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By R Mutt (Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 12:25:41 AM EST) (all tags)

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The Sirens of Titan | 18 comments (18 topical, 0 hidden) | Trackback

Welcome back by hulver (3.00 / 0) #1 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 01:20:32 AM EST

Neural implants for the disabled. What's the first thing they think of? To help them browse the web.
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Indeed by R Mutt (6.00 / 1) #2 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 01:31:23 AM EST

Nobody considers their need to get on the P2P networks...

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don't be cruel by martingale (6.00 / 1) #4 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 01:55:03 AM EST

How would you like to download pr0n and be in no position to react to it?
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: Someone who might know: by MohammedNiyalSayeed (3.00 / 0) #16 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 06:48:12 AM EST

Jean Cocteau.

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You can build the most elegant fountain in the world, but eventually a winged rat will be using it as a drinking bowl.
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Charitable states by nebbish (6.00 / 1) #3 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 01:43:46 AM EST

Does charity include the Church of Millionaire Ministers and the like?

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It's political correctness gone mad!

No Oceans ? by Phage (3.00 / 0) #5 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 02:07:53 AM EST

With just one article several plotlines from my favourite pulp SF have irrevocably made as obsolete as HG Wells and Heinlein.

For some strange reason that smarts.

Founder member Golgafrinchan 'B' Ark

That charitable states table by GoStone (3.00 / 0) #6 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 02:23:59 AM EST

uses a completely bogus methodology. They must have tried a million ways and chosen the one that gave the best result.

Not that I give a damn. I'm not feeling very charitable myself towards the lot of them.

You, sir, are a Man of Science. by ti dave (3.00 / 0) #8 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 02:55:22 AM EST

That was a truly astounding rebuttal. Randi tips his hat in your general direction.

I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do.
The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. --W.S. Burroughs
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why do I suddently get this picture in my head? by martingale (3.00 / 0) #9 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 03:15:30 AM EST

...Of Mike Myers dancing wildly while saying "I'm Randi, baby I'm Randi!!"
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And you are a man of sarcasm by GoStone (3.00 / 0) #10 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 04:06:09 AM EST

Which covers a lack of intellect. I presume, from your tone, you find the methodology convincing.

Take two lists of state characteristics. Sort each. Assign numbers to each state according to their position in each list. Subtract one set of numbers from the other. What do you get?

<silence>

That's right. Nothing in particular. It is a table of nothing in particular.

Example, New York, the 9th highest charitable state has a final 'value' of -5. In what units would that be?

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well duh! by Dr H0ffm4n (6.00 / 2) #11 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 04:32:08 AM EST

generosity points of course

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Yes, that was sarcasm. Good job. by ti dave (3.00 / 0) #12 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 04:35:05 AM EST

Also, my lack of intellect was miraculously overcome when I managed to read the technical notes for the index.
Through sheer accident, I somehow managed to learn that the Generosity Index

is a "crude but telling" indicator; it is not scientific (e.g., economics, sociology) but it is educational, and specifically for donor education.

and that

It tells people roughly where they stand in comparison with their peers in other communities, in the relation between their respective ranks in income and in charitable giving.

which is about a half of a parsec further than you managed to travel, genius.

I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do.
The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. --W.S. Burroughs
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like I said by GoStone (3.00 / 0) #13 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 04:40:54 AM EST

completely bogus

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Yes, *totally* without merit. by ti dave (3.00 / 0) #14 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 04:48:49 AM EST

After this thread, you may want to re-calibrate your sarcasmomter.

I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do.
The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. --W.S. Burroughs
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I happen to think by GoStone (3.00 / 0) #15 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 05:04:49 AM EST

the table is totally without merit. It suggests that the given ordering has some meaning which it doesn't. It is not 'telling' in any way, except of their desire to mislead their audience.

My sarcometer stands as it is. Broken though it may be, I'm not letting you get your hands on it.

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: Yay! by Breaker (3.00 / 0) #17 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 09:23:21 AM EST

Fight, fight, fight!
Haven't seen any flamage on HuSi for ages...

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Tate Modern and MOMA compete? by nebbish (6.00 / 1) #7 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 02:28:32 AM EST

Compete for what? When I want to go to an art gallery, I can't say I sit down to decide whether I want to go to one in London or one in New York.

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It's political correctness gone mad!

: Executive summary of the article by espickle (3.00 / 0) #18 Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 12:34:55 PM EST

Tate Modern decides to display their art non-linearly, startling critics and confusing the public. Art critics rabidly jump up and down like excited simians flinging poop, and proclaim Tate Modern as "the most famous and glamorous modern art institution in the world." Bragging match similar to e-penis waving ensues.

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