I think what has gotten people so anti-lobbyist is that they don't just do that anymore. The lobbyist organizations don't just do to DC and say, "We have some concerned citizens (businesses) about this topic." They go to DC and say, "We have some concerned business about this topic, and, by the way, the businesses I represent have a ton of money that would love to donate to your election fund if you vote the right way. We could also probably use a person like you on our Board of Directors after your terms are up, if you get this bill passed, and, oh yeah, I got a winter retreat in the Caribbean that you can use this year. No expenses paid." That's the difference, and that's what not only makes it unethical at best but illegal at worst.
And the Old Testament also tells you that slavery is OK and even goes so far to tell you how to beat your slave. Damn those heathens for outlawing slavery!!! The Bible says it's OK!
LOL. Name one time that Dawkins ever got violent because somebody else didn't believe what he did? Let me answer that for you. Never. I'm sorry, but atheists argue their points using intelligence and logic. They don't have to resort to violence because they think through their arguments. The religious (at least in this case and many, many others) can't fight back against logic, so they lash out in frustration. Kind of like a kid throwing a tantrum.
In a similar fashion, science shows precisely when abortion is no longer ethical, and it is when the baby develops a substantial part of its central nervous system.
Science can't prove when something is ethical. Ethics are a personal choice for all of us, and we all have different standards and opinions.
Agreed. The article has some really good points on this, like when Apple first visited Foxconn, they were already building a new wing just in case they got the contract. They roused workers at midnight to get extra work done when it needed it. And, probably the biggest one is that everything is already over there. Such as, if you need a type of chip. That's just right down the street. If you need a new screw, that's right next door. Need to change the settings on that screw? Done right away. It would take a massive shift in infrastructure to move manufacturing back to the US. You really can't do it piece-meal.
I already did. Here's the response I got back. Looks like Senator Isakson is already bought and paid for. I'll definitely vote for whoever runs against him in the next election, though.
Thank you for contacting me regarding intellectual property theft. I appreciate hearing from you and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.
S.968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act of 2011, was introduced by Senator Leahy (D-VT) on May 12, 2011, and was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. On May 26, 2011, it was reported out of Committee and is currently pending in the Senate. The bill targets websites, particularly those registered outside of the United States, which are "dedicated to infringing activities." These rogue websites typically offer unauthorized downloading or streaming of copyrighted content or the sale of counterfeit goods including music, movies, and pharmaceutical drugs.
Websites targeted by this bill are foreign owned and outside the reach of U.S. laws despite the fact U.S. intellectual property is being infringed upon and U.S. consumers are the targets. Rogue websites cost American workers jobs and cost businesses millions of dollars in lost revenue. As online technology and commerce advances, we must see to it that injured parties have the ability to stop infringers from profiting from counterfeit products. For example, a victim of infringement will have the authority to file a civil action against the owner or registrant of a rogue site. If an order is granted by the court, third parties will be required to stop processing payments from the infringing sites, therefore, preventing infringers from collecting payments. I will work to ensure that our laws our modernized to protect intellectual property, and will keep your thoughts on this bill in mind should it come before the Senate for a vote.
It sounds like you think high school students need instruction on how to skip classes. Perhaps you meant to word that along the lines of "it will help them learn time management"?
LOL. Yeah, I guess you could read it that way. I know when I was in high school I didn't need any instruction on how to skip classes. I did that fine on my own.
I'll also point out that "learning on the internet" is not the same as "must take two online learning courses to graduate". The latter is a mandate that is not appropriate for the Governor to push.
True. However, I do have to say that with the proliferation of online courses in college that this would give high school students the exposure to taking online courses and help prepare them for college. It's easy to blow off online courses and procrastinate when you don't have to go in to a class every day. Hopefully, they'll learn these lessons early.
It hasn't worked out well for a lot of citizens across the world. Take Africa for example. The US gives tons of aid and free food, and the local farmers can't compete with the free food, so they go out of business. The gov't needs to learn to stay the hell out of the way.
I'm actually not a "boss." I work my ass off to try and deliver quality work on-time though. Unfortunately, there are other teams that I have to work with, where this attitude permeates. And, I would totally understand if they were working 50+ hours, taking minimal breaks, etc.... But, they come in late, leave early, take long lunches, take smoke breaks, etc.... And then when you ask them for something, they just try their best to pass the buck, even though they have the time, access, and knowledge to do it. There's some people out there who will spend more time trying to say it's "not my job" then it would to actually do it.
