can't even admit when Microsoft does something right
I admit that it's the right thing to do, but I still don't respect MS for it. They are doing it for the wrong reasons, the PR/money aspects, not because they give a shit about the maker/hacker community. If you remember, their first reaction was to threaten people with lawsuits. Only when they realized it's bad PR to do that did they backpedal. Yes you can make money AND not be evil, but MS will never be that entity...
What's sad is that so many people in our society are lonely -- lonely enough to go to great lengths to find a mate or companionship, or even just sex. Even with all the supposedly amazing wonderful technology we create, all the vast knowledge and wisdom we've accumulated over the past 100,000 years, we still have a society where people are unhappy and lacking the basic companionship that our species needs.
it's protecting its trademarks, which it is required to do by law
I would love for you post a citation of the section of the law that says you are required to protect your trademarks. Oh wait, you can't, because it doesn't exist. Nevermind...
The problem is not the technology, that is essentially a solved problem.
That's kinda like saying communications were a solved problem when all we had were tin cans and string. Yes, we have the technology to put something on the moon if we really want, but I wouldn't exactly call it a solved problem since it's still a really really difficult thing. I would say it's not solved until we can do it without even trying.
What would work better is something like a special diaphragm that ladies could wear with a poisonous needle. Not enough to poison to kill, just enough to incapacitate.
Normally I'm aghast when someone gets in trouble at work for their private blog/whatever, but in this case it's perfectly reasonable.
Why is it reasonable in this case? What does it matter what she thinks about her students, and why does it matter that people actually know the truth about how she feels? "Oh no! She might hurt the kids' feelings. Their precious self-esteem will be destroyed," you say. Kids so desperately need to learn to hear shit they won't like -- this is something that's missing from our society. Kids need thick skin. If she can get through to the kids and teach them the material, she has done her job superbly. In fact, showing her kids that it's ok to not be scared to speak the truth despite possible retribution is a vitally important lesson, one which too few kids even learn in their entire lives... Instead they turn into Compliance Sheep who never speak up or fight for what they believe in.
If you feel this way about our precious kiddies then please keep it to yourself. We don't want to shatter our impression of our kiddies.
That's right. We should just bottle everything up because the truth might hurt someone's feelings. And we should teach our kids to never speak out or tell the truth because it might get you fired. Talking shit behind peoples' backs is much more honorable and beneficial to society.
Even if it were true (vaccines cause autism), as Penn & Teller wisely argued: Vaccines SAVE more lives than they kill/damage.
You don't understand the mindset of those parents. Even if it saves lives, they won't voluntarily put their children into the death-lottery because if they end up dead from it (or autistic or whatever), it is directly their fault. If they don't get the vaccine and nature decides to kill the kid with measles or something, then it's Nature's (or God's, Allah's, whoever's) doing and not theirs. You can tell them only 1 in 1000, or 1 in 1000000, or howevermany kids are messed up from the vaccines, but they are not prepared to take that chance. Remember these are the same people who will forfeit their own, and others', human rights to protect children. The same people who incarcerate pot smokers because they are scared that somehow pot will hurt their children. Replace "pot smokers" with "ZZZ Harmless Thing". To them, children are the entire reason for their existence, literally. Adults are here to create and protect children, period. And if they fail at that, they have failed at their entire purpose of life -- their entire identity is meaningless, and their mind will not allow that to happen.
How is John Carmack relevant to games anymore, especially smartphone games or handhelds? Before you mod me flamebait, see if you can answer that question. See if you can find something he has worked on in the past 20 years that isn't a re-make of Doom or Quake, and that is somehow related to handheld devices. I'm not flaming, I just want someone to explain why what Carmack says has any importance anymore. Surely there are better people suited to making determinations about handheld devices...
That's a pretty poor bet, given that ulcers are usually caused by Helicobacter pylori, not stress, sin, witchcraft, or any of the other superstitious beliefs we used to have regarding ulcers.
Yes, but everyone knows the Helicobacter pylori are summoned with witchcraft.
He sent the details to the parents. Those are the only people he has to convince. Whiny mouth breathers on/. demanding that MS provide proof are not on his list of people he has to convince or impress.
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can't even admit when Microsoft does something right
I admit that it's the right thing to do, but I still don't respect MS for it. They are doing it for the wrong reasons, the PR/money aspects, not because they give a shit about the maker/hacker community. If you remember, their first reaction was to threaten people with lawsuits. Only when they realized it's bad PR to do that did they backpedal. Yes you can make money AND not be evil, but MS will never be that entity...
What's sad is that so many people in our society are lonely -- lonely enough to go to great lengths to find a mate or companionship, or even just sex. Even with all the supposedly amazing wonderful technology we create, all the vast knowledge and wisdom we've accumulated over the past 100,000 years, we still have a society where people are unhappy and lacking the basic companionship that our species needs.
