if you don't want someone to "take" your stuff, don't post it on-line
Useless advice. If I want to post my photos on my website (or sell a use license to somebody else to do display them on his website), I should not have to put a big watermark on them.
No - you shouldn't have to. But guess what? As the guy in TFA found out, if you don't, you can expect this kind of stuff to happen. Simple.
I found TFA very interesting. Sounds like the lady is off her rocker. However - the bottom line is that if you don't want someone to "take" your stuff, don't post it on-line. Sort of like, "don't leave your wallet on your dashboard with the windows down". Should you be able to? Sure. Will you be able to, without someone taking it? No. Should you be surprised when you come back and your wallet is gone? No. Should you be surprised when you post stuff on-line and someone uses it for their own purposes? No. Should you be able to address the issue? Sure. Can you save yourself a lot of headache by not posting your stuff on-line in the first place? You betcha.
Practical advice for the guy in TFA? If you're going to post your photos on-line, put a great big watermark on it that says something to the effect of, "If you want to use this photo, YOU NEED TO PAY ME! Email whatever@ whatever.com for details!"
These people may have had every reason to lie, but they were legally required not to. Fraud is illegal. Perhaps the people responsible for lying out to be held responsible for that? No? Why not?
Oh, I never said that the people involved did not do anything illegal. I just said that people were foolish for trusting them and believing they would act within the law.
Really, the guy who took it bears no responsibility for you know... taking it? How is it that you can be a champion of personal responsibility and in the same breath tell me that someone who steals something has no personal responsibility for their actions... it was all the other guys fault.
Guy could not have stolen it if you were not dumb enough to give him the opportunity.
That some pretty contorted logic you've got going on.
Nah. It's just a simple and total lack of faith or trust in humanity or any of its institutions.
Because they believed and trusted people who had every reason to lie to them, and ignored plenty of evidence that indicated buying FB at the IPO would not be a good idea. They have no one to blame but themselves.
Personal responsibility only goes so far: if a theif steals your stuff you don't shrug it off and say "my fault for not having better security."
Actually, in some cultures, that's exactly what happens. Even in this culture, it CAN be a reasonable response. For example, if you park your car somewhere and leave valuables in plain sight, you have no one to blame but yourself when you come back and find your shit gone.
I shouldn't complain. I'm still getting what I agreed to, and what I agreed was a fair price.
Why not? You were evidently wrong, and you have likely re-evaluated what you think it is worth, and now realize that you have colossally under valued yourself.
I may have undervalued myself - but that's MY fault. I shouldn't complain to others about my own inadequacies.
That said, a stock is like anything else. people will pay what they think it is worth. If they don't think it is worth it, they should not pay!
I could bid $100/share for FB right now and I would find lots of people willing to sell it to me at that price. If I feel it is worth that much, I shouldn't complain later when I find out someone would have sold it to me for only $10/share.
It's a lot like salary. If I accept an offer to work for $100K/year, I do so believing that is a fair value for what I offer, and I should feel good about it. If I later find out that my neighbor in the next cube offer, who has the same qualifications and start date that I do, managed to negotiate for $200K/year, I shouldn't complain. I'm still getting what I agreed to, and what I agreed was a fair price.
Bottom line - lots of people are just bitching because they didn't get rich quick, for doing nothing, like they thought they would. Too bad for them.
First they store it for 2 years.. which is terrifying enough.. but we all know that will become 3 years.. then 4.. and before we know it, they'll be storying license plate scans for centuries.
At least future historians will have detailed records on who drove over Interstate 15 in southwest Utah in the 21's century. Of course they'll probably assume the plates represent our names or something..
Terrified? This terrifies you?
I'm as anti-government as it gets - and to extremes that well - let's just leave it at that. But license plate scanning on interstates doesn't even bother me - in the slightest. Doesn't "terrify" me at all - no matter how long they store the data.
Now - FEMA prison camps on the other hand - that's something to be worried about. Or another 4 years of Obama for that matter.
