Hmm.
You know what?
You are right. I actually did only read the last sentence of your post. So, I will hereby publicly apologize to you, NotSanguine. I stand corrected.
BTW, for what it's worth, I am using my real name here:-)
Apology accepted. I hope to read more of your comments and perhaps even engage in interesting discussions with you in the future Sabri.
For what it's worth, I'm *not* using my real name here.:)
New York City is on my very short list of places I will avoid if I can. The other place on that list is the U.K.
Why? Because I don't need a nanny. I don't need to have CCTV aimed at me as soon as I exit an aircraft. By the time I've left the airport they (NYC and Queen Elizabeth) will have more footage of me than I have of my entire youth. I don't need the mayor of a city I would potentially visit and spend my hard-earned cash as a tourist telling me I can't get a super-sized soda. Don't get me wrong, I fully appreciate the feelings after 9/11 and the desire to avoid that from ever happening again. But it appears that the NYC is worse than the KGB nowadays, that can not be the Freedom that the U.S. is advertising to the rest of the world.
Of course I won't be missed. But as soon as the rest of the world will think like me, id-10-t's like you will think differently. I vote with my money and I choose not to spend it in your city.
And let me give an example of where this will lead to: I used to live in Amsterdam, one of the most liberal cities ever. Legal prostitution, almost legal marijuana, legal mushrooms and a few museums. That drew a lot (a huge) amount of tourists. The downfall started about 10 years ago with the cab drivers overcharging and treating customers like crap. Then Amsterdam started construction work, which has left the city ruined for 10 years now. The left-wing politicians (not US-left) are closing down the Red Light District and make it impossible to run coffeeshops (you know, where one buys pot). The result? An almost 80% decline in tourism.
New York City was once called New Amsterdam. I guess that still applies, only the results will last a few more years. So stay in your city, as much as you can. Please.
Apparently, you only read the last sentence of my post. Or chose only to pay attention to the last sentence. I said:
My neighbors, friends and acquaintances would all disagree with you. Unlike the crap some would like to believe, Most NYers are Americans and those who want to be Americans -- who value freedom over security. The events of 9/11/2001 were awful. Those poor folks who jumped from the burning towers were reminiscent of another horrific tragedy in NYC, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire [wikipedia.org] only much, much worse.
The rank disregard of individual rights in the US is hardly limited to NYC. The fact that Bloomberg (hey, don't blame me - I voted for the other guy -- three times!) is an authoritarian asshole doesn't make NYC and the amazing people who live there assholes. [emphasis added]
I'm sorry that you have an issue with NYC. It really is a wonderful place despite the shenanigans that Bloomberg and Kelly have been pulling. I don't want this stupid crap any more than you do. I vote against the assholes who are trying to usurp the rights enumerated in my country's constitution.
And so, despite the fact that you decided to attack me even though I'm on the same side of the fence you are, I'll chalk up your nastiness to low blood sugar, poor reading comprehension or just that you're having a bad day. I hope the rest of your day is much better. You see? It's not so hard to be nice to people even when you're being pseudonymous, Sabri. You might want to think about that the next time you're tempted to be insulting for no apparent reason. Toodles!
Nor does AT&T have the power of arrest and detention.
Standing up and saying its not Big Brother doesn't make it so.
The sad part is New Yorkers will probably go for this in a heart beat. All you need to do is whisper World Trade Center, and all opposition voices will be drowned out. Take it from me, my sister lords it over me every time this type of issue comes up because she was 6 blocks away on 9/11.
Have you ever lived/worked in N.Y.C.? You've got some seriously dangerous animals who have no human compassion at all in them. And thanks to video, face recognition and cell tracking these heartless criminals are getting caught more and more. If having to give up some "in public" privacy means my sisters are safer when there, then HELL YES! Take my photo! Recognize my face and track my damn phone! I don't do illegal things, and don't care if I get stop & frisked for weapons. You can't be against public surveillance then complain later when you or your loved ones get mugged/raped/killed. Welcome to the modern life.
My neighbors, friends and acquaintances would all disagree with you. Unlike the crap some would like to believe, Most NYers are Americans and those who want to be Americans -- who value freedom over security. The events of 9/11/2001 were awful. Those poor folks who jumped from the burning towers were reminiscent of another horrific tragedy in NYC, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire only much, much worse.
The rank disregard of individual rights in the US is hardly limited to NYC. The fact that Bloomberg (hey, don't blame me - I voted for the other guy -- three times!) is an authoritarian asshole doesn't make NYC and the amazing people who live there assholes.
