they trust what they see on the news and in the newspaper regardless of quality or objectivity.
I'm over 35 and oh no, no, no - I do not trust the 'news' at all - it's owned by the same big corporate interests and elites that are in the back pocket of the Government - or wait, is that the government in the back pocket of the elites? :)
I'd trust half the blogs out there before Faux News, CNN, AP, etc. I know of those that own most of them and certainly wouldn't trust those entities.
Either way, I prefer new media and more objective sources that aren't so obsessed with dirty laundry and cash flow.
Funny when you take money out of the picture how much more 'sincere' things can be.
But I'm not so sure there's anything we could really do to improve people's trust of the internet - but I must admit, the lax reporting and agendas the 'mainstream' (for lack of a better word) news has will do that job with their spin, political agendas, catering to big business and government..
No - they shut off their brain alright - did anyone even look on a map to see the dramatic difference between those two points?
The GPS did just it was supposed to do - so the error was a user error.
I travel regionally - and while I'm not opposed to a GPS, I just don't feel compelled to get one. The cool thing is; when I travel to many of these places; I don't need a thing to get there now since I know the route all by myself :)
If I was using a GPS, I'm not sure I would put in the effort to remember it.
So they can wrest more power, control, and money from the population - that's why.
Tell me exactly how these guys COULD spend tax payer money (replacing thier own lost missmanaged private capital) without upsetting the American people. Give me a scenario where the information reported could be viewed as "good" by the American people . . . I dont see one.
I'll tell you how - first off, back down on HOW MUCH they take. Then get rid of fly overs in New York with Air Force one. Quit giving out contracts to companies that cost billions for researching new ways of hying global warming and at the same time making new bombs that are even more destructive to further dirty up the environment.
I'd say without question that 'governments' with their planes, boats, bombs, and big mansions are the WORST polluters on the planet. How much fuel is wasted on just military training? How much fuel is wasted on their limos and 6 SUV escorts? I bet any one single politician uses 10 times or MORE the resources than any of us do.
That's why they hype global warming - it's not because they care, it's because they are paranoid us 'serfs' will use up all the resources that are "rightly" theirs!
Then get rid of half the needless bureaucracy that's only reason to exist is to support the bureaucracy.
Then maybe we could use a general fund for elections and not allow certain politicians to win only because they can raise more money than the next guy - all the while driving and flying all over the country to try and get elected - basically wasting fuel, paper, plastic, and more for no reason. At least when we drive, it's going to work or out with the family - not just to 'advertise'.
That would be a start. It's not a matter of them *spending money* on things that are really important, it's about the huge, massive amount of waste. Both in terms of money and pollution these so called 'caring' governments put out.
They consume, consume, consume. But they never put anything back - unlike 99% of the 'normal' population.
It's funny how the 'world's largest consumer' complains at us incessantly to conserve isn't it?
For Obama, Al Gore, and others to go on a 24/7 whine fest about global warming - when is the last time they got down on their knees in the dirt and planted a tree?
Respect starts with the company. If it's lacking there - they just cannot expect the employee to respect the company either. It's a two way street.
Big companies are constantly hiring and firing - fire employees, hire contractors. Fire contractors, outsource. Etc, etc.
There's no company loyalty really anymore. Because there's no loyalty from the company towards the employees.
It's a destructive cycle, all for some short term gains. It seems interesting to me now - how almost ALL big company's think so very much in the short term, instead of using time-tested long term strategy - like loyal employees and a sense of worth and stability for employees.
Loyal followers have won wars for leaders with armies many times smaller than their opposition - take Alexander the Great; for instance. Or Genghis Kahn.
So if the focus is only short-term; then there's a good chance, that's all you'll get - short-term. Short-term loyalty, short-term employees, etc.
Some see a third choice: get rid of competitive market economics by getting the gov't involved. They seem to like that idea much better.
But eventually, the Government just takes it over - Take 'fire companies' for an example.
There hasn't been a 'for profit' fire company that I'm aware of for a very long time - I guess since Ben Franklin's idea. Of course, in that case - Fire Departments are necessary, without doubt.
News is somewhat necessary too - but unlike a fire department, news being government controlled is a very, very bad thing.
Newspapers and TV news still have on location reporters, something the blogging world will likely never have, and thus these news service can report on actually news.
That could - potentially; dramatically change. If they do start charging for ALL of the news sites - it would do one of two things I guess - either get people to pay, or create a huge demand for 'free' news overnight.
