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The Disgraceful Rejection of Debo Adegbile
Debo Adegbile, President Obama's nominee to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, was rejected by the Senate earlier this week. This is a dismaying vote, a combination of Republicans increasingly hostile to civil rights and a small but crucial number of Democratic senators too timorous to stand up to Republican smear campaigns.
The primary ostensible basis for the rejection of the eminently qualified Adegbile was his small role in the legal defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Abu-Jamal was convicted for the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer, and as Michael McGough says it's fair to say that Abu-Jamal has been "the beneficiary of uncritical adulation and a form of 'radical chic'" from some activists and celebrities both home and abroad. Certainly, Abu-Jamal is not my idea of a hero, but this is all irrelevant to Adegbile. He wasn't spending his time leading "Free Mumia" rallies or defending the murder of police officers. He simply part of the team at the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund (LDF) that participated in an appeal of Abu-Jamal's death sentence. The LDF has been at the forefront of constitutional challenges to the death penalty for decades; there was nothing remotely unusual or improper about Adegbile's actions. And nor was this a frivolous constitutional challenge—a unanimous Third Circuit panel including two Republican appointees found Abu-Jamal's death sentence unconstitutional.
According to a letter written by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of the slain officer, "I would argue that Mr. Adegbile's decision to defend a cop killer should preclude him from holding any public position." One can forgive Faulkner for saying this given her loss, but for members of the United States Senate—many of whom are lawyers—to publicly endorse this transparently dangerous and irresponsible position is a disgrace. Everyone, including Mumia Abu-Jamal, is entitled to a fair trial an a competent defense of their constitutional rights. To equate a defense counsel with the defendant is not only grossly unfair guilt-by-association, it would essentially make criminal defense impossible.
Admittedly, for the Republicans who voted against Adegbile, Abdul-Jamal was probably pretext rather than cause—I very much doubt that many if any Republican senators actually believe that lawyers are guilty of the sins of those they defend. The real issue with Adegbile is that he would act to robustly defend civil rights, something contemporary Republicans oppose. After all, this isn't the first time Republicans have delayed or defeated a nominee to head the civil rights division who they suspect of actually wanting to enforce civil rights. "Between them, Presidents Clinton and Obama have nominated five people to head the Division," observes Samuel Bagenstos of the University of Michigan Law School. "Only two were confirmed (Deval Patrick and Tom Perez). Of the other three, one had to withdraw under pressure (Lani Guinier), one received a recess appointment after his confirmation was stalled for more than two years (Bill Lann Lee), and one was defeated yesterday."
In other words, the extraordinary stupid arguments that Republican Senators raised about Abu-Jamal shouldn't be allowed to conceal their real agenda: kneecapping federal efforts to do things like protect voting rights, address police brutality, oppose employment discrimination. The Republican rejection of Adegbile is of a piece with a broader anti-civil rights agenda, such as their ongoing efforts to suppress the vote of racial minorities and the poor and a bare majority of the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act based on incoherent arguments with no basis in the text of the Constitution.
So Republican opposition to Adegbile was, while reprehensible, easily explicable. But Democrats control the Senate, and nominees like Adegbile can no longer be filibustered—he lost on a straight up-or-down vote. So it's worth directing particular ire at the 7 Democratic senators who joined the Republican war on civil rights. Five of these votes at least came from senators from states that voted for Romney, an explanation if not an excuse. Particularly worthy of scorn are the two blue-state senators, Pennsylvania's Bob Casey Jr. and Delaware's Chris Coons. Casey's stated justification for his nay vote was frankly embarrassing:
I respect that our system of law ensures the right of all citizens to legal representation no matter how heinous the crime. At the same time, it is important that we ensure that Pennsylvanians and citizens across the country have full confidence in their public representatives — both elected and appointed. The vicious murder of Officer Faulkner in the line of duty and the events that followed in the 30 years since his death have left open wounds for Maureen Faulkner and her family as well as the City of Philadelphia.
So defendants have a right to a defense, but a lawyer participating in this defense cannot have the "full confidence" of the public? If a teacher was trying to explain the concept of a "non-sequitur" to their students I'm not sure they could come up with a better example. And worse, it's a non-sequitur that's subversive of the rule of law.
