Merely a list of 'exceptions' to the original idea ; Wordsmith raises some valid points and certainly has a right to express them.
1. If you rent, you don't really get to dictate your roommate-hiring policy, 100%. Not really. You sublease without a contract, you get prosecuted. People may not like the "crazy" equality laws of sub-leasing to others, but they Will abide by them so long as they are renting, etc. from someone else. Obviously - we hope - 99% of people aren't going to have a "problem" renting to someone else if they absolutely need to. But, none the less.
2. How nice we live in a world where everyone, regardless of gender, race, religion etc. has such disposable income as to be able to afford any property, period. "thank goodness people other than white, straight males aren't discriminated against everywhere else in society!" Let us deny people a few dozen crucial resources and see how many inane "clubhouses" are formed. "Sorry, can't come into this treehouse until you get a job in a white man's world. Oh, and an education, haircut and sexual preference I approve of. Thanks". This is how too much of "organized" "religion" works, as well.
3. It's also amazing people have been able to "own" property ; some have been working for years to take it with them "when they go" (e.g. die). Shouldn't a bunch of plasma, then dinosaurs, cave people and Native people own the land then? After all they got there first. Shorthand : nobody really 'owns' anything. You're borrowing. Yeah, really. There is no spoon.
I agree, however I think, ultimately, it comes down to one magic word : "precedent". In theory, once the US Supreme Court agrees to hear something involving anything of issue X, while the case itself may be super-specific (and, ultimately, usually is), it bodes very well in any future case, at all, anywhere, for the simple phrase "Yes, but the Supreme Court recently ruled, on this issue, X" to come up.
As a quick reminder to the agape observers, re : Google's latest offering, remember : as has been true with (almost) every previous other thing the company has offered, Google is not "forcing" you to download this. They are merely offering it. It won't even come up as a "suggested update".
Unalike, say Internet Explorer, if you don't like something from the company you can simply remove it from your system / desktop. Tracking non-personal information, if even not to any significant degree here, is not only by no means limited to Google, it has been largely - cookies aside, and even then - voluntary.
I think I saw this on "Star Trek" (and, also, "Futurama" - the "scooty-puff, junior" episode) one time.
"Borgoogle : Resistance is results 1-10 of about 200."
Folk / rock singer Janis Ian proposed a very similar model (her ideology was a quarter a song) in a great article from 2002. Her original piece (linked at top) is a good read as well and gives a good view from an "insider's" point of view about the (then) state of the music industry.
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One of the reasons that some blogs which ultilize the WordPress and / or MovableType format in style is that these services, generally speaking, cost something (even if a small amount), not only in money but in (marginal but present) communication with server B.
About 97% of LJ's users (it changes but generally remains in this number : here is their stats page) are free. A few reasonably intelligent luminaries, including for example horror author Poppy Z. Brite, have blogs at the site so of course free or 'common' shouldn't necessarily equal 'demise' or 'not worthy'. Many people use electricity and that won't be going away anytime soon (although hopefully it will change to more environmentally-friendly methods such as wind and water power, however I digress). Just my 2 cents.
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Perhaps the 2nd spider was a 3-d representation of one from Google's Lively.
This congressman accepts check, cash or PayPal. All bids are final.
alternately :
1. (sort of) vote for new congressperson
2. ?
3. Profit!
The easy math :
1. Yahoo in talks with both Microsoft, and Google.
2. ?
3. Profit!
1. Scientists with guns
2. ???
3. Ponies!
Oh great, now we have to close some doors, because every time God opens a Windows...
Apparently someone set them up the bomb!
They now have no choice but to yes well, etc.
Good evening,
Merely a list of 'exceptions' to the original idea ; Wordsmith raises some valid points and certainly has a right to express them.
