Don't get me wrong, I love illustrator, and I don't think I could live without InDesign.
But I do REALLY like the idea of html5 instead of flash. Sure, it was funny for awhile to call apple products crippled because they couldn't have a full web experience, but I've been having problems with Shockwave / Flash products for years.
It does need to remain supported, I agree. And opened up? Great!
But developed? Encouraged? Promoted? No thank you. I'd rather see the [blink] tag supported in facebook.
If you're interested on the effects of the internet on (stupid) internet behaviour, Clay Shirky has a few great books. He has an interesting scientific explanation of the John Gabriel Greater Internet Theory, too.
Why don't the channels just broadcast the programme data alongside the actual programming?
Well, that's a legitimate question. You could also ask why the hardware doesn't support alternative operating systems. Either way, you're asking either one (or several) large television network(s) to suddenly make a change to the way things are broadcast, or you're asking a large (multinational) company to provide open access to their closed system.
I hope the programming community comes up with an alternative - or modified - firmware. Unfortunately, unlike the android/xda/cyanogenmod community, DVR software isn't easily available, accessible or standardized across players. Maybe it is as simple as making a DVD drive region free - but even then, does the average consumer have access to the (relatively cheap) tools to flip a few 0s and 1s and "update" the hardware? And the likelyhood of it being that simple is pretty low...
It is an interesting question. From an HR standpoint, job titles aren't nearly as important as job duties.
In other words, HR often gives out job titles instead of raises, because the work being done is more important (from a business standpoint) than what someone is going to write on their resume.
If nothing else, this seems to me to be a pretty common sense outcome. If employment contracts do not already reflect this position, I would expect employers to look to amending them pretty quickly.
It seems that there is some sort of underground movement in the court systems all over the world. 20 years ago, people suspected that corrupt officials skewering the laws. Now, people suspect that there are caring, compassionate human beings infiltrating the government.
"unless the business has a contractual right of ownership over the content"
We have this extra piece of paper for you to sign; do it or you're fired. Thanks!
There was a recent ruling in Canada that affirmed that privacy is independent from ownership. So in the UK? It's still quite big brother (but we knew that from the cameras EVERYWHERE). But in Canada? We're still protected against this sort of skullduggery.
The whole sex offender system is useless without proper investigation or classification.
No, the sex offender system is a history of past actions. Regardless of cause, some actions are designated with a no-tolerance, no-exception policy. While you wouldn't want to wrongly group all offenders in the same category (just like not all manslaughter is murder), the end result is sufficiently detestable that reasons become less important than cause.
In this case, those actions were deemed adequately offensive to become public record, regardless of reasons. The proper time for investigation is at sentencing, not the time of reform.
2) if you view each one's offense, you'll find most (75%+) had "victims" 14 years old +. Some of those might have been "rapes", but were probably hooking up with someone they should have known better, but it was as consensual as any liaison (ignoring fact that a minor can't consent, but survey any high school and see how chaste your average teen is)
Laws are arbitrary standards relating to specific acts. When someone knowingly violates that standard - whether by a little or by a lot - they've broken the law. I might (might) be tempted to agree with you if you were arguing for a diminished sentence, or a finer gradation in sentencing.
It is a terrible idea to disregard the idea (or usefulness) of a sex offender registry simply because there are some type-1 "errors". And really - everyone convicted under the same law should be treated within the parameters of that law.
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Don't get me wrong, I love illustrator, and I don't think I could live without InDesign.
But I do REALLY like the idea of html5 instead of flash. Sure, it was funny for awhile to call apple products crippled because they couldn't have a full web experience, but I've been having problems with Shockwave / Flash products for years.
It does need to remain supported, I agree. And opened up? Great!
But developed? Encouraged? Promoted? No thank you. I'd rather see the [blink] tag supported in facebook.
So, the cloak only does a very small area. Hobbitses?
... so ... multiple cloaks?
... better directed EMP bombs?
And the cloak only does it from one direction?
And the cloak only does a certain type of radiation?
I guess it's all pretty neat. My big problem with the article? It's not a CLOAK if it's only 1cm by 1cm. It's more of a patch. Or a stamp.
If you're interested on the effects of the internet on (stupid) internet behaviour, Clay Shirky has a few great books. He has an interesting scientific explanation of the John Gabriel Greater Internet Theory, too.
Hello...it's Sony. You should be surprised that it worked this long.
Sometimes it's a good thing when Sony products die. It means they stop spying on you.
Why don't the channels just broadcast the programme data alongside the actual programming?
Well, that's a legitimate question. You could also ask why the hardware doesn't support alternative operating systems. Either way, you're asking either one (or several) large television network(s) to suddenly make a change to the way things are broadcast, or you're asking a large (multinational) company to provide open access to their closed system.
I hope the programming community comes up with an alternative - or modified - firmware. Unfortunately, unlike the android/xda/cyanogenmod community, DVR software isn't easily available, accessible or standardized across players. Maybe it is as simple as making a DVD drive region free - but even then, does the average consumer have access to the (relatively cheap) tools to flip a few 0s and 1s and "update" the hardware? And the likelyhood of it being that simple is pretty low...
The New Caledonian raven has already been documented as creating and using tools.
Of course, this is how science is done - repetition!
It is an interesting question. From an HR standpoint, job titles aren't nearly as important as job duties.
In other words, HR often gives out job titles instead of raises, because the work being done is more important (from a business standpoint) than what someone is going to write on their resume.
If nothing else, this seems to me to be a pretty common sense outcome. If employment contracts do not already reflect this position, I would expect employers to look to amending them pretty quickly.
It seems that there is some sort of underground movement in the court systems all over the world. 20 years ago, people suspected that corrupt officials skewering the laws. Now, people suspect that there are caring, compassionate human beings infiltrating the government.
"unless the business has a contractual right of ownership over the content"
We have this extra piece of paper for you to sign; do it or you're fired. Thanks!
There was a recent ruling in Canada that affirmed that privacy is independent from ownership. So in the UK? It's still quite big brother (but we knew that from the cameras EVERYWHERE). But in Canada? We're still protected against this sort of skullduggery.
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... and every other common name.
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And you thought getting put on the no-fly list by accident was bad
The whole sex offender system is useless without proper investigation or classification.
No, the sex offender system is a history of past actions. Regardless of cause, some actions are designated with a no-tolerance, no-exception policy. While you wouldn't want to wrongly group all offenders in the same category (just like not all manslaughter is murder), the end result is sufficiently detestable that reasons become less important than cause.
In this case, those actions were deemed adequately offensive to become public record, regardless of reasons. The proper time for investigation is at sentencing, not the time of reform.
2) if you view each one's offense, you'll find most (75%+) had "victims" 14 years old +. Some of those might have been "rapes", but were probably hooking up with someone they should have known better, but it was as consensual as any liaison (ignoring fact that a minor can't consent, but survey any high school and see how chaste your average teen is)
Laws are arbitrary standards relating to specific acts. When someone knowingly violates that standard - whether by a little or by a lot - they've broken the law. I might (might) be tempted to agree with you if you were arguing for a diminished sentence, or a finer gradation in sentencing.
It is a terrible idea to disregard the idea (or usefulness) of a sex offender registry simply because there are some type-1 "errors". And really - everyone convicted under the same law should be treated within the parameters of that law.