These are the raw-meat capitalist bunch, right? So subject them to raw-meat capitalist rules: use the methods that corporations routinely employ to rid themselves of dead wood and other undesirables.
Slightly reduce the LASD budget (or reprioritize how it's allocated), and then eliminate the positions occupied by Sheriff Villanueva and the most obvious gang members as a cost-cutting move.
You can always reorg later and add those positions back, but not without a formal interview process that will pre-emptively weed out the undesirables.
The practical impact of recasting copyright as an investment vehicle is that the new owners will ruthlessly protect their investment. It's easily conceivable that an investment firm would file vast numbers of "sounds-like" copyright infringement suits—for virtually every two-bar snippet of melody or five-second sample of a recording.
In the end, every new piece of music will be deconstructed into components, at least one of which is close enough to an existing copyright-protected work that the investors would be able to justify suing the new creator into oblivion.
Are not all politicians liars? Literally all of them?
When I was a child, I used to think this was (or should be) illegal. But it's actually protected speech, thank you First Amendment.
The only consequence when a politician lies is that they might get voted out in the next election. But that requires a politician's constituents to
a.) Remember that the politician lied.
b.) Care (actually, care more about the lie than about just pwning the other party).
c.) Vote.
It doesn't matter what the FBI wanted to ask him (which, as the article clearly states, was mostly answered in the news story that had been published a year ago).
What does matter is that journalism is a constitutionally protected activity and the right to protect journalistic sources has been upheld repeatedly at every level, all the way up to the Supreme Court.
The reason journalism is a constitutionally protected activity is (among other things) to hold governments, officials, businesses, and individuals accountable for their actions. Without the protections guaranteed by the first amendment, democracy would have died long ago.
More and more, I think Apple's CSAM scanner was just a stalking horse to let them deploy spy tech at the behest of the demands of any government in the world.
Your logic is flawed. But purchasing a multi-leg flight and skipping the last leg, I'm actually saving the airline money (in reduced fuel costs) and creating more space for other passengers (overhead bin space being premium real estate, everyone is happier if there's a little extra).
This in no way increases costs for other passengers. Nor does it reduce the operator's revenue.
If there exists any financial penalty to the operator at all, it is a self-imposed one that could be addressed by charging the same fare per leg as for direct flights between the same points.
Maybe we should try the corporate solution
These are the raw-meat capitalist bunch, right? So subject them to raw-meat capitalist rules: use the methods that corporations routinely employ to rid themselves of dead wood and other undesirables.
Slightly reduce the LASD budget (or reprioritize how it's allocated), and then eliminate the positions occupied by Sheriff Villanueva and the most obvious gang members as a cost-cutting move.
You can always reorg later and add those positions back, but not without a formal interview process that will pre-emptively weed out the undesirables.
Re: You paint Parson as an idiot.
Arguably, Parson paints Parson as an idiot.
Re: Re: 'Nice music there, be a shame were something to happen t
The way to have a successful long-term career in music is to be a label executive or attorney.
Re: 'No. Now what are you going to do about it?'
NYC needs an actual stick here. Maybe the city should make this reporting a performance metric for annual reviews and pay increases.
It's the end of new music.
The practical impact of recasting copyright as an investment vehicle is that the new owners will ruthlessly protect their investment. It's easily conceivable that an investment firm would file vast numbers of "sounds-like" copyright infringement suits—for virtually every two-bar snippet of melody or five-second sample of a recording.
In the end, every new piece of music will be deconstructed into components, at least one of which is close enough to an existing copyright-protected work that the investors would be able to justify suing the new creator into oblivion.
No new music. No new creators.
Re: Your command of the written English language is excellent...
...which I guess we should expect from an agent of The Ministry of State Security tasked with sowing disinformation in USA media.
Re: Liars
When I was a child, I used to think this was (or should be) illegal. But it's actually protected speech, thank you First Amendment.
The only consequence when a politician lies is that they might get voted out in the next election. But that requires a politician's constituents to
a.) Remember that the politician lied.
b.) Care (actually, care more about the lie than about just pwning the other party).
c.) Vote.
Re: Moving Target
Koby – Missing the point for nearly half a century!
Re: tp
tp's only skill is sophistry. Admission of error is completely anathema to that.
Re: two sides
It doesn't matter what the FBI wanted to ask him (which, as the article clearly states, was mostly answered in the news story that had been published a year ago).
What does matter is that journalism is a constitutionally protected activity and the right to protect journalistic sources has been upheld repeatedly at every level, all the way up to the Supreme Court.
The reason journalism is a constitutionally protected activity is (among other things) to hold governments, officials, businesses, and individuals accountable for their actions. Without the protections guaranteed by the first amendment, democracy would have died long ago.
Re: Oddly European headline
Hmmmmmmmmmmm...
🤔
Re: Re: Re: Hawley's committee assignments
You really have no idea how the U.S. Congress works, do you?
SMH
No "decoding" required
HTML is mostly plain text.
Apple caves again
More and more, I think Apple's CSAM scanner was just a stalking horse to let them deploy spy tech at the behest of the demands of any government in the world.
"Could governments force Apple to add non-CSAM images to the hash list?" Apple asks, and then answers, "Apple will refuse any such demands."
Even the Apple-friendly press reports that [Governments planned to misuse CSAM scanning tech even before Apple’s announcement].(https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/15/governments-planned-to-misuse-csam-scanning-tech/)
Multi-step process, my ass
You realize those extra steps were just expanding nodes that were collapsed by default in the source code view.
SMH
Re: Re:
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Re: southwest may not have standing...
Your logic is flawed. But purchasing a multi-leg flight and skipping the last leg, I'm actually saving the airline money (in reduced fuel costs) and creating more space for other passengers (overhead bin space being premium real estate, everyone is happier if there's a little extra).
This in no way increases costs for other passengers. Nor does it reduce the operator's revenue.
If there exists any financial penalty to the operator at all, it is a self-imposed one that could be addressed by charging the same fare per leg as for direct flights between the same points.
a $500 forfeiture....
...seems kind of light.
DART?
Weird that you said Direct Action Response Team (yes, that spells DART) officers, when I'm pretty sure you meant to say RAF (Racist As Fuck) officers.
Re:
Judge: You're really starting to Biss me off!
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