I don't think this has to be the case at all. It is true that there are a lot of courses that we force students to take, especially at the high school and college levels, that won't really help them in their career choice. For example, when was the last time you needed to convert moles to something else (how many just went to google to find the formulas)?
I would agree that there should be a basic understanding, but really, most of what you need to know for daily life could be done in a month or two at most freeing up time for other subjects.
Granted, I have no idea how this would play out in a normal high school setting. But as I see it, we aren't exactly doing the greatest job teaching skills that are needed to compete in today's world and perhaps more choice/customization of a learning curriculum would produce more viable people for the workforce.
It seems like they always want to go after the ISP. What about the phone company that provides the wire? What about the power company that provides the electricity? Or any other of a number of utilities and companies that provides services to this person?
If I were making illegal widgets, would the company being infringed upon go to the local store where I bought my parts? Again, what of the other number of utilities that provide service to my residence or place of business.
Why should any one of these be held liable just because someone comes to them and says I think someone is doing something illegal and I can sort of prove that is was them or at least someone that lives in the house or possibly neighborhood?
ISPs are no more authorized, nor should they be, to act as law enforcement than any of these other companies. If it is a legal matter, than the police/local authorities should handle it.
Actually, at least the original version of the EyeToy can be made to work on the PC. For Windows, it is just a matter of finding the driver (or using a generic driver and inserting the specific id string for your EyeToy).
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Also a very common flavor in Indian snacks. I imagine it is very common across much of Asia.
I don't think this has to be the case at all. It is true that there are a lot of courses that we force students to take, especially at the high school and college levels, that won't really help them in their career choice. For example, when was the last time you needed to convert moles to something else (how many just went to google to find the formulas)?
I would agree that there should be a basic understanding, but really, most of what you need to know for daily life could be done in a month or two at most freeing up time for other subjects.
Granted, I have no idea how this would play out in a normal high school setting. But as I see it, we aren't exactly doing the greatest job teaching skills that are needed to compete in today's world and perhaps more choice/customization of a learning curriculum would produce more viable people for the workforce.
It seems like they always want to go after the ISP. What about the phone company that provides the wire? What about the power company that provides the electricity? Or any other of a number of utilities and companies that provides services to this person?
If I were making illegal widgets, would the company being infringed upon go to the local store where I bought my parts? Again, what of the other number of utilities that provide service to my residence or place of business.
Why should any one of these be held liable just because someone comes to them and says I think someone is doing something illegal and I can sort of prove that is was them or at least someone that lives in the house or possibly neighborhood?
ISPs are no more authorized, nor should they be, to act as law enforcement than any of these other companies. If it is a legal matter, than the police/local authorities should handle it.
Actually, at least the original version of the EyeToy can be made to work on the PC. For Windows, it is just a matter of finding the driver (or using a generic driver and inserting the specific id string for your EyeToy).