Federal prosecutors already know their jobs - that's how they got where they are, so I imagine they're a little skeptical about being "trained" by the RIAA. On the other hand, if the RIAA were to offer them some financial assistance...maybe we should start to worry.
Most code is developed by organizations, not individuals. If you hold the programmer who wrote the code accountable, you should also hold accountable the tester who missed to bug, the designer who designed the flaw into the software, the manager who oversaw the process that resulted in flawed product, etc. It isn't a bad idea to hold people accountable for their work, though. They'd be more careful if each bug cost them money out of their own pocket. And if software developers are financially liable for the mistakes they make, everyone, down to the lowliest janitor, should be held responsible for the mistakes they make, too. Everyone could pay into a gigantic disaster relief fund to fix their screwups.
The poster you replied to said "the scientific method is one method to understanding" not "the scientific method is one method to understanding science". To imply that science is the source of all understanding is narrow-minded and wrong, since there are lots of things that even scientists admit they don't yet understand.
Also, if you had read his post further, you would've also seen that he recommended teaching ID in a philosophy course, not a science course.
a lot of hot air to me. NASA couldn't get back to the moon if they wanted to. They don't have the guts or the funding, and they no longer have the technology to do it. NASA will never again send anyone to the moon, but if anyone does it will be private industry or the military, and it will be decades away. It's very likely China or India will beat them to the punch.
Don't count on the SEC to step in. This is below their radar and they have bigger fish to fry. Lots of stock scams like this go on every day and the SEC is lucky enough to hit the big ones with the case load they have.
I wonder if they're actually looking forward to getting delisted. For most normal companies, it's the end of the road, but SCO really has nothing but their lawsuits. If they get delisted, will they still be on the hook to file their financial paperwork for the public to see? I'm sure they'd love it if they didn't have to disclose their finances publically anymore. What if they just never file their 10k, lay everyone off, stop pretending to run a company and only worry about the lawsuit? Are there any consequences to not filing the 10k?
People should talk. They should talk about his work and his contribution to American culture. They shouldn't be making fun of him. He deserves better. What if someone you knew killed himself? Would it be funny if people joked about that?
Holy crap, that's not funny, dude. Hunter Thompson was a great human being and one of the seminal writers of our time. It's not cool to make light of his death.
Seriously. Of all the places I've lived, Philly was the most fscked. They need to get their act together before they attempt something like this. It's a tough place to get anything done since there are so many different groups/people who 'need' to get paid off or they'll stand in the way. This would work much better in a smaller town like Austin.
Wait a second - how does one just 'swing' a 30-ton rock from right to left 'without too much help from others'? There's a big difference between your washing machine and one of these huge rocks.
I think the most serious implications would in fact be religious. I think that most people of faith are happy believing in a creator that created us, our world and that's about it.
Christian religions believe that God created the universe, not just the world. If aliens were discovered, they would believe God created them, too. I don't think there would be any serious implications for Christians in particular.
I think the great majority though, would be scared shitless and chaos would ensue.
Come on, have some faith in Mankind. We've gone from using rocks as tools to putting probes on Mars in the space of a few thousand years. We would adjust to the idea of not being alone in the universe just like we adjust to everything else.
I agree. In the long run, it'll be a good thing as the mergers continue and the number of majors goes from 4 to 3 to 2 to 1 to 0. The independents will pick up the slack.
True, I guess, but why does our economic system punish companies for building well-engineered, reliable products? Seems like the obvious problem with capitalism. Not that I'm a big fan of communism or socialism, I'm just saying...
I have a 99 Saturn SL2 and it averages about 30mpg in mixed driving. Like you said, it's not fast and it's not flashy, but it's reliable and inexpensive to buy and own. And thus better than a hybrid, apparently.
I'm not a big Microsoft fan, but I applaud the Gates Foundation's efforts to try to help Philadelphia schools. I think, though, that they're flushing their money down a toilet. I agree that the teachers' union is largely responsible for the state the school district is in now, and it's symptomatic of a larger problem that Philly has with unions in general. Philly schools can't be saved and it boils down to the core of Philadelphia's problem: its people. A large sector of the population has developed the 'can't-do' attitude fostered by unions for generations, and as long as they maintain this attitude Philly will remain a third-world city where people get by on theft and graft instead of hard work and innovative ideas. Think of all the good colleges around Philadelphia: the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, Villanova, Temple, Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, etc. You'd think they'd have a tremendous brain trust around there, but students leave as soon as they graduate because they know they won't be able to accomplish anything there. Locals call it 'brain-drain' and it's been going on for years, and as long as Philadelphians maintain their bottom-feeding can't-do attitude, Microsoft's billions will not help them. I'm glad I don't live there anymore!
Seriously, whatever happened to working at the workplace? The article mentions AOL/TW did this to help reduce the stress of 12-hour workdays. Why not just do that by going to 8- or 10-hour workdays? Yoga is no substitute for a well-managed workload, it's just a fad.
I've stopped sharing since I heard about the threat of lawsuits. The odds of getting caught might be long, but getting free stuff isn't important enough to me to risk getting caught. I've bought lots of CDs lately, but most are from indie labels, and I don't mind giving them my money.
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Federal prosecutors already know their jobs - that's how they got where they are, so I imagine they're a little skeptical about being "trained" by the RIAA. On the other hand, if the RIAA were to offer them some financial assistance...maybe we should start to worry.
