Every thing I have heard about this case says the poster you just flamed was correct. Just because someone ownes a gun you feel the need to denounce them as a blood thirsty nazi?
When all the guns are gone, whats left to protect your freedom?
I don't own a gun, and I am not a member of the NRA. However, when the US gov turns in to a hellish nightmare of police states and marshall law (which it will) I want to be able to shoot my way out if I have to.
A gun is just a tool.. you wouldn't be so upset if he killed that dude with a knife! what is it about guns that scares you so bad?
lets you know about tech cons and expos BEFORE they happen? like I use jambase.com to find out about cool shows BEFORE they happen... Nothing makes me more pissed off than to find out about an event I would go to when it has already started or is over.
Disadvantages of the jackets include the possible implications of
network crashes and the effects of rainstorms on techno-clothing
while being worn.
This sounds scary when you consider the fabric itself acting as the electricity conductor. A quick rain storm could fry you or what?! how much power would something like this take to run?
When did just keeping your mobile
phone, a portable audio device, a
remote control panel, a
microphone and headphones in your pockets become passe?
This means Van Dekamps(sp) can catch/sell pre microwaved fish sticks!! just point this puppy into the water and grab the cooked fish that comes to the surface!
rad... I just cut and pasted that list into my/etc/hosts file in linux... works great! thanks for the list! it would be cool to have a list like this in a db people could add to..
Today Mr. Random Geek launched his motherboard and CPU into deep space hoping to achieve another 4 FP operations per hour. Mr. R.G. said "Liquid oxegen just wasn't cuting it anymore. I had To do something.. buying new hardware just isn't an option for me, I'll be overclocking this 486 for the REST of my life!"
I don't want to
sell them the water unless they hand over all their property
If your going to make demands like that.. sure you may need to fend some people off... But if it is YOUR water, and that's the price your asking.. so be it.
by destroying the company which is blocking them from the resources they want.
That's THE problem with our society.. people believe they are entitled to what other people have.. rediculous! You have NO RIGHT to anything my company has or myself for that mater!
don't pretend that a "legal entity" has any kind of rights equivalent to a real human being.
Companies are created and owned by people.. the government is a "legal entity" and it has ALL the rights it wants.
What's the point of running a business if society has the "right" to destroy what you build and TAKE your property? Why bother?
Those laws are created by your lawmakers. If you don't like them, then work, peacefully, to have them changed. If you are unwilling to do what it takes, then shut the fuck up.
Give me a fucking break! "Ooooo just go change it... or shut up.." blah blah blah... you know lots of people live in this country who have better things to do than become polititions! I would LOVE to change all sorts of stuff... but I'm more valuable and happy as a programmer. We have no voice in this country unless you are willing to sacrifice every thing to be heard. I vote.. I've even writen a few congressmen... but the issues that concern me and millions like me never come up or get mutilated in congress... why? because the people that run our government DONT FUCKING CARE! They are a public opinion and entertainment machine! the beaurocrats run the country and the polititions cater to special interest groups and "public opinion polls" its a crock of shit. Laws are made every day that I as a citizen NEVER had a say in! Sure sure you can say how i helped elect the people that made these laws.. The people I get to choose from on voting day never represent my beliefs! The system here in the US in antiquated and useless.. it was created in a time before the damn phone... I mean seriously... there is no need for a congress anymore... we can all vote on congressional issues! there is no need for a president! the only people of power in this country should be it's citizens... I mean christ! we dont even choose our own president!!! the electoral college does it for us!!
The US government is a blackhole of corruption, waste, apathy, and lies! It is not run as the founding fathers intended.. not by a damn long shot! states were supposed to have more power than the federal government... HAHAHAHAHAHA imagine that!!
However, what would you prefer, cops enforcing all laws (even the ones they
disagree with) or all cops striking (or quiting) over the laws they don't like and nobody enforcing anything?
For me personally... I would choose the second option... I have a gun.
A compressed version of a song cannot ever be clearer than the original from which it was created. At best, it can only be equally clear.
no shit.. that's why I said "has the potential to be more clear than the cd version" I'm not talking about ripping cd's... record the music right into 2x cd quality digital format from the artists mouth.. or trumpet.. or kazoo.. whatever...
