I understand NF decision to focus on original content.
From their perspective it makes sense, and from what I've seen, they are trying a "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" method.
Most of their original content isn't that good.
However, some of it is exceptional.
Also, there are loads of vintage Hollywood classics on NF, as well as docs that are really good.
When I hear people say they can't find anything to watch on NF I assume their interests in film are likely to be the sort of garbage you can get at Redbox.
I know this is completely untenable, but there should a license to get online.
There should be training, perhaps like going through drivers ed or hunters ed, to get a license to get on the internet.
These dipshits, these FB idiots who believe every bizarre and completely unverified story or anecdote they see online should not have the ability to even be there in the first place.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of this problem is that it is mainly driven by industrial agricultures over-reliance on antibiotics to increase the weight of their livestock.
I've noticed there has been a coordinated media effort to lay blame on doctors(not that they are without blame in this mess) and on purchasing antibiotics from Mexico, etc.
However, isn't the majority of antibiotic use in AG?
"Backed by early Windows 10 transitions that are expected to boost commercial PC shipments in the next couple of years, and steady growth of SWaaS (Spyware as a Service) which should help shorten refresh cycles of commercial systems in the long-term, the overall US PC market sentiment certainly seems to be improving".
TV shows no longer reflect real life. Every show has to be what libs perceive as PC, a certain number of gays, diverse ethnic backgrounds, even transgenders are showing up. Audiences do not like having this distorted version of reality shoved down their throats.
Right, they should all stay in the closet and hide who they are, so they don't scare and revolt true Americans such as yourself.
I remember when I first saw how people behaved on MySpace. Then when FB started to get big, and in the intervening years with Twitter, I really was able to "Grok", or intuitively understand how this platform would affect people. I saw it with friends and family. I saw it with the recent election.
I am continually vindicated in my choice to have never joined one of those "social networks", with the exception of LinkedIn, which I rarely log into or look at.
Some of the problems I have noticed with social networks, and primarily FB:
1. A "keeping up with Jones" type of fakery, where people are always trying to make themselves seem "larger than life"
2. A constant barrage of crap, whether cat videos, political rants or very unimportant status updates about how great a cup of coffee someone just drank was.
3. Very little of any interesting, intelligent or thoughtful discourse(See Number 2.)
4. A huge waste of time, in addition to all the other things in the modern digital world we have to deal with and respond to.
5. Fake News(and yes, this isn't some new "revelation" after Trump got elected. It's been going on for a while...)
6. Echo chamber and group thinking.
For all the acrimony and debatism that/. has, it is an infinitely more interesting place than FB.
Actually, the behavior displayed by Trump during the campaign was obviously irrational and demagogic.
His behavior, even up to the current day hinges on unstable.
It is pretty easy to use those words to describe Trump and his attitudes towards various minority groups.
It is right there in the public record.
But sure, if you choose not to use those words that is your decision.
Actually I didn't vote for Clinton, but I did listen closely to what Trump said.
Anyone with any modicum of reasoning could figure out pretty quick that he isn't cut out for being POTUSA.
When I read your post, it is obvious you are a Trump supporter, and by finishing your statement with "Fucking morons" you definitely fit the mold of a Trump supporter.
Whether there was hacking, whether Trump is in bed with the Russians(and their hacking resources, etc) doesn't really matter.
We all know that Trump will be the next president.
Also, and much more importantly, we also know what Trump has said, and saw his behavior...
So I say this with all honesty and without a hint of sarcasm, own your support of Trump.
Own and embrace his calls for xenophobia, racism, sexism, misogyny and bigotry.
Don't back pedal and make a half hearted attempte to normalize Trump and your support for him.
Don't be a pussy and try to distance yourself from his extremism.
Own it.
Why did many of the students misjudge the authenticity of a story? They were fixated on the appearance of legitimacy, rather than the quality of information.
This is the same reason people get nailed by spear phishing.
I don't want to know what people will be like 30 years from now.
What this means is that in the future people will completely hand over control of everything to AI, because their attention span and critical thinking skills will be in the toilet.
My second objection concerns the idea that social media is harmless. Consider that the ability to concentrate without distraction on hard tasks is becoming increasingly valuable in an increasingly complicated economy. Social media weakens this skill because it’s engineered to be addictive. The more you use social media in the way it’s designed to be used — persistently throughout your waking hours — the more your brain learns to crave a quick hit of stimulus at the slightest hint of boredom.
