The damage, of course, comes when one person thinks what they do is protected speech, maybe even art, and what other people do is simply random acts of terrorism.
You mean my exploding bomb as performance art is... perfectly cool? SWEET!
Yes, that is the thing, governments should stay out of morality
You want morality legislated, just your brand.
And by "Morality" you mean things like "sin" and stuff, right? But legislation based enviro-morality is perfectly okay (Kyoto, Cap-n-tax etc), right? Universal Health Care, right? You want the San Francisco Model of Governance?
You're no different than the "Christian Right", except you see yourself as morally superior to them.
By his logic, it should be fine for companies to dump tons of pollution into rivers with no legal consequence, because then the market will take care of it, right?
So, what you're saying by your logic is that you want a nanny state where those in power create a bunch of laws that dictate every last thing you can and cannot do. Hope you like to walk everywhere, because if you drive or ride in ANY other mode of transportation (including horses), you're polluting the "rivers" yourself.
Remember MTBE? Left wingers wanted that in all gasoline, because it made gas burn more completely, hence "good for the environment" . Well the shit is in our water supply now, and it is a dangerous chemical that is persistent in ground water. People do evil shit all the time, sometimes even without knowing it. Looking back MTBE was lame ass stupid idea, and some people knew it. But it was MANDATED by law, the very regulation you think we all should follow blindly.
Muslims have bombed people. So have extremists white Christians. So have many other racial, ethnic, or religious groups.
You must watch "The View" and think "Insightful!"
When was the last "Extremist White Christian" bombing you can think of off the top of your head.
Your bias is trying to get moral equivalency when there is none. Nice try though.
You are muddying the issue here with the Juan Williams story. The fact that Williams was fired doesn't in itself prove anything about whether their programming or reporting has left bias.
Then why was he fired? Political Correctness IS liberal censorship. It represents liberal bias when you cannot speak truth because it is offensive to some left wing agenda.
Juan Williams was FIRED from NPR for expressing his views on FOX. Political Correctness of the Liberals run amok.
Being biased doesn't mean you're not reporting the "facts", bias comes across when reporting the "facts", whether or not a "fact" is buried deep in an article or report.
Finding out that the perp was "white" in the first paragraph is bias, if you don't report the similar fact when it isn't a "white" guy. You know, burying the fact that the guy who wanted to blow something up was "muslim" on the second to last paragraph of the report (don't want to offend muslims).
Juan Williams was fired, for saying roughly something along the lines of "muslims scare me". And while the threat of average muslim blowing something up is fairly small, it is reasonable to have heightened fear, because muslims are known to blow shit up, and kill people for no reason.
Most fear is unreasonable, and why we should be wary of it. The chance that you're gonna get blown up by a muslim is slightly higher than getting eaten by a shark, but saying you're scared of one is okay, but not saying it about the other is not. Something is wrong with that picture.
And of all the stupid stuff people say that SHOULD get people fired on NPR (and FOX), this is probably the stupidest reason for doing it.
Juan Williams was fired from NPR for not being PC enough for the liberal left. So much for...
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. - Evelyn Beatrice Hall
I can't see how this is a good idea.The people who hate NPR (liberal) or FOX (conservative) without ever listening to either, already have plenty of places to get their bias quota. We don't need any more mind numb drones for the political classes.
Public Libraries are an anachronism. By the time a book gets to the public library, the information contained within it,is six months to two years out of date. In the world of digital information, those two years might as well be an eternity.
The cost of publishing has gone down with the advent of the WWW. I can now publish, the equivalent of any number of "books" for next to nothing, instantaneously.
People are enamored by public libraries, when we have much more "public" information store that is much more up to date than any library. Like newspapers, they are a dying breed. People who still believe in public libraries (and newspapers) need to realize that their time has come and gone. They have served their purpose.
Or random asshat/friends randomly tagging you in random images that aren't even photos of anything, in some sort of mass campaign of sorts.First time I was tagged in one of those I was like Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!?!?
Have you seen what kids are capable of doing to furniture?
It is hard enough to replace a $40 chair, and for $500 I can replace a dozen or so of the "elite" chairs. No thanks. It is simply amazing how easy it is to spend money, when it isn't yours.
And working in classrooms all day, I can tell you the chairs are the least of the distractions in the classroom.
They don't call it Government Sachs for nothing. Take a look at who is at GS that used to be in the Federal Govt, and visa versa. This just stinks. And that which smells like shit usually is the Bull Shit they're trying to pass off to the public.
Also, you ignore that our court system NEEDS to be open except for very specific reasons. Keeping "source code" secret isn't one of them. Especially if the source code is part of the prosecution for whatever "crime" was committed.
If it is a program, there are assumptions. If those assumptions are false, then the program is exploitable. If the program is exploitable, it will be exploited. If it is exploited, people will lose their shirts while others make a fortune. The rich don't want to be fleeced automatically by computers, they just want to fleece others with computers.
Oh, I'm for the corporate death penalty too. Seize all assets, auction them off, use the funds to pay liabilities and put the rest in a victim compensation fund.
Microsoft dominates DESKTOP OS market share. I doubt if it dominates OS market share, considering Android, Symbian, iOS, OSX, Palm, Linux.....
