Apparently Pasteur himself was among those awed by his stunning demonstrations of power over life and death. He developed a remarkably robust faith that he could do no harm. When, in an incident that Geison omits, Dr. Grancher, one of his assistants, accidentally stuck himself with a syringe filled with a virulent emulsion, Pasteur proposed that Grancher inoculate himself with the rabies vaccine and then, as if to conjure away any possible doubt about the wisdom of this procedure, offered to receive the first injection himself. Grancher, while more than willing to risk his own life, refused to jeopardize Pasteur's. Pasteur then ordered his nephew, Adrien Loir, to inoculate him. Loir refused but offered to submit to inoculation himself. Finally, Loir inoculated Grancher, whereupon Grancher treated Loir and a third assistant, while Pasteur looked on. It is hard to read this episode as anything other than a ritual of expiation: for all their profession of faith in science, these were men anxious at tampering with the deepest mysteries.
(Later, in the same link: )
one veterinarian had gone so far as to agitate the tubes containing the lethal serum (lest Pasteur inject some sheep from the top of the liquid and others from the bottom) forswore his doubts once the results were in and even proposed to inoculate himself with the most virulent strain of anthrax--after immunization, of course, with Pasteur's vaccine.
This is both amazing and interesting, since both scientifical discoveries (vaccines, ulcers) were related to bacteria.
"Microsoft believed that only people who actually lost data had a right to sue; that those merely with faulty software hadn't been injured."
I hate Microsoft as much of the next guy, but I don't see what's wrong with this. It's basically saying "If you lost data, you can sue. If you didn't, you can't".
If your car was sold to you with defective brakes, the company who sold it has the moral obligation (IANAL so i can't really say if they have the LEGAL obligation tho) to give you new brakes. You don't have to wait until you have a car accident to get new brakes, do you?
Microsoft didn't have to pay for damages to the DOS 6.0 users, they just had to give them a FIXED version of their software. Was that so hard to do? huh? The users could have paid shipping and handling, but the software should be free in this case.
This only proves how ruthless the Microsoft policies are. They don't give a sh*t about the customer, they just want da money. And check this out - this was WAY BEFORE Internet Explorer. Do we need more proof that Microsoft is *EVIL* ?
So, what's the choice those DOS 6.0 users have, if not spending ADDITIONAL money for something they ALREADY paid for? Get a copy of the fixed DOS 6.0, even if it's "illegal". So the legal system turns a victim into a "criminal". Only in America!
Fulfill these needs and you'll find happiness. (An interesting thought is that this view does not oppose christianity at all, they seem to fit very well)
A personal observation upon myself is that the darkest times of my life were the ones where none (or only one) of these needs were fulfilled. If I didn't believe in God, i would surely have killed myself - so maybe Maslow's pyramid could also be used as an indicator for potential suicides. Just a thought.
I agree that some tactics of the proprietary software industry are less than desirable, but how many of us would be able to earn a living without them?
"OH yeah - computer viruses can infect your ENTIRE network just by looking at an infected picture. Hackers will be on the loose, using people's computers as weapons to hack into government computers, steal credit card numbers, and commit major frauds (this thanks to the greatest computer monopoly in all time, one single company selling you word processors, spreadsheets, and operating system).
Meanwhile, big corporations and the government are starting big-brother like campaigns to spy on people and only let them only transfer information that do not threaten 'national security'. Why would companies cooperate with this? Money! They want to keep control over what music you get, and whom you get it from.
Want encryption? Forget it, they can force you to give away the encryption password, or you'll be labelled as a terrorist. Speaking of terrorists, companies' networks can be hijacked by hacker masterminds, who begin asking for money so that your network can have access to the world. Ironically, the U.S. wants to keep control over the global network, using their military and economical power to disuade other countries."
about a troubled guy in a disfunctional family who kept playing GTA. One day, this guy decided to rob something, and the police caught him on the spot. He took one officer's gun to try to cuff him and run away, but the officer began yelling, and the guy shot him because he got scared.
The point in the article was that the "shooting officers" was an automatic response, something he had learned by playing GTA.
And this makes me think that we've been tackling the violent videogame issue from the wrong viewpoint: It's not that certain videogames make us violent - violence is something we learn at home, but that we are more prone to repeat the actions learned in videogames, when we become violent. This is, learned behavior from the videogames. This contrasts with movies,books and TV, where we are only spectators and no automatic-actions (such as shooting someone) are learned.
And it makes sense now: Home/Family learned violence + Videogame-learned violent actions = dangerous person.
