Whereas removing the rights of a state to regulate an industry that chooses to move into its territory serves the company's interests.
I'm certain it's quite a mess for these national communication companies to deal with various state laws regarding how they set up shop in those states. However, I think it sets a bad precedent to yank those rights away from the states and into Federal regulation, simply because it inconveniences said companies. That doesn't serve everyone's best interests, IMHO.
I think if states can get their acts together and agree on common regulation, that's a great thing. I just don't think the choice should be removed from their hands in this matter, at this time.
However, I do have to say that the guy in that article really is an ass. Especially with this quote from the article:
Separately, Seidenberg encouraged Congress to rewrite the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to decrease the role of the states. Phone companies frequently complain that it's difficult to offer national services while conforming to a patchwork of state and local regulations. In addition, some states have tried to regulate phone companies more aggressively than the Federal Communications Commission.
"The first thing we'd do is pre-empt the states,'' Seidenberg said. "That's priority No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3."
Well, that depends on what he's meaning. There's Closure, a two VHS set that came out a long time ago. There was supposed to be a DVD release this year, but it's been indefinitely shelved due to debates between Reznor and the label.
What he was probably talking about, though, is Broken, a movie where a young man is kidnapped, tortured and forced to watch NIN videos. It was produced by Reznor and features a performing S&M artist named Bob Flanagan. It was never officially released, and the video for "Happiness in Slavery" (taken from this movie) was banned from MTV. You can, however, download the video to HiS on the official NIN site.
Rumor has it that the movie was intended to be included in the DVD release of Closure, but we won't know until that project gets back on track.
He probably thought he would get his face splashed all across England, then be free for a high paying TV/film offering afterwards. It was advertising, pure and simple. Get himself known to the public and producers, then move on to (in his mind) bigger and better things.
Hit the Ubuntu website, and you'll find Install and Live CDs for PowerPC. It works on Macs.
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n/t stands for "no text." It's a cheap way of putting your statement into the subject line, and then not actually writing a post. The system won't take a blank post, though, so people started using n/t as filler, while letting you know that there's no actual post to read. Some places also use NP or n/p for "no post."
I suppose it's kinda neat that non-PDA phones can read books this way, but downloading bits at a time? The way American phone companies gouge you for data usage, fees would pile up quick.
Will some companies be victimized and bankrupted? Sure. Here's a tip: Don't piss off your employees to the point where you have to fire them.
That's assuming the company is responsible for mistreating their employees. You mean you've never heard of people getting fired for being disruptive and not doing their jobs, then lying about the reasons for doing so? How would an employer "prove" that this is the reason they were fired?
When my neighbor's dog bit him I thought it was tragic that he had the dog put down. Why? Because he beat and kicked that dog on a daily basis. What did he expect? It was my neighbor who should've been put down. Not the dog.... that's a really bad, nonsensical analogy. I can tell you have a bias against employers in general, but "abusive bosses" are not a universal truth.
No one but the *government* is under any obligation to uphold the first ammendment, because it is only the government that the first ammendment applies to. Let me quote: "Congress shall make no law..." The Bill Of Rights is not a universal document, rather it is a set of restrictions upon the government, and only the government.
And even that's not absolute. Slander and libel are illegal forms of speech, as is threatening speech. The First Amendment isn't exactly enshrined and holy.
Because overall, Americans value the rights of the individual to earn as much money as they want. Which inherently means that a business can conduct itself how it wants.
True capitalism would avoid any governmental regulation, and I've known folks who actually want that. Because, when you get down to it, a restriction on businesses means a restriction on you as well, if you have any plans on becoming well-to-do. Donald Trump has made an entire career (and TV show) out of hiring and firing people as he sees fit.
We're a mixed-market economy, but we still lean towards capitalism when given a chance. People here balk when you want to regulate companies, even if it's to their benefit as an employee... because it then limits their potential to be a business owner themselves.
And what about your employer's rights? Should they have to retain an employee who they feel is disruptive to their business? Should they have a "burden of proof" for every firing?
that's the problem: where do we draw the line? Speech isn't completely free, as posters have pointed out. And I spent half the afternoon trying to make this point on Ars Technica as well...
