On one level I agree with you. But it's the principle of the thing. That a bunch of high-priced but obviously not very ethical lawyers are attacking us so viciously, and on at least one level, winning.
I really LOVE the whack-a-mole aspect of the Internet, especially when dealing with this problem. I jsut wish it didn't have to happen in the first place.
Ignoring your obvious troll, no, I just don't like to see such obvious injustice. It bothers me. In the same way it'd bother me if I saw censorship in any other form. Censorship is censorship is censorship and it bugs the hell out of me.
This really wrecked my day. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but since this is a state court, and linking was not banned, does this mean that it just can't be hosted in CA?
Otherwise, I say, we need to organize and fight this as a community. Take out ads in your local newspaper. Distribute leaflets in video stores and electronics outlets. Don't let these corporate bloodsuckers take away our freedoms just to make a few more bucks!
This incenses me. I will do everything I can to make sure this falls apart.
I am on the phone with them as we speak. I told them that I intend on boycotting the DVD standard. I was intending on purchasing a DVD player, but until this is resolved favorably, I will not. I'll just go purchase a diamond rio.:)
In fact, I'd urge everyone to do the same instead. Purchase a diamond rio! Support MP3!:)
Challenging my ideas is welcome... Just cause I'm not an old geezer doesn't mean I can't tell the difference between insults and a debate...
So what's the difference between choosing a guy for his earning potential and for the way he looks and/or how she's attracted to him? I don't see much. Just different attributes.
Anyway, at this point, I really don't care... I consider my earning potential to be an outward reflection of my intelligence, which is definitely a "good gene". So if someone wants to be attracted to me cause of that... fine. I've never been in much of a position to complain. Of course, if she doesn't love me as well, you might as well forget it. I'm no gigolo.
Thanks for talking about this MATURELY, rather than the other guy...
Nice try. I don't have a wife or a girlfriend. And I know all of the things you're going to say... forget it. I think I've figured out about how old you are... it's about six. And I'm being generous.
Really, can't you figure out better things to do than insult people facelessly? Too cowardly to come out and face me like a... ummm, I was going to say "man", but...
I can see how that could be true for gamers... at least the ones who spend all their time playing games and not doing anything productive. But not necessarily for geeks... after all, most of us, at this point, have a phenomenal earning potential...
And I may be ugly, but I'm absolutely not fat... ok, I'm not ugly, but sometimes I think I am...
Being a 24 year old male, this is probably not typical for people of my age/demographic group (mammarically challenged) but...
I went in with the attitude of "so what?"... but when I read the examples and realized exactly what was being depicted... I think they're right. The magazines and games need to be boycotted. I mean, I like sex as much as the next guy, but there's a such thing as going too far... and a such thing as being demeaning to women. Now if they'd have some ads targeting women, too... well, I'd think differently.
-shamless plug- I believe women should be treated as people and not objects for our pleasure.../shameless plug
Then again, as we speak, I'm watching the "Bikini Car Wash Company II", so I'm something of a hypocrite... or maybe I'm just weak.
Well you all know how I feel bout this already... so I'll just say I'll agree, being a Libertarian, Harry Browne is probably the least of all evils with any chance to win...
Liberal, in this case, is a buzzword. A lot of people operate under the (not entirely unwarranted) assumption that america is a very conservative country. So you just call someone "too liberal", in the hope that the conservative bible-thumpers will have a knee-jerk reaction and not vote for him...
Politics, like everything else these days, is all about soundbites.
No, if they meant something to me, you'd have a new asshole right now, thank you very much. Consider yourself lucky I'm not sending you home crying to mommy...
I think it stinks, but all you have to do is uncheck the "reparent thread" option in your preferences. This will make all threads started by a -1 comment invisible.
The whole concept of "national security" in projects like this kinda rubs me the wrong way. We're not just citizens of one nation, we're citizens of the world, and I think the US government withholding information in a situation like this from everyone else just because it might pose a threat to our superiority as a nation is ill-conceived. And I think they'd do it...