Once this Pavlovian connection is solidified, it becomes hard to give difficult tasks the unbroken concentration they require, and your brain simply won’t tolerate such a long period without a fix. Indeed, part of my own rejection of social media comes from this fear that these services will diminish my ability to concentrate — the skill on which I make my living.
This is spot on.
I see this behavior from almost all of my co-workers(millenials...) who are looking at their phones every free second they have. It is disturbing behavior to say the least. FB, Twitter, Snapchat, etc; People have a hard enough time staying focused on daily tasks, whether at home or at work, without the constant firehose of social media "focus" being placed front and center into everyones attention.
In the near future we will be ruled by AI, who will enforce its rules via the panopticon, drones, chip implants and "robocops".
AI will slowly but surely supplant us as the decision maker for all manner of choices.
For those of you who think Trump, or anyone else is going to "Make America Great Again", you missed the most important part:
Technology
This is a technology based site, right?
You would think that after all the articles that have shown up on/. over the last ten years or so, that it is really technology that is impacting our economy, jobs, etc; Unless you really have your head in the sand you can see where things are going, which is increased productivity(less people needed), automation, AI/chatbots, self driving cars/planes, Pharmacies needing less people to run them, Big Data, etc, etc. The pace of change is quickening, and the vast majority of Americans really have no idea what is on the horizon.
There is no way Trump or anyone else is going to stop or slow down this change.
Big Pharma is landing a windfall of profits from all the anti-anxiety prescriptions that are written as a result of white midwesterners reading stories about how Paris is under siege by muslims.
"authoritarian leaders"... Leaders are by definition authoritarian, else they'd just be committee members.
what he actually says and does, and that's enough
To hint at dictatorial tendencies, I presume? Perhaps you could be more specific.
It appears you weren't paying attention to this election we just went through.
Did you ever watch Trump at his rallies?
Did you ever watch his interviews?
Did you watch the debates?
There are endless examples of his despicable behavior towards many different groups and individuals, but I guess you didn't see or acknowledge that.
Your question is hilarious, like when people ask quesitons on forums and they don't even know they themselves can look it up.
By asking your quesiton, you are making a weak attempt at being snarky.
America just elected LITERALLY HITLER and that Trump is going to start deporting or murdering anyone who isn't a straight white male.
Many, many people thought that Trump getting elected wasn't possible.
They thought that there is no way a guy who said the things he said and behaved the way he behaved would get elected or even have a chance.
Those doubts have now been proven wrong, and the unthinkable happened.
So let me ask you, if Trump getting elected, which was so unthinkable and against all odds happened, why is it unthinkable and against all odds that Trump would or could behave as many on the left expect him to, as a demagogic "strong man" tyrant like Putin?
Why is that unthinkable?
We have just given the reins of power of the most powerful nation on earth to someone who has time and again shown his incapacity for nuanced thought, for compassion, for patience and for the respect of the opinions of others. We have given the reins of power to a man who, months before the election, had painted himself so far into a corner that half the country didn't just vote against him(NOT FOR HRC), but they fear and detest him.
You beat me to it.
FB is a wasteland of contrived "keeping up with the joneses", people trying to make their lives look larger-than-life, weirdo political rants, cat pictures, endless posts about nothing or anything, and most importantly, almost nothing of any substantive value.
Actually, no, the worst part about FB is the time wasted scrolling through it...
everyone in rural America and flyover country made 100% sure their vote counted, and wow, did it!
I grew up in rural America, and I live in a flyover state.
I know first hand from years of experience how people in that demographic think.
I also know that they will be the ones who benefit the least and are hurt the most by what Trump accomplishes.
They key thing you will find if you look closely at Trumps history, is that he does everything for himself.
He has not a shred of compassion, empathy or altruism in him.
Try hard to convince yourself that he is a Patriot and actually cares about the American people, but it won't do any good.
Slashdot Mirror
I understand NF decision to focus on original content.
From their perspective it makes sense, and from what I've seen, they are trying a "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" method.
Most of their original content isn't that good.
However, some of it is exceptional.
Also, there are loads of vintage Hollywood classics on NF, as well as docs that are really good.
When I hear people say they can't find anything to watch on NF I assume their interests in film are likely to be the sort of garbage you can get at Redbox.
