You seem to miss the point that no matter how disposable yellow journalism might be, the types of stories that get journalists arrested are the ones that you and I, regular people, typically need to hear about in order to be informed participants in modern society.
Do you really think China is jailing its journalists for "shrill bloat"?
What exactly is alleged benefit of switching to digital anyway? This is Slashdot, so I would think somebody here would know. Is there a real technical benefit? What reason, real or not, convinced the government to force this switch?
To show my frustration with this, when February 18 comes around I plan on dumping a bunch of old TVs I have by the dumpster. I encourage anyone else who has an old TV that needs to go out to wait until that day and do the same.
I can appreciate your frustration for many reasons that have already been expressed by others. But dumping TVs anywhere instead of properly recycling them is both illegal in most industrialized countries and a bad idea because of all the hazardous materials inside CRTs.
That link should also help you find a suitable recycling program, should you still wish to dispose of any old televisions.
So, in order to be "morally and intellectually honest" when discussing acts of state propaganda (lest one appear to be "another useless partisan"), one must necessarily include examples of multiple states engaging in such propaganda, without fail, in every single discussion?
That sounds an awful lot like propaganda to me. You would do well to cite more current examples as well. Comparing yours against the parent's might lead readers to believe the Germans, Chinese, Japanese, and Italians have already outgrown employing this tactic to such a revolting degree.
You appear to be equating or comparing a service provider's network with a consumer's wireless LAN. Apples and oranges.
The authorities, of course, aren't interested in all of the hops those kiddie pron packets took. They're only interested in the destination. And some people just aren't interested in exposing themselves to being suspected of wrong doing when this stuff is certainly happening already.
You would have done well to include the fact that this is not a reprieve and no guarantee he still won't ultimately face the death penalty. I'm sure it just slipped your mind.
There is the problem with "expertise" in that that "being confident" is not the same as "being right," or even being logical. I can say with perfect confidence that "the free market will prevail, because...." and I could rattle off some supporting arguments. And even if it is perfectly sound to me--even if I am an expert in economics and sociology-- it can be wrong for somebody else, who does not agree with one premise that I might have used. Life is not a football game, where half the people on the field will win, half will lose. With laws/policies, there are a lot more variables, uncertainties, and long-term consequences. And unlike sports, it takes more than "watching other people do it" to become an expert. Sure, it doesn't take a lot to be an "expert" by most people's standards (a degree, or experience). But it takes a helluva lot to be good at it.
I don't follow your statement about life not being a football game. To me, the idea behind Chomsky's reaction was not that 'politics are just as base and simple as sports' but instead 'forming a studied opinion of sports is no more difficult than forming one of political policy -- if you can do one you can do the other.' The Chomksys of the world believe the condition of deference to experts on matters of concern to human lives is largely the result of indoctrination. The "political Darwinists" (for lack of a better term) believe the condition of deference to experts on matters of concern to human lives is the natural order of mankind.
But I have a problem with statements like yours, in part because it implies that you think that people's "core political opinions" are good enough to be tied to sweeping policy-- and that you think that it will lead somewhere good. Are you assuming that if people really consider their political beliefs hard enough that we will all come to a consensus? Or is it that you think it would simply make debate more likely, which may/may not "change the face of global politics."
I merely assert that where there is no representative government today, the government in place is necessarily not operating according to the will of the people, and where there is representative government, the degree to which that government truly carries out the will of the people is falling. Poll after poll of US citizens has shown that they want a timetable for the end of the war in Iraq, though that has been ignored for years now, if you want the biggest example I can think of.
Please note that none of this is meant to be personal. But you (we) have just illustrated a case where I (an engineer) am expecting a logical progression of an argument, leading to a plausible, conclusion--(even if I disagree with it). You, have presented what I call an "english class argument" where you have not really presented any quantitative (logical sense) evidence to support your conclusion-- and there really isn't much of a quantitative conclusion to begin with. There is less rigor than what scientists are used to dealing with, which makes it immediately suspicious to me. And it is incredible frustrating-- though not in a personal way. It is exactly illustrative of what many of the posts in this thread have been about.
You should also note that I posted my Chomsky quote between bites of my lunch, on the clock, with the stray minute I had to spare at the time, but I welcome the solicitation to explain myself further at my leisure. I hope you see where I'm coming from a bit more now.
