In The Age's article, they referred to him as a 'super hacker'. I guess that sounds better than "A guy who logged into computers he wasn't allowed to using default passwords".
I know so many friends who are complete morons when it comes to IT, or at least, semi-competent, who come to me saying they got a new job in a PC repair shop.
But really, what they do is fairly simple. They have a basic list of stuff to check, then either nuke the install, or tell the customer it's a hardware issue and they need replacement parts.
Very few PC repair guys will actually spend hours trying to find a solution that doesn't involve a reformat. Very often won't even bother to back up your data either. Because trying to fix a problem takes time. Often sitting on Google for hours trying out various methods and ideas before something works. So much easier to say "Just reformat".
Surely they're not gonna use the mobile phone as the only piece of evidence. Correct me if I'm wrong as IANAL, but wouldn't multiple pieces of evidence be what can effect a court case? So like, a mobile phone by itself might not be 100% reliable evidence, but if they have witnesses, other pieces of evidence, etc...
Except that I doubt enough people will do this to become effective. So essentially, you'll be losing the ability to obtain certain music for naught. In fact, the RIAA will probably argue those loss in sales are from piracy, instead of people boycotting them - and probably up the ante in their lawsuits.
I was talking to someone who doesn't even have a TV in their house. They moved house 6 months ago, and just haven't bothered installing one yet. They just use the computer to watch their TV shows and movies (and not illegally either. They use the pay-per-download ones).
I'm not suggesting that he never 'go see' what's going on.
What I am suggesting is he uses the appropriate channels to do it. *Surely* there is a way of legally covering your back while researching this kinda stuff. Apply for a grant to do the research and do it.
And I'm suggesting a politician would arguably *know* what the channels are and know how to cover their backside so they don't get so easily into legal problems like he has.
Yup sounds kinda suss to me. You don't go and 'download' kiddie porn for 'research'. I just don't see what there is to research - not a politician at least. And if you are a politician *surely* you know the consequences of doing it without informing and getting permission of the authorities.
The only thing I can imagine that he might've had a good reason is say, he was curious to find out how hard child porn is to find, and just through some search into Google to try to find some and the media made it out like he actually 'downloaded' it.
Either way, I don't think this is a great thing for the Pirate Party. First I read the headline and thought it'd help legitimize them more in the eyes of the world, however now they'll be thought of as giving refuge to child pornography advocates...or something...
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to give your focus to my newest creation - the iLiver. The iLiver can work with our other iProducts, such as the iFood or iDrink..."
"Mr Jobs, I heard that it only handles DRM-content...I enjoy buying my food and drink at this bar down the road..."
"Only DRM-enabled goods purchased at the Apple Store can be accepted by the iLiver. But this is not a problem, with the Apple Store now hosting thousands of digestible products available to buy."
Yeah agreed. To be fair, this service doesn't sound too bad.
But are they gonna provide just limited content? Or give it to you in 56kbps mp3s or some other horribly low quality?
Or have some 'watermark' in the middle of every song - "You are listening to Virgin's Free service, please go to www.whatever to get more songs for just $30 per month!" or something.
I'm from Melbourne, Australia - and that just sound *nuts*.
Most schools here just have some Maths teacher or something coaching the teams after school (even the Firsts/top teams of the school)...the only people who come and spectate are parents, maybe a girlfriend or mate. In higher schools, you may see more specific coaches brought in - almost always school alumni - and usually just amateur coaches nonetheless.
I dunno, is it just me, or is it only America where school sport is treated and followed like a professional league?
My parents used to pay money for good grades. Every A+ I got for a subject was $50, every A was $20. It never really made me do any better. Like, it wasn't really a motivation for me...I only really thought about it *when* the report came out and I went to go collect my money.
I think a work ethic is more important, or an interest in understanding what's going on. I mean ultimately, everyone knows good grades tends to lead to a better job, but this doesn't motivate that many people except maybe in their final year. Obviously, short term goals such as money by the end of the year certainly provide slightly better motivation, but I imagine it can't really be that much more.