Senate Republicans are going to do anything they can to inhibit federal civil rights enforcement, up to and including cynical, demagogic campaigns against dedicated public servants. But for 7 Democrats to join the mob is an act of cowardice contrary to the values that the head of the Civil Rights Division is supposed to uphold. To reject the a nominee to head the Civil Rights division because ... of his successful support for civil rights is a cruel irony indeed.
Fri, 2014-03-07 14:24
Your statement (fantasy?): "The primary ostensible basis for the rejection of the eminently qualified Adegbile was his small role in the legal defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal" is almost laughable. If one your students was this sloppy in their research I would hope that they receive a failing grade. Adegbile was not some lower legal functionary who was in the office down the hall from the decision-makers that chose this windmill to tilt! He served as director of litigation under president John Payton when LDF took on Abu-Jamal's case in 2011. As part of the background that you would argue makes Adegbile qualified for this position is would be his claim to: "oversee the legal program and supervises the legal staff in the areas Criminal, and Economic Justice, Education, and Political Participation, while remaining actively engaged in litigation and advocacy." So we can credit him with that experience, but not hold him accountable for his decisions! How sad.
Fri, 2014-03-07 15:55
Sat, 2014-03-08 08:58
Joe Lammers
Sat, 2014-03-08 22:45
Sun, 2014-03-09 08:39
You're absolutely right, another left left wing nut job professor that should only be teaching in Kenyan or places unknown to American conservatives. The guy should have never been submitted s a candidate for a doj job, but look at the current nut jobs working there, along with the epa, irs, doh, and all the rest of them, this government should be turned inside out and scraped. We have nothing but gutless wonders of stupidity in the major positions, and the sooner we put a clamp on obo and his stupidity the better.
Sat, 2014-03-08 08:41
A journalist tells the complete story while a propagandist tells only part of a story to shape it into what he wants. The story is propaganda pure and simple.
Debo did not simply represent the accused who was found guilty of killing a police officer. He volunteered for the job and he pursued it with great zeal. He created rallies and a media campaign because he felt that the accused was "a symbol of the racial injustices of the death penalty". Debo, in other words, turned the trial into a media circus because he thought about everything in terms of race. He claimed that that "there is no question in the mind of anyone at the Legal Defense Fund (the trial) has everything to do with race and that is why the Legal Defense Fund is in the case." After the trial was over and all legal challenges had been completed, Debo continued to fight the system for the accused.
The concern about Debo as Mr. Obama's appointee has nothing to do with hurting Obama. It has everything to do with not allowing an extreme liberal ideologue who views everything through a racial prism into a high position in the civil rights division of the DOJ. Five different law enforcement organization were so insulted by Debo's over the top effort on the trial that they all filed statements how they felt Debo was completely unacceptable as an appointee. Mr. Obama has already stoked the flames of racial tensions with the DOJ when the Black Panthers were allowed to stand in election locations and intimidate voters, his comments about the Trayvon Martin case and other situations. Mr. Obama has already turned the IRS, the EPA and other government offices into political weapons to force his ideas onto the country and silence his critics. Adding Debo to the DOJ would have turned the DOJ into an organization where justice came in a distant second to race and this is the reason why Debo was not confirmed.
Sat, 2014-03-08 13:41
You are exactly right Idahodoc. Mr. Adegbile is not just notorious for his defense of Mumia and the many civil protests he orchestrated and spoke at, but also for many other far far left theories. Like 'disparate impact theory'. This is a theory that prohibits emplyers from using racially NEUTRAL employment practices. That sentence is so insane that only true far left folks could even understand it. Further, this president is now causing so many problems for his cheerleaders in the Senate and House, he is making it virtually a certainty that Republicans will retain the House and retake the Senate. I, for one, think they are getting exactly what they deserve from him. This 2010 deja vu. He told the Democrat House, "I will protect you, just stick with me". Those dems have either gone home, are working on K Street or now back in academia. But they lost their House jobs because of OCare. Now, there's a new crop getting ready to be 'thumped' again. How did these idiots ever beat us?
