It provides context. When people talk about games, they aren't as likely to be serious as when they're talking about real-life subjects. Also, I thought it would help Slashdotters relate to the case. If it was about football players, the Slashdot interest level would be much lower.
Is it me, or is something wrong with a statement "18 year old teenager". I kinda thought "teenagers" ended right about 16
You only get so many characters to write a headline on Slashdot. "Eighteen-year-old" didn't fit. It's not ambiguous at all because of the very first line in the summary.
In any case, "j/k" and "lol" does not excuse a sociopath
Sure it does. Sociopaths have precisely the same free speech rights as everyone else.
nor does it guarantee that a mentally ill person will not actually act upon the threat.
Life offers few guarantees. The future is unknown.
It would, of course, be better if authorities investigated this faster and, hopefully, found that no such threat exists.
Yes, because locking up an innocent guy for months for a joke is supremely unjust and, for lack of a better word, evil.
Aside from that, we don't know all the circumstances of the case (except for what one side with vested interest tells us). Perhaps such threat does really exist.
I'll reserve my raging for something else, if you do not mind.
Got it. Locking up people for months, without a trial, for (something that seems like) a joke on a Facebook page is something you take lightly.
Objectivists believe in free will and choice. If you think of yourself as an exploited prole, be a grown-up and choose a different role for yourself.
If you think of yourself as the anointed protector of the poor exploited proles, then, by asking them to fulfill a subservient role for your personal ego aggrandizement, you're the one exploiting them.
I never played WoW, so no. Many games are full of artistic images and sculptures. Many also have stories that compare favorably to the above average film. Some are legitimately great.
That's at least some actual information about one guy (out of 39), on one issue. I'd say he's entitled to hold his choice of religious beliefs. And his district can choose him or someone else to represent them.
I disagree that women can "be the products" when they're not the products.
I guess I just don't perceive the world that way. I'm not sure who truly does. Or why. Or why the rest of us should value their perceptions above our own.
This Administration also puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand That means no more illegal wire-tapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient. That is not who we are. And it is not what is necessary to defeat the terrorists We will again set an example for the world that the law is not subject to the whims of stubborn rulers, and that justice is not arbitrary.
Shorter version of your post: Anywhere that doesn't regulate voluntary internships is like Somalia. And not learning at your voluntary internship is like being raped.
If the job is not approved by the internship police, you have no choice. They will decide. If the job is not educational enough for them, it doesn't matter whether it's educational enough for you.
You used to be free to decide for yourself whether to take an unpaid internship. Now you can't. The internship police won't allow it. Because they know more about your life than you, so they'll be making your choices for you.
Slashdot Mirror
It provides context. When people talk about games, they aren't as likely to be serious as when they're talking about real-life subjects. Also, I thought it would help Slashdotters relate to the case. If it was about football players, the Slashdot interest level would be much lower.
Is it me, or is something wrong with a statement "18 year old teenager". I kinda thought "teenagers" ended right about 16
You only get so many characters to write a headline on Slashdot. "Eighteen-year-old" didn't fit. It's not ambiguous at all because of the very first line in the summary.
In any case, "j/k" and "lol" does not excuse a sociopath
Sure it does. Sociopaths have precisely the same free speech rights as everyone else.
nor does it guarantee that a mentally ill person will not actually act upon the threat.
Life offers few guarantees. The future is unknown.
It would, of course, be better if authorities investigated this faster and, hopefully, found that no such threat exists.
Yes, because locking up an innocent guy for months for a joke is supremely unjust and, for lack of a better word, evil.
Aside from that, we don't know all the circumstances of the case (except for what one side with vested interest tells us). Perhaps such threat does really exist.
I'll reserve my raging for something else, if you do not mind.
Got it. Locking up people for months, without a trial, for (something that seems like) a joke on a Facebook page is something you take lightly.
In other words, always lock up everyone. Otherwise something bad might happen.
I wish the required slashdot raging would be reserved until such time as well.
And I'm sure Justin Carter wishes he weren't being held in jail until that time.
Objectivism
Objectivists believe in free will and choice. If you think of yourself as an exploited prole, be a grown-up and choose a different role for yourself.
If you think of yourself as the anointed protector of the poor exploited proles, then, by asking them to fulfill a subservient role for your personal ego aggrandizement, you're the one exploiting them.
PS Nation Podcast. I think it was episode 245 or episode 289.
Is the requirement stupid and obsolete (ie: the ability to ship boxed games)
This one. You have to ship some specific quantity of disks to retail.
I never played WoW, so no. Many games are full of artistic images and sculptures. Many also have stories that compare favorably to the above average film. Some are legitimately great.
That's at least some actual information about one guy (out of 39), on one issue. I'd say he's entitled to hold his choice of religious beliefs. And his district can choose him or someone else to represent them.
Thanks for providing genuine information.
Yeah. So what? It's a natural phenomenon.
I don't choose to be ashamed or offended or aggrieved by nature. And I have little sympathy for those who choose otherwise.
I disagree that women can "be the products" when they're not the products.
I guess I just don't perceive the world that way. I'm not sure who truly does. Or why. Or why the rest of us should value their perceptions above our own.
... like looking at paintings or sculptures is just time-killing.
Because only "objects" go out on dates? When did dating become so offensive? Why wage a crusade against it?
Free speech will eventually win those fights too. The "hostile work environment" censors and neo-puritans will eventually lose.
There are all sorts of areas where "no" counts more than "I want."
Freedom of expression is not one of those areas. E3 is in the US. Freedom of speech wins here.
\Why do the yaysayers get to decide?
Free speech. Free thought. Freedom in general.
Or alternately, just because it's fine with you doesn't mean that it's cool with others.
Why do their opinions matter more than those of anyone else? Why do naysayers get to decide?
Why are you blaming victims of stereotyping?
Names please? Exactly who on this committee holds these views? What have they specifically said?
What if the Internet is just unworkable?
What if big government is just unworkable?
- Senator Barack Obama, 2007
Shorter version of your post: Anywhere that doesn't regulate voluntary internships is like Somalia. And not learning at your voluntary internship is like being raped.
If the job is not approved by the internship police, you have no choice. They will decide. If the job is not educational enough for them, it doesn't matter whether it's educational enough for you.
You used to be free to decide for yourself whether to take an unpaid internship. Now you can't. The internship police won't allow it. Because they know more about your life than you, so they'll be making your choices for you.
Why do the stock holders want more DRM? Please explain.