How, exactly, does society benefit from prosecuting artists who draw cartoons, however tasteless?
Protecting children is a deep-seated instinct buried in the brain. So anything that triggers that instinct is going to get attacked. In this case, by making the argument that explicit drawings make the act seem just a little more acceptable, which might lead to some child being harmed.
It's not so much about logic when the instinct runs so deep.
The Honorable Judge Davis does have to abide by that decision
When I see that written in a context like this it always seems that it's in order to distinguish this Judge Davis from some other less honorable Judge Davis. As in "No, this one was by the honorable Judge Davis."
everything makes perfect sense without any interpretive gymnastics.
It looks to me like you're the one with chalk on his hands. You're twisting "Yahoo and other third party" to somehow mean that Yahoo is not one. You may be right, but not without a double-twisting backflip to achieve it.
I agree that most likely the reporter simply got it wrong, but these two sentences, especially with the instead link, certainly imply that Yahoo is one of the third parties whose email will not be available except through fairpoint.
Yahoo! and MSN subscribers will continue to have access to content but will no longer be able to access their e-mail through the third party Web site. Instead, Yahoo! and other third party e-mail will be accessed directly at the MyFairPoint.net portal.
I think a recent movie I saw with a less-rehashed storyline would be Iron Man.
A superficial cad is presented with an unexpected challenge. He makes a straight-forward attempt at solving this problem. The solution seems reasonable, but fails, and the hero learns that the problem is more complicated than he thought. He tries a more complex and convoluted solution which seems like it will work, but it too fails. Then when all hope seems lost and the only thing left to try is a daring, all-or-nothing last-gasp effort, he miraculously succeeds, and becomes a better man along the way.
The pattern of "simple problem, simple solution that fails, harder problem, complex solution that fails, extremely difficult problem, near-hopeless desperate solution saves the day" can be found over and over and over again. Three tries is important - less than three is unsatisfying, more than three is tedious.
However, i still think Iron Man was a good movie with some clever twists hung on that tried-and-true framework.
But I think the most likely explanation is that he typed the sentence so fast that the word "to" got left out.
I'm pretty sure the person who posted the correction had a pretty good idea of what was intended in the original post. But I could be mistaken - I'm just going by the fact that it was, ya know, the same person and all.
The thing about these lawsuits is that I hope the FSF tried to resolve the violations outside of court before litigating.
If only there were some way to find out. It's hard to say for sure, but based on this:
As we always do in violation cases, we began a process of working with Cisco to help them understand their obligations under our licenses, and how they could come into compliance. Early on it seemed likely that we could resolve the issues without any fuss.
You simply cannot recieve the bits you missed while under a tree. No sized buffer fixes this.
It could, of course. If you are constantly receiving "now playing" and "now playing + 30 seconds," then a smart radio could fill in a 30 second gap. (Though I doubt that they actually do that.)
So you've got hours and hours of uninterrupted listening time and instead of using that time for education you waste it on satellite radio? There are so many good audio programs and books that are both interesting and rewarding. Try some of those for a while. Treat that time as a gift, not something you need to mindlessly fill.
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Well then perhaps you might simply says he's one of the best authors you've read.
Protecting children is a deep-seated instinct buried in the brain. So anything that triggers that instinct is going to get attacked. In this case, by making the argument that explicit drawings make the act seem just a little more acceptable, which might lead to some child being harmed.
It's not so much about logic when the instinct runs so deep.
When I see that written in a context like this it always seems that it's in order to distinguish this Judge Davis from some other less honorable Judge Davis. As in "No, this one was by the honorable Judge Davis."
Sure, but then if you enjoyed getting the refund you'd just have turn around and give it right back.
Yeah well your phone probably doesn't have a dial on it either.
A superficial cad is presented with an unexpected challenge. He makes a straight-forward attempt at solving this problem. The solution seems reasonable, but fails, and the hero learns that the problem is more complicated than he thought. He tries a more complex and convoluted solution which seems like it will work, but it too fails. Then when all hope seems lost and the only thing left to try is a daring, all-or-nothing last-gasp effort, he miraculously succeeds, and becomes a better man along the way.
The pattern of "simple problem, simple solution that fails, harder problem, complex solution that fails, extremely difficult problem, near-hopeless desperate solution saves the day" can be found over and over and over again. Three tries is important - less than three is unsatisfying, more than three is tedious.
However, i still think Iron Man was a good movie with some clever twists hung on that tried-and-true framework.
Maybe so, but it's not hard to find that Apple did file. The registration number is TX0006849489. So the whole thing is just goofy.
I'm pretty sure the person who posted the correction had a pretty good idea of what was intended in the original post. But I could be mistaken - I'm just going by the fact that it was, ya know, the same person and all.
Johnathan Coulton is a good example.
You might want to take another look at the meaning of this "ignore" word.
I know it's a metaphor, but I just don't get it.
Yeah ok. It might be his job, but it's hardly a legal obligation.
Maybe it was an adjective.
For sufficiently small values of actually.
Yeah ok. How are those cheese triangles coming?
If only there were some way to find out. It's hard to say for sure, but based on this:
I'm thinking maybe they did.
I'm not sure a 30 second buffer constitutes time shifting, but I guess it wouldn't surprise me if the RIAA said it did.
Of course it will. But they won't be the kind that run silently for months, cranking out spam without detection.
You don't think your local McDonald's runs down to the grocery store for hamburgers and buns, do you?
Well, literally speaking, any price is a fraction of the money spent.
It could, of course. If you are constantly receiving "now playing" and "now playing + 30 seconds," then a smart radio could fill in a 30 second gap. (Though I doubt that they actually do that.)
Sorry, that came off as too critical. I just meant to encourage you to put that time to good use.
So you've got hours and hours of uninterrupted listening time and instead of using that time for education you waste it on satellite radio? There are so many good audio programs and books that are both interesting and rewarding. Try some of those for a while. Treat that time as a gift, not something you need to mindlessly fill.