Correlation is not causation. There were much more serious cultural issues that led to China's decline than opium. In fact, Europe also experienced a major decline after the Opium Wars. Clearly BANNING opium is quite detrimental to the functional society.
BTW, opium is morphine-based, and morphine is perfectly legal, and used by hospitals worldwide every day.
These are the examples of "dangerous" things? Had you asked 20 random people on the street whether Iran's neighbors had thought of attacking it, or whether China might not be a trustworthy as it pretends to be, 19 could have predicted the correct answers.
There was nothing new in the leaks. At least, nothing that's been released so far.
So you agree with his assessment of both Enterprise (which he didn't say required manual distribution) and Ad Hoc, and yet you close with douchebaggery about "uneducated opinions"? What has/. become?
Mac OS X *is* more locked down than Linux or windows
I realize that holes have been blown in nearly every sentence you've typed already, but I'd love to see you explain how OSX is more locked down than Windows. Please proceed.
(Oh, and if you'd like to back up the ridiculous statement that iOS is better than OSX, feel free to do that as well.)
For example, if the use of the article is non-commercial and does not hurt the commercial value of the original, that's basically fair use.
Ridiculous that I need to quote this again, and point out -- again -- that it's a totally false statement.
Here's an illustration: You and I have personal blogs, without advertising. I publish an article on mine. You re-publish that article on your blog and attribute it to me.
If I want you to take that article down, I have every right to do so, and no judge on earth -- if I took it that far -- is going to rule in your favor. This has nothing to do with "commercial value"; it's not fair use by any measure.
I read your whole post, and nothing there makes that sentence anything other than INCORRECT. This isn't all that hard to understand. Why not just admit that the sentence I quoted is wrong, apologize to the/. community for your careless wording, and re-write your post to make it accurate? You were so close to begin with!
Since the story (the one linked -- not the one about similar problems you've concocted in your head) is entirely about the iPhone, yes, the Apple reference is necessary.
if the use of the article is non-commercial and does not hurt the commercial value of the original, that's basically fair use.
No, it's not. At all. See http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html. Whether or not the original document is being used for commercial purposes is only 1/4 of the things evaluated when deciding fair use.
Which is totally off-topic, since those people still won't be on the voter roles. The law applies only to those legally entitled to vote to begin with. (Seriously, have you never actually voted?)
Not even close. What's being proposed is similar to how journals now work: The library subscribes to electronic versions of journals, providing all students with access as part of their tuition. This was originally sold as a way to keep costs down, because it's cheaper to provide electronic access than physical access, right?
The problem is that, because there's no physical item, in order for the library to provide access to the materials, the library has to pay for the journal subscriptions FOREVER. So what once cost a few thousand dollars as a one-time purchase can cost an infinite amount over an infinite time period.
On top of that, journals are generally provided to the libraries by aggregators who license tons of content and then re-license that to the libraries, so the library ends up paying for loads of journals they don't need in order to get the ones they DO need.
And on top of THAT, these aggregators raise their rates an average of 15% per year, for the past 10 years! Obviously, this isn't remotely sustainable, but libraries -- who need to provide this content in order for their students and faculty to perform research -- have no choice but to pay it. Students and faculty could probably protest and put an end to the practice, but first they'd have to know about it, and then they'd have to care. That's not going to happen until it reaches a tipping point.
(Yes, I'm a librarian. Yes, I'm pissed about this.)
Darwinian "fitness" refers to the capability of an organism to have viable, fertile offspring. It has nothing to do with physical fitness.
It's about adaptation to a given environment, so that adaptation may have nothing to do with change, trial-and-error, or anything else you mention. It can also mean staying the same, provided that sameness means reproductive success. Ever see a rich fat guy with girls all over him? Not very physically fit, is he? But according to Darwin, he's more fit than a professional athlete who's had a vasectomy.
In your example, the jocks are better adapted from a Darwinian standpoint. They stand a better chance of passing on their genes. But you're referring to a situation that isn't universal. In my high school, for example, the jocks were generally seen as losers and the band kids (who were also quite nerdy) got the pussy. The were "fitter" Darwinistically.
It's a pretty great system anyway, despite its flaws. I live a quality of life better than royalty of 200 years ago (all things considered), and all I have to do it pay some taxes? It's a fucking bargain, AFAIAC.
You can't be charged twice for the same crime; why should they be taxed twice on the same money?
Money is a crime? I don't get it.
Also, the same money is always taxed over and over again. I pay income tax (state and local), then that same money is taxed again when I buy something (sales tax). Depending on what I buy, it might be taxed again (property tax).
