If a qubit has four states instead of two, shouldn't we update Schroedinger's thought expirement to have four states? The cat is either: Dead, Not-Dead, Really-Not-Enjoying-Life, or Pining.
a good read for anyone wishing to become thoroughly disgusted (or at least, morally and intellectually challenged) by the barrenness and degradation of the pornographic enterprise in general
The barenness and degradation of the meat packing industry is stomach-churning. I still love steak.
The barenness and degradation of the garment industry (mostly in third world countries) is terrible. I'm not volunteering to go naked (usual/.'er dimensions).
If you have a problem with industry practices, work to change industry practices rather than attacking the product. Most people attacking porn object to the product, and pointing at bad industry practices is just a red herring. Many cities have tried to ban strip clubs, because so much violence and drug use happens in and around strip clubs. Biker bars, they're kosher.
The thing is, this would make it easier for them to ban pornography...It's much easier to simply ban all.xxx domains than to ban certain blacklisted sites or keywords or do image recognition.
The reason that your comment and the GP are missing each other is because of the word 'ban'. You are talking about 'filtering' the content on a family or individual basis. What the GP meant by 'ban' is that the Christians want to make sure that nobody has access to porn. They aren't trying to protect 'the children'; they are trying to assert their God-given right to control your life.
I think that falls within the bailiwick of the FCC.
While the FCC is investigating this, a nice statement such as:
Manipulating the traffic between an Internet user and an Internet content-provider, beyond what is needed to provide transport service to said users, will result in a carrier losing 'common carrier' status. The carriers will at that point be responsible for the content of said traffic.
That kind of statement would put an end to this nonsense.
I think it is possible for profit to be the priority, and yet have ethics inform ones path to profits.
For publicly traded corporations in the US, this is not the case. These corporations are under a legal obligation to 'maximize shareholder value' (within the limits of the rest of the laws). Officers have been sued (and lost) for not carrying out their mandate to maximize shareholder value.
Any attempt to be ethical must be excused by statements such as, 'By maintaining high standards of ethics we will forge financially advantageous relationships with business partners and customers. The monetary value of these relationships is expected to be higher than the revenues that could be realized from unethical behavior.'
A lot of people don't appreciate how many business are designed to give the poor a royal screwing: furniture rental (non-commercial), paycheck cashing, paycheck advance (really high interest rates (200+% APR)), etc.
I couldn't believe this one: tire and wheel rental outfits. You'll only find these in really poor neighborhoods. Some of their customers are idiots who want really snazzy rims and spinners that they can't afford (thank you, US education system), but most can't afford simple tires to get to work.
Nooooo! Now the cost for: History Channel, Discovery Channel, Science Channel, etc is going to be $50 per month each (because there will be few subscribers), while: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN4, ESPN5, ESPN6, ESPN7, ESPN8, etc will be 10 cents each.
Reputedly, in the US, you're supposed to be trained to drive a motor vehicle.
Not really. In most US states, the high schools offer "Drivers' Ed" as a non-mandatory course, but the state office that grants Drivers' Licenses doesn't know or care if a person has had any training.
I can't speak for many countries, but in Germany, the Driving School (Fahrschule?) is mandatory to get a license and IIRC, costs about $2000.
Nope. In Florida, we have no licenses for handguns, and no registration either. The only kind of license you might want is a Concealed Weapons Permit, which is very easy to get.
That's so many orders of removal away from meaningful content that it's amazing.
So, it's the author's credentials that give meaning to content? Content can't have meaning unless the author has a journalism degree and works for a corporation? Neither a reader nor a/. editor can decide that a piece of content has meaning, and might be interesting to others?
I don't know why I'm responding to your comment, which is just a: comment...about a...Slashdot article...about a blog...which is criticizing a report...which is pretty obviously another paid-for-study.
Yes, this is Microsoft pulling an 'Embrace, Extend, Extinguish' on the act of Open-Sourcing a proprietary product. Not only do they get to look good for a while, and throw a wrench into Mass' plans, but they can lessen the impact of other companies that release their products as OpenSource. When companies release their products or technologies as OpenSource in the future, users and pundits will ask, 'Is this a real boon for users, or another Microsoft-ish pseudo-benefit?'
Or maybe the government IT folks in Massachusets think that a format designed to be open and interoperable will be a better format than one that was designed to serve the interests of one corporation. Those crazy kids.
If by 'desparate' you mean 'responding to the market' then yes, they are.
Microsoft's track record is one of abusing their monopoly, to abuse their customers. If they're 'responding to the market' they must think that their corporate doomsday clock is at 11:59pm.
So there! (sorry for that last bit, but I just wanted to use *all three* forms of they're/their/there correctly in one post (another sign of the apocalypse)).
