For Sprint or Verizon, it's practically a week long process. [...] Changing numbers is a snap with SIMs, just call up the provider and they can issue you a new number in 2 minutes. Verizon wanted me to key in a bunch of stuff in the phone to make it work.
Are you saying it takes you a week to key in those numbers?:P
Swapping phones with Verizon is a piece of cake. I don't have experience with Sprint, but it's the same technology. All you need to do is go to their web site, type in the new phone's ESN, and then dial *228 on the phone to program it over the air. You don't need to type any programming information into modern CDMA phones.. it all happens over the air.
Statutory rape CAN be considered a violent crime when perpetrated against someone who can actually be physically harmed in the acts performed. [...] In the context child pornography, however, I would argue that statutory rape is both mentally and physically violent to the child involved.
Depends on how you define child pornography. Porn involving any minor (under 18) is illegal in the US, but teenagers are physically capable of having sex without harm from a significantly earlier age. If there's nothing violent in the act, then it doesn't become violent the moment you start taping it.
Some statutory rape can be violent, sure.. but in many if not most cases involving adolescents, it isn't. (FTR, in most jurisdictions, it's not classified as rape at all, but rather something like "unlawful sexual contact with a minor".)
Are you suggesting that it should be legal to distribute child porn as long as it's not for profit? I disagree; any biproduct of a violent crime against another human being should dealt with accordingly.
"Statutory rape" is not usually a violent crime. Forcible rape is already covered by laws against rape that can be applied regardless of age.
Yes--before the scientific method came into common use.
The funny thing about science is that it's not based in fact, but in consensus. The very system of peer review ensures that only popular beliefs are accepted as facts.
Incorrect. Peer review is about ensuring proper procedure was followed so that experiments can be repeated, not about stifling dissent. Results become popular when they can be widely tested and reproduced.
Contrary to some conspiracy fantasies, overturning an existing theory is generally considered a good thing, and an easy way to become rich and famous.
And when you allege that scientists are above reproach, you sentence all of society to a technocratic oligarchy.
When you put words in my mouth that I didn't say, you throw all pretense of rational debate out the window.
More importantly, though, these scientists' findings agree with the vast majority of all studies that have been done on the subject. If you're suggesting they're biased, then (1) you seem to also be suggesting that all those other scientists are similarly biased, and (2) you can feel free to repeat their experiments yourself.
Public policy should be based on facts. So before scrubbing some clown, ask yourself: Did they follow the money? Or did they grind their own axe?
Indeed. And if you read the other comments in this thread, you'll see where Mr. Barton's money comes from - oil companies. Kinda puts his inquisition into perspective, don't you think?
When my Comcast connection is unavailable, I just use my cell phone. A $10 data cable lets me get online at 60-100 kbps, which is better than dialup, and it just uses regular minutes on my Verizon plan (so it's free after 9 PM or on weekends).
Morse, however, is still a viable means of communication. For example, it is certainly faster than SMS.
Not when you can use predictive text input (e.g. T9), which AFAICT wasn't allowed in the matchup between Morse and SMS.
There's no question that regular abc text input is slow on a cell phone, because you have to press each key multiple times and wait between typing two letters that are on the same key, but with T9, you usually only have to press one key per letter.
this is a bullshit article. there were maps before google. how can a map get someone out of a ticket? did the cop not know where he was? did the cop think he was in a 30mph zone when he was in a 40 mph zone?
Try reading TFA, which is mirrored in this comment if you can't load it.
DRIVER: Your Honor, I was only in that intersection after the light turned red because I was waiting for a break in oncoming traffic so I could turn left.
COP: That's not true, it was a one-way street. There was no oncoming traffic.
DRIVER: Wrong. *pulls up Google Maps* See? It is a two-way street.
JUDGE: I wish cops would pay more attention. Dismissed.
If all you had to do to beat a rating was release a game with a tiny patch needing to be added as well, then every sleezy porn producer would do that, and get their T rating.
And they'd deserve that T rating, because the actual game that players could buy and bring home would have no adult content. The only people who would ever see it would be people who knew about the patch and explicitly chose to turn their copy of Non-Porn-Game into a copy of Porn-Game. If anything, the patch itself should receive an AO rating, not the unpatched game.
The distinction between content that's added by a mod, and content that's present on the disc but can only be unlocked by a mod, is really meaningless, since the only difference from a player's perspective is the number of bytes he has to enter or download to see the content.
Seriously, so what if you can enter an Action Replay code to add a sex scene to your GTA experience? You can also enter a Game Genie code to change Mario's name to "Fucko", with no more effort needed. That doesn't mean the game is obscene. In either case, you'll never see anything naughty unless you go out of your way to alter the game you bought, intentionally making it naughtier.
Including such things as music services, internet access to the www (as opposed to just the local network), festivals, pubs, stores, cafes and all other things that a person in their 20s might consider appealing while they are stuck for 4 years learning how to be a good employee...