Sat, 2014-03-08 09:55
Robert Bork. "'The nomination changed everything, maybe forever,' says Tom Goldstein, publisher of the popular SCOTUSblog, which extensively covers the Supreme Court. 'Republicans nominated this brilliant guy to move the law in this dramatically more conservative direction. Liberal groups turned around and blocked him precisely because of those views. Their fight legitimized scorched-earth ideological wars over nominations at the Supreme Court, and to this day both sides remain completely convinced they were right. '" From Robert Bork's Supreme Court Nomination 'Changed Everything, Maybe Forever' by Nina Totenberg, http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/12/19/167645600/robert-borks-supreme-court-nomination-changed-everything-maybe-forever. You reap what you sew.
Sat, 2014-03-08 10:14
I get the "lawyer for the defense" meme, however a nominee should be the best person that can be approved by the Senate. Clearly, Mr. Adegbile wasn't up to snuff regardless of the reasons. Seven Democrats said "no" - and probably now wish they had a similar epiphany on Obamacare.
Sat, 2014-03-08 11:28
A rare sign of hope: I'm inmpressed by the thoughtful, fact-based comments on this column, in such contrast to the hysterical and mendacious tone of Lemieux's column itself. Republicans have no "anti-civil-rights agenda," and of course it was Democrats who had to be dragged kicking and screaming out of the Jim Crow era. Republicans do object, strenuously, to utterly false cries of "racism" whenever they try to prevent Democrats from stealing elections through fraud, or from nominating vicious race-baiters like Adegbile -- or for that matter Eric Holder -- to high government offices.
Sat, 2014-03-08 12:33
Sat, 2014-03-08 13:44
Sat, 2014-03-08 13:50
Debo taking Mumia's case when Mumia was FIRST arrested would have been a lawyer doing his job. Debo taking taking Mumia's case AFTER eyewittnesses identified Mumia as the killer of Faulkner? http://www.murderpedia.org/male.A/a/abu-jamal.htm Debo was using legal tricks and Barnum side-show tactics to stir up trouble in "defense" of a cold-blooded killer. The U.S. American government bureaucracy, starting with the legal system, is absolutely corrupt. City, county, state, federal.
Mo Freedom
Sat, 2014-03-08 15:21
Harry Reid told Obama that he didn't have the votes to approve his nominee, but Obama told him to go ahead with the vote anyway.
Why would he do that?
It because Democrats are looking for ways to divide this nation along racial lines anyway they can. Fictionalizing the GOP's war on women, its racism, & its disregard of & lack of caring for, poor people has been the Democrats' strategy for years, & they've got a lapdog media that helps sell the public on their propaganda.
Sat, 2014-03-08 16:48
Representation is one matter
Advocacy is quite the other
It is unfortunate the author chose to use histrionics, sophistry and caricature to obfuscate such certainties
Those with sober countenance of a less sophomoric bent saw Mr. Adegbile for what he truly was
To the benefit of all
Sat, 2014-03-08 17:51
"But contrary to this spin, Adegbile and the NAACP were not a latter day version of patriot John Adams defending the British soldiers who perpetrated the Boston Massacre. Far from merely writing briefs on Constitutional issues involving Abu-Jamal's conviction, Adegbile's lawyers were part of the propaganda campaign aimed at besmirching the victim and the Philadelphia Police Department and portraying a killer who was literally caught red-handed with the murder weapon as a heroic martyr. Under these circumstances, it's little wonder that some Democrats wanted no part of the nomination, especially those like Pennsylvania's Bob Casey, Jr. and Delaware's Chris Coons voted against cloture for the nomination, whose constituents know the facts of the case and despicable work of Abu-Jamal's cheerleaders." Commentary Magazine. ...and lest you all forget the Republicans are responsible for passing the Civil Rights legislation of 1964. The Democrats were busy burning crosses.
Sat, 2014-03-08 19:31
It is not so much the Debo's decision to defend a man like AbuJamal, but the manner in which he carried it out. The dead officer and the police department and the prosecutor were all dragged through the mud and accused of racism and misconduct. There was no proof of this, it was all simply whispers, innuendo and lies. Essentially, the defense team, led by Debo, saved their client from the death penalty by perverting justice and by sowing discord and racial hatred between blacks and white in Philadelphia. He created wounds that can never heal.
