I have an extremely consistent set of morals, and so do 99.9% of atheists. The only difference between Christians and Atheists is that Christians feel the (annoying) need to evangelize their "morals", while Atheists have their own inner guidance. And before some religious nut pipes up, Atheistism doesn't inherently mean moral relativity, actually quite the opposite.
When someone mentions "Hivemind", I immediately get a picture in my head of a arrogant, self-absorbed prick who is "free-thinking", or so he/she believes.
You were trying to troll, but your lie was way to easily exposed. (Libertarian views abound in the editorial comments in stories).
April 15--Russian mathematician Dr. Grigori (Grisha) Perelman of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics (part of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg) gave a series of public lectures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last week. These lectures, entitled "Ricci Flow and Geometrization of Three-Manifolds," were presented as part of the Simons Lecture Series at the MIT Department of Mathematics on April 7, 9, and 11. The lectures constituted Perelman's first public discussion of the important mathematical results contained in two preprints, one published in November of last year and the other only last month.
Read the things in bold. They might help you. The first slashdot article was about the first paper. This second paper has more details on the solution, hence the slashdot story is not a dupe. Next time you tell someone to RTFA, make sure your right.
Taxes are a prime example, and obviously you agree, of a laws being made for society, not for any ethical or moral reason. Thats already one counter-example to your flaky premise. Its not moral to take someone's money away from them, because they earned it. But it is good, society-wise, to get some money from people to pay for infrastructure.
In self-defense, sure it can be argued that killing someone is the only way to stop them (and is ethical), though often there are better and easier ways. Wars are different, and you know it. In the field of battle, unfortunately some killing is justified. A lot of the execution that goes on behind the scenes isn't, and thus your argument is too vague for me to reply. But I applaud your construction of such a shit strawmen argument.
"Even if they have raped and killed a young girl." So, after finding out he's guilty, were just going to kill him in cold blood. How is that ethical, irregardless of his past actions. I'm not saying he should be let off or any such nonsense, but killing someone in cold blood is ALWAYS wrong. It's might be a good outcome for society, in that someone dangerous is gone, but it is not "right", and never will be. What happens if he was wrongly convicted? Please, think a little for fucks sake.
What the hell are you talking about? It is wrong to kill someone, yet you have state sanctioned murders (executions). It is wrong to take people's money away from them, yet you have taxes. Perhaps you should of taken Common Sense 101. Really, are you that stupid?
We'll be just what the software companies want us to be: licensees. We'll never own anything we purchase from them, and if they can get away with that sort of fucked-up bullshit, what's to stop other companies from doing the same thing with their products? I suppose you'd be happy RENTING everything in your house for the rest of your life, unable to do anything with it that isn't specified in the EULA that comes with those items?
You do realize that you don't have to buy, or "license" these products you know? No-one is holding a gun to your head saying "spend money on this software".
It isn't. It never has been. But if enough people like you refuse to exercise their brains concerning the matter and keep insisting that the two are one and the same, then some day they will be - at least legally. And then we're all fucked, since from that point on we won't even have the right to back up the product that we PAID FOR.
No, people equate theft with mass copyright infringement, like putting cds on p2p programs and trading hacked software. We could argue the numbers all day, but some people, when they want a cd or a game etc, they DO download a pirated version of whatever. Essentially it is theft, perhaps not the "proper" textbook version of theft, but copies being available online does take away some money from companies, as there would of been a few, in the minimum, who would of bought the game/cd if it wasn't available on-line.
No-one really cares if you back up you software, that is never the issue. I've been able to back up most of my cd's and software, and there are no police knocking down my door....
Now as for the copyright protection schemes, well I agree they are a load of bunk as they essentially target the wrong people. But you need to check your logic and tone down that rhetoric (Whoredom? Thats rather bombastic, isn't it?)
As the other person said, name one other band that has done anything Nightwish have done before, apart from a Phantom of the Opera cover. And by that, I mean that they have done it expertly, much like Nightwish.
I certainly do. Thats why I haven't posted any anon posts bashing you. I log in for every comment I write. Looks like more people are annoyed at you then just me.
Listen dude, swearing and trying to scramble for facts is not going to change the facts that your points were well debunked, and your idiocy exposed for all to see by Aim Here.
And you have been reading too much right wing propoganda. I'm not sure who you've talked to , but lots of torture victims from 20th Century wars, and generals and psychology experts pretty much agree that torture is the least reliable method there is. They will literally be willing to tell you anything to make you stop. You don't know what is fact or fiction.
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, and talking to a few people about torture doesn't conclude anything.
Yes, because some kid recording Spiderman 2 is a gateway to widespread anarchy and civil chaos.
And you are so cool, taking a downmod for your opinion. You are my hero man, you keep fighting the nasty communists/fascists/slashbots wherever they appear!!!
Bonch, aka Overly Critical Guy, who keeps proclaiming he hates the bias of Slashdot and all the people the comment here, has submitted a review here. Talk about interesting personality conflict.
I didn't know trolls submitted articles these days.
Slashdot Mirror
I think you might have an equally bad problem expecting compassion from people over the internet.
There are assholes everywhere. How about you ignore them?
Is he a soldier doing national service? Yes.
I understand your viewpoint, but what your saying is disingenious. He is lying by omission, not lying outright. He told no untruths.
How about the more obvious solution that it's a satirical joke?
Sheesh, some people have no fucking sense of humour.
I wasn't aware Mozilla or GTK were an Operating System. I stand corrected.
Either a) You work for Infinium
b) You're related to someone who works for them
c) You're sleeping with someone who works their
OCP basically reported facts, straight down the line, they didn't misrepresent anything (please point out where, in specific detail, they did?)
You're the only one posting bullshit around here, mate.
Well, it looks like you got clearly owned.
