It's not hard to see why: technological progress is a subset, a form, of social progress. When a culture halts its evolution out of fear that going in any direction except back into the past will destroy them, that culture becomes just as unable to put science and engineering into practice as widespread technology as it is unable to put new social, political, economic, or religious ideas into practice.
But on the upside, I can watch Gurren Lagann on Hulu through municipal WiFi while Rome burns.
Wow, thanks, I never knew that Prince of Persia Sands of Time came out on the PC at all. Damn cheap too, I think I'll go buy that instead of shelling out for the DRM-raped Asassin's Creed 2.
Well there's the problem. The United States immigration system does not have separate visas for "immigrating worker aiming to obtain citizenship" and "guest worker exploited for cheap labor".
No, it's more like selling the gamer a DVD. If the DVD gets broken, I can crack the game.
If Steam dies, Gabe Newell wrote that they've tested deactivating Steam authentication, and it works. They can free every Steam game I own before they go under. If they choose not to, I only need to install one crack to free all the games I bought from Steam.
Actually, if you look at what the census forms describe each race as...
"White" -- The original peoples of North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. WTF?
"African-American" -- the black peoples of sub-Saharan Africa
"Asian" -- people from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc. plus the Indian Subcontinent
"Hispanic" -- a member of a Spanish-speaking culture regardless of race
Basically, these categories are defined based around what really racist "anti-racist" (more appropriately called counter-racist) activists from the '70s thought.
The term "Asian" is also insulting to those of us whose ethnic origins lie in Asia but who, according to American diversity guidelines, have to put ourselves down on forms as "white". And, no, I don't mean Siberians, I mean Middle-Easterners.
Treatment of us in this country is the most hypocritical I've ever seen. The Arabs are blamed for terrorism. The Jews are blamed quietly for wrecking the economy and loudly for making the Arabs attack the United States. Our countries are flicked around like marbles, and our religions insulted. On top of this, because the government counts us as "white" for racial purposes, racism against us is completely legal! You can fire an employee for being Jewish, Arab, Bergher, or Persian with completely immunity from prosecution, because in the government's mind we're "white" and therefore never suffer racial discrimination ever. Then the cultural Left lectures to us about our "white privilege".
Of course, if you could actually convince people in this retarded country to stand up for the working classes (read: everyone dependent on wages) as a whole we wouldn't have this problem!
Funny, because the man in charge at Apple is a Syrian Arab.
Wait, I'm sorry. This is America. There's no difference between European and Middle-Eastern here, so you can pretty much openly decide that you want to hire the Indian or Mexican or black guy over the Arab or Jew because you just don't like Arabs and Jews, and the racial-discrimination laws will have nothing to say about that.
So you admit that doing a PhD leaves us with 4-5 years (minimum!) of life gone, done at a wage that can't support a family, to earn a degree that won't realize a familial wage or job security? So we're just supposed to sacrifice all prospects of material wealth, a social life, or (God forbid, damn nerds!) getting married and raising a family FOR SCIENCE? And you call us greedy for not consenting to this?
If science is to be a monastic profession, at least allow scientists real job security rather than a 15-year run from the beginning of grad school to finally being rejected for tenure and fired!
Look at the fraction of foreign students in our universities.
Well if it's native-born Americans and Canadians in grad school that you want, you could try paying grad students and youthful (read: 30ish) academics a living wage.
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Here, anything over an 80 is in the A range. Fuck. When I was a kid, you had to get better than a 92 to get in the A range.
Doesn't that mean the university courses are harder now?
It's not hard to see why: technological progress is a subset, a form, of social progress. When a culture halts its evolution out of fear that going in any direction except back into the past will destroy them, that culture becomes just as unable to put science and engineering into practice as widespread technology as it is unable to put new social, political, economic, or religious ideas into practice.
But on the upside, I can watch Gurren Lagann on Hulu through municipal WiFi while Rome burns.
I see that you were on the phone with Ubisoft customer support and got eaten by a grue. Too bad.
Wow, thanks, I never knew that Prince of Persia Sands of Time came out on the PC at all. Damn cheap too, I think I'll go buy that instead of shelling out for the DRM-raped Asassin's Creed 2.
