The mere existence of a filter has a chilling effect on certain kinds of content. Let's use your line: What evidence is there for that?
Observe the MPAA ratings system. Voluntary ratings system, nothing is censored, only categorized. Still, this affects the kind of content we see, and movies regularly self-censor to get a lower rating.
I've never seen porn on Wikipedia, because I've never looked for it. The fact that the porn is more highly accessed than other types of content indicates that we're not talking about accidental encounters. I don't see what the problem is.
Occam's Razor only applies when you are comparing two theories that adequately explain the data you have. The Big Bang is the only theory we have that explains the expanding universe, cosmic microwave background, etc. There are competing theories as to what exactly happened during the Big Bang, but I'm not aware of any actual alternatives.
That which is asserted without evidence may be dismissed without evidence. Which is what I should do with your claim that I do not understand Occam's Razor. But I'll be nice and spell it out for you.
Occam's Razor states that all other things equal, the most parsimonious explanation is preferable. If we compare two theories, Evolution with God, and Evolution without God, clearly the latter is more parsimonious. The God assumption adds no explanatory power to the theory, and should be discarded as useless.
There's a problem with a volunteer military. It ends up being mostly poor folks who need the jobs.
Then make it your mission to eliminate poverty. If you do that, I guarantee you you will have no shortage of willing volunteers to fight for your country.
And it's probably going to be obvious come this next election when people start looking at his track record...
What, you think Obama voters are aware enough to look at his track record? Try discussing the above with an Obama supporter. It's all "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" with that crowd. If they even bother to mount a defense, they'll blame Congress, ignoring that Obama is Commander in Chief and completely in charge of the DOD and DOJ.
That's when the insurrection starts. I'd rather be killed fighting oppression that kill for oppression.
Drafts are barbaric. Any country that can't convince its citizens to fight for its existence of their own free will simply doesn't deserve to continue to exist.
That is, if you didn't play it 10 years ago on the Xbox. Also, Psychonauts left me with a "hm, that was neat" feeling more than a "wow, that was amazing" feeling. But that's just me.
These "concerns" are all bunk. Just supply an html directory tree of all the pending laws, with each law signed with GPG. You're done. I bet it would cost them less to implement this than to keep Thomas running.
You don't even really need the GPG signatures. If someone edits a law for propaganda purposes, the original version should always be there for reference.
There are no legitimate concerns here. Only stonewalling.
The reason these giant IT projects almost always cost more than the original bid is that the purchasing entity (NYC in this case) frequently either hides or isn't aware of some of the items that will affect the cost.
Whose job is it to ensure that contracts are properly specced out? Who manages that person? Fire the manager.
Ok, if I have to spell it out from you, the DOJ used an entirely legitimate complaint against Microsoft as an excuse to shake them down. You can tell the DOJ wasn't really serious about protecting consumers, because in the end they did nothing at all to protect consumers. All they did is send Microsoft a message that they are not above paying the piper. Microsoft apparently heard that message loud and clear.
Since the previous antitrust actions were not intended to help consumers, then it would be unlikely for the DOJ to attempt to help consumers in the future. Therefore, you can expect no DOJ action on this issue.
Does that make sense now? I still don't see how anyone who speaks English could interpret my previous post to mean that Microsoft wasn't guilty of antitrust abuse.
You sound really stupid yourself, considering that the technical issues are irrelevant to Microsoft's abuse of monopoly. The problem is Microsoft using their monopoly position to force vendors to ship computers with only Microsoft approved keys. Secure boot is a valid and useful feature, but preloading keys will have profound anti-competetive effects.
Evolution works if you leave it the fuck alone. Stop protecting the stupid and evil, and let them get what they deserve.
Evolution doesn't work on the individual, it works on the entire species. We are using the adaptations that evolution has yielded, (e.g. communication, planning, empathy, etc) to adapt to a new environment (urban post-industrialism). How is that not evolution in action?
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Fox News is written in the same language as the Unabomber Manifesto. Coincidence?
So what you are saying is, you have no evidence?
The mere existence of a filter has a chilling effect on certain kinds of content. Let's use your line: What evidence is there for that?
Observe the MPAA ratings system. Voluntary ratings system, nothing is censored, only categorized. Still, this affects the kind of content we see, and movies regularly self-censor to get a lower rating.
And it's not like purposeful access is particularly good for kids either.
What evidence is there that porn is bad for children?
Part of the problem is that it is actually illegal in some areas for schools to allow access to Wikipedia.
That's not Wikipedia's fault. Let the ignorant savages remain ignorant savages if that's what they want.
some Wikipedians don't understand the difference between censorship and a filtering setting that can be changed.
