You make quite an assumption that I enjoy more liberties. Maybe I don't. Maybe I came from a place where everyone had too much freedom and there was chaos and there is no stability and I look at China as a possible alternative. Maybe not the best alternative, but better than the stale poverty that exists. I see India with the biggest democracy in the world, yet also the biggest bureaucracy and heavily corrupted politicians. Where progress occurs but there is slower rate of progress and constant clashes between groups.
And I think about my own home and think, if I could choose one path for the country, I would prefer China's path versus India's. Maybe you disagree, maybe your experiences and values have shaped you so much that you can't even fathom why another person would view differently. But then, I feel sorry for your lack of ability to understand others.
Many here would think anyone that supported the Chinese government's positions are brainwashed, yet they can't conceive of themselves being heavily biased or maybe they don't have the intellectual ability to see from other perspectives. My post is not flamebait. What it is, is a view contrary to your own from someone who has different experiences and different values. Maybe your biases have shaped you so much that you can't see the world in all its many forms.
It's like being friends with a bully and joining the gang. You go around and help the bully. And then one day, the bully smacks you down in front of others reminding you he's the leader. Only then do you call the bully out for his aggressive nature. It's complete fucking BS and the fact that so many are buying the story is pathetic.
However, having said that, I'll add that I am one of the few that think China is in the right. China still have a lot of poor people but they're developing rapidly. The last thing it needs right now is a bunch of tea-bagger like idiots protesting the government. The people don't need others to cause unrest or impede growth. Contrary to most Americans, most Chinese value stability and economic progress to certain liberties. Obviously, with as big a population as China has, even a small percentage of people that prioritize liberty would still number in the tens of millions. But life isn't fair and it sucks to be them. Hopefully they can find some form of happiness in their lives.
What the fuck is with this need to bash countries? Especially when it's so far off the mark.
Why is stating fact considered, "bashing"? The FACT is, the stated fact is exactly how car companies advertise to consumers because of exactly that fact. Hell, in the US, car purchases are actually considered an impulse purchase (80%+ of all vehicle sales). Its an impulse purchase because its about both the car and the salesmen stroking the consumer's ego rather than the merits of the vehicle. The really sad thing is, few consumers actually realize they purchased a vehicle because they are a complete idiot rather than the merits of the vehicle. Because you consider the stated fact to be bashing, it strongly suggests you easily fall into the ignorant 80% category.
Perhaps the realization you purchase vehicles out of looks and ignorance rather than merit, function, and suitability, is a crushing blow to your ego and that's why you believe he's bashing? Its a rhetorical question - frankly I don't care one way or the other about why you purchase vehicles. I just wanted to make it clear, the GP's factual statement is not bashing and that's the facts. Regardless, you're never going to get away from small penis envy where people over compensate, whereas that's true around the world, but singling out G7 countries is hardly bashing.
Did you even read what I wrote? Do you lack reading comprehension skills and just love to rant?
I stated that Asian countries consider image more than the US. So for the commenter to pick out the US and its people is a form of bashing when most humans behave that way and Asian cultures more so than their American counterparts.
Second, form and style is one of the criteria of "merit". For you, it may be lower on your value and priority scale than it is for someone else. But to automatically label something penis envy is just as stupid as to buy an SUV because you think it's safer.
What the fuck is with this need to bash countries? Especially when it's so far off the mark.
What the fuck is with this habit to slap "ugly" on everything what is purely functional?
I live in Nepal and you would be hard pressed to find one person to buy that based upon its looks.
That was precisely my point.
Maybe you misunderstood. It is ugly. And that is why people in Nepal would not buy it. Looks matter A LOT. However, even if something is ugly, if it can raise your status and image because it is expensive or rare, then people might buy it.
There are lots of motorbikes in India that are under $1000 USD. And they use regular petrol/gas so you can use them like any other vehicle. Pay a few hundred more and the bikes can go fast enough for highways. Bajaj Pulsar is one of the most popular models. This site has prices as well. But it's in Indian currency. You can use Google to convert INR to USD.
