Here, here...I agree. The blending the legal concept and the associated rights & privileges has really created a proverbial landmine. The religious concept of marriage should not bestowed with any additional rights & privileges by the State. Replacing the word "marriage" with something else to represent the contractual agreement between two people as recognized by the State would be very interesting. Already, the State can "marry" heterosexuals in a civil ceremony. The problem as I see it is representing the religious & legal aspects of this arrangement with the single term, marriage.
Ooops...kind of bobble & dropped the ball on that one...
See Above:
Now, the republican challenger who is benefitting from this actions of this less-than-virtuous cybersquatting individual has been been reported as condemning these actions, declaring them unethical, and demanding to have those sites shut off.
Correction/Replace With :
The republican challenger who is benefitting from this actions of this less-than-virtuous cybersquatting individual should have been condemned these actions, declaring them unethical, and demanding to have those sites shut off. Unfortunately, the republican challenger is also the cybersquatter.
Again, still a sad state of affairs. While "free speech" can be annoying, the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks. If we stopped rewarding unethical behavior, we might see less of it.
Very interesting question with no clear cut answers.
I would agree that this individual did engage in unethical but legal behavior and did purchase the domain names for the purposes of "cybersquatting". Maybe not for montetary gain, but certainly some gains for his cause and/or candidate. Oddly, while unfortunate & unseemingly, it appears to still be legal except when some huge corporation feels that they have been slighted in some imaginary way. Then those with the most lawyers win regardless if the law is on your side.
The aggrieved candidate in question is looking for sympathy for unfortunate but legal slight against him when it was entirely within his control to prevent with nearly no effort on his part. His web campaign manager should have been fired immediately. Let's face it. This was a huge gaff on the democratic candidate's part. The milk is split. Get over it, suck it up & continue to march on. Spin it your advantage & that's why your staff has "Spin Doctors" & "Press Secretaries".
Now, the republican challenger who is benefitting from this actions of this less-than-virtuous cybersquatting individual has been been reported as condemning these actions, declaring them unethical, and demanding to have those sites shut off.
Again, the Republicans could have score wicked-easy brownie points with everyone and benefited from the unethical behavior as a bonus. duh. Republicans still have not mastered the Way of Unethical-Self Righteousness, it comes off as rehearsed and teleprompted.
Honestly...Good catch... Missed that one completely. It is an interesting thought, if the individual indeed had a valid & working abuse address.
What then?:-)
Should the sandal-wearing, black t-shirt clad, internet propellerheads descend upon this ignoble perpetrator who used the free enterprise system to conduct a faux fraud upon the gullible & witless public. Perish the thought!
;-)
If purchasing a PC from a major manufacturer entails accepting a limited-use, non-transferrable license, this assertion would only strenghten the case, if not the need, that the manufacturer should offer an OS-less, Linux, XP-lite, and Full License XP options.
It is certainly understandable from the PC manufacturer's prespective that technical support would be much easier if there was a common OS image on their PC products.
I agree with garcia that if I purchased a PC with XP and did not receive an installation CD, a valid key or no ability to move it to different hardware. (think crashed or destroyed HDD) To think I would pay money for an XP license, then go to Best Buy (not likely) to purchase yet another license for the same OS to run on the same PC is a little naive. I would agree that this situation does not occur with most people but only those of the Digirati. However, for those of you who have had to deliver the bad news to your neighbor when you try to replace their fried HDD, I believe you might see my point. The manufacturers should make this condition more explicit instead of kowtowing to Microsoft or at the very least, provide the option to exclude OS & its fee from the purchase price. (However, it was my understanding the the OEM pricing for the PC manufacturers was contingent on not providing this option, I could be wrong)
When I purchase Quicken, I would fully expect to move it and use it on whatever PC I chose.
In the end & only because I can, I build and upgrade my own PCs, so I purchase a standalone XP license for my two PCs...the OEM version, keep the box, the book, and the shrinkwrap. However, I will abandon MS when the cost per year of service for my OS exceeds $50/year/PC, meaning, If I paid $150 for XP and get 3 years of life from it, I am happy. If I had paid $300, I would run Linux on the Desktop. I think that Microsoft is learning that lesson very quickly in the pacific rim, XP lite or not.
Interesting & thought-provoking missive...
I have always told people that I had a Republican head & a Democratic heart. I, too, started out as a conservative (but not the current definition of a conversative) but have slowly steadily slid toward the Left, not the radical left...but definitely moderated my positions after realizing things weren't as simple as I thought. (Duh)
It would seem that even having a moderate stance these days would be considered "Left" or "Right" depending on which party member you asking.
Since the media is composed of people and all people have biases, it would be reasonable to say that the media is biased. Are all biases bad?
However, I would advocate for good, strong, objective journalism, so we may all become better independent thinkers. The Net is an excellent medium to hear all of the voices, read the original materials, and make your own decisions.