Right on. This decision makes more sense if you think of it as a way to add value to the service provided by UC (regardless of their stated reasons, curbing piracy blah blah). The fact is, university is a place where you spend a lot of time and money, and you want to have a good time while you're there.
It's like attracting employees with arcade games in the break room, an office located close to coffee shops and pubs, or even something as mundane as health benefits. "Apply to UCXX and enjoy a state of the art computer lab, fitness center, and all the music you can download!"
The university simply does not have the power to select and decide what music the students should be listening to and it should only be concerned with providing a service that will be used by the most students and that will effectively reduce piracy.
First off, "a service that will be used by the most students" !necessarily= "a service that provides all RIAA music". Students care about DRM too.
Second, that's not their only concern anyway. Another is cost - they could just buy every student whatever CDs and iTMS tracks they wanted, thus satisfying all student demand for music and eliminating illegal downloads, but it would be prohibitively expensive. This solution is presumably a lot cheaper, and will still get some use.
Students aren't going to adapt to the music that is on the download service they're either going to get what they want or disregard it.
All I can say to this is I think time will prove you wrong. It won't replace P2P downloads entirely, but students will find music they like on this service, especially once UC radio stations start playing music from there. If any group is open to new music, it's college students.
This sounds like you are more interested in forcing them to change what they listen to instead of picking what they actually want and would use most.
That's exactly what the RIAA does. They pay radio stations (through "independent promoters") to play their songs, so people become familiar with them and want to hear them some more. You think people would listen to Jessica Simpson if she were just some nobody on an indie label?
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For Sprint or Verizon, it's practically a week long process. [...] Changing numbers is a snap with SIMs, just call up the provider and they can issue you a new number in 2 minutes. Verizon wanted me to key in a bunch of stuff in the phone to make it work.
:P
Are you saying it takes you a week to key in those numbers?
Swapping phones with Verizon is a piece of cake. I don't have experience with Sprint, but it's the same technology. All you need to do is go to their web site, type in the new phone's ESN, and then dial *228 on the phone to program it over the air. You don't need to type any programming information into modern CDMA phones.. it all happens over the air.
Of course, Firefox, Konqueror, and Opera fail that test too.
Statutory rape CAN be considered a violent crime when perpetrated against someone who can actually be physically harmed in the acts performed. [...] In the context child pornography, however, I would argue that statutory rape is both mentally and physically violent to the child involved.
Depends on how you define child pornography. Porn involving any minor (under 18) is illegal in the US, but teenagers are physically capable of having sex without harm from a significantly earlier age. If there's nothing violent in the act, then it doesn't become violent the moment you start taping it.
Some statutory rape can be violent, sure.. but in many if not most cases involving adolescents, it isn't. (FTR, in most jurisdictions, it's not classified as rape at all, but rather something like "unlawful sexual contact with a minor".)
Are you suggesting that it should be legal to distribute child porn as long as it's not for profit? I disagree; any biproduct of a violent crime against another human being should dealt with accordingly.
"Statutory rape" is not usually a violent crime. Forcible rape is already covered by laws against rape that can be applied regardless of age.
Minors using someones credit card to pay for porn (ordo minors in the US actually get a credit card legally?)
I was able to get a Visa check card before I turned 18, and I could use it online just like any other Visa card.
Those of us with Sirius Satellite Radio can hear MC Hawking on channel 61, Boombox. "All My Shootings Be Drive Bys" is on there a lot.
The warp tunnels have nothing to do with the game.
Sure they do.. the GLA (terrorist faction) has warp tunnels.
Sounds like a pretty tough army. At least they haven't reverse engineered those underground warp tunnels... yet.
The world was once widely believed to be flat.
Yes--before the scientific method came into common use.
The funny thing about science is that it's not based in fact, but in consensus. The very system of peer review ensures that only popular beliefs are accepted as facts.
Incorrect. Peer review is about ensuring proper procedure was followed so that experiments can be repeated, not about stifling dissent. Results become popular when they can be widely tested and reproduced.
Contrary to some conspiracy fantasies, overturning an existing theory is generally considered a good thing, and an easy way to become rich and famous.
And when you allege that scientists are above reproach, you sentence all of society to a technocratic oligarchy.
When you put words in my mouth that I didn't say, you throw all pretense of rational debate out the window.
Is this an Ale or a Lager?
Since it's named "Vores Oel", I'd guess it's an ale.
But what good is an open source recipe when it is written in Shakespear-ish measurements like "lbs", "gallons", "sachet", "F" and "pint"?
Says the guy with RGB colors in his sig. In my country, we only use HSV, you insensitive clod!
Well, the information has been released, so make of it what you will.
