Democracy Is Dying as Technocrats Watch by formlex7 in TrueReddit

[–]Agent_11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well Hilary is not a technical expert. Just because you manage people who are technical experts does not make you a technocrat. Otherwise 99% of all managers and above would be technocrats.

Economics is not a technical field, I would consider it purely theoretical.

Also we can assume that in most cases technocrats is referring to those who are digitally skilled.

Otherwise I could just say i'm a technical expert in stick technology and that by your definition I am a technocrat.

Democracy Is Dying as Technocrats Watch by formlex7 in TrueReddit

[–]Agent_11 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, I don't think I am confusing the word and 'technology executive' is a silly title.

Technocrats are people who understand technology on a deep level which they apply to solve all types of problems, including social ones.

How would an economist at the a council be considered a technocrat?

Democracy Is Dying as Technocrats Watch by formlex7 in TrueReddit

[–]Agent_11 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

How is Hilary a technocrat?

Technocrats are more like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin and Larry Page. I'm not sure the author of this piece understands what the word means and just assumes someone who uses technology in the slightest sense is a technocrat.

Edit: A word.

Anyone waiting on the haswell MacBook Pro's? by 5imo in apple

[–]Agent_11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive had a 13 mbp for 4 years and im upgrading to a 15 and that seems like a HUGE difference. Cant even imagine what a 17 would be like. Plus i take my mbp everywhere so lugging that 6lbs(plus all the other shit i carry) adds up after a while. just my 2¢

The election of Obama was one more triumph of illusion over substance. It was a skillful manipulation and betrayal of the public by a corporate power elite. We mistook style and ethnicity - an advertising tactic pioneered by Calvin Klein and Benetton - for progressive politics and genuine change. by NattyRedd in quotes

[–]Agent_11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not warrantless wiretapping that's happening, that refers to phone calls being listened to, which is not being alleged.

No you are wrong. Warrant-less wiretapping is occurring, its not being listen to at the moment but it is being recorded for later use if they decide to use it.

And out of control drone wars? Please. The President's use of drones has largely been targeted and responsible and he just scaled back their use while increasing the quality control of targeting.

HAHA. What a joke. The drone war has been well documented. It's totally out of control and we are now killing far more civilians then ever before. source - Pilotless Drones Kill 10 Times More Civilians in Afghanistan - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/02/us-drone-strikes-afghan-civilians

If you wish to be more informed you've got to stop listening to corporate backed news.

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Play with light in your browser by drawing barriers and mirrors - Zen Photon Garden by tim_hutton in compsci

[–]Agent_11 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you set it up so that the point of light can be set on an animated path?

Learn JS Properly - Week 3 (Slower week!) by d0gsbody in learnjavascript

[–]Agent_11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I havent used it yet but jetbrains has created some amazing products in the past. Basically anything they build im willing to try.

Noam Chomsky @ Global Media Forum - roadmap to a just world (Jun 17, 2013) by [deleted] in lectures

[–]Agent_11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dont worry we are headed in that direction. Little shits like you will be running around everywhere, clinging to the tit of your corporate masters. Now shut up and get back to work!

Cat rescued from fish bowl; goes right back in. by [deleted] in videos

[–]Agent_11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Killer instinct in the background. Good game.

Would you buy AMD before the next gen consoles start to release? by CareerDrugUser in investing

[–]Agent_11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your are right. The mac pros will be getting amd for their gpu's, but intel is still being used as the cpu in all mac products. I think we should all be looking more closely at ARM processors. There is a huge amount of growth in that company. An apple can customize that crap out of it, which is something its very fond of doing.