Man there are a lot of crazies running around. What's it like to live in a world where you don't actually create anything, so you have no idea what it's like to have what you've created stolen. That's kinda like saying that doctors and insurance companies are crooks, so stealing babies is ok because then we're sticking it to the man. I'm sure you can find some holes in that analogy because apparently wearing a shirt and the plot of Star Wars seem to be more inteligent ones, but thank god a lot of us live in the US, because we don't execute crazies until they cause organ damage, and we couldn't possibly consider it stealing unless we're greater than the average college kid and lesser than Enron.
Just still wondering the answer. Or are you too busy spouting off about people who use Austin Powers jokes while you can recycle catchy phrases like "strawman", "ad hominem", and the other classics without trying to let a little originality seep into your membranes?
In other words, "I haven't thought about the consequences of my 'want money = deserve money' philosophy. Here, let me try to distract you."
Not my fault you can't come up with a better argument than "I have a funny shirt," failing to say that you own the copyright for the shirt, you created it, or really anything other than you wearing said shirt. Don't get mad at me if you can't express yourself properly to make whatever point you're trying to make.
*chuckles*
Enjoy your stolen music, movies, and software. Just remember, you're not depriving anyone of anything. Everyone who has more money than you doesn't need any more. Gates is evil *waves hands around and makes "oooooh" sounds* RIAA is evil *continues the hands thing* Fair Use applies to the digital world the same way the AK47s are covered by "A well regulated militia... right to bear Arms"
People have made up their minds anyway. You think you or I are actually going to change anyone's opinions or habits? Are you new here (you got to use ad hominem and "unless you think my way you are dumb", so I gotta help). I'm just trolling, what's your excuse? =) I could give two shits what the sheeple think of me, as long as at least one got a small chuckle or head nod out of it, I'd consider that a successful post.
There we go, mod up the groupthink, mod down the guy who wants to follow the law or might speak well of Microsoft from time to time. The guy who actually pays for things he enjoys. That justifies my sense of equality.
*sighs contentedly*
Ahhh... the world is right again. I was a little worried there when I was getting modded up for being right. The angry nerds have spoken and the nameless mods won the slap fight.
The irony of the juxtaposition you create by hating DRM because you have to pay while at the same time stifling free speech when it's not in your best interest gets me through the day still feeling self-righteous. If only there was some way to get rid of that pesky +1 karma bonus so your mod downs meant something =)
Who was talking about copyrights anyway? I was talking about stealing and breaking the law, not some hippie mentality that says I can copy because The Man has enough money.
"Information wants to be free, man, and music is digital now, which makes it information, and so I'm just freeing it. It's all fair use daddy-o! What's more fair than free for me?"
So when I wear a funny T-shirt, can I demand money from everyone who laughs at it?
Yes, yes you can. In fact, I encourage it. It will make it easier to spot you without trying to pick you out from the other mouthbreathers.
...I was more worried that he used "rip", "jail" and "interesting" in the same post. *shudder* I haven't been on thesmokinggun lately, but wasn't there several rappers who just went to jail? Nflam'd Prostate or something? Prima Tour E-Jack Ulation? You kids, what with your xPods and iBoxes.
Obviously so, because the average 25 year old college student [fluff cut out by replier] mentally deficient young man is a statistical anomaly, perhaps a communist or even a -- dare I say it -- TERRORIST. Oh, he was a college student? Oh shit, that fixes it, no wonder he did something as dumb as this. Yeah, we should definitely pity this individual.
Or, you know, if you somehow were to break the law by stealing something that wasn't yours, or enjoying something without paying for it when the owner wants you to. You know, silly things like that.
...and the old hands who like to try to make points without having one first, allowing others to bandwagon with them to form some kind of Voltron bahamut of pointlessnessity, attempting to negate valid arguments with phrases like "whine", "tin-foil hat", and commenting on UINs (leave it to nerds to take pride in some small). It's a lot easier to cut someone else down than to have an original thought of your own, of course.
You've been here long enough to know that it's user-generated stories and comments, so you should be happy that the process moves on, regardless of how insipid you pretend it is.
...she likes seeing... little dipshits like you... get put in her place.
mmm... AC slams... delicious. As if the interwebs wasn't anonymous enough to give teenie boppers balls enough to try out the big boy voice, this guy wants to be sure that his karma doesn't get burned. Either that or he's smarter than all of us and doesn't even have an account here... he just proliferates it.
