Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ok. “… has lost all its meaning …” just sounded to me like it was all downhill since 1788.
Of course I said " lost much of its meaning" not "all of its meaning".
Sorry for the misquote.
Ask HN: Which idea irritates you because it has not been taken far enough?
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Re: Ask HN: Which idea irritates you because it has not been taken far enough?
#72Here are a couple that came to mind: 1) Constructive feedback -- I want more, now :) 2) Web UI technologies -- progress, but at a snail's pace 3) Web APIs -- bring down those "walls" 4) Internet-driven TV apps -- why not?
For no. 1 - are you referring to the "casual observer" problem ?
Re: Ask HN: Which idea irritates you because it has not been taken far enough?
#73Bandwidth as a constitutional right in addition to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
Look, you share an appallingly common ignorance of American history and law. Okay, fine. By why in the name of all that defies ignorance and stupidity would you equate life and liberty with Bandwidth for god's sake? Seriously. Bandwidth: 15/dollars a month.
Embarrassingly so, I'm afraid. It's been a while since I read up on my American history and law as any good citizen should, I suppose.
But all the same, I still stand by my assertion above later in the thread.
Re: Ask HN: Which idea irritates you because it has not been taken far enough?
#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
The idea of countries is not taken far enough?
And/or the idea of regional conflicts? :) Actually, paraschopra probably means the opposite, that is, these ideas are taken too far... or at least, thats my read.
Yep, right. I think resolution of regional conflicts hasnt taken far. Plus solution to arbitrarily defined regions called countries hasnt taken too far
Re: Ask HN: Which idea irritates you because it has not been taken far enough?
#75Democracy's design...
The scarce use of technology to encourage and access crowd wisdom. (Rather than the cleverness invested in things like gerrymandering and misleading advertising techniques.)
This is a similar phenomenon to the pathological cleverness used in so much social network advertising... you know, bait and switch, the devil's-in-the-details approach to supposed fellow decision makers.
I'm an anthropologist not a software guy. But the solutions are fairly obvious which I try to address elsewhere. Fortunately the reception is getting better in some places.
Re: Ask HN: Which idea irritates you because it has not been taken far enough?
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
And/or the idea of regional conflicts? :) Actually, paraschopra probably means the opposite, that is, these ideas are taken too far... or at least, thats my read.
Yep, right. I think resolution of regional conflicts hasnt taken far. Plus solution to arbitrarily defined regions called countries hasnt taken too far
Well, its actually a fairly new idea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia
In any event, whats your better solution? Not to say you don't have one, but I'm curious.