But I think this time it's just blowing smoke, and I'm inclined to take them at their word (which I don't usually do)./p If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
I don't put a whole lot past our government, but due to certain other, shall we say, somewhat "one-sided" debates I've had with Super_Frosty in the past, If he says "potato", I'm inclined to say "potahto", just for the principle of the thing.
Still, I think our government hides stuff, but that in most cases, the truth is much more mundane than the conspiracy theorists would want us to believe. Secrecy is the breeding ground for a fertile imagination.
Hey, forget it, I've had debates with this guy before, he's beyond reason. I guess we need people like him though so we can feel good about ourselves:)
I really don't like the media's propensity (and, apparently, ours, to an extent) of judging NASA and our space program by a few failures. Sure, they get publicized more, but what about the untold missions that go off without a hitch? It's become so commonplace these days that rocket launches, and even space shuttle launches, have become just a footnote on an out-of-the-way place in the newspapers.
I wouldn't *want* NASA to have a 100 percent success rate - that would just tell me they're hiding the failures.
Technology, especially leading-edge technology such as this, is GOING TO FAIL occasionally. Don't read anymore into it than that. I think they're doing an admirable job, considering the resources they have available and the political climate they must work in.
Has anyone noticed the staggering amount of *good* stuff that is coming out of the scientific community these days? It's truly staggering. They've come out with a possible cure for the common cold, a method to allow blind people to see that has a lot of potential, controlling machinery with thought... using Mir as a hotel in space (something I wasn't sure I'd see in my lifetime)... Also the discoveries about the nature of the universe and the way life works...
This may be slightly offtopic, but not completely... I say to the scientific community, "keep up the good work!"
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On one level I agree with you. But it's the principle of the thing. That a bunch of high-priced but obviously not very ethical lawyers are attacking us so viciously, and on at least one level, winning.
I really LOVE the whack-a-mole aspect of the Internet, especially when dealing with this problem. I jsut wish it didn't have to happen in the first place.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Ignoring your obvious troll, no, I just don't like to see such obvious injustice. It bothers me. In the same way it'd bother me if I saw censorship in any other form. Censorship is censorship is censorship and it bugs the hell out of me.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Probably in the same way that it would be somewhat difficult to move an elephant with a paper airplane...
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
This really wrecked my day. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but since this is a state court, and linking was not banned, does this mean that it just can't be hosted in CA?
Otherwise, I say, we need to organize and fight this as a community. Take out ads in your local newspaper. Distribute leaflets in video stores and electronics outlets. Don't let these corporate bloodsuckers take away our freedoms just to make a few more bucks!
This incenses me. I will do everything I can to make sure this falls apart.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
I am on the phone with them as we speak. I told them that I intend on boycotting the DVD standard. I was intending on purchasing a DVD player, but until this is resolved favorably, I will not. I'll just go purchase a diamond rio. :)
In fact, I'd urge everyone to do the same instead. Purchase a diamond rio! Support MP3! :)
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
I'm pissed enough I also joined the ACLU.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
I have just joined the EFF and I am urging as many people to join as I can.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Challenging my ideas is welcome... Just cause I'm not an old geezer doesn't mean I can't tell the difference between insults and a debate...
So what's the difference between choosing a guy for his earning potential and for the way he looks and/or how she's attracted to him? I don't see much. Just different attributes.
Anyway, at this point, I really don't care... I consider my earning potential to be an outward reflection of my intelligence, which is definitely a "good gene". So if someone wants to be attracted to me cause of that... fine. I've never been in much of a position to complain. Of course, if she doesn't love me as well, you might as well forget it. I'm no gigolo.
Thanks for talking about this MATURELY, rather than the other guy...
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Then you should be mature enough to know better.
Consider this conversation closed. You're not worth my time.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Nice try. I don't have a wife or a girlfriend. And I know all of the things you're going to say... forget it. I think I've figured out about how old you are... it's about six. And I'm being generous.
Really, can't you figure out better things to do than insult people facelessly? Too cowardly to come out and face me like a... ummm, I was going to say "man", but...
