Freedom of speech has limits. If what you say is untrue and can reasonably be argued to damage someone's reputation, then that person has a legitimate case. I haven't read the blog in question, but it boils down like this:
If I say something like "I don't like Smidge because I don't believe in his ideology", that's neither inflammatory nor defamatory.
If I say something like "Smidge is a threat to democracy in India!", that's inflammatory, but too general to be libelious. Smidge could bring a suit against me, but it would likely die before seeing a court room.
If I said something like "Smidge should be arrested because he makes kiddie pr0n", that's inflammatory and defamatory, and would likely go to trial.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this message belong to no one in particular, and are likely just random characters assembled by my army of monkeys with typewriters. And IANAL.
All God fearing Americans know the Earth is only about 6000 years young
That just means He had them on ice for a while before he found a use for them. "These humans are going to be my most gullible creations evar! Let's see what they make of these! *snicker*"
If it was the composition of the soil in which the body was buried that preserved it for so long, then perhaps similar finds could be made in other non-tundra climes.
Uh-oh, maybe they'll have to declare all of northern Alberta a protected archaeological site...
...but there is no denying that it has helped Canadian art and artists flourish.
Artists like Bryan Adams, who the CRTC decided a few years ago did not qualify as Canadian content (in a particular context I can't recall) because he built his success in the US? Or maybe Lorne Michaels, Jim Carrey, William Shatner, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Meyers, Neil Young, Tom Cochrane, Randy Bachman, Bif Naked...
There is no shortage of successful Canadian artists who aren't on a CRTC welfare program. And it's certainly no surprise that most of these artists have built a great deal of their success south of the border, because that's where there's a big enough population to support sales.
Providing some public funding to help local artists get started isn't a bad thing, but imposing content requirements often results in content providers scraping up the cheapest material they can produce to fill the required space*, or running re-runs of 30-year-old shows that stopped being interesting 29 years ago.
*Ironically, the McKenzie brothers bit on SCTV, which was created in this way, became one of the more memorable parts of the show. So I guess you just never know!
The guy's in incredible shape - I don't know what they put the firefighters through, but it must be rough.
I knew someone who trained as a firefighter once. He told me one of the requirements was to be able to carry a 200 pound person down a steep ladder (can't remember how high).
As for me, I could make sure a 200 pound person got to the bottom of the ladder--but they might be a bit flatter after the trip.
They didn't specify a length of time that it would remain discontinued...
So the fine print might have been "We will not initiate any more file sharing lawsuits*
*until we finish typing this sentence."
Kind of like a local radio DJ's insistence that the Vancouver Canucks are on a one-game winning streak, and are going to stay on a roll, continuing the streak until tomorrow night--the next time they play.
Congress has thugs (police) to enforce their decisions. slashbots don't.
There's an idea. We need some hired goons.
Unfortunately, the kind of goons slashdotters are likely to get will probably run into the RIAA's front office brandishing bat'leths, then transport themselves out of the room while security laughs themselves silly.
Get rid of the people. Seriously, that's the only way to cure a people problem. We're stuck with spam, phishing, Nigerian scams, forward-forever scams, and everything else that comes from stupid, gullible net-o-phytes.
You could reduce it by improving the quality of computer-related education in elementary and middle school, but there's no hope for the truly technologically inept.
Besides them letting the economy grind to halt, you don't have TV, in the middle of winter to boot.
Maybe this is such a hot issue because when millions of Americans wake up to a non-functional TV, in the middle of winter, with no way to keep their brains sizzling away on a diet of Oprah and Survivor, they'll actually start to think.
It will be like that WALL-E moment when the chair-dweller has her video feed disrupted and realizes "I didn't know we had a pool!"
My fellow representatives, do we really want Joe and Jane six-pack to wake up and see the pool?
...IS much greater than nuclear power deaths (even when including all the uranium mining for weapons).
Hmm, that makes me wonder how total coal-related deaths compare to total nuclear-related deaths including deaths from the development, testing, and use of nuclear weapons. Nukes have only been used in anger twice, and there has probably been an elevated incidence of cancer among early development and testing personnel, but would King Coal still come out ahead?
"Hello, Mr. Anderson? This is Washington First National Citi Wells Fargo Mutual. I'm afraid we are unable to process your loan request. Well, unfortunately it appears that you're dead. Yes, it is surprising. My sincerest condolences on your recent loss.
Well, according to your obituaries, you initially died on October 12, 1982, of trauma resulting from a car accident. Wow, that looked like a terrible accident. I hope you didn't suffer too much. Then on February 23, 1997, you were decapitated in an industrial accident... oh, I'm glad to hear you're feeling much better. Except for being dead, of course.
"Mr. Anderson, no, I'm sorry, we cannot approve a loan to a dead person. You may be feeling fine, but Google says you're dead. Well, killed by an IED in Iraq most recently. 2005? You don't remember being there? Well, that doesn't prove anything because you're dead; I wouldn't expect you to remember it.
"Mr. Anderson, please calm down. It's not healthy to get so agitated. I mean, it's definitely not healthy to be dead, but there's no need to make matters worse... Yes, as a matter of fact I did find an obit for myself. Died after a lingering coma. Fortunately, it's not a problem, because being brain dead is not an impediment to my line of work. Yes, I'm sorry, please feel free to re-apply when you're not dead. Goodbye."
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Freedom of speech has limits. If what you say is untrue and can reasonably be argued to damage someone's reputation, then that person has a legitimate case. I haven't read the blog in question, but it boils down like this:
If I say something like "I don't like Smidge because I don't believe in his ideology", that's neither inflammatory nor defamatory.