Slightly off topic, but one thing I noticed is a lot of people who breezed through subjects at a younger age with little or no study, suck balls when it comes to studying. I used to always get straight A+'s in all Maths and Science subjects with no studying, sleeping in classes, etc. Then when it came to final year...I struggled to get myself to study. I just didn't have the discipline to sit down for long periods of time and concentrate. I graduated with a 97.80 percentile in my state, and in my first year of university, failed 4 subjects. Hell...I'm trying to study for exams now and procrastinating on Slashdot. =P
What I think is odd is that Japan has quite strict censorship for nudity in movies on TV for example, which these days is more or less acceptable in the UK.
Maybe in movies....but anime - even ones aimed at a younger teenage audience, seem to have no qualms about showing some nudity - breasts, full nude figures with only the pubic areas covered, etc.
I think Japan is just more open and catering to things that most other societies tends to pounce upon (strange from a culture that is generalized as one of heavy conformity and whatnot - in fact, maybe it's that conformity in culture that means that in private, people are more open about their fetishes and whatnot).
I'll admit, I find some shit - like gameshows, panties in vending machines, etc etc - just plain weird. But then, as an anime fan, and someone who enjoys hentai, I can appreciate that factor of their culture that makes so much hentai possible.
Actually, just a second ago I was having an argument with a mate who was questioning as to how the hell anyone can get off to a rape hentai. I was trying to explain that anime is not real life. I find the idea of rape completely sickening, and in real life, I'm actually rather conservative about sex (preferring to get to know a girl than just pick someone up at a club - and I have had offers). But anime is not real life...but to him, hearing that I enjoy rape in my animated porn pretty much means I must be a disturbed individual who enjoys rape.
I guess having an open culture which pretty much accepts everything and anything and industrializes it produces good things and bad - really weird shit that some people love and freaks you out, and really weird shit that you love and freaks everyone else out.
I mean take that quote from TFA:
*""Only Japan allows people to possess these hideous images without penalty," Schieffer wrote in an editorial in the Asahi newspaper on Jan 1. "Six of the G-7 countries have found ways to protect the innocent from being prosecuted for possession of child pornography. Is it not time for Japan to find a way to punish the guilty?" "
Protect the innocent? Oh, the poor anime characters. To someone who isn't used to this kinda shit, hearing "A game where you can rape someone!" sounds really fucking weird, and disturbing. Something only weird fucked up rapists would enjoy. But being around anime communities and whatnot, I can say that it's a much broader audience who enjoy it - people who are nice, and would never rape anyone.
But yeah...maybe I should've posted under AC - someone's so gonna report me and I'll have police at my door, or something. =P
That being said, I'd say "rape simulator" rates right up there with "torture for dummies" as something that really doesn't need to exist. On the other hand, I'm loath to suggest censorship in even such an extreme case - I'm of the opinion that the act of censorship is generally worse than the thing being censored. So in this case I'm torn...
Why do people keep referring to it as a 'rape simulator'? I think it's really just pornographic material that involves rape.
Hell, even in the US you have cheesy professional porn involving porn stars being 'raped'. And I'm sure everyone has encountered the usual Japanese hentai with a storyline that features some guy getting revenge on a chick by raping her, or whatnot. It's a fairly common theme.
RapeLay is the same - it just follows the storyline of a guy who gets pissed off at some girl, so goes and rapes her family, and they end up enjoying it and becoming his sex pets, or whatnot. You don't really do much in raping so much as following the so called 'plot', and then right clicking in the sex scenes about what you want to do.
I dunno, it just sounds like TFA and comments are making it out as a lot more 'vile' than it really is.
