I'm getting tired of all the AC's who are polluting \. with Trump comments in every thread. While I can understand mentally ill people can be affected by TARD (Trump Acceptance Resistance Disorder), the fact that Trump is living in their brains, rent free, and infecting everything they do and say is unfortunate. It will be my tax dollars which pay for their medication, therapy and future involuntary committal to an institution.
If it had a technical or scientific bent: How to solve water issues? Could be news for nerds. Regardless, it is news that matters. A major city running out of water matters.
No, it is not news that matters. At least not to anyone not in Cape Town. \. succumbed to SJW bloat quite a while ago and it's this sort of story (and your irrelevant social posturing of concern) that have diluted the relevance of this site. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
At no point did the ads say they wouldn't rent to the people they weren't targeting. If the rental process came to the final decision and people were excluded based on race, religion, gender, etc then there would be a case. At this point, it's an advertiser looking to target a specific type of people their marketing has identified as being the best audience for their product. Do you see adds for Pokemon during the evening news, ads for high blood pressure medication during Saturday morning cartoons? No, because it would be a waste of advertising money as your target audience is not in those groups.
While I understand Pro Publica wrote the initial article, ArsTechnica shouldn't have run it. They need to not be in the identity politics game. Once you chose a side with an article like this, you're in it for life, and that's not their business model. Unfortunately, it appears Ars is being converged and it's a sure sign to find a new source of tech news and information. With crap like this, Taylor Swift is looking smarter and smarter each day.
Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert!
Your attempt to vilify Texans and southern life falls flat and shows you're a liberal city hipster/antifa with no hunting experience. Every BillyBob knows.223 in an AR would be worthless in this situation. Most of them have been duck & dove hunting for years and know a 12 gauge with a #2-5 shot would be best for drones in the 70-80 yard range.
Yup, you got it. The Puppies purposely ignored it this year so all the progressives got exactly what they want. 80% female winners, a good selection of minorities and everyone gets a participation trophy. Apart form Lois McMaster Bujold (a serious classic Sci-Fi writer), the rest of the winners are all SJWs writing about equality, justice, trans alien rights and minorities. Their stories/books just happen to be set in (roughly) a Sci-Fi world.
So, congrats! The only way it could have been better was if John Scalzi won for something, but that's never going to happen because he's male, white and represents the oppressive patriarchy. Oh, and he's a putz.
Just because you either don't own a car or live in a city where everything is next door, your "You're Not Supposed To Drive For 8 Hours Straight" is rather provincial. Members of my family drive for a living and many of us cover *way* more than 500 miles and 8 hours at a time. We're careful drivers with places to go (and either need a specific vehicle or can't fly there), and your assumption we put people at risk is your projection.
So you need a state-mandated deposit on an aluminum can in order to make it worth the price of collecting cans to then sell them to a recycler? Woah, you've been living in a nanny state way too long.
with your tuition is a subject-matter expert to present information and be available for in-depth exploration of a particular subject. Most of the info in a college class can be found in a textbook or on-line, so you can get most of the info elsewhere if so desired. What you're really paying for is the expert at the front of the class being available to expand on said info. What do you, or the other paying students, get out of you confronting the prof? If you're going to be a nutter, like the current trend, and just start screaming white patriarchy about the info presented, you're wasting your money (or more likely, borrowed money) and the money and time of everyone around you. If you've got a valid question or challenge, great, because odds are the faculty member has an answer for you. If you're just there to start virtue-signaling, stop wasting everyone's time.
should have been published much earlier so I could have read it 10 years ago. As a conservative working for a University, this would have helped to explain (and counter) many of the bat-sh!t crazy things that go on in public education. I've since picked up most of the book's info the hard way, but it sure would have made it easier along the way.
Currently ---
Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life by Mark Goulston
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On Deck ---
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran by Robert Spencer
A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh
D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944 by Holger Eckhertz
Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed by Jason L. Riley
Confluence (Linesman book 3) by S. K. Dunstall
The Liberation (The Alchemy Wars Book 3) by Ian Tregillis
Finished in March ---
The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores
The Rising (The Alchemy Wars Book 2) by Ian Tregillis
Alliance (Linesman Book 2) by S. K. Dunstall
The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent by Larry Correia
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
"Openness" and "tolerance" is only for people who think like they do. Look at the way progressives treat conservative blacks in the US- they're called "Uncle Toms" when they don't think and behave the way progressives think they should. They have little interest in open and fair discussion on certain topics because their message is driven by virtue-signalling and feelz, not logic. Remember, inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to be let out.
I've got a Chemistry professor who is planning on purchasing one for chemical modelling. Cuts the time by 60% and apparently completely worth the extra expense....
Which, as a private company, is their choice. However, they can't hold themselves up, like Twitter, and say that they accept an exchange of all ideas, when obviously, they don't. The one caveat is when a platform drives out/buys out all the competition and sets themselves up as the only form of communication in a specific medium, like Facebook. At that point, they (much like Twitter), should be treated as a "utility" in legal terms and forced to allow all speech, even that which the SJWs employees detest, with legal repercussions for censorship of speech.
