Honestly, I don't see how this can be illegal. It's no worse than owning a credit card, being part of a shopping rewards program, or having a facebook profile.
And also, from hanging around friends who were in moderately successful local bands, they didn't put out CDs because they intended to make money. Sure, they made a buck or two each, but most of it was sold at cost.
Aside from the boasting rights of saying "I made a CD!" it was all about spreading their music to people's friends who couldn't make it to the show.
Bands, both established and new, are realizing that it's possible to exist without a record label. And in many cases, it's in their best interest to get away from their label.
One of my favorite bands is Streetlight Manifesto.
From their website:
We’re writing today to ask you to please boycott all Streetlight related items by not purchasing any of our records or merchandise from Victory’s website, any traditional CD stores, online third party retailers or any digital distribution service (iTunes, Amazon etc). Victory has a long-time reputation of pocketing all of the proceeds from a band’s music and merch, with shady accounting and generally bully-ish behavior. If you want to support Streetlight, our music and our ability to tour and continue to release music, please make all SM related purchases from our own webstore, The RISC Store (www.riscstore.com), or come out to a show and buy a shirt or cd from us directly. In regards to getting the music we make, you can buy directly from us, or, alternately, we’re sure you can find a way to get the tunes onto your computer that may not be, ahem, traditional Speaking a Bit metaphorically, there is a Torrent of methods to accomplish this, and Google is your always loyal friend
While I'll agree with you that it's ridiculous to be expected to know every acronym that is currently in use, you aren't being required to look up every single one. The article mentions ONE specific acronym.
I'm assuming that since you are posting to/., you probably have internet access. Even on a slow connection, it should take less time to pull up a new tab, type in "www.google.com," type in "AMOLED," and click search, than to make multiple comments here on/.. Or, if you have Firefox, you can simply highlight any word, right click, then click "Search Google."
What's wrong with being a "popularizer" of science? It's people like NDT who are able to make science appeal to the general public.
Unfortunately, Carl Sagan is now dead, Bill Nye hasn't really made the step from youth TV presenter to appealing to the general public, and Richard Dawkins has made "I'm an atheist," his selling point.
Yes, but you can also stand to save 2.50 cents by using a non-cash transaction as opposed to cash, in certain situations.
This means that you have a probability of losing money on a given transaction of 249/500, a probability of saving money of 250/500, and a probability of breaking even of 1/500 (assuming that any value is equally likely).
Thus, the expected value of a $0.00005 benefit to the customer, and thus a $0.00005 loss for the business per transaction. For most businesses, this is negligible in comparison to the fees that they pay to VISA and MasterCard already.
Those explanations are common, but not necessarily true.
Indeed, the term "football" may have either come from the fact that feet could be used to progress the ball, or because it was played on foot. It is not known which is true, though. The one thing that can EASLY be dismissed, though, is that football means that ONLY the feet can progress the ball, given that even some of the precursors to soccer/association football allowed players to use their hands, as well.
Rather, back in the early 1800's, the term "football" was simply a generic name of an entire class of sports, but as time progressed, and these ball games spread throughout the world, different places adopted different rules. Today, the most common variants are Association Football (soccer), Rugby Football, American Football and Australian Rules Football, though there are many others being played as well.
American football was developed largely in New England and southern Quebec, where elements of Rugby football were adopted to make it a "running game" rather than a "kicking" game. It wasn't until the late 1800's that American football distinguished itself from other forms, when Walter Camp included rules on the line of scrimmage and later limited the number of downs. As a result of his rules, the utility of kicking the ball diminished greatly - to the point where there are typically only two players who kick the ball on a given team, and the fair catch kick, while still in the rules, has been attempted three times in the last 20 years, and there has not been a successful attempt since 1976.
And actually, I completely agree with the need for such "wiretapping" laws, even in a public space.
However, the point to focus on is whether the individual being recorded has an expectation of privacy.
The problem in this situation is that the law in Chicago states that consent is the only situation where the expectation of privacy is waived. Which is of course, ridiculous.
I'll agree with you that they could be suffering even worse working conditions. However, as you've already admitted, they could easily be better.
The problem with focusing on the fact that they are better than they could be is that you can justify practically any working conditions, so long as you can imagine something that's worse.
