tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6693312532703694751..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: #1984Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3662737857300826962014-08-28T00:03:21.319-04:002014-08-28T00:03:21.319-04:00My "hometown."
No, I'm not proud.
N... My "hometown."<br /><br />No, I'm not proud.<br />No, I'm not the least bit surprised.<br />Yes, I escaped the lunacy to attend Purdue.<br /><br />Just a recommendation to anyone that visits: It requires more latex and repellent than surfing Huffpo or DU.Buzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33438408834213880522014-08-27T18:15:28.014-04:002014-08-27T18:15:28.014-04:00Barack Obama was on the Grassy Knoll on 22 Novembe...Barack Obama was on the Grassy Knoll on 22 November 1963.<br /><br />Barack Obama talked B. Arnold into switching sides after Saratoga.<br /><br />Barack Obama was responsible for New Coke.<br /><br />Your call which is the greater tragedy...<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57440095987072988552014-08-27T12:13:35.541-04:002014-08-27T12:13:35.541-04:00Like any employer, go with experience. If you'...Like any employer, go with experience. If you're planning to seek and compile such information, you want to have the people with the most experience living and using it, to do so. Mr Evilwrenchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90918283938337090192014-08-27T10:53:32.836-04:002014-08-27T10:53:32.836-04:00Well, I look at it this way. As a White Middle-Ag...Well, I look at it this way. As a White Middle-Aged MaleMilitary Veteran who is a NRA LIfe Member and Nose-Holding Registered Republitard with a CHP, I figure I'm on so many "Terrorist Watch Lists" that I, as an "Enemy of the State," look forward to THEM wasting Time, Money and Effort keeping Track of ME.<br /><br />After all, "You can't Fight the Signal, Mal. It's EVERYWHERE!"Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56233780949631954772014-08-27T10:10:46.516-04:002014-08-27T10:10:46.516-04:00If this DID have an actual chance of working "...If this DID have an actual chance of working "fairly," and accurately, the Democrat party would be doomed. <br />It would reveal the hate of the Left.<br />The mainstream media would be exposed.<br />Cargosquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109858929179841075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53159466748960822232014-08-27T03:31:34.109-04:002014-08-27T03:31:34.109-04:00The Jack: pretty much any "Social _____"...The Jack: pretty much any "Social _____" coming out of academia or Leftists (but I repeat myself) is "newspeaky".Seeraknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67766604811713729872014-08-27T00:18:59.474-04:002014-08-27T00:18:59.474-04:00More money down the drain...
Solution - report EV...More money down the drain...<br /><br />Solution - report EVERYTHING garbage in, garbage out. Turn what ever tiny signal they'd like to find into noise. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391535113209714025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76140550711915940732014-08-26T23:39:01.881-04:002014-08-26T23:39:01.881-04:00Bwhaaaaahahaha! Awesome Tam!Bwhaaaaahahaha! Awesome Tam!Sarthurknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14394836796836881012014-08-26T22:54:09.269-04:002014-08-26T22:54:09.269-04:00Attack Waaaaaaaaaaaatch!
2.0
Attack Waaaaaaaaaaaatch!<br /><br />2.0<br />Gustave de Vindtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89617180228746609902014-08-26T20:37:17.639-04:002014-08-26T20:37:17.639-04:00It's ALL going to be in the definitions... One...It's ALL going to be in the definitions... One wonders if 'we' could get a few added to the database... And tailwind, they potentially 'could' get SBIR funding up to about another $1.5M for a 'proof' case...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43481102908589193252014-08-26T19:12:02.687-04:002014-08-26T19:12:02.687-04:00The Jack,
"That's a... newspeaky term ai...The Jack,<br /><br />"<i>That's a... newspeaky term ain't it?</i>"<br /><br />Inorite?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87860348506825452472014-08-26T17:02:09.288-04:002014-08-26T17:02:09.288-04:00"Social Pollution"?