The engineer, although similarly powerless to enact change in, say, global politics, will do the only things he can, like annoy everybody around him trying to convince them to see his viewpoint. Who says any one person is "powerless" to enact change in global politics? Reminds me of a certain Chomsky quote...
"I've often been struck by the extensive knowledge that people have of sports, and particularly, their self-confidence in discussing it with "experts." While driving, I sometimes turn on radio talk shows on sports, and am always struck by this. People calling in have no hesitation in criticizing the coaches, the judgments of the people running the shows, etc. In contrast, when discussing matters of concern to human lives -- their own and others -- people tend to defer to "experts," though for the most part the expert knowledge is no more beyond them than how the local professional sports team should play their next game. That's where the indoctrination comes in: in the intensive training that brings people to feel that they must defer to alleged "experts" on matters of very direct concern to them, far more so than sports. I do, however, agree that there can be negative aspects to the heavily promoted frenzy on spectator sports, loyalty to the home team, etc. Depends very much on how it is carried out."
...if everyone, globally, took just a mild interest in politics, and truthfully expressed their core political opinions, global politics would change overnight.
When making a comparison of the formats regarding their utility to the composer, I prefer IT to S3M as well. I was in love with ST3 (and even ST2, briefly) for quite some time, but when IT came out I was instantly converted. I guess my point was mostly that S3M doesn't necessarily preclude the composer from employing and reproducing audio at CD quality, at least in theory.
I had to grimace when I didn't see Second Reality as well...but then I noticed the writer qualified the collection with "of the last few years."
I've always been partial to Purple Motion, some of the two-channel modules he did as an exercise really withstand the test of time, despite the self-imposed technical limitations. All the FC music was exceptionally high quality overall though, IMO.
I don't know what "resampling" or changing formats would do for the old module music, as you can't increase audio quality beyond the original source bits, you can only subtract through "downsampling." S3M even supports 16 bit 44.1 stereo samples, so despite the long-in-the-tooth standard, it's possible to use it at a fidelity level comparable to today's audio work. Many people never employed it near that quality level in the 90s though, for many obvious reasons.
I don't have to prove it. Not only that, but you wouldn't believe me if even if the code was released - after all, how do you know that the code corresponds to the actual binary? There's a funny thing about open source software: nobody cares what's in any binary other than the one they compiled. Strange concept, eh?
...if you listen real closely, you can hear the sounds of the Manassas, VA Verizon CO being abandoned right now... ("Women and Customer Service staff first!")
...Vice Admiral Joe Dyer, former commander of the Naval Air Systems Command now at iRobot in Burlington, Mass. (said): "I'll be seriously dead before that program deploys."
What he meant to say was "I'll be seriously dead before we confirm that program has deployed."
Waiting 5, 10 or even 20 years after a program deploys to confirm or announce its deployment is par for the course, and the Admiral would have to play along. Shock and awe!
Everyone is a mutt, because natural selection tends to oppose inbreeding. In that sense, I am in agreement.
As far as "dealing with it"...what would that entail? Never mentioning again that I am proud that one of my 32 direct ancestors was born and raised a Native?
In general, I agree with your opinion of the popular portrayal of Native Americans, but I would like to add one more positive/non-negative portrayal: the character of Deputy Hawk from Twin Peaks. While his character frequently used "Injun skills" as part of his job as Deputy, they were not crude caricatures or exaggerated for effect. Made me proud to be 1/32 Cherokee. =)
I recently looked at signing up for Comcast business service at one of my employer's new locations, and Comcast's attempt to get me to bite on the "free" installation was a real eye-opener.
The "free" installation is only "free" if you agree to a two or three year contract -- with the early termination fee being 75% of the remaining term's balance.
So either you can "save" $150 to $250 on installation and risk potentially paying out thousands in the event that Comcast decides your early termination of their service is subject to the fee (totally at their discretion unless you want to take them to court), or you can just sign up for a one year contract, pay the installation fee, and still get some sleep at night.
Your argument assumes that management and labor are on equal footing.
My opinion is that there is a small but significant grey area between where one is ready to quit a job on moral/ethical grounds, and ready to quit a job on aesthetic/personal/professional grounds. Lots of people (myself included) have experienced some amount of this grey area, and could probably benefit from this discussion.
That's the great part about Free Software -- no advertisement or marketing is necessary! You either use it and get something out of it...or use it, don't get anything out of it, and move on to the next candidate.
