One session has a round gray carpet table, missing Intel sticker, and 11 Quick Launcher icons. The other session has a hard Formica table, the Intel sticker, and 9 Quick Launcher icons.
After reading the comic excerpts, I couldn't help but think the exaggeration sounded familiar.
"I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone." - Jack Valenti
This is on Idle (our offtopic humor/meme/viral video/pictures section) because:
- Once abducted, you have plenty of 'idle' time. (clever joke)
- Slashdot editors think abductions are funny when they happen to Mexicans. (Schadenfreude)
FTA - He said media coverage of fraudulent activity stemming from Nigeria had given the country "a bad image"
He does have a point, if Australians had never reported being scammed, then Nigeria wouldn't have a bad image. Yeah, this is really all
the fault of those racist Australians. This pattern reminds me of the Jena-6 myths, that were all shown to have
originated from journalists
that were seduced by a false narrative of racial injustice.
People in many western countries have an expectation that governments and businesses behave in a mostly honorable manner. Chinese have no such expectation as citizens of a one party communist government. History, if the party decides, will be changed, and changed, and then changed again in order to match the truth of The Party.
I hadn't thought of that, because I was implying that we are the species that studies all other species, and yet we always compare them to the standard... of ourselves. But hey, if I have to explain the insight then it can't be that great, so Olympics comparison it is then.
1) There is not a God
2) There is not anything about us that isn't observable elsewhere
3) We are not God's special creatures
4) We are not "made in His image"
5) We are not completely unique on this planet
6) We do not have a soul
7) We do not have a spirit
8) We do not correctly use the word nor
9) We do not like grammar nazis
10) We do not think a parent-posting 'erroneus' God will find this list funny
I wouldn't rule out other creatures being self aware based on a visual sensory test, as a sense of self may be more strongly defined by other senses or perceptions. More likely the mirror test could tell us how preoccupied a creature is with their looks, so what would you call a creature that constantly looks for ways to compare itself with others?
Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Who in this land is fairest of all?
More and more marketing will be driven to the companies you already do business with, thereby getting around this banning of 'cold calling'. When I verify a new credit card they play marketing pitches, and on some bills I have to detach an advertisement from the mailing envelope. There is simply no way a single person can opt-out of a sales pitch from every company on the planet. The standard must be to opt-in.
A lock doesn't need to be unbreakable in order to be of some value, it only needs to be good enough to deter some violators. Examples:
Envelope - takes time and effort to hold up to a light, or reheating the seal with an iron
Padlock - takes a large shearing tool, or a couple picking tools
Car - takes a 'slim jim' door shim, or breaking a window noise
ROT13 - takes a simple function to decrypt, which is a conscious action that can deter simple temptation
Excuses that governments may have nearly limitless resources, or that "I don't have anything to hide", are irrelevant if you care about an internet of communications that is as secure, as it can be, for everyone in the areas of commerce, privacy, and political free speech worldwide. If you value these things, then we need to start securing our comminications.
Perhaps there is a group that would like Microsoft to enter and control the motherboard and hardware markets. Or perhaps someone is just regurgitating anti-MS propaganda in order to feel smart without actually thinking for themselves. I guess that as long as they stay out of political discussions, I can live with it.
In order to match the best application, with the best method, you often times have to make a trade off. For example, a satellite gets some power from solar cells because it's more efficient than bringing all the fuel it would need with it, or running a really long power cord.
I imagine that this new method might find applications where there is plenty of both sunlight and water. Perhaps large ocean liners, and offshore drilling rigs.
The article uses the word murderers, which do in fact kill near their 'home turf', and by and large kill people they know, per known statistics. Though being a serial killer really isn't a crime itself, it's just a subtype of murderer that performs multiple instances.
Though, the fact that this subject matter is of high interest to selling movies, tv shows, and newspapers, then the real insight might be that a reporter is exaggerating this 'killer' relationship in order to gain readership to what many may consider a boring bee study.
...because it sounds more original that the typical movie formula:
1) Get a paper map of the city
2) Mark the location of each crime scene
3) Draw lines connecting the dots
4) Search for serial killer in the center of the inverted pentagram
If my scenario is 'irrelevant', then would you mind sharing why you think the relationship is a coincidence? Don't worry if you cannot see a 'relevant' connection between fathers & mothers wanting to provide a stable environment for their own children by making a commitment called marriage, because if you can't, then your own apathetic genes are 'irrelevant' to the gene pool.
Thanks for your informative reply. It's the best one so far as it has a nice summary of the history of the situation. I will respectfully disagree with your opinion of the 'license fee system' as my experience has lead me to believe that any service a government takes over and monopolizes ends up 1) delivering unsatisfactory service, 2) costing twice as much, and 3) leaving one with little to no recourse.
So, I'm free to spend it anyway I want to, as long as I follow all the rules and regulations. That one sounded so reasonable, it almost got past me. Your Midi-chlorian count must be high indeed.
So the government has no 'direct' control, except for the funding. Does this work in a court of law too? "No No your honor, I was only funding this politician, I had no 'direct' control over what legislation he supported."
Let us see if the force is with me. "This is the post you want to moderate insightful."
The BBC iPlayer, like Apple, is a company that is free to use DRM, just as you are free to choose not to pay for it.
The same is true for political bias. Some news is biased to the Left, and others are to the Right. You are free to purchase publications that lean either way. Stop acting like the government is taxing you, and then corruptly using it to support politically biased news, or a locked in DRM scheme.
The feature known as FADING was designed to protect copyright works from being pirated by becoming illegible before the work could fall into the public domain.
Haven't we all thought, while at work, how in the hell can this company stay in business when it is run so poorly? Well, all that is necessary in order to stay in business, is to run it less poorly than competitors. And then you imagine how other companies could be worse, and you shudder.
