One thing to note is that this party seems to transcend traditional left/right ideological lines and subsequently will not "draw" from one of the major parties like the Greens or Libertarians*. If the Pirate Party ever gets anyone to run for office, they won't be decried as spoilers. At least, it would take a master spinmeister to do so.
*I don't subscribe to this belief, but many do. Perception is reality.
His politics are alright by me (I wouldn't vote for him, though), but there is still a certain sadness that he simply will not be voted out of office short of killing someone.;-)
Ted Kennedy is alright by me. Of course, I'm pretty far to the left, but I'm sure we can agree on one fact.
He will be the senior senator from Massachusetts until he retires or dies. As an aside, Kerry will be the junior senator from Massachusetts until he retires, dies, or is elected or appointed to higher office. Hell, Robert Byrd has been in the Senate since my grandpa was born.
It is very, very sad that our ancestors fought to free us from the power of a hereditary king only for us to turn around and start electing hereditary representatives.
I read that the author wanted to use Kelo as a sort of cattle prod in order to get the telcos off their asses and fix things. I don't think he really was advocating it.
I think that unbundling the lines at the local level is a good idea. I've heard that after France did it, competition came in and lowered prices and increased speed offerings nearly overnight.
When the big news is that, in some country, some leader only got 90% of the vote instead of the 97% expected, it may be significant, but you know that country is no democracy.
We regularly re-elect approximately 99% of incumbent representatives in the US. What does that say about us?
Do you have problems with eye dryness when looking at a PC screen? If so, do you reccomend a particular brand that helps with the problem more than others? I like to wear my contacts when I can, but my eyes get incredibly dry when I have to look at a screen for an extended length of time.
I'm 22 years old. I don't have a cell phone, and I don't plan on getting one anytime soon. I'll probably use a type of "skype-in" service in the near future, but that is the only "phone" I'll have. Email/IM gets the job done for me.
I work during 3rd shift on the weekends for a small private university as a computer lab manager. I'm really nothing more than a glorified security guard. My boss has bothered me about once a week to get a cell phone in case he needs to call me.
"What would you need to call me for?" "In case something happens." "Like what?" "If I have a question about a problem you had last night." "Then call me at home." "What if you aren't home?" "Then I'll get back to you as soon as I can."
As of this writing, my boss has called me perhaps 3 times in the 5 months I've worked there. The point: I'm not spending any kind of my hard-earned paycheck so my boss can have a warm feeling that he can contact me whenever he wants. I'm an hourly employee. My duty to my employer ends when I walk out the door.
There is something about some people, as you say, that need to know pretty trivial information RIGHT NOW.
If they started selling ad space, their profits would probably experience a temporary spike, followed by a long, slow death as people jumped ship.
Isn't that what you're supposed to do? Sell-out for short term profit. Go public and make tons of money. Sell off all your stock before the crash comes.
The idea of keeping long-term economic viability in play is so last decade.
That is one of the common statements made on slashdot regarding DRM, but it's not accurate or sensible to make such a sweeping declaration that DRM is *always* bad.
It is if you do not hold the private keys. In the case of an employer using it, then the employer better have the private keys.
If SCO does not abide by the GPL for all code that they do not have the copyright to, then they will be in violation of the GPL and may be sued by the copyright holders of any such code.
I can't imagine that current local leaders in that state have a very long and rosy political career ahead of them anyway. It's kind of tough to rein in a lame-duck government which is already world-famous for corruption.
You'd be suprised what a bit of gerrymandering can do for politicians.
I've been thinking about that recently. The same should be applied to any sort of "creative property" for lack of a better term.
Copyright is designed to enrich the public knowledge pool by giving authors a time-limited monopoly on distribution of their works. Without such a monopoly, many authors or inventors would simply try to keep their knowledge secret, which doesn't benefit the public. This is obvious with respect to books, especially when copying is very easy. In the software world, companies who do not release the source code for public inspection aren't really publishing anything in the sense that copyright assumes. The copyright on Windows 1.0 will expire in 2080, IIRC, assuming another retroactive extension is not made by Congress. This source will not likely be available anywhere (even at Microsoft) since it was never published, yet Microsoft gets a monopoly on the distribution of it and its derivative works (the binary).
I think that you make sense. If you don't publish your source, you don't get copyright. If forgo copyright protection, feel free to put whatever restrictions you want on your binary files, and even make EULAs that forbid redistribution, etc. If you do publish, you can't put any other restrictions on the files.
Isolation's been tried before, and inevitably it only leads to greater deprivation and misery.
You must break a few eggs to make an omlette. Things will get worse, but they'll get better if the people care.
Hell, North Korea's philosophy of juche is nothing but self-imposed isolation; its citizens should be ready to "throw off the yoke of their oppressors" any day now, right?
