I think you might be thinking in light of personal consumption.
I think laws are made in light of selling unsafe product.
That's not to say that no unsafe products are ever sold, but if one believes that some regulation does help prevent some major problems in the food supply, one might begin to understand at least one possible valid reason for laws against J. Random Person making alcoholic products to sell...
I'm not an expert on moonshine law, so I don't even know what all laws exist; I'm just offering a possibly valid reason for one to exist...:)
"If you attempt to please everybody, you'll please nobody at all"
I'm afraid I'll have to disagree with that, most respectfully. In an area like politics, where many different *conflicting* points of view are competing for the single accepted point of view, this might be more true; but Wiki is more like a fast food restaurant (with the joke of the analogy being a slam on Wiki, but that's only a joke - I like Wiki), where being able to configure your burger just the way you want it doesn't interfere with anyone else; rather, everyone is pleased that they can customize their burger.
I'm not taking the time to do a proper writeup of this concept, but I hope you get the gist of it... I think it's just like the concept of non-paper - there is plenty of room, with paper not being a constraint; similarly, that same truth means that more perspectives can make it in, not fewer.
Now, this story is told by my father, who has been programming since around 1970... It involves a "minicomputer" - I know I have the proper term, I'm just not sure what make or model... Punch cards were involved...
He had a "friend" (reason for quotes about to be apparent) who loved to come in quietly, sneak over to the minicomputer, and press the LAMP TEST button. For the slower among you, this would light up all the panel lights on the front of the minicomputer (back in the days when lights on computers meant something... heh). So he'd press that button and say "OH, SH*T!". This would always put the victim into an immediate panic, of course... Funny stuff.
Right.
So one day he comes into my dad's office, sneaks over to the minicomputer, hits what he believes to be the LAMP TEST button, but is in fact, the BRS, and proceeds to say "OH SH*T!... Oh. Sh*t."
My father turned a shade of red (so he was told by witnesses), and uh... told the gentleman in no uncertain terms what would happen if he EVER walked into his office EVER AGAIN.
And... that was the last time that prank was done.
(This was in the days where the BRS did physically disconnect the power, or otherwise disable the minicomputer until a company tech came out to open it up and reset it)
"Wine has been a few months from being usable for general apps for years; Gnome has been a few months and a few developers from being able to replace Windows for years; Windows has been a few months from being bug-free for a decade."
And... that's about where I lost all respect for any opinion you might express.
I'm a Windows dude, but I also use Linux where it serves my needs better (LAMP server). I don't personally use Mac, but I have one that I keep meaning to plug in so I can toy with upon occasion.
But I don't feel a need to disrespect computer choices that others make.
You want to run Linux for your desktop machine? Fine with me. Does it serve your needs? Great! I won't refer to it as "Linsux".
Do I support everything Microsoft does? Hardly.
But I don't feel the need to call them names, either.
All you do by doing so is to show your own immaturity.
And with that attitude and immaturity - even if you were serious with your proposal to start yet another project... I wouldn't place much hope for its success.
Fark is actively censoring as well... recent headlines on redlit discussions:
Don't bother submitting the HD-DVD passcode. It's against the FarQ, isn't going to be greenlit, and is against the law. Don't like it? Vote
and
OMG Admins just DELETED a post on Fark that contained a blatent violation of the FarQ and could have legal ramifications for a privately owned website. CENSORSHIP NDIT LGT GIS for "Whiny biatch"
But none of this has much to do with life on Mars.
Unless, of course, we're reminded that there might have once been a society that killed itself the way humanity is surely likely to eventually (we just haven't given ourselves enough rope yet. Thought them nuculer(1) bombs woulda done it, but I guess not...
Offtopic != Ontopic (2)
(1) Hey, I managed to mangle it worse than George!
(2)Intended as humour. And I would argue that my post is at least more on topic than the preceding thread, except the more I talk about it being ontopic, the more offtopic it is. Feh.:-)
Do you know... now I'm tempted, the next time a Christian wishes me a "God bless you!", to appear to concentrate, half-close my eyes, and in a 'satanic' voice mutter - "And may Satan overpower and guide you. Zorbit!"
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Irregardful of the rise in #3's popularity, I refuse to accept it as a word. Not yet, dammit. heh.
How does not wanting to save it magically make it download instantaneously?
Too soon! Too soon! ;-)
I think you might be thinking in light of personal consumption.
:)
I think laws are made in light of selling unsafe product.
That's not to say that no unsafe products are ever sold, but if one believes that some regulation does help prevent some major problems in the food supply, one might begin to understand at least one possible valid reason for laws against J. Random Person making alcoholic products to sell...
I'm not an expert on moonshine law, so I don't even know what all laws exist; I'm just offering a possibly valid reason for one to exist...
...I'm sure someone will solve the problem by writing more laws.
That's always the solution, isn't it?
(oy.)
"If you attempt to please everybody, you'll please nobody at all"
I'm afraid I'll have to disagree with that, most respectfully. In an area like politics, where many different *conflicting* points of view are competing for the single accepted point of view, this might be more true; but Wiki is more like a fast food restaurant (with the joke of the analogy being a slam on Wiki, but that's only a joke - I like Wiki), where being able to configure your burger just the way you want it doesn't interfere with anyone else; rather, everyone is pleased that they can customize their burger.
