I am not sure those two sides will want to know what the other is saying...
Does it work two ways? It seems like it would be more helpful but also more cumbersome as a dialog.
I think the EFF as a digital ACLU. They often protect the liberties of people doing something I think is wrong, but when I move back and take out the specifics, I often realize they are fighting to keep me safe.
I think on the whole the EFF does wonderful work.
I have had to listen to little kids explain to me that file sharing is wrong after the RIAA went INTO THEIR SCHOOLS and tried to push this crap into their heads. If this is going to get fought by protecting a guy that messed up, then I am willing to overlook.
Agreed. It seems like all we hear about in high schools are information and fun lockdowns. Now all the poor kid needs is for nintendo to file suit, since the usual first line of fun-stopping gave him the okay...
Most university affiliated learning centers/experiments like this usually have heavily subsidized costs of goods. At my university, there was a restaurant that the hotel and restaurant management students ran. It was the best food and atmosphere for miles around, almost free, and completely not advertised. A lot of people did not know about it, and I ate there as often as I could get a reservation. I would have been happy to sign a waiver that my behavior could be watched there. I am sure a lot of my behavior was watched anyway, b/c the student staff were way too friendly to not be answering immediately to someone...
Researching human behavior is a tough thing to tackle. Obviously the best data would come from blind or even double blind tests, but any kind of waiver or admission of experiment will obviously influence the subjects. The fact that people act differently when watched is enough on its own to show that there is still a ton to be learned on the subject.
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I am not sure those two sides will want to know what the other is saying... Does it work two ways? It seems like it would be more helpful but also more cumbersome as a dialog.
I think the EFF as a digital ACLU. They often protect the liberties of people doing something I think is wrong, but when I move back and take out the specifics, I often realize they are fighting to keep me safe. I think on the whole the EFF does wonderful work. I have had to listen to little kids explain to me that file sharing is wrong after the RIAA went INTO THEIR SCHOOLS and tried to push this crap into their heads. If this is going to get fought by protecting a guy that messed up, then I am willing to overlook.
Agreed. It seems like all we hear about in high schools are information and fun lockdowns. Now all the poor kid needs is for nintendo to file suit, since the usual first line of fun-stopping gave him the okay...
Most university affiliated learning centers/experiments like this usually have heavily subsidized costs of goods. At my university, there was a restaurant that the hotel and restaurant management students ran. It was the best food and atmosphere for miles around, almost free, and completely not advertised. A lot of people did not know about it, and I ate there as often as I could get a reservation. I would have been happy to sign a waiver that my behavior could be watched there. I am sure a lot of my behavior was watched anyway, b/c the student staff were way too friendly to not be answering immediately to someone... Researching human behavior is a tough thing to tackle. Obviously the best data would come from blind or even double blind tests, but any kind of waiver or admission of experiment will obviously influence the subjects. The fact that people act differently when watched is enough on its own to show that there is still a ton to be learned on the subject.