So either Latin profanity will see a resurgence (with "futue te ipsi" and "fututus et mori in igni" being favored here) or medieval cursewords will become popular ("go sard yourself!").
I built a webserver on a PowerMac 7200 in 1996 and the machine's been running 24/7/365 since (barring power outages longer than the UPS battery, etc). Not a single component has been replaced, the OS (System 9.2.1) never updated, the software (WebSTAR) only patched until the company went out of business. I'd be willing to bet that there's a lot of servers like this still floating around universities and school districts...
Even when he had the House and Senate Obama couldn't submit them on time (as required by law). Of 8 attempts, he only submitted on time twice, 2010 and 2015. And Mr. Pie in the Sky has such wacky budgets they don't even pass. I know they are policy plans, but his has been so out-of-touch that even a Democratically controlled Congress wouldn't pass them.
Well then, DoE is turning out AC "opinion" pieces, are they? If it was sound science, they shouldn't have a problem standing behind it then, right?
As to DJT, I live in "flyover" country and we saw this coming a long time ago. Watching "Trump's a joke/racist/misogynist/Russian agent", railing against "white privilege", Progressive riots, threats against EC members, Stein's recount, Russian hacking and "Fake News" all crumble and fail is hilarious.
Oh, you mean like not getting the gun control measures he wants and then crying about it in the Rose Garden? Upbraiding the American people because they're too stupid to see his genius? Oh, sorry, just thing out loud about our current "Narcissist in Chief". As to DJT, he'll use whatever idea gets the job done, be it his or someone else's. He is very good at being the "Persuader in Chief" though.
Nice try. Privacy only extends to your personal life. When you're an employee, your employer owns everything you produce, including garbage papers on Climate Change. Must really suck to see the shoe on the other foot, doesn't it?
Yes, yes we have. We've learned SJWs need to be hunted down and eradicated in every sector of business, education and government. They not only poison any environment they breathe (breed?) in, but then, should they take control, turn on each other to out-left the next gauge-wearing, free-trade coffee drinking person next to them. It leads to an atmosphere where people actually start to believe the BS they produce (Clinton campaign, anyone?) and try to make actual, rational decisions based on unicorn farts and rainbows. Now sit down out of the way with your coloring books and Legos- the adults are talking.
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I'm getting tired of all the AC's who are polluting \. with Trump comments in every thread. While I can understand mentally ill people can be affected by TARD (Trump Acceptance Resistance Disorder), the fact that Trump is living in their brains, rent free, and infecting everything they do and say is unfortunate. It will be my tax dollars which pay for their medication, therapy and future involuntary committal to an institution.
Use the computer to verify everyone's citizenship and residency and then print up Voter ID cards for everyone. Vote in person and Bob's your uncle...
If it had a technical or scientific bent: How to solve water issues? Could be news for nerds. Regardless, it is news that matters. A major city running out of water matters.
No, it is not news that matters. At least not to anyone not in Cape Town. \. succumbed to SJW bloat quite a while ago and it's this sort of story (and your irrelevant social posturing of concern) that have diluted the relevance of this site. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
At no point did the ads say they wouldn't rent to the people they weren't targeting. If the rental process came to the final decision and people were excluded based on race, religion, gender, etc then there would be a case. At this point, it's an advertiser looking to target a specific type of people their marketing has identified as being the best audience for their product. Do you see adds for Pokemon during the evening news, ads for high blood pressure medication during Saturday morning cartoons? No, because it would be a waste of advertising money as your target audience is not in those groups. While I understand Pro Publica wrote the initial article, ArsTechnica shouldn't have run it. They need to not be in the identity politics game. Once you chose a side with an article like this, you're in it for life, and that's not their business model. Unfortunately, it appears Ars is being converged and it's a sure sign to find a new source of tech news and information. With crap like this, Taylor Swift is looking smarter and smarter each day.
Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Poseur Alert! Your attempt to vilify Texans and southern life falls flat and shows you're a liberal city hipster/antifa with no hunting experience. Every BillyBob knows .223 in an AR would be worthless in this situation. Most of them have been duck & dove hunting for years and know a 12 gauge with a #2-5 shot would be best for drones in the 70-80 yard range.
Yup, you got it. The Puppies purposely ignored it this year so all the progressives got exactly what they want. 80% female winners, a good selection of minorities and everyone gets a participation trophy. Apart form Lois McMaster Bujold (a serious classic Sci-Fi writer), the rest of the winners are all SJWs writing about equality, justice, trans alien rights and minorities. Their stories/books just happen to be set in (roughly) a Sci-Fi world. So, congrats! The only way it could have been better was if John Scalzi won for something, but that's never going to happen because he's male, white and represents the oppressive patriarchy. Oh, and he's a putz.
Just because you either don't own a car or live in a city where everything is next door, your "You're Not Supposed To Drive For 8 Hours Straight" is rather provincial. Members of my family drive for a living and many of us cover *way* more than 500 miles and 8 hours at a time. We're careful drivers with places to go (and either need a specific vehicle or can't fly there), and your assumption we put people at risk is your projection.
