It's not propaganda because it's purpose is to inform, not persuade. OP was using hyperbole. And anyways, every other country in the world teaches it's children about the history of their home country first and foremost. So why should Canada be any different?
It's not propaganda. Canadian schools simply have a strong focus on Canadian content, especially because most Canadians are bombarded with American culture/news/history on a daily basis. If we didn't give a shit about the things we've done ourselves as a country, we may as well just roll over and officially become the 51st state.
Saying that Canada has freedom of speech "as long as we do not offend anyone." is a gross inaccuracy in my opinion. What the law actually states is that our freedom of speech is (emphasis mine) "subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society." That does not mean "offending someone" is against the law. It means that if someone offends you with something, you must prove in a court of law that they have overstepped the expected bounds of free speech in our society. Generally speaking, peoples right to freedom of expression ends where it begins to result in promoting violence and hatred towards others. Simply offending someone else with your opinion is not enough to have your freedoms restricted.
I suppose it's possible, but I doubt Subaru/Robin makes anything big enough for aircraft. However, the article does state "Subaru automotive" so I don't think another division of Fuji (they do dabble in aerospace, after all) was the source of the engine.
Also, kind sir, I must take the liberty of informing you that UofA drools and Grant Mac rules.;)
I'm actually kind of curious what Subaru motor they were using. Wikipedia says the PW207D puts out a max of 572shp, so I imagine the Subaru motor must have been fairly extensively modified because their consumer offerings top out around 320hp in the EJ25. An extra 100 ponies out of an EJ isn't hard, but much more than that gets expensive real fast.
You can't buy your life back after a low-grade "doctor" with poor judgment fucks up and you bleed to death.
Again, FTFY.
I guess my point is that people falsely equate wage with skill, particularly when the profession is poorly understood and held in high regard by society. I suppose it's soothing to the ego to think that there's a breed of ubermensch running around tackling the "really difficult" things in life, like medicine. We have so many "voodoo professions" in society where their mystery makes them appear difficult: Doctors, Mechanics, Computer techs, Engineers, etc. I know a guy who, in junior high cooking class, was asked to soften some butter, and subsequently put the tinfoil wrapper in the microwave too. He lit the microwave on fire and panicked because he didn't know what to do. Teacher put it out with a handful of baking soda. You know what this young man does now? He's a high-pressure pneumatics engineer. Builds big devices that run on thousands of psi of air pressure. "Ohmigawd that's dangerous and difficult, surely he is a genius!" Back in high school, this guy impressed everyone by putting his pants on the right way in the morning and not tripping down the stairs. Suddenly he's a valuable asset to society because he has a certificate in 'X'? Likewise, the best mechanic I ever knew (I used to work as one) had only two years of official training. But that didn't stop our 4 year "expert" journeyman (who made twice as much) from frequently deferring to his judgment because, quite frankly, the man knew his shit better than anyone in the shop. So just because wage is supposed to represent skill, I can assure you that in the real world it does not.
As a side note, i'm hopeing to get modded "-1 troll" for this post too. I love how that option is always used as a "I disagree but i'm a mod so fuck you" option. Probably too many words to fit in a drop menu. Ah well.
That is a pretty good example, but I think it points the finger more at the political and legal systems than the patent one. Granted they are very similar, but in theory the patent office did it's job (granting a patent) whereas the legal system dropped the ball by refusing to enforce it. No surprise that it was the little guy holding the short straw.:(
The idea behind patents is to protect & reward those individuals (or companies) that spend time researching and developing a product. Think about this scenario: Company A spends 10 million making a butt-scratcher that whitens your teeth and bathes the dog. They build a bunch and sell $5 million worth of the device. Company B sees this poochy-whitening-ass-scratcher and slaps their own together for 1 million. They turn around and sell $5 million worth too. The end result is that Company A, the "inventor" of the device, is still 5 large in the red, while Company B, which contributed precisely squat to the birth of this device, pocketed a cool 4 mil. Is that fair? Most would say no. So the idea behind a patent is that company B either a) cannot legally sell their own version of the invention, or b) has to pay some of that cheddar back to the inventor (in the case of a license agreement).
So, like a lot of things, patents are good in theory...
A gov't ban pretty much ensures they will have no customers to protect. Their choices are "give it up", or "GTFO."
Also, why bother boycotting them? Are you saying they never should have tried to cover their customers asses in the first place, and should have stuck with their competitions decision of not bothering with encryption? I say RIM deserves points for trying.
