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Well, it's rather difficult to find anyone who was alive when there were dinosaurs. On the other hand, around here you can't swing a dead cat without hitting 10 people with fond memories of the Apple ][.
Local governments can not "censure" or censor manger displays.
The first amendment PROHIBITS any government from putting up such a display, as it constitutes the promotion of a specific religion. If they tried to stop you from putting one up outside your church or in your yard, they'd be violating your rights.
I think you've stumbled on a good topic of research. We know that most American students don't understand the Constitution, but it would be more interesting to find out what percentage of Slashdot posters who expound on constitutional law have actually read the Constitution.
That number would probably be about as depressing as the percentage of citizens in general who have read it.
It's not like it's a long document. Even a really slow reader should be able to get through it in a couple of hours, stopping to look up the hard words.
The Flag Code should definitely be made a part of criminal law, with tough penalties for any violations.
I'd be happy to see the very few people who burn flags in public thrown in jail, if we do the same to all of the morons who fly tattered flags from their pickup trucks or hang them from their houses in the wrong way. It bothers me a lot more to see people who are displaying the flag to show how patriotic they are abusing and degrading it than it does to see someone using a flag burning as a protest (although, to be fair, I've never actually seen someone burning a US flag, while after 9/11 you could see an abused flag on every block).
Fair enough, but Dreamworks Animation released twice as many films, and I think they're just as recognizable. Shrek 2 had the third highest box office gross of all time. Granted Shark Tale didn't do quite as well, but I think people recognize that Dreamworks' animated releases are consistently high quality.
I'd also argue that Disney as a brand is still stronger than anyone else in animation, in terms of consumer recognition, even if they haven't put out a decent animated film on their own in a while.
The whole "is Pepsi okay?" thing is actually a result of Coke fighting for their trademark. Obviously, they can't monitor every place that sells Pepsi to look out for trademark misuse, and no court would expect them to, but they have made it clear in the past that they're willing to sue anyone who substitutes Pepsi without asking.
I'm not aware that they've actually done so, and threatening it is probably enough to convince a court that their name isn't generic enough to lose its trademark status.
And, of course, the problem is worse in the South, where "coke" is such a generic term for any sort of carbonated beverage that people will actually refer to Pepsi or Sprite as "coke".
I found it interesting that in the full results, Pixar came in #5 while releasing just 1 movie for the year, while Dreamworks released 4 and came in #40, while Disney managed #37.
Of course, it should be noted that these are marketing people voting. "Coca-cola" is still the 2nd most recognized word worldwide, after "okay", and it certainly belongs above #7 worldwide.
On the other hand, their brand saturation is so complete that they almost don't need to advertise anymore. I'd imagine marketing people prefer things that actually need some marketing to sell, as opposed to Coke, whose commercials serve no purpose anymore except to annoy people at movie theaters (does anyone ever see those commercials and think "oh, maybe that Coke stuff is good, I should try it sometime..."?)
It's flamebait because the sole purpose of posting a comment about the mac's one button on slashdot is to generate a string of flaming replies. It's been discussed at great length, with everyone calling anyone on the other side either a brainwashed mac zealot or an idiot who can't figure out how to use a control key or plug in a different mouse, and nothing productive is going to come of the discussion.
Flamebait or troll is certainly the right moderation. Possibly offtopic, as the powerbook doesn't even come with a mouse.
Next can we hear you whine about how for years, you've been using CTRL-C to copy things, but when you're forced to use a Mac you need to use the key with the Apple on it, and when you're using Unix you quit the program you're running every time you try to copy?
it's possible and, in this reviewers opinion, likely that Adam's vast and flip universe is genius best left on the page.
Uh, don't you mean best left on the radio?
Ok, to be fair, the TV series was kind of bad, and some humor works a lot better in print than you can do on the radio. But this is sort of a unique adaptation in that the subject matter has already been adapated into every form imaginary. It's not like a crappy movie based on a Tom Clancy book, where the entire plot is changed because a movie about middle eastern terrorists nuking the Super Bowl would be insensitive.
