Newspapers are going out of business because they run their business like the WSJ.
I would like to read the article before commenting, but I can't. I registered for their website, and still only get the first two paragraphs.
Based on the Mike's summary, they don't do any actual reporting. No investigation, just repeating gov't propaganda. Just like WMDs in Iraq, SOPA, ACTA, etc etc.
Its a Murdoch property, right? Blatant propoganda is usually his game (Fox News anyone?)
Newspapers like this are as much a part of the problem as clueless gov't officials.
maybe I'll throw my vote away on a 3rd-party candidate who will never win because s/he actually speaks to what I'm looking for
I cannot stand people who think they are throwing their vote away. Every time I hear someone say that, I want to slap them.
I voted for Ross Perot. The day after the election, at least 50% of the people I spoke to about the election told me they were going to vote for Perot, but didn't think he would win. If everyone who didn't think Perot could win had actually voted for him, it would have been a very different election.
When did voting for President become as silly as voting for Prom Queen or Senior Class President?
Vote your conscience, if you have one. This is not the Miss America pagent. You don't vote for the prettiest, or the most popular. Vote for someone you think will make a difference. If you don't, you have thrown your vote away.
I used to think that Righthaven might make a useful law school case study some day, but now I'm wondering if there shouldn't be an entire class studying Righthaven in order to teach lawyers exactly what not to do in handling cases.
The lawyers still got paid, right? This may indeed be a case study in law school, but only as an example of the stupid shit you can get paid to do as a successful lawyer.
Why does anyone take this idiot seriously? He's a troll.
He tore through Godwin's Law in the first paragraph.
Ted Bundy was apprehended February 15, 1978. What does internet porn have to do with him? Is the author really claiming a causal link? Porn made him do it?
He claims "The internet turned pedophilia from a private sin into an organized crime". Got any evidence of this? Organized crime organizations were not involved in child porn or the kidnapping and exploitation of children before the internet?
What about Page 3? Should we censor/ban newspapers as well?
"The single purpose of conservatism is to protect what is good about the traditional order." Maybe that is what you want to define conservatism as, but I doubt you'd find a majority to agree with you. Then he goes on to state that the North Koreans get it.
Of course, "The constitution of North Korea declares that "the Democratic People's Republic of Korea shall, by carrying out a thorough cultural revolution, train all the people to be builders of socialism and communism." So a country whose constitution dictates that the entire populace shall be brainwashed to build communism and socialism is the one we should be looking to for advice on, well, anything?
YMMV as to whether that is true conservatism or not.
On a personal and professional note, I am of the firm conviction that the world is a worse place because of unscrupulous lawyers who force people and companies to forego their legal rights simply because they don’t want to pay the fees lawyers to defend themselves – even from suits that are meritless on their face. It is particularly obnoxious when it is used as an effort to chill free speech – political speech, no less – as has become all too common in response to unflattering internet postings.
This sort of activity is condemned by the every State Bar association of which I am aware, and is contrary to both the letter and spirit of the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
Made into a lawsuit, it is also a ground for sanctions.
"Could the government take whatever property of yours they want and call it forfeiture, not seizure? Even without charging you with any crimes? That's happening right now."
But if you haven't done anything wrong, you don't have any reason to ...
First they came for the "hackers", and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a "hacker."
Then they came for the file sharers, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a file sharer.
Then came for the Gibson guitars, and I didn't speak out because it wasn't my guitar.
Then they came for the people with video cameras ...
Who knows what it will be when they come for me ... but I hope there will be someone to speak freely ...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Why isn't the PD being sued as well?
Yes.
The price is not relevant. Is simply the value placed upon the transaction. Some used laptops get sold for $50. Some used laptops get sold for $1000. Either is equally likely to be stolen.
He claims there it was a defamatory blog post by Najera. Mr. X went for the nuclear option and not only threatened legal action, but contacted pretty much everyone with any authority at Mr. Najera's work.
