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Fucking hell is blogging the centre of your universe? It was all a blogger's conspiracy?
Get a grip son.
What?? Conspiracy? I think you're reading waaaay too much into what I said. The pending government shutdown was just the topic de jour and all the writers, big and small, try to flood the news feeds with their projections & proclamations about "how <insert topic here> will affect you" or "5 things you need to know about <insert topic here>", etc, etc.
I don't read blogs but I'm bombarded with their headlines and declarations that they know what's good for everyone. Just look at the news sites, feeds and aggregators - they're strewn with headlines trying to provoke clicks.
Without a government shutdown how will the media try to frighten the general public with predictions and assumptions? I'll tell you what the 'almost' shutdown did for the economy - it gave a whole lot of 'journalists' and people who blog something to blather about. It's all about ads and page views, people.
... but in recent weeks death threats have been made against both Scott Walker (WI-R) and now Eric Cantor (VA-R) with barely any media coverage.
Aw shucks? Your statement isn't true at all!
I don't know about the threats against Walker, but LeBoon posted his video threatening Cantor on YouTube in March 2010. I'm pretty sure it got some coverage then (but you'll have to Google it yourself).
The problem with terror alerts is that they are vague.
They're vague because it's very difficult to convince everyone in the US to slowly give up their personal rights & freedoms if you're too specific. The beauty of the 'Boogeyman announcements' is that the Boogeyman could be right outside your window and you wouldn't even know it. And even if he isn't out there right this very moment he could be there the next time you go check.
the government entrusting something as critical as terrorist alerts to Facebook and Twitter shows how important social networking sites have become to people's lives
Social networks could become one of the mediums used to broadcast alerts. It's not like they're going to abandon all other methods.
Gov Official: What are you doing the the 'Restricted Zone'?
Citizen: What - what happened? It's horrible!
Gov Official: Didn't you get the alert? It was all over Facebook and Twitter.
Citizen: Facebook? Twitter? There was a huge explosion and my power went out... and my internet... and my cell phone!
Gov Official: Sorry, it's not our fault you weren't properly prepared for alternate social networking methods.
How is the judge going to learn enough about Java, in a way that is unbiased by the lawyers for each side, in a few weeks, to make a sensible decision? Doesn't he need to know a fair bit about how Java code is used, who uses it, what for, etc?
He needs to understand the concepts of Java, not all the implementation details and not how to code/debug/code/scream/debug/sigh/debug/relief java. And he doesn't need to be able to read Java or its syntax.
A quick overview of Java features that are not unique to Java will also help eliminate a lot of the clutter. He needs to understand using or extending classes (ie, the Java class libraries) but not have to worry about all the possibilities of public/private properties & methods, inheritance, polymorphism or other common OOP mechanisms.
I won't go to a Baseball match and be the whatever is the equivalent of a referee is! Judges need to be informed about the subject they are going to judge(?) on.
Exactly. Shouldn't most of us - those of us who want to see some sort of software patent reform, limitations, or even outright abolishment - be lauding the public display of a judge who wants and needs to learn about technology in order to address the software patent debacle? Just because he's already experienced in patent law doesn't mean he knows enough about the subject matter before his court.
Educating someone about the subject they are deciding, administering, governing, or even adjudicating over can't be a bad thing.
Sure ChromeOS will force developers to either split their efforts or focus on just one, but this is a situation developers face everyday. We're always picking our platforms and targets.
Google has some pretty smart people, and I'm sure they've got something up their sleeves. I wouldn't be surprised if they end up sharing common APIs between platforms so recompiling (perhaps with a bit of tweaking) using separate make files will let developers work on both platforms (as close to) simultaneously as possible.
Why aren't there more laws to fine the hell out of companies like this when they are grossly negligent. This is their business, they should know better.
I'm guessing that there aren't more laws because legislators don't know shit about data & security so when they try to enact laws about these things they miss the mark by being too lax, too broadly defined or they just don't get it at all. Massachusetts seems to get it and recently handed down their first penalties.
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do monkeys have an awesome button?
Monkeys don't need an awesome button because monkeys are inherently awesome.
More goatse: freeblogspot.org/journalism/2011/04/03/post/
You're a busy boy today.
Link is goatse: freeblogspot.org/journalism/2011/04/03/post/
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"I'd consider it, yeah," the 60-year-old computer engineer said in an interview, when asked whether he would play a more active role if asked.
Someone asked him the question so he answered it.
That's awesome. They're crushing Amendments 1-10, but we have to believe in the sanctity of the 27th!
Let's see ... 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 = 55, and since 27 is less than 55, well, 27 wins. Amendment math is just like golf - the lower score wins.
