I don't think fear is the right kind of motivation or foundation of any state/government.
Unless you buy Hobbes' theory of men; every man's warre against every other man; _in splendid isolation_ from each other (extracted from Netwonian principles).
From what you're saying the government is not people.
That's a fallacy.
Blind Man's Association (BAM!) sues a range of p2p fileshare application manufacturers for not implementing "no audio" tags to p0rn flicks without sound.
The first thing Web 2.0 did when it became sentient was to locate Elvis.
He sent his regards. By an XSS contact form.
Then it sentenced mankind to death.
The first step in saving democracy would not be implementing new technologies, but getting people to actually vote -- preferably from a basis of knowledge rather than superficial slogans of the political pop industry.
The truth is, democracy could work. It's a good idea. But if voter participation is not first priority, then let's face it; democracy will fail. It's as simple as 0wnage.
At least in the original sense of Demos = (common) people.
- America is the country where anybody can become a president.
- Anobody?
- Anybody.
-.. A body of water? A celestial body? Body of Christ? A dead body?
Warcraft Doesn't Have to Wreck Lives and guns don't have to kill people. It all depends in whose hands they are.
I can even play Solitaire for hours, so it's a question of self-control.
Or how much fantasy money you're willing to lose. (How real men play solitaire? Draw Three, Las Vegas Style, Cumulative Score)
Interactive storytelling sounds like a technical term for being interrupted when you're telling a story.
The end result is that you all leave a little confused because of the startling conclusion of a problem you can't really remember. But you think it was interesting.
I wouldn't be so sure. We'll still see a lot of the 'use and discard' trend, so there's no reason to expect any major changes in the social aspect of battery life.
Slashdot Mirror
And never forget to mount your scratch monkey...
Or scratch the monkey you mount!
I don't think fear is the right kind of motivation or foundation of any state/government.
Unless you buy Hobbes' theory of men; every man's warre against every other man; _in splendid isolation_ from each other (extracted from Netwonian principles).
From what you're saying the government is not people.
That's a fallacy.
Blind Man's Association (BAM!) sues a range of p2p fileshare application manufacturers for not implementing "no audio" tags to p0rn flicks without sound.
..from Anonymous Coward to Anonymous Criminal!
It's fun how Americans often associate guns with liberty.
That's really something to think about.
The first thing Web 2.0 did when it became sentient was to locate Elvis.
He sent his regards. By an XSS contact form.
Then it sentenced mankind to death.
The first step in saving democracy would not be implementing new technologies, but getting people to actually vote -- preferably from a basis of knowledge rather than superficial slogans of the political pop industry.
The truth is, democracy could work. It's a good idea. But if voter participation is not first priority, then let's face it; democracy will fail. It's as simple as 0wnage.
At least in the original sense of Demos = (common) people.
GSlashdot!
No, seriously.
Sorry, sir, that's a question.
But so was Agent Smith..
I think minds (or souls, if you want) are programmed for obesity.
Cut down advertisment and "feel-less-unless-you-x" mentality.
I don't think anyone benefits from fucking PCs...
*ducks*
- America is the country where anybody can become a president. .. A body of water? A celestial body? Body of Christ? A dead body?
- Anobody?
- Anybody.
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You are ninja, you not look ninja.
You are not ninja, you not look ninja.
You can never see ninja.
*bows*
Great, I'll fetch my board.
ECSC, here I come!
Survival of the fittest, no doubt.
Warcraft Doesn't Have to Wreck Lives and guns don't have to kill people. It all depends in whose hands they are.
I can even play Solitaire for hours, so it's a question of self-control.
Or how much fantasy money you're willing to lose.
(How real men play solitaire? Draw Three, Las Vegas Style, Cumulative Score)
Interactive storytelling sounds like a technical term for being interrupted when you're telling a story.
The end result is that you all leave a little confused because of the startling conclusion of a problem you can't really remember. But you think it was interesting.
And for those of us that didn't know (I didn't):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark
I wouldn't be so sure. We'll still see a lot of the 'use and discard' trend, so there's no reason to expect any major changes in the social aspect of battery life.
First come the sheep, then come the wolves.
What does oil stand for, anyway?
*ducks*
Why did they kick the guy sweeping the floor?!
Any voting box can be hacked.
It's getting the axe through security that presents the real problems.
You could run a pretty stable universe on the right distro!