it's not personal that I'm commenting as we speak from the back of class.
I'm sorry, but that's really a childish thing to say. It is personal, it says "I value you so little as a person, that even when asked respectfully, I ignore you and disrupt the class."
No one says you have to learn, but calling things out from the back is just a dick move, period.
"Do you seriously think that if a geek used a company's photo without a license & when caught, fraudulently filed suit for defamation, following it up with trademark infringement, deceptive trade practices, and tortuous interference, that geek hippies would equate this with information wanting to be free?"
Yes.
"Seriously?"
Yes.
"Or perhaps you were just wanting to have a pathetic little dig at your perception of slashdot groupthink."
Sorry, but if the tin-foil hat fits...
Denying reality like you did doesn't change it, sorry.
"A child with no freedom and no room to grow would turn out to be a basket case."
I'm shocked you got modded up for posting such an obvious straw man. Yes, a child with no room to grow and no freedom may turn out to be a basket case, but what does that have to do with anything?
No one advocated that. And before you attempt to claim that is what a dictator does, look at this, so you know why that argument will get nowhere.
"And those are just a few examples of what people would want protected. I'm pretty sure that you would not want people to know that you are seeing a doctor about impotence? right?"
Why would I care? I'm not in high school anymore, why would I care what someone thought about this, especially when using it against me is definitive proof that they're an asshole and not worth knowing.
"But, if you want to tell the world that you have warts on your 1 inch penis, go ahead... we won't stop you."
I think there's a vast difference between health issues like drug abuse and problems like impotence. In the first case, more than just your dignity is at stake.
And last time I checked (or got checked) no one measured me down there. If they're measuring you buddy, someone owes you an explanation.
I'm sorry, but your argument boils down to "I'm easily embarrassed" which fails to address the real issues behind the need for privacy, and is more a failure of your own character than anything else.
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I'm sorry, but that's really a childish thing to say. It is personal, it says "I value you so little as a person, that even when asked respectfully, I ignore you and disrupt the class."
No one says you have to learn, but calling things out from the back is just a dick move, period.
"Do you seriously think that if a geek used a company's photo without a license & when caught, fraudulently filed suit for defamation, following it up with trademark infringement, deceptive trade practices, and tortuous interference, that geek hippies would equate this with information wanting to be free?"
Yes.
"Seriously?"
Yes.
"Or perhaps you were just wanting to have a pathetic little dig at your perception of slashdot groupthink."
Sorry, but if the tin-foil hat fits...
Denying reality like you did doesn't change it, sorry.
"Any numbers backing that up?"
I've got better than that, I've got the judgement (so do you) where the judge stated
"Plaintiff could have sought the profits Defendants derived from the infringement as damages but chose not to do so"
Reading is your friend.
"A child with no freedom and no room to grow would turn out to be a basket case."
I'm shocked you got modded up for posting such an obvious straw man. Yes, a child with no room to grow and no freedom may turn out to be a basket case, but what does that have to do with anything?
No one advocated that. And before you attempt to claim that is what a dictator does, look at this, so you know why that argument will get nowhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_dictatorship
Your assumptions about the word "dictator" are based on ignorance, nothing more.
"And those are just a few examples of what people would want protected. I'm pretty sure that you would not want people to know that you are seeing a doctor about impotence? right?"
Why would I care? I'm not in high school anymore, why would I care what someone thought about this, especially when using it against me is definitive proof that they're an asshole and not worth knowing.
"But, if you want to tell the world that you have warts on your 1 inch penis, go ahead... we won't stop you."
I think there's a vast difference between health issues like drug abuse and problems like impotence. In the first case, more than just your dignity is at stake.
And last time I checked (or got checked) no one measured me down there. If they're measuring you buddy, someone owes you an explanation.
I'm sorry, but your argument boils down to "I'm easily embarrassed" which fails to address the real issues behind the need for privacy, and is more a failure of your own character than anything else.