Instead, why not ask whether these working conditions are acceptable, or whether it's acceptable for the US to allow our companies to use factories with labor conditions that would be considered unacceptable if they operated within the US?
Personally, this article doesn't make me feel better about the conditions that the Foxconn workers endure on a daily basis. Rather, it makes it even more obvious that we need to answer the questions above.
Probably the only reason I continue to shop at BestBuy is that their computers have access to the internet, and specifically NewEgg.
That way, I can see how well it's rated, understand the specifics of the item, compare prices, and determine whether it's something I want now or within three business days.
Also, I feel bad for every Best Buy employee who asks if I need help (which they have to do, given the ten-foot rule). Two minutes of reading the reviews of a single product on NewEgg tends to make me more knowledgeable about the entire product category than most BB employees.
I think this post was the turning point in when I understood why the Professor's idea didn't make sense to me. The problem isn't so much that taking notes is the weak point in the learning process; it's the lecture. Basically, the problem isn't that you should think instead of taking notes, but that professors are going so quickly that the students don't get time to do both.
In a math classroom, for example, a professor should go over one or two problems in depth, explaining each step and giving justification, as opposed to breezing through five or ten problems.
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Not only did he not read TFA.
GP didn't even read TFS.
Honestly, I don't see how this can be illegal. It's no worse than owning a credit card, being part of a shopping rewards program, or having a facebook profile.
Not necessarily.
For example, the Mythbusters made a lead balloon that flew.
Not all record companies are horrible. In fact, there are quite a few good companies out there.
Fat Wreck Chords, Asian Man, Saddle Creek and Suburban Home are just a few that come to mind.
The real difference is that a good record company works on behalf of the band, while a bad one works only for their own profit.
And also, from hanging around friends who were in moderately successful local bands, they didn't put out CDs because they intended to make money. Sure, they made a buck or two each, but most of it was sold at cost.
Aside from the boasting rights of saying "I made a CD!" it was all about spreading their music to people's friends who couldn't make it to the show.
Bands, both established and new, are realizing that it's possible to exist without a record label. And in many cases, it's in their best interest to get away from their label.
One of my favorite bands is Streetlight Manifesto.
From their website:
We’re writing today to ask you to please boycott all Streetlight related items by not purchasing any of our records or merchandise from Victory’s website, any traditional CD stores, online third party retailers or any digital distribution service (iTunes, Amazon etc). Victory has a long-time reputation of pocketing all of the proceeds from a band’s music and merch, with shady accounting and generally bully-ish behavior. If you want to support Streetlight, our music and our ability to tour and continue to release music, please make all SM related purchases from our own webstore, The RISC Store (www.riscstore.com), or come out to a show and buy a shirt or cd from us directly. In regards to getting the music we make, you can buy directly from us, or, alternately, we’re sure you can find a way to get the tunes onto your computer that may not be, ahem, traditional Speaking a Bit metaphorically, there is a Torrent of methods to accomplish this, and Google is your always loyal friend
While I'll agree with you that it's ridiculous to be expected to know every acronym that is currently in use, you aren't being required to look up every single one. The article mentions ONE specific acronym.
I'm assuming that since you are posting to /., you probably have internet access. Even on a slow connection, it should take less time to pull up a new tab, type in "www.google.com," type in "AMOLED," and click search, than to make multiple comments here on /.. Or, if you have Firefox, you can simply highlight any word, right click, then click "Search Google."
Have YOU ever talked to an Obama supporter about Obama?
Most Democrats/liberals I've spoken to are disappointed by Obama, but realize he's the best we're going to get this election cycle.
What's wrong with being a "popularizer" of science? It's people like NDT who are able to make science appeal to the general public.
Unfortunately, Carl Sagan is now dead, Bill Nye hasn't really made the step from youth TV presenter to appealing to the general public, and Richard Dawkins has made "I'm an atheist," his selling point.
Yes, but you can also stand to save 2.50 cents by using a non-cash transaction as opposed to cash, in certain situations.
This means that you have a probability of losing money on a given transaction of 249/500, a probability of saving money of 250/500, and a probability of breaking even of 1/500 (assuming that any value is equally likely).
Thus, the expected value of a $0.00005 benefit to the customer, and thus a $0.00005 loss for the business per transaction. For most businesses, this is negligible in comparison to the fees that they pay to VISA and MasterCard already.
