Feb 14
CBSeattle commented on A Court to Approve Drone Strikes?.
CBSeattle commented on A Court to Approve Drone Strikes?.
I'm not a crazy Republican, so don't freak out on me when I ask this question...
What's the difference between the following things:
1. A group of soldiers in a guerilla-style war killing someone they believe to be the enemy. This has been happening since the World War I.
2. An SAS-style strike team being landed in a hostile environment to kill a known enemy. True since World War II if not before.
3. "Surgical" bombing strikes against known enemies. It's been happening since planes became part of warfare.
4. An un-manned strike against a known enemy controlled by remote military personnel.
In all cases, there is no court to decide whether the targets are actually proven enemies and no review of whether they should be killed.
So why the extra fuss about whether someone is in the plane or not?
What's the difference between the following things:
1. A group of soldiers in a guerilla-style war killing someone they believe to be the enemy. This has been happening since the World War I.
2. An SAS-style strike team being landed in a hostile environment to kill a known enemy. True since World War II if not before.
3. "Surgical" bombing strikes against known enemies. It's been happening since planes became part of warfare.
4. An un-manned strike against a known enemy controlled by remote military personnel.
In all cases, there is no court to decide whether the targets are actually proven enemies and no review of whether they should be killed.
So why the extra fuss about whether someone is in the plane or not?
Feb 7
CBSeattle commented on A PC by Any Other Name?.
CBSeattle commented on A PC by Any Other Name?.
@12 Fair enough. I wish I knew how that perception would have any impact on the industry but I guess my expectations for a quick slog post were a bit high. Thanks for chatting about it.
Feb 7
CBSeattle commented on A PC by Any Other Name?.
CBSeattle commented on A PC by Any Other Name?.
@6 (Goldy)
Thanks for the response and apologies for the harshness, but your expertise isn't showing up in this post. I agree we are a high tech city and it's a relevant topic. I agree that slog covers pretty much everything. What is missing from your post is:
Why should I care how some research firm counts PCs? what is the impact on the industry (or anyone for that matter)? Will Microsoft benefit from this way of counting PCs or be hurt by it? Will anyone be affected?
I also have a background in technology and I really can't see why it matters? But maybe it does and it would help if your post gave even a minor hint as to why. Isn't that journalism 101 whether you are blogging or not?
Thanks for the response and apologies for the harshness, but your expertise isn't showing up in this post. I agree we are a high tech city and it's a relevant topic. I agree that slog covers pretty much everything. What is missing from your post is:
Why should I care how some research firm counts PCs? what is the impact on the industry (or anyone for that matter)? Will Microsoft benefit from this way of counting PCs or be hurt by it? Will anyone be affected?
I also have a background in technology and I really can't see why it matters? But maybe it does and it would help if your post gave even a minor hint as to why. Isn't that journalism 101 whether you are blogging or not?
Feb 7
CBSeattle commented on A PC by Any Other Name?.
CBSeattle commented on A PC by Any Other Name?.
@4 That's a fair point.
The Stranger plays an odd role in Seattle journalism which can confuse expectations. On the one hand they are a serious local news organization that can inform and sway public opinion. On the other hand they are an "alt" paper that covers topics that might not be part of anything we traditionally think of as "news" (of course that is increasingly true of all media). And of course in everything they do they are typically irreverent and ultra liberal.
I'm good with all of the above. Mudede's philosophical wanderings may be of interest to some and annoying to others, but he knows what he is talking about.
I guess I felt the need to comment because I appreciate The Stranger and I don't like to see it's value reduced. Any topic is fair game but don't you think the person writing it has a minimal responsibility to:
1. Know the topic
2. Tell us why it should matter to us?
That said, sniping from the sidelines is easy and rarely constructive so perhaps you are right.
The Stranger plays an odd role in Seattle journalism which can confuse expectations. On the one hand they are a serious local news organization that can inform and sway public opinion. On the other hand they are an "alt" paper that covers topics that might not be part of anything we traditionally think of as "news" (of course that is increasingly true of all media). And of course in everything they do they are typically irreverent and ultra liberal.
I'm good with all of the above. Mudede's philosophical wanderings may be of interest to some and annoying to others, but he knows what he is talking about.
I guess I felt the need to comment because I appreciate The Stranger and I don't like to see it's value reduced. Any topic is fair game but don't you think the person writing it has a minimal responsibility to:
1. Know the topic
2. Tell us why it should matter to us?
That said, sniping from the sidelines is easy and rarely constructive so perhaps you are right.
Feb 7
CBSeattle commented on A PC by Any Other Name?.
CBSeattle commented on A PC by Any Other Name?.
1. I'd have to agree with your penultimate sentence.
2. Is this what passes for news or a topic of interest at The Stranger these days?
3. Assuming for some strange reason that the answer to #2 is "yes" then are you the person to cover it?
4. If "yes" to #3 then maybe you could give us a context in which we should give a shit? i.e. will this have any impact on anything I could possibly care about even a little bit?