What the fuck is with this need to bash countries? Especially when it's so far off the mark.
People are MUCH more superficial and image conscious in southeast Asia than the US. I live in Nepal and you would be hard pressed to find one person to buy that based upon its looks. In Nepal, cars are damn expensive since they're taxed 250% as luxury items as imports. A "cheap" Hyundai would cost $18K-$20K. But the roads in Nepal are filled with middle class families buying cars for status.
If someone wants fuel efficiency, they'll buy a model of Hero Honda Splendor or Bajaj XCD. Both of them give over 60-70 km/l. But even then, people don't buy low powered bikes that save fuel.
Nowadays, in Kathmandu, people seem to prefer 180cc to 220cc even though they will never use the power. Personally, I have a Bajaj Pulsar 150cc. Based upon my own weight, road conditions, hills and so forth, I figured 150cc is plenty. I rarely go over 55 kmph since it's hard to find a straight stretch much less clear roads. During the day, it's usually 20-30 stop and go traffic and occasionally 40. While most of India doesn't have the hills of Kathmandu, it does have the congested traffic.
In India, you can get 10% interest from certain banks. What can you get in the US? What are the mortgage rates in India and how does it compare with the rates for education loans? So many important factors you've left out in your comparison.
And this doesn't began to cover issues like normal salaries and cost of living and how that relates to whether education is affordable or the job market competition afterward and ability to pay off loans. It's nice to have simple comparisons or explanations. But often, they're biased, grossly inaccurate or a small glimpse which is misleading.
What disappointed me more was what he wrote. Because either he was dishonest about his reasons when trying to show honesty (which is worse than regular dishonesty) or he showed his first signs of stupidity saying this bill passes needed tools.
The real reason to pass the bill is simple. Because the country needs to move forward and look to the future. Sometimes, one needs to let bygones be bygones, even on such egregious crimes such as this. Even though Bush and Cheney deserve impeachment and many in this administration deserve to be brought on charges, that will only divide the country and the gridlock would be devastating (moreso on missed opportunity costs). Obama, above all, is pragmatic. If he wants to enact legislation, if he wants the country to change, then he can't have the country divided as it's been.
But I believe he was dishonest about why he is supporting the bill. Usually he laces his statements with nuances, so he can make minor shifts and I can understand where is he coming from (though most people don't take well to the nuances). However, here, he not only completely flipped his position, he later straight up lied about why. But he's still better for the US and the world than any of the other candidates.
Let's use an analogy that many on Slashdot will understand.
Spending more resources in design will save much more time in coding, testing, debugging, maintenance, etc.
Spending more resources on socially responsible investment will have a greater return on investment given the stated goals of the Gates Foundation of helping people.
And just like MS finally decided to emphasize on security late after the design, the GF will later realize the importance of SRI. But these issues are such that it's MUCH easier when you START with them in mind. Going back and fixing it is much harder given the investments (time, money, standards created, etc) you've already made.
I just noticed that Zonk has updated the summary with the link attributed to me. First, I don't know who posted the link on youtube but I'm grateful to them. Second, I went to comedycentral.com first, but it said I had to upgrade flash. However, I have the latest version of flash for linux (that's not beta). Comedy Central used to work with this version of flash, but they must upgraded everything and neglected the linux users. So I went to youtube and someone was gracious enough to post the interview.
Being out of contact for an hour and a half is not going to kill someone.
Heck, I could never talk to my family again and it wouldn't kill anyone. What's your point? If I'm at the movies and someone in my family gets in a car accident or there is an emergency, I want to know. Just because some people are rude or forgetful doesn't mean you throw the baby out with the bath water. The issue is the noise and distraction, not the cell phone itself (most people put theirs on vibrate). By going after cell phones, you're taking away freedoms/privileges and are being overly broad.