Actually, it's not entirely clear that it would be a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
The only part of the Act that might apply is that for most Americans, facebook constitutes interstate commerce.
So if you live in California, this would mean that unless there are other laws protecting potential employees, you're SOL.
Those explanations are common, but not necessarily true.
Indeed, the term "football" may have either come from the fact that feet could be used to progress the ball, or because it was played on foot. It is not known which is true, though. The one thing that can EASLY be dismissed, though, is that football means that ONLY the feet can progress the ball, given that even some of the precursors to soccer/association football allowed players to use their hands, as well.
Rather, back in the early 1800's, the term "football" was simply a generic name of an entire class of sports, but as time progressed, and these ball games spread throughout the world, different places adopted different rules. Today, the most common variants are Association Football (soccer), Rugby Football, American Football and Australian Rules Football, though there are many others being played as well.
American football was developed largely in New England and southern Quebec, where elements of Rugby football were adopted to make it a "running game" rather than a "kicking" game. It wasn't until the late 1800's that American football distinguished itself from other forms, when Walter Camp included rules on the line of scrimmage and later limited the number of downs. As a result of his rules, the utility of kicking the ball diminished greatly - to the point where there are typically only two players who kick the ball on a given team, and the fair catch kick, while still in the rules, has been attempted three times in the last 20 years, and there has not been a successful attempt since 1976.
Of course we have laws regarding defamation (slander, libel, etc.), and some other laws that, in effect, reduce the freedom of speech.
The difference is that our laws require it to be demonstrated (in general) that some actual harm was done, and the harm was not deserved.
But not quite as cool as planning on retiring to Mars.
Tennant was a theatrical doctor.
Which really should be considered a contradiction in character.
If the temperatures start going down, then this would falsify global warming.
The hardware may be good.
But I haven't owned a HP printer that came without the gigantic headache of HP software.
And if you count the Muslim and Jewish versions as separate incarnations, that makes five.
And actually, I completely agree with the need for such "wiretapping" laws, even in a public space.
However, the point to focus on is whether the individual being recorded has an expectation of privacy.
The problem in this situation is that the law in Chicago states that consent is the only situation where the expectation of privacy is waived. Which is of course, ridiculous.
The reason that they are prosecuted differently is because the motive is important.
It's one thing for me to burn down someone's house. It's another for me to burn down their house because they're gay.
While I'm not sure this is actually an example of a hate crime, it is something worth looking into.
I'll agree with you that they could be suffering even worse working conditions. However, as you've already admitted, they could easily be better.
The problem with focusing on the fact that they are better than they could be is that you can justify practically any working conditions, so long as you can imagine something that's worse.
Instead, why not ask whether these working conditions are acceptable, or whether it's acceptable for the US to allow our companies to use factories with labor conditions that would be considered unacceptable if they operated within the US?
Personally, this article doesn't make me feel better about the conditions that the Foxconn workers endure on a daily basis. Rather, it makes it even more obvious that we need to answer the questions above.
That's hilarious.
You think people work 40 hours per week.
Probably the only reason I continue to shop at BestBuy is that their computers have access to the internet, and specifically NewEgg.
That way, I can see how well it's rated, understand the specifics of the item, compare prices, and determine whether it's something I want now or within three business days.
Also, I feel bad for every Best Buy employee who asks if I need help (which they have to do, given the ten-foot rule). Two minutes of reading the reviews of a single product on NewEgg tends to make me more knowledgeable about the entire product category than most BB employees.
Bullshit.
Here in New York State, the speed limit used to be 55mph across the state.
The limit was raised to 65mph for highways.
The number of accidents actually decreased.
I think this post was the turning point in when I understood why the Professor's idea didn't make sense to me. The problem isn't so much that taking notes is the weak point in the learning process; it's the lecture. Basically, the problem isn't that you should think instead of taking notes, but that professors are going so quickly that the students don't get time to do both.
In a math classroom, for example, a professor should go over one or two problems in depth, explaining each step and giving justification, as opposed to breezing through five or ten problems.
One question that obviously leaps to mind, Professor Death, is why on Earth you elected to name this contraption of yours the Giant Death ohIsee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HgejSCHRi8