Outsourcing need not threaten your future, there are plenty of new opportunities for aspiring programmers within the food service sector. Dare to dream!
You must be very desperate and sick to compare downloading an mp3 to an act of sexual assault that will torment them for the rest of their lives, possibly resulting in a pregnancy that has to be aborted.
That's so rediculous that I really don't know what to say, besides that, if you're reaching for these kinds of pathetic comparisons, you may be on the losing side of the argument.
if the RIAA charges more than you want to pay, that doesn't mean you get to take it anyway.
First, it's not theft, it's copyright infringement.
Second, if a person can't afford to buy something, they're not morally obligated to thrash themselves with the spiked whip of capitalist ethics. They hurt no one by doing so.
Strict adherance to law is simply strict adherance to politicians. They're the ones who make it.
Sorry, but that does play into it. Microsoft is a US corporation, and the US isn't exactly in high regard up here, what with your moron in the white house.
People view using linux over MS as sticking it to MS with their pocketbooks. And MS is almost synonymous with the United States. I don't need to elaborate.
Why should he have to deprive himself? This is silly. We aren't obligated to masochistically thrash ourselves with the spiked whip of capitalist 'ethics'. If he wasn't going to buy it, he hurts no one.
Typical american conservative. "It doesn't hurt anybody, but it goes against my 'ethics', so don't do it or I'll smack you." That's also why Bush wants his anti-gay ammendment, and why the US prisons are full of people who were caught smoking a naturally-occuring plant.
Seriously, save jail for violent offenders. There's not enough room as it is. Spammers may be annoying, but they won't mug you on the street and rape your kids.
The technology act seems to mainly deal with digital signatures, hacking other people's systems, and erasing "source code" to a computer system. I couldn't find anything to do with copyright in there.
At what point do you reach a "punishment saturation", and from then on, just start ruining their lives? How long does a person have to stay cooped up in a 4x8 cell for you to be happy? Have you ever spent 18 months in one? How the hell would you know?
Don't get me started about revenge, it's among the most primitive and WRONG emotions a human being can have.
Law reflects the values of the majority of society, it doesn't dictate them. When the two conflict, society takes preference, not the law. Remember, the first step towards tyranny is placing the law above the will of the people.
Whether you think it's "wrong" or not, there are 50 million people in the US trading songs on the Internet. That might even be more than the number of people who smoke pot regularly.
The only reason this story ellicits any emotion from you whatsoever is because you don't want space exploration to be delayed. Admit it, and stop obfuscating your point with useless prose.
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The only resource that would make mining Titan economically viable would be pure, contained antimatter.
He's not asking to be put in charge of the country, he's asking why the hell people keep telling him to bawl his eyes out for every single microtragedy on earth.
Please tell me you take a day off work to cry a river every time a death is reported in the news. Please tell me every time you see an ambulance speed past while driving to work, your heart sinks in your chest and you have to compose yourself on the side of the road, as tears stream down your face onto the pavement below.
Yeah, right.
Everybody limits their emotions. You do it, so don't bother lying. You don't feel as strongly for the death of a complete stranger in some far-off country as you do for the death of your mother, so stop being so self-righteous and stop pretending you do. More importantly, stop telling other people THEY should. It's not natural. It never will be.
The parent of this thread doesn't enjoy people showing illegitimate emotions for karma or social points, and I completely agree with him. Be honest for one in your life, and admit the obvious: at the end of the day, you're just as self-concerned as every other human being on this earth, and a news ticker scrolling by "5 people dead in Nigerian car accident" affects you far less than getting a rock in your shoe while walking down the street.
There are already several proprietary players that do this. A radio station in Vancouver BC uses one, but I forget the name of the station. That player pissed me off a lot, because it wouldn't play properly over my modem connection.
"The old Soviet Union had one choice state owned monopolies. Look where it got them."
True, the soviet union wasn't in a perpetual boom, but its collapse had more to do with its social policies (dictatorship) than with its economic ones.
Jesus H christ, the united states has gone to shit. Seriously, get out while you can. Charging a 15-yr old girl with child porn distribution, dear god, what malicious bastards.
Whether you like it or not is irrelevant. The salesperson's job is to help you make up your mind by getting into your face with their sales pitch before you have a chance to make an excuse for yourself to say "no".
It's their job to make it difficult for you to say no, and convince you that it's in your best interest to say "yes".
Basic telemarketing. There's a lot of psychology going on here that you wouldn't be aware of if you haven't worked in sales before.
I'd have no problem with this if, through gene therapy, they could alter this child's genes after the transplant so that they would not pass on this disease to their children, should they have them. But without this step, it's just delaying the problem.
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Outsourcing need not threaten your future, there are plenty of new opportunities for aspiring programmers within the food service sector. Dare to dream!
You must be very desperate and sick to compare downloading an mp3 to an act of sexual assault that will torment them for the rest of their lives, possibly resulting in a pregnancy that has to be aborted.
