Were you in every conversation, every meeting and have access to every bit of information the President had?
I also wasn't present when brachiopods diversified in the Cincinnatian, so I guess that's your evidence against evolution?
Scientists are by definition leftist simply because they look to the scientific method rather than the Bible for the final word on matters. As long as we keep them busy bombing abortion clinics, though, they'll be too busy to start bombing schools.
I only download music by bands that have released the material for free (Grateful Dead and Mike Keneally live shows, mostly). However, it's not impossible, due to a mistake by me or someone else, that I could accidentally end up downloading something copyrighted due to being mislabeled, etc.
I could continue as I'm doing now, knowing that one mislabeled file could result in a painful lawsuit and tens of thousands of dollars in costs.
Or I could "play it safe," and suck up to the RIAA, and stop enjoying relatively obscure bands that release their material to the public for free- and go to a nice safe online music store and buy music that's safe, but which is generally TRASH.
The real purpose of heavy-handed copyright enforcement, IMO, is to crush the life out of the sharing methods used by bands who place material on the market for free- that's where the real threat lies. And if you don't "play it safe," one mistake could cost you every extra penny you will ever make for the rest of your life.
Yes. Consider the number of people killed in incidents of terrorism over the last century. Compare that with the number of deaths caused by governments abusing their authority over the last century.
Compared with the danger of over-reaching governments, the threat from terrorism is very near zero, and completely insignificant. I have no respect for anyone willing to give government more authority just because they've been turned into a frightened little girlie-man.
When I handled abuse complaints for an ISP I worked for a few years ago, nearly ALL of the copyright complaints revolved around one song by one band: "I Wish You Were Here" by Incubus. It made me hate that band with an extremist passion before I ever even heard the song.
I guess that wishing for a band's plane to crash is a bit extreme, but they were the worst of the worst of the worst re copyright, and I still get angry just remember them. You might want to make note of that. Incubus=evil
People know very little about the patriot act, it is actually hard to use it, because you have to convince a federal judge to grant a warrent under the act...
It's been a while since I've read it, but (IANAL) it didn't seem to me that the judge could legally refuse any request made under usa-patriot. I think it flatly says that upon request, the judge "shall issue" the warrant, period. My impression was that the judge might be in violation of the act if it refused to issue the warrant. Attorneys have raised this same issue, but obviously, since they're not "with us" on this, they're "with the terrorists."
One of Frank Zappa's movies had the FBI warning at the very end. You'd only see it if no one bothered to shut it off after the movie ended. I liked that...
I want to promote my own music by distributing free mp3 files. However, the RIAA's scare-tactics are making people increasingly afraid to risk dealing with online music in any form.
As time passes, more and more parents will simply disconnect the speakers from the PC and pitch them. Maybe even pull the soundcard, or write a script to purge the machine of all.mp3 files every night.
What the RIAA wants the public to remember is this: the only way to be sure you won't lose your home and everything else in your life is to Be Safe rather than Sorry.
If you want music, do it the safe way: go to WalMart and buy a Britney Spears CD, and on the way, listen to Clearchannel play the same songs over and over and over.
It's just another case of Big Business versus Small Business.
I would normally agree that it's double-plus ungood to vote for a candidate only because one doesn't like the incumbent.
But our current "President" has asserted some crazy "right" to order ANY American citizen imprisoned at his command alone- without any presentation of evidence, and without the "accused" having any right to ANY hearing or legal process whatsoever. His designation as "enemy combatant" is the final, unquestionable word, should the high court sign off on it (Padilla case).
If the court gives Bush the permission he's formally requested (actually he's asserted and excercised this "right" and is leaving it up to the courts to try and stop him), he could simply let Kerry win, then have him "vanished." There would be no recourse via the law- none whatsoever. Few Republicans I know would have any real problem with that- winning really is everything to some people.
It's not an election, it's a national emergency, so the normal rules simply don't apply.
Assuming, of course, that Bush even permits an election. Should another 911-scale attack occur between now and election day, I guarantee you that he will suspend the election indefinitely.
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Were you in every conversation, every meeting and have access to every bit of information the President had? I also wasn't present when brachiopods diversified in the Cincinnatian, so I guess that's your evidence against evolution?
