..are in full effect. They've trying to take over/. by modding any anti-Microsoft post as Troll and anything pro-Microsoft (or anti competitor, ie Sony, Linux, etc..) "Insightful".
The topic was that ID advocates do not want evolution taught in the classroom. I was merely wondering why they cannot accept evolution within their concept of ID. I wasn't suggesting that ID be taught in the classroom.
What's wrong with believing that the "Intelligent Being" *designed* evolution? That the Being designed this whole system we live in and all the laws that govern it.
Parent does not add anything new to the discussion, yet it's modded insightful? Did Microsoft tell it's employees to start posting on Slashdot or something?
...except for the fact that downloading takes an unknown amount of time. It's like a pay-per-view, except you don't know when you'll receive the movie.
Which makes me wonder why Xbox fanboys criticize the look of the Sony PS3. If they were so concerned about looks, they would never have bought an Xbox in the first place.
Thanks for the reply. I was afraid that I'd be attacked my some political nutcases here.
I think many people would trade political freedom for quality of freedom. Look at the voter participation rate in North America. People are more worried about making ends meet.
I just feel that after talking with my Chinese co-workers, that the people in North America are more concerned about politics than the citizens themselves. Maybe we've been brought up to be political, while they just see it as "there". In any case, political freedom is usually only exercised when quality of life is threatened.
It also seems that while we are concerned about their "human rights", we are also doing everything we can to slow down their economy. From trying to raise the value of their currency which will ruin their export-based economy, to blocking the sale of oil companies to fuel their growth. Not to mention the "Buy American" campaign that drives the purchasing decisions of some Americans.
My question is, are Americans *really* worried about the Chinese people, or are "human rights" and "democracy" just buzzwords to rally for? What good are human rights if the citizens are working in foreign-owned sweatshops or basing their economy on catering to rich foreign tourists? What good is a democracy if it is unstable, corrupt, and can't provide for it's own citizens?
It certainly does seem that there is an editor bias here on Slashdot and I wonder if the editors try to mod down the karma of everyone who posts a dissenting view. It certainly would be ironic. Perhaps the anti-China editor bias is evident in the culture and posts of Slashdot that it's become self-perpetuating.
I highly doubt that as the Chinese economy grows, that it will lead to a "Nazi police state". You talk as if everything is inevitable. Economic improvement usually leads society away from a police state, because there's less chance to revolt and therefore less forceful measures are needed to persuade the populace. If the vast majority of Chinese care more about quality of life than politics, why should we care?
And I think it's time we stopped comparing China to the Maoist regime. Today's China is vastly different from the 1960s. It's like comparing today's American government with that of the 1800s where racism and bigotry was rampant.
Certain slashdot members have a political agenda and love to write comments and stories trying to further their agenda. "whamett" has written 3 comments in total and all have to do with attacking China.
If Slashdot members, and Americans in general, are really concerned about people in Asia, why not address the sweatshops in Indonesia or sexual tourism in Thailand? Instead of worrying about "human rights" what about human poverty? People in China don't care much about political rights as long as the leaders are making their quality of living better. At my workplace, over 30% of the people are from China, and they *don't care* about the politics in China. They had a good childhood, got a good education, and now have a nice job.
Sure, everyone in China isn't as well off, but you can't change everything all at once. People here complain about "human rights" in China, and then they also complain about China "stealing our jobs". Seems like people here would prefer them to work in sweat shops like democratic countries like Indonesia.
Bottom line:
Quality of Living > Political Rights
This post will probably be modded down by people with a political agenda (ironic how they decry censorship in China), but something has to be said about the anti-China sentiment here. It's gotten so bad that *every* article about China always has some nut bringing up politics.
Slashdot Mirror
Microsoft is getting deeper into Slashdot everyday. Now they have an editor, Roblimo, who is actively promoting Microsoft.
..are in full effect. They've trying to take over /. by modding any anti-Microsoft post as Troll and anything pro-Microsoft (or anti competitor, ie Sony, Linux, etc..) "Insightful".
Yeah right, you probably own an Xbox and are just trolling for Microsoft.
No one buys a faulty product after it breaks twice.
Microsoft zombies modded this up Insightful.
The topic was that ID advocates do not want evolution taught in the classroom. I was merely wondering why they cannot accept evolution within their concept of ID. I wasn't suggesting that ID be taught in the classroom.
Great, now my karma has gone to hell =P
What's wrong with believing that the "Intelligent Being" *designed* evolution? That the Being designed this whole system we live in and all the laws that govern it.
