but everyone is going on about all we learned from this mission - what did we learn? It's certainly a huge challenge and an amazing feat - but what do we know that we didn't know before (other than some tips on how to explore a planet)?
I totally agree - why would the FCC be on the side of the business and not the side of the consumer? Perhaps there's an incentive for the FCC to use tax payer money to battle on behalf of large cable companies? But what could it be? Maybe the cable companies' moms baked the FCC some nice brownies? That must be it - mmm... I'd sacrifice my integrity for some brownies.
This is so wrong it's rediculous. Accepting something does not make it true. I may accept it as true that my girlfriend is faithful to me. That does not make it true. There is such a thing as absolute Truth reguardless of how I (or you) feel about it.
The whole point of Science is that it is NOT TRUTH. It is a way to predict future events. Theories get refined, evolve and change as new information becomes available. Gravity, for example, is not a Truth it just accurately describes a way that things behave (until we figure out that it doesn't).
Super Computers on Slashdot are like murders on the local news: There's another one every day - to the point where they've become just about meaningless. And come to think about it why are they even news? They seem like they're just filler when there's nothing else to report
You're out of your fucking mind. What portion of the American population is going to appreciate being fucking cursed at by a customer service rep. Do you really think that people want to be cursed at by someone they don't know let along someone that's providing a fucking service for them? There's no fucking way.
If a tech (or any kind of) rep cursed at me I'd make it my business to get that cursing mother fucker fucking fired.
Particularly shocking is the line: "If voting could really change things, it would be illegal."
It's so annoying how people blow these things out of proportion - dude works for a voting machine company and has a sarcastic signature about voting - it's a joke - lighten up - it's like people are looking for things to whine about and then jumping on anything remotely sensational - [grumbles and moves back under bridge]
The Recording Industry Association of America's purpose is to protect the interests of the american music industry. If it feels those interests are violated outside of the US there is nothing stopping them from pursuing those violators.
In short, the industry's home is in America but its reach is global.
How do you decide which case / offenders to go after? Do industries / lobbies have influence? What about congress? What about individual citizens? Can you just go after whomever you have a personal grudge? What kind of checks are in place to monitor the triage process? Who are you accountable to?
Come on - you know this is just bullshit posturing. The reality is that the log doesn't show one file named "Metallica_Enter_Sandman.mp3" - it's going to show thousands of files with those types of names. And people do not mistakenly download thousands of copyrighted mp3s in their attempt to get publicly available ones. Sure you can argue against a few - even tens but do you honestly believe that if dude has 100s or 1000s of mp3s in those logs that he wasn't intentionally (yes intent) downloading copyrighted mp3s. Give it up man, the party is over or at least its gonna have to move to some protocol that encrypts file names as they move over the network.
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It drives me crazy how everyone thinks that you can put anything in a license and if someone accepts/clicks-through/whatever then it is binding. If I put in my license that you are not allowed to breathe while viewing my site, and I have proof that you did so, I will not win a case against you. Even if you accepted that license. Even if you wrote me a letter telling me how you agree to every clause. Even if you specifically mention the breathing clause and how great you think it is, and how you hate people who breathe while viewing web sites.
Just because I (or my lawyer) puts a restriction in a license, does not mean that I have the right to make that restriction.
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Have any of you seen Chandler. It looks promising...
but everyone is going on about all we learned from this mission - what did we learn? It's certainly a huge challenge and an amazing feat - but what do we know that we didn't know before (other than some tips on how to explore a planet)?
I totally agree - why would the FCC be on the side of the business and not the side of the consumer? Perhaps there's an incentive for the FCC to use tax payer money to battle on behalf of large cable companies? But what could it be? Maybe the cable companies' moms baked the FCC some nice brownies? That must be it - mmm ... I'd sacrifice my integrity for some brownies.
This is so wrong it's rediculous. Accepting something does not make it true. I may accept it as true that my girlfriend is faithful to me. That does not make it true. There is such a thing as absolute Truth reguardless of how I (or you) feel about it.
The whole point of Science is that it is NOT TRUTH. It is a way to predict future events. Theories get refined, evolve and change as new information becomes available. Gravity, for example, is not a Truth it just accurately describes a way that things behave (until we figure out that it doesn't).
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Super Computers on Slashdot are like murders on the local news: There's another one every day - to the point where they've become just about meaningless. And come to think about it why are they even news? They seem like they're just filler when there's nothing else to report
You're out of your fucking mind. What portion of the American population is going to appreciate being fucking cursed at by a customer service rep. Do you really think that people want to be cursed at by someone they don't know let along someone that's providing a fucking service for them? There's no fucking way.
If a tech (or any kind of) rep cursed at me I'd make it my business to get that cursing mother fucker fucking fired.
Particularly shocking is the line: "If voting could really change things, it would be illegal."
It's so annoying how people blow these things out of proportion - dude works for a voting machine company and has a sarcastic signature about voting - it's a joke - lighten up - it's like people are looking for things to whine about and then jumping on anything remotely sensational - [grumbles and moves back under bridge]
The Recording Industry Association of America's purpose is to protect the interests of the american music industry. If it feels those interests are violated outside of the US there is nothing stopping them from pursuing those violators.
In short, the industry's home is in America but its reach is global.
How do you decide which case / offenders to go after? Do industries / lobbies have influence? What about congress? What about individual citizens? Can you just go after whomever you have a personal grudge? What kind of checks are in place to monitor the triage process? Who are you accountable to?
Come on - you know this is just bullshit posturing. The reality is that the log doesn't show one file named "Metallica_Enter_Sandman.mp3" - it's going to show thousands of files with those types of names. And people do not mistakenly download thousands of copyrighted mp3s in their attempt to get publicly available ones. Sure you can argue against a few - even tens but do you honestly believe that if dude has 100s or 1000s of mp3s in those logs that he wasn't intentionally (yes intent) downloading copyrighted mp3s. Give it up man, the party is over or at least its gonna have to move to some protocol that encrypts file names as they move over the network. P
It drives me crazy how everyone thinks that you can put anything in a license and if someone accepts/clicks-through/whatever then it is binding. If I put in my license that you are not allowed to breathe while viewing my site, and I have proof that you did so, I will not win a case against you. Even if you accepted that license. Even if you wrote me a letter telling me how you agree to every clause. Even if you specifically mention the breathing clause and how great you think it is, and how you hate people who breathe while viewing web sites. Just because I (or my lawyer) puts a restriction in a license, does not mean that I have the right to make that restriction. P