Naw. I'm a twitter sympathizer, so to speak, but the accusations of multiple accounts have been proven to -my- satisfaction, and I'm highly skeptical about things like that. twitter himself outright admitted it (though I don't have a link handy to prove it) while lamenting his (semi-valid) reasons for taking on multiples. He's been mod-trolled to Hell and wanted to get out of a hole. He took it too far IMHO though.
I've noticed that a few of twitter's alter egos DO, in fact, make sense.
Twitter man, listen. You could be a valuable member of the slashdot community (way more valuable than my in-and-out self) but give up the multiple personalities, and for all of our sakes, AT LEAST stop having full conversations with yourself. I believe in you and your ability to contribute. We all get hit with mod-trolls sometimes, just take the hit and move on. You'll get MY mod points for insightful, interesting or otherwise positive comments, so just be yourself and stop trying to game the system.
gauge the emotional power of various images Every now and then a goatse comes along and offers a true LOL. This has been one of those times.
I don't goatse (if I ever WERE to post malicious links they'd be the FBI's childporn honeypot link (that link is to the story, not the honeypot itself), so thank [PERSONALYDIETYCHOICE] I don't post malicious links, right?) but if I did, I would have been a bit more dramatic, like:
BEHOLD the emotional power of various images
just to highlight the emotional shock that image bombardment can really have on an individual.
Heh, took me a triple take on that name to clear my head of the illogical feeling I had when I scrolled down the page.
Anyways, your answer is on the nugget. Seriously suggesting that someone can 'opt out' of modern advertising can only be advocating unibomber-type lifestyles.
Thank you for pointing that out. I've said it before, and I'll say it again; a shiny piece of tin pinned to someone's chest does not make them inherently more responsible with firearms.
I'll support gun control the day the idea is to be applied universally, i.e. -NO- exceptions for "security" forces. Until that bright day comes, guns for everyone. Not everything should (or can) be an all-or-nothing affair, but in my opinion the ability to take a life without getting within conversation range SHOULD be universal in regulation.
Censorship, even the suggestion of it, is a taboo subject in regards to this forum. Modding you Troll is probably a bit strong of a reaction, but reading through trolls is a small price to pay for the ability to post an anonymous message to a widely read site.
I just want to point out that as a teenager I fit into -BOTH- of those categories; they aren't mutually exclusive. I was a socially awkward geek who had an active sex life, just not with the cheerleader squad. There were (and I assume still are) vast numbers of very attractive but socially awkward girls out there, and being more interested in calculus than the boyband flavor of the month doesn't mean she's not interested in sex.
As a side note to any awkward teenage boys watching and looking for dating tips, you could always go goth. Goths respect esoteric skills, are used to social standoffishness and those girls can be freaky!;-)
In conclusion, though I do think the 70% number is a bit high, I don't think it's completely unreasonable. Being sexually active is by no means preclusive to being a social outcast, or vice-versa.
What's with the chip on your shoulder? Your attitude has gone beyond your normal obnoxiously egotistical straight into egomaniacal douchebaggery.
A BACKUP for COMMERCIAL USE? I don't think there -IS- such a thing. A backup is a backup, a copy of some data that you have a license to do something with. In case your working copy of that data is destroyed, you still have the data to exercise your purchased rights with. The backup isn't for commercial use, the license that you have to DISTRIBUTE (by playing publicly) is.
And you know this. Stop arguing in favor of things you know are incorrect, and stop stomping your feet on the floor while doing so.
200 BILLION dollars worth? Look at that number again. Here, let me help. 200,000,000,000. That money was earmarked to roll out a vast fiber network, and you're preaching about a speed bump from 33k to 56k? Seriously, get a sense of perspective. We've been robbed, and pointing out that the thieves left mints on our pillows just doesn't help, nor does it reduce the level of malfeasance.
You might have mentioned that reality doesn't work out like that.
What I mean is, the bandwidth scarcity is artificial by design. The resources have already been collected and allocated, all that's left is for the *sniffle* poor poor communications companies to perform the work for which they have already been paid. This may not DIRECTLY apply to Comcast (though I would wager a small amount that it does) it nonetheless remains a strong point of contention in this debate.
