I greatly disliked that if I wanted to comment on some stupid video, it was linked to a wok related identifier (since I have a Google apps for business account).
Basically I stopped commenting on YouTube videos at all and greatly reduced my watching of them... hmm, perhaps I should thank them.
I have only one FaceBook Account (that someone I deal w/ online almost forced me to get), and there, I entered a fake name and carry on my work.
I think the reason Google+ failed was - who needs another FaceBook? If one wanted FaceBook, one could always use the original & real one - why migrate to that? But you are right - trying to coax me to use Google+ from my real account was annoying. Also, if I do a Google search on my real name, I see pictures that I had uploaded into Picasso a while ago that I thought was private! So while I still have a gmail account, I use it only for mail, and absolutely nothing else. And it's one of several accounts that I use.
Google Answers.
Google Shopping.
Goog-411.
Google Buzz.
Google Wave.
Google Video.
iGoogle.
I don't trust Google to keep it around once it's no longer in Google's best interests to do so and since social networking isn't Google's focus or primary source of revenue, I can't trust that.
It's not that I begrudge them the decision to do what's in their own best interests but I have that same decision to make and Google+ doesn't align with them.
LK
Why are you trying to break the internet?
That has nothing to do with the wording people are arguing over
No, that's EXACTLY what people are arguing about. You say "A is ten times smaller than B" when B is already understood to be small compared to something else. The implication in that sentence is that B is already known for its smallness, and A is even smaller. Except, people use that same construction even when B isn't considered small. They use that incorrect connotation when what they're really trying to say is, "B is big, but A is only a tenth as big."
A is ten times smaller than B
So what you're saying is, "B is already small, and A is even smaller."
Right?
Are you presuming that someone already understands B to be considered small? What is B small compared to?
Don't you find it interesting that this incident occurred while Snowden was in Russia? Maybe he gave them the White House wifi password in exchange for his 1-year visa.
Oh come *on!* It's not too hard to guess, it's the same one in 10 Downing St!
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You'll have to be more specific than that if you want to arrive at a useful understanding. I'm pretty sure that Shinto has nothing to do with it, unlike events in the 1940s. It makes a difference.
You might want to spend some time considering the implications of the difference between domestic violence and deliberate terrorist attacks intended to produce mass casualties.
No condescending comments from Barack Obama about how the 80s called and wants their foreign policy back?
LK
Actually, we did. Like most Americans, sadly, you know nothing of history beyond, say, 1980 or some such. If you did know some history, you would know
Like many people on Slashdot you seem to have a defective knowledge of history and the church.
If one were to look into the history they would find that you either grossly exagerate on these matters, or are simply wrong. Many of the early colonies were formed by religous sects coming from Europe. Once in America they adopted the European customs of institutionalizing the church with the government. Although in some colonies other sects were persecuted, few were killed. In any case it was nothing like the scale or severity of European persecution. Other colonies had different views. Rhode Island was formed with the ideal of religious tolerence, and other colonies were adopting laws for tolerance by 1650. Eventually all of the colonies adeopted the US Constitution, became states, and moved past that.
As to the "Christian justifications for the genocide against American Indians" I have to ask, what genocide are you referring to? There wasn't one.
Reject the Lie of White "Genocide" Against Native Americans
Were American Indians the Victims of Genocide?
As to your claims about "lines of Christian preachers submitted tons of briefs, all saying that their Christian God had deemed that black people were inherently inferior and not worthy of any basic human rights" in the case of Loving vs Virginia, which briefs are you referring to? The only brief I see listed from an organization claiming church affiliation was against Virginia's law.
LOVING v. VIRGINIA, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
Briefs of amici curiae, urging reversal, were filed by William M. Lewers and William B. Ball for the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice et al.; [388 U.S. 1, 2] by Robert L. Carter and Andrew D. Weinberger for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and by Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III and Michael Meltsner for the N. A. A. C. P. Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
T. W. Bruton, Attorney General, and Ralph Moody, Deputy Attorney General, filed a brief for the State of North Carolina, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance
So it looks to me that your disparagement of Christians is based on what is essentially one half-truth and two whole lies.
Now that would be bad in and of itself, but you also overlook the many positive contributions made by Christians.
The abolition of slavery - Christian and churches drove the abolisionist movement. Perhaps you could start with this man:
William Wilberforce - the story told in this wonderful movie: Amazing Grace, released in 2007
Higher Education - Many of America's first colleges were formed by churches.
Health Care - Many hospitals have been founded by churches, or with church backing.
The Civil Right movement - Once again many churches were participants in the Civil Rights movement
There are many more that could be added to that.
Yeah, you Christians are really, really superior to other religions....
Moving past the half-truth and falsehoods you wrote certainly seems to make for a better record to reflect upon.
No one will listen to recorded, broadcast lessons. They want a live teacher giving a lecture.
They tried that with sports and no one watches sports broadcasts. Everyone goes to a local game instead, even though the local performances aren't as good as the best athletes in the world.
They tried that with dramatic performances, and no one watches movies. Everyone would rather go to a community theater performance.
They tried that with music, and no one listens to pre-recorded music. Everyone would rather listen to a live performance.
Recorded content and broadcasting are a fad.
Having the ultimate cartel, the government, manage the rules is not the same as actual marketplace competition
Of course. But when you don't have competition anyway, nor any good way to create any, regulation is a better-then-the-alternative last resort.
The non-removable Apple Watch begins blinking when you need to make a visit to the doctor. After 24 hours it starts beeping. Shortly thereafter it also beacons over a cellular link so the attendants can easily locate you.
This is entirely necessary. Healthcare has a social cost, and you need to be socially responsible about your health, citizen.
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.