I've said this before, but it fits here. Microsoft is a WINDOWS company (with exceptions), it is NOT a technology company. Almost everything they do is for WINDOWS, and WINDOWS is their primary focus. Apple and Google have let Microsoft have the WINDOWS market. They are after other markets, and why they are killing Microsoft in the process.
I'm reminded of an old story, from the late 1800s. The story is about a Railroad Magnate who saw his business as being "railroading". That was his focus. The problem was, that view was myopic and very short sighted. IF he had a broader viewpoint, saying instead he was in the "transportation" business, he would have able to incorporate automobiles/trucks and aircraft when those came onto the scene.
What business is Microsoft in? It is in the WINDOWS business. THAT is their product, that is their service, that is what they do. That is their Achilles Heel, and why they are dying (Netcraft Confirms it)
Until the 'owners' of a corporation can be imprisoned for crimes they are not equal to 'citizens' and should not get the same level of rights.
Actually, if a corporation commits crimes, the CEO, Officers and the BOARD of Directors should be held criminally responsible. I'm not talking about rogue employees, I'm talking about corporate policy and repeated actions.
Additionally, one MUST remember that Corporations are creations of the State. Giving them any "rights" diminishes the liberties of citizens and the people. THIS is my beef with corporatism (not capitalism) of today.
Until we hold people accountable for their responsibility and fiduciary duties, nothing is going to change.
If you look at the inbreeding of politics (Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner) it is starting to look a lot like North Korea in places.
Damn if politics makes me sick to my stomach. If the government didn't have this much control over people's lives, there would be no point in this kind of behavior. Idiots (D) and (R) people have no real clue how close we are to tyranny.
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You mean my exploding bomb as performance art is ... perfectly cool? SWEET!
Tell all of that to NPR and Juan Williams.
You want morality legislated, just your brand.
And by "Morality" you mean things like "sin" and stuff, right? But legislation based enviro-morality is perfectly okay (Kyoto, Cap-n-tax etc), right? Universal Health Care, right? You want the San Francisco Model of Governance?
You're no different than the "Christian Right", except you see yourself as morally superior to them.
So, what you're saying by your logic is that you want a nanny state where those in power create a bunch of laws that dictate every last thing you can and cannot do. Hope you like to walk everywhere, because if you drive or ride in ANY other mode of transportation (including horses), you're polluting the "rivers" yourself.
Remember MTBE? Left wingers wanted that in all gasoline, because it made gas burn more completely, hence "good for the environment" . Well the shit is in our water supply now, and it is a dangerous chemical that is persistent in ground water. People do evil shit all the time, sometimes even without knowing it. Looking back MTBE was lame ass stupid idea, and some people knew it. But it was MANDATED by law, the very regulation you think we all should follow blindly.
Or did I get it wrong?
You must watch "The View" and think "Insightful!"
When was the last "Extremist White Christian" bombing you can think of off the top of your head.
Your bias is trying to get moral equivalency when there is none. Nice try though.
Then why was he fired? Political Correctness IS liberal censorship. It represents liberal bias when you cannot speak truth because it is offensive to some left wing agenda.
So, what you're saying is that NPR can create Post Hoc "standards" for firing someone.
What standard did Juan Williams violate when giving a PERSONALIZED account of an event?
Meanwhile, I wonder if you'd support reporters creating news stories ....
http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/10/30/anchorage-cbs-affiliate-caught-on-voicemail-conspiring-against-alaskas-gop-senate-candidate/
Juan Williams was FIRED from NPR for expressing his views on FOX. Political Correctness of the Liberals run amok.
Being biased doesn't mean you're not reporting the "facts", bias comes across when reporting the "facts", whether or not a "fact" is buried deep in an article or report.
Finding out that the perp was "white" in the first paragraph is bias, if you don't report the similar fact when it isn't a "white" guy. You know, burying the fact that the guy who wanted to blow something up was "muslim" on the second to last paragraph of the report (don't want to offend muslims).
Juan Williams was fired, for saying roughly something along the lines of "muslims scare me". And while the threat of average muslim blowing something up is fairly small, it is reasonable to have heightened fear, because muslims are known to blow shit up, and kill people for no reason.
Most fear is unreasonable, and why we should be wary of it. The chance that you're gonna get blown up by a muslim is slightly higher than getting eaten by a shark, but saying you're scared of one is okay, but not saying it about the other is not. Something is wrong with that picture.
And of all the stupid stuff people say that SHOULD get people fired on NPR (and FOX), this is probably the stupidest reason for doing it.
Juan Williams was fired from NPR for not being PC enough for the liberal left. So much for ...
If you're screwing android rather than girlfriends ... that would explain a lot!
I can't see how this is a good idea.The people who hate NPR (liberal) or FOX (conservative) without ever listening to either, already have plenty of places to get their bias quota. We don't need any more mind numb drones for the political classes.
Show me something in EVERY (or even most) Library, some bit of information, that I cannot find with a quick search on the internet.
Bet you can't.
Which means you're looking for a specific library, that has a specific tome, with a specific piece of information that is not found on the internet.
