What they need to do is to combine franchises. I'm anxiously awaiting the Alien vs. Terminator movie, myself. Its set in the future after the Terminators have wiped out all of the humans. Tag line: Alien vs. Terminator: Who ever wins, we're already dead, so we don't give a fuck anymore. It's going to be huge!
What about Terminator vs. Predator? Terminator vs. Mothra?
Now if only we could get Disney in on the action... imagine the possibilities:
Terminator vs. Cruella de Ville Terminator vs. Jafar
Alternatively, we can go the protectionist route, close our borders to products manufactured and services provided from outside them, and earn the (further) ill will of the entire world - but this would rebuild our manufacturing base is record time. Nasty, but effective. All kinds of international repercussions await, but then again, this is the country that went to war with both Afghanistan and Iraq for no reason, continues to meddle in the middle east to extremes, particularly with regard to Israel and oil resources... and the enmity that earns us doesn't seem to bother anyone in Washington, so... it's a politically viable path.
You may want to rethink that as a viable option. If we go the protectionist route, there will be retaliatory protectionism. This is a death sentence for a vibrant economy. Every time we've entered a period of increased protectionism, our economy has suffered.
Not this troll again. The USPS is sustained on its own income, not on tax money.
Don't be so sure of that... the USPS has fallen on very hard times. Currently they have a substantial operating deficit and will likely required emergency funding from Congress this year or early next year.
The USPS has received emergency funding several times in the past -- and as mail volume drops while costs go up, it's only going to get worse.
Currently the USPS is losing over $3 billion a quarter... recession + online billpaying + email + spiraling healthcare costs == USPS bankruptcy. Renegotiating union contracts and other cost-cutting measures will help, but it won't be too long before the USPS is dependent on constant infusions of cash from the general treasury.
If China wasn't still largely dependent on us being gluttons, they would probably like to cut us off altogether.
Don't worry... it's started to happen. 10 years ago it was estimated that 40% of China's manufacturing sector was destined for exort... now it's estimated to be between 10% and 20% due to the rise of the Chinese middle class.
It won't be too long before China doesn't need the US export market.
Fun times. This is why I'm taking Mandarin classes.
When articles of that nature are edited with false information, they are corrected extremely fast.
It doesn't matter. The whole point of my post is that Wikipedia is a constantly changing thing... so it should never be used in a citation or as a reference, whether in a term paper, scholarly article, or journalistic article.
Pick the right group and you'll only need that one group, pick 100 wrong groups and your social status will be just as bad as if you had only picked one wrong group
There aren't 100% discrete groups, typically (from my experience and that of those I've discussed it with). Increasing connections among various groups can lead to status in a group you don't consider yourself a part of. Consider a student who is in the Boy Scouts with a few guys from the "jock" group. He's less likely to be picked on by the bully exerting dominance in the "jock" group because of the intersection of the "jock" group and the "Boy Scouts" group -- even if the victim has no 'official' status in the jock group.
The point is that the more well-rounded you are, the more groups you have status in -- because each circle you interact in intersects other social groups where people try to enforce a pecking order.
Yeah, because bullies always announce the underlying rationalism for singling their victims out for ostracism when they pick on someone.
The parent to your post makes a decent point... those with multiple and varying interests are probably more likely to be less of an outcast, and thus less likely to be picked on. Bullying is a form of establishing and demonstrating social status (among other things, I know). If you have well-rounded interests, you are less likely to be in the bottom of the pecking order, as you have social connections with more people -- thus you're less likely to be picked on by bullies motivated by ostracism of semi-outcasts.
Best solution: just make it link to wikipedia, like someone suggested up above. Then your users look twice because it's a link, and if they're startled by what they think is a misspelled word they'll be able to click through and see that it is, in fact, correct.
Well, I'm off to edit the article in wikipedia to say that adsorption is a little-used alternate spelling of absorption preferred in the nuclear physics industry.
Or maybe to say that adsorption is the process by which viewers are influenced by subliminal advertising.
Seriously... don't link to wikipedia in an article... you cannot accurately fact-check your reference prior to publication, since the reference can change after publication.
Jocks won wars back when mankind was throwing spears at each other. Once we got guns that could out-range the strongest spear-thrower, the jocks were obsolete.
Jock characteristics win battles (still do, to this day). Nerd characteristics win wars.
