"Lend credibility to dubious experimentation"? Man, I just watch the show because they blow stuff up. And Kari. Those two things are why you watch the show, not because you actually think you're going to get valid scientific evidence that confirms or busts an urban myth. The sorts of processes that go into obtaining valid scientific evidence are boring and don't make for good TV; and - most importantly - rarely involve the explosion of crash test dummies or cute red-head geek chicks.
I wouldn't call disdain for having to share the road with morons who find it difficult to drive correctly manic or sociopathic. In fact, I would call that quite normal and healthy.
Just do what I do: put your threshold at -1 and decide for yourself what posts are 'Insightful' or 'Funny' instead of letting some people you're never going to meet think for you.
Then why the hell do companies place people in positions of influence and power when not organized enough to balance their check book or don't pay their bills on time? Maybe at some point they will not pay you?
I can see eye-to-eye with you, if we were only talking bout people in Accounting or Bookeeping positions - you know, people that actually handle the finances of a corporation. But what this article is talking about is a credit check as an indicator of personal responsibility (not personal financial responsibility) and organization skills. That is why this is bullshit. There are plenty of people out there who simply don't use creditcards or borrow money. Thus, they don't have a credit rating and by this logic, they are irresponsible and poorly organized.
This is nothing but a bullshit scam to pump money into credit agencies. If this gains acceptance, a good credit rating will be just as important as a diploma to be considered for a position.
If you're not an American citizen, you probably won't be treated so harshly. Especially if you're here illegally; the courts like to let those sorts of people off easy. You know, just some time in a nice, cushy jail with three square meals a day, cable TV, free time... All paid for by me, of course.
Just wondering if there is a convenient label for when people, for whatever reason, give really vague ideas labels that are basically a carefully worded mis-direction... like "net neutrality" or "economic rationalism" for example?
Government.
"Affirmative Action", "Homeland Security", "War on $flavour_of_the_month", "Electoral Recounts"...
It's sadly true. It's even more sad that no elected official will ever do anything about it, except make it worse (for the consumers; better for them, as they get money flowing in from lobbyists).
I as a voter get to decide what my rights are as a parent.
"You child services jackasses get back here with my kid! As a voter, I had the right to beat him senseless!"
Sorry, couldn't help myself. Actually, I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments. I remember back in highschool, there was a bomb threat lockdown in progress (one of 5 or 6 that year, if I remember). It was near the end of a Friday, and everyone had been getting ready to go home when the threat got called in and we were locked down, so no actual teaching was going on. I got a call on my cell. I looked at it and it was my mother. She worked in the same school system, and I figured she had heard about the threat and was calling to make sure I was OK; I answered it and sure engough, that's what it was. I assured her everything was fine and hung up. It was maybe a minute-and-a-half long conversation. The teacher promptly gave me a suspension for having a cellphone in my posession.
You raise some interesting points, but for the most part you're wrong.
Simply, the difference is in the connotation. The word 'cult' has a very negative connotation (for most), conjuring images of crazy rites and fringe beliefs. 'Religion', on the other hand has a more positive connotation (again, for most). We call something a Religion or people Religious for a lot of different reasons. To some people, that would be an insult, and to others a compliment. But I've not met many people who would take it as praise to be called a Cult Member.
URL-perpetuated session IDs? Yeah, they're a giant gaping maw of terrible security and coding practices (IMHO), but it's the easiest way of maintaining a session without cookies. That, or using hidden input tags with the session ID in them that can propegate across pages (for example, in a dynamic include file).
That's a pretty romantic view of the world; almost quaint. Sorry my deep-rooted cynicism at the last twenty or thirty years of bi-partisan administrations' eroding of civil rights, rediculous spending, meaningless wars and 'conflicts' and 'police actions' have jaded my view of the world, but I think you're pretty naive if you truely think that this country is still of, by, and for the PEOPLE. Or has been for a long time. The current Administration's blunders and debacles are only the most recent tip of the iceberg, and you should expect a constant downhill spiral of the country being sold to the highest bidder in the future, no matter what 'side' is elected.
By the same token, the people who still think along party lines - and think the other party is any more corrupt, broken, immoral, and wrong than theirs is - are bigger tools than the same tools on the other side think they are.
That's true, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that in a free society such as in England that task is going to be considerably more difficult than in a communist state like China. It's pretty easy to do such a thing in a place where disagreeing with the government can kill you, or at the very least, get you carted off to prison.
*steels himself for the inevitable "you think it's any different here?" idiots*
The US could take a card from that deck and enact similar laws, and I believe it would certainly aid the cause of justice and tone down the "Trials by Media", as others in this discussion have said. Sadly, I don't think it's possible, as the ACLU would jump all over it like a cat on a cornered mouse. After all, what would the 24-hour newstainment channels talk about if they couldn't blather on and on about High Profile Court Case X.
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You misspelled 'coasters and frisbees' ;)
If your post is any indication...
"Lend credibility to dubious experimentation"? Man, I just watch the show because they blow stuff up. And Kari. Those two things are why you watch the show, not because you actually think you're going to get valid scientific evidence that confirms or busts an urban myth. The sorts of processes that go into obtaining valid scientific evidence are boring and don't make for good TV; and - most importantly - rarely involve the explosion of crash test dummies or cute red-head geek chicks.