Well put & In Total Agreement.
Quite interesting, the reaction of the corporate mindset thinking that they can "save" their way back into profitability due to The "IfWe Cut Our Costs to Zero-It Will All Be Profit" Effect, i.e. if we cut the cell phone and home internet expense, that goes$$$ straight our the bottom line. Yippee for the members of the executive board!
My past two employers would not pay for cell phone (never...unless you were sales) or internet access (unless you could talk management into a home office) *but* they would fly me and many others coast to coast for pointless meetings and group hugs for multiple thousands of dollars per month.
Sadly, as a salaried employee, there is an unrealistic and unrelenting expectation that we be available 24x7 under the guise of "occasional overtime" is the curse of the "Professional" exempt employee. Essentially, just a post-modern-fixed-cost wage hand. Work at home or stay in the office for 14 hours, your choice...ugh..groan
The cell phone and DSL/Broadband internet access is just one of those insidious methods for the corporate management types to extend the work day and work week....
"No problem, you can leave at 5pm, finish it at home, and email it to me for tomorrow morning. I will check it when I get back from dinner and a play in the city. Bye."
(Needless to say, they didn't check it that night or even look at it until after lunch the next day, then bitched about the font types and the chart colors, tell you to change it before their meeting in 45 minutes... then find out your critical work was only backup detail for a single bullet item out of 120, just in case the Veep wanted some detail)
Well Said, Well Written.
Being I live in Northern Vermont and known more than my fair share of real Canadians, you are a fine representative of the great nation to my north (i.e Au Nord!)
nerdus_maximus
colchester, vt USA
Will do... upon further reflection and reading your post... I should have written.
"dispassionate & objective history with a but passion for fact and accuracy"
An interesting metric would be to show the weight of the US Tax Code if printed for each year since its Modern era inception beginning with the 16th Amendment in 1913 making the income tax permanent.
"Your tax returns through the decades" doesn't sound like a thriller, but it could be worth an interesting monograph.
Cheers,
While definitely an important therefore emotional issues, I have found this thread quite interesting for one simple reason (no drum roll, just a curious thought, definitely very low on the "profound meter")....
Does there exist an objective history of the US Income Tax including sample tax returns for representative major demographic group for each decade?
There must be a passionate, scholarly US Income Tax Historian or group out there, if for no other reason to keep the facts (at least, the data) straight.
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Here, here...I agree. The blending the legal concept and the associated rights & privileges has really created a proverbial landmine. The religious concept of marriage should not bestowed with any additional rights & privileges by the State. Replacing the word "marriage" with something else to represent the contractual agreement between two people as recognized by the State would be very interesting. Already, the State can "marry" heterosexuals in a civil ceremony. The problem as I see it is representing the religious & legal aspects of this arrangement with the single term, marriage.
Now, the republican challenger who is benefitting from this actions of this less-than-virtuous cybersquatting individual has been been reported as condemning these actions, declaring them unethical, and demanding to have those sites shut off.
Correction/Replace With :The republican challenger who is benefitting from this actions of this less-than-virtuous cybersquatting individual should have been condemned these actions, declaring them unethical, and demanding to have those sites shut off. Unfortunately, the republican challenger is also the cybersquatter.
Again, still a sad state of affairs. While "free speech" can be annoying, the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks. If we stopped rewarding unethical behavior, we might see less of it.I would agree that this individual did engage in unethical but legal behavior and did purchase the domain names for the purposes of "cybersquatting". Maybe not for montetary gain, but certainly some gains for his cause and/or candidate. Oddly, while unfortunate & unseemingly, it appears to still be legal except when some huge corporation feels that they have been slighted in some imaginary way. Then those with the most lawyers win regardless if the law is on your side.
The aggrieved candidate in question is looking for sympathy for unfortunate but legal slight against him when it was entirely within his control to prevent with nearly no effort on his part. His web campaign manager should have been fired immediately. Let's face it. This was a huge gaff on the democratic candidate's part. The milk is split. Get over it, suck it up & continue to march on. Spin it your advantage & that's why your staff has "Spin Doctors" & "Press Secretaries".
Now, the republican challenger who is benefitting from this actions of this less-than-virtuous cybersquatting individual has been been reported as condemning these actions, declaring them unethical, and demanding to have those sites shut off.
Again, the Republicans could have score wicked-easy brownie points with everyone and benefited from the unethical behavior as a bonus. duh. Republicans still have not mastered the Way of Unethical-Self Righteousness, it comes off as rehearsed and teleprompted.
Honestly...Good catch ... Missed that one completely. It is an interesting thought, if the individual indeed had a valid & working abuse address.
:-)
;-)
What then?
Should the sandal-wearing, black t-shirt clad, internet propellerheads descend upon this ignoble perpetrator who used the free enterprise system to conduct a faux fraud upon the gullible & witless public. Perish the thought!
