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schestowitz"Jan 05 00:05
schestowitz100% Linux MyselfJan 05 00:05
schestowitz1 Desktop machine on Arch LinuxJan 05 00:05
schestowitz1 Home file and media server of ArchJan 05 00:05
schestowitz1 Laptop on ArchJan 05 00:05
schestowitz1 Kids desktop on LInux Mint 10Jan 05 00:05
schestowitz1 Wife's Laptop on Linux Mint 10Jan 05 00:05
schestowitzAlso serve as tech support for wifes MacBook ProJan 05 00:05
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1133763Jan 05 00:05
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schestowitzFor me it's Linux on the laptop, the home server, the desktop, the Web server, the VOIP phone, but not the Palm PDA.Jan 05 00:06
schestowitzGIF Animations in LATEX http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/01/05/gif-animated-latex/ needing #LATEX adviceJan 05 00:59
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1133763 "Jan 05 00:59
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schestowitz1 desktop with #LMDEJan 05 00:59
schestowitz1 router #E3000 with #DDWRTJan 05 00:59
schestowitz1 server with #xubuntuJan 05 00:59
schestowitzwas wondering if buying the new #nokia #n9 was a good option but I think it lacks a lot of features yetJan 05 00:59
schestowitz"Jan 05 00:59
schestowitz"Jan 05 01:00
schestowitzGotta jump in with this one.Jan 05 01:00
schestowitz1. Desktop - Ubuntu 10.04Jan 05 01:00
schestowitz2. Acer Netbook - CrunchbangJan 05 01:00
schestowitz3. Dell P3 - Smoothwall 3.0Jan 05 01:00
schestowitz4. Sager laptop - QimoJan 05 01:00
schestowitz5. Chumby - Linux kernel ;-)Jan 05 01:00
schestowitz6. Micro-Itx - Xubuntu for ssh tunnelJan 05 01:00
schestowitzSadly not 100%. Compaq laptop bought with XPJan 05 01:00
schestowitzfor VPN stuff for wife's work. Older Xp GamingJan 05 01:00
schestowitzrig and it works with gifted HP printer. Some day I will getJan 05 01:00
schestowitzto 100%. Hopefully soon.Jan 05 01:00
schestowitz"Jan 05 01:00
schestowitzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fockers was kind of crapJan 05 02:16
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schestowitzAlba won worst supporting actressJan 05 02:16
schestowitzLinux on "Phone, HP tablet, both my notebook and my spouse's and the media centre. " https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1133763\Jan 05 02:26
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MinceRfor gaming, he might want to try Xonotic tooJan 05 06:19
schestowitzhttp://extratorrent.com/article/1846/techrights+outfit+called+to+boycott+apple.htmlJan 05 09:24
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schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/l0q0/statuses/154730031371923456Jan 05 09:25
TechrightsSocial@l0q0: @schestowitz Ideally designers and developers should work together, balancing each other. Form AND function.Jan 05 09:25
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/directhex/statuses/154735457945665536Jan 05 09:25
TechrightsSocial@directhex: Breaking news from Boycott Novell groupie Twitter: "Microsoft surrenders .NET". Reality: link to 2009 release of .NET Micro under Apache2.0Jan 05 09:25
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1133763Jan 05 09:34
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schestowitz"Jan 05 09:34
schestowitzdesktop, Ubuntu UnityJan 05 09:34
schestowitzdesktop, LubuntuJan 05 09:34
schestowitzdesktop, KubuntuJan 05 09:34
schestowitzibook, MintPPC 11 (Debian testing)Jan 05 09:34
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schestowitz"https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1136048Jan 05 11:26
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schestowitz"Jan 05 11:26
schestowitzThe mechanistic aspect comes from the world view that if everything can be put into formulae, then everything is deterministic, which raises some ethical questions and issues.Jan 05 11:26
