Very, very, very few people will believe that raping a child is acceptable.
That may be true, but people's definition of rape very greatly. People's definition of a child vary greatly. Isn't a bar-mitzvahs at age 13? Isn't that the Jewish right of passage to adult hood? Biologically doesn't a girl become a woman when she has her first period? Legally isn't the age 18, but with exceptions by state? You can marry a 16 year old in Georgia with parental consent. Doesn't statutory rape take into consideration the age of the offender?
In a culture where the girls/women are married off at 13 does not view it as offensive; in this case you are acting like those offended by a cartoon. You have a very strict view of what constitutes a child and are applying it to all cases; where all cultures don't hold that strict view of what it means to be a child. Hell even two generations ago in the US women got married as young as 13.
Actually... The reason my family owns handguns is because of wild pigs. They are very dangerous, aggressive and a non-native species that is "kill on sight". They are also very tasty.
I was thinking along the lines of why marijuana is still illegal, why 'curse' words can't be said on network television, and why I can't buy a beer on Sunday.
/takesbait
There are only a few things we are wired to do naturally. EAT, DRINK, BREATH, SLEEP, and REPRODUCE. I don't know why reproducing is so taboo, everyone does it or you wouldn't be here. Why does everyone pretend it doesn't happen, and further why do people pretend we don't enjoy it. As long as the ads are tasteful (and in googles case wouldn't they be text ads anyway?) So what is the big deal?
I don't get it. Why the big fuss? It is a car with cameras and wifi driving down public streets taking a snapshot of time. It is one of the coolest projects mankind has ever done. We can go anywhere in the world without leaving our desks. The information is very useful. Why are governments getting in the way of this? It is a fantastic and useful tool.
I tried to submit a story about this but it was rejected...
2obvious4u writes "Here on Slashdot we like to discuss copyright, MPAA, RIAA, torrents and all the little details that go along with false scarcity and what that means to the digital economy. Well what happens when that false scarcity starts happening to physical goods? I bring this up for discussion because I've spent the last couple of days looking at getting a MakerBot CNC 3D printer and while looking at it I found the RepRap 3D printer which is almost fully self replicating. You can then go to thingverse and download real world, usable, physical objects including the RepRap 3D printer. So now just like with music and movies we can share physical objects with each other and all we need to print it is the digital design and enough plastic or other materials to create the object. If you haven't seen this tech and how much it has grown in the last two years, you are really missing out. These things even decorate cupcakes!"
Basically we are at the point where we can take a raw material input stream and print whatever objects we want. The next step would be to be able to make things out of exotic materials.
When someone is offended it is because they choose to be offended. If the offended party chose not to be offended then there would be no issue. When teaching my children about swearing I have tried my best to teach them that the words are not bad/evil, but that the intent behind the words is. I don't care if they say fuck, shit, damn, any of that as long as they realize the intent behind it. I've also had to teach them about the appropriate use. Mixed company for example or at school were it is against the rules. In those cases the use of those words is inappropriate because the party that chooses to be offended by such language has the authority to enact punishment.
You missed the point. I am still disgusted with blanket application of IP. It is not hypocritical to cite the hypocrisy and use it for justification of why blanket application of IP is bad. He just shouldn't have made the law on plagiarism, and if he did he needs to stick to it. The problem is that everything is plagiarized. Did you invent fire? Did you cite Ug for his knowledge of fire? I didn't think so. We're all in this together and the more we share information the better off we'll all be. Ideas are a dime a dozen, having the know how to build it is where the commercial value is.
Depending on your definition of death, many people have died more than once. I don't know if people have lost total brain function and been resuscitated; but I know there are many times when peoples hearts have been restarted. Heck people even have their hearts removed...
I don't know if they can access the full functionality of the OBDII port, but they can stop your car. That is enough for me to never buy one of their cars.
