The bad date or club cockteases have made plenty a man hate women, if only for a bit. Killing a whore in GTA lets you get the release and satisfaction without actually hurting a human being.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy killing virtual whores as much as the next guy -- but it ain't personal.
TFA is about people that were inspired to engage in violent behavior by things they saw in a movie.
That's a pretty baseless statement -- though TFA mentions the movie it actually doesn't state that any of these groups started because of the it. In the one example given, it seems to have just "happened" as an outgrowth of some (alleged) martial arts instructor sparring with students.
I say "alleged" because having practiced martial arts for several years, I have a hard time taking seriously any instructor who would allow this to go on -- never mind encourage it.
"You get to be a superhero for a night," Klimanis said. "We have to go to work every day. We're constantly told to buy things we don't need, and just for a couple hours we have the freedom to do what we want to do."
I'm constantly told I have to do the grocery shopping. I hate grocery shopping. I'ma go kick some ass now...
It's possible, but you'd figure they'd need some kind of proof before getting someone arrested -- I'm guessing there must've been some record of threatening conversation via e-mail.
The last I checked, the legal system doesn't run by the dictionary definition of "privacy". If you make information publicly available, you have forfeited your right to legal privacy. This includes your right not to be interfered with if -- for example -- you blog about the murder you're going to commit, or the one you have already committed.
The website is a PAC run by Alan Keyes, who was a candidate for the nomination back in 2000, and tried to run for the Senate in 2004. It's the Republican base speaking.
I suppose you could look for conspiracy if that's what you choose. In my naivete, I'll just take it at face value -- the foolish rantings of a columnist who is generally only read by people who are already convinced that he's right.
The link you give is to the opinion of a columnist... to be honest, I'm not quite sure how this equates to the Republic Party wanted to pass amendments.
Probably because knee-jerk responses like, "Oh, just kill me now" or some variation thereof sound childish and immature to anybody with a little perspective. However, nobody is stopping him -- or you -- from offing yourselves at the first hint of infirmity. Party on, dude.
I never really understood this complaint. I live in the midwest. If I do some remote work for a client in New York, how do they expect to collect New York income tax from me? Do they have any legal recourse whatsoever to try to collect?
In your case, you might be able to get away with it. The people who work W-2 jobs via telecommuting don't have that option.
An unusual practice? Where? Most places I know have their users running as admin, because there is still software around that won't function properly if it's not run that way.
Certainly in the finacial services industry (where I work) it's very common. While our developers have admin rights, the vast majority of the tens of thousands of users across the bank work under very restrictive policies -- installing software usually requires a work request for those poor sots...
Looks like the teasing from the CEO of CRM got microsoft in a squeeze. Subscription this, subscription that. People aren't going to be too warm and fuzzy to the idea of having to pay continuous fees just to listen to music. I mean, a lot of music you just listen to off and on, and paying over and over again just seems absurd.
I'm not so sure you're right. This is turning music into a commodity utility such as electricity or phone service. You're not paying to 'own' tracks -- you're paying for the right to listen to what you want, when you want, and where you want.
I know this'll get me modded down, but if you look past the "DRM is evil" mindset (because whether you hate it or hate it, it ain't going away... see below), this is actually a good idea. This point was driven home to me this weekend, when my wife was telling my how she has to keep her itunes up to date, or the songs stop playing. My response was predictable: that's ridiculous. The music is paid for, it damn well shouldn't stop playing. Her response: I don't care. All I have to do is download an update and it all works.
Despite how justified/neat business model it may be, that's what the average person deep down thinks. RIAA et al do not understand this
The unfortunate fact is that there are a lot more people like my wife out there -- people who frankly don't really give a shit about DRM -- than there are like us. And that's what'll make this model successful. RIAA, MS, et al do understand that aspect of it quite well.
Disclaimer: I'm not a MS 'shill', I run linux on all my boxes, have a bajillion ogg files [though I've actually... GASP... paid for the source CDs used to rip them]; I'm not speaking to whether this is morally acceptable or violates free whatever principles; I'm only saying that as a business model, this is very likely where the future will be.
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The bad date or club cockteases have made plenty a man hate women, if only for a bit. Killing a whore in GTA lets you get the release and satisfaction without actually hurting a human being.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy killing virtual whores as much as the next guy -- but it ain't personal.
TFA is about people that were inspired to engage in violent behavior by things they saw in a movie.
That's a pretty baseless statement -- though TFA mentions the movie it actually doesn't state that any of these groups started because of the it. In the one example given, it seems to have just "happened" as an outgrowth of some (alleged) martial arts instructor sparring with students.
I say "alleged" because having practiced martial arts for several years, I have a hard time taking seriously any instructor who would allow this to go on -- never mind encourage it.
