Of course there's a line where it's alright to censor things. The telemarketing industry, for instance, tried to play the censorship card to trump do-not-call list legislation. It didn't work.
Cars kill people every day. Do you drive? When you drive, do you speed? (You are aware the speed limits were introduced because of statistics showing reduced accident rates, yes?) People make life-and-death decisions all the time based around the fact that some must die so that others might live. They simply choose to try to ignore it as much as possible. With no easy transportation, quality of life would be much poorer. People would die sooner. People would die because they didn't get to the doctor in time. No matter what happens, you cannot make that go away.
Sure, people will die because treatments get delayed for testing. It's easy to say, with the benefit of hindsight, "we could have saved so many more if we'd just started treatment right away". But the FDA was created because the treatments were killing people too, and nobody had any idea what was safe and what wasn't. Remember the clinical trial that almost killed 3 people when the immunoreactive drug they were administered proved to be nigh-fatal? Supposing they had decided to skip the initial is-this-toxic-in-humans test and proceeded directly to large-scale trials?
These are all very good questions, but you should not be asking Slashdot, you should be asking your attorney. Not having one is no excuse. For something like this, with the ramifications being as big (and permanent) as they are, you need to get one.
Why is this flamebait? It's true. Blaming the victim is a huge part of anything like this, because it "means" that you'll never get (in this case) Alzheimer's, oh no. You'd never be that stupid -- it helps grant the illusion of control.
Considering that this same old bullshift has been trotted around going back all the way to when novels were invented, you can't blame the media for it (they didn't exist yet!). And yes, at first, reading fiction (of any kind) was considered lowbrow; this is why Gulliver's Travels was presented as if it were a travelogue. This has been going around for so long, about every new society-changing technology that ever came along, that you can't blame the media. They're just a mirror -- even if, more often than not, it is a kind of funhouse mirror. Without that intimate connection to all of us, the media wouldn't have such power in the first place.
This isn't a problem with "the media". It's a problem with "the public."
This IS Alaska. The population density in most of the state is even lower than most rural parts of the rest of the country, I expect. So it's more a "series of rubes".
C'mon, guys, how many more times after this are we really gonna be able to beat this dead meme? You could at least try...;)
Spam might not be illegal. In theory. In practice, almost all of it is either for explicit material (sending minors ads for which IS illegal in many places) or for counterfeit and/or fraudulent purposes of one kind or another.
You're paying admission to the show. While technically under US law you might have a leg to stand on for fair use for making a personal camcorder copy, it is also within the theatre chain's rights to say 'no camcorders allowed' and throw people out without refund. Don't like it? Get your own home theatre and hi-def disc. Or start your own theatre where camcording for personal use is allowed. (Be prepared for major movie studios to not give you access to any movies.)
Everyone knows what these are used for. A source of bootleg copies of films that you can buy for a few bucks. So a while back, the film industry got a law passed (in the US, and I think also Canada) that specifically made filming inside of a movie theatre against the law in its own right. You can complain all you want, but the law is supposed to represent EVERYONE's interests, even the special interests everyone loves to hate, and it's real hard for me to say that this is unfair. There's very little legitimate reason you might want to do such a thing, and the law is aimed squarely at commercial bootleggers selling DVDs on a streetcorner.
And there was one bit where he kind of slides right over the entire 'nature' part. He says anyone 'good enough to get into an elite music school' follows the "more work = moar bettar" trend. Then he says they never found a single 'grinder' -- that is, someone who spends huge amounts of time, but doesn't improve significantly.
Well, duh! Assuming grinders exist, they don't get into elite academies! So basically, all this is really saying is that there are a lot more people with the potential to be elite, than actually have all the opportunities line up juuuust right so they actually realize the potential. This is not exactly news; what's interesting here is the 10K hours figure.
Where I went to college they had a policy which you agreed to by enrolling, taking classes, and accepting credit; which said that anything you submitted for a grade or did because it was an assignment for a class you were taking was the school's property. Full stop. So they have in effect got a contract: your agreement to abide by the college's rules and regulations. Sure, it's a contract of adhesion, and the courts interpret these in the light most favorable to the person forced to agree. But fighting to overturn a clause in a contract is always tricky, and there's a significant chance you could lose.
The minute you change the contents of that hard drive, you open the door to claims of tampering with evidence. "Your honor, the kiddy porn only showed up after the police 'inspected' it. They planted all of it." That's what 'chain of custody' means. Police have procedures to follow to ensure that evidence can't be tampered with.