schestowitzAs far as I can logically deduce, the question if free will exists is correlated with the question if infinity exists (be it macro- or microscopic).Jan 05 11:26
schestowitzAll in all, I believe one day we will find that science and spirituality are the two sides of the same coin.Jan 05 11:26
schestowitz"Jan 05 11:26
schestowitz"That did not deter the organizers, who late last month announced their eight nominees for this year, including Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. But a posting appeared on the Web site of the Ministry of Culture last Tuesday saying that the prize would be canceled and that the group offering it would be disbanded."Jan 05 14:42
schestowitzhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/world/asia/competing-confucius-award-bares-discord-in-china.html?Jan 05 14:42
TechrightsSocialMissing content type. Ignoring.Jan 05 14:42
qu1j0t3LOLJan 05 15:03
schestowitzPR stunt called offJan 05 15:04
qu1j0t3Putin and Gates. Jan 05 15:04
qu1j0t3Ministry of Culture.Jan 05 15:05
schestowitz!google microsoft most ethical companyJan 05 15:05
TechrightsSocial[1] - Microsoft Wins 'Most Ethical' Award--Google, Facebook, Apple Don't ... | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/17/microsoft-most-ethical-company_n_837003.htmlJan 05 15:05
TechrightsSocial[2] - Microsoft lands on list of world's “most ethical” companies | http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2011/03/microsoft-lands-on-most-ethical-list.htmlJan 05 15:05
TechrightsSocial[3] - Is Microsoft one of the world's most ethical companies? (Forbes ... | http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/03/16/is-microsoft-one-of-the-worlds-most-ethical-companies-forbes/Jan 05 15:05
TechrightsSocial[4] - Microsoft Makes Ethisphere's 110 Most Ethical Companies List ... | http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/microsoft-makes-ethispheres-110-most-ethical-companies-list/%3Fcs%3D46023Jan 05 15:05
qu1j0t3LOL @ ForbesJan 05 15:05
qu1j0t3well, we know what Forbes is.Jan 05 15:05
schestowitzyeahJan 05 15:05
schestowitzhe has lists of "good people"Jan 05 15:05
qu1j0t3a giant trojan horseJan 05 15:05
schestowitzAdmire them!Jan 05 15:05
schestowitzThey succeeded, you failedJan 05 15:05
qu1j0t3schestowitz: but the lists are completely arbitraryJan 05 15:05
qu1j0t3schestowitz: they're chosen to serve various endsJan 05 15:05
qu1j0t3schestowitz: a lot of people will never ever be listed because they have arrangements -- the ones who pull the strings at forbesJan 05 15:06
qu1j0t3so we see a selected subset that is supposed to give a certain impressionJan 05 15:07
schestowitzroyal families?Jan 05 15:10
qu1j0t3whoeverJan 05 15:14
qu1j0t3but yeah, that's an obvious candidaeJan 05 15:14
qu1j0t3teJan 05 15:14
qu1j0t3we can assume that Forbes list is a tip of the iceberg designed to distract from the realityJan 05 15:15
qu1j0t3schestowitz: for example, those whose fortunes are derived from arms .. where are they on the list? drugs?Jan 05 15:15
qu1j0t3schestowitz: we can also assume all the estimates are suspectJan 05 15:15
MinceRhttp://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/393613_2403986618418_1213697810_31944585_1245147925_n.jpgJan 05 15:20
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1136048Jan 05 20:22
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schestowitz"Jan 05 20:23
schestowitzThis style of thinking we get from Descartes, through Bacon and Newton. It permeates our educational programme and detemines the biased direction of science.Jan 05 20:23
schestowitzWe are persuaded that everything is made up of analysed units and this creates a fragmented, mechanised viewpoint of the world.Jan 05 20:23
schestowitzWe need to understand, as Quantum Theory has taught us, that the connections are actually more important in a network, for example, than the nodes.Jan 05 20:23