*searches in his pocket for a moment, apparently finds what he is looking for and pulls it out to blow the dust off it*
Fucktard. There ya go. Been a while since I've had to use that one.
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Wow... where the hell was this vitriol when I was one of the few who were crying out against the slashvertisements about Iron Man, Speed Racer, and whatever the fuck peripheral they tried to say roXzoR'd.
It's the same shit, so why does mindless news incite anger and "sheeple" references when being sold to doesn't?
My first exotic thruster ended in an explosion as well, but I hit puberty a little early and didn't know what I was doing. She was fine with it... that's what she said anyway.
So this story comes out and people are all like "let them die, the bastards, they're stupid," but a story about fat people causing global warming comes out and everyone's like "lose some weight, fatty!" How's that work?
So... if a video has someone else's music in it, then we have to take it down and fine people and all that, or if it was on Comedy Central, but if it's actually threatening people in the world... we can't touch it?
My first skim over the title said "provocative" virus protection. I don't want to give McAfee any ideas, but I, for one, would welcome that kind of subscription-based virus-stomping scantily-dressed overlord... virus protection.
I keep thinking that somehow I'll actually troll and get modded down and that will justify my sense of equality. Problem is I only get modded down when I'm making a good point and people just happen to disagree with it.
They should get over it as IT only works to seperate THEM from others. PC crap is so... well... crappy.
It's like the line from Venture Brothers (paraphrased because I'm too lazy to get the real quote) "I'm a blackula hunter." "Don't you mean African American vampire hunter?" "No, because there aren't African Americans in England."
Anyway, back on topic... wouldn't this count as "harm"? As in "Do no harm"? Isn't that "harming" someone? And how "profane" is profane? Was it like 2 Shivas, 1 Cup? Just throwin that out there.
Under this new logic, there's seemingly ENDLESS things you can use the Constitution to prove. I heard the founding fathers didn't want us to smoke... I think that's in the 9th Amendment too. Amazazing!
And cat owners with that logic. You most likely can't be near cats or people who have cats or places where cats have been. Possibly dogs too, and then blind people cannot bring their seeing eye dog into the same store as you. Is that fair to the blind person? They should be able to show in the same places as you. And possibly pollen, trees, mold... some people are allergic to water.
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Man there are a lot of crazies running around. What's it like to live in a world where you don't actually create anything, so you have no idea what it's like to have what you've created stolen. That's kinda like saying that doctors and insurance companies are crooks, so stealing babies is ok because then we're sticking it to the man. I'm sure you can find some holes in that analogy because apparently wearing a shirt and the plot of Star Wars seem to be more inteligent ones, but thank god a lot of us live in the US, because we don't execute crazies until they cause organ damage, and we couldn't possibly consider it stealing unless we're greater than the average college kid and lesser than Enron.
Gotta quote myself here.
I'm just trolling, what's your excuse? =)Just still wondering the answer. Or are you too busy spouting off about people who use Austin Powers jokes while you can recycle catchy phrases like "strawman", "ad hominem", and the other classics without trying to let a little originality seep into your membranes?
Not my fault you can't come up with a better argument than "I have a funny shirt," failing to say that you own the copyright for the shirt, you created it, or really anything other than you wearing said shirt. Don't get mad at me if you can't express yourself properly to make whatever point you're trying to make.
*chuckles*
Enjoy your stolen music, movies, and software. Just remember, you're not depriving anyone of anything. Everyone who has more money than you doesn't need any more. Gates is evil *waves hands around and makes "oooooh" sounds* RIAA is evil *continues the hands thing* Fair Use applies to the digital world the same way the AK47s are covered by "A well regulated militia... right to bear Arms"
People have made up their minds anyway. You think you or I are actually going to change anyone's opinions or habits? Are you new here (you got to use ad hominem and "unless you think my way you are dumb", so I gotta help). I'm just trolling, what's your excuse? =) I could give two shits what the sheeple think of me, as long as at least one got a small chuckle or head nod out of it, I'd consider that a successful post.
There we go, mod up the groupthink, mod down the guy who wants to follow the law or might speak well of Microsoft from time to time. The guy who actually pays for things he enjoys. That justifies my sense of equality.
*sighs contentedly*
Ahhh... the world is right again. I was a little worried there when I was getting modded up for being right. The angry nerds have spoken and the nameless mods won the slap fight.