If someone on my team acted like this, I would most likely have to fire them. I wouldn't even care about the code. They could keep it. The entire psyche of "not my job description" just irks me. A salesman, not an employee.
Totally agree. The "not my job description" just pisses me the hell off. I wouldn't want anything to do with that kind of attitude. I would give them a new job description: flipping burgers. There. Simple. They wouldn't have to worry about doing anything extra anymore.
Agreed. This is what I first taught my 10-year-old nephew, and he picked up on it right away. I just started real simple and gradually got more and more advanced. The best thing is that there's no compiling and no required IDE. I actually started off just showing him in Notepad so he could see how easy it really was to create a webpage. I think that would allow the students to be able to easily continue using it on their home computers after class. The students might not be able to setup a complicated IDE with version control, nor have the money, such as with the Unity3d Pro version.
Good points. Plus, the article mentions that T-Mobile will get $3 billion in cash. That's only partially true. DT will get the cash. My guess is T-Mobile will see very little, if any of that cash.
What IS it with you people and insisting on a system geared toward rampant abuse and then letting people with interest in misrepresenting the representation do exactly that until the cows come home?
Right. They have that in Germany, too. It's one of the reasons that the Nazi party got the influence they did back in the 1930s. If they had districts, they probably never would have had any influence.
Really??? So, if Slashdot adds a term in their TOS that you are not allowed to have a username that starts with a 'b' then you would be in violoation of their TOS and have just committed a crime... And you're OK with this?
On the next experiment, they should plan to have some kind of "catastrophic event" happen outside the capsule. Tell them that there was an earthquake or something, and they can't get to them, and it could take months or years to get them out. This would help simulate that feeling of fear and panic.
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I think what has gotten people so anti-lobbyist is that they don't just do that anymore. The lobbyist organizations don't just do to DC and say, "We have some concerned citizens (businesses) about this topic." They go to DC and say, "We have some concerned business about this topic, and, by the way, the businesses I represent have a ton of money that would love to donate to your election fund if you vote the right way. We could also probably use a person like you on our Board of Directors after your terms are up, if you get this bill passed, and, oh yeah, I got a winter retreat in the Caribbean that you can use this year. No expenses paid." That's the difference, and that's what not only makes it unethical at best but illegal at worst.
And the Old Testament also tells you that slavery is OK and even goes so far to tell you how to beat your slave. Damn those heathens for outlawing slavery!!! The Bible says it's OK!
The KKK also thinks of themselves as a Christian organization, and they've done quite a few lynchings in their time.
Well played, sir. Well played.
LOL. Name one time that Dawkins ever got violent because somebody else didn't believe what he did? Let me answer that for you. Never. I'm sorry, but atheists argue their points using intelligence and logic. They don't have to resort to violence because they think through their arguments. The religious (at least in this case and many, many others) can't fight back against logic, so they lash out in frustration. Kind of like a kid throwing a tantrum.
In a similar fashion, science shows precisely when abortion is no longer ethical, and it is when the baby develops a substantial part of its central nervous system.
Science can't prove when something is ethical. Ethics are a personal choice for all of us, and we all have different standards and opinions.
Agreed. The article has some really good points on this, like when Apple first visited Foxconn, they were already building a new wing just in case they got the contract. They roused workers at midnight to get extra work done when it needed it. And, probably the biggest one is that everything is already over there. Such as, if you need a type of chip. That's just right down the street. If you need a new screw, that's right next door. Need to change the settings on that screw? Done right away. It would take a massive shift in infrastructure to move manufacturing back to the US. You really can't do it piece-meal.
-1. You forgot the cloud.
Maybe the next article should read: "Lean to proofread. Get a job."
Thank you for contacting me regarding intellectual property theft. I appreciate hearing from you and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.
S.968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act of 2011, was introduced by Senator Leahy (D-VT) on May 12, 2011, and was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. On May 26, 2011, it was reported out of Committee and is currently pending in the Senate. The bill targets websites, particularly those registered outside of the United States, which are "dedicated to infringing activities." These rogue websites typically offer unauthorized downloading or streaming of copyrighted content or the sale of counterfeit goods including music, movies, and pharmaceutical drugs.