I love it when ACs make suspiciously laudatory comments about a particular piece of commercial software. Makes the developer look bad, even if they aren't the ones posting.
The article is so brief and so pathetically and obviously assailable on so many points (perhaps all of them), and some of the "comments" on the page really look scripted in advance.
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You seem to miss the point that no matter how disposable yellow journalism might be, the types of stories that get journalists arrested are the ones that you and I, regular people, typically need to hear about in order to be informed participants in modern society. Do you really think China is jailing its journalists for "shrill bloat"?
non id est, gluteus-kaput!
;)
2. Stupid itunes making it a hassle to give my wife a copy of something WE own legally (or often was free in the first place).
Ever tried Floola? It works great for me. Never had a need to use itunes since.
I have to wonder what Cerf thinks of Obama changing his stance on telecom immunity after the primary. No candidate that supports anything like retroactive telecom immunity will ever get a dime, let alone a vote from me.
What exactly is alleged benefit of switching to digital anyway? This is Slashdot, so I would think somebody here would know. Is there a real technical benefit? What reason, real or not, convinced the government to force this switch?
To show my frustration with this, when February 18 comes around I plan on dumping a bunch of old TVs I have by the dumpster. I encourage anyone else who has an old TV that needs to go out to wait until that day and do the same.
I can appreciate your frustration for many reasons that have already been expressed by others. But dumping TVs anywhere instead of properly recycling them is both illegal in most industrialized countries and a bad idea because of all the hazardous materials inside CRTs. That link should also help you find a suitable recycling program, should you still wish to dispose of any old televisions.
So, in order to be "morally and intellectually honest" when discussing acts of state propaganda (lest one appear to be "another useless partisan"), one must necessarily include examples of multiple states engaging in such propaganda, without fail, in every single discussion?
That sounds an awful lot like propaganda to me. You would do well to cite more current examples as well. Comparing yours against the parent's might lead readers to believe the Germans, Chinese, Japanese, and Italians have already outgrown employing this tactic to such a revolting degree.
You appear to be equating or comparing a service provider's network with a consumer's wireless LAN. Apples and oranges.
The authorities, of course, aren't interested in all of the hops those kiddie pron packets took. They're only interested in the destination. And some people just aren't interested in exposing themselves to being suspected of wrong doing when this stuff is certainly happening already.
To kill, as it is to err, is human. To forgive, divine.
You would have done well to include the fact that this is not a reprieve and no guarantee he still won't ultimately face the death penalty. I'm sure it just slipped your mind.
I don't follow your statement about life not being a football game. To me, the idea behind Chomsky's reaction was not that 'politics are just as base and simple as sports' but instead 'forming a studied opinion of sports is no more difficult than forming one of political policy -- if you can do one you can do the other.' The Chomksys of the world believe the condition of deference to experts on matters of concern to human lives is largely the result of indoctrination. The "political Darwinists" (for lack of a better term) believe the condition of deference to experts on matters of concern to human lives is the natural order of mankind.
But I have a problem with statements like yours, in part because it implies that you think that people's "core political opinions" are good enough to be tied to sweeping policy-- and that you think that it will lead somewhere good. Are you assuming that if people really consider their political beliefs hard enough that we will all come to a consensus? Or is it that you think it would simply make debate more likely, which may/may not "change the face of global politics."
I merely assert that where there is no representative government today, the government in place is necessarily not operating according to the will of the people, and where there is representative government, the degree to which that government truly carries out the will of the people is falling. Poll after poll of US citizens has shown that they want a timetable for the end of the war in Iraq, though that has been ignored for years now, if you want the biggest example I can think of.
Please note that none of this is meant to be personal. But you (we) have just illustrated a case where I (an engineer) am expecting a logical progression of an argument, leading to a plausible, conclusion--(even if I disagree with it). You, have presented what I call an "english class argument" where you have not really presented any quantitative (logical sense) evidence to support your conclusion-- and there really isn't much of a quantitative conclusion to begin with. There is less rigor than what scientists are used to dealing with, which makes it immediately suspicious to me. And it is incredible frustrating-- though not in a personal way. It is exactly illustrative of what many of the posts in this thread have been about.
You should also note that I posted my Chomsky quote between bites of my lunch, on the clock, with the stray minute I had to spare at the time, but I welcome the solicitation to explain myself further at my leisure. I hope you see where I'm coming from a bit more now.
