Without access to the source, how can you verify that ALL of the machines are accurate?
Testing a machine for accuracy only guarantees that machine's accuracy, since the code for other machines could possibly be different. Tho only way to know for sure is to make it available for inspection.
"Do you really think that Nazis in Germany cannot speak their minds?"
No, and I never said that, nor implied it, so stop with the straw men already.
"we have some really stinky-ass nazis - that voice their opinions notoriously loud."
Which is great unless they goose step into town, or give the "Heil Hitler" salute to each other, then they go to jail.
And you never addressed my point. Why? I can only assume it's because you knew your only chance at saving face was to throw up red herrings and straw men.
"So what is it exactly you think you know better about democracy than every other truly democratic country?"
Nice, very adult. Instead of admitting there was a side of this you hadn't considered (and then failing to address it) you decide to act like a child.
Why is it so hard for people like you to simply say " you know what, there may be something to that"? Why does it always descend into " I know more about this than you do, so you need to shut up"?
"Why does this supposedly free society with allegedly Democratic rights for all demand deportation to the enslaved countries for the tiny offense of airing criticism of it in public?"
"Go back to FOX "news" and get your robot brain programmed some more."
I'll go one better. Why do whiny crybaby fucks with nothing better to do than screech on a web board about percieved injustices that DON'T ACTUALLY EXIST insist that people who disagree with them aren't capable of having a reasoned opinion.
I'll discuss this issue further as soon as you give me a short list of things Bush has done right. I'll take...5. If you can't make that, then three.
You see, the problem with you and your kind is that you think yelling your idiot head off matters. No one listens, because the world we live in isn't anything like the world you seem to percieve. Sometimes the other guy gets it right, sometimes your opinion is moronic, and sometimes you have to admit you had no idea what the hell you were talking about.
Your inability to understand that is why you're such a farce.
"If I open up a "Usamas-r-us" fanstore right in the heart of NY, advocating terrorist attacks it will win me a trip to guantanamo."
Yeah, but that's not because of your speech, it's because you're inciting others to action. You can say "Usama is fucking AWESOME! I LOVE HIM!" all you want. It's this part
"advocating terrorist attacks"
that gets you in trouble. And to be honest, I STILL don't think you'd go to jail, and you have NO evidence to suggest I'm wrong, as this has never happened before.
Whereas in Germany, the law has been used to censor speech alone, with no association to action necessary.
So, the question is, are you smart and honest enough to admit there is a difference, or are you the typical slashbot who insits on trying to prove an already refuted point?
"Concider American Scientoligists censoring Google for linking to sites about Xenu."
Not the government, scientologists. Not censorship, trade secrets and copyright infringement.
"Concider MPAA censoring 2600 magazine for posting links to DeCSS."
Not the government again, jeez get your act together. Just because you don't like the DMCA, that's no reason to blatantly lie and call it censorship.
"How about the use of the DMCA to pull down information off the net because it is Copyrighted"
Not censorship. N-O-T C-E-N-S-O-R-S-H-I-P. 0 for 3 so far.
"Perhpas I am mistaken but I seem to rember many articles here about of censorship occuring in the US on the internet."
So post one. You have yet to do so, as all of your examples have NOTHING to do with censorship.
If you're pissed because companies exercised their (admittedly dubious) legal avenues in these cases, you be calling it the way it is, instead of rewritng the facts to fit your view.
The DMCA sucks. It's worse though, when people like you give it power it doesn't have, and use fear-mongering in EXACTLY THE SAME WAY THE MPAA, RIAA, USDOJ, MICROSOFT, and other corporate bullies do.
I would like the opportunity to open a store called "nazi's are awesome" and sell material related to the glorious Nazi campaigns. Then I would like to advertise on TV, and create a website to sell my goods.
Then, of course, you idiots will send me to jail.
Sure, free speech. You need to stop lying to yourself.
Foot in your mouth Tom, is that why you're coughing? You do realize GT:SA was in no way censored, so apart from a funny non sequitur this point is meaningless.
"As for the nazi stuff, maybe it's not good to celebrate a regime that murdered millions."