Joe Lammers
Sat, 2014-03-08 19:37
This article only tells part of the story. Debo Adegbile did much more than just represent Mumia Abu-Jamal, see http://www.nationalreview.com/article/372680/debo-adegbile-exit-stage-left-editors. In a sense this is part of the ongoing payback for Robert Bork's failed nomination, when a brilliant but conservative jurist was denied a seat on the Supreme Court for specifically ideological reasons. It is hypocritical for leftists who have spiked nominations of conservatives for ideological reasons to complain about it when the same thing happens to them.
Sat, 2014-03-08 20:38
Let's face it. This nomination was another Obama atrocity. The only people that could support it are those that delight in cop killing. That most democrats voted for it tells you how extreme the entire party has become under Obama. This was another of those whacko far out extremists nomination that have already given us the most corrupt and racially motivated Justice Dept in history. That this atrocious nomination was defeated by democrats shows how bad it truly was, and how far Obama has strayed from the American People.
Sun, 2014-03-09 01:04
Sun, 2014-03-09 01:50
Get the hint. It's time to stop hating on white people in America and using the power of the federal government to harass and intimidate them in neighborhoods, cities, towns, and schools throughout the land.
Five years of this %^#@ from Obama/Holder is enough; the last thing we need is another racist who hates white people in the Obama administration.
Sun, 2014-03-09 04:16
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The scene to which this block once belonged probably showed a desert hunting party. The hunters, Akhenaten and his entourage, would have appeared in chariots bearing down on their helpless prey. Their approach has not gone unnoticed: the ears of the two bubalis antelopes perk up at the sound of danger. The back of a third antelope may be seen in the lower right corner. Such isolated blocks provide a hint of the complex decorative schemes that once existed in the palace at el Amarna.
- Medium: Limestone, painted
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- Place found: Hermopolis, Egypt
- Place made: Tell el Amarna, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
- Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
- Dimensions: 20 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (52.5 x 22.5 cm) (show scale)
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yeah, based on the original toy, I'd be happy to have him with only two. But frankly I expect 4 legs, unique. It's expected. I dont know how they'll make it look good, but whatever.
When/if(im sure) it get made, I'll see 4 legs one way or another.
I wouldn't mind him sharing a special crotch with Modulok. It would make sense Mantenna having an abdomen back there.
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"Toy Guru commented on this exact question a while ago. Those conversations haven't happened yet, but at the time he said that he would likely have the 'four legs' since 'they'd be a unique sculpt anyway'.
Perhaps there could be some limb sharing with Modulok (since he uses multiple legs also) who knows!"
Four unique legs. Mattel shouldn't go cheap on him like they did in the 80's (4 legs fused together) but I think it should be as vintage as possible. C'mon people, this is the Classics line, is it not? Heck, they did a great job with Snake Face. (Vintage and staction-like, imo)
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As a big Mantenna fan, I voted for 4 unique legs. I hope that the MOTUC Mantenna is closer to the 200x version than the vintage version.
If Mattel goes this route and if the figure ends up being a bit expensive, maybe Mantenna can take the Ram-Man slot and be priced a bit higher than the other figures.
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Four separated legs would be the correct representation. They could reuse the technology for Modulok.
4 legs plus vintage all the way with some 200x influences....
I'd go mostly like the vintage figure, but with the 200x mouth detail. And forget the four legs thing. I'd be fine with just two legs.
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… part II There's no slam-dunk to achieving a one-content-stream-fits-all-networks mode, however. For example, when it comes to distributing content in multicast mode, which delivers multiple simultaneous streams to end users from one file, cable has a specific way of accommodating the technology over its shared distribution network, and suppliers of DSL systems have others, Compton noted.
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Sep 20, 2006
How do you build robots?
Some people asked me on methods to design a robot beforehand (sort of drawing table) and then just building the real model in one run.
For truth to tell, I don't know about an efficient way to do this (let alone a way to do so that makes fun also - one could use LDraw, of course, but "Ldrawing" without a real model on your table is likely to turn out a complete drudgery):
as for me, I commonly start with a rough idea only and then build away, frequently changing the design while the robot comes gradually into being.
How about you?
What is your procedure in building NXT robots?
