It's probably best to speak for yourself on what values you think 'we' have. Your values may call execution a crime but that isn't a blanket national stance there are entire states that execute criminals on a regular basis.
I know what laws we have, and hunting humans is not legal. Execution would be an action carried out by the government after a trial. The proposal that you were agreeing to was the "recreational" hunting of illegal immigrants, not execution by the state.
I for one think that yes, the courts would eventually uphold the law and the precedents surrounding the validity of such use.
If this use had any validity. Personally, I'm not seeing the "parody" angle. Exactly what is he trying to parody? Look at the website. These works would more appropriately be called "homage" than parody.
Well, I've never played Diablo III, but yes. Starcraft II is a joke, and not a very funny one at that. Seriously, have you played that game? The cheesy "Space Cowboy" storyline, and the gameplay that is only slightly updated from the original?
I mean, doing a rally like Glen Beck, but it's actually (get this!)...MOCKING him and his followers and showing their various foibles! I mean, how original and hilarious would that be! Hey, I mean we could wear like bad fake teeth and confederate shirts, wouldn't that be totally hilarious because we're pointing out what rednecks they are!? Really... and this is clever?
Wow. Are you talking to yourself? Do you realize that you literally just made up a strawman and debated it in your own mind?
This kind of delusion isn't uncommon. It's just that you you also typed it out so others could see the workings of your diseased brain. You might want to see a doctor about that.
The first act of an illegal is disrespect our national and its law,
Which is why they should be hunted down and murdered... because that shows so much respect for our values and laws, such as, y'know, not murdering people.
...but the internet ceased a looooong time ago to be the wild and secretive jungle that we all remember and loved, and it's now a commercial enterprise.
What a stunning revelation! I never realized. I thought everything on the internet was there because people are kind and giving and selfless. Just like that nice fellow in Nigeria who has $200,000 waiting in a bank account for me.
Thank you stranger, you've changed my life with this valuable information!
You know how prohibitively expensive it would be to import cookies (or anything else for that matter) all the way from Vega? [wikipedia.org]
Not if they leverage the trade route. The cookies would just be a way to gain popularity and political favor that would allow them into the lucrative business of mining spice.
Hance bases his right to parody Winnie-the-Pooh on Fair Use as parody under which certain uses of copyrighted works, which would otherwise be considered infringing, are permissible.
Does anybody really think that will hold up? I'm pretty sure the courts will see this as a blatant attempt to profit from the works of others.
What is there to chuckle about? Many (most?) people buy a laptop to get work done, not to spend time removing stickers so it meets some aesthetic goal -- most of those people worried enough about aesthetics to remove the stickers probably buy Macs anyway so they don't have any stickers to deal with.
Pretty much. I actually do care about this, I have a couple of laptops at work which have about a dozen ugly stickers each. I started trying to remove them, but they don't come off easily, so I stopped. I'm not going to waste my time on that.
I'm just going to order Macs for work in the future. I don't give a fuck if they cost more, they just don't waste my time. The stickers are only a secondary issue - the PC laptops have such shitty hardware and are constantly wasting my time. They really are sub-standard. The fact that the manufacturers rely on income from fucking stickers and pre-installed software really says a lot about their product.
I don't see large format digital cameras even for professional photographers because of what it will probably cost to produce.
Large-format digital cameras have been available on the market (and in active commercial use) for over a decade now, so I don't see why you think it is implausible.
Fair question. How do you know they're suffering? Have YOU spoken to them?
No, I haven't. But they are certainly doomed to death.
The "suffering" part was a bit of a trope. You know, life equals suffering. A pretty reasonable assumption, though. Nobody lives without death or suffering.
You either pay for the DLC, or you get your ass handed to you on a platter by the people that have payed for the DLC, but either way, it's your choice!
Did you even bother to read my post? In the games I was talking about, the existence of DLC has no effect on your performance in the game.
The assumption is made that I would really care if I am driving a so called "green car" when in reality I don't.
I don't think they performed this study just for you, personally. So, I doubt that they are making such an assumption. Speaking of assumptions, do you usually presume that everything that anybody in the world does is for your benefit?
Slashdot Mirror
I don't give a rats butt about Slashdot karma. What a joke.
You obviously care enough about it to mention it in your sig. That shows a relatively high level of concern.
It's probably best to speak for yourself on what values you think 'we' have. Your values may call execution a crime but that isn't a blanket national stance there are entire states that execute criminals on a regular basis.
I know what laws we have, and hunting humans is not legal. Execution would be an action carried out by the government after a trial. The proposal that you were agreeing to was the "recreational" hunting of illegal immigrants, not execution by the state.
Star Wars wasn't published in 1920.
I for one think that yes, the courts would eventually uphold the law and the precedents surrounding the validity of such use.
If this use had any validity. Personally, I'm not seeing the "parody" angle. Exactly what is he trying to parody? Look at the website. These works would more appropriately be called "homage" than parody.
