If you don't understand why people care about a story from their childhood being butchered just to make telling the story a bit quicker, you don't understand much about people.
I agree. It's ridiculous to say the death sentence is fine but the prisoner should be killed humanely. There's nothing humane about execution. And if you truly believe that someone deserves to die, surely you want that person to suffer a bit? Otherwise where's the punishment?
Unlike traditional electronics companies, Google is delegating all warranty and customer service support to the ODM. And people do not understand this, since it's completely different from what they're used to. Since no one bothers reading the fine prints, they go and seek help in the wrong place.
Legally speaking, Google is not at fault here. With the above disclaimer, they have successfully disclaimed all their responsibility of providing service and customer care.
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Obligatory car analogy: Bob sells me a used car and claims that Alice can repair it if anything goes wrong within a year. The car breaks down within a week but Alice is charging an outrageous amount for the repair fee. I get mad at Bob because he deceived me.
In the end:I get stuck with a broken car.
Bob's reputation is damaged.
But Alice lost nothing.
I don't think that's right. In the UK (probably in the EU too) the supplier has responsibilities that it cannot simply transfer to someone else with a disclaimer. To use your analogy: You've bought your car from Bob, therefore it's Bob's responsibility to get it fixed. Bob can use Alice's repair service if he wants to; but if there's a problem with Alice's service, Bob will have to find another mechanic or do the repairs himself. Your contract is with Bob, and the crappy disclaimer makes no difference to that.
I find it odd if people define (child) pornography by the amount of visible nudity (and come on, a full body scan shows a real abstract image of your body). Pictures of genitalia in biology books or information booklets on STD's aren't considered to be pornographic either are they?
Images of genitalia or naked children in textbooks "aren't considered to be pornographic" possibly because no one has complained to the police about them. As far as I can tell, indecency is in the eye of the beholder: the intent of the image's creator or distributor is of secondary importance.
Consider the episode when the Internet Watch Foundation put Wikipedia on a UK ISP blacklist because of the photo of a naked prepubescent girl used on the cover of the Scorpions' album Virgin Killer, and reproduced to illustrate the Wikipedia article about that record. The image is not indecent, but the IWF still blacklisted it, basically because it portrays a naked underage girl. The IWF later rescinded the block, which is clear evidence that the image is not indecent. But their initial decision to blacklist shows how nude = porn in some minds.
Yes, and that's exactly why those children are ALSO charged with child porn related offenses.
AFAIIA, not in the UK.
Good job too. Child porn charges to discourage sexting is completely inappropriate. If someone is convicted of making indecent images of children he will be put on the Sex Offenders Register for years - possibly for life. Does anyone really believe that destroying a child's life by charging the child with sex offences and putting him on the Register is the right way to discourage children from sexting?
I haven't seen anyone arguing that the underpants bomber should be classified as a Prisoner Of War; but that argument is surely doomed to fail from the start. IIRC, to be classified as a POW, the captive must have been clearly identifiable as a soldier during combat. I doubt the underpants bomber boarded the plane wearing a uniform. So if anyone continues to insists the "rules of war" apply in this case the bomber may end up getting shot as a spy and saboteur.
The police and rire fighters are exempt from seat belt laws, (as are taxi drivers and people driving backwards), in England. See here:
"Exemptions from seat belt wearing... include...
(f) a person driving or riding in a vehicle while it is being used for fire brigade or police purposes or for carrying a person in lawful custody (a person who is being so carried being included in this exemption)"
They should put these over parking lots in hot areas of the world. Or maybe we could just put a big one over Texas. They all use air conditioning there anyway, so they would never know the difference.
Until they went outside and caught the smell of Texans being cooked.
When I was schooled on the G-Spot by a former girlfriend, she said it was an area on the front wall of the vagina. I could certainly feel the slight swelling that she guided me to. I stimulated it by performing doggy-style or by lifting her legs and thrusting upwards. There was certainly something there that she enjoyed having stimulated. Other women also enjoyed it. But some others didn't experience the same sensations. So maybe it isn't real. But who cares? If some women think it's there and enjoy its stimulation, then it's real enough for them. Which is the important thing.
I know the "democracy" in Russia is largely a farce. But I don't think it's as "closed" a society as you suggest. The internet is *not* the only way for Russians to get uncensored news. I agree that TV news and most newspapers provide an extremely biased version of the news. But there *are* independent news providers too. Yes, independent journalists often die in violent and mysterious circumstances, and independent papers are often closed down or otherwise discredited. But they continue to exist and to operate.
The big problem in Russia is the Russian people's apathy. Maybe it's because of the fact that they got used to being lied to and controlled while under Soviet rule. But whatever the reason, they tend to either believe whatever crap they're told, or (more often) don't believe it but fatalistically accept it just the same. But Russia is *not* a closed society. Russians are mostly free to travel wherever they like.
Belarus is something else entirely.
Mobile devices do identify themselves, and having a SIM, they _can_ confirm your identity, and mobile internet usage is increasing.