If they're not willing to stand up for themselves and "throw off the yoke of their oppressors" then they deserve it. All people have the government they deserve. We Americans will start to find that out in the next few years.
That case says that the Constitution overrules any treaties. If you're arguing that the language doesn't say that or is ambiguous, that may be. All I know is what is, not what might or should be.
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One thing to note is that this party seems to transcend traditional left/right ideological lines and subsequently will not "draw" from one of the major parties like the Greens or Libertarians*. If the Pirate Party ever gets anyone to run for office, they won't be decried as spoilers. At least, it would take a master spinmeister to do so.
*I don't subscribe to this belief, but many do. Perception is reality.
Not to mention the benefits of not having to pull out.
His politics are alright by me (I wouldn't vote for him, though), but there is still a certain sadness that he simply will not be voted out of office short of killing someone. ;-)
Ted Kennedy is alright by me. Of course, I'm pretty far to the left, but I'm sure we can agree on one fact.
He will be the senior senator from Massachusetts until he retires or dies. As an aside, Kerry will be the junior senator from Massachusetts until he retires, dies, or is elected or appointed to higher office. Hell, Robert Byrd has been in the Senate since my grandpa was born.
It is very, very sad that our ancestors fought to free us from the power of a hereditary king only for us to turn around and start electing hereditary representatives.
I read that the author wanted to use Kelo as a sort of cattle prod in order to get the telcos off their asses and fix things. I don't think he really was advocating it.
I think that unbundling the lines at the local level is a good idea. I've heard that after France did it, competition came in and lowered prices and increased speed offerings nearly overnight.
We regularly re-elect approximately 99% of incumbent representatives in the US. What does that say about us?
OT:
Do you have problems with eye dryness when looking at a PC screen? If so, do you reccomend a particular brand that helps with the problem more than others? I like to wear my contacts when I can, but my eyes get incredibly dry when I have to look at a screen for an extended length of time.
I'm 22 years old. I don't have a cell phone, and I don't plan on getting one anytime soon. I'll probably use a type of "skype-in" service in the near future, but that is the only "phone" I'll have. Email/IM gets the job done for me.
I work during 3rd shift on the weekends for a small private university as a computer lab manager. I'm really nothing more than a glorified security guard. My boss has bothered me about once a week to get a cell phone in case he needs to call me.
"What would you need to call me for?"
"In case something happens."
"Like what?"
"If I have a question about a problem you had last night."
"Then call me at home."
"What if you aren't home?"
"Then I'll get back to you as soon as I can."
As of this writing, my boss has called me perhaps 3 times in the 5 months I've worked there. The point: I'm not spending any kind of my hard-earned paycheck so my boss can have a warm feeling that he can contact me whenever he wants. I'm an hourly employee. My duty to my employer ends when I walk out the door.
There is something about some people, as you say, that need to know pretty trivial information RIGHT NOW.
The idea of keeping long-term economic viability in play is so last decade.
You'd assume they learned their lesson from importing the rabbits.
New species + no predators = I, for one, welcome our new poisonous toad overlords!
Not until the Indian workers train their Nigerian replacements.
It is if you do not hold the private keys. In the case of an employer using it, then the employer better have the private keys.
If SCO does not abide by the GPL for all code that they do not have the copyright to, then they will be in violation of the GPL and may be sued by the copyright holders of any such code.
I'd be happy with a blanket copyright of 5 years with an extension to 10 if still commercially sold.
I've been thinking about that recently. The same should be applied to any sort of "creative property" for lack of a better term.
Copyright is designed to enrich the public knowledge pool by giving authors a time-limited monopoly on distribution of their works. Without such a monopoly, many authors or inventors would simply try to keep their knowledge secret, which doesn't benefit the public. This is obvious with respect to books, especially when copying is very easy. In the software world, companies who do not release the source code for public inspection aren't really publishing anything in the sense that copyright assumes. The copyright on Windows 1.0 will expire in 2080, IIRC, assuming another retroactive extension is not made by Congress. This source will not likely be available anywhere (even at Microsoft) since it was never published, yet Microsoft gets a monopoly on the distribution of it and its derivative works (the binary).
I think that you make sense. If you don't publish your source, you don't get copyright. If forgo copyright protection, feel free to put whatever restrictions you want on your binary files, and even make EULAs that forbid redistribution, etc. If you do publish, you can't put any other restrictions on the files.
If they're not willing to stand up for themselves and "throw off the yoke of their oppressors" then they deserve it. All people have the government they deserve. We Americans will start to find that out in the next few years.
So that's one for "I can't explain it".
Its a bit late, but I wanted to be sure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_v._Covert
That case says that the Constitution overrules any treaties. If you're arguing that the language doesn't say that or is ambiguous, that may be. All I know is what is, not what might or should be.
If only I had mod points ...
I'd like to hear the logic from a Republican slashdotter regarding the argument put forth here.
Yes, they do
Well
Umm