This is, of course, wrong. You *are* legally allowed to return items within - I believe - 30 days *without explanation*.
At least, in the UK. Discussions on law on Slashdot always devolve to the point where nobody states their premises and everyone argues conflicting but factually correct viewpoints. I speak, as I always do unless stated otherwise, from the point of view of a resident of the UK. I should maybe set myself a signature that states that (succinctly).
No mate, you're ignoring the point, quite blatantly. The difference in scale of one to the other is totally out of proportion with their effects on the world - ergo, we have a problem Houston.
If you're not a liberal Slashdot is an easy place to win points though - every Slashbot's bugbears include:
the cheese-eating surrender monkey French not going to war against the terrorists
the dirty Indian programmers stealing their jobs
the panicky climatologists who want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
the hippy gun-control lobby who think that "if you want peace prepare for war" is a stupid aphorism
the callous medical researchers who want to use stem-cell research to cure debilitating disease
Hell, the only freedom-loving leanings I can think of which the average/.er seems to hold is a belief in the usefulness of the GPL (if not its idealism) and that modern copyright and patent law have both overstepped the mark in their respective fields.
No, Slashdot is far from liberal. But then again a group which habitually complains about editorialising from editors can't be given much credence, can they?
I refuse yet again to answer in kind your insults. They add nothing to the discussion but lower its intellectual level.
If you can't figure out the difference between a volcano and an internal combustion engine, you've got more problems than can be dealt with in Slashdot.
Volcano: rupture in earth's crust which spews lava and toxic gases. Internal combustion engine: device for maximising efficiency of burning fossil fuels such as petrol.
Now, care to explain what any of this has to do with the discussion at hand, to wit: man kind, neither the most populous, longest-lived or most prevalent species on the planet contributes an extraordinary large quantity of carbon dioxide and other gases to the atmosphere, a number only surpassed by your claim by major natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions.
Why does the difference between a volcano and an internal combustion engine matter in this debate. One is significantly larger and more destructive than the other - yet the other, man-made, device is having a substantial and appreciable effect on our quality of life and environment.
Man, what does it take for people to see beyond the end of their bright pink take-the-kids-to-school-and-do-the-shopping battle-ready Hummer and think?
... if parakeets had opposable thumbs we wouldn't be having this conversation, now would we?
And if you had an intelligent point to make you wouldn't need to say that, you would have astounded me with your brilliance.
So define natural processes then, goddamnit! Why isn't combustion a natural process? Stuff burns all the time, with or without the aid of mankind.
And anyway, why is 10% such a piddling number? It's *huge*. We're only one species and we manage to produce a whole 10% of the world's pollutants. That's an extraordinary number and nothing to be proud of by any manner of means.
Are you suggesting people found it really difficult to spot 150 years when people collapsed from a difficulty in breathing and died? Are you seriously suggesting you need any medical training to recognise a wheeze? Are you? Really? Are you, in fact, an idiot, who responded to the above post with no attempt at thought whatsoever?
So who produces the other 10%? The gods? You know, considering man makes up a subset of nature and all, I don't really understand where the rest of it comes from. Please explain.
What has causation got to do with it? If you see someone get an electric shock every time you press a button, do you pull up all the wiring just to prove that it's the button causing the shock, or would you stop doing it on the off chance.
Also bear in mind that releasing toxic substance into our atmosphere regardless of the effects on climate is a really bad idea for our health, reason enough not to do it. Or had you not noticed the increase in bronchial diseases in the last 100 years either?
Not to mention there's no way of proving that you, who just deep linked their site (oh you naughty person you), are a member or not. How can they enforce it? I'm mystified.
You do; in fact, by law a vending machine owned by Company X --- let's say Nestlé --- has to have at least one non--Company X product (such as Cadbury's in our example). Your argument is very, very wrong.
(BTW, what's up with loss of HTML entities in Slashcode? I tried to include real em and en dashes above but it removed them. The e-acute remains, however.)
The article submission is not a troll, it's a prompt for a discussion. This is, after all, a discussion forum. These are responses to the discussion. Yours was a response. The fact that it missed the point entirely is somewhat unfortunate, so let me rephrase:
Considering the ethical nature of the Free software movement, etc., is this justification for running the Free Software Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, and others, as charitable organisation?
Is it more effective to make money in a more ruthless fashion (ie, like a business) and use that money to promote F/OSS more effectively? Think how much progress would be made if the Firefox NYT advert was the rule and not the exception!
Or is it just that the nature of the beast encourages time-rich rather money-rich contributors to donate to the cause?
It wasn't a troll. It was a question too subtle for you to pick up on.
Because thoughtcrime isn't a crime? Mens rea and actus reus required. It's not illegal to buy ski masks and it's not illegal to look at buildings. So that only leaves the legality of firearms ownership, which is different across borders.
Come on, +1, Insightful? Haven't you guys *seen* Fight Club? (I'm assuming it's too much to hope the moderators have read the book, as they generally have problems comprehending the full gist of 5-line forum posts.)
