While you bring an interesting perspective that is decidedly lacking here, I don't think that analogy will quite fly.
The developers can't take their game "on tour", the only way they can make money is if people buy the game. Also, I've yet to see any developers with rock star status. Developers (as far as I know) don't get the glory, fame, and promiscuous sex, even the successful ones.
Swapping M$ and the RIAA doesn't seem to have much of an effect as far as I am concerned, though I loathe the RIAA more.
It is likely that the original poster was thinking the way you mentioned. One can view it from the perspective that the US-based companies are the ones purchasing the data from the spyware companies, "outsourcing" the data strip-mining to non-US based companies.
The "outsourcing" buzzword was probably not necessary. Either way, jobs are moving overseas and US programmers are out of (very immoral and shady) jobs.
Actually, it doesn't seem that far off base, from my perspective. If other countries do not have similar laws they will likely be unaffected by this legislation, and spyware companies will simply move off US soil. Since india has a large pool of employable tech people, it seems plausible that they would move there.
Even though India is not the only place offshore the jobs could move to, I think you had a knee jerk reaction to his post.
Honestly, man, good for you, but not all of us are so lucky. Of the people I know that graduated in with degrees in Computer Science in 2003/2004 about 50% of them have not been able to get decent jobs.
I'm one of them, hopping around from temp job to temp job. I'm planning on going to law school in the fall.
I have heard this, but I am not sure it is true. Perhaps I am an anomaly, but I was quite a sadistic hunter when I was young.
I likely shot hundreds of rabbits and killed multiple armadillos by grabbing them by the tail and smashing them against trees. Even so, now I don't even hunt, and consider myself to not be particularly mentally unbalanced. I was simply young and not aware of the immorality of my acts.
That makes sense, and would be a logical explanation if a random universe generator does exist (I certainly have no idea.)
I re-read that portion of the article, though, and found no mention of more than one universe, and if this was the basis for their conclusion, they should have at least mentioned it.
Would you, by chance, know of a good place to read up on this universe creation idea?
I find the rebuttal of the fine-tuned universe to be quite weak, if I am interpreting it correctly (probably not.)
Does it suggest that simply because we are here to observe this seemingly fragile universe nullify the fact that it is incredibly improbable for all of these (possibly) random varibles to align?
anyone who has even one copy of a film, software program or music file in a shared folder and should have known the copyrighted work had not been commercially released....Penalties would apply regardless of whether any downloading took place.
unbelievable...someone please explain how this isn't the case and this is just a sensationalist story
You're paying for a service (to play the game, right?)... why does it not make sense to pay more for better service?
That makes sense from a pragmatic perspective, but many role playing gamers would think of their character as more than a service they pay for, and having hard-earned attributes instantly accessible might cause disgust from a person that spent a significant amount of time and effort attaining a particular goal.
I'm a bit confused, are you saying you would like the people that work at Capital one to be less than or equally responsible financially than the people that are customers? Or did you get that backwards?
Is speech "free" if you are being paid to say it? I know, not free as in beer, but the targeted(paid) bloggers are most likely in a verbal contract to perform a function. In essence it is commerce, and the goverment does have the right to regulate commerce, correct?
Although I too do not want the goverment sifting through my finances if I decide to be politically active, I believe this to be positive overall. How else would we be able to to differentiate between those who actually support a cause and those who are being paid to support a cause? This seems to give those who have less funds more equal footing in the political areana, which I view to be a good thing. Without this joe poor would have 1 blog and joe rich would have 1 blog and 1400 purchased blogs that seemed equally unbiased without the (I'm being paid) footnote. Unless you can think of a way to validate that people are supporting a view of their own free will without having a record of their finances.
I do NOT control the enviroment of the 800 other kids in their school.
So, at wnat point does somebody step in when other kids aren't behaving?
I think this is a fact you need to come to terms with. You could conceievably home school your children to avoid the influence of the 800, but ultimately, your children will be exposed to other kids. It is up to you as a parent to equip your children to deal with the content of these video games and television. The "bad" parents also have a right to a public education and to raise their children with morals of their own choosing (or lack thereof.) Make your kids a positive example to those whose parents aren't living up to their responsibilities.