Of course, he's got umpteen best-selling books
already filling his bank account. How many musicians can depend on that kind of safety net?
I'm just saying that the investment record companies make in artists (then charge them for it) doesnt need to be as big or even come from the record companies any more.. we dont NEED record companies to hear music... you could make some ultra high quality recordings and buy some slashdot advertising and have your music heard without it costing.5 million dollars. the record companies ARE scared of this. They claim the costs of production and marketing are high... bullshit..
If I woke up tomorrow with all the musical talent anyone could ever want.. I WOULD NEVER sign over ownership of ANYTHING and I would never make a CD with a record label. My music would be advertised on the net and available in several high quality digital formats. If it cought on I might make some videos to stream over the net and sell some advertising myself...
Dislodging the
stagnant record industry behemoths by govt. action would do wonders to restore competition to this arena and would get true innovation back into music distribution.
what could the government possibly do that wouldnt just make things worse? Do we really want the gov going around setting prices for consumer goods? what's next? setting the prices on stock? rationing of goods? REQUIRING consumers to buy something? can't we do it without the government?
Doesn't all this dependance on "Big Brother" make anyone besides me sick?
Sure, if a company wants to sell products at a loss - it's their right - up until the point where they're hurting the society, then it's the right of the
SOCIETY to use an agent (the government) to slap the greedy bastards back into primordial ooze.
If what ever it is that's being sold belongs to the company... then I dont care if millions die because they can't afford it... what the hell.. just because you have a bottle of water and I'm dying of thirst does NOT put you under ANY obligation to give me a drink. And in the case of companies.. we can live without what they are selling.
The so-called RIGHT of a small group of people (the owners of a company, for instance) to make money does NOT trump the right of a society to take care of themselves!
If a society can't take care of it's self because a company charges high prices... that society should probably die off... give me a break!
do you really believe that all copyright should be abolished?
Yes! we need something new.. something that can provide more protection to creative people in a digital world and still allow fair use. I dont know what exactly... And it would be wonderful to take it OUT of the US government's hands...
That's pretty shortsighted.
yes, copyright is VERY shortsighted.
Do you want to nationalize industry while you're at it?
what does that have to do with the price of apples? I dont want to end private property!
I don't mean (in this case) "history" as in a written record of events, or even the idea of the non-mythical past. I mean sort of the collected
experiences of everyone we'd call humans... that is, everything experienced by the species.
guess I'm missing the difference here.
So while curiosity, greed, betrayal, and fear are part of "human nature", they are also results of the evolutionary pressures upon a hairless ape on the plains of Africa.
roughly the same time we became complex tool users is when homo spaien speciated from homo (habilis/erectus?).. What is the advantage of tool use? It makes things easier.. so you can GET more.. so you can DO more so you can BE better than others.
I contend that mankind has grown from individual self interest since the dawn of man and THAT has guided history.. not the other way around.
But even if you denounce this as utopian fantasy
I think also that resources will be free or close enough.. some day... but the things of TRUE value aren't created from physical resources alone.. and will always be limited.
Sure it has evolved... but the basics have always been the same.. curiosity, greed, competition... are some of the fundementals of human nature and they have been there since we were scavengers. We wouldn't have a history if it weren't for our nature.
This morning there was an estimate on NPR that 300 protesters are sitting in jail with 10,000 dollar bail! Many were not violent... I'd be proud to be on the philly PD this month.
The police department is responsible for enforcing many laws... and they are a HUGE union.. Why doesn't the union ever speak up? Oh... right... they agree with ALL laws... please...
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Every thing I have heard about this case says the poster you just flamed was correct. Just because someone ownes a gun you feel the need to denounce them as a blood thirsty nazi?
When all the guns are gone, whats left to protect your freedom?
I don't own a gun, and I am not a member of the NRA. However, when the US gov turns in to a hellish nightmare of police states and marshall law (which it will) I want to be able to shoot my way out if I have to.
A gun is just a tool.. you wouldn't be so upset if he killed that dude with a knife! what is it about guns that scares you so bad?
They named the spaceballs sequal in the first movie... "The Search For More Money"... remember?