See the problem now?
Feelings. And why do you hate so much?
Public Libraries are an anachronism. By the time a book gets to the public library, the information contained within it,is six months to two years out of date. In the world of digital information, those two years might as well be an eternity.
The cost of publishing has gone down with the advent of the WWW. I can now publish, the equivalent of any number of "books" for next to nothing, instantaneously.
People are enamored by public libraries, when we have much more "public" information store that is much more up to date than any library. Like newspapers, they are a dying breed. People who still believe in public libraries (and newspapers) need to realize that their time has come and gone. They have served their purpose.
No "Users" are suing these companies, Lawyers are suing. No User will gain much benefit from the results of the suit, win or lose, lawyers will.
This is nothing but a get rich quick scheme for Lawyers.
Or random asshat/friends randomly tagging you in random images that aren't even photos of anything, in some sort of mass campaign of sorts.First time I was tagged in one of those I was like Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!?!?
Have you seen what kids are capable of doing to furniture?
It is hard enough to replace a $40 chair, and for $500 I can replace a dozen or so of the "elite" chairs. No thanks. It is simply amazing how easy it is to spend money, when it isn't yours.
And working in classrooms all day, I can tell you the chairs are the least of the distractions in the classroom.
They don't call it Government Sachs for nothing. Take a look at who is at GS that used to be in the Federal Govt, and visa versa. This just stinks. And that which smells like shit usually is the Bull Shit they're trying to pass off to the public.
There are two golden rules ...
Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you.
The person with the gold rules.
Also, you ignore that our court system NEEDS to be open except for very specific reasons. Keeping "source code" secret isn't one of them. Especially if the source code is part of the prosecution for whatever "crime" was committed.
If it is a program, there are assumptions. If those assumptions are false, then the program is exploitable. If the program is exploitable, it will be exploited. If it is exploited, people will lose their shirts while others make a fortune. The rich don't want to be fleeced automatically by computers, they just want to fleece others with computers.
That is all this is.
How many of those are tied directly or indirectly to Windows? At least 1/2 at some level.
XBOX=DirectX (Graphics) used to sell WINDOWS PC GAMES not just XBox games.
MP3 player, that is tied to WMP, at least on Windows
Cellphones/PDA, WINCE and Windows Mobile 7
Software, props up WINDOWS ecosystem.
Cloud Services, based on "Windows" servers.
Servers ... WINDOWS
VideoGame software See XBOX
Internet TV, Windows based of course.
That leaves, at best Web Content (Sharepoint/Windows), Web Cams, And Tech Support (for Windows).
Oh, I'm for the corporate death penalty too. Seize all assets, auction them off, use the funds to pay liabilities and put the rest in a victim compensation fund.
See there? THAT is exactly what I was saying. Microsoft is not a tech company, it is a "WINDOWS" company, in this case WINCE.
Windows Mobile 7 is further evidence it is WINDOWS company.
Microsoft dominates DESKTOP OS market share. I doubt if it dominates OS market share, considering Android, Symbian, iOS, OSX, Palm, Linux .....
I've said this before, but it fits here. Microsoft is a WINDOWS company (with exceptions), it is NOT a technology company. Almost everything they do is for WINDOWS, and WINDOWS is their primary focus. Apple and Google have let Microsoft have the WINDOWS market. They are after other markets, and why they are killing Microsoft in the process.
I'm reminded of an old story, from the late 1800s. The story is about a Railroad Magnate who saw his business as being "railroading". That was his focus. The problem was, that view was myopic and very short sighted. IF he had a broader viewpoint, saying instead he was in the "transportation" business, he would have able to incorporate automobiles/trucks and aircraft when those came onto the scene.
What business is Microsoft in? It is in the WINDOWS business. THAT is their product, that is their service, that is what they do. That is their Achilles Heel, and why they are dying (Netcraft Confirms it)
Actually, if a corporation commits crimes, the CEO, Officers and the BOARD of Directors should be held criminally responsible. I'm not talking about rogue employees, I'm talking about corporate policy and repeated actions.
Additionally, one MUST remember that Corporations are creations of the State. Giving them any "rights" diminishes the liberties of citizens and the people. THIS is my beef with corporatism (not capitalism) of today.
Until we hold people accountable for their responsibility and fiduciary duties, nothing is going to change.
Actually, evidence is coming out that it MIGHT be a conspiracy, with SEIU members rigging ballot stations for Reid.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Voting-machines-in-Clark-County-Nevada-automatically-checking-Harry-Reids-name-Voting-machine-technicians-are-members-of-SEIU-105815608.html
If you look at the inbreeding of politics (Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner) it is starting to look a lot like North Korea in places.
Damn if politics makes me sick to my stomach. If the government didn't have this much control over people's lives, there would be no point in this kind of behavior. Idiots (D) and (R) people have no real clue how close we are to tyranny.
Exxon donated more to Obama than any other person in office, so that isn't true either, and that tidbit just chafes the leftwing mantra.
Corporations read the tea leaves and buy influence accordingly. (D) and (R) are just prostitutes who peddle influence to the highest bidder.
All made up words are perfectly cromulent.