If there are other universes on that border then i propose that we build a large three-layered fence and patrol it with hundreds of unmanned drones. of course, that might be really expensive so we'll have to start with 600 miles of fencing and a guy named Bob.
i've had a bunch of fun ones. a recent one that stands out involves the laptop we just got my parents. my mom can handle herself for e-mail and internet and basic publisher stuff for her work newsletter, but that's about it. so i constantly get called in to help any time there's something she doesn't know how to do. show her where the clip art is, explain what a pdf is, tell her the shortcuts for copying and pasting, basic stuff really. then i get a call that the mouse is acting up; not going the right way, not clicking when she hits the buttn, it's just all wrong. it's one of the little wireless laptop mice with the usb dongle so i tell her to disconnect it and plug it in again, if that doesn't work just restart. i'm on the phone for another five minutes just chatting while she does this then she's just about to start bitching again when i hear a little gasp, then an "oh, nevermind." i have no idea what she means so i ask what happened and she tells me she had the mouse backwards. and strugled through getting it restarted the whole time, obviously letting go of it at some point and then picking it up the wrong way again. all of a sudden she realized that the scroll wheel and buttons were on the wrong side.
that thought had honestly not even crossed my mind.
Sharing of child pornography leads to more child pornography.
Sharing of copyrighted music leads to less copyrighted music.
"getting away with something that's illegal leads to more people getting away with something that's illegal.
getting away with something that's illegal leads to less people doing the same by legal means"
oh of course... now it makes total sense. there is no legal child pornography in the United States, but there is a legal way to buy music. this comparison lacks all merit. just because people like pirated music doesn't mean that it has relevance in every single issue dealing with the internet.
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If there are other universes on that border then i propose that we build a large three-layered fence and patrol it with hundreds of unmanned drones. of course, that might be really expensive so we'll have to start with 600 miles of fencing and a guy named Bob.
i've had a bunch of fun ones. a recent one that stands out involves the laptop we just got my parents. my mom can handle herself for e-mail and internet and basic publisher stuff for her work newsletter, but that's about it. so i constantly get called in to help any time there's something she doesn't know how to do. show her where the clip art is, explain what a pdf is, tell her the shortcuts for copying and pasting, basic stuff really. then i get a call that the mouse is acting up; not going the right way, not clicking when she hits the buttn, it's just all wrong. it's one of the little wireless laptop mice with the usb dongle so i tell her to disconnect it and plug it in again, if that doesn't work just restart. i'm on the phone for another five minutes just chatting while she does this then she's just about to start bitching again when i hear a little gasp, then an "oh, nevermind." i have no idea what she means so i ask what happened and she tells me she had the mouse backwards. and strugled through getting it restarted the whole time, obviously letting go of it at some point and then picking it up the wrong way again. all of a sudden she realized that the scroll wheel and buttons were on the wrong side. that thought had honestly not even crossed my mind.
great voice actor, no doubt, but hearing Fry (with a slight twist) pitching a promotion for Old Navy's mascot contest was a little weird.
Sharing of child pornography leads to more child pornography.
Sharing of copyrighted music leads to less copyrighted music.
"getting away with something that's illegal leads to more people getting away with something that's illegal.
getting away with something that's illegal leads to less people doing the same by legal means"
oh of course... now it makes total sense. there is no legal child pornography in the United States, but there is a legal way to buy music. this comparison lacks all merit. just because people like pirated music doesn't mean that it has relevance in every single issue dealing with the internet.