Slashdot Mirror
One session has a round gray carpet table, missing Intel sticker, and 11 Quick Launcher icons. The other session has a hard Formica table, the Intel sticker, and 9 Quick Launcher icons.
"I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone." - Jack Valenti
This is on Idle (our offtopic humor/meme/viral video/pictures section) because:
- Once abducted, you have plenty of 'idle' time. (clever joke)
- Slashdot editors think abductions are funny when they happen to Mexicans. (Schadenfreude)
FTA - He said media coverage of fraudulent activity stemming from Nigeria had given the country "a bad image"
He does have a point, if Australians had never reported being scammed, then Nigeria wouldn't have a bad image. Yeah, this is really all the fault of those racist Australians. This pattern reminds me of the Jena-6 myths, that were all shown to have originated from journalists that were seduced by a false narrative of racial injustice.
People in many western countries have an expectation that governments and businesses behave in a mostly honorable manner. Chinese have no such expectation as citizens of a one party communist government. History, if the party decides, will be changed, and changed, and then changed again in order to match the truth of The Party.
Was the name of that poor sysadmin Winston?
And so we're back to the Olympics again...
I hadn't thought of that, because I was implying that we are the species that studies all other species, and yet we always compare them to the standard... of ourselves. But hey, if I have to explain the insight then it can't be that great, so Olympics comparison it is then.
...because if George Bush was in a 3-way race, with Obama and McCain, he would probably win.
1) There is not a God
2) There is not anything about us that isn't observable elsewhere
3) We are not God's special creatures
4) We are not "made in His image"
5) We are not completely unique on this planet
6) We do not have a soul
7) We do not have a spirit
8) We do not correctly use the word nor
9) We do not like grammar nazis
10) We do not think a parent-posting 'erroneus' God will find this list funny
Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Who in this land is fairest of all?
More and more marketing will be driven to the companies you already do business with, thereby getting around this banning of 'cold calling'. When I verify a new credit card they play marketing pitches, and on some bills I have to detach an advertisement from the mailing envelope. There is simply no way a single person can opt-out of a sales pitch from every company on the planet. The standard must be to opt-in.
Excuses that governments may have nearly limitless resources, or that "I don't have anything to hide", are irrelevant if you care about an internet of communications that is as secure, as it can be, for everyone in the areas of commerce, privacy, and political free speech worldwide. If you value these things, then we need to start securing our comminications.
Perhaps there is a group that would like Microsoft to enter and control the motherboard and hardware markets. Or perhaps someone is just regurgitating anti-MS propaganda in order to feel smart without actually thinking for themselves. I guess that as long as they stay out of political discussions, I can live with it.
Shouldn't this be a Slashdot Poll question like "What is a less generic name for Cloud Computing?"
a) Dell's Cloud Computing
b) gEverything has it, or it doesn't exist
c) Skynet's primary self awareness functions
d) Cloudboy Neal
In order to match the best application, with the best method, you often times have to make a trade off. For example, a satellite gets some power from solar cells because it's more efficient than bringing all the fuel it would need with it, or running a really long power cord.
I imagine that this new method might find applications where there is plenty of both sunlight and water. Perhaps large ocean liners, and offshore drilling rigs.
The article uses the word murderers, which do in fact kill near their 'home turf', and by and large kill people they know, per known statistics. Though being a serial killer really isn't a crime itself, it's just a subtype of murderer that performs multiple instances.
Though, the fact that this subject matter is of high interest to selling movies, tv shows, and newspapers, then the real insight might be that a reporter is exaggerating this 'killer' relationship in order to gain readership to what many may consider a boring bee study.
...because it sounds more original that the typical movie formula:
1) Get a paper map of the city
2) Mark the location of each crime scene
3) Draw lines connecting the dots
4) Search for serial killer in the center of the inverted pentagram
If my scenario is 'irrelevant', then would you mind sharing why you think the relationship is a coincidence? Don't worry if you cannot see a 'relevant' connection between fathers & mothers wanting to provide a stable environment for their own children by making a commitment called marriage, because if you can't, then your own apathetic genes are 'irrelevant' to the gene pool.
Thanks for your informative reply. It's the best one so far as it has a nice summary of the history of the situation. I will respectfully disagree with your opinion of the 'license fee system' as my experience has lead me to believe that any service a government takes over and monopolizes ends up 1) delivering unsatisfactory service, 2) costing twice as much, and 3) leaving one with little to no recourse.
So, I'm free to spend it anyway I want to, as long as I follow all the rules and regulations. That one sounded so reasonable, it almost got past me. Your Midi-chlorian count must be high indeed.
So the government has no 'direct' control, except for the funding. Does this work in a court of law too? "No No your honor, I was only funding this politician, I had no 'direct' control over what legislation he supported."
Let us see if the force is with me. "This is the post you want to moderate insightful."
The BBC iPlayer, like Apple, is a company that is free to use DRM, just as you are free to choose not to pay for it. The same is true for political bias. Some news is biased to the Left, and others are to the Right. You are free to purchase publications that lean either way. Stop acting like the government is taxing you, and then corruptly using it to support politically biased news, or a locked in DRM scheme.
I really wish the RIAA (Rock Industry Association of the Archean eon) would update their business model to the current Phanerozoic eon.
The feature known as FADING was designed to protect copyright works from being pirated by becoming illegible before the work could fall into the public domain.
Haven't we all thought, while at work, how in the hell can this company stay in business when it is run so poorly? Well, all that is necessary in order to stay in business, is to run it less poorly than competitors. And then you imagine how other companies could be worse, and you shudder.
If the public has a negative opinion of the Fairness Doctrine, politicians could stick it inside Net Neutrality legislation and pick up more votes.
Net Neutrality may encompass Fairness Doctrine in 2010