This practice should be expressly prohibited by consumer protection laws. The fact that it is not, has a lot to say about the "of the people, for the people, by the people" claim.
To avoid nitpicking, let's call it "a way a particular brain is wired". This in no way shape of form invalidates the point, which is pedophilia and child molestation are not one and the same.
Nobody in their right mind would destroy their career by publishing "wrong" conclusions.
Witch hunts, herd mentality and peer pressure are not staples of good science.
Are you sure you want to call something that predates our species and as you said yourself is amoral a mental disorder?
1. "predates our species" -- citation needed.
2. "as you said yourself is amoral" -- Not to confuse amoral with immoral, "amoral" means "has nothing to do with morality". Mental disorders are amoral, acting upon them can be a different question.
3. "Are you sure you want to call [...] a mental disorder" -- I am not a mental health professional so as a lay person I use lay terms. Some call it a paraphilia, some call it an orientation, Wikipedia calls it a psychiatric disorder.
Was it a mental disorder 50K years ago? May be 2K? How about 200?
Yes. What's you point?
Reminds me of the following: Q: What was the largest island before Greenland was discovered? A: Greenland.
If you don't believe that then literally nothing is immoral
Logical fallacy. Instant fail. Thank you for playing. (I believe this one is called "equivocation fallacy", but I never bothered memorizing their names).
including pedophilia, bestiality, and polygamy. You can't pick and choose.
Pedophilia is a mental disorder and has nothing to do with morality. Actual sexual exploitation of prepubescent children is child abuse.
The main arguments against bestiality are public health and that animals cannot give consent. However, if those concerns are proven not to apply, while I am personally disgusted by the practice, I don't give a rat's ass if you want to boink your pet platypus.
Polygamy is a legal construct, as it concerns marriage. It is by way legal in about 30% of sovereign states. If we stick to the subject of sexual conduct, polyamory is legal in most jurisdictions.
It is a miniature general-purpose portable computing device, that just happens to have a built-in cellular radio. Take out that radio and you are left with a device (like an iPod touch) that people still buy and use for a variety of purposes.
I voted for [Hillary] but held my nose at the time, because I knew that she was going to be a shitty president. The reason I voted for her was that I knew Donald Trump was going to be an even shittier president.
I hope you understand that this attitude is the main reason that the US has a shitty president.
Now imagine what would happen if enough people say "Fuck this, I am not voting for any shitty candidate."
And that, my friends, is why I've never brought my kitty-porn-laden computers into Geek Squad for service! Well, that, and the fact that they know a lot less about computers than I do!
Arguably, they know less about computers than your grandma does. Possibly even less than your cat.
The question is about the methods that information was obtained by.
If a police officer is not allowed to search your hard drive without at least a probable cause (and possibly a warrant), then they should not be allowed to pay somebody to do it for them.
The repair techs were being paid to actively search through the computers and report anything "suspicious".
There is a difference between a plumber coming to fix your john and stumbling across a heap of porn magazines under the sink, and the same guy being paid to ruffle through all unlocked cabinets and drawers in your house while you're not looking.
Not to mention that if they were being paid by incident, they would have an incentive to plant such material. That alone should scream "reasonable doubt" to any sensible juror.
Commercial software is written for profit; the programmers don't do shit to improve it unless there's a paying customer.
In contrast, open-source programs are written largely by people who are trying to scratch their own itches, which may or may not coincide with yours
If you are lucky to find open-source software whose authors' "vision" co-align with yours, that's great. If you have the skills and the free time to hack on the code yourself, even better. Otherwise, you pay for what you want/need.
Copyright was introduced to allow authors a temporary monopoly on their works (something pretty much unheard of before then), in order to encourage creation and the proliferation of creative works. The point was not to give authors complete control over their works.
Not really.
Copyright was introduced to allow publishers to keep a choke hold on culture under the pretense of "promoting arts and sciences".
I have been a long time paying customer of Fastmail and I am quite happy with them. Yes, they take my money ($32/year if I renew for 5 years for a legacy plan), but in exchange I get services that I can rely on and prompt support when I need it.
Slashdot Mirror
AquaMail doesn't do LDAP or CardDAV, wanting instead to use my address-book for everything, which is not what I want.
Is K-9 better in that respect?
What would you suggest for seamless handoff between APs?
Changes to TOS generally allow you to cancel the service effective immediately. Unless the US has fucked up laws in this area.
The US has fucked up laws in this area.
(For any value of "this")
This practice should be expressly prohibited by consumer protection laws.
The fact that it is not, has a lot to say about the "of the people, for the people, by the people" claim.
Interesting read:
https://www.eff.org/wp/dangero...
https://quoteinvestigator.com/...
Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi.
See my reply above.
To avoid nitpicking, let's call it "a way a particular brain is wired". This in no way shape of form invalidates the point, which is pedophilia and child molestation are not one and the same.
