The difference was the RIAA wants to go on random fishing expeditions, hoping to find "something". Sometimes they don't even bother with that and make random ass, more often wrong that right, guesses.
In the case of Fox and YouTube, they were looking for the one person who uploaded very specific videos.
The point I was trying to make was that we, as Americans, should support people all over the world obtaining the same basic rights that this country was founded upon since it's _supposed_ to be a fundamental belief that this rights are inherent, not granted at the whim of any government.
It's a sad thing to know that most of my fellow Americans don't have a clue about what this country was all about. To get a pretty good idea of what our Founding Fathers believed, just read the second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...
That's all men, not just citizens of this country.
My isp (http://www.sonic.net) puts limits on ports by default, but you can easily change this via a web interface. Most users will never need to change the default (and secure) settings. Some, myself included, are technically competent enough to know where they're doing and will open up the ports. Simple and effective.
That's basically what the United Nation's report said. It didn't fit the popular belief that second hand smoke is DEADLY EVIL, so it didn't get much news. If I remember correctly, the conclusion of the UN report said something like "the health risk from second hand smoke was inconsequential when compared to environmental factors", meaning vehicle and industrial pollution, farming pollution (pesticides, etc), lack of food, lack of medicine, getting shot in a civil war, ethnic cleansing, etc, etc.
There's another exception where you are considered guilty just by being accused. In California, a women can accuse her spouse of abuse and get a restraining order. The really bad part is the existence of this restraining order can be used as PROOF that abuse occurred. A lot of innocent men have had their lives turned into hell because of false allegations.
You can learn all you want about people, but there will ALWAYS be people who will want to kill you or enslave you not matter what. At the risk of invoking Godwin's Law, would learning more about Nazi Germany have prevented WW2? Not a chance of that. How about today's problems with islamic fundamentalist terrorists. We've learned what they want, to convert the entire world to their religion, by the sword if necessary, and kill anyone who refuses to convert. Our world (meaning the Western World) offends them just by existing. We would have to give up everything we hold dear to _possibly_ appease them. Even then, I bet they'd still want to kill us.
It's not us who needs educating, it's them. They need to learn to live with people who are different. Unfortunately, that isn't going to happen. To them, different == bad.
I already run Linux virtually on a Windows box. I get the ease of use of Linux with the incredible stability of Windows. Now I can add the unsurpassed support only Microsoft can offer.
I've made it a standard practice to vote for whomever is running against Feinstein. I can't stand that bitch. In fact, I'd vote for a hard core communist if he ran against her. At least the commie would be honest about what he is, unlike Feinstein who pretends to have our best interest at heart, but is obviously bought and paid for by several special interest groups (the RIAA being one of them).
The basic problem with California is it's about equally divided between ultra-left and moderate/right. The left being concentrated in the big cities (San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc), and the right spread out across the rest of the state. The ultra-left usually has a slight edge when it comes to votes. I'd love for us to elect a couple of moderate demos OR republicans. Either is good, so long as they are moderate.
Oh, and someone please do us a favor and nuke Berkeley into a glass parking lot. I used to go there all the time to visit a certain book store (Another Change of Hobbit), but I avoid the place now as I end up wanting to beat the crap out of far too many assholes hanging out in the streets there.
I'm not disputing that those are outstanding guitarists, but you left out a few rather important people such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Allan Holdsworth, and a list of jazz guitarists a mile long. Rock has its roots in the blues and jazz, so it would be foolish to say rock guitarists weren't influenced by the blues and jazz greats.
The thing about jazz guitarists, they can jam big time, and they do it with those weird ass chords that you would swear require extra fingers to do properly.
BTW, it's a shame Jimmy Page blatantly stole much of his music from blues guitarists.
But one parent's opinion becoming law? I don't like that one bit.
You mean like one parent bitching about the school having a Christmas tree, resulting in the cancellation of all school holiday functions? I agree, one parent's opinion should not become law.
I think the popular (and competing) theories regarding it need to be discussed.
At the moment, the most popular position is the unscientific position. The film is basically end of the world FUD and needs to be balanced with scientific facts, if shown at all.
BTW, I was absolutely serious about the doomsayers wanting to destroy the U.S. economy. Their demand is the total destruction of our entire industrial and farming industries. Considering what _may_ be in store for us in the future, that would cause more suffering.