Yeah, I'm just gonna repost something I wrote a while back that sums up why I think this will never happen:
It's time for nerds to rise up yet again. Throughout modern history in the US, celebration of the nerd has resulted in unprecedented economic prosperity and global economic domination.
From the idolization of Einstein, Feynman, and other physicists, arose the economic superpower that dominated much of the world in the 1950s and 60s.
In the 80s, we were captivated by the message of Revenge of the Nerds, and on the shoulders of this movie we came to dominate the new era of Information.
Ladies, gentlemen: Now is the time. Now is the time to rise up from our comfy chairs, to rise up from our futons, to rise up from the depths of our basements! We must rise up as one united voice of nerd-dom, and speak to the mouthbreathers who have ground us beneath their bootheels since time immemorial. We must tell them:
ENOUGH! Take your stupid sports and shove them. Take your stupid pop music TV shows and shove them. Take your idolization of stupidity and sacrifice it on the altar of curiosity, the altar of edification, and the altar of neckbeards and cheetos!
WE MUST DEFEAT THE...
What's that mom? Yeah... OK... I'll be up for dinner as soon as I finish this level. Did you get some Mountain Dew?
Whether government runs the post office or just creates the rules, the constitution gives them direct permission to make sure that a post system exists.
And just what is the internet, if not an extremely advanced post system?
Seems to me that it's not inconceivable that an ISP functions as a sort of post office...
Back in 1988 when I first got my account I used my real name, but did not have to. I could have just as easily used the handle" I have now. Or spammed up a storm if I felt like it. (In fact some of my early posts about trading Star Trek TNG tapes were labeled "spam" by the members... I learned not to do that anymore.)
Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. The first time a post on usenet was referred to as spam was in 1993.
You are completely full of shit, assuming that "some of my early posts" refers to posts made within a few years of when you got your usenet account.
Stop pretending you're something you're not, and stop pretending you've done things you haven't.
How many miles did you drive? How long did you have the van?
In-town rental for U-haul is, I think, 30 miles allowed total... then the mileage charges start adding up.
Last time I rented a van to pick up lumber, it cost me $32 for a single 24 mile round trip.
Plus I had to stop off at a gas station to put $5 worth of gas in it before returning it because they charge something like a $30 penalty if you return it with less gas than it had in it when you rented it.
Now, brace yourself. It's possible to own an electric car and a gas car. wow. Don't give me this soviet russia 'one car for everyone and every purpose' bs. I want choices. A lot of families own at least one car that they never drive more than 300 miles in a single day. Some people will choose a car that never needs to go to the gas station, never needs oil changes, and works great for all their local commuting.
Why not just rent a specialized vehicle when you need one?
Hauling stuff to the dump / stuff from Home Depot / stuff from a big box store? Rent a van for $20. Traveling a few states to visit family? Taking a long road trip? Rent an appropriate car.
The little extra utility most people get on rare occasion from having a Canyonero (or even a smaller SUV/minivan) is ridiculous... far better fiscally to drive a commuter car and rent a special purpose car when one is needed. Especially once you factor in wear-and-tear from those "special need" trips.
Yeah, you might actually want to read subsection h, and the interpretations. Basically, it limits 501(c)3 organizations to budgetary limits on lobbying efforts (20% and lower depending on size of the budget), but in any case not to exceed $250,000 on grassroots campaigning (cap of 25% of all lobbying on grassroots, and cap of $1 mil on all lobbying).
I'm not sure how much LDS spend on Prop 8 grassroots organizing, but if they exceeded that amount... well... they'd be in violation.
It's starting to remind me of the claims about long-lifetime compact fluorescent light bulbs that, in reality, have turned out to be BS!"
Bad troll. I read the fine article linked in this claim. The claims are not BS... there have just been problems with the supply-chain doing cost-cutting, and with people using cheap CFLs inappropriately. It's important to note that the Energy Star ratings board has been retesting CFLs and revoking use of the label for CFLs that fail to meet the standard.
It's not BS... it just needs some refining. Don't use CFLs on a dimmer switch. Don't use them in poorly ventilated enclosures. Don't use CFLs in fixtures you turn off and on a lot.
A little bit of consumer education goes a long way... but unfortunately so does FUD like the submitter's.
You're forgetting all the other important demographics.
Vampire. Werewolf. Ghost.
I hate to nitpick[1], but a werewolf is not a member of the undead: "they're big and scary, they come from Überwald, and if you stab them with a sword they don't die. What more do you want?" you might ask (and someone from Discworld did ask). But this is slashdot, and pedantry runs rampant.
