As your client should know, the internet does not like censorship, and does not react kindly to it. Bringing a lawsuit against The Oatmeal is ill advised. Not only are FunnyJunk's claims meritless, FunnyJunk will surely lose in the court of public opinion and cause itself reputational harm. We are also deeply skeptical that a nameless, faceless, business that hosts third party content will be able to demonstrate much if anything by way of damages as a result of The Oatmeal’s allegedly defamatory statements. At the end of the day, a lawsuit against The Oatmeal in this situation is just a really bad idea.
I actually like this lawyer. Now there's a sentence I thought I'd never write.
after they lost the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini reactors
The Fukushima Daini reactor was not lost, and didn't even sustain damage. It shut down automatically during the earthquake, and was not restarted due to the unfounded fear/danger/hype that began about nuclear power.
Is that a joke? I have a laptop and I don't think I've touched the trackpad in months. Also, with the WiFi revolution, it is more likely that a desktop will not be connected to the internet than a laptop.
From first-hand knowledge, I can tell you they did not design it with this intent. The fact that the items on the RMAH are more appealing is the nature of how microtransactions and the purchased-item upgrades work. If they weren't better, who would ever pay for them?
This is the type of post for which I wish there was a 'best of slashdot' section. This is bloody hilarious, as long as you don't go full retard and actually use anything from MyCleanPC.
Statistics and misguided hate do not make all police fit your image of an officer. I know, in fact, many extremely smart police officers. Many of them, even those who aren't that smart, are very kind and easygoing people. The fact is, their job requires them to have a very definitive good/bad policy on virtually everything they encounter, and often leads them to deal with very abusive/belligerent/annoying people.
Let's consider that the time you most encounter police is when there is some sort of serious problem occurring. A traffic accident, robbery, assault, whatever. They are tense situations, where you have to understand the cops can't crack jokes and act like your buddy - they have a very specific job to do. Consider, also, that you can't fathom the amount of people who harass them, annoying people they need to deal with a-la bums, drunks, etc. Their job really does suck quite often, they don't get paid that much, and they are there to help you when you need it.
That said, I think it is fantastic that the police are embracing video as those trying to hold them accountable have. Video is a great tool, and for a person charged with upholding peace and establishing the truth of crimes, it is crazy they haven't been using this in every aspect of their jobs already.
I just hope they respect the boundaries on video surveillance placed on them by the law. None of that "Whoops, my camera happened to look in your second story window without a warrant".
others argue that offering visas to foreign workers reduces job prospects for Americans
why cant Americans compete with H1B's?
Because this whole country is now of the mind that things should just be given to them. If they want a job, they should just be able to apply and start tomorrow, right? They will train you on the job, and you don't require any incoming skill? You don't require the same education and expense which this foreign student just paid, of course, because you're American! You don't have to learn the language and the way we do things.
FFS. It's turning into South Park for real, and it's not the immigrants' fault, it's Americans.
One of the people has the legacy of being a ruthless, genius businessman who invented some of the most crucial technology in effect today in his garage. He is a huge philanthropist as well as a corporate leader, and doesn't overstep his bounds as far as his reach within the company.
The other one did some nice work piggybacking off a few key computing concepts invented by the other guy or European tech companies, was provided with multiple millions of dollars in what can only be called a 'bailout' by the other team, co-opted a long-standing and popular operating system to overcharge and profit greatly from, pioneered plastic computer cases and portable music players, invented a style of turtleneck-chic, and was a massive dong to just about everybody he ever met.
I don't bank online, I don't do anything particularly secure online, and I don't really care who accesses my accounts. My password has been the same for the better part of a decade, and with the exception of my email, everything I use has pretty much the same password.
My password is supposedly trivial to crack. It is an 8-digit dictionary word, all lowercase. No numbers, no symbols, simple.
According to this utility, your average Anonymous script kiddie would still take 6.97 years to crack it.
Funny that they've largely eliminated the religious influence on the US government from US public schools. There are a few that still refuse to comply with the principle of separating church and state-sponsored schools, but most of them have accepted not teaching creationism. Given the extremely higher number of schools in the US versus Korea, I don't see how hard it would be for the government there to use common sense and adopt the same principle.
Believing in organized religion as it is presented (a-la, creationism) proves you cannot perform necessary critical thinking which is a prerequisite of being 'smart' (especially in a scientific field). Therefore, anyone who believes fully in the presented form of an organized religion, is stupid.
Sorry to bust your bubble, and yes I'm an asshole, but that doesn't make it less true.
I just see this as further proof that religion is dangerous and damaging to society, and should be banned outright in all forms, everywhere. If you ban every religion equally, then you can't claim inequality.
