and not resort to name-calling. we haven't heard the other guy's side.
post ur opinion, agree with this mcwizard or the other guy, but let's not start calling people you haven't met or listened to names like idiot or refer to the size of his penis. and my threshold is 4...
if ever i'm in an argument, particularly if i'm losing, I guess i should ask slashdot before my 'enemy' does and hope for a response like this (i'm not implying mcwizard is the bad guy, just an example)
i was happy to see so many ppl uphold the values of GPL but was extremely disappointed when the insults began and snowballed
we're talking about ethics here.. aren't we? is it ethical to look down on ppl when u've won an argument about ethics?
that said, i must say i agree with most of the responses.. mcwizard is not doin anything illegal or unethical
spammers really suck but I think we all realize that there will always be spammers, flamers, assholes, etc. (i really want to believe that human beings by nature are 'good' tho)
the real villains aren't the spammers.. it's those idiots who actually buy stuff from spammers, or click the links in the e-mail. If no one ever paid attention to spam or bought stuff through it, it wouldn't eliminate spam (cos it's not like it requires a huge investment to spam) but i'm sure it would make a difference.
it reminds me of the nyc subway. If no one ever threw trash onto the tracks, there would be no rats. but there's always one idiot who does, and then some other idiot comes along and spits, and it snowballs into the disgusting state things are in now, where every other station has rodent warnings posted up.
"human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so" - Adams
mrs. lovejoy: won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?!
my lil sis has had a phone since she was 9.. and she was the last of her friends to get one. if they're worried about antennas near schools, what about all those metal detectors?
iCanHearYouNow...Good!
if it's flash-based it better be damn small, cos I'd rather have an apple fone with a 60GB hard-drive if it's no bigger than the iPod
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so is this goodbye to analog? photography is saying goodbye too, but the 'artists' prefer analog there.. musicians don't seem to care
and not resort to name-calling. we haven't heard the other guy's side.
post ur opinion, agree with this mcwizard or the other guy, but let's not start calling people you haven't met or listened to names like idiot or refer to the size of his penis. and my threshold is 4...
if ever i'm in an argument, particularly if i'm losing, I guess i should ask slashdot before my 'enemy' does and hope for a response like this (i'm not implying mcwizard is the bad guy, just an example)
i was happy to see so many ppl uphold the values of GPL but was extremely disappointed when the insults began and snowballed
we're talking about ethics here.. aren't we? is it ethical to look down on ppl when u've won an argument about ethics?
that said, i must say i agree with most of the responses.. mcwizard is not doin anything illegal or unethical
the real villains aren't the spammers.. it's those idiots who actually buy stuff from spammers, or click the links in the e-mail. If no one ever paid attention to spam or bought stuff through it, it wouldn't eliminate spam (cos it's not like it requires a huge investment to spam) but i'm sure it would make a difference.
it reminds me of the nyc subway. If no one ever threw trash onto the tracks, there would be no rats. but there's always one idiot who does, and then some other idiot comes along and spits, and it snowballs into the disgusting state things are in now, where every other station has rodent warnings posted up.
"human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so" - Adams
mrs. lovejoy: won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?!
my lil sis has had a phone since she was 9.. and she was the last of her friends to get one.
if they're worried about antennas near schools, what about all those metal detectors?
iCanHearYouNow...Good! if it's flash-based it better be damn small, cos I'd rather have an apple fone with a 60GB hard-drive if it's no bigger than the iPod