If everyone lives forever barring violent death, a two-baby rule would lead to overpopulation. A better solution would be a queue where a woman is allowed to have a baby after a violent death, then the next woman in line waits like a vulture for the next violent death (or hires someone to randomly kill someone).
Living forever is the province of Lord British and the Avatar's Companions, and has been so for thousands of years. There is no reason to think ordinary folk would get the treatment.
Gotta admit it's better than putting five kids in a closet, shoving a bed against the door, and going to party at a club while two children die of asphyxiation, but it's still wrong.
But it is not a stretch to say that the rest of the world doesn't see it as particularly "cool" that a single handheld device can (a) multi-boot four operating systems, (b) provide a remote login for multiple root accounts textual and graphical, (c) act as a remote control for multiple household entertainment systems, (d) be dropped into a Toyota as an engine ECU with real-time wireless reprogrammability, (e) be used as a logic probe and oscilloscope by plugging in optional cables, (f) receive HAM radio signals and run a version of KA9Q, (g) simulcast FM and Internet radio on/from user-chosen frequencies/addresses, (h) provide access to IMAP email and the mobile web, (i) act as a flashlight by turning the screen white, (j) offer a built-in high-resolution CCD capable of being programmed to operate as a scanner, as a camera, or in AI research for visual perception experimentation, and (k) with the addition of a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, act as a complete general-purpose computing system
My non geek acquaintances seem to think that c g h i and k are important and or neat.
Putin is not as tough as he present himself, Medvedev is to him like Robin to Batman...
Wait, the actual relationship (Medvedev is Putin's ward and protégé who breaks off from Putin to be a political leader in his own right, in Blüdhaven)? Or the farcical relationship (Medvedev and Putin play dress up in an underground bunker)?
They're free to borrow money and buy the company from guy number ten, but if they do, the leftover nine still won't have enough money for drinks until several years down the road. If they just steal the company from guy number ten, then they're no better than Vladamir Lenin.
Now the US govt has all the evidence they need to declare file sharers as terrorists/collaborators. Get ready for police action with full UN approval. ACTA's secret rules probably allow deadly force.
He provides a service that he knows is being used mostly (let's be honest, almost exclusively) for illegal purposes and he is ok with it. Can you explain to me how is that not wrong?
That makes me wonder. Who makes garrotes, and how are they marketed?
The constitution gives each of us the freedom to speak, not the freedom to steal someone else's word.
Which is exactly why a lot of people view the taking of Domain Names to be potentially chilling. Which communication medium will be killed next, radio?
The Operators of the site knew that distributing copyrighted content is illegal, and that getting targeted was only a matter of time. Granted they tried to get around it via linking to other sites, but that tactic isn't new. Heck, even seizures are common in the war on drugs, and in counterfeitting operations etc.
What is a bit odd is ICE being the ones shutting them down. That might set a bad precedent.
Technically, they didn't distribute copyrighted content (which is legal if the copyright owner allows, by the way). They told other people about where the content was available. In fact, you've done so yourself by merely talking about them (only two steps away instead of one). I bet you're in league with the filthy pirates! Sending ninjas now.
The DHS is doing this because they can't send FBI to other countries. The next step is predator drones launching hellfire missiles into apartments of suspected downloaders. Everyone in the US cheered when those navy snipers picked off those Somali pirates that held that captain captive...
Who knew Quark had a last name, or that Ferengi had blood plasma? Even more impressive, the LHC created Quark-Gluon Plasma (presumably water with suspended hydrocarbons and traces of his DNA) with a mere collision of some high energy particles.
What would steam bring over existing app stores? Play and sync Plants vs Zombies on your phone and your pc?
Buy once, play everywhere? That's better than the iTunes+steam model where you have to buy once for each platform. Of course, iTunes makes more sense than steam since if Apple dies, your iPhone is quickly worthless. If steam somehow dies, your computers still work, but you can't install your software anymore.
To be fair, if someone is running a meth lab out of their apartment, or has 20 members of their extended family living in a two-bedroom, I think it's okay for a landlord to provide warnings and then evict. That said, the analogy broke down far before that.
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You mean that Monty Python started the furries? Who knew?
I agree, this would be bad for evolution and the human race as a whole.
&$@*% evolution. If evolution and I were at the same party, I'd ignore it all night.
If everyone lives forever barring violent death, a two-baby rule would lead to overpopulation. A better solution would be a queue where a woman is allowed to have a baby after a violent death, then the next woman in line waits like a vulture for the next violent death (or hires someone to randomly kill someone).
Living forever is the province of Lord British and the Avatar's Companions, and has been so for thousands of years. There is no reason to think ordinary folk would get the treatment.
