Sounds like the artist would like to have the best of both worlds, where they get un-restricted sharing in the early stages of their career, but after a certain point, they want to some how turn off the very mechanism that helped make them big (file sharing).
I don't see how you can have it both ways.
Embrace file sharing, and find ways to make money other than charging for people to listen to recordings of your music.
I agree it's really tough to know exactly where to draw the line on judging porn vs non-porn. My vote for where to begin segregation (until we have a better consensus) is any site requiring payment for viewing.
If you want money for your pics (or other content), it must be segregated, along with all promotional material (no free samples available to non-porn channels).
[Voyager1]...and I have touched the sky. [Voyager1] Entering exterior of heliosphere. Anomolous readings occurring. Sensors detect stran#%*@!~((()))) [NO CARRIER]
In a related story, a start-up middle eastern company ADI-AQLA has contracted to operate several of these power plants to service major US costal cities. Noting the need for logistical proximity, each craft will be docked in ports of the cities where they will be providing power.
Representatives from ADI-AQLA said they hoped to have all the ships in place before Ramadan.
CA Governor Schwarzenegger was quoted as saying: "Let's see those pansy power companies try to screw us over now!"
My dream super gadget will be when I can combine my - pda - cell phone - camera - ipod (60 GB, not 500Mb flash;-P )
into one little package that manages to hit 10+ hrs of battery life. I guess now I'll just add - wireless mouse
to the list!
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I'd like to take issue with your 4th point, regarding First Amendment rights.
If we can agree that porn is akin to alcohol, in that it has the capacity to be addictive to at least some people, then should we not take more care to ensure that it is only consumed voluntarily?
My neighbor is free to drink beer in the privacy of his own yard. One could even argue that he should be free to shoot up heroin, so long as he confines himself to his property. But no one would conscience my neighbor walking around the streets jabbing a needle full of smack into random people. Nor would we as a society ever condone grain alcohol to spout from random water fountains.
But that's what is currently happening on the 'net. Porn is too accessible, and too many people who probably shouldn't look at it, get bombarded with erotic images in spite of their resonable efforts to avoid them.
Freedom of speech does not mean my neighbor can put up a huge billboard on the roof of his house, where everone who walks by on the street can see, with a pic of hardcore porn.
IMO, porn needs to be on secure sites, accessible only by paying adult customers.
Then we can start to argue over what constitutes "art"...
Electricity can be used for constructive purposes, ie: - powering engines - creating light in light bulbs
Electricity can be used for destructive purposes, ie: - killing a condemed man in the electric chair (I'm not against capitol punishment, just an example)
Electricity used carelessly can also be destructive, albiet unintentionally, ie: - dropping the hair dryer in the tub and electricuting someone - a short in a wire causing a fire that burns down the house
Point being: with power comes responsability. Including the responsability to understand the consequences of unleashing that power. Until we get a better understanding of porn's effects on us, should we not err on the side of caution?
Could it be that porn doesn't necessarily make us into pedophiles, but does a very effective job of vetting them out from in our midst?
Could it be that (for a man at least) porn holds up a mirror for us to view, and shows us what we really like? We don't all like the same thing, but for some of us, what we see in the mirror frightens us.
How much more comfortable it would be to be able to blame the smut for what we are? "The porn made me this way". Instead of admitting "Porn showed me what I really am. And I am ashamed."
But the above thesis assumes that viewing porn has no real affect on a person, particularly no effect on the brain's pathways. Could it be possible that one 'flavor' of porn reinforces the brain's desire for more of the same?
What would happen if there is no well-defined preference yet? Could an image form the basis for all future preferences?
I am very curious to learn more about what science has discovered regarding stimulating images/words/sensory input, and their affects on a developing mind. Could it be that those of us with well-developed 'normal sexual tastes' viewing porn will only have that 'normalacy' reinforced? And therefore, react passionately against any conservative outcry against pornography?
But what if erotic images mixed with violent undertones can actually form the foundation for what turns a person on as an adult? If this is possible, would we not want to understand and control it?