Good meatspace analogies would be OJ Simpson's DNA showing up on evidence only after he gave a blood sample. More hypothetically, say the cops take your backpack as evidence. What happens to it? Well, it sits in a police warehouse storage facility somewhere, possibly for months. If any cop has access to that backpack on demand for this whole time, then there is effectively have no way to prevent someone from stuffing the bag full of drugs. No accountability. So for meatspace evidence, there are very strict rules that say you have to keep track of every person who has access to that piece of evidence. There can be no exceptions.
The equivalent in the computer forensics world is that you have to guarantee you didn't alter the original equipment's hard disk. Proper forensic analysis involves making a *copy* bit-for-bit and then analyzing this copy. The new thing here is a bootable CD that presumably has been rigorously tested and certified (by who, I couldn't say) that it literally cannot modify the hard disk.
Your perspective is skewed. It would actually be more accurate to say everyone else's perspective is skewed, but perspective is one of those weird things that's defined by mass perception (since it reflects public opinion).
You know this. I know this. It still needs saying, because there are a lot of people out there who hold outdated stereotypes. You know the ones, too -- all gamers are 13-year old boys -- and once upon a time (say 10, 15 years ago) they were more true than not. Problem is, too many non-gamers haven't got the message that things have changed.
Well, how are they supposed to find out about this? Thru video game communities? They don't play video games. The fact that many gamers are politically active is news to some people, and they need to be told this or they come to antiquated "get off my lawn" type conclusions. And everyone loses when that happens.
Of course, it IS a good question why this belongs on Slashdot. Arguably it isn't "news for nerds" (it isn't news to us) but it is "stuff that matters". Unless you think it's great that Jack Thompson is one of the only voices on this subject.
Slashdot Mirror
Of course there's a line where it's alright to censor things. The telemarketing industry, for instance, tried to play the censorship card to trump do-not-call list legislation. It didn't work.
What about a stairway to heaven? It seems to me there are two paths we can go by; in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.
Alpha or centrifugal?
Then why does the data consistently show piracy rates directly corresponding to popularity rates?
Beacon sammich? I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your whaling list.
Cars kill people every day. Do you drive? When you drive, do you speed? (You are aware the speed limits were introduced because of statistics showing reduced accident rates, yes?) People make life-and-death decisions all the time based around the fact that some must die so that others might live. They simply choose to try to ignore it as much as possible. With no easy transportation, quality of life would be much poorer. People would die sooner. People would die because they didn't get to the doctor in time. No matter what happens, you cannot make that go away.
Sure, people will die because treatments get delayed for testing. It's easy to say, with the benefit of hindsight, "we could have saved so many more if we'd just started treatment right away". But the FDA was created because the treatments were killing people too, and nobody had any idea what was safe and what wasn't. Remember the clinical trial that almost killed 3 people when the immunoreactive drug they were administered proved to be nigh-fatal? Supposing they had decided to skip the initial is-this-toxic-in-humans test and proceeded directly to large-scale trials?
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never -- my arm!!!
These are all very good questions, but you should not be asking Slashdot, you should be asking your attorney. Not having one is no excuse. For something like this, with the ramifications being as big (and permanent) as they are, you need to get one.
Shoot, if you factor in our military escapades, we're over a hundred percent. Extra credit, and all that.
Why is this flamebait? It's true. Blaming the victim is a huge part of anything like this, because it "means" that you'll never get (in this case) Alzheimer's, oh no. You'd never be that stupid -- it helps grant the illusion of control.
Considering that this same old bullshift has been trotted around going back all the way to when novels were invented, you can't blame the media for it (they didn't exist yet!). And yes, at first, reading fiction (of any kind) was considered lowbrow; this is why Gulliver's Travels was presented as if it were a travelogue. This has been going around for so long, about every new society-changing technology that ever came along, that you can't blame the media. They're just a mirror -- even if, more often than not, it is a kind of funhouse mirror. Without that intimate connection to all of us, the media wouldn't have such power in the first place.
This isn't a problem with "the media". It's a problem with "the public."
Beersh de stoppen de suverde heur fleefum wantum. Bork bork bork!
If you're involved in a lengthy debate over the definition of "geek" and "nerd", are you a geek? Or a nerd?
This IS Alaska. The population density in most of the state is even lower than most rural parts of the rest of the country, I expect. So it's more a "series of rubes".
;)
C'mon, guys, how many more times after this are we really gonna be able to beat this dead meme? You could at least try...
