To all those saying, "He's paid his debt... He's been rehabilitated, etc." What a load of crap.
Prison does the opposite of rehabilitation. It's like college for criminals. If anything he's learned better techniques and other ways to commit crimes.
And you think after spending 13 years in prison he's now attoned for his crimes? Ask his victims if they're now even. I'll bet they won't feel that way.
So no, I don't think he's "rehabilitated" nor has he paid his debt to society.
I guess you must be right, you make such reasoned arguments and your logic is infallible. You're right; without newspapers no one would have ever heard of Dilbert or any other cartoon caracter. And you're right; the internet can't introduce anyone to any new artist (at least not without paying first). You must know better than everyone else that Penny Arcade doesn't make any money and 800K views a month is a pathetic attempt to match where Dilbert is now after 20+ years of existance.
You present such great examples and the evidence you point to cannot be denied. I submit to your superior logic.
I actually grew up in a small town, but my parents taught me to look both ways before I crossed the road. If her parents didn't teach her the same thing maybe she should be suing them instead?
Regardless of whether there was a crosswalk, or sidewalk, or not, it doesn't change the fact that she crossed the road in front of a moving vehicle and got hit because she wasn't paying attention. It has nothing to do with directions she was given.
"it would seem that this highlights the stupidity of the whole processes, where a great cartoonist could end up living on the street because nobody will pay for him to do what he does best..."
Wow. You really don't think before you post do you? Let's say you're right and nobody will pay for his cartoons, which is false but let's say it's true for arguments sake. Let's also say he can't give speeches or do public apperances. What's left? Oh I don't know, let's think. How may Dilbert stuffed toys have been sold? Dilbert novelty ties? Dilbert calanders? Dilbert t-shirts (your favorite)? There's plenty of other ways to profit from that content.
Stop spreading your doom and gloom BS, when it's obvious to anyone with half a brain you don't know what you're talking about.
How so? Because some moron blindly followed bad directions? That doesn't mean the whole project should be scrapped, it means people need to "use caution" when following the routes and not assume they're perfectly safe. There were alternate routes the program listed that would have been safe, but she chose one that wasn't.
A normal person would have realized that maybe it wasn't a good idea to cross a highway away from a crosswalk and asked the program for a different route. This moron chose not to do that, and for that lack of awareness she got what she deserved.
I'm guessing you're of similar mental capacity as Ms. Rosenberg and follow all directions issued by your gadgets, since you're so adamant about this being Google's fault.
Like the Mecha Streisand in South Park, this is the Streisand Effect times 10,000. By filing this lawsuit Lauren Rosenberg has drawn a lot of attention to the fact that she should be declared legally retarded.
If she had just accepted the fact that it was more her fault than anyone else's she could have gone the rest of her life with only the people she interacted with on a personal level knowing she was an idiot. Now the whole world is aware of that fact. I guess that's karma in action.
"If Google can't map the sidewalks more accurately, their product is worthless. The accuracy standard for this application should be high, since the consequences are more dire."
Hence the "Walking directions (beta): use caution." They are warning you that not all the kinks are worked out of it yet, so use at your own risk. And maybe not at all if you're a grade A moron.
Hey, thanks for piling on. Alright I think five replies pointing out that she was "walking not driving" is quite enough to get the point across. Can we stop beating the horse now that it's been dead for a couple of hours?
Excuse me, Mr. Allen Young, Esq? So it was dark, there were no street lights, and the road wasn't busy. Yet she managed to get hit by what? An electric car with no headlights? If she's so dumb she can't tell a car is coming at her in the dark, she probably shouldn't have left her house (hotel) without someone of average intelligence accompanying her in the first place.
Another question I'd ask her lawyer; was she wearing her helmet? You know; the one they make "special" people wear at all times. If not, then it's clearly all her fault.
It will be interesting to see if/when Verizon gets the iPhone whether they cap their data, and what their pricing will be.
All I know is that with a jailbroken iPhone I'll be keeping my unlimited data plan, tyvm. I might have my wife's iPhone switched to one of the capped plans though, if AT&T will let us split them like that. I'll have to review her data usage.
"Hulu is fine for a laptop screen, but nothing is going to beat the quality or features available to customers willing to pay their prices."
Except for the torrent files made from those high quality files. Which are identical, but free. Plus they won't have ads, or anti-piracy threats, that you can't advance through.
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Prison does the opposite of rehabilitation. It's like college for criminals. If anything he's learned better techniques and other ways to commit crimes.
And you think after spending 13 years in prison he's now attoned for his crimes? Ask his victims if they're now even. I'll bet they won't feel that way.
So no, I don't think he's "rehabilitated" nor has he paid his debt to society.
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You present such great examples and the evidence you point to cannot be denied. I submit to your superior logic.
/sarc
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Grounds for more lawsuits
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Regardless of whether there was a crosswalk, or sidewalk, or not, it doesn't change the fact that she crossed the road in front of a moving vehicle and got hit because she wasn't paying attention. It has nothing to do with directions she was given.
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Wow. You really don't think before you post do you? Let's say you're right and nobody will pay for his cartoons, which is false but let's say it's true for arguments sake. Let's also say he can't give speeches or do public apperances. What's left? Oh I don't know, let's think. How may Dilbert stuffed toys have been sold? Dilbert novelty ties? Dilbert calanders? Dilbert t-shirts (your favorite)? There's plenty of other ways to profit from that content.
Stop spreading your doom and gloom BS, when it's obvious to anyone with half a brain you don't know what you're talking about.
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A normal person would have realized that maybe it wasn't a good idea to cross a highway away from a crosswalk and asked the program for a different route. This moron chose not to do that, and for that lack of awareness she got what she deserved.
I'm guessing you're of similar mental capacity as Ms. Rosenberg and follow all directions issued by your gadgets, since you're so adamant about this being Google's fault.
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Mecha Streisand Effect
If she had just accepted the fact that it was more her fault than anyone else's she could have gone the rest of her life with only the people she interacted with on a personal level knowing she was an idiot. Now the whole world is aware of that fact. I guess that's karma in action.
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Hence the "Walking directions (beta): use caution." They are warning you that not all the kinks are worked out of it yet, so use at your own risk. And maybe not at all if you're a grade A moron.
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Re: Pictures are worth a thousand words?
You mean other than the lack of a crosswalk and the absence of sidewalks on either side?
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Too dumb to be walking around
Another question I'd ask her lawyer; was she wearing her helmet? You know; the one they make "special" people wear at all times. If not, then it's clearly all her fault.
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Verizon iPhone may change things
All I know is that with a jailbroken iPhone I'll be keeping my unlimited data plan, tyvm. I might have my wife's iPhone switched to one of the capped plans though, if AT&T will let us split them like that. I'll have to review her data usage.
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What now TAM?
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Hey smart guy, take a look at the plaintiff listed in the lawsuit. Hint: it's the produciton company.
And this is only one of the many falsehoods in your comment.
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And you base this on what?
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Except for the torrent files made from those high quality files. Which are identical, but free. Plus they won't have ads, or anti-piracy threats, that you can't advance through.
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Natural selection FAIL
I wonder if she'll get a Darwin Awards honorable mention?
Hopefully she hasn't spawned yet.
It's only a matter of time before this problem takes care of itself.
Any other snarky evolution comments?
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