"First, to the person who asked why this was on/.... well, because it's NEWS, first of all, and because if the only thing you know about are circuit boards and frames per second, how the hell are the geeks supposed to take over the world someday? It's good to be well rounded my translucent-fleshed friend."
Then why is the coverage of the "news" on slashbot so one sided?
Well rounded doesn't mean "only the news I agree with".
You most certainly are. The current problems in the middle east stem from the screw ups of the British "empire" and their failure to clean up after themselves.
That happened long before the US was even a significant player on the world stage, so while there were mistakes, most often they were a response to failed British policies and the fiascos those policies caused.
"In fact it was presented in the firmest language possible that the mobile biological labs and the sketches we had drawn of them for the Secretary's presentation were based on the iron clad evidence of multiple sources."
I'll believe the intelligence community did that as soon as I see the Flying Spaghetti Monster present the documents to me.
The idea that the "intelligence community" presents ANYTHING in the strongest language possible, and has iron clad evidence, should be laughable to you and anyone with a whit of sense.
They're known for equivocation. This guy claiming otherwise should be a red flag regarding his veracity.
"Slashdot has no responsibility to provide you with a "balanced" view. It is a privately-run website that you may choose to read or ignore, so your beliefs about what should be done are irrelevant."
The same can be (and is) said about Fox news.
I think this is a detestable opinion, however, because Slashdot (and Fox news) STATE, not imply, but STATE that they offer news.
NOT opinions, NOT spin and propaganda, NEWS.
So get out of the news busines, or at least make an attempt to have journalisitic ethics.
"And I guess that you are too fucking retarded to realize that during war time when you talk about war 99% of the people will automatically,for some strange reason think you are talking about the current war."
So, you're blaming me for your inability to read for comprehension. Blame your mom for laying down with that half-wit you call a father. Intelligence is largely hereditary.
It's funny though how you blame ME because YOU made a mistake.
Sad really that you're incapable of actually UNDERSTANDING a post before you decide to open your idiot mouth in response to it.
Maybe ASK FOR CLARIFICATION next time before you assume things. Because you know what they say about assuming...
It makes you an imbecile. Oh, wait, that's just what you are, that has nothing to do with assuming...
"Is it in any way illogical to say "Research indicates that CO2 is causing global warming. We should reduce emissions of CO2"?"
Absolutely this is wrong. Why? Because there is NO EVIDENCE to suggest that the action suggested will result in the consequence desired.
And that's why you and the idiots who modded you insightful make subjects like this impossible to discuss rationally.
"I'd be concerned about the scientist's biases if he were suggesting a course of action counter to what the research indicated"
RESEARCH DOESN'T INDICATE COURSES OF ACTION.
Research simply says "this is what is happening" and draws no other conclusions. The very fact that you think there is a "course of action counter to what the research indicated" shows why you shouldn't discuss this.
"Even though every significant scientific study on homosexual parents directly contradicts this view."
Go ahead and assume I'm a "bigot" (which is apparently how so many slashdotters do away with having reasoned arguments these days) but your facts are incorrect.
Think to yourself for a moment about what you said. That there is a CONSENSUS among researchers on this subject.
Apart from the fact that any consensus among researchers is nearly impossible, you failed to address the mounds of contradictory evidence.
"every significant study" does NOT suggest what you claim, but I imagine you get around that by discounting the studies you disagree with as "insignificant."
It always amazes me when people like you have the nerve to talk down to others because you think your ideology is superior, then resort to lying in order to make your case.
"In California and many other states, there are laws against discrimination in public accomodations"
WoW isn't a "public" anything.
Your post porves once again that if you discuss a controversial subject on slashdot, some jackass (you) will share their opinion no matter how dumb it is.
"The statement came six days after The New York Times quoted the scientist, James E. Hansen, as saying he was threatened with "dire consequences" if he continued to call for prompt action to limit emissions of heat-trapping gases linked to global warming."
I'd threaten him with dire consequences too.
It's not the job of a scientist to suggest actions based upon their research, and in doing so, they bring their own biases into play.
Present the research. That's the job of a scientist.