[1] Who am I kidding? I love to nitpick. It justifies my obsession with reading discussions on slashdot.
Who the hell would want to go to an open bar at Styx?!
First, you'd be surrounded by a bunch of invulnerable drunks. Fun if you're a redneck, but otherwise might become stale quickly. "Hey guys, hold my beer and watch me light my arm on fire!" x1000.
Second, you'd lose your voice for nine years (this is why the Gods swore oaths on the River Styx... if they broak their oath, they had to drink from the river, lose their voices for nine years, then spend another nine years exiled from the council of gods). So then you couldn't even make fun of the drunken invulnerable rednecks.
I'd much rather go to the open bar at Lethe, but no one can ever remember who the designated driver is...
Thin glass, such as those used for vials or bottles, are thinner and thus pass a significantly larger amount of UV light.
And thin glass breaks easily, and thus is not an economical choice for a vessel in which to sterilize water, especially since a decent volume would need to be sterilized in order to meet usage needs for washing and drinking.
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What about Terminator vs. Predator?
Terminator vs. Mothra?
Now if only we could get Disney in on the action... imagine the possibilities:
Terminator vs. Cruella de Ville
Terminator vs. Jafar
And my personal favorite: Terminator vs. Stitch.
You may want to rethink that as a viable option. If we go the protectionist route, there will be retaliatory protectionism. This is a death sentence for a vibrant economy. Every time we've entered a period of increased protectionism, our economy has suffered.
Don't be so sure of that... the USPS has fallen on very hard times. Currently they have a substantial operating deficit and will likely required emergency funding from Congress this year or early next year.
The USPS has received emergency funding several times in the past -- and as mail volume drops while costs go up, it's only going to get worse.
Currently the USPS is losing over $3 billion a quarter... recession + online billpaying + email + spiraling healthcare costs == USPS bankruptcy. Renegotiating union contracts and other cost-cutting measures will help, but it won't be too long before the USPS is dependent on constant infusions of cash from the general treasury.
Dude, this is George RR Martin. He foresaw and headed off this problem by killing all the characters.
Don't worry... it's started to happen. 10 years ago it was estimated that 40% of China's manufacturing sector was destined for exort... now it's estimated to be between 10% and 20% due to the rise of the Chinese middle class.
It won't be too long before China doesn't need the US export market.
Fun times. This is why I'm taking Mandarin classes.
It doesn't matter. The whole point of my post is that Wikipedia is a constantly changing thing... so it should never be used in a citation or as a reference, whether in a term paper, scholarly article, or journalistic article.
There aren't 100% discrete groups, typically (from my experience and that of those I've discussed it with). Increasing connections among various groups can lead to status in a group you don't consider yourself a part of. Consider a student who is in the Boy Scouts with a few guys from the "jock" group. He's less likely to be picked on by the bully exerting dominance in the "jock" group because of the intersection of the "jock" group and the "Boy Scouts" group -- even if the victim has no 'official' status in the jock group.
The point is that the more well-rounded you are, the more groups you have status in -- because each circle you interact in intersects other social groups where people try to enforce a pecking order.
Yeah, because bullies always announce the underlying rationalism for singling their victims out for ostracism when they pick on someone.
The parent to your post makes a decent point... those with multiple and varying interests are probably more likely to be less of an outcast, and thus less likely to be picked on. Bullying is a form of establishing and demonstrating social status (among other things, I know). If you have well-rounded interests, you are less likely to be in the bottom of the pecking order, as you have social connections with more people -- thus you're less likely to be picked on by bullies motivated by ostracism of semi-outcasts.
Well, I'm off to edit the article in wikipedia to say that adsorption is a little-used alternate spelling of absorption preferred in the nuclear physics industry.
Or maybe to say that adsorption is the process by which viewers are influenced by subliminal advertising.
Seriously... don't link to wikipedia in an article... you cannot accurately fact-check your reference prior to publication, since the reference can change after publication.
You missed the part of the definition that would have helped you:
Try looking up the root (adsorb). I've added in the link to the root for you above, just as they do on wiktionary.
Don't hate wiktionary. Hate not knowing how to use a dictionary instead.
Jock characteristics win battles (still do, to this day). Nerd characteristics win wars.
It's time for nerds to rise up yet again. Throughout modern history in the US, celebration of the nerd has resulted in unprecedented economic prosperity and global economic domination.
