What you said isn't actually free speech - your examples involving racist remarks and what those stereotypical groups "want" are considered hate speech. I say this because you're using them in such a way that a Dixie Chicks fanatic might consider them fighting words. Or perhaps that democrat is a boxer and ends up whooping your ass for calling him a pussy. Anything speech that purposefully incites violence is hate speech.
Of course there are other exceptions to free speech, including copyright protection, the Miller test for obscenity and regulation of advertising. There is also the FCC - Federal Communications Commission - whose sole job is to regulate the world we see on radio and TV.
Free speech is a fine, fine line. We occasionally jump back and forth on the issue, but the truth of the matter is that free speech is only free until it infringes on someone else's rights. Also:
Like all other constitutional freedoms, freedom of speech is more a contested terrain than an absolute principle...Internet and new forms of low power radio stations have increased it [freedom of speech]. What steps the courts of the United States will take to enforce freedom of speech depends somewhat on the identity of the judges appointed and the advocates for clients who appear before them.
FYI, since not everyone is from the US here, internationally, the free speech is applied this way:
1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.
3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary:
(a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
(b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
Yeah, but here's the problem with your comment - Not everyone who's in the know will be present for any of these events.
I mean, here in the US, we had Senator Tubey running a committee on the internet. Not everyone who participates is in the know.
That judge is gonna be up shit-creek without a paddle unless he, himself, uses Linux and knows the kind of bullshit Microsoft makes up when it comes to "patents."
BTW, I got interviewed to work for the USPO and their idea of searching for a patent before granting it was checking google.
This is just one more example of the three Es. Embrace - Remember Netscape? Remember when Microsoft bought them? Extend - Oh, Microsoft said, here's a few new features, previous users. Enjoy. Extinguish - Now Netscape is so incompatible I sent two hours taking a Netscape email account, installing Office 2000, importing said Netscape emails into Office 2000 (because that's the last Office that allowed you to do anything with Netscape), uninstalling Office 2000, installing Office 2003, and then pulling the.pst into Office 2003.
Thanks to Novell for screwing us all. Good game guys. Way to have some principles and stand up for the open source community.
it's not about raising the 30 other kids. if you don't like who your child hangs out with, do something about it. grow up and make an adult decision to remove your child from a situation that you think may be damaging to them. the child in question should NOT have access to a computer or laptop WITHOUT SUPERVISION. that's the bottom line. if you have to quit your job to watch them and make sure they are frequently decent sites, do so. if you have to take it away because they can't behave, do so.
Here we go again with "I don't have time to watch my child, so I think the teacher/school/government should." Oh my god - don't have kids if you don't want to take care of them, which, BTW, includes monitoring what they do online. If you think that in SIXTH grade, they are visiting MySpace, it is time for a spanking/time-out/grounding/to run away from home and find REAL parents.
This is right up there with parents who bring babies to horror movies only to be suprised they don't enjoy the screaming and loud noises. Also in this group: Mothers Against Video Game Violence.
WATCH YOUR KIDS or I will call my local social work department on you.
you sound like the meanest bitch ever. you don't want to get to know anyone you work with in a technical field because it's too much trouble? woah. easy, lady. the estrogen's dripping from the walls. no wonder you don't have any male friends in the IT department. no wonder you don't have ANY friends in the IT department. who wants to be friends with someone who uses words and phrases like "drive right over them," "call them out," and "pander to a bunch of IT geeks"?
There are certain No-Nos when it comes to IT guys. 1. Don't dress like a skank. It will remind them of girls they've seen in pornos, and they will be unable to speak (let alone think) in your presence. They also won't take you seriously or want to be your friend because you have presented yourself as out of their self-esteem league. 2. Don't talk about their interests if you don't want to hear their opinion. Don't start a conversation about Dungeons & Dragons unless you've brought your dice and have your character already started. Don't bring up William Shatner unless you want to talk about the differences between Star Trek III vs. Generations. 3. Don't pretend to know something you don't. If you try to debate the pros and cons of Linux when you've never even used it, these guys will know. These guys are the ultimate IT-lie detectors. It only takes one question to discover you know nothing about something you claimed to. 4. Don't take on the nerdiest guy and try to "break his shell." That shell has taken years to build up: years of bullying and swirlies, years of pirating software and music, and years of being pushed and locked in lockers. Puberty has destroyed their self-esteem, and you pushing to get to know them is going to make them crazy.