If I say something like "Smidge is a threat to democracy in India!", that's inflammatory, but too general to be libelious. Smidge could bring a suit against me, but it would likely die before seeing a court room.
If I said something like "Smidge should be arrested because he makes kiddie pr0n", that's inflammatory and defamatory, and would likely go to trial.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this message belong to no one in particular, and are likely just random characters assembled by my army of monkeys with typewriters. And IANAL.
Actually, in light of the current economy, their new advertising slogan is "Has anyone driven a Ford lately?"
That just means He had them on ice for a while before he found a use for them. "These humans are going to be my most gullible creations evar! Let's see what they make of these! *snicker*"
Uh-oh, maybe they'll have to declare all of northern Alberta a protected archaeological site...
Artists like Bryan Adams, who the CRTC decided a few years ago did not qualify as Canadian content (in a particular context I can't recall) because he built his success in the US? Or maybe Lorne Michaels, Jim Carrey, William Shatner, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Meyers, Neil Young, Tom Cochrane, Randy Bachman, Bif Naked...
There is no shortage of successful Canadian artists who aren't on a CRTC welfare program. And it's certainly no surprise that most of these artists have built a great deal of their success south of the border, because that's where there's a big enough population to support sales.
Providing some public funding to help local artists get started isn't a bad thing, but imposing content requirements often results in content providers scraping up the cheapest material they can produce to fill the required space*, or running re-runs of 30-year-old shows that stopped being interesting 29 years ago.
*Ironically, the McKenzie brothers bit on SCTV, which was created in this way, became one of the more memorable parts of the show. So I guess you just never know!
See also: SkyTrain
However, automated light rail isn't necessarily cheaper than piloted light rail, depending on the technology used.
I knew someone who trained as a firefighter once. He told me one of the requirements was to be able to carry a 200 pound person down a steep ladder (can't remember how high).
As for me, I could make sure a 200 pound person got to the bottom of the ladder--but they might be a bit flatter after the trip.
If "Wii" is number one, that means number two is... um, what the bear did in the woods. ;)
No one said they had to have frickin' laser beams!
So the fine print might have been "We will not initiate any more file sharing lawsuits*
*until we finish typing this sentence."
Kind of like a local radio DJ's insistence that the Vancouver Canucks are on a one-game winning streak, and are going to stay on a roll, continuing the streak until tomorrow night--the next time they play.
Okay then, does the Pope sh*t in the woods?
There's an idea. We need some hired goons.
Unfortunately, the kind of goons slashdotters are likely to get will probably run into the RIAA's front office brandishing bat'leths, then transport themselves out of the room while security laughs themselves silly.
You attended the 1910 Conservation Conference? Damn, you're pretty tech savvy for a centenarian!
And "New car, caviar, four star daydream, think I'll buy me a football team" is absolute rubbish, laddie! Get on with your commenting!
True. But it appears the Almighty actually spent his day of rest at the mall looking for a good costume to scare the bejeesus out of Adam and Eve.
Unfortunately, by the time he got there, all they had left was a dorky snake costume.
...five, six, seven... so it finished on Halloween? That explains a lot.
I think you mean to say "Poems? The lad fancies himself a poet!"
Get rid of the people. Seriously, that's the only way to cure a people problem. We're stuck with spam, phishing, Nigerian scams, forward-forever scams, and everything else that comes from stupid, gullible net-o-phytes.
You could reduce it by improving the quality of computer-related education in elementary and middle school, but there's no hope for the truly technologically inept.
No one expects the Swedish Inquisition!
...mainly because there isn't one. That's why it's so unexpected, you see?
Maybe this is such a hot issue because when millions of Americans wake up to a non-functional TV, in the middle of winter, with no way to keep their brains sizzling away on a diet of Oprah and Survivor, they'll actually start to think.
It will be like that WALL-E moment when the chair-dweller has her video feed disrupted and realizes "I didn't know we had a pool!"
My fellow representatives, do we really want Joe and Jane six-pack to wake up and see the pool?
Doesn't Shatner... already... dothis?
Hmm, that makes me wonder how total coal-related deaths compare to total nuclear-related deaths including deaths from the development, testing, and use of nuclear weapons. Nukes have only been used in anger twice, and there has probably been an elevated incidence of cancer among early development and testing personnel, but would King Coal still come out ahead?
I must be psychic then; I've never seen that movie.
Phone conversation overheard in a bank:
"Hello, Mr. Anderson? This is Washington First National Citi Wells Fargo Mutual. I'm afraid we are unable to process your loan request. Well, unfortunately it appears that you're dead. Yes, it is surprising. My sincerest condolences on your recent loss.
Well, according to your obituaries, you initially died on October 12, 1982, of trauma resulting from a car accident. Wow, that looked like a terrible accident. I hope you didn't suffer too much. Then on February 23, 1997, you were decapitated in an industrial accident... oh, I'm glad to hear you're feeling much better. Except for being dead, of course.
"Mr. Anderson, no, I'm sorry, we cannot approve a loan to a dead person. You may be feeling fine, but Google says you're dead. Well, killed by an IED in Iraq most recently. 2005? You don't remember being there? Well, that doesn't prove anything because you're dead; I wouldn't expect you to remember it.
"Mr. Anderson, please calm down. It's not healthy to get so agitated. I mean, it's definitely not healthy to be dead, but there's no need to make matters worse... Yes, as a matter of fact I did find an obit for myself. Died after a lingering coma. Fortunately, it's not a problem, because being brain dead is not an impediment to my line of work. Yes, I'm sorry, please feel free to re-apply when you're not dead. Goodbye."
Nah, Google just labels its beta products accurately.