If you look at videos of other past and present successful Russian politicians, they always shout and get angry during their speeches.
They do this, because in Russia it works. There, if you are not angry enough to yell, it means that you don't care about your message and you aren't passionate enough to make a good leader.
Here, its the exact opposite. The politicians have to be soft-spoken and smiling all the time. That's what works here.
In Russia, they think all American politicians are really weird. Anybody who has a smile plastered on their face 100% of the time like that is a good candidate for the loony bin.
Its just cultural differences.
Perhaps in Russia, Ballmer's actions would just be considered passionate, and praised.
P.S. I'm Russian so I know what I'm talking about.
You do realize that the coal we are using creates much more radioactive material, that is actually sent directly into our atmosphere, every year than any nuclear power plants would.
It is brainless greenies like you who complain and complain about 'nucluar' stuff and don't realize that its actually the solution to your problems.
You do know that you don't have to pay $130,000 for a college education?
Go to a state school, you'll pay $20,000 and get pretty much the same education. After your first job nobody will give a shit where you went to school.
That's a great point and something that I always think about when people try to interpert the Bible literally.
Accepting that God did dictate the Bible to Moses, think about it, was he going to say...
"Well, you guys are a nomadic desert people who have just been freed from centuries of slavery and have no education or understanding of science to speak of, but I'm going to tell you how the universe works.
First lets start off with atomic physics, molecules, then on to sub-atomic physics, quarks, leptons, quantum physics, string theory.
After we're done with that I will start on the size and age of the universe, special and general relativity, extra solar systems, planet and solar formation.
Oh yeah, and the Earth is 5 billion years old, here is the principle of evolution, genetics, bacteria, viruses, dinosaurs.
Hey Moses, did you get all that?"
Yeah, right! Their brains would have fried. So instead, God, being the super-smart deity that he is, wrote a book with a simple origin of the world and explanation of its laws also filled with good lessons to follow in the future. People will figure out the truth when they're ready for it anyway.
So, God lied! Why? Because we weren't ready for the truth.
I'm a born computer geek, I love to code. But when I found out all of the stuff that was involved in a CS degree plus that to get it took about 20 more credits than a Business degree, I switched.
I'm taking Business: Computer Information Systems now. It's easier, less work, and if I want to get a job as a programmer I can do it just as easily as with a CS degree. Plus, I learn some cool business stuff too.
I know I'll probably get modded down for this because of the stigma of the evil "C" word, but here we go.
Open source, and the volunteer way in which it is done, is basically the utopian communism that the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, etc. were striving to get to, but fucked up.
Real communism is not people being forced to be "equal". It is the unselfish sharing of everything, and volunteering your time and effort for the greater good.
Now, people can't seem to share their physical goods, but on the Internet it seems that some people are willing to share virtual goods. When it doesn't really hurt you to give your neighbor a hand, it seems that people are willing to do it.
Of course, there are those like the RIAA and the MPAA, that are completely against it, but most Slashdotters seem to be for it.
So maybe Bill Gates is right, and Linux is communist?
Well, if you take away the prejudice against the "C" word caused by decades of propoganda, maybe thats actually a Good Thing?
Yeah, uh, did you know that we currently actually produce 4 times as many calories of food a year that it would actually take to feed everybody on Earth?
We have more than enough to fix everything here, the problem is with distribution. the problem is corrupt warlords that keep their people in poverty and hunger to have power over them.
Spending trillions to colonize space won't affect this one bit.
Whats scary is how many could-have-been-keplers did modify their results and maybe someone is covering results right now that could have lead to a major discovery.
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Actually, interesting note about that.
If you look at videos of other past and present successful Russian politicians, they always shout and get angry during their speeches.
They do this, because in Russia it works.
There, if you are not angry enough to yell, it means that you don't care about your message and you aren't passionate enough to make a good leader.
Here, its the exact opposite. The politicians have to be soft-spoken and smiling all the time. That's what works here.
In Russia, they think all American politicians are really weird. Anybody who has a smile plastered on their face 100% of the time like that is a good candidate for the loony bin.
Its just cultural differences.
Perhaps in Russia, Ballmer's actions would just be considered passionate, and praised.
P.S. I'm Russian so I know what I'm talking about.
Actually, as he clearly states in his posts, this blog barely makes him any money.
Bloggin about blogging doesn't make anything.
All his money comes from his other blogs where he reviews Cell Phones, Laptops, etc.
And then maybe they'll actually get off their ass and do something about it.
Unlike the USSR, its very easy to change your lot in life here. All you have to do is be smart and actually work for it.