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If a qubit has four states instead of two, shouldn't we update Schroedinger's thought expirement to have four states? The cat is either: Dead, Not-Dead, Really-Not-Enjoying-Life, or Pining.
New physics textbook: 101 Uses for a Dead or Not-Dead Cat
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The barenness and degradation of the meat packing industry is stomach-churning. I still love steak.
The barenness and degradation of the garment industry (mostly in third world countries) is terrible. I'm not volunteering to go naked (usual /.'er dimensions).
If you have a problem with industry practices, work to change industry practices rather than attacking the product. Most people attacking porn object to the product, and pointing at bad industry practices is just a red herring. Many cities have tried to ban strip clubs, because so much violence and drug use happens in and around strip clubs. Biker bars, they're kosher.
The reason that your comment and the GP are missing each other is because of the word 'ban'. You are talking about 'filtering' the content on a family or individual basis. What the GP meant by 'ban' is that the Christians want to make sure that nobody has access to porn. They aren't trying to protect 'the children'; they are trying to assert their God-given right to control your life.
While the FCC is investigating this, a nice statement such as:
Manipulating the traffic between an Internet user and an Internet content-provider, beyond what is needed to provide transport service to said users, will result in a carrier losing 'common carrier' status. The carriers will at that point be responsible for the content of said traffic.
That kind of statement would put an end to this nonsense.
For publicly traded corporations in the US, this is not the case. These corporations are under a legal obligation to 'maximize shareholder value' (within the limits of the rest of the laws). Officers have been sued (and lost) for not carrying out their mandate to maximize shareholder value.
Any attempt to be ethical must be excused by statements such as, 'By maintaining high standards of ethics we will forge financially advantageous relationships with business partners and customers. The monetary value of these relationships is expected to be higher than the revenues that could be realized from unethical behavior.'
Ooh, that's a pane in the neck.
I couldn't believe this one: tire and wheel rental outfits. You'll only find these in really poor neighborhoods. Some of their customers are idiots who want really snazzy rims and spinners that they can't afford (thank you, US education system), but most can't afford simple tires to get to work.
The Yellow Machines hung in the air in much the same way that bricks don't.
Nooooo! Now the cost for: History Channel, Discovery Channel, Science Channel, etc is going to be $50 per month each (because there will be few subscribers), while: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN4, ESPN5, ESPN6, ESPN7, ESPN8, etc will be 10 cents each.
Oddly enough, it turns out that none of the 1960's took place during the 1970's. It's a conspiracy of chronographers.
All your McDonald's needs is a cell phone jammer. When the kids find that they can't make or recieve calls, they will run screaming into the night.
Not really. In most US states, the high schools offer "Drivers' Ed" as a non-mandatory course, but the state office that grants Drivers' Licenses doesn't know or care if a person has had any training.
I can't speak for many countries, but in Germany, the Driving School (Fahrschule?) is mandatory to get a license and IIRC, costs about $2000.
Nope. In Florida, we have no licenses for handguns, and no registration either. The only kind of license you might want is a Concealed Weapons Permit, which is very easy to get.
No, but limiting the number of non-thinkers who are allowed to influence the solution(s) might be a good idea.
Sorry, nothing but dupes and shills. Try again in 15 minutes.
A Diet Coke binge works almost as well, and helps compensate for a sedentary lifestyle.
So, it's the author's credentials that give meaning to content? Content can't have meaning unless the author has a journalism degree and works for a corporation? Neither a reader nor a /. editor can decide that a piece of content has meaning, and might be interesting to others?
I don't know why I'm responding to your comment, which is just a: comment...about a...Slashdot article...about a blog...which is criticizing a report...which is pretty obviously another paid-for-study.
We (/.) are geeks. Maybe our forefathers were the Shamans of our tribes, so they had to be smart, cryptic, and sneaky rather than fast.
RTFCTCTWA - Read the 'Friendly' Comment that Contains the Whole Article
I am being genetically compelled to write a comment that you are a racist asshole. Don't mod me down; my compulsion is genetic!
Yes, this is Microsoft pulling an 'Embrace, Extend, Extinguish' on the act of Open-Sourcing a proprietary product. Not only do they get to look good for a while, and throw a wrench into Mass' plans, but they can lessen the impact of other companies that release their products as OpenSource. When companies release their products or technologies as OpenSource in the future, users and pundits will ask, 'Is this a real boon for users, or another Microsoft-ish pseudo-benefit?'
Or maybe the government IT folks in Massachusets think that a format designed to be open and interoperable will be a better format than one that was designed to serve the interests of one corporation. Those crazy kids.
Microsoft's track record is one of abusing their monopoly, to abuse their customers. If they're 'responding to the market' they must think that their corporate doomsday clock is at 11:59pm.
So there! (sorry for that last bit, but I just wanted to use *all three* forms of they're/their/there correctly in one post (another sign of the apocalypse)).