There is no way MS can compete with Apple. Microsoft has a terrible image problem right now. Everything they make is considered clunky, buggy, ugly, poorly designed, uncool.
Apple on the other hand... has a very trendy image. Apple is sleak, cool, very well designed, their devices are works of art visually, their OS is pretty, the Apple store is "cool", The IPOD is the hottest item one could buy this year (last year, the year before etc) IPOD is dominating the market in such that every kid wants one.
Apple has great marketing... You have to admit their IPOD commercials are very well done.
MS has a huge image problem, and the worst thing is.. NO one wants anything to do with Microsoft and their music service. They're entering a market that is APPLES. And every IPOD owner is perfectly happy with their IPOD, ITUNES, free mp3s online etc.
MS would do better to get into the online downloadable movie market.
Linux is a mess. A great OS to be sure, but a mess.
Linux needs to get the word out. There needs to be a marketed movement on TV, print, internet, radio by a serious linux player that can once and for all, start infecting the minds of the average user.
Windows is all people know. MS is being hurt by Apple thanks to the IPOD success and Window's horrible security holes and spyware.
When will Linux get its ass in gear and start saying to the world:
"Check out our awesome UI, our easy and most advanced home media organizational tools for and audio and video"
"Check out our superior software that increases the performance of your existing hardware over Microsoft Windows XP and increases security 100x"
"No longer will you have to deal with spyware, adware, or blue screens of death"
"It's time to try a better operating system... Linux. We've been waiting for you"
"With Linux you have superior networking and internet connectivity at high performance speeds, using the technology that drives 90% of the internet"
"Microsoft Windows dictates to you, how you will use your computer... LINUX is a USER based operating system that evovles constantly around the needs of you the user... Not only does Linux adapt to new trends in technology faster, it's also pioneered those trends."
"Dump Windows today, and enjoy freedom from the system"
"Linux, It's what computers are made for"
Essentially, Linux has no marketing and thats because Linux is not one man. It's not one company, It's not one anything. That's its biggest fucking problem when it comes to destroying windows. Until there is a solid unified movement, marketed on tv during superbowls that direct its marketing towards the end user... Linux will lack applications, It will LACK the average users.... and windows will dominate It.
I dream for the day whe linux gets is ass in gear and can play with the big boy (MS). But it cant. It has no marketing. You see, we all sit here and bitch about how Microsoft does this and that, and how they use PR to LIE to the user base. But you know what.. Thats the fucking game.. and Linux is not playing it.
Linux doesnt have to necceserially lie, but it needs to get out there in a unified force that SLAMS the shit out of windows on national TV.
You want more users? YOU WANT PHOTOSHOP? Sony Vegas? 3dsmax? XSI and Maya (yes they're on linux but they're worthless without many other apps that are windows only currently). You want professional audio and video apps? You want to dominate the Office software market? You want to get APPS?
You've gotta start playing hardball. These corperations arent developing software for a market that does not exist. Yes linux gets some apps commercially, but many are free open source projects (AND i sure hope that continues... but we need The Adobes of the world)
Until then... Hello Vista!... you steaming pile of shit.
And thats the way it will be... because no one has the balls to go after the users.
So keep bickering about Suse, Mandrake, Redhat, etc etc etc... It's all worthless to the average user. Make it easy to use, and attractive to REAL people. Not just the IT dungeon creatures.
You've gotta sell the world on the idea that linux is cool, pretty, advanced, user friendly etc. Apple did themselves a favor with the "Think Different" slogan. Linux could learn a thing or two from apple (I know ironic)
Anyways this rant is too long and its falling on deaf ears anyways. Linux will never succeed at winning microsoft's market share. Linux doesnt play the game. You can sell it to buisnesses which is great.... But the second you can convince every highschool kid into thinking running linux is "cool" and running windows is "gay", you might actually hurt Billy Goat Gates.
Take a lesson from APPLE and the IPOD. It is possible to shift an entire market into your corner through great marketing and a great product! Marketing and image is key, and the time is ripe. MS is hurting. Vista looks like crippleware and people are sick and tired of windows crashing and becoming infected with all kinds of horrible stuff.
