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Conspiracy theory placed in the middle of a Qt tutorial

• ZeroGravitas 17y ago
  Reminds me of the example of Henry Kissinger being a war criminal used in an O'Reilly book about Oracle PL/SQL: http://oreilly.com/news/feuerstein_1000.html http://oreilly.com/news/feuerstein_1000.html Of course, Kissinger is a war criminal. http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Kissinger/CaseAgainst1_Hitchens.html http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Kissinger/CaseAgainst1_Hit...
  • vog 17y ago
    That's an interesting case. However, is that really comparable? It was just one subtle sample dataset, and not a big (kind of) ad placed across the book.
    • ZeroGravitas 17y ago
      I'm not sure how subtle it is to accuse a prominent government figure of being a war criminal but it's not just that one example, just the one that immediately sprang to mind. The book also covers the following topics in its SQL examples: Excessive CEO compensation--and excessive, destructive layoffs Union-busting activities Positive role of unions in society Police brutality NATO bombing of civilian targets in Serbia Managed Care National Rifle Association and gun control The prison industry Slashing social programs to finance tax cuts
• vog 17y ago
  Although many websites contain some hint to the author's political attitude, this one is really strange. The political statement (yet another 9/11 conspiracy theory) is placed in the middle of a Qt tutorial, off-topic and completely out of context. It's like an advertisement, except that the author doesn't even get money for it. Moreover, the stuff reappears on front and bottom of every sub page. Regarding political statements and conspiracy theories, I've never seen an impertinence like that. Will that become a new trend?