I just can't get off to eroge in general. Give me conventional hentai, or doujinshi anyday. =P
More on topic though, it should be noted in Japan, 'rape' is considered a popular fetish (in fact I'd argue *most* hentai/doujinshi depict rape scenes), underaged school girls feature in the majority of them too, and lolicon (pre-pubescant girls) are fairly prevelant in hentai/doujinshi as well. It just isn't considered as 'bad' to have that kind of fetish. Hell, even in real life, I've read of problems with middle aged businessmen sustaining long term relationships with young underaged girls.
Which is why I'm really surprised they managed to ban RapeLay. I mean, does that mean they'll ban *all* rape hentai? I can't imagine that not hurting their porn industry...
Oh agreed. I used to attend Balwyn High School for Year 7-8, and for a public school it was very decent. Had a good music program, and even good scores. As a student, to get ahold of your oppurtunities though, you really had to be highly motivated to use BHS's facilities to their full extent.
One of the main differences I found when I changed was just the culture. I'm a lazy bastard, and even though Balwyn High School do get 99.00+ students, the average was a lot lower and I don't think I'd have enough motivation to do well.
At Trinity, I remember come Year 11 and 12, everyone started studying their butts off - whether they were jocks or nerds or whatever (In fact, the former did more studying than the latter in many cases). When you have an attentive class, teachers can teach at higher levels. This gives teachers' motivation (along with their good pay) and so on.
Obviously private school is not the be all, end all (as I said, my sister goes to one of the richest private schools in the state, and while they have amazing facilities - particularly in music and theatre (she's a real musician, so it suits her), their average marks are low because all the rich kids don't try hard enough).
Except that the school I went to, while being an Anglican school, wasn't really religious.
It was called Trinity Grammar, and we had to do Religion class in Year 10 (which was more theology as opposed to Bible Study), and once a week we had chapel.
But apart from that, it ran like a normal school. We learnt about evolution is epic detail, none of the teachers except the religion teacher/reverend and the headmaster were religious, and we never lost out. Our averages were considerably higher than all the state schools.
Onto the comment of 'rich and famous', that was another thing about my school. It has more of an 'upper middle class' demographic, to a 'rich and famous' one. Everyone there was down-to-earth, and pretty decent people...
Now my sister goes to Carey Baptist school, and they're very different. Primarily very rich people, and it reflects in their culture and results. Big drug-presence, crappy scores, etc etc.
Just like public schools, in private schools it's all about choosing the right one. Some are good, some are bad. I will agree for Years 1-9 paying big money for a big name private school is useless. (I went to a public school until Year 8), but after that, it makes a huge difference. I got an ENTER of 97.80 and I think there's *no* way I could have gotten that in my old school.
I live in Australia, and a similar problem is apparent over here. That's why privately-run schools are so popular. I've heard Americans say that private-schools in America are only for 'preps' and rich people, but in Melbourne, it's *very* common for middle-class people, even successful tradespeople, to send their kids to private school. Private schools still do get large funding from the government too (so I guess they're not fully private, as compared to indepedent schools).
One of the best things is that they retain the right to fire a teacher or at least, avoid hiring a teacher, on the basis of lack of competency. Better pay also means in general, the teachers at private schools tend to be 'more into it' and have more incentive to do well.
I use YouTube because it's easier to find movies on there than other places. Most *real* content (which doesn't involve some random kid falling down a stairs) is available elsewhere. And if I had to pay, I'd go to that elsewhere and put in a bit more effort.
Though, one model *might* be, a really low flat rate of like $5 a month or something. I would be willing to consider that if the same level of content was there...however, I imagine most YouTube users would stop using it if any fees appeared.
YouTube has always been quantity over quality. That's why we use it - any video that has ever come out, is probably there.
Water cooling systems have a radiator and pump setup. Budget setups may have the radiator the size of a 120mm case fan, easily keeping it all 'in-case', while more expensive setups will have the radiator the same size as the case itself like this. High end cases these days tend to feature 'holes' to run the water cooling piping out of to external radiators too.