1. If you rent, you don't really get to dictate your roommate-hiring policy, 100%. Not really. You sublease without a contract, you get prosecuted. People may not like the "crazy" equality laws of sub-leasing to others, but they Will abide by them so long as they are renting, etc. from someone else. Obviously - we hope - 99% of people aren't going to have a "problem" renting to someone else if they absolutely need to. But, none the less.
2. How nice we live in a world where everyone, regardless of gender, race, religion etc. has such disposable income as to be able to afford any property, period. "thank goodness people other than white, straight males aren't discriminated against everywhere else in society!" Let us deny people a few dozen crucial resources and see how many inane "clubhouses" are formed. "Sorry, can't come into this treehouse until you get a job in a white man's world. Oh, and an education, haircut and sexual preference I approve of. Thanks". This is how too much of "organized" "religion" works, as well.
3. It's also amazing people have been able to "own" property ; some have been working for years to take it with them "when they go" (e.g. die). Shouldn't a bunch of plasma, then dinosaurs, cave people and Native people own the land then? After all they got there first. Shorthand : nobody really 'owns' anything. You're borrowing. Yeah, really. There is no spoon.
Anywho, just some additional "food for thought".
In a somewhat related story, Apple announces price drop on new Ipod Nanoparticales.
The jury would have also accepted :
2. ?
3. profit!
Predictions are often spoken by a... 4. Profit!
"Luke, I am.. your server!" "No, it's not possible!" "Search your trackback records, you know it to be true..."
I agree, however I think, ultimately, it comes down to one magic word : "precedent". In theory, once the US Supreme Court agrees to hear something involving anything of issue X, while the case itself may be super-specific (and, ultimately, usually is), it bodes very well in any future case, at all, anywhere, for the simple phrase "Yes, but the Supreme Court recently ruled, on this issue, X" to come up.
Yeah! ; I tried heading over to www.weaponsofmassdestruction.com , and nothing was even found ;)
Ah, one of my favorite songs! from group They Might Be Search Results.
"Inter-net (not Com-net Controllers)" is another.
It's solentGoogle!
and, of course if your entry isn't found, you get 404 visits with Bill Gates.
;)
The jury would have also accepted meeting with George Lucas. The top 1,137 people shall recieve that honor
This is a Boba Fett / Empire Strikes Back reference, which only a few people may have caught, heh.
As a quick reminder to the agape observers, re : Google's latest offering, remember : as has been true with (almost) every previous other thing the company has offered, Google is not "forcing" you to download this. They are merely offering it. It won't even come up as a "suggested update".
Unalike, say Internet Explorer, if you don't like something from the company you can simply remove it from your system / desktop. Tracking non-personal information, if even not to any significant degree here, is not only by no means limited to Google, it has been largely - cookies aside, and even then - voluntary.
I think I saw this on "Star Trek" (and, also, "Futurama" - the "scooty-puff, junior" episode) one time. "Borgoogle : Resistance is results 1-10 of about 200."
and, of course :
0. profit!
> The PC will eventually be relegated to a keyboard, mouse, and screen.
Good points! I think that some Mac models seem to be very close to this, right now.
Folk / rock singer Janis Ian proposed a very similar model (her ideology was a quarter a song) in a great article from 2002. Her original piece (linked at top) is a good read as well and gives a good view from an "insider's" point of view about the (then) state of the music industry.
Gmini, Gmini, Gmini a man after midnight...
One of the reasons that some blogs which ultilize the WordPress and / or MovableType format in style is that these services, generally speaking, cost something (even if a small amount), not only in money but in (marginal but present) communication with server B.
About 97% of LJ's users (it changes but generally remains in this number : here is their stats page) are free. A few reasonably intelligent luminaries, including for example horror author Poppy Z. Brite, have blogs at the site so of course free or 'common' shouldn't necessarily equal 'demise' or 'not worthy'. Many people use electricity and that won't be going away anytime soon (although hopefully it will change to more environmentally-friendly methods such as wind and water power, however I digress). Just my 2 cents.
Yes, alas 3. profit! seems to hold much of a sway here in the US.