" You can't photograph the Eiffel Tower [fastcompany.com] either. At least not at night."
Many others have posted refutations of your lie, and a simple web search reveals your lie as well.
Yet instead of backing away from your lie, you decided to respond with
"The post is loud, rude, and makes accusations about not getting the facts straight without providing any itself."
Guess what cunt? YOU posted the lie, and YOU refused to back off of it. It's not MY responsibility to refute your lie AGAIN when three other people already did it.
And now, instead of accepting that you got it wrong, you're insisting on MORE refutations.
Fine you piece of lying garbage, here you go
"The Eiffel Tower's likeness had long since been part of the public domain, when in 2003, it was abruptly repossessed by the city of Paris. That's the year that the SNTE, the company charged with maintaining the tower, adorned it with a distinctive lighting display, copyrighted the design, and in one feel swoop, reclaimed the nighttime image and likeness of the most popular monument on earth. In short: they changed the actual likeness of the tower, and then copyrighted that.
As a result, it's no longer legal to publish current photographs of the Eiffel Tower at night without permission"
So, when you lied and claimed, "You can't photograph the Eiffel Tower [fastcompany.com] either. At least not at night." you were completely wrong. It's perfectly acceptable to PHOTOGRAPH the eiffel tower, just not PUBLISH those photographs.
Would you like MORE refutations of your lie, or are you going to continue to stand by the lie you tried to pass off?
"By the same argument there is no theft, lying and cheating, it is all inherited from the parents."
A society is not an individual. Why use such a terrible example?
Europeans created a society in the US that relied on slavery. That fault is theirs, and no amount of stupid, erroneous analogies will ever change that.
If you force an individual to be addicted to heroin, you don't get to question their morality if they leave you but don't quit on a schedule you agree with.
And now you see the difference between a good analogy (mine) and a very, very dumb one (yours).
You completely ignore the fact that you lied and were caught.
Another poster hit it on the head, morons like you who shoot their motuhs off about some percieved injustice they heard about sicken me. GET YOUR FUCKING FACTS STRAIGHT OR KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
The world is a contentious enough place without people like you making up new things for imbeciles to rant about.
"Hate crime legislation doesn't hurt you in any way."
Yeah, this is a really dumb statement.
Hate crimes serve to reiforce the idea that an artificial concept such as race is a legitimate way to group people.
In other words, hate crimes PROMOTE racism by promoting "race" as a legitimate idea.
Race is a social construct, and the longer you and people like you allow it to have validity (BY USING THE FUCKING LAW!) the longer the artificial divisions will exist.
Race doesn't exist. Making laws that say otherwise does hurt society by preventing it from moving beyond race, and by hurting society hurts me as well.
"I would hire a private investigator and a lawyer. Also, I don't see how someone could kidnap my child if I was a good parent and actually parented the child at all times, as a parent should."
Walk up to you (or even better, your wife), put a gun to your neck, and take your kid.
By the way, you get idiotic post of the millenium.
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"First, to the person who asked why this was on /. ... well, because it's NEWS, first of all, and because if the only thing you know about are circuit boards and frames per second, how the hell are the geeks supposed to take over the world someday? It's good to be well rounded my translucent-fleshed friend."
Then why is the coverage of the "news" on slashbot so one sided?
Well rounded doesn't mean "only the news I agree with".
"Of course, I may be completely wrong."
You most certainly are. The current problems in the middle east stem from the screw ups of the British "empire" and their failure to clean up after themselves.
That happened long before the US was even a significant player on the world stage, so while there were mistakes, most often they were a response to failed British policies and the fiascos those policies caused.
"In fact it was presented in the firmest language possible that the mobile biological labs and the sketches we had drawn of them for the Secretary's presentation were based on the iron clad evidence of multiple sources."
I'll believe the intelligence community did that as soon as I see the Flying Spaghetti Monster present the documents to me.
The idea that the "intelligence community" presents ANYTHING in the strongest language possible, and has iron clad evidence, should be laughable to you and anyone with a whit of sense.
They're known for equivocation. This guy claiming otherwise should be a red flag regarding his veracity.
