HBO is doing no such thing. The content they are spewing into the torrent is much like many comments here -- garbage. Just because the Swede's are used to largess by no means guarntees then quality goods when received from a foriegn criminal.
Now it's bullshit. HBO is in no way interfering with the Swede's legitimate watching of their shows. HBO is tainting the torrents from the US. The Swedes are perfectly capable of ripping copies in Sweden and distributing them amongst themselves. That they choose to latch onto torrents originating in a country where copyright violation is illegal is their decision.
You're purposely conflating the network "service" -- operation -- with the content delivered.
There is, however, a difference between publishing a political opinion or philosophical paper and publishing a libelous one. The second deserves no such protection as it is an active attack against a fellow citizen.
What HBO is doing is similar to defending yourself against a mugging. You legally need not wait for the police to take action. They are not going against someone who has downloaded, they are disrupting the illegal actions of someone who is downloading. They are also doing it without any collateral damage.
This is very similar to banks putting purple ink bombs in the sacks of money robbers demand. Only the money is destroyed, making it useless to the robber. If the robber is cheezed, tuff.
Puhlease. First, it's not the 'film', it's the story-line, that which was conceived and copyrighted. Second, I know rip-off'rs stretch logic to justify, but "the sky"? That's too far for logic at all.
One good reason is that the Wikipedia article might be written by John Schmoe, age 16, sitting in his mother's basement, who has no real knowledge on the subject.
For some topics, I think he is correct. For others like paleontology, Wikipedia is very accurate and up to date with little hacking. Maybe his topic was more opinion than not. The page you reference (his) is a good example of someone who relly doesn't care about others. White on black is abysmal for a number of reasons. I forced myself to read it all, though. It just gave me some insight into his problems with others.
"Schopenhauer did not believe that people had individual wills but were rather simply part of a vast and single will that pervades the universe: that the feeling of separateness that each of has is but an illusion."
"French, and the Germans, and the Syrians and Iranians"
All of whom belong to that grand organization, the UN, which passed those 21 resolutions telling Saddam he must prove to the world that he had dismantled his war machine and stop shooting at others.
That's the folks you want controlling the Internet? France, Syria and Iran? Screw that.
"That means we need somewhat good relations with them."
Interesting. Apparently it's ok for them to not maintain good relations with the originator and base supporter of the Internet, but we must.
"Never before have I seen this in my lifetime."
Baloney. You've seen it every time a president or congressman has been elected. I have. Same goes for every other politician in the world. More so for those undemocratic nations that comprise the UN.
"You cannot force someone to like you. You cannot force someone to love you."
Nor can you coerce, cajole, plead with, pander into, or bribe them to. What the hell is the point there?
With the huge volumes of people who admit right here on / that they rip-off music and video artists and companies, you believe that anyone could make speculations (the kind that supports you as a living) on "ethics, morality, good will, whatever"?
P.S. Your reference to Rome is a non sequitur and a shallow indication that you consider modern culture to be going the way Rome did. I certainly hope so as that would give us almost a thousand years more.
"What incentive is there to work at such a company?"
It's called a pay check. If said company blows its money on private offices for the staff, it will not be able to invest in the product over a longer term.
"To assume they would not chat, be self-disciplined etc. is just stupid."
Umm, chatting need not be done over sotto voce. That's part of the self-discipline you seem to consider "just stupid".
"What is your proposed remedy, have a boss standing on the cubicle-crossroads, 'bossing' people into silent behaviour?"
No, he stated his remedy. Hire people who have self-control. You know, the kind who doesn't bray to the world at large what he did on last night's date or how her child delivery went in explicit detail. Self control and maturity will yield a decently quiet work place all on its own.
"I hadn't even started looking"
".NET Ninjas"
"our kung fu grip on.NET"
"We all hoped to have company cars..."
"Only one thing kept me going -- pure ego."
"Don't work in cubicles, ever."
"knowledge workers, so they can get into the zone"
"Put it as close to your ear as humanly possible"
"disregards your technical advice...If they were smart, they'd actually take it"
"I studied up on the re-install procedures...That task was going to another employee"
"Schedule Bullies...I'm writing this, I'm the only one who can tell how long this is going to take"
"have you developing in-house tools, when you'd rather be developing next-generation user interfaces"
"What about management classes?"