P.S. The article I linked to above is simply the first result I got by googling "already paid for fiber", many more (and probably better) articles exist on the subject.
Actually, if I understand the article right, the gradient is more like soggy ramen to 3-week old dried-on-the-stove Spaghetti-o. It gets pretty hard on the far side, and cannot be destroyed without the power of Dremel at your disposal.
It will create a story on the nightly news about a cop (or 6) getting shot while raiding an innocent man's home. It'll let the totalitarians know that there is a price to be paid for their control structures. Mostly, it'll keep that sort of thing from happening any time someone with a badge gets uppity, keep the bar raised, so to speak.
In short, it would be a demonstration of unwillingness to roll over for someone who looks 'tougher' than me, strange in this day and age, I know.
I, sir or ma'am, would be privileged and honored if you could give me even the slightest HINT of where I could find such a place as you describe. In the world -I- live in (the REAL one) such a place exists only in the imagination of the most insanely optimistic. What you describe is a picture of what SHOULD BE, and is completely unrelated to WHAT IS.
I applaud your conceptual vision, but beware of rose-colored myopia.
Antigua? Isn't that the country that has recently swore allegiance to Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein's ghost?
I overheard a chance conversation between Dick Cheney and (MP&RI)AA's consiglieres, and they're worried about recent evidence that Antigua has nearly completed a WMD program of some kind (probably something to do with coconuts; dangerous biological weapons, those coconuts) and must be brought to compliance.
I'd be fine with gun control if it were universal, but it never is; the proposals for gun control invariably leave firearms in the hands of an aggressive and -legally protected- class of violent criminals. I'll look more favorably upon gun control when a shiny piece of tin pinned to some psychopath's chest doesn't give him or her the ability to gun me down without consequence.
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Naw. I'm a twitter sympathizer, so to speak, but the accusations of multiple accounts have been proven to -my- satisfaction, and I'm highly skeptical about things like that. twitter himself outright admitted it (though I don't have a link handy to prove it) while lamenting his (semi-valid) reasons for taking on multiples. He's been mod-trolled to Hell and wanted to get out of a hole. He took it too far IMHO though.
I've noticed that a few of twitter's alter egos DO, in fact, make sense.
Twitter man, listen. You could be a valuable member of the slashdot community (way more valuable than my in-and-out self) but give up the multiple personalities, and for all of our sakes, AT LEAST stop having full conversations with yourself. I believe in you and your ability to contribute. We all get hit with mod-trolls sometimes, just take the hit and move on. You'll get MY mod points for insightful, interesting or otherwise positive comments, so just be yourself and stop trying to game the system.
hey.. yeah, you with the buzzcut...
1950s called, they want their commie propaganda back.
*nods covertly but reassuringly to the colorblind user*
That version really flies!
I don't goatse (if I ever WERE to post malicious links they'd be the FBI's childporn honeypot link (that link is to the story, not the honeypot itself), so thank [PERSONALYDIETYCHOICE] I don't post malicious links, right?) but if I did, I would have been a bit more dramatic, like:
BEHOLD the emotional power of various images
just to highlight the emotional shock that image bombardment can really have on an individual.
Heh, took me a triple take on that name to clear my head of the illogical feeling I had when I scrolled down the page.
Anyways, your answer is on the nugget. Seriously suggesting that someone can 'opt out' of modern advertising can only be advocating unibomber-type lifestyles.
Take it down a notch there Cheney, you don't get to have your little coup THAT easily...
Thank you for pointing that out. I've said it before, and I'll say it again; a shiny piece of tin pinned to someone's chest does not make them inherently more responsible with firearms.
I'll support gun control the day the idea is to be applied universally, i.e. -NO- exceptions for "security" forces. Until that bright day comes, guns for everyone. Not everything should (or can) be an all-or-nothing affair, but in my opinion the ability to take a life without getting within conversation range SHOULD be universal in regulation.
Censorship, even the suggestion of it, is a taboo subject in regards to this forum. Modding you Troll is probably a bit strong of a reaction, but reading through trolls is a small price to pay for the ability to post an anonymous message to a widely read site.