I know your comment was tongue-in-cheek, but if you've ever watched the documentary The Corporation, they do a very interesting comparison between incorporated business (as a legal "person") and the technical DSM-IV definition of psycopathy, with some disturbing results. I know it's not the most unbiased documentary ever, but it does at least raise some poignant questions about the mental health of these "people" we have created in the name of progress (and... ?? profit!!)
40km is a little low, but even if the thing averages 100km (60mi) it would be more than sufficient for most urban daily commutes. Personally i'm more worried about the top speed. 90kph isn't fast enough for the highways or freeways in Alberta. Taking that thing on Highway 2, the Deerfoot (Calgary freeway), or the Henday (Edmonton freeway) would just be dangerous. I think a car like this would need to do at least 110kph before many people (including myself) would seriously consider it.
Yeah and I seriously disagree with Dragon Age being a console port. I've played both PC and PS3 versions, and the PC version is head and shoulders the better platform. The console versions lack some features (the "tactical camera", "move here" orders, and orders to multiple party members in a single pause), and the PC version has nothing holding it back. The console ports are still playable, they're just more frustrating because of the imperfect interface.
OTOH, Fallout 3 might not be a port, but a couple small things sort of give it the feel of having mild consolitis. Still a fun game though.
They don't guarantee it in the legal sense, but Gabe Newell did state in a forum post that they can patch steam to disable the authentication requirement, which would allow everyone to copy and play their purchased games.
Honestly though, it's going to be a cold day in hell when Steam dies an unexpected death. In the digital delivery world, compared to the rest of the computing industry, Steam is so damn big they'd name their testicles Microsoft and Google.
Meh, modern textbooks almost always come with an online component (study guide, quizzes, multimedia resources, etc) that's provided via a one-time activation key. So it's really no different than a lot of modern games where the buy-new owner gets everything and the buy-used guy has to shell out for "extra" DLC content to get the complete experience.
Also, I really don't think many profs lose sleep at night worrying about licensing issues and students not being able to resell their crap.
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It's not propaganda because it's purpose is to inform, not persuade. OP was using hyperbole. And anyways, every other country in the world teaches it's children about the history of their home country first and foremost. So why should Canada be any different?
It's not propaganda. Canadian schools simply have a strong focus on Canadian content, especially because most Canadians are bombarded with American culture/news/history on a daily basis. If we didn't give a shit about the things we've done ourselves as a country, we may as well just roll over and officially become the 51st state.
Saying that Canada has freedom of speech "as long as we do not offend anyone." is a gross inaccuracy in my opinion. What the law actually states is that our freedom of speech is (emphasis mine) "subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society." That does not mean "offending someone" is against the law. It means that if someone offends you with something, you must prove in a court of law that they have overstepped the expected bounds of free speech in our society. Generally speaking, peoples right to freedom of expression ends where it begins to result in promoting violence and hatred towards others. Simply offending someone else with your opinion is not enough to have your freedoms restricted.
I suppose it's possible, but I doubt Subaru/Robin makes anything big enough for aircraft. However, the article does state "Subaru automotive" so I don't think another division of Fuji (they do dabble in aerospace, after all) was the source of the engine.
Also, kind sir, I must take the liberty of informing you that UofA drools and Grant Mac rules. ;)
+1 Starship Troopers reference.
I'm actually kind of curious what Subaru motor they were using. Wikipedia says the PW207D puts out a max of 572shp, so I imagine the Subaru motor must have been fairly extensively modified because their consumer offerings top out around 320hp in the EJ25. An extra 100 ponies out of an EJ isn't hard, but much more than that gets expensive real fast.
Again, FTFY.
I guess my point is that people falsely equate wage with skill, particularly when the profession is poorly understood and held in high regard by society. I suppose it's soothing to the ego to think that there's a breed of ubermensch running around tackling the "really difficult" things in life, like medicine. We have so many "voodoo professions" in society where their mystery makes them appear difficult: Doctors, Mechanics, Computer techs, Engineers, etc. I know a guy who, in junior high cooking class, was asked to soften some butter, and subsequently put the tinfoil wrapper in the microwave too. He lit the microwave on fire and panicked because he didn't know what to do. Teacher put it out with a handful of baking soda. You know what this young man does now? He's a high-pressure pneumatics engineer. Builds big devices that run on thousands of psi of air pressure. "Ohmigawd that's dangerous and difficult, surely he is a genius!" Back in high school, this guy impressed everyone by putting his pants on the right way in the morning and not tripping down the stairs. Suddenly he's a valuable asset to society because he has a certificate in 'X'? Likewise, the best mechanic I ever knew (I used to work as one) had only two years of official training. But that didn't stop our 4 year "expert" journeyman (who made twice as much) from frequently deferring to his judgment because, quite frankly, the man knew his shit better than anyone in the shop. So just because wage is supposed to represent skill, I can assure you that in the real world it does not.
