So, in the USA, are science and religion still fighting? Why not let people have their beliefs?
That's great, but to what extent? It's all well and good if people keep their faith, or lack thereof private, but how often does this end up happening? Should we teach Evolution alongside Creationism alongside Pastafarianism just to 'let people have their beliefs'?
A former professional scientist once told me, that scepticism is so big that it's difficult to introduce new ideas.
And many others would tell you that the greatest acheivement a scientist could have is to make a new discovery, or prove an well established discovery incorrect with the irrefutable proof to back it up.
I am a constituent in your riding, and I am writing concerning an article from CBC.ca concerning fair-use rights in Canada (http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/11/cop yright-canada.html).
Like many Canadians, I am a lawful citizen who loves both music and technology. I am a Computer Programmer by trade, and am also a musician; needless to say, I take both of these subjects quite seriously, and I am concerned when my enjoyment of either of these become threatened by law. You see, I listen to all of my purchased CDs on my home computer and my portable music player. The first thing I do when I buy a Compact Disc is to 'rip' it to my home computer, so I can catalog and listen to all of my music as digital music files, or MP3s. Under current Canadian law, 'fair-use rights' allow me to do this.
If new legislation proposed by the Hon. Maxime Bernier and Heritage Minister Hon. Bev Oda is passed, my 'fair-use rights' will be taken away. I will considered a criminal in the eyes of the law if I choose to copy music in any way which I have purchased.
The simple fact is that we, as Canadians, already pay a 'private copying levy' on all blank media to supplement lost revenues due to piracy; those of us who buy blank CD-ROM media, even if used to backup personal data, are already giving the Canadian Recording Industry money. The continued stong revenues from music Compact Discs, added to the success of Digital Download services such as iTunes prove that piracy is not hurting the Recording Industry as much as they would like us to believe.
The problem is that taking away our fair-use rights, and enacting Digital Rights Management on musical Compact Discs would prevent copying of music for any purpose. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) would be given the ability to charge multiple times for the same music (Once for a Compact Disc, once for a PC and once for each Portable music player). This unfortunately appears to be the ultimate goal of Digital Rights Management; it has little to do with actually combating piracy. This is greed, plain and simple, yet disguised as anti-piracy measures. Canadian legislation should not be enacted merely to provide large industries additional revenue streams; the law abiding consumer loses in such a scenario.
I am not the only voter who would be affected by such legislation; this would affect every citizen that owns an iPod or other portable music player, or has ever listened to music on a PC. If this legislation is enacted, the outrage will be felt by many average citizens.
The Canadian people do not want this. The recording artists themselves do not want this. This legislation only serves the interests of the CRIA and major music distributors. It is also distressing to learn what close ties Hon. Bev Oda and the CRIA have, even though the voices of average citizens and Canadian recording artists are not being heard (http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1631/125/ ).
I truly hope that you take this issue seriously, as I do sincerely believe that if this legislation is enacted and Canadian fair-use is taken away, Canadian citizens including those in your constituency will act swifty and harshly.
Thank-you for taking the time to read this. It is appreciated.
[Name] [City and Province] Lambton--Kent--Middlesex
I would argue that either:
a) You're in the wrong club
b) You have the wrong attitude about martial arts
c) You were always a violent person, it's just now that you can actually do something about it
d) All of the above
Any martial arts club worth anything will teach that 'overpowering a problem with brute strength' is pretty much the worst thing you can do. It's teaching defense, not offense, unless of course you're in the Cobra Kai.
I used to get picked on and into fights until I got into martial arts. From that day on, I have never been in a fight once.. And it's been about 15 years since I started.
For my own list, I'd like to add the Atari Lynx. http://atarilynx.com/ Anyone remember this bad boy?
Much like the Amiga, this hand held was so technologically superior to anything else at the time, it took years for a competitor to come out with something even nearly as cool.
Damn. Makes me wish I still had mine around. Maybe I'll just pull out the Coleco Vision instead.;)
Pro: This is the most flexible option. You can burn as many times as you want, get the highest quality sound, nice storage format (CD's are nice and thin and you can fit thousands on a bookshelf), etc.
Con: This is also the most expensive method, especially when you count all the bad tracks on a typical album.
Whoa. Not so fast. That may be a true statement in the U.S today. If major music distributors such as EMI have their way, number 1 will read like this in the next few years (Like it does today in Canada and Europe):
1. Buy a CD
Pro: Get the highest quality sound, well, as long as you're playing it on a stand-alone CD player. Play it on your PC, and you're stuck with a very lossy version of the songs you paid for, and a barely working proprietary player. Nice storage format (CD's are nice and thin and you can fit thousands on a bookshelf). (Can't argue with this one.. They are nice and thin;) ).
