It's a simple, although logic-free, line of reasoning
Software is easy to copy, therefore the entitlement generation and their antecedents in thought process from prior generations feel like they should be allowed to take whatever they want for free. The justification for this desire is that their personal greed is more compelling than the greed of others.
At least this is what I've gathered from seriously querying various Slashdotters over the last 10 years. Every single answer led to that justification. Those with a modicum of cleverness dressed it up in the "benefit to society" clothing, and those who didn't really pay attention to what they were saying touted it as "innovation." That last one always makes me laugh - clearly it's the height of innovation to take something someone else made without recompense.
A bunch of nerds on a nerdsite ripping things apart for not being popular enough. And then, if that weren't enough, offering opinions on how to make things popular.
It's a real shame people have to be competitive. Life would be so much better if those of us who are productive in more than a "stock-the-cooler, flip-the-burger, greet-people-at-walmart" sense were forced to provide a comfortable lifestyle for everyone else. After all, being entertained is the most important thing after whining about how it's not fair that you somehow have to be competitive.
I don't have any particular reason to shit on this, since I think it's pretty cool, but I want to be a Slashdot hipster so I hate this and the people who made it are stupid and this is nothing new and I'm sure someone here made this back in 1996 but kept it quiet because they aren't an attention whore.
All the fools who offered mortgages on houses no one needed to people who couldn't afford them wrecked the economy. That was started long before Bush. It came on top of the recession caused by the collapse of the dotcom bubble, which people hasten to forget was an artifact of St Bill "do-no-wrong" Clinton.
Bush did a horrible job, no doubt... but you're ignorant if you think he singlehandedly wrecked the economy.
This is an interesting concept, if not exactly applicable to 21st century reality. Or maybe you think magically Joe Buttonpusher and Sue Phoneanswerer are suddenly going to develop the aptitude and skills for knowledge work? Hahaha.
This has nothing to do with an absolute right of privacy. The 4th Amendment clearly spells out the power the government has regarding search and seizure. This has nothing to do with a right to privacy. This has to do with a limitation of government power that according to Obama logic needed to be destroyed so our rights could be saved.
Let's take a close look
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized
Is it your position that the secret courts have warrants fitting this description for the information they are collecting?
Guess you missed the part where he's being charged with espionage.
He didn't even really say anything we didn't already know and have known for years.
You are aware there's a massive difference between tin-hatted "I know they're watching me" bullshit espoused on sites like this and the actual facts revealed in this matter, right? I hope you're aware, anyway. The alternative is that you're a moron.
I guess it was easy in the old days when no one gave a shit if your software actually did anything. Unfortunately for the real world, you don't just get to target 15 or 20 experts anymore. There are now BILLIONS of users.
The scale probably hasn't sunk through the grey yet, but don't worry, you'll die someday and not have to worry about it.
I like C#..NET is fine for what it is, although it's very apparent where the influences came from. Where Java absolutely wins, in my experience, is the sheer volume of libraries available. You can do damn near anything with some dependency declarations and a bit of glue code.
Either you refer to your family as "users" which is certainly charming, or you're illegally distributing entertainment. Given your history, I assume both.
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Ahhh, the reduction to absurdity. A popular anti-patent argument here on Slashdot. Intellectually bankrupt, but popular.
It's a simple, although logic-free, line of reasoning
Software is easy to copy, therefore the entitlement generation and their antecedents in thought process from prior generations feel like they should be allowed to take whatever they want for free. The justification for this desire is that their personal greed is more compelling than the greed of others.
At least this is what I've gathered from seriously querying various Slashdotters over the last 10 years. Every single answer led to that justification. Those with a modicum of cleverness dressed it up in the "benefit to society" clothing, and those who didn't really pay attention to what they were saying touted it as "innovation." That last one always makes me laugh - clearly it's the height of innovation to take something someone else made without recompense.
