Now I see where the misunderstanding was. I didn't meant to imply that people use those words often; I was simply remarking at the reaction to "nigger" in comparison to "spic" or "chink."
There are plenty of other ethnic slurs that are equally as offensive--e.g., spic, dago, chink--but no one gives a flying horseshit about those for some reason.
Why was this modded funny? Rulings like this lay the groundwork for exactly the same shit that's going on in China. Or is it only true-blue all-out evil/wrong when China does it?
The problem is that they understand the technology all too well. They know what it could mean for their control on media production and distribution, so they want all these lovely harsh penalties. And to anyone who brings up independent media, please. Very little of that stuff makes an impact. People want their big-name productions like Transformers 2 and the latest Britney Spears album.
Add to this that you would lose the ability to buy toner after a few years due to planned obsolescence . . ..
"Planned obsolescence" for laser printers? I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN that my family got in September 2000. Not only is it still running like a champ but there is still toner being made for it--and not generic or remanufactured toner cartridges but ones made by HP. In fact, I know people who have six- or seven-year-old HP inkjets, etc. that they're still buying cartridges for. It seems that HP supports their printers for quite a long time. After all, how else would they make money off of people's buying so many ink cartridges?
Because when you have access so much information controlled by one organization, you are wholly at the mercy of that organization. If Google decides that they don't want you reading some book for whatever reason, then you're shit out of luck unless you've got a hard copy of it. When you have an organization comprised of and accountable to several organizations, then you [ostensibly] have a lesser chance of shit like that happening.
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Lunix isn't trolling, he's making an observation, and one that's not too wrong either.
I laughed when I first saw this meme eight fucking years ago. Can't people let this die?
Looks like someone missed Airplane!
Now I see where the misunderstanding was. I didn't meant to imply that people use those words often; I was simply remarking at the reaction to "nigger" in comparison to "spic" or "chink."
I'm not talking about just here on Slashdot, I'm talking about in general, at least in the States.
There are plenty of other ethnic slurs that are equally as offensive--e.g., spic, dago, chink--but no one gives a flying horseshit about those for some reason.
I really that would be hilarious.
You want to be our friends on Facebook?
Why was this modded funny? Rulings like this lay the groundwork for exactly the same shit that's going on in China. Or is it only true-blue all-out evil/wrong when China does it?
Wrong again. You can deactivate or activate systems.
Wrong. You're allowed to activate your account on up to five PS3s and five PSPs simultaneously. You can redownload games as many times as you want.
If Jimmy Wales will take money for favorable edits on wiki pages, I have no doubt that he would sell Wikipedia in a heartbeat.
The problem is that they understand the technology all too well. They know what it could mean for their control on media production and distribution, so they want all these lovely harsh penalties. And to anyone who brings up independent media, please. Very little of that stuff makes an impact. People want their big-name productions like Transformers 2 and the latest Britney Spears album.
It's not that it's overused, it's that there's absolutely nothing eerie about the situation.
Someone missed Anchorman apparently.
On the contrary, you've listed exactly why it should be on the front page!
Then you truly are naïve.
Please, don't insult Douglas Adams.
"Planned obsolescence" for laser printers? I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN that my family got in September 2000. Not only is it still running like a champ but there is still toner being made for it--and not generic or remanufactured toner cartridges but ones made by HP. In fact, I know people who have six- or seven-year-old HP inkjets, etc. that they're still buying cartridges for. It seems that HP supports their printers for quite a long time. After all, how else would they make money off of people's buying so many ink cartridges?
Bill 'em in iTunes, eh? I'd be ok with that--if computers were banned I wouldn't be able to pay through iTunes!
Because when you have access so much information controlled by one organization, you are wholly at the mercy of that organization. If Google decides that they don't want you reading some book for whatever reason, then you're shit out of luck unless you've got a hard copy of it. When you have an organization comprised of and accountable to several organizations, then you [ostensibly] have a lesser chance of shit like that happening.
If voting changed anything, it would be illegal.
No, and it never has, really. It's always been a buzzword.
So... they're on a boat?