The UK has laws protecting freedom of speech. It's protected by the Human Rights Act 1998. I don't know of and statutory protection of freedom of speech before this point but I think it was protected by a lot of case law. We would agree that there must be some limitations on freedom of speech (shouting "fire" in a crowded cinema being the classic example) but where to draw the line seems to differ.
Obviously plenty of people on here would disagree that this guy was inciting racial hatred but the judge disagreed in this case.
What are of far more concern, or should be to you, are the awful libel laws in the UK which really do do harm. Not just to UK citizens, but to US citizens when someone in the US sues another person in the US about a book that sold 6 copies in the UK.
I'm always wary of people who say a language "sucks". Each language was designed the way it as for certain reasons. You may not agree with those reasons but they are there. As it turns out I enjoy using Python quite a bit and it helps me get my work done nice and quickly, which mainly involves web code and associated sales processing. I could sit there and worry about what it can't do but what it can do is just fine.
Obviously the bash comparison is nonsensical. Bash is hardly the same kind of language as Python and I think you know that.
Your humour offends the honour of my country. Maths is part of the colourful idiolect we have adopted. We specialise in strange spelling. If you don't like it you can always go around wearing aluminium foil on your head to stop us from corrupting your brain.
What I find most irritating is the sancitmonious attitude of some Apple users who think their choice of table/phone is superior in more than technology.
Obviously they do have to put in the bit about not using words that some might find offensive in case someone, having a bad day, put it in and they had no come back. It's quite incredible what some developers, at any size of company, will do sometimes.
She may not actually change the content of any government legislation, or even swing a vote in the House of Commons, but she has a far more powerful voice to espouse her views and challenge the complacent Westminster establishment. The best thing is that if she does a half-decent job for her constituents, they might return her at the next election as she's not liable to lose votes due to the ruling party losing popularity.
B.) Even the ones that are sometimes have different content in dead tree and online editions.
C.) Speaking as a print publisher who's sick of your kind of parasitism, bugger off.
I don't normally respond to -1 posts (this post is not offensive, it's just strongly-worded) but your example is pretty special. Private Eye occupies a unique place in UK publishing.
Sounds like you need to look at a way of making money from online content. I suggestion online subscriptions and do it properly with an easy-to-use website.
One could argue that the notes are already there to be put into a particular sequence. You could argue that (in a limited way but still giving a massive choice) this is a bit like objects existing and you happening to choose a particular aspect of them.
I don't know how specious this is but it's a thought. Don't want to avoid giving you credit for your response though, it's a fair point to make. If I had mod points (which I can't have for this story!) then I'd have modded you up too.
This is a bit like music, in that I can write a tune that has a similar melody to someone else using totally different instruments and if it is too similar the original composer can sue me and claim royalty payments. This has been the case for years.
The Beatles are a great example in fact. The music and lyrics to Come Together? Partly ripped off from Chuck Berry. They settled out of court in the end but there was a lawsuit. They allegedly even tried to slow it down to make it more original.
This is not a new idea in copyright of artistic works I am afraid.
Ian Pearson is a complete know-nothing and had been for, well, ever. I recall laughing hard at his newspaper articles back in the day where he'd make vague comments about current trends, not noticing that technology was actually moving quicker than he'd appreciated.
Just good to see he's not lost it. Where "it" is the art of bullshitting.
Obviously subjective. But judging by what you seem to be saying you appear to be an immature berk, posting merely to rile people. That's normally defined as a troll, so I really ought to be off and not bother with you any longer.:)
I so wish I had mod points right now to mod this one up. You hit the nail on the head.
This is a very unusual story. It's basically a rare human interest story on Slashdot. This girl wasn't at all important in the computing industry and she didn't invent anything. It's not like Ritchie or Jobs dying last year.
But it shows how inept people here can be when they write crap going "oh she wasn't that clever"...well so what? The normal thing to do is just not to post if you can't find anything nice to say.
To post impolitely on a story like this just shows bad judgement and a lack of maturity.
I bought the S95 for 225 pounds, instead of 380 pounds for the S100. Not sure what this works out as in your local currency but you get the idea. Yeah the S100 is technically overall better but for 60% of the price I think the S95 represents a better deal right now.
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If anyone in the US wants to thank any of the British judges, you can pick out Justice Eady for extra-special thanks.
The UK has laws protecting freedom of speech. It's protected by the Human Rights Act 1998. I don't know of and statutory protection of freedom of speech before this point but I think it was protected by a lot of case law. We would agree that there must be some limitations on freedom of speech (shouting "fire" in a crowded cinema being the classic example) but where to draw the line seems to differ.
Obviously plenty of people on here would disagree that this guy was inciting racial hatred but the judge disagreed in this case.