In other words, it means that videogames such as GTA, which portray realistic violence (against fictional violence like "Street Fighter II") can turn an already violent person into a potential murderer.
"Ms. Andersen, You've been living a double life. During the day, you're Ms. Andersen, a humble housewife. But during the night, you are known as gotenkito@kazaa.com, a peer to peer downloader. Only one of these lives, Ms. Andersen, has a future."
It's 5:13PM here, and after a lot of posts, I haven't noticed much flaming going around. Perhaps we've come to the terms where "IE vulnerability found" isn't news anymore. On the other hand, finding a Firefox vulnerability _IS_ news, and makes it a more fertile environment for flamewars.
booklets, brochures, etc. handed to the public can be derived from this book. The point is that the book can now be used as a reference, a cornerstone needed to provide the facts (as opposed to opinions) about copyright.
The author (or at least the summary:P ) hits the nail on the head about the music industry: People being able to distribute their audio or video art BY THEMSELVES, making the Recording Industry redundant, if not obsolete.
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Actually I learned about Maslow because of this webcomic. Who'd have thought?
He was willing to inoculate himself to prove his theories.
From the link:
Apparently Pasteur himself was among those awed by his stunning demonstrations of power over life and death. He developed a remarkably robust faith that he could do no harm. When, in an incident that Geison omits, Dr. Grancher, one of his assistants, accidentally stuck himself with a syringe filled with a virulent emulsion, Pasteur proposed that Grancher inoculate himself with the rabies vaccine and then, as if to conjure away any possible doubt about the wisdom of this procedure, offered to receive the first injection himself. Grancher, while more than willing to risk his own life, refused to jeopardize Pasteur's. Pasteur then ordered his nephew, Adrien Loir, to inoculate him. Loir refused but offered to submit to inoculation himself. Finally, Loir inoculated Grancher, whereupon Grancher treated Loir and a third assistant, while Pasteur looked on. It is hard to read this episode as anything other than a ritual of expiation: for all their profession of faith in science, these were men anxious at tampering with the deepest mysteries.
(Later, in the same link: )
one veterinarian had gone so far as to agitate the tubes containing the lethal serum (lest Pasteur inject some sheep from the top of the liquid and others from the bottom) forswore his doubts once the results were in and even proposed to inoculate himself with the most virulent strain of anthrax--after immunization, of course, with Pasteur's vaccine.
This is both amazing and interesting, since both scientifical discoveries (vaccines, ulcers) were related to bacteria.
He suffered a lot of problems getting the medical establishment to believe him
:P
Do "a lot of problems" include stomach aches?
"Microsoft believed that only people who actually lost data had a right to sue; that those merely with faulty software hadn't been injured."
I hate Microsoft as much of the next guy, but I don't see what's wrong with this. It's basically saying "If you lost data, you can sue. If you didn't, you can't".
If your car was sold to you with defective brakes, the company who sold it has the moral obligation (IANAL so i can't really say if they have the LEGAL obligation tho) to give you new brakes. You don't have to wait until you have a car accident to get new brakes, do you?
Microsoft didn't have to pay for damages to the DOS 6.0 users, they just had to give them a FIXED version of their software. Was that so hard to do? huh? The users could have paid shipping and handling, but the software should be free in this case.
This only proves how ruthless the Microsoft policies are. They don't give a sh*t about the customer, they just want da money. And check this out - this was WAY BEFORE Internet Explorer. Do we need more proof that Microsoft is *EVIL* ?
So, what's the choice those DOS 6.0 users have, if not spending ADDITIONAL money for something they ALREADY paid for? Get a copy of the fixed DOS 6.0, even if it's "illegal". So the legal system turns a victim into a "criminal". Only in America!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_Pyramid
Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, Actualization.
Fulfill these needs and you'll find happiness. (An interesting thought is that this view does not oppose christianity at all, they seem to fit very well)
A personal observation upon myself is that the darkest times of my life were the ones where none (or only one) of these needs were fulfilled. If I didn't believe in God, i would surely have killed myself - so maybe Maslow's pyramid could also be used as an indicator for potential suicides. Just a thought.
WTF!?!?
NETSCAPE!?!? Oh man...
I agree that some tactics of the proprietary software industry are less than desirable, but how many of us would be able to earn a living without them?
See here.
Trend: Products (before) -> Services (after)
Will they come in opendocument format? Or proprietary PDF?
Just wondering.
I'd rather mod the post as "interesting". Because, you see, you're thinking with the /. mentality again.
