To be fair, I don't think that science really has an agenda to push other than the furthering of human understanding. WMD's and Eugenics were actually developed by science, for wars which are more often than not brought about by religious zealots.
No one's hands are clean, but it's not like these people would have come up with this stuff without the motivation of pleasing their deities.
I think you mean the first to completely cut all funding for embryonic stem cell research. There is a pretty broad consensus in the scientific community that these guys were not friend to advancement and if you could possibly prove otherwise I'd love to see some proof.
We can also thank it for the inquisition and the dark ages. While we're at it, why don't we thank it for the Bush administration and it's stifling of scientific progress. To defend religion as a friend of and benefactor to scientific advances is akin to thanking colonial slavery for having a black president.
There are cities large and small dotting the whole of the US country. You're may have to drive a few hours between large metropolitan areas, but there aren't vast area's of nothingness like in Australia. It would be kind of nice if there were a few here, but instead the entirely unlivable areas here are populated with mormons and hillbillies like Utah, Arizona, and Wyoming.
This.
In this specific case the issue isn't whether copyrights would be infringed upon since this work would still be covered under the original copyright before it was extended out to the ridiculous term is currently sits at. If this were an issue where the great grand children of the composers were coming out and saying "stop using pappy's work" then that point about "get a job" might we valid, but since this is about the actual creators saying "this asshole can't use our song" then it's less a matter of them not having a job or content creation and more a matter of "we don't want this douche to give our song a bad name while we have something to say about it"
But redistributing wealth isn't fair! God forbid we allow fairness and decency to get in the way of an executive sitting is a baby seal leather chair on a mega yacht while on a Thailand sex tourist vacation.
The real reason for not attempting it is it would initially cut into profit margins and executive pay. Imagine the horror of an executive not making a 6-7 figure income just to make people NOT not wish they were dead every day they had to go to work?
That all of these technological marvels were initially used as a means to communicate during times of unrest and now they themselves are becoming instruments and willing participants in the suppression of insurrection and communication that has not been sanitized. This is the type of behavior that I expect from the likes of GE, Novatris, and ADM, but when supposed open web companies like Twitter start actively colluding with oppressive regimes it does not bode well for humanity as a species.
Ok, I have a point of contention here. I did create a google account for the search settings and no other reason. I already had a youtube account and didn't need to have a gmail account but if I wanted to turn off that damn safe search I had to have a google account.
That's not entirely accurate. The Unions can decide to charge so much for their labor, but they have to be reasonable to what the employer is willing to pay, just as the company must do with the products they sell. You wouldn't pay $5.00 a pack for a Kool-Aide packet so for the same reason Companies won't pay someone $25.00 to stand at the end of a line and tape boxes shut. However, if Kraft foods and it's competitors decide to get together and make you pay $1.00 per pack then you'd really have no choice but to either pay it or go without. In the sense of labor, the supply greatly outstrips demand which is why labor must band together to prevent the companies from colluding in such a manner as to drive wages down to the unlivable range. Labor unions are about helping the people that produce where the corporations are more centered on creating wealth for investors and only care about labor as a means to an end and not an essential part of the equation.
I would really hate to see textbooks and other such informational sources be controlled through the iTunes market place. Maybe if the documents were in a DRM free format and available across different platforms but apple is not known for playing nice and sharing its toys to the benefit of anyone but its self.
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Nah, My congressman blows as well. I've only ever voted for one person that got elected in my state and he only lasted on term. Stupid Red States.
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I mean seriously. There is a real reason why congress is less popular than things like Paris Hilton and Nixon. These guys are so far into the pockets of big business that they don't even have a minor inkling of what is best for the majority of America.
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BWAHAHAHAHA, ahhahahahahahahahaha, hahahahahahahahha, ahahahahahahahahaha.
scientists != science. I know many religious people that are pretty awesome, but that doesn't excuse their religion.
well done sir
To be fair, I don't think that science really has an agenda to push other than the furthering of human understanding. WMD's and Eugenics were actually developed by science, for wars which are more often than not brought about by religious zealots.
No one's hands are clean, but it's not like these people would have come up with this stuff without the motivation of pleasing their deities.
