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Objective Rhetoric
Objective Rhetoric
07/28/2004 02:46 PMAt this point, thirty years after New Journalism and Post-Modernism,
you'd think we wouldn't still need to have this argument, but, here
goes: Objectivity isn't objective. Or, as my friend AKMA puts it, "The
only people you can trust to be objective are the ones who know that
objectivity can’t be reached." If you need proof of this, look no
further than the lead article in today's Boston Globe. I have no
quarrel at all with the article. In fact, I read it with interest this
morning over breakfast. Glen Johnson does a fine job reporting on the
second night...
On the rhetoric of adverts...
On the rhetoric of adverts...
02/10/2004 02:46 AMBrief one this: So I'm watching Contact on television and there's
an advert for Pantene shampoo.
And the voice comes on - the deep pounding "buy me" voice of the
professional voice-over artist - and he says ,"Pantene makes your hair
not just once - but twice as shiny!" Can you imagine that? Can
you imagine how awesome that must be? I mean something that makes your
hair once as shiny is clearly pretty good (given how important
the advert made it sound), but this is way way beyond once! This is
like twice! That's like once as shiny two times over!
Can someone explain to me how an advert can present "once as shiny"
as somehow something pretty awesome that only Pantene can beat? I
mean, wouldn't hair naturally be once as shiny? If it wasn't -
that would be a problem, wouldn' t it? I mean if your shampoo made
your hair 90% as shiny, then wouldn't it gradually and eventually
decrease in shininess every time you washed it? Wouldn't it eventually
come to absorb all light? Maybe that does happen in very poor places
where they can't afford proper almost-once-as-shiny-making shampoo.
God how confusing that must be for people at night. It would hurt your
eyes eventually, wouldn't it? And wouldn't it make people's heads
really really hot after a while? Frankly the thought's so scary that
I'm now scrabbling around for a shampoo that guarantees me precisely
100% normal shininess and not a single millionth of a percentage
either way. If it's not precisely once as shiny, I don't think I want
to go near it...
Behind the Sun, Microsoft, rhetoric
Behind the Sun, Microsoft, rhetoric
04/12/2004 02:06 PMThe elephant in the room when Sun Microsystems and Microsoft announced
their fairly stunning detente was commoditization — the pressure
from widely available, low-cost alternatives.
Go behind the rhetoric and Microsoft's promise to pay Sun nearly $2
billion. You'll find long-term trends that have to be gnawing at the
companies' chief executives, Scott McNealy of Sun and Steve Ballmer of
Microsoft, who shared the stage in a news conference and acted like
friends.
Outsourcing: U.S. needs reforms, not
rhetoric
Outsourcing: U.S. needs reforms, not
rhetoric
07/19/2004 06:16 AMCNET Jul 19 2004 10:08AM GMT
Outsourcing: Reforms not rhetoric
Outsourcing: Reforms not rhetoric
05/04/2004 07:58 AMZDNet May 4 2004 12:26PM GMT
Libertarian Rhetoric is
Counterproductive
Libertarian Rhetoric is
Counterproductive
06/22/2004 08:23 PMThere's a problem with typical libertarian rhetoric, and it's
illustrated in this article in New Hampshire's Union Leader. When we
speak like crazed Rand-worshippers, how do we expect people to react?
Of course they're going to call us 'cultists.' From the article: "if
you care at all about New Hampshire, you should do everything in your
power to cause the Free Staters and Towners to abort their mission.
They're nothing but a selfish group of anarchist carpetbaggers whose
sole purpose is to destroy a place and people they don't give two
hoots about." (I'm not a member of the FSP by the way, just taking an
interest.)
Oil Rhetoric Is Running on Empty
Oil Rhetoric Is Running on Empty
03/31/2005 12:39 PMClassic Rhetoric and Persuasion
Classic Rhetoric and Persuasion
05/13/2004 09:18 AM
Peitho's Web:
Classic Rhetoric and Persuasion.
PC rhetoric substituted for facts
PC rhetoric substituted for facts
05/12/2004 04:11 AMScoop May 12 2004 8:44AM GMT
Sun-Microsoft Alliance: Analysts Look
Beyond Rhetoric
Sun-Microsoft Alliance: Analysts Look
Beyond Rhetoric
04/13/2004 09:02 PMLinux Insider Apr 14 2004 1:43AM GMT
BetsyDevine : Rhetoric versus reality
BetsyDevine : Rhetoric versus reality
01/05/2004 07:25 AMBetsy Devine: Funny Ha-Ha or Funny Peculiar? : Making trouble today
for a better tomorrow .. BetsyDevine .. Devine ..
