I'd like to think that suing a church for using sheet music without a license is a sure ticket to Hell, if there is such a place. Especially since most of the sheet music used is mere transcription of hundreds-year old hymns that shouldn't even be subject to copyright save for rapacious laws and complicit politicians.
Puh-lease. Universities (even private ones) take tax dollars and thus have no right to negotiate "in confidence" with anybody. They have a right to publish an RFP and solicit bids. Anyway, students are never entrusted with anything that administrations wouldn't be comfortable having leaked to the press.
Airlines didn't like people being able to sell their non-refundable tickets. ID on airlines isn't about preventing terrorism, it's about preserving a business model based on price discrimination.
Exactly -- Libertarian "freedom of association" doesn't exist in relationships marked by asymmetry of power, such as employer-employee, or as you've pointed out, as monopoly-customer such as with a utility company.
Plus, the company basically can't fire you after this, because that getting fired for attempting to protect yourself from abusive employment practices is called 'wrongful dismissal', and is worth even more money to you in a lawsuit.
That's damned hard to prove.
Lawyers don't take employment law cases that aren't slam-dunk on contingency.
They can always scare up a reason to fire you so they can claim it isn't retailation.
Supporting the Chinese government in any way goes against this value system you would so like to uphold in your mind. To single Google out when you consume Chinese-made goods throughout your life is completely hypocritical.
So to your mind buying a pair of tennis shoes or a motherboard is morally equivalent to engineering a censorship infrastructure on behalf of an oppressive government? Got it.
That, and the legitimate government of China is actually in exile in Taiwan. But as you point out, even the illegitimate PRC constitution prohibits censorship.
There've been a couple of good reasons to avoid building up a profile with Google (along with MSN and Yahoo) because of the Justice Department flap. Obviously, it's only a matter of time before Google hands everything over, assuming that the whole lawsuit isn't a whole face-saving PR sham to begin with while Google provides Gonzales a real-time feed.
So what other search engines are there? Is Teoma a viable alternative? What others are there? Sure, they might all keep too much information, but spreading it around would at least make it harder to get a dossier from one place.
Yes, they do have a choice. Rather than assist the PRC in violating human rights, they could decline to do business in China. There's all the talk here about how they faced down Bellsouth--don't you think they maybe have a little market power in China, too? Well, not now--they caved to the almighty yuan. I'm sure the dead Christians and the Tianmen Square students crushed under the treads of the people's tanks are thankful censored Google is available thanks to the sweetheart deal with the Chinese Communists.
Another thing for the guys -- it might seem cheaper for her to stay home, but God help you if you ever divorce. The courts will rape you to the tune of at least half your future income for a number of years to compensate her for her lost career potential. If she stays in the workforce, the family unit benefits if you stay together based on the parent's argument; and you benefit in the event of a breakup (remember probability is 0.5 of that).
I'm sure MS has the manpower and time to develop that scheme. Which is why they've done it with all the builds of Vista and previous operating systems. And even if a dev edition isn't released, a patch to allow unsigned drivers will follow the retail version shortly.
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Nice Windows machine you've got there. Wouldn't want anything to, um, happen to it. You need insurance, and we happen to sell insurance. Capiche?
Just another power tripping cop. No shortage of those, unfortunately.
I'd like to think that suing a church for using sheet music without a license is a sure ticket to Hell, if there is such a place. Especially since most of the sheet music used is mere transcription of hundreds-year old hymns that shouldn't even be subject to copyright save for rapacious laws and complicit politicians.
Puh-lease. Universities (even private ones) take tax dollars and thus have no right to negotiate "in confidence" with anybody. They have a right to publish an RFP and solicit bids. Anyway, students are never entrusted with anything that administrations wouldn't be comfortable having leaked to the press.
Airlines didn't like people being able to sell their non-refundable tickets. ID on airlines isn't about preventing terrorism, it's about preserving a business model based on price discrimination.
Which, though understandable as the officer is a human being, was still an abuse of his power.
Exactly -- Libertarian "freedom of association" doesn't exist in relationships marked by asymmetry of power, such as employer-employee, or as you've pointed out, as monopoly-customer such as with a utility company.
Wow, the beginning-of-month tip in step 3 was worth reading the whole thread for--thanks! (And why the hell didn't I think of that?!)
Last I heard, DuPont and Starbucks didn't brag about not being "evil." Google's is held to a higher standard because they do.
So to your mind buying a pair of tennis shoes or a motherboard is morally equivalent to engineering a censorship infrastructure on behalf of an oppressive government? Got it.
That, and the legitimate government of China is actually in exile in Taiwan. But as you point out, even the illegitimate PRC constitution prohibits censorship.
What makes you so sure?
Geez, never mind about Teoma -- I see they use Google ads. Probably just a front.
So what other search engines are there? Is Teoma a viable alternative? What others are there? Sure, they might all keep too much information, but spreading it around would at least make it harder to get a dossier from one place.
That's not really a fair comparison, as Google's execs don't have to shell out for bullets for their relatives' executions.
And you can bet your ass they'll do it to those of us in so-called "free" countries so long as the money's right. "Don't be evil" indeed.
Yes, they do have a choice. Rather than assist the PRC in violating human rights, they could decline to do business in China. There's all the talk here about how they faced down Bellsouth--don't you think they maybe have a little market power in China, too? Well, not now--they caved to the almighty yuan. I'm sure the dead Christians and the Tianmen Square students crushed under the treads of the people's tanks are thankful censored Google is available thanks to the sweetheart deal with the Chinese Communists.
. . . unless it makes money.
Another thing for the guys -- it might seem cheaper for her to stay home, but God help you if you ever divorce. The courts will rape you to the tune of at least half your future income for a number of years to compensate her for her lost career potential. If she stays in the workforce, the family unit benefits if you stay together based on the parent's argument; and you benefit in the event of a breakup (remember probability is 0.5 of that).
Wow, I could have posted that, and came to some of the same conclusions you did.
I'm sure MS has the manpower and time to develop that scheme. Which is why they've done it with all the builds of Vista and previous operating systems. And even if a dev edition isn't released, a patch to allow unsigned drivers will follow the retail version shortly.
I would have thought it'd be the Red Sea :).
. . . Ukraine even had a significant maritime presence, much less was engaged in piracy.
And will be on Usenet within an hour of its release to MSDN.