The views of the Jewish commentators are significantly different. Rashi, a famous 11th century commentator, wrote that the Genesis story "is not intended to teach us the order of creation". The point of the story, according to the commentators, was not teach how the world was created, but who created it.
Most of the Jews I know don't worry too much about it. It's mostly, as far as I can tell, a christian preoccupation. (I haven't a clue what muslim thought is on the subject of literal creation - anyone out there know?)
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People who do care about what other people wear are ignorant and should spend their time on things that actually matter.
One of the ongoing sources of fights in my marriage was that my wife wanted me to pay more attention to what I wore. I tried, some, but my heart wasn't in it, and frankly, my three year old has a better sense of what matches than I do.
After many years, we hit on a solution. She took complete charge of my clothing - she picks out and buys everything, and throws stuff away. And she occasionally tells me to change my shirt (there's something wrong with wearing linen in the winter for some reason...). As a result, I don't have to worry about my clothes. She gets to see me looking nice. And we don't argue about it anymore.
The point is, she has to look at me a lot more than I do, so why shouldn't she want me to look nice? She didn't think any less of me when I dressed like a slob (she married me, after all) - but she likes the way I look when I'm better dressed.
The issue is artistic control. If you edit and redistribute my movie, your putting out a redistributed work with my name on it. Suppose I think it's crap? Suppose other people think it's crap, and don't buy my movies anymore? Part of the purpose of copyright, in addition to giving people monetary rewards for their work, is for people to control their artistic reputation.
The key to this is that the sole person in charge of judging whether a change to the work affects it's character is the copyright holder. So "cleaning up" a movie may, in the opinion of the creator of the movie, damage their reputation and be a misuse of their work. Which is why it's at their sole discretion (with the "fair use" exceptions) to allow it or not, under copyright law.
A child is not ultimately responsible for her well being, and hence does not have an absolute right to privacy.
My oldest daughter is 8. I respect her privacy - I don't read her diary, I don't listen in on her conversations without her being aware of it, I don't read her notes unless she shows them to me. However, if I had reason to be concerned - if she suddenly got very depressed for no apparent reason, for example - I wouldn't hesitate to read her diary. I'd probably tell her about it, and of course I'd also be talking to her about how she's feeling. A password the parents don't have is fine - but there needs to be some sort of mechanism that they could read what's on the computer if it became important.
I do what I can to cultivate a trusting relationship between the two of us. I think it's going pretty well. She has a diary I've never read, with a little lock on it. I respect the lock. But rest assured I have something that will cut through it pretty damn quick if I think it's important.
One of my favorite games as a kid was Battlezone. It had two joysticks that only moved forwards and backwards. There was something about that huge, wireframe landscape that was really appealing. And the two handed control really worked well.
Of course, the first really good non-joystick action/puzzle game I played was Lode Runner. You used the keyboard. The left hand controlled movement with six keys, and the right hand controlled actions with six keys. You rested your hand on the keyboard. It worked sort of like xevil. It was surprisingly easy to get the hang of.
It's important to tell your kids you're doing this. The goal is not to spy; rather, it's to teach her to think about what she posts BEFORE she does so. Knowing that I'll be looking at it will (hopefully) do this.
On the other hand, I wouldn't read her diary without her knowledge.
It's becoming an issue with real consequences. I've told the story before of the Argosy psychology student who was expelled because she was leading substance abuse support groups for her internship, and posted tales of her weekend drunken exploits online.
The fact that this record is permanent adds to the importance of being careful what you put on line. My oldest is 8, and when she starts getting into this, it's a lesson I hope I can teach her. The tactic I've heard with parents who do allow their children have an online presence is to tell them "I will be looking at your profile every day. Don't put up anything you don't want me to see.". It makes them realize, on a deep level, that this stuff isn't private.
In case you haven't noticed... no one does care.
Sadly, I've noticed. I think you're right. I just wish it wasn't so. It's hard to see something so clearly when most other people don't... it makes me feel like a Ron Paul supporter or something.
I'd like to see, if not an angry mob with pitchforks in front of Facebook's offices, at least an exodus of users from the service. We've lost so much privacy in the last 20 years with so little say in the matter.
What could it do for the cause of privacy if people all left facebook over their various privacy abuses?
I'd agree even more if you remove the first 3 words.
I was just being cranky... damn this cold.
Yes, we all deserve privacy, and facebook ought to be respecting that. Part of my crankiness, no doubt, is that I don't "get" facebook. I don't know why people would want to put all those personal details online. That's perhaps because I do value my privacy, quite a bit, and wouldn't put information online for the sole purpose of having people I've never met look at it.
Our privacy is being taken away in leaps and bounds, and the "expectation of privacy" standard is partly to blame. I'd be more encouraged if people left facebook en masse in response to these privacy issues. If we don't make a statement that we value privacy in those rare circumstances where we do have a choice about what we share, it only going to get worse as that expectation of privacy is further eroded.
Personally, given their abysmal track record so far, I'd say that anyone using them at this point should assume they have no privacy at all. To some extent facebook is guilty of false advertising, by seeming to allow you to restrict other users from seeing some of your information. But why anyone who put anything on Facebook would expect any privacy at all, is a mystery to me.
The interesting thing about CA is that they have a lot of absentee voters who voted more than a week ago, before it was clear how well Obama was going to do. I'm not sure how relevant that is, but it's interesting.
I also heard my first political radio ad in the Washington DC area for Obama. The primaries for DC, VA and MD are next Tuesday. There has been no advertising and very few roadside signs so far.
I'm voting for Obama, not that I'd mind Clinton so much. But I REALLY hope they can battle it out without damaging the eventual winner in the general election.