Completely missed the point. The only thing you do by censoring speech is to assign extra meaning to that speech. What if I want to have a website denouncing the nazis, but using their symbolism? Oops, guess you didn't think of that.
Who gets to decide where the line is Tom? Who decides what things are ok to celebrate and what aren't?
So, mostly your post says "AMERICA BAD!!! OTHER COUNTRIES LIMTING SPEECH GOOD!!!" with no real logic or reason at all.
So, if someone spend 15 years and 10 million dollars to develop an idea, you want to throw that investment away unless he actively develops the idea and attempts to put it in production?
What rights are you referring to? This is a SERVICE. You are free to CHOOSE not to use the service. Why do "feel" your rights are being violated by a company that you can choose not to give your business to?
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"Africans know what they need. It is not the place of Microsoft nor Slasdot denizens to tell them."
I get it, we can send them billions in aid money, but not direct where it's spent?
No, no I don't think so. Stop taking my tax money, and I'll stop sticking my nose in your business.
How can someone be modded insightful when they are demonstrably lying?
"Tom Delay gets convicted"
I-N-D-I-C-T-E-D. It does not mean the same as convicted, so why lie?
More importantly, if that's the amount of effort you put into verifying information, why should we take anything you say seriously?
Without access to the source, how can you verify that ALL of the machines are accurate?
Testing a machine for accuracy only guarantees that machine's accuracy, since the code for other machines could possibly be different. Tho only way to know for sure is to make it available for inspection.
"Can anyone explain why a tank full of hydrogen is better than a battery?"
What happens to the batteries in five years when they need replacing?
That's why.
"Do you really think that Nazis in Germany cannot speak their minds?"
No, and I never said that, nor implied it, so stop with the straw men already.
"we have some really stinky-ass nazis - that voice their opinions notoriously loud."
Which is great unless they goose step into town, or give the "Heil Hitler" salute to each other, then they go to jail.
And you never addressed my point. Why? I can only assume it's because you knew your only chance at saving face was to throw up red herrings and straw men.
"So what is it exactly you think you know better about democracy than every other truly democratic country?"
Nice, very adult. Instead of admitting there was a side of this you hadn't considered (and then failing to address it) you decide to act like a child.
Why is it so hard for people like you to simply say " you know what, there may be something to that"? Why does it always descend into " I know more about this than you do, so you need to shut up"?
You got schooled. Grow up and learn from it.
"Why does this supposedly free society with allegedly Democratic rights for all demand deportation to the enslaved countries for the tiny offense of airing criticism of it in public?"
"Go back to FOX "news" and get your robot brain programmed some more."
I'll go one better. Why do whiny crybaby fucks with nothing better to do than screech on a web board about percieved injustices that DON'T ACTUALLY EXIST insist that people who disagree with them aren't capable of having a reasoned opinion.
I'll discuss this issue further as soon as you give me a short list of things Bush has done right. I'll take...5. If you can't make that, then three.
You see, the problem with you and your kind is that you think yelling your idiot head off matters. No one listens, because the world we live in isn't anything like the world you seem to percieve. Sometimes the other guy gets it right, sometimes your opinion is moronic, and sometimes you have to admit you had no idea what the hell you were talking about.
Your inability to understand that is why you're such a farce.
You know, I have to ask, is it really necessary to lie when responding to people, or are you just too ignorant to know better?
"yes, in fact, unlike capitalism, everyone is guaranteed a piece of land."
That is a lie.
"In a democratic republic, do I have the freedom to run for office? the correct answer is no"
That is ALSO a lie.
So, why should I take anything you say seriously when your first two points are easily proven false?
"If I open up a "Usamas-r-us" fanstore right in the heart of NY, advocating terrorist attacks it will win me a trip to guantanamo."
Yeah, but that's not because of your speech, it's because you're inciting others to action. You can say "Usama is fucking AWESOME! I LOVE HIM!" all you want. It's this part
"advocating terrorist attacks"
that gets you in trouble. And to be honest, I STILL don't think you'd go to jail, and you have NO evidence to suggest I'm wrong, as this has never happened before.