I remember watching the twin towers being built. What were you doing then? I used to walk through the site every day for years when I worked across the street at the World Financial Center. The WTC site was a huge part of this city and I deplore the scumbags who hurt my city and killed so many of my fellow NYers.
As is obvious by now, I live in NYC and the vast majority of people are honest, hard working and some of the nicest people anywhere. It doesn't matter whether it's a big city or a rural area, freedom is not always safe. There are assholes and those with no respect for themselves and others everywhere. Including what ever Podunk burg you hail from.
New York is still a big city. It still has problems, but it's not the hell hole you make it out to be. You seem like "...a self-righteous fathead who mistakes his own trained-in prejudices for the laws of nature." With apologies to RAH. It's cowardly jackasses like you who cheer on the trampling of our freedom that make me sick and make the ruination of this wonderful nation a near certainty.
If you don't like my city, don't come here. I can assure you, you won't be missed.
Michael Bloomberg is a pompous, egotistical, authoritarian windbag. He has implemented or expanded a variety of obnoxiously authoritarian measures during his tenure, not least of which is the "Stop and Frisk" insanity.
What is more, Hizzonor contravened the will of his constituents by modifying the term limits law (which the people of NYC directly voted for *twice*) in cahoots with the 85% of the city council who would have had to leave office because of the law.
So I for one am not surprised by the effort by Bloomie and his lackey Ray Kelly to further the police state in NYC.
The saddest part about this is that Mayor Bloomberg isn't as huge a jackass as his predecessor, Rudy.
I really hope you get paid for sloshing this tripe all over the intertubes. If not, well that would be a very sad story. On the bright side, I guess it's the result of the Citizens United decision creating jobs. Go SCOTUS!
One "like" from a "friend" is worth a hundred thousand likes from random strangers (even if they're real people). And one detailed comment about a product from an actual trusted friend is worth more than a hundred thousand likes from friends.
What? People actually pay attention to "Likes" and "+1s" and such? Then again, somebody (or some-bot) actually clicked a button so it has to be important, right?
Maybe we should think about it like this: "Facebook Likes, number of Twitter followers, Google +1s and similar can have a powerful effect on the weak minded" --Obi Wan Kenobi
It was as i understand a childrens book, it might even make sense to have made a movie for children out of it... but ofcourse that would not make it a blockbuster hit but probably more of a direct-to-video type deal (which would have been just fine for most of us, but not for the moneymakers)
"Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe, and not make messes in the house." --Robert Heinlein
Well, obviously there's no law forcing them into ghettos - even France couldn't get away with quite such a blatent violation of US law.
Damn right! Those frogs better not violate US law! It's not like they're a sovereign nation with it's own constitution, government and legal system. USA! USA! USA! Oh wait...
Perhaps the summary needs augmented reality glasses because it missed some things.
...Anyway, reading his account of it makes me want to hit him due to his unbearable writing style and attitude and I'm not even staring into his robo-glasses, getting photos randomly taken of me.
Now son. Your mother and I keep telling you, "use your words." Apparently, you're not the only one who hasn't learned that lesson.
While I can't say it's wrong to try to show someone assaulting you a letter from your doctor, it's a desperate move that may be the only choice available, but which you should expect probably won't work. Writing about it as if he expected it to work and that this criminal is especially bad for refusing to read it shows a lack of common sense. And a lack of common sense is likely to increase your chances of getting assaulted in the first place, if only because you don't avoid bad neighborhoods or take other common precautions.
I know it's bad form to RTFA, but it appears that the "criminals" you mention were the management of the McDonalds in question. Also, the "bad neighborhood" was on the Champs Elysees smack dab in the middle of Paris (https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=140,+Avenue+Champs+Elysees,+Paris&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x47e66fea213f3677:0x130b82c34913be11,140+Avenue+des+Champs+%C3%89lys%C3%A9es,+75008+Paris,+France&gl=us&sa=X&ei=kZYFULL1DMfn0QG5g9jqCA&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA)...
Also, since our cyborg had already shown his note to other McDonald's employees and it was accepted and he was served food, it's not such a stretch to think that other McDonald's employees would react in the same way. But then, why let facts get in the way? Carry on.
and charging artists less for the privilege of selling their music via the MegaBox service, the FBI got quite frisky. Seizing servers, requesting arrest and extradition, freezing assets, etc. Now MegaUpload is no longer a threat to iTunes. I wonder what changed?