At the moment, a SIM card does not confirm your identity (at least, not in the UK). It merely confirms the identity you chose to associate with that SIM card. There is no law requiring the production of identification when buying a pay-as-you-go mobile phone or SIM card - most mobile phone service providers ask for a name and address when you activate a pay-as-you-go SIM but you can supply false details quite easily. And SIM cards are so cheap, you can have a hundred anonynmous accounts for use with your phone(s). Therefore you can use the internet anonymously.
I realise this isn't going to last forever. Already some countries require production of identification on purchase of SIM cards; and it'll happen in the UK sooner or later. But the mobile phone example is just an example. There will always be ways to access the internet anonymously. Unless you live under a regime like that in Belarus. Or China. Or the USA. Or...
If not, you saying that that a rover that survived for 8 years, that was supposed to only survive 90 days - was poorly designed.
Of course it was poorly designed! It was supposed to survive for just 90 days yet it's gone on for 8 whole years! Can't NASA do planned obsolescence properly?!!
Personally, I think when the Singularity finally happens, whenever that is, our nanotechnology equipped AI overlords will create a digital mapping of mars down to the micrometer level as they are tearing the planet apart for raw materials. You'll be able to explore every last crevice of what (was) mars at your leisure as you live in one of the rotating Hab modules that act as a human reservation.
We will not be living in rotating hab modules. Nor will we have much in the way of leisure time. Our robotic overlords will keep us busy mining the asteroids. Did I say "overlords"? I meant "protectors"!
I don't get what you mean about space tourists using up resources that could otherwise be used to develop robots. Space tourists pay their way. And if I recall correctly, space tourists have so far been "guests" of the Russian space programme, staying first on Mir and now in Russian quarters on the ISS. Soon, tourists will be taken into low orbit by private companies. What does any of this have to do with NASA's Mars rover programme?
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If you don't understand why people care about a story from their childhood being butchered just to make telling the story a bit quicker, you don't understand much about people.
In the comics (and 60's TV show).
There was no 60s Spider-Man TV show. That silly "kung fu" type series was made in the 70s.
I sincerely hope that any "reboot" of the series will bring back the tone of the comics.
That's one thing we can agree on.
In another version the shooters were developed by his father just before he died
His father? Have you even read the original comics?
Ah, obviously not...
A favorite is from the original cartoon
You mean "the first cartoon". The original of Spider-Man was the comic.
I agree. It's ridiculous to say the death sentence is fine but the prisoner should be killed humanely. There's nothing humane about execution. And if you truly believe that someone deserves to die, surely you want that person to suffer a bit? Otherwise where's the punishment?
Unlike traditional electronics companies, Google is delegating all warranty and customer service support to the ODM. And people do not understand this, since it's completely different from what they're used to. Since no one bothers reading the fine prints, they go and seek help in the wrong place.
Legally speaking, Google is not at fault here. With the above disclaimer, they have successfully disclaimed all their responsibility of providing service and customer care.
[...]
Obligatory car analogy: Bob sells me a used car and claims that Alice can repair it if anything goes wrong within a year. The car breaks down within a week but Alice is charging an outrageous amount for the repair fee. I get mad at Bob because he deceived me. In the end:I get stuck with a broken car. Bob's reputation is damaged. But Alice lost nothing.
I don't think that's right. In the UK (probably in the EU too) the supplier has responsibilities that it cannot simply transfer to someone else with a disclaimer. To use your analogy: You've bought your car from Bob, therefore it's Bob's responsibility to get it fixed. Bob can use Alice's repair service if he wants to; but if there's a problem with Alice's service, Bob will have to find another mechanic or do the repairs himself. Your contract is with Bob, and the crappy disclaimer makes no difference to that.
I find it odd if people define (child) pornography by the amount of visible nudity (and come on, a full body scan shows a real abstract image of your body). Pictures of genitalia in biology books or information booklets on STD's aren't considered to be pornographic either are they?
Images of genitalia or naked children in textbooks "aren't considered to be pornographic" possibly because no one has complained to the police about them. As far as I can tell, indecency is in the eye of the beholder: the intent of the image's creator or distributor is of secondary importance.
Consider the episode when the Internet Watch Foundation put Wikipedia on a UK ISP blacklist because of the photo of a naked prepubescent girl used on the cover of the Scorpions' album Virgin Killer, and reproduced to illustrate the Wikipedia article about that record. The image is not indecent, but the IWF still blacklisted it, basically because it portrays a naked underage girl. The IWF later rescinded the block, which is clear evidence that the image is not indecent. But their initial decision to blacklist shows how nude = porn in some minds.
Yes, and that's exactly why those children are ALSO charged with child porn related offenses.
AFAIIA, not in the UK.
Good job too. Child porn charges to discourage sexting is completely inappropriate. If someone is convicted of making indecent images of children he will be put on the Sex Offenders Register for years - possibly for life. Does anyone really believe that destroying a child's life by charging the child with sex offences and putting him on the Register is the right way to discourage children from sexting?
