"Shouting fire in a crowded theater" is a popular metaphor for speech or actions made for the principal purpose of creating unnecessary panic. The phrase is a paraphrasing of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s opinion in the United States Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States in 1919, which held that the defendant's speech in opposition to the draft during World War I was not protected free speech under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
The paraphrasing does not generally include the word "falsely", i.e., "falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater", which was the original wording used in Holmes's opinion and highlights that speech which is dangerous and false is not protected, as opposed to speech which is truthful but also dangerous. http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wi...
When free speech threatens innocent lives, like yelling fire in a crowded theatre when there is none, when giving step by step instructions on how to mass murder in the name of "???", when encouraging pedophiles to destroy a young person's childhood/adulthood... Yep, call me what you want to, these things should not be allowed in a free society for damned good reasons. And if anyone thinks they should be, let them and their loved ones be the first victims, for "their cause". Then perhaps the rest of us in the world can then live better lives.
Imho, there are certain lines that do need to be drawn at times. And if it means shutting down certain websites in order to keep innnocent others in society safer, then so be it. I also don't approve of shouting "fire" in a crowded theatre.
Microsoft is gambling: it is trading short-term PC sales and putting PC partners on hold in the interests of long-term adoption of Windows 10.
As we've written here before, offering free products in today’s climate of low-price but fully functioning devices is the way to grow market share.
Microsoft needs market share for two reasons: to make decent money from Windows 10 licenses at some point in the future and get more Windows 10 devices in the field that let people swallow subscription cloud services, like Office 365.
It’s a risky play that won’t just put a hole in Microsoft’s short-term earnings but will put PC partners further out in the cold and delay the PC industry’s recovery. Microsoft is gambling on the fact that most businesses now on Windows 7 will want Windows 10 in the next 12 months.
Back when my email address was listed with my/. name I posted an anti-Bush comment, got sent a creepy picture of an old tombstone. Intimidation has always been a favorite tactic of bullying types.
If you are suggesting that because John McAfee admits to doing drugs (a lot), that he's not sane, then most of our American citizens are insane and not to be trusted (btw, alcohol's a devasting drug too). He's posted some wacked out things, and he's posted some dead on truths, he's human like you and me.
Yes he is hawking something now, I don't claim to know anything about it. From my limited following of the McAfee saga, I trust his words way more than the U.S.'s 3 Letter Agency s. His track record has more validity. FBI first says that there was North Korean-ese type language in the hack code. WTF kind of proof is that supposed to be? Sounds to me like my country is looking for any halfway credible reason to create a new war with N.K., and their credibility is quite low on the honesty scale, lately and historically. I want proof beyond a shadow of any doubt before any type of action gets taken against any country, and beyond flimsy allegations made so far by the U.S., all I see is a lot of more 'smoke and mirrors' tactics. That's not a good enough reason to go to war over a frickin' movie.
According to John McAfee, N. Korea had nothing to do with the Sony hack.
Anti-virus pioneer John McAfee claims to have been in contact with the group of hackers behind the devastating cyber-attack against Sony Pictures and guarantees they are not from North Korea.
Speaking to IBTimes UK about his current roster of security startups under his Future Tense brand - including secure messaging app Chadder - McAfee spoke about working with the FBI previously but said that, in this case, the agency was "wrong".
"I can guarantee they are wrong. It has to do with a group of hackers - I will not name them - who are civil libertarians and who hate the confinement the restrictions the music industry and the movie industry has placed on art and so they are behind it."
Sept 21, 2014: When Colorado cautiously legalized recreational marijuana, critics strongly warned it would lead to more crime throughout the state. But, in what could easily be considered a big slap-on-the-face to all marijuana haters, the overall crime rate actually plummeted. As reported by the state’s official website, crime data for Denver, the hub of legal pot sales in the state, shows that murders, assaults, rapes, burglaries, and other violent have crimes actually declined during the first three months of the year, compared with the same period for 2013.
Though the overall reduction was only 10 percent, the impact is quite visible, claim proponents of marijuana consumption. According to the data obtained, homicides went down from 17 to 8, a massive 53 percent drop, automobile break-ins went down from 2,317 to 1,477 (36 percent), and sexual assaults from diminished to 95 from 110 (14 percent).
Violent Crime Down Since Colorado Legalized Marijuana
When Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, critics of the idea warned it would lead to more crime throughout the state. But the impact has been just the opposite so far in the state’s largest city, which has seen violent crime go down.
Crime data for Denver, the hub of legal pot sales in the state, shows murders, assaults, rapes, burglaries and other violent crimes declined during the first three months of the year, compared with the same period for 2013.
Homicides went down from 17 to 8 (a 53% drop), automobile break-ins from 2,317 to 1,477 (down 36%) and sexual assaults from 110 to 95 (down 14%). Overall, violent and property crimes dropped more than 10% from last year to this year during the first quarter.
Two types of property crime did go up—arson from 20 incidents to 47 (a 135% jump) and larceny from 2,133 to 2,287 (up 7%).
Ninite's safe to use for 99% of the time, Filehippo, not so much. Don't click on the big "Download here" button. Scroll down the page and try to find the direct download link.
Lots of comments in the HTG story suggesting using Unchecky, and Ninite.com for safe downloading. Download.com and Sourceforge have given into the dark side of making tens of millions a year by installing toolbars and other malware. Whatever happened to the great days of shareware?
It's worth whatever some idiot is willing to pay for it. If that idiot can later sell it for a tidy profit, well..., I guess then that was what you would call a slick entrepreneur.
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The paraphrasing does not generally include the word "falsely", i.e., "falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater", which was the original wording used in Holmes's opinion and highlights that speech which is dangerous and false is not protected, as opposed to speech which is truthful but also dangerous. http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wi...
