Except that most guns aren't used to commit crimes.
And though we'll never have conclusive, accurate metrics on leval vs. illegal use of P2P, common sense tells me that the majority of users aren't downloading the latest version of Gentoo.
If you want to spend your life in perpetual anxiety and give yourself ulcers over things that you and I have very little influence over, then by all means knock yourself out (as long as I don't have to pay for your treatment).
I for one am going to do the little things I CAN do for the environment (recycle, conserve power, drive a fuel-efficient vehicle) and crack jokes about people who take themselves and their causes so seriously.
Should we take better care of our environment? Yes! But you have to admit there are a lot of gaps in some of these climate studies, and I think the guy who started this thread succinctly pointed out one of them.
Climate changes have taken place without the assistance of human beings for a very long time. And as another poster pointed out, it's probably more practical to find ways to adapt to climate changes than to try to affect them ourselves. All the while, of course, trying to find ways to clean our own act up (hint: that's not going to happen overnight).
IANAA (accountant) but I would think this move might have some massive tax implications. Would this force companies to pay more in payroll taxes? Could it allow them to pay less?
Someone with more knowledge on this please reply. thanks!
I think people like him are beyond humor. They see everything that deviates from their point of view as a personal attack, and their only recourse is to lash out at it.
Sad, really, cuz there's a lot of good tongue-in-cheek humor out there that these people simply refuse to enjoy out of some sanctimonious crusade to get everyone to be as miserable as themselves.
Seriously, man, you need about 7 fewer cups of coffee per morning.
It's funny! Laugh! Why does everyone have such a chip on their shoulder these days? People have to stop working themselves up into lather, foaming at the mouth, and laugh at the occasional gems of wit that we come across. NOT EVERYTHING IS A PERSONAL POLITICAL ATTACK LEVELED AT YOU!!
The reason I am surprised they never made a Freespace 3 is that there seemed to be an implied story about re-establishing contact with Earth. In the game, the discovery of the alien-made jump node specifically addressed the possibility of building one to return to Earth.
FS2 ended with the Terran-Vasudan alliance clearly on the defensive. I don't know about you, but to me that tells me that the story is unfinished. There was very little in the way of closure, and in fact, the first thing I thought after the end of FS2 was "when is 3 coming out?"
Three, IMHO, should have been along the lines of "Defeat the Shivans once-and-for-all, and return to Earth". I think they had the makings of a decent storyline (I'll admit that whole rebel faction sub-plot didn't tickle my funny bone much) if they persued that angle.
How is the parent post interesting? All it is is a speculative rant, as are all "slippery slope" arguments.
Take this at face value; just like we don't allow kids to buy smokes, booze, or titty-mags, why should we let kids buy stuff their parents may not want them to have?
I actually had a decent joystick (Logitech Wingman) and in fact I bought expressly for XWA. I simply couldn't get the precision aiming with the joystick that I could with a mouse.
That and it REQUIRED a joystick. You COULD NOT use a mouse for piloting, and for that reason I really never could get into that game. Every other space/flight sim I'd played previous allowed mouse piloting, and I simply couldn't make the adjustment.
In all other regards, it was a rather pretty game. Just that fundamental flaw killed it for me.
For a time, the Descent: Freespace and Freespace 2 filled a gap that the failure of XvT left in me. I was very disappointed that they didn't continue the Freespace series. They really were fun, and had some top-notch graphics for their time!
You're comparing apples to oranges. P2P networks have far more public visibility than FTP, and makes files far more accessible to users than FTP.
Afterall, you don't see the xxAA's waging such a public campaign against FTP file sharers, do you?
Oh yeah, and get bent!
While I didn't bother wasting my time on this show, I can only wonder why the producers (and everyone else involved) did. However I have to disagree with one part of this editorial.
"And that, for me, is the biggest complaint I have about the awards last night. The show showed absolutely no respect to the games themselves."
These are video games that people play for fun. It's not a symphany orchestra, it's not a blockbuster movie. While I can see how this show may have demeaned, in many ways, the hard work of the developers, but these aren't productions worthy of prestigous critical acclaim.
Let's face it, there are a lot of people out there who are using P2P to illegally acquire and distribute copywrited materials.
P2P is being threatened, not only by corporate executives and ignorant congresscritters, but by people who abuse the technology. P2P will be outlawed outright unless the legitimate users of P2P networks start policing their own.
How? Well that's a good question. A willingness to admit that there is a problem would be a good place to start.
Well you can make whatever judgements about my name that you want (my recent post history suggests I'm not, in fact, a troll), but you have yet to provide any evidence suggesting that our consumption of fossil fuels is responsible for hurricanes, floods, and droughts. As far as I know, they've been occurring long before man rubbed two sticks together to make fire.
Before replying, please take a deep breath and wipe the foam from your mouth. I'm trying to have an honest discussion here.
I don't believe that a correlation, let alone causation link, between fossil fuel consumption and hurricanes, floods, and droughts has ever been proven.
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"Army of Nintendo Lawyers to Start Sharpening Pencils"
Except that most guns aren't used to commit crimes.
And though we'll never have conclusive, accurate metrics on leval vs. illegal use of P2P, common sense tells me that the majority of users aren't downloading the latest version of Gentoo.
If you want to spend your life in perpetual anxiety and give yourself ulcers over things that you and I have very little influence over, then by all means knock yourself out (as long as I don't have to pay for your treatment).
I for one am going to do the little things I CAN do for the environment (recycle, conserve power, drive a fuel-efficient vehicle) and crack jokes about people who take themselves and their causes so seriously.