Con: You are not allowed to burn a CD because of Copy Protection methods employed as soon as you put the CD in your CD-ROM drive. You are assumed to be a criminal the minute you purchase a Copy-Protected CD. This is also the most expensive method, especially when you count all the bad tracks on a typical album.
However, as a Canadian Vonage user, I was prompted/told numerous times that 911 was not available to me at this time. I decided that I was willing to go with Vonage regardless of this. Yes, that's right... I was well informed of this fact, and I made a decision based on that. Presumably the same way this family signed up for Vonage, was clearly told of the limitations, and decided to sign up anyway. They could have very well decided that 911 was too important to them and kept their land line. They didn't.
We have to get past this 'Yes, I was told 10 times about this, but I was still surprised when it didn't work' mentality.
So Microsoft is saying they are not going to support it... So what? I've used VB for years (As well as other languages like any programmer worth their salt does), and I've never had to call in a support case to Microsoft concerning bugs in the language... Not once.
Any problems you would run into with VB are well documented on Newsgroups. Plus, the VB MVPs are complaining about not wanting to port existing code. So don't! If your application has been around for years, it's not going to stop working tomorrow because Microsoft says VB6 is a dead language.
...Sounds like it's more of a political move on the part of MVP's who don't want their certification to become obsolete in the eyes of Micro$oft.
There's a big difference between "how things are done in the US" and what is right.
Basically what you are saying is that it is acceptable for the media to report based on speculation, even if they are wrong and can potentially destroy the reputation of the subject they are reporting on.. Which happened in this case. However, I believe that the media SHOULD be held responsible for such damages.
And to answer your first question, call it a pie-in-the-sky idea, but YES, I don't believe the media should give out the identity of the accused until after the trial. Is that a ridiculous concept?
OK, I'll say it:
This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
You're saying that the media should not be responsible if they post something that is not true? Do you understand how ridiculous that is?
I think you'd have a very different opinion if you were in this guy's shoes. Picture it: You get arrested for suspicion of pedophilia. It's not true, but the facts in the case sure make it look like you did it. The media jumps all over it because it will make for a juicy story on the 6 o'clock news.. By that night, your picture and name has been plastered all over every TV and newspaper in the area. Months later, it's found in a court of law that you're not guilty.
..So in this case, everyone's happy, right? You're found not guilty, the media sold a lot of newspapers because of the front page story about you and made a ton of $$. Oh, except for the fact that your reputation has been damaged beyond repair for years to come. But it's alright.. The media shouldn't be expected to be detectives, should they?
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I am a constituent in your riding, and I am writing concerning an article from CBC.ca concerning fair-use rights in Canada (http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/11/co
Like many Canadians, I am a lawful citizen who loves both music and technology. I am a Computer Programmer by trade, and am also a musician; needless to say, I take both of these subjects quite seriously, and I am concerned when my enjoyment of either of these become threatened by law. You see, I listen to all of my purchased CDs on my home computer and my portable music player. The first thing I do when I buy a Compact Disc is to 'rip' it to my home computer, so I can catalog and listen to all of my music as digital music files, or MP3s. Under current Canadian law, 'fair-use rights' allow me to do this.
If new legislation proposed by the Hon. Maxime Bernier and Heritage Minister Hon. Bev Oda is passed, my 'fair-use rights' will be taken away. I will considered a criminal in the eyes of the law if I choose to copy music in any way which I have purchased.
The simple fact is that we, as Canadians, already pay a 'private copying levy' on all blank media to supplement lost revenues due to piracy; those of us who buy blank CD-ROM media, even if used to backup personal data, are already giving the Canadian Recording Industry money. The continued stong revenues from music Compact Discs, added to the success of Digital Download services such as iTunes prove that piracy is not hurting the Recording Industry as much as they would like us to believe.
The problem is that taking away our fair-use rights, and enacting Digital Rights Management on musical Compact Discs would prevent copying of music for any purpose. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) would be given the ability to charge multiple times for the same music (Once for a Compact Disc, once for a PC and once for each Portable music player). This unfortunately appears to be the ultimate goal of Digital Rights Management; it has little to do with actually combating piracy. This is greed, plain and simple, yet disguised as anti-piracy measures. Canadian legislation should not be enacted merely to provide large industries additional revenue streams; the law abiding consumer loses in such a scenario.
