Please, give examples.
Here's one. The same happened with two scientists in a Dutch government-run climatological research institute. I'm sure you can find others, and I am also sure each of these examples can (and have) been countered by arguments of these scientists being fired for bad science or using "improper channels" to release their counter-claims.
This is not an example, Mark Albright was not fired over the incident but stripped of the title "associate state climatologist"
hate to admit it, but for the most part, Ebert's right. Not very many games (if any) have achieved a high-art status; games tend to steer away from any sort of truly artistic expression, instead focusing on pure low-level emotional experience (think of your standard FPS). Enormous amounts of death with little or no repurcussion are also present - and if a there IS a consequence, 99.9% of the time it's a hard GOOD or BAD. Drama is for the most part completely absent, and when it exists it barely reaches the quality of a throwaway soap opera. Yes, there are well-written games (stuff by Black Isle/whoever made The Longest Journey), but they never force you to truly extrapolate on the concepts that they're laying out.
So....exactly like every other medium ever used by humans for art then?
Ignoring your misunderstanding of Iran (it's a democracy that's elected itself a theocracy)
The armed takeover in 1980, and the subsequent fascist-style secret police raids against anyone who spoke out against the new leadership, would tend to disagree with you there...
Following the election of the reformist Hojjat ol-Eslam Mohammad KHATAMI as president in 1997 and similarly a reformist Majles (parliament) in 2000, a campaign to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction was initiated. The movement floundered as conservative politicians prevented reform measures from being enacted, increased repressive measures, and made electoral gains against reformers. Starting with nationwide municipal elections in 2003 and continuing through Majles elections in 2004, conservatives reestablished control over Iran's elected government institutions, which culminated with the August 2005 inauguration of an ultra-conservative layman as president.
The university will not pass the students' names to the association, but it will use its server to identify them and inform them of their settlement options before they get stuck with a lawsuit, Godfrey said.
But what I don't understand is this: when it is reported that there are nMillion CCTV cameras in London, you get endless sanctimonious, George-Orwell-quoting replies, usually the effect of 'I feel sorry for you - you're not free like us here in America'. So I suppose then, that the PATRIOT act is just a unique blend of freedom? I sincerely hope that gets banned alongside this game =-)
I know, I am so sick of the endless support Slashdot readers give to the PATRIOT act. That is right up there with our second favorite law the DMCA.
Actually, science currently points that the world is getting (slightly) warmer, and that CO2 levels have risen, and that C02 in the atmosphere will have a warming effect.
I'm not sure I want to live in a world where the penalty for leaving any window partly uncovered or any door ajar would be for photos or videos of my family inside my own home to be published on the internet by some creep with a telephoto lens.
There definitely is a line where there should be no expectation of privacy.
Actually, I believe the Telephoto lens is the line.
... and authors should only be paid for the time they are actually writing, researching, or otherwise working on a book, not for each copy they sell.
Yes.
Or at least, the assumption that the government gets to prevent people from exchanging this data among themselves once it has been created should be re-examined.
The overwhelming majority of people using bittorrent use it to trade in pirated content and everyone who questions that is missing a couple cogs in their brain.
World of Warcraft alone has 8 million users. I guess I am missing some cogs.
1: Pirate Bay, one of the flagships of the anti-copyright movement, makes thousands of euros from advertising on its site, while maintaining its anti-establishment "free music" rhetoric.
7: The anti-copyright movement does not create jobs, exports, tax revenues and economic growth-it largely consists of people pontificating on a commercial world about which they know little.
So I guess those thousands of Euros are just disappearing and not going into the pockets of the people that run Pirate Bay?
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Please, give examples.
Here's one. The same happened with two scientists in a Dutch government-run climatological research institute. I'm sure you can find others, and I am also sure each of these examples can (and have) been countered by arguments of these scientists being fired for bad science or using "improper channels" to release their counter-claims.
This is not an example, Mark Albright was not fired over the incident but stripped of the title "associate state climatologist"
From the source article the heartland.org miss-interprets:
Losing the title doesn't affect the man's employment at the UW
Cmdr Taco posts that:
Tech_Luver writes that:
Gene Expression reports that:
Tyler Cowen quotes from a:
Razib paper showing that:
A survey found that:
Hey, that is 6, where is Kevin Bacon??
hate to admit it, but for the most part, Ebert's right. Not very many games (if any) have achieved a high-art status; games tend to steer away from any sort of truly artistic expression, instead focusing on pure low-level emotional experience (think of your standard FPS). Enormous amounts of death with little or no repurcussion are also present - and if a there IS a consequence, 99.9% of the time it's a hard GOOD or BAD. Drama is for the most part completely absent, and when it exists it barely reaches the quality of a throwaway soap opera. Yes, there are well-written games (stuff by Black Isle/whoever made The Longest Journey), but they never force you to truly extrapolate on the concepts that they're laying out.
So....exactly like every other medium ever used by humans for art then?
Everyone with some insight in the matter and knows how to read swedish know that the chances of this actually happening are slim to none.
