Luckily I was watching on Youtube, where this apparent shenanigan didn't happen But the irony is fantastic, the first thing I thought of when I heard about it was watching the Napster Guys on that awards show out there presenting wearing Metallica T-Shirts....it's so screwed up when musicians are the biggest assholes to their fans.
As someone who has grown accustomed to be stuck in the house due to a disability, I've known the value of video games for a long time. I've also gained some other insights as to dealing with feeling isolated. So when all this hit about a week ago wrote up a lengthy post which I first shared on my hometown subreddit, with tips for those who aren't used to being shut-in. The first thing on my list was getting social with video games. I've made some very good friends over the years thanks to MMORPG's and having that escape plus a way to connect with others has been a lifesaver to me many times.
This is me. Sometimes, my hubby doesn't know how to wait until the end of the episode to talk about something in it and I'm very familiar with the pause button for this very reason. I don't need advertisements while trying to hear what he's saying (which I might already be slightly annoyed by). Things like this is why piracy continues to be a thing, at least the pirates put out commercial free content.
I don't understand why these companies can't come together and create a central server with a central license where they sell all their shows and movies. Allow users to sign up for the service then choose what episodes, seasons or Movies that want. Give third parties access to an API and allow them to create UI's for accessing and downloading that content. I would gladly pay per episode or for season passes, or per movie for a system which allowed me to do that. Hell I'll even pay for my own hard drive space to store what I'm buying and downloading.
Of course something like that would never happen. It would require them to see common sense and realize that the Glory Days of Pay TV are over....A person can dream I guess...
How is this even enforceable? I mean the kid probably has friends right? I'm sure he'll be playing games at his friends house; You can't police children 24/7. If this was my kid, I would be completely irritated that this judge just made my parenting job about a hundred times more difficult.
Also blaming video games, because of course there was never any violence prior to their existence....
You know they are right...I've been playing MMORPG's for 20 years or so and I constantly have to fight the urge to pull out my sword and slash people down..I know they have Loot! Man I guess video games to cause violence..who knew?
That's always been the Case. It was same with most DRM put into video games. People still pirate them, but legitimate customers get caught up dealing with DRM schemes. I've still never gotten over how a purchased copy of Neverwinterwinter Nights 2 basically broke my PC with it's DRM.
About 5 years ago, an older relative, had returned to school. This is a person who should have long ago developed some sense of critical thinking. One of the classes they had to take upon returning to school was a class on critical thinking. They struggled with it. Up until that point It never dawned on me that most people had not been educated in this skill. Since then I've held the opinion that critical thinking is something that should be taught in schools.
My own child (who is grown now) Was among some of the first to attend a virtual school. Meaning he had teachers and classes but he met with those teachers and other students through white board classrooms and had phone access to his teacher, counselor and a mentor via phone, email, and chat.
Because of the way we chose to have him schooled, it allowed us as parents to be a bit more active in the subjects he studied. One of the subjects (which wasn't actually a subject through school) that we would have regular discussions on was philosophy. Together we studied and discussed various philosophical topics, because of that I believe he learned some critical thinking skills. It taught him to always question. I believe philosophy is a subject sorely lacking in classrooms and is something all young people should participate in.
9 months old is not a toddler, it's a baby, I think the term toddler here is being used to make it seem somehow not so bad. But regardless The fact that police are using such methods so recklessly really gives cause for concern.
I agree that blaming an algorithm is not a good idea, however there are plenty of idiots out there and I'm not just talking about their political views. I had to remove the majority of my own ass backwards family from my facebook because not only do they believe whatever they read, they also want to spread it around. The problem I think is that in the past these people didn't have a platform to stand on and yell from but, with the advent of social networks and the internet they can stand up and scream about what ever they want. From How the earth is flat to how much of a hoax vaccines and global warming are, so in the process they just rev up every other gullible person they know who also begins yelling the same things.
Most people are in the habit of truth checking instead of fact checking. I think a good portion of people are even confused about the difference between the truth and the facts. I actually had someone ask me one time "what makes your facts better than anyone else's facts" I mean really?
Honestly I think the best solution is to start teaching critical thinking in schools and start teaching it young.
Treatment of prisoners like this is all this is because we as a country have decided that Jail should be punishment and not rehabilitation. We would rather the convicted be made to suffer rather then learn from what they have done and learn how to actually be a productive member of our society.
This is beyond the question of whether Manning should/shouldn't be serving the time.
This is where something like bitcoin to soar. At least with that you can make online transactions without worrying about a third party locking up your account.
I know a lot of people roll their eyes at bitcoin, but honestly is it not better than dealing with PayPal?
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Just for those who are intersted...here's a clip of that happening...pretty epic troll in my opinion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q0Z3gBActg
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Luckily I was watching on Youtube, where this apparent shenanigan didn't happen But the irony is fantastic, the first thing I thought of when I heard about it was watching the Napster Guys on that awards show out there presenting wearing Metallica T-Shirts....it's so screwed up when musicians are the biggest assholes to their fans.
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As someone who has grown accustomed to be stuck in the house due to a disability, I've known the value of video games for a long time. I've also gained some other insights as to dealing with feeling isolated. So when all this hit about a week ago wrote up a lengthy post which I first shared on my hometown subreddit, with tips for those who aren't used to being shut-in. The first thing on my list was getting social with video games. I've made some very good friends over the years thanks to MMORPG's and having that escape plus a way to connect with others has been a lifesaver to me many times.
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I'm dealing with this as well, there are a few books I would like to have physical copies of but finding them is such a pain.
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Of course something like that would never happen. It would require them to see common sense and realize that the Glory Days of Pay TV are over....A person can dream I guess...
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Also blaming video games, because of course there was never any violence prior to their existence....
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My own child (who is grown now) Was among some of the first to attend a virtual school. Meaning he had teachers and classes but he met with those teachers and other students through white board classrooms and had phone access to his teacher, counselor and a mentor via phone, email, and chat.
Because of the way we chose to have him schooled, it allowed us as parents to be a bit more active in the subjects he studied. One of the subjects (which wasn't actually a subject through school) that we would have regular discussions on was philosophy. Together we studied and discussed various philosophical topics, because of that I believe he learned some critical thinking skills. It taught him to always question. I believe philosophy is a subject sorely lacking in classrooms and is something all young people should participate in.
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Most people are in the habit of truth checking instead of fact checking. I think a good portion of people are even confused about the difference between the truth and the facts. I actually had someone ask me one time "what makes your facts better than anyone else's facts" I mean really?
Honestly I think the best solution is to start teaching critical thinking in schools and start teaching it young.
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This is beyond the question of whether Manning should/shouldn't be serving the time.
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I know a lot of people roll their eyes at bitcoin, but honestly is it not better than dealing with PayPal?
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Tom Cotton: "Because that would be unsafe, than anyone could just walk in"
Me: "Ohhhh really....."
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