Re:Individualism and the community.
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In an essay titled "The Ethics of Emergencies", Rand addresses this concept, the point at which self-sacrifice becomes the only option. For instance, if you can either save yourself, or your child, you may choose to save your child if you value him/her above your own life - a totally feasible option that I would guess quite a few parents would choose.
While Rand did not have children, she did love several people intensely during her lifetime, and I believe she could at least be sympathetic to the choices made by parents.
Probably the most important thing to remember is that Rand's life is not the best representation (believe it or not) of the philosophy of Objectivism. While a great deal of her life was consistent and logical, her relationships, especially with men, took on illogical aspects at times. So don't assume that just because Rand did this, or didn't do that, that Objectivism is devoid of those characteristics. To many people, Objectivism does not begin and end with Rand - she is merely a starting point.
I read somewhere (I can't remember the exact source, but it might have been the IMDB) that after the 4-month IMAX run, Fantasia 2000 will be released in mainstream theaters. This release will also include the Nutcracker Suite from the original Fantasia. Apparently, they were planning to include the Nutcracker Suite in the IMAX version, but the old print just looked awful on the big BIG screen.
Of course, that didn't stop them from including the Sorcerer's Apprentice, which was definitely the worst part of Fantasia 2000 for me, just because of the lesser film quality.
Also, the Rhapsody in Blue segment was supposed to be reminiscent of "political cartoons" - the style was based on the drawings of Al Hirschfeld, a famous New Yorker cartoonist.
A final thought - the movie is worth seeing for the Pines of Rome and Firebird segments themselves!
Just a question - what exactly are the Oscar producers afraid will be censored by ABC? If we're talking about the one use of "fuck", IMO changing that one word would not be the end of the world as we know it. Yes, in the realm of South Park, using "fuck" (especially referring to Cartman) makes a lot of sense, but even the regular episodes of SP have to bleep it.
However, if ABC wants them to change anything else in the song, including "bitch", that's not cool. I mean, the Academy knew the song was "demeaning" to Canadians when they nominated it.
I wanted to ask the exact same question - I'm glad I read score:1 and above comments to find it before posting my own. I hope this question gets moderated up, and submitted to the Q&A!
How exactly is my personal computer the property of my company? Just because I've complained about my workplace in emails sent *from home* doesn't suddenly remove all rights I have to expect that data to stay private.
There is a slight chance that this is legal in terms of the lawsuit (still remains to be seen), but this has nothing to do with the status of the property. The computers were obviously private property; Northwest is just unhappy that these computers were used against them.
So, these flight attendants are intelligent enought to implement a message board online, allowing communication to ring forth. They even try to keep posters from talking about illegal activities. But suddenly, they are accused of having something to do with illegal activities, and their privacy is completely stripped away.
If they had organized this completely over the phone (as if they were the only organizers, anyway), there would be no records at all, and it's obviously too late for a phone tap. But now they have to basically allow their computers to testify against themselves, because the data is there for the (apparent) taking. It's awfully convenient for Northwest that the flight attendants used modern technology...
They were just running a message board, for goodness sake! Some people blew off steam, anonymously calling for a sickout, and suddenly the people responsible for the board have to give up all privacy on their home computer? Has there even been just cause to suspect the two board operators of being involved with the sickout at all?
Suddenly, any personal email that complains about their job and Northwest Airlines will come across as damning evidence, and they're screwed.
I can't wait until the day when I'm dragged into my boss's office for complaining about my day at work in an email to my fiancee. I had no idea Big Brother was so close at hand...
Do you see yourself as a geek, or as an "outsider" attempting to understand geek culture?
If the answer is the latter, that might be an insight into why so many/. readers resent his seemingly "expert" editorials about geekdom. Can a non-geek ever *really* appreciate what life is like as a geek?
Admittedly, I haven't read a lot of/. relating to Katz (either his articles or the resulting commentary), but I thought I would send this question out there anyway.
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In an essay titled "The Ethics of Emergencies", Rand addresses this concept, the point at which self-sacrifice becomes the only option. For instance, if you can either save yourself, or your child, you may choose to save your child if you value him/her above your own life - a totally feasible option that I would guess quite a few parents would choose.
While Rand did not have children, she did love several people intensely during her lifetime, and I believe she could at least be sympathetic to the choices made by parents.
Probably the most important thing to remember is that Rand's life is not the best representation (believe it or not) of the philosophy of Objectivism. While a great deal of her life was consistent and logical, her relationships, especially with men, took on illogical aspects at times. So don't assume that just because Rand did this, or didn't do that, that Objectivism is devoid of those characteristics. To many people, Objectivism does not begin and end with Rand - she is merely a starting point.
Of course, that didn't stop them from including the Sorcerer's Apprentice, which was definitely the worst part of Fantasia 2000 for me, just because of the lesser film quality.
Also, the Rhapsody in Blue segment was supposed to be reminiscent of "political cartoons" - the style was based on the drawings of Al Hirschfeld, a famous New Yorker cartoonist.
A final thought - the movie is worth seeing for the Pines of Rome and Firebird segments themselves!
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However, if ABC wants them to change anything else in the song, including "bitch", that's not cool. I mean, the Academy knew the song was "demeaning" to Canadians when they nominated it.
I wanted to ask the exact same question - I'm glad I read score:1 and above comments to find it before posting my own. I hope this question gets moderated up, and submitted to the Q&A!
There is a slight chance that this is legal in terms of the lawsuit (still remains to be seen), but this has nothing to do with the status of the property. The computers were obviously private property; Northwest is just unhappy that these computers were used against them.
If they had organized this completely over the phone (as if they were the only organizers, anyway), there would be no records at all, and it's obviously too late for a phone tap. But now they have to basically allow their computers to testify against themselves, because the data is there for the (apparent) taking. It's awfully convenient for Northwest that the flight attendants used modern technology...
Suddenly, any personal email that complains about their job and Northwest Airlines will come across as damning evidence, and they're screwed.
I can't wait until the day when I'm dragged into my boss's office for complaining about my day at work in an email to my fiancee. I had no idea Big Brother was so close at hand...
Do you see yourself as a geek, or as an "outsider" attempting to understand geek culture?
If the answer is the latter, that might be an insight into why so many /. readers resent his seemingly "expert" editorials about geekdom. Can a non-geek ever *really* appreciate what life is like as a geek?
Admittedly, I haven't read a lot of /. relating to Katz (either his articles or the resulting commentary), but I thought I would send this question out there anyway.