I see what you're saying, but if you look up "restrict" and "government" in any dictionary you will see that there isn't that much flexibility in the definitions. The U.S. judicial branch is definitely part of "the government" pretty much any way you define it.
A civil action must be enforced by the government to be meaningful. A decision is made in a (government) court and if you don't pay what you are required to, you in fact just might see the inside of a jail cell. But either way it has nothing to do with whether you go to jail -- the point is that if a law is on the books (civil or criminal) that restricts what you say, that law is a government abridgment of your speech.
yes, and depending upon the outcome of the Frank Chu lawsuit against the Clintons for illegally broadcasting his image to the Twelve Galaxies, we may see a precedent set that will affect libel lawsuits in other parts of the universe as well!
It's not so much what you say, but who is doing the restricting. In other words, the first amendment says the government may not abridge the freedom to say whatever you want, not that you only have the right to speak against the government. It says the government may not restrict your speech. So a corporate entity or whatever may restrict your speech without running afoul of the Constitution but the government may not. That includes speech about things that have no political or governmental implications whatsoever. Libel is considered an exception to the first amendment, but proving libel requires certain things (that, as the original poster correctly pointed out, are different in the US than they are in Britain). But make no mistake about it -- a successful libel lawsuit is certainly a GOVERNMENT restriction of free speech.
based on the information presented here, I'm pretty sure this would be considered libel in the U.S. as well. The guy's not really a public figure, the material published is demonstrably false, and clearly shows intent to harm reputation. I think even under the stricter "actual malice" standard required for public figures. And on top of it, there could possibly be fraud charges and grounds for an invasion of privacy suit.
Vista has better "eye candy" than XP, even arguably better than OSX, but many people aren't switching because it's not just about "candy." It's about user experience, in which animation and soothing visuals play only a part. Simplicity is more important than prettiness, and the ability of the user to know somewhat intuitively what a button will do goes a lot farther than 3D visual effects.
The Supreme Court interpreted the 14th amendment as meaning that the 1st Amendment applies to the states back in 1925. So, no, New York is not free to abridge the free speech and press (and that would be true even if this was not in New York's state Constitution, as it is in most U.S. states). You're welcome to your opinion of what the 14th Amendment says, but methinks the longstanding Supreme Court precedent is more likely to be perceived as binding.
If you knew more about emacs you would know that you don't need to ssh to quit the program. From within the program just type Control-Z... then after the Stopped message type "killall -9 emacs"....
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but there has been a thunderous demand for buzzwords that truly represent the crystallization of otherwise cloudy ideas.
You can complain about Apple if you want, but at least get the facts straight. Apple has not only utilized open source thoroughly at the core of its OS; it has also given back to the open source community. And if you really want to be anal about open source you can forego the OSX UI and install darwin on its own, and use only free software on your shiny Mac box. It may not be Debian, but it's certainly not "more protective of its source" than Microsoft.
I agree about the hockey puck but have you ever used the new ultraslim keyboards? This is the best keyboard I've used since the AEK II, which I have always missed since they stopped putting serial ports on Macs... the recent keyboards before the flat ones were abominations, I was always pushing the control key by accident because of the way I hold my hands while typing. These flat keyboards are great though, terrific form factor and just the right amount of clickety click when you type. The wireless one is a little too small -- good for a entertainment center situation but not for a desktop. But the wired one is terrific, and not too pricey either.
As for the earbuds, you're right, but it doesn't matter. There's no point in them including Grados since well over 90% of their market won't appreciate or care about the difference (they're playing mp3s anyway!), and those of us who do care already plan to spend $100+ on something better. Personally I wouldn't want to be locked into an audiophile solution chosen by Apple -- I'd rather throw out the crappy ones they include and use my Shures rather than have to pay a large premium for good earbuds that I probably wouldn't use anyway.
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It's the only way for Mac users to keep up with the confusion that Windows users experience when dealing with all those extra mouse buttons.
He said "colon"
Well, duh! Nukes are second best, only to be used if Chuck Norris is unavailable.
I think his point is that it already is on a prominent website (google).
I see what you're saying, but if you look up "restrict" and "government" in any dictionary you will see that there isn't that much flexibility in the definitions. The U.S. judicial branch is definitely part of "the government" pretty much any way you define it.
So you think the judge is some kind of private party? Don't be silly. The courts, and the judge, represent the government.