That's some serious tinfoil hat stuff you're messing with. Lookup "GumRoad" sometime. It allows creators to sell directly to consumers and they payout 95% to the creator (minus an additional 25 cent fee). You can get back to me if gumroad gets shutdown by the feds, but I'm putting money on the fact that they won't. The existence of sites like GumRoad shows that the MegaUpload conspiracy theory is just that -- a conspiracy theory.
I never said it was true. In fact, I pointed out that it was pretty tinfoil hat too.
Out of curiosity, how many users does GumRoad have? How many artists distribute their music through the site? How much infrastructure and cash does GumRoad have?
Are they a threat to iTunes? The MAFIAA? They certainly thought that MU was a threat.
While broad conspiracy theories imagining that Apple (and/or the MPAA/RIAA) is pulling the FBI's strings might be pretty fanciful, It's interesting to me that the FBI doesn't really seem all that interested in gathering evidence or making a strong case against MU now that they've been shut down. While it is certainly speculation, it's not so far to go that shutting MegaUpload down -- not prosecuting the officers of same -- was the whole point of the exercise.
Certainly he's a shady character, but last time I checked, this guy actually wanted to pay the artists
Dotcom described Megabox as Megaupload’s iTunes competitor, which would even eventually offer free premium movies via Megamovie, a site set to launch in 2012. This service would take Megaupload from being just a digital locker site to a full-fledged player in the digital content game.
The kicker was Megabox would cater to unsigned artists and allow anyone to sell their creations while allowing the artist to retain 90% of the earnings. Or, artists could even giveaway their songs and would be paid through a service called Megakey. “Yes that’s right, we will pay artists even for free downloads.
The above, if true, raises an interesting point. MegaUpload operated using the same model for years. Somehow, once they talked about creating a service that directly competed with iTunes -- and charging artists less for the privilege of selling their music via the MegaBox service, the FBI got quite frisky. Seizing servers, requesting arrest and extradition, freezing assets, etc. Now MegaUpload is no longer a threat to iTunes. I wonder what changed?
[Removes tinfoil hat]
I'm not saying that Apple owns the FBI, nor am I saying that these events weren't coincidental. It just gives you something to file away for future reference.
"Fair Use" is not a defense against charges of plagiarism, it's a defense against charges of copyright infringement. There is a difference. When you excerpt something for fair use, you use a representative part of the whole and you credit the source. You have a solid defense against accusations of both copyright infringement, having used only a small part of the original material, and plagiarism, having credited your source. In this case, I don't think anyone would argue that the summary is not fair use of the article. The issue is that without source credit, the work is being represented as the submitter's. That's plagiarism. This isn't a formal situation, and it's not going to have any consequences. But it's a matter of good manners and form to credit other for their work and not represent it as your own.
Actually, I agree. When I posted TFS, I did not put my name at the top and say it was mine. That was done (I imagine automagically) by the submission system. What I did was neither plagiarism or copyright infringement. However, credit should be given where it is due. I'll make sure I'm clear about that in the future.
That said, I find it more than a little ridiculous to spend so much time on a non-issue when there are so many real issues we could be discussing.
The wording is subtle but there, I had to read the EO a few times to figure out where they got that statement. I'm to lazy to dig at the moment, but it's the part where it mentions using civilian property. In essence, "use civilian property" requires it to be seized. Such is the way of wording in Politics and Law, often vague or intentionally misleading.
It's somewhat pedantic, I know, but I work in education and this is something that far, far too many people a) don't get, b) don't care about, and c) don't appreciate its importance. When making a direct quote, you need to do more than simply drop a hyperlink to an original source to avoid plagiarizing your sources; you need to also name the original author.
It's really, honestly as simple as adding "Muriel Kane of Raw story writes:" at the start of the paragraph. Make a habit of giving proper credit where it's due, especially if you do a lot of writing. It's easy to do and gives proper credit and respect to the person who took the time to write the words you're using.
Yes, I have better things to do. No, I have no plans to try to sic Ms. Kane's lawyers on you. To be frank, there's a reason the editors were listed first there: it's their job to know this kind of thing inside out as a matter of professional competence, whereas you're just Random Person On The Internet. Still, it's important, and something worth knowing. That's worth at least a mention, yeah?
You point is an excellent one. I am aware of the rules surrounding the appropriation of the works of others. Perhaps I should have prefaced TFS with "From http://www.rawstory.com/" or "In an article by Muriel Kane" or some such. As an aside, I did not personally attribute the prose to me. Nor was it ever my intent to deceive anyone on that point. That was done (presumably automatically) when I posted the article.