The movie would have turned out better if DNA had spent the entire filming sitting next to the director and changing the script on the fly. Wanker reviewers who've only read the book would complain about details being changed, but major changes happened between the radio series and the books and they just made things better. Bah.
According to TFA, the files were hosted on sites outside of Norway. It doesn't say where they're hosted, but I'm guessing the Norwegian branches of the record companies, who brought the charges, don't have control of the distribution rights in whatever country they're hosted in. It's also probable they're hosted somewhere without strong copyright laws that would allow them to go after the host.
Well, ASCAP would probably realize they don't have much of a case against him if he's in his own home, even if the public can overhear him, but maybe he'd be willing to reach a settlement under which he pays no penalty but agrees to shut the hell up?
That's exactly my point. OP stated that China oppressing its own people isn't so bad, because they're not bothering anyone else (although try telling that to the Tibetans), while the US, he asserts, randomly attacks other countries for no reason at all, making it much worse.
First of all, the Chinese government is oppressive on a much larger scale. Secondly, the US attacks, whatever one thinks of them, were hardly unexpected or random. It's not like Bush suddenly decided to invade some random country, making everyone in the world worry that they might be next. Afghanistan was harboring terrorists who'd just attacked the US, and was given plenty of opportunity to avoid being attacked. The UN approved the invasion, and it had wide international support.
The war in Iraq is, of course, more controversial, but it was still an invasion of a country the US had been at war with a bit over a decade earlier, with issues that hadn't been resolved and continuing low-grade hostilities throughout the Clinton administration. I personally don't think the situation was handled in the right way, but the war was neither unexpected, random, or completely unilateral.
The point of my analogy was that both Hitler and Stalin were evil; you can't point at what Hitler did and then say Stalin wasn't so bad, because he didn't start a world war and murder millions of civilians from other countries, and more than you can forgive the Chinese oppression by pointing at Bush attacking a couple of countries. It's a complete non sequitur.
In fact, it reminds me of Americans who, when their government's policies are questioned, point to some other country that's worse. "You don't like the PATRIOT Act? Move to Iran!" It's like they think the only reason to improve your own country is if you think it's the worst place in the world. Even the best, most free countries can do with a bit of improvement.
The frequency of the transmitter isn't what you should be worried about; the power is. The transmitter in a cellphone is a lot more powerful than a bluetooth or wifi transmitter (or an ordinary cordless phone). If cellphones used transmitters as weak as those used for bluetooth, there'd need to be a dozen cell towers on every block.
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Well, it's rather difficult to find anyone who was alive when there were dinosaurs. On the other hand, around here you can't swing a dead cat without hitting 10 people with fond memories of the Apple ][.
Damn... if only I'd thought to open source all of my homework, I'd have had a lot more free time in college to drink beer.
Great... someone who wasn't alive in 1984 is running two sites about Mac history?
Next you're going to tell me that a bunch of deists built shrines celebrating the birth of a supposedly divine human baby. Who's the real revisionist?
The first amendment PROHIBITS any government from putting up such a display, as it constitutes the promotion of a specific religion. If they tried to stop you from putting one up outside your church or in your yard, they'd be violating your rights.
That number would probably be about as depressing as the percentage of citizens in general who have read it.
It's not like it's a long document. Even a really slow reader should be able to get through it in a couple of hours, stopping to look up the hard words.
I'd be happy to see the very few people who burn flags in public thrown in jail, if we do the same to all of the morons who fly tattered flags from their pickup trucks or hang them from their houses in the wrong way. It bothers me a lot more to see people who are displaying the flag to show how patriotic they are abusing and degrading it than it does to see someone using a flag burning as a protest (although, to be fair, I've never actually seen someone burning a US flag, while after 9/11 you could see an abused flag on every block).
Go away, troll.
I'd also argue that Disney as a brand is still stronger than anyone else in animation, in terms of consumer recognition, even if they haven't put out a decent animated film on their own in a while.
I'm not aware that they've actually done so, and threatening it is probably enough to convince a court that their name isn't generic enough to lose its trademark status.
And, of course, the problem is worse in the South, where "coke" is such a generic term for any sort of carbonated beverage that people will actually refer to Pepsi or Sprite as "coke".
