board.
So he has to compare with Piano prodigies? I think I agree more and more with the OP's assessment of this kid versus the average Slashdotter.
And how do you know this kid doesn't do that? Does the paragraph Slashdot summary give you that keen insight into his life. Again... get over yourself.
Ah, you are wrong. You see the "device to aid elderly to turn door knobs" was designed to help her great-grandma get into the shotgun closet. that way if the pistol on the counter isn't the right tool for the job, granny has options.
I am glad I could clear that up for you.
How do you know that he didn't file for the patent before you could order similar on Amazon?
And assuming this eight year old really invented it himself and was unaware of any other similar devices, I think it is damn impressive anyhow.
Oh, please. Get over yourself.
Or imagine that because there is a shelf protruding that it is much more likely that someone kicks it, something falls on it, or something else unexpected suddenly puts tremendous torque on the plate.
But you will find that electrical codes anticipate misuse and are often overspec'd. I just wonder if this is one of those cases.
What made you sad? That an eight year old had a very good idea? It may not have been original to the world, but it was original to him. I, for one, see a future engineer. Nothing about that makes me sad.
Go troll elsewhere.
Would this pass U.S. electrical codes? I am not an electrician, but wonder if the hazard of weight busting the cover would present a problem.
Well then you miss the point. It is a poker game and only one side has to play with their cards face up. Your views on what the ideal state of the world is had no bearing on that.
Can we play high stakes poker together? You play with your cards face up...
Even assuming that you aren't a loon, if we didn't invade Afghanistan, the CIA would not bring in that revenue, pushing down your savings number.
I hope you are right.
Let's play poker sometime. You play with your cards face up.
Mugabe kills people who disagree with his politics. How do you politely disagree with that? Perhaps if only Neville Chamberlain had disagreed strongly with Hitler, France might not have been invaded...
If you thought those two statements were linked to each other directly, then you have big problems.