China was given a pass on carbon emissions. Yet the pollution from coal fires raging in abandoned Chinese mines is about equal to all the emissions of American vehicles. What is gained from those mines? Absolutely nothing. They are abandoned because it's cheaper to start a new mine rather than deal with a coal mine fire. What do we get from all those American vehicles on the road? Transportation of people is the most obvious answer, but don't forget our food production relies on tractors and combines and such to grow that food. Then trucks to transport that food to the stores or to shipping containers where the food is distributed all over the world.
So why does China get a pass on this? Simply because the ultra-left has decided that all the world's evil is caused by this country and no one else, especially not the people's utopia called China.
The parent may not be a teacher, but the parent is still the parent and has a say in his/her child's education. Al Gore, in this matter, is nobody.
I don't think the person's religious beliefs are really an issue here. Global warming is happening, but why it is happening is what is under serious debate. The looney crowd shouting "they sky is falling" uses a scientific study that completely ignores long term historical trends. From what it looks like, the earth is in a NORMAL warming cycle and there's not a damn thing humans can do anything about it. What we should be doing is getting decent theories on the extent of the warming trend and taking measures if necessary, e.g. if crop growth is going to plummet, we need to stockpile food with long shelf-lifes to prevent world wide famine. MREs anyone?
Unfortunately, the "end of the world" crowd has decided that it's all man's fault and refuse to discuss/debate anything else except how much the U.S. (and only the U.S.) will destroy our own economy to save the world.
Well, duh! I read the article. I was referring to the url posted of a worst employer survey, and I clearly stated that I, as a consumer, am not qualified to rate a company's work environment who's products I have purchased.
Slashdot Mirror
Ah, shit. I was able to convince someone of my point of view on slashdot! That's a sign of the apocalypse! WE'RE DOOMED!!!
The difference was the RIAA wants to go on random fishing expeditions, hoping to find "something". Sometimes they don't even bother with that and make random ass, more often wrong that right, guesses.
In the case of Fox and YouTube, they were looking for the one person who uploaded very specific videos.
I actually agree with you 100%.
I disagree. I believe it's more in line with "Does the customer/user deserve us to go to bat for them to defend what they did?"
In the case of Verizon, a big yes. In the case of YouTube, a big no.
The point I was trying to make was that we, as Americans, should support people all over the world obtaining the same basic rights that this country was founded upon since it's _supposed_ to be a fundamental belief that this rights are inherent, not granted at the whim of any government.
As a student of history, I find your comment f*ing hilarious.
My isp (http://www.sonic.net) puts limits on ports by default, but you can easily change this via a web interface. Most users will never need to change the default (and secure) settings. Some, myself included, are technically competent enough to know where they're doing and will open up the ports. Simple and effective.
Commodore 64. It has a small fanatical following, but in this modern world, is completely irrelevant.
Come on, you all want this! A near perfect pr0n search engine.
The members of the RIAA and the Canadian equivalent will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.
Ah, fuck it. Why wait for a revolution? Everybody get your guns and we'll meet down at the bar to plan our attack on these useless leeches.
Take note of the loopholes that allow for exceptions. Because of those exceptions, that document means absolutely nothing.
Excuse the fuck out of me, but I don't have to prove my innocence. You have to prove my guilt.
That's basically what the United Nation's report said. It didn't fit the popular belief that second hand smoke is DEADLY EVIL, so it didn't get much news. If I remember correctly, the conclusion of the UN report said something like "the health risk from second hand smoke was inconsequential when compared to environmental factors", meaning vehicle and industrial pollution, farming pollution (pesticides, etc), lack of food, lack of medicine, getting shot in a civil war, ethnic cleansing, etc, etc.
There's another exception where you are considered guilty just by being accused. In California, a women can accuse her spouse of abuse and get a restraining order. The really bad part is the existence of this restraining order can be used as PROOF that abuse occurred. A lot of innocent men have had their lives turned into hell because of false allegations.