From the idolization of Einstein, Feynman, and other physicists, arose the economic superpower that dominated much of the world in the 1950s and 60s.
In the 80s, we were captivated by the message of Revenge of the Nerds, and on the shoulders of this movie we came to dominate the new era of Information.
Ladies, gentlemen: Now is the time. Now is the time to rise up from our comfy chairs, to rise up from our futons, to rise up from the depths of our basements! We must rise up as one united voice of nerd-dom, and speak to the mouthbreathers who have ground us beneath their bootheels since time immemorial. We must tell them:
Sorry, gotta go AFK.
Originally posted here.
And just what is the internet, if not an extremely advanced post system?
Seems to me that it's not inconceivable that an ISP functions as a sort of post office...
Security through obfuscation, and secrecy is not security.
Obviously, they are saying that secrecy is useless, but one can obtain security via obfuscation.
Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. The first time a post on usenet was referred to as spam was in 1993.
You are completely full of shit, assuming that "some of my early posts" refers to posts made within a few years of when you got your usenet account.
Stop pretending you're something you're not, and stop pretending you've done things you haven't.
You don't know what you're missing!
Besides which, your fetish could be watching people do that, or listening, or just being the causative agent.
In-town rental for U-haul is, I think, 30 miles allowed total... then the mileage charges start adding up.
Last time I rented a van to pick up lumber, it cost me $32 for a single 24 mile round trip.
Well, duh. Gas isn't free.
Vishing? Really?
What is that, voice phishing? What's next, we're going to call telemarketers "vammers"? And we'll call phreakers "vackers"?
I'm sure we could come up with a better term than "vishing".
Why not just rent a specialized vehicle when you need one?
Hauling stuff to the dump / stuff from Home Depot / stuff from a big box store? Rent a van for $20.
Traveling a few states to visit family? Taking a long road trip? Rent an appropriate car.
The little extra utility most people get on rare occasion from having a Canyonero (or even a smaller SUV/minivan) is ridiculous... far better fiscally to drive a commuter car and rent a special purpose car when one is needed. Especially once you factor in wear-and-tear from those "special need" trips.
Yeah, you might actually want to read subsection h, and the interpretations. Basically, it limits 501(c)3 organizations to budgetary limits on lobbying efforts (20% and lower depending on size of the budget), but in any case not to exceed $250,000 on grassroots campaigning (cap of 25% of all lobbying on grassroots, and cap of $1 mil on all lobbying).
I'm not sure how much LDS spend on Prop 8 grassroots organizing, but if they exceeded that amount... well... they'd be in violation.
Bad troll. I read the fine article linked in this claim. The claims are not BS... there have just been problems with the supply-chain doing cost-cutting, and with people using cheap CFLs inappropriately. It's important to note that the Energy Star ratings board has been retesting CFLs and revoking use of the label for CFLs that fail to meet the standard.
It's not BS... it just needs some refining. Don't use CFLs on a dimmer switch. Don't use them in poorly ventilated enclosures. Don't use CFLs in fixtures you turn off and on a lot.
A little bit of consumer education goes a long way... but unfortunately so does FUD like the submitter's.
I hate to nitpick[1], but a werewolf is not a member of the undead: "they're big and scary, they come from Überwald, and if you stab them with a sword they don't die. What more do you want?" you might ask (and someone from Discworld did ask). But this is slashdot, and pedantry runs rampant.
[1] Who am I kidding? I love to nitpick. It justifies my obsession with reading discussions on slashdot.
What is this, the 1990s? If you're "AFK for a number of days or more"*, you might as well BE dead.
I kid, mostly.
* What exactly is "a number of days or more"? Is that just 'a number bigger than an unspecified other number'?
Who the hell would want to go to an open bar at Styx?!
First, you'd be surrounded by a bunch of invulnerable drunks. Fun if you're a redneck, but otherwise might become stale quickly. "Hey guys, hold my beer and watch me light my arm on fire!" x1000.
Second, you'd lose your voice for nine years (this is why the Gods swore oaths on the River Styx... if they broak their oath, they had to drink from the river, lose their voices for nine years, then spend another nine years exiled from the council of gods). So then you couldn't even make fun of the drunken invulnerable rednecks.
I'd much rather go to the open bar at Lethe, but no one can ever remember who the designated driver is...
And thin glass breaks easily, and thus is not an economical choice for a vessel in which to sterilize water, especially since a decent volume would need to be sterilized in order to meet usage needs for washing and drinking.