a couple points beyond the obvious "everything old is new again" railroads and ziggurats are just as old as far as these people are concerned analogy to Einstein feeling guilty about research that led to the atomic bomb
is this about university political correctness, or something genuinely offensive? (hard to tell though) Wanting to control the use of university/employer resources is probably understandable.
There's a US law that forbids melting down pennies and nickels, or exporting them in large quantities. (The penny was changed to copper-plated zinc in mid-1982; 95% copper pennies from before then are also worth above their face value in metal.)
yeah, and conspiracy theorists think you're the crazy one when you don't buy into their wild ideas. It can *drive* you crazy. though ZeroHedge is nothing compared to some of the stuff I've read.
yeah, there are a bunch of decent microbreweries (and places that are large but not as large as Bud/Coors/Miller) I don't doubt that other countries have their share of bad beer.
various other comments in this thread do mention those countries being big on consumption of strong coffee
I see two problems, neither of which are limited to TPB
shady ad servers can dump crapware onto your PC. AdBlockPlus for the win.
As for crapware disguised as desirable content:
http://thepiratebay.se/about "The Pirate Bay only removes torrents if the name isn't in accordance with the content. One must know what is being downloaded."
how about this for a mathematical definition? Take the older person's age, divide by 2 and then add 7. If the younger person is at least that age, then it's OK.
The reason for failing the background check might be an impeachable offense or the candidate not meeting the age/residency/citizenship qualifications Also, Congresscritters can be expelled by a 2/3 vote of their chamber for any reason. So the information would need to be made public, but you wouldn't need to wait for the next election and hope they get voted out
Ocasionally companies sponsor research but this can hardly be called philantropy.
"Strategic philanthropy" is a business term for charitable activity aligned with the business mission For example, a local grocery store/pharmacy chain funded a school of pharmacy at one of the local universities
That article is Stallman being Stallman, but it does have a point about different types of laws being lumped together. With ACTA, various commenters have referred to drug trademarks/patents being mixed up with entertainment media copyrights.
I remember hearing the Boisjoly story in one or two of my upper-level business classes (don't recall which; one was an ethics class and one was something called Systems Analysis And Design)
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+1 Interesting, but I already posted
a couple points beyond the obvious "everything old is new again"
railroads and ziggurats are just as old as far as these people are concerned
analogy to Einstein feeling guilty about research that led to the atomic bomb
I'm not into furry stuff, but the TOS for the cloud service I use forbids porn in general.
I find it ridiculous, the idea that a sex-related crime rarely has to do with the sex.
stupid victim behavior doesn't entirely excuse a perpetrator, but the behavior is still stupid.
they're legal, but not sure if it would be legal or economical to buy one and use it as an intermediary step in melting them for copper
is this about university political correctness, or something genuinely offensive? (hard to tell though)
Wanting to control the use of university/employer resources is probably understandable.
There's a US law that forbids melting down pennies and nickels, or exporting them in large quantities.
(The penny was changed to copper-plated zinc in mid-1982; 95% copper pennies from before then are also worth above their face value in metal.)
USC Title 31 Section 5111 subsection D (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5111) gives the Secretary of the Treasury the option, http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?action=press_release&ID=724 is about that option being used.
PS
Many silver coins are just worth their metal value, and those are often melted down.
yeah, and conspiracy theorists think you're the crazy one when you don't buy into their wild ideas. It can *drive* you crazy.
though ZeroHedge is nothing compared to some of the stuff I've read.
yeah, $1 billion is a ridiculously high denomination - they'd probably make denominations of a thousand or a few thousand for the high rollers.
yeah, there are a bunch of decent microbreweries (and places that are large but not as large as Bud/Coors/Miller)
I don't doubt that other countries have their share of bad beer.
various other comments in this thread do mention those countries being big on consumption of strong coffee
This is the lawsuit that never ends, it goes on and on my friends. some people started suing just because, making...
no wonder vodka and red bull is so popular. (or rum and coke)
I often alternate between separate alcohol and caffeine beverages for a similar effect
making-love-in-a-canoe coffee.
Hey, I thought that comment ("fucking close to water") applied to our beer, not our coffee. :P
I see two problems, neither of which are limited to TPB
shady ad servers can dump crapware onto your PC.
AdBlockPlus for the win.
As for crapware disguised as desirable content:
http://thepiratebay.se/about
"The Pirate Bay only removes torrents if the name isn't in accordance with the content. One must know what is being downloaded."
when life (or the end of a life) gives you lemons, make lemonade
reminds me of looking for water faucets at outdoor concert venues...I don't go to airports often enough to speak on those.
even by the late 1700's (American Revolution), there was a relatively small difference between consumer weaponry and professional weaponry
FWIW, this is apparently about destroying old worn out bills, a routine practice, as opposed to inflation gone wild
how about this for a mathematical definition?
Take the older person's age, divide by 2 and then add 7. If the younger person is at least that age, then it's OK.
21,17.5
20,17
19,16.5
18,16
Yes, it's a problem that American culture tends to be relatively concerned about sex and relatively unconcerned about violence
"I'd rather my son watch a video of two making love than two people trying to kill one another" - George Carlin
The reason for failing the background check might be an impeachable offense or the candidate not meeting the age/residency/citizenship qualifications
Also, Congresscritters can be expelled by a 2/3 vote of their chamber for any reason.
So the information would need to be made public, but you wouldn't need to wait for the next election and hope they get voted out
Ocasionally companies sponsor research but this can hardly be called philantropy.
"Strategic philanthropy" is a business term for charitable activity aligned with the business mission
For example, a local grocery store/pharmacy chain funded a school of pharmacy at one of the local universities
That article is Stallman being Stallman, but it does have a point about different types of laws being lumped together.
With ACTA, various commenters have referred to drug trademarks/patents being mixed up with entertainment media copyrights.
it can get confusing when many people reply to the same post and you end up with a bunch of subject lines that all just say Re: X.
good customer service when a mistake does come up
happened to me one time I bought a new CD that was already scratched - covered the return shipping and sent out a new one right away.
I remember hearing the Boisjoly story in one or two of my upper-level business classes (don't recall which; one was an ethics class and one was something called Systems Analysis And Design)