(especially when you encode the message in some pictures posted to an alt.binaries.erotica group...)
Yes but then there's always the risk that someone has the original images, finds out in some way (md5sum?) that yours are different, and decides to calculate the differences. I'm afraid that to be really reliable, you'll have to make your own images...
It's not about the amount we consume. It's about the fact that even though it's technically feasible to reduce the amount of power required without "consuming" less (ie. improving efficiency), very few people are interested in this. What valid reasons are there for not improving efficiency even though we can?
Let's not mod grandparent up. The parent AC and grandparent poster are actually the same, Pan T. Hose. He has a history of responding as AC to his own comments and requesting that he be modded up.
Nothing new here. Take a good look at this thread and the wonderful interplay of mister Pan T. Hose and his very good friend Anonymous Coward that follows...
I'm not going to try and convince you of my point of view on this matter since I know from experience in this kind of discussion that the chances of one "side" convincing the other are practically zero. I do however ask you to consider this: In any discussion, trying to silence the other side by any means other than a well-funded counter-argument is not very convincing (consider some totalitarian governments you'll find in many history books).
Banning a certain form of speech (which any form of art is) will not stop it, but merely force it away from the public eye, greatly increasing the appeal of it for anyone who is even remotely interested in things that other people don't want them to know.
As for myself, the fact that many people try to force their opinions on me through law rather than provide valid arguments that are not funded in unprovable theories, is more than enough reason for me not to give up my freedom of mind anytime soon.
As for the first kind: while I wouldn't care if they were banned, what's the point? If they're so boring, no one will buy/play them anyway.
Concerning satanic/sinful/sexual games: you dislike these, probably based on your religion if your.sig is anything to go by. But what about people who don't share your opinion because those subjects might actually be a positive thing for some people? Personally, I'm fascinated by fantasy/horror/eroticism-related art (movies, music, fine art). What makes your personal preference more important than mine?
It's practically impossible for me to keep my children away from religious dogma, but I don't have a problem with that. Why not? Because I teach my children to be open-minded and form their own individual opinions.
I don't call for the banning of things I don't agree with, why do you?
Slashdot Mirror
Yes but then there's always the risk that someone has the original images, finds out in some way (md5sum?) that yours are different, and decides to calculate the differences. I'm afraid that to be really reliable, you'll have to make your own images...
Indeed, just read the "unintended consequences" article:
A typical computer processor and monitor contain five to eight pounds of lead, and other heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury and arsenic.
Five to eight pounds; that's quite a lot of CPU's! And they aren't even made entirely out of lead.
It's not about the amount we consume. It's about the fact that even though it's technically feasible to reduce the amount of power required without "consuming" less (ie. improving efficiency), very few people are interested in this. What valid reasons are there for not improving efficiency even though we can?
Why is it that reducing energy consumption, a perfectly reasonable goal IMHO, is so often associated with commie-hippie-like ideas?
Some evidence here, here, here and here.
And if that's not enough, read this entire thread; especially this message made me cringe.
Nothing new here. Take a good look at this thread and the wonderful interplay of mister Pan T. Hose and his very good friend Anonymous Coward that follows...
Banning a certain form of speech (which any form of art is) will not stop it, but merely force it away from the public eye, greatly increasing the appeal of it for anyone who is even remotely interested in things that other people don't want them to know.
As for myself, the fact that many people try to force their opinions on me through law rather than provide valid arguments that are not funded in unprovable theories, is more than enough reason for me not to give up my freedom of mind anytime soon.
Concerning satanic/sinful/sexual games: you dislike these, probably based on your religion if your .sig is anything to go by. But what about people who don't share your opinion because those subjects might actually be a positive thing for some people? Personally, I'm fascinated by fantasy/horror/eroticism-related art (movies, music, fine art). What makes your personal preference more important than mine?
It's practically impossible for me to keep my children away from religious dogma, but I don't have a problem with that. Why not? Because I teach my children to be open-minded and form their own individual opinions.
I don't call for the banning of things I don't agree with, why do you?