I'm not taking the time to do a proper writeup of this concept, but I hope you get the gist of it... I think it's just like the concept of non-paper - there is plenty of room, with paper not being a constraint; similarly, that same truth means that more perspectives can make it in, not fewer.
*shrug* - YMMV...
"Normal bounty hunters would look for exploiters on the lamb"
;-)
You're going to feel sheepish when you realize that should be "on the lam".
"Cute Furry Kitten Act" -- what, the CFKA?
;-)
Nah... we need legislation that abbreviates to LOLCATS.
Now, this story is told by my father, who has been programming since around 1970... It involves a "minicomputer" - I know I have the proper term, I'm just not sure what make or model... Punch cards were involved...
... Oh. Sh*t."
He had a "friend" (reason for quotes about to be apparent) who loved to come in quietly, sneak over to the minicomputer, and press the LAMP TEST button. For the slower among you, this would light up all the panel lights on the front of the minicomputer (back in the days when lights on computers meant something... heh). So he'd press that button and say "OH, SH*T!". This would always put the victim into an immediate panic, of course... Funny stuff.
Right.
So one day he comes into my dad's office, sneaks over to the minicomputer, hits what he believes to be the LAMP TEST button, but is in fact, the BRS, and proceeds to say "OH SH*T!
My father turned a shade of red (so he was told by witnesses), and uh... told the gentleman in no uncertain terms what would happen if he EVER walked into his office EVER AGAIN.
And... that was the last time that prank was done.
(This was in the days where the BRS did physically disconnect the power, or otherwise disable the minicomputer until a company tech came out to open it up and reset it)
"Wine has been a few months from being usable for general apps for years; Gnome has been a few months and a few developers from being able to replace Windows for years; Windows has been a few months from being bug-free for a decade."
:-)
Friend, wiser words are rarely spoken.
"Microsuffer Winblowz"
And... that's about where I lost all respect for any opinion you might express.
I'm a Windows dude, but I also use Linux where it serves my needs better (LAMP server). I don't personally use Mac, but I have one that I keep meaning to plug in so I can toy with upon occasion.
But I don't feel a need to disrespect computer choices that others make.
You want to run Linux for your desktop machine? Fine with me. Does it serve your needs? Great! I won't refer to it as "Linsux".
Do I support everything Microsoft does? Hardly.
But I don't feel the need to call them names, either.
All you do by doing so is to show your own immaturity.
And with that attitude and immaturity - even if you were serious with your proposal to start yet another project... I wouldn't place much hope for its success.
Fark is actively censoring as well... recent headlines on redlit discussions: Don't bother submitting the HD-DVD passcode. It's against the FarQ, isn't going to be greenlit, and is against the law. Don't like it? Vote and OMG Admins just DELETED a post on Fark that contained a blatent violation of the FarQ and could have legal ramifications for a privately owned website. CENSORSHIP NDIT LGT GIS for "Whiny biatch"
I think most people here take a dim view simply because it is an effort by a government.
Or have you not experienced the joys of bureaucracy? heh.
In Soviet Russua, Godwin threads *you*. Wait, what?
Sounds very good, but consider:
1. Tiny company creates product
2. Large company infringed patent
3. Sales of large already established company are huge, but nobody knows small company, so they sell nearly nothing
They're totally screwed.
Again... your idea sounds great - but I don't think it would work the way you want it to...
Very interesting, but how many times are you going to spam us with it? It was interesting the first time, less so the second time...............
Yeah, because it's *only* the US doing this stuff... Mmm-hmm...
I must strongly disagree. Your solution is, in fact, worse than the problem.
You're throwing out the baby with the bath water.
Unless you think only profitable businesses should have websites. Very few private citizens would register a $100 domain -- but squatters still would.
Maybe so, but I'd probably watch more NBC that way. :-D
I'm offended that you think so little of this topic that you dismiss it by saying "Ok enough of that...."!!
:-)
Then again, I'm offended by my own post, so I'll stop now.
Yes.
But none of this has much to do with life on Mars.
:-)
Unless, of course, we're reminded that there might have once been a society that killed itself the way humanity is surely likely to eventually (we just haven't given ourselves enough rope yet. Thought them nuculer(1) bombs woulda done it, but I guess not...
Offtopic != Ontopic (2)
(1) Hey, I managed to mangle it worse than George!
(2)Intended as humour. And I would argue that my post is at least more on topic than the preceding thread, except the more I talk about it being ontopic, the more offtopic it is. Feh.
Do you know... now I'm tempted, the next time a Christian wishes me a "God bless you!", to appear to concentrate, half-close my eyes, and in a 'satanic' voice mutter - "And may Satan overpower and guide you. Zorbit!"
lol!
less letters
Nitpick: "fewer letters", not "less letters".
Usage: Fewer items, less stuff. Fewer letters, less word length (although "less word length" is awkward...)
Disclaimer: Not *meant* as a flame...
Ah. Well, that explains how I was able to tell the difference, then.