Pedophilia is a mental disorder and has nothing to do with morality...
There hasn't been much legit research done into pedophilia.
There was quite a bit or legitimate research done. It's even in the DSM-5.
Nobody in their right mind would destroy their career by publishing "wrong" conclusions.
Witch hunts, herd mentality and peer pressure are not staples of good science.
Are you sure you want to call something that predates our species and as you said yourself is amoral a mental disorder?
1. "predates our species" -- citation needed.
2. "as you said yourself is amoral" -- Not to confuse amoral with immoral, "amoral" means "has nothing to do with morality". Mental disorders are amoral, acting upon them can be a different question.
3. "Are you sure you want to call [...] a mental disorder" -- I am not a mental health professional so as a lay person I use lay terms. Some call it a paraphilia, some call it an orientation, Wikipedia calls it a psychiatric disorder.
Was it a mental disorder 50K years ago? May be 2K? How about 200?
Yes. What's you point?
Reminds me of the following:
Q: What was the largest island before Greenland was discovered?
A: Greenland.
But homosexual sex *is* immoral and contrary to the natural law.
Wrong.
If you don't believe that then literally nothing is immoral
Logical fallacy. Instant fail. Thank you for playing.
(I believe this one is called "equivocation fallacy", but I never bothered memorizing their names).
including pedophilia, bestiality, and polygamy. You can't pick and choose.
Pedophilia is a mental disorder and has nothing to do with morality. Actual sexual exploitation of prepubescent children is child abuse.
The main arguments against bestiality are public health and that animals cannot give consent. However, if those concerns are proven not to apply, while I am personally disgusted by the practice, I don't give a rat's ass if you want to boink your pet platypus.
Polygamy is a legal construct, as it concerns marriage. It is by way legal in about 30% of sovereign states. If we stick to the subject of sexual conduct, polyamory is legal in most jurisdictions.
I am 13.
Apparently you were quite a precocious child at the age of 3.
Man, it's a phone
Actually, it is not.
It is a miniature general-purpose portable computing device, that just happens to have a built-in cellular radio.
Take out that radio and you are left with a device (like an iPod touch) that people still buy and use for a variety of purposes.
I wouldn't call it a habit of the Lancet per say...
<pedantic> per se </pedantic>
You are welcome.
I voted for [Hillary] but held my nose at the time, because I knew that she was going to be a shitty president. The reason I voted for her was that I knew Donald Trump was going to be an even shittier president.
I hope you understand that this attitude is the main reason that the US has a shitty president.
Now imagine what would happen if enough people say "Fuck this, I am not voting for any shitty candidate."
The broad with the sword tried to kill her gamer boyfriend, partially because she thought he spent too much time gaming. She was not a gamer.
Which proves that excessive gaming can be bad (or even fatal) to your health.
QED.
Torvalds was not the only person this irritated. I was irritated too. Where's my Slashdot post?
Right next to the kernel you developed.
...what can be explained by incompetence.
Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.
And that, my friends, is why I've never brought my kitty-porn-laden computers into Geek Squad for service! Well, that, and the fact that they know a lot less about computers than I do!
Arguably, they know less about computers than your grandma does. Possibly even less than your cat.
The question is about the methods that information was obtained by.
If a police officer is not allowed to search your hard drive without at least a probable cause (and possibly a warrant), then they should not be allowed to pay somebody to do it for them.
The repair techs were being paid to actively search through the computers and report anything "suspicious".
There is a difference between a plumber coming to fix your john and stumbling across a heap of porn magazines under the sink, and the same guy being paid to ruffle through all unlocked cabinets and drawers in your house while you're not looking.
Not to mention that if they were being paid by incident, they would have an incentive to plant such material. That alone should scream "reasonable doubt" to any sensible juror.
Allow me to fix that for you:
Commercial software is written for profit; the programmers don't do shit to improve it unless there's a paying customer.
In contrast, open-source programs are written largely by people who are trying to scratch their own itches, which may or may not coincide with yours
If you are lucky to find open-source software whose authors' "vision" co-align with yours, that's great. If you have the skills and the free time to hack on the code yourself, even better. Otherwise, you pay for what you want/need.
Nice interpretation. Pity that SCOTUS does not agree with it.
Copyright was introduced to allow authors a temporary monopoly on their works (something pretty much unheard of before then), in order to encourage creation and the proliferation of creative works. The point was not to give authors complete control over their works.
Not really.
Copyright was introduced to allow publishers to keep a choke hold on culture under the pretense of "promoting arts and sciences".
My default assumption these days is that if Trump says something, it's a lie.
One day he'll admit to it, and your mind will explode.
I have been a long time paying customer of Fastmail and I am quite happy with them.
Yes, they take my money ($32/year if I renew for 5 years for a legacy plan), but in exchange I get services that I can rely on and prompt support when I need it.