I think different points of view should be encouraged, but perhaps Fox News is a little too biased. Perhaps CNBC or Bloomberg / BBC for the financial/global viewpoints
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"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
I've never seen more than a little of MSNBC, but I'm pretty sure it does not fudge details, manipulate facts, or misinform viewers to the degree that Fox does
I think different points of view should be encouraged, but perhaps Fox News is a little too biased. Perhaps CNBC or Bloomberg / BBC for the financial/global viewpoints
I have no problem with a conservative opinion channel. They deserve every right to have their opinions heard.
I just don't want them lying so blatantly about so much.
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So pillars of the earth is some of the best television in ages.
For those of you who have not watched this yet, I STRONGLY suggest you scrounge up a copy.
Ian McShane has never been so fantastic a bastard as he is in this show.
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Let's play Mario Kart or something...
And a hive mind will be death to the species. Say good bye to innovation.
1. why would innovation be gone?
2. and why is that a bad thing?
A culture needs new input to thrive, otherwise it stagnates. A gene pool needs to bring in outside material or it gets faulty. If you remove the individuality and press our species's consciousness into one large entity all this will be impossible. We'll run out of steam unless we exist at the most basic level of necessary functions.
Because innovation is always going to be required.
the human race as a whole gets no outside material - the gene pool would be fine
new input would still be there - all input is not from other people
and we'd still be able to think of new things - a single mind can innovate just fine on it's own, the difference now would be that the single mind would have the full knowledge of humanity availible
I think different points of view should be encouraged, but perhaps Fox News is a little too biased. Perhaps CNBC or Bloomberg / BBC for the financial/global viewpoints
I have no problem with a conservative opinion channel. They deserve every right to have their opinions heard.
I just don't want them lying so blatantly about so much.
I agree, which is why I stated Fox in the first place, but of course then I realized they lie and distort a shit ton.
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KageraImitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered Userregular
I've never seen more than a little of MSNBC, but I'm pretty sure it does not fudge details, manipulate facts, or misinform viewers to the degree that Fox does
do you seriously not understand why there might be downsides to feeling the thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations of billions of other people?
Well, there would be no more war, conflict or strife of any kind I would imagine... The hungry would be fed, the sick cared for...
not necessarily true - if a hivemind sees everybody as equal parts to itself, it will let parts die in order to preserve resources and keep the healthy portions functioning correctly.
I look forward to the sequel to Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrel though, mostly because the author is brilliant, she's taking her time, and the premise sounds good.
Its supposed to focus on Childermass and Vincules and the aftermath of the incidents in the first book years later.
Re: JS&MrN: Conflicting opinions! Given the other favorites listed I think I'm gonna keep this on my "to read" list. Stuff like this is why I wish mini-series were more popular. Stuff that would stink as a movie, sometimes would make a pretty good mini-series.
Re: Eddy sitting on the fence posts in the fields of punditry: Good view from up here huh?
do you seriously not understand why there might be downsides to feeling the thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations of billions of other people?
Well, there would be no more war, conflict or strife of any kind I would imagine... The hungry would be fed, the sick cared for...
not necessarily true - if a hivemind sees everybody as equal parts to itself, it will let parts die in order to preserve resources and keep the healthy portions functioning correctly.
But feeling the cost in life and comfort, we'd be able to truly appreciate its value. No sacrifice would be meaningless, no suffering would be wrongfully ignored.
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I was reading about baby names and Isabella has been one of the most popular girl names for the past couple of years.
I think it might be number one.
People are naming their children after Twilight.
Just thought I'd let y'all know.
It's pretty common for childrens names to be related to horrible bits of media.
Also consider the correlation less than adequate education has with consuming poor media and believing things like "if he comes while the girl is on top you can't get pregnant" or "two condoms is always better than one" and it's really not a far stretch.
do you seriously not understand why there might be downsides to feeling the thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations of billions of other people?
Well, there would be no more war, conflict or strife of any kind I would imagine... The hungry would be fed, the sick cared for...
not necessarily true - if a hivemind sees everybody as equal parts to itself, it will let parts die in order to preserve resources and keep the healthy portions functioning correctly.
But feeling the cost in life and comfort, we'd be able to truly appreciate its value. No sacrifice would be meaningless, no suffering would be wrongfully ignored.
or we're just as expendable because we are gears in a machine. tell me, do you have a stronger emotional connection to one of your internal organs over another?
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KageraImitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered Userregular
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My everything.
MSNBC should come out of the closet as Obama's Cheer Leader Network just like FNC should come out as RNCNC
Dude, use a spoon or something.
You have a fully developed brain I'm assuming.
And thumbs.
I feel that, at the very least, a shared and perpetual human understand and experience would grant us at least proximity to that.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
/hides from shit storm.
cold + cat allergies + cigarette smoke + asthma =
HRRURKWHEEZECOOUGHWHEEZEHRRRUKHUUUHGH
*shalllow breaths and sore respiratory system*
Get in me now
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
Chair-lamp!
I have no problem with a conservative opinion channel. They deserve every right to have their opinions heard.
I just don't want them lying so blatantly about so much.
For those of you who have not watched this yet, I STRONGLY suggest you scrounge up a copy.
Ian McShane has never been so fantastic a bastard as he is in this show.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
the human race as a whole gets no outside material - the gene pool would be fine
new input would still be there - all input is not from other people
and we'd still be able to think of new things - a single mind can innovate just fine on it's own, the difference now would be that the single mind would have the full knowledge of humanity availible
Well, there would be no more war, conflict or strife of any kind I would imagine... The hungry would be fed, the sick cared for...
I do my best to not feel my own pain, don't make me start feeling other people's pain. This is detrimental to my inner psychological endeavors.
Just tax me and fix what problems crop up with that money.
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I think it might be number one.
People are naming their children after Twilight.
Just thought I'd let y'all know.
Chlamp.
I agree, which is why I stated Fox in the first place, but of course then I realized they lie and distort a shit ton.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
And double rainbows on every horizon!
Lair champ.
no, my brain is faulty
first I look aat my finger and go "why is there a huge gash in this? When did that happen?"
and then I'm like man I don't want all the tabasco in one lump I'll just spread this out real quick
Okay
I thought it was due to the renewed interest of Queen Isabella, the beautiful queen of Aragon
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
not necessarily true - if a hivemind sees everybody as equal parts to itself, it will let parts die in order to preserve resources and keep the healthy portions functioning correctly.
Its supposed to focus on Childermass and Vincules and the aftermath of the incidents in the first book years later.
Lairmp.
I don't necessarily believe this, as feeling pain does not necessarily motivate us to fix it, nor to fix it in the healthiest manner possible.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Re: Eddy sitting on the fence posts in the fields of punditry: Good view from up here huh?
But feeling the cost in life and comfort, we'd be able to truly appreciate its value. No sacrifice would be meaningless, no suffering would be wrongfully ignored.
Excellent I can sit on one in my jorts.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
It's pretty common for childrens names to be related to horrible bits of media.
Also consider the correlation less than adequate education has with consuming poor media and believing things like "if he comes while the girl is on top you can't get pregnant" or "two condoms is always better than one" and it's really not a far stretch.
Champ.
or we're just as expendable because we are gears in a machine. tell me, do you have a stronger emotional connection to one of your internal organs over another?
Why does no one ever think perhaps the people just love Ms. Rossellinni that much?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MakIB_IJnu0&feature=related
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The most powerful human motivator has always been self-interest. Has it not?
As long as our goal as a society is to just....function. Never making anything original, never progressing.