YIKES! That could perhaps be the worst way anyone has ever died!!
lets you know about tech cons and expos BEFORE they happen? like I use jambase.com to find out about cool shows BEFORE they happen... Nothing makes me more pissed off than to find out about an event I would go to when it has already started or is over.
Disadvantages of the jackets include the possible implications of network crashes and the effects of rainstorms on techno-clothing while being worn.
This sounds scary when you consider the fabric itself acting as the electricity conductor. A quick rain storm could fry you or what?! how much power would something like this take to run?
When did just keeping your mobile phone, a portable audio device, a remote control panel, a microphone and headphones in your pockets become passe?
Any one know why this is the first story on the front page on the 16th and all the comments thus far are from the 15th?
This means Van Dekamps(sp) can catch/sell pre microwaved fish sticks!! just point this puppy into the water and grab the cooked fish that comes to the surface!
You could use it to end pest problems on farms..
or destroy missle guidence systems...
or just interupt communication......
screw the side effects right?
does anyone know what the performance ramifications of a 200 line hosts file is under linux?
rad... I just cut and pasted that list into my /etc/hosts file in linux... works great! thanks for the list! it would be cool to have a list like this in a db people could add to..
Here is what I expect to see next...
Today Mr. Random Geek launched his motherboard and CPU into deep space hoping to achieve another 4 FP operations per hour. Mr. R.G. said "Liquid oxegen just wasn't cuting it anymore. I had To do something.. buying new hardware just isn't an option for me, I'll be overclocking this 486 for the REST of my life!"
1) check
2) hmmm.. not quite where it used to be... but not hanging yet.. check
3) big huge mutha fawkin CHECK!
4) ditto #3
5) oooo... nah.. I like being 22 and single.. how about I just get laid instead?
6) I tryed to figure a woman out once.. but I'm feeling much better now..
I don't want to sell them the water unless they hand over all their property
If your going to make demands like that.. sure you may need to fend some people off... But if it is YOUR water, and that's the price your asking.. so be it.
by destroying the company which is blocking them from the resources they want.
That's THE problem with our society.. people believe they are entitled to what other people have.. rediculous! You have NO RIGHT to anything my company has or myself for that mater!
don't pretend that a "legal entity" has any kind of rights equivalent to a real human being.
Companies are created and owned by people.. the government is a "legal entity" and it has ALL the rights it wants.
What's the point of running a business if society has the "right" to destroy what you build and TAKE your property? Why bother?
.. um... what, exactly do you think copyright is?
A bad attempt at a good idea.
Those laws are created by your lawmakers. If you don't like them, then work, peacefully, to have them changed. If you are unwilling to do what it takes, then shut the fuck up.
Give me a fucking break! "Ooooo just go change it... or shut up.." blah blah blah... you know lots of people live in this country who have better things to do than become polititions! I would LOVE to change all sorts of stuff... but I'm more valuable and happy as a programmer. We have no voice in this country unless you are willing to sacrifice every thing to be heard. I vote.. I've even writen a few congressmen... but the issues that concern me and millions like me never come up or get mutilated in congress... why? because the people that run our government DONT FUCKING CARE! They are a public opinion and entertainment machine! the beaurocrats run the country and the polititions cater to special interest groups and "public opinion polls" its a crock of shit. Laws are made every day that I as a citizen NEVER had a say in! Sure sure you can say how i helped elect the people that made these laws.. The people I get to choose from on voting day never represent my beliefs! The system here in the US in antiquated and useless.. it was created in a time before the damn phone... I mean seriously... there is no need for a congress anymore... we can all vote on congressional issues! there is no need for a president! the only people of power in this country should be it's citizens... I mean christ! we dont even choose our own president!!! the electoral college does it for us!!
The US government is a blackhole of corruption, waste, apathy, and lies! It is not run as the founding fathers intended.. not by a damn long shot! states were supposed to have more power than the federal government... HAHAHAHAHAHA imagine that!!
ok.. done now... thanks...
However, what would you prefer, cops enforcing all laws (even the ones they disagree with) or all cops striking (or quiting) over the laws they don't like and nobody enforcing anything?
For me personally... I would choose the second option... I have a gun.
Any where there is profit there is oportunity.. If you are making money you can discourage competition, but you can't elliminate it.
the basis for a self regulating economy breaks down.
the only thing that can do this is government!