I just want to point out that as a teenager I fit into -BOTH- of those categories; they aren't mutually exclusive. I was a socially awkward geek who had an active sex life, just not with the cheerleader squad. There were (and I assume still are) vast numbers of very attractive but socially awkward girls out there, and being more interested in calculus than the boyband flavor of the month doesn't mean she's not interested in sex.
;-)
As a side note to any awkward teenage boys watching and looking for dating tips, you could always go goth. Goths respect esoteric skills, are used to social standoffishness and those girls can be freaky!
In conclusion, though I do think the 70% number is a bit high, I don't think it's completely unreasonable. Being sexually active is by no means preclusive to being a social outcast, or vice-versa.
The next round of hirings for the job you describe is taking place in November, at least in the U.S.
Is that mutated anthrax in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
What's with the chip on your shoulder? Your attitude has gone beyond your normal obnoxiously egotistical straight into egomaniacal douchebaggery.
A BACKUP for COMMERCIAL USE? I don't think there -IS- such a thing. A backup is a backup, a copy of some data that you have a license to do something with. In case your working copy of that data is destroyed, you still have the data to exercise your purchased rights with. The backup isn't for commercial use, the license that you have to DISTRIBUTE (by playing publicly) is.
And you know this. Stop arguing in favor of things you know are incorrect, and stop stomping your feet on the floor while doing so.
200 BILLION dollars worth? Look at that number again. Here, let me help.
200,000,000,000.
That money was earmarked to roll out a vast fiber network, and you're preaching about a speed bump from 33k to 56k? Seriously, get a sense of perspective. We've been robbed, and pointing out that the thieves left mints on our pillows just doesn't help, nor does it reduce the level of malfeasance.
You might have mentioned that reality doesn't work out like that.
What I mean is, the bandwidth scarcity is artificial by design. The resources have already been collected and allocated, all that's left is for the *sniffle* poor poor communications companies to perform the work for which they have already been paid. This may not DIRECTLY apply to Comcast (though I would wager a small amount that it does) it nonetheless remains a strong point of contention in this debate.
P.S. The article I linked to above is simply the first result I got by googling "already paid for fiber", many more (and probably better) articles exist on the subject.
At the risk of sounding like a real estate joke, I have 3 pieces of advice; foreplay, foreplay, foreplay.
:-D or, more accurately, :-P
Cunnilingus is one of the most beautiful and delicious words in the English language, get to know and love it.
Actually, if I understand the article right, the gradient is more like soggy ramen to 3-week old dried-on-the-stove Spaghetti-o. It gets pretty hard on the far side, and cannot be destroyed without the power of Dremel at your disposal.
It will create a story on the nightly news about a cop (or 6) getting shot while raiding an innocent man's home. It'll let the totalitarians know that there is a price to be paid for their control structures. Mostly, it'll keep that sort of thing from happening any time someone with a badge gets uppity, keep the bar raised, so to speak.
In short, it would be a demonstration of unwillingness to roll over for someone who looks 'tougher' than me, strange in this day and age, I know.
:-D So was my reply.
I thought those were the same thing...
I, sir or ma'am, would be privileged and honored if you could give me even the slightest HINT of where I could find such a place as you describe. In the world -I- live in (the REAL one) such a place exists only in the imagination of the most insanely optimistic. What you describe is a picture of what SHOULD BE, and is completely unrelated to WHAT IS.
I applaud your conceptual vision, but beware of rose-colored myopia.
Antigua? Isn't that the country that has recently swore allegiance to Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein's ghost?
I overheard a chance conversation between Dick Cheney and (MP&RI)AA's consiglieres, and they're worried about recent evidence that Antigua has nearly completed a WMD program of some kind (probably something to do with coconuts; dangerous biological weapons, those coconuts) and must be brought to compliance.
That is the reason I do not support gun control.
I'd be fine with gun control if it were universal, but it never is; the proposals for gun control invariably leave firearms in the hands of an aggressive and -legally protected- class of violent criminals. I'll look more favorably upon gun control when a shiny piece of tin pinned to some psychopath's chest doesn't give him or her the ability to gun me down without consequence.
Your ideas interest me and I would like to sign up as a test subject when your work gets to the trial stage. :-D