I know Chrome is starting to support extensions but last I looked they didn't have but a few that were similar to what I use, and I NEED my extensions!
You conveniently left out the names of the FF extensions you NEED, saving me the trouble of pointing you to their Chrome versions. The Chrome community has come a LONG way in extension development.
(**You may now go look for extensions not available for Chrome, so that you can explain that THOSE are the ones you were referring to...**)
I've been known to drop comments in political threads where I called the anti-terrorism push from the government "security theater,"
Congratulations on taking such a brave stance.
Now I'm wondering if such comments haven't gotten a tracking device installed on *my* car;)
You'd have trouble finding anyone who posts to/. who *hasn't* pasted such comments. The Feds may have bullshit reasons for tracking the guy, but the whole "post by a friend" thing seems to be made up of whole cloth. There aren't enough tracking devices -- or enough FBI guys -- in the world to bother tracking people (even just Muslims) who are friends with people who post such things.
But then there's always the possibility that he actually IS a terrorist. We only have his word that he's a law-abiding citizen, and no evidence at all that his friend's post is related to the tracking device.
To this day, people still have no idea and no agreement on what caused, what would helped... the great depression.
Actually, there's a great deal of agreement, and no doubt on the part of main stream economists of what happened. When you listen to politicians spout off about it, you may not realize it, but I bet there's a school near you where you could take history classes and educate yourself. You could even try reading!
Clearly, you've never owned a business and have no idea how taxation works on such entities.
BTW, the most prosperous period of the past 100 years happened with a 90% taxation rate on the top earners. And much of the Western world -- now in better fiscal shape than the U.S. -- has far higher taxation rates than us. Apparently the businessman in your example wasn't much of one.
I'm a conservative, but that doesn't make me an idiot. Think for yourself for a change.
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Correlation is not causation. There were much more serious cultural issues that led to China's decline than opium. In fact, Europe also experienced a major decline after the Opium Wars. Clearly BANNING opium is quite detrimental to the functional society.
BTW, opium is morphine-based, and morphine is perfectly legal, and used by hospitals worldwide every day.
So is this the origin of the flood myth?
Yes, this is the only time any ancient civilization experienced a flood, so it must be.
These are the examples of "dangerous" things? Had you asked 20 random people on the street whether Iran's neighbors had thought of attacking it, or whether China might not be a trustworthy as it pretends to be, 19 could have predicted the correct answers.
There was nothing new in the leaks. At least, nothing that's been released so far.
Car analogy:
I loan my car to a friend. That friend attempts to run over some cops, who fill it with bullets, causing it to catch fire and burn.
Think the government's going to reimburse me or my insurance company? Think again.
"Klaatu barada nikto."
So you agree with his assessment of both Enterprise (which he didn't say required manual distribution) and Ad Hoc, and yet you close with douchebaggery about "uneducated opinions"? What has /. become?
Mac OS X *is* more locked down than Linux or windows
I realize that holes have been blown in nearly every sentence you've typed already, but I'd love to see you explain how OSX is more locked down than Windows. Please proceed.
(Oh, and if you'd like to back up the ridiculous statement that iOS is better than OSX, feel free to do that as well.)
In the same way you can call any non-alcoholic beer "beer".
I don't.
For example, if the use of the article is non-commercial and does not hurt the commercial value of the original, that's basically fair use.
Ridiculous that I need to quote this again, and point out -- again -- that it's a totally false statement.
/. community for your careless wording, and re-write your post to make it accurate? You were so close to begin with!
Here's an illustration:
You and I have personal blogs, without advertising. I publish an article on mine. You re-publish that article on your blog and attribute it to me. If I want you to take that article down, I have every right to do so, and no judge on earth -- if I took it that far -- is going to rule in your favor. This has nothing to do with "commercial value"; it's not fair use by any measure.
I read your whole post, and nothing there makes that sentence anything other than INCORRECT. This isn't all that hard to understand. Why not just admit that the sentence I quoted is wrong, apologize to the
Since the story (the one linked -- not the one about similar problems you've concocted in your head) is entirely about the iPhone, yes, the Apple reference is necessary.
There are approximately 1000 companies who make aftermarket parts for Fords, including engines.
if the use of the article is non-commercial and does not hurt the commercial value of the original, that's basically fair use.
No, it's not. At all. See http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html. Whether or not the original document is being used for commercial purposes is only 1/4 of the things evaluated when deciding fair use.