Matthias Paul
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I usually generate a 3D model of the planned robot in my brain when I'm trying to get to sleep. :P
But yeah, the only pre-building plans I do are in my head. I mostly just experiment around with the pieces until I hit on a good mechanism. Occasionally I make a very rough sketch of the planned robot, and design it from there.
- Sep 20, 2006, 10:39:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
I usually see something out-and-about and want to duplicate it or incorporate it into a bot.
I have two extremes - (1) I sketch and plan the shape and concept of the robot and write out a rough flowchart for how the bot will be programmed, or (2) I just start snapping pieces together and try to make it look good.
Method 2 has come back to bite me in the past where I designed something that wasn't really easy to program. For example, when I use the Sound sensor I usually have to tweak the volume level because I place the sensor too close to the motors.
Right now, I've got something I'm working on - I want to post it on the NXTLOG when it starts up. This design was done using Method 1. I described what I wanted the bot to do, some sketches of its shape came next, along with a written description of how the program will possibly work.
- Sep 20, 2006, 11:30:00 PM
- Eric D. Burdo said...
I usually plan the basics in my head, then let it evolve as I go. Frequently with input from my son (who is almost 5).
Sometimes I program the bots, sometimes I just take some pictures and tear it down and build a new one.
- Sep 21, 2006, 2:58:00 AM
- Andy said...
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- Sep 21, 2006, 3:08:00 AM
I just start building from an idea, just tinkering with a pile of Lego is more fun than working with Ldraw.
- Sep 21, 2006, 7:19:00 AM
No NXT yet, but the aproach I use for RCX bots is preaty simple:
-Set requirments.
-Start building with the requirments in mind
-make changes in order to achieve requirments
Programing preaty much follows the same patern, but with the word "program" put in wherever "build" build appears.
Nice site.
- Sep 21, 2006, 7:20:00 AM
I find that I almost always have to build my thing twice to get it perfect. The first time, when I'm trying to find the right way to make something work, the module comes out fragile and doesn't look nice. So then I do it a second time, this time making the module stronger and nicer looking, since I don't have to spend my time figuring out how to make it work.
- Sep 21, 2006, 8:14:00 AM
- Laurence said...
I don't do any planning before building, except in my head. When I build, I constantly refine what I'm building. For anything complex I'll typically rebuild several components many times. Sometimes I'll even start over from scratch. I've found that my creations tend to go through an arc of complexity: they'll start out simple, but not work as well as I'd like, then I'll add complexity until they behave the way I'd like them to, and then I'll find a way to simplify them while maintaining the correct behavior.
- Sep 21, 2006, 11:17:00 AM
I usually have only vague ideas of what I want to achieve; and I do most of the building and testing with actual Lego pieces - whether it be robotic (not that much, actually) or anything else.
The only 3D plans I'd have beforehand would just (blurry) images in my mind. Most of the time I wouldn't bother to create plans afterwards either.
I know people who'd create their whole model in LDraw beforehand; but that's definitely not something for me
- Sep 21, 2006, 10:03:00 PM
- Steve said...
I think CAD (LDraw) is nice, if you're going to build something, and you don't want to mess up, like drilling holes in the wrong place.
However, building with actual LEGO pieces is as easy to do in the real world, as drawing in the virtual world.
I often make LDraw drawings of my robots, just so I can rebuild them later, if I want.
- Sep 21, 2006, 10:30:00 PM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
As for me, I consider the process of the LEGO model coming into being while experimenting with real tenable parts extremely pleasant - this kind of playing with things makes "LEGO time" so satisfying, adressing multiple senses (seeing, touching, feeling, sometimes even tasting ;-) ).
Hence I'd not do "pre-LDrawing" for the world - that would take away much of the fun of free improvisation and flow of imagination.
There are other constraints, too (though of minor relevance): my models tend to change extremely from initial idea to the end result which would make LDrawing pretty costly; furthermore often difficulties, impossibilities or need for optimization are hardly to be foreseen with a design model and pop up with the built robot yet.
Yet, I have taken up the habit of LDrawing my robots for documentation reasons and possibility of rebuilding them (for the museums, once I'm famous...).
After all, that's just the way my creative process works (and not with LEGO models only) - might be completely different for other people.
Matthias Paul
- Sep 22, 2006, 1:06:00 AM
- Andy said...
