There have been options for filtering adult content for a while. A long while. So what do they mean by, "now we have a way to stop it"? "We finally decided to click that option in our firewall management consoles"?
How many publishers are even aware of who the different artists are that go into their work
All of them. Unless their business focuses solely on producing compilations of public domain material, in which case they will know exactly who did the compiling.
It's a standard government function paid for with existing taxes. Note that you do not pay a "police protection tax", or a "fire-fighting tax", just local property and sales taxes that cover those and a host of other services.
And rather importantly, you are mistaken over who pays the cost of protecting IP. It's not a criminal matter prosecuted by the government, it's a civil matter where the IP holder takes the infringer to court. Who pays for the court? The litigants.
So, in the end your proposal is a solution in search of a problem.
Oh I'm sure that will work really well. Authors will love writing books for free. I'm sure they will all find other ways of feeding themselves while they write.
How exactly do you propose they prove they can build it safely without digging? To my knowledge, the only way to prove you can do something is to do it. Seems like you're demanding proof while denying the ability to produce it.
Oh no? It isn't being used to measure "moral character", just fiscal responsibility. The only problem I see is based on my assumption that not every country has a solid credit rating system. I don't even like ours.
I left NY in 2005, but I remember seeing MTA guys sleeping in their trucks by the railroad tracks every morning. The place I worked was a converted station, and they'd nap right next to the parking lot.
It's not public transportation's fault that the MTA has been mismanaged. The region's mass transit system works famously well, but maybe there have been unavoidable cost increases. Or maybe NYC's political choices of late have led to poor governance.
At two cigs a day, I'm not worried about my health. I'm not even really addicted, I just really enjoy having one with my coffee in the morning and one after dinner. What did I do to deserve having that simple pleasure ripped away?
Nothing. I did nothing. Someone else did something they weren't allowed to, so you and I are going to be punished for it? WTF kind of "logic" is that?
So what? Just because something is addictive doesn't mean it's inherently bad. Caffeine is addictive, but it also has health benefits. Plus it's f'ing necessary. Nicotine has anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects, and the withdrawl is nothing compared to what one experiences trying to come off of Paxil, a prescription anti-anxiety/antidepressant.
Running is addictive. And, it can have lethal consequences, to which my uncle's cardiologist will attest.
Sex is addictive. Shall we ban it? That would solve the problem of under-age smoking after at most 18 years.
Our loved ones are addictive. Their presence triggers the release of neurotransmitters and their absence causes your synapses to scream. You know how missing someone hurts? Withdrawal.
So don't pretend that simply being addictive is the same as being bad or worthy of banning.
Which is now being used as an excuse to push the idea. Because somehow it was so evil and racist for tobacco companies to recognize consumer preferences and target advertising accordingly that it's okay now to ban menthols.
I smoke two menthol cigarettes a day. Sometimes, three. I'm an adult, legally allowed to use tobacco. Why the f- should I have that small pleasure taken from me? Are there not already laws banning underage smoking? If those aren't good enough, why the f- do we have them? Why punish me for what some dumb kid might do?
Should we also ban wine coolers and spiked punch? Alcohol is more dangerous to a developing brain than tobacco after all.
Thanks. We were going to have them turn off their GPS to simulate jamming, but as you know a simulation is no substitute for real experience. Besides, we weren't really sure how your jammers worked or what effect they would have, so giving us a chance to see them in action was most helpful.
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I work for a real estate company. You are wrong on every point.
There have been options for filtering adult content for a while. A long while. So what do they mean by, "now we have a way to stop it"? "We finally decided to click that option in our firewall management consoles"?
In mainland China or Hong Kong?
All of them. Unless their business focuses solely on producing compilations of public domain material, in which case they will know exactly who did the compiling.
And rather importantly, you are mistaken over who pays the cost of protecting IP. It's not a criminal matter prosecuted by the government, it's a civil matter where the IP holder takes the infringer to court. Who pays for the court? The litigants.
So, in the end your proposal is a solution in search of a problem.
Oh I'm sure that will work really well. Authors will love writing books for free. I'm sure they will all find other ways of feeding themselves while they write.
How exactly do you propose they prove they can build it safely without digging? To my knowledge, the only way to prove you can do something is to do it. Seems like you're demanding proof while denying the ability to produce it.
Yes, but it's still considered a learning disorder. One I also have.
ADHD is a learning disorder. Thus, the last sentence should read, " including speech and other learning disabilities, depression, and schizophrenia."
Grace and Mark are not Chinese names. Are Anglicized names common in Hong Kong, or are the parents from somewhere else?
Seems to me that's exactly the point. People hang up right away when they know it's not a real person on the other end.
Yes, for public interstate highways.
Oh no? It isn't being used to measure "moral character", just fiscal responsibility. The only problem I see is based on my assumption that not every country has a solid credit rating system. I don't even like ours.
I left NY in 2005, but I remember seeing MTA guys sleeping in their trucks by the railroad tracks every morning. The place I worked was a converted station, and they'd nap right next to the parking lot.
Wrong checkbook. Public transportation is a local responsibility, not Federal.
It's not public transportation's fault that the MTA has been mismanaged. The region's mass transit system works famously well, but maybe there have been unavoidable cost increases. Or maybe NYC's political choices of late have led to poor governance.
"TRACED" Act? Really?
B. In a way you kinda will, but it'll be about 1/325,000,000th of the fine and you won't be able to spend it directly.
So? Isn't taking menthols from adults the same as punishing them for what, someone else's poor parenting?
Nothing. I did nothing. Someone else did something they weren't allowed to, so you and I are going to be punished for it? WTF kind of "logic" is that?
Running is addictive. And, it can have lethal consequences, to which my uncle's cardiologist will attest.
Sex is addictive. Shall we ban it? That would solve the problem of under-age smoking after at most 18 years.
Our loved ones are addictive. Their presence triggers the release of neurotransmitters and their absence causes your synapses to scream. You know how missing someone hurts? Withdrawal.
So don't pretend that simply being addictive is the same as being bad or worthy of banning.
Logic is not involved in the decision.
Should we also ban wine coolers and spiked punch? Alcohol is more dangerous to a developing brain than tobacco after all.
P.S. Fuck you.
Put the old biddy out to pasture and let the experts take over.
Thanks. We were going to have them turn off their GPS to simulate jamming, but as you know a simulation is no substitute for real experience. Besides, we weren't really sure how your jammers worked or what effect they would have, so giving us a chance to see them in action was most helpful.
Sincerely, NATO
P.S., Suck it."