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Robert Kropla Send message Joined: 12 Feb 06 Posts: 1 Credit: 252,072 RAC: 0 |
Well said Eric. |
Richard Send message Joined: 3 Jul 99 Posts: 1 Credit: 2,787,478 RAC: 19 |
Being from north of the border I just don't get why people associate Berkeley politics to an organization that is run out of, but independent of the university. Yes universities, Berkeley in particular, are hotbeds of political extremism. I remember the riots of the 60's as well as the shootings at Kent but how does any of that affect SETI science? Maybe the university is no longer following the wishes of the founders of the Free Speech Movement or maybe it is just some peoples misunderstanding of events but that shouldn't have any effect on SETI@home or peoples desire to help explorer the universe. I've ben crunching data for SETI since mid 1999 and a little bit of 'weirdness' at Berkeley won't deter me from continuing nor should it deter anyone else. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13755 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Yes universities, Berkeley in particular, are hotbeds of political extremism. I remember the riots of the 60's as well as the shootings at Kent but how does any of that affect SETI science? Because a lot of people aren't really very bright. Facts have no effect on their beliefs, if they don't support those beliefs. Grant Darwin NT |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
There are some that are here just for the opportunity to state their particular mantra on an internationally read bulletin board, and in anonymity. It has been suggested in the past that there should be a much higher minimum level of RAC to post, to weed those types out.Isn't that a mantra in itself? Not everyone wants to waste funds on gpu crunching & are happy to continue with cpu crunching. |
sjf Send message Joined: 17 Aug 99 Posts: 5 Credit: 10,617,892 RAC: 0 |
Apologies from the people too silly to know that they should. Keep up the good work. As long as SETI@Home is a thing, I'll always contribute. |
M. Alexandru Send message Joined: 26 Sep 01 Posts: 7 Credit: 27,437,055 RAC: 0 |
This is what we get when we have a spoiled baby generation. I am Canadian from Romanian descent and i cant believe the Marxist ideas found their way on American campuses. I lived trough once the communism and know the horrors of that flawed ideology before i emigrated to Canada. Its sad to say but i do not think this is fixable. In my opinion , American society has reached its apex a while ago and now its down spiraling out of control. |
Gerald King Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 36 Credit: 50,054,611 RAC: 133 |
WOW!!! I couldn't read but a couple before I started getting a headache. From the ones I read, it appears you all posting are missing the original issue, which is typical when a discussion is turned "Political" The ORIGINAL issue was the fact that due to this project being associated with UC Berkeley and all of the issues they have been having lately, he was getting nasty, UNCALLED for comments, on these forums, Twitter and Facebook. THAT is the underlying issue. As the Moderator, it is his job to remind people of the Forum Rules and if you do not want to adhere to those rules, they will be enforced. Since it's his job to remain objective on the forums, it is not mine: EITHER STFU AND PLACE BLAME WERE BLAME IS DUE OR GTFO. It's just that simple. MOST of us are adults. You are welcome to voice YOUR opinion as long as you not attacking another member of the Forums. BUT that opinion needs to be in keeping with the Forum Rules which includes posting in the correct forum heading. We all have different backgrounds, education, experiences, etc . . . and SETI brings those together to create a program like none other on the Planet. What makes it great is because we unite for a Common Goal: SETI I reject your reality and substitute my own boincstats.com |
Hev Send message Joined: 4 Jun 05 Posts: 1118 Credit: 598,303 RAC: 0 |
I support Eric Korpla's post , all the staff of SETI@home and all of the volunteers, Well said Byron, a plus 1 from me as well.. |
Allan Send message Joined: 19 Sep 11 Posts: 2 Credit: 1,432,019 RAC: 2 |
I agree completely with this comment, but the first sentence is crying for an "Oxford comma" after "Berkeley." Is it saying that the white supremacists "aren't associated with Berkeley or the anarchists," or that the white supremacists "aren't associated with Berkeley," and that the anarchists also "aren't associated with Berkeley." I think the latter, but without the comma, the meaning is unclear. But yes, I agree that the only valid response to hate speech is more "love and truth" speech. Suppressing hate speech martyrizes the haters. |
Stephen "Heretic" Send message Joined: 20 Sep 12 Posts: 5557 Credit: 192,787,363 RAC: 628 |
+1 Grant . . Watch "The Meaning of Life" ... That is from where that verse comes. :) |
Stephen "Heretic" Send message Joined: 20 Sep 12 Posts: 5557 Credit: 192,787,363 RAC: 628 |
Some lessons in Old English needed by the author methinks, but I agree this NOT the place to bellyache! . . Very true. The worst part of his attempt to keep it light was his poor command of old English :) Stephen LOL |
Stephen "Heretic" Send message Joined: 20 Sep 12 Posts: 5557 Credit: 192,787,363 RAC: 628 |
No. It does not 'obviously' alienate 'every' white person. I am, and I am not, cause those whack jobs don't represent anything about me, so I have no problem with them being called out for being the waste of oxygen that they are. Nor do I have a problem with the anarchistic types being called out for equally being wastes of oxygen, if for different reasons. Hell. They should be, regularly, and loudly. +1 |
Carmine Ventura Send message Joined: 8 Sep 99 Posts: 45 Credit: 2,302,396 RAC: 2 |
I think its outlandish to associate SETI@home with any of the political unrest at berkley. . . however, as a white man and someone who is conservative on some issues , I find Eric's white supremacist comment suggestive and offensive. It sounds rather like taking sides . |
Mr. Kevvy Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3776 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319 |
Here is an article on Nathan Damigo on the Daily Caller, a well known strongly conservative-leaning news site founded by Tucker Carlson. Nathan Damigo's claim to fame is punching a female counter-protestor in the face on the Berkeley campus. It calls Nathan Damigo a white supremacist both in the article and the title. So does every other news article on him I have seen, but I link this one as an example that even right-wing sites use the term. So, clearly, at least some of the protestors at Berkeley can be identified as such without ambiguity or at least contradiction of what is generally accepted. |
j mercer Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1 |
It sounds like there's still going to be a riot in Berkeley tomorrow because apposing groups How about next time leaving out the politically charged descriptors and there will be little said. ... |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
I agree completely with this comment, but the first sentence is crying for an "Oxford comma" after "Berkeley." Is it saying that the white supremacists "aren't associated with Berkeley or the anarchists," or that the white supremacists "aren't associated with Berkeley," and that the anarchists also "aren't associated with Berkeley." I think the latter, but without the comma, the meaning is unclear. Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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MightyMouse Send message Joined: 6 Jun 99 Posts: 1 Credit: 11,753,950 RAC: 0 |
When words are illegal, the time for words is over. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30701 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Where they went after Berkeley ... https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/05/10/battle-new-orleans-wasn’t Last weekend, a motley crew of far-right groups assembled at New Orleans’ Lee Circle to protest the city’s removal of Confederate monuments. Bearing all manner of insignias, from the Confederate Battle Flag, Klan logos, Civil War kepis, Norse runes, the flag of “Kekistan,†the Gadsden flag, to U.S. flags, all were prepared for a brawl. |
GateMan Send message Joined: 10 Jun 12 Posts: 3 Credit: 2,007,738 RAC: 0 |
I am sad that their are so many immature people causing you Grief. Thank you for doing what you do. G |
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