Been here since '99(wouldn't know by my ID, but screw that), and the deterioration between then and now is very noticeable. I guess we should welcome Slashdot to Madison Ave. These kinds of submissions are very appealing to that crowd.
Talk about a smear campaign... Your take is way out there... But hey, you should get a few hundred comments on it. This is a troll/flamebait submission
That did not come from the pope. Father Federico Lombardi said it. Did you read the article? It didn't really say much at all. Just a lot of vague generalities.
but the obvious solution is kill the monopolies. Go with municipal/state/national infrastructure, and lease it to competing service providers. Doesn't exactly pander to the big boys, but it would work pretty well for the rest of us.
Journalists have *more* rights than the rest of us. This is a good thing.
The hell it is! Those rights should extend to everybody. There is such a thing as equal protection under the law. That is a legitimate entitlement we all have. No person or position should be granted "special" rights, of any kind. We are all the same here on the playing field, officers and men alike.
I think the advertising industry has a pretty good idea of the effects mass media has on people, not just children, though the industry does exploit them to get to the adults. So, I would agree that the games without a "counterpoint", so to speak, have a very strong effect. The correct way to handle it is not through censorship, but by assuring the the counterpoint is available. The parents are the primary counterpoint here.
I don't play the victim game. We can put anything or anybody on the ballot we want. All verified by some of the goofy shit I see on some ballots. You produce enough signatures and make enough noise, and you'll get whatever you want on your ballot.
You sound like a guy I know. Show your ID so I can friend you. Now for some pedantry, you said, Oh My God, some other country has shitty laws, lets go blame it on the US. You weren't specific. About this law, you can't prove it wasn't, because authoritarians should have to prove their innocence, and justify their actions, so here we sit, and the shitty law stands. And as far as "fucking myself", I do that every year when I pay taxes to uphold these laws. Adults don't act like you, so feel free to take your own advice, and let the real adults talk, and that other thing? Right back at ya, babe. Friends?
Sic your lawyers on me for using words, which you continually try to say should not be punishable? Or do you mean that when I used words I acted, undermining your argument that the nurse using words was not an action?
No, I said, sic my lawyers on you for physically acting against me. The reasons matter not. You need to prove justification. You need to show evidence, of the physical kind, for a physical action that causes harm. Using hearsay in attempting to justify your physical action should only get you into more trouble. Other than providing simple data, Verbal "action" is entirely insubstantial, completely outside the purview of the state. It has no right to meddle.
You're reading me wrong, you're simply creating an infinite loop arguing against points I already made, but that you misunderstand. My writing skills are simply not up to par, despite my clarity of thought. I'm tired. You win the internet. I cry alone.
Oh My God, some other country has shitty laws, lets go blame it on the US.
Uh yeah, that happens a lot. Some of the changes the pot laws in the Netherlands came from US pressure.
In 2006 Mexico tried to pass a decriminalization law. The Americans put the squeeze on them, and waddya know, no decriminalization for you! Not for another three years, with some changes made to appease the US.
You may now continue your regularly scheduled troll.
Especially speech laws. More than mocking is needed. It's pitchfork time, not necessarily against the government itself, but against the people that support it. That old Goldwater quote, "I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!" should be taken to heart in these fights. Good words to live, and maybe die by.. If people actually care about the kind of world they'll to their grandkids those words will become their new anthem.
Something about slaves that believe they are free are the best slaves...oh well... Anyway, some of those nasty countries are being propped up (or knocked down as deemed necessary to protect economic interests) with American/European dollars/Euros, and of course Chinese and Russian assistance. So while life may be nice on the inside, it's a good idea to take a look at what makes it all possible. If knocking down old ladies to steal their purse is considered a good way to make a living, then I don't know what to say. Because that is effectively what all the major powers are doing. Now if we are to consider ourselves to be free, then we must get the state out of the speech regulation business for starters. It has no rights in this regard.