schestowitzThe current style of thought has brought us a long way, technologically, but the fragmented, alienating viewpoint it instills has created division within ourselves, between each other and between us and our environment.Jan 05 20:23
schestowitzWhen a more wholistic viewpoint can gain predominance, we will keep all our current and future technologicak achievements, but finally be in a position to employ them productively, instead of being a race of beings traveling through endless space, systematically destroying the spacecraft we rely on for survival, with an aggressively violent attitude toward each other and divorce statistics that generally trend to being Jan 05 20:23
schestowitzgreater than those of marriage.Jan 05 20:23
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schestowitz"@Weaver if you're talking to me, I'm talking to Dr Schestowitz ;-) " https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1136048 "O.K., now that Dr. Schestowitz knows, he's in a position to reply. Stand by! ;) "Jan 05 22:27
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schestowitzIt was a bit of a rant about people to whom thinking about how things work and deconstructing them is a Bad Thing{tm} whereas believing in things without evidence is a Great Idea{tm}.Jan 05 22:29
qu1j0t3LOLJan 05 22:33
qu1j0t3schestowitz: shut up and keep shoppingJan 05 22:33
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schestowitzI doJan 05 22:43
schestowitzI shop for foodJan 05 22:43
schestowitzSainsbury's and Aldi (big chains sadly)Jan 05 22:43
qu1j0t3Aldi.Jan 05 22:53
qu1j0t3foreign ownedJan 05 22:53
qu1j0t3should be illegalJan 05 22:53
oiaohmqu1j0t3: and where does most of the food come from.Jan 05 22:54
qu1j0t3oiaohm: same problemJan 05 22:55
qu1j0t3oiaohm: importing food staples is ludicrousJan 05 22:55
qu1j0t3but let's shut down Aldi firstJan 05 22:55
qu1j0t3and IKEAJan 05 22:55
qu1j0t3and all the restJan 05 22:55
qu1j0t3chase them out of town with sticksJan 05 22:55
qu1j0t3confiscate all assetsJan 05 22:55
oiaohmqu1j0t3: I remember a case where they took a standard house and removed everything that was from china here in AustraliaJan 05 22:56
oiaohmResult was shocking.Jan 05 22:56
oiaohmby the time they were finished the house was just a frame.Jan 05 22:57
oiaohmInternal wall panels and all had come from china.Jan 05 22:57
oiaohmqu1j0t3: the problem is how to go forwards.  Really shutting down the stores will not solve the problem of not producing what you require.Jan 05 22:59
qu1j0t3oiaohm: well yesJan 05 23:01
oiaohmqu1j0t3: here is the killer Aldi here in Australia is more likely to have Australian product on shelf than than the 2 big Australian supermarketsJan 05 23:01
qu1j0t3oiaohm: If you find yourself in a home, stop digging.Jan 05 23:01
qu1j0t3hole*Jan 05 23:01
qu1j0t3oiaohm: so, make laws about that.Jan 05 23:01
qu1j0t3oiaohm: outlaw foreign franchises. outlaw more than say 10% of imports.Jan 05 23:01
qu1j0t3oiaohm: and tariff imports aggressively.Jan 05 23:01
qu1j0t3done.Jan 05 23:01
qu1j0t3oiaohm: it's the reasons why this /hasn't/ been done, that need investigating. :)Jan 05 23:02
oiaohmReally there is a big problem.Jan 05 23:02
oiaohmYou have product retaging.Jan 05 23:03
oiaohmProduct is shiped in bulk from one country to another.Jan 05 23:03
oiaohmThen the country it packaged in comes it source.Jan 05 23:03
schestowitz[22:53] <qu1j0t3> foreign ownedJan 05 23:04
schestowitz[22:53] <qu1j0t3> should be illegalJan 05 23:04
schestowitzwhy?Jan 05 23:04
oiaohmSo I can see a product that says Australia but it be from china if you removed the packaging.Jan 05 23:04
schestowitzthey also sell German foods, the EU is a EU-wise market, like US statesJan 05 23:04
schestowitzbut most of the food is from the UKJan 05 23:05
qu1j0t3schestowitz: many countries have such laws.Jan 05 23:05
