And the extension to it, gmail's ability to host email for user owned domains, is a great feature specifically in competition to some of the add on options offered by the GoDaddy's and Network Solutions of the world.
Granted, it's presently not widely available or advertised, but for free it blows away what those other providers offer with required contracts and monthly charges.
So, the data within the song is not ironic, but the metadata for the song is... Damn... I need to get away from the computer more often when I start thinking in terms like this.
when the mailbox fills and taco server explodes, that noise you hear will be the cheers of sysadmins throughout the internet whose servers have similarly been reduced to puddles of still-sparking melted plastic.
I love my iPod, but I'm worried about my medical insurance.
You should be, especially considering the possibility of hearing loss. (1,439 links to fear mongering "health news" articles omited for the betterment of all mankind.)
Wise cracks aside, you have a very good point. The real quality of life is what's important, and while technogadgets make life more fun, more enjoyable, they are not really a true sign of an improving soceity. And you bring up some of the indicators that are, especially education.
Besides, it's not like the technogadgetry here in America is all that beter than everywhere else in the developed world. Hell, I live within 10 miles of Lowell, MA, and Nashua, NH, and my cell reception is so bad, I cannot rely on it from within my home. (I'm in the middle of a 5 miles radius dead spot, despite living next door to a major school complex in a city of about 30,000 people. Blame local pols for the anti-tower craze? Blame the telcoms for not developing better technology - we are fairly behind other countries in cell technology deployment? Whatever. Point is, my technogadget isn't working much better than it would have in 1980. We're talking about cell phones, here. This isn't exactly cutting edge technology here).
And at the risk of being targeted as a liberal-flamebaiter, these indicators have been in steep decline not only of late, but going back to those "heady, feel good days" of the Reagan era. Maybe it's the idea that religion nullifies the need for education, or that the method of retaining power employed by the neocons relies so heavily on misinformation. Ah, but I digress.
Dear ARS,
I for one was intrigued by Google's reformatted logo. As a regular Google user, I have come to appreciate the periodic changes Google makes to commemorate events, dates, or occasions with their logo.
When Google emulated Joan Miro's artistic with their logo a few days, I was similarly intrigued. While I enjoy visual arts, I admit I am completely novice in art history. Sure, like the average layperson, I've heard of Dali. But I had never heard of Joan Miro prior to Google's recognition.
And I liked what I saw. I searched through a few of the links, viewed a few of the images posted thereon, and enjoyed what I saw.
Now, I see that Joan Miro's legacy is apparently in the hands of those who would do everything possible to limit the distribution of that style of artwork. I certainly understand the concept of copyrighting actual works. But the idea that you also have the right to stop people to even imitate? And in this case, it's not even as if Google was imitating with the intent to claim the style was of their own invention. Instead, they went out of their way to point those interested to information about the actual creator.
By your reasoning, it would be illegal to impersonate John Wayne, Dick Clark, Jerry Lee Lewis, or other notable and memorable performers whose style was an integral part of their allure. Surely, Jey Leno isn't breaking the law by saying "nice lady" in Lewis' Nutty Professor style while mocking France during a weekly opening monolgue on the Tonight Show. Instead, to all but the most idiotic, we are all reminded yet again how powerful and influential an artist the original Jerry Lee Lewis was.
It's a shame we cannot consult Joan Miro about whether or not this is "acceptable." I for one have no doubt it is "legal," and even "moral."
But as long as organizations like yours are the ones controling Joan Miro's legacy and the effect Miro's artwork has on the world, I can promise you I will avoid it. To do otherwise would be to forward an organization whose behavior I consider contrary to the wishes of the typical artist, as well as contrary to greater good the art world tries to offer soceity as a whole.
You have pushed many people away from Joan Miro's work. Congratulations. as this seems to have been your real motive.
I hope your vomiting session went well. Did everything come out ok?
No, I am certainly not saying that all of the negative results of our wonderful, technologically advanced culture are good. I personally do not espouse the ideal of "If you can do it, it's ok" so prominent in American political culture today.
Instead, I'm trying to point out the folly people seem to have, especially here in America but truly everywhere in the world. We've tried so hard to "tame" nature, to hold nature in its present state forever. It's thinking like that which leads to the "any change is bad" philosophy. In truth, many of the changes presently occuring in nature are bad for mankind, and also bad in the sense that it's not "narutral," when natural is defined as the way it was before mankind came along and changed the course of environmental history.