What are of far more concern, or should be to you, are the awful libel laws in the UK which really do do harm. Not just to UK citizens, but to US citizens when someone in the US sues another person in the US about a book that sold 6 copies in the UK.
I'm always wary of people who say a language "sucks". Each language was designed the way it as for certain reasons. You may not agree with those reasons but they are there.
As it turns out I enjoy using Python quite a bit and it helps me get my work done nice and quickly, which mainly involves web code and associated sales processing. I could sit there and worry about what it can't do but what it can do is just fine.
Obviously the bash comparison is nonsensical. Bash is hardly the same kind of language as Python and I think you know that.
Ah, that is a really good troll. :) I am actually quite impressed. :)
Yeah but on actually using the language this isn't an issue. It certainly works for me.
The Bell Curve? The book with racist undertones that is scientific horseshit?
Your humour offends the honour of my country. Maths is part of the colourful idiolect we have adopted. We specialise in strange spelling. If you don't like it you can always go around wearing aluminium foil on your head to stop us from corrupting your brain.
Maybe they were making a statement about excessive use of technical language too? :)
What I find most irritating is the sancitmonious attitude of some Apple users who think their choice of table/phone is superior in more than technology.
Thank you. This made me smile.
Then it would be in context and no one would find it offensive.
Oh hang on I'm supposed to come up with a witty reply, not a dull one. :)
Obviously they do have to put in the bit about not using words that some might find offensive in case someone, having a bad day, put it in and they had no come back.
It's quite incredible what some developers, at any size of company, will do sometimes.
She may not actually change the content of any government legislation, or even swing a vote in the House of Commons, but she has a far more powerful voice to espouse her views and challenge the complacent Westminster establishment.
The best thing is that if she does a half-decent job for her constituents, they might return her at the next election as she's not liable to lose votes due to the ruling party losing popularity.
A.) Not all magazines are also available online in any form at all, as this recent article points out. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-newspaper-that-said-up-yours-to-the-internet-2012-01-20
B.) Even the ones that are sometimes have different content in dead tree and online editions.
C.) Speaking as a print publisher who's sick of your kind of parasitism, bugger off.
I don't normally respond to -1 posts (this post is not offensive, it's just strongly-worded) but your example is pretty special. Private Eye occupies a unique place in UK publishing.
Sounds like you need to look at a way of making money from online content. I suggestion online subscriptions and do it properly with an easy-to-use website.
One could argue that the notes are already there to be put into a particular sequence. You could argue that (in a limited way but still giving a massive choice) this is a bit like objects existing and you happening to choose a particular aspect of them.
I don't know how specious this is but it's a thought. Don't want to avoid giving you credit for your response though, it's a fair point to make. If I had mod points (which I can't have for this story!) then I'd have modded you up too.
This is a bit like music, in that I can write a tune that has a similar melody to someone else using totally different instruments and if it is too similar the original composer can sue me and claim royalty payments. This has been the case for years.
The Beatles are a great example in fact. The music and lyrics to Come Together? Partly ripped off from Chuck Berry. They settled out of court in the end but there was a lawsuit. They allegedly even tried to slow it down to make it more original.
This is not a new idea in copyright of artistic works I am afraid.
Apple have explicitly said the reason they get people in the far east to make their stuff is because they can be exploited!?
You are a legend - thank you!
Ian Pearson is a complete know-nothing and had been for, well, ever. I recall laughing hard at his newspaper articles back in the day where he'd make vague comments about current trends, not noticing that technology was actually moving quicker than he'd appreciated.
Just good to see he's not lost it. Where "it" is the art of bullshitting.
Obviously subjective. But judging by what you seem to be saying you appear to be an immature berk, posting merely to rile people. :)
That's normally defined as a troll, so I really ought to be off and not bother with you any longer.
You don't understand because you're just a useless little twirp with no real life experiences.
Your assumption. It's easy enough to lump someone in with a specific group just because they don't agree with you.
So you have life experiences and you still posted that shit? Jesus, you truly are lacking a little something on the inside.
I so wish I had mod points right now to mod this one up. You hit the nail on the head.
This is a very unusual story. It's basically a rare human interest story on Slashdot.
This girl wasn't at all important in the computing industry and she didn't invent anything. It's not like Ritchie or Jobs dying last year.
But it shows how inept people here can be when they write crap going "oh she wasn't that clever"...well so what? The normal thing to do is just not to post if you can't find anything nice to say.
To post impolitely on a story like this just shows bad judgement and a lack of maturity.
I wish I had mod points...too funny.
So cynical and yet so funny...
I bought the S95 for 225 pounds, instead of 380 pounds for the S100. Not sure what this works out as in your local currency but you get the idea. Yeah the S100 is technically overall better but for 60% of the price I think the S95 represents a better deal right now.