Your claptrap was modded insightful? Sheesh.
I have an extremely consistent set of morals, and so do 99.9% of atheists. The only difference between Christians and Atheists is that Christians feel the (annoying) need to evangelize their "morals", while Atheists have their own inner guidance. And before some religious nut pipes up, Atheistism doesn't inherently mean moral relativity, actually quite the opposite.
When someone mentions "Hivemind", I immediately get a picture in my head of a arrogant, self-absorbed prick who is "free-thinking", or so he/she believes.
You were trying to troll, but your lie was way to easily exposed. (Libertarian views abound in the editorial comments in stories).
WHOOPS. Scratch that last post.
I'm completely wrong. His last thing WAS last year, my bad.
Mod me down now.
For fucks sake....
April 15--Russian mathematician Dr. Grigori (Grisha) Perelman of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics (part of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg) gave a series of public lectures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last week. These lectures, entitled "Ricci Flow and Geometrization of Three-Manifolds," were presented as part of the Simons Lecture Series at the MIT Department of Mathematics on April 7, 9, and 11. The lectures constituted Perelman's first public discussion of the important mathematical results contained in two preprints, one published in November of last year and the other only last month.
Read the things in bold. They might help you. The first slashdot article was about the first paper. This second paper has more details on the solution, hence the slashdot story is not a dupe. Next time you tell someone to RTFA, make sure your right.
Read this
RTFA. He published another paper on it recently.
Yes, a Charity runs almost every State Government. What crack are you smoking again?
Bloody hell, your so stupid it hurts.
Taxes are a prime example, and obviously you agree, of a laws being made for society, not for any ethical or moral reason. Thats already one counter-example to your flaky premise. Its not moral to take someone's money away from them, because they earned it. But it is good, society-wise, to get some money from people to pay for infrastructure.
In self-defense, sure it can be argued that killing someone is the only way to stop them (and is ethical), though often there are better and easier ways. Wars are different, and you know it. In the field of battle, unfortunately some killing is justified. A lot of the execution that goes on behind the scenes isn't, and thus your argument is too vague for me to reply. But I applaud your construction of such a shit strawmen argument.
"Even if they have raped and killed a young girl." So, after finding out he's guilty, were just going to kill him in cold blood. How is that ethical, irregardless of his past actions. I'm not saying he should be let off or any such nonsense, but killing someone in cold blood is ALWAYS wrong. It's might be a good outcome for society, in that someone dangerous is gone, but it is not "right", and never will be. What happens if he was wrongly convicted? Please, think a little for fucks sake.
What the hell are you talking about? It is wrong to kill someone, yet you have state sanctioned murders (executions). It is wrong to take people's money away from them, yet you have taxes. Perhaps you should of taken Common Sense 101. Really, are you that stupid?
We'll be just what the software companies want us to be: licensees. We'll never own anything we purchase from them, and if they can get away with that sort of fucked-up bullshit, what's to stop other companies from doing the same thing with their products? I suppose you'd be happy RENTING everything in your house for the rest of your life, unable to do anything with it that isn't specified in the EULA that comes with those items?
You do realize that you don't have to buy, or "license" these products you know? No-one is holding a gun to your head saying "spend money on this software".
It isn't. It never has been. But if enough people like you refuse to exercise their brains concerning the matter and keep insisting that the two are one and the same, then some day they will be - at least legally. And then we're all fucked, since from that point on we won't even have the right to back up the product that we PAID FOR.
No, people equate theft with mass copyright infringement, like putting cds on p2p programs and trading hacked software. We could argue the numbers all day, but some people, when they want a cd or a game etc, they DO download a pirated version of whatever. Essentially it is theft, perhaps not the "proper" textbook version of theft, but copies being available online does take away some money from companies, as there would of been a few, in the minimum, who would of bought the game/cd if it wasn't available on-line.
No-one really cares if you back up you software, that is never the issue. I've been able to back up most of my cd's and software, and there are no police knocking down my door....
Now as for the copyright protection schemes, well I agree they are a load of bunk as they essentially target the wrong people. But you need to check your logic and tone down that rhetoric (Whoredom? Thats rather bombastic, isn't it?)
"[Hollenshead also notes that an as yet unidentified developer with 'a name that people recognize' has licensed the Doom 3 engine.]"
Going by their press releases, probably the GNAA.
Ignore the syringe fag. He is a troll. Check his posting history for lame "slashdot says..." statements about hot button issues.
As the other person said, name one other band that has done anything Nightwish have done before, apart from a Phantom of the Opera cover. And by that, I mean that they have done it expertly, much like Nightwish.
Or you could just run a secure network and not have to worry about banning every luxury in the world.
"No coffee near those computers! You might kill the keyboard if you spill it!"
I certainly do. Thats why I haven't posted any anon posts bashing you. I log in for every comment I write. Looks like more people are annoyed at you then just me.
Listen dude, swearing and trying to scramble for facts is not going to change the facts that your points were well debunked, and your idiocy exposed for all to see by Aim Here.
In short, you got owned.
And you have been reading too much right wing propoganda. I'm not sure who you've talked to , but lots of torture victims from 20th Century wars, and generals and psychology experts pretty much agree that torture is the least reliable method there is. They will literally be willing to tell you anything to make you stop. You don't know what is fact or fiction.
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, and talking to a few people about torture doesn't conclude anything.
Yes, because some kid recording Spiderman 2 is a gateway to widespread anarchy and civil chaos.
And you are so cool, taking a downmod for your opinion. You are my hero man, you keep fighting the nasty communists/fascists/slashbots wherever they appear!!!
Bonch, aka Overly Critical Guy, who keeps proclaiming he hates the bias of Slashdot and all the people the comment here, has submitted a review here. Talk about interesting personality conflict.
I didn't know trolls submitted articles these days.