From the TFA - This is what I was looking for yesterday when I checked the wikipage:
Malapropism means to use a word in place of another word that makes the same sound, but doesn’t deliver an appropriate meaning, for example, odorous for odious, comprehended for apprehended and auspicious for suspicious and benefactors for malefactors. All these are Malapropos of each other. Now the second word portmanteau means to merge two words with each other in such a way that the sounds of the two words become merged as well as their meanings. In this case malamanteau is a portmanteau of portmanteau and Malapropism, whereas malamanteau is also a Malapropos of portmanteau. The meaning of the new word is still to be created properly.
Dumb idea. You now have isolated code custom built for each group. Someone would have an easier time exploiting it without detection because there would be a smaller user pool. At least with commercial software there is a larger audience to find and fix security holes and if one is exploited there is an accountable party to hold responsible for fixing it.
What if you didn't have one of the payment plan accounts and pooled with people at the office to get the DRM free game and share it among your co-worker? Are you a pirate? You each paid $5 for the bundle, but only one person actually paid for it out of their paypal etc account.
If you can point to an example of a place where unregulated industry led to a healthy, prosperous, happy society, please do. Otherwise, you are just spouting nonsense.
The Internet
If that doesn't meet all your requirements nothing will.
Now if you want a list of failed government projects:
Social Security
Postal Service - which should just be converted into an indexing service maintaining addresses and zip codes, while privatizing deliveries
Amtrack
Prohibition
War on Drugs
Prison System
Education System
Medicare
Medicaid
Don't get me wrong, government does do some things well and we should improve on those, but it really has a hard time admitting when something sucks and trying to fix it.
Some things it does right:
Interstate Highway System
Building Codes - although there should be some way to get exemptions if you want to try new technology or have a valid use case that is against existing code
90% of traffic regulations (interstate speed limits could be raised, seat belts do save lives but does it really need to be regulated?)
CDC
FAA
NASA - would be nice if it had the war budget
It hasn't been "We the people" since about 1865. The imperial federal government decided that states could no longer rule themselves and took over. Since then the imperial federal government has been at war with "We the people". They started taking our money in 1913 with the addition of the 16th amendment. Then they tried to subdue us by removing our booze in 1920 with the 18th amendment. This failed but then they succeeded later in 1972 when Richard Nixon started the war on the people. Then in 2001, Bush gave us the Patriot act. Finally in 2010 they completed the assault on "We the people" by making it so that if you were to rebel or even think about it and propagandize about it they would revoke your American citizenship and strip you of all civil liberties including your Miranda right and label you a combatant and keep you imprisoned indefinitely. That being the "terrorist expatriation act".
So no, the government hasn't been "us" for a long time. That and the fact that all the Supreme Court Justices are from NYC and attended either Harvard or Yale should tell you something about the ruling elite in this country.
So I'm going to get back to work so I can pay my taxes which pay for two foreign wars I don't believe in, an auto company I think should have gone under, the mortgages of half the people in this country and the police force that makes it so I can't even smoke a joint on the weekends without fear of being put in jail. Oh and if I miss report my taxes they'll also put me in jail. Oh and if during my commute I get into the music on the radio and don't watch my speed I'll end up in court as well. Luckily when I get home I can watch TV and play video games; well censored TV with no expletives because my government doesn't think its appropriate. Oh and nothing with skin, because the human body is so offensive. Oh and no salt or sugar either.
So you live outside Vegas? How come more people aren't lobbying to legalize prostitution nation wide? It seems like it would solve a lot of the worlds problems.
Because my wife spends so much time playing farmville, I started my own real farm. I took pictures of it and update it to my facebook account just like they do playing farmville. It just takes a lot longer to harvest corn in my farm. The compost takes a while. My peach tree has peaches forming. It has been a lot of fun. I can't wait till harvest time, so many tasty things to eat.
Heck I don't mind paying a subscription fee for unlimited. I just wish the selection was larger. Currently I'm using netflix on my xbox 360. If their movie and tv show catalog was larger that would be all I'd need. The only thing I watch live is College Football (and dancing with the stars).
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Very, very, very few people will believe that raping a child is acceptable.
That may be true, but people's definition of rape very greatly. People's definition of a child vary greatly. Isn't a bar-mitzvahs at age 13? Isn't that the Jewish right of passage to adult hood? Biologically doesn't a girl become a woman when she has her first period? Legally isn't the age 18, but with exceptions by state? You can marry a 16 year old in Georgia with parental consent. Doesn't statutory rape take into consideration the age of the offender?