If purchasing a PC from a major manufacturer entails accepting a limited-use, non-transferrable license, this assertion would only strenghten the case, if not the need, that the manufacturer should offer an OS-less, Linux, XP-lite, and Full License XP options.
It is certainly understandable from the PC manufacturer's prespective that technical support would be much easier if there was a common OS image on their PC products.
I agree with garcia that if I purchased a PC with XP and did not receive an installation CD, a valid key or no ability to move it to different hardware. (think crashed or destroyed HDD) To think I would pay money for an XP license, then go to Best Buy (not likely) to purchase yet another license for the same OS to run on the same PC is a little naive. I would agree that this situation does not occur with most people but only those of the Digirati. However, for those of you who have had to deliver the bad news to your neighbor when you try to replace their fried HDD, I believe you might see my point. The manufacturers should make this condition more explicit instead of kowtowing to Microsoft or at the very least, provide the option to exclude OS & its fee from the purchase price. (However, it was my understanding the the OEM pricing for the PC manufacturers was contingent on not providing this option, I could be wrong)
When I purchase Quicken, I would fully expect to move it and use it on whatever PC I chose.
In the end & only because I can, I build and upgrade my own PCs, so I purchase a standalone XP license for my two PCs...the OEM version, keep the box, the book, and the shrinkwrap. However, I will abandon MS when the cost per year of service for my OS exceeds $50/year/PC, meaning, If I paid $150 for XP and get 3 years of life from it, I am happy. If I had paid $300, I would run Linux on the Desktop. I think that Microsoft is learning that lesson very quickly in the pacific rim, XP lite or not.
Interesting & thought-provoking missive...
I have always told people that I had a Republican head & a Democratic heart. I, too, started out as a conservative (but not the current definition of a conversative) but have slowly steadily slid toward the Left, not the radical left...but definitely moderated my positions after realizing things weren't as simple as I thought. (Duh)
It would seem that even having a moderate stance these days would be considered "Left" or "Right" depending on which party member you asking.
Since the media is composed of people and all people have biases, it would be reasonable to say that the media is biased. Are all biases bad?
However, I would advocate for good, strong, objective journalism, so we may all become better independent thinkers. The Net is an excellent medium to hear all of the voices, read the original materials, and make your own decisions.
That's a big Booyah!
Well Said!
My apologies about the extremely poor (i.e. lack f) formatting of my previous. I am ashamed. That's what happens when you hurry.
Well put & In Total Agreement. Quite interesting, the reaction of the corporate mindset thinking that they can "save" their way back into profitability due to The "IfWe Cut Our Costs to Zero-It Will All Be Profit" Effect, i.e. if we cut the cell phone and home internet expense, that goes$$$ straight our the bottom line. Yippee for the members of the executive board! My past two employers would not pay for cell phone (never...unless you were sales) or internet access (unless you could talk management into a home office) *but* they would fly me and many others coast to coast for pointless meetings and group hugs for multiple thousands of dollars per month. Sadly, as a salaried employee, there is an unrealistic and unrelenting expectation that we be available 24x7 under the guise of "occasional overtime" is the curse of the "Professional" exempt employee. Essentially, just a post-modern-fixed-cost wage hand. Work at home or stay in the office for 14 hours, your choice...ugh..groan The cell phone and DSL/Broadband internet access is just one of those insidious methods for the corporate management types to extend the work day and work week.... "No problem, you can leave at 5pm, finish it at home, and email it to me for tomorrow morning. I will check it when I get back from dinner and a play in the city. Bye." (Needless to say, they didn't check it that night or even look at it until after lunch the next day, then bitched about the font types and the chart colors, tell you to change it before their meeting in 45 minutes ... then find out your critical work was only backup detail for a single bullet item out of 120, just in case the Veep wanted some detail)
Well Said, Well Written. Being I live in Northern Vermont and known more than my fair share of real Canadians, you are a fine representative of the great nation to my north (i.e Au Nord!) nerdus_maximus colchester, vt USA
Will do ... upon further reflection and reading your post... I should have written.
"dispassionate & objective history with a but passion for fact and accuracy"
An interesting metric would be to show the weight of the US Tax Code if printed for each year since its Modern era inception beginning with the 16th Amendment in 1913 making the income tax permanent.
"Your tax returns through the decades" doesn't sound like a thriller, but it could be worth an interesting monograph.
Cheers,
While definitely an important therefore emotional issues, I have found this thread quite interesting for one simple reason (no drum roll, just a curious thought, definitely very low on the "profound meter") ....
Does there exist an objective history of the US Income Tax including sample tax returns for representative major demographic group for each decade?
There must be a passionate, scholarly US Income Tax Historian or group out there, if for no other reason to keep the facts (at least, the data) straight.