Ugh, that the second comment of yours I've tried to mod 'Funny'.. keep getting 'resource no longer valid' although according to my profile I've a few points left.
Sorry pal, it looks like No Mods For You (to paraphrase another familiar class of Nazi:-)
And will I be able to buy that vehicle for $40,000, put almost 200,000 miles on it, carry five occupants, and still drive on the highway at 75 miles per hour?
Please don't move the goalposts - he answered your original concern fairly succinctly. If he's anything like most nerds I know he won't appreciate having to puff and run to keep up!:-)
Global humanity fucked up when we let Isreal have nuclear weapons and shit all over the NPT.
I'm no Zionist but if there's one country in the world that needs the bomb it's Israel. They've had the technology for years and have never (to my knowledge) threatened their use. If I was in their position I'd sure as Hell want a deterrent from the ever-present threat of the crazed Muslims and their open hatred of the Jewish people.
I'm not saying they're saints or that they should be free from criticism, just that I believe that them maintaining nuclear strike capabilities does make a certain amount of sense.
In all the years, this is probably the most ridiculous article I've read on/. What does this have to do with anything tech related?
We do discuss a wide variety of topics here and whilst I agree this isn't particularly technical, nuclear weapons, the risks of proliferation and the behaviour of state-level actors seeking to arm themselves thus are very much topics of interest to myself and many of my fellow nerds here on the 'dot.
I empathise with your frustration, however I would point out that there are often days when there's absolutely nothing on the front page that I find interesting enough to click. Best to just sigh and move on.:)
Yeah, I'm pretty sure if one wants to play in the Play Store (ghastly name) one needs to accept impregnation by the Gmind. Naturally the Play Store content was compelling enough for myself because I merrily signed my digital soul over to Google without a second thought.
Agree. A race track up Pike's Peak, once paved, is exactly the same as the 1,000 other race track's up Mountain's like Pike's Peak. The track up Mount Kilimanjaro is impressive. So is the one up Mount Everest. Hopefully, they won't pave those tracks or they'll be as dumbed down and easy as the Pike's Peak hill climb. *sigh* I'm gonna go watch some NASCAR and pine for the gool ol' days.
Dude, you missed a couple!
other race track's up Mountain's like
Hopefully, they won't pave those track(')s
pine for the gool ol' day(')s
I'm not really into motorsport so that vid was new to me. I watched all eight and a half minutes of his run, absolutely transfixed. The level these drivers operate at is simply stunning to observe, thank you for the link.
Sorry, you're quite right, I really meant to say "I have to agree with you, it's a unique film alright". Didn't mean to put words in your mouth there good Sir.:)
Not trying to stir trouble or take sides but I have to agree with you. I actually really liked the voiceovers! I know I'll be laughed off/. for saying so, but Lynch's Dune is still my favourite movie.:)
It's called Zyklon B. It is only "kinda of efficient" when used in controlled, enclosed spaces. I don't think anyone's likely to fall for the old take-a-hot-shower-in-here routine again anytime soon so it looks like we'll probably just stick with drones, thanks.
There is nothing nice about this. It is vicious and it is brutal. Which is why we should not engage in military actions unless we are willing to pursue it. Because the opposite is viciousness and brutality for both sides without any resolution.
A hugely underrated post IMHO. I agree with you entirely, our collective appetite for wars on foreign soil would wane very quickly if we went in with this pragmatic approach.
Like antibiotics, military 'treatment' must be applied at maximum sustainable levels (as per your post) until the problem has been resolved. Tapering and other such pussy-footing behaviour strengthens the invader, undermines the treatment and prolongs the suffering of all involved.
Serious question - was it the hardware that sucked or was it the software?
From what I understand even the Kin was decent hardware, just a decade late.
I've managed to avoid pretty much every gadget except a smartphone so I'm sorry I can't offer anything useful. My opinion of the Kin, Zune, Xbox is worthless, being solely based upon the experiences of other/. users.
(laughs) actually in hindsight that's pretty obvious, the AC above mentioned the Kin, the Xbox and the Surface RT which I also forgot about.
I was actually thinking of their peripheral hardware, which I've found flawless, however I failed to make that distinction in my post. About the only 'discrete' computing devices that I've used of theirs (for want of a better term) are the Surface line. The RT is constrained by typical MS lumbering thinking but the Surface Pro line is a superb product in my experience.
I do too; Microsoft have never (to my knowledge) produced bad hardware. I'm sure they probably re-badge a bunch of stuff from other manufacturers, however if so they do it seems that decent gear is all they will put their moniker to. The efficacy of their designs may well be up for debate but the quality of their hardware has never been in doubt for me, even if their software isn't necessarily deserving of the same praise.