Can anyone give any insight on how hard it is to make a voting program?
I would think it's not very hard. Quite easy actually.
So any proprietary information wouldn't be that sensitive anyways. Kind of like hiding the secret of making your own lemonade.
if (partyA_bribe > partyB_bribe) {
winner = partyA;
}
else {
winner = partyB;
}
How about upgrading to the newest version?
"Innocent mistakes" is misinformation.
"Delusion" is not even information at all -- more like rejecting information from others with a different point of view.
Only "FUD" is disinformation.
Parent does not add anything new to the discussion, yet it's modded insightful? Did Microsoft tell it's employees to start posting on Slashdot or something?
How is this modded insightful? Have Microsoft employees infiltrated the Slashdot ranks?
Looks like the Microsoft loyalist/employees are out in full force. Mod the parent flamebait while mod the pro-Microsoft reply as insightful.
The parent had valid points, and if it's flamebait, that's only because the viewer is overprotective of anything Microsoft or Xbox 360.
It was a bad idea to hire a life-long media executive to be in charge of the whole company.
Part of the definition is that it is not mainstream.
...except for the fact that downloading takes an unknown amount of time. It's like a pay-per-view, except you don't know when you'll receive the movie.
No attractive girls at work.
Sorry, typo on my part - replace the 'c' with a 'k'.
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http://www.edmunds.com/media/news/column/letterst
Ugliness to the extreme.
Which makes me wonder why Xbox fanboys criticize the look of the Sony PS3. If they were so concerned about looks, they would never have bought an Xbox in the first place.
Even Microsoft admits the first Xbox was ugly. ("It was big," Xbox's Peter Moore said in August. "It was the Humvee of consoles.")
No, it was more like the Aztec of consoles.
Thanks for the reply. I was afraid that I'd be attacked my some political nutcases here.
I think many people would trade political freedom for quality of freedom. Look at the voter participation rate in North America. People are more worried about making ends meet.
I just feel that after talking with my Chinese co-workers, that the people in North America are more concerned about politics than the citizens themselves. Maybe we've been brought up to be political, while they just see it as "there". In any case, political freedom is usually only exercised when quality of life is threatened.
It also seems that while we are concerned about their "human rights", we are also doing everything we can to slow down their economy. From trying to raise the value of their currency which will ruin their export-based economy, to blocking the sale of oil companies to fuel their growth. Not to mention the "Buy American" campaign that drives the purchasing decisions of some Americans.
My question is, are Americans *really* worried about the Chinese people, or are "human rights" and "democracy" just buzzwords to rally for? What good are human rights if the citizens are working in foreign-owned sweatshops or basing their economy on catering to rich foreign tourists? What good is a democracy if it is unstable, corrupt, and can't provide for it's own citizens?
It certainly does seem that there is an editor bias here on Slashdot and I wonder if the editors try to mod down the karma of everyone who posts a dissenting view. It certainly would be ironic. Perhaps the anti-China editor bias is evident in the culture and posts of Slashdot that it's become self-perpetuating.
Economic rights violations? Please elaborate.
I highly doubt that as the Chinese economy grows, that it will lead to a "Nazi police state". You talk as if everything is inevitable. Economic improvement usually leads society away from a police state, because there's less chance to revolt and therefore less forceful measures are needed to persuade the populace. If the vast majority of Chinese care more about quality of life than politics, why should we care?
And I think it's time we stopped comparing China to the Maoist regime. Today's China is vastly different from the 1960s. It's like comparing today's American government with that of the 1800s where racism and bigotry was rampant.
Certain slashdot members have a political agenda and love to write comments and stories trying to further their agenda. "whamett" has written 3 comments in total and all have to do with attacking China. If Slashdot members, and Americans in general, are really concerned about people in Asia, why not address the sweatshops in Indonesia or sexual tourism in Thailand? Instead of worrying about "human rights" what about human poverty? People in China don't care much about political rights as long as the leaders are making their quality of living better. At my workplace, over 30% of the people are from China, and they *don't care* about the politics in China. They had a good childhood, got a good education, and now have a nice job. Sure, everyone in China isn't as well off, but you can't change everything all at once. People here complain about "human rights" in China, and then they also complain about China "stealing our jobs". Seems like people here would prefer them to work in sweat shops like democratic countries like Indonesia. Bottom line: Quality of Living > Political Rights This post will probably be modded down by people with a political agenda (ironic how they decry censorship in China), but something has to be said about the anti-China sentiment here. It's gotten so bad that *every* article about China always has some nut bringing up politics.