Honestly, as much of a dick as it may make me, I look down on people who believe in that nonsense. Use common sense and scientific evidence to form your opinions, and you will quickly see that religion is complete bullshit.
There was recently (in the last few months, I believe) an article about intent in child porn cases. I think it was even on/. It said that simply possessing the child porn wasn't enough, there had to be proof that the person had intentionally viewed it.
You think that breeding excessively is successful, while calculating your ability to support your offspring and the impact on your life - and in the long run, their life - is not?
You, sir, win at common sense and logic. By all means, continue to eat at Carl's Jr, and enjoy your Brawndo.
Mod this guy up. It is ridiculous that the most sanguine point I have seen yet is being modded as flamebait. Perhaps/. is so addicted to soda they can't handle the truth?
Well here it is: Soda, in huge quantities is bad for you. It is not the government's responsibility to save people who - of their own volition - knowingly destroy their bodies with huge quantities of sugar or fat. This is contrary to natural selection and even common sense.
If someone wants to get so fat that they become impotent and are repulsive/can't physically reproduce, please let them. Evolution works if you leave it the fuck alone. Stop protecting the stupid and evil, and let them get what they deserve.
"That guy ran into traffic, got hit by a bus and was killed!" - "Well I see no other option than to ban buses!"
Last I checked, 7/11 was not a theater, stadium, or restaurant. Doubt this will apply to direct retail sale as that would ban 2-Liter bottles, and cases of cans/bottles.
Interesting that the multi-billion dollar company that produces YouTube and things of that nature would choose some shitty no-name video player that can't even load properly.
When I'm trying to code physics equations I don't want to hear about how fucked up some dumb receptionist got over the weekend while she flirts with my cubicle neighbor.
Ignorant people are more likely to resort to violence as they don't have the intellectual means to express themselves otherwise. I would be more worried about a misspelled death threat than a well-written and eloquent one.
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As your client should know, the internet does not like censorship, and does not react kindly to it. Bringing a lawsuit against The Oatmeal is ill advised. Not only are FunnyJunk's claims meritless, FunnyJunk will surely lose in the court of public opinion and cause itself reputational harm. We are also deeply skeptical that a nameless, faceless, business that hosts third party content will be able to demonstrate much if anything by way of damages as a result of The
Oatmeal’s allegedly defamatory statements. At the end of the day, a lawsuit against The Oatmeal in this situation is just a really bad idea.
I actually like this lawyer. Now there's a sentence I thought I'd never write.
after they lost the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini reactors
The Fukushima Daini reactor was not lost, and didn't even sustain damage. It shut down automatically during the earthquake, and was not restarted due to the unfounded fear/danger/hype that began about nuclear power.
Is that a joke? I have a laptop and I don't think I've touched the trackpad in months. Also, with the WiFi revolution, it is more likely that a desktop will not be connected to the internet than a laptop.
From first-hand knowledge, I can tell you they did not design it with this intent. The fact that the items on the RMAH are more appealing is the nature of how microtransactions and the purchased-item upgrades work. If they weren't better, who would ever pay for them?
This is the type of post for which I wish there was a 'best of slashdot' section. This is bloody hilarious, as long as you don't go full retard and actually use anything from MyCleanPC.
Statistics and misguided hate do not make all police fit your image of an officer. I know, in fact, many extremely smart police officers. Many of them, even those who aren't that smart, are very kind and easygoing people. The fact is, their job requires them to have a very definitive good/bad policy on virtually everything they encounter, and often leads them to deal with very abusive/belligerent/annoying people.
Let's consider that the time you most encounter police is when there is some sort of serious problem occurring. A traffic accident, robbery, assault, whatever. They are tense situations, where you have to understand the cops can't crack jokes and act like your buddy - they have a very specific job to do. Consider, also, that you can't fathom the amount of people who harass them, annoying people they need to deal with a-la bums, drunks, etc. Their job really does suck quite often, they don't get paid that much, and they are there to help you when you need it.
That said, I think it is fantastic that the police are embracing video as those trying to hold them accountable have. Video is a great tool, and for a person charged with upholding peace and establishing the truth of crimes, it is crazy they haven't been using this in every aspect of their jobs already.
I just hope they respect the boundaries on video surveillance placed on them by the law. None of that "Whoops, my camera happened to look in your second story window without a warrant".
others argue that offering visas to foreign workers reduces job prospects for Americans
why cant Americans compete with H1B's?
Because this whole country is now of the mind that things should just be given to them. If they want a job, they should just be able to apply and start tomorrow, right? They will train you on the job, and you don't require any incoming skill? You don't require the same education and expense which this foreign student just paid, of course, because you're American! You don't have to learn the language and the way we do things.