A civil action must be enforced by the government to be meaningful. A decision is made in a (government) court and if you don't pay what you are required to, you in fact just might see the inside of a jail cell. But either way it has nothing to do with whether you go to jail -- the point is that if a law is on the books (civil or criminal) that restricts what you say, that law is a government abridgment of your speech.
yes, and depending upon the outcome of the Frank Chu lawsuit against the Clintons for illegally broadcasting his image to the Twelve Galaxies, we may see a precedent set that will affect libel lawsuits in other parts of the universe as well!
It's not so much what you say, but who is doing the restricting. In other words, the first amendment says the government may not abridge the freedom to say whatever you want, not that you only have the right to speak against the government. It says the government may not restrict your speech. So a corporate entity or whatever may restrict your speech without running afoul of the Constitution but the government may not. That includes speech about things that have no political or governmental implications whatsoever. Libel is considered an exception to the first amendment, but proving libel requires certain things (that, as the original poster correctly pointed out, are different in the US than they are in Britain). But make no mistake about it -- a successful libel lawsuit is certainly a GOVERNMENT restriction of free speech.
based on the information presented here, I'm pretty sure this would be considered libel in the U.S. as well. The guy's not really a public figure, the material published is demonstrably false, and clearly shows intent to harm reputation. I think even under the stricter "actual malice" standard required for public figures. And on top of it, there could possibly be fraud charges and grounds for an invasion of privacy suit.
How much is that in fortnights?
Why duplicate the efforts of Citizendium? Are knol's goals substantially different?
Vista has better "eye candy" than XP, even arguably better than OSX, but many people aren't switching because it's not just about "candy." It's about user experience, in which animation and soothing visuals play only a part. Simplicity is more important than prettiness, and the ability of the user to know somewhat intuitively what a button will do goes a lot farther than 3D visual effects.
Come on, Google bloggers, that's less than Apple's marketshare! Surely we can do better than that!! Let's get to work!!
The Supreme Court interpreted the 14th amendment as meaning that the 1st Amendment applies to the states back in 1925. So, no, New York is not free to abridge the free speech and press (and that would be true even if this was not in New York's state Constitution, as it is in most U.S. states). You're welcome to your opinion of what the 14th Amendment says, but methinks the longstanding Supreme Court precedent is more likely to be perceived as binding.
Just look at the prototype. Unreadable. It's like it's in some other language or something!
It's a different Matthew.
I've been upgrading my trusty Radio Shack TRS-80 CoCo2 all this time. . .
I think when they said "green" they meant ecologically sound; it wasn't supposed to be a description of the color of the text on the screen.
wouldn't you want -h if you really wanted to be sure?
If you knew more about emacs you would know that you don't need to ssh to quit the program. From within the program just type Control-Z ... then after the Stopped message type "killall -9 emacs"....
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but there has been a thunderous demand for buzzwords that truly represent the crystallization of otherwise cloudy ideas.
I think this presents a cloudier issue.
You can complain about Apple if you want, but at least get the facts straight. Apple has not only utilized open source thoroughly at the core of its OS; it has also given back to the open source community. And if you really want to be anal about open source you can forego the OSX UI and install darwin on its own, and use only free software on your shiny Mac box. It may not be Debian, but it's certainly not "more protective of its source" than Microsoft.
I agree about the hockey puck but have you ever used the new ultraslim keyboards? This is the best keyboard I've used since the AEK II, which I have always missed since they stopped putting serial ports on Macs... the recent keyboards before the flat ones were abominations, I was always pushing the control key by accident because of the way I hold my hands while typing. These flat keyboards are great though, terrific form factor and just the right amount of clickety click when you type. The wireless one is a little too small -- good for a entertainment center situation but not for a desktop. But the wired one is terrific, and not too pricey either.
As for the earbuds, you're right, but it doesn't matter. There's no point in them including Grados since well over 90% of their market won't appreciate or care about the difference (they're playing mp3s anyway!), and those of us who do care already plan to spend $100+ on something better. Personally I wouldn't want to be locked into an audiophile solution chosen by Apple -- I'd rather throw out the crappy ones they include and use my Shures rather than have to pay a large premium for good earbuds that I probably wouldn't use anyway.
However, there exists one and only one of me.
I wouldn't be so sure of that. I've run into many people in my time who were "Motherfucking Shit"s.