"You get to be a superhero for a night," Klimanis said. "We have to go to work every day. We're constantly told to buy things we don't need, and just for a couple hours we have the freedom to do what we want to do."
I'm constantly told I have to do the grocery shopping. I hate grocery shopping. I'ma go kick some ass now...That was beyond the purview of my smart-ass comment.
That was quite original.
Offtopic: I'm I the only one who believes that the various color schemes provided with those desktops must have been designed by blind monkeys?
... but I couldn't get past the advertisements that I had to scroll past to see the actual article...
It's possible, but you'd figure they'd need some kind of proof before getting someone arrested -- I'm guessing there must've been some record of threatening conversation via e-mail.
root has root access.
He said "hard".
I have to wonder if "look and feel" is even patentable -- because it's been long established that it's not copyrightable.
The last I checked, the legal system doesn't run by the dictionary definition of "privacy". If you make information publicly available, you have forfeited your right to legal privacy. This includes your right not to be interfered with if -- for example -- you blog about the murder you're going to commit, or the one you have already committed.
Really? I'll remember that the next time I hear someone ranting about Michael Moore.
Please do -- he's right up the same alley.Sir, I'm issuing you a citation for egregious mixing of metaphors.
mutter mutter... "easier to use" ... mutter mutter ... "people are used to it" ... mutter mutter... "noone forces people to use MS"
What am I saying... I actually prefer Oo -- MS is brainwashing me again!
The website is a PAC run by Alan Keyes, who was a candidate for the nomination back in 2000, and tried to run for the Senate in 2004. It's the Republican base speaking.
I suppose you could look for conspiracy if that's what you choose. In my naivete, I'll just take it at face value -- the foolish rantings of a columnist who is generally only read by people who are already convinced that he's right.The link you give is to the opinion of a columnist... to be honest, I'm not quite sure how this equates to the Republic Party wanted to pass amendments.
Unbiased. What an amusing jest you make, sir or ma'am.
Probably because knee-jerk responses like, "Oh, just kill me now" or some variation thereof sound childish and immature to anybody with a little perspective. However, nobody is stopping him -- or you -- from offing yourselves at the first hint of infirmity. Party on, dude.
I never really understood this complaint. I live in the midwest. If I do some remote work for a client in New York, how do they expect to collect New York income tax from me? Do they have any legal recourse whatsoever to try to collect?
In your case, you might be able to get away with it. The people who work W-2 jobs via telecommuting don't have that option.
An unusual practice? Where? Most places I know have their users running as admin, because there is still software around that won't function properly if it's not run that way.
Certainly in the finacial services industry (where I work) it's very common. While our developers have admin rights, the vast majority of the tens of thousands of users across the bank work under very restrictive policies -- installing software usually requires a work request for those poor sots...
This was a settlement to a civil suit, which won't ever include criminal penalties. As far as I knowthere has not been a criminal suit filed.
Not with 1 second to 3 minute respose times... the eye moves too fast.
Looks like the teasing from the CEO of CRM got microsoft in a squeeze. Subscription this, subscription that. People aren't going to be too warm and fuzzy to the idea of having to pay continuous fees just to listen to music. I mean, a lot of music you just listen to off and on, and paying over and over again just seems absurd.
I'm not so sure you're right. This is turning music into a commodity utility such as electricity or phone service. You're not paying to 'own' tracks -- you're paying for the right to listen to what you want, when you want, and where you want.
I know this'll get me modded down, but if you look past the "DRM is evil" mindset (because whether you hate it or hate it, it ain't going away... see below), this is actually a good idea. This point was driven home to me this weekend, when my wife was telling my how she has to keep her itunes up to date, or the songs stop playing. My response was predictable: that's ridiculous. The music is paid for, it damn well shouldn't stop playing. Her response: I don't care. All I have to do is download an update and it all works.
Despite how justified/neat business model it may be, that's what the average person deep down thinks. RIAA et al do not understand this
The unfortunate fact is that there are a lot more people like my wife out there -- people who frankly don't really give a shit about DRM -- than there are like us. And that's what'll make this model successful. RIAA, MS, et al do understand that aspect of it quite well.
Disclaimer: I'm not a MS 'shill', I run linux on all my boxes, have a bajillion ogg files [though I've actually... GASP ... paid for the source CDs used to rip them]; I'm not speaking to whether this is morally acceptable or violates free whatever principles; I'm only saying that as a business model, this is very likely where the future will be.
It just seems that so often people cheer on a lawsuit without realizing what it does to all of us.
It's very seldom I've seen anyone in this crowd cheering on any kind of patent litigation, at least not in the last year or two.