I've tried but been unable to figure out how, of all things, they've concluded that HAARP is for generating earthquakes. I could understand why they would suspect mind control or a cancer weapon, given that it's basically a big radio antenna, but earthquakes?
Long ago, the conspiracy nuts concluded that HAARP is really a "scalar weapon." Which is just a new term for the old "Tesla death ray" idea.
The concept is that the government has secret knowledge of Nicholai Tesla's experiments involving electricity for military purposes... and HAARP is the culmination of that research. Given that these same people believe every natural disaster is the government's fault, they've concluded that the southeast Asia tsunami was an experimental 'firing' of HAARP by the US Government.
I'm somewhat doing this right now. I've been picking up 'used' components from friends, giveaway boxes at PC shops and just old parts I have lying around. So far, I've only spent $45 (processor + fan from eBay), and I've got a mobo, processor + fan, some promised RAM from a friend (who will ship when he can get to it), a CD-RW, a floppy (old part of mine), a 3 gig HD (small, but old part of mine), keyboard & mouse (old parts), and an ATI video card (had onboard video anyway, but can't turn it down!).
All I need is a case, monitor and some cables. I figure the monitor will be the most expensive part, but I might even be able to get that new for $70 or so after rebates.
There's a law that travelling to another country for the purpose of having sex with a minor is illegal. The American citizen who does so can be arrested the minute they return to US soil.
People always stereotype Libertarians as wanting to start some anarchist society, which couldn't be farther from the truth.
Not entirely true. The problem is that there's a small (but vocal) portion of the Libertarian movement who essentially does espouse anarchy. And that drives the stereotype, just as the religious right drives the stereotype of Conservatives, and vocal communists drive the stereotype of Liberals.
It's an unfortunate stereotype, but not entirely without basis.
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I'm certain it's quite a mess for these national communication companies to deal with various state laws regarding how they set up shop in those states. However, I think it sets a bad precedent to yank those rights away from the states and into Federal regulation, simply because it inconveniences said companies. That doesn't serve everyone's best interests, IMHO.
I think if states can get their acts together and agree on common regulation, that's a great thing. I just don't think the choice should be removed from their hands in this matter, at this time.
However, I do have to say that the guy in that article really is an ass. Especially with this quote from the article:
Separately, Seidenberg encouraged Congress to rewrite the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to decrease the role of the states. Phone companies frequently complain that it's difficult to offer national services while conforming to a patchwork of state and local regulations. In addition, some states have tried to regulate phone companies more aggressively than the Federal Communications Commission.
"The first thing we'd do is pre-empt the states,'' Seidenberg said. "That's priority No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3."
Ick.
Well, that depends on what he's meaning. There's Closure, a two VHS set that came out a long time ago. There was supposed to be a DVD release this year, but it's been indefinitely shelved due to debates between Reznor and the label.
What he was probably talking about, though, is Broken, a movie where a young man is kidnapped, tortured and forced to watch NIN videos. It was produced by Reznor and features a performing S&M artist named Bob Flanagan. It was never officially released, and the video for "Happiness in Slavery" (taken from this movie) was banned from MTV. You can, however, download the video to HiS on the official NIN site.
Rumor has it that the movie was intended to be included in the DVD release of Closure, but we won't know until that project gets back on track.
Actually, Dashboard is Apple ripping itself off. They're just Desk Accessories, little mini-apps, which Apple had back in System 6 (maybe earlier).
The only difference now is that they're using XHTML/Javascript and leveraging modern graphics.
Next thing you know, folks on Slashdot will be posting comments without even reading the articles!
He probably thought he would get his face splashed all across England, then be free for a high paying TV/film offering afterwards. It was advertising, pure and simple. Get himself known to the public and producers, then move on to (in his mind) bigger and better things.
Hit the Ubuntu website, and you'll find Install and Live CDs for PowerPC. It works on Macs.
n/t stands for "no text." It's a cheap way of putting your statement into the subject line, and then not actually writing a post. The system won't take a blank post, though, so people started using n/t as filler, while letting you know that there's no actual post to read. Some places also use NP or n/p for "no post."