oiaohmFirst thing fix up before worry about is the store foreign ownedJan 05 23:05
qu1j0t3schestowitz: foreign franchise is always locally parasitic. Jan 05 23:05
schestowitz[23:01] <qu1j0t3> oiaohm: and tariff imports aggressively.Jan 05 23:05
schestowitzThis I can agree withJan 05 23:05
qu1j0t3schestowitz: the only reason they are tolerated is because the system is corrupted.Jan 05 23:05
qu1j0t3schestowitz: India has a 50% local ownership law.Jan 05 23:06
schestowitzto limit how much fuel is spend moving around food that we can waste less energy on relocatingJan 05 23:06
oiaohmqu1j0t3: and schestowitz the tariff imports does not work.Jan 05 23:06
qu1j0t3schestowitz: brazil has 100% duty on many imports.Jan 05 23:06
oiaohmDirty trick.Jan 05 23:06
qu1j0t3absolutely necessary Jan 05 23:06
oiaohmSend in bulk cheap as you can.Jan 05 23:06
qu1j0t3oh, you LIKE the status quo?Jan 05 23:06
oiaohmRe package it in the country.Jan 05 23:06
qu1j0t3heheJan 05 23:06
qu1j0t3oiaohm: that's the status quo.Jan 05 23:07
qu1j0t3oiaohm: hello ChinaJan 05 23:07
schestowitzit's unfair competition to localsJan 05 23:07
oiaohmSo now that overseas product appears to be Australian.  qu1j0t3Jan 05 23:07
schestowitzlike importing Spanish crops where farmers are paid lessJan 05 23:07
qu1j0t3oiaohm: and THAT is the problem. that all has to stop.Jan 05 23:07
oiaohmThat is all you have done by pushing the tariff up.Jan 05 23:07
qu1j0t3schestowitz: yes!Jan 05 23:07
qu1j0t3oiaohm: noJan 05 23:07
schestowitzWhich kills British agra and makes us dependent on import for survival, literallyJan 05 23:07
qu1j0t3oiaohm: you actually enforce itJan 05 23:07
qu1j0t3oiaohm: and lock people upJan 05 23:07
oiaohmYou have to fix the truth in labeling before you can push up tariffJan 05 23:07
qu1j0t3schestowitz: all the West is, now. and they sold their agricultural land.Jan 05 23:08
oiaohmOtherwise you are fixing nothing.Jan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3oiaohm: so fix both.Jan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3oiaohm: FIX SOMETHING.Jan 05 23:08
schestowitzmy friend and I keep saying that in case of war there can be famine here, we're not self sufficient when it comes to foodJan 05 23:08
schestowitzSpain and China areJan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3schestowitz: of courseJan 05 23:08
oiaohmqu1j0t3: Just fixing labeling has a big effectJan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3schestowitz: most countries are in this boat...Jan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3schestowitz: in the west.Jan 05 23:08
schestowitzChina is also more resistant to things like nuclear strikesJan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3oiaohm: not sufficient.Jan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3oiaohm: nowhere close.Jan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3oiaohm: why? profit.Jan 05 23:08
oiaohmqu1j0t3:  you basically don't see prawn from china any more in AustraliaJan 05 23:08
qu1j0t3oiaohm: you have to close the profit opportunities or the incentives are backwards.Jan 05 23:08
oiaohmBecause all seafood has to be labeled correctly here.Jan 05 23:09
schestowitzhere, one main part of the infrastructure (power, water, food) goes down, we can't cope to survive, clans would ruleJan 05 23:09
oiaohmqu1j0t3: basically if the population of most countries have a option between true local and overseasJan 05 23:09
oiaohmin productJan 05 23:09
oiaohmThey will take the local.Jan 05 23:09
schestowitz[23:08] <qu1j0t3> schestowitz: in the west.Jan 05 23:10
qu1j0t3oiaohm: not enoughJan 05 23:10
schestowitzUS is self-sufficentJan 05 23:10
schestowitzexcept for electrics and toysJan 05 23:10
qu1j0t3oiaohm: remember they're not trained to do this. Wal-mart.Jan 05 23:10
oiaohmqu1j0t3: 20 tons per year to zero.Jan 05 23:10
qu1j0t320 tons is nothingJan 05 23:10
qu1j0t3oiaohm: now check AldiJan 05 23:10