And in a sense, there's similarity with what the police are requesting. Broad authority which is much more subject to abuse. And just as the criminals will find a solution so the jammers are irrelevant and the inconsiderate assholes will find ways to annoy you in the theater, all we'll have is more rules and laws without any real progress. Just peachy.
That's only for Trademarks. If you don't protect your trademark, you'll lose it.
Copyrights and patents are not the same beasts. RIAA or whomever doesn't have to prosecute anyone for singing happy birthday in a commercial setting for years and then can all of a sudden decide to sue. Patent holders can and have done this very thing giving it a special name, submarine patents. Lumping trademarks, copyright and patents into "Intellectual Property", only creates confusion. The rationale for each policy and their (relative) benefits are completely different. The only people that benefit from this confusion are those who want to impose some supposed moral right on intellectual property for their personal gain. Society suffers.
When someone or a group needs to create confusion to succeed, be wary.
IANAL and my knowledge on the topic is from years of not RTFA on/.
So they interpreted 'electronic mail' (or whatever the exact wording was in the bill) to include these instant messages. The law differentiates between general public viewing and private 'electronic mail' to minors. I think 'instant messages' definitely belong. They interpreted the law correctly.
But isn't that why we have judges and jury. So they can make the proper distinctions within the spirit of the law? I mean, it's bad enough that typos are causing various problems. But there has to be some leeway for the judge to go by the spirit of the law.
Otherwise, do you expect legislatures to start specifying RFCs? And how about when there are changes to it?
Anyhow, if you check answers.com, the 4th defintion of mail is: "Mail or messages sent electronically; e-mail."
'Instant messages' are 'messages sent electronically'. Even if the law included 'instant messages', how specific are they to be when they define it? The judges made the right decision.
But it's not working. Mainly for all those people that want non-latin characters. It's been broken from the beginning. Sure, there is historical reasons why we have the system we do, but change is definitely needed. Twomey is right that a change can't be rushed and it needs to be done right (for reasons of security, compatibility, stability, etc). However, the change does need to occur and there needs to be some level of pressure to ensure that it happens.
So if I have a blog but I quote someone anonymous and that quote is defamatory and libelous, how is the victim supposed to get justice? Is the publisher held accountable if the third party is unnamed? Or is that an easy way to just post anything someone wants? "disturbing implications" indeed.
Exactly. And being on a laptop, the HD speed is slower and a complete waste of battery and time. So I have ZERO virtual memory. On Linux it'd be a different story because it's smart enough not to needlessly swap. I barely go over 500 MB, unless I'm playing Civ4, in which case it might go to a gig. But with 2GB RAM, why does Windows swap so much? Well, for me, not any more.
Bingo! The state will go after any site that becomes popular. So kids won't have any site to go to. That's their goal!
And another possibility is that adults get used to signing up with their credit card, which would be great for the state. Then they can force this 'requirement' elsewhere and also track based upon credit card usage.
The new network channel in the US combining WB and UPN was tentativley called CW. Basically because CBS and Warner Brothers cooperating on it. They thought of new ideas of what to call the new channel and did surveys. Basically they found out that it had enough recognition even before it aired and that people had gotten used to the name that there was no incentive to change it.
Wii is getting that same recognition. And while the first response is, "What the heck?", people move on. Seriously, 'wee wee' didn't even enter my mind. I didn't think of urine either. Never thought to pronounce it 'why'. I just thought it was a stupid name. But it's not as though the name doesn't have positives. With some marketing, those that don't know about it will first associate it with those positives. Those that know will have come to acceptance of the name. And we'll focus on the games again.
This is the proof. FTA: "It is considered a baby step toward developing a laser powerful enough to cripple spacecraft."
The day the rest of the world realizes this fact is when the armada arrives.
Seriously though, this technology is bound to happen. And our weapons capabilities will continue to get stronger and we'll be able to destroy OTHER planets with one button. We can't underestimate the ingenuity of human stupidity, so one day shit will happen and we'll come close killing ourselves.