(Also, I think "in a week" implies it may not have happened every week for the past 15 years.).
So it actually means that during 1 particular week in the last 15 years there were 300 stabbings.
I haven't seen anyone arguing that the underpants bomber should be classified as a Prisoner Of War; but that argument is surely doomed to fail from the start. IIRC, to be classified as a POW, the captive must have been clearly identifiable as a soldier during combat. I doubt the underpants bomber boarded the plane wearing a uniform. So if anyone continues to insists the "rules of war" apply in this case the bomber may end up getting shot as a spy and saboteur.
The police and rire fighters are exempt from seat belt laws, (as are taxi drivers and people driving backwards), in England. See here:
"Exemptions from seat belt wearing... include...
(f) a person driving or riding in a vehicle while it is being used for fire brigade or police purposes or for carrying a person in lawful custody (a person who is being so carried being included in this exemption)"
Shouldn't that be "Yes. Yes. Yes"?
They should put these over parking lots in hot areas of the world. Or maybe we could just put a big one over Texas. They all use air conditioning there anyway, so they would never know the difference.
Until they went outside and caught the smell of Texans being cooked.
But wouldn't the hot air coming up the sock take the blimp upwards? The blimp would fly away and take the sock with it. Maybe the greenhouse too.
Yeah okay. A whole twenty-five craters. I bet you can't move in Oz without tripping over a crater.
Check my previous post for methodology.
When I was schooled on the G-Spot by a former girlfriend, she said it was an area on the front wall of the vagina. I could certainly feel the slight swelling that she guided me to. I stimulated it by performing doggy-style or by lifting her legs and thrusting upwards. There was certainly something there that she enjoyed having stimulated. Other women also enjoyed it. But some others didn't experience the same sensations. So maybe it isn't real. But who cares? If some women think it's there and enjoy its stimulation, then it's real enough for them. Which is the important thing.
My eyes bleed.
You're doing it wrong. The GP said asshole not eye sockets.
I know the "democracy" in Russia is largely a farce. But I don't think it's as "closed" a society as you suggest. The internet is *not* the only way for Russians to get uncensored news. I agree that TV news and most newspapers provide an extremely biased version of the news. But there *are* independent news providers too. Yes, independent journalists often die in violent and mysterious circumstances, and independent papers are often closed down or otherwise discredited. But they continue to exist and to operate. The big problem in Russia is the Russian people's apathy. Maybe it's because of the fact that they got used to being lied to and controlled while under Soviet rule. But whatever the reason, they tend to either believe whatever crap they're told, or (more often) don't believe it but fatalistically accept it just the same. But Russia is *not* a closed society. Russians are mostly free to travel wherever they like. Belarus is something else entirely.
Mobile devices do identify themselves, and having a SIM, they _can_ confirm your identity, and mobile internet usage is increasing.
At the moment, a SIM card does not confirm your identity (at least, not in the UK). It merely confirms the identity you chose to associate with that SIM card. There is no law requiring the production of identification when buying a pay-as-you-go mobile phone or SIM card - most mobile phone service providers ask for a name and address when you activate a pay-as-you-go SIM but you can supply false details quite easily. And SIM cards are so cheap, you can have a hundred anonynmous accounts for use with your phone(s). Therefore you can use the internet anonymously. I realise this isn't going to last forever. Already some countries require production of identification on purchase of SIM cards; and it'll happen in the UK sooner or later. But the mobile phone example is just an example. There will always be ways to access the internet anonymously. Unless you live under a regime like that in Belarus. Or China. Or the USA. Or...
your premise that "'sexting' harms no one" is false.
Evidence? Or are you just expressing an opinion?
What about connection via satellite? Can't that be done? If you can use a satellite phone anywhere, why not a satellite connection to the internet?
I really hope you are joking.
If not, you saying that that a rover that survived for 8 years, that was supposed to only survive 90 days - was poorly designed.
Of course it was poorly designed! It was supposed to survive for just 90 days yet it's gone on for 8 whole years! Can't NASA do planned obsolescence properly?!!
Personally, I think when the Singularity finally happens, whenever that is, our nanotechnology equipped AI overlords will create a digital mapping of mars down to the micrometer level as they are tearing the planet apart for raw materials. You'll be able to explore every last crevice of what (was) mars at your leisure as you live in one of the rotating Hab modules that act as a human reservation.
We will not be living in rotating hab modules. Nor will we have much in the way of leisure time. Our robotic overlords will keep us busy mining the asteroids. Did I say "overlords"? I meant "protectors"!
I don't get what you mean about space tourists using up resources that could otherwise be used to develop robots. Space tourists pay their way. And if I recall correctly, space tourists have so far been "guests" of the Russian space programme, staying first on Mir and now in Russian quarters on the ISS. Soon, tourists will be taken into low orbit by private companies. What does any of this have to do with NASA's Mars rover programme?
Two letters: AI
One word: abracadabra.