I'm afraid that if you spend enough time thinking about a show that you make a flow chart, you're probably a fan.
Of course, it should be noted that these are marketing people voting. "Coca-cola" is still the 2nd most recognized word worldwide, after "okay", and it certainly belongs above #7 worldwide.
On the other hand, their brand saturation is so complete that they almost don't need to advertise anymore. I'd imagine marketing people prefer things that actually need some marketing to sell, as opposed to Coke, whose commercials serve no purpose anymore except to annoy people at movie theaters (does anyone ever see those commercials and think "oh, maybe that Coke stuff is good, I should try it sometime..."?)
Flamebait or troll is certainly the right moderation. Possibly offtopic, as the powerbook doesn't even come with a mouse.
Next can we hear you whine about how for years, you've been using CTRL-C to copy things, but when you're forced to use a Mac you need to use the key with the Apple on it, and when you're using Unix you quit the program you're running every time you try to copy?
It's really time to upgrade that pre-USB laptop, or quit whining about how the newest peripherals don't work with it.
You didn't need to write that message to prove you're an idiot. Your signature does that just fine.
Uh, don't you mean best left on the radio?
Ok, to be fair, the TV series was kind of bad, and some humor works a lot better in print than you can do on the radio. But this is sort of a unique adaptation in that the subject matter has already been adapated into every form imaginary. It's not like a crappy movie based on a Tom Clancy book, where the entire plot is changed because a movie about middle eastern terrorists nuking the Super Bowl would be insensitive.
The movie would have turned out better if DNA had spent the entire filming sitting next to the director and changing the script on the fly. Wanker reviewers who've only read the book would complain about details being changed, but major changes happened between the radio series and the books and they just made things better. Bah.
According to TFA, the files were hosted on sites outside of Norway. It doesn't say where they're hosted, but I'm guessing the Norwegian branches of the record companies, who brought the charges, don't have control of the distribution rights in whatever country they're hosted in. It's also probable they're hosted somewhere without strong copyright laws that would allow them to go after the host.
Well, ASCAP would probably realize they don't have much of a case against him if he's in his own home, even if the public can overhear him, but maybe he'd be willing to reach a settlement under which he pays no penalty but agrees to shut the hell up?
First of all, the Chinese government is oppressive on a much larger scale. Secondly, the US attacks, whatever one thinks of them, were hardly unexpected or random. It's not like Bush suddenly decided to invade some random country, making everyone in the world worry that they might be next. Afghanistan was harboring terrorists who'd just attacked the US, and was given plenty of opportunity to avoid being attacked. The UN approved the invasion, and it had wide international support.
The war in Iraq is, of course, more controversial, but it was still an invasion of a country the US had been at war with a bit over a decade earlier, with issues that hadn't been resolved and continuing low-grade hostilities throughout the Clinton administration. I personally don't think the situation was handled in the right way, but the war was neither unexpected, random, or completely unilateral.
The point of my analogy was that both Hitler and Stalin were evil; you can't point at what Hitler did and then say Stalin wasn't so bad, because he didn't start a world war and murder millions of civilians from other countries, and more than you can forgive the Chinese oppression by pointing at Bush attacking a couple of countries. It's a complete non sequitur.
In fact, it reminds me of Americans who, when their government's policies are questioned, point to some other country that's worse. "You don't like the PATRIOT Act? Move to Iran!" It's like they think the only reason to improve your own country is if you think it's the worst place in the world. Even the best, most free countries can do with a bit of improvement.
Nope, doesn't work.
My keyboard has keys for 1-4, and all the rest of the top row keys are labelled "a suffusion of yellow."
My powerbook is an inch thick. I don't think I can fit any more hard drives in it.
Could you buy a G5 powermac instead? I want to get my hands on a G6 next week.
The frequency of the transmitter isn't what you should be worried about; the power is. The transmitter in a cellphone is a lot more powerful than a bluetooth or wifi transmitter (or an ordinary cordless phone). If cellphones used transmitters as weak as those used for bluetooth, there'd need to be a dozen cell towers on every block.