Or maybe they wanted to enumerate that it was not just the spoken word, but also the written word.
And let's remember, a lot of the pamphlets (called "libels" at the time) printed up by the revolutionaries weren't for sale (they were free). And the British did everything they could to shut down those presses.
I think it's so funny how much so many conservatives these days sound just like the Tories of 1776.....
If they unleash "Iran's Most Veiled", "Three Rocks Where The Sun Don't Shine" or whatever their hits are, we've got everything from Jersey Shore to Dancing With the Starts.
It'll be ugly, but at least it'll be over fast....
And the press has nothing to do with making money.
Note that the "libels" (pamphlets) printed during the Enlightenment in England, and during the revolutionary war had nothing at all to do with getting paid, but everything to do with pointing out the flaws in government.
Actually, I think that the true standard these days is, "do you get paid to do it".
So - set up a network where people post articles that are available for a penny each. Then set up an auxiliary network for requests to have people buy their posts. Of course, make it possible to get them free too (charity for those who can't "afford" to pay).
Of course, then you'd have to work for "a reputable company". But by then, perhaps the networks would have morphed into such - or at least, something legally defensible as such.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Funny, I don't see any of those seven criteria listed in what's supposed to be the guidebook for these things...
That's rather the whole goal, though, now isn't it... that you don't own your hardware, but lease all of it, with the root level control not in your own hands. It makes life much simpler (and thus profitable) for the producers of said hardware. It also ensures that they can grab whatever data they want, whenever they want, without any control over it by you, the lessee of said device.
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Or maybe they wanted to enumerate that it was not just the spoken word, but also the written word.
And let's remember, a lot of the pamphlets (called "libels" at the time) printed up by the revolutionaries weren't for sale (they were free). And the British did everything they could to shut down those presses.
I think it's so funny how much so many conservatives these days sound just like the Tories of 1776.....
O course, maybe it just broke, and they recovered it and claimed to have brought it down...
Just means we're at detente.
If they unleash "Iran's Most Veiled", "Three Rocks Where The Sun Don't Shine" or whatever their hits are, we've got everything from Jersey Shore to Dancing With the Starts.
It'll be ugly, but at least it'll be over fast....
And the press has nothing to do with making money.
Note that the "libels" (pamphlets) printed during the Enlightenment in England, and during the revolutionary war had nothing at all to do with getting paid, but everything to do with pointing out the flaws in government.
Sad thing is, I'm willing to be it'll become pretty much standard eventually.
Thing is... I don't seem to remember the term "journalist" mentioned anywhere in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.
Funny thing. During the enlightenment, a published pamphlet decrying the government was called a "libel".
Actually, I think that the true standard these days is, "do you get paid to do it".
So - set up a network where people post articles that are available for a penny each. Then set up an auxiliary network for requests to have people buy their posts. Of course, make it possible to get them free too (charity for those who can't "afford" to pay).
Of course, then you'd have to work for "a reputable company". But by then, perhaps the networks would have morphed into such - or at least, something legally defensible as such.
Which is the death of the first amendment.
Just wait till Homeland Security gets their hand in things.
The whole point of a free press and free speech is to protect not that which is socially or politically acceptable, but that which is not.
When you allow regulation of what is acceptable, you ensure that what needs be said will not be.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Funny, I don't see any of those seven criteria listed in what's supposed to be the guidebook for these things...
Intentional misunderstanding.
No, no, no
You're not a journalist unless you're a corporate citizen who owns the media (broadcast, net, print, whatever) by which information is delivered.
... it is no longer free.
To ignore the oncoming train is, unfortunately, pretty ingrained into human nature, and has been for some time.
See also Cassandra.
... that Republicans were all worried about creating Death Panels, when in fact, they were defending them.
Anonymous Defenders of Texas, forwaaaard maaaarch!
And here I thought it was a reference to what Texas is doing to textbooks...
OK, not really. But it's weird not seeing my good ol' green, black and white page.
No, it would be a joke if they were getting the abridged version of the tweets...
... of each unit of writing in said library by about half, I'd say.
That's rather the whole goal, though, now isn't it... that you don't own your hardware, but lease all of it, with the root level control not in your own hands. It makes life much simpler (and thus profitable) for the producers of said hardware. It also ensures that they can grab whatever data they want, whenever they want, without any control over it by you, the lessee of said device.
Isn't that what Windows Secure Boot does on a practical level?
You already don't own most of your Windows software.
Now they're moving towards the hardware.
See also Window Secure Boot, and the ramifications thereof...
Given the whole bios thing, we'll probably need to jailbreak our Dell machines soon enough...
... but....
Good on Facebook.
ouch.