In the comments on the blog post about this issue, Daniel's comes off as a real jerk, threatens and insults pretty much everyone in the thread.
Leave the crappy bullet analogy out please. It doesn't add anything to the story.
Other than that, stupid company is stupid. They don't understand their customers, and nothing we say will convince then they are wrong. So pirate away.
"The weekly Welt am Sonntag, quoting a police report, said 35 percent of the 730,000 passengers checked by the scanners set off the alarm more than once despite being innocent"
How many set it off only once, despite being innocent?
"they trigger an alarm unnecessarily in seven out of 10 cases"
Is that seven out of ten passengers screened set off an alarm unnecessarily? Or only that 70% of the alarms are false alarms?
He means that Vince Lombardi was not able to copyright "the sweep." Steve Carlton is not able to patent the curveball. Wilt Chamberlain was not able to issue a DMCA takedown notice when Shaq dunked.
Players, coaches, and teams are not able to protect their plays with bogus IP claims. Lombardi didn't patent the sweep, yet you still couldn't stop it.
When I followed the link to ratemds, I notice a box in the middle with a current "Google News" results for Dr. David Mckee ... which is, of course, an article about him vowing to appeal the ruling, LOL
I could almost understand this as a business model. You want to stamp out a secondary market (one that does not harm you in any way shape or form) so you make a game that can only be saved once.
The only problem, is the price point. Max I would pay for a game I could only play once is $1-2. Any more than that, and it is a complete rip-off.
Are you really that naive? When nano-tech gets rolling, someone will develop a little nano-bot that automatically regulates your immune system and keeps you perfectly healthy. As long as you can afford the monthly payments. If you can no longer afford the payment, or are late, the nano-pharma-tech company sends the command and the nano-bots deactivate themselves. Since bots that have been deactivated cannot be reactivated (DMCA anti-circumvention violation!), you will have to pay the inital fee of $absurd again to have new bots injected.
Of course, don't forget that there will be technical glitches which accidentally deactivate the bots of anyone who votes against their legally purchased gov't officials, or protests against pharma etc., etc.
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I would like to read the article before commenting, but I can't. I registered for their website, and still only get the first two paragraphs.
Based on the Mike's summary, they don't do any actual reporting. No investigation, just repeating gov't propaganda. Just like WMDs in Iraq, SOPA, ACTA, etc etc.
Its a Murdoch property, right? Blatant propoganda is usually his game (Fox News anyone?)
Newspapers like this are as much a part of the problem as clueless gov't officials.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I've already made up my mind
I cannot stand people who think they are throwing their vote away. Every time I hear someone say that, I want to slap them.
I voted for Ross Perot. The day after the election, at least 50% of the people I spoke to about the election told me they were going to vote for Perot, but didn't think he would win. If everyone who didn't think Perot could win had actually voted for him, it would have been a very different election.
When did voting for President become as silly as voting for Prom Queen or Senior Class President?
Vote your conscience, if you have one. This is not the Miss America pagent. You don't vote for the prettiest, or the most popular. Vote for someone you think will make a difference. If you don't, you have thrown your vote away.
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Law school case study?
The lawyers still got paid, right? This may indeed be a case study in law school, but only as an example of the stupid shit you can get paid to do as a successful lawyer.
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He's a troll.
He tore through Godwin's Law in the first paragraph.
Ted Bundy was apprehended February 15, 1978. What does internet porn have to do with him? Is the author really claiming a causal link? Porn made him do it?
He claims "The internet turned pedophilia from a private sin into an organized crime". Got any evidence of this? Organized crime organizations were not involved in child porn or the kidnapping and exploitation of children before the internet?
What about Page 3? Should we censor/ban newspapers as well?
"The single purpose of conservatism is to protect what is good about the traditional order." Maybe that is what you want to define conservatism as, but I doubt you'd find a majority to agree with you. Then he goes on to state that the North Koreans get it.