The big yes's: 1. Be yourself. The age-old adage rings true once again. The more exposure they get to a normal girl the better they will be with other girls. 2. Be approachable. Put a nice sign on your door reminiscent of the websites they frequent. "Come in and get to know me." "Send me an email if you want to chat." "Hi, I'm Audj." 3. Bring food. Cookies, pizza, and caffinated soda will make instant friends. 4. Be nice. If they're annoying, take a deep breath and say kindly, "Oh really?" Continue the conversation and remember that you're doing women around the world a favor by introducing them to the female gender.
I got the plasma thing - doesn't everyone do the microwave experiment at some point in their highschool chemistry class? I was under the impression that the microwave experiment was actually considered very stable, so I guess in my mind, the question was why go to all the trouble to create something the article says is incredibly unstable.
Thanks for the explanation though. I think I'd doing pretty good for an English major who married technical.
But what do they really know about any of this? The article says all of this was created in a lab inside a glass tank. That doesn't seem representative of a real world environment. The lightning strikes were also altered so that they would last much longer than a normal flash.
Can someone tell me how playing Zeus is going to help nuclear technology?
Uh - let's not forget that the US Revolution was started and pursued by land-owning, slave-owning, middle-aged, white men who didn't want to pay their taxes any more.
This situation reminds me of Big Oil - Both the ignorant and brilliant being manipulated and manhandled by a gigantic corporation through government regulation of a highly popularized machine. Two-tiered internet is practically speed limits and DRM could be considered the equivalent of automated seatbelts.
I wonder if this will apply to music played out loud - As in, "I'm getting ready to go to the bar with my roommate and we have MP3s playing on my computer speakers, but she can hear it and is singing along but only I paid for the MP3s" ??
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Of course there are other exceptions to free speech, including copyright protection, the Miller test for obscenity and regulation of advertising. There is also the FCC - Federal Communications Commission - whose sole job is to regulate the world we see on radio and TV.
Free speech is a fine, fine line. We occasionally jump back and forth on the issue, but the truth of the matter is that free speech is only free until it infringes on someone else's rights. Also:
FYI, since not everyone is from the US here, internationally, the free speech is applied this way:
(wikipedia.com)
Yeah, but here's the problem with your comment - Not everyone who's in the know will be present for any of these events.
.pst into Office 2003.
I mean, here in the US, we had Senator Tubey running a committee on the internet. Not everyone who participates is in the know.
That judge is gonna be up shit-creek without a paddle unless he, himself, uses Linux and knows the kind of bullshit Microsoft makes up when it comes to "patents."
BTW, I got interviewed to work for the USPO and their idea of searching for a patent before granting it was checking google.
This is just one more example of the three Es.
Embrace - Remember Netscape? Remember when Microsoft bought them?
Extend - Oh, Microsoft said, here's a few new features, previous users. Enjoy.
Extinguish - Now Netscape is so incompatible I sent two hours taking a Netscape email account, installing Office 2000, importing said Netscape emails into Office 2000 (because that's the last Office that allowed you to do anything with Netscape), uninstalling Office 2000, installing Office 2003, and then pulling the
Thanks to Novell for screwing us all. Good game guys. Way to have some principles and stand up for the open source community.
duh. in fact, double duh. because if microsoft can make money by making up patents for things everyone uses and sneaking it by our USPO, they will.
it's not about raising the 30 other kids. if you don't like who your child hangs out with, do something about it. grow up and make an adult decision to remove your child from a situation that you think may be damaging to them. the child in question should NOT have access to a computer or laptop WITHOUT SUPERVISION. that's the bottom line. if you have to quit your job to watch them and make sure they are frequently decent sites, do so. if you have to take it away because they can't behave, do so.