He got off easy if you ask me. I'd make DUI a capital offense. To me, it isn't any different than premeditated murder. Driving shitfaced and getting lucky by not killing someone isn't any different than opening fire into a crowded room and getting lucky and not killing anyone. You shouldn't benefit from your failure to beat the odds.
However, I don't think this spycam case should have ever made it to court. The guy is guilty of nothing more than being a douche, and that's not a criminal offense.
Sure - take nothing from nothing, and what do you get?
Seriously, though, what are you suggesting?
If you are unemployed, you can pay your taxes through WORKING! If you can't find a job with a private employer, you can be put to work doing public service. For example, there is a lot of trash sitting around that can be picked up.
For that matter, we should target the nearly 50% of the American public that does not pay income taxes at all (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/46-percent-of-americans-e_n_886293.html).
You ever stop to ask yourself why so many people "don't pay income taxes?" Hint: It's not because they're sheltering their income in off-shore accounts.
It amounts to getting something for nothing - and this attitude is the fundamental problem with American society today. Once again - if you're poor, so what? You can still pay your debt to society (which is what you incur by receiving its services) through labour.
Everyone should pay tax. Pay in cash, or pay with labour. But you should not be getting something for nothing.
Two people in the cube next to me (a manager and his employee) have been discussing which bike trail to take to work for the last 20 minutes.....and they're still at it.
That would be correct - except that the guy taking smoke breaks is going to smell like smoke....and I don't want to have to smell that all day, no matter HOW productive he is. For this reason, I do not hire smokers at my company.
We should be targeting the unemployed, for not paying the employment and income taxes they would be paying if they had jobs.
For that matter, we should target the nearly 50% of the American public that does not pay income taxes at all (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/46-percent-of-americans-e_n_886293.html).
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It's a nice photo. I think $500 for unlimited use on a single domain name, for a set period of time (say, 1 year), would be a fair price.
Useless advice. If I want to post my photos on my website (or sell a use license to somebody else to do display them on his website), I should not have to put a big watermark on them.
No - you shouldn't have to. But guess what? As the guy in TFA found out, if you don't, you can expect this kind of stuff to happen. Simple.
I found TFA very interesting. Sounds like the lady is off her rocker. However - the bottom line is that if you don't want someone to "take" your stuff, don't post it on-line. Sort of like, "don't leave your wallet on your dashboard with the windows down". Should you be able to? Sure. Will you be able to, without someone taking it? No. Should you be surprised when you come back and your wallet is gone? No. Should you be surprised when you post stuff on-line and someone uses it for their own purposes? No. Should you be able to address the issue? Sure. Can you save yourself a lot of headache by not posting your stuff on-line in the first place? You betcha.
Practical advice for the guy in TFA? If you're going to post your photos on-line, put a great big watermark on it that says something to the effect of, "If you want to use this photo, YOU NEED TO PAY ME! Email whatever@ whatever.com for details!"
These people may have had every reason to lie, but they were legally required not to. Fraud is illegal. Perhaps the people responsible for lying out to be held responsible for that? No? Why not?
Oh, I never said that the people involved did not do anything illegal. I just said that people were foolish for trusting them and believing they would act within the law.
Really, the guy who took it bears no responsibility for you know... taking it? How is it that you can be a champion of personal responsibility and in the same breath tell me that someone who steals something has no personal responsibility for their actions... it was all the other guys fault.
Guy could not have stolen it if you were not dumb enough to give him the opportunity.
That some pretty contorted logic you've got going on.
Nah. It's just a simple and total lack of faith or trust in humanity or any of its institutions.
they asked "why was a I wrong"
Because they believed and trusted people who had every reason to lie to them, and ignored plenty of evidence that indicated buying FB at the IPO would not be a good idea. They have no one to blame but themselves.
Personal responsibility only goes so far: if a theif steals your stuff you don't shrug it off and say "my fault for not having better security."
Actually, in some cultures, that's exactly what happens. Even in this culture, it CAN be a reasonable response. For example, if you park your car somewhere and leave valuables in plain sight, you have no one to blame but yourself when you come back and find your shit gone.