Maybe if we embraced the undeniable truth that we shape the world around us we'd be better off. It' not far off from what the article and environmental scientists have been saying all along, but I'm saying take it one step farther. We are part of the natural order, good or bad. We can either embrace that fact and stop trying to act shocked when we see that "nature is changing for this reason or for that reason," or we can all collectively commit suicide to stop those changes we cause in the ludicrous hope that what remains will be somehow "saved."
And while I hide my head in shame for the many things mankind has done, I also realize our impact on the environment can be belittled by even a small asteroid.
Burn fossil fuels, you make things worse. Clean up your act, and you make things worse
s/make things worse/change the environment/
Maybe we should just realize that we live and therefore we affect the world around us, and that the environment is ever changing. Oh, and things evolve. And it's not a good idea to build a dream home on a sand dune.
poems sound like they're being spoken by a superhero through gritted teeth.
So true. Unfortunately for me, owing to my two young girls, the only superhero that came to mind for me while reading that poem was The Crimson Chin, as voiced by Jay Leno.
... can I please have everyone who may read it let me know from where they are viewing my reply, so that I may be able to word it correctly and avoid all local legal ramifications?
Reminds me of my favorite quote, which over time has morphed in my recollection to
In Theory, there is no difference between In Theory and In Practice.
In Practice, there is always a difference between In Theory and In Practice.
Sorry I can't provide an origin for it. I've found nearly identical quotes attributed to a few people. As far as I'm concerned, the original author was the fortune screen saver on my Linux web server about 7 years ago.
If a nut did something violent in the name of Christianity, the vast, vast majority of Christianity would denounce the act and the practitioner.
Without implying any position for or against abortion, there have been a vast number of similarly violent practices performed, while not exactly in the name of Christianity, at least while using Christian beliefs as justification.
These have included harrassment through murder, at least here in the US, a land supposedly with a constitutionally guaranteed separation of church and state, and a guaranteed right to a freedom of religious belief and persecution.
Disclaimer: Personally, I have been more and more freightened by the encroachment of radicalism of all religions on the general public. While still prochoice, I have reassessed and continue to reassess my beliefs on the subject of abortion.
... who didn't already realize that people could plug in a USB device to an open USB port and potentially copy files to it with or without the aid of a program to automatically search for files really should read this story... preferably prior to hitting Dice looking for a new job.
pumps fluids through a mindless body (insert Republican joke here)
I think you meant to say...
pumps fluids through a mindless body (insert Republican here)
I'm in Metro Boston, but I have discovered Craigslist to be very helpful here as well. In my case, I'm not as good a fit for the typical Craigslist poster - my IT skills are a little more niche oriented in the printing and graphics industry, and I'm specifically looking for full time, perm positions owing to being the primary parent of two young children.
But the advice is valid, and should be passed on to everyone. Monster has some value, sure, but it's flooded nowadays. Many HR people simply ignore the mass resume mailings Monster generates for them. Craigslist is a jewel.
But then, nothing beats networking, and perhaps nothing ever will.
Here is a very good illustration of how ID proponents arrive at their conclusive examples.
While the story was simply a brief description of the process and far from a scientific description of the activities, the writer actually speculates how this behavior may have evolved.
Now note the ID point of view. Not only do they jump at whatever complex quirk of nature they come across as proof of ID, they do not even bother to learn the science they question (i.e. RTFA and have their doubts answered).
And why not? After all, that's precisely how people "study" the Bible.
1) Find one or two verses that could in some way promote your opinion du joir (The Universe revolves around the earth, Anyone who doesn't worship like I do has no right to live in what I consider to be my promise land and must be cast out with a series of Crusades and other six-day wars, God wants you to hate fags and vote Republican)
2) Cite those instances as complete, unquestionable proof of far more complex and grandeous theologies.
Slashdot Mirror
And the extension to it, gmail's ability to host email for user owned domains, is a great feature specifically in competition to some of the add on options offered by the GoDaddy's and Network Solutions of the world.
Granted, it's presently not widely available or advertised, but for free it blows away what those other providers offer with required contracts and monthly charges.
Did I win?
a proof is about communication, not merely about making true statements.
Am I the only one who thought Bush and WMD when he read this?