2. Is this what passes for news or a topic of interest at The Stranger these days?
3. Assuming for some strange reason that the answer to #2 is "yes" then are you the person to cover it?
4. If "yes" to #3 then maybe you could give us a context in which we should give a shit? i.e. will this have any impact on anything I could possibly care about even a little bit?
Nov 19, 2012
CBSeattle commented on Fuck These People.
CBSeattle commented on Fuck These People.
You've solved the budget problem! The moocher red states can all agree that they will take no more than they give starting Jan 1st. That should help balance the federal books.
Jun 1, 2012
CBSeattle commented on A Multitude of Singularities.
CBSeattle commented on A Multitude of Singularities.
@sparkydive right on!
@gladysgrunt I lived and went to school in London, my brother lived in Windsor area and my girlfriend in Ramsgate. I know the place pretty well and I can attest to the fact that the only good thing the British can cook is fish & chips, cornish pasties, steak and kidney pie and perhaps roast beef and yorkshire pudding.
There is good food in England - Indian, Chinese in particular, but as far as English cooking goes, it's godawful. That said, the same can be said for most American cooking with the exception of BBQ, most meats that are just grilled, etc.
Recently the USA has actually developed a style of cooking that is simpler and founded on fresh produce with minimal intervention so it has entered a new phase. I'm sure the same is probably true of the U.K. so I imagine that much of our opinions are based on our ages.
@gladysgrunt I lived and went to school in London, my brother lived in Windsor area and my girlfriend in Ramsgate. I know the place pretty well and I can attest to the fact that the only good thing the British can cook is fish & chips, cornish pasties, steak and kidney pie and perhaps roast beef and yorkshire pudding.
There is good food in England - Indian, Chinese in particular, but as far as English cooking goes, it's godawful. That said, the same can be said for most American cooking with the exception of BBQ, most meats that are just grilled, etc.
Recently the USA has actually developed a style of cooking that is simpler and founded on fresh produce with minimal intervention so it has entered a new phase. I'm sure the same is probably true of the U.K. so I imagine that much of our opinions are based on our ages.
May 20, 2012
CBSeattle commented on Our First President: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
CBSeattle commented on Our First President: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
I hope you are being facetious, but just in case, what all these people are saying is "since" the 50's. In other words, when you look at the statistics you can't find a number as high (or as low) since the 1950's.
It's not that they are advocating the 50's (although obviously some people do), it is a standard description of the numbers over time. For example, you equally commonly hear "since the Great Depression" in the cases where there have been no higher (or lower) numbers since then.
It's not an accident that measurements may refer to the the 20's and 50's since they were both times of extreme economic and social tumult.
The 20's created the post-WW1 world and the 50's the post-WW2 world. Get it now?
It's not that they are advocating the 50's (although obviously some people do), it is a standard description of the numbers over time. For example, you equally commonly hear "since the Great Depression" in the cases where there have been no higher (or lower) numbers since then.
It's not an accident that measurements may refer to the the 20's and 50's since they were both times of extreme economic and social tumult.
The 20's created the post-WW1 world and the 50's the post-WW2 world. Get it now?
May 8, 2012
CBSeattle commented on It's Time to Embrace Inflation.
CBSeattle commented on It's Time to Embrace Inflation.
I just want to say how great it is that this discussion has become one based on people who have differing opinions (albeit with the same objective) who are offering up actual information to support their opinion. The original post and the earlier comments made me think that The Stranger had gone to hell in a handbasket. Thanks for restoring my faith.
@24 You are quite right other than in suggeting that what you are saying is what Goldy said. He said nothing of the kind and that was the problem.
@29 Thank you!
Generally speaking, direct stimulus would appear to be a decent alternative but experience (see Great Depression followed by stimulus) is probably not effective in getting us out unless it is massive beyond anything anyone could imagine (see Great Depression followed by WWII which is what snapped it).
Ultimately some longer term sensible financial management (the kind that virtually anyone could understand) is probably the best formula. Control spending better and increase revenues from people who are least harmed by the increase and who have benefitted most by living in this country ( i.e. don't swing for the fences and don't score a home run, don't steal bases, just work on that "on base" %).
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@24 You are quite right other than in suggeting that what you are saying is what Goldy said. He said nothing of the kind and that was the problem.
@29 Thank you!
Generally speaking, direct stimulus would appear to be a decent alternative but experience (see Great Depression followed by stimulus) is probably not effective in getting us out unless it is massive beyond anything anyone could imagine (see Great Depression followed by WWII which is what snapped it).
Ultimately some longer term sensible financial management (the kind that virtually anyone could understand) is probably the best formula. Control spending better and increase revenues from people who are least harmed by the increase and who have benefitted most by living in this country ( i.e. don't swing for the fences and don't score a home run, don't steal bases, just work on that "on base" %).
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Paul Constant is not only a a great writer and reviewer but he is also clearly a card-carrying liberal and proud of it. I don't know whether he is an Eisenhower fan, and neither do you.
More to the point, I think it is unlikely that the Nixon mind could have been saved by the respect of his boss - maybe his parents earlier on - but it's probably fair to say that it didn't help.