They didn't cry wolf, they just recorded every time norton mobile was downloaded since it is more of a virus than a protector.
I think you mean the first to completely cut all funding for embryonic stem cell research. There is a pretty broad consensus in the scientific community that these guys were not friend to advancement and if you could possibly prove otherwise I'd love to see some proof.
We can also thank it for the inquisition and the dark ages. While we're at it, why don't we thank it for the Bush administration and it's stifling of scientific progress. To defend religion as a friend of and benefactor to scientific advances is akin to thanking colonial slavery for having a black president.
Now you have to tell him to get off of your lawn right?
There are cities large and small dotting the whole of the US country. You're may have to drive a few hours between large metropolitan areas, but there aren't vast area's of nothingness like in Australia. It would be kind of nice if there were a few here, but instead the entirely unlivable areas here are populated with mormons and hillbillies like Utah, Arizona, and Wyoming.
Wow, I guess I never realized how desolate and sparsely populated that place was. How do you live there and not just kill yourselves?
This.
In this specific case the issue isn't whether copyrights would be infringed upon since this work would still be covered under the original copyright before it was extended out to the ridiculous term is currently sits at. If this were an issue where the great grand children of the composers were coming out and saying "stop using pappy's work" then that point about "get a job" might we valid, but since this is about the actual creators saying "this asshole can't use our song" then it's less a matter of them not having a job or content creation and more a matter of "we don't want this douche to give our song a bad name while we have something to say about it"
But redistributing wealth isn't fair! God forbid we allow fairness and decency to get in the way of an executive sitting is a baby seal leather chair on a mega yacht while on a Thailand sex tourist vacation.
This.
The real reason for not attempting it is it would initially cut into profit margins and executive pay. Imagine the horror of an executive not making a 6-7 figure income just to make people NOT not wish they were dead every day they had to go to work?
That all of these technological marvels were initially used as a means to communicate during times of unrest and now they themselves are becoming instruments and willing participants in the suppression of insurrection and communication that has not been sanitized. This is the type of behavior that I expect from the likes of GE, Novatris, and ADM, but when supposed open web companies like Twitter start actively colluding with oppressive regimes it does not bode well for humanity as a species.
That's pretty awesome. Honestly I hadn't thought of doing it that way. Thanks.
Ok, I have a point of contention here. I did create a google account for the search settings and no other reason. I already had a youtube account and didn't need to have a gmail account but if I wanted to turn off that damn safe search I had to have a google account.
The only reason for not wanting this is because companies don't want to have to offer and maintain fair wage and benefits packages.
FTFY
That's not entirely accurate. The Unions can decide to charge so much for their labor, but they have to be reasonable to what the employer is willing to pay, just as the company must do with the products they sell. You wouldn't pay $5.00 a pack for a Kool-Aide packet so for the same reason Companies won't pay someone $25.00 to stand at the end of a line and tape boxes shut. However, if Kraft foods and it's competitors decide to get together and make you pay $1.00 per pack then you'd really have no choice but to either pay it or go without. In the sense of labor, the supply greatly outstrips demand which is why labor must band together to prevent the companies from colluding in such a manner as to drive wages down to the unlivable range. Labor unions are about helping the people that produce where the corporations are more centered on creating wealth for investors and only care about labor as a means to an end and not an essential part of the equation.
The reason you're wife can't drive at night is not because she can't see, it's because she's a woman.
I would really hate to see textbooks and other such informational sources be controlled through the iTunes market place. Maybe if the documents were in a DRM free format and available across different platforms but apple is not known for playing nice and sharing its toys to the benefit of anyone but its self.
This.
Nah, My congressman blows as well. I've only ever voted for one person that got elected in my state and he only lasted on term. Stupid Red States.
I mean seriously. There is a real reason why congress is less popular than things like Paris Hilton and Nixon. These guys are so far into the pockets of big business that they don't even have a minor inkling of what is best for the majority of America.
Maybe we should strap black boxes to all our politicians.
and then run them over with a car going 108mph
That's what I was thinking. To me it seems like breaking into a sewage treatment plant.