I am not the only voter who would be affected by such legislation; this would affect every citizen that owns an iPod or other portable music player, or has ever listened to music on a PC. If this legislation is enacted, the outrage will be felt by many average citizens.
The Canadian people do not want this. The recording artists themselves do not want this. This legislation only serves the interests of the CRIA and major music distributors. It is also distressing to learn what close ties Hon. Bev Oda and the CRIA have, even though the voices of average citizens and Canadian recording artists are not being heard (http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1631/125
I truly hope that you take this issue seriously, as I do sincerely believe that if this legislation is enacted and Canadian fair-use is taken away, Canadian citizens including those in your constituency will act swifty and harshly.
Thank-you for taking the time to read this. It is appreciated.
[Name]
[City and Province]
Lambton--Kent--Middlesex
CC: Maxime Bernier, Bev Oda
Why do these movies 'dueling' and 'competing'? Sounds like they're different takes on the same subject. Can't we watch both?
I would argue that either: a) You're in the wrong club b) You have the wrong attitude about martial arts c) You were always a violent person, it's just now that you can actually do something about it d) All of the above Any martial arts club worth anything will teach that 'overpowering a problem with brute strength' is pretty much the worst thing you can do. It's teaching defense, not offense, unless of course you're in the Cobra Kai. I used to get picked on and into fights until I got into martial arts. From that day on, I have never been in a fight once.. And it's been about 15 years since I started.
My God.. The implications of this would be 911 times a thousand!
;)
This would be, like, 911,000!
Ah memories.
;)
For my own list, I'd like to add the Atari Lynx. http://atarilynx.com/ Anyone remember this bad boy?
Much like the Amiga, this hand held was so technologically superior to anything else at the time, it took years for a competitor to come out with something even nearly as cool.
Damn. Makes me wish I still had mine around. Maybe I'll just pull out the Coleco Vision instead.
-Ripley 29
The answer to this is simple:
Because if it was in jewellery, this guy would not get his name in the news.
Yes, I agree with you, 911 is very important.
However, as a Canadian Vonage user, I was prompted/told numerous times that 911 was not available to me at this time. I decided that I was willing to go with Vonage regardless of this. Yes, that's right... I was well informed of this fact, and I made a decision based on that. Presumably the same way this family signed up for Vonage, was clearly told of the limitations, and decided to sign up anyway. They could have very well decided that 911 was too important to them and kept their land line. They didn't.
We have to get past this 'Yes, I was told 10 times about this, but I was still surprised when it didn't work' mentality.
It's common sense. Nothing more.
So Microsoft is saying they are not going to support it... So what? I've used VB for years (As well as other languages like any programmer worth their salt does), and I've never had to call in a support case to Microsoft concerning bugs in the language... Not once.
...Sounds like it's more of a political move on the part of MVP's who don't want their certification to become obsolete in the eyes of Micro$oft.
Any problems you would run into with VB are well documented on Newsgroups. Plus, the VB MVPs are complaining about not wanting to port existing code. So don't! If your application has been around for years, it's not going to stop working tomorrow because Microsoft says VB6 is a dead language.
There's a big difference between "how things are done in the US" and what is right.
Basically what you are saying is that it is acceptable for the media to report based on speculation, even if they are wrong and can potentially destroy the reputation of the subject they are reporting on.. Which happened in this case. However, I believe that the media SHOULD be held responsible for such damages.
And to answer your first question, call it a pie-in-the-sky idea, but YES, I don't believe the media should give out the identity of the accused until after the trial. Is that a ridiculous concept?
OK, I'll say it: This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
..So in this case, everyone's happy, right? You're found not guilty, the media sold a lot of newspapers because of the front page story about you and made a ton of $$. Oh, except for the fact that your reputation has been damaged beyond repair for years to come. But it's alright.. The media shouldn't be expected to be detectives, should they?
You're saying that the media should not be responsible if they post something that is not true? Do you understand how ridiculous that is?
I think you'd have a very different opinion if you were in this guy's shoes. Picture it: You get arrested for suspicion of pedophilia. It's not true, but the facts in the case sure make it look like you did it. The media jumps all over it because it will make for a juicy story on the 6 o'clock news.. By that night, your picture and name has been plastered all over every TV and newspaper in the area. Months later, it's found in a court of law that you're not guilty.
'What has happened in Alabama is that four companies participated in the training of Devin... to kill three men,'
Unless this kid had to move the left thumbstick and press the 'X' button on the gun he shot these cops with, this game didn't train him for anything.