That said, this is not a term paper, a newspaper piece or a scholarly article. It's a post on a news aggregation and discussion site. IANAL, but I'm pretty sure that the "Fair Use" doctrine applies here. In fact, perhaps you should use this as an example to your students of fair use. You can then juxtapose my post with a real example of plagiarism.
I assume you intended to actually use this posting as an example of plagiarism for your students. Otherwise, your actions are quite incomprehensible to me. If you weren't planning on using this as an example then you were just engaging in a bit of off-topic ranting. While it can be amusing, people who do that are often considered trolls.
When you copy and paste an entire paragraph from a linked source without actually citing that source as the author of said material, you're committing plagiarism. NotSanguine did not write this blurb; Muriel Kane of Raw Story did.
Respect authorship.
Given that the the linked article was the source of the text in TFS, I think that "fair use" can be invoked here. However, if you want to contact Ms. Kane and suggest that she sue me for copyright infringement, knock yourself out!
Don't you have anything better to do? Maybe address the public health issues associated with the story in TFA? Discuss ways to improve our public health system?
Especially given the enormous amount of cash I earned by posting this on/. Or the precipitous nosedive in page hits that "The Raw Story" will see because the editors decided to accept the submission. Please.
So now we need a government department to let people that there is an outbreak? What happened to people? Does every aspect of our lives rely on someone else? come on people! It's an outbreak! Pay attention!
I know. Those nanny state commies are ruining this country! Why didn't they just decide not to tell anyone and cover it up like red-blooded Americans? Oh, wait..."
I know this is Slashdot, and no one reads the articles, but this one shows an unbelievable story of Democrat corruption. They pushed to conceal the truth about TB and it was incredible.
What's wrong with you AC? What's with trying to get people to read TFA by lying about what's in it? Geez! I posted TFA and *I* didn't even read it. You should so get banned. In fact, they should take your username away from you!:)
My wife immigrated to this country by following a tortuous process involving countless INS office visits and hours of waiting, interviews, telephone book sized application submissions in which one un-dotted 'i' could get the whole process derailed, and my parents and myself having to pledge our assets and future income if something should go wrong and she ended up unable to support herself.
Good for you and your wife. I hope that you have very happy lives with many years of joy together!
Obama and liberals want to give a free entry ticket to people who have no respect for the laws of this country as evidenced by their willingness to enter it illegally. But I am supposed to believe they will "make this country a better place?" You really must be borderline sociopathic to be so unable to empathize with the position of those who immigrate legally and to be unable to understand how deeply disrespectful and mocking of their legitimate efforts it is to coddle illegal immigrants.
Please, believe what you want. Say what you want. Disagree with me. That's one of the great things about the US.
I don't tell you what to believe. I told you what I think. If you decide that makes me a borderline sociopath, that's your prerogative. For myself, I'll allow medical professionals to diagnose me, should that become necessary.
I do empathize with immigrants. My father emigrated to the US. Both of my mother's parents were immigrants. I think immigration is one of the best things this country has going for it.
Unless of course you are willing to publicly declare right here and now that anyone has the right to enter your house at any time and start making themselves a meal with the contents of your refrigerator, and offer up your address, then you're nothing but a bloody hypocrite.
Hey. that's actually a pretty good straw man. Very nice. Keep working on that and someday, someone might actually bite.
I'm a little confused. I expressed the opinion that Obama believes that immigration (I didn't specify what sort of immigration, so I feel I'm justified in thinking you're projecting) is good for this country. I assume you believe so too, otherwise your wife wouldn't be with you right now. How did you get from "Immigration is good" to "You're a borderline sociopath"? If I had to guess, I'd say that your experience with the INS/ICE was stressful and traumatic. That sucks. It shouldn't have to be that way. However, it seems to me that by redirecting your ire at me, you're just avoiding the real source of your pain. Perhaps you should see a therapist.
I wish you and your wife the best of luck for long and happy lives together! Hopefully, your insurance covers mental health treatment. Have a great night!
You sure are one to play the victim card. When did you learn to feel so helpless? What the hell is the matter with you people? The door is open and you refuse to walk through.
Not so good recognizing the sarcasm, eh? sigh.
I don't walk through your door because you make no valid arguments as to why I should. Perhaps you should try some. Then again, that would require some actual work form you rather than just trolling.
If you actually have something useful to say, I'll listen. Heck I might even be persuaded. I suspect that rather than holding your own beliefs (except the one where you're always right) strongly, you just blather on reciting someone else's talking points.