I wouldn't call disdain for having to share the road with morons who find it difficult to drive correctly manic or sociopathic. In fact, I would call that quite normal and healthy.
Just do what I do: put your threshold at -1 and decide for yourself what posts are 'Insightful' or 'Funny' instead of letting some people you're never going to meet think for you.
Better a $10 case fan breaks than a $350+ VPU :)
'Marketing research' and 'Propanda' are terms that describe media-quoted polls pretty accurately, actually.
I can see eye-to-eye with you, if we were only talking bout people in Accounting or Bookeeping positions - you know, people that actually handle the finances of a corporation. But what this article is talking about is a credit check as an indicator of personal responsibility (not personal financial responsibility) and organization skills. That is why this is bullshit. There are plenty of people out there who simply don't use creditcards or borrow money. Thus, they don't have a credit rating and by this logic, they are irresponsible and poorly organized.
This is nothing but a bullshit scam to pump money into credit agencies. If this gains acceptance, a good credit rating will be just as important as a diploma to be considered for a position.
If you're not an American citizen, you probably won't be treated so harshly. Especially if you're here illegally; the courts like to let those sorts of people off easy. You know, just some time in a nice, cushy jail with three square meals a day, cable TV, free time... All paid for by me, of course.
Most Americans think that solving all of the world's current problems will be as simple as voting Democrat.
Government.
"Affirmative Action", "Homeland Security", "War on $flavour_of_the_month", "Electoral Recounts"...
Welcome to the world of political advertisements? Seriously, what did you expect?
It's sadly true. It's even more sad that no elected official will ever do anything about it, except make it worse (for the consumers; better for them, as they get money flowing in from lobbyists).
That sentance makes me very, very afraid.
'Good social skills' are not learnt at the pub, my friend. They are purposefully discarded there ;)
"You child services jackasses get back here with my kid! As a voter, I had the right to beat him senseless!"
Sorry, couldn't help myself. Actually, I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments. I remember back in highschool, there was a bomb threat lockdown in progress (one of 5 or 6 that year, if I remember). It was near the end of a Friday, and everyone had been getting ready to go home when the threat got called in and we were locked down, so no actual teaching was going on. I got a call on my cell. I looked at it and it was my mother. She worked in the same school system, and I figured she had heard about the threat and was calling to make sure I was OK; I answered it and sure engough, that's what it was. I assured her everything was fine and hung up. It was maybe a minute-and-a-half long conversation. The teacher promptly gave me a suspension for having a cellphone in my posession.
Lies, lies, and more lies.
I can make a better, more tasteful, more concise, less annoying presentation using simple HTML than any PowerPoint presentation I've ever seen.
You raise some interesting points, but for the most part you're wrong.
Simply, the difference is in the connotation. The word 'cult' has a very negative connotation (for most), conjuring images of crazy rites and fringe beliefs. 'Religion', on the other hand has a more positive connotation (again, for most). We call something a Religion or people Religious for a lot of different reasons. To some people, that would be an insult, and to others a compliment. But I've not met many people who would take it as praise to be called a Cult Member.
URL-perpetuated session IDs? Yeah, they're a giant gaping maw of terrible security and coding practices (IMHO), but it's the easiest way of maintaining a session without cookies. That, or using hidden input tags with the session ID in them that can propegate across pages (for example, in a dynamic include file).
Shhhh! Man, the Slashdot Circle-Jerk hasn't even started yet and you're already trying to rain on their parade!
That seems more likely than either of these companies admitting they did something wrong.
Then vote third-party this election. Your party is just as political, broken, extreme, and irrational as theirs is.
That's a pretty romantic view of the world; almost quaint. Sorry my deep-rooted cynicism at the last twenty or thirty years of bi-partisan administrations' eroding of civil rights, rediculous spending, meaningless wars and 'conflicts' and 'police actions' have jaded my view of the world, but I think you're pretty naive if you truely think that this country is still of, by, and for the PEOPLE. Or has been for a long time. The current Administration's blunders and debacles are only the most recent tip of the iceberg, and you should expect a constant downhill spiral of the country being sold to the highest bidder in the future, no matter what 'side' is elected.
By the same token, the people who still think along party lines - and think the other party is any more corrupt, broken, immoral, and wrong than theirs is - are bigger tools than the same tools on the other side think they are.
That's true, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that in a free society such as in England that task is going to be considerably more difficult than in a communist state like China. It's pretty easy to do such a thing in a place where disagreeing with the government can kill you, or at the very least, get you carted off to prison.
*steels himself for the inevitable "you think it's any different here?" idiots*
I agree with your point completely.
The US could take a card from that deck and enact similar laws, and I believe it would certainly aid the cause of justice and tone down the "Trials by Media", as others in this discussion have said. Sadly, I don't think it's possible, as the ACLU would jump all over it like a cat on a cornered mouse. After all, what would the 24-hour newstainment channels talk about if they couldn't blather on and on about High Profile Court Case X.