"If you are confident your compensation is inadequate, extend your superior the opportunity to rectify this mistake"
Perhaps some of this was involved with their decision that there wasn't enough money to continue your employment??
You win the blue ribbon. The article is pretty shallow, stating that he used the blood droplets to date the specimen. It then goes on to state he hopes to extract DNA. I don't see how the two are contradictory. My guess is it was dated by context.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Facing heated protest, the United Nations on Wednesday defended Tunisia's hosting of a U.N. summit about Internet access in the developing world, even though the north African nation has been repeatedly accused of rights abuses that include blocking Web sites it dislikes.
Earlier this week, a coalition of human rights groups known as the Tunisia Monitoring Group issued a report that declared Tunisia unfit to hold the World Summit on the Information Society, set for November, because of reports that the government has stepped up attacks on the press and civil society.
The group, which has frequently criticized the selection of Tunisia as the host country, said the government has blocked access to Web sites belonging to Reporters Without Borders, other human rights watchdogs, and the independent press, while police monitor e-mails and Internet cafes.
"It does question to some extent the U.N.'s credibility that a world summit on the information society is taking place in a society where access to some Web sites is restricted," said Alexis Krikorian, of the International Publishers' Association. "It's amazing that such a summit would take place in a country like this."
"Second, it doesn't matter if he facilitates illegal file-sharing."
Bzzt! Depends on context.
From Webster's:
facilitate
1. to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
2. to assist the progress of (a person).
If he assisted, he's complicitous. The pawn broker who assists the thief in selling stolen merchandise is an accomplice.
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HBO is doing no such thing. The content they are spewing into the torrent is much like many comments here -- garbage. Just because the Swede's are used to largess by no means guarntees then quality goods when received from a foriegn criminal.
Now it's bullshit. HBO is in no way interfering with the Swede's legitimate watching of their shows. HBO is tainting the torrents from the US. The Swedes are perfectly capable of ripping copies in Sweden and distributing them amongst themselves. That they choose to latch onto torrents originating in a country where copyright violation is illegal is their decision.
You're purposely conflating the network "service" -- operation -- with the content delivered.
No, it's the difference between law and morality. It is wrong to hang homosexuals, but in Iran it's legal.
This is an example, it is only an example and not meant to construe equality between it and the current discussion.
Pardon. Why is it not the geas of the Swedes to ensure their torrents only go to other Swedes?
There is, however, a difference between publishing a political opinion or philosophical paper and publishing a libelous one. The second deserves no such protection as it is an active attack against a fellow citizen.
What HBO is doing is similar to defending yourself against a mugging. You legally need not wait for the police to take action. They are not going against someone who has downloaded, they are disrupting the illegal actions of someone who is downloading. They are also doing it without any collateral damage.
This is very similar to banks putting purple ink bombs in the sacks of money robbers demand. Only the money is destroyed, making it useless to the robber. If the robber is cheezed, tuff.
Puhlease. First, it's not the 'film', it's the story-line, that which was conceived and copyrighted. Second, I know rip-off'rs stretch logic to justify, but "the sky"? That's too far for logic at all.
One good reason is that the Wikipedia article might be written by John Schmoe, age 16, sitting in his mother's basement, who has no real knowledge on the subject.
For some topics, I think he is correct. For others like paleontology, Wikipedia is very accurate and up to date with little hacking. Maybe his topic was more opinion than not. The page you reference (his) is a good example of someone who relly doesn't care about others. White on black is abysmal for a number of reasons. I forced myself to read it all, though. It just gave me some insight into his problems with others.
Chomsky? Your referencing Chomsky for truth? Yeesh.
I agree. Try giving a call to someone in central China.
"Schopenhauer did not believe that people had individual wills but were rather simply part of a vast and single will that pervades the universe: that the feeling of separateness that each of has is but an illusion."
l osophy/Schopenhauer.htm
http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Phi
Never remove a quote from the context of the individual who made it.
"...ready and happy to defend all its faults and follies tooth and nail..."
Since no one here is doing that, to whom are you referring?
"French, and the Germans, and the Syrians and Iranians"
All of whom belong to that grand organization, the UN, which passed those 21 resolutions telling Saddam he must prove to the world that he had dismantled his war machine and stop shooting at others.