[ducks and prepares for the -1 offtopic/flamebait/troll mods]
So, the data within the song is not ironic, but the metadata for the song is...
Damn... I need to get away from the computer more often when I start thinking in terms like this.
when the mailbox fills and taco server explodes, that noise you hear will be the cheers of sysadmins throughout the internet whose servers have similarly been reduced to puddles of still-sparking melted plastic.
I love my iPod, but I'm worried about my medical insurance.
You should be, especially considering the possibility of hearing loss. (1,439 links to fear mongering "health news" articles omited for the betterment of all mankind.)
Wise cracks aside, you have a very good point. The real quality of life is what's important, and while technogadgets make life more fun, more enjoyable, they are not really a true sign of an improving soceity. And you bring up some of the indicators that are, especially education.
Besides, it's not like the technogadgetry here in America is all that beter than everywhere else in the developed world. Hell, I live within 10 miles of Lowell, MA, and Nashua, NH, and my cell reception is so bad, I cannot rely on it from within my home. (I'm in the middle of a 5 miles radius dead spot, despite living next door to a major school complex in a city of about 30,000 people. Blame local pols for the anti-tower craze? Blame the telcoms for not developing better technology - we are fairly behind other countries in cell technology deployment? Whatever. Point is, my technogadget isn't working much better than it would have in 1980. We're talking about cell phones, here. This isn't exactly cutting edge technology here).
And at the risk of being targeted as a liberal-flamebaiter, these indicators have been in steep decline not only of late, but going back to those "heady, feel good days" of the Reagan era. Maybe it's the idea that religion nullifies the need for education, or that the method of retaining power employed by the neocons relies so heavily on misinformation. Ah, but I digress.
Good post.
... must be wearing off. Hmmm.... by what other reason can we justify our powergrab...
Dear ARS,
I for one was intrigued by Google's reformatted logo. As a regular Google user, I have come to appreciate the periodic changes Google makes to commemorate events, dates, or occasions with their logo.
When Google emulated Joan Miro's artistic with their logo a few days, I was similarly intrigued. While I enjoy visual arts, I admit I am completely novice in art history. Sure, like the average layperson, I've heard of Dali. But I had never heard of Joan Miro prior to Google's recognition.
And I liked what I saw. I searched through a few of the links, viewed a few of the images posted thereon, and enjoyed what I saw.
Now, I see that Joan Miro's legacy is apparently in the hands of those who would do everything possible to limit the distribution of that style of artwork. I certainly understand the concept of copyrighting actual works. But the idea that you also have the right to stop people to even imitate? And in this case, it's not even as if Google was imitating with the intent to claim the style was of their own invention. Instead, they went out of their way to point those interested to information about the actual creator.
By your reasoning, it would be illegal to impersonate John Wayne, Dick Clark, Jerry Lee Lewis, or other notable and memorable performers whose style was an integral part of their allure. Surely, Jey Leno isn't breaking the law by saying "nice lady" in Lewis' Nutty Professor style while mocking France during a weekly opening monolgue on the Tonight Show. Instead, to all but the most idiotic, we are all reminded yet again how powerful and influential an artist the original Jerry Lee Lewis was.
It's a shame we cannot consult Joan Miro about whether or not this is "acceptable." I for one have no doubt it is "legal," and even "moral."
But as long as organizations like yours are the ones controling Joan Miro's legacy and the effect Miro's artwork has on the world, I can promise you I will avoid it. To do otherwise would be to forward an organization whose behavior I consider contrary to the wishes of the typical artist, as well as contrary to greater good the art world tries to offer soceity as a whole.
You have pushed many people away from Joan Miro's work. Congratulations. as this seems to have been your real motive.
No, I am certainly not saying that all of the negative results of our wonderful, technologically advanced culture are good. I personally do not espouse the ideal of "If you can do it, it's ok" so prominent in American political culture today.
Instead, I'm trying to point out the folly people seem to have, especially here in America but truly everywhere in the world. We've tried so hard to "tame" nature, to hold nature in its present state forever. It's thinking like that which leads to the "any change is bad" philosophy. In truth, many of the changes presently occuring in nature are bad for mankind, and also bad in the sense that it's not "narutral," when natural is defined as the way it was before mankind came along and changed the course of environmental history.