"Slashdot has no responsibility to provide you with a "balanced" view. It is a privately-run website that you may choose to read or ignore, so your beliefs about what should be done are irrelevant."
The same can be (and is) said about Fox news.
I think this is a detestable opinion, however, because Slashdot (and Fox news) STATE, not imply, but STATE that they offer news.
NOT opinions, NOT spin and propaganda, NEWS.
So get out of the news busines, or at least make an attempt to have journalisitic ethics.
You're right of course, but why would anyone pay attention to the word of an individual who places career advancement over doing the right thing?
"And I guess that you are too fucking retarded to realize that during war time when you talk about war 99% of the people will automatically ,for some strange reason think you are talking about the current war."
So, you're blaming me for your inability to read for comprehension. Blame your mom for laying down with that half-wit you call a father. Intelligence is largely hereditary.
It's funny though how you blame ME because YOU made a mistake.
Sad really that you're incapable of actually UNDERSTANDING a post before you decide to open your idiot mouth in response to it.
Maybe ASK FOR CLARIFICATION next time before you assume things. Because you know what they say about assuming...
It makes you an imbecile. Oh, wait, that's just what you are, that has nothing to do with assuming...
You had some mod points. You could retroactively mod everything I've said down because you DON'T LIKE IT.
Poor baby, doesn;t like what I say, so he resorts to censoring it.
What's it like to be a fascist (who's afraid to post non-AC)?
You're the definiton of coward.
"Er, no. Research can also say "this is happening because...." and therefore it can say "this will stop happening if...."
How is it that so many of you can ACT so intelligent, yet say such colossally dumb things as this?
Think about it for a minute, and you'll realize why you're wrong.
And if you don't... refrain from posting. You've embarrassed yourself.
That your life is so pathetic and empty that you have to FOLLOW ME FROM POST TO POST in order to comment as an AC!
How con your life be so empty and meaningless, yet you've still not killed yourself?
"Of course it is. Who is more qualified?"
Why is it that the same stupid question gets modded insighful?
THAT'S NOT THE POINT, JACKASS.
The question isn't "who is more qualified" no matter how much you choose to rely on this moronic fallacy.
The question is, why is a researcher who is responsible for RESEARCH discussing POLICY.
Whether he's qualified or not, IT'S NOT HIS FUCKING JOB.
His job is to do the RESEARCH. THAT'S ALL.
God I hate people like you.
"Is it in any way illogical to say "Research indicates that CO2 is causing global warming. We should reduce emissions of CO2"?"
Absolutely this is wrong. Why? Because there is NO EVIDENCE to suggest that the action suggested will result in the consequence desired.
And that's why you and the idiots who modded you insightful make subjects like this impossible to discuss rationally.
"I'd be concerned about the scientist's biases if he were suggesting a course of action counter to what the research indicated"
RESEARCH DOESN'T INDICATE COURSES OF ACTION.
Research simply says "this is what is happening" and draws no other conclusions. The very fact that you think there is a "course of action counter to what the research indicated" shows why you shouldn't discuss this.
"Even though every significant scientific study on homosexual parents directly contradicts this view."
Go ahead and assume I'm a "bigot" (which is apparently how so many slashdotters do away with having reasoned arguments these days) but your facts are incorrect.
Think to yourself for a moment about what you said. That there is a CONSENSUS among researchers on this subject.
Apart from the fact that any consensus among researchers is nearly impossible, you failed to address the mounds of contradictory evidence.
"every significant study" does NOT suggest what you claim, but I imagine you get around that by discounting the studies you disagree with as "insignificant."
It always amazes me when people like you have the nerve to talk down to others because you think your ideology is superior, then resort to lying in order to make your case.
"In California and many other states, there are laws against discrimination in public accomodations"
WoW isn't a "public" anything.
Your post porves once again that if you discuss a controversial subject on slashdot, some jackass (you) will share their opinion no matter how dumb it is.
"The statement came six days after The New York Times quoted the scientist, James E. Hansen, as saying he was threatened with "dire consequences" if he continued to call for prompt action to limit emissions of heat-trapping gases linked to global warming."
I'd threaten him with dire consequences too.
