i haven't played the game, but penny arcade's gabe sez that the battle system changes once you get through a crazy long tutorial phase. http://www.penny-arcade.com/news/show/21973//
this could have as easily been categorized as a "your rights" issue.
how cool that they can now map out where people spend their time.
i'm sure they'll use that information for the betterment of all of us.
stories that talk about unintended consequences are always interesting. in this case, the kids are sent to school to learn what they're Supposed To learn, and end up learning something else, that the bureaucrats are uncomfortable with.
the bureaucrats usually catch up though, not by direct denial (like the school admins are trying now) but by subverting the desires of the kids - like making them want to use their skills in other ways, and/or changing the popular sites so that they work for the bureaucracy.
"Stuart Levey, undersecretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in an interview last night that the newly disclosed program -- the existence of which the government sought to conceal..."
"The White House complained last night that the disclosure could hurt anti-terrorism activities."
does anyone else wonder about this? so the guy gives an interview in which he talks about this Secret Program (?!) and then his bosses get mad because the NYT prints it?
does this seem suspicious to anyone else?
i thought that what was interesting is that he insists on having something to do with everything.
control freaks are everywhere, not all of them are as effective as jobs has been so far.
and yes, this "piece" is sadly lacking depth.
yea, it was recorded on video in a lab. the researchers couldn't figure out why their specimens were dying, so they put in a camera and saw the octopi raiding the other tanks. the thing i thought was cool was that the octopi waited until the researchers left to do it, and were done by the time people came back.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/critters/octopus.ht ml
this is one of the smartest things i have ever heard on slashdot.
of course the concept can be over-generalized/taken to extremes, but in the case of communication on a large scale i think it makes total sense.
what happened to us thinking for ourselves? when did we start wanting someone to hold our hand and tell us what is okay to believe and what isn't?
we *do* all need to be paying attention, and being sceptical.
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i haven't played the game, but penny arcade's gabe sez that the battle system changes once you get through a crazy long tutorial phase.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/news/show/21973//
this could have as easily been categorized as a "your rights" issue. how cool that they can now map out where people spend their time. i'm sure they'll use that information for the betterment of all of us.
stories that talk about unintended consequences are always interesting. in this case, the kids are sent to school to learn what they're Supposed To learn, and end up learning something else, that the bureaucrats are uncomfortable with.
the bureaucrats usually catch up though, not by direct denial (like the school admins are trying now) but by subverting the desires of the kids - like making them want to use their skills in other ways, and/or changing the popular sites so that they work for the bureaucracy.
"Stuart Levey, undersecretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in an interview last night that the newly disclosed program -- the existence of which the government sought to conceal..."
"The White House complained last night that the disclosure could hurt anti-terrorism activities."
does anyone else wonder about this? so the guy gives an interview in which he talks about this Secret Program (?!) and then his bosses get mad because the NYT prints it? does this seem suspicious to anyone else?
you people who modded this insightful surely recognized that it's funny, yea? block quotes from the original post? am i alone?
i thought that what was interesting is that he insists on having something to do with everything. control freaks are everywhere, not all of them are as effective as jobs has been so far. and yes, this "piece" is sadly lacking depth.
yea, it was recorded on video in a lab. the researchers couldn't figure out why their specimens were dying, so they put in a camera and saw the octopi raiding the other tanks. the thing i thought was cool was that the octopi waited until the researchers left to do it, and were done by the time people came back. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/critters/octopus.ht ml
this is one of the smartest things i have ever heard on slashdot. of course the concept can be over-generalized/taken to extremes, but in the case of communication on a large scale i think it makes total sense. what happened to us thinking for ourselves? when did we start wanting someone to hold our hand and tell us what is okay to believe and what isn't? we *do* all need to be paying attention, and being sceptical.