Mak
This is dumb, and its almost a troll for any tech geek webpage such as this:) Of course faster bandwidth matters. Do faster CPU's and ram matter? Do faster hard drives matter? Do higher resolutions matter?
Faster is always a good thing...
Except in sex, disarming IEDs and typing posts on slashdot without proof reeeeeding them;)
We may just see a hell of a lot of PC users switch to Macs
Windows Vista looks like a polished peice of shit compared to OSX's ui and Mac's highly desirable designed hardware (from a looks point of view)
Windows computers are complete security nightmares, associated with crashing, porn ware, adware, trojans, hassle...
Apple's brand is being associated with sleak, refined, stylish, hot, desirable, cool... all because of the IPOD.
Windows has a huge problem on its hands.
The only problem with Apple... the price.
Put it seems people are willing to pay that price because of the perceived classy image of Apple.
Windows Vista better be a golden egg, and not a rotten one.
XP is quickly looking like a peice of shit among the general public. Just listenign to the conversations overheard on line at the apple store... (lines that were out the door for ipods)... the interest in apple computers was a very common overheard conversation.... and the most commonly heard comment was... "I heard they dont have any of that spyware stuff, they dont crash".
If Apple can keep their IPOD image.... watch out for apple...
AND I've NEVER owned a MAC. I'm a long time pc user from the 286 years... old BBS sysop etc.............. been around for a while and I've not seen such an interest in Apple products in a long dam time.
Microsoft has a problem:) A BIG problem with their image. The worst part is... It's not just the image, its the actual functionality of their software. It used to be elite pc users who bitched about windows and microsoft... NOW ITS EVERYONE. The people who cant run linux... But can run a mac.
I havent used a mac in a long time and i was quite impressed with their OS. I cant help but feel windows UI is terrible and of course the security is a joke. But the worst part about it is... Vista is on the horizon (FAR horizon);) and its ugly as can be. It doesnt seem to offer much new.
That or i just am not made aware of the "super cool" features that Vista is going to have. But the screenshots i've seen look like XP beaten with an ugly stick. XP is ugly enough, no need to beat it up more! I say let the XP look die, and move onto a new UI.
I have to hand it to Apple. They really did a nice job. I'll still be using PC's of course but If MS's goal is to make a pretty OS like OSX, then they really need to work a lot harder.
I certainly understand this and have heard it before. But you suggested that its hard to love god while ignoring everything he says and rejects.
I think the key thing here is... is that i dont know what god says. I'm just a human being. I cant speak for god. I can certainly CLAIM to speak for god, as any other human can. That is the horrible fear. That is why i would rather have a relationship with GOD without human systems such as religion.
I'm not arrogant enough to claim to know what God wants. And out of respect for God, i will not allow other human beings to SPEAK FOR GOD.
So isnt it best to have your own personal relationship with God?
The systems of religion have ruined GOD's name in everyway possible as far as i can see.
And for the record, i dont know if i beleive in a god. I beleive in the possibility of a GOD. I beleive that i'm a good person and true to myself that GOD undrestands.
I did the best i could as a stupid human being.
Try to be polite, help others and do what feels right when possible. Sure its not so easy, but religion makes it far harder for all of us.
I think its pretty easy to determine what "nice is"
Actually i should say I think it's pretty easy to determine what is NOT NICE.
I think its pretty easy. You know what hurts you. If i were to stab you in the neck, insult your wife, rob you on the street, fire you because you made me look bad and i'm project lead, etc.
It's pretty easy to know how to be nice to each other. Respecting each others opinions and not saying "you're a fucking ass rag"
I think being nice is recognizing others as living human beings that are very similar to you.
But you're right in that its not as simple as "lets just be nice" My point was that religion basically states that one should live a "good life" as by "the book". But the whole point of these "books" are to basically structure a society in which people are kind to each other.