Erotica may frighten a lot of people because there is so much about it we have yet to understand. Like electricity, it can be used for good or evil. Until we have a more complete grasp of it all, is there not reasonable cause for caution?
The Japanese people should be (and most probably are) grateful they got hit with the atomic bombs. Look at what the alternative would have been:
- Without a massive display of force by the US, the military junta in control of the country would not have been deposed.
- Japanese military leaders were seeking a *conditional* surrender that would leave them in control of the country, allowing them to continue to oppress the Japanese populace with the existing caste system.
- Without the bombs, the allies would have been forced to invade. Japanese civilians would have been forced to defend their land to the death, many with nothing more than sharp sticks against heavily armed invaders. The civilian slaughter would have been horrific.
- The "Allies" as of Aug 9, included The USSR, who as part of the invasion force, would have occupied parts of Japan, essentially splitting the country like Korea, and a good percentage of Japan today would be starving and suffering under the police state formed by a communist puppet government.
- Admiral William D. Leahy is recognized by almost every historian to have been wrong in his assessment that the atom bomb was a bad idea. Even Leahy later admitted that.
Any reasonable, honest examination of history shows that Truman made the right call. Any person or group trying to assert otherwise is merely attempting to forward their own agenda by revising history. Or they are just naive.
I doubt FedEx really cares about the suit; they just wanted to do something crazy enough to pop up on the/. radar so we'd all go over and melt down his server.
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Sounds like the artist would like to have the best of both worlds, where they get un-restricted sharing in the early stages of their career, but after a certain point, they want to some how turn off the very mechanism that helped make them big (file sharing).
I don't see how you can have it both ways.
Embrace file sharing, and find ways to make money other than charging for people to listen to recordings of your music.
I agree it's really tough to know exactly where to draw the line on judging porn vs non-porn. My vote for where to begin segregation (until we have a better consensus) is any site requiring payment for viewing.
If you want money for your pics (or other content), it must be segregated, along with all promotional material (no free samples available to non-porn channels).
Am I the only one who noticed that the sketch that has the quote "say no more" in it, is not one Cleese was in?
C'mon editors! Keep yer Python dogma orthodox!
Thank you,
Rodney Citnadep
Facinating...
Neato!
Oooh... look at the brave AC outting the nasty homophobe!
:-/
You are my hero
$379 999 999.00: production/marketing/advertising/other overhead
$1.00: script
Editing the source files so Anakin beats Obi-Wan... priceless!
This power generation mech would perhaps raise even more eyebrows...
Can someone point me to the character that means 'democracy' in Mandarin? I'd like a graphic of it on my web site :-)
tia...
[Voyager1]...and I have touched the sky.
[Voyager1] Entering exterior of heliosphere. Anomolous readings occurring. Sensors detect stran#%*@!~((()))) [NO CARRIER]
...once in a while. But the truly great artists STEAL OUTRIGHT!
...and power cuts both ways - for good and for bad. It all depends on how it is applied.
Perhaps our job as society is to try to apply power for good more often than for bad, not just cut the power off alltogether?
Hopefully noone comes up with the biological equivalent of Ice-9...
He has a consice explanation of tourettes syndrome
In a related story, a start-up middle eastern company ADI-AQLA has contracted to operate several of these power plants to service major US costal cities. Noting the need for logistical proximity, each craft will be docked in ports of the cities where they will be providing power.
Representatives from ADI-AQLA said they hoped to have all the ships in place before Ramadan.
CA Governor Schwarzenegger was quoted as saying: "Let's see those pansy power companies try to screw us over now!"
My dream super gadget will be when I can combine my ;-P )
- pda
- cell phone
- camera
- ipod (60 GB, not 500Mb flash
into one little package that manages to hit 10+ hrs of battery life. I guess now I'll just add
- wireless mouse
to the list!
I'd like to take issue with your 4th point, regarding First Amendment rights.
If we can agree that porn is akin to alcohol, in that it has the capacity to be addictive to at least some people, then should we not take more care to ensure that it is only consumed voluntarily?