That's so rediculous that I really don't know what to say, besides that, if you're reaching for these kinds of pathetic comparisons, you may be on the losing side of the argument.
First, it's not theft, it's copyright infringement.
Second, if a person can't afford to buy something, they're not morally obligated to thrash themselves with the spiked whip of capitalist ethics. They hurt no one by doing so.
Strict adherance to law is simply strict adherance to politicians. They're the ones who make it.
That is not a troll, I'm sorry. Asshole mods abound.
Do you have any idea how much energy would be required to steer/stop an object of that size? It would be unimaginable.
Sorry, but that does play into it. Microsoft is a US corporation, and the US isn't exactly in high regard up here, what with your moron in the white house.
People view using linux over MS as sticking it to MS with their pocketbooks. And MS is almost synonymous with the United States. I don't need to elaborate.
Why should he have to deprive himself? This is silly. We aren't obligated to masochistically thrash ourselves with the spiked whip of capitalist 'ethics'. If he wasn't going to buy it, he hurts no one.
Typical american conservative. "It doesn't hurt anybody, but it goes against my 'ethics', so don't do it or I'll smack you." That's also why Bush wants his anti-gay ammendment, and why the US prisons are full of people who were caught smoking a naturally-occuring plant.
Sounds a lot like the music industry. Do we really want the gaming industry turning into that?
Seriously, save jail for violent offenders. There's not enough room as it is. Spammers may be annoying, but they won't mug you on the street and rape your kids.
The technology act seems to mainly deal with digital signatures, hacking other people's systems, and erasing "source code" to a computer system. I couldn't find anything to do with copyright in there.
Just FYI. Don't click it.
At what point do you reach a "punishment saturation", and from then on, just start ruining their lives? How long does a person have to stay cooped up in a 4x8 cell for you to be happy? Have you ever spent 18 months in one? How the hell would you know?
Don't get me started about revenge, it's among the most primitive and WRONG emotions a human being can have.
Law reflects the values of the majority of society, it doesn't dictate them. When the two conflict, society takes preference, not the law. Remember, the first step towards tyranny is placing the law above the will of the people.
Whether you think it's "wrong" or not, there are 50 million people in the US trading songs on the Internet. That might even be more than the number of people who smoke pot regularly.
Do you think the Conservatives would be any less inclined to "fix" copyright law? This is the party that went through with NAFTA after all.
The liberals are the last party you want voted out if you want copyright law to remain the way it is.
The only reason this story ellicits any emotion from you whatsoever is because you don't want space exploration to be delayed. Admit it, and stop obfuscating your point with useless prose.
The only resource that would make mining Titan economically viable would be pure, contained antimatter.
He's not asking to be put in charge of the country, he's asking why the hell people keep telling him to bawl his eyes out for every single microtragedy on earth.
Please tell me you take a day off work to cry a river every time a death is reported in the news. Please tell me every time you see an ambulance speed past while driving to work, your heart sinks in your chest and you have to compose yourself on the side of the road, as tears stream down your face onto the pavement below.
Yeah, right.
Everybody limits their emotions. You do it, so don't bother lying. You don't feel as strongly for the death of a complete stranger in some far-off country as you do for the death of your mother, so stop being so self-righteous and stop pretending you do. More importantly, stop telling other people THEY should. It's not natural. It never will be.
The parent of this thread doesn't enjoy people showing illegitimate emotions for karma or social points, and I completely agree with him. Be honest for one in your life, and admit the obvious: at the end of the day, you're just as self-concerned as every other human being on this earth, and a news ticker scrolling by "5 people dead in Nigerian car accident" affects you far less than getting a rock in your shoe while walking down the street.
It's not inhuman. It's completely human.
There are already several proprietary players that do this. A radio station in Vancouver BC uses one, but I forget the name of the station. That player pissed me off a lot, because it wouldn't play properly over my modem connection.
"The old Soviet Union had one choice state owned monopolies. Look where it got them."
True, the soviet union wasn't in a perpetual boom, but its collapse had more to do with its social policies (dictatorship) than with its economic ones.
Jesus H christ, the united states has gone to shit. Seriously, get out while you can. Charging a 15-yr old girl with child porn distribution, dear god, what malicious bastards.
The proper spelling is "bold-faced lie". It also makes more sense. Are you accusing them of lying after having shaved?
Yes it will be. Burn a live Linux CD on another PC, open up parted, and redo your partition table from backup.
For comparison, NASA's current funding level is just two billion dollars higher than the Canadian Military. Take that however you will.
Whether you like it or not is irrelevant. The salesperson's job is to help you make up your mind by getting into your face with their sales pitch before you have a chance to make an excuse for yourself to say "no".
It's their job to make it difficult for you to say no, and convince you that it's in your best interest to say "yes".
Basic telemarketing. There's a lot of psychology going on here that you wouldn't be aware of if you haven't worked in sales before.
I'd have no problem with this if, through gene therapy, they could alter this child's genes after the transplant so that they would not pass on this disease to their children, should they have them. But without this step, it's just delaying the problem.