Websites targeted by this bill are foreign owned and outside the reach of U.S. laws despite the fact U.S. intellectual property is being infringed upon and U.S. consumers are the targets. Rogue websites cost American workers jobs and cost businesses millions of dollars in lost revenue. As online technology and commerce advances, we must see to it that injured parties have the ability to stop infringers from profiting from counterfeit products. For example, a victim of infringement will have the authority to file a civil action against the owner or registrant of a rogue site. If an order is granted by the court, third parties will be required to stop processing payments from the infringing sites, therefore, preventing infringers from collecting payments. I will work to ensure that our laws our modernized to protect intellectual property, and will keep your thoughts on this bill in mind should it come before the Senate for a vote.
Why make it illegal then? It seems like you're getting extra jobs just because of it.
It sounds like you think high school students need instruction on how to skip classes. Perhaps you meant to word that along the lines of "it will help them learn time management"?
LOL. Yeah, I guess you could read it that way. I know when I was in high school I didn't need any instruction on how to skip classes. I did that fine on my own.
I'll also point out that "learning on the internet" is not the same as "must take two online learning courses to graduate". The latter is a mandate that is not appropriate for the Governor to push.
True. However, I do have to say that with the proliferation of online courses in college that this would give high school students the exposure to taking online courses and help prepare them for college. It's easy to blow off online courses and procrastinate when you don't have to go in to a class every day. Hopefully, they'll learn these lessons early.
At least the students would get a crash course in how the real world works, and they would see what they would have to do when they get that MBA.
It hasn't worked out well for a lot of citizens across the world. Take Africa for example. The US gives tons of aid and free food, and the local farmers can't compete with the free food, so they go out of business. The gov't needs to learn to stay the hell out of the way.
I'm actually not a "boss." I work my ass off to try and deliver quality work on-time though. Unfortunately, there are other teams that I have to work with, where this attitude permeates. And, I would totally understand if they were working 50+ hours, taking minimal breaks, etc.... But, they come in late, leave early, take long lunches, take smoke breaks, etc.... And then when you ask them for something, they just try their best to pass the buck, even though they have the time, access, and knowledge to do it. There's some people out there who will spend more time trying to say it's "not my job" then it would to actually do it.
If someone on my team acted like this, I would most likely have to fire them. I wouldn't even care about the code. They could keep it. The entire psyche of "not my job description" just irks me. A salesman, not an employee.
Totally agree. The "not my job description" just pisses me the hell off. I wouldn't want anything to do with that kind of attitude. I would give them a new job description: flipping burgers. There. Simple. They wouldn't have to worry about doing anything extra anymore.
Agreed. This is what I first taught my 10-year-old nephew, and he picked up on it right away. I just started real simple and gradually got more and more advanced. The best thing is that there's no compiling and no required IDE. I actually started off just showing him in Notepad so he could see how easy it really was to create a webpage. I think that would allow the students to be able to easily continue using it on their home computers after class. The students might not be able to setup a complicated IDE with version control, nor have the money, such as with the Unity3d Pro version.
Good points. Plus, the article mentions that T-Mobile will get $3 billion in cash. That's only partially true. DT will get the cash. My guess is T-Mobile will see very little, if any of that cash.
Are you serious? It's exactly what they put in a "if things don't work out" clause.
What IS it with you people and insisting on a system geared toward rampant abuse and then letting people with interest in misrepresenting the representation do exactly that until the cows come home?
Because we like cows?
Right. They have that in Germany, too. It's one of the reasons that the Nazi party got the influence they did back in the 1930s. If they had districts, they probably never would have had any influence.
Really??? So, if Slashdot adds a term in their TOS that you are not allowed to have a username that starts with a 'b' then you would be in violoation of their TOS and have just committed a crime... And you're OK with this?
On the next experiment, they should plan to have some kind of "catastrophic event" happen outside the capsule. Tell them that there was an earthquake or something, and they can't get to them, and it could take months or years to get them out. This would help simulate that feeling of fear and panic.
This law should be repealed before the US has removed itself from every UN organization in the world.
But then the bigots running the country wouldn't be very happy.