So was Jesus.
Firefly, a science fiction series that was canceled midway through its first season on Fox
Yeah, right, like any Slahdotter doesn't know what Firefly is.
Haven't you heard?
A pentagon is 1.68 Libraries of Congress to the hogshead.
Sheesh, keep up with this, will ya?
You do realize that the coal we are using creates much more radioactive material, that is actually sent directly into our atmosphere, every year than any nuclear power plants would.
It is brainless greenies like you who complain and complain about 'nucluar' stuff and don't realize that its actually the solution to your problems.
You do realize that all of his money in the bank and stocks is very active in the economy don't you?
Just for reference, where have the common populace every been informed about their own laws?
Never, that's when.
The situation now sucks, but most likely its the best its ever been to date.
Imagine if some terrorist organization hacked into the communications channel to something like our nuclear missle silos and fired at will on America?
What am I thinking? It's not like the terrorists would ever think of using our own technology against us.
Actually the market for the "size of my video card reflects the size of my penis" niche is bigger than you would expect.
You do know that you don't have to pay $130,000 for a college education?
Go to a state school, you'll pay $20,000 and get pretty much the same education. After your first job nobody will give a shit where you went to school.
That's a great point and something that I always think about when people try to interpert the Bible literally.
Accepting that God did dictate the Bible to Moses, think about it, was he going to say...
"Well, you guys are a nomadic desert people who have just been freed from centuries of slavery and have no education or understanding of science to speak of, but I'm going to tell you how the universe works.
First lets start off with atomic physics, molecules, then on to sub-atomic physics, quarks, leptons, quantum physics, string theory.
After we're done with that I will start on the size and age of the universe, special and general relativity, extra solar systems, planet and solar formation.
Oh yeah, and the Earth is 5 billion years old, here is the principle of evolution, genetics, bacteria, viruses, dinosaurs.
Hey Moses, did you get all that?"
Yeah, right! Their brains would have fried. So instead, God, being the super-smart deity that he is, wrote a book with a simple origin of the world and explanation of its laws also filled with good lessons to follow in the future. People will figure out the truth when they're ready for it anyway.
So, God lied! Why? Because we weren't ready for the truth.
Um, were you born and raised in the Soviet Union?
I didn't think so.
I was.
I'd say he's right.
I'm a born computer geek, I love to code.
But when I found out all of the stuff that was involved in a CS degree plus that to get it took about 20 more credits than a Business degree, I switched.
I'm taking Business: Computer Information Systems now. It's easier, less work, and if I want to get a job as a programmer I can do it just as easily as with a CS degree. Plus, I learn some cool business stuff too.
I know I'll probably get modded down for this because of the stigma of the evil "C" word, but here we go.
Open source, and the volunteer way in which it is done, is basically the utopian communism that the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, etc. were striving to get to, but fucked up.
Real communism is not people being forced to be "equal". It is the unselfish sharing of everything, and volunteering your time and effort for the greater good.
Now, people can't seem to share their physical goods, but on the Internet it seems that some people are willing to share virtual goods. When it doesn't really hurt you to give your neighbor a hand, it seems that people are willing to do it.
Of course, there are those like the RIAA and the MPAA, that are completely against it, but most Slashdotters seem to be for it.
So maybe Bill Gates is right, and Linux is communist?
Well, if you take away the prejudice against the "C" word caused by decades of propoganda, maybe thats actually a Good Thing?
Actually, we DON'T want to know the Question.
If we do, the universe will be destroyed and replaced by something even weirder.
Yeah, uh, did you know that we currently actually produce 4 times as many calories of food a year that it would actually take to feed everybody on Earth? We have more than enough to fix everything here, the problem is with distribution. the problem is corrupt warlords that keep their people in poverty and hunger to have power over them. Spending trillions to colonize space won't affect this one bit.
Melt Bill Gates, Melt! Wooooohooo!
Joke people, joke.
Actually, the really usual course of action is #3:
Accept bribes. Do nothing.
So wait, you're saying that this was ever different in the past?
I seriously doubt it.
They would never do that. They believe strongly in our privacy.
- NSA Agent *ahem* I mean Joe Slashdotter
Because I'm sure that if I came over to your house tommorow and chainsawed you and your family, you'd thing it was a bad thing.
Whats scary is how many could-have-been-keplers did modify their results and maybe someone is covering results right now that could have lead to a major discovery.
Actually, this is an important question. And they already did it.
In a demonstration right in front of all the politicos they simply shut down the reactor's coolant and emergency systems.
The reactor just quietly shut down.
It was a pretty effective presentation, I'd bet.