A bunch of nerds on a nerdsite ripping things apart for not being popular enough. And then, if that weren't enough, offering opinions on how to make things popular.
Be still, my gaping laugh hole.
jokes don't get funnier the more you tell them.
You obviously aren't very familiar with Slashdot. Or the Internet, for that matter.
Kids today also think they invented the blowjob
It's a real shame people have to be competitive. Life would be so much better if those of us who are productive in more than a "stock-the-cooler, flip-the-burger, greet-people-at-walmart" sense were forced to provide a comfortable lifestyle for everyone else. After all, being entertained is the most important thing after whining about how it's not fair that you somehow have to be competitive.
I don't have any particular reason to shit on this, since I think it's pretty cool, but I want to be a Slashdot hipster so I hate this and the people who made it are stupid and this is nothing new and I'm sure someone here made this back in 1996 but kept it quiet because they aren't an attention whore.
I'm curious, how many people would be living in such splendid circumstances as we have without modern medicine?
Or maybe you're just being super subtle with sarcasm and I missed it.
Are you for real? How did this morass of misunderstanding get modded up?
You're not too good at that whole "analogy" thing, huh?
All the fools who offered mortgages on houses no one needed to people who couldn't afford them wrecked the economy. That was started long before Bush. It came on top of the recession caused by the collapse of the dotcom bubble, which people hasten to forget was an artifact of St Bill "do-no-wrong" Clinton.
Bush did a horrible job, no doubt... but you're ignorant if you think he singlehandedly wrecked the economy.
And I'm doubly a fan knowing that so many of you whiners hate it. Makes me feel like I must be doing something right.
I'm sure the dozens of extant Estonians are amazingly proud. The world, however, has barely noticed.
I guess "criminals raided by police on behest of victims" isn't really a news story, huh?
FIGHT THE POWER, Slashdot. Get us that free entertainment we so richly deserve!
I like that you append a smiley to the end. It's important to be proud to be a scumbag.
And I know, I know.. the real scumbags are the jerks trying to make money on entertainment. How dare they not give you everything you want for free!
This is an interesting concept, if not exactly applicable to 21st century reality. Or maybe you think magically Joe Buttonpusher and Sue Phoneanswerer are suddenly going to develop the aptitude and skills for knowledge work? Hahaha.
This has nothing to do with an absolute right of privacy. The 4th Amendment clearly spells out the power the government has regarding search and seizure. This has nothing to do with a right to privacy. This has to do with a limitation of government power that according to Obama logic needed to be destroyed so our rights could be saved.
Let's take a close look
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized
Is it your position that the secret courts have warrants fitting this description for the information they are collecting?
What backlash?
Guess you missed the part where he's being charged with espionage.
He didn't even really say anything we didn't already know and have known for years.
You are aware there's a massive difference between tin-hatted "I know they're watching me" bullshit espoused on sites like this and the actual facts revealed in this matter, right? I hope you're aware, anyway. The alternative is that you're a moron.
Imagine if an operating system sold on the majority of personal computers had any basis of comparison to an SDK.
I guess maybe learn something more than running things smarter people wrote and someone might give a shit about your feelings.
I guess it was easy in the old days when no one gave a shit if your software actually did anything. Unfortunately for the real world, you don't just get to target 15 or 20 experts anymore. There are now BILLIONS of users.
The scale probably hasn't sunk through the grey yet, but don't worry, you'll die someday and not have to worry about it.
I like C#. .NET is fine for what it is, although it's very apparent where the influences came from. Where Java absolutely wins, in my experience, is the sheer volume of libraries available. You can do damn near anything with some dependency declarations and a bit of glue code.
Hahah it's easily justifiable to have Congress force companies to provide entertainment the way you want?
We truly live in the age of entitlement.
Either you refer to your family as "users" which is certainly charming, or you're illegally distributing entertainment. Given your history, I assume both.
I don't know much, but I'm absolutely certain that "obvious to an anonymous coward after it's been explained to him" isn't the test that matters.