Besides, if the kids want the games they will get them whether there is a law slowing them down or not. Kids drink alcohol before they are 21, they smoke before they are 18 and get porn before they are 18 too.
You realize, of course, that you can use the same argument to justify anything, from murder to midget-goat-bestiality. Hell, there's always someone who breaks the law, let's toss away all the laws!
The only real player against the USA is the EU. Without the EU (and I can't comprehend why Barroso is playing this game, I think he wants to please some European America-haters to keep them from doing more damage), such countries as Brasil, Iran or even China mean NOTHING in the UN.
Ladies and gentleman, and this, in a nutshell, is why the rest of the world likes americans so much. I mean other than Europe, all other countries "mean NOTHING"! Yep, that's the attitude of a true Leader of the Free World (TM).
Second, what about the mantra that if you don't want people to record things, then don't send it on the radio spectrum? Cable companies can ask you to sign terms of agreements for viewing their broadcasts. They could put broadcast flags in their transmissions if they so choose --and there isn't much that anyone can do about it except not subscribe.
I don't think you get it. Yes, they can send all the flags they want on cable TV... but it won't do them any good, because your TV/VCR/Tivo is not listening to them. This legislation would force all manufacturers of electronics to include "flag listening and complying) to YOUR electronics.
"I paid $390.00 for this roll of toilet paper stolen from Wil Weatons trailer when they were filming the last episode with him in it on location! it's very very rare!"
And if the toilet paper had Wil's crap on it, it'd be worth 10 times as much.
It's more like a Red Cross person asks you for money, but doesn't say thank you, so you try to turn over their badge to see if it's valid. Later on, you are arrested on charges of assault and battery, even tough all you touched was the badge.
Then under questioning, you can't recall what hand you used, so you guess your right. Video footage shows you used your left. And them the judge says that even tough you obviously didn't commit assault and battery, he's going to convict you of those crimes, because you lied to the police.
"1": For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
"2": And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
"3": And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
"4": And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
"5": Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
"6": And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
"7": They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
"8": So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
"9": And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
"10": But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
"11": And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
"12": Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
"13": But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
"14": Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
"15": Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
"16": So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen
That's called "vigilante justice", and there are laws against it. Maybe HBO's particular denial of service attack on BitTorrent is both harmless and specific in this case, but the next attempt at vigilante justice may end up shutting down the OpenSuSE distribution as a side effect.
*Throws flag*
Illegal use of "slippery slope" fallacy. 15 yards penalty. Repeat second down.
Maybe. Then again, most opinions on the new game have been positive (as far as I can tell, and I read every review on Amazon). Maybe it was not a work of art, but what's the problem with giving the Katamati addicts what they wanted? And if you don't want it... well, you don't buy it. No harm, no foul.
If a lot of people wanted another Katamari (and it appears as if they did), and Konami could make money from it (which is their stated goal), why shouldn't they do it? Just because the designer was confortable on his high horse? Come on.
Sequels are not inherently evil, you know. The Godfather Part II is a masterpiece. The Three Musketeers had two sequels. And most of Arthur Conan Doyle's body of work were sequels to A Study in Scarlett. Those are just off the top of my head.
"While the initial goal of the project is to work with governments, Negroponte said MIT is considering licensing the design or giving it to a third-party company to build commercial versions of the PC. "Those might be available for $200, and $20 or $30 will come back to us to make the kids' laptops. We're still working on that," he said".
I'm a reporter on a Third World country, so I've actually seen a lot of poor people first hand. And I think this is a great idea, because what they lack the most is education.
Mind you, I'm not talking about Math or History. I'm talking about the kind of education that drives you to improve your life. Many, many poor people are trapped in a sick paradigm --work a crappy, crappy job, get enough money for basic food and alcohol, repeat as needed. By showing the children that there is more to life, and giving them something to aim for, you can break the cycle for the next generation.
Until I see how something like this can actually reduce the cost of living for these folks, I don't see that it's worth putting my support behind.
I hope Negroponte, the MIT, AMD and the rest of the gang will still keep at it, anyway.
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Besides, if the kids want the games they will get them whether there is a law slowing them down or not. Kids drink alcohol before they are 21, they smoke before they are 18 and get porn before they are 18 too.
You realize, of course, that you can use the same argument to justify anything, from murder to midget-goat-bestiality. Hell, there's always someone who breaks the law, let's toss away all the laws!
"Censorship is banning steak because babies can't eat it".
(Could be apocriphal, but the idea still is sound).
OK. Then don't give me that crap about violent games leading to "a bunch of violent ones out there killing each other".
Congruency in an argument is a Good Thing.
The only real player against the USA is the EU. Without the EU (and I can't comprehend why Barroso is playing this game, I think he wants to please some European America-haters to keep them from doing more damage), such countries as Brasil, Iran or even China mean NOTHING in the UN.
