This is the best summary I have seen of the abortion debate. I am inclined to be pro-life, but I think it's important to realise that even in an issue as emotionally charged as this, the other side does have a case to make (just as with, for example, the gun debate and low tax vs high spend). Censorship of the other side's argument is (IMHO of course) absolutely and completely the wrong way to go about it... I would have a problem if my gvt started telling me I couldn't read pro-abortion material, for example.
You'd think the coppers would have something better to do than having trade mark wrangles with the BBC over something they stopped using nearly 50 years ago.
You'd also think they'd have something better to do than pull people over for doing 80 down a clear motorway.
were they trying to raise some cash for the police social club?
I agree with everything you've said, it's about time the government started removing laws rather than putting new ones in place. Did you hear about that pensioner who was carrying 1000 fags and 2.7kg of baccy back from France, and got taken in by Customs? Absolutely bloody disgraceful.
The one thing I wasn't sure about was the bit about most people wanting ganja legalised - I was under the impression that it was around 40% (too many people reading the Mail), although I may well be wrong. It's good to see the press slowly but surely coming round to the legalisation side - I read the Telegraph and the Economist mainly, and they are both in favour of more or less full legalisation.
I'm not sure, but I think the guy going round shooting people at the moment has a gun.
So presumably if guns were made illegal, he wouldn't use one?
In the UK, gun crime has shot up at least 50% since our government banned handguns in 1997. A guy in Australia also recently killed a couple of students and injured several more - with handguns. I believe Australia also banned handguns a few years ago (or at least made the subject to extremely strict controls, which is technically what has happened here in UK).
My point is, if you can't stop criminals and psychopaths getting hold of weapons, you might as well at least allow ordinary people to fight on the same level. This was the view taken in Britain until 1920, when gun control in this country started in earnest. Indeed, the Prime Minister Lord Salisbury was one of the founders of the Working Mens' Rifle Club in (I think) 1900.
He doesn't give a flying fuck about open source, he only wants to sell his product. People like this are the opposite of the open source philosophy.
Oh no, he's spent 80 hours a week developing his product and now he wants to sell it? He made the software, he can do whatever the hell he wants with it.
Outlawing or restricting their use according to the whims of the RIAA makes about as impractical and stupid as outlawing or taxing water to prevent drowning.
Or outlawing cannabis/taxing tobacco to prevent smoking.
You mean there are people who still read Katz?
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Yes, this is the same High Score that Jon Katz reviewed a few months ago.
I was actually taking the piss, but looking back I didn't make it clear enough:-)
Anyway, my point is that they would have received a knock on the door from BRITISH police for this charge of 'spying', within BRITISH territory, with no need for the greek government to prevent evidence. Not to mention the fact that looking at aircraft does not constitute spying in Britain anyway...
Which is why the European arrest warrant is so dangerous. I don't know if it made the american papers, but about 6 months ago there was a row because some Brits, on holiday in Greece, had been handed down sentences of about a year for... planespotting. Now, if they had made it back to Britain, Greek's extradition request would have been lauged at. But because of the wisdom of Our Great European Leaders, any British citizen could now receive a knock on the door at 3am and be hauled away to Greece to face the charge of planespotting. The British Courts would have no say in it, and the fact that planespotting is perfectly legal in Britain is irrelevant.
(No offence intended to Greeks, just using this to highlight the dangers of the European arrest warrant).
On the other hand, the BBC is a publicly-funded independent broadcaster that is mandated to deliver impartial news and programming.
Which is all very well, except for one thing: it doesn't. It's harder for Brits to notice bias in the NYT, and it's probably harder for Yanks to notice bias in the BBC. Which doesn't mean it isn't there, in both cases.
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Hate to reply to my own post, but I've just noticed that all its filenames are 8.3. (eg hallowee.htm).
That's much worse.
Go look at the "anti-abortion" site in question, http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/.
It is a hate site, including anti-Muslim hate.
It looks so stupid that it could be a pisstake.
Whether it's aimed to or not, it's managed to help give us Christians a bad name.
This is the best summary I have seen of the abortion debate. I am inclined to be pro-life, but I think it's important to realise that even in an issue as emotionally charged as this, the other side does have a case to make (just as with, for example, the gun debate and low tax vs high spend). Censorship of the other side's argument is (IMHO of course) absolutely and completely the wrong way to go about it... I would have a problem if my gvt started telling me I couldn't read pro-abortion material, for example.
Very nice post.
Mine was a z80 - in fact the zx80
If you've still got a ZX80, I believe they're quite valuable these days... in the order of 250ukp.
You'd think the coppers would have something better to do than having trade mark wrangles with the BBC over something they stopped using nearly 50 years ago.