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You make quite an assumption that I enjoy more liberties. Maybe I don't. Maybe I came from a place where everyone had too much freedom and there was chaos and there is no stability and I look at China as a possible alternative. Maybe not the best alternative, but better than the stale poverty that exists. I see India with the biggest democracy in the world, yet also the biggest bureaucracy and heavily corrupted politicians. Where progress occurs but there is slower rate of progress and constant clashes between groups.
And I think about my own home and think, if I could choose one path for the country, I would prefer China's path versus India's. Maybe you disagree, maybe your experiences and values have shaped you so much that you can't even fathom why another person would view differently. But then, I feel sorry for your lack of ability to understand others.
Many here would think anyone that supported the Chinese government's positions are brainwashed, yet they can't conceive of themselves being heavily biased or maybe they don't have the intellectual ability to see from other perspectives. My post is not flamebait. What it is, is a view contrary to your own from someone who has different experiences and different values. Maybe your biases have shaped you so much that you can't see the world in all its many forms.
It's like being friends with a bully and joining the gang. You go around and help the bully. And then one day, the bully smacks you down in front of others reminding you he's the leader. Only then do you call the bully out for his aggressive nature. It's complete fucking BS and the fact that so many are buying the story is pathetic.
However, having said that, I'll add that I am one of the few that think China is in the right. China still have a lot of poor people but they're developing rapidly. The last thing it needs right now is a bunch of tea-bagger like idiots protesting the government. The people don't need others to cause unrest or impede growth. Contrary to most Americans, most Chinese value stability and economic progress to certain liberties. Obviously, with as big a population as China has, even a small percentage of people that prioritize liberty would still number in the tens of millions. But life isn't fair and it sucks to be them. Hopefully they can find some form of happiness in their lives.
What the fuck is with this need to bash countries? Especially when it's so far off the mark.
Why is stating fact considered, "bashing"? The FACT is, the stated fact is exactly how car companies advertise to consumers because of exactly that fact. Hell, in the US, car purchases are actually considered an impulse purchase (80%+ of all vehicle sales). Its an impulse purchase because its about both the car and the salesmen stroking the consumer's ego rather than the merits of the vehicle. The really sad thing is, few consumers actually realize they purchased a vehicle because they are a complete idiot rather than the merits of the vehicle. Because you consider the stated fact to be bashing, it strongly suggests you easily fall into the ignorant 80% category.
Perhaps the realization you purchase vehicles out of looks and ignorance rather than merit, function, and suitability, is a crushing blow to your ego and that's why you believe he's bashing? Its a rhetorical question - frankly I don't care one way or the other about why you purchase vehicles. I just wanted to make it clear, the GP's factual statement is not bashing and that's the facts. Regardless, you're never going to get away from small penis envy where people over compensate, whereas that's true around the world, but singling out G7 countries is hardly bashing.
Did you even read what I wrote? Do you lack reading comprehension skills and just love to rant?
I stated that Asian countries consider image more than the US. So for the commenter to pick out the US and its people is a form of bashing when most humans behave that way and Asian cultures more so than their American counterparts.
Second, form and style is one of the criteria of "merit". For you, it may be lower on your value and priority scale than it is for someone else. But to automatically label something penis envy is just as stupid as to buy an SUV because you think it's safer.
What the fuck is with this need to bash countries? Especially when it's so far off the mark.
What the fuck is with this habit to slap "ugly" on everything what is purely functional?
I live in Nepal and you would be hard pressed to find one person to buy that based upon its looks.
That was precisely my point.
Maybe you misunderstood. It is ugly. And that is why people in Nepal would not buy it. Looks matter A LOT. However, even if something is ugly, if it can raise your status and image because it is expensive or rare, then people might buy it.
There are lots of motorbikes in India that are under $1000 USD. And they use regular petrol/gas so you can use them like any other vehicle. Pay a few hundred more and the bikes can go fast enough for highways. Bajaj Pulsar is one of the most popular models. This site has prices as well. But it's in Indian currency. You can use Google to convert INR to USD.