I don't understand the difference either. The mere existence of a filter has a chilling effect on certain kinds of content. That's censorship.
I've never seen porn on Wikipedia, because I've never looked for it. The fact that the porn is more highly accessed than other types of content indicates that we're not talking about accidental encounters. I don't see what the problem is.
Occam's Razor only applies when you are comparing two theories that adequately explain the data you have. The Big Bang is the only theory we have that explains the expanding universe, cosmic microwave background, etc. There are competing theories as to what exactly happened during the Big Bang, but I'm not aware of any actual alternatives.
That which is asserted without evidence may be dismissed without evidence. Which is what I should do with your claim that I do not understand Occam's Razor. But I'll be nice and spell it out for you.
Occam's Razor states that all other things equal, the most parsimonious explanation is preferable. If we compare two theories, Evolution with God, and Evolution without God, clearly the latter is more parsimonious. The God assumption adds no explanatory power to the theory, and should be discarded as useless.
I hope you found that educational.
Then you fail at applying Occam's Razor.
The Natralock opens easily with a pair of household scissors.
Problem unsolved.
There's a problem with a volunteer military. It ends up being mostly poor folks who need the jobs.
Then make it your mission to eliminate poverty. If you do that, I guarantee you you will have no shortage of willing volunteers to fight for your country.
Because, Fuck You, that's why.
And it's probably going to be obvious come this next election when people start looking at his track record ...
What, you think Obama voters are aware enough to look at his track record? Try discussing the above with an Obama supporter. It's all "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" with that crowd. If they even bother to mount a defense, they'll blame Congress, ignoring that Obama is Commander in Chief and completely in charge of the DOD and DOJ.
That's when the insurrection starts. I'd rather be killed fighting oppression that kill for oppression.
Drafts are barbaric. Any country that can't convince its citizens to fight for its existence of their own free will simply doesn't deserve to continue to exist.
Hidden censorship is worse than obvious censorship. Shame on Google for hiding China's shame.
That is, if you didn't play it 10 years ago on the Xbox. Also, Psychonauts left me with a "hm, that was neat" feeling more than a "wow, that was amazing" feeling. But that's just me.
That's just marketing. Business as usual.
The threat is that if phone makers perceive a significant legal risk in using Android, they may opt instead for Microsoft's Windows Phone software."
What part of this is illegal? Isn't this how patents are supposed to work?
No sympathy. The greeks made their bed , well its time to lie down.
No, the Greek elite made the bed, with the help of Goldman Sachs to keep it all secret. Make the elite pay, leave the Greek people alone.
These "concerns" are all bunk. Just supply an html directory tree of all the pending laws, with each law signed with GPG. You're done. I bet it would cost them less to implement this than to keep Thomas running.
You don't even really need the GPG signatures. If someone edits a law for propaganda purposes, the original version should always be there for reference.
There are no legitimate concerns here. Only stonewalling.
The reason these giant IT projects almost always cost more than the original bid is that the purchasing entity (NYC in this case) frequently either hides or isn't aware of some of the items that will affect the cost.
Whose job is it to ensure that contracts are properly specced out? Who manages that person? Fire the manager.
Ok, if I have to spell it out from you, the DOJ used an entirely legitimate complaint against Microsoft as an excuse to shake them down. You can tell the DOJ wasn't really serious about protecting consumers, because in the end they did nothing at all to protect consumers. All they did is send Microsoft a message that they are not above paying the piper. Microsoft apparently heard that message loud and clear.
Since the previous antitrust actions were not intended to help consumers, then it would be unlikely for the DOJ to attempt to help consumers in the future. Therefore, you can expect no DOJ action on this issue.
Does that make sense now? I still don't see how anyone who speaks English could interpret my previous post to mean that Microsoft wasn't guilty of antitrust abuse.
You sound really stupid yourself, considering that the technical issues are irrelevant to Microsoft's abuse of monopoly. The problem is Microsoft using their monopoly position to force vendors to ship computers with only Microsoft approved keys. Secure boot is a valid and useful feature, but preloading keys will have profound anti-competetive effects.
How does anyone interpret my post to mean that the lawsuit against Microsoft was completely baseless? Really? I don't see it.
Evolution works if you leave it the fuck alone. Stop protecting the stupid and evil, and let them get what they deserve.
Evolution doesn't work on the individual, it works on the entire species. We are using the adaptations that evolution has yielded, (e.g. communication, planning, empathy, etc) to adapt to a new environment (urban post-industrialism). How is that not evolution in action?
We never had any uprisings back then....
Seriously? Are you just completely ignorant of US labor history?