Hmm. I have no idea whether you're actually criticizing the NRA, or just referring to their firearms-safety programs.
Assuming the former: What are you implying? That a million+ group, mostly gun-owners themselves, has no concern for treating guns in a safe, responsible manner? Or are you stereotyping NRA members as beer-swilling, sign-shooting loons and redneck Bubbas?
Here you have an organization lobbying against all form of weapons control in USA,
My, that's quite the FUD-shovel you have there.
The notion that the NRA opposes all gun control is patently false; when they do support a law, it just doesn't get much coverage. My guess is, it's not sensational or "newsworthy" enough.
For example, here's a rundown of the so-called "cop-killer" bullet situation. Quick summary:
--There are varying levels of body armor. The most commonly-worn level, IIA, protects against most handgun-caliber bullets, but not rifle ammunition.
--In the 60's, research began into developing new handgun ammunition for law enforcement officials, to penetrate hard targets such as car doors. They eventually produced ammo called "KTW", which was never available to the general public.
--The media picked up on this "armor-piercing" ammo, and the "cop-killer bullet" myth began, in spite of the fact that no police officers have ever been killed by a handgun bullet piercing their armor. This was helped by the memorable (but ludicrous) bulldozer scene in Lethal Weapon 2.
--The first reactionary bill to outlaw "cop-killer bullets" would have banned virtually all rifle ammo, which can easily pierce level IIA armor.
--The NRA proposed alternate legislation based on the actual design and construction of the bullets.
Because there isn't a right to privacy, singular. There are many privacy rights, plural, but not an over-arching right to privacy. As far as I can tell, a court ruling that strikes down a particular government action on the basis of "it violates privacy", when it does not fall into one of the Constitutional categories you mention, is utterly bogus.
And I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "privacy is a requirement for free speech". When you do speak freely, you're not keeping your thoughts private--you're putting them out in public.
Ah, I see what you mean. The "my right to swing my fist ends at the next guy's nose" argument.
I'm still skeptical as to how far you can take this argument. I certainly agree that the DNC list is a great idea, for exactly that reason--it's just an extension of the legal right to put up fences, or better, "No Solicitors" signs on your front door.
My real problem is with court cases where the "inferred" right to privacy is held sacrosanct.
I wanted to use Babelfish to do a English-Russian-English translation on that phrase. Imagine my shock when I discover that while there's a "Russian to English" option, there's no "English to Russian" option.
"That can't be right," I thought. So, I took the code from the "Add Babel Fish Translation to your site" link, created a web page, pasted it, and added the following option to the list:
<option value=en_ru>English to Russian
Wonder of wonders, it worked! I have no idea why Babelfish isn't displaying the E-to-R option, but this is a functional workaround.
In case you were curious, the results were disappointingly mundane. "Spirit is willingly ready but flesh it is weak."
Here's the complete HTML document.
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SCO may be right about their claims of IP theft in linux, and even if their isn't, how can it be prevented? It can't , so theres always a threat that there may be someones IP in the code
As people have pointed out time and time again, this threat is always there, whether you're dealing with open source or closed source. The difference is that open source provides accountability; the code is out there in the open for anyone to see. If there's an IP violation, it can be caught.
With closed source, that accountability just isn't there. Microsoft could be copy-and-pasting the entire Linux kernel into XP, ME, or 2K, except for the fact that they crash too much.
Though I suppose they could have a crashAtRandomInterval() method as camouflage... Hot dog! I'm onto something here. I gotta blow the lid on this thi>SDnaI&n389cK8kd(FK#ld9:f3]}"#l
I'm not saying the RIAA is as evil as Al Qaeda (killing someone is far worse than bankrupting them), just pointing out that the two groups are both exploiting the same part of human psychology.
Your point? So does the government when it tries to stop speeding by giving tickets.
Don't forget the New American Standard translation, the other major English translation.
Be careful with the NIV, though. It's quite a good translation, but you have to be aware of what you're getting when you read it. The translators used the "dynamic equivalence" philosophy, to make it easier to read. That means they took the more difficult sentences and rephrased them, changing both grammar and vocabulary to a more straight-forward reading level. (Every translation involves interpretation, but dynamic equivalence adds a second layer of "putting it in your own words.")
Here's some good resources:
Unbound Biola -- Bible search. Most of the major English translations, along with 30 or 40 other languages, ancient and modern.
Read the Bible -- 50 or 60 translations, English and otherwise. Some are available for download, as are the necessary fonts.
Slashdot Mirror
It's at 0 right now--but it makes a valid point.
Hmm. I have no idea whether you're actually criticizing the NRA, or just referring to their firearms-safety programs.
Assuming the former: What are you implying? That a million+ group, mostly gun-owners themselves, has no concern for treating guns in a safe, responsible manner? Or are you stereotyping NRA members as beer-swilling, sign-shooting loons and redneck Bubbas?
Here you have an organization lobbying against all form of weapons control in USA,
My, that's quite the FUD-shovel you have there.
The notion that the NRA opposes all gun control is patently false; when they do support a law, it just doesn't get much coverage. My guess is, it's not sensational or "newsworthy" enough.
For example, here's a rundown of the so-called "cop-killer" bullet situation. Quick summary:
--There are varying levels of body armor. The most commonly-worn level, IIA, protects against most handgun-caliber bullets, but not rifle ammunition.
--In the 60's, research began into developing new handgun ammunition for law enforcement officials, to penetrate hard targets such as car doors. They eventually produced ammo called "KTW", which was never available to the general public.