Um, won't all the stuff in the vending machines go bad if no one is there to buy them? Won't somebody thing of the vending machines!
Fucking hell is blogging the centre of your universe? It was all a blogger's conspiracy?
Get a grip son.
What?? Conspiracy? I think you're reading waaaay too much into what I said. The pending government shutdown was just the topic de jour and all the writers, big and small, try to flood the news feeds with their projections & proclamations about "how <insert topic here> will affect you" or "5 things you need to know about <insert topic here>", etc, etc.
I don't read blogs but I'm bombarded with their headlines and declarations that they know what's good for everyone. Just look at the news sites, feeds and aggregators - they're strewn with headlines trying to provoke clicks.
Without a government shutdown how will the media try to frighten the general public with predictions and assumptions? I'll tell you what the 'almost' shutdown did for the economy - it gave a whole lot of 'journalists' and people who blog something to blather about. It's all about ads and page views, people.
But I don't think they were serious. The tweet linked to a goatse URL.
That wasn't 'goatse', it was an artist's interpretation of what he sees when he watches Congress on C-SPAN.
... but in recent weeks death threats have been made against both Scott Walker (WI-R) and now Eric Cantor (VA-R) with barely any media coverage.
Aw shucks? Your statement isn't true at all!
I don't know about the threats against Walker, but LeBoon posted his video threatening Cantor on YouTube in March 2010. I'm pretty sure it got some coverage then (but you'll have to Google it yourself).
The problem with terror alerts is that they are vague.
They're vague because it's very difficult to convince everyone in the US to slowly give up their personal rights & freedoms if you're too specific. The beauty of the 'Boogeyman announcements' is that the Boogeyman could be right outside your window and you wouldn't even know it. And even if he isn't out there right this very moment he could be there the next time you go check.
the government entrusting something as critical as terrorist alerts to Facebook and Twitter shows how important social networking sites have become to people's lives
Social networks could become one of the mediums used to broadcast alerts. It's not like they're going to abandon all other methods. ... and my internet ... and my cell phone!
Gov Official: What are you doing the the 'Restricted Zone'?
Citizen: What - what happened? It's horrible!
Gov Official: Didn't you get the alert? It was all over Facebook and Twitter.
Citizen: Facebook? Twitter? There was a huge explosion and my power went out
Gov Official: Sorry, it's not our fault you weren't properly prepared for alternate social networking methods.
The US Government's status was just updated to "You're all guilty of something, just wait until we catch you!"
Maybe this guy needs to list Editing Wikipedia as his primary job and Professor at Auburn University as his 2nd job?
How is the judge going to learn enough about Java, in a way that is unbiased by the lawyers for each side, in a few weeks, to make a sensible decision? Doesn't he need to know a fair bit about how Java code is used, who uses it, what for, etc?
He needs to understand the concepts of Java, not all the implementation details and not how to code/debug/code/scream/debug/sigh/debug/relief java. And he doesn't need to be able to read Java or its syntax.
A quick overview of Java features that are not unique to Java will also help eliminate a lot of the clutter. He needs to understand using or extending classes (ie, the Java class libraries) but not have to worry about all the possibilities of public/private properties & methods, inheritance, polymorphism or other common OOP mechanisms.
Don't you also have special judges for traffic related incidents?
Yes, they have a special title: Punished
I won't go to a Baseball match and be the whatever is the equivalent of a referee is! Judges need to be informed about the subject they are going to judge(?) on.
Exactly. Shouldn't most of us - those of us who want to see some sort of software patent reform, limitations, or even outright abolishment - be lauding the public display of a judge who wants and needs to learn about technology in order to address the software patent debacle? Just because he's already experienced in patent law doesn't mean he knows enough about the subject matter before his court.
Educating someone about the subject they are deciding, administering, governing, or even adjudicating over can't be a bad thing.
What do you get for the kernel that has everything?
A larger desktop market share and acceptance by the general population?
Sure ChromeOS will force developers to either split their efforts or focus on just one, but this is a situation developers face everyday. We're always picking our platforms and targets.
Google has some pretty smart people, and I'm sure they've got something up their sleeves. I wouldn't be surprised if they end up sharing common APIs between platforms so recompiling (perhaps with a bit of tweaking) using separate make files will let developers work on both platforms (as close to) simultaneously as possible.
Why aren't there more laws to fine the hell out of companies like this when they are grossly negligent. This is their business, they should know better.
I'm guessing that there aren't more laws because legislators don't know shit about data & security so when they try to enact laws about these things they miss the mark by being too lax, too broadly defined or they just don't get it at all. Massachusetts seems to get it and recently handed down their first penalties.