Ladies and gentleman, and this, in a nutshell, is why the rest of the world likes americans so much. I mean other than Europe, all other countries "mean NOTHING"! Yep, that's the attitude of a true Leader of the Free World (TM).
Second, what about the mantra that if you don't want people to record things, then don't send it on the radio spectrum? Cable companies can ask you to sign terms of agreements for viewing their broadcasts. They could put broadcast flags in their transmissions if they so choose --and there isn't much that anyone can do about it except not subscribe.
I don't think you get it. Yes, they can send all the flags they want on cable TV... but it won't do them any good, because your TV/VCR/Tivo is not listening to them. This legislation would force all manufacturers of electronics to include "flag listening and complying) to YOUR electronics.
That's why it's a Bad Thing.
Insightful my ass.
Parent displays open content and unadulterated hate for us bigots, and you asshats mod it insightful.
(Now, where's my "insightful"? Gimme that karma, baby!)
"I paid $390.00 for this roll of toilet paper stolen from Wil Weatons trailer when they were filming the last episode with him in it on location! it's very very rare!"
And if the toilet paper had Wil's crap on it, it'd be worth 10 times as much.
It's funny (and sad) because it's true.
The phone has a 1.3 megapixel camera ... Obviously, it's not a replacement for my actual camera, which takes 100x better quality pictures.
Holy crap! You have a 130 megapixel camera????
Stupid analogy, but I'll bite.
It's more like a Red Cross person asks you for money, but doesn't say thank you, so you try to turn over their badge to see if it's valid. Later on, you are arrested on charges of assault and battery, even tough all you touched was the badge.
Then under questioning, you can't recall what hand you used, so you guess your right. Video footage shows you used your left. And them the judge says that even tough you obviously didn't commit assault and battery, he's going to convict you of those crimes, because you lied to the police.
KJV, Matt.20
"1": For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
"2": And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
"3": And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
"4": And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
"5": Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
"6": And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
"7": They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
"8": So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
"9": And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
"10": But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
"11": And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
"12": Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
"13": But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
"14": Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
"15": Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
"16": So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen
Really, it applies. Think about it.
That's called "vigilante justice", and there are laws against it. Maybe HBO's particular denial of service attack on BitTorrent is both harmless and specific in this case, but the next attempt at vigilante justice may end up shutting down the OpenSuSE distribution as a side effect.
*Throws flag*
Illegal use of "slippery slope" fallacy. 15 yards penalty. Repeat second down.
Ken? Ken Lay? How've you been, man?
Is Peter Jackson good or evil now? Can someone please tell me if I still like him or not?
What I want to know is what kind of backwoods hick moderated that obvious joke as Insightful.
It sounds to me like there IS a problem. Only it isn't with the memories.
No, "News for Nerds" are flame wars on Linux flavors. This is what passes for "Things that Matter".
Maybe. Then again, most opinions on the new game have been positive (as far as I can tell, and I read every review on Amazon). Maybe it was not a work of art, but what's the problem with giving the Katamati addicts what they wanted? And if you don't want it... well, you don't buy it. No harm, no foul.
If a lot of people wanted another Katamari (and it appears as if they did), and Konami could make money from it (which is their stated goal), why shouldn't they do it? Just because the designer was confortable on his high horse? Come on.
Sequels are not inherently evil, you know. The Godfather Part II is a masterpiece. The Three Musketeers had two sequels. And most of Arthur Conan Doyle's body of work were sequels to A Study in Scarlett. Those are just off the top of my head.
The article had a manual???
From TFA:
"While the initial goal of the project is to work with governments, Negroponte said MIT is considering licensing the design or giving it to a third-party company to build commercial versions of the PC. "Those might be available for $200, and $20 or $30 will come back to us to make the kids' laptops. We're still working on that," he said".
Are you people even trying anymore?
I'm a reporter on a Third World country, so I've actually seen a lot of poor people first hand. And I think this is a great idea, because what they lack the most is education.
Mind you, I'm not talking about Math or History. I'm talking about the kind of education that drives you to improve your life. Many, many poor people are trapped in a sick paradigm --work a crappy, crappy job, get enough money for basic food and alcohol, repeat as needed. By showing the children that there is more to life, and giving them something to aim for, you can break the cycle for the next generation.
Until I see how something like this can actually reduce the cost of living for these folks, I don't see that it's worth putting my support behind.
I hope Negroponte, the MIT, AMD and the rest of the gang will still keep at it, anyway.
Of course, those were a compromise; the spec called for "sharks with friggin' lasers on their heads"
Don't know why I post links to articles if noone's gonna read 'em...
Taco? Is that you?
Great, now I feel old.... (I remember The Invaders first-run)
Dude... you ARE old.
What?
Oh, I'm sorry.... you're old, Mister Dude.
Just way outside the FBI's mandate. Its not an interstate crime, terrorism against the country, etc.
I don't know man. Ruptured colon after being sodomized by a stallion? I know it did terrorize me