Don't think of powerpoint as SOFTWARE, but rather as "a computer thingy which mades cool slideshows". (Remember it's Mr. Joe Investor thinking).
I just hope i don't lose my geek license with this statement...
I wonder what will be the impact that this article will have upon potential investors... it's businessweek, after all.
Any ideas?
mind explaining why the "th" jokes? For us uneducated masses.
Thanks.
And the X-Race will be sponsored by: (check all that apply)
[ ] Insurance companies
[ ] Medical Services
[ ] Annointments for scratches
[ ] Parachute companies
[ ] Funeral Services
"OH yeah - computer viruses can infect your ENTIRE network just by looking at an infected picture. Hackers will be on the loose, using people's computers as weapons to hack into government computers, steal credit card numbers, and commit major frauds (this thanks to the greatest computer monopoly in all time, one single company selling you word processors, spreadsheets, and operating system).
Meanwhile, big corporations and the government are starting big-brother like campaigns to spy on people and only let them only transfer information that do not threaten 'national security'. Why would companies cooperate with this? Money! They want to keep control over what music you get, and whom you get it from.
Want encryption? Forget it, they can force you to give away the encryption password, or you'll be labelled as a terrorist. Speaking of terrorists, companies' networks can be hijacked by hacker masterminds, who begin asking for money so that your network can have access to the world. Ironically, the U.S. wants to keep control over the global network, using their military and economical power to disuade other countries."
_NOW_ it sounds sci-fi. w00t, the future is here!
Wasn't television being blamed also for rotting minds at one point?
That's ridiculous! How could TV rot our minds? - oh wait, the midget's trying to flirt with this girl in Surreal Life - be back soon!
about a troubled guy in a disfunctional family who kept playing GTA. One day, this guy decided to rob something, and the police caught him on the spot. He took one officer's gun to try to cuff him and run away, but the officer began yelling, and the guy shot him because he got scared.
The point in the article was that the "shooting officers" was an automatic response, something he had learned by playing GTA.
And this makes me think that we've been tackling the violent videogame issue from the wrong viewpoint: It's not that certain videogames make us violent - violence is something we learn at home, but that we are more prone to repeat the actions learned in videogames, when we become violent. This is, learned behavior from the videogames. This contrasts with movies,books and TV, where we are only spectators and no automatic-actions (such as shooting someone) are learned.
And it makes sense now: Home/Family learned violence + Videogame-learned violent actions = dangerous person.
In other words, it means that videogames such as GTA, which portray realistic violence (against fictional violence like "Street Fighter II") can turn an already violent person into a potential murderer.
Opinions anyone?
"Ms. Andersen, You've been living a double life. During the day, you're Ms. Andersen, a humble housewife. But during the night, you are known as gotenkito@kazaa.com, a peer to peer downloader. Only one of these lives, Ms. Andersen, has a future."
:D
Now it makes sense! Ms. Andersen is THE ONE!
Why don't we just call them both "the Lesbos system"? Sounds more fitting ;-)
it should be:
Episode III) NOOOOOOOoooooooooo
Welcome... to Arachnid Park!
Are you sure you got that right? Our new arachnoid overlords thought they were welcomed to Human Park.
I really recommend the noob by Gianna Masetti.
http://www.thenoobcomic.com/ (Coral)
Your typical noob in your typical MMORPG.
The part about the fabled orb of power was hilarious (be sure to read the scenes after).
It's 5:13PM here, and after a lot of posts, I haven't noticed much flaming going around. Perhaps we've come to the terms where "IE vulnerability found" isn't news anymore. On the other hand, finding a Firefox vulnerability _IS_ news, and makes it a more fertile environment for flamewars.
12 songs, with album cover art and liner art, about 15$.
1 song, no art or media, a dollar a song.
Seeing how the RIAA get mad and cry like children: PRICELESS.
if they did that, Jobs would give the RIAA a big "go fuck yourself" and sell ipods at cost for a while
Worse! Steve Jobs could make HIS OWN RECORDING COMPANY! *GASP*
RIAA, meet your nemesis.
(Boy, these times are getting more and more interesting)
booklets, brochures, etc. handed to the public can be derived from this book. The point is that the book can now be used as a reference, a cornerstone needed to provide the facts (as opposed to opinions) about copyright.
Think of the book as "The Copyright Bible".
The author (or at least the summary :P ) hits the nail on the head about the music industry: People being able to distribute their audio or video art BY THEMSELVES, making the Recording Industry redundant, if not obsolete.