I can't think of any reason to outlaw porn. Period.
The reason I make the exception for child rape, is for the same reason I don't think children should be able to drive. Or join the army. Or vote. They have not reached maturity yet to give their "consent" for these things.
Same in the US for our national monuments, but the objects & their images still belong to the people collectively. They are public domain, not copyrighted.
>>>people's eyes glaze over after the 1,000th message - it doesn't even stay in short-term memory.
Can you repeat that?
*Always double check your links*. I do. Oftentimes due to an error the link is broken, or links to something else. If Ebay CEO Whitman had done the same, she could have avoided this mistake. .
>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index and can't get back to the classic (plain text) index.
This whole debate could be simplified by asking one simple question:
- To whom does common property belong? - Answer: The People from which all legitimate authority derives.
Stonehange is part of the British people's common property (just like air, water, roads), and it belongs to all, which means it is public domain and not copyrightable. .
>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index and can't get back to the classic (plain text) index.
I'm not touching this sex/ child debate with a ten foot penis...... er, I mean... pole.;-) Okay fine I'll touch it. Sex with children? Absolutely not. They lack the maturity level to give consent - that's why they have adults making decisions for them. Nudity? Fine. Sex with same sex? Cool. Sex with multiple wives or husbands? Also cool. I think the US Government overstepped its authority when it outlawed polygamy in Utah. (searches constitution). Yep the 10th gives UT supremacy in this area, and if they want to legalize polygamy they are allowed to do so. .
>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index and can't get back to the classic (plain text) index.
>>>From the studies I've seen, the American right give plenty of donations
I'd like to see these studies too. Can you share the link? From what I've observed with shareware, pretty much everyone takes and does not donate, regardless of their politics. .
>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index and can't get back to the classic (plain text) index.
>>>NT 6.1 was that way for compatibility reasons with broken apps, it's irrelevant.
Ehhh.... Disagree. Seven and Vista are really the same OS. It's just that one works; and the other does not. So the +0.1 iteration was an appropriate numbering, but the market label was not. It should have been called Vista Enhanced or Mohave. What MS did is akin to calling Windows 3.1 as "Four".
I wonder what Microsoft will call NT 7.0 when it eventually gets released? "The REAL Seven"? Like the Real Ghostbusters? (shrug) Time will tell.
It really isn't that bad. The U.S. is already tracking all our cellphone calls, and our emails, plus our location moment-to-moment. It really isn't that bad. Soon you too will know the joy of Big Brother (tm).
If China chose to crackdown on illegal DVD sellers, they could do it just as effectively as the US did it (DMCA makes it illegal), but with the additional punishment of serving hard time in the Chinese version of the Gulag.
China simply doesn't want to. They are like the US in the 1800s, with very little protection for foreign authors.
Other than child rape, I don't think there should be any kind of porn that is illegal (not even photos of Brazilian children enjoying the beach sans clothing). We're not living in the Dark Ages of Catholic church imposing morality (and the rack). We should be free to pursue our own morals, no matter how perverted.
>>>Regularly discharging to 30-70%, and then charging again keeps them nice and healthy.
I like to use a dog analogy. If you feed your dog until he's overweight, then don't feed him until he's skeletal, and then feed him again til he's overweight, then don't feed until he's skeletal... your dog won't live long. The stress will shorten his life. ----- The same is true for batteries. Overcharging and then draining them to empty stresses the cell. The ideal is to hold the battery between 60% and 90%, avoid stressing it, and thereby extend its life. That's what Toyota and Honda do to extend their hybrid battery life longer than the gasoline engine.
On another note:
I like NiMH (nickle-metal hydride) better than Lithium. They only hold 75% as much energy but have a very long lifetime (over ten years if not abused), and when they do start showing age, and dying after just a few hours, a "refresh" cycle in a charger will restore them to like new condition again. Plus they can be tossed into landfills because they are environmentally neutral (no mercury, no cadmium, nothing hazardous).
Good point. We have allowed them to use the right-of-ways, often for free.
BTW it wasn't necessary to mod me down to (0) just because you disagree with me. That's what the reply button is for... to say "I disagree". In fact slashdot's Mod FAQ says points should primarily be used to PROMOTE messages and not to demote them into invisibility.
Obama's employees say that the Black Panthers were doing nothing wrong, and I believe him because he's the man.