Gotta admit it's better than putting five kids in a closet, shoving a bed against the door, and going to party at a club while two children die of asphyxiation, but it's still wrong.
But it is not a stretch to say that the rest of the world doesn't see it as particularly "cool" that a single handheld device can (a) multi-boot four operating systems, (b) provide a remote login for multiple root accounts textual and graphical, (c) act as a remote control for multiple household entertainment systems, (d) be dropped into a Toyota as an engine ECU with real-time wireless reprogrammability, (e) be used as a logic probe and oscilloscope by plugging in optional cables, (f) receive HAM radio signals and run a version of KA9Q, (g) simulcast FM and Internet radio on/from user-chosen frequencies/addresses, (h) provide access to IMAP email and the mobile web, (i) act as a flashlight by turning the screen white, (j) offer a built-in high-resolution CCD capable of being programmed to operate as a scanner, as a camera, or in AI research for visual perception experimentation, and (k) with the addition of a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, act as a complete general-purpose computing system
My non geek acquaintances seem to think that c g h i and k are important and or neat.
mentally retarded space moneys
Thank God that terrestrial money has no capacity for thought.
Putin is not as tough as he present himself, Medvedev is to him like Robin to Batman...
Wait, the actual relationship (Medvedev is Putin's ward and protégé who breaks off from Putin to be a political leader in his own right, in Blüdhaven)? Or the farcical relationship (Medvedev and Putin play dress up in an underground bunker)?
The best part is the defense against a malicious prosecution countersuit is "um, judge. Umm. I'm um, stoopid."
Tortuous interference of fishing blackmail expeditions? That's vigilantism!
They're free to borrow money and buy the company from guy number ten, but if they do, the leftover nine still won't have enough money for drinks until several years down the road. If they just steal the company from guy number ten, then they're no better than Vladamir Lenin.
Now the US govt has all the evidence they need to declare file sharers as terrorists/collaborators. Get ready for police action with full UN approval. ACTA's secret rules probably allow deadly force.
"They are ants, Michael. They are ants." -Bill Gates, Family Guy
Yeah, because the Bush admin neeeeeever did anything creepy online.
I heard the Bush administration routinely asked "ASL?" on the Sesame Street forums at pbs.org
He provides a service that he knows is being used mostly (let's be honest, almost exclusively) for illegal purposes and he is ok with it. Can you explain to me how is that not wrong?
That makes me wonder. Who makes garrotes, and how are they marketed?
That "even anti-blah is blah" pattern works for a lot of things, but not consumption. If you are not consuming, you are not consuming. Full stop.
If you are not consuming, you are consuming nothing.
Ha ha! Language tricks!
Never really understood why actual pirates selling bootleg DVDs and CDs at a profit are not the main focus.
The constitution gives each of us the freedom to speak, not the freedom to steal someone else's word.
Which is exactly why a lot of people view the taking of Domain Names to be potentially chilling. Which communication medium will be killed next, radio?
The Operators of the site knew that distributing copyrighted content is illegal, and that getting targeted was only a matter of time. Granted they tried to get around it via linking to other sites, but that tactic isn't new. Heck, even seizures are common in the war on drugs, and in counterfeitting operations etc.
What is a bit odd is ICE being the ones shutting them down. That might set a bad precedent.
Technically, they didn't distribute copyrighted content (which is legal if the copyright owner allows, by the way). They told other people about where the content was available. In fact, you've done so yourself by merely talking about them (only two steps away instead of one). I bet you're in league with the filthy pirates! Sending ninjas now.
The DHS is doing this because they can't send FBI to other countries. The next step is predator drones launching hellfire missiles into apartments of suspected downloaders. Everyone in the US cheered when those navy snipers picked off those Somali pirates that held that captain captive...
He who lays the pipes.
The same answer to "who will pass on their genetic traits?"
Who knew Quark had a last name, or that Ferengi had blood plasma? Even more impressive, the LHC created Quark-Gluon Plasma (presumably water with suspended hydrocarbons and traces of his DNA) with a mere collision of some high energy particles.
What would steam bring over existing app stores? Play and sync Plants vs Zombies on your phone and your pc?
Buy once, play everywhere? That's better than the iTunes+steam model where you have to buy once for each platform. Of course, iTunes makes more sense than steam since if Apple dies, your iPhone is quickly worthless. If steam somehow dies, your computers still work, but you can't install your software anymore.
To be fair, if someone is running a meth lab out of their apartment, or has 20 members of their extended family living in a two-bedroom, I think it's okay for a landlord to provide warnings and then evict. That said, the analogy broke down far before that.
It was created on the 10th and edited until the 18th. Don't know of the use, but it might mean something in a timeline.