Of course, "The constitution of North Korea declares that "the Democratic People's Republic of Korea shall, by carrying out a thorough cultural revolution, train all the people to be builders of socialism and communism." So a country whose constitution dictates that the entire populace shall be brainwashed to build communism and socialism is the one we should be looking to for advice on, well, anything?
YMMV as to whether that is true conservatism or not.
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Re: Re:
^This
I will go out of my way to not buy things at places with "exclusive" deals.
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My Favorite Part!
This sort of activity is condemned by the every State Bar association of which I am aware, and is contrary to both the letter and spirit of the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
Made into a lawsuit, it is also a ground for sanctions.
Govern yourself accordingly.
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But if you haven't done anything wrong, you don't have any reason to ...
First they came for the "hackers", and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a "hacker."
Then they came for the file sharers, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a file sharer.
Then came for the Gibson guitars, and I didn't speak out because it wasn't my guitar.
Then they came for the people with video cameras ...
Who knows what it will be when they come for me ... but I hope there will be someone to speak freely ...
On the post: Secretly Snapping Naked Pics Of The Woman Who Ended Up With A Stolen Laptop Might Just Be Illegal
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Why isn't the PD being sued as well?
The price is not relevant. Is simply the value placed upon the transaction. Some used laptops get sold for $50. Some used laptops get sold for $1000. Either is equally likely to be stolen.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Why isn't the PD being sued as well?
A quick search of Best Buy's website shows 5 laptops for less than $250.
A quick search on Ebay shows hundreds and hundreds of laptops available for under $100.
"the student told her his aunt and uncle had given him the laptop, but that he no longer needed it after getting a new one"
A reasonable story. Is the teacher gullible? Probably, but price alone does not indicate the laptop is stolen. Or are these facts too much for ya?
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Is it about vaccines? Or a claim of defamation?
Having read through the comments over at http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2011/08/a-public-servant-blogging-and-twitter-under-his -own-name-is-silenced-by-his-employers.html Mr. X (Rhett Daniels - he outed himself in the comments) says he is not anti-vax.
He claims there it was a defamatory blog post by Najera. Mr. X went for the nuclear option and not only threatened legal action, but contacted pretty much everyone with any authority at Mr. Najera's work.
In the comments on the blog post about this issue, Daniel's comes off as a real jerk, threatens and insults pretty much everyone in the thread.
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Leave the crappy bullet ananlogy out please
Other than that, stupid company is stupid. They don't understand their customers, and nothing we say will convince then they are wrong. So pirate away.
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more than once?
How many set it off only once, despite being innocent?
"they trigger an alarm unnecessarily in seven out of 10 cases"
Is that seven out of ten passengers screened set off an alarm unnecessarily? Or only that 70% of the alarms are false alarms?
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Re: Re: The Only
No officer, I wasn't texting, I was trying to reboot the self drive CPU!
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Re: Re: Re:
He means that Vince Lombardi was not able to copyright "the sweep." Steve Carlton is not able to patent the curveball. Wilt Chamberlain was not able to issue a DMCA takedown notice when Shaq dunked.
Players, coaches, and teams are not able to protect their plays with bogus IP claims. Lombardi didn't patent the sweep, yet you still couldn't stop it.
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Chamber of Lobbyists
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Did you see the Google News search on Ratemds?
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Re: Re: Re: Drug companies next in line for obsolescence
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Business Model?
The only problem, is the price point. Max I would pay for a game I could only play once is $1-2. Any more than that, and it is a complete rip-off.
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Re: Drug companies next in line for obsolescence
Of course, don't forget that there will be technical glitches which accidentally deactivate the bots of anyone who votes against their legally purchased gov't officials, or protests against pharma etc., etc.
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Re: Re: Dear Mark....
Mark Cuban would buy the Cubs or Dodgers in a heartbeat. Baseball has said no. Baseball thinks Mr. Cuban would be bad for the league.
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