I've always found this dichotomy a little hard to reconcile.:)
Seriously though, you have the issue dead-to-rights here. If we want rehabilitation, there are known methods we could employ to make a considerable improvement to the recidivism statistics. Other countries have achieved results worth looking into.
That suggests revenge is of much more importance to society than an actual resolution to the problem.
We're taught that people who do 'bad things' are 'bad people'. There are precious few of us who develop into adults capable of questioning this. In time a little introspection can resolve this blurry question into a clear focus on the real issue: 'why do people do bad things?' Another angle suggests that 'people are not their behaviours'.
People behave the way they do through learned behaviour. Violent people are enacting learned behaviours that they perceive grant them a little short-term power for a medium-to-long-term loss that doesn't matter because it's not happening right now. Persistent short-term thinking is a hallmark of a being in 'survival mode'. They'll never prosper in this state, nor will they interact well with others.
We must see this for the inherently-correctable behavioural issue that it is, because the consequences otherwise are a steadily-inflating prison population and an ever-widening gap between the attitudes of the average citizen, the police enforcing the law and the judiciary meting out an acceptable form of justice.
You are right, sometimes decisions *do* need to be made to undo past fails. I think what the parent is suggesting is that these revisions of our current UIs be done with our UI history lessons front of mind.
We've known how to make a fairly decent UI for a while now, even Win7 is fairly intuitive (for varying definitions of 'intuitive'). Going back to Win '95-era UIs or doggedly pursuing a course of action because we've always done it that way is, as you say, not a solution but neither is it what was being suggested if I understand correctly.
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Ugh, that the second comment of yours I've tried to mod 'Funny'.. keep getting 'resource no longer valid' although according to my profile I've a few points left.
Sorry pal, it looks like No Mods For You (to paraphrase another familiar class of Nazi :-)
You're my goddamned hero for that post. I can't remember when I last heard my frustrations so clearly enunciated. Bravo sir.
And will I be able to buy that vehicle for $40,000, put almost 200,000 miles on it, carry five occupants, and still drive on the highway at 75 miles per hour?
Please don't move the goalposts - he answered your original concern fairly succinctly. If he's anything like most nerds I know he won't appreciate having to puff and run to keep up! :-)
Global humanity fucked up when we let Isreal have nuclear weapons and shit all over the NPT.
I'm no Zionist but if there's one country in the world that needs the bomb it's Israel. They've had the technology for years and have never (to my knowledge) threatened their use. If I was in their position I'd sure as Hell want a deterrent from the ever-present threat of the crazed Muslims and their open hatred of the Jewish people.
I'm not saying they're saints or that they should be free from criticism, just that I believe that them maintaining nuclear strike capabilities does make a certain amount of sense.
In all the years, this is probably the most ridiculous article I've read on /. What does this have to do with anything tech related?
We do discuss a wide variety of topics here and whilst I agree this isn't particularly technical, nuclear weapons, the risks of proliferation and the behaviour of state-level actors seeking to arm themselves thus are very much topics of interest to myself and many of my fellow nerds here on the 'dot.
I empathise with your frustration, however I would point out that there are often days when there's absolutely nothing on the front page that I find interesting enough to click. Best to just sigh and move on. :)
Yeah, I'm pretty sure if one wants to play in the Play Store (ghastly name) one needs to accept impregnation by the Gmind. Naturally the Play Store content was compelling enough for myself because I merrily signed my digital soul over to Google without a second thought.
Until now. Hmph.
Agree. A race track up Pike's Peak, once paved, is exactly the same as the 1,000 other race track's up Mountain's like Pike's Peak. The track up Mount Kilimanjaro is impressive. So is the one up Mount Everest. Hopefully, they won't pave those tracks or they'll be as dumbed down and easy as the Pike's Peak hill climb. *sigh* I'm gonna go watch some NASCAR and pine for the gool ol' days.
Dude, you missed a couple!
Gotta be consistent! ;-)
I'm not really into motorsport so that vid was new to me. I watched all eight and a half minutes of his run, absolutely transfixed. The level these drivers operate at is simply stunning to observe, thank you for the link.
Just think, you'd be in charge of the fastest race car on the planet if it could be powered by arrogance!
You deserve kudos for recognising it as a mistake. Sadly this puts you in a select group of English-speaking nations the world over. :(
Sorry, you're quite right, I really meant to say "I have to agree with you, it's a unique film alright". Didn't mean to put words in your mouth there good Sir. :)
Dune's quite a unique film.