What the fuck is with this need to bash countries? Especially when it's so far off the mark.
People are MUCH more superficial and image conscious in southeast Asia than the US. I live in Nepal and you would be hard pressed to find one person to buy that based upon its looks. In Nepal, cars are damn expensive since they're taxed 250% as luxury items as imports. A "cheap" Hyundai would cost $18K-$20K. But the roads in Nepal are filled with middle class families buying cars for status.
If someone wants fuel efficiency, they'll buy a model of Hero Honda Splendor or Bajaj XCD. Both of them give over 60-70 km/l. But even then, people don't buy low powered bikes that save fuel.
Nowadays, in Kathmandu, people seem to prefer 180cc to 220cc even though they will never use the power. Personally, I have a Bajaj Pulsar 150cc. Based upon my own weight, road conditions, hills and so forth, I figured 150cc is plenty. I rarely go over 55 kmph since it's hard to find a straight stretch much less clear roads. During the day, it's usually 20-30 stop and go traffic and occasionally 40. While most of India doesn't have the hills of Kathmandu, it does have the congested traffic.
In India, you can get 10% interest from certain banks. What can you get in the US? What are the mortgage rates in India and how does it compare with the rates for education loans? So many important factors you've left out in your comparison.
And this doesn't began to cover issues like normal salaries and cost of living and how that relates to whether education is affordable or the job market competition afterward and ability to pay off loans. It's nice to have simple comparisons or explanations. But often, they're biased, grossly inaccurate or a small glimpse which is misleading.
What disappointed me more was what he wrote. Because either he was dishonest about his reasons when trying to show honesty (which is worse than regular dishonesty) or he showed his first signs of stupidity saying this bill passes needed tools.
The real reason to pass the bill is simple. Because the country needs to move forward and look to the future. Sometimes, one needs to let bygones be bygones, even on such egregious crimes such as this. Even though Bush and Cheney deserve impeachment and many in this administration deserve to be brought on charges, that will only divide the country and the gridlock would be devastating (moreso on missed opportunity costs). Obama, above all, is pragmatic. If he wants to enact legislation, if he wants the country to change, then he can't have the country divided as it's been.
But I believe he was dishonest about why he is supporting the bill. Usually he laces his statements with nuances, so he can make minor shifts and I can understand where is he coming from (though most people don't take well to the nuances). However, here, he not only completely flipped his position, he later straight up lied about why. But he's still better for the US and the world than any of the other candidates.
Let's use an analogy that many on Slashdot will understand.
Spending more resources in design will save much more time in coding, testing, debugging, maintenance, etc.
Spending more resources on socially responsible investment will have a greater return on investment given the stated goals of the Gates Foundation of helping people.
And just like MS finally decided to emphasize on security late after the design, the GF will later realize the importance of SRI. But these issues are such that it's MUCH easier when you START with them in mind. Going back and fixing it is much harder given the investments (time, money, standards created, etc) you've already made.
And the English page, http://onakasuita.org/wii/index-e.html
I just noticed that Zonk has updated the summary with the link attributed to me. First, I don't know who posted the link on youtube but I'm grateful to them. Second, I went to comedycentral.com first, but it said I had to upgrade flash. However, I have the latest version of flash for linux (that's not beta). Comedy Central used to work with this version of flash, but they must upgraded everything and neglected the linux users. So I went to youtube and someone was gracious enough to post the interview.
How is this a troll? That comment is a reference to the interview between Colbert and Wright.
Being out of contact for an hour and a half is not going to kill someone.
Heck, I could never talk to my family again and it wouldn't kill anyone. What's your point? If I'm at the movies and someone in my family gets in a car accident or there is an emergency, I want to know. Just because some people are rude or forgetful doesn't mean you throw the baby out with the bath water. The issue is the noise and distraction, not the cell phone itself (most people put theirs on vibrate). By going after cell phones, you're taking away freedoms/privileges and are being overly broad.