More importantly, though, these scientists' findings agree with the vast majority of all studies that have been done on the subject. If you're suggesting they're biased, then (1) you seem to also be suggesting that all those other scientists are similarly biased, and (2) you can feel free to repeat their experiments yourself.
Public policy should be based on facts. So before scrubbing some clown, ask yourself: Did they follow the money? Or did they grind their own axe?
Indeed. And if you read the other comments in this thread, you'll see where Mr. Barton's money comes from - oil companies. Kinda puts his inquisition into perspective, don't you think?
We'll make sure to have them throw in some word that's not in your phone's dictionary too, mmm kay?
I don't know.. are you trying to accurately measure the real-world performance of Morse code vs. T9, or just make T9 look bad?
It's rare to manually enter a word that isn't in the dictionary, and it gets more rare over time as the phone builds up its user dictionary.
When my Comcast connection is unavailable, I just use my cell phone. A $10 data cable lets me get online at 60-100 kbps, which is better than dialup, and it just uses regular minutes on my Verizon plan (so it's free after 9 PM or on weekends).
30 WPM is only 3 characters per second (assuming a "word" is still 5 characters + a space). Not too hard to do with T9 on a regular keypad.
Morse, however, is still a viable means of communication. For example, it is certainly faster than SMS.
Not when you can use predictive text input (e.g. T9), which AFAICT wasn't allowed in the matchup between Morse and SMS.
There's no question that regular abc text input is slow on a cell phone, because you have to press each key multiple times and wait between typing two letters that are on the same key, but with T9, you usually only have to press one key per letter.
This is how they make 'em: The Freedom Fryer.
this is a bullshit article. there were maps before google. how can a map get someone out of a ticket? did the cop not know where he was? did the cop think he was in a 30mph zone when he was in a 40 mph zone?
Try reading TFA, which is mirrored in this comment if you can't load it.
DRIVER: Your Honor, I was only in that intersection after the light turned red because I was waiting for a break in oncoming traffic so I could turn left.
COP: That's not true, it was a one-way street. There was no oncoming traffic.
DRIVER: Wrong. *pulls up Google Maps* See? It is a two-way street.
JUDGE: I wish cops would pay more attention. Dismissed.
If all you had to do to beat a rating was release a game with a tiny patch needing to be added as well, then every sleezy porn producer would do that, and get their T rating.
And they'd deserve that T rating, because the actual game that players could buy and bring home would have no adult content. The only people who would ever see it would be people who knew about the patch and explicitly chose to turn their copy of Non-Porn-Game into a copy of Porn-Game. If anything, the patch itself should receive an AO rating, not the unpatched game.
The distinction between content that's added by a mod, and content that's present on the disc but can only be unlocked by a mod, is really meaningless, since the only difference from a player's perspective is the number of bytes he has to enter or download to see the content.
Seriously, so what if you can enter an Action Replay code to add a sex scene to your GTA experience? You can also enter a Game Genie code to change Mario's name to "Fucko", with no more effort needed. That doesn't mean the game is obscene. In either case, you'll never see anything naughty unless you go out of your way to alter the game you bought, intentionally making it naughtier.
Including such things as music services, internet access to the www (as opposed to just the local network), festivals, pubs, stores, cafes and all other things that a person in their 20s might consider appealing while they are stuck for 4 years learning how to be a good employee...
Right on. This decision makes more sense if you think of it as a way to add value to the service provided by UC (regardless of their stated reasons, curbing piracy blah blah). The fact is, university is a place where you spend a lot of time and money, and you want to have a good time while you're there.
It's like attracting employees with arcade games in the break room, an office located close to coffee shops and pubs, or even something as mundane as health benefits. "Apply to UCXX and enjoy a state of the art computer lab, fitness center, and all the music you can download!"
The university simply does not have the power to select and decide what music the students should be listening to and it should only be concerned with providing a service that will be used by the most students and that will effectively reduce piracy.
First off, "a service that will be used by the most students" !necessarily= "a service that provides all RIAA music". Students care about DRM too.
Second, that's not their only concern anyway. Another is cost - they could just buy every student whatever CDs and iTMS tracks they wanted, thus satisfying all student demand for music and eliminating illegal downloads, but it would be prohibitively expensive. This solution is presumably a lot cheaper, and will still get some use.
Students aren't going to adapt to the music that is on the download service they're either going to get what they want or disregard it.
All I can say to this is I think time will prove you wrong. It won't replace P2P downloads entirely, but students will find music they like on this service, especially once UC radio stations start playing music from there. If any group is open to new music, it's college students.
This sounds like you are more interested in forcing them to change what they listen to instead of picking what they actually want and would use most.
That's exactly what the RIAA does. They pay radio stations (through "independent promoters") to play their songs, so people become familiar with them and want to hear them some more. You think people would listen to Jessica Simpson if she were just some nobody on an indie label?
They don't need Manu Chao, there's already plenty of Bongo Bong in the UC system...