As a side note, i'm hopeing to get modded "-1 troll" for this post too. I love how that option is always used as a "I disagree but i'm a mod so fuck you" option. Probably too many words to fit in a drop menu. Ah well.
That is a pretty good example, but I think it points the finger more at the political and legal systems than the patent one. Granted they are very similar, but in theory the patent office did it's job (granting a patent) whereas the legal system dropped the ball by refusing to enforce it. No surprise that it was the little guy holding the short straw. :(
FTFY. ;)
The idea behind patents is to protect & reward those individuals (or companies) that spend time researching and developing a product. Think about this scenario: Company A spends 10 million making a butt-scratcher that whitens your teeth and bathes the dog. They build a bunch and sell $5 million worth of the device. Company B sees this poochy-whitening-ass-scratcher and slaps their own together for 1 million. They turn around and sell $5 million worth too. The end result is that Company A, the "inventor" of the device, is still 5 large in the red, while Company B, which contributed precisely squat to the birth of this device, pocketed a cool 4 mil. Is that fair? Most would say no. So the idea behind a patent is that company B either a) cannot legally sell their own version of the invention, or b) has to pay some of that cheddar back to the inventor (in the case of a license agreement).
So, like a lot of things, patents are good in theory...
Or Canada.
Oh, wait...
Or... The Pirate Bay. ?
Too late.
Own a copy of Starcraft 2? The EULA explicitly states you are not allowed to sell it.
Yes, even Blizzard has gone rotten. The apocalypse is nigh.
RTFA. The rig was to be used for the extraction of oil and natural gas.
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I call shenanigans.
A gov't ban pretty much ensures they will have no customers to protect. Their choices are "give it up", or "GTFO."
Also, why bother boycotting them? Are you saying they never should have tried to cover their customers asses in the first place, and should have stuck with their competitions decision of not bothering with encryption? I say RIM deserves points for trying.
You mean This one? ;)
I dunno man, if a hi performance bike sounds anything like the Killacycle, it might actually be kinda cool. ;)
I know your comment was tongue-in-cheek, but if you've ever watched the documentary The Corporation, they do a very interesting comparison between incorporated business (as a legal "person") and the technical DSM-IV definition of psycopathy, with some disturbing results. I know it's not the most unbiased documentary ever, but it does at least raise some poignant questions about the mental health of these "people" we have created in the name of progress (and... ?? profit!!)
40km is a little low, but even if the thing averages 100km (60mi) it would be more than sufficient for most urban daily commutes.
Personally i'm more worried about the top speed. 90kph isn't fast enough for the highways or freeways in Alberta. Taking that thing on Highway 2, the Deerfoot (Calgary freeway), or the Henday (Edmonton freeway) would just be dangerous. I think a car like this would need to do at least 110kph before many people (including myself) would seriously consider it.
Yeah and I seriously disagree with Dragon Age being a console port. I've played both PC and PS3 versions, and the PC version is head and shoulders the better platform. The console versions lack some features (the "tactical camera", "move here" orders, and orders to multiple party members in a single pause), and the PC version has nothing holding it back. The console ports are still playable, they're just more frustrating because of the imperfect interface.
OTOH, Fallout 3 might not be a port, but a couple small things sort of give it the feel of having mild consolitis. Still a fun game though.
They don't guarantee it in the legal sense, but Gabe Newell did state in a forum post that they can patch steam to disable the authentication requirement, which would allow everyone to copy and play their purchased games.
Honestly though, it's going to be a cold day in hell when Steam dies an unexpected death. In the digital delivery world, compared to the rest of the computing industry, Steam is so damn big they'd name their testicles Microsoft and Google.
A better question is, how long will it take before some random (relative) nobody is prosecuted for a crime based on their facebook 'location' ?
I can't tell if this is a somewhat subtle troll, or someone with a VERY large stick in their posterior.
Meh, modern textbooks almost always come with an online component (study guide, quizzes, multimedia resources, etc) that's provided via a one-time activation key. So it's really no different than a lot of modern games where the buy-new owner gets everything and the buy-used guy has to shell out for "extra" DLC content to get the complete experience.
Also, I really don't think many profs lose sleep at night worrying about licensing issues and students not being able to resell their crap.