(cough)
On another note: I think the voting system we had in Maryland in 2000 was BETTER than what they replaced it with. It was a piece of paper. You drew a line next to your favorite candidate, and then the ballot was double-counted. First by a machine (scantron) and then by hand if the election was challenged. It provided redundancy, was easy to use, and was nigh impossible to change the results (ballots weigh several thousand pounds). We should have stayed with that.
So by the time we reach the end of 2011, we'll be on Chrome 16???
What's the point of all these frequent releases? Maybe I ought to give this browser a try... but Firefox and seaMonkey have served me well since I quit Mozilla Netscape, so I'm inclined not to change. ("If it ain't broke...")
The solution is not to tranfer the power from the Corporation (ex. comcast) to the Government (congress). The solution is to transfer the power to the people and give each individual the choice, just the same way he has a choice which grocery store he shops. (See my last post for more detail.)
Also I do think a website has a right to censor. If for example I'm running a Jewish survivors forum, I should have the right to censor any neo-nazis or anti-smite people that might show up. It's MY site, and I'm the one paying the bills, so I should have the right to reject unwelcome visitors, just the same way I can kick people out of my house if I don't like them.
Woah. I feel like I just read an Alex Jones report. Here's what I would do:
- Turn-over all the rights-of-way to the State Government. - Have them run 50 or even 100 fibers underneath all the urban streets. - Lease those lines one-by-one to various companies like Comcast, Cox, ATT, Google, and so on. - Let customers choose which company they desire.
There. A Pro-choice solution that puts power in the hands of the people (where it belongs), rather than the powerful. A true free market... or at least as close as you can get given the natural monopoly limitations.
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I can't think of any reason to outlaw porn. Period.
The reason I make the exception for child rape, is for the same reason I don't think children should be able to drive. Or join the army. Or vote. They have not reached maturity yet to give their "consent" for these things.
Same in the US for our national monuments, but the objects & their images still belong to the people collectively. They are public domain, not copyrighted.
>>>people's eyes glaze over after the 1,000th message - it doesn't even stay in short-term memory.
Can you repeat that?
*Always double check your links*. I do. Oftentimes due to an error the link is broken, or links to something else. If Ebay CEO Whitman had done the same, she could have avoided this mistake.
.
>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index and can't get back to the classic (plain text) index.
(shrug)
I just watch the ads. It's easier and less time-consuming.
This whole debate could be simplified by asking one simple question:
- To whom does common property belong?
- Answer: The People from which all legitimate authority derives.
Stonehange is part of the British people's common property (just like air, water, roads), and it belongs to all, which means it is public domain and not copyrightable.
.
>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index and can't get back to the classic (plain text) index.
I'm not touching this sex/ child debate with a ten foot penis...... er, I mean... pole. ;-) Okay fine I'll touch it. Sex with children? Absolutely not. They lack the maturity level to give consent - that's why they have adults making decisions for them. Nudity? Fine. Sex with same sex? Cool. Sex with multiple wives or husbands? Also cool. I think the US Government overstepped its authority when it outlawed polygamy in Utah. (searches constitution). Yep the 10th gives UT supremacy in this area, and if they want to legalize polygamy they are allowed to do so.
.
>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index and can't get back to the classic (plain text) index.
>>>From the studies I've seen, the American right give plenty of donations
I'd like to see these studies too. Can you share the link? From what I've observed with shareware, pretty much everyone takes and does not donate, regardless of their politics.
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>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index and can't get back to the classic (plain text) index.
You could just buy the DVDs of whatever movie/show you wish to see. It would certainly be less expensive than this "space" plan.
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>>>Feedback on this comment system?
It sucks. I hate this dynamic index.
I was intimidated.
I never bothered to enter
so I never voted.
>>>NT 6.1 was that way for compatibility reasons with broken apps, it's irrelevant.
Ehhh.... Disagree. Seven and Vista are really the same OS. It's just that one works; and the other does not. So the +0.1 iteration was an appropriate numbering, but the market label was not. It should have been called Vista Enhanced or Mohave. What MS did is akin to calling Windows 3.1 as "Four".
I wonder what Microsoft will call NT 7.0 when it eventually gets released?
"The REAL Seven"? Like the Real Ghostbusters? (shrug) Time will tell.
Wouldn't a +0.1 iteration have the same effect?
"Maybe I ought to try this Chrome browser" is what I said. Can't you read?