--The media picked up on this "armor-piercing" ammo, and the "cop-killer bullet" myth began, in spite of the fact that no police officers have ever been killed by a handgun bullet piercing their armor. This was helped by the memorable (but ludicrous) bulldozer scene in Lethal Weapon 2.
--The first reactionary bill to outlaw "cop-killer bullets" would have banned virtually all rifle ammo, which can easily pierce level IIA armor.
--The NRA proposed alternate legislation based on the actual design and construction of the bullets.
Curses... I should really start browsing at -1.
I for one welcome our new yeast-grown superhuman overlords.
Amazing! So we geeks must have been naturally producing this stuff all along!
Wow, I never knew quantum computers would help keep flooded networks afloat!
See, qubit~=cubit.
See, like Noah's ark.
Oh, never mind.
(-1, Dated Reference)
We need a "-1, No sense of humor" option.
Dang moderator.
Interesting. You can now karmawhore by pointing out all the ways that people karmawhore.
Or, I suppose, by pointing out that people karmawhore by pointing out how people karmawhore. Er...
Hmm. You say it has wireless? Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these...
Because there isn't a right to privacy, singular. There are many privacy rights, plural, but not an over-arching right to privacy. As far as I can tell, a court ruling that strikes down a particular government action on the basis of "it violates privacy", when it does not fall into one of the Constitutional categories you mention, is utterly bogus.
And I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "privacy is a requirement for free speech". When you do speak freely, you're not keeping your thoughts private--you're putting them out in public.
Ah, I see what you mean. The "my right to swing my fist ends at the next guy's nose" argument.
I'm still skeptical as to how far you can take this argument. I certainly agree that the DNC list is a great idea, for exactly that reason--it's just an extension of the legal right to put up fences, or better, "No Solicitors" signs on your front door.
My real problem is with court cases where the "inferred" right to privacy is held sacrosanct.
but then this weekend I glanced at the screen and saw 4.3 [million] which is about as high as I've ever seen.
4.1 million of which were leechers...
By that level of reasoning, there's also a constitutional right to profit.
Next, please.
I wanted to use Babelfish to do a English-Russian-English translation on that phrase. Imagine my shock when I discover that while there's a "Russian to English" option, there's no "English to Russian" option.
;
"That can't be right," I thought. So, I took the code from the "Add Babel Fish Translation to your site" link, created a web page, pasted it, and added the following option to the list:
<option value=en_ru>English to Russian
Wonder of wonders, it worked! I have no idea why Babelfish isn't displaying the E-to-R option, but this is a functional workaround.
In case you were curious, the results were disappointingly mundane. "Spirit is willingly ready but flesh it is weak."
Here's the complete HTML document.
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<FORM ACTION=http://jump.altavista.com/searchbox4.go name=mfrm>
<input type=hidden name=doit value=done>
<table width=200 border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=6 bgcolor=#93b2dd><tr>
<th colspan=2 bgcolor=#FFFFFF><a href=http://www.altavista.com>
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<small>Type or Paste text or Web address<br> (beginning with http://) here:<br> </small>
<textarea cols=20 rows=2 name=urltext></textarea>
</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=2><font face=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif size=2 color=#FFFFFF><small>Translate from:<br></small></font>
<select name=lp>
<option value=en_zh>English to Chinese
<option value=en_fr>English to French
<option value=en_de>English to German
<option value=en_it>English to Italian
<option value=en_ja>English to Japanese
<option value=en_ko>English to Korean
<option value=en_pt>English to Portuguese
<option value=en_es>English to Spanish
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ERROR: Did not recognize humor.intent in joke.post
joke.post status: killed
Admittedly, it was pretty sickly to begin with...
SCO may be right about their claims of IP theft in linux, and even if their isn't, how can it be prevented? It can't , so theres always a threat that there may be someones IP in the code
As people have pointed out time and time again, this threat is always there, whether you're dealing with open source or closed source. The difference is that open source provides accountability; the code is out there in the open for anyone to see. If there's an IP violation, it can be caught.
With closed source, that accountability just isn't there. Microsoft could be copy-and-pasting the entire Linux kernel into XP, ME, or 2K, except for the fact that they crash too much.
Though I suppose they could have a crashAtRandomInterval() method as camouflage... Hot dog! I'm onto something here. I gotta blow the lid on this thi>SDnaI&n389cK8kd(FK#ld9:f3]}"#l
NO CARRIER
Meaning only 5% of us actually use Linux.
...your tinfoil hat.
You may be right, but I'm guessing the distinction was made by the researchers--time writing email isn't as open to advertising.
I'm not saying the RIAA is as evil as Al Qaeda (killing someone is far worse than bankrupting them), just pointing out that the two groups are both exploiting the same part of human psychology.
Your point? So does the government when it tries to stop speeding by giving tickets.
The association has issued at least 911 subpoenas so far
9-11? I knew it. The RIAA is in league with terrorists! It's bombin' time, baby!
Don't forget the New American Standard translation, the other major English translation.
Be careful with the NIV, though. It's quite a good translation, but you have to be aware of what you're getting when you read it. The translators used the "dynamic equivalence" philosophy, to make it easier to read. That means they took the more difficult sentences and rephrased them, changing both grammar and vocabulary to a more straight-forward reading level. (Every translation involves interpretation, but dynamic equivalence adds a second layer of "putting it in your own words.")
Here's some good resources:
Unbound Biola -- Bible search. Most of the major English translations, along with 30 or 40 other languages, ancient and modern.
Read the Bible -- 50 or 60 translations, English and otherwise. Some are available for download, as are the necessary fonts.