*Really* high end liquid cooling features full refrigeration systems using vapor - compression systems and whatnot - like this, which easily sit well into negative 30-40 degrees. Which is useful for people pulling insane overclocks for the sake of pulling insane overclocks.
And then liquid nitrogen for people trying to make records. =P
Christ, yes her parents were the ones at fault. But does that mean they shouldn't pursue legal action against people who are harassing them in a sick and twisted way?
Even if you put 100% of the blame on the parents, they are still in the right for trying to stop this.
If they were trying to sue the government for not protecting her against drugs, or school for not stopping the drug problem, or the Government for not having the right infrastructure on the roads to protect a crash...ie, trying to put her death on someone else's shoulders, then yes, I'd agree that they should be 'sueing themselves' instead.
But they're not. They're trying to attack those that would use her death as a source for snuff humour and harassment against themselves...two completely different things.
Why not just post next time with "My opinion is worthless, please ignore me>" since it's obvious that your "stance" is about as strong as a peice of wet paper.
I imagine he's like most of us who download illegal stuff. It's a law that is socially and to some extent morally acceptable to break with very little risk. Hence we do it, to get free stuff. The sad state of the record and movie industry leaves any 'guilt' long gone.
But if consequences and risk increases, of course people are gonna stop. I think people who try to pretty up downloading illegal stuff as a politically 'stance' against it are really just trying to validate to themselves a nobler reason when really, we just want free shit.
Why would he be using his own home computer anyway? I thought it was almost obvious to use a public terminal, or a laptop on some random's wireless network.
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What kind of Toyota/Honda comparison is this?
What are the 0-7km/h times? The quarter-mile times? Best time around Nürburgring?
In The Age's article, they referred to him as a 'super hacker'. I guess that sounds better than "A guy who logged into computers he wasn't allowed to using default passwords".
Very true.
I know so many friends who are complete morons when it comes to IT, or at least, semi-competent, who come to me saying they got a new job in a PC repair shop.
But really, what they do is fairly simple. They have a basic list of stuff to check, then either nuke the install, or tell the customer it's a hardware issue and they need replacement parts.
Very few PC repair guys will actually spend hours trying to find a solution that doesn't involve a reformat. Very often won't even bother to back up your data either. Because trying to fix a problem takes time. Often sitting on Google for hours trying out various methods and ideas before something works. So much easier to say "Just reformat".
~Jarik
Surely they're not gonna use the mobile phone as the only piece of evidence. Correct me if I'm wrong as IANAL, but wouldn't multiple pieces of evidence be what can effect a court case? So like, a mobile phone by itself might not be 100% reliable evidence, but if they have witnesses, other pieces of evidence, etc...
~Jarik
Except that I doubt enough people will do this to become effective. So essentially, you'll be losing the ability to obtain certain music for naught. In fact, the RIAA will probably argue those loss in sales are from piracy, instead of people boycotting them - and probably up the ante in their lawsuits.
I was talking to someone who doesn't even have a TV in their house. They moved house 6 months ago, and just haven't bothered installing one yet. They just use the computer to watch their TV shows and movies (and not illegally either. They use the pay-per-download ones).
~Jarik
I'm not suggesting that he never 'go see' what's going on.
What I am suggesting is he uses the appropriate channels to do it. *Surely* there is a way of legally covering your back while researching this kinda stuff. Apply for a grant to do the research and do it.
And I'm suggesting a politician would arguably *know* what the channels are and know how to cover their backside so they don't get so easily into legal problems like he has.
~Jarik
Yup sounds kinda suss to me. You don't go and 'download' kiddie porn for 'research'. I just don't see what there is to research - not a politician at least. And if you are a politician *surely* you know the consequences of doing it without informing and getting permission of the authorities.
The only thing I can imagine that he might've had a good reason is say, he was curious to find out how hard child porn is to find, and just through some search into Google to try to find some and the media made it out like he actually 'downloaded' it.