You'd also think they'd have something better to do than pull people over for doing 80 down a clear motorway.
were they trying to raise some cash for the police social club?
Normally the speeding fines cover that.
unveiled a screen Tuesday with microprocessor circuitry applied directly.... enabling it to function like a computer
Sounds more like an iMac to me. (Note for the humourless: I am joking, I am aware of the difference).
Sorry, but I think guns are dangerous.
It's true, they are dangerous. So are cars, knives, aircraft, cigarettes and screwdrivers.
I agree with everything you've said, it's about time the government started removing laws rather than putting new ones in place. Did you hear about that pensioner who was carrying 1000 fags and 2.7kg of baccy back from France, and got taken in by Customs? Absolutely bloody disgraceful.
The one thing I wasn't sure about was the bit about most people wanting ganja legalised - I was under the impression that it was around 40% (too many people reading the Mail), although I may well be wrong. It's good to see the press slowly but surely coming round to the legalisation side - I read the Telegraph and the Economist mainly, and they are both in favour of more or less full legalisation.
I'm not sure, but I think the guy going round shooting people at the moment has a gun.
So presumably if guns were made illegal, he wouldn't use one?
In the UK, gun crime has shot up at least 50% since our government banned handguns in 1997. A guy in Australia also recently killed a couple of students and injured several more - with handguns. I believe Australia also banned handguns a few years ago (or at least made the subject to extremely strict controls, which is technically what has happened here in UK).
My point is, if you can't stop criminals and psychopaths getting hold of weapons, you might as well at least allow ordinary people to fight on the same level. This was the view taken in Britain until 1920, when gun control in this country started in earnest. Indeed, the Prime Minister Lord Salisbury was one of the founders of the Working Mens' Rifle Club in (I think) 1900.
Where's the stress relief when the damn thing Blue Screens?
Oh dear, that's really asking for it...
...C++ used to develop Java. In both cases the C and C++ were used as tools to develop something better/easier.
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He doesn't give a flying fuck about open source, he only wants to sell his product. People like this are the opposite of the open source philosophy.
Oh no, he's spent 80 hours a week developing his product and now he wants to sell it? He made the software, he can do whatever the hell he wants with it.
Wish I had some mod points left.
...$3.00 for a coke, and $4.50 for a box of popcorn
What, you don't smuggle food in under your coat?
Outlawing or restricting their use according to the whims of the RIAA makes about as impractical and stupid as outlawing or taxing water to prevent drowning.
Or outlawing cannabis/taxing tobacco to prevent smoking.
Yes, this is the same High Score that Jon Katz reviewed a few months ago.
I'm surprised anyone noticed...
I'm sure people know what to do:
$ su
# ping -f www.petswarehouse.com
They were convicted of SPYING, not planespotting.
:-)
I was actually taking the piss, but looking back I didn't make it clear enough
Anyway, my point is that they would have received a knock on the door from BRITISH police for this charge of 'spying', within BRITISH territory, with no need for the greek government to prevent evidence. Not to mention the fact that looking at aircraft does not constitute spying in Britain anyway...
Which is why the European arrest warrant is so dangerous. I don't know if it made the american papers, but about 6 months ago there was a row because some Brits, on holiday in Greece, had been handed down sentences of about a year for... planespotting. Now, if they had made it back to Britain, Greek's extradition request would have been lauged at. But because of the wisdom of Our Great European Leaders, any British citizen could now receive a knock on the door at 3am and be hauled away to Greece to face the charge of planespotting. The British Courts would have no say in it, and the fact that planespotting is perfectly legal in Britain is irrelevant.
(No offence intended to Greeks, just using this to highlight the dangers of the European arrest warrant).
You forgot "I run Windows, you insensitive clod!"
Then you would probably complain that the major number is now useless because it never goes up.
;-)
What, you mean like emacs?
On the other hand, the BBC is a publicly-funded independent broadcaster that is mandated to deliver impartial news and programming.
Which is all very well, except for one thing: it doesn't. It's harder for Brits to notice bias in the NYT, and it's probably harder for Yanks to notice bias in the BBC. Which doesn't mean it isn't there, in both cases.
Put some more effort into it. I know you can be a bit more condescending then that.
Haven't got the time or the inclination... I've got better things to do than argue with ppl on slashdot all day.
Yeah and SOOO many people listen to Classical music.
Don't worry, one day you and your little friends will be old enough to appreciate it...
The gate of the transistor, across which electrical current flows to turn the switch on...
You mean there's another type of transistor?
I'm sure Jesus is very happy with you!
Would this have been modded up if it had been poking fun at another religion? I doubt it...