So why cant we drop the religious systems and just be nice? Granted the answer is precedence. But whatever. I think the point of all of it is to be nice, happy, good, people.
Sure you have to nuke a few morons sometimes... but thats cause they stopped playing nice...;) I KNOW its not simple. But you can pretty much figure out what being nice means. Nice is GM firing 10,000 employees and moving to china. Opps, that wasnt nice.
When will they release a study that finds affordable software prices sell more software and limits piracy?
Thats the real truth. Even the pirates understand that:)
You think they pirate software because they're trying to undermine their local economies?:) Dare i say, they are pirating software to IMPROVE the standard of life of all, giving ALL a fair chance to enjoy life in a world that says if you cant "pay" you cant play. A world that would leave the poor behind only because they cant afford to buy food.
The pirates arent going anywhere because the companies keep treating people like cash batteries. They're people that deserve a fair chance to enjoy $5000 software packages.
why do you need to Jesus to have a relationship with god? Why do i need a church? Why do i need a systemic beleif system that profits of the goodwill of its flock?
Why cant i just love god and be a good person for whatever god is, or may not be?
Why does one have to be in a cult to get some place? Heaven, Halebob, burned to the ground in Waco...
It seems whenever a group of people get together in the name of god, they seem to miss the entire message of god.
I wont claim to know what god wants... but it sure as hell cant be hating each other over sexual preferences, fairy tales, or exploiting the poor to become even more wealthier. I'm sure as hell national health care is a good "christian" thing to do, yet so many seem to be against it.
Ah well.. GOD.. who knows what he, she, it, wants...
Lets just be nice to each other... i think thats the whole point.
I completely agree. The whole HDTV thing is a big mess. It costs too much and we're being squeezed into upgrading to HDTV, which includes an extremely expensive new TV set, and a higher cable/satalite bill. In order for me to get HDTV, i HAVE to upgrade to digital cable. Ok digital cable is $70 to $150 a month depending on the package. Standard cable is $50 a month. Digital requires set top boxes, usually they'll give you 2. That wont cover the TV's in the bedrooms, the livinging room, and kitchen that most people have.
I cant help but feel that we're being forced to upgrade and spend money.
"Actually, it doesn't. I teach at a state college. The fact that one of my students wants to spout off in class does not entitle him to do so at any time without regard for topic or timing (e.g., during a test)."
But you see that has nothing to do with free speech. Free speech is a student standing up in your classroom and saying "Professor, sir, may i request that you and this entire school go fuck themselves royally and die!"
(nothing personal btw just tryign to make a point)
A student could certainly stand up and say such a thing. It is no doubt, disruptive. It is absolutely out of place to you. That student may be dealing with something very personal and at the time and just lost it for all we know. BUT it is still that student's right to do so. He can scream in tongues for all i care.
Again it may not be acceptable to you and your classroom, and you of course would ask him to remove himself. Perhaps even get the kid kicked out of your school entirely. OR maybe you could help him somehow because he's having a problem and not kick him out. Maybe you let him express himself to you in private but inform him that it is not at all acceptable in your class...
BECAUSE it is YOUR class. Not his. He is there and he does pay to be there (so he has some right) but it is your class. You are teaching. Thats just how the situation works.
So it is understandable that you ask your class to interact with you in a certain manner. But what do you do when one of the kids slips? What if you asked them not to say "fuck" in class, and one kid slips? What do you do when you inform the students that hats are not allowed in class, but one of your female students has had cancer treatment, or a skin disease like psoriasis that she would like to hide and not be noticed because it makes her uncomfortable?
These are all forms of expression... We bend because we're flexible and we try to respect each other in courteous ways because at the end of the day we dont want to repress each of our abilities to express ourselves and we have feelings.
But at no point does that mean we give up or impose limits on the concept of free speech. I mean sure we do have legal imposed limits on free speech. Which is why i know we dont have real free speech. My problem is... We should, or else we need to stop calling it free speech.
I'm all for the society as a whole making laws that say what we can and can not say... as long as they can do it and agree on what those things are and when and where they are not acceptable.
But lets not call it free speech anymore. We're a democracy and if we so choose to rid ourselves of free speech, then so be it.
So until they make it illegal to stand up in classrooms and say "2+2 is 5, and i watched a girl suck a horse cock on the internet last night and it was your sister"... So be it. Be ready for it... someone's bound to randomly throw those words together in your classroom in the next 10000000 years;)
It will still not be appropriate or respectful of the class situation.... but it is most certainly still free speech.
With a few limits;)
FIRE!
I guess we had to make it a law because we simply couldnt respect each other enough to give a dam about each others well being in a scary mob like exodus from a movie theater.
The concept of freedom of speech that this country was found upon deals with the concept of free expression. The ability to speak when you want, the ability to say what you want. There are no limits on the concept of free speech.
We have imposed limits AFTER the fact. Often limits that are rationalized... some bad, some good... but at the end of the day, its US silly humans that erode the concept of Free speech thus completely negating the idea of freespeech.
So we're not free. We're a hyprocrisy. As is life. So why dont we just get it over with and get rid of the idea of free speech and the first amendment?
We dont have it anyways. We dont deserve it because we simply cant handle it.
The first amendment doesn't give you the right to say whatever you want wherever or whenever.
Uh... yes it does.
The second we begin thinking like you, is the second we give up the entire idea of freedom of speech.
And so what if 90% of our country think like you... they're wrong. Freedom of speech should be freedom of speech. If we're not going to be free, lets start drawing out the rules of what we can and can not say... Oh yeah thats the FCC's job.
Ok, so you're right. We dont have freedom of speech. Thats because people like you gave it up for the rest of us. Thank you 90%'ers for killing the entire concept of free speech.
They're still the same hated company. They havent been accepted by any end user.
I resent the statement that a "Spyware" company won the adware wars. There isnt anything to win, other than the total obliteration of these kinds of software.
Oh i'm very much into freedom. They should be allowed to speak their mind. The only problem is they're not just speaking it, they're trying to create and impose laws that dictate their personal tastes.
All of the mentioned folks above are seeking profit, not freedom. Wether that be political power such as votes, or financial backing from parental/religious organizations, or large sum victories against videogame developers.
They're not at all for freedom, despite their use of free speech.
They're out for power. Power to control/shape all of our lives as they see fit, for personal gain. That is sick.
Now if only the judge could take care of Joseph Leiberman:)
Jack, Joe, the Catholic League, countless "family" organizations (religious fundementalist backed), and even Hillary Clinton...
Perhaps a small victory for the time being but there are certainly plenty of organized freedom hating people out there, willing to rid the world of whatever they find offensive and unholy.
First off, i love the show. They seem like really nice folks.
Adam worked on some of the Star Wars films. Which ones and what was his specific job as apart of the special fx team?
It's nice to see a "mr wizard" like show on TV. Like Don Herbert, they make science look fun and exciting. Which is always a good thing in todays world. We need more American's motivated by science and its one of the few shows that easily exposes new people to science and special fx work.
Have shows like Mr Wizard, American Scientific Frontiers, Bill Nye the Science guy, Nova, and the likes influenced them? How important is the educational aspects to the program? I've noticed that they do try to explain things and often there are things that can be learned. It seems they balance the "awe" with the "knowledge" aspects of the show thus keeping it it fun, entertaining and still very educational.
Have there been any close calls? Anything that hasnt aired that might be of interest?:)
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There is no way MS can compete with Apple. Microsoft has a terrible image problem right now. Everything they make is considered clunky, buggy, ugly, poorly designed, uncool.
Apple on the other hand... has a very trendy image. Apple is sleak, cool, very well designed, their devices are works of art visually, their OS is pretty, the Apple store is "cool", The IPOD is the hottest item one could buy this year (last year, the year before etc) IPOD is dominating the market in such that every kid wants one.
Apple has great marketing... You have to admit their IPOD commercials are very well done.
MS has a huge image problem, and the worst thing is.. NO one wants anything to do with Microsoft and their music service. They're entering a market that is APPLES. And every IPOD owner is perfectly happy with their IPOD, ITUNES, free mp3s online etc.
MS would do better to get into the online downloadable movie market.
Linux is a mess. A great OS to be sure, but a mess. Linux needs to get the word out. There needs to be a marketed movement on TV, print, internet, radio by a serious linux player that can once and for all, start infecting the minds of the average user. Windows is all people know. MS is being hurt by Apple thanks to the IPOD success and Window's horrible security holes and spyware. When will Linux get its ass in gear and start saying to the world: "Check out our awesome UI, our easy and most advanced home media organizational tools for and audio and video" "Check out our superior software that increases the performance of your existing hardware over Microsoft Windows XP and increases security 100x" "No longer will you have to deal with spyware, adware, or blue screens of death" "It's time to try a better operating system... Linux. We've been waiting for you" "With Linux you have superior networking and internet connectivity at high performance speeds, using the technology that drives 90% of the internet" "Microsoft Windows dictates to you, how you will use your computer... LINUX is a USER based operating system that evovles constantly around the needs of you the user... Not only does Linux adapt to new trends in technology faster, it's also pioneered those trends." "Dump Windows today, and enjoy freedom from the system" "Linux, It's what computers are made for" Essentially, Linux has no marketing and thats because Linux is not one man. It's not one company, It's not one anything. That's its biggest fucking problem when it comes to destroying windows. Until there is a solid unified movement, marketed on tv during superbowls that direct its marketing towards the end user... Linux will lack applications, It will LACK the average users.... and windows will dominate It. I dream for the day whe linux gets is ass in gear and can play with the big boy (MS). But it cant. It has no marketing. You see, we all sit here and bitch about how Microsoft does this and that, and how they use PR to LIE to the user base. But you know what.. Thats the fucking game.. and Linux is not playing it. Linux doesnt have to necceserially lie, but it needs to get out there in a unified force that SLAMS the shit out of windows on national TV. You want more users? YOU WANT PHOTOSHOP? Sony Vegas? 3dsmax? XSI and Maya (yes they're on linux but they're worthless without many other apps that are windows only currently). You want professional audio and video apps? You want to dominate the Office software market? You want to get APPS? You've gotta start playing hardball. These corperations arent developing software for a market that does not exist. Yes linux gets some apps commercially, but many are free open source projects (AND i sure hope that continues... but we need The Adobes of the world) Until then... Hello Vista!... you steaming pile of shit. And thats the way it will be... because no one has the balls to go after the users. So keep bickering about Suse, Mandrake, Redhat, etc etc etc... It's all worthless to the average user. Make it easy to use, and attractive to REAL people. Not just the IT dungeon creatures. You've gotta sell the world on the idea that linux is cool, pretty, advanced, user friendly etc. Apple did themselves a favor with the "Think Different" slogan. Linux could learn a thing or two from apple (I know ironic) Anyways this rant is too long and its falling on deaf ears anyways. Linux will never succeed at winning microsoft's market share. Linux doesnt play the game. You can sell it to buisnesses which is great.... But the second you can convince every highschool kid into thinking running linux is "cool" and running windows is "gay", you might actually hurt Billy Goat Gates. Take a lesson from APPLE and the IPOD. It is possible to shift an entire market into your corner through great marketing and a great product! Marketing and image is key, and the time is ripe. MS is hurting. Vista looks like crippleware and people are sick and tired of windows crashing and becoming infected with all kinds of horrible stuff. Mak
Mr Wizard was great for that :)
This is dumb, and its almost a troll for any tech geek webpage such as this :) Of course faster bandwidth matters. Do faster CPU's and ram matter? Do faster hard drives matter? Do higher resolutions matter?
;)
Faster is always a good thing...
Except in sex, disarming IEDs and typing posts on slashdot without proof reeeeeding them
We may just see a hell of a lot of PC users switch to Macs
:) A BIG problem with their image. The worst part is... It's not just the image, its the actual functionality of their software. It used to be elite pc users who bitched about windows and microsoft... NOW ITS EVERYONE. The people who cant run linux... But can run a mac.
Windows Vista looks like a polished peice of shit compared to OSX's ui and Mac's highly desirable designed hardware (from a looks point of view)
Windows computers are complete security nightmares, associated with crashing, porn ware, adware, trojans, hassle...
Apple's brand is being associated with sleak, refined, stylish, hot, desirable, cool... all because of the IPOD.
Windows has a huge problem on its hands.
The only problem with Apple... the price.
Put it seems people are willing to pay that price because of the perceived classy image of Apple.
Windows Vista better be a golden egg, and not a rotten one.
XP is quickly looking like a peice of shit among the general public. Just listenign to the conversations overheard on line at the apple store... (lines that were out the door for ipods)... the interest in apple computers was a very common overheard conversation.... and the most commonly heard comment was... "I heard they dont have any of that spyware stuff, they dont crash".
If Apple can keep their IPOD image.... watch out for apple...
AND I've NEVER owned a MAC. I'm a long time pc user from the 286 years... old BBS sysop etc.............. been around for a while and I've not seen such an interest in Apple products in a long dam time.
Microsoft has a problem
The sacred Porn stash can not be compromised.
DAM MS security.
Then again i run google desktop... My stash is insecure.
I havent used a mac in a long time and i was quite impressed with their OS. I cant help but feel windows UI is terrible and of course the security is a joke. But the worst part about it is... Vista is on the horizon (FAR horizon) ;) and its ugly as can be. It doesnt seem to offer much new.
That or i just am not made aware of the "super cool" features that Vista is going to have. But the screenshots i've seen look like XP beaten with an ugly stick. XP is ugly enough, no need to beat it up more! I say let the XP look die, and move onto a new UI.
I have to hand it to Apple. They really did a nice job. I'll still be using PC's of course but If MS's goal is to make a pretty OS like OSX, then they really need to work a lot harder.
How are you speak up against established media, you wiki bastards! How dare you be so immoral!
The Register will define what is moral and what is not, and clearly Wiki is not! You have been warned.
I certainly understand this and have heard it before. But you suggested that its hard to love god while ignoring everything he says and rejects.
I think the key thing here is... is that i dont know what god says. I'm just a human being. I cant speak for god. I can certainly CLAIM to speak for god, as any other human can. That is the horrible fear. That is why i would rather have a relationship with GOD without human systems such as religion.
I'm not arrogant enough to claim to know what God wants. And out of respect for God, i will not allow other human beings to SPEAK FOR GOD.
So isnt it best to have your own personal relationship with God?
The systems of religion have ruined GOD's name in everyway possible as far as i can see.
And for the record, i dont know if i beleive in a god. I beleive in the possibility of a GOD. I beleive that i'm a good person and true to myself that GOD undrestands.
I did the best i could as a stupid human being.
Try to be polite, help others and do what feels right when possible. Sure its not so easy, but religion makes it far harder for all of us.
I think its pretty easy to determine what "nice is"
;) I KNOW its not simple. But you can pretty much figure out what being nice means. Nice is GM firing 10,000 employees and moving to china. Opps, that wasnt nice.
Actually i should say I think it's pretty easy to determine what is NOT NICE.
I think its pretty easy. You know what hurts you. If i were to stab you in the neck, insult your wife, rob you on the street, fire you because you made me look bad and i'm project lead, etc.
It's pretty easy to know how to be nice to each other. Respecting each others opinions and not saying "you're a fucking ass rag"
I think being nice is recognizing others as living human beings that are very similar to you.
But you're right in that its not as simple as "lets just be nice" My point was that religion basically states that one should live a "good life" as by "the book". But the whole point of these "books" are to basically structure a society in which people are kind to each other.
So why cant we drop the religious systems and just be nice? Granted the answer is precedence. But whatever. I think the point of all of it is to be nice, happy, good, people.
Sure you have to nuke a few morons sometimes... but thats cause they stopped playing nice...
When will they release a study that finds affordable software prices sell more software and limits piracy?
:)
:) Dare i say, they are pirating software to IMPROVE the standard of life of all, giving ALL a fair chance to enjoy life in a world that says if you cant "pay" you cant play. A world that would leave the poor behind only because they cant afford to buy food.
;)
Thats the real truth. Even the pirates understand that
You think they pirate software because they're trying to undermine their local economies?
The pirates arent going anywhere because the companies keep treating people like cash batteries. They're people that deserve a fair chance to enjoy $5000 software packages.
Jesus would pirate software
why do you need to Jesus to have a relationship with god? Why do i need a church? Why do i need a systemic beleif system that profits of the goodwill of its flock?
Why cant i just love god and be a good person for whatever god is, or may not be?
Why does one have to be in a cult to get some place? Heaven, Halebob, burned to the ground in Waco...
It seems whenever a group of people get together in the name of god, they seem to miss the entire message of god.
I wont claim to know what god wants... but it sure as hell cant be hating each other over sexual preferences, fairy tales, or exploiting the poor to become even more wealthier. I'm sure as hell national health care is a good "christian" thing to do, yet so many seem to be against it.
Ah well.. GOD.. who knows what he, she, it, wants...
Lets just be nice to each other... i think thats the whole point.
yes yes yes... I've watched the commitee hearings ;)
I completely agree. The whole HDTV thing is a big mess. It costs too much and we're being squeezed into upgrading to HDTV, which includes an extremely expensive new TV set, and a higher cable/satalite bill. In order for me to get HDTV, i HAVE to upgrade to digital cable. Ok digital cable is $70 to $150 a month depending on the package. Standard cable is $50 a month. Digital requires set top boxes, usually they'll give you 2. That wont cover the TV's in the bedrooms, the livinging room, and kitchen that most people have.
I cant help but feel that we're being forced to upgrade and spend money.
"Actually, it doesn't. I teach at a state college. The fact that one of my students wants to spout off in class does not entitle him to do so at any time without regard for topic or timing (e.g., during a test)."
;)
;)
:)
But you see that has nothing to do with free speech. Free speech is a student standing up in your classroom and saying "Professor, sir, may i request that you and this entire school go fuck themselves royally and die!"
(nothing personal btw just tryign to make a point)
A student could certainly stand up and say such a thing. It is no doubt, disruptive. It is absolutely out of place to you. That student may be dealing with something very personal and at the time and just lost it for all we know. BUT it is still that student's right to do so. He can scream in tongues for all i care.
Again it may not be acceptable to you and your classroom, and you of course would ask him to remove himself. Perhaps even get the kid kicked out of your school entirely. OR maybe you could help him somehow because he's having a problem and not kick him out. Maybe you let him express himself to you in private but inform him that it is not at all acceptable in your class...
BECAUSE it is YOUR class. Not his. He is there and he does pay to be there (so he has some right) but it is your class. You are teaching. Thats just how the situation works.
So it is understandable that you ask your class to interact with you in a certain manner. But what do you do when one of the kids slips? What if you asked them not to say "fuck" in class, and one kid slips? What do you do when you inform the students that hats are not allowed in class, but one of your female students has had cancer treatment, or a skin disease like psoriasis that she would like to hide and not be noticed because it makes her uncomfortable?
These are all forms of expression... We bend because we're flexible and we try to respect each other in courteous ways because at the end of the day we dont want to repress each of our abilities to express ourselves and we have feelings.
But at no point does that mean we give up or impose limits on the concept of free speech. I mean sure we do have legal imposed limits on free speech. Which is why i know we dont have real free speech. My problem is... We should, or else we need to stop calling it free speech.
I'm all for the society as a whole making laws that say what we can and can not say... as long as they can do it and agree on what those things are and when and where they are not acceptable.
But lets not call it free speech anymore. We're a democracy and if we so choose to rid ourselves of free speech, then so be it.