Slashdot Mirror
Hmm. You know what? You are right. I actually did only read the last sentence of your post. So, I will hereby publicly apologize to you, NotSanguine. I stand corrected. BTW, for what it's worth, I am using my real name here :-)
Apology accepted. I hope to read more of your comments and perhaps even engage in interesting discussions with you in the future Sabri.
:)
For what it's worth, I'm *not* using my real name here.
New York City is on my very short list of places I will avoid if I can. The other place on that list is the U.K. Why? Because I don't need a nanny. I don't need to have CCTV aimed at me as soon as I exit an aircraft. By the time I've left the airport they (NYC and Queen Elizabeth) will have more footage of me than I have of my entire youth. I don't need the mayor of a city I would potentially visit and spend my hard-earned cash as a tourist telling me I can't get a super-sized soda. Don't get me wrong, I fully appreciate the feelings after 9/11 and the desire to avoid that from ever happening again. But it appears that the NYC is worse than the KGB nowadays, that can not be the Freedom that the U.S. is advertising to the rest of the world. Of course I won't be missed. But as soon as the rest of the world will think like me, id-10-t's like you will think differently. I vote with my money and I choose not to spend it in your city. And let me give an example of where this will lead to: I used to live in Amsterdam, one of the most liberal cities ever. Legal prostitution, almost legal marijuana, legal mushrooms and a few museums. That drew a lot (a huge) amount of tourists. The downfall started about 10 years ago with the cab drivers overcharging and treating customers like crap. Then Amsterdam started construction work, which has left the city ruined for 10 years now. The left-wing politicians (not US-left) are closing down the Red Light District and make it impossible to run coffeeshops (you know, where one buys pot). The result? An almost 80% decline in tourism. New York City was once called New Amsterdam. I guess that still applies, only the results will last a few more years. So stay in your city, as much as you can. Please.
Apparently, you only read the last sentence of my post. Or chose only to pay attention to the last sentence. I said:
My neighbors, friends and acquaintances would all disagree with you. Unlike the crap some would like to believe, Most NYers are Americans and those who want to be Americans -- who value freedom over security. The events of 9/11/2001 were awful. Those poor folks who jumped from the burning towers were reminiscent of another horrific tragedy in NYC, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire [wikipedia.org] only much, much worse. The rank disregard of individual rights in the US is hardly limited to NYC. The fact that Bloomberg (hey, don't blame me - I voted for the other guy -- three times!) is an authoritarian asshole doesn't make NYC and the amazing people who live there assholes. [emphasis added]
I'm sorry that you have an issue with NYC. It really is a wonderful place despite the shenanigans that Bloomberg and Kelly have been pulling. I don't want this stupid crap any more than you do. I vote against the assholes who are trying to usurp the rights enumerated in my country's constitution.
And so, despite the fact that you decided to attack me even though I'm on the same side of the fence you are, I'll chalk up your nastiness to low blood sugar, poor reading comprehension or just that you're having a bad day. I hope the rest of your day is much better. You see? It's not so hard to be nice to people even when you're being pseudonymous, Sabri. You might want to think about that the next time you're tempted to be insulting for no apparent reason. Toodles!
Nor does AT&T have the power of arrest and detention.
Standing up and saying its not Big Brother doesn't make it so. The sad part is New Yorkers will probably go for this in a heart beat. All you need to do is whisper World Trade Center, and all opposition voices will be drowned out. Take it from me, my sister lords it over me every time this type of issue comes up because she was 6 blocks away on 9/11.
Have you ever lived/worked in N.Y.C.? You've got some seriously dangerous animals who have no human compassion at all in them. And thanks to video, face recognition and cell tracking these heartless criminals are getting caught more and more. If having to give up some "in public" privacy means my sisters are safer when there, then HELL YES! Take my photo! Recognize my face and track my damn phone! I don't do illegal things, and don't care if I get stop & frisked for weapons. You can't be against public surveillance then complain later when you or your loved ones get mugged/raped/killed. Welcome to the modern life.
My neighbors, friends and acquaintances would all disagree with you. Unlike the crap some would like to believe, Most NYers are Americans and those who want to be Americans -- who value freedom over security. The events of 9/11/2001 were awful. Those poor folks who jumped from the burning towers were reminiscent of another horrific tragedy in NYC, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire only much, much worse.
The rank disregard of individual rights in the US is hardly limited to NYC. The fact that Bloomberg (hey, don't blame me - I voted for the other guy -- three times!) is an authoritarian asshole doesn't make NYC and the amazing people who live there assholes.
I remember watching the twin towers being built. What were you doing then? I used to walk through the site every day for years when I worked across the street at the World Financial Center. The WTC site was a huge part of this city and I deplore the scumbags who hurt my city and killed so many of my fellow NYers.