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BTW it was this blog that inspired me to make my own blog!
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- Sep 22, 2006, 3:35:00 AM
I start off with a general idea of what I want to build and how it is supposed to work. I then start building and after inevitably running into trouble, I change my design step by step. Ultimately I end up with something completely different than what I had planned.
I do have an excuse for my relative incompetence - I grew up with studded lego. I'm new to this new type of studless construction, but I'm learning.
- Sep 22, 2006, 4:54:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
I usually define the problem and think up a solution, but I don't draw it out ahead of time. I build; as others have said, LEGO is so prototype-friendly that it's natural to try first for me. I almost always try to focus on what I think is the toughest aspect, mechnically, of a project first. Once I have a handle on that, I can start thinking of the other aspects. Redesigns happen at all stages, with the "completed" first attempt almost always stripped down and completely rebuilt once I have it working "the first time".
Oh, and when do I mentally design? Almost always, either long car rides or mowing the lawn :-).
Brian Davis
- Sep 22, 2006, 7:16:00 AM
- mindstormmaster1 said...
Hi all when I am going to biuld a robot I all was look at brickshelf first and get a basic idea than i dream about it all night and form a plan of action and divide and concer.
just my ideas
Ethan MindstormMaster1
- Sep 23, 2006, 2:25:00 AM
- William L. Chamberlin said...
I just recently got my NXT. . . one of the motors was cracked, so Lego is shipping a replacement, so I'm not to be bothered.
Anyway, I've got a question for all you guys that make LDraw files for your robots AFTER you build the robots in real life.
How do you do it? I mean, that seems really difficult with complex robots.
Anyway, I always just come up with a general idea before I build my bots. Usually, I'll have a plan for how the mechanics will work out, but I just fine tune the structure and everything as I go.
Whenever I get any good inventions made, I'll post them on my website at wlcproductions.tk
- Sep 23, 2006, 8:28:00 AM
- cmsnxt said...
Well I normaly have a concept of what I want to build but sometimes I try building some thing and end up building something completley different some how better than what I was thinking of .
- Sep 23, 2006, 11:54:00 AM
I just think of somthing I want to build and get a basic concept of what I want and need it to look like and I go from there.
although I do get dissapointed when I somtimes find out I dont have enough pieces to build what I want.
One bot in particular that I have rebuilt at least 20 times is a navigator robot. each time strengthing it and refining it.
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Posted 23 March 2013 - 18:09
Max-Slater - Well..I don't know how to say this so it won't come out wrong and sure as hell don't take this as an offense, I'm not trying to offend no one. There was a long discussion about Nokia vs Apple piece you wrote here (I think it was about the "faults reported" or something similar) but for me it seemed like you were a bit biased towards one than the other. That's just my opinion, maybe it was me who was biased? Who knows..
Posted 23 March 2013 - 18:22
I also would like to point out that sometimes the news titles are sensationalist or even borderline trollish - like that one recently saying a big name in the industry "hates" the Nexus 7's size. Articles themselves can be incredibly biased especially when it comes to Microsoft vs the European Union. Ok, you like Microsoft, you don't like the European Union, but I thought this was supposed to be journalism, even if "unprofessional".
It doesn't help the tone and content of the comments when the articles themselves wander into negative editorial piece territority. We should stick more to facts and presenting both sides of the medal when the article is about some dispute.
As for the community, I've been a part of it for 8 years now and beyond my personal changes in taste, as Dirty Larry mentionned, I think the general post quality level has gone down.
There are high quality community-driven websites on the internet; the stackexchange model works very well, reddit works quite well, but these vote-based models couldn't apply here.
Consider only this: "We will not hesitate to close threads that don't have enough OP content." How many threads on Neowin.net have any OP content, at all? Half of the threads here are just short excerpts of a news article on another site, which has its own comment thread, and so here we start another comment thread about the same news article, except it's basically just about the title of the article and the one or two sentences selected from it, since very few actually click the link and read the entire thing before posting their opinion.
"An opening post should set the tone for discussion by being thoughtful and well constructed." How much thought and construction is there in a link and short excerpt? About none. And that sets the tone for the discussion. It's not surprising then, that posts in such threads are very rarely thoughtful and well constructed.