When free speech threatens innocent lives, like yelling fire in a crowded theatre when there is none, when giving step by step instructions on how to mass murder in the name of "???", when encouraging pedophiles to destroy a young person's childhood/adulthood... Yep, call me what you want to, these things should not be allowed in a free society for damned good reasons. And if anyone thinks they should be, let them and their loved ones be the first victims, for "their cause". Then perhaps the rest of us in the world can then live better lives.
Who said that?
Imho, there are certain lines that do need to be drawn at times. And if it means shutting down certain websites in order to keep innnocent others in society safer, then so be it. I also don't approve of shouting "fire" in a crowded theatre.
Same type of reason child pornography sites are shut down. Some types of behavior do not need to be encouraged.
That's funny, your mom said the same thing to me when she was putting her clothes on this morning.
Microsoft is gambling: it is trading short-term PC sales and putting PC partners on hold in the interests of long-term adoption of Windows 10.
As we've written here before, offering free products in today’s climate of low-price but fully functioning devices is the way to grow market share.
Microsoft needs market share for two reasons: to make decent money from Windows 10 licenses at some point in the future and get more Windows 10 devices in the field that let people swallow subscription cloud services, like Office 365.
It’s a risky play that won’t just put a hole in Microsoft’s short-term earnings but will put PC partners further out in the cold and delay the PC industry’s recovery. Microsoft is gambling on the fact that most businesses now on Windows 7 will want Windows 10 in the next 12 months.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...
Free Windows 10 could mean DOOM for Microsoft and the PC biz The Register
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Back when my email address was listed with my /. name I posted an anti-Bush comment, got sent a creepy picture of an old tombstone. Intimidation has always been a favorite tactic of bullying types.
I always figured that they just need an LED light to shine if they are recording or now. Not perfect but at least they know.
...Which a small dot of black paint will easily cover up.
IMO, as good a proof as the FBI has given.
Please pardon my syntax errors, posting from my phone.
Yes he is hawking something now, I don't claim to know anything about it. From my limited following of the McAfee saga, I trust his words way more than the U.S.'s 3 Letter Agency s. His track record has more validity. FBI first says that there was North Korean-ese type language in the hack code. WTF kind of proof is that supposed to be? Sounds to me like my country is looking for any halfway credible reason to create a new war with N.K., and their credibility is quite low on the honesty scale, lately and historically. I want proof beyond a shadow of any doubt before any type of action gets taken against any country, and beyond flimsy allegations made so far by the U.S., all I see is a lot of more 'smoke and mirrors' tactics. That's not a good enough reason to go to war over a frickin' movie.
Anti-virus pioneer John McAfee claims to have been in contact with the group of hackers behind the devastating cyber-attack against Sony Pictures and guarantees they are not from North Korea.
Speaking to IBTimes UK about his current roster of security startups under his Future Tense brand - including secure messaging app Chadder - McAfee spoke about working with the FBI previously but said that, in this case, the agency was "wrong".
"I can guarantee they are wrong. It has to do with a group of hackers - I will not name them - who are civil libertarians and who hate the confinement the restrictions the music industry and the movie industry has placed on art and so they are behind it."
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/john-...
No, we don't.
Yes you do, citizen. With all your heart. Unless you're suggesting that you know what's best for you, instead of corporations...
It will be at least a decade, probably several decades, before you'll need to wear brainwave-blocking hats while walking down the street.
Yeah, that's just what they'd want us to think...
Heroin comes in pill form and is how many teens get introduced to it. When they can no longer afford the pills is when they inject the street drug.
Or the "Compute Stick" shown recently at CES? (intels-compute-stick-is-a-full-windows-or-linux-pc-in-an-hdmi-dongle) http://arstechnica.com/gadgets...
Though the overall reduction was only 10 percent, the impact is quite visible, claim proponents of marijuana consumption. According to the data obtained, homicides went down from 17 to 8, a massive 53 percent drop, automobile break-ins went down from 2,317 to 1,477 (36 percent), and sexual assaults from diminished to 95 from 110 (14 percent).
http://www.inquisitr.com/14900...
Violent Crime Down Since Colorado Legalized Marijuana
When Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, critics of the idea warned it would lead to more crime throughout the state. But the impact has been just the opposite so far in the state’s largest city, which has seen violent crime go down.
Crime data for Denver, the hub of legal pot sales in the state, shows murders, assaults, rapes, burglaries and other violent crimes declined during the first three months of the year, compared with the same period for 2013.
Homicides went down from 17 to 8 (a 53% drop), automobile break-ins from 2,317 to 1,477 (down 36%) and sexual assaults from 110 to 95 (down 14%). Overall, violent and property crimes dropped more than 10% from last year to this year during the first quarter.
Two types of property crime did go up—arson from 20 incidents to 47 (a 135% jump) and larceny from 2,133 to 2,287 (up 7%).
http://www.allgov.com/news/unu...
Crime has gone down dramatically since pot was made legal in Colorado.
Ninite's safe to use for 99% of the time, Filehippo, not so much. Don't click on the big "Download here" button. Scroll down the page and try to find the direct download link.
Lots of comments in the HTG story suggesting using Unchecky, and Ninite.com for safe downloading. Download.com and Sourceforge have given into the dark side of making tens of millions a year by installing toolbars and other malware. Whatever happened to the great days of shareware?
It's worth whatever some idiot is willing to pay for it. If that idiot can later sell it for a tidy profit, well..., I guess then that was what you would call a slick entrepreneur.
I don't claim to know what actually happened to that flight. Something surely took it down.
even more selfies of boobs
Well, there goes any of my extra storage space...