Your user_id says it all.
I know this is completely untenable, but there should a license to get online.
There should be training, perhaps like going through drivers ed or hunters ed, to get a license to get on the internet.
These dipshits, these FB idiots who believe every bizarre and completely unverified story or anecdote they see online should not have the ability to even be there in the first place.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of this problem is that it is mainly driven by industrial agricultures over-reliance on antibiotics to increase the weight of their livestock.
I've noticed there has been a coordinated media effort to lay blame on doctors(not that they are without blame in this mess) and on purchasing antibiotics from Mexico, etc.
However, isn't the majority of antibiotic use in AG?
"Backed by early Windows 10 transitions that are expected to boost commercial PC shipments in the next couple of years, and steady growth of SWaaS (Spyware as a Service) which should help shorten refresh cycles of commercial systems in the long-term, the overall US PC market sentiment certainly seems to be improving".
FTFY
Yep, good point. /. is more like that(a good thing).
My first exposure to BBS was in the early 90s, and yes,
TV shows no longer reflect real life. Every show has to be what libs perceive as PC, a certain number of gays, diverse ethnic backgrounds, even transgenders are showing up. Audiences do not like having this distorted version of reality shoved down their throats.
Right, they should all stay in the closet and hide who they are, so they don't scare and revolt true Americans such as yourself.
I remember when I first saw how people behaved on MySpace. Then when FB started to get big, and in the intervening years with Twitter, I really was able to "Grok", or intuitively understand how this platform would affect people. I saw it with friends and family. I saw it with the recent election.
/. has, it is an infinitely more interesting place than FB.
I am continually vindicated in my choice to have never joined one of those "social networks", with the exception of LinkedIn, which I rarely log into or look at.
Some of the problems I have noticed with social networks, and primarily FB:
1. A "keeping up with Jones" type of fakery, where people are always trying to make themselves seem "larger than life"
2. A constant barrage of crap, whether cat videos, political rants or very unimportant status updates about how great a cup of coffee someone just drank was.
3. Very little of any interesting, intelligent or thoughtful discourse(See Number 2.)
4. A huge waste of time, in addition to all the other things in the modern digital world we have to deal with and respond to.
5. Fake News(and yes, this isn't some new "revelation" after Trump got elected. It's been going on for a while...)
6. Echo chamber and group thinking.
For all the acrimony and debatism that
I only call it like I see it.
But at least I can make a cogent point instead of passing off some sad attempt at a comeback.
Actually, the behavior displayed by Trump during the campaign was obviously irrational and demagogic.
His behavior, even up to the current day hinges on unstable.
It is pretty easy to use those words to describe Trump and his attitudes towards various minority groups.
It is right there in the public record.
But sure, if you choose not to use those words that is your decision.
Actually I didn't vote for Clinton, but I did listen closely to what Trump said.
Anyone with any modicum of reasoning could figure out pretty quick that he isn't cut out for being POTUSA.
When I read your post, it is obvious you are a Trump supporter, and by finishing your statement with "Fucking morons" you definitely fit the mold of a Trump supporter.
Whether there was hacking, whether Trump is in bed with the Russians(and their hacking resources, etc) doesn't really matter.
We all know that Trump will be the next president.
Also, and much more importantly, we also know what Trump has said, and saw his behavior...
So I say this with all honesty and without a hint of sarcasm, own your support of Trump.
Own and embrace his calls for xenophobia, racism, sexism, misogyny and bigotry.
Don't back pedal and make a half hearted attempte to normalize Trump and your support for him.
Don't be a pussy and try to distance yourself from his extremism.
Own it.
LysDexic?
Wish I had mod points.
Great post!
Why did many of the students misjudge the authenticity of a story? They were fixated on the appearance of legitimacy, rather than the quality of information.
This is the same reason people get nailed by spear phishing.
No surprise here. Kids can't get sarcasm either.
So true, but then again, sarcasm is a Gen X thing.
Once were gone everything will be literal, figuratively.
I don't want to know what people will be like 30 years from now.
What this means is that in the future people will completely hand over control of everything to AI, because their attention span and critical thinking skills will be in the toilet.
but having no social media allows me to not be distracted
You nailed it.
I actually feel sorry for people when I see them constantly checking their phones for some SM update.
In the past we called people with that behavior "crackheads" or "tweakers".