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I agree, I would have left long ago otherwise.
I still think there's a lot to like about Neowin's community. You'll always have members that are immature or unwilling to respond to reason but that's part of the internet.
The problem isn't linking or quoting a news article, it's just to not put any constructive thought in the post. Why are you even posting this news piece? You wouldn't start an everyday conversation by saying "www.anewssite.com/anarticle.html".
I understand where you're coming from but those topics that reference other sites provide an opportunity to discuss current events and news, much like you would in an every day conversation. I think a better solution would be to put a greater emphasis on sections of the forum where original articles and analysis are highlighted or even required. In some respects that is already happening, as several forum topics have been brought to the front page with user comments highlighted.
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I know I engage on some pointless "fights" on this site sometimes even though it's not worth my time nor all the braincells that die in the crossfire but somehow "arguing" with people seems to be built into me and sometimes I just can't walk away, I'll try to improve myself on this.
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I cover Apple here, which is a difficult thing to cover (not many like Apple) so I try and fight the corner as much as I can. I'll tone it down a bit, though. Thanks for the feedback from the whole Neowin crew!
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Lot of misunderstandings could be solved but people actually reading and understanding what someone says before replying.
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I agree with you and I'll just say I discourage title click baiting and we could do a lot worse! I've edited a few titles (before approving) myself because I thought they were too "baity" and we've even edited titles based on comment feedback as well, anyway
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I dont normally call people out of trolling, but hell, maybe I should start.
Hell, I had a member email me the other day saying he does purposely troll just so he can get a laugh, which is against the rules here.
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I always assumed calling somebody a troll was considered a personal attack and therefore against the rules. It might have changed but I seem to recall moderators being strict on it. Either way it's not worth it, as it's not contributing to the discussion. It's annoying but it's best not letting those sorts of people know you're annoyed.
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Businesses are being warned that they need to take steps to protect themselves from the damage that could be caused by staff making inappropriate Tweets and Facebook comments.
A business may find itself embroiled in controversy, involved in costly employment tribunals or even liable for damages because of comments made by staff on social media if adequate steps are not taken.
The warning comes from Vaughan Jones, of Burnetts solicitors, who will be one of the speakers at a half-day conference organised by Cumbrian Newspapers next month near Workington.
He will focus on how companies need to ensure they have a social media policy in place to protect themselves from the legal pitfalls of using networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
In the USA, eight per cent of firms report that they have dismissed staff for inappropriate use of social media and there are signs that it is becoming a fraught issue in UK workplaces.
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Some may be wondering if they even exist. Well, they do. The Plunge Protection Team is officially known as the President's Working Group on Financial Markets – was created after the 1987 crash.
5 comments:
- John said...
I wonder if they also have a Bubble Prevention Team.
After all, sometimes things are not as good as they seem.
- Kelly said...
We have our own PPT...or invisible hand....and it's our money..I'm a firm believer of free markets and letting nature take it's course. I dislike intervention. My fav motto is "Eventually all sh!t wil float" and " No one is bigger than the market" Hence, to me any form of intervention is a manipulation. And the regulators hate manipulation eh?
- ru40342 said...
Of Course we have our own PPT and it's called goverment agencies. Amanah Raya, EPF, PNB, Tabung Angkatan Tentera, etc.
They cover more than 50% of the volume traded in a day. If a country level of market cap to level of GDP is at 80% rate, well we are in huge danger of another round of economy crisis.
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In the US the Feds only comfirmed interventions in the FX markets after the fact.
The politicians and the Feds are just a bunch of idiots as far as the critics are concerned.They just love a lower dollar,as they think that a lower dollar will spur exports through the roof.What the politicians and the Feds do not understand is that the rest of the world will only buy from the US,what they cannot get from somewhere or anywhere from this planet.
So a lower dollar will not help the trade deficit.In fact it will create a further outflow of the greenback,as more dollars are needed to pay for imports.The Feds only intervened in FX markets when the dollar's free fall is going to effect the stock markets.They are only worried about the rich guys getting burned.Not the small guys paying through their noses for neccessities.
The Feds have been intervening in the futures markets for countless times.The last time being the flash crash.But all these are rumours only.They wouldn't have the balls to confirmed the trades,or else they would be laughed all the way to bolehland.