You noticed what you said right? Despite my asking if he had no followers? You're not getting it. A leader needs followers, or he's not a leader. It took armies to make the worst of the worst famous and memorable. The brave ones are those who disobey. So it comes down to the ultimate sacrifice if you stand your ground. But the order is verbal, and he who pulls the trigger is responsible. The dictator has to do the killing himself if you want to charge him with murder. It's up to us to scare anybody away from following his orders. That's how you counter a dictator. Make following him more painful than not.
If you want to make sure nobody ever assumes your speech has a relation with reality get yourself admitted to a mental institution.
You got it all wrong. I said nothing about relating to reality, mainly because that doesn't make sense. It's about how people react. And if you don't get a consistent reaction from different people from the same words then you can't claim the effects are invariable. Now if we have to start worrying about psychological reactions to speech, then everyone is going to license to say anything. Now you want to be politically correct. All disagreement and harmless joking is outlawed for fear of offending someone. And who's going to set these limits? 51% of the voters? No thank you.
...it can be reasonably assumed that you could get some means...
"reasonable" assumptions... Shame such a thing can be used as evidence. Convenient way of getting a conviction, I suppose.
Too many syllables. Gotta keep it to three or less. If you can pronounce it while you're drunk, you might have a winner. Personally I see the iPad as nothing more than a iTouch for people that are too vain to buy reading glasses.
why would you make it run like an orange?
I like oranges? But seriously, a friend of mine did precisely that. Just didn't want to have to deal with the changes. Such a shame. On the bright side, the iMacs are probably the best looking Windows machines you'll ever see.
No no, the trick is to have 1.5M users make one or two fake accounts, and work them enough with other fake accounts from all the sites, email, etc to make them look useful to the traders. Plus it can help to throw the Facebook spies off the trail for a bit. Use a proxy when you can..
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They need those people up there to whack a malfunctioning device with a hammer. It's hard to teach a monkey when to stop.
That they are just now doing what they were supposed to be doing since the beginning?
Hmm. To a dark place this line of thought will carry us. Great care we must take.
Been here since '99(wouldn't know by my ID, but screw that), and the deterioration between then and now is very noticeable. I guess we should welcome Slashdot to Madison Ave. These kinds of submissions are very appealing to that crowd.
You have to show "credentials" if you want their "special" protections. Wanna tell me how that's different?
My apologies. After I read the article, I realized the summary is full of shit. IHBT!
Talk about a smear campaign... Your take is way out there... But hey, you should get a few hundred comments on it. This is a troll/flamebait submission
That did not come from the pope. Father Federico Lombardi said it. Did you read the article? It didn't really say much at all. Just a lot of vague generalities.
...ambitions of bringing the world back to the dark ages under dominion of the vatican.
Now's the time. Nobody would ever expect it...
It's gonna blow my cover!
Oh, so I should have to register with the state to enjoy rights that everybody should have? No thank you.
but the obvious solution is kill the monopolies. Go with municipal/state/national infrastructure, and lease it to competing service providers. Doesn't exactly pander to the big boys, but it would work pretty well for the rest of us.
Journalists have *more* rights than the rest of us. This is a good thing.
The hell it is! Those rights should extend to everybody. There is such a thing as equal protection under the law. That is a legitimate entitlement we all have. No person or position should be granted "special" rights, of any kind. We are all the same here on the playing field, officers and men alike.
I think the advertising industry has a pretty good idea of the effects mass media has on people, not just children, though the industry does exploit them to get to the adults. So, I would agree that the games without a "counterpoint", so to speak, have a very strong effect. The correct way to handle it is not through censorship, but by assuring the the counterpoint is available. The parents are the primary counterpoint here.
I don't play the victim game. We can put anything or anybody on the ballot we want. All verified by some of the goofy shit I see on some ballots. You produce enough signatures and make enough noise, and you'll get whatever you want on your ballot.
Apparently the government believes otherwise, with guns to back it up, and a willing populace to keep them in power.
You sound like a guy I know. Show your ID so I can friend you. Now for some pedantry, you said, Oh My God, some other country has shitty laws, lets go blame it on the US. You weren't specific. About this law, you can't prove it wasn't, because authoritarians should have to prove their innocence, and justify their actions, so here we sit, and the shitty law stands. And as far as "fucking myself", I do that every year when I pay taxes to uphold these laws. Adults don't act like you, so feel free to take your own advice, and let the real adults talk, and that other thing? Right back at ya, babe. Friends?