oiaohmTo the australian population.Jan 05 23:10
oiaohmThat does not eat much sea foodJan 05 23:11
qu1j0t3oiaohm: they're trained to buy cheapJan 05 23:11
oiaohmThat is massive.Jan 05 23:11
qu1j0t3oiaohm: without caring where it comes from or the costs.Jan 05 23:11
qu1j0t3oiaohm: why? profit.Jan 05 23:11
qu1j0t3(hidden costs)Jan 05 23:11
schestowitzaldi is not the only problem, and BTW it's cheaper than the British pair, Tesco and Sains'Jan 05 23:11
qu1j0t3schestowitz: CHEAPER IS NOT RELEVANT.Jan 05 23:11
qu1j0t3schestowitz: don't you get it? cheaper is the problem.Jan 05 23:11
qu1j0t3schestowitz: walmart is in Mexico and INdia!Jan 05 23:11
schestowitzASDA beats them on price too, and ASDA is American now. Asda is WltonsJan 05 23:11
qu1j0t3schestowitz: Price does not matter.Jan 05 23:12
oiaohmI guess aldi has more local than  Tesco and Sains have.Jan 05 23:12
schestowitzqu1j0t3: it's relevanJan 05 23:12
qu1j0t3schestowitz: everything is underpriced.Jan 05 23:12
schestowitzrace ro the bottomJan 05 23:12
schestowitzat producers' expenseJan 05 23:12
qu1j0t3schestowitz: prices have to go up. tariffs have to go up. and a whole lot of businesses have to be run out of britain.Jan 05 23:12
oiaohmqu1j0t3: The australian locals there name brand stuff is all produced in china.Jan 05 23:12
schestowitzby relevant we mean opposite thingsJan 05 23:12
schestowitzit's exactly the pointJan 05 23:12
qu1j0t3oiaohm: I KNOW.Jan 05 23:12
qu1j0t3oiaohm: just fix SOMETHING.Jan 05 23:12
oiaohmEven when it says Australia.  qu1j0t3Jan 05 23:12
qu1j0t3oiaohm: or you just get the status quo forever, amplified year by year.Jan 05 23:12
qu1j0t3oiaohm: so FIX IT.Jan 05 23:12
schestowitzAsda sort of pretends to be British, but it's Wal-mart wit a British labelJan 05 23:13
oiaohmAldi on the other hand does try to source locally.Jan 05 23:13
schestowitz*withJan 05 23:13
schestowitzcamouflageJan 05 23:13
qu1j0t3oiaohm: who cares? shut them down and make laws about local product.Jan 05 23:13
oiaohmBecause with food that is the better quality product due to less travel.Jan 05 23:13
qu1j0t3oiaohm: would change things pretty quick if a few people went to jail.Jan 05 23:13
oiaohmReally noJan 05 23:13
schestowitzthe vegs and fruit in aldi comes from abroadJan 05 23:13
schestowitzeven south americsaJan 05 23:13
schestowitzeither because of the climate here or because British farming ceased to exist healthilyJan 05 23:14
qu1j0t3of courseJan 05 23:14
qu1j0t3schestowitz: they source the cheapest, etc.Jan 05 23:14
qu1j0t3schestowitz: the real costs are not passed on. ever.Jan 05 23:14
schestowitzthe eggs are British, but they're made in prison-like conditionsJan 05 23:14
qu1j0t3schestowitz: it's about today's profit.Jan 05 23:14
oiaohmqu1j0t3:  In fact no.Jan 05 23:14
qu1j0t3oiaohm: ok, so you like the status quo, don't bother fixing it.Jan 05 23:14
*qu1j0t3 doesn't have time. goes back to work.Jan 05 23:14
oiaohmqu1j0t3: the bad package I have a big issue.Jan 05 23:14
qu1j0t3oiaohm: until laws are made, nothing will change.Jan 05 23:14
schestowitzapple's stickers are there to mark countries, the English ones often cost moreJan 05 23:14
oiaohmaldi has show at least they are worth leaving along for a bit.Jan 05 23:14
qu1j0t3oiaohm: and there's no political will to make the necessary laws.Jan 05 23:15
qu1j0t3oiaohm: period.Jan 05 23:15
schestowitzColombia has stuff exportedJan 05 23:15
qu1j0t3oiaohm: because the political class profits by status quo.Jan 05 23:15
schestowitzthe farmers there are so 'cheap' that the boat trip is worth the expenseJan 05 23:15
qu1j0t3anyway i gotta work.Jan 05 23:15
schestowitzhappy farmingJan 05 23:15
oiaohmBefore aldi where I was I had got to the point I could not buy anything australian from a supermarket.Jan 05 23:15
schestowitz[rms: happy hacking]Jan 05 23:15
qu1j0t3oiaohm: see: make laws.Jan 05 23:15
qu1j0t3oiaohm: obv that has to be fixed.Jan 05 23:16
