The state has no stake in brainwashing children. If you think so, you probably also believe in UFOs and that the US gov was behind 9/11.
Perhaps it has mild stake in keeping them ignorant, but you can augment their education as much as you like while simultaneously allowing them to attend a regular school.
It's a little different in the vis-versa situation. The parent has personal prejudices and a personal agenda, which can be good for traditional 'learning', but also very bad for the growth of independent ideas.
In fact, I'd argue that being exposed to conflicting viewpoints, socialization, and independent thought is much, much more important than being book smart. The latter makes you ace tests; the former makes you ace life.
Oh please. Your children are not your personal property to shape in your image. You cannot beat them, and you cannot brainwash them. They have rights, too. And everyone else is going to be affected by your retarded parenting decisions down the road, because we're all part of a society and you can't escape that. Well, unless you live in the mountains away from all other humans. If you do that, well, I don't care what you do.
Germans make for good US citizens! They're white. A funny feeling tells me that the judge would not have sympathized with non-Caucasians and/or non-Europeans with the same problem.
Frankly, I'm disgusted that the lawyers involved were not reprimanded for wasting the courts time.
As I see it, the biggest problem with DMCA takedowns is that they don't involve the courts.
Maybe there needs to be a special, low-cost, streamlined (over the 'net) "copyright court system". No reason to get this tangled up into meat-space and clog real court duties, but it seems like there's a need for a non-prejudiced arbiter system to clear up disputes quickly and efficiently.
In this media age, waiting a month or two before a court date could be devastating to the copyright holder. And it's way too costly for innocent parties who are unjustly accused.
Assuming this project gets far enough (and I doubt it will), there could easily be a Firefox plugin that imports this Javascript whenever it sees typical embedded Flash. Also, pandering to iPhone users who don't have a Flash plugin would bring this project into the mainstream almost over night.
we wonder why so many of our boys end up as dropouts and criminals. Perhaps society shouldn't be painting them as morons 24/7 and let them develop some self-esteem.
The bad news is that they actually are morons. The good news is that they end up in jail. The bad news is that they find multiple equally stupid women to have their babies. The good news is that the girls become battered wives or prostitutes, so the men actually end up with the better deal.
Wait, what? Why are we pretending like each gender is a 'side' in some battle? This is all terrible for everyone.
A fan? Of what? Hillary? Uh, sure... if by that you mean I don't hold a strong like or dislike for her.
Obviously, she's not going to do anything that will "get her fired", but she's probably going to push the boundary here and there because, you know, she wanted to be president.
The way I see it, she's trying to maximize the amount of influence she has despite her limited role. She's not going to give up that power with a political faux pas. That's not being 'controlled', that's politics.
Not that this is a completely accurate comparison, but the ESRB does a better job at accountability and ratings than the government would.
When that hot coffee mod came out for GTA:SA, the ESRB took immediate action against the publisher and changed its policies toward 'hidden' content and 'modability' in games.
But the only reason the ESRB is such a success is because of the government's constant threat to take over video game censorship, which nobody wants.
I really do think we're in a different era, with modern communication at our fingertips and a mass media willing to completely destroy a food company over one food poisoning outbreak, not to mention class-action lawsuits are so prevalent. But net neutrality and a competitive mass media is an essential piece to all of this.
giving them healthy limits and letting them screw up and pay the consequences.
Maybe it's because very few people in this country actually know what consequences are. Myself included.
Just look at our economy over the last year. No consequences for abusing the financial system, no consequences for going bankrupt. Someday, someone is going to have to pay.
I blame it on the WW2 generation, who upon coming home from war decided to raise children without any hardships. I have no facts to back up my claim, though.
Sometimes I wonder if the food and drug companies policed themselves, rather than the FDA, if they'd be more pro-active and careful. It's one thing for a company to pull a quick one past the government, but it's another if the company's peers' brand name depends on it.
Although it's always nice to have a reliable scapegoat. I think that's what we're paying for in many instances with our tax dollars.
Here at work, we've gotten free devices with kevlar-coated screens on occasion for software development. One of our developers accidentally split the device's case in half from a 3 foot drop when they're supposed to have a 6 foot drop spec.:)
It was difficult finding public restrooms in Spain, much less free ketchup packets at fast-food restaurants. So it makes sense that free WiFi is more available here as well.
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Apples to oranges. What a lone judge does is not equivalent to what the federal government does.
The state has no stake in brainwashing children. If you think so, you probably also believe in UFOs and that the US gov was behind 9/11.
Perhaps it has mild stake in keeping them ignorant, but you can augment their education as much as you like while simultaneously allowing them to attend a regular school.
It's a little different in the vis-versa situation. The parent has personal prejudices and a personal agenda, which can be good for traditional 'learning', but also very bad for the growth of independent ideas.
In fact, I'd argue that being exposed to conflicting viewpoints, socialization, and independent thought is much, much more important than being book smart. The latter makes you ace tests; the former makes you ace life.
Oh please. Your children are not your personal property to shape in your image. You cannot beat them, and you cannot brainwash them. They have rights, too. And everyone else is going to be affected by your retarded parenting decisions down the road, because we're all part of a society and you can't escape that. Well, unless you live in the mountains away from all other humans. If you do that, well, I don't care what you do.
I'm not tempted into crime where I see a Ferrari on the street
You don't play enough GTA. Man, sometimes I just want to hop in that Ferrari and find the nearest ramp so I can get a stunt bonus!
Germans make for good US citizens! They're white. A funny feeling tells me that the judge would not have sympathized with non-Caucasians and/or non-Europeans with the same problem.
Frankly, I'm disgusted that the lawyers involved were not reprimanded for wasting the courts time.
As I see it, the biggest problem with DMCA takedowns is that they don't involve the courts.
Maybe there needs to be a special, low-cost, streamlined (over the 'net) "copyright court system". No reason to get this tangled up into meat-space and clog real court duties, but it seems like there's a need for a non-prejudiced arbiter system to clear up disputes quickly and efficiently.
In this media age, waiting a month or two before a court date could be devastating to the copyright holder. And it's way too costly for innocent parties who are unjustly accused.
What state do you live in? I bet it's south of Dixie!
So you replaced 4 speaker cables with... 4 speaker cables and 4 power cables? Genius!
Assuming this project gets far enough (and I doubt it will), there could easily be a Firefox plugin that imports this Javascript whenever it sees typical embedded Flash. Also, pandering to iPhone users who don't have a Flash plugin would bring this project into the mainstream almost over night.
Am I the only one who thinks Google might not get kicked out, and their market share in China will rise because they have better results than Baidu?
It's all very clever and the Chinese government seems to lose no matter what they do, so they might just ignore the offense to save face.
I suppose it's hard to hinder something that was never good to start with.
I just beat Uncharted 1 and man, was that game fucking annoying.
we wonder why so many of our boys end up as dropouts and criminals. Perhaps society shouldn't be painting them as morons 24/7 and let them develop some self-esteem.
The bad news is that they actually are morons. The good news is that they end up in jail. The bad news is that they find multiple equally stupid women to have their babies. The good news is that the girls become battered wives or prostitutes, so the men actually end up with the better deal.
Wait, what? Why are we pretending like each gender is a 'side' in some battle? This is all terrible for everyone.
Even my QAer at work pulled out his Caps Lock key so he wouldn't accidentally hit it.
BEAT THAT!
All the same, but with UPS instead of FedEx.
A fan? Of what? Hillary? Uh, sure... if by that you mean I don't hold a strong like or dislike for her.
Obviously, she's not going to do anything that will "get her fired", but she's probably going to push the boundary here and there because, you know, she wanted to be president.
The way I see it, she's trying to maximize the amount of influence she has despite her limited role. She's not going to give up that power with a political faux pas. That's not being 'controlled', that's politics.
It seems you've been playing too much inFamous. Now glucose powered devices that run off your blood stream, that seems more feasible.
Yes, because the President should help terrorize the populous by over-reacting to a stupid Nigerian with explosive underpants.
And I don't think anyone 'controls' Hillary Clinton. She's a fierce lady.
Why are you wasting time criticizing her? It's not like her words can make the situation worse. She's not going to listen to you.
Oh snap.
Heck, it could be Chinese dissidents who wanted some good PR for their cause.
Not that this is a completely accurate comparison, but the ESRB does a better job at accountability and ratings than the government would.
When that hot coffee mod came out for GTA:SA, the ESRB took immediate action against the publisher and changed its policies toward 'hidden' content and 'modability' in games.
But the only reason the ESRB is such a success is because of the government's constant threat to take over video game censorship, which nobody wants.
I really do think we're in a different era, with modern communication at our fingertips and a mass media willing to completely destroy a food company over one food poisoning outbreak, not to mention class-action lawsuits are so prevalent. But net neutrality and a competitive mass media is an essential piece to all of this.
giving them healthy limits and letting them screw up and pay the consequences.
Maybe it's because very few people in this country actually know what consequences are. Myself included.
Just look at our economy over the last year. No consequences for abusing the financial system, no consequences for going bankrupt. Someday, someone is going to have to pay.
I blame it on the WW2 generation, who upon coming home from war decided to raise children without any hardships. I have no facts to back up my claim, though.
Sometimes I wonder if the food and drug companies policed themselves, rather than the FDA, if they'd be more pro-active and careful. It's one thing for a company to pull a quick one past the government, but it's another if the company's peers' brand name depends on it.
Although it's always nice to have a reliable scapegoat. I think that's what we're paying for in many instances with our tax dollars.
Here at work, we've gotten free devices with kevlar-coated screens on occasion for software development. One of our developers accidentally split the device's case in half from a 3 foot drop when they're supposed to have a 6 foot drop spec. :)
It was difficult finding public restrooms in Spain, much less free ketchup packets at fast-food restaurants. So it makes sense that free WiFi is more available here as well.
From my impression of astronomers, they probably relish in the confusion and consider it a hilarious in-joke.