Comment NFTs are a scam (Score 0) 20
If you ever needed extra evidence that NFTs are a scam, China has their own NFT industry-backed blockchain infrastructure. That's all you should need to know.
If you ever needed extra evidence that NFTs are a scam, China has their own NFT industry-backed blockchain infrastructure. That's all you should need to know.
Amen to that. I wish them happier times going forward.
Completely off topic, but am I the only one annoyed by the Slashdot quote today at the bottom of the page? Are they trolling, or did they purposely print that misquote? lol What would Ash say about this?
"Gort, klaatu nikto barada." -- The Day the Earth Stood Still
OK... that made me laugh! lol
That whole landmine story still doesn't sit well with me. It's not very good border security if a couple guys with a backpack full of mines can just wander around un-noticed.
Yeah, I get that they're set up against a large full scale invasion, but you'd think with all the fancy technology they have on display, and especially with previous small-team infiltrations, they would be on top of things. (I know, I know, armchair quarterbacking.)
I'll armchair quarterback with you... It seems insane that anything like that could happen along a DMZ.
Hovercraft aren't generally classified as defensive vehicles.
Seems you've never attempted (or died futilely trying) an amphibious assault through an impenetrable wall of hovercraft full of eels.
Aaaaand... here come the Hungarians.
Maybe now we can track down the guy that wrote that Volkswagen code? I'll be right there... need to grab my pitchfork.
You left off the traditional Twilight Zone Marathon!
I split my time with that and the Honeymooners Marathon, but I think that may only be in the NYC area.
I Am Not a Bot
I somehow can only read that hearing Richard Nixon's voice in my head saying it. heh
Also, what are the odds that the counter takes account cancellations into account? Accounts that have been removed since the hack likely aren't considered for that rolling counter.
Are there exceptions (or clarifications) to Godwin's Law? What if the topic is about Hitler or Nazis? Is there another law that applies when this mashup happens?
Do consider that they can make whatever changes are necessary for television to spice it up some. TV shows that are very slow don't often make it. TV has a pretty brisk pace to it. Straczynski is an accomplished writer for the small screen, so I have hopes for this one; he won't leave us bored.
There have been 355 mass-shootings so far this year.
This statistic has been widely quoted, but it is a bit misleading. If you count every guy who shot at more than one person while robbing a liquor store a "mass-shooting", then yes, you will have stats like that. The truth is that we have had something like 74 true spree-shooting in the past 21 years. I might be mildly off, but I know I am correct or fairly close. Don't mix up all of the dopes robbing a convenience store with the loons who go into a movie theater and shoot people with the pure intent to kill.
Also, gun ownership has gone up more than 50% in the past 20 years and gun violence has actually dropped by about the same amount. It is just the big, flashy, spree-killings that are happening more often in recent years/month that make people nervous.
Many people make fun of Donald Trump or don't take him seriously. What most don't realize is that he is represents the pinnacle of what the Republican Party has become. All that he says is little more than populist slurs and factually incorrect statements, barring any context. He is extremely anti social, anti socialist and very pro industry and military. He resents using government money for social programs but has no problems spending the same taxpayer money for military projects. His world view is an immature outlook where the US is at the center and the rest is a nuisance or a playground for the military. He willingly and knowingly misleads the public using fear, uncertainty and doubt tactics. When he's on television he revels in the attention and uses it to entertain people with outlandish rants and to polish his public image as an anti-establishment rebel, while saying absolutely nothing of consequence. He is the kind of person that can only appeal to, for lack of a better word: white trash and its scary that it has come so far that he reaches mass appeal in the US. Abraham Lincoln must be turning in his grave from what his party has become.
This hits it out of the park. Perfect explanation. I'd give you mod points if I had any today.
Pascal is not a high-level language. -- Steven Feiner