You too, huh? Aren't those refinery fires on the horizon just lovely at night? :P
In other words, "cut off your nose to spite your face."
I suppose it's kinda neat that non-PDA phones can read books this way, but downloading bits at a time? The way American phone companies gouge you for data usage, fees would pile up quick.
Will some companies be victimized and bankrupted? Sure. Here's a tip: Don't piss off your employees to the point where you have to fire them.
... that's a really bad, nonsensical analogy. I can tell you have a bias against employers in general, but "abusive bosses" are not a universal truth.
That's assuming the company is responsible for mistreating their employees. You mean you've never heard of people getting fired for being disruptive and not doing their jobs, then lying about the reasons for doing so? How would an employer "prove" that this is the reason they were fired?
When my neighbor's dog bit him I thought it was tragic that he had the dog put down. Why? Because he beat and kicked that dog on a daily basis. What did he expect? It was my neighbor who should've been put down. Not the dog.
No one but the *government* is under any obligation to uphold the first ammendment, because it is only the government that the first ammendment applies to. Let me quote: "Congress shall make no law..." The Bill Of Rights is not a universal document, rather it is a set of restrictions upon the government, and only the government.
And even that's not absolute. Slander and libel are illegal forms of speech, as is threatening speech. The First Amendment isn't exactly enshrined and holy.
Because overall, Americans value the rights of the individual to earn as much money as they want. Which inherently means that a business can conduct itself how it wants.
True capitalism would avoid any governmental regulation, and I've known folks who actually want that. Because, when you get down to it, a restriction on businesses means a restriction on you as well, if you have any plans on becoming well-to-do. Donald Trump has made an entire career (and TV show) out of hiring and firing people as he sees fit.
We're a mixed-market economy, but we still lean towards capitalism when given a chance. People here balk when you want to regulate companies, even if it's to their benefit as an employee... because it then limits their potential to be a business owner themselves.
And what about your employer's rights? Should they have to retain an employee who they feel is disruptive to their business? Should they have a "burden of proof" for every firing?
that's the problem: where do we draw the line? Speech isn't completely free, as posters have pointed out. And I spent half the afternoon trying to make this point on Ars Technica as well...
I need a life. n.n
That's a helluva lot of acronyms. Talk about encoding!
A very small number of them, and that's not viewable offline.
Hello? iTunes Music Store on your TiVO, anyone? Not to mention if Apple starts selling music videos or other video content via iTMS...
Long ago, the conspiracy nuts concluded that HAARP is really a "scalar weapon." Which is just a new term for the old "Tesla death ray" idea.
The concept is that the government has secret knowledge of Nicholai Tesla's experiments involving electricity for military purposes... and HAARP is the culmination of that research. Given that these same people believe every natural disaster is the government's fault, they've concluded that the southeast Asia tsunami was an experimental 'firing' of HAARP by the US Government.
So, wait, Gnoppix and Ubuntu are... what now? The Gnoppix page isn't exactly informative.
What exactly happened, and what does it mean to those of us looking to try one of their live CDs?
I'm somewhat doing this right now. I've been picking up 'used' components from friends, giveaway boxes at PC shops and just old parts I have lying around. So far, I've only spent $45 (processor + fan from eBay), and I've got a mobo, processor + fan, some promised RAM from a friend (who will ship when he can get to it), a CD-RW, a floppy (old part of mine), a 3 gig HD (small, but old part of mine), keyboard & mouse (old parts), and an ATI video card (had onboard video anyway, but can't turn it down!).
All I need is a case, monitor and some cables. I figure the monitor will be the most expensive part, but I might even be able to get that new for $70 or so after rebates.
There's a law that travelling to another country for the purpose of having sex with a minor is illegal. The American citizen who does so can be arrested the minute they return to US soil.
Which is what I said. :)
Not entirely true. The problem is that there's a small (but vocal) portion of the Libertarian movement who essentially does espouse anarchy. And that drives the stereotype, just as the religious right drives the stereotype of Conservatives, and vocal communists drive the stereotype of Liberals.
It's an unfortunate stereotype, but not entirely without basis.