Moderation -1
100% Overrated
What the hell??? Thanks for damaging my karma jackass.
Dear E.U. Cousin:
It really isn't that bad. The U.S. is already tracking all our cellphone calls, and our emails, plus our location moment-to-moment. It really isn't that bad. Soon you too will know the joy of Big Brother (tm).
Eh. I disagree.
If China chose to crackdown on illegal DVD sellers, they could do it just as effectively as the US did it (DMCA makes it illegal), but with the additional punishment of serving hard time in the Chinese version of the Gulag.
China simply doesn't want to. They are like the US in the 1800s, with very little protection for foreign authors.
Why should anything be illegal?
Other than child rape, I don't think there should be any kind of porn that is illegal (not even photos of Brazilian children enjoying the beach sans clothing). We're not living in the Dark Ages of Catholic church imposing morality (and the rack). We should be free to pursue our own morals, no matter how perverted.
So much for liberty.
Instead of displaying the messages, I'm only seeing Subjects/titles. I didn't change anything on my end (still set at classic index; low bandwidth).
>>>Regularly discharging to 30-70%, and then charging again keeps them nice and healthy.
I like to use a dog analogy. If you feed your dog until he's overweight, then don't feed him until he's skeletal, and then feed him again til he's overweight, then don't feed until he's skeletal... your dog won't live long. The stress will shorten his life. ----- The same is true for batteries. Overcharging and then draining them to empty stresses the cell. The ideal is to hold the battery between 60% and 90%, avoid stressing it, and thereby extend its life. That's what Toyota and Honda do to extend their hybrid battery life longer than the gasoline engine.
On another note:
I like NiMH (nickle-metal hydride) better than Lithium. They only hold 75% as much energy but have a very long lifetime (over ten years if not abused), and when they do start showing age, and dying after just a few hours, a "refresh" cycle in a charger will restore them to like new condition again. Plus they can be tossed into landfills because they are environmentally neutral (no mercury, no cadmium, nothing hazardous).
Good point. We have allowed them to use the right-of-ways, often for free.
BTW it wasn't necessary to mod me down to (0) just because you disagree with me. That's what the reply button is for... to say "I disagree". In fact slashdot's Mod FAQ says points should primarily be used to PROMOTE messages and not to demote them into invisibility.
Comcast (or Cox or whoever) was given a LIMITED TIME monopoly to provide cable television and internet.
We the People have every right to revoke that monopoly once the Time has passed, and turn it over to the government.
Obama's employees say that the Black Panthers were doing nothing wrong, and I believe him because he's the man.
(cough)
On another note: I think the voting system we had in Maryland in 2000 was BETTER than what they replaced it with. It was a piece of paper. You drew a line next to your favorite candidate, and then the ballot was double-counted. First by a machine (scantron) and then by hand if the election was challenged. It provided redundancy, was easy to use, and was nigh impossible to change the results (ballots weigh several thousand pounds). We should have stayed with that.
But even if there was a Chrome X 10.whatever, the other browser Opera 11 will still "beat" them. ;-)
And poor seaMokney is only on 2. ;-)
That must be a lousy browser.
So by the time we reach the end of 2011, we'll be on Chrome 16???
What's the point of all these frequent releases? Maybe I ought to give this browser a try... but Firefox and seaMonkey have served me well since I quit Mozilla Netscape, so I'm inclined not to change. ("If it ain't broke...")
The solution is not to tranfer the power from the Corporation (ex. comcast) to the Government (congress). The solution is to transfer the power to the people and give each individual the choice, just the same way he has a choice which grocery store he shops. (See my last post for more detail.)
Also I do think a website has a right to censor. If for example I'm running a Jewish survivors forum, I should have the right to censor any neo-nazis or anti-smite people that might show up. It's MY site, and I'm the one paying the bills, so I should have the right to reject unwelcome visitors, just the same way I can kick people out of my house if I don't like them.
Woah. I feel like I just read an Alex Jones report. Here's what I would do:
- Turn-over all the rights-of-way to the State Government.
- Have them run 50 or even 100 fibers underneath all the urban streets.
- Lease those lines one-by-one to various companies like Comcast, Cox, ATT, Google, and so on.
- Let customers choose which company they desire.
There. A Pro-choice solution that puts power in the hands of the people (where it belongs), rather than the powerful. A true free market... or at least as close as you can get given the natural monopoly limitations.