And in a sense, there's similarity with what the police are requesting. Broad authority which is much more subject to abuse. And just as the criminals will find a solution so the jammers are irrelevant and the inconsiderate assholes will find ways to annoy you in the theater, all we'll have is more rules and laws without any real progress. Just peachy.
That's only for Trademarks. If you don't protect your trademark, you'll lose it.
/.
Copyrights and patents are not the same beasts. RIAA or whomever doesn't have to prosecute anyone for singing happy birthday in a commercial setting for years and then can all of a sudden decide to sue. Patent holders can and have done this very thing giving it a special name, submarine patents. Lumping trademarks, copyright and patents into "Intellectual Property", only creates confusion. The rationale for each policy and their (relative) benefits are completely different. The only people that benefit from this confusion are those who want to impose some supposed moral right on intellectual property for their personal gain. Society suffers.
When someone or a group needs to create confusion to succeed, be wary.
IANAL and my knowledge on the topic is from years of not RTFA on
So they interpreted 'electronic mail' (or whatever the exact wording was in the bill) to include these instant messages. The law differentiates between general public viewing and private 'electronic mail' to minors. I think 'instant messages' definitely belong. They interpreted the law correctly.
But isn't that why we have judges and jury. So they can make the proper distinctions within the spirit of the law? I mean, it's bad enough that typos are causing various problems. But there has to be some leeway for the judge to go by the spirit of the law.
Otherwise, do you expect legislatures to start specifying RFCs? And how about when there are changes to it?
Anyhow, if you check answers.com, the 4th defintion of mail is:
"Mail or messages sent electronically; e-mail."
'Instant messages' are 'messages sent electronically'. Even if the law included 'instant messages', how specific are they to be when they define it? The judges made the right decision.
But it's not working. Mainly for all those people that want non-latin characters. It's been broken from the beginning. Sure, there is historical reasons why we have the system we do, but change is definitely needed. Twomey is right that a change can't be rushed and it needs to be done right (for reasons of security, compatibility, stability, etc). However, the change does need to occur and there needs to be some level of pressure to ensure that it happens.
So if I have a blog but I quote someone anonymous and that quote is defamatory and libelous, how is the victim supposed to get justice? Is the publisher held accountable if the third party is unnamed? Or is that an easy way to just post anything someone wants? "disturbing implications" indeed.
Exactly. And being on a laptop, the HD speed is slower and a complete waste of battery and time. So I have ZERO virtual memory. On Linux it'd be a different story because it's smart enough not to needlessly swap. I barely go over 500 MB, unless I'm playing Civ4, in which case it might go to a gig. But with 2GB RAM, why does Windows swap so much? Well, for me, not any more.
Bingo! The state will go after any site that becomes popular. So kids won't have any site to go to. That's their goal!
And another possibility is that adults get used to signing up with their credit card, which would be great for the state. Then they can force this 'requirement' elsewhere and also track based upon credit card usage.
The new network channel in the US combining WB and UPN was tentativley called CW. Basically because CBS and Warner Brothers cooperating on it. They thought of new ideas of what to call the new channel and did surveys. Basically they found out that it had enough recognition even before it aired and that people had gotten used to the name that there was no incentive to change it.
Wii is getting that same recognition. And while the first response is, "What the heck?", people move on. Seriously, 'wee wee' didn't even enter my mind. I didn't think of urine either. Never thought to pronounce it 'why'. I just thought it was a stupid name. But it's not as though the name doesn't have positives. With some marketing, those that don't know about it will first associate it with those positives. Those that know will have come to acceptance of the name. And we'll focus on the games again.
This is the proof. FTA: "It is considered a baby step toward developing a laser powerful enough to cripple spacecraft."
The day the rest of the world realizes this fact is when the armada arrives.
Seriously though, this technology is bound to happen. And our weapons capabilities will continue to get stronger and we'll be able to destroy OTHER planets with one button. We can't underestimate the ingenuity of human stupidity, so one day shit will happen and we'll come close killing ourselves.