To be honest, I would like to see how they can defend against the "assisting making available" argument...
That's easy. After the demonstration is complete, explain to them ALL the technologies which also "assisted making available" the copyrighted content: The operating system, the web browser, the hardware, etc...
Every component involved "assists", indeed, makes possible the downloading of copyrighted content. So why stop at Pirate Bay, because it's the last step? But it's not. The last step is the user who issues the commands by clicking the button "download" torrent.
...I'll show up to a meeting, switch to Facial Auto-Pilot mode, fall asleep, and my face will appear to be raising eyebrows in interest when my voice analyzer detects the end of a sentence, smiling when it hears others lauging...
Heck, you could even hook your eyes up to this, automatic blinking, eyes looking around. I will just have to perfect the *wake up* sensor so I know when I can leave the meeting...
Where we struggle, as human beings, is getting it to the people who need it. Politics, not capability, determine who gets fed and who doesn't.
We have PLENTY of resources to feed 7bil, 8bil, or even 10bil people. That has never been the problem. It's our own selves that is the problem.
Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a camera phone out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking shutter button 'til it goes "click."
Why does the moon not have a bright side like the Earth did, in that video? It almost appears as if the moon is in the shadow of something. Could it be that the moon doesn't reflect IR the same way the Earth does?
If the prop is mounted 250 feet up on the pole, but each blade is 150 ft, that means the diameter of the the prop is 300 ft., so... the blade digs in the water by 50 ft?
Unless of course, the bottom of the blade on the down swing is 250ft. above the water, then 250ft + 300ft means the top blade will be over 550 feet above the surface of the water!?
The major flaw in this model's design is gravity, on two levels. One level being that the sphere doesn't exert gravitational effects on itself because it is too small in mass. The other level is that the sphere is under the gravitational pull of the earth.
The only way to negate the latter would be to put the 10-ft sphere experiment in orbit.
I'm no geophysicist, but I have a hunch gravity has a huge impact on the equation when it comes to the generation of the Earth's magnetic field.
If your defensive plan doesn't include any offensive measures, you're doing it wrong. But when your defensive strategy relies more and more on offensive measures, it's no longer a defensive strategy, it's called empire building. The trick is being able to identify the "slipping point" of that slope. The populace needs to be careful about embracing these "defensive measures" and make sure it isn't just pretty packaging for an offensive end game.
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Sounds like a nefarious MPAA plot. They've got your intent (barcode) and identity (paypal/credit card).
If the MPAA didn't hatch this idea, I bet they wish they would have.
And we wonder if the government wastes taxpayer money: SOLD - PS3 Guitar Hero guitar
So it was DARPA that invented guitar hero!
Then again, an audio-recording device that recorded keystrokes or...
"click click click click click click click-click-click click..."
We're gonna need to build a GUI interface in Visual Basic to demodulate those keystrokes.
No Gmail fail for me...
Gfail
To be honest, I would like to see how they can defend against the "assisting making available" argument...
That's easy. After the demonstration is complete, explain to them ALL the technologies which also "assisted making available" the copyrighted content: The operating system, the web browser, the hardware, etc...
Every component involved "assists", indeed, makes possible the downloading of copyrighted content. So why stop at Pirate Bay, because it's the last step? But it's not. The last step is the user who issues the commands by clicking the button "download" torrent.
...I'll show up to a meeting, switch to Facial Auto-Pilot mode, fall asleep, and my face will appear to be raising eyebrows in interest when my voice analyzer detects the end of a sentence, smiling when it hears others lauging...
Heck, you could even hook your eyes up to this, automatic blinking, eyes looking around. I will just have to perfect the *wake up* sensor so I know when I can leave the meeting...
"By ringing my door bell, you agree to be squirted with a fully-loaded SuperSoaker, confronted by an angry naked man, or some combination thereof."
Squirted by a fully-loaded angry naked man?
*shudders*
There is plenty of food.
Where we struggle, as human beings, is getting it to the people who need it. Politics, not capability, determine who gets fed and who doesn't.
We have PLENTY of resources to feed 7bil, 8bil, or even 10bil people. That has never been the problem. It's our own selves that is the problem.
That, and the fact you like to kill tacos.
Link or it didn't happen
I want you as my defense attorney.
Two other books that were great fun (based on true stories) were:
"@ Large" by David H. Freedman and Charles C. Mann
&
"The Watchman: The Twisted Life and Crimes of Serial Hacker Kevin Poulsen" by Jonathan Littman
Both were very interesting reads.
Thank you for defending the premise of Tron. We are upgrading your geek card to the Platinum* level of membership.
Welcome to the club.
*girlfriend not included
Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a camera phone out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking shutter button 'til it goes "click."
I'd say their SysAdmin certainly didn't "Over Think" their webserver.
Slashdotted Back to the Future!!!
Sounds great until the "Intelligent Design" movement starts forcing their opinions on "physics" (aka, mind of God) into this book.
The battle has not yet begun...
Give me your boots, cheese, and your motorcycle.
The worst defense is a bad offense.
Copyrights: 1
Human Rights: 0
...and still have totally pseudoscientific, non-evidence-based views about the world just because you personally want them to be true.
IOW, smart people can also believe in God.
Why does the moon not have a bright side like the Earth did, in that video? It almost appears as if the moon is in the shadow of something. Could it be that the moon doesn't reflect IR the same way the Earth does?
What about: "Your body's not a temple, it's an amusement park."
If the prop is mounted 250 feet up on the pole, but each blade is 150 ft, that means the diameter of the the prop is 300 ft., so... the blade digs in the water by 50 ft?
Unless of course, the bottom of the blade on the down swing is 250ft. above the water, then 250ft + 300ft means the top blade will be over 550 feet above the surface of the water!?
Me so confuse.
The major flaw in this model's design is gravity, on two levels. One level being that the sphere doesn't exert gravitational effects on itself because it is too small in mass. The other level is that the sphere is under the gravitational pull of the earth.
The only way to negate the latter would be to put the 10-ft sphere experiment in orbit.
I'm no geophysicist, but I have a hunch gravity has a huge impact on the equation when it comes to the generation of the Earth's magnetic field.
"Vzoooot. Cronk, cronk, cronk. Zip, zip. (Pause.) Gurlagurlagurla...zweeee."
That's the pr0n your watching, not your hard drive dude.
"Blews" (sounds exactly like) "Blues" (which just so happens to be the color) "Blue" (which) = Political color affilated with Democrats
So they are using a name to categorize political bias in the news with a politically biased name. Brilliant.
I know, I know, it's short for BLog + nEWS = BLEWS, but, duh.
It may make some paranoid types to think it's all just a "REWS".