schestowitzwhy?Jan 05 23:16
schestowitzRich folks love itJan 05 23:16
schestowitzcheap>good :-)Jan 05 23:16
qu1j0t3cheap is profitable. rich don't buy cheap.Jan 05 23:16
schestowitzsee the high cost of wal-mart... there's a film about itJan 05 23:16
oiaohmqu1j0t3: You don't know what was going on here.Jan 05 23:16
qu1j0t3why should they?Jan 05 23:16
schestowitzsocietal cost/externalityJan 05 23:16
oiaohmAustralia produces high quality food.Jan 05 23:16
qu1j0t3oiaohm: well i only lived there for 35 years.Jan 05 23:16
schestowitzbut those who make then rules are WaltonsJan 05 23:16
qu1j0t3oiaohm: i know the entire west is a fuckin basketcase thanks to ChinaJan 05 23:16
oiaohmSo it was package up and sent overseasJan 05 23:16
qu1j0t3oiaohm: fix it.Jan 05 23:16
qu1j0t3oiaohm: yes i know, and the land was sold Jan 05 23:17
oiaohmAnd replacement crap was brought back in.Jan 05 23:17
qu1j0t3to foreign interestsJan 05 23:17
oiaohmWhy that is more profitableJan 05 23:17
qu1j0t3oiaohm: yes, that's the same everywhere.Jan 05 23:17
qu1j0t3oiaohm: I KNOW.Jan 05 23:17
oiaohmAnd consumer could not see the difference.Jan 05 23:17
qu1j0t3oiaohm: so how are you fixing it?Jan 05 23:17
qu1j0t3oiaohm: I KNOW.Jan 05 23:17
schestowitz"Ah! Søren Kierkegaard's 'Leap of Faith'. Otherwise known as 'The Lemming Syndrome'." https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1136048Jan 05 23:17
qu1j0t3oiaohm: i know what has occurred throughout the west. how are we fixing it?Jan 05 23:17
oiaohmReally I am pushing as prime requirement is truth in packaging.Jan 05 23:17
*qu1j0t3 has to work. bblJan 05 23:18
schestowitzpeople like foreign tooJan 05 23:18
schestowitzthe assumption it's brought from where it's made bestJan 05 23:18
oiaohmGet that then consumers can see what is going on.Jan 05 23:18
oiaohmschestowitz: It is sometimes true.Jan 05 23:18
schestowitzand it's a bit like travel in reverse--showing off to friends about the number of miles you or the stuff inside your stomach travelled for hie/her highnessJan 05 23:18
oiaohmClassic case is the so call french mable that is in our parlement house.Jan 05 23:19
oiaohmIf you trace it back it was mined in Australia sent to france and finished.Jan 05 23:19
oiaohmYep world tour that stuff got.Jan 05 23:20
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schestowitzqu1j0t3: https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1136048Jan 05 23:45
schestowitz"Jan 05 23:45
schestowitzIn the case of the US I have a theory about this. This trend has gone along with a tendency to not question and a dramatic decline in critical thinking skills particularly amongst college students (this from personal observation). The reason, I believe, has to do with the overwhelming dominance of TV in peoples lives over the last 20 years or so. If you watch a lot of tv in the US, there is always somebody telling you what to Jan 05 23:45
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schestowitzthink, what to feel, how to dress, how to speak etc People have just began to defer to these authorities, celebrities etc After so many hours of that you get conditioned to accept the views of your authorities/celebrities/personalities/marketers, whomever they may be.Jan 05 23:45
schestowitzTV is also just marketing and in the US people live in a sea of marketing messages. I'd characterize the US as a Marketer dominated or Marketer subservient society. Marketing is really about obeying and accepting authority; the marketing message, without thinking too much about it. We now have a couple of generations of Americans who have grown up immersed in that culture. So they have learnt to accept not to question.Jan 05 23:45
schestowitzThankfully this has began to change now and we can also see a trend in young people getting involved in politics and various causes again.Jan 05 23:45
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