Everything on the planet came from outer space.
My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it.
The real question is, can a Scandinavian car maker sell a car called a Fjord?
it's protecting its trademarks, which it is required to do by law
I would love for you post a citation of the section of the law that says you are required to protect your trademarks. Oh wait, you can't, because it doesn't exist. Nevermind...
Also don't forget the years and years of price-fixing and racketeering on their audio CD business... I haven't given Sony a dime in over a decade.
cue the onslaught of lawsuits from publishers who think this will destroy their business
The problem is not the technology, that is essentially a solved problem.
That's kinda like saying communications were a solved problem when all we had were tin cans and string. Yes, we have the technology to put something on the moon if we really want, but I wouldn't exactly call it a solved problem since it's still a really really difficult thing. I would say it's not solved until we can do it without even trying.
Self-healing, organized organic networks of robots. What could possibly go wrong?
What would work better is something like a special diaphragm that ladies could wear with a poisonous needle. Not enough to poison to kill, just enough to incapacitate.
All that academic shit looks good on paper, but.... oh.
This brings no insights and adds nothing.
Your failure to derive insight from this only speaks about you, not the work.
Normally I'm aghast when someone gets in trouble at work for their private blog/whatever, but in this case it's perfectly reasonable.
Why is it reasonable in this case? What does it matter what she thinks about her students, and why does it matter that people actually know the truth about how she feels? "Oh no! She might hurt the kids' feelings. Their precious self-esteem will be destroyed," you say. Kids so desperately need to learn to hear shit they won't like -- this is something that's missing from our society. Kids need thick skin. If she can get through to the kids and teach them the material, she has done her job superbly. In fact, showing her kids that it's ok to not be scared to speak the truth despite possible retribution is a vitally important lesson, one which too few kids even learn in their entire lives... Instead they turn into Compliance Sheep who never speak up or fight for what they believe in.
If you feel this way about our precious kiddies then please keep it to yourself. We don't want to shatter our impression of our kiddies.
That's right. We should just bottle everything up because the truth might hurt someone's feelings. And we should teach our kids to never speak out or tell the truth because it might get you fired. Talking shit behind peoples' backs is much more honorable and beneficial to society.
Why is it natural for NASA to release a 3D image of the Sun on Super Bowl Sunday?
In related news, the Super Bowl hit a record high of eight accused sexual predators on the field at the same time.
Uh, because it's SuperBowl SUNday... duh..
Even if it were true (vaccines cause autism), as Penn & Teller wisely argued: Vaccines SAVE more lives than they kill/damage.
You don't understand the mindset of those parents. Even if it saves lives, they won't voluntarily put their children into the death-lottery because if they end up dead from it (or autistic or whatever), it is directly their fault. If they don't get the vaccine and nature decides to kill the kid with measles or something, then it's Nature's (or God's, Allah's, whoever's) doing and not theirs. You can tell them only 1 in 1000, or 1 in 1000000, or howevermany kids are messed up from the vaccines, but they are not prepared to take that chance. Remember these are the same people who will forfeit their own, and others', human rights to protect children. The same people who incarcerate pot smokers because they are scared that somehow pot will hurt their children. Replace "pot smokers" with "ZZZ Harmless Thing". To them, children are the entire reason for their existence, literally. Adults are here to create and protect children, period. And if they fail at that, they have failed at their entire purpose of life -- their entire identity is meaningless, and their mind will not allow that to happen.
Google should hack the toolbar comm protocol and start sending Microsoft bad information. Or is that evil?
It is slimy, though.
Microsoft has finally stooped to doing slimy things?! Say it isn't so. And they were such a jewel of honor and respectability...
...but it's more like "tar calling granite black."
What is the color of granite?
How is John Carmack relevant to games anymore, especially smartphone games or handhelds? Before you mod me flamebait, see if you can answer that question. See if you can find something he has worked on in the past 20 years that isn't a re-make of Doom or Quake, and that is somehow related to handheld devices. I'm not flaming, I just want someone to explain why what Carmack says has any importance anymore. Surely there are better people suited to making determinations about handheld devices...
That's a pretty poor bet, given that ulcers are usually caused by Helicobacter pylori, not stress, sin, witchcraft, or any of the other superstitious beliefs we used to have regarding ulcers.
Yes, but everyone knows the Helicobacter pylori are summoned with witchcraft.
From the 80's: "The only winning move is not to play."
He sent the details to the parents. Those are the only people he has to convince. Whiny mouth breathers on /. demanding that MS provide proof are not on his list of people he has to convince or impress.
I'm sure the M$ PR dept would disagree with you.
I'm surprised that Slashdot's Logic-And-Reason filter allowed this post through...