For the function key thing he was talking moded rather than modeless, which is where your hot keys are used. You can be typing in Word and hit Ctrl-P, Ctrl-V or whatever and the task will be done. The equivalent to moded hot keys are the stuff you get in vi(m) - you have to hit a certain key (Esc) to enter a different mode, where all the keys do something different.
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This is, of course, wrong. You *are* legally allowed to return items within - I believe - 30 days *without explanation*.
At least, in the UK. Discussions on law on Slashdot always devolve to the point where nobody states their premises and everyone argues conflicting but factually correct viewpoints. I speak, as I always do unless stated otherwise, from the point of view of a resident of the UK. I should maybe set myself a signature that states that (succinctly).
No mate, you're ignoring the point, quite blatantly. The difference in scale of one to the other is totally out of proportion with their effects on the world - ergo, we have a problem Houston.
- the cheese-eating surrender monkey French not going to war against the terrorists
- the dirty Indian programmers stealing their jobs
- the panicky climatologists who want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- the hippy gun-control lobby who think that "if you want peace prepare for war" is a stupid aphorism
- the callous medical researchers who want to use stem-cell research to cure debilitating disease
Hell, the only freedom-loving leanings I can think of which the averageNo, Slashdot is far from liberal. But then again a group which habitually complains about editorialising from editors can't be given much credence, can they?
Now, care to explain what any of this has to do with the discussion at hand, to wit: man kind, neither the most populous, longest-lived or most prevalent species on the planet contributes an extraordinary large quantity of carbon dioxide and other gases to the atmosphere, a number only surpassed by your claim by major natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions.
Why does the difference between a volcano and an internal combustion engine matter in this debate. One is significantly larger and more destructive than the other - yet the other, man-made, device is having a substantial and appreciable effect on our quality of life and environment.
Man, what does it take for people to see beyond the end of their bright pink take-the-kids-to-school-and-do-the-shopping battle-ready Hummer and think?
And if you had an intelligent point to make you wouldn't need to say that, you would have astounded me with your brilliance.So define natural processes then, goddamnit! Why isn't combustion a natural process? Stuff burns all the time, with or without the aid of mankind.
And anyway, why is 10% such a piddling number? It's *huge*. We're only one species and we manage to produce a whole 10% of the world's pollutants. That's an extraordinary number and nothing to be proud of by any manner of means.
Are you suggesting people found it really difficult to spot 150 years when people collapsed from a difficulty in breathing and died? Are you seriously suggesting you need any medical training to recognise a wheeze? Are you? Really? Are you, in fact, an idiot, who responded to the above post with no attempt at thought whatsoever?
You know, with this crowd, it's kinda best not to ask questions like that... you might get a response you weren't looking for :P
So who produces the other 10%? The gods? You know, considering man makes up a subset of nature and all, I don't really understand where the rest of it comes from. Please explain.
Oh yeah, it'll all boil down in the end. I don't have the few million years you're talking about to wait, however.
Also bear in mind that releasing toxic substance into our atmosphere regardless of the effects on climate is a really bad idea for our health, reason enough not to do it. Or had you not noticed the increase in bronchial diseases in the last 100 years either?
Considering the high reflectivity of ice, it's the solar cars which will gain in effectiveness come another ice age.
Not to mention there's no way of proving that you, who just deep linked their site (oh you naughty person you), are a member or not. How can they enforce it? I'm mystified.
"Uhhh. They wouldn't sack us. We're MTV's cash cow."
"Plop."
(BTW, what's up with loss of HTML entities in Slashcode? I tried to include real em and en dashes above but it removed them. The e-acute remains, however.)
I assumed it would be Blair's the first time round too... why would Gates be talking about MSPs (Members of Scottish Parliament)?
Yeah, my PC only does bit manipulation. How does yours do all those other things?
- Considering the ethical nature of the Free software movement, etc., is this justification for running the Free Software Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, and others, as charitable organisation?
- Is it more effective to make money in a more ruthless fashion (ie, like a business) and use that money to promote F/OSS more effectively? Think how much progress would be made if the Firefox NYT advert was the rule and not the exception!
- Or is it just that the nature of the beast encourages time-rich rather money-rich contributors to donate to the cause?
It wasn't a troll. It was a question too subtle for you to pick up on.Yeah, we have significantly less cells than you guys but we make a better cup of tea. So crumbles the cookie (or the Rich Tea). :D
Pay more attention to Eddie Izzard ("Circle")! The answer is a resounding yes.
Because thoughtcrime isn't a crime? Mens rea and actus reus required. It's not illegal to buy ski masks and it's not illegal to look at buildings. So that only leaves the legality of firearms ownership, which is different across borders.
Because German porn's an institution! :D
Come on, +1, Insightful? Haven't you guys *seen* Fight Club? (I'm assuming it's too much to hope the moderators have read the book, as they generally have problems comprehending the full gist of 5-line forum posts.)
Well that shows an understanding of genetics unparalleled in the modern age!
For the function key thing he was talking moded rather than modeless, which is where your hot keys are used. You can be typing in Word and hit Ctrl-P, Ctrl-V or whatever and the task will be done. The equivalent to moded hot keys are the stuff you get in vi(m) - you have to hit a certain key (Esc) to enter a different mode, where all the keys do something different.