In a culture where the girls/women are married off at 13 does not view it as offensive; in this case you are acting like those offended by a cartoon. You have a very strict view of what constitutes a child and are applying it to all cases; where all cultures don't hold that strict view of what it means to be a child. Hell even two generations ago in the US women got married as young as 13.
Actually... The reason my family owns handguns is because of wild pigs. They are very dangerous, aggressive and a non-native species that is "kill on sight". They are also very tasty.
I was thinking along the lines of why marijuana is still illegal, why 'curse' words can't be said on network television, and why I can't buy a beer on Sunday.
/takesbait
There are only a few things we are wired to do naturally. EAT, DRINK, BREATH, SLEEP, and REPRODUCE. I don't know why reproducing is so taboo, everyone does it or you wouldn't be here. Why does everyone pretend it doesn't happen, and further why do people pretend we don't enjoy it. As long as the ads are tasteful (and in googles case wouldn't they be text ads anyway?) So what is the big deal?
I don't get it. Why the big fuss? It is a car with cameras and wifi driving down public streets taking a snapshot of time. It is one of the coolest projects mankind has ever done. We can go anywhere in the world without leaving our desks. The information is very useful. Why are governments getting in the way of this? It is a fantastic and useful tool.
I tried to submit a story about this but it was rejected...
2obvious4u writes "Here on Slashdot we like to discuss copyright, MPAA, RIAA, torrents and all the little details that go along with false scarcity and what that means to the digital economy. Well what happens when that false scarcity starts happening to physical goods? I bring this up for discussion because I've spent the last couple of days looking at getting a MakerBot CNC 3D printer and while looking at it I found the RepRap 3D printer which is almost fully self replicating. You can then go to thingverse and download real world, usable, physical objects including the RepRap 3D printer. So now just like with music and movies we can share physical objects with each other and all we need to print it is the digital design and enough plastic or other materials to create the object. If you haven't seen this tech and how much it has grown in the last two years, you are really missing out. These things even decorate cupcakes!"
Basically we are at the point where we can take a raw material input stream and print whatever objects we want. The next step would be to be able to make things out of exotic materials.
When someone is offended it is because they choose to be offended. If the offended party chose not to be offended then there would be no issue. When teaching my children about swearing I have tried my best to teach them that the words are not bad/evil, but that the intent behind the words is. I don't care if they say fuck, shit, damn, any of that as long as they realize the intent behind it. I've also had to teach them about the appropriate use. Mixed company for example or at school were it is against the rules. In those cases the use of those words is inappropriate because the party that chooses to be offended by such language has the authority to enact punishment.
It is a shame that a vocal minority can spoil something for another silent minority. Hell it sucks that a 60/40 split can dictate to a large minority.
You missed the point. I am still disgusted with blanket application of IP. It is not hypocritical to cite the hypocrisy and use it for justification of why blanket application of IP is bad. He just shouldn't have made the law on plagiarism, and if he did he needs to stick to it. The problem is that everything is plagiarized. Did you invent fire? Did you cite Ug for his knowledge of fire? I didn't think so. We're all in this together and the more we share information the better off we'll all be. Ideas are a dime a dozen, having the know how to build it is where the commercial value is.
Depending on your definition of death, many people have died more than once. I don't know if people have lost total brain function and been resuscitated; but I know there are many times when peoples hearts have been restarted. Heck people even have their hearts removed...
bugapaluza!
I don't know if they can access the full functionality of the OBDII port, but they can stop your car. That is enough for me to never buy one of their cars.
Malapropism means to use a word in place of another word that makes the same sound, but doesn’t deliver an appropriate meaning, for example, odorous for odious, comprehended for apprehended and auspicious for suspicious and benefactors for malefactors. All these are Malapropos of each other. Now the second word portmanteau means to merge two words with each other in such a way that the sounds of the two words become merged as well as their meanings. In this case malamanteau is a portmanteau of portmanteau and Malapropism, whereas malamanteau is also a Malapropos of portmanteau. The meaning of the new word is still to be created properly.