This isn't invasive government, this is the government doing what they are supposed to. Protect the people.
I call it baby sitting.. but I guess some people need "protecting"...
A compressed version of a song cannot ever be clearer than the original from which it was created. At best, it can only be equally clear.
no shit.. that's why I said "has the potential to be more clear than the cd version" I'm not talking about ripping cd's... record the music right into 2x cd quality digital format from the artists mouth.. or trumpet.. or kazoo.. whatever...
Of course, he's got umpteen best-selling books already filling his bank account. How many musicians can depend on that kind of safety net?
.5 million dollars. the record companies ARE scared of this. They claim the costs of production and marketing are high... bullshit..
If I woke up tomorrow with all the musical talent anyone could ever want.. I WOULD NEVER sign over ownership of ANYTHING and I would never make a CD with a record label. My music would be advertised on the net and available in several high quality digital formats. If it cought on I might make some videos to stream over the net and sell some advertising myself...
I'm just saying that the investment record companies make in artists (then charge them for it) doesnt need to be as big or even come from the record companies any more.. we dont NEED record companies to hear music... you could make some ultra high quality recordings and buy some slashdot advertising and have your music heard without it costing
Dislodging the stagnant record industry behemoths by govt. action would do wonders to restore competition to this arena and would get true innovation back into music distribution.
what could the government possibly do that wouldnt just make things worse? Do we really want the gov going around setting prices for consumer goods? what's next? setting the prices on stock? rationing of goods? REQUIRING consumers to buy something? can't we do it without the government?
Doesn't all this dependance on "Big Brother" make anyone besides me sick?
Argh - get a cluestick why don't you!
Why? you need to borrow it?
Sure, if a company wants to sell products at a loss - it's their right - up until the point where they're hurting the society, then it's the right of the SOCIETY to use an agent (the government) to slap the greedy bastards back into primordial ooze.
If what ever it is that's being sold belongs to the company... then I dont care if millions die because they can't afford it... what the hell.. just because you have a bottle of water and I'm dying of thirst does NOT put you under ANY obligation to give me a drink. And in the case of companies.. we can live without what they are selling.
The so-called RIGHT of a small group of people (the owners of a company, for instance) to make money does NOT trump the right of a society to take care of themselves!
If a society can't take care of it's self because a company charges high prices... that society should probably die off... give me a break!
do you really believe that all copyright should be abolished?
Yes! we need something new.. something that can provide more protection to creative people in a digital world and still allow fair use. I dont know what exactly... And it would be wonderful to take it OUT of the US government's hands...
That's pretty shortsighted.
yes, copyright is VERY shortsighted.
Do you want to nationalize industry while you're at it?
what does that have to do with the price of apples? I dont want to end private property!
I don't mean (in this case) "history" as in a written record of events, or even the idea of the non-mythical past. I mean sort of the collected experiences of everyone we'd call humans ... that is, everything experienced by the species.
guess I'm missing the difference here.
So while curiosity, greed, betrayal, and fear are part of "human nature", they are also results of the evolutionary pressures upon a hairless ape on the plains of Africa.
roughly the same time we became complex tool users is when homo spaien speciated from homo (habilis/erectus?).. What is the advantage of tool use? It makes things easier.. so you can GET more.. so you can DO more so you can BE better than others.
I contend that mankind has grown from individual self interest since the dawn of man and THAT has guided history.. not the other way around.
But even if you denounce this as utopian fantasy
I think also that resources will be free or close enough.. some day... but the things of TRUE value aren't created from physical resources alone.. and will always be limited.
Scared myself... it just started flowing.. :)
Sure it has evolved... but the basics have always been the same.. curiosity, greed, competition... are some of the fundementals of human nature and they have been there since we were scavengers. We wouldn't have a history if it weren't for our nature.
This morning there was an estimate on NPR that 300 protesters are sitting in jail with 10,000 dollar bail! Many were not violent... I'd be proud to be on the philly PD this month.
The police department is responsible for enforcing many laws... and they are a HUGE union.. Why doesn't the union ever speak up? Oh... right... they agree with ALL laws... please...
We'd get just as much done as we do now :)
I don't think it would make a difference cause those guys don't understand those bills half the time anyway I'm sure.