You can learn all you want about people, but there will ALWAYS be people who will want to kill you or enslave you not matter what. At the risk of invoking Godwin's Law, would learning more about Nazi Germany have prevented WW2? Not a chance of that. How about today's problems with islamic fundamentalist terrorists. We've learned what they want, to convert the entire world to their religion, by the sword if necessary, and kill anyone who refuses to convert. Our world (meaning the Western World) offends them just by existing. We would have to give up everything we hold dear to _possibly_ appease them. Even then, I bet they'd still want to kill us.
It's not us who needs educating, it's them. They need to learn to live with people who are different. Unfortunately, that isn't going to happen. To them, different == bad.
I refuse to be ashamed of my culture and beliefs.
I already run Linux virtually on a Windows box. I get the ease of use of Linux with the incredible stability of Windows. Now I can add the unsurpassed support only Microsoft can offer.
I've made it a standard practice to vote for whomever is running against Feinstein. I can't stand that bitch. In fact, I'd vote for a hard core communist if he ran against her. At least the commie would be honest about what he is, unlike Feinstein who pretends to have our best interest at heart, but is obviously bought and paid for by several special interest groups (the RIAA being one of them).
The basic problem with California is it's about equally divided between ultra-left and moderate/right. The left being concentrated in the big cities (San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc), and the right spread out across the rest of the state. The ultra-left usually has a slight edge when it comes to votes. I'd love for us to elect a couple of moderate demos OR republicans. Either is good, so long as they are moderate.
Oh, and someone please do us a favor and nuke Berkeley into a glass parking lot. I used to go there all the time to visit a certain book store (Another Change of Hobbit), but I avoid the place now as I end up wanting to beat the crap out of far too many assholes hanging out in the streets there.
I'm not disputing that those are outstanding guitarists, but you left out a few rather important people such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Allan Holdsworth, and a list of jazz guitarists a mile long. Rock has its roots in the blues and jazz, so it would be foolish to say rock guitarists weren't influenced by the blues and jazz greats.
The thing about jazz guitarists, they can jam big time, and they do it with those weird ass chords that you would swear require extra fingers to do properly.
BTW, it's a shame Jimmy Page blatantly stole much of his music from blues guitarists.
You mean like one parent bitching about the school having a Christmas tree, resulting in the cancellation of all school holiday functions? I agree, one parent's opinion should not become law.
At the moment, the most popular position is the unscientific position. The film is basically end of the world FUD and needs to be balanced with scientific facts, if shown at all.
BTW, I was absolutely serious about the doomsayers wanting to destroy the U.S. economy. Their demand is the total destruction of our entire industrial and farming industries. Considering what _may_ be in store for us in the future, that would cause more suffering.
China was given a pass on carbon emissions. Yet the pollution from coal fires raging in abandoned Chinese mines is about equal to all the emissions of American vehicles. What is gained from those mines? Absolutely nothing. They are abandoned because it's cheaper to start a new mine rather than deal with a coal mine fire. What do we get from all those American vehicles on the road? Transportation of people is the most obvious answer, but don't forget our food production relies on tractors and combines and such to grow that food. Then trucks to transport that food to the stores or to shipping containers where the food is distributed all over the world.
So why does China get a pass on this? Simply because the ultra-left has decided that all the world's evil is caused by this country and no one else, especially not the people's utopia called China.
The parent may not be a teacher, but the parent is still the parent and has a say in his/her child's education. Al Gore, in this matter, is nobody.
I don't think the person's religious beliefs are really an issue here. Global warming is happening, but why it is happening is what is under serious debate. The looney crowd shouting "they sky is falling" uses a scientific study that completely ignores long term historical trends. From what it looks like, the earth is in a NORMAL warming cycle and there's not a damn thing humans can do anything about it. What we should be doing is getting decent theories on the extent of the warming trend and taking measures if necessary, e.g. if crop growth is going to plummet, we need to stockpile food with long shelf-lifes to prevent world wide famine. MREs anyone?
Unfortunately, the "end of the world" crowd has decided that it's all man's fault and refuse to discuss/debate anything else except how much the U.S. (and only the U.S.) will destroy our own economy to save the world.
Well, duh! I read the article. I was referring to the url posted of a worst employer survey, and I clearly stated that I, as a consumer, am not qualified to rate a company's work environment who's products I have purchased.
Are you paying any attention at all?
Name a single office in the entire State of California that allows smoking. It doesn't exist. California law forbids it.
Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they allow smoking in the state government office, Assembly members only, of course.