Remember - Compuserv? They used to charge fees for everything - then along comes AOL - 20 bucks a month.
I wonder how many people even in IT now; have no idea who/what Compuserv was? But I bet most, if not all - know what AOL is.
Google's another example - do you really think a Search Engine could get away with fees for searches? I think long ago - that was tried and it failed.
If they want to sell newspapers; maybe they should band up with the RIAA and start putting free CD's in them, lol
So if the university hangs the logo out in a public place where it can been seen by the public - or someone wears a T-Shirt with the logo are they guilty of 'making available' :)?
Not even that - technically. It identifies a 'host' on a network that can change.
Really, it's a temporary mapping - that can be changed at anytime by a person that has some basic knowledge - I can just reset my cable modem and *poof* - magically, I get a new IP address.
The MAC address does in fact identify - not a computer still - but a network interface. I could have multiple IP addresses and MAC addresses on a single PC - I could also have a PC with neither a MAC address or an IP address.
The only real "link" is a log on a server. Usually in plain text. So - let's assume some guy at your ISP is a download *fiend* - how hard would it be for him/her to do a find and replace on a text file? Seriously.
When we have universal healthcare, all these points are moot.
Because we'll have much worse issues to deal with.
Yeah, think there's red tape in this mess now? Just wait until the Government starts running things.
Before I went to college, and during - having kids early; I'm well familiar with government health care. It may actually help the magazine industry dramatically, as they will need a lot to keep people busy during the long waits.
Most of the time I despise these dinosaurs for dragging their feet and vilifying technology but maybe they are just trying to figure it out.
Well, the industry I'm in is directly impacted by things like this - paper. But some companies use foresight to re-tune their business model and/or products to keep them viable in the future. Sometimes; it's just the nature of things for some old businesses to die out; but it usually makes way for even more new ones.
Computers for example - sure; they may reduce the important of mail carriers, for instance; but then the IT industry employs more now, I suspect, than post offices ever did.
Expanding copyright law to bar online access to copyrighted materials without the copyright holder's consent, or to bar linking to or paraphrasing copyrighted materials without the copyright holder's consent, might be necessary to keep free riding on content financed by online newspapers from so impairing the incentive to create costly news-gathering operations that news services like Reuters and the Associated Press would become the only professional, nongovernmental sources of news and opinion.
Even *IF* they kill blogs and forums with this - it doesn't mean for one second, people will go back to these companies.
You know... I suppose those who made stone tablets and chisels would have said the same about newspaper.. Silly new-fangled stuff - don't even have to chisel to put words on it!
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Re: Re: Not there yet.
I'm over 35 and oh no, no, no - I do not trust the 'news' at all - it's owned by the same big corporate interests and elites that are in the back pocket of the Government - or wait, is that the government in the back pocket of the elites? :)
I'd trust half the blogs out there before Faux News, CNN, AP, etc. I know of those that own most of them and certainly wouldn't trust those entities.
Either way, I prefer new media and more objective sources that aren't so obsessed with dirty laundry and cash flow.
Funny when you take money out of the picture how much more 'sincere' things can be.
But I'm not so sure there's anything we could really do to improve people's trust of the internet - but I must admit, the lax reporting and agendas the 'mainstream' (for lack of a better word) news has will do that job with their spin, political agendas, catering to big business and government..
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AKA: Politicians.
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The GPS did just it was supposed to do - so the error was a user error.
I travel regionally - and while I'm not opposed to a GPS, I just don't feel compelled to get one. The cool thing is; when I travel to many of these places; I don't need a thing to get there now since I know the route all by myself :)
If I was using a GPS, I'm not sure I would put in the effort to remember it.
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Tell me exactly how these guys COULD spend tax payer money (replacing thier own lost missmanaged private capital) without upsetting the American people. Give me a scenario where the information reported could be viewed as "good" by the American people . . . I dont see one.
I'll tell you how - first off, back down on HOW MUCH they take. Then get rid of fly overs in New York with Air Force one. Quit giving out contracts to companies that cost billions for researching new ways of hying global warming and at the same time making new bombs that are even more destructive to further dirty up the environment.
I'd say without question that 'governments' with their planes, boats, bombs, and big mansions are the WORST polluters on the planet. How much fuel is wasted on just military training? How much fuel is wasted on their limos and 6 SUV escorts? I bet any one single politician uses 10 times or MORE the resources than any of us do.