Not trying to stir trouble or take sides but I have to agree with you. I actually really liked the voiceovers! I know I'll be laughed off /. for saying so, but Lynch's Dune is still my favourite movie. :)
Fight Club springs to mind, but it's been a while so I may have misremembered.
I am Jack's lack of surprise
The Emperor speaks the truth!
(our weapons only make his words more truthy)
No, no, those are Harkonnen soldiers, yes definitely Harkonnen, nothing to see here, please move along..
Take your trolling elsewhere
I think we already know who the troll is here.
I read cyclone B is kinda of efficient.
It's called Zyklon B . It is only "kinda of efficient" when used in controlled, enclosed spaces. I don't think anyone's likely to fall for the old take-a-hot-shower-in-here routine again anytime soon so it looks like we'll probably just stick with drones, thanks.
There is nothing nice about this. It is vicious and it is brutal. Which is why we should not engage in military actions unless we are willing to pursue it. Because the opposite is viciousness and brutality for both sides without any resolution.
A hugely underrated post IMHO. I agree with you entirely, our collective appetite for wars on foreign soil would wane very quickly if we went in with this pragmatic approach.
Like antibiotics, military 'treatment' must be applied at maximum sustainable levels (as per your post) until the problem has been resolved. Tapering and other such pussy-footing behaviour strengthens the invader, undermines the treatment and prolongs the suffering of all involved.
Serious question - was it the hardware that sucked or was it the software?
From what I understand even the Kin was decent hardware, just a decade late.
I've managed to avoid pretty much every gadget except a smartphone so I'm sorry I can't offer anything useful. My opinion of the Kin, Zune, Xbox is worthless, being solely based upon the experiences of other /. users.
Zune.
(laughs) actually in hindsight that's pretty obvious, the AC above mentioned the Kin, the Xbox and the Surface RT which I also forgot about.
I was actually thinking of their peripheral hardware, which I've found flawless, however I failed to make that distinction in my post. About the only 'discrete' computing devices that I've used of theirs (for want of a better term) are the Surface line. The RT is constrained by typical MS lumbering thinking but the Surface Pro line is a superb product in my experience.
Personally I like Microsoft Hardware
I do too; Microsoft have never (to my knowledge) produced bad hardware. I'm sure they probably re-badge a bunch of stuff from other manufacturers, however if so they do it seems that decent gear is all they will put their moniker to. The efficacy of their designs may well be up for debate but the quality of their hardware has never been in doubt for me, even if their software isn't necessarily deserving of the same praise.
I've always found this dichotomy a little hard to reconcile. :)
because their justice system isn't about revenge
Well, exactly! Where's the money in that?
Seriously though, you have the issue dead-to-rights here. If we want rehabilitation, there are known methods we could employ to make a considerable improvement to the recidivism statistics. Other countries have achieved results worth looking into.
That suggests revenge is of much more importance to society than an actual resolution to the problem.
We're taught that people who do 'bad things' are 'bad people'. There are precious few of us who develop into adults capable of questioning this. In time a little introspection can resolve this blurry question into a clear focus on the real issue: 'why do people do bad things?' Another angle suggests that 'people are not their behaviours'.
People behave the way they do through learned behaviour. Violent people are enacting learned behaviours that they perceive grant them a little short-term power for a medium-to-long-term loss that doesn't matter because it's not happening right now. Persistent short-term thinking is a hallmark of a being in 'survival mode'. They'll never prosper in this state, nor will they interact well with others.
We must see this for the inherently-correctable behavioural issue that it is, because the consequences otherwise are a steadily-inflating prison population and an ever-widening gap between the attitudes of the average citizen, the police enforcing the law and the judiciary meting out an acceptable form of justice.
For understandability amongst illiterate Marxists, also known as Slashdotters, shouldn't that be "loser than"?
"Loser then", if I'm not mistaken.
Not sure it's confined entirely to us 'illiterate Marxist Slashdotters' though. =)
They all use toothpaste.
No, I do not use toothpaste, but my teeth defiantly continue to develop dental cavities.
Next baseless assertion?
You are right, sometimes decisions *do* need to be made to undo past fails. I think what the parent is suggesting is that these revisions of our current UIs be done with our UI history lessons front of mind.
We've known how to make a fairly decent UI for a while now, even Win7 is fairly intuitive (for varying definitions of 'intuitive'). Going back to Win '95-era UIs or doggedly pursuing a course of action because we've always done it that way is, as you say, not a solution but neither is it what was being suggested if I understand correctly.