So you need a state-mandated deposit on an aluminum can in order to make it worth the price of collecting cans to then sell them to a recycler? Woah, you've been living in a nanny state way too long.
with your tuition is a subject-matter expert to present information and be available for in-depth exploration of a particular subject. Most of the info in a college class can be found in a textbook or on-line, so you can get most of the info elsewhere if so desired. What you're really paying for is the expert at the front of the class being available to expand on said info. What do you, or the other paying students, get out of you confronting the prof? If you're going to be a nutter, like the current trend, and just start screaming white patriarchy about the info presented, you're wasting your money (or more likely, borrowed money) and the money and time of everyone around you. If you've got a valid question or challenge, great, because odds are the faculty member has an answer for you. If you're just there to start virtue-signaling, stop wasting everyone's time.
should have been published much earlier so I could have read it 10 years ago. As a conservative working for a University, this would have helped to explain (and counter) many of the bat-sh!t crazy things that go on in public education. I've since picked up most of the book's info the hard way, but it sure would have made it easier along the way.
Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life by Mark Goulston
.
On Deck ---
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran by Robert Spencer
A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh
D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944 by Holger Eckhertz
Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed by Jason L. Riley
Confluence (Linesman book 3) by S. K. Dunstall
The Liberation (The Alchemy Wars Book 3) by Ian Tregillis
Finished in March ---
The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores
The Rising (The Alchemy Wars Book 2) by Ian Tregillis
Alliance (Linesman Book 2) by S. K. Dunstall
The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent by Larry Correia
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
"Openness" and "tolerance" is only for people who think like they do. Look at the way progressives treat conservative blacks in the US- they're called "Uncle Toms" when they don't think and behave the way progressives think they should. They have little interest in open and fair discussion on certain topics because their message is driven by virtue-signalling and feelz, not logic. Remember, inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to be let out.
I've got a Chemistry professor who is planning on purchasing one for chemical modelling. Cuts the time by 60% and apparently completely worth the extra expense....
the more Pepe memes will slip through your fingers.
Apparently, asbestos underwear is no longer being sold in stores/online, so these new environments need to be as inflammable as possible.
Which, as a private company, is their choice. However, they can't hold themselves up, like Twitter, and say that they accept an exchange of all ideas, when obviously, they don't. The one caveat is when a platform drives out/buys out all the competition and sets themselves up as the only form of communication in a specific medium, like Facebook. At that point, they (much like Twitter), should be treated as a "utility" in legal terms and forced to allow all speech, even that which the SJWs employees detest, with legal repercussions for censorship of speech.
So either Latin profanity will see a resurgence (with "futue te ipsi" and "fututus et mori in igni" being favored here) or medieval cursewords will become popular ("go sard yourself!").
I built a webserver on a PowerMac 7200 in 1996 and the machine's been running 24/7/365 since (barring power outages longer than the UPS battery, etc). Not a single component has been replaced, the OS (System 9.2.1) never updated, the software (WebSTAR) only patched until the company went out of business. I'd be willing to bet that there's a lot of servers like this still floating around universities and school districts...
Even when he had the House and Senate Obama couldn't submit them on time (as required by law). Of 8 attempts, he only submitted on time twice, 2010 and 2015. And Mr. Pie in the Sky has such wacky budgets they don't even pass. I know they are policy plans, but his has been so out-of-touch that even a Democratically controlled Congress wouldn't pass them.
Well then, DoE is turning out AC "opinion" pieces, are they? If it was sound science, they shouldn't have a problem standing behind it then, right? As to DJT, I live in "flyover" country and we saw this coming a long time ago. Watching "Trump's a joke/racist/misogynist/Russian agent", railing against "white privilege", Progressive riots, threats against EC members, Stein's recount, Russian hacking and "Fake News" all crumble and fail is hilarious.
Oh, you mean like not getting the gun control measures he wants and then crying about it in the Rose Garden? Upbraiding the American people because they're too stupid to see his genius? Oh, sorry, just thing out loud about our current "Narcissist in Chief". As to DJT, he'll use whatever idea gets the job done, be it his or someone else's. He is very good at being the "Persuader in Chief" though.
Nice try. Privacy only extends to your personal life. When you're an employee, your employer owns everything you produce, including garbage papers on Climate Change. Must really suck to see the shoe on the other foot, doesn't it?
Yes, yes we have. We've learned SJWs need to be hunted down and eradicated in every sector of business, education and government. They not only poison any environment they breathe (breed?) in, but then, should they take control, turn on each other to out-left the next gauge-wearing, free-trade coffee drinking person next to them. It leads to an atmosphere where people actually start to believe the BS they produce (Clinton campaign, anyone?) and try to make actual, rational decisions based on unicorn farts and rainbows. Now sit down out of the way with your coloring books and Legos- the adults are talking.
Wouldn't that be awesome? A President that actually does the job he's been elected for?
Awww, you make it sound like it's an unwanted side effect. Maybe living in "boat over" country will give you a new perspective.