Oh well. Enough of this waste of time.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Maybe when you go through puberty you'll know what men want...
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
I can see how that could be true for gamers... at least the ones who spend all their time playing games and not doing anything productive. But not necessarily for geeks... after all, most of us, at this point, have a phenomenal earning potential...
And I may be ugly, but I'm absolutely not fat... ok, I'm not ugly, but sometimes I think I am...
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Being a 24 year old male, this is probably not typical for people of my age/demographic group (mammarically challenged) but...
I went in with the attitude of "so what?"... but when I read the examples and realized exactly what was being depicted... I think they're right. The magazines and games need to be boycotted. I mean, I like sex as much as the next guy, but there's a such thing as going too far... and a such thing as being demeaning to women. Now if they'd have some ads targeting women, too... well, I'd think differently.
-shamless plug- I believe women should be treated as people and not objects for our pleasure... /shameless plug
Then again, as we speak, I'm watching the "Bikini Car Wash Company II", so I'm something of a hypocrite... or maybe I'm just weak.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Well you all know how I feel bout this already... so I'll just say I'll agree, being a Libertarian, Harry Browne is probably the least of all evils with any chance to win...
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Liberal, in this case, is a buzzword. A lot of people operate under the (not entirely unwarranted) assumption that america is a very conservative country. So you just call someone "too liberal", in the hope that the conservative bible-thumpers will have a knee-jerk reaction and not vote for him...
Politics, like everything else these days, is all about soundbites.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
No, if they meant something to me, you'd have a new asshole right now, thank you very much. Consider yourself lucky I'm not sending you home crying to mommy...
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
I think it stinks, but all you have to do is uncheck the "reparent thread" option in your preferences. This will make all threads started by a -1 comment invisible.
I agree, however, that this is a MAJOR problem.
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I see. So it was a scam of a parody.
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The whole concept of "national security" in projects like this kinda rubs me the wrong way. We're not just citizens of one nation, we're citizens of the world, and I think the US government withholding information in a situation like this from everyone else just because it might pose a threat to our superiority as a nation is ill-conceived. And I think they'd do it...
But I think this time it's just blowing smoke, and I'm inclined to take them at their word (which I don't usually do). /p
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
I don't put a whole lot past our government, but due to certain other, shall we say, somewhat "one-sided" debates I've had with Super_Frosty in the past, If he says "potato", I'm inclined to say "potahto", just for the principle of the thing.
Still, I think our government hides stuff, but that in most cases, the truth is much more mundane than the conspiracy theorists would want us to believe. Secrecy is the breeding ground for a fertile imagination.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Hey, forget it, I've had debates with this guy before, he's beyond reason. I guess we need people like him though so we can feel good about ourselves :)
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Actually, he plagiarized from mastercard commercials. No matter, I thought it was funny.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Yeah, that was dumb. But at the same time, the stupid mistakes are the hardest to find...
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
I really don't like the media's propensity (and, apparently, ours, to an extent) of judging NASA and our space program by a few failures. Sure, they get publicized more, but what about the untold missions that go off without a hitch? It's become so commonplace these days that rocket launches, and even space shuttle launches, have become just a footnote on an out-of-the-way place in the newspapers.
I wouldn't *want* NASA to have a 100 percent success rate - that would just tell me they're hiding the failures.
Technology, especially leading-edge technology such as this, is GOING TO FAIL occasionally. Don't read anymore into it than that. I think they're doing an admirable job, considering the resources they have available and the political climate they must work in.
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.
Has anyone noticed the staggering amount of *good* stuff that is coming out of the scientific community these days? It's truly staggering. They've come out with a possible cure for the common cold, a method to allow blind people to see that has a lot of potential, controlling machinery with thought... using Mir as a hotel in space (something I wasn't sure I'd see in my lifetime)... Also the discoveries about the nature of the universe and the way life works...
This may be slightly offtopic, but not completely... I say to the scientific community, "keep up the good work!"
If you can't figure out how to mail me, don't.