My neighbor is free to drink beer in the privacy of his own yard. One could even argue that he should be free to shoot up heroin, so long as he confines himself to his property. But no one would conscience my neighbor walking around the streets jabbing a needle full of smack into random people. Nor would we as a society ever condone grain alcohol to spout from random water fountains.
But that's what is currently happening on the 'net. Porn is too accessible, and too many people who probably shouldn't look at it, get bombarded with erotic images in spite of their resonable efforts to avoid them.
Freedom of speech does not mean my neighbor can put up a huge billboard on the roof of his house, where everone who walks by on the street can see, with a pic of hardcore porn.
IMO, porn needs to be on secure sites, accessible only by paying adult customers.
Then we can start to argue over what constitutes "art"...
> How you get to good or evil, I'm not so sure :)
Electricity can be used for constructive purposes, ie:
- powering engines
- creating light in light bulbs
Electricity can be used for destructive purposes, ie:
- killing a condemed man in the electric chair
(I'm not against capitol punishment, just an example)
Electricity used carelessly can also be destructive, albiet unintentionally, ie:
- dropping the hair dryer in the tub and electricuting someone
- a short in a wire causing a fire that burns down the house
Point being: with power comes responsability. Including the responsability to understand the consequences of unleashing that power. Until we get a better understanding of porn's effects on us, should we not err on the side of caution?
Could it be that porn doesn't necessarily make us into pedophiles, but does a very effective job of vetting them out from in our midst?
Could it be that (for a man at least) porn holds up a mirror for us to view, and shows us what we really like? We don't all like the same thing, but for some of us, what we see in the mirror frightens us.
How much more comfortable it would be to be able to blame the smut for what we are? "The porn made me this way". Instead of admitting "Porn showed me what I really am. And I am ashamed."
But the above thesis assumes that viewing porn has no real affect on a person, particularly no effect on the brain's pathways. Could it be possible that one 'flavor' of porn reinforces the brain's desire for more of the same?
What would happen if there is no well-defined preference yet? Could an image form the basis for all future preferences?
I am very curious to learn more about what science has discovered regarding stimulating images/words/sensory input, and their affects on a developing mind. Could it be that those of us with well-developed 'normal sexual tastes' viewing porn will only have that 'normalacy' reinforced? And therefore, react passionately against any conservative outcry against pornography?
But what if erotic images mixed with violent undertones can actually form the foundation for what turns a person on as an adult? If this is possible, would we not want to understand and control it?
Erotica may frighten a lot of people because there is so much about it we have yet to understand. Like electricity, it can be used for good or evil. Until we have a more complete grasp of it all, is there not reasonable cause for caution?
Just asking...
Love the 'splosions!
...to match my tinfoil hat!
:-P
The Japanese people should be (and most probably are) grateful they got hit with the atomic bombs. Look at what the alternative would have been:
- Without a massive display of force by the US, the military junta in control of the country would not have been deposed.
- Japanese military leaders were seeking a *conditional* surrender that would leave them in control of the country, allowing them to continue to oppress the Japanese populace with the existing caste system.
- Without the bombs, the allies would have been forced to invade. Japanese civilians would have been forced to defend their land to the death, many with nothing more than sharp sticks against heavily armed invaders. The civilian slaughter would have been horrific.
- The "Allies" as of Aug 9, included The USSR, who as part of the invasion force, would have occupied parts of Japan, essentially splitting the country like Korea, and a good percentage of Japan today would be starving and suffering under the police state formed by a communist puppet government.
- Admiral William D. Leahy is recognized by almost every historian to have been wrong in his assessment that the atom bomb was a bad idea. Even Leahy later admitted that.
Any reasonable, honest examination of history shows that Truman made the right call. Any person or group trying to assert otherwise is merely attempting to forward their own agenda by revising history. Or they are just naive.
Do you see? Do you see!??
Runner up: "Jules Vern was wrong when he said the future is a jock strap made of bees"
I doubt FedEx really cares about the suit; they just wanted to do something crazy enough to pop up on the /. radar so we'd all go over and melt down his server.
:-/
We've been duped!!
All the orange haze in the sky... except for the cars driving on the wrong side of the road.
Oh wait...