That's a... new..."Social Pollution"?<br /><br />That's a... newspeaky term ain't it?<br /><br />I can just imagine it's usage: "Look we're not restricting free speech, we're just fining polluters."The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91019919100024213432014-08-26T14:28:28.598-04:002014-08-26T14:28:28.598-04:00The vast majority of research grants like this res...The vast majority of research grants like this result in nothing more than a final report. The main purpose is to spend money and keep otherwise unemployable "researchers" "employed."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1283063165834374462014-08-26T13:16:32.424-04:002014-08-26T13:16:32.424-04:00mikee - You and I have had different experiences w...mikee - You and I have had different experiences with government agencies. Yes, nepotism exists at that level, but at least in my field it is about science that is going on as much as who you know. <br /><br />Tam - My response was a bit more tailored to the Ricochet article you linked to than your post directly. I totally got your tone-deafness point. <br /><br />-RobRevolverRobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14984116803168577942014-08-26T12:58:24.735-04:002014-08-26T12:58:24.735-04:00And I just received a solicitation for a donation ...And I just received a solicitation for a donation yesterday from IU!<br /><br />I printed this out and will mail it back to them.<br /><br />Shootin' BuddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48624239833285619682014-08-26T12:36:52.262-04:002014-08-26T12:36:52.262-04:00Not room 101...
AREA 51!
gfaNot room 101...<br />AREA 51!<br /><br />gfaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28163064896813857752014-08-26T12:21:07.620-04:002014-08-26T12:21:07.620-04:00Firehand, considering how people nowadays regard f...Firehand, considering how people nowadays regard facts contrary to their opinion as "just your opinion", and how academia is irremediably Leftist, I don't think we'll see any surprises in their definitions of 'misinformation' and 'hate speech'. <br />Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39285803764119580102014-08-26T11:47:50.047-04:002014-08-26T11:47:50.047-04:00Yet. Nor is it folded into any current giant Feder...Yet. Nor is it folded into any current giant Federal something.<br /><br />And again, we're the tone deaf ones- most people will never hear of this or ponder it if they do. To most of the rest, this is a good thing as long as the right people are in charge of it. staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2907656561662770712014-08-26T11:13:21.510-04:002014-08-26T11:13:21.510-04:00Joel,
" Because the federal government could...Joel,<br /><br />"<i> Because the federal government couldn't stencil the reserved parking spaces at the 'truthy' database's giant...</i>"<br /><br />Refer to RevolverRob's comment above. The database is creepy, yes, but it's some guys at IU getting a grant, not a new giant federal anything.<br />Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25210254211070182672014-08-26T11:06:41.218-04:002014-08-26T11:06:41.218-04:00The federal government is spending nearly $1 milli...<i>The federal government is spending nearly $1 million to create an online database that will track “misinformation” and hate speech on Twitter.</i><br /><br />So the good news is that their database won't actually do anything, including contain data. Because the federal government couldn't stencil the reserved parking spaces at the 'truthy' database's giant government building for a measly $1 million.Joelhttp://joelsgulch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90288934524281526192014-08-26T10:25:37.907-04:002014-08-26T10:25:37.907-04:00Of course IU was the university behind this. It...Of course IU was the university behind this. It's not like they have anything better to do, since Purdue is doing all of the real science and research. Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958196376272238044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53948849907980882582014-08-26T10:21:55.702-04:002014-08-26T10:21:55.702-04:00"Truthy" database? They really need to ..."Truthy" database? They really need to come up with a better name. Sounds like a pack of recent college grads flogging their own talking po... Oh... Oh, never mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53464863939379274362014-08-26T10:16:38.508-04:002014-08-26T10:16:38.508-04:00room 101!room 101!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56860524347803924182014-08-26T10:00:12.060-04:002014-08-26T10:00:12.060-04:00RevolverRob,
As an addendum, the "tone-deafn...RevolverRob,<br /><br />As an addendum, the "tone-deafness" to which I refer is that I will just about gua-ron-tee that at least one person involved with this study down in Bloomington, Indiana either:<br /><br />1) Had a "Dissent Is Patriotic" bumper sticker on their car, or...<br /><br />2) Attended a protest where giant papier mache heads of George Bush adorned with swastikas and Stars of David danced around<br /><br />...within the last eight years.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5920403286971777382014-08-26T09:56:57.762-04:002014-08-26T09:56:57.762-04:00RevolverRob,
"To be fair - It's easy to ...RevolverRob,<br /><br />"<i>To be fair - It's easy to think the government is the one that approved this study since NSF is funding it. <br /><br />{snip}<br /><br />None-the-less the directives and solicitations for NSF directives do come from .Gov.<br /><br />{snip}<br /><br />It's not as though Obama Admin is sitting around the NSF office with a rubber stamp to fund or not fund. </i>"<br /><br />Try not to read too much into what I wrote. :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.com