As is obvious by now, I live in NYC and the vast majority of people are honest, hard working and some of the nicest people anywhere. It doesn't matter whether it's a big city or a rural area, freedom is not always safe. There are assholes and those with no respect for themselves and others everywhere. Including what ever Podunk burg you hail from.
New York is still a big city. It still has problems, but it's not the hell hole you make it out to be. You seem like "...a self-righteous fathead who mistakes his own trained-in prejudices for the laws of nature." With apologies to RAH. It's cowardly jackasses like you who cheer on the trampling of our freedom that make me sick and make the ruination of this wonderful nation a near certainty.
If you don't like my city, don't come here. I can assure you, you won't be missed.
Michael Bloomberg is a pompous, egotistical, authoritarian windbag. He has implemented or expanded a variety of obnoxiously authoritarian measures during his tenure, not least of which is the "Stop and Frisk" insanity.
What is more, Hizzonor contravened the will of his constituents by modifying the term limits law (which the people of NYC directly voted for *twice*) in cahoots with the 85% of the city council who would have had to leave office because of the law.
So I for one am not surprised by the effort by Bloomie and his lackey Ray Kelly to further the police state in NYC.
The saddest part about this is that Mayor Bloomberg isn't as huge a jackass as his predecessor, Rudy.
I really hope you get paid for sloshing this tripe all over the intertubes. If not, well that would be a very sad story. On the bright side, I guess it's the result of the Citizens United decision creating jobs. Go SCOTUS!
She's definitely underappreciated!
One "like" from a "friend" is worth a hundred thousand likes from random strangers (even if they're real people). And one detailed comment about a product from an actual trusted friend is worth more than a hundred thousand likes from friends.
What? People actually pay attention to "Likes" and "+1s" and such? Then again, somebody (or some-bot) actually clicked a button so it has to be important, right?
Maybe we should think about it like this: "Facebook Likes, number of Twitter followers, Google +1s and similar can have a powerful effect on the weak minded" --Obi Wan Kenobi
Is if the RIAA is going to sue the Iranians or the authors of the virus or both for copyright infringement?
It was as i understand a childrens book, it might even make sense to have made a movie for children out of it... but ofcourse that would not make it a blockbuster hit but probably more of a direct-to-video type deal (which would have been just fine for most of us, but not for the moneymakers)
That's been done already
"Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe, and not make messes in the house." --Robert Heinlein
I would disagree. You're citing testosterone driven, aggressive behavior which knows no geographic or ethnic bounds. Violence is the choice of idiots.
Actually, it's "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." --Salvor Hardin
Well, obviously there's no law forcing them into ghettos - even France couldn't get away with quite such a blatent violation of US law.
Damn right! Those frogs better not violate US law! It's not like they're a sovereign nation with it's own constitution, government and legal system. USA! USA! USA! Oh wait...
Perhaps the summary needs augmented reality glasses because it missed some things.
...Anyway, reading his account of it makes me want to hit him due to his unbearable writing style and attitude and I'm not even staring into his robo-glasses, getting photos randomly taken of me.
Now son. Your mother and I keep telling you, "use your words." Apparently, you're not the only one who hasn't learned that lesson.
While I can't say it's wrong to try to show someone assaulting you a letter from your doctor, it's a desperate move that may be the only choice available, but which you should expect probably won't work. Writing about it as if he expected it to work and that this criminal is especially bad for refusing to read it shows a lack of common sense. And a lack of common sense is likely to increase your chances of getting assaulted in the first place, if only because you don't avoid bad neighborhoods or take other common precautions.
I know it's bad form to RTFA, but it appears that the "criminals" you mention were the management of the McDonalds in question. Also, the "bad neighborhood" was on the Champs Elysees smack dab in the middle of Paris (https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=140,+Avenue+Champs+Elysees,+Paris&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x47e66fea213f3677:0x130b82c34913be11,140+Avenue+des+Champs+%C3%89lys%C3%A9es,+75008+Paris,+France&gl=us&sa=X&ei=kZYFULL1DMfn0QG5g9jqCA&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA)...
Also, since our cyborg had already shown his note to other McDonald's employees and it was accepted and he was served food, it's not such a stretch to think that other McDonald's employees would react in the same way. But then, why let facts get in the way? Carry on.
That's some serious tinfoil hat stuff you're messing with. Lookup "GumRoad" sometime. It allows creators to sell directly to consumers and they payout 95% to the creator (minus an additional 25 cent fee). You can get back to me if gumroad gets shutdown by the feds, but I'm putting money on the fact that they won't. The existence of sites like GumRoad shows that the MegaUpload conspiracy theory is just that -- a conspiracy theory.