Well, that's what you get from a series of bribes. Sent up the ... ah, river. Maybe they can send by a big truck to take him to the penitentiary?
... But it is such fun to try ...
Spam might not be illegal. In theory. In practice, almost all of it is either for explicit material (sending minors ads for which IS illegal in many places) or for counterfeit and/or fraudulent purposes of one kind or another.
But where do the sharks come into the equation? I think it would work better if you used shark / antishark annihilation.
You're paying admission to the show. While technically under US law you might have a leg to stand on for fair use for making a personal camcorder copy, it is also within the theatre chain's rights to say 'no camcorders allowed' and throw people out without refund. Don't like it? Get your own home theatre and hi-def disc. Or start your own theatre where camcording for personal use is allowed. (Be prepared for major movie studios to not give you access to any movies.)
Everyone knows what these are used for. A source of bootleg copies of films that you can buy for a few bucks. So a while back, the film industry got a law passed (in the US, and I think also Canada) that specifically made filming inside of a movie theatre against the law in its own right. You can complain all you want, but the law is supposed to represent EVERYONE's interests, even the special interests everyone loves to hate, and it's real hard for me to say that this is unfair. There's very little legitimate reason you might want to do such a thing, and the law is aimed squarely at commercial bootleggers selling DVDs on a streetcorner.
And there was one bit where he kind of slides right over the entire 'nature' part. He says anyone 'good enough to get into an elite music school' follows the "more work = moar bettar" trend. Then he says they never found a single 'grinder' -- that is, someone who spends huge amounts of time, but doesn't improve significantly.
Well, duh! Assuming grinders exist, they don't get into elite academies! So basically, all this is really saying is that there are a lot more people with the potential to be elite, than actually have all the opportunities line up juuuust right so they actually realize the potential. This is not exactly news; what's interesting here is the 10K hours figure.
Where I went to college they had a policy which you agreed to by enrolling, taking classes, and accepting credit; which said that anything you submitted for a grade or did because it was an assignment for a class you were taking was the school's property. Full stop. So they have in effect got a contract: your agreement to abide by the college's rules and regulations. Sure, it's a contract of adhesion, and the courts interpret these in the light most favorable to the person forced to agree. But fighting to overturn a clause in a contract is always tricky, and there's a significant chance you could lose.
The minute you change the contents of that hard drive, you open the door to claims of tampering with evidence. "Your honor, the kiddy porn only showed up after the police 'inspected' it. They planted all of it." That's what 'chain of custody' means. Police have procedures to follow to ensure that evidence can't be tampered with.
Good meatspace analogies would be OJ Simpson's DNA showing up on evidence only after he gave a blood sample. More hypothetically, say the cops take your backpack as evidence. What happens to it? Well, it sits in a police warehouse storage facility somewhere, possibly for months. If any cop has access to that backpack on demand for this whole time, then there is effectively have no way to prevent someone from stuffing the bag full of drugs. No accountability. So for meatspace evidence, there are very strict rules that say you have to keep track of every person who has access to that piece of evidence. There can be no exceptions.
The equivalent in the computer forensics world is that you have to guarantee you didn't alter the original equipment's hard disk. Proper forensic analysis involves making a *copy* bit-for-bit and then analyzing this copy. The new thing here is a bootable CD that presumably has been rigorously tested and certified (by who, I couldn't say) that it literally cannot modify the hard disk.
guyongirlonsheep37.jpg would probably be OK. I wouldn't want to try to explain guyongirlonsheep17.jpg however ...
Unfortunately, he is not eligible to be on the ballot. His second term expires in January, and he's not allowed to run again.
Your perspective is skewed. It would actually be more accurate to say everyone else's perspective is skewed, but perspective is one of those weird things that's defined by mass perception (since it reflects public opinion).
You know this. I know this. It still needs saying, because there are a lot of people out there who hold outdated stereotypes. You know the ones, too -- all gamers are 13-year old boys -- and once upon a time (say 10, 15 years ago) they were more true than not. Problem is, too many non-gamers haven't got the message that things have changed.
Well, how are they supposed to find out about this? Thru video game communities? They don't play video games. The fact that many gamers are politically active is news to some people, and they need to be told this or they come to antiquated "get off my lawn" type conclusions. And everyone loses when that happens.
Of course, it IS a good question why this belongs on Slashdot. Arguably it isn't "news for nerds" (it isn't news to us) but it is "stuff that matters". Unless you think it's great that Jack Thompson is one of the only voices on this subject.