The article states that the program initially found computers related to higher scores on tests, but after filtering out the 'characteristics' related to 'computer availability at home (and) at the school,' they found differently.
from the article:
Once those influences were eliminated, the relationship between use of computers and performance in maths and literacy tests was reduced to zero, showing how "careless interpretations can lead to patently false conclusions".
I am curious as to the additional criteria they use to get these new results.
I also disagree a bit about how the next generation is going to be better because they grow up with the change. The children of the fundies are being indoctrinated at an early age to be even more fundamental in their beliefs than their parents. They will continue carrying on the torch.
I disagree. I grew up in the bible belt in a small conservative town, and while the indoctrination is there, the availabilty of information, especially the internet, combined with the increase in students going college, has immensely decrease the effective stranglehold on thought religion has held. It has been my experience that even the fundamentalists(the younger generations anway) in the face of so many challenges to their beliefs, have adopted a degree of tolerance and reservation that the older generation does not possess.
Is noone else irritated with his/her phone company?
My provider(Sprint) has been conniving ever since I have started...they told me about a "vacation" plan to turn off my cell phone while I would be out of service area, but resulted in me being required to start a new contract (2 years, of course) after the vacation was over.
In addition, they boast "adding a line" for $20 a month, but they fail to mention that you must begin a new contract and there is a minimum 500 minute plan, not to mention that the new phone added has a totally separate contract and cannot be removed without the hefty cancellation fee.
Am I just with a (IMO)bad provider or has anyone else had similar experiences?
Was anybody under the understanding that the music industry was anything but a for-profit business?
There is more to the music industry than money, obviously...it is an art, and there are many principled artists out there that make decisions not based solely on money, though there are plenty that do.
We might not hear about them, as they will never be marketed to us in the same way that the current pop artists are because the big lables control the industry, and unless something drastic is done to change the way we get our music...hey, wait a minute...
That is a great idea, lets apply this logic to all forms of punishment...lets cut the salary of everyone who posts on slashdot at work, doubling the amount each time someone does this malicious act. After all, spam isn't victimless(he/she gets paid to do a job, and not doing so hurts the company) and certainly is done on purpose and with pre-mediation.
hmmm..scratch that last part, but it is done on purpose.
In reference to the philiosophical aspects, my most memorable line was in the cave scene where the Elastigirl says "Your identity is your most valued possession. Protect it."
In this time of identity theft, credit card scams to record our lives, and massive govermental disregard for privacy, I pray that the kids (and adults) heard that one.
you have many good points, but I don't think it is fair to make an issue of the civilian casualties of this war. The armies of Saddam intentionally hid behind and emulated the look of civilians, and use suicide bombs without regard to killing their own people, ect.
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The developers can't take their game "on tour", the only way they can make money is if people buy the game. Also, I've yet to see any developers with rock star status. Developers (as far as I know) don't get the glory, fame, and promiscuous sex, even the successful ones.
Swapping M$ and the RIAA doesn't seem to have much of an effect as far as I am concerned, though I loathe the RIAA more.I think the goal was more along the lines of cultural enrichment, but perhaps that is an outdated idea.
The "outsourcing" buzzword was probably not necessary. Either way, jobs are moving overseas and US programmers are out of (very immoral and shady) jobs.
Even though India is not the only place offshore the jobs could move to, I think you had a knee jerk reaction to his post.
I'm one of them, hopping around from temp job to temp job. I'm planning on going to law school in the fall.
I have heard this, but I am not sure it is true. Perhaps I am an anomaly, but I was quite a sadistic hunter when I was young.
I likely shot hundreds of rabbits and killed multiple armadillos by grabbing them by the tail and smashing them against trees. Even so, now I don't even hunt, and consider myself to not be particularly mentally unbalanced. I was simply young and not aware of the immorality of my acts.That makes sense, and would be a logical explanation if a random universe generator does exist (I certainly have no idea.)
I re-read that portion of the article, though, and found no mention of more than one universe, and if this was the basis for their conclusion, they should have at least mentioned it.
Would you, by chance, know of a good place to read up on this universe creation idea?
I find the rebuttal of the fine-tuned universe to be quite weak, if I am interpreting it correctly (probably not.)
Does it suggest that simply because we are here to observe this seemingly fragile universe nullify the fact that it is incredibly improbable for all of these (possibly) random varibles to align?
