Modding and the Law

S3D writes "An article at O'Reilly discusses modding as a cultural phenomenon and its relation to the law and authority. The conclusion is that social activists are modders too. They want to change the government into something that supports a productive society. They want institutions to stop hiding facts and to pay attention to science. They want to change corporations, change people's day-to-day behavior, and change our own social relationships."

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Re:everything Yay

[hackwrench]

Corporations exist to produce a useful good. Profits represent the difference in value between instant consumption and investment. However the system has been broken by policies that reinvent those relationships. Instead of the question being asked "is it the most efficient way producing a useful good", and coming to the conclusion that if it is not, the investment needs to be placed elsewhere. http://mises.org/quiz.asp 20. B
Insider trading is wrongly maligned because who is better to judge the worth of the stock than those responsible for generating results.

I'm bored, so I'm stopping now.

Re:Like Slashdot Mods

[Curunir_wolf]

Since you explicitly decline to give us any evidence that supports your claims, I see no reason to believe any such evidence exists: instead, I will continue to believe that tackling crime is the job of the police.

Then you are a fool, and since the GPP declined to site evidence, I will do so myself:

• No right to police protection
• Police have a right to refuse to protect you
• Police have no duty to protect you

That enough for you?

Re:Like Slashdot Mods

[DAldredge]

Minor point. If it wasn't for the GOP votes in the Senate large portions of the Civil rights reforms would not have passed because the Democrats fillibustered (sp) the bills.

Look up (D) Byrds voting history.