Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Michael Grant
As if Phish fans can be classed as "human." /me runs. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Casey Dougall < ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Larry Lyons > wrote: > > > > > >No, it's just human nature... > > > > so what is human nature? Is it quantifiable or

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > >No, it's just human nature... > > so what is human nature? Is it quantifiable or is it just some nebulous > concept that can be defined to fit anything? > > How about some real numbers and research data. There was no real numbers in that

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Larry Lyons
>> >> > Casey wrote: >> > Doesn't mater if you were like minded or not. Our goal is to evolve, to >> > think outside the box, to expand on what was already done in the past. >> >> Aren't you making his point then? >> > >No, it's just human nature... so what is human nature? Is it quantifiable or

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Larry Lyons
>> >> You have real data to support that? its sounding more like magical or >> wishful thinking on your part more than anything else. >> > >Client wants the best website in the world! > >If you sit in a room by yourself, you come up with a simple plan. It may >actually be the best website BUT, if

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > > Will you look at how many people are looking for lottery websites. > Even scarier is #9: Primerica. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mai

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Scott Stroz
Will you look at how many people are looking for lottery websites. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Scott wrote: >> >> Its funny you chose Rush Limbaugh as an example (which I think is a >> valid one), I probably would have chosen Al Sharpton. >> > > Check out the #1 google

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > > Its funny you chose Rush Limbaugh as an example (which I think is a > valid one), I probably would have chosen Al Sharpton. > Check out the #1 google trend: http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends ~| Want to r

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Scott Stroz
Its funny you chose Rush Limbaugh as an example (which I think is a valid one), I probably would have chosen Al Sharpton. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > You have real data to support that? its sounding more like magical or wishful > thinking on your part more than anythin

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Ras Tafari
colin cowherd had a piece about this on Espn radio one day... it went something like this... "if my kid ends up being a big bruiser, ready to drink at 16 and sporting a beard, and listening to the grateful dead... if i move him into a dorm at Univ. of Denver, or some other hippie school, chances

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Casey wrote: > > When I'm snowboarding alone, I mainly just cruise the slopes. If I ride > with > > a posse, I'll be hitting jumps and trying to push the limits far more > than I > > would be if I was snowboarding alone. > > So by hanging a

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Ras Tafari
same here. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > When I'm snowboarding alone, I mainly just cruise the slopes. If I ride with > a posse, I'll be hitting jumps and trying to push the limits far more than I > would be if I was snowboarding alone. It's not a feeling of wanting to fi

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Casey wrote: > Because there is nothing extremist about it. Extremism is over played in > that article. It's just how we think/do when in a group. > Yeah, we become more extreme in groups than we would as individuals, which you've agreed with in logic twice now. Sounds like you're just packing

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > So are you supporting or disagreeing with "To become an extremist, hang > around with people you agree with"? > > You called the statement rubbish but then go on to basically support the > crux of the statement. > > me=confused Because t

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Casey wrote: > When I'm snowboarding alone, I mainly just cruise the slopes. If I ride with > a posse, I'll be hitting jumps and trying to push the limits far more than I > would be if I was snowboarding alone. So by hanging around in a snowboarding group, you are willing to run risks that as a

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Michael Grant
So are you supporting or disagreeing with "To become an extremist, hang around with people you agree with"? You called the statement rubbish but then go on to basically support the crux of the statement. me=confused On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Casey Dougall < ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com>

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Casey wrote: > > Doesn't mater if you were like minded or not. Our goal is to evolve, to > > think outside the box, to expand on what was already done in the past. > > Aren't you making his point then? > No, it's just human nature... "Thi

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > You have real data to support that? its sounding more like magical or > wishful thinking on your part more than anything else. > Client wants the best website in the world! If you sit in a room by yourself, you come up with a simple plan.

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Gruss Gott
> Casey wrote: > Doesn't mater if you were like minded or not. Our goal is to evolve, to > think outside the box, to expand on what was already done in the past. Aren't you making his point then? If you're in a group who's goal is to out-do what was done in the past then that group has become "e

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Larry Lyons
You have real data to support that? its sounding more like magical or wishful thinking on your part more than anything else. Also who set those "goals" you refer to. I never saw the memo. But in essence the research data does support that idea that views tend to the extreme when everyone agree

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-08 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 7:33 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > > > http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/features/3731248/to-become-an-extremist-hang-around-with-people-you-agree-with.t > .thtml "To become an extremist, hang around with people you agree with" Total rubbash! Doesn't mater if you

Re: We're Safe!!

2009-07-07 Thread Robert Munn
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Gruss wrote: > > > Cass Sunstein — co-author of the hugely influential Nudge and an > adviser to President Obama — unveils his new theory of ‘group > polarisation’, and explains why, when like-minded people spend time > with each other, their views become not only

We're Safe!!

2009-07-07 Thread Gruss Gott
Maybe we don't change each other's minds, but maybe we're also not turning into nutter extremists. Mostly. Maybe. Cass Sunstein — co-author of the hugely influential Nudge and an adviser to President Obama — unveils his new theory of ‘group polarisation’, and explains why, when like-minded