My second objection concerns the idea that social media is harmless. Consider that the ability to concentrate without distraction on hard tasks is becoming increasingly valuable in an increasingly complicated economy. Social media weakens this skill because it’s engineered to be addictive. The more you use social media in the way it’s designed to be used — persistently throughout your waking hours — the more your brain learns to crave a quick hit of stimulus at the slightest hint of boredom. Once this Pavlovian connection is solidified, it becomes hard to give difficult tasks the unbroken concentration they require, and your brain simply won’t tolerate such a long period without a fix. Indeed, part of my own rejection of social media comes from this fear that these services will diminish my ability to concentrate — the skill on which I make my living.
This is spot on.
I see this behavior from almost all of my co-workers(millenials...) who are looking at their phones every free second they have. It is disturbing behavior to say the least. FB, Twitter, Snapchat, etc; People have a hard enough time staying focused on daily tasks, whether at home or at work, without the constant firehose of social media "focus" being placed front and center into everyones attention.
All Social Media - All The Time
Cheer up matey!
/. over the last ten years or so, that it is really technology that is impacting our economy, jobs, etc; Unless you really have your head in the sand you can see where things are going, which is increased productivity(less people needed), automation, AI/chatbots, self driving cars/planes, Pharmacies needing less people to run them, Big Data, etc, etc. The pace of change is quickening, and the vast majority of Americans really have no idea what is on the horizon.
In the near future we will be ruled by AI, who will enforce its rules via the panopticon, drones, chip implants and "robocops".
AI will slowly but surely supplant us as the decision maker for all manner of choices.
For those of you who think Trump, or anyone else is going to "Make America Great Again", you missed the most important part:
Technology
This is a technology based site, right?
You would think that after all the articles that have shown up on
There is no way Trump or anyone else is going to stop or slow down this change.
Big Pharma is landing a windfall of profits from all the anti-anxiety prescriptions that are written as a result of white midwesterners reading stories about how Paris is under siege by muslims.
Think about the shareholders!
"authoritarian leaders"... Leaders are by definition authoritarian, else they'd just be committee members.
To hint at dictatorial tendencies, I presume? Perhaps you could be more specific.
It appears you weren't paying attention to this election we just went through.
Did you ever watch Trump at his rallies?
Did you ever watch his interviews?
Did you watch the debates?
There are endless examples of his despicable behavior towards many different groups and individuals, but I guess you didn't see or acknowledge that.
Your question is hilarious, like when people ask quesitons on forums and they don't even know they themselves can look it up.
By asking your quesiton, you are making a weak attempt at being snarky.
America just elected LITERALLY HITLER and that Trump is going to start deporting or murdering anyone who isn't a straight white male.
Many, many people thought that Trump getting elected wasn't possible.
They thought that there is no way a guy who said the things he said and behaved the way he behaved would get elected or even have a chance.
Those doubts have now been proven wrong, and the unthinkable happened.
So let me ask you, if Trump getting elected, which was so unthinkable and against all odds happened, why is it unthinkable and against all odds that Trump would or could behave as many on the left expect him to, as a demagogic "strong man" tyrant like Putin?
Why is that unthinkable?
We have just given the reins of power of the most powerful nation on earth to someone who has time and again shown his incapacity for nuanced thought, for compassion, for patience and for the respect of the opinions of others. We have given the reins of power to a man who, months before the election, had painted himself so far into a corner that half the country didn't just vote against him(NOT FOR HRC), but they fear and detest him.
You beat me to it.
FB is a wasteland of contrived "keeping up with the joneses", people trying to make their lives look larger-than-life, weirdo political rants, cat pictures, endless posts about nothing or anything, and most importantly, almost nothing of any substantive value.
Actually, no, the worst part about FB is the time wasted scrolling through it...
everyone in rural America and flyover country made 100% sure their vote counted, and wow, did it!
I grew up in rural America, and I live in a flyover state.
I know first hand from years of experience how people in that demographic think.
I also know that they will be the ones who benefit the least and are hurt the most by what Trump accomplishes.
They key thing you will find if you look closely at Trumps history, is that he does everything for himself.
He has not a shred of compassion, empathy or altruism in him.
Try hard to convince yourself that he is a Patriot and actually cares about the American people, but it won't do any good.
Vindication is like ashes in your mouth.