Maybe if we embraced the undeniable truth that we shape the world around us we'd be better off. It' not far off from what the article and environmental scientists have been saying all along, but I'm saying take it one step farther. We are part of the natural order, good or bad. We can either embrace that fact and stop trying to act shocked when we see that "nature is changing for this reason or for that reason," or we can all collectively commit suicide to stop those changes we cause in the ludicrous hope that what remains will be somehow "saved."
And while I hide my head in shame for the many things mankind has done, I also realize our impact on the environment can be belittled by even a small asteroid.
Oh my God, we're all about to be flooded with faxes from the Google Bots.
Burn fossil fuels, you make things worse. Clean up your act, and you make things worse
s/make things worse/change the environment/
Maybe we should just realize that we live and therefore we affect the world around us, and that the environment is ever changing. Oh, and things evolve. And it's not a good idea to build a dream home on a sand dune.
poems sound like they're being spoken by a superhero through gritted teeth.
So true. Unfortunately for me, owing to my two young girls, the only superhero that came to mind for me while reading that poem was The Crimson Chin, as voiced by Jay Leno.
Did someone say... JUSTICE?!
*rimshot*
... on iterations of "Fucking Kill (TM)" in the replies to this story?
Cowboy Neal, I'm waiting for Page 2.
Please Dear God may I not find a picture of a naked Cowboy Neal on page 2 tomorrow.
See you in court!
Better yet, the FBI finds your desire to secrets highly suspiscious.
See you in Guantanamo!
... can I please have everyone who may read it let me know from where they are viewing my reply, so that I may be able to word it correctly and avoid all local legal ramifications?
In Theory, there is no difference between In Theory and In Practice.
In Practice, there is always a difference between In Theory and In Practice.
Sorry I can't provide an origin for it. I've found nearly identical quotes attributed to a few people. As far as I'm concerned, the original author was the fortune screen saver on my Linux web server about 7 years ago.
Not any more. *yoink*
Without implying any position for or against abortion, there have been a vast number of similarly violent practices performed, while not exactly in the name of Christianity, at least while using Christian beliefs as justification.
These have included harrassment through murder, at least here in the US, a land supposedly with a constitutionally guaranteed separation of church and state, and a guaranteed right to a freedom of religious belief and persecution.
And on the whole, the reaction has been mixed. Indeed, some of the most extreme practitioners of violence have been aided by sympathisers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Charles_Kopp
Disclaimer: Personally, I have been more and more freightened by the encroachment of radicalism of all religions on the general public. While still prochoice, I have reassessed and continue to reassess my beliefs on the subject of abortion.
... who didn't already realize that people could plug in a USB device to an open USB port and potentially copy files to it with or without the aid of a program to automatically search for files really should read this story... preferably prior to hitting Dice looking for a new job.
pumps fluids through a mindless body (insert Republican joke here)
I think you meant to say... pumps fluids through a mindless body (insert Republican here)
The entire German management of BMW has disappeared as well, along with several nearby dairy farms and a brewery.
Good Lord, no! Not the brewery!
I'm in Metro Boston, but I have discovered Craigslist to be very helpful here as well. In my case, I'm not as good a fit for the typical Craigslist poster - my IT skills are a little more niche oriented in the printing and graphics industry, and I'm specifically looking for full time, perm positions owing to being the primary parent of two young children.
But the advice is valid, and should be passed on to everyone. Monster has some value, sure, but it's flooded nowadays. Many HR people simply ignore the mass resume mailings Monster generates for them. Craigslist is a jewel.
But then, nothing beats networking, and perhaps nothing ever will.
Here is a very good illustration of how ID proponents arrive at their conclusive examples.
While the story was simply a brief description of the process and far from a scientific description of the activities, the writer actually speculates how this behavior may have evolved.
Now note the ID point of view. Not only do they jump at whatever complex quirk of nature they come across as proof of ID, they do not even bother to learn the science they question (i.e. RTFA and have their doubts answered).
And why not? After all, that's precisely how people "study" the Bible.
1) Find one or two verses that could in some way promote your opinion du joir (The Universe revolves around the earth, Anyone who doesn't worship like I do has no right to live in what I consider to be my promise land and must be cast out with a series of Crusades and other six-day wars, God wants you to hate fags and vote Republican)
2) Cite those instances as complete, unquestionable proof of far more complex and grandeous theologies.