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Hillary Rosen?
You'd never see the 100k anyhow. They're a bunch of con artists. They'd take your work and turn around and sue you probably.
Maybe the 'next big thing'is here already and we just haven't recognized it as such...
Most code is developed by organizations, not individuals. If you hold the programmer who wrote the code accountable, you should also hold accountable the tester who missed to bug, the designer who designed the flaw into the software, the manager who oversaw the process that resulted in flawed product, etc. It isn't a bad idea to hold people accountable for their work, though. They'd be more careful if each bug cost them money out of their own pocket. And if software developers are financially liable for the mistakes they make, everyone, down to the lowliest janitor, should be held responsible for the mistakes they make, too. Everyone could pay into a gigantic disaster relief fund to fix their screwups.
The poster you replied to said "the scientific method is one method to understanding" not "the scientific method is one method to understanding science". To imply that science is the source of all understanding is narrow-minded and wrong, since there are lots of things that even scientists admit they don't yet understand.
Also, if you had read his post further, you would've also seen that he recommended teaching ID in a philosophy course, not a science course.
a lot of hot air to me. NASA couldn't get back to the moon if they wanted to. They don't have the guts or the funding, and they no longer have the technology to do it. NASA will never again send anyone to the moon, but if anyone does it will be private industry or the military, and it will be decades away. It's very likely China or India will beat them to the punch.
Don't count on the SEC to step in. This is below their radar and they have bigger fish to fry. Lots of stock scams like this go on every day and the SEC is lucky enough to hit the big ones with the case load they have.
I wonder if they're actually looking forward to getting delisted. For most normal companies, it's the end of the road, but SCO really has nothing but their lawsuits. If they get delisted, will they still be on the hook to file their financial paperwork for the public to see? I'm sure they'd love it if they didn't have to disclose their finances publically anymore. What if they just never file their 10k, lay everyone off, stop pretending to run a company and only worry about the lawsuit? Are there any consequences to not filing the 10k?
Wow, what a swell friend you must be. Very supportive.
People should talk. They should talk about his work and his contribution to American culture. They shouldn't be making fun of him. He deserves better. What if someone you knew killed himself? Would it be funny if people joked about that?
Holy crap, that's not funny, dude. Hunter Thompson was a great human being and one of the seminal writers of our time. It's not cool to make light of his death.
that the DMCA is the RIAA/MPAA's law. If they want the government to protect their market share, they're going to have to buy their own law.
Seriously. Of all the places I've lived, Philly was the most fscked. They need to get their act together before they attempt something like this. It's a tough place to get anything done since there are so many different groups/people who 'need' to get paid off or they'll stand in the way. This would work much better in a smaller town like Austin.
Wait a second - how does one just 'swing' a 30-ton rock from right to left 'without too much help from others'? There's a big difference between your washing machine and one of these huge rocks.
Christian religions believe that God created the universe, not just the world. If aliens were discovered, they would believe God created them, too. I don't think there would be any serious implications for Christians in particular.
I think the great majority though, would be scared shitless and chaos would ensue.Come on, have some faith in Mankind. We've gone from using rocks as tools to putting probes on Mars in the space of a few thousand years. We would adjust to the idea of not being alone in the universe just like we adjust to everything else.
I agree. In the long run, it'll be a good thing as the mergers continue and the number of majors goes from 4 to 3 to 2 to 1 to 0. The independents will pick up the slack.
True, I guess, but why does our economic system punish companies for building well-engineered, reliable products? Seems like the obvious problem with capitalism. Not that I'm a big fan of communism or socialism, I'm just saying...
I have a 99 Saturn SL2 and it averages about 30mpg in mixed driving. Like you said, it's not fast and it's not flashy, but it's reliable and inexpensive to buy and own. And thus better than a hybrid, apparently.
So this tile-maker guy was from Philadelphia, huh? Figures, Philly's a weird place, and not in a good way. I wonder if he 'sees dead people'.
I'm not a big Microsoft fan, but I applaud the Gates Foundation's efforts to try to help Philadelphia schools. I think, though, that they're flushing their money down a toilet. I agree that the teachers' union is largely responsible for the state the school district is in now, and it's symptomatic of a larger problem that Philly has with unions in general. Philly schools can't be saved and it boils down to the core of Philadelphia's problem: its people. A large sector of the population has developed the 'can't-do' attitude fostered by unions for generations, and as long as they maintain this attitude Philly will remain a third-world city where people get by on theft and graft instead of hard work and innovative ideas. Think of all the good colleges around Philadelphia: the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, Villanova, Temple, Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, etc. You'd think they'd have a tremendous brain trust around there, but students leave as soon as they graduate because they know they won't be able to accomplish anything there. Locals call it 'brain-drain' and it's been going on for years, and as long as Philadelphians maintain their bottom-feeding can't-do attitude, Microsoft's billions will not help them. I'm glad I don't live there anymore!
Seriously, whatever happened to working at the workplace? The article mentions AOL/TW did this to help reduce the stress of 12-hour workdays. Why not just do that by going to 8- or 10-hour workdays? Yoga is no substitute for a well-managed workload, it's just a fad.
I've stopped sharing since I heard about the threat of lawsuits. The odds of getting caught might be long, but getting free stuff isn't important enough to me to risk getting caught. I've bought lots of CDs lately, but most are from indie labels, and I don't mind giving them my money.