That's the folks you want controlling the Internet? France, Syria and Iran? Screw that.
"That means we need somewhat good relations with them."
Interesting. Apparently it's ok for them to not maintain good relations with the originator and base supporter of the Internet, but we must.
"Never before have I seen this in my lifetime."
Baloney. You've seen it every time a president or congressman has been elected. I have. Same goes for every other politician in the world. More so for those undemocratic nations that comprise the UN.
"You cannot force someone to like you. You cannot force someone to love you."
Nor can you coerce, cajole, plead with, pander into, or bribe them to. What the hell is the point there?
"I personally trust the UN more than I trust the US."
Then I think you're a fool. Look at the UN's track record.
With the huge volumes of people who admit right here on / that they rip-off music and video artists and companies, you believe that anyone could make speculations (the kind that supports you as a living) on "ethics, morality, good will, whatever"?
P.S. Your reference to Rome is a non sequitur and a shallow indication that you consider modern culture to be going the way Rome did. I certainly hope so as that would give us almost a thousand years more.
"What incentive is there to work at such a company?"
It's called a pay check. If said company blows its money on private offices for the staff, it will not be able to invest in the product over a longer term.
"To assume they would not chat, be self-disciplined etc. is just stupid."
Umm, chatting need not be done over sotto voce. That's part of the self-discipline you seem to consider "just stupid".
"What is your proposed remedy, have a boss standing on the cubicle-crossroads, 'bossing' people into silent behaviour?"
No, he stated his remedy. Hire people who have self-control. You know, the kind who doesn't bray to the world at large what he did on last night's date or how her child delivery went in explicit detail. Self control and maturity will yield a decently quiet work place all on its own.
"I hadn't even started looking" .NET"
".NET Ninjas"
"our kung fu grip on
"We all hoped to have company cars..."
"Only one thing kept me going -- pure ego."
"Don't work in cubicles, ever."
"knowledge workers, so they can get into the zone"
"Put it as close to your ear as humanly possible"
"disregards your technical advice...If they were smart, they'd actually take it"
"I studied up on the re-install procedures...That task was going to another employee"
"Schedule Bullies...I'm writing this, I'm the only one who can tell how long this is going to take"
"have you developing in-house tools, when you'd rather be developing next-generation user interfaces"
"What about management classes?"
"If you are confident your compensation is inadequate, extend your superior the opportunity to rectify this mistake"
Perhaps some of this was involved with their decision that there wasn't enough money to continue your employment??
You don't rewrite the spec to match the coding. You rewrite (portions of) the spec if you find a logical error.
You win the blue ribbon. The article is pretty shallow, stating that he used the blood droplets to date the specimen. It then goes on to state he hopes to extract DNA. I don't see how the two are contradictory. My guess is it was dated by context.
Why don't you back your rant up with links? Perhaps you're talking out your ass with that "how many times" stuff? Most likely, you have zero idea.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Facing heated protest, the United Nations on Wednesday defended Tunisia's hosting of a U.N. summit about Internet access in the developing world, even though the north African nation has been repeatedly accused of rights abuses that include blocking Web sites it dislikes.
Earlier this week, a coalition of human rights groups known as the Tunisia Monitoring Group issued a report that declared Tunisia unfit to hold the World Summit on the Information Society, set for November, because of reports that the government has stepped up attacks on the press and civil society.
The group, which has frequently criticized the selection of Tunisia as the host country, said the government has blocked access to Web sites belonging to Reporters Without Borders, other human rights watchdogs, and the independent press, while police monitor e-mails and Internet cafes.
"It does question to some extent the U.N.'s credibility that a world summit on the information society is taking place in a society where access to some Web sites is restricted," said Alexis Krikorian, of the International Publishers' Association. "It's amazing that such a summit would take place in a country like this."
"Why shall the US speak for 1.3 billion Chinese"
Why not? The Chinese government certainly isn't speaking for them.
"Second, it doesn't matter if he facilitates illegal file-sharing."
Bzzt! Depends on context.
From Webster's:
facilitate
1. to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
2. to assist the progress of (a person).
If he assisted, he's complicitous. The pawn broker who assists the thief in selling stolen merchandise is an accomplice.