The important thing about this case is that the judge is saving the children.
Ford, the NRA, mayors, etc. suing won't save the children. If the children aren't in danger, then you keep your free speech rights. If children might be hurt in any way, perceived or truthfully, then the judge always finds a way around first amendment rights.
The article mentions that he made his decision after playing 4 games. I can see why he thinks the way he does.
I offer this as an example of what probably happened to him while he was playing.
JudgeLimbaugh: Hello kids, I am a federal district judge. I'm just playing...
JudgeLimbaugh was shot in the head by TEH_CS_MASTAR with M4A1
JudgeLimbaugh: Sorry, can we just pause the game for a second so you all can help me with...
JudgeLimbaugh was slapped by hahaUsukk (admin) JudgeLimbaugh was slapped by hahaUsukk (admin) JudgeLimbaugh was slapped by hahaUsukk (admin) JudgeLimbaugh was slapped by hahaUsukk (admin) JudgeLimbaugh was slapped by hahaUsukk (admin) JudgeLimbaugh was slapped by hahaUsukk (admin)
JudgeLimbaugh: Anyway, as I was saying...I am trying to decide whether free speech should...
Jenny17F: d00d i duncare abut free speach, do u got ne free beer? im only 14 so...thxd00d!!11
JudgeLimbaugh: Do these games have ANY artistic value whatsoever?
iaml33t: articistic value? no but i fukked mona lisa once!1111
Jenny17F: d00d relly? thats cool. UR THE MAN1111111
Hand the media companies what they want. With one catch, however. Send them the files in Claris Works 1.0 on 600 floppies. Don't forget to accidently catch a virus that just happens to latch itself onto Claris Works files.
...why everyone should work together to build Microsoft Office filters, how anti-U.S. sentiment can be used to promote Linux throughout the world, and how he thinks KDE is 'butt-ugly.' Long read, but worth it.
Hmm, I seem to remember a site with a bunch of essays like that. It's something like Slashdot or something similar.:):)
At least now I know no major characters die at the end of the movie. Otherwise it would have been mentioned on Slashdot's main page.
How much you wanna bet that Hollywood snuck in a "Digital Millenium Spoiler Act" and that you're gonna be busted for stealing their profits?:)
Anyways, remember that **N&SYN.C (or however you format it) is making a cameo? They are all going to be Jedi Knights. Now, if only movies were more like real life -- apparently, they are going to be killed by the Empire within seconds of their appearance.
I find I do my best work between 8pm and 3am. I simply can't work when:
Other people are looking at my screen, asking me what I'm doing (!!!!!!!! ARGH)
Someone is talking right next to me
The heat isn't working (brrr)
The light is on (my office has shades that block out all glare, but the light is a crappy one from 1719 that pulsates annoy beams through your skull)
I'm being interrupted every 10 mins (I always lose my train of thought - more like matchbox car of thought, but whatever:)
I'm being ICQed every second (when I want to work, I set it to Occupied...is that too hard to understand?:)
A crappy song comes on (my MP3 playlist has every Final Fantasy song, and there are some pretty funky ones)
There's ambient noise, like lawnmowers. Even with my $4,000,000 noise-canceling headphones, I can still hear 100dB sounds. These headphones ARE great for droning out my fans and HDs, so, even with the music off, I can't hear a thing
But the one thing that COMPLETELY annoys me and slices my train of thought in half...
THE PHONE
Argh! Brrrrrrring...brrrrrrrrrring....brrrrrrrring. Can anything be more annoying than the phone? Yeah, when the people on the other end are relentless in their quest to sell me a new mortgage opportunity (I wish I could tell them to look elsewhere than a 14-year-old who spends 100% of his income on computer stuff).
Anyways...interesting thread. I hope it doesn't become a "write-only" one like these show-off ones often do.:)
If we ever reach speeds high enough to shatter a CD, then we should all take a page of advice from my favorite user:
If there are two slots on a computer, and the CD-ROM disc you have fits perfectly into one of them, then you should cut the sides of the disc. This way, it will fit into the floppy drive!
If you follow this advice, you see, the CD won't even be spun up. And if it's never spun up, then it can never shatter. Problem solved, thanks to this PHB.
You know, I felt discouraged with all of the dot-com bombs. It seemed as if the promise of the Internet was over.
It's these things that remind me what the Internet is all about: learning and communication. It's not about making money (although that might work for some people). It's just about making the world a better place, one page at a time.:)
This is seriously cool. Nobel Internet Peace Prize anyone?:)
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The important thing about this case is that the judge is saving the children.