If by today's you mean yesterday's... How about xkcd number 739 published on Wednesday 5/13 introduced ...
Dumb idea. You now have isolated code custom built for each group. Someone would have an easier time exploiting it without detection because there would be a smaller user pool. At least with commercial software there is a larger audience to find and fix security holes and if one is exploited there is an accountable party to hold responsible for fixing it.
What if you didn't have one of the payment plan accounts and pooled with people at the office to get the DRM free game and share it among your co-worker? Are you a pirate? You each paid $5 for the bundle, but only one person actually paid for it out of their paypal etc account.
If you can point to an example of a place where unregulated industry led to a healthy, prosperous, happy society, please do. Otherwise, you are just spouting nonsense.
The Internet
If that doesn't meet all your requirements nothing will.
Now if you want a list of failed government projects:
Social Security
Postal Service - which should just be converted into an indexing service maintaining addresses and zip codes, while privatizing deliveries
Amtrack
Prohibition
War on Drugs
Prison System
Education System
Medicare
Medicaid
Don't get me wrong, government does do some things well and we should improve on those, but it really has a hard time admitting when something sucks and trying to fix it.
Some things it does right:
Interstate Highway System
Building Codes - although there should be some way to get exemptions if you want to try new technology or have a valid use case that is against existing code
90% of traffic regulations (interstate speed limits could be raised, seat belts do save lives but does it really need to be regulated?)
CDC
FAA
NASA - would be nice if it had the war budget
It hasn't been "We the people" since about 1865. The imperial federal government decided that states could no longer rule themselves and took over. Since then the imperial federal government has been at war with "We the people". They started taking our money in 1913 with the addition of the 16th amendment. Then they tried to subdue us by removing our booze in 1920 with the 18th amendment. This failed but then they succeeded later in 1972 when Richard Nixon started the war on the people. Then in 2001, Bush gave us the Patriot act. Finally in 2010 they completed the assault on "We the people" by making it so that if you were to rebel or even think about it and propagandize about it they would revoke your American citizenship and strip you of all civil liberties including your Miranda right and label you a combatant and keep you imprisoned indefinitely. That being the "terrorist expatriation act".
So no, the government hasn't been "us" for a long time. That and the fact that all the Supreme Court Justices are from NYC and attended either Harvard or Yale should tell you something about the ruling elite in this country.
So I'm going to get back to work so I can pay my taxes which pay for two foreign wars I don't believe in, an auto company I think should have gone under, the mortgages of half the people in this country and the police force that makes it so I can't even smoke a joint on the weekends without fear of being put in jail. Oh and if I miss report my taxes they'll also put me in jail. Oh and if during my commute I get into the music on the radio and don't watch my speed I'll end up in court as well. Luckily when I get home I can watch TV and play video games; well censored TV with no expletives because my government doesn't think its appropriate. Oh and nothing with skin, because the human body is so offensive. Oh and no salt or sugar either.
Well the flying car is already here and here. So we'll be getting cheap solar soon.
Android is the Windows of the mobile world.
Really? Windows? Are you sure? I don't recall paying $200 for my Andriod 2.1 OS license.
Wow, President Obama, I didn't know you had such a low /. id (78408).
just hire a prostitute already.
So you live outside Vegas? How come more people aren't lobbying to legalize prostitution nation wide? It seems like it would solve a lot of the worlds problems.
Because my wife spends so much time playing farmville, I started my own real farm. I took pictures of it and update it to my facebook account just like they do playing farmville. It just takes a lot longer to harvest corn in my farm. The compost takes a while. My peach tree has peaches forming. It has been a lot of fun. I can't wait till harvest time, so many tasty things to eat.
For those of you to lazy to copy and paste.
Heck I don't mind paying a subscription fee for unlimited. I just wish the selection was larger. Currently I'm using netflix on my xbox 360. If their movie and tv show catalog was larger that would be all I'd need. The only thing I watch live is College Football (and dancing with the stars).
Grant beat it by doing complex math in his head while they asked him questions. Couldn't find a video, but found summary.