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Reforms, not rhetoric, needed to keep
jobs in U.S.
Reforms, not rhetoric, needed to keep
jobs in U.S.
05/04/2004 06:37 AMGovernment officials, business leaders and academics agree that the
future of America's technology complex depends on education,
professional training and research investment
Analysts See Shift in Bin Laden's
Rhetoric (AP)
Analysts See Shift in Bin Laden's
Rhetoric (AP)
12/28/2004 09:35 PMAP - U.S. intelligence analysts believe Osama bin Laden has shifted
from outright calls for violence to political arguments in recent
taped messages in hopes of driving a wedge between the United States
and its allies, officials said Tuesday.
Palestinian Struggle: Reality vs.
Rhetoric
Palestinian Struggle: Reality vs.
Rhetoric
04/10/2005 11:42 PMArabic Media Internet Network Apr 11 2005 2:48AM GMT
DeLay Apologizes for Schiavo Case
Rhetoric (AP)
DeLay Apologizes for Schiavo Case
Rhetoric (AP)
04/13/2005 10:30 PMAP - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay apologized Wednesday for using
overheated rhetoric on the day Terri Schiavo died, but refused to say
whether he supports impeachment of the judges who ruled in her case.
Rhetoric On Values Turns Personal
(washingtonpost.com)
Rhetoric On Values Turns Personal
(washingtonpost.com)
07/09/2004 11:19 PMwashingtonpost.com - BEAVER, W.Va., July 9 -- The growing debate over
the presidential candidates' values turned personal Friday, as Sen.
John F. Kerry blasted President Bush for laziness and lax pursuit of
Enron Corp.'s Kenneth L. Lay, while the Bush campaign accused the new
Democratic ticket of condoning a "star-studded hate-fest."
Kerry's Anti-American Rhetoric Used in
Torture of POWs
Kerry's Anti-American Rhetoric Used in
Torture of POWs
08/28/2004 01:20 PMDavid Freddoso: Kerry's Anti-American Rhetoric Used In Torture Of POWs
(W/ Quotes) .. come forward to bash John Kerry .. Human
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Rhetoric From Right Alarms Israeli
Leaders (Los Angeles Times)
Rhetoric From Right Alarms Israeli
Leaders (Los Angeles Times)
07/07/2004 07:47 AMLos Angeles Times - JERUSALEM — The Israeli parliament met
Tuesday night to discuss reports that far-right Jewish activists were
inciting violence to oppose the removal of Jewish settlements from the
Gaza Strip.
The rhetoric of the Challenger disaster:
A case study for technical and
professional communication
The rhetoric of the Challenger disaster:
A case study for technical and
professional communication
11/12/2003 01:13 PMIt's Getting More Dangerous Out There
It's Getting More Dangerous Out There
07/05/2004 09:03 PMIs Wi-Fi dangerous?
Is Wi-Fi dangerous?
11/11/2003 11:42 AMA study by a Swedish scientist may put the adoption of wireless
networking education solutions such as Apple's iBook Wireless Mobile
Lab in jeopardy. The study indicates that wireless network
transmissions increase potential health risks such as headaches and
future senility. According to ABCnews.com, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration says 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless hubs are well within the
acceptable safety range, but some school boards, such as the Oak Parks
school board in Illinois...
It’s Not Dangerous
It’s Not Dangerous
03/14/2005 05:56 PMI have given several press interviews in recent days, all more or less
along the same lines: someone’s been assigned to write a story about
people being fired for blogging. Recent pieces from AP and CNET are
pushing this spin, going on and on and on about the risks. Except for,
it’s all a bunch of BS. For most people, blogging is a
career-booster, both in your current job and when you’re looking for
your next one. This fragment includes, among other things, Ten Reasons
Why Blogging Is Good For Your Career...
Top Tip: Is BitTorrent dangerous?
Top Tip: Is BitTorrent dangerous?
04/12/2004 02:14 AMI was intersted in using bittorrent but was afraid it was like Kazzaa
and would end up with massive viruses and hackers. Is this true, will
this most likly occur?
UN says Iraq still too dangerous
UN says Iraq still too dangerous
06/17/2004 04:30 PMKofi Annan says it is still too dangerous for the UN to return to
Iraq, after a week of deadly bomb blasts.
Coming to you - most dangerous PC bug
yet
Coming to you - most dangerous PC bug
yet
04/16/2004 07:40 AMEvening Standard Apr 16 2004 12:22PM GMT
Music is too dangerous
Music is too dangerous
06/06/2005 12:11 AMToday's copyright insanity comes from
Bruce
Schneier's blog:
A well-known company, running a massive multi-player virtual world,
was considering adding a new space to their world. Due to the nature
of the space, characters there would probably want to make music. So
the programmers created a set of virtual musical instruments, and
tools for players to create their own instruments. The plan was that
players would get virtual instruments and make music, for all of the
reasons people make music in the real world.