I never said it was true. In fact, I pointed out that it was pretty tinfoil hat too.
Out of curiosity, how many users does GumRoad have? How many artists distribute their music through the site? How much infrastructure and cash does GumRoad have?
Are they a threat to iTunes? The MAFIAA? They certainly thought that MU was a threat.
While broad conspiracy theories imagining that Apple (and/or the MPAA/RIAA) is pulling the FBI's strings might be pretty fanciful, It's interesting to me that the FBI doesn't really seem all that interested in gathering evidence or making a strong case against MU now that they've been shut down. While it is certainly speculation, it's not so far to go that shutting MegaUpload down -- not prosecuting the officers of same -- was the whole point of the exercise.
Certainly he's a shady character, but last time I checked, this guy actually wanted to pay the artists
Dotcom described Megabox as Megaupload’s iTunes competitor, which would even eventually offer free premium movies via Megamovie, a site set to launch in 2012. This service would take Megaupload from being just a digital locker site to a full-fledged player in the digital content game.
The kicker was Megabox would cater to unsigned artists and allow anyone to sell their creations while allowing the artist to retain 90% of the earnings. Or, artists could even giveaway their songs and would be paid through a service called Megakey. “Yes that’s right, we will pay artists even for free downloads.
The above, if true, raises an interesting point. MegaUpload operated using the same model for years. Somehow, once they talked about creating a service that directly competed with iTunes -- and charging artists less for the privilege of selling their music via the MegaBox service, the FBI got quite frisky. Seizing servers, requesting arrest and extradition, freezing assets, etc. Now MegaUpload is no longer a threat to iTunes. I wonder what changed?
[Removes tinfoil hat]
I'm not saying that Apple owns the FBI, nor am I saying that these events weren't coincidental. It just gives you something to file away for future reference.
"Fair Use" is not a defense against charges of plagiarism, it's a defense against charges of copyright infringement. There is a difference. When you excerpt something for fair use, you use a representative part of the whole and you credit the source. You have a solid defense against accusations of both copyright infringement, having used only a small part of the original material, and plagiarism, having credited your source. In this case, I don't think anyone would argue that the summary is not fair use of the article. The issue is that without source credit, the work is being represented as the submitter's. That's plagiarism. This isn't a formal situation, and it's not going to have any consequences. But it's a matter of good manners and form to credit other for their work and not represent it as your own.
Actually, I agree. When I posted TFS, I did not put my name at the top and say it was mine. That was done (I imagine automagically) by the submission system. What I did was neither plagiarism or copyright infringement. However, credit should be given where it is due. I'll make sure I'm clear about that in the future.
That said, I find it more than a little ridiculous to spend so much time on a non-issue when there are so many real issues we could be discussing.
The wording is subtle but there, I had to read the EO a few times to figure out where they got that statement. I'm to lazy to dig at the moment, but it's the part where it mentions using civilian property. In essence, "use civilian property" requires it to be seized. Such is the way of wording in Politics and Law, often vague or intentionally misleading.
And I thought I was paranoid!
It's somewhat pedantic, I know, but I work in education and this is something that far, far too many people a) don't get, b) don't care about, and c) don't appreciate its importance. When making a direct quote, you need to do more than simply drop a hyperlink to an original source to avoid plagiarizing your sources; you need to also name the original author.
It's really, honestly as simple as adding "Muriel Kane of Raw story writes:" at the start of the paragraph. Make a habit of giving proper credit where it's due, especially if you do a lot of writing. It's easy to do and gives proper credit and respect to the person who took the time to write the words you're using.
Yes, I have better things to do. No, I have no plans to try to sic Ms. Kane's lawyers on you. To be frank, there's a reason the editors were listed first there: it's their job to know this kind of thing inside out as a matter of professional competence, whereas you're just Random Person On The Internet. Still, it's important, and something worth knowing. That's worth at least a mention, yeah?
You point is an excellent one. I am aware of the rules surrounding the appropriation of the works of others. Perhaps I should have prefaced TFS with "From http://www.rawstory.com/" or "In an article by Muriel Kane" or some such. As an aside, I did not personally attribute the prose to me. Nor was it ever my intent to deceive anyone on that point. That was done (presumably automatically) when I posted the article.