Either way, I don't think this is a great thing for the Pirate Party. First I read the headline and thought it'd help legitimize them more in the eyes of the world, however now they'll be thought of as giving refuge to child pornography advocates...or something...
Could do more damage than good.
~Jarik
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to give your focus to my newest creation - the iLiver. The iLiver can work with our other iProducts, such as the iFood or iDrink..."
"Mr Jobs, I heard that it only handles DRM-content...I enjoy buying my food and drink at this bar down the road..."
"Only DRM-enabled goods purchased at the Apple Store can be accepted by the iLiver. But this is not a problem, with the Apple Store now hosting thousands of digestible products available to buy."
Yeah agreed. To be fair, this service doesn't sound too bad.
But are they gonna provide just limited content? Or give it to you in 56kbps mp3s or some other horribly low quality?
Or have some 'watermark' in the middle of every song - "You are listening to Virgin's Free service, please go to www.whatever to get more songs for just $30 per month!" or something.
~Jarik
Ticket sales? Broadcast rights? Paraphernalia?
I'm from Melbourne, Australia - and that just sound *nuts*.
Most schools here just have some Maths teacher or something coaching the teams after school (even the Firsts/top teams of the school)...the only people who come and spectate are parents, maybe a girlfriend or mate. In higher schools, you may see more specific coaches brought in - almost always school alumni - and usually just amateur coaches nonetheless.
I dunno, is it just me, or is it only America where school sport is treated and followed like a professional league?
~Jarik
My parents used to pay money for good grades. Every A+ I got for a subject was $50, every A was $20. It never really made me do any better. Like, it wasn't really a motivation for me...I only really thought about it *when* the report came out and I went to go collect my money.
I think a work ethic is more important, or an interest in understanding what's going on. I mean ultimately, everyone knows good grades tends to lead to a better job, but this doesn't motivate that many people except maybe in their final year. Obviously, short term goals such as money by the end of the year certainly provide slightly better motivation, but I imagine it can't really be that much more.
Slightly off topic, but one thing I noticed is a lot of people who breezed through subjects at a younger age with little or no study, suck balls when it comes to studying. I used to always get straight A+'s in all Maths and Science subjects with no studying, sleeping in classes, etc. Then when it came to final year...I struggled to get myself to study. I just didn't have the discipline to sit down for long periods of time and concentrate. I graduated with a 97.80 percentile in my state, and in my first year of university, failed 4 subjects. Hell...I'm trying to study for exams now and procrastinating on Slashdot. =P
~Jarik
What I think is odd is that Japan has quite strict censorship for nudity in movies on TV for example, which these days is more or less acceptable in the UK.
Maybe in movies....but anime - even ones aimed at a younger teenage audience, seem to have no qualms about showing some nudity - breasts, full nude figures with only the pubic areas covered, etc.
I think Japan is just more open and catering to things that most other societies tends to pounce upon (strange from a culture that is generalized as one of heavy conformity and whatnot - in fact, maybe it's that conformity in culture that means that in private, people are more open about their fetishes and whatnot).
I'll admit, I find some shit - like gameshows, panties in vending machines, etc etc - just plain weird. But then, as an anime fan, and someone who enjoys hentai, I can appreciate that factor of their culture that makes so much hentai possible.
Actually, just a second ago I was having an argument with a mate who was questioning as to how the hell anyone can get off to a rape hentai. I was trying to explain that anime is not real life. I find the idea of rape completely sickening, and in real life, I'm actually rather conservative about sex (preferring to get to know a girl than just pick someone up at a club - and I have had offers). But anime is not real life...but to him, hearing that I enjoy rape in my animated porn pretty much means I must be a disturbed individual who enjoys rape.
I guess having an open culture which pretty much accepts everything and anything and industrializes it produces good things and bad - really weird shit that some people love and freaks you out, and really weird shit that you love and freaks everyone else out.