Here we go again with "I don't have time to watch my child, so I think the teacher/school/government should." Oh my god - don't have kids if you don't want to take care of them, which, BTW, includes monitoring what they do online. If you think that in SIXTH grade, they are visiting MySpace, it is time for a spanking/time-out/grounding/to run away from home and find REAL parents. This is right up there with parents who bring babies to horror movies only to be suprised they don't enjoy the screaming and loud noises. Also in this group: Mothers Against Video Game Violence. WATCH YOUR KIDS or I will call my local social work department on you.
you sound like the meanest bitch ever. you don't want to get to know anyone you work with in a technical field because it's too much trouble? woah. easy, lady. the estrogen's dripping from the walls. no wonder you don't have any male friends in the IT department. no wonder you don't have ANY friends in the IT department. who wants to be friends with someone who uses words and phrases like "drive right over them," "call them out," and "pander to a bunch of IT geeks"?
There are certain No-Nos when it comes to IT guys.
1. Don't dress like a skank. It will remind them of girls they've seen in pornos, and they will be unable to speak (let alone think) in your presence. They also won't take you seriously or want to be your friend because you have presented yourself as out of their self-esteem league.
2. Don't talk about their interests if you don't want to hear their opinion. Don't start a conversation about Dungeons & Dragons unless you've brought your dice and have your character already started. Don't bring up William Shatner unless you want to talk about the differences between Star Trek III vs. Generations.
3. Don't pretend to know something you don't. If you try to debate the pros and cons of Linux when you've never even used it, these guys will know. These guys are the ultimate IT-lie detectors. It only takes one question to discover you know nothing about something you claimed to.
4. Don't take on the nerdiest guy and try to "break his shell." That shell has taken years to build up: years of bullying and swirlies, years of pirating software and music, and years of being pushed and locked in lockers. Puberty has destroyed their self-esteem, and you pushing to get to know them is going to make them crazy.
The big yes's:
1. Be yourself. The age-old adage rings true once again. The more exposure they get to a normal girl the better they will be with other girls.
2. Be approachable. Put a nice sign on your door reminiscent of the websites they frequent. "Come in and get to know me." "Send me an email if you want to chat." "Hi, I'm Audj."
3. Bring food. Cookies, pizza, and caffinated soda will make instant friends.
4. Be nice. If they're annoying, take a deep breath and say kindly, "Oh really?" Continue the conversation and remember that you're doing women around the world a favor by introducing them to the female gender.
I got the plasma thing - doesn't everyone do the microwave experiment at some point in their highschool chemistry class? I was under the impression that the microwave experiment was actually considered very stable, so I guess in my mind, the question was why go to all the trouble to create something the article says is incredibly unstable.
Thanks for the explanation though. I think I'd doing pretty good for an English major who married technical.
But what do they really know about any of this? The article says all of this was created in a lab inside a glass tank. That doesn't seem representative of a real world environment. The lightning strikes were also altered so that they would last much longer than a normal flash.
Can someone tell me how playing Zeus is going to help nuclear technology?
Uh - let's not forget that the US Revolution was started and pursued by land-owning, slave-owning, middle-aged, white men who didn't want to pay their taxes any more. This situation reminds me of Big Oil - Both the ignorant and brilliant being manipulated and manhandled by a gigantic corporation through government regulation of a highly popularized machine. Two-tiered internet is practically speed limits and DRM could be considered the equivalent of automated seatbelts. I wonder if this will apply to music played out loud - As in, "I'm getting ready to go to the bar with my roommate and we have MP3s playing on my computer speakers, but she can hear it and is singing along but only I paid for the MP3s" ??