It's matter of principle[...]I'll gladfully spend hours finding a way to get it for free than pay even 1p, even though a hour of my time is worth much more than that.
Don't look now, but I just figured out why you're not rich.
So, what you're saying is, you'll happily pay that Microsoft Tax, so that you can play games? Interesting . .
So what you're saying is that people will pay money for in order to do something they want to do? Interesting...
Many share their good and bad interview experiences with {Google, FB, MS, Apple etc} on a daily base. Why is this one getting any extra attention?
Because Slashdot figured out years ago that in order to monetize the use base, they needed to keep people coming back as often as possible, and in order to do that they need stories.
Unfortunately, most of the original and competent editors are long gone, and the current batch of editors posts pretty much anything they receive (additionally, many digg-level intellects now have accounts here to vote on the firehose, perpetuating the editors' mistaken belief that we want this crap).
While the only argument every kneejerker gives is,"If you can't make money on media, no one would ever write a book again! We might as well just abandon civilization."
Which, if taken as true, pretty much undermines every argument that you made, as media and textbooks would never advance and people would be stuck using 2012 textbooks forever. Just sayin'. It's not the quantity of arguments that counts, it's the quality.
Or it could be that you are a full of shit denialist. Sorry the time for engagement is over. You have a first amendment right to be a lying sack of shit. I have a first amendment right to tell the truth, and call you a lying sack of shit. And I don't care how many asshole moderates push my karma down.
And to think, some people wonder why more people don't see things their way...
Except that the total amount of proof of anything Manning has done at the moment, is ZERO.
You mean, except for the thing about him pleading guilty to charges? You know, described in that thing at the top of this page we call a summary?
You've never been charged with a crime by the government, have you?
Lemme drop a little free-range wisdom on ya: The justice system is fucked. Often times, accused people are given 2 choices by prosecutors: plead guilty and get a lesser sentence, or fight to prove your innocence (yes, that's right, it's no longer 'innocent until proven guilty') and risk having the book thrown at you. It doesn't matter whether you're actually guilty or not, it's all just a farce to keep the money flowing through.
Don't take my word for it, go steal a candy bar from Walmart* and enjoy the anal-raping courtesy of the US corporate court system.
* Wal-mart always prosecutes. Always.
That's by design, actually. The prosecutor, if he believes you are guilty, attempts to bring the full force of the law down upon you; if you are innocent, then the concept, at least, is that the truth will out (given that you only need reasonable doubt to escape punishment). Due to economic realities, however, we can't afford the costs of a full trial, so in cases where the defendant knows he is guilty and is likely to face the full punishment for his crime, he is given a chance to reduce his punishment and the economic burden on the taxpayers.
If you're innocent, man up and say so. If you're guilty, plea. Don't give me this "I only commited purgery and plead guilty because I thought they were going to find me guilty anyway" crap. We have a justice system to respect your rights, but if you don't use it, it's your own fault.
Except that the total amount of proof of anything Manning has done at the moment, is ZERO.
You mean, except for the thing about him pleading guilty to charges? You know, described in that thing at the top of this page we call a summary?
All the hardcore authoritarian fascists want him dead, I wonder if they'll get their wish. If so, I wonