That was a joke? Guess I'm not a big enough geek / gamer to get it. It could be that your post was modded troll because nobody understood it was a joke, what with the lack of any context and whatnot.
--Supply of oil reduces (a lot) due to loss of some key refineries.--
loss? Um...how about intentional dismemberment \ shutdown? Yes I know you were talking about the refineries destroyed by Katrina. What you're talking about is akin to DeBeers keeping diamonds off the shelf to artificially inflate the price of them. --Now engage brain and find obvious answer to your question why the oil companies are making so much money.-- Because they are setting up an artificial shortage to keep prices astronomical? or was that not the answer you were looking for?
--Are you somehow implying that bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was wrong?-- Yes. Yes I am. In my opinion, exterminating a massive amount of people is wrong. Now, before you go off on some "OMG Ur Anti-UhMeriCan!" rant...Do I think it was wrong? yes. Do I think we had another alternative without sacrificing even MORE lives? *NO*. That's also not the first time someone called me a fool either...*yawns*.
--Anything to reduce US casualties was acceptable.-- I have this funny idea that there are a LOT of Japanese (and other nationalities as well) who might argue with that line of logic. Remember : You shouldn't elevate yourself by lowering another.
--If the Japanese had won, there would have been a never-ending bloodbath, so mercy wasn't a consideration.-- This country was founded on war. We fought a war to win our 'independence'. We've fought wars against communisum, illiteracy, and drug use. Offhand, in fact, considering human history... I'd say it's been one giant "never-ending bloodbath". Plus that statement makes you look like a prejudiced asshole. Don't present opinion as fact, and (I know I'm going to eat this...*sigh*) if you ever catch me doing it, POLITELY let me know...I know I've done it in the past...and I make every attempt to NOT do that, it annoys me.
--In any event, ending the war earlier was merciful to both sides in the long run.--
merciful (mûr's-fl) pronunciation adj.
Full of mercy; compassionate: sought merciful treatment for the captives. See synonyms at humane.
Logical, I'll give you. Necessary from our standpoint? I'll give you that one too. MERCIFUL?! Burning people's shadows into pavement and modifying their genetics, as well as destroying massive amounts of land is MERCY? Paint me confused.
After reading about 80 or so posts on this article, and making some of my own, I was struck by something :
People have touted that we have crossed over into the "information age". This is where information directly relates to power as land (in the middle ages) and gold / money (more modern eras) have in the past.
You don't have to lie anymore to confuse the issue. Just get thousands of people each chipping away at a corner of the truth. Instill enough doubt and it will become an unsolvable problem.....where's my tinfoil...I need a hat:\
Here's just a smattering of something for you to chew on:
Exxon made BILLIONS in profits just in a few short months, and they're continuing to do so. Now, maybe my economics are off, but if the price of oil (and by extension gasoline) is NOT dictated by anyone in this country... how the Sam Hell did they "suddenly" start making money hand over fist in a matter of the same time span that we've been getting bent over at the pumps? I mean, it's not like there was an investigation into the gas prices or anything. I'm sure that's SOLELY due to OPEC.
I personally wouldn't care WHO it's from. If someone LIVES somewhere, points to a region (you can go get the topographical maps too.) and says that USED to be above water..wtf does it matter who he is or where he lives? Does the info have to come from some guy in a $6000 suit to be the truth???
B.T.W. Disregarding information simply because you are prejudiced against the source (hence the source of your comment of him being a 'fucking swamp rat') is unwise.
**WARNING -- You are about to read a rant. The opinions expressed are the author's own. You don't have to believe him, or agree with him, but he would appreciate you taking the time to read them. Thank you. ***
--The final design didn't LIE, it just didn't tell the whole story.-- I swear, if I hear this one more time my head is going to short circuit. Maybe it was just the way I was brought up. If you don't tell the truth (the **WHOLE** truth and nothing but the truth even) in court, you are (supposed to be) brought up on what charges? Perjury. Not partial perjury, not reduced perjury..the whole damn charge. Why? Because if you're not letting all the facts be known about something, you're LYING about it. A lie is when you don't tell the WHOLE truth (again, maybe that was just the way I was raised). This nation of lawyer-ese needs to friggin stop. Politicians are especially guilty of this. If you can't tell the fucking truth... keep your damn mouth shut.
--A smart exhibit designer would eventually get the whole story in--but over a longer period of time, in small doses. You don't launch the exhibit with "Hey look at our horrid atrocities!" splattered all over it.-- Absolutely not! That would ruin the image people are trying to indoctr..errr...teach our children that slavery didn't exist, and we didn't bomb two cities into rubble. We just relocated them into an ethereal presence is all. If you don't like owning up to your actions....don't do the actions. When did that get so difficult?
--The hero isn't the guy who sacrifices his life. The hero is the guy who gets the job done.-- The hero is the guy who stands up for the things that help everyone get along and get things done better. I will never call someone a hero simply because he gets something done. For example, Hitler got a LOT done... funny... I almost never hear him called a hero outside of certain circles.
English is in a lot of trouble if you ask me. Eventually phrases like "War is Peace" will make sense...hell to some of us they already do.
*Goes to find his DoubleSpeak(TM) dictionary*/Rant
--Good. Hope we keep it that way, Anything to avoid another 9/11 (or worse), our country might not survive that.
Economic collapse to the point all stores and gas stations are empty, and people are doing hand-to-hand combat in the streets for food.--
You bought those $2000 "Preparedness Kits" they sold with the food and water in 1999 didn't you?
also, careful when you use the word "Anything". Sorry, I for one do not think stripping away freedom of speech and other civil rights or turning this country into what it has become is a fair trade. Sure there's been no terrorist attacks. All they had to do is stir up a bit of trouble in the US, they *knew* Bush and other people would do the rest for them.
A-friggin'-MEN man. It's even better when the car is a black and white marked POLICE CRUISER. (That shit happens a LOT where I'm at, and it bugs the hell out of me because they say they "already have laws that cover distractions while driving" so they won't pass a headset law like they have in Hawaii for example.)
--Would you be so quick to accuse them of being silly if it was a Democrat President?--
Yes. Yes I would, but thank you for asking a question with an already prepared answer. For the record, I'm more Democrat than Republican...actually I don't think any of them have their heads screwed on straight and more than likely BOTH PARTIES are pretty much owned by the corporations. The personal attacks on every story about bush or ANYTHING political is just amazing on here. I consider it proof that they have already accomplished their goal : making sure that the intelligent people have something petty to fight over so they never work together. Ever read the story of the Tower of Babel?
--Are you so naive to believe that a bunch of computer monkeys talking on the internet are SOOOOO much smarter then anyone the government could possibly hire.--
No, I look at the policies and decisions that come down from 'on high', and b.t.w. where do you think we get the recruits for our "best and brightest" when it comes to computers? Perhaps not from/. itself, but OFF THE INTERNET! Who'd have thunk?
You seem to have forgotten that even though they work for the government, they're still fallible humans.
"we would all be very much poorer..." How can you say with any degree of certainity that somewhere back in the past, if this didn't happen things would be much worse now? Also, I fail to see how removing the patent system would somehow convert us into an abusive communist country, enlighten me?
People used to (and in some countries / cases still do) own other people. It wasn't an American-specific practice by any means. It was still incorrect. I guess what I meant to say is that if companies want us to pay high prices for their product, they should raise the bar on the product to attract more customers. As it stands right now, it seems like companies *cough*Microsoft*cough* intentionally LOWER the bar and put out sub-standard products and then sell you an 'upgrade' to what should be a sane and reasonable level of service.
--I would just like to see a bit more rigorous application of the EULAs and ROC for the various online games so that people get the idea that they should act a bit more like they do in real life hopefully.--
AMEN. Again, real consequences for their actions (granted online, but if that's the medium the offense occured in, perhaps it would be more effective to correct it there.)
--We're not really advanced, if you think about it. Man's mind is still in jungle mode, but with lack of vision, delusions of grandeur and a death complex.--
You know, I never in my life thought I'd put this on slashdot, but here goes. This is one of the Nine Satanic Statements from the Church of Satan I'm not here to argue over whether or not it's correct, simply that it's a good reply to the above statement.
7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his "divine spiritual and intellectual development," has become the most vicious animal of all!
...so I should pay for the computer which comes with a 'useless' warranty as a SELLING POINT, then pay again to get ANOTHER warranty? How many times should I pay for something that was implied with the original purchase?
Apparently you missed the memo about the Oil companies actually taking pains to HIDE THEIR PROFITS because companies like Exxon made BILLIONS in *profit* not sales, profit. From the linked article : "When the FEO completes its investigation, he says, a "substantial percentage" of the nation's ten or so largest oil firms likely will be socked for at least $150 million in refunds to the public--assuming, of course, that his suspicions are correct and can be proved."
They knew the people would be pissed because they would know they'd been had, so they announced their quarterly and yearly profits quietly. Apparentlyother peoplethink theremight besome issues with their profits.
"It would be great to see some sort of mechanism that discourages that behaviour."
It's called becoming a social outcast. Both online and in real life. If you know someone who's a griefer, stop associating with them in real life. Wow...consequences for my actions...who'd have thunk it? It's not a total solution, but it's a step.
Eventually either we're going to have a Harrison Burgeron (http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb.html type government or people are going to give up and realize that sometimes, Freedom(TM)means not punishing someone for thinking differently than you do.
(dons Flame(TM)-proof clothing for this and above post.)
You're kidding right? Have a majority of people lost the filter in their head between fantasy and reality?
a.) She wasn't raped, in any way, shape, form, or fashion. End of story. To call it rape is just insane.
b.) "I don't see how the laws can help but extend to the virtual world" Clue - VIRTUAL means "NOT REAL" for all the unenlightened. It's a bunch of bits and bytes.
-- As for things like online finance, businesses and the such, yes there are REAL world consequences for actions such as stealing money online from a bank, or scamming someone out of their product. HOWEVER... VIRTUAL products shouldn't matter worth a damn. Sorry, IT'S A GAME, it's not real. Yes, perhaps you invested your real time and energy into it, but ffs IT'S STILL A GAME damnit! I find it almost unbelieveable that seeing how law enforcement works in the real world (sometimes, sometimes it works against all logic...such as a judge wanting to sue for $67MIL for a pair of pants. http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3119381&page =1) you want their fingers deeper into the intarweb? If there's a problem with Second Life, or a user in it... GO TO THE DAMN GAMEMAKER and complain! Keep the courts out of something that has no real life consequences. They should have enough to do keeping people from killing each other in the name of their cause de' jour.
*contemplates* I can't believe I'm having to write this.
-- This crowd encourages individualism... so long as the individuals conform to what they have decided individuals should be-- Kurt Vonnegut wrote a story called "Harrison Bergeron" about what happens in a society where equality is taken to the extreme... you can read it here. I found it a bit disturbing...
--What if prince was sick and couldn't tour, but could still make albums?-- What if I can only work for part of my 40 hours a week? Do I still get paid for the full 40? No, I don't... why? Because I didn't (or wasn't able to if I was sick) work the full 40 hours, so I don't get paid for the full 40 hours. Artists are still WORKERS. That means if they want to get paid, they have to... work! I am always amused when a guy who makes over 500,000$/yr wants to complain to me about how he doesn't have any money and he's soooooo starving. Give it up. From what I can see, it's people who want to work one time for less than a year of their life and get paid eternally for it. Sorry, it simply doesn't work that way, or should I say it *shouldn't* work that way.
--As for copyright keeping control in 'the politically powerfull' thats just slashdot immature 13 year old bullshit.--
The first article is about Major League Baseball's fight for the STATISTICS OF A GAME. (and their subsequent loss as I recall.) The second article is about Major League Football and their fight over the words Super and Bowl. They went so far as to sue a church because they had a screen bigger than 55" to play it on.
So absolutely, major corporations are NOT trying to 'own' every little thing that they can so they can get paid for it, it's just "slashdot immature 13 year old bullshit." (/sarcasm)
--A friend just bought Battlestations: Midway, and we cracked it and tried to get an MP game going. No luck. So he tried to play on the internet. No luck. Apparently, it's a known issue, and they claim that a patch will be coming in a few months.--
"Hey, sorry your car engine misfires, it still works though and we're going to be getting the fix out for that real soon..." Somehow, I don't seen that one flying. Also, *shudders* look at MS Vista. MASSIVE, amazingly severe problems all over the place, yet people buy it and it's still for sale. It's a defective product that doesn't work as advertised...that simple. Yet, people still feed that market by buying the defective garbage and then waiting for them to fix it.
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That was a joke? Guess I'm not a big enough geek / gamer to get it. It could be that your post was modded troll because nobody understood it was a joke, what with the lack of any context and whatnot.
Just a thought
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--Supply of oil reduces (a lot) due to loss of some key refineries.--
loss? Um...how about intentional dismemberment \ shutdown? Yes I know you were talking about the refineries destroyed by Katrina. What you're talking about is akin to DeBeers keeping diamonds off the shelf to artificially inflate the price of them.
--Now engage brain and find obvious answer to your question why the oil companies are making so much money.--
Because they are setting up an artificial shortage to keep prices astronomical? or was that not the answer you were looking for?
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--Are you somehow implying that bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was wrong?--
Yes. Yes I am. In my opinion, exterminating a massive amount of people is wrong. Now, before you go off on some "OMG Ur Anti-UhMeriCan!" rant...Do I think it was wrong? yes. Do I think we had another alternative without sacrificing even MORE lives? *NO*. That's also not the first time someone called me a fool either...*yawns*.
--Anything to reduce US casualties was acceptable.--
I have this funny idea that there are a LOT of Japanese (and other nationalities as well) who might argue with that line of logic. Remember : You shouldn't elevate yourself by lowering another.
--If the Japanese had won, there would have been a never-ending bloodbath, so mercy wasn't a consideration.--
This country was founded on war. We fought a war to win our 'independence'. We've fought wars against communisum, illiteracy, and drug use. Offhand, in fact, considering human history... I'd say it's been one giant "never-ending bloodbath". Plus that statement makes you look like a prejudiced asshole. Don't present opinion as fact, and (I know I'm going to eat this...*sigh*) if you ever catch me doing it, POLITELY let me know...I know I've done it in the past...and I make every attempt to NOT do that, it annoys me.
--In any event, ending the war earlier was merciful to both sides in the long run.--
merciful (mûr's-fl) pronunciation
adj.
Full of mercy; compassionate: sought merciful treatment for the captives. See synonyms at humane.
Logical, I'll give you. Necessary from our standpoint? I'll give you that one too. MERCIFUL?! Burning people's shadows into pavement and modifying their genetics, as well as destroying massive amounts of land is MERCY? Paint me confused.
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Thank you for the info, I'll look into it!
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After reading about 80 or so posts on this article, and making some of my own, I was struck by something :
....where's my tinfoil...I need a hat :\
People have touted that we have crossed over into the "information age". This is where information directly relates to power as land (in the middle ages) and gold / money (more modern eras) have in the past.
You don't have to lie anymore to confuse the issue. Just get thousands of people each chipping away at a corner of the truth. Instill enough doubt and it will become an unsolvable problem.
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Here's just a smattering of something for you to chew on:
Exxon made BILLIONS in profits just in a few short months, and they're continuing to do so. Now, maybe my economics are off, but if the price of oil (and by extension gasoline) is NOT dictated by anyone in this country... how the Sam Hell did they "suddenly" start making money hand over fist in a matter of the same time span that we've been getting bent over at the pumps? I mean, it's not like there was an investigation into the gas prices or anything. I'm sure that's SOLELY due to OPEC.
Get a clue.
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Thank you. Thank you Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(Gods, did I just praise an AC?
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I personally wouldn't care WHO it's from. If someone LIVES somewhere, points to a region (you can go get the topographical maps too.) and says that USED to be above water..wtf does it matter who he is or where he lives? Does the info have to come from some guy in a $6000 suit to be the truth???
B.T.W. Disregarding information simply because you are prejudiced against the source (hence the source of your comment of him being a 'fucking swamp rat') is unwise.
My 2 cents,
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**WARNING -- You are about to read a rant. The opinions expressed are the author's own. You don't have to believe him, or agree with him, but he would appreciate you taking the time to read them. Thank you. ***
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--The final design didn't LIE, it just didn't tell the whole story.--
I swear, if I hear this one more time my head is going to short circuit. Maybe it was just the way I was brought up. If you don't tell the truth (the **WHOLE** truth and nothing but the truth even) in court, you are (supposed to be) brought up on what charges? Perjury. Not partial perjury, not reduced perjury..the whole damn charge. Why? Because if you're not letting all the facts be known about something, you're LYING about it. A lie is when you don't tell the WHOLE truth (again, maybe that was just the way I was raised). This nation of lawyer-ese needs to friggin stop. Politicians are especially guilty of this. If you can't tell the fucking truth... keep your damn mouth shut.
--A smart exhibit designer would eventually get the whole story in--but over a longer period of time, in small doses. You don't launch the exhibit with "Hey look at our horrid atrocities!" splattered all over it.--
Absolutely not! That would ruin the image people are trying to indoctr..errr...teach our children that slavery didn't exist, and we didn't bomb two cities into rubble. We just relocated them into an ethereal presence is all. If you don't like owning up to your actions....don't do the actions. When did that get so difficult?
--The hero isn't the guy who sacrifices his life. The hero is the guy who gets the job done.--
The hero is the guy who stands up for the things that help everyone get along and get things done better. I will never call someone a hero simply because he gets something done. For example, Hitler got a LOT done... funny... I almost never hear him called a hero outside of certain circles.
English is in a lot of trouble if you ask me. Eventually phrases like "War is Peace" will make sense...hell to some of us they already do.
*Goes to find his DoubleSpeak(TM) dictionary*
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--Good. Hope we keep it that way, Anything to avoid another 9/11 (or worse), our country might not survive that.
Economic collapse to the point all stores and gas stations are empty, and people are doing hand-to-hand combat in the streets for food.--
You bought those $2000 "Preparedness Kits" they sold with the food and water in 1999 didn't you?
also, careful when you use the word "Anything". Sorry, I for one do not think stripping away freedom of speech and other civil rights or turning this country into what it has become is a fair trade. Sure there's been no terrorist attacks. All they had to do is stir up a bit of trouble in the US, they *knew* Bush and other people would do the rest for them.
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A-friggin'-MEN man. It's even better when the car is a black and white marked POLICE CRUISER. (That shit happens a LOT where I'm at, and it bugs the hell out of me because they say they "already have laws that cover distractions while driving" so they won't pass a headset law like they have in Hawaii for example.)
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--Would you be so quick to accuse them of being silly if it was a Democrat President?--
Yes. Yes I would, but thank you for asking a question with an already prepared answer. For the record, I'm more Democrat than Republican...actually I don't think any of them have their heads screwed on straight and more than likely BOTH PARTIES are pretty much owned by the corporations. The personal attacks on every story about bush or ANYTHING political is just amazing on here.
I consider it proof that they have already accomplished their goal : making sure that the intelligent people have something petty to fight over so they never work together. Ever read the story of the Tower of Babel?
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--Are you so naive to believe that a bunch of computer monkeys talking on the internet are SOOOOO much smarter then anyone the government could possibly hire.--
/. itself, but OFF THE INTERNET! Who'd have thunk?
No, I look at the policies and decisions that come down from 'on high', and b.t.w. where do you think we get the recruits for our "best and brightest" when it comes to computers? Perhaps not from
You seem to have forgotten that even though they work for the government, they're still fallible humans.
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"we would all be very much poorer..." How can you say with any degree of certainity that somewhere back in the past, if this didn't happen things would be much worse now? Also, I fail to see how removing the patent system would somehow convert us into an abusive communist country, enlighten me?
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Warning : I'm tired and prone to hyperbole.
People used to (and in some countries / cases still do) own other people. It wasn't an American-specific practice by any means. It was still incorrect. I guess what I meant to say is that if companies want us to pay high prices for their product, they should raise the bar on the product to attract more customers. As it stands right now, it seems like companies *cough*Microsoft*cough* intentionally LOWER the bar and put out sub-standard products and then sell you an 'upgrade' to what should be a sane and reasonable level of service.
My two cents,
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--I would just like to see a bit more rigorous application of the EULAs and ROC for the various online games so that people get the idea that they should act a bit more like they do in real life hopefully.--
AMEN. Again, real consequences for their actions (granted online, but if that's the medium the offense occured in, perhaps it would be more effective to correct it there.)
Thank you for the thought out post!!!!!
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--We're not really advanced, if you think about it. Man's mind is still in jungle mode, but with lack of vision, delusions of grandeur and a death complex.--
;-)
You know, I never in my life thought I'd put this on slashdot, but here goes. This is one of the Nine Satanic Statements from the Church of Satan I'm not here to argue over whether or not it's correct, simply that it's a good reply to the above statement.
7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his "divine spiritual and intellectual development," has become the most vicious animal of all!
I find it just creepy
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...so I should pay for the computer which comes with a 'useless' warranty as a SELLING POINT, then pay again to get ANOTHER warranty? How many times should I pay for something that was implied with the original purchase?
Apparently you missed the memo about the Oil companies actually taking pains to HIDE THEIR PROFITS because companies like Exxon made BILLIONS in *profit* not sales, profit. From the linked article : "When the FEO completes its investigation, he says, a "substantial percentage" of the nation's ten or so largest oil firms likely will be socked for at least $150 million in refunds to the public--assuming, of course, that his suspicions are correct and can be proved."
They knew the people would be pissed because they would know they'd been had, so they announced their quarterly and yearly profits quietly.
Apparently other people think there might be some issues with their profits.
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.....spoken like a true Ferengi. Congrats.
"It would be great to see some sort of mechanism that discourages that behaviour."
i ams.com/books/books/aint/index6.htm
It's called becoming a social outcast. Both online and in real life. If you know someone who's a griefer, stop associating with them in real life. Wow...consequences for my actions...who'd have thunk it? It's not a total solution, but it's a step.
We need to stop trying to legislate people's morality. Mine is *not* the same as yours and should not be expected or forced to be. Want examples? Two words : Consentual Crimes. http://www.petermcwilliams.org/mirrors/www.mcwill
Eventually either we're going to have a Harrison Burgeron (http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb.html type government or people are going to give up and realize that sometimes, Freedom(TM)means not punishing someone for thinking differently than you do.
(dons Flame(TM)-proof clothing for this and above post.)
You're kidding right? Have a majority of people lost the filter in their head between fantasy and reality?
e =1) you want their fingers deeper into the intarweb? If there's a problem with Second Life, or a user in it... GO TO THE DAMN GAMEMAKER and complain! Keep the courts out of something that has no real life consequences. They should have enough to do keeping people from killing each other in the name of their cause de' jour.
a.) She wasn't raped, in any way, shape, form, or fashion. End of story. To call it rape is just insane.
b.) "I don't see how the laws can help but extend to the virtual world" Clue - VIRTUAL means "NOT REAL" for all the unenlightened. It's a bunch of bits and bytes.
-- As for things like online finance, businesses and the such, yes there are REAL world consequences for actions such as stealing money online from a bank, or scamming someone out of their product. HOWEVER... VIRTUAL products shouldn't matter worth a damn. Sorry, IT'S A GAME, it's not real. Yes, perhaps you invested your real time and energy into it, but ffs IT'S STILL A GAME damnit! I find it almost unbelieveable that seeing how law enforcement works in the real world (sometimes, sometimes it works against all logic...such as a judge wanting to sue for $67MIL for a pair of pants. http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3119381&pag
*contemplates* I can't believe I'm having to write this.
-- This crowd encourages individualism... so long as the individuals conform to what they have decided individuals should be--
Kurt Vonnegut wrote a story called "Harrison Bergeron" about what happens in a society where equality is taken to the extreme... you can read it here. I found it a bit disturbing...
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--What if prince was sick and couldn't tour, but could still make albums?-- /yr wants to complain to me about how he doesn't have any money and he's soooooo starving. Give it up. From what I can see, it's people who want to work one time for less than a year of their life and get paid eternally for it. Sorry, it simply doesn't work that way, or should I say it *shouldn't* work that way.
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What if I can only work for part of my 40 hours a week? Do I still get paid for the full 40? No, I don't... why? Because I didn't (or wasn't able to if I was sick) work the full 40 hours, so I don't get paid for the full 40 hours.
Artists are still WORKERS. That means if they want to get paid, they have to... work! I am always amused when a guy who makes over 500,000$
--As for copyright keeping control in 'the politically powerfull' thats just slashdot immature 13 year old bullshit.--
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060808/1850214
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070201/140812.
The first article is about Major League Baseball's fight for the STATISTICS OF A GAME. (and their subsequent loss as I recall.)
The second article is about Major League Football and their fight over the words Super and Bowl. They went so far as to sue a church because they had a screen bigger than 55" to play it on.
So absolutely, major corporations are NOT trying to 'own' every little thing that they can so they can get paid for it, it's just "slashdot immature 13 year old bullshit." (/sarcasm)
Sincerely,
"Theiving scum"
--A friend just bought Battlestations: Midway, and we cracked it and tried to get an MP game going. No luck. So he tried to play on the internet. No luck. Apparently, it's a known issue, and they claim that a patch will be coming in a few months.--
"Hey, sorry your car engine misfires, it still works though and we're going to be getting the fix out for that real soon..." Somehow, I don't seen that one flying. Also, *shudders* look at MS Vista. MASSIVE, amazingly severe problems all over the place, yet people buy it and it's still for sale. It's a defective product that doesn't work as advertised...that simple. Yet, people still feed that market by buying the defective garbage and then waiting for them to fix it.
Something I just still don't understand...
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