Hmm... I dunno. I seen a lot of wars fought for religious purposes, and not many that could be attributed to a "lack of true faith / religion" - that is, unless by 'true faith' you mean your faith.
If you look closely almost all religions ask people to be good to each other, and not to kill. Don't you think if people abide to the statement above, will they start a war?
Anybody can take anything out of context and do whatever with it - you call that cult. I mean, can you group the Waco people along side with your neighbour Sunday-church-goer? The reason for WWI & II wasn't about converting everybody to become Christians, was it? How about war of Iraq?
OTOH, as as much of making or making wars, you may not be aware but there are so many religious organizations that do so much for the society. Not only in 3rd world countries but even around where you live.
It's about the internet and it's role in bringing down some religious group. It's MADE for slashdot.
Ditto. It makes me think that slashdot and majority of its memebers actually acts like some religious organization - have a common set of believes, does not tolerate different views very well, have blind 'faith' or 'believe' even those one has no first hand experience on it, defend its own views to death, how good/bad a member is depending on how other common member see, not what the comments actually merits.
Some people honestly believe that religion is a large source of the world's problems and to truly advance we need to abandon it. You may not agree, but it's not a carzy viewpoint.
Some other people honestly believe that the lack of true faith/religion is the source of world's problem. A bomb is a bomb, and a bullet is a bullet, whatever evil is evil and whatever good is good, it does not matter if it is religious or not.
As far as I see, if that web site is advocating seperation state and church then it should be a petition for such. Instead it is just a way for people to not pay that tax.
geek squad charges too much to do what any family nerd can do. install components / software and run malware/virus scans.
Yes but - I don't know about you, if I'm really such a helpful family member, I could burn every single evening just to fix/upgrade/train/install my family/relatives' computers.
5 - Informatative.
If this is about another country, or another subject, similar post will result in -1 Off-Topic. Only slashdot population/moderators do this kind of BS. WTF does the national firewall has to do with the death van? It's like bringing up the topic of copyright, patent law and death penalty in the States.
In slashdot, it seems like all you need is a subject about China, and then if the comments are anything negative about the China or Chinese, that could be totally unrelated, it'll modded +5 insightful/information/genius. I cannot believe how bigot this group is becoming in terms of the news post, comments and even moderation.
While Torvalds still oversees any changes made to the innermost core of Linux, most of the innovation is now done by others, and commercial businesses like Red Hat and Novell increasingly steer its future. Although he can claim credit for popularizing one of the most powerful ideas ever to sweep through the software industry, Torvalds's project has matured to such an extent that it's largely outgrown its illustrious creator.
Isn't that the whole point? To have many many others contributing to the project so that it can grow in such a way that is larger than just an individual?
Maybe getting the Nobel Peace Prize is the ambition. Oh wait, maybe instead handing out the Gates Peace Prize for many years to come. That will be a lasting legacy.
You're probably making 5K+/month vs their 50 bucks. If you think their big-mac/can-of-coke cost 100 times less? A grain of rice or a piece of bread cost 100 times less? For one moment do you think they have anything remotely close to the quality of living you are getting?
Previous poster mentioned to me that "Don't be evil" and "Making the world a better place" are on their IPO prospectus. One can argue they are currently doing the opposite, hence cheating on share-holders. If fundamental principles are compromised, the end cannot justify the means.
Kudos to you. I'm not sure what kind of kool-aid some of the slashdotters (and me) are drinking. Initially I was wondering, but after reading a few of their comments even makes me think as if IBM sells tons of Linux laptop/desktop before.
This is worse than non-news, esp. given the kind of titles are so misleading (backtracking). Everybody, including/. wants to be their audiences fox news.
That sounds like because Google is big and China is big, somehow somewhen, the definition of 'evil' is changed for
Google?
Taking a moral path is not about always being right.
This is exactly the reasoning Bush & friends are using for the 'war against terrorism'.
If they pull out of China, it will be for business reasons, not moral ones. Sure, they get to act like they're doing it so they won't be "evil," but they'll really be doing it because they're afraid the bad publicity the China issue has been generating and will continue to generate will drag down their numbers in other areas.
Exactly. Especially that it's a public company, it's main objective is to make money, not to take the moral high grounds.
Google is a business, not exactly a humanitarian agency or AI-affliate - though they have a lot of moral responsibility as a business, their main purpose is to make money, esp. since they're now a public one. The issue at hand is really, a lot of Google's success are all based on 'openness' (the so called 'do not evil' to some extent). The fact that they are censoring stuff for the Chinese version, you never know what they'll do next for another business opportunity. This is like pulling the trigger and pointing at your own feet. There's no need to justify for them how good or bad this is for the political side of things.
Like others had said that the article failed to even mention Starcraft. Personally I cannot believe people are still playing it so much so they still have tourney @ Blizzcon.
No I'm not saying NAFTA is lopsided in favor for US, but the fact is when dispute comes along, the US gov. simply ignore NAFTA and iron-fisted its way and put the issue into arbitration. US gov. wants Canadian's oil/water but not softwood/beef/wheat - pay the tariff at the next cashier, please.
Further, this particular form of hypocrisy is not exhibited by the American public in general. The typical Chinese supports human rights only for himself but does not give a damn about the human rights of others.