I mean take that quote from TFA:
*""Only Japan allows people to possess these hideous images without penalty," Schieffer wrote in an editorial in the Asahi newspaper on Jan 1. "Six of the G-7 countries have found ways to protect the innocent from being prosecuted for possession of child pornography. Is it not time for Japan to find a way to punish the guilty?" "
Protect the innocent? Oh, the poor anime characters. To someone who isn't used to this kinda shit, hearing "A game where you can rape someone!" sounds really fucking weird, and disturbing. Something only weird fucked up rapists would enjoy. But being around anime communities and whatnot, I can say that it's a much broader audience who enjoy it - people who are nice, and would never rape anyone.
But yeah...maybe I should've posted under AC - someone's so gonna report me and I'll have police at my door, or something. =P
~Jarik
That being said, I'd say "rape simulator" rates right up there with "torture for dummies" as something that really doesn't need to exist. On the other hand, I'm loath to suggest censorship in even such an extreme case - I'm of the opinion that the act of censorship is generally worse than the thing being censored. So in this case I'm torn...
Why do people keep referring to it as a 'rape simulator'? I think it's really just pornographic material that involves rape.
Hell, even in the US you have cheesy professional porn involving porn stars being 'raped'. And I'm sure everyone has encountered the usual Japanese hentai with a storyline that features some guy getting revenge on a chick by raping her, or whatnot. It's a fairly common theme.
RapeLay is the same - it just follows the storyline of a guy who gets pissed off at some girl, so goes and rapes her family, and they end up enjoying it and becoming his sex pets, or whatnot. You don't really do much in raping so much as following the so called 'plot', and then right clicking in the sex scenes about what you want to do.
I dunno, it just sounds like TFA and comments are making it out as a lot more 'vile' than it really is.
~Jarik
Meh, I have RapeLay and have had it for years.
I just can't get off to eroge in general. Give me conventional hentai, or doujinshi anyday. =P
More on topic though, it should be noted in Japan, 'rape' is considered a popular fetish (in fact I'd argue *most* hentai/doujinshi depict rape scenes), underaged school girls feature in the majority of them too, and lolicon (pre-pubescant girls) are fairly prevelant in hentai/doujinshi as well. It just isn't considered as 'bad' to have that kind of fetish. Hell, even in real life, I've read of problems with middle aged businessmen sustaining long term relationships with young underaged girls.
Which is why I'm really surprised they managed to ban RapeLay. I mean, does that mean they'll ban *all* rape hentai? I can't imagine that not hurting their porn industry...
~Jarik
Oh agreed. I used to attend Balwyn High School for Year 7-8, and for a public school it was very decent. Had a good music program, and even good scores. As a student, to get ahold of your oppurtunities though, you really had to be highly motivated to use BHS's facilities to their full extent.
One of the main differences I found when I changed was just the culture. I'm a lazy bastard, and even though Balwyn High School do get 99.00+ students, the average was a lot lower and I don't think I'd have enough motivation to do well.
At Trinity, I remember come Year 11 and 12, everyone started studying their butts off - whether they were jocks or nerds or whatever (In fact, the former did more studying than the latter in many cases). When you have an attentive class, teachers can teach at higher levels. This gives teachers' motivation (along with their good pay) and so on.
Obviously private school is not the be all, end all (as I said, my sister goes to one of the richest private schools in the state, and while they have amazing facilities - particularly in music and theatre (she's a real musician, so it suits her), their average marks are low because all the rich kids don't try hard enough).
~Jarik
Except that the school I went to, while being an Anglican school, wasn't really religious.
It was called Trinity Grammar, and we had to do Religion class in Year 10 (which was more theology as opposed to Bible Study), and once a week we had chapel.
But apart from that, it ran like a normal school. We learnt about evolution is epic detail, none of the teachers except the religion teacher/reverend and the headmaster were religious, and we never lost out. Our averages were considerably higher than all the state schools.