Well, I've never played Diablo III, but yes. Starcraft II is a joke, and not a very funny one at that. Seriously, have you played that game? The cheesy "Space Cowboy" storyline, and the gameplay that is only slightly updated from the original?
They will have to ship almost perfect code with no map flaws or seems in the levels.
Any even minor flaw will need to be cleared before the game can ship.
Why?
There's a Duke Nukem community??? Are these forums hosted on an OS/2 Warp server? *Head assplodes*
I mean, doing a rally like Glen Beck, but it's actually (get this!)...MOCKING him and his followers and showing their various foibles! I mean, how original and hilarious would that be! Hey, I mean we could wear like bad fake teeth and confederate shirts, wouldn't that be totally hilarious because we're pointing out what rednecks they are!?
Really... and this is clever?
Wow. Are you talking to yourself? Do you realize that you literally just made up a strawman and debated it in your own mind?
This kind of delusion isn't uncommon. It's just that you you also typed it out so others could see the workings of your diseased brain. You might want to see a doctor about that.
The first act of an illegal is disrespect our national and its law,
Which is why they should be hunted down and murdered... because that shows so much respect for our values and laws, such as, y'know, not murdering people.
If he will resort to weeping publicly over his concern for our great Republic, I will show up and offer him a kleenex. It's only decent.
I'd be happy just to see him draw Snoopy.
...but the internet ceased a looooong time ago to be the wild and secretive jungle that we all remember and loved, and it's now a commercial enterprise.
What a stunning revelation! I never realized. I thought everything on the internet was there because people are kind and giving and selfless. Just like that nice fellow in Nigeria who has $200,000 waiting in a bank account for me.
Thank you stranger, you've changed my life with this valuable information!
You know how prohibitively expensive it would be to import cookies (or anything else for that matter) all the way from Vega? [wikipedia.org]
Not if they leverage the trade route. The cookies would just be a way to gain popularity and political favor that would allow them into the lucrative business of mining spice.
Hance bases his right to parody Winnie-the-Pooh on Fair Use as parody under which certain uses of copyrighted works, which would otherwise be considered infringing, are permissible.
Does anybody really think that will hold up? I'm pretty sure the courts will see this as a blatant attempt to profit from the works of others.
Your assertion flies in the face of the facts.
Google have given us Chrome, whilst still funding Firefox.
So, that means that Google does not make money from advertising... how exactly?
How do you explain that in your assertion that Google is trying to lock us in?
When did I ever claim that Google wanted to lock anybody in?
So the last thing Google wants is a monoculture, a single ecosystem.
I never said they did.
So go back and try this one again.
Perhaps you should go back and read what my post actually says, rather than talking about irrelevant things that I didn't say.
What is there to chuckle about? Many (most?) people buy a laptop to get work done, not to spend time removing stickers so it meets some aesthetic goal -- most of those people worried enough about aesthetics to remove the stickers probably buy Macs anyway so they don't have any stickers to deal with.
Pretty much. I actually do care about this, I have a couple of laptops at work which have about a dozen ugly stickers each. I started trying to remove them, but they don't come off easily, so I stopped. I'm not going to waste my time on that.
I'm just going to order Macs for work in the future. I don't give a fuck if they cost more, they just don't waste my time. The stickers are only a secondary issue - the PC laptops have such shitty hardware and are constantly wasting my time. They really are sub-standard. The fact that the manufacturers rely on income from fucking stickers and pre-installed software really says a lot about their product.
I don't see large format digital cameras even for professional photographers because of what it will probably cost to produce.
Large-format digital cameras have been available on the market (and in active commercial use) for over a decade now, so I don't see why you think it is implausible.
Lenses for 8" x 10" (and 4" x 5") cameras have both the the aperture iris and shutter (which uses an adjustable mechanical clockwork) built in.
Not all of them do. For example, I have a Sinar 4x5" system which uses a shutter module behind the lens, so the lenses don't need built-in shutters.
Google wants to give you choice.
No, Google wants to sell ads, by having you use their ecosystem. Why would Google care about your "choice"?
Slashdot post begets slashdot post. Slashdot becomes self-aware...
Fair question. How do you know they're suffering? Have YOU spoken to them?
No, I haven't. But they are certainly doomed to death.
The "suffering" part was a bit of a trope. You know, life equals suffering. A pretty reasonable assumption, though. Nobody lives without death or suffering.
You either pay for the DLC, or you get your ass handed to you on a platter by the people that have payed for the DLC, but either way, it's your choice!
Did you even bother to read my post? In the games I was talking about, the existence of DLC has no effect on your performance in the game.
How can a tree or a "critter" disagree with me? Have you spoken to them?
The assumption is made that I would really care if I am driving a so called "green car" when in reality I don't.
I don't think they performed this study just for you, personally. So, I doubt that they are making such an assumption. Speaking of assumptions, do you usually presume that everything that anybody in the world does is for your benefit?
Why would you want to create new life where there is none? That's just dooming countless lives to suffering and eventual death.
That, and we use swear words [wikipedia.org] in our international publicity campaigns.
That's not a fucking swear word, this is a fucking swear word.