Well there's the problem. The United States immigration system does not have separate visas for "immigrating worker aiming to obtain citizenship" and "guest worker exploited for cheap labor".
Using Steam is renting not buying.
No, it's more like selling the gamer a DVD. If the DVD gets broken, I can crack the game.
If Steam dies, Gabe Newell wrote that they've tested deactivating Steam authentication, and it works. They can free every Steam game I own before they go under. If they choose not to, I only need to install one crack to free all the games I bought from Steam.
Your country needs the cheap labour, the poor people needs the work.
You think my country doesn't have its own poor people who could use the work? Illegals push poor citizens off the job market.
Actually, if you look at what the census forms describe each race as...
"White" -- The original peoples of North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. WTF?
"African-American" -- the black peoples of sub-Saharan Africa
"Asian" -- people from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc. plus the Indian Subcontinent
"Hispanic" -- a member of a Spanish-speaking culture regardless of race
Basically, these categories are defined based around what really racist "anti-racist" (more appropriately called counter-racist) activists from the '70s thought.
The term "Asian" is also insulting to those of us whose ethnic origins lie in Asia but who, according to American diversity guidelines, have to put ourselves down on forms as "white". And, no, I don't mean Siberians, I mean Middle-Easterners.
Treatment of us in this country is the most hypocritical I've ever seen. The Arabs are blamed for terrorism. The Jews are blamed quietly for wrecking the economy and loudly for making the Arabs attack the United States. Our countries are flicked around like marbles, and our religions insulted. On top of this, because the government counts us as "white" for racial purposes, racism against us is completely legal! You can fire an employee for being Jewish, Arab, Bergher, or Persian with completely immunity from prosecution, because in the government's mind we're "white" and therefore never suffer racial discrimination ever. Then the cultural Left lectures to us about our "white privilege".
Of course, if you could actually convince people in this retarded country to stand up for the working classes (read: everyone dependent on wages) as a whole we wouldn't have this problem!
Damnit, where's the "report" button when I need it?
Of course, if you want to expand your definition of "black" to include Indians or Arabs, you'll find plenty of influential mathematicians.
Oh in the name of Heaven, can we Middle-Easterners just have our own damn category already!?
Well are these Indian-race men American citizens?
Funny, because the man in charge at Apple is a Syrian Arab.
Wait, I'm sorry. This is America. There's no difference between European and Middle-Eastern here, so you can pretty much openly decide that you want to hire the Indian or Mexican or black guy over the Arab or Jew because you just don't like Arabs and Jews, and the racial-discrimination laws will have nothing to say about that.
Fourth hypothesis: Google hires lots and lots of foreigners from countries where most people belong to a race that is uncommon in America.
It doesn't help anyone, but it also doesn't justify illegal immigration.
Do you really think everyone has the time to waste sitting and waiting for Gentoo to compile packages on a netbook?
So you admit that doing a PhD leaves us with 4-5 years (minimum!) of life gone, done at a wage that can't support a family, to earn a degree that won't realize a familial wage or job security? So we're just supposed to sacrifice all prospects of material wealth, a social life, or (God forbid, damn nerds!) getting married and raising a family FOR SCIENCE? And you call us greedy for not consenting to this?
If science is to be a monastic profession, at least allow scientists real job security rather than a 15-year run from the beginning of grad school to finally being rejected for tenure and fired!
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All I know is, that's freaking awesome. Nobody expects the Jewish Inquisition!
True. Let us slay the infidel honorably. Draw thine knife, kafir!
Was this student perhaps named "Summer Glau"?
Look at the fraction of foreign students in our universities.
Well if it's native-born Americans and Canadians in grad school that you want, you could try paying grad students and youthful (read: 30ish) academics a living wage.
Well, lang-8 actually looks pretty interesting. Thanks for the link, I've needed a way to maintain my Hebrew.
You do realize that my post didn't actually mention the United States or any kind of comparison of the USA to Europe?
Hello Mr. Misplaced Nationalism.
Last I heard Al-Jazeera's coverage of most world news is repackaged BBC stuff.
Coming from Norway, the worlds best country to live in by pretty much any measure
Well sure, if like most measures of "best country" it's been designed for Northern Europe and Scandinavia to come out on top.