The irony of the juxtaposition you create by hating DRM because you have to pay while at the same time stifling free speech when it's not in your best interest gets me through the day still feeling self-righteous. If only there was some way to get rid of that pesky +1 karma bonus so your mod downs meant something =)
Thanks, dude. Gnarly.
Who was talking about copyrights anyway? I was talking about stealing and breaking the law, not some hippie mentality that says I can copy because The Man has enough money.
"Information wants to be free, man, and music is digital now, which makes it information, and so I'm just freeing it. It's all fair use daddy-o! What's more fair than free for me?"
So when I wear a funny T-shirt, can I demand money from everyone who laughs at it?Yes, yes you can. In fact, I encourage it. It will make it easier to spot you without trying to pick you out from the other mouthbreathers.
...I was more worried that he used "rip", "jail" and "interesting" in the same post. *shudder* I haven't been on thesmokinggun lately, but wasn't there several rappers who just went to jail? Nflam'd Prostate or something? Prima Tour E-Jack Ulation? You kids, what with your xPods and iBoxes.
LOL. You win, thread over.
Or, you know, if you somehow were to break the law by stealing something that wasn't yours, or enjoying something without paying for it when the owner wants you to. You know, silly things like that.
...and the old hands who like to try to make points without having one first, allowing others to bandwagon with them to form some kind of Voltron bahamut of pointlessnessity, attempting to negate valid arguments with phrases like "whine", "tin-foil hat", and commenting on UINs (leave it to nerds to take pride in some small). It's a lot easier to cut someone else down than to have an original thought of your own, of course.
You've been here long enough to know that it's user-generated stories and comments, so you should be happy that the process moves on, regardless of how insipid you pretend it is.
...she likes seeing... little dipshits like you... get put in her place.
mmm... AC slams... delicious. As if the interwebs wasn't anonymous enough to give teenie boppers balls enough to try out the big boy voice, this guy wants to be sure that his karma doesn't get burned. Either that or he's smarter than all of us and doesn't even have an account here... he just proliferates it.
*searches in his pocket for a moment, apparently finds what he is looking for and pulls it out to blow the dust off it*
Fucktard. There ya go. Been a while since I've had to use that one.
Wow... where the hell was this vitriol when I was one of the few who were crying out against the slashvertisements about Iron Man, Speed Racer, and whatever the fuck peripheral they tried to say roXzoR'd.
It's the same shit, so why does mindless news incite anger and "sheeple" references when being sold to doesn't?
Apparently it's the 9th Amendment
My first exotic thruster ended in an explosion as well, but I hit puberty a little early and didn't know what I was doing. She was fine with it... that's what she said anyway.
You and your kids are allergic to Wi-Fi as well?
So this story comes out and people are all like "let them die, the bastards, they're stupid," but a story about fat people causing global warming comes out and everyone's like "lose some weight, fatty!" How's that work?
So... if a video has someone else's music in it, then we have to take it down and fine people and all that, or if it was on Comedy Central, but if it's actually threatening people in the world... we can't touch it?
My first skim over the title said "provocative" virus protection. I don't want to give McAfee any ideas, but I, for one, would welcome that kind of subscription-based virus-stomping scantily-dressed overlord... virus protection.
I keep thinking that somehow I'll actually troll and get modded down and that will justify my sense of equality. Problem is I only get modded down when I'm making a good point and people just happen to disagree with it.
...sometimes it's green.
...an inconvenient truth
They should get over it as IT only works to seperate THEM from others. PC crap is so... well... crappy.
It's like the line from Venture Brothers (paraphrased because I'm too lazy to get the real quote)
"I'm a blackula hunter."
"Don't you mean African American vampire hunter?"
"No, because there aren't African Americans in England."
Anyway, back on topic... wouldn't this count as "harm"? As in "Do no harm"? Isn't that "harming" someone? And how "profane" is profane? Was it like 2 Shivas, 1 Cup? Just throwin that out there.
Good job, way to pick out the sarcasm in the last sentence.
Under this new logic, there's seemingly ENDLESS things you can use the Constitution to prove. I heard the founding fathers didn't want us to smoke... I think that's in the 9th Amendment too. Amazazing!
And cat owners with that logic. You most likely can't be near cats or people who have cats or places where cats have been. Possibly dogs too, and then blind people cannot bring their seeing eye dog into the same store as you. Is that fair to the blind person? They should be able to show in the same places as you. And possibly pollen, trees, mold... some people are allergic to water.
Just saying... that's a weak argument.