Someone please expound upon this reasoning.
are you kidding me congress?
anyone who has even one copy of a film, software program or music file in a shared folder and should have known the copyrighted work had not been commercially released....Penalties would apply regardless of whether any downloading took place.
unbelievable...someone please explain how this isn't the case and this is just a sensationalist story
You're paying for a service (to play the game, right?) ... why does it not make sense to pay more for better service?
That makes sense from a pragmatic perspective, but many role playing gamers would think of their character as more than a service they pay for, and having hard-earned attributes instantly accessible might cause disgust from a person that spent a significant amount of time and effort attaining a particular goal.
I forsee a backlash from the community
I'm a bit confused, are you saying you would like the people that work at Capital one to be less than or equally responsible financially than the people that are customers? Or did you get that backwards?
whitout revewing
speaking of which.....
Is speech "free" if you are being paid to say it? I know, not free as in beer, but the targeted(paid) bloggers are most likely in a verbal contract to perform a function. In essence it is commerce, and the goverment does have the right to regulate commerce, correct?
Although I too do not want the goverment sifting through my finances if I decide to be politically active, I believe this to be positive overall. How else would we be able to to differentiate between those who actually support a cause and those who are being paid to support a cause? This seems to give those who have less funds more equal footing in the political areana, which I view to be a good thing.
Without this joe poor would have 1 blog and joe rich would have 1 blog and 1400 purchased blogs that seemed equally unbiased without the (I'm being paid) footnote.
Unless you can think of a way to validate that people are supporting a view of their own free will without having a record of their finances.
I do NOT control the enviroment of the 800 other kids in their school.
So, at wnat point does somebody step in when other kids aren't behaving?
I think this is a fact you need to come to terms with. You could conceievably home school your children to avoid the influence of the 800, but ultimately, your children will be exposed to other kids.
It is up to you as a parent to equip your children to deal with the content of these video games and television. The "bad" parents also have a right to a public education and to raise their children with morals of their own choosing (or lack thereof.)
Make your kids a positive example to those whose parents aren't living up to their responsibilities.
from the article:
I am curious as to the additional criteria they use to get these new results.
Is noone else irritated with his/her phone company?
My provider(Sprint) has been conniving ever since I have started...they told me about a "vacation" plan to turn off my cell phone while I would be out of service area, but resulted in me being required to start a new contract (2 years, of course) after the vacation was over.
In addition, they boast "adding a line" for $20 a month, but they fail to mention that you must begin a new contract and there is a minimum 500 minute plan, not to mention that the new phone added has a totally separate contract and cannot be removed without the hefty cancellation fee.
Am I just with a (IMO)bad provider or has anyone else had similar experiences?
Was anybody under the understanding that the music industry was anything but a for-profit business?
There is more to the music industry than money, obviously...it is an art, and there are many principled artists out there that make decisions not based solely on money, though there are plenty that do.
We might not hear about them, as they will never be marketed to us in the same way that the current pop artists are because the big lables control the industry, and unless something drastic is done to change the way we get our music...hey, wait a minute...
How many times must it be said...
- copying is not stealing, there is a difference
- sharing music is not illegal, much less files, as long as you don't violate copyright
Please remember to separate these, as they are quite different.That is a great idea, lets apply this logic to all forms of punishment...lets cut the salary of everyone who posts on slashdot at work, doubling the amount each time someone does this malicious act. After all, spam isn't victimless(he/she gets paid to do a job, and not doing so hurts the company) and certainly is done on purpose and with pre-mediation.
hmmm..scratch that last part, but it is done on purpose.
In reference to the philiosophical aspects, my most memorable line was in the cave scene where the Elastigirl says "Your identity is your most valued possession. Protect it." In this time of identity theft, credit card scams to record our lives, and massive govermental disregard for privacy, I pray that the kids (and adults) heard that one.
me too
hah, luckily for you, you have a cool sig, so I'm not going to mod you down.
Reaching out to embrace whatever may come.....
you have many good points, but I don't think it is fair to make an issue of the civilian casualties of this war. The armies of Saddam intentionally hid behind and emulated the look of civilians, and use suicide bombs without regard to killing their own people, ect.