Whereas in Germany, the law has been used to censor speech alone, with no association to action necessary.
So, the question is, are you smart and honest enough to admit there is a difference, or are you the typical slashbot who insits on trying to prove an already refuted point?
"Concider American Scientoligists censoring Google for linking to sites about Xenu."
Not the government, scientologists. Not censorship, trade secrets and copyright infringement.
"Concider MPAA censoring 2600 magazine for posting links to DeCSS."
Not the government again, jeez get your act together. Just because you don't like the DMCA, that's no reason to blatantly lie and call it censorship.
"How about the use of the DMCA to pull down information off the net because it is Copyrighted"
Not censorship. N-O-T C-E-N-S-O-R-S-H-I-P. 0 for 3 so far.
"Perhpas I am mistaken but I seem to rember many articles here about of censorship occuring in the US on the internet."
So post one. You have yet to do so, as all of your examples have NOTHING to do with censorship.
If you're pissed because companies exercised their (admittedly dubious) legal avenues in these cases, you be calling it the way it is, instead of rewritng the facts to fit your view.
The DMCA sucks. It's worse though, when people like you give it power it doesn't have, and use fear-mongering in EXACTLY THE SAME WAY THE MPAA, RIAA, USDOJ, MICROSOFT, and other corporate bullies do.
"WE HAVE FREE SPEECH HERE"
I would like the opportunity to open a store called "nazi's are awesome" and sell material related to the glorious Nazi campaigns. Then I would like to advertise on TV, and create a website to sell my goods.
Then, of course, you idiots will send me to jail.
Sure, free speech. You need to stop lying to yourself.
"and America has already started to censor the internet by veto'ing the .xxx domain."
.xxx domain but unacceptable for others?
Explain, please how this is censorship? Is there some type of content that I'm unaware of, which is ok for the
"At least in Europe children are not indoctrinated with retarded ideas such as creationism."
At least in America, children are taught to respect others' beliefs, even if they don't make sense.
"cough, cough, GTA:SA ..."
Foot in your mouth Tom, is that why you're coughing? You do realize GT:SA was in no way censored, so apart from a funny non sequitur this point is meaningless.
"As for the nazi stuff, maybe it's not good to celebrate a regime that murdered millions."
Completely missed the point. The only thing you do by censoring speech is to assign extra meaning to that speech. What if I want to have a website denouncing the nazis, but using their symbolism? Oops, guess you didn't think of that.
Who gets to decide where the line is Tom? Who decides what things are ok to celebrate and what aren't?
So, mostly your post says "AMERICA BAD!!! OTHER COUNTRIES LIMTING SPEECH GOOD!!!" with no real logic or reason at all.
"Communism/Socialism has nothing to do with freedom."
In a purely Communist political system, do I have FREEDOM to own property?
No. So obviously it has SOMETHING to do with freedom.
"They have lower heat tolerance"
What exactly does this mean? As far as I can tell, the heat tolerance is fine for race cars, so why would you be concerned about a laptop?
So, if someone spend 15 years and 10 million dollars to develop an idea, you want to throw that investment away unless he actively develops the idea and attempts to put it in production?
Yeah, makes perfect sense...
"What it does do is get a lot of international press saying WOW! look what they can do!"
Yes, China has demonstrated that they can do something with their current technology that other countries did forty years ago.
I wouldn't crow about that if I were them.
"I've always believed that we need an economic system that derives reward for work that's actually done."
So, you don't consider the work done to come up with the idea as "work that's actually done"?
By comparing the positions of the planets on the clock with the actual positions of the planets.
Do you have the freedom to refuse to pay for those things if you don't need them?
"Since when does saying "Made for iPod" mean that you have to pay dues to Apple?"
I believe that "iPod" is trademarked.
Watch a lot of news, do you?
I think you could just buy a share of stock in one of the companies he's suing.
"I feel this is a breach of our rights"
What rights are you referring to? This is a SERVICE. You are free to CHOOSE not to use the service. Why do "feel" your rights are being violated by a company that you can choose not to give your business to?
So, what did I leave out then? My description of the events are accurate, as far as I know, so what the hell are you trolling about?