But management nixed the idea, on advice from lawyers, because of
concerns about copyright infringement. The problem was that players
might use their virtual instruments to play copyrighted songs, and the
game company might be sued for contributory or vicarious copyright
infringement, for failing to prevent this.
A pen (and a flute) is truly mightier (and scarier) than a sword...
I have an idea (for free use, just remember to pay me): Why don't we
just license musicians the same way we license driving? I mean,
obviously the music arts are very dangerous, as one could
inadvertently play music that someone else has already invented, so we
should slap obligatory training and yearly license fee for anyone who
practices or performs music. This money could be used to pay starving
artists (the mythical creatures that inhabit the caves in Kansas). In
addition, we could also license listening to the music: make everyone
pay every time they hear a tune that has been copyrighted. (No wait,
I think that's already being done.)
For the humour impaired, the above paragraph is sarcasm.
S-A-R-C-A-S-M. Or irony. I always get them mixed up. But I reserve
the right to have been right if someone seriously suggests in the
future that music performances in private establishments (like homes
or offices) should be stopped because someone might play copyrighted
songs.
Is copyright still enabling innovation and creativity? Maybe a
hundred years ago - but today... I don't know. It certainly doesn't
look like it anymore.
Internet more dangerous than ever
Internet more dangerous than ever
11/05/2003 12:47 AMPersonal Computer World Nov 5 2003 0:14AM ET
Dangerous Dealings
Dangerous Dealings
01/15/2003 06:57 PMWebTechniques Jan 15 2003 5:25PM ET
Dangerous prisoner on the run |
Dangerous prisoner on the run |
07/14/2004 01:19 AMNews.com.au - Tue Jul 13, 01:45 pm GMT
Dangerous HTML
Dangerous HTML
02/01/2005 09:44 PMVia Rob Sayre (who’s co-editing the Atom Internet-Drafts), the
disturbing
realization that there doesn’t seem to be anywhere you can go
read about all the things that can (and will) go wrong if you embed an
HTML processor in your software. This is bad, because such embedding
is getting very easy and common.
How Dangerous Is Outsourcing?
How Dangerous Is Outsourcing?
04/11/2005 11:24 AMCitibank scandal shouldn't be blown out of proportion.
Chinese for "Dangerous"
Chinese for "Dangerous"
07/12/2004 12:30 PMHuawei spells danger for telecom's established players.
CoolWebSearch "most dangerous program"
CoolWebSearch "most dangerous program"
01/05/2005 06:29 PMIt’s anything but cool. CoolWebSearch (CWS) is the most
dangerous program on Webroot Software’s list of the 10 worst
spyware and adware threats. It’s a vicious one, all right. CWS
exploits security flaws and completely hijacks Internet Explorer so
you can’t do anything with it. Removal is difficult because of
CWS’s many variants and the fact that it hides itself to prevent
its being viewed by normal means. Botched removal attempts often leave
the bewildered…
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Dodging Dangerous Dividends
Dodging Dangerous Dividends
07/16/2004 01:48 PMSome of the best-paying income stocks might look tempting, but don't
be fooled.
U.S. says Haiti "potentially dangerous"
U.S. says Haiti "potentially dangerous"
05/25/2004 07:33 PMDangerous Things on your desk
Dangerous Things on your desk
12/28/2004 05:28 AM
David Pescovitz:
Kaden Harris builds
exquisitely-crafted "Dangerous Things" for your desktop, such as
miniature working guillotines, catapults, and the Hypnodisk (pictured
here), a staple of evil mythical masterminds. Sensory Impact
interviewed Harris about his "antiques from a parallel universe":
"I did a prototype of a ‘pitching machine’
sort of thingie powered by 2 sewing machine motors that was supposed
to fire anything from pencils to Sharpies, but it turned out to be
insanely over-powered…workplace murders would have gone through
the roof if I’d brought it to market. I have a newfound respect
for 2H pencils these days."
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The World's Most Dangerous Password
The World's Most Dangerous Password
05/29/2004 06:19 PMPod Slurping Dangerous To Enterprises
Pod Slurping Dangerous To Enterprises
06/17/2005 04:29 PMTechWeb Jun 17 2005 8:09PM GMT
BOFH: How dangerous are your users?
BOFH: How dangerous are your users?
08/13/2004 07:11 AMBOFH Userometer Click here to find out
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