While I'm not a baseball fan, I think the graph is misleading as well. Sure, a smaller percentage of players are getting in, but there are more players in the league so a percentage per 1000 might be a better yardstick.
I think one of the other complaints is that the players getting in aren't as good as the ones that used to get in. This graph does nothing to clarify that point. So what if only 3% were accepted in 1990 vs 6% in 1970. If the 3% from 1990 were only half as talented, people would have a valid complaint. Perhaps not just a comparison of the numbers that get in, but also a comparison to league averages of that year so that you account for overall player improvement over the years.
Essentially, the position is that if an adversarial hearing is held "promptly", no violation of rights has occurred. He quotes Heller which indicates that "within 48 days" was apparently an acceptable timeframe. Since it hasn't even been 40 days yet, I guess that means we need to wait a couple weeks before getting our rage on... :-)
I'm actually wondering if Terry isn't ignoring the First Ammendment issues, but assuming they've already been addressed - albeit incorrectly:
"In my previous post on the subject, I responded to criticisms that the seizures violate due process (they don’t) and the First Amendment (they don’t)." (emphasis mine)
I looked for this "previous post" and only found one that talks about how copyright works to preserve a creator's First Ammendment rights. I did *not* find anything addressing the First Ammendment rights of any creative content that was siezed despite not being infringing. It's sort of like explaining how to fill a car's gas tank after being asked how a car works. He covered part of the issue, but missed all the important stuff like the internal combustion engine.
The mayor of my town has been on Twitter for some time and was also online during the storm, responding to issues and even requesting plow redirection when necessary to help people out. I guess next he just needs better PR people so he can get national recognition for it too... :-)
Even that won't work because given enough samples (i.e. drinks bought), somebody with a discriminating palate is bound to figure out the recipe. The only real way to prevent an idea from being shared is to keep it to yourself. If you want to share, be ready to have someone use your idea in a way you didn't intend and probably in a way you don't like.
I don't think it's a problem in document classification as much as it is employment policies. My take on this is that there is a policy forbidding employees from accessing documents that are classified above their security level. Additionally, there are no exceptions allowed to the rule. To ensure employees follow the policy, they are taking extreme steps to block any potential access and thus prevent people from "accidentally" breaking the rule. This unfortunately impacts the people who do need an exception.
The solution isn't necessarily to declassify the document, but add exceptions for when classified documents are released to the public. This will allow those that need access to read and/or review without fear of reprisal.
Those that don't need it for their job can read, but still have to follow whatever rules are in place for personal use of the network, etc. Just like I can't use work resources to check PowerBall numbers or watch NCAA basketball streams, personal curiosity for government employees over the documents should probably wait until they get home.
Unfortunately, we can all guess how this will turn out...
dajaz1 will get a nice humble letter of apology from ICE, get their domain back, get their legal fees paid and that will be the end of it. It will be done quietly, on a late Friday afternoon and a host of non-disclosure agreements for all so that nobody can talk about it. We'll all just the dajaz1 come back online with no ICE banner pretending that nothing ever happened.
/cynical, but half believe it will happen that way.
Same here. At this point, my wife and kids have no problems with a 1500 mile road trip and I love to drive. Yeah it takes a little longer to get there and we spend a little less time at our destination, but we certainly see a lot more and have a lot of fun getting there. Heck, I'm not even sure we'd go back to flying even if all the nonsense stopped tomorrow.
Mike, you should have clarified and said that there is no court approved, fully litigated precedent for infringement leading to a domain handover. Otherwise, you'll get tons of trolls pointing to TechDirt posts about the ICE seizures... :-)
No biggie, but thanks for the warning. I've been running into the NYTimes login page for a couple weeks now and have stopped clicking when I know that's the destination. Sucks to be them I guess because I always get the news elsewhere. For example, there's already a follow-up to the NYT article:
To look at it in a somewhat positive light, it almost sounds like he's saying that they had a belief about Napster and thought that suing them was the correct approach. He seems proud of the fact that despite the negative publicity at the time, they stuck to their beliefs and followed through on their lawsuit. I don't see it as an endorsement that the action itself was right, more a matter of being proud that they made a plan and stuck to it. He also seems to admit that they now understand their beliefs about Napster were totally wrong.
With that being said, it also makes me realize they just don't give a crap. They had their minds made up and nothing anyone else could say or do would change them. Talk about closed-minded.
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Re: mass delusions and misleading data
I think one of the other complaints is that the players getting in aren't as good as the ones that used to get in. This graph does nothing to clarify that point. So what if only 3% were accepted in 1990 vs 6% in 1970. If the 3% from 1990 were only half as talented, people would have a valid complaint. Perhaps not just a comparison of the numbers that get in, but also a comparison to league averages of that year so that you account for overall player improvement over the years.
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Re: Acronyms
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Is it just me....
The line I liked best was "You can't un-invent WikiLeaks". I'd say the same applies for any technology out there.
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Re: First Ammendment issue - may not be ignored
http://www.copyhype.com/2010/12/feds-seize-domain-names/
Essentially, the position is that if an adversarial hearing is held "promptly", no violation of rights has occurred. He quotes Heller which indicates that "within 48 days" was apparently an acceptable timeframe. Since it hasn't even been 40 days yet, I guess that means we need to wait a couple weeks before getting our rage on... :-)
/still disagree with the whole seizure
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First Ammendment issue - may not be ignored
"In my previous post on the subject, I responded to criticisms that the seizures violate due process (they don’t) and the First Amendment (they don’t)." (emphasis mine)
I looked for this "previous post" and only found one that talks about how copyright works to preserve a creator's First Ammendment rights. I did *not* find anything addressing the First Ammendment rights of any creative content that was siezed despite not being infringing. It's sort of like explaining how to fill a car's gas tank after being asked how a car works. He covered part of the issue, but missed all the important stuff like the internal combustion engine.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson821.html
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He's not the only mayor doing this
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Re: Trade Secret
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Document classification
The solution isn't necessarily to declassify the document, but add exceptions for when classified documents are released to the public. This will allow those that need access to read and/or review without fear of reprisal.
Those that don't need it for their job can read, but still have to follow whatever rules are in place for personal use of the network, etc. Just like I can't use work resources to check PowerBall numbers or watch NCAA basketball streams, personal curiosity for government employees over the documents should probably wait until they get home.
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Duracell had a bunny first....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaF6FxmixJk
/have one of those toys on my desk
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Re: IP Thicket - unfortunately...
dajaz1 will get a nice humble letter of apology from ICE, get their domain back, get their legal fees paid and that will be the end of it. It will be done quietly, on a late Friday afternoon and a host of non-disclosure agreements for all so that nobody can talk about it. We'll all just the dajaz1 come back online with no ICE banner pretending that nothing ever happened.
/cynical, but half believe it will happen that way.
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But think of the ads...
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2012 is right around the corner...
If Joe had his way, I wouldn't even be able to put this ad on television unless it was government approved. This is not China, Joe!
Fun times ahead, I tell ya.... fun times.
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Re: apologies in advance...
http://theweek.com/article/index/210037/googles-decormyeyes-scandal-problem-solved
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/try again please
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Re: LOL
http://bennyhillifier.com/?id=Eq4E9MkTUIU
Replace the code after "id=" with your favorite YouTube video id for fun times.
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The way I read it...
With that being said, it also makes me realize they just don't give a crap. They had their minds made up and nothing anyone else could say or do would change them. Talk about closed-minded.
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