The human race has a poor history of deciding who of us are "people".
Well said. By the way, my cat is now a person - she has been denied personhood for too long now!
The truth is, she wants to marry her same-sex life partner, an unemplanted embryo named Zoe. They make a lovely couple. When Zoe grows up, she wants to eat solid foods and have brain activity (and extremities!). She's quite precocious, we're all so proud.
I actually typed a whole response to this, but I realized when I was done that you're a strawman-building AC troll. John Galt thinks you're a lazy git - and on that, if little else, we agree.
And, lest you forget, there's a pause button on your remote. It's the one that looks like a logical or.
Hah! Totally off-topic, but I never noticed that before. "I could keep watching... OR I could go get a snack first." I think that will probably be in my head for the rest of my life
has that been upheld as fair use in a court of law?
I think more meaningful questions would be,
has this been challenged as fair use in a court of law?
or
could this be challenged under the DMCA's circumvention clause?
If I can make a copy of a videotape, or copy my CD onto my cassette, then there's no fair use obstacle (of which I know) to dumping a cartridge ROM.
I'm not familiar enough with ROM dumping to know whether the process would qualify as "circumvention", but I feel moderately comfortable saying that the claim is plausible enough to be heard in court.
I actually consider plastic surgery to be mutilation too - but I am also likely to choose my words carefully when I'm describing someone's blood-and-sweat-soaked, life-altering decision.
Now, if someone just wants a new pair of tits, I roll my eyes. Money better spent on therapy, IMO.
I'm sure it makes you feel like less of a bigot to assume that
95%+ of the human population
feels as you do, but that doesn't make it true. Self-reporting gay population estimates tend to be in the range of 2-13%, at least quoth the Venerable Wikipedia (with supporting links).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality Bear in mind, that figure applies only to individuals reporting as exclusively homosexual. Considering the resolve required to "come out" or live an openly-gay lifestyle, there could easily be an equal number or more that identify as exclusively gay but are afraid to report it, not to mention the spectrum of sexual orientation between that and "straight".
Beyond that, there are a few grownups out there that aren't threatened by someone else's sexuality. I don't have any specific numbers on this one of course, but certainly even in this thread we have one, so they do exist.
I think if you feel revulsion when someone finds you attractive then you probably are both lacking in empathy and are emotionally stunted. That you don't dump gasoline on them and light them on fire only demonstrates that your desire not to kill (or perhaps your desire not to be punished for killing) is stronger than your bigotry.
Hey AC - you were wise to post anonymously. You should be fired, if what you suggest above is true.
Gosh, someone annoyed a mail carrier? I guess they deserve any legal trouble they get!
Maybe instead of wasting your energy on a petty vendetta, you should spend it on improving your life to a point where you have the self-esteem not to care what gibberish some stranger screams at you. Maybe you should take some pride in yourself and your work, and not damage customers' property by using paths to reach their mailboxes.
Nah, it's probably easier to blame all of your problems on other people. That way you get to be cruel AND feel justified! High five!
The Gray Lady is dead. Nice as it is to have print ink on my fingers, I don't learn more from reading NYT in the morning than I learn from reading several other news sources.
I picture some kind of cheap dongle with a digital readout that could be installed between your current cable modem and the cable line itself.
I don't know if such a device exists, but I can't imagine something that just counts bits with a clock and calendar in it would be much more expensive than a cheap digital watch to mass produce.
I'm no ultra-free-market wacko, but wouldn't it be easier (not to mention cheaper to the taxpayer) to just cross our arms and blink them out of the zero-competition bottles these ISPs have been living in for so long?
Barbara Eden, eat your heart out - *I* dream of Schumer...
I'm an atheist personally, but I can imagine an afterlife that serves justice. It means every religion is wrong, but that's actually easier for me to deal with than the idea that any of them are right.
And now back to the topic. Although it would be nice to have the antics of these people up on display, I don't see if, or how, this decision directly impacts the issues of the case. Is it just the implication that it is being presided over by people not well-versed in the law?
I can't name it, but there's a logical fallacy in there.
If you buy a new modem off the shelf, based on your own research and subject to your own maintenance, it's unlikely it would just flame out after a year. If it did, it would probably still be under warranty. Also, if you are maintaining your own cable modem, you can really tune the performance and get measurable speed increases 24/7.
I guess I just hate the idea of "renting" the modem. It always seems like such a ripoff.
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The human race has a poor history of deciding who of us are "people".
Well said. By the way, my cat is now a person - she has been denied personhood for too long now!
The truth is, she wants to marry her same-sex life partner, an unemplanted embryo named Zoe. They make a lovely couple. When Zoe grows up, she wants to eat solid foods and have brain activity (and extremities!). She's quite precocious, we're all so proud.
Hu said all that?
Who said all what?
I actually typed a whole response to this, but I realized when I was done that you're a strawman-building AC troll. John Galt thinks you're a lazy git - and on that, if little else, we agree.
And, lest you forget, there's a pause button on your remote. It's the one that looks like a logical or.
Hah! Totally off-topic, but I never noticed that before. "I could keep watching... OR I could go get a snack first." I think that will probably be in my head for the rest of my life
=^-^=
Compared to almost all corporations with more then about 100 people, the feds run very efficiently.