An interesting point about consideration. IANAL, but it could be viewed in the same context as a monetary bonus - the benefit to the company (a happier employee) is obvious.
Yes, it's incredibly annoying. Like so many things, most people shrug it off because it usually doesn't matter. It's just that occasionally it's the only thing that matters. This might be one of those times.
I read an interesting article once about how fractional approximations of pi are still useful in embedded systems, where it might be needed for calculations but you don't have space for an entire floating point library.
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The summary is a troll, not the actual article. He added an addendum saying he never claimed malfeasance on the part of Apple.
Most of the Jews I know don't worry too much about it. It's mostly, as far as I can tell, a christian preoccupation. (I haven't a clue what muslim thought is on the subject of literal creation - anyone out there know?)
It hardly matters... just shoot them all.
Damn, forgot the slash on the second italics tag...
One of the ongoing sources of fights in my marriage was that my wife wanted me to pay more attention to what I wore. I tried, some, but my heart wasn't in it, and frankly, my three year old has a better sense of what matches than I do.
After many years, we hit on a solution. She took complete charge of my clothing - she picks out and buys everything, and throws stuff away. And she occasionally tells me to change my shirt (there's something wrong with wearing linen in the winter for some reason...). As a result, I don't have to worry about my clothes. She gets to see me looking nice. And we don't argue about it anymore.
The point is, she has to look at me a lot more than I do, so why shouldn't she want me to look nice? She didn't think any less of me when I dressed like a slob (she married me, after all) - but she likes the way I look when I'm better dressed.
The key to this is that the sole person in charge of judging whether a change to the work affects it's character is the copyright holder. So "cleaning up" a movie may, in the opinion of the creator of the movie, damage their reputation and be a misuse of their work. Which is why it's at their sole discretion (with the "fair use" exceptions) to allow it or not, under copyright law.
My oldest daughter is 8. I respect her privacy - I don't read her diary, I don't listen in on her conversations without her being aware of it, I don't read her notes unless she shows them to me. However, if I had reason to be concerned - if she suddenly got very depressed for no apparent reason, for example - I wouldn't hesitate to read her diary. I'd probably tell her about it, and of course I'd also be talking to her about how she's feeling. A password the parents don't have is fine - but there needs to be some sort of mechanism that they could read what's on the computer if it became important.
I do what I can to cultivate a trusting relationship between the two of us. I think it's going pretty well. She has a diary I've never read, with a little lock on it. I respect the lock. But rest assured I have something that will cut through it pretty damn quick if I think it's important.
Well, who wouldn't?
I still have rabbit ears to pick up my analog TV signals. I'm too cheap for cable, and I'm using a nice, 15 year old television.
Of course, the first really good non-joystick action/puzzle game I played was Lode Runner. You used the keyboard. The left hand controlled movement with six keys, and the right hand controlled actions with six keys. You rested your hand on the keyboard. It worked sort of like xevil. It was surprisingly easy to get the hang of.
On the other hand, I wouldn't read her diary without her knowledge.
They experimented with touchscreens (I refused to use them), but there weren't any there today, so perhaps they've ditched them entirely.
According to this standard formula, you shouldn't be dating below the age of 14, and +/- 3 years is to big a spread for teenagers...
The fact that this record is permanent adds to the importance of being careful what you put on line. My oldest is 8, and when she starts getting into this, it's a lesson I hope I can teach her. The tactic I've heard with parents who do allow their children have an online presence is to tell them "I will be looking at your profile every day. Don't put up anything you don't want me to see.". It makes them realize, on a deep level, that this stuff isn't private.
In case you haven't noticed... no one does care.
Sadly, I've noticed. I think you're right. I just wish it wasn't so. It's hard to see something so clearly when most other people don't... it makes me feel like a Ron Paul supporter or something.
What could it do for the cause of privacy if people all left facebook over their various privacy abuses?
And what would it do if no one seemed to care?
I was just being cranky... damn this cold.
Yes, we all deserve privacy, and facebook ought to be respecting that. Part of my crankiness, no doubt, is that I don't "get" facebook. I don't know why people would want to put all those personal details online. That's perhaps because I do value my privacy, quite a bit, and wouldn't put information online for the sole purpose of having people I've never met look at it.
Our privacy is being taken away in leaps and bounds, and the "expectation of privacy" standard is partly to blame. I'd be more encouraged if people left facebook en masse in response to these privacy issues. If we don't make a statement that we value privacy in those rare circumstances where we do have a choice about what we share, it only going to get worse as that expectation of privacy is further eroded.
At this point, I'd say no.
Personally, given their abysmal track record so far, I'd say that anyone using them at this point should assume they have no privacy at all. To some extent facebook is guilty of false advertising, by seeming to allow you to restrict other users from seeing some of your information. But why anyone who put anything on Facebook would expect any privacy at all, is a mystery to me.
Admitting to reading slashdot in a job interview isn't probably a smart move in any event...
Actually, you may as well be asking them to give you $100 bills. Which they might, if you're a good employee.
I also heard my first political radio ad in the Washington DC area for Obama. The primaries for DC, VA and MD are next Tuesday. There has been no advertising and very few roadside signs so far.
I'm voting for Obama, not that I'd mind Clinton so much. But I REALLY hope they can battle it out without damaging the eventual winner in the general election.
An interesting point about consideration. IANAL, but it could be viewed in the same context as a monetary bonus - the benefit to the company (a happier employee) is obvious.
Yes, it's incredibly annoying. Like so many things, most people shrug it off because it usually doesn't matter. It's just that occasionally it's the only thing that matters. This might be one of those times.
I read an interesting article once about how fractional approximations of pi are still useful in embedded systems, where it might be needed for calculations but you don't have space for an entire floating point library.
Probably... but not as boring as being broke and unemployed