I went to this school (quite a few years ago), and while infuriating, I don't find it surprising. Also, it wasn't just Ender's Game; the teacher also complained about the teacher reading "The Devil's Paintbox" by Victoria McKernan and "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" by Agatha Christie: local newspaper.
The child had been disciplined by the teacher several times earlier in the year, so this is revenge by the parent.
I was of the same mind as many others that the company that makes the controllers should not be (severely) punished for using a bad PR. However, Kotkin and Christoforo are close friends; Kotkin knows what kind of person Paul is, and still employed him despite there being previous complaints.
Perhaps this is explainable, in the fact that David Kotkin and Paul Christoforo are 'bros' in real life. A bit of internet sleuthing reveals that the two run a business together in Miami called Afternoon Artists Inc. The relationship is hardly as innocuous as they would have any of us believe.
It would seem that Christoforo's own apology (via the previous Kotaku link), and Kotkin's decision to drop him come after the fact that he had been called out for his callousness, rather than from any actual sense of remorse.
Perhaps this is explainable, in the fact that David Kotkin and Paul Christoforo are 'bros' in real life. A bit of internet sleuthing reveals that the two run a business together in Miami called Afternoon Artists Inc. The relationship is hardly as innocuous as they would have any of us believe.
Claiming that his "entire response is thinly veiled justification" is just pure trolling. The GP defined and gave examples for the definitions of steal and infringement in the law, and since this concerns the law, colloquial usage does not apply.
And yes, he did justify several personal and limited acts of copyright infringement, but they are not the gist of his post and only show how illogical copyright law is in the US.
1. Imeem was one of the few sites that let users listen to specific artists, not "stations."
2. Both Youtube and Myspace are shitty.
3. Who said anything about me starting to illegally download (it's not piracy) music? I already do that, but this site was a great way to avoid doing that.
Cause it's not the poors' fault that they decided to drop out of school, not use contraceptives, raise their children in single parent homes, and continue to rely on welfare.
(Anecdote: my class had a 58% graduation rate... and that's normal for my area.)
I know I'm feeding the troll, but, we have our priorities in order because this is more important than one horny old comedian. One person's actions/crimes are way less important than accurate, cheap DNA sequencing.
Nintendo's solution requires not just the controller but also a sensor bar.
The motion controls for the Wii are handled by the internal components of the Wiimote and now the Motion Plus. The sensor bar is only used for onscreen pointers.
A creative programmercan use the IR for 3D, but nobody uses the Wii this way, most likely because it is underpowered.
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I went to this school (quite a few years ago), and while infuriating, I don't find it surprising. Also, it wasn't just Ender's Game; the teacher also complained about the teacher reading "The Devil's Paintbox" by Victoria McKernan and "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" by Agatha Christie: local newspaper.
The child had been disciplined by the teacher several times earlier in the year, so this is revenge by the parent.
http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/4224/article/ocean-marketing-s-paul-christoforo-has-a-history-of-domestic-violence/
Perhaps this is explainable, in the fact that David Kotkin and Paul Christoforo are 'bros' in real life. A bit of internet sleuthing reveals that the two run a business together in Miami called Afternoon Artists Inc. The relationship is hardly as innocuous as they would have any of us believe.
It would seem that Christoforo's own apology (via the previous Kotaku link), and Kotkin's decision to drop him come after the fact that he had been called out for his callousness, rather than from any actual sense of remorse.
Customer who dealt with Paul during the first half of the year:
http://www.natesnetwork.com/Poor-customer-service
http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/4224/article/ocean-marketing-s-paul-christoforo-has-a-history-of-domestic-violence/
Perhaps this is explainable, in the fact that David Kotkin and Paul Christoforo are 'bros' in real life. A bit of internet sleuthing reveals that the two run a business together in Miami called Afternoon Artists Inc. The relationship is hardly as innocuous as they would have any of us believe.
Still boycotting you from the first time.
I would have thought that a geneticist would realize that mutations aren't necessarily mistakes and are key to adaptations and evolution.
I think I'll celebrate by watching Cyborg 009. Though I can't remember if they're androids/robots or cyborgs. Guess I'll find out!
How did those parents get a black zapper? I know Nintendo and Nyko sell their models only in white. (They could have painted it, but why bother.)
Claiming that his "entire response is thinly veiled justification" is just pure trolling. The GP defined and gave examples for the definitions of steal and infringement in the law, and since this concerns the law, colloquial usage does not apply.
And yes, he did justify several personal and limited acts of copyright infringement, but they are not the gist of his post and only show how illogical copyright law is in the US.
And I'm sorry for feeding this troll.
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Thankfully, NoScript blocks Verified by Visa, for which I have always been thankful.
1. Imeem was one of the few sites that let users listen to specific artists, not "stations."
2. Both Youtube and Myspace are shitty.
3. Who said anything about me starting to illegally download (it's not piracy) music? I already do that, but this site was a great way to avoid doing that.
This site was great for trying out artists after a Pandora suggestion. Guess I'll have to go back to torrents for trying out new artists.
Cause it's not the poors' fault that they decided to drop out of school, not use contraceptives, raise their children in single parent homes, and continue to rely on welfare.
(Anecdote: my class had a 58% graduation rate... and that's normal for my area.)
He never described how the zero sum wars were being fought, only that they were.
I know I'm feeding the troll, but, we have our priorities in order because this is more important than one horny old comedian. One person's actions/crimes are way less important than accurate, cheap DNA sequencing.
Nintendo's solution requires not just the controller but also a sensor bar.
The motion controls for the Wii are handled by the internal components of the Wiimote and now the Motion Plus. The sensor bar is only used for onscreen pointers.
A creative programmer can use the IR for 3D, but nobody uses the Wii this way, most likely because it is underpowered.
It's only the first day of E3. Patience.
I think I might have been whooshed, but...what? "Their" is spelled correctly.
Sorry, but you're not a condescending prick. They don't have to try, while you so obviously are.
Because you're above average. Just like everybody else.
...programmer building up its resume.
I always knew programmers weren't human.
I know for some reason /. hates the fact that someone can defend themselves with an attorney is somehow wrong.
What? You might want to read up on NewYorkCountryLawyer's contributions.
It seems kinda obvious that long term storage of tissue samples is hard.
Wooosh!
What what could be more pathetic than engaging in destructive behavior just because other people don't like it?
Whining about people engaging in destructive behavior just because other people don't like it?