Well I don't read Swedish, but I did get modded insightful once. Would you care to elaborate?
Yeah, what an asshole. Choosing an OS based on software requirements! Who is he to choose the OS that runs the software he wants.
Ignoring your misunderstanding of Iran (it's a democracy that's elected itself a theocracy)
The armed takeover in 1980, and the subsequent fascist-style secret police raids against anyone who spoke out against the new leadership, would tend to disagree with you there...
The CIA tends to disagree with you...
reference
Following the election of the reformist Hojjat ol-Eslam Mohammad KHATAMI as president in 1997 and similarly a reformist Majles (parliament) in 2000, a campaign to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction was initiated. The movement floundered as conservative politicians prevented reform measures from being enacted, increased repressive measures, and made electoral gains against reformers. Starting with nationwide municipal elections in 2003 and continuing through Majles elections in 2004, conservatives reestablished control over Iran's elected government institutions, which culminated with the August 2005 inauguration of an ultra-conservative layman as president.
He *is* known as Prince. For a time, he wasn't, because his label owned the name. However, he is now, and has been for some time, known as prince.
So what you are saying, then, is that he is the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as prince?
From the article:
The university will not pass the students' names to the association, but it will use its server to identify them and inform them of their settlement options before they get stuck with a lawsuit, Godfrey said.
As compared to whom? The history challenged individuals who think corporations know best?
That is a false dichotomy. Government and industry should both have oversight.
The facts always support the hypothesis because the hypothesis changes to fit the facts!
You say that like it means something.
Here is a hint, you make the hypothesis before you design the experiment.
No, you were lucky.
Back in my day people who made these tired ass "back in my day" jokes in every single damn thread got shot in the face.
Now get off my lawn!
Headline - "AT&T has Turned on Its Anti-Pirating Program blocking webpages"
Headline (30 mins laters) - "Hackers have found a way to circumvent AT&T's Multi-million dollar anti-pirating program"
The funny part is that the hackers article is actually a dupe!
To the best of my knowledge, no apple software has ever had DRM. Nor has Apple ever used any proprietary communications technology.
Can you give me any examples of what you're talking about?
Itunes, Appletalk...
But what I don't understand is this: when it is reported that there are nMillion CCTV cameras in London, you get endless sanctimonious, George-Orwell-quoting replies, usually the effect of 'I feel sorry for you - you're not free like us here in America'. So I suppose then, that the PATRIOT act is just a unique blend of freedom? I sincerely hope that gets banned alongside this game =-)
I know, I am so sick of the endless support Slashdot readers give to the PATRIOT act. That is right up there with our second favorite law the DMCA.
Oh wait.....do you even read slashdot?
And I assume you've been able to experimentally reproduce the affects of greenhouse gases on climate change?
Actually, demonstrating the greenhouse effect is quite simple.
Do it yourself if you don't beleive me.
Actually, science currently points that the world is getting (slightly) warmer, and that CO2 levels have risen, and that C02 in the atmosphere will have a warming effect.
Your reference is from 1999 and sunspots are on an 11 year cycle, so what's your point? -- bjorn
That is my point. Something on an 11 year cycle probably is not responsible for a warming trend that started in the early 1900s.
Also, if the sunspots already peaked we should have seen a cooling trend if they were somehow linked.
Anthropomorphic? Lets wait until this sunspot cycle dies down to find out
Sunspot activity peaked several years ago.
Reference: here
I gues by citing my source I am engaging in consensus science too.
I'm not sure I want to live in a world where the penalty for leaving any window partly uncovered or any door ajar would be for photos or videos of my family inside my own home to be published on the internet by some creep with a telephoto lens.
There definitely is a line where there should be no expectation of privacy.
Actually, I believe the Telephoto lens is the line.
HBO hates, hates, hates time-shifting
Which is why they put everything on On-Demand the day after it airs. Bastards!
... and authors should only be paid for the time they are actually writing, researching, or otherwise working on a book, not for each copy they sell.
Yes.
Or at least, the assumption that the government gets to prevent people from exchanging this data among themselves once it has been created should be re-examined.
The overwhelming majority of people using bittorrent use it to trade in pirated content and everyone who questions that is missing a couple cogs in their brain.
World of Warcraft alone has 8 million users. I guess I am missing some cogs.
Isn't it funny how one of the biggest patent trolls [microsoft.com] sounds custom-made as the target.
How can a company that has never used a patent offensively be considered a patent troll?
That bug was from 6 years ago. If that is the best you can find MS must be doing a pretty good job.
The best one is how #1 directly contradicts #7
1: Pirate Bay, one of the flagships of the anti-copyright movement, makes thousands of euros from advertising on its site, while maintaining its anti-establishment "free music" rhetoric.
7: The anti-copyright movement does not create jobs, exports, tax revenues and economic growth-it largely consists of people pontificating on a commercial world about which they know little.
So I guess those thousands of Euros are just disappearing and not going into the pockets of the people that run Pirate Bay?