FFS. It's turning into South Park for real, and it's not the immigrants' fault, it's Americans.
"THEY TERK ER JERBS!"
I like the way you think! Someone get this man a baby!
They want the net to be neutral, just not too neutral, and for everyone except them.
[Recalculating...]
Let's consider for a moment:
One of the people has the legacy of being a ruthless, genius businessman who invented some of the most crucial technology in effect today in his garage. He is a huge philanthropist as well as a corporate leader, and doesn't overstep his bounds as far as his reach within the company.
The other one did some nice work piggybacking off a few key computing concepts invented by the other guy or European tech companies, was provided with multiple millions of dollars in what can only be called a 'bailout' by the other team, co-opted a long-standing and popular operating system to overcharge and profit greatly from, pioneered plastic computer cases and portable music players, invented a style of turtleneck-chic, and was a massive dong to just about everybody he ever met.
I don't bank online, I don't do anything particularly secure online, and I don't really care who accesses my accounts. My password has been the same for the better part of a decade, and with the exception of my email, everything I use has pretty much the same password.
My password is supposedly trivial to crack. It is an 8-digit dictionary word, all lowercase. No numbers, no symbols, simple.
According to this utility, your average Anonymous script kiddie would still take 6.97 years to crack it.
Well call me unworried.
Funny that they've largely eliminated the religious influence on the US government from US public schools. There are a few that still refuse to comply with the principle of separating church and state-sponsored schools, but most of them have accepted not teaching creationism. Given the extremely higher number of schools in the US versus Korea, I don't see how hard it would be for the government there to use common sense and adopt the same principle.
Believing in organized religion as it is presented (a-la, creationism) proves you cannot perform necessary critical thinking which is a prerequisite of being 'smart' (especially in a scientific field). Therefore, anyone who believes fully in the presented form of an organized religion, is stupid.
Sorry to bust your bubble, and yes I'm an asshole, but that doesn't make it less true.
I just see this as further proof that religion is dangerous and damaging to society, and should be banned outright in all forms, everywhere. If you ban every religion equally, then you can't claim inequality.
Honestly, as much of a dick as it may make me, I look down on people who believe in that nonsense. Use common sense and scientific evidence to form your opinions, and you will quickly see that religion is complete bullshit.
There was recently (in the last few months, I believe) an article about intent in child porn cases. I think it was even on /. It said that simply possessing the child porn wasn't enough, there had to be proof that the person had intentionally viewed it.
found it. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/05/10/138205/ny-ruling-distinguishes-downloading-viewing-child-pornography
Is that only in New York, or has it set some sort of precedent or how does that work? I'm not fluent in legalese.
Nope, this event is clearly unavoidable. There is no way we have enough time to relocate or divert it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlUgilKqms
You think that breeding excessively is successful, while calculating your ability to support your offspring and the impact on your life - and in the long run, their life - is not?
You, sir, win at common sense and logic. By all means, continue to eat at Carl's Jr, and enjoy your Brawndo.
Yes, people should all start drinking more water and less sugar-fluid.
"You mean like from the toilet?"
Mod this guy up. It is ridiculous that the most sanguine point I have seen yet is being modded as flamebait. Perhaps /. is so addicted to soda they can't handle the truth?
Well here it is: Soda, in huge quantities is bad for you. It is not the government's responsibility to save people who - of their own volition - knowingly destroy their bodies with huge quantities of sugar or fat. This is contrary to natural selection and even common sense.
If someone wants to get so fat that they become impotent and are repulsive/can't physically reproduce, please let them. Evolution works if you leave it the fuck alone. Stop protecting the stupid and evil, and let them get what they deserve.
"That guy ran into traffic, got hit by a bus and was killed!" - "Well I see no other option than to ban buses!"
Last I checked, 7/11 was not a theater, stadium, or restaurant. Doubt this will apply to direct retail sale as that would ban 2-Liter bottles, and cases of cans/bottles.
Interesting that the multi-billion dollar company that produces YouTube and things of that nature would choose some shitty no-name video player that can't even load properly.
Yes, absolutely. I wear headphones when I work.
When I'm trying to code physics equations I don't want to hear about how fucked up some dumb receptionist got over the weekend while she flirts with my cubicle neighbor.
Ignorant people are more likely to resort to violence as they don't have the intellectual means to express themselves otherwise. I would be more worried about a misspelled death threat than a well-written and eloquent one.
Didn't Ted Nugent or some other racist-ass hick rockstar just get away with doing exactly this?
Seems like even the US government can tell the difference between a joke and serious threats.....sometimes.