That's why they hype global warming - it's not because they care, it's because they are paranoid us 'serfs' will use up all the resources that are "rightly" theirs!
Then get rid of half the needless bureaucracy that's only reason to exist is to support the bureaucracy.
Then maybe we could use a general fund for elections and not allow certain politicians to win only because they can raise more money than the next guy - all the while driving and flying all over the country to try and get elected - basically wasting fuel, paper, plastic, and more for no reason. At least when we drive, it's going to work or out with the family - not just to 'advertise'.
That would be a start. It's not a matter of them *spending money* on things that are really important, it's about the huge, massive amount of waste. Both in terms of money and pollution these so called 'caring' governments put out.
They consume, consume, consume. But they never put anything back - unlike 99% of the 'normal' population.
It's funny how the 'world's largest consumer' complains at us incessantly to conserve isn't it?
For Obama, Al Gore, and others to go on a 24/7 whine fest about global warming - when is the last time they got down on their knees in the dirt and planted a tree?
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What comes around - goes around.
Garbage In - Garbage Out.
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Respect starts with the company. If it's lacking there - they just cannot expect the employee to respect the company either. It's a two way street.
Big companies are constantly hiring and firing - fire employees, hire contractors. Fire contractors, outsource. Etc, etc.
There's no company loyalty really anymore. Because there's no loyalty from the company towards the employees.
It's a destructive cycle, all for some short term gains. It seems interesting to me now - how almost ALL big company's think so very much in the short term, instead of using time-tested long term strategy - like loyal employees and a sense of worth and stability for employees.
Loyal followers have won wars for leaders with armies many times smaller than their opposition - take Alexander the Great; for instance. Or Genghis Kahn.
So if the focus is only short-term; then there's a good chance, that's all you'll get - short-term. Short-term loyalty, short-term employees, etc.
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But eventually, the Government just takes it over - Take 'fire companies' for an example.
There hasn't been a 'for profit' fire company that I'm aware of for a very long time - I guess since Ben Franklin's idea. Of course, in that case - Fire Departments are necessary, without doubt.
News is somewhat necessary too - but unlike a fire department, news being government controlled is a very, very bad thing.
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Re: Blogs != News
That could - potentially; dramatically change. If they do start charging for ALL of the news sites - it would do one of two things I guess - either get people to pay, or create a huge demand for 'free' news overnight.
Remember - Compuserv? They used to charge fees for everything - then along comes AOL - 20 bucks a month.
I wonder how many people even in IT now; have no idea who/what Compuserv was? But I bet most, if not all - know what AOL is.
Google's another example - do you really think a Search Engine could get away with fees for searches? I think long ago - that was tried and it failed.
If they want to sell newspapers; maybe they should band up with the RIAA and start putting free CD's in them, lol
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You think they'll try to copyright this idea and sue?
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Not even that - technically. It identifies a 'host' on a network that can change.
Really, it's a temporary mapping - that can be changed at anytime by a person that has some basic knowledge - I can just reset my cable modem and *poof* - magically, I get a new IP address.
The MAC address does in fact identify - not a computer still - but a network interface. I could have multiple IP addresses and MAC addresses on a single PC - I could also have a PC with neither a MAC address or an IP address.
The only real "link" is a log on a server. Usually in plain text. So - let's assume some guy at your ISP is a download *fiend* - how hard would it be for him/her to do a find and replace on a text file? Seriously.
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"GM, rather than refute the content of the ad, simply told Comcast that the ad contained inaccuracies, so Comcast pulled down the ad."
Then when they claim they "make the best cars" - that could also be considered an inaccuracy - as it's purely subjective, right?
It's not a FACT - it's an opinion.
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Because we'll have much worse issues to deal with.
Yeah, think there's red tape in this mess now? Just wait until the Government starts running things.
Before I went to college, and during - having kids early; I'm well familiar with government health care. It may actually help the magazine industry dramatically, as they will need a lot to keep people busy during the long waits.
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Re: The paper business
Well, the industry I'm in is directly impacted by things like this - paper. But some companies use foresight to re-tune their business model and/or products to keep them viable in the future. Sometimes; it's just the nature of things for some old businesses to die out; but it usually makes way for even more new ones.
Computers for example - sure; they may reduce the important of mail carriers, for instance; but then the IT industry employs more now, I suspect, than post offices ever did.
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Even *IF* they kill blogs and forums with this - it doesn't mean for one second, people will go back to these companies.
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