Onto the comment of 'rich and famous', that was another thing about my school. It has more of an 'upper middle class' demographic, to a 'rich and famous' one. Everyone there was down-to-earth, and pretty decent people...
Now my sister goes to Carey Baptist school, and they're very different. Primarily very rich people, and it reflects in their culture and results. Big drug-presence, crappy scores, etc etc.
Just like public schools, in private schools it's all about choosing the right one. Some are good, some are bad. I will agree for Years 1-9 paying big money for a big name private school is useless. (I went to a public school until Year 8), but after that, it makes a huge difference. I got an ENTER of 97.80 and I think there's *no* way I could have gotten that in my old school.
I live in Australia, and a similar problem is apparent over here. That's why privately-run schools are so popular. I've heard Americans say that private-schools in America are only for 'preps' and rich people, but in Melbourne, it's *very* common for middle-class people, even successful tradespeople, to send their kids to private school. Private schools still do get large funding from the government too (so I guess they're not fully private, as compared to indepedent schools).
One of the best things is that they retain the right to fire a teacher or at least, avoid hiring a teacher, on the basis of lack of competency. Better pay also means in general, the teachers at private schools tend to be 'more into it' and have more incentive to do well.
I use YouTube because it's easier to find movies on there than other places. Most *real* content (which doesn't involve some random kid falling down a stairs) is available elsewhere. And if I had to pay, I'd go to that elsewhere and put in a bit more effort.
Though, one model *might* be, a really low flat rate of like $5 a month or something. I would be willing to consider that if the same level of content was there...however, I imagine most YouTube users would stop using it if any fees appeared.
YouTube has always been quantity over quality. That's why we use it - any video that has ever come out, is probably there.
Wait...
Where does the heat in the water go?
Water cooling systems have a radiator and pump setup. Budget setups may have the radiator the size of a 120mm case fan, easily keeping it all 'in-case', while more expensive setups will have the radiator the same size as the case itself like this. High end cases these days tend to feature 'holes' to run the water cooling piping out of to external radiators too.
*Really* high end liquid cooling features full refrigeration systems using vapor - compression systems and whatnot - like this, which easily sit well into negative 30-40 degrees. Which is useful for people pulling insane overclocks for the sake of pulling insane overclocks.
And then liquid nitrogen for people trying to make records. =P
~Jarik
Christ, yes her parents were the ones at fault. But does that mean they shouldn't pursue legal action against people who are harassing them in a sick and twisted way?
Even if you put 100% of the blame on the parents, they are still in the right for trying to stop this.
If they were trying to sue the government for not protecting her against drugs, or school for not stopping the drug problem, or the Government for not having the right infrastructure on the roads to protect a crash...ie, trying to put her death on someone else's shoulders, then yes, I'd agree that they should be 'sueing themselves' instead.
But they're not. They're trying to attack those that would use her death as a source for snuff humour and harassment against themselves...two completely different things.
Why not just post next time with "My opinion is worthless, please ignore me>" since it's obvious that your "stance" is about as strong as a peice of wet paper.
I imagine he's like most of us who download illegal stuff. It's a law that is socially and to some extent morally acceptable to break with very little risk. Hence we do it, to get free stuff. The sad state of the record and movie industry leaves any 'guilt' long gone.
But if consequences and risk increases, of course people are gonna stop. I think people who try to pretty up downloading illegal stuff as a politically 'stance' against it are really just trying to validate to themselves a nobler reason when really, we just want free shit.
~Jarik
Ah nostalgia. I made my first Pokemon website on Geocities. Back when you had like 5MB of webspace - enough to get a few images on and that was it.
Better than Maxpages though. THey had like, 1MB and you had to pay for images.
Why would he be using his own home computer anyway? I thought it was almost obvious to use a public terminal, or a laptop on some random's wireless network.