Ford, the NRA, mayors, etc. suing won't save the children. If the children aren't in danger, then you keep your free speech rights. If children might be hurt in any way, perceived or truthfully, then the judge always finds a way around first amendment rights.
I offer this as an example of what probably happened to him while he was playing.
ATTN SonicBlue:
Hand the media companies what they want. With one catch, however. Send them the files in Claris Works 1.0 on 600 floppies. Don't forget to accidently catch a virus that just happens to latch itself onto Claris Works files.
What do you have against 2-year-olds!? That was simply uncalled for.
Or he could move to Antarctica to be with the penguins and all. It'd probably be a pretty good source of inspiration for him.
Who knows, maybe he could even write up a fly() routine for them.
I'd get him/her an Etch-A-Sketch for $10 rather than this $50 "creativity device", as the article calls it.
Hell, I'd get my cow-orkers a $10 Etch-a-sketch instead of a $3000 laptop! Pocket the difference. They'll never notice.
#include <kerosene.h>
/* Squirt the flag with kerosene */
int main(void) {
sqrt(flag);
}
I think I've reverse-engineered part of your algorithm. Can you help me with the rest, please?
...why everyone should work together to build Microsoft Office filters, how anti-U.S. sentiment can be used to promote Linux throughout the world, and how he thinks KDE is 'butt-ugly.' Long read, but worth it.
:) :)
Hmm, I seem to remember a site with a bunch of essays like that. It's something like Slashdot or something similar.
Bart Decram?
Don't have a penguin, man!
check up on facts first
Welcome to Slashdot!
At least now I know no major characters die at the end of the movie. Otherwise it would have been mentioned on Slashdot's main page.
:)
How much you wanna bet that Hollywood snuck in a "Digital Millenium Spoiler Act" and that you're gonna be busted for stealing their profits?
Anyways, remember that **N&SYN.C (or however you format it) is making a cameo? They are all going to be Jedi Knights. Now, if only movies were more like real life -- apparently, they are going to be killed by the Empire within seconds of their appearance.
But the one thing that COMPLETELY annoys me and slices my train of thought in half...
Argh! Brrrrrrring...brrrrrrrrrring....brrrrrrrring. Can anything be more annoying than the phone? Yeah, when the people on the other end are relentless in their quest to sell me a new mortgage opportunity (I wish I could tell them to look elsewhere than a 14-year-old who spends 100% of his income on computer stuff).
Anyways...interesting thread. I hope it doesn't become a "write-only" one like these show-off ones often do.
As a Web programmer myself, I completely agree. I'm testing my stuff, and the "SD" button looks so appealing. :)
I've found that if I use a different browser, like Opera, just as long as it doesn't have those buttons, everything is fine.
If we ever reach speeds high enough to shatter a CD, then we should all take a page of advice from my favorite user:
If there are two slots on a computer, and the CD-ROM disc you have fits perfectly into one of them, then you should cut the sides of the disc. This way, it will fit into the floppy drive!
If you follow this advice, you see, the CD won't even be spun up. And if it's never spun up, then it can never shatter. Problem solved, thanks to this PHB.
You know, I felt discouraged with all of the dot-com bombs. It seemed as if the promise of the Internet was over.
:)
:)
It's these things that remind me what the Internet is all about: learning and communication. It's not about making money (although that might work for some people). It's just about making the world a better place, one page at a time.
This is seriously cool. Nobel Internet Peace Prize anyone?
Ah, heroineware. Tomb Raider 2 was an excellent game. In fact, I'd say that any game with Lara Croft as the heroine is an excellent game.
:)
What's next? Software underwares to cut costs? Geez.
:)
Yeah, this new WinUnderwear requires that you open all of the Windows in your house in order for them to operate.
Mr. Bender, would you please run for Congress?
No thanks. I've got enough work already. I was considering it, but the current office holders are pretty well established.
Wouldn't Judge Kaplan, the residing judge over the DeCSS case, be a JUSTICE BENDER too?
Human lawyers? Isn't that an oxymoron, like "fresh frozen?"
How about...
:)
Can't Be Dumb, The Pigs Assisted
The pigs being the MPAA et al, of course.
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Ha-ha. Microsoft had a product named "UNIX." That's such a stupid name, obviously no one there ever said it out loud.
:)
M$ sucks!
</sarcasm>
Is it just me, or will this become the next generation's goatse.cx?
"Don't click the link to the growing goldfish muscle!"
"^^ GOLDFISH MUSCLE LINK ALERT ^^"
Well, whatever. I just ate. Thanks Slashdot.
1. Train for years as a master storyteller.
2. ????
3. Profit!