Although I would like to accept this at face value, a citation or two would be useful.
legally dumps all of your own ROMs.
has that been upheld as fair use in a court of law?
I think more meaningful questions would be,
has this been challenged as fair use in a court of law?
or
could this be challenged under the DMCA's circumvention clause?
If I can make a copy of a videotape, or copy my CD onto my cassette, then there's no fair use obstacle (of which I know) to dumping a cartridge ROM.
I'm not familiar enough with ROM dumping to know whether the process would qualify as "circumvention", but I feel moderately comfortable saying that the claim is plausible enough to be heard in court.
(IANAL, etc.)
I love the word 'pernicious'. Thank you for using it.
And to stay on-topic - thanks for the update Ray! I see you posted a response, I'll go check that out now.
Islam does *not* predate the Judaeo-Christian ethic. Also, from what I understand Buddhism does not explicitly condemn homosexuality.
But yeah, Hindus. Like Meatloaf said, one outta three ain't bad!
Oh wait...
I actually consider plastic surgery to be mutilation too - but I am also likely to choose my words carefully when I'm describing someone's blood-and-sweat-soaked, life-altering decision.
Now, if someone just wants a new pair of tits, I roll my eyes. Money better spent on therapy, IMO.
No, AC, no one hates you. You're a pathetic coward that has to hurl your bigoted remarks from behind a shield of anonymity.
Way to stand up for what you believe in!
Although I have seen a gay man that was into football, I still have nightmares about it.
The horror...
I'm sure it makes you feel like less of a bigot to assume that
95%+ of the human population
feels as you do, but that doesn't make it true. Self-reporting gay population estimates tend to be in the range of 2-13%, at least quoth the Venerable Wikipedia (with supporting links).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality Bear in mind, that figure applies only to individuals reporting as exclusively homosexual. Considering the resolve required to "come out" or live an openly-gay lifestyle, there could easily be an equal number or more that identify as exclusively gay but are afraid to report it, not to mention the spectrum of sexual orientation between that and "straight".
Beyond that, there are a few grownups out there that aren't threatened by someone else's sexuality. I don't have any specific numbers on this one of course, but certainly even in this thread we have one, so they do exist.
I think if you feel revulsion when someone finds you attractive then you probably are both lacking in empathy and are emotionally stunted. That you don't dump gasoline on them and light them on fire only demonstrates that your desire not to kill (or perhaps your desire not to be punished for killing) is stronger than your bigotry.
A little food for thought.
KS
The hyperbole was obvious to those of us that understand its use. Go be bent out of shape over something that matters.
Hey AC - you were wise to post anonymously. You should be fired, if what you suggest above is true.
Gosh, someone annoyed a mail carrier? I guess they deserve any legal trouble they get!
Maybe instead of wasting your energy on a petty vendetta, you should spend it on improving your life to a point where you have the self-esteem not to care what gibberish some stranger screams at you. Maybe you should take some pride in yourself and your work, and not damage customers' property by using paths to reach their mailboxes.
Nah, it's probably easier to blame all of your problems on other people. That way you get to be cruel AND feel justified! High five!
MOD PARENT UP for gods sake.
The Gray Lady is dead. Nice as it is to have print ink on my fingers, I don't learn more from reading NYT in the morning than I learn from reading several other news sources.
The editorials are usually pretty good, though.
Well *I* thought it was funny...
I type too fast.
I picture some kind of cheap dongle with a digital readout that could be installed between your current cable modem and the cable line itself.
I don't know if such a device exists, but I can't imagine something that just counts bits with a clock and calendar in it would be much more expensive than a cheap digital watch to mass produce.
I'm no ultra-free-market wacko, but wouldn't it be easier (not to mention cheaper to the taxpayer) to just cross our arms and blink them out of the zero-competition bottles these ISPs have been living in for so long?
Barbara Eden, eat your heart out - *I* dream of Schumer...
I'm an atheist personally, but I can imagine an afterlife that serves justice. It means every religion is wrong, but that's actually easier for me to deal with than the idea that any of them are right.
And now back to the topic. Although it would be nice to have the antics of these people up on display, I don't see if, or how, this decision directly impacts the issues of the case. Is it just the implication that it is being presided over by people not well-versed in the law?
Stop being an AC and join the conversation, or please take your paranoid rantings to fark, or 4chan or something.
[blockquote]Hmm, where have I seen this before? Oh yeah, every fucking dispute through time and space and beyond.[/blockquote]
And yet people still point attention towards extremism and buy into sensationalist horseshit, so... I guess it bears repeating?
I can't name it, but there's a logical fallacy in there.
If you buy a new modem off the shelf, based on your own research and subject to your own maintenance, it's unlikely it would just flame out after a year. If it did, it would probably still be under warranty. Also, if you are maintaining your own cable modem, you can really tune the performance and get measurable speed increases 24/7.
I guess I just hate the idea of "renting" the modem. It always seems like such a ripoff.
Hey mister - they're paying you good money to refute each and every argument.
Get back to work!
Not so - Hulu works beautifully on my friend's macbook.
Someone taze this guy, he's sayin' stuff!