It's not the job of a scientist to suggest actions based upon their research, and in doing so, they bring their own biases into play.
Present the research. That's the job of a scientist.
"Verizon is a part of a regulated monopoly which is a common carrier. Look it up."
That's wrong.
PART of Verizon is a common carrier. Part of it is not. The rest of your argument doesn't matter anymore.
"Do they really have to have the NFL and NFLPA license?"
Yes
You lied about this
" You can't photograph the Eiffel Tower [fastcompany.com] either. At least not at night."
Many others have posted refutations of your lie, and a simple web search reveals your lie as well.
Yet instead of backing away from your lie, you decided to respond with
"The post is loud, rude, and makes accusations about not getting the facts straight without providing any itself."
Guess what cunt? YOU posted the lie, and YOU refused to back off of it. It's not MY responsibility to refute your lie AGAIN when three other people already did it.
And now, instead of accepting that you got it wrong, you're insisting on MORE refutations.
Fine you piece of lying garbage, here you go
"The Eiffel Tower's likeness had long since been part of the public domain, when in 2003, it was abruptly repossessed by the city of Paris. That's the year that the SNTE, the company charged with maintaining the tower, adorned it with a distinctive lighting display, copyrighted the design, and in one feel swoop, reclaimed the nighttime image and likeness of the most popular monument on earth. In short: they changed the actual likeness of the tower, and then copyrighted that.
As a result, it's no longer legal to publish current photographs of the Eiffel Tower at night without permission"
So, when you lied and claimed, "You can't photograph the Eiffel Tower [fastcompany.com] either. At least not at night." you were completely wrong. It's perfectly acceptable to PHOTOGRAPH the eiffel tower, just not PUBLISH those photographs.
Would you like MORE refutations of your lie, or are you going to continue to stand by the lie you tried to pass off?
"An atheist believes life is very precious..."
I don't. So much for ridiculous generalizations.
"By the same argument there is no theft, lying and cheating, it is all inherited from the parents."
A society is not an individual. Why use such a terrible example?
Europeans created a society in the US that relied on slavery. That fault is theirs, and no amount of stupid, erroneous analogies will ever change that.
If you force an individual to be addicted to heroin, you don't get to question their morality if they leave you but don't quit on a schedule you agree with.
And now you see the difference between a good analogy (mine) and a very, very dumb one (yours).
"I'm not sure where the need to proclaim American slavery the worst atrocity in all history comes from"
Let's cut to it, there was NO American slavery, there was European slavery that was inherited by Americans.
Place the blame where it belongs.
You completely ignore the fact that you lied and were caught.
Another poster hit it on the head, morons like you who shoot their motuhs off about some percieved injustice they heard about sicken me. GET YOUR FUCKING FACTS STRAIGHT OR KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
The world is a contentious enough place without people like you making up new things for imbeciles to rant about.
I was talking about "war".
You ranted about one war.
I have to assume you aren't intelligent enough to discern the difference.
Stop using straw men and loaded language to inject your moronic views into a discussion THAT ISN'T ABOUT THE WAR IN IRAQ.
Jesus, do you idiots EVER give it a rest.
"Hate crime legislation doesn't hurt you in any way."
Yeah, this is a really dumb statement.
Hate crimes serve to reiforce the idea that an artificial concept such as race is a legitimate way to group people.
In other words, hate crimes PROMOTE racism by promoting "race" as a legitimate idea.
Race is a social construct, and the longer you and people like you allow it to have validity (BY USING THE FUCKING LAW!) the longer the artificial divisions will exist.
Race doesn't exist. Making laws that say otherwise does hurt society by preventing it from moving beyond race, and by hurting society hurts me as well.
"Not to be captain obvious here, but have you noticed what site you posted this on?"
Your veiled implication that slashdot is an "anti-war" website isn't correct, or obvious.
"I would hire a private investigator and a lawyer. Also, I don't see how someone could kidnap my child if I was a good parent and actually parented the child at all times, as a parent should."
Walk up to you (or even better, your wife), put a gun to your neck, and take your kid.
By the way, you get idiotic post of the millenium.