Funny you're telling us about hypocrisy. AI has done great things in the world and you're carrying this kind of attitude attending their meeting? Good luck Mr. Coward. I'm sure you can save the world with that attitude.
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If you look closely almost all religions ask people to be good to each other, and not to kill. Don't you think if people abide to the statement above, will they start a war?
Anybody can take anything out of context and do whatever with it - you call that cult. I mean, can you group the Waco people along side with your neighbour Sunday-church-goer? The reason for WWI & II wasn't about converting everybody to become Christians, was it? How about war of Iraq?
OTOH, as as much of making or making wars, you may not be aware but there are so many religious organizations that do so much for the society. Not only in 3rd world countries but even around where you live.
Ditto. It makes me think that slashdot and majority of its memebers actually acts like some religious organization - have a common set of believes, does not tolerate different views very well, have blind 'faith' or 'believe' even those one has no first hand experience on it, defend its own views to death, how good/bad a member is depending on how other common member see, not what the comments actually merits.
Some other people honestly believe that the lack of true faith/religion is the source of world's problem. A bomb is a bomb, and a bullet is a bullet, whatever evil is evil and whatever good is good, it does not matter if it is religious or not.
As far as I see, if that web site is advocating seperation state and church then it should be a petition for such. Instead it is just a way for people to not pay that tax.
If it scare the hell out of you, why are you still there? Is that the same reason why yahoo is sticking around there?
Yes but - I don't know about you, if I'm really such a helpful family member, I could burn every single evening just to fix/upgrade/train/install my family/relatives' computers.
Honestly, if you're reading this post here, is there any reason you need Geek Squad's service??
5 - Informatative. If this is about another country, or another subject, similar post will result in -1 Off-Topic. Only slashdot population/moderators do this kind of BS. WTF does the national firewall has to do with the death van? It's like bringing up the topic of copyright, patent law and death penalty in the States. In slashdot, it seems like all you need is a subject about China, and then if the comments are anything negative about the China or Chinese, that could be totally unrelated, it'll modded +5 insightful/information/genius. I cannot believe how bigot this group is becoming in terms of the news post, comments and even moderation.
Isn't that the whole point? To have many many others contributing to the project so that it can grow in such a way that is larger than just an individual?
>> have used it? Similar to those stats claiming firefox download exceed XXX millions.
Ditto. Next thing you know some gal sues yahoo for the same reason. But the difference is that there's 1 more zero.
Maybe getting the Nobel Peace Prize is the ambition. Oh wait, maybe instead handing out the Gates Peace Prize for many years to come. That will be a lasting legacy.
Yeah maybe 2-3% gain on 10-15% of games/apps
You're probably making 5K+/month vs their 50 bucks. If you think their big-mac/can-of-coke cost 100 times less? A grain of rice or a piece of bread cost 100 times less? For one moment do you think they have anything remotely close to the quality of living you are getting?
Previous poster mentioned to me that "Don't be evil" and "Making the world a better place" are on their IPO prospectus. One can argue they are currently doing the opposite, hence cheating on share-holders. If fundamental principles are compromised, the end cannot justify the means.
Tell me, if there's any difference between the Chinese and the US government, or any other government? It's all about control and money isn't it?
This is worse than non-news, esp. given the kind of titles are so misleading (backtracking). Everybody, including /. wants to be their audiences fox news.
Does that mean slashdot is evil? :D
That sounds like because Google is big and China is big, somehow somewhen, the definition of 'evil' is changed for Google? Taking a moral path is not about always being right. This is exactly the reasoning Bush & friends are using for the 'war against terrorism'.
If they pull out of China, it will be for business reasons, not moral ones. Sure, they get to act like they're doing it so they won't be "evil," but they'll really be doing it because they're afraid the bad publicity the China issue has been generating and will continue to generate will drag down their numbers in other areas. Exactly. Especially that it's a public company, it's main objective is to make money, not to take the moral high grounds.
Google is a business, not exactly a humanitarian agency or AI-affliate - though they have a lot of moral responsibility as a business, their main purpose is to make money, esp. since they're now a public one. The issue at hand is really, a lot of Google's success are all based on 'openness' (the so called 'do not evil' to some extent). The fact that they are censoring stuff for the Chinese version, you never know what they'll do next for another business opportunity. This is like pulling the trigger and pointing at your own feet. There's no need to justify for them how good or bad this is for the political side of things.
Like others had said that the article failed to even mention Starcraft. Personally I cannot believe people are still playing it so much so they still have tourney @ Blizzcon.
Yeah, how about hanging a thin laptop on the wall?
Or is it the lobbying of brick-n-concrete casinos?
No I'm not saying NAFTA is lopsided in favor for US, but the fact is when dispute comes along, the US gov. simply ignore NAFTA and iron-fisted its way and put the issue into arbitration. US gov. wants Canadian's oil/water but not softwood/beef/wheat - pay the tariff at the next cashier, please.
Further, this particular form of hypocrisy is not exhibited by the American public in general. The typical Chinese supports human rights only for himself but does not give a damn about the human rights of others. Funny you're telling us about hypocrisy. AI has done great things in the world and you're carrying this kind of attitude attending their meeting? Good luck Mr. Coward. I'm sure you can save the world with that attitude.