That said, this is not a term paper, a newspaper piece or a scholarly article. It's a post on a news aggregation and discussion site. IANAL, but I'm pretty sure that the "Fair Use" doctrine applies here. In fact, perhaps you should use this as an example to your students of fair use. You can then juxtapose my post with a real example of plagiarism.
I assume you intended to actually use this posting as an example of plagiarism for your students. Otherwise, your actions are quite incomprehensible to me. If you weren't planning on using this as an example then you were just engaging in a bit of off-topic ranting. While it can be amusing, people who do that are often considered trolls.
Dear Editors and NotSanguine,
When you copy and paste an entire paragraph from a linked source without actually citing that source as the author of said material, you're committing plagiarism. NotSanguine did not write this blurb; Muriel Kane of Raw Story did.
Respect authorship.
Given that the the linked article was the source of the text in TFS, I think that "fair use" can be invoked here. However, if you want to contact Ms. Kane and suggest that she sue me for copyright infringement, knock yourself out!
Don't you have anything better to do? Maybe address the public health issues associated with the story in TFA? Discuss ways to improve our public health system?
Especially given the enormous amount of cash I earned by posting this on /. Or the precipitous nosedive in page hits that "The Raw Story" will see because the editors decided to accept the submission. Please.
So now we need a government department to let people that there is an outbreak? What happened to people? Does every aspect of our lives rely on someone else? come on people! It's an outbreak! Pay attention!
I know. Those nanny state commies are ruining this country! Why didn't they just decide not to tell anyone and cover it up like red-blooded Americans? Oh, wait..."
I know this is Slashdot, and no one reads the articles, but this one shows an unbelievable story of Democrat corruption. They pushed to conceal the truth about TB and it was incredible.
What's wrong with you AC? What's with trying to get people to read TFA by lying about what's in it? Geez! I posted TFA and *I* didn't even read it. You should so get banned. In fact, they should take your username away from you! :)
Umm..This was in Florida. And there are Republicans in the Governor's mansion *and* majorities in the state legislature. Nice troll though.
My wife immigrated to this country by following a tortuous process involving countless INS office visits and hours of waiting, interviews, telephone book sized application submissions in which one un-dotted 'i' could get the whole process derailed, and my parents and myself having to pledge our assets and future income if something should go wrong and she ended up unable to support herself.
Good for you and your wife. I hope that you have very happy lives with many years of joy together!
Obama and liberals want to give a free entry ticket to people who have no respect for the laws of this country as evidenced by their willingness to enter it illegally. But I am supposed to believe they will "make this country a better place?" You really must be borderline sociopathic to be so unable to empathize with the position of those who immigrate legally and to be unable to understand how deeply disrespectful and mocking of their legitimate efforts it is to coddle illegal immigrants.
Please, believe what you want. Say what you want. Disagree with me. That's one of the great things about the US.
I don't tell you what to believe. I told you what I think. If you decide that makes me a borderline sociopath, that's your prerogative. For myself, I'll allow medical professionals to diagnose me, should that become necessary.
I do empathize with immigrants. My father emigrated to the US. Both of my mother's parents were immigrants. I think immigration is one of the best things this country has going for it.
Unless of course you are willing to publicly declare right here and now that anyone has the right to enter your house at any time and start making themselves a meal with the contents of your refrigerator, and offer up your address, then you're nothing but a bloody hypocrite.
Hey. that's actually a pretty good straw man. Very nice. Keep working on that and someday, someone might actually bite.
I'm a little confused. I expressed the opinion that Obama believes that immigration (I didn't specify what sort of immigration, so I feel I'm justified in thinking you're projecting) is good for this country. I assume you believe so too, otherwise your wife wouldn't be with you right now. How did you get from "Immigration is good" to "You're a borderline sociopath"? If I had to guess, I'd say that your experience with the INS/ICE was stressful and traumatic. That sucks. It shouldn't have to be that way. However, it seems to me that by redirecting your ire at me, you're just avoiding the real source of your pain. Perhaps you should see a therapist.
I wish you and your wife the best of luck for long and happy lives together! Hopefully, your insurance covers mental health treatment. Have a great night!
You sure are one to play the victim card. When did you learn to feel so helpless? What the hell is the matter with you people? The door is open and you refuse to walk through.
Not so good recognizing the sarcasm, eh? sigh.
I don't walk through your door because you make no valid arguments as to why I should. Perhaps you should try some. Then again, that would require some actual work form you rather than just trolling.
If you actually have something useful to say, I'll listen. Heck I might even be persuaded. I suspect that rather than holding your own beliefs (except the one where you're always right) strongly, you just blather on reciting someone else's talking points.
Have a lovely evening.