That's pretty much my biggest issue with ads. Want to try selling me something, sure. I really don't have a problem with a respectable attempt to demonstrate a products value. I do have a problem when the person doing it is all but flat out stating that they feel we're drooling morons. The chances I've had to actually talk to people involved with advertising has made it pretty clear that the industry has no desire to move away from that model. Unless they do, I also don't feel bad about getting shows from newsgroups with the ads cut out, using adblock when it works, or even just staring at a blank screen for 90 seconds rather than watch a 30 second commercial in those instances when it doesn't function properly.

Order delivery online, instructions to go around to the room's window.

That's something you realize as time goes on, or at least should. Life is horribly short, and often times other people's will be cut even shorter. Throwing away time with the people you love in order to be behind a desk too much is about the stupidest thing one can do. Better to be unemployed for a small time than to lose a decade into overtime.

Was this not an experiment?

No, that'd be tossed out by any journal for having horrible methodology. None of those are experiments. An experiment isn't just seeing something happening and noting the results. You need tight controls that get rid of every possible unwanted variable that can be removed.

The fact that so many people base their views on bad science fiction is why private groups need to. They're walking into the 'haunted house" for the people scared of ghosts.

We? First and foremost we're human. Accidents of birth, where we are born and raised, really shouldn't matter that much to one's self image. Empires rise, empires fall. That's just the nature of things. Which ruler has claimed you as property shouldn't determine whether you applaud advancement in one area or another.

People freak out over things that are new and different. Even more so for things that impact one's lifestyle. The same thing happened with the ipad. Additionally it has a lot to do with geek culture in general. For as much as techy people like to pat themselves on the back when it comes to standing outside trends, the reality is that it's a remarkably stagnant and brittle subculture that's even more terrified of change than that of the average person.

The majority of places I've worked that really put effort into keeping a stocked kitchen do so for pretty manipulative reasons. They plan on absurd amounts of overtime or even unpaid hours and know that people are going to be less inclined to agree if their body is screaming for dinner.

It lacks specifics and relies on fear, uncertainty and doubt. Even if the conclusion goes along with facts, the actual argument used can still be FUD.

It's a hunger for feel good infotainment in quick easy to digest sizes. There's a world of difference between actual education and hearing an educated person tell stories about their life and discoveries. I've known tons of people who like TED talks, or watching pop-science documentaries. Not once, not even a single time, have I see anyone of them actually take that interest to the next level and start to gain a real education or understanding of the subject.

It's that lack of self awareness that really amazes me. It's one thing if it's an 18 year old raging about this. But most often it seems to be older people who already went through one "I'm so mad if you have this device!" stage of life before adapting to it and jumping on board. Even if one wasn't personally part of it, you'd sure think that the very recent example there would highlight the nature of changing social trends in the wake of new technologies.

And that's not even counting the fact that sunglasses with hidden cameras have been common for around a decade as well. And that's just the cheapo bargain basement stuff. I feel like people are going to start being shocked to discover that mp3 players exist too.

Wait, he said a swear when I robbed him? Well he obviously deserved it!

I wish more people realized just how bad the average driver is. Almost nobody wants to admit to themselves that they risk other people's live son a frequent basis for minor personal gain. But that's just the reality of anyone who's ever driven to work when tired. To admit cars like this are a good idea is to admit that you've been willing to kill or cripple other people for a paycheck. Then again I'm a bit bitter because I was crippled in a car accident by an idiot who thought she could drive on no sleep on an icy road.

I don't think there is one within the generations alive right now. The only real plan I think is to simply live, expand options as much as possible for the next generation and then die to make room. Then repeat as needed until incremental change makes for a wider one or at least provides for additional options for our great great grandkids to work with.