I don't think that's a fair statement to make, though I sorta wish it were true. It implies that "traditional" Democrats don't/didn't fight for individual's rights. I think that most political parties have had their shining moments and great leaders. They also have their turkeys, who think that protecting rights involves things like PATRIOT act and arresting people for taking pictures of bridges. I'm just glad that *any* politician has the guts to stand up for what he believes is right. I wish there were more of them.
Sorry, but I wasn't clear. My point was not that abstinence is not effective when practiced. My point was that teaching abstinence is not effective in curbing the spread of STDs. That's the real problem here. The US doles out AIDS money only to those countries teaching abstinence.
I won't start splitting hairs about whether abstinence is effective. It is even more off topic than my original post, and other people seem to have covered it pretty well.
Okay... I can't help it... here's a little more off-topic stuff: you can get charged with DUI without driving after you have been drinking. I can think of two different ways. 1) False readings due to eating bread or other reasons. 2) Some states laws are written such that you can be charged with DUI just for sitting in your car listening to the radio drunk. It's considered "operating a motor vehicle."
<apology sarcasm=FALSE>Sorry for jumping on the second half of your analogy; I know it's bad form.</apology> Let me know if you have some facts to back up that "100% effective" argument, though. As you said, we can't argue with numbers.
You're absolutely correct; we can't argue with the numbers. We should make policy decisions based on data gathered in the real world. So, since kids who pledge abstinence are still getting STDs, maybe we should be trying something different.
The problem with the "not art" statement is that a senator made it. It is up to the judicial branch to interpret the law. Especially when that law is one of our most fundamental civil liberties. I'm pretty sure that the Supreme Court has already said that speech does not have to be "art or media" to be protected. Flag-burning, street-corner sermons, protest slogans; any of these could be called "not art or media," but all of them are protected speech/expression.
On a different note, if a judge somewhere does agree that video games are not art (whether or not it's protected speech), will that have an impact on how copyright law will apply to video games.
My favorite was the Noah's Ark one. You had to collect 2 or 7 of every animal. Pretty good graphics for the time (early 90's). It ran on NES, but it had to piggyback on a "real" Nintendo cartridge. I always wondered if that was legal or not.
I remember playing Descent as a kid and getting that same rush. The music was so dark, too. I recently found a copy of it to play on my PowerBook and was completely startled by the whole reactor blowup countdown thing. I had totally forgotten about that part. Even after all these years that game got my heart pumping.
I don't think so. There are several speakers of Esparanto who have had kids together. The oddest result is that now there are about 200 to 2000 "native" speakers of an artificial language.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has a lot of PowerBooks because much of the software they use runs better (only?) on the Mac. I have noticed, though, that they have a sticker on the Apple logo. I think it's because the show is basically a Sears-fest, and Sears doesn't carry PowerBooks.
Maybe a reason for the "unusual amount" is that Macs are popular among filmmakers, artists, and musicians. These are the types of people involved in making movies, videos and TV shows.
PS. My old roommate was a MacAddict. We made a drinking game of watching shows / movies / commercials and spotting Macs. Good times!
Pointy Haired Boss (PHB): I've been saying for years that "employees are our most important asset" It turns out that I was wrong. Money is our most valuable asset. Employees are ninth. Wally: I'm afraid to ask what came in eighth PHB: Carbon paper
I think you may be on to something. I can see the flicker. My mom's side of the family has a few members that notice the flicker, too. My dad never had the problem, though, and he spent about 10 years of his life working in front of CRTs. Maybe it is a family trait. Maybe other/.ers will respond, too. Two case studies don't really count as convincing evidence.
State governments like rebates, too, for a similar reason. They get to charge sales tax on that $100k rather than the $50k. Yet another reason why there's no way rebates will get legislated to oblivion.
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I don't think that's a fair statement to make, though I sorta wish it were true. It implies that "traditional" Democrats don't/didn't fight for individual's rights. I think that most political parties have had their shining moments and great leaders. They also have their turkeys, who think that protecting rights involves things like PATRIOT act and arresting people for taking pictures of bridges. I'm just glad that *any* politician has the guts to stand up for what he believes is right. I wish there were more of them.
I won't start splitting hairs about whether abstinence is effective. It is even more off topic than my original post, and other people seem to have covered it pretty well.
Okay... I can't help it... here's a little more off-topic stuff: you can get charged with DUI without driving after you have been drinking. I can think of two different ways. 1) False readings due to eating bread or other reasons. 2) Some states laws are written such that you can be charged with DUI just for sitting in your car listening to the radio drunk. It's considered "operating a motor vehicle."
<apology sarcasm=FALSE>Sorry for jumping on the second half of your analogy; I know it's bad form.</apology>
Let me know if you have some facts to back up that "100% effective" argument, though. As you said, we can't argue with numbers.
A box of steel would act as a Faraday cage, thus greatly reducing the efficacy of the radio devices inside.
You're absolutely correct; we can't argue with the numbers. We should make policy decisions based on data gathered in the real world. So, since kids who pledge abstinence are still getting STDs, maybe we should be trying something different.
On a different note, if a judge somewhere does agree that video games are not art (whether or not it's protected speech), will that have an impact on how copyright law will apply to video games.
Goetz Fokker. Now that name is totally ridiculous. :-)
Exactly how does one fuck a satellite?
Is that like The Hudsucker Proxy?
My favorite was the Noah's Ark one. You had to collect 2 or 7 of every animal. Pretty good graphics for the time (early 90's). It ran on NES, but it had to piggyback on a "real" Nintendo cartridge. I always wondered if that was legal or not.
I remember playing Descent as a kid and getting that same rush. The music was so dark, too.
I recently found a copy of it to play on my PowerBook and was completely startled by the whole reactor blowup countdown thing. I had totally forgotten about that part. Even after all these years that game got my heart pumping.
I don't think so. There are several speakers of Esparanto who have had kids together. The oddest result is that now there are about 200 to 2000 "native" speakers of an artificial language.
Maybe a reason for the "unusual amount" is that Macs are popular among filmmakers, artists, and musicians. These are the types of people involved in making movies, videos and TV shows.
PS. My old roommate was a MacAddict. We made a drinking game of watching shows / movies / commercials and spotting Macs. Good times!
reminds me of Chef.
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Pointy Haired Boss (PHB): I've been saying for years that "employees are our most important asset" It turns out that I was wrong. Money is our most valuable asset. Employees are ninth.
Wally: I'm afraid to ask what came in eighth
PHB: Carbon paper
That's because lane splitting is legal in CA.
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I think you may be on to something. I can see the flicker. My mom's side of the family has a few members that notice the flicker, too. My dad never had the problem, though, and he spent about 10 years of his life working in front of CRTs. Maybe it is a family trait. Maybe other /.ers will respond, too. Two case studies don't really count as convincing evidence.
State governments like rebates, too, for a similar reason. They get to charge sales tax on that $100k rather than the $50k. Yet another reason why there's no way rebates will get legislated to oblivion.
i think you mean "1-3-3-7!"
- set up a website with a list of song titles to lure RIAA henchmen
- copyright it (one can copyright lists, right?)
- wait for said henchmen to visit site, thereby engaging in the type of illegal copying you mention
- sue*!!!
*I do not support frivolous lawsuits