I shouldn't complain. I'm still getting what I agreed to, and what I agreed was a fair price.
Why not? You were evidently wrong, and you have likely re-evaluated what you think it is worth, and now realize that you have colossally under valued yourself.
I may have undervalued myself - but that's MY fault. I shouldn't complain to others about my own inadequacies.
If you jumped in front of the car, it's not really such a bad thing.
Like, OMG! I can't believe you went there! CIA!! That's da bomb! Interested in how wasted I got last night? Gnarley dude!
That said, a stock is like anything else. people will pay what they think it is worth. If they don't think it is worth it, they should not pay!
I could bid $100/share for FB right now and I would find lots of people willing to sell it to me at that price. If I feel it is worth that much, I shouldn't complain later when I find out someone would have sold it to me for only $10/share.
It's a lot like salary. If I accept an offer to work for $100K/year, I do so believing that is a fair value for what I offer, and I should feel good about it. If I later find out that my neighbor in the next cube offer, who has the same qualifications and start date that I do, managed to negotiate for $200K/year, I shouldn't complain. I'm still getting what I agreed to, and what I agreed was a fair price.
Bottom line - lots of people are just bitching because they didn't get rich quick, for doing nothing, like they thought they would. Too bad for them.
We can only hope.
In a similar fashion, "government funded" is "public funded".
"The government" has no money or anything else. It all belongs to those funding it.
First they store it for 2 years.. which is terrifying enough.. but we all know that will become 3 years.. then 4.. and before we know it, they'll be storying license plate scans for centuries.
At least future historians will have detailed records on who drove over Interstate 15 in southwest Utah in the 21's century. Of course they'll probably assume the plates represent our names or something..
Terrified? This terrifies you?
I'm as anti-government as it gets - and to extremes that well - let's just leave it at that. But license plate scanning on interstates doesn't even bother me - in the slightest. Doesn't "terrify" me at all - no matter how long they store the data.
Now - FEMA prison camps on the other hand - that's something to be worried about. Or another 4 years of Obama for that matter.
Aside from which, if you're ashamed of fucking someone, you shouldn't fuck them!
However, I don't think this spycam case should have ever made it to court. The guy is guilty of nothing more than being a douche, and that's not a criminal offense.
Um - he didn't kill the guy. He checked out on his own.
Amen, brother. Facebook is just a place for narcissists and the unemployed to hang out.
Blue Horseshoe LOVES Facebook.
Couldn't pay me $18 to use Facebook.Hell, couldn't pay me $1800 to use Facebook.
Wow - the stock sucks as much as the product. Would could guess?
Sure - take nothing from nothing, and what do you get? Seriously, though, what are you suggesting?
If you are unemployed, you can pay your taxes through WORKING! If you can't find a job with a private employer, you can be put to work doing public service. For example, there is a lot of trash sitting around that can be picked up.
For that matter, we should target the nearly 50% of the American public that does not pay income taxes at all (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/46-percent-of-americans-e_n_886293.html).
You ever stop to ask yourself why so many people "don't pay income taxes?" Hint: It's not because they're sheltering their income in off-shore accounts.
It amounts to getting something for nothing - and this attitude is the fundamental problem with American society today. Once again - if you're poor, so what? You can still pay your debt to society (which is what you incur by receiving its services) through labour.
Everyone should pay tax. Pay in cash, or pay with labour. But you should not be getting something for nothing.
Two people in the cube next to me (a manager and his employee) have been discussing which bike trail to take to work for the last 20 minutes.....and they're still at it.
It would never happen. I'd drop my stuff on the counter and leave long before then.
That would be correct - except that the guy taking smoke breaks is going to smell like smoke....and I don't want to have to smell that all day, no matter HOW productive he is. For this reason, I do not hire smokers at my company.
It would be funny if they labeled Iran as: Iran (sucks!)
We should be targeting the unemployed, for not paying the employment and income taxes they would be paying if they had jobs. For that matter, we should target the nearly 50% of the American public that does not pay income taxes at all (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/46-percent-of-americans-e_n_886293.html).