Which is totally off-topic, since those people still won't be on the voter roles. The law applies only to those legally entitled to vote to begin with. (Seriously, have you never actually voted?)
Source? (Honestly, is there any case where that has happened?)
Book prices will still remain close to $100.
Not even close. What's being proposed is similar to how journals now work: The library subscribes to electronic versions of journals, providing all students with access as part of their tuition. This was originally sold as a way to keep costs down, because it's cheaper to provide electronic access than physical access, right?
The problem is that, because there's no physical item, in order for the library to provide access to the materials, the library has to pay for the journal subscriptions FOREVER. So what once cost a few thousand dollars as a one-time purchase can cost an infinite amount over an infinite time period.
On top of that, journals are generally provided to the libraries by aggregators who license tons of content and then re-license that to the libraries, so the library ends up paying for loads of journals they don't need in order to get the ones they DO need.
And on top of THAT, these aggregators raise their rates an average of 15% per year, for the past 10 years! Obviously, this isn't remotely sustainable, but libraries -- who need to provide this content in order for their students and faculty to perform research -- have no choice but to pay it. Students and faculty could probably protest and put an end to the practice, but first they'd have to know about it, and then they'd have to care. That's not going to happen until it reaches a tipping point.
(Yes, I'm a librarian. Yes, I'm pissed about this.)
Darwinian "fitness" refers to the capability of an organism to have viable, fertile offspring. It has nothing to do with physical fitness.
It's about adaptation to a given environment, so that adaptation may have nothing to do with change, trial-and-error, or anything else you mention. It can also mean staying the same, provided that sameness means reproductive success. Ever see a rich fat guy with girls all over him? Not very physically fit, is he? But according to Darwin, he's more fit than a professional athlete who's had a vasectomy.
In your example, the jocks are better adapted from a Darwinian standpoint. They stand a better chance of passing on their genes. But you're referring to a situation that isn't universal. In my high school, for example, the jocks were generally seen as losers and the band kids (who were also quite nerdy) got the pussy. The were "fitter" Darwinistically.
It's a great system....if you're a government.
It's a pretty great system anyway, despite its flaws. I live a quality of life better than royalty of 200 years ago (all things considered), and all I have to do it pay some taxes? It's a fucking bargain, AFAIAC.
You can't be charged twice for the same crime; why should they be taxed twice on the same money?
Money is a crime? I don't get it.
Also, the same money is always taxed over and over again. I pay income tax (state and local), then that same money is taxed again when I buy something (sales tax). Depending on what I buy, it might be taxed again (property tax).
So I've been taxed 4 times for this same $$.
I know Chrome is starting to support extensions but last I looked they didn't have but a few that were similar to what I use, and I NEED my extensions!
You conveniently left out the names of the FF extensions you NEED, saving me the trouble of pointing you to their Chrome versions. The Chrome community has come a LONG way in extension development.
(**You may now go look for extensions not available for Chrome, so that you can explain that THOSE are the ones you were referring to...**)
Shocking fact - the old versions still run just fine; no one's forcing anything.
Newsflash childless limp dicks
That's some level of maturity you got there. Must be a great parent.
I've been known to drop comments in political threads where I called the anti-terrorism push from the government "security theater,"
Congratulations on taking such a brave stance.
Now I'm wondering if such comments haven't gotten a tracking device installed on *my* car ;)
You'd have trouble finding anyone who posts to /. who *hasn't* pasted such comments. The Feds may have bullshit reasons for tracking the guy, but the whole "post by a friend" thing seems to be made up of whole cloth. There aren't enough tracking devices -- or enough FBI guys -- in the world to bother tracking people (even just Muslims) who are friends with people who post such things.
But then there's always the possibility that he actually IS a terrorist. We only have his word that he's a law-abiding citizen, and no evidence at all that his friend's post is related to the tracking device.
To this day, people still have no idea and no agreement on what caused, what would helped... the great depression.
Actually, there's a great deal of agreement, and no doubt on the part of main stream economists of what happened. When you listen to politicians spout off about it, you may not realize it, but I bet there's a school near you where you could take history classes and educate yourself. You could even try reading!
Clearly, you've never owned a business and have no idea how taxation works on such entities.
BTW, the most prosperous period of the past 100 years happened with a 90% taxation rate on the top earners. And much of the Western world -- now in better fiscal shape than the U.S. -- has far higher taxation rates than us. Apparently the businessman in your example wasn't much of one.
I'm a conservative, but that doesn't make me an idiot. Think for yourself for a change.