However, this does not make google's actions even questionable. Of course it does. They induced the government to act in an immoral way. Just as hiring someone to commit murder is immoral, as is inducing the government to sign NDAs.
Do you refuse to take tax breaks that you think are bad policy? I'm not eligible for any tax breaks;)
Morally I think government officials shouldn't be signing NDAs when it concerns putting forth laws. If Google wants a new law, then everything the government officials have been told should be made available to the public. I think laws for specific individuals (whether good or bad) or companies are terrible ideas and much too prone to abuse and so they should be done in an extremely sparing fashion, if at all.
or the people who want everything totally free and unregulated, no matter the consequences, I have not seen anyone on this article put forth this opinion. The "problem" is, no-one has proven there are any consequences so people wanting everything totally free and unregulated no matter the consequences look exactly the same as those who want everything free barring no bad consequences.
Well I had sex with your wife last night. I'm guessing telling you after you had just found out your father died would be a bad time to spread that information;)
Right, but perhaps NC lost 50m per year because other companies negotiated tax breaks with other states that had they not done so, may have gone to NC.
This might be standard operating procedure. But so was racketeering.
But not all of the money would stay with North Carolina, right? Surely some of it would get booted up to the Federal level where there are armies to pay for.
This is just standard buisness practice. Doesn't make it right. Other things that were once standard business practice include: * Slavery * Racism * Sexism, etc.
The secrecy and nondisclosure agreements are pretty standard, for reasons that are obvious if you give it two minutes worth of consideration The government should not be involved in any secrecy or NDAs when creating new laws. I took your 2 minutes to consider it, and the reasons I could come up with were not worth the government secretly creating laws for a specific company.
That Google and NC worked through all the issues suggests... goodwill rather more than evil, wouldn't you agree? No it suggests that Google and the NC legislators are evil.
If a bill is being drafted specifically for a company, then the public should know which bill it is and which company it is. If Google can't pursue the idea without those stipulations (and the fact they're requiring a special law makes me immediately say they shouldn't be pursuing the idea, I'd need to be convinced they should pursue it) then tough luck.
The fact that the NC legislators are willingly helping Google in covering up their actions in creating a law simply spreads the evil, it doesn't negate Google's evil.
Half the price of nothing? Well while technically half of nothing is a value (i.e. nothing) I don't think you'll be saving anything by waiting, except your life;)
it still is a surprisingly competent notebook after 3.5 years Wow. You're surprised to get 3.5 years out of your Mac? I got 6 (I consider anything less then 5 years out of a computer to be less then my money's worth) out of my PC and only replaced it because it broke.
Surely a more acceptable term than theft is 'freeloading'. Sounds like what most Linux users do.
Or maybe Leeching. But I always seed after I download something!
Because downloading a torrent is exactly the same as attacking a ship, killing it's crew and doing random raping and pillaging. Only dirty hippies that hate America can't see that. I take offense to that. Our raping and pillaging is never random. We only ever do it to places we aren't fond of.
I might be the most anti-DRM/anti-Intellectual Property person around here, but this argument that a company should lower its prices to discourage stealing is ridiculous. You're saying that because Rolex charges $5k for a watch, then it's OK to steal one. I find your claim to be anti-IP while still equating copyright infringement with stealing ridiculous.
Yes, but you are presuming a causal linkage between the two if you suggest this (i.e. Money for Space = No Money for Food for the Poor). Your post ignores the fact that less money spent on space = more money that can be spent on food for the poor.
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Morally I think government officials shouldn't be signing NDAs when it concerns putting forth laws. If Google wants a new law, then everything the government officials have been told should be made available to the public. I think laws for specific individuals (whether good or bad) or companies are terrible ideas and much too prone to abuse and so they should be done in an extremely sparing fashion, if at all.
Well I had sex with your wife last night. I'm guessing telling you after you had just found out your father died would be a bad time to spread that information ;)
So I take it you don't eat salmon?
Right, but perhaps NC lost 50m per year because other companies negotiated tax breaks with other states that had they not done so, may have gone to NC.
This might be standard operating procedure. But so was racketeering.
But not all of the money would stay with North Carolina, right? Surely some of it would get booted up to the Federal level where there are armies to pay for.
* Slavery
* Racism
* Sexism, etc.
We don't accept those either AFAIK.
If a bill is being drafted specifically for a company, then the public should know which bill it is and which company it is. If Google can't pursue the idea without those stipulations (and the fact they're requiring a special law makes me immediately say they shouldn't be pursuing the idea, I'd need to be convinced they should pursue it) then tough luck.
The fact that the NC legislators are willingly helping Google in covering up their actions in creating a law simply spreads the evil, it doesn't negate Google's evil.
I'm seeing odd things happen with the numbers, but nothing that indicates a cover up. I'd say its simply quirks with the google system.
Half the price of nothing? Well while technically half of nothing is a value (i.e. nothing) I don't think you'll be saving anything by waiting, except your life ;)
Wow, and I thought people defacing Wikipedia to test it was bad.
Any non-Apple hardware which Apple uses DRM to lock you out of using. So Apple.
I'd be somewhat worried if Slashdot's accounting is done by a 12 year old.
it still is a surprisingly competent notebook after 3.5 years
Wow. You're surprised to get 3.5 years out of your Mac? I got 6 (I consider anything less then 5 years out of a computer to be less then my money's worth) out of my PC and only replaced it because it broke.
I don't like being told I can't use particular hardware, just because a company doesn't feel like it.
it does work with all of those odd USB gadgets that people buy (my missle launcher doesn't work under OS X).
Microsoft XP: Favoured by terrorists.
No-one has ever turned to living metal by going into space. No-one!
I'm doing something illegal by downloading Linux ISO's from isohunt? Wow. The law really is messed up.
(download Linux ISOs of course
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It did, yes. At least with games.