Scientists are by definition leftist simply because they look to the scientific method rather than the Bible for the final word on matters. As long as we keep them busy bombing abortion clinics, though, they'll be too busy to start bombing schools.
I only download music by bands that have released the material for free (Grateful Dead and Mike Keneally live shows, mostly). However, it's not impossible, due to a mistake by me or someone else, that I could accidentally end up downloading something copyrighted due to being mislabeled, etc.
I could continue as I'm doing now, knowing that one mislabeled file could result in a painful lawsuit and tens of thousands of dollars in costs.
Or I could "play it safe," and suck up to the RIAA, and stop enjoying relatively obscure bands that release their material to the public for free- and go to a nice safe online music store and buy music that's safe, but which is generally TRASH.
The real purpose of heavy-handed copyright enforcement, IMO, is to crush the life out of the sharing methods used by bands who place material on the market for free- that's where the real threat lies. And if you don't "play it safe," one mistake could cost you every extra penny you will ever make for the rest of your life.
Compared with the danger of over-reaching governments, the threat from terrorism is very near zero, and completely insignificant. I have no respect for anyone willing to give government more authority just because they've been turned into a frightened little girlie-man.
Only if it's a deliberately and grossly incomplete "truth" done specifically for religious reasons.
"One nation, under-educated."
if evolution really happened, they should be everywhere! Where are they?! Apparently science isn't taught in gradeschool anymore.
Slashdot readers are mostly in the USA. Look at who we have in the Whitehouse. Obviously we're not exactly a nation of readers.
I guess that wishing for a band's plane to crash is a bit extreme, but they were the worst of the worst of the worst re copyright, and I still get angry just remember them. You might want to make note of that. Incubus=evil
People know very little about the patriot act, it is actually hard to use it, because you have to convince a federal judge to grant a warrent under the act... It's been a while since I've read it, but (IANAL) it didn't seem to me that the judge could legally refuse any request made under usa-patriot. I think it flatly says that upon request, the judge "shall issue" the warrant, period. My impression was that the judge might be in violation of the act if it refused to issue the warrant. Attorneys have raised this same issue, but obviously, since they're not "with us" on this, they're "with the terrorists."
Jose Padilla? Kidnapping. It's just that simple.
But being about 4.63 billion years old, wouldn't they be the least radioactive materials in our solar system?
One of Frank Zappa's movies had the FBI warning at the very end. You'd only see it if no one bothered to shut it off after the movie ended. I liked that...
I want to promote my own music by distributing free mp3 files. However, the RIAA's scare-tactics are making people increasingly afraid to risk dealing with online music in any form.
As time passes, more and more parents will simply disconnect the speakers from the PC and pitch them. Maybe even pull the soundcard, or write a script to purge the machine of all .mp3 files every night.
What the RIAA wants the public to remember is this: the only way to be sure you won't lose your home and everything else in your life is to Be Safe rather than Sorry.
If you want music, do it the safe way: go to WalMart and buy a Britney Spears CD, and on the way, listen to Clearchannel play the same songs over and over and over.
It's just another case of Big Business versus Small Business.
When Clinton lied, no one died.
I would normally agree that it's double-plus ungood to vote for a candidate only because one doesn't like the incumbent. But our current "President" has asserted some crazy "right" to order ANY American citizen imprisoned at his command alone- without any presentation of evidence, and without the "accused" having any right to ANY hearing or legal process whatsoever. His designation as "enemy combatant" is the final, unquestionable word, should the high court sign off on it (Padilla case). If the court gives Bush the permission he's formally requested (actually he's asserted and excercised this "right" and is leaving it up to the courts to try and stop him), he could simply let Kerry win, then have him "vanished." There would be no recourse via the law- none whatsoever. Few Republicans I know would have any real problem with that- winning really is everything to some people. It's not an election, it's a national emergency, so the normal rules simply don't apply. Assuming, of course, that Bush even permits an election. Should another 911-scale attack occur between now and election day, I guarantee you that he will suspend the election indefinitely.
The law very clearly states that if the request is made, the judge must issue the warrant. There is no provision for a judge refusing a request