Sic your lawyers on me for using words, which you continually try to say should not be punishable? Or do you mean that when I used words I acted, undermining your argument that the nurse using words was not an action?
No, I said, sic my lawyers on you for physically acting against me. The reasons matter not. You need to prove justification. You need to show evidence, of the physical kind, for a physical action that causes harm. Using hearsay in attempting to justify your physical action should only get you into more trouble. Other than providing simple data, Verbal "action" is entirely insubstantial, completely outside the purview of the state. It has no right to meddle.
You're reading me wrong, you're simply creating an infinite loop arguing against points I already made, but that you misunderstand. My writing skills are simply not up to par, despite my clarity of thought. I'm tired. You win the internet. I cry alone.
Sticks and stones may beak my bones...
:-) You're funny
Oh My God, some other country has shitty laws, lets go blame it on the US.
Uh yeah, that happens a lot. Some of the changes the pot laws in the Netherlands came from US pressure.
In 2006 Mexico tried to pass a decriminalization law. The Americans put the squeeze on them, and waddya know, no decriminalization for you! Not for another three years, with some changes made to appease the US.
You may now continue your regularly scheduled troll.
The responsibility is on the listener. The words are inconsequential. You deal with the act, not the speech.
Especially speech laws. More than mocking is needed. It's pitchfork time, not necessarily against the government itself, but against the people that support it. That old Goldwater quote, "I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!" should be taken to heart in these fights. Good words to live, and maybe die by.. If people actually care about the kind of world they'll to their grandkids those words will become their new anthem.
Something about slaves that believe they are free are the best slaves...oh well...
Anyway, some of those nasty countries are being propped up (or knocked down as deemed necessary to protect economic interests) with American/European dollars/Euros, and of course Chinese and Russian assistance. So while life may be nice on the inside, it's a good idea to take a look at what makes it all possible. If knocking down old ladies to steal their purse is considered a good way to make a living, then I don't know what to say. Because that is effectively what all the major powers are doing. Now if we are to consider ourselves to be free, then we must get the state out of the speech regulation business for starters. It has no rights in this regard.
...his other followers...
You noticed what you said right? Despite my asking if he had no followers? You're not getting it. A leader needs followers, or he's not a leader. It took armies to make the worst of the worst famous and memorable. The brave ones are those who disobey. So it comes down to the ultimate sacrifice if you stand your ground. But the order is verbal, and he who pulls the trigger is responsible. The dictator has to do the killing himself if you want to charge him with murder. It's up to us to scare anybody away from following his orders. That's how you counter a dictator. Make following him more painful than not.
If you want to make sure nobody ever assumes your speech has a relation with reality get yourself admitted to a mental institution.
You got it all wrong. I said nothing about relating to reality, mainly because that doesn't make sense. It's about how people react. And if you don't get a consistent reaction from different people from the same words then you can't claim the effects are invariable. Now if we have to start worrying about psychological reactions to speech, then everyone is going to license to say anything. Now you want to be politically correct. All disagreement and harmless joking is outlawed for fear of offending someone. And who's going to set these limits? 51% of the voters? No thank you.
"reasonable" assumptions... Shame such a thing can be used as evidence. Convenient way of getting a conviction, I suppose.
No, the proper term is buzz word driven sales.
Too many syllables. Gotta keep it to three or less. If you can pronounce it while you're drunk, you might have a winner. Personally I see the iPad as nothing more than a iTouch for people that are too vain to buy reading glasses.
why would you make it run like an orange?
I like oranges? But seriously, a friend of mine did precisely that. Just didn't want to have to deal with the changes. Such a shame. On the bright side, the iMacs are probably the best looking Windows machines you'll ever see.
No no, the trick is to have 1.5M users make one or two fake accounts, and work them enough with other fake accounts from all the sites, email, etc to make them look useful to the traders. Plus it can help to throw the Facebook spies off the trail for a bit. Use a proxy when you can..