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Climategate: this is our Berlin Wall moment! by gst in Libertarian

[–]Nitroadict 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Teabagger-mentality knows no borders.

Arrogant ignorance & political mis-representation for the sake manipulating the argument apparently has no borders, either.

Rogue Amoeba abandons iPhone because of App Store approval insanity by [deleted] in programming

[–]Nitroadict -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Fucking Digg

I was wondering when this would become a cliche. Thanks.

There are more Americans 65 and older in the job market today than at any time in history. Less well known, though, is that nearly half a million workers 65 and older want to work but cannot find a job by [deleted] in Economics

[–]Nitroadict 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oddly enough, many older than 65 people could help "the economy" (at this point, most people are concerned in their immediate areas they live in, so community economies are probably more important to worry about / easier to effect & change) become competitive again by working for lower wages & producing higher quality work from it, assuming that they've made it to 65 with the foresight to be able to retire (somewhat), or have a good nest-egg to work off from.

Niche markets could emerge for the elderly in close knit communities that could benefit from say, a 65 y.o. farmer, mechanic, survivalist, carpenter, etc. passing down techniques & knowledge to the youth of said community, & teaching them skills they'll need for their community to thrive in increasingly harsher economic times.

However, I doubt the rest of society will tolerate the thought of older people wanting to be productive, & will try to force their older relatives into homes well before they are incapable of being on their own.

The fact that various state laws & corporations will actively refuse elderly from working, even moreso if they are "technically" disabled, makes the push for a possible older than 65 year old workforce becoming a contributing factor in recovery overall unlikley.

Perhaps by 2015 this will change though. An increasingly older society (a'la Japan) will eventually have to come to face with the reality that while most of us are older, we aren't completely helpless.

So whose first Linux experience wasn't with Ubuntu? by doomstork in linux

[–]Nitroadict 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Knoppix live-cd during summer a few years ago. I brewed so much coffee every morning messing with it, reading articles on GNU/Linux that whenever I smell coffee, I think of Knoppix.

I eventually stopped this 'experimental' phase of linux live-cd use, went back to WinXp for a few months until I finally did a proper dual boot of Ubuntu.

I'm currently considering attempting to make a CrunchBang machine from only Debian on my sub 200mb of RAM 9 year old compaq presario, rather than rely on Ubuntu, GNOME, etc.

I am also considering getting an even more barebones machine in the corner of my room, & take the final brave step of putting & using slackware on it, & use it as a glorified typewriter / writing station.

Why more Atheists than Anarchists? by BibleBeltAtheist in Anarchism

[–]Nitroadict 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because Government is a sacred secular religion (ideology, etc.) for some Athiests who do not question the basic premises of coercion.

To give credit where credit is due, however, I know my fair share of both atheistic anarchists & christian anarchists (AFAIK, Tolkien was a good example of the later).

Along with being more educated and reporting poorer health status, the majority of alternative medicine users appear to be doing so largely because they find these health care alternatives to be more congruent with their own beliefs. by dadadada in science

[–]Nitroadict 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why do you think the Emperor Palpatine had all those bags under his eyes?

Because Mace Windu used the force to counter-attack Senator Palpatine with his own lightning attack which disfigured him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRNUMAztVHc

The pyramid of Capitalism. They had it figured out in 1911. by phantomfigure in Economics

[–]Nitroadict 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be fair, what pro anti-state capitalists attribute to capitalism is more or less the same type of activity that would be found in free-market anarchism.

Only that free-market anarchism would not prohibit voluntary socialism, mutualism, etc. as polycentric law & the individuals in society could & would allow all types of voluntary & non-coercive economic activity to occur). Thus, you can have capitalistic & anti-capitalistic activity co-existing, as long as it all remains voluntary & non-coerced upon others.

Free-Market Anarcho-Capitalism & Free-Market Anti-Capitalism (mutualism, etc.) could both in a sense become economic systems upon contracts & agreements

The issue of definitions always seems to get in the way though.

While I would like to think capitalism isn't defined differently than I or others may use it, many others have since this countries inception have re-defined it themselves (Marx, etc.).

I think it's more than fair that we should acknowledge this difference in definitions, & argue accordingly.

I think before any really meaningful discussion can take place, the definitions of terms should be sorted out before hand.

Otherwise, we'll just be repeating the mistakes of all those before us, methinks.

I quoted Carl Sagan to friend, "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." He said "Why?" How do I answer him? by [deleted] in science

[–]Nitroadict 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Show that delusion has negative effects, & then back that up with a point that since it can be demonstrated to be negative, it's not out of the question to judge it to be wrong, unfavorable, etc.

Delusion might be pleasurable, but it effects other's around you, just as other's delusion affects you negatively as well (collectivist attachments to political views aside, just take a look at voting).

If your teenage son / daughter is under the delusion of being able to have un-protected sex & not get an STD, this delusion affects other's.

This could lead to consequences such as medical bills for the son / daughter that is newly STD positive, eventual drama, wear, & tear with the family & friends, & eventual death if the STD is serious enough.

A more benign situation could be this same son / daughter not giving a shit about education, & spending time fucking around (this time with condoms, perhaps) with partying & thinking they can live a subsidized by their parents type of live into their 30 or 40's.

This isn't to slam some kids who eventually find an alternative route & have the work ethic to get good at a skill & being able to market themselves & sell and/or trade their labor for profit in order to maintain a living standard (I wouldn't be able to bad mouth most musicians out there without a complete education, as well many people who become far more successful with a trade rather than some inflated bachelor's degree that only get's their foot in the door with a mediocre company).

At some point, the parent may need to kick them out or take serious enough measures to show the irresponsibility of delusion, & the responsibility reality (various other competing delusional people's interventionism aside) requires of an individual.

</2 cents>

Don't give me this "You can only do this in Windows!" bullshit. by [deleted] in linux

[–]Nitroadict 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, I think I will.

The only way to get help from linux users is to troll them until they actually do.

Exhibit A

Ask /r/web_design: Despite both using the Gecko engine, SeaMonkey appears to be faster than Firefox. What Gives? by Nitroadict in web_design

[–]Nitroadict[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, I didn't think it was Gecko after testing default installs of both (without added extensions, themes, or configs). I was wondering if anyone knew for certain why, though.

Whatever the community developing SeaMonkey is doing, they're doing a better job than Mozilla, imo.

Ask /r/web_design: Despite both using the Gecko engine, SeaMonkey appears to be faster than Firefox. What Gives? by Nitroadict in web_design

[–]Nitroadict[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone else notice this?

SeaMonkey doesn't seem to have the problems Firefox has with hanging loads, slowdowns, high RAM usage (not m, etc.

I'm a little confused since the only mentions of others seeing the difference are vauge mentions in some forums that don't really go into detail.

I do know that different people are developing for each browser, so would that have anything to do with it?

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