Should we take better care of our environment? Yes! But you have to admit there are a lot of gaps in some of these climate studies, and I think the guy who started this thread succinctly pointed out one of them.
Climate changes have taken place without the assistance of human beings for a very long time. And as another poster pointed out, it's probably more practical to find ways to adapt to climate changes than to try to affect them ourselves. All the while, of course, trying to find ways to clean our own act up (hint: that's not going to happen overnight).
I'm pretty sure that income from stocks, be they employee options or simply purchased, are taxed as income AFTER they are sold. But again, IANAA.
They can't be taxed until the sale because their value is in constant flux.
IANAA (accountant) but I would think this move might have some massive tax implications. Would this force companies to pay more in payroll taxes? Could it allow them to pay less?
Someone with more knowledge on this please reply. thanks!
Stop right there! What is the Canadian government giving away for free that isn't being funded through taxes?
Any way you look at it, government IS taxes. Government cannot exist without taxes. It's a zero-sum. Just thought I'd point that out.
I think people like him are beyond humor. They see everything that deviates from their point of view as a personal attack, and their only recourse is to lash out at it. Sad, really, cuz there's a lot of good tongue-in-cheek humor out there that these people simply refuse to enjoy out of some sanctimonious crusade to get everyone to be as miserable as themselves.
Seriously, man, you need about 7 fewer cups of coffee per morning.
It's funny! Laugh! Why does everyone have such a chip on their shoulder these days? People have to stop working themselves up into lather, foaming at the mouth, and laugh at the occasional gems of wit that we come across. NOT EVERYTHING IS A PERSONAL POLITICAL ATTACK LEVELED AT YOU!!
The reason I am surprised they never made a Freespace 3 is that there seemed to be an implied story about re-establishing contact with Earth. In the game, the discovery of the alien-made jump node specifically addressed the possibility of building one to return to Earth.
FS2 ended with the Terran-Vasudan alliance clearly on the defensive. I don't know about you, but to me that tells me that the story is unfinished. There was very little in the way of closure, and in fact, the first thing I thought after the end of FS2 was "when is 3 coming out?"
Three, IMHO, should have been along the lines of "Defeat the Shivans once-and-for-all, and return to Earth". I think they had the makings of a decent storyline (I'll admit that whole rebel faction sub-plot didn't tickle my funny bone much) if they persued that angle.
How is the parent post interesting? All it is is a speculative rant, as are all "slippery slope" arguments.
Take this at face value; just like we don't allow kids to buy smokes, booze, or titty-mags, why should we let kids buy stuff their parents may not want them to have?
Slashbot sensationalism at its best!
I actually had a decent joystick (Logitech Wingman) and in fact I bought expressly for XWA. I simply couldn't get the precision aiming with the joystick that I could with a mouse.
That and it REQUIRED a joystick. You COULD NOT use a mouse for piloting, and for that reason I really never could get into that game. Every other space/flight sim I'd played previous allowed mouse piloting, and I simply couldn't make the adjustment.
In all other regards, it was a rather pretty game. Just that fundamental flaw killed it for me.
For a time, the Descent: Freespace and Freespace 2 filled a gap that the failure of XvT left in me. I was very disappointed that they didn't continue the Freespace series. They really were fun, and had some top-notch graphics for their time!
I assume Volition, Inc. simply got gobbled up.
You're comparing apples to oranges. P2P networks have far more public visibility than FTP, and makes files far more accessible to users than FTP. Afterall, you don't see the xxAA's waging such a public campaign against FTP file sharers, do you? Oh yeah, and get bent!
Right you are, Ken!
While I didn't bother wasting my time on this show, I can only wonder why the producers (and everyone else involved) did. However I have to disagree with one part of this editorial.
"And that, for me, is the biggest complaint I have about the awards last night. The show showed absolutely no respect to the games themselves."
These are video games that people play for fun. It's not a symphany orchestra, it's not a blockbuster movie. While I can see how this show may have demeaned, in many ways, the hard work of the developers, but these aren't productions worthy of prestigous critical acclaim.
Just my $0.02.
So in other words, the "Free Software" movement championed by RMS has little do to with freedom.
That's the problem with idealogues; too few people call them out on their self-contradicting goals.
Sure it might take you off of that particular list, but who's to say how many other lists it put you on? And AFAIK (and IANAL) that isn't illegal.
Sorry!!
What are YOU doing to protect P2P?
Let's face it, there are a lot of people out there who are using P2P to illegally acquire and distribute copywrited materials.
P2P is being threatened, not only by corporate executives and ignorant congresscritters, but by people who abuse the technology. P2P will be outlawed outright unless the legitimate users of P2P networks start policing their own.
How? Well that's a good question. A willingness to admit that there is a problem would be a good place to start.
...you mean PT Barnum, and he never said that.
...sums up this article perfectly.
Well you can make whatever judgements about my name that you want (my recent post history suggests I'm not, in fact, a troll), but you have yet to provide any evidence suggesting that our consumption of fossil fuels is responsible for hurricanes, floods, and droughts. As far as I know, they've been occurring long before man rubbed two sticks together to make fire.
Before replying, please take a deep breath and wipe the foam from your mouth. I'm trying to have an honest discussion here.
I don't believe that a correlation, let alone causation link, between fossil fuel consumption and hurricanes, floods, and droughts has ever been proven.
It makes for amusing billboards, I will give you.
Maybe I'm just ignorant, but how do you factor hurricanes, floods, and droughts into the overall cost of oil energy?