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St. Edward's University Magazine Winter Issue: The Stories We Tell
It's always a bit of a gamble deciding what stories to include in St. Edward's University Magazine. Choose too many happy stories, and we run the risk of glossing over important global issues. Too many serious stories, and the magazine might start to feel depressing.
So what were we thinking, putting together an issue that has features on both human trafficking and poverty?
I'm a firm believer in the power of stories. A good story — whether happy or sad — can shine a light on injustice and champion what's right. It can help you look at the state of our world and maybe even inspire hope in the future.
In "Bound," writer Hannah Hepfer brings you the story of Dawn (we've changed her name to protect her identity — you'll understand when you read her story), who spent the better part of her life as a modern-day slave in the United States. This social-justice issue is so pressing that faculty and students from St. Edward's are organizing classes, projects, study-abroad trips and student organizations to raise awareness.
In "A Dreamer in the Fields," you'll read the inspiring story of Anabel Rodriguez '14 who grew up a lot different than many students at St. Edward's. While her peers may have been playing Little League or youth soccer, a young Anabel was doing laundry and washing dishes while the rest of her family worked in the grape fields in California. It wasn't long before Anabel followed them into the fields to help make ends meet for her family. But all of those experiences just motivated her, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a more dedicated, grateful student. She's doing some pretty amazing things at St. Edward's, too.
But we left a few pages for the lighter side. In "Going Pro," we bring you the story of eight photocommunications students whose amazing work was part of a six-month-long exhibit on Texas high school football at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. And writer Stacia Hernstrom racked her brain (and her Facebook contacts) to come up with 62 things that you absolutely have to do in Austin. How many have you done?
When I think about what I want to fill the pages of St. Edward's University Magazine, I want stories that serve the mission of a place that is dedicated to inspiring students with a global perspective to make a difference in their world. Stories that encourage us to ask the big questions and seek out the answers. Stories that give our readers a deeper understanding of humanity. If we can bring you stories that do any of these things, that's a gamble I'm willing to take.
Copies are available around campus, or download a PDF version. Happy reading!
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Time for a Financial Transaction Tax
Despite the Camp David G8 summit's support for a shift from austerity to growth, there is no agreement among major western leaders on what growth requires.
Here is an idea whose time has come: a Financial Transactions Tax.
The tax would do two things urgently required by the crisis. It would take some of the profit out of the pure speculation that has created such hardship for countries like Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Ireland whose economies have already been pummeled by recession and by perverse demands for belt tightening.
And a tax on financial trades could raise some serious revenue, which could be put back into green investment and other forms of economic stimulus to help the economies of Europe revive.
This week is crucial for the fate of the FTT. Europe's leaders are gathering for an emergency growth summit in Brussels. And the European Parliament will be debating a report from its Economic and Monetary Affairs committee, which has recommended enactment of such a tax.
The obstacles: the conservative British government of David Cameron opposes the idea, both in principle and because it believes that any such revenues levied on British finance should go to London, not Brussels. And President Barack Obama has thrown cold water on the idea. It would be hard for continental Europe, the smallest of the three money centers, to make an FTT stick without support from New York and London.
But what ideology has resisted, a crisis may yet achieve. This week, a large coalition of citizen groups, trade unions, and progressive parties will be putting on the most intensive press yet, in a coordinated Robin Hood Tax Global Week of Action, for a tax to take the profit out of the toxic business model that crashed our economies. This effort deserves our support.
Mon, 2012-05-21 16:52
If I am to understand, if I were to hire a broker to handle a stock trade for me, I would pay that broker a fee or a percentage and that would be a good thing - even if the broker did nothing but tap a few buttons on a keyboard. But if I were asked to pay a minuscule tax as part of the same transaction - much less than the fee I'm already paying, perhaps insignificant as compared to the fee - that would be the end of the world?
Ah yes, but it's not actually about me, is it. It's about computerized trading, and about financial institutions making trades for their own benefit.
Mon, 2012-05-21 17:07
The financial crisis was not created by people who save and invest. Instead, it was created by those don't save and borrow too much. Instead of financial transaction tax to punish those who save and invest, we should have a debt tax to discourage over consumption. We need to have 1% debt tax all debt.
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