"I've often been struck by the extensive knowledge that people have of sports, and particularly, their self-confidence in discussing it with "experts." While driving, I sometimes turn on radio talk shows on sports, and am always struck by this. People calling in have no hesitation in criticizing the coaches, the judgments of the people running the shows, etc. In contrast, when discussing matters of concern to human lives -- their own and others -- people tend to defer to "experts," though for the most part the expert knowledge is no more beyond them than how the local professional sports team should play their next game. That's where the indoctrination comes in: in the intensive training that brings people to feel that they must defer to alleged "experts" on matters of very direct concern to them, far more so than sports. I do, however, agree that there can be negative aspects to the heavily promoted frenzy on spectator sports, loyalty to the home team, etc. Depends very much on how it is carried out."
When making a comparison of the formats regarding their utility to the composer, I prefer IT to S3M as well. I was in love with ST3 (and even ST2, briefly) for quite some time, but when IT came out I was instantly converted. I guess my point was mostly that S3M doesn't necessarily preclude the composer from employing and reproducing audio at CD quality, at least in theory.
I had to grimace when I didn't see Second Reality as well...but then I noticed the writer qualified the collection with "of the last few years."
I've always been partial to Purple Motion, some of the two-channel modules he did as an exercise really withstand the test of time, despite the self-imposed technical limitations. All the FC music was exceptionally high quality overall though, IMO.
I don't know what "resampling" or changing formats would do for the old module music, as you can't increase audio quality beyond the original source bits, you can only subtract through "downsampling." S3M even supports 16 bit 44.1 stereo samples, so despite the long-in-the-tooth standard, it's possible to use it at a fidelity level comparable to today's audio work. Many people never employed it near that quality level in the 90s though, for many obvious reasons.
Waiting 5, 10 or even 20 years after a program deploys to confirm or announce its deployment is par for the course, and the Admiral would have to play along. Shock and awe!
Everyone is a mutt, because natural selection tends to oppose inbreeding. In that sense, I am in agreement.
As far as "dealing with it"...what would that entail? Never mentioning again that I am proud that one of my 32 direct ancestors was born and raised a Native?
In general, I agree with your opinion of the popular portrayal of Native Americans, but I would like to add one more positive/non-negative portrayal: the character of Deputy Hawk from Twin Peaks. While his character frequently used "Injun skills" as part of his job as Deputy, they were not crude caricatures or exaggerated for effect. Made me proud to be 1/32 Cherokee. =)
Actually, I've read the TOS, and you can opt out of agreeing to binding arbitration. Read it for yourself. ;P
I recently looked at signing up for Comcast business service at one of my employer's new locations, and Comcast's attempt to get me to bite on the "free" installation was a real eye-opener.
The "free" installation is only "free" if you agree to a two or three year contract -- with the early termination fee being 75% of the remaining term's balance.
So either you can "save" $150 to $250 on installation and risk potentially paying out thousands in the event that Comcast decides your early termination of their service is subject to the fee (totally at their discretion unless you want to take them to court), or you can just sign up for a one year contract, pay the installation fee, and still get some sleep at night.
Guess which one I picked.
Your argument assumes that management and labor are on equal footing.
My opinion is that there is a small but significant grey area between where one is ready to quit a job on moral/ethical grounds, and ready to quit a job on aesthetic/personal/professional grounds. Lots of people (myself included) have experienced some amount of this grey area, and could probably benefit from this discussion.
That's the great part about Free Software -- no advertisement or marketing is necessary! You either use it and get something out of it...or use it, don't get anything out of it, and move on to the next candidate.
I love it when ACs make suspiciously laudatory comments about a particular piece of commercial software. Makes the developer look bad, even if they aren't the ones posting.
PS, Helix is good enough for...
NW3C: Linux Forensics
SANS Track 508: System Forensics, Investigation and Response
InfoSec Institute: Computer Forensics Training
SEARCH: Basic Investigators Training
...if they will be training the staff on Helix. I'm not in the security industry myself, but that is one helluva handy LiveCD to keep around.
Despite the backing of the DHS budget, they're gonna need every free piece of help they can get.
The article is so brief and so pathetically and obviously assailable on so many points (perhaps all of them), and some of the "comments" on the page really look scripted in advance.
Something's fishy.
...and more like "as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced!"