So until they make it illegal to stand up in classrooms and say "2+2 is 5, and i watched a girl suck a horse cock on the internet last night and it was your sister"... So be it. Be ready for it... someone's bound to randomly throw those words together in your classroom in the next 10000000 years
It will still not be appropriate or respectful of the class situation.... but it is most certainly still free speech.
With a few limits
FIRE!
I guess we had to make it a law because we simply couldnt respect each other enough to give a dam about each others well being in a scary mob like exodus from a movie theater.
So much for free speech.
i think you made my point.
The concept of freedom of speech that this country was found upon deals with the concept of free expression. The ability to speak when you want, the ability to say what you want. There are no limits on the concept of free speech.
We have imposed limits AFTER the fact. Often limits that are rationalized... some bad, some good... but at the end of the day, its US silly humans that erode the concept of Free speech thus completely negating the idea of freespeech.
So we're not free. We're a hyprocrisy. As is life. So why dont we just get it over with and get rid of the idea of free speech and the first amendment?
We dont have it anyways. We dont deserve it because we simply cant handle it.
The first amendment doesn't give you the right to say whatever you want wherever or whenever.
Uh... yes it does.
The second we begin thinking like you, is the second we give up the entire idea of freedom of speech.
And so what if 90% of our country think like you... they're wrong. Freedom of speech should be freedom of speech. If we're not going to be free, lets start drawing out the rules of what we can and can not say... Oh yeah thats the FCC's job.
Ok, so you're right. We dont have freedom of speech. Thats because people like you gave it up for the rest of us. Thank you 90%'ers for killing the entire concept of free speech.
More fuel for the fire. Their millions of dollars will look pretty as it sparkles in the fire.
:)
Frankly I hope they continue to make millions, it will make the future lawsuits against them that much more interesting
They're still the same hated company. They havent been accepted by any end user.
I resent the statement that a "Spyware" company won the adware wars. There isnt anything to win, other than the total obliteration of these kinds of software.
Gater lives on, the war continues.
whats the point of .xxx ?
.xxx just because theres nudity?
.xxx?
What if i want to show my buddy some hot chick? What if i want to put a naked girl on my website?
would i have use a
Whats the point of
Sounds like censorship to me.
Media Player Classic is still my player of choice on windows. It has a nice interface, can step through videos, play fan subs, bookmark etc.
VLC is nice but the ui isnt so hot and it seems to do odd things sometimes.
Oh i'm very much into freedom. They should be allowed to speak their mind. The only problem is they're not just speaking it, they're trying to create and impose laws that dictate their personal tastes.
All of the mentioned folks above are seeking profit, not freedom. Wether that be political power such as votes, or financial backing from parental/religious organizations, or large sum victories against videogame developers.
They're not at all for freedom, despite their use of free speech.
They're out for power. Power to control/shape all of our lives as they see fit, for personal gain. That is sick.
Now if only the judge could take care of Joseph Leiberman :)
Jack, Joe, the Catholic League, countless "family" organizations (religious fundementalist backed), and even Hillary Clinton...
Perhaps a small victory for the time being but there are certainly plenty of organized freedom hating people out there, willing to rid the world of whatever they find offensive and unholy.
First off, i love the show. They seem like really nice folks.
:)
Adam worked on some of the Star Wars films. Which ones and what was his specific job as apart of the special fx team?
It's nice to see a "mr wizard" like show on TV. Like Don Herbert, they make science look fun and exciting. Which is always a good thing in todays world. We need more American's motivated by science and its one of the few shows that easily exposes new people to science and special fx work.
Have shows like Mr Wizard, American Scientific Frontiers, Bill Nye the Science guy, Nova, and the likes influenced them? How important is the educational aspects to the program? I've noticed that they do try to explain things and often there are things that can be learned. It seems they balance the "awe" with the "knowledge" aspects of the show thus keeping it it fun, entertaining and still very educational.
Have there been any close calls? Anything that hasnt aired that might be of interest?
Is CSI good? This has to be the dumbest storyline possible.