Brin: (Ignoring Murphy's Law) kills

2010-12-07 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Three days ago, a brazilian teenager was killed in hospital, because instead of saline solution, the nurse gave her vaseline. The reason was that the idiots that produced those products made _identical_ vessels for them, with the difference being a minuscule identification label. Murphy's Law is

Re: Wikileaks?

2010-12-07 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Or maybe it's everyone and their dog trying to access their new Facebook profile page: (...) Why do people join Facebook, when it's owned by sociopaths and perverts? Alberto Monteiro ___

Re: Brin: (Ignoring Murphy's Law) kills

2010-12-07 Thread David Brin
eeek! From: Alberto Monteiro albm...@centroin.com.br To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tue, December 7, 2010 3:31:53 AM Subject: Brin: (Ignoring Murphy's Law) kills Three days ago, a brazilian teenager was killed in hospital, because instead of saline solution, the

Re: Brin: (Ignoring Murphy's Law) kills

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Dec 7, 2010, at 5:31 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Three days ago, a brazilian teenager was killed in hospital, because instead of saline solution, the nurse gave her vaseline. The reason was that the idiots that produced those products made _identical_ vessels for them, with the difference

Re: Wikileaks?

2010-12-07 Thread Dave Land
On Dec 7, 2010, at 3:44 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Or maybe it's everyone and their dog trying to access their new Facebook profile page: (...) Why do people join Facebook, when it's owned by sociopaths and perverts? Well, of course the sociopaths and perverts to which you refer are not

FaceBook

2010-12-07 Thread Jon Louis Mann
Why do people join Facebook, when it's owned by sociopaths and perverts? What sociopaths and perverts are you referring to, ALberto? I have many friends from SF Cons that would probably fit the category. In any case, there are perverts everywhere depending on your definition. What is yours?

Facebook is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Dave Land wrote: Why do people join Facebook, when it's owned by sociopaths and perverts? Well, of course the sociopaths and perverts to which you refer are not on my friends list, so they don't have any meaningful impact on my Facebook experience. I mean own in the sense of ownership,

Re: Facebook('s policy on breastfeeding) is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread Dave Land
On Dec 7, 2010, at 11:50 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Dave Land wrote: Why do people join Facebook, when it's owned by sociopaths and perverts? Well, of course the sociopaths and perverts to which you refer are not on my friends list, so they don't have any meaningful impact on my

Re: Facebook is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Dec 7, 2010, at 5:44 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Why do people join Facebook, when it's owned by sociopaths and perverts? and then wrote: It's not the people that join that are sociopaths and perverts, it's the people that control the site that are sociopaths and perverts. Only a

Re: Facebook is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Bruce Bostwick wrote: It's not the people that join that are sociopaths and perverts, it's the people that control the site that are sociopaths and perverts. Only a sociopath and pervert can think that breastfeeding is pornography. It's disrespectful to breastfeeding (and to pornography

RE: Facebook is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread Dan Minette
Only a sociopath and pervert can think that breastfeeding is pornography. It's disrespectful to breastfeeding (and to pornography too, but wfc?) All the billions that g*vernments invest all the time to make mothers breastfeed, and those sociopaths and perverts create a Social Network that

Re: RE: Facebook is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread trent shipley
A business decision that injures public health. On Dec 7, 2010 3:15 PM, Dan Minette danmine...@att.net wrote: Only a sociopath and pervert can think that breastfeeding is pornography. It's disrespectful to... Actually, it doesn't, Alberto. Facebook is free, last time I looked. I can choose to

RE: RE: Facebook is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread Dan Minette
A business decision that injures public health. Were facebook the internet, you might have something. But, I just typed breastfeeding videos into google, and got a zillion hits, checked the first one, and found a site with over a score of videos. Some had nothing to do with public health;

Re: RE: Facebook is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread John Williams
Ultimately, these sorts of issues are due to insufficient diversity. As long as there is a majority (or perhaps even a large uniform minority) who believe something strongly, there will be businesses or government policies that cater to this majority. Whether government representative or business

(Ignoring Murphy's Law) kills

2010-12-07 Thread Jo Anne
Alberto -- What the heck *is* Vaseline in Brazil? Here it is a thick ointment also known as petroleum jelly. And what is it used for there? I'm wondering if it's vaso -- as in something to do with the veins rather than something you use on chapped lips (in the US). Anyway, what a nightmare.

Re: Facebook is evil, why it must be eradicated [was: Wikileaks?]

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Dec 7, 2010, at 4:25 PM, trent shipley wrote: On Dec 7, 2010 3:15 PM, Dan Minette danmine...@att.net wrote: Only a sociopath and pervert can think that breastfeeding is pornography. It's disrespectful to... Actually, it doesn't, Alberto. Facebook is free, last time I looked. I can

Facebook is evil

2010-12-07 Thread Jon Louis Mann
Only a sociopath and pervert can think that breastfeeding is pornography. It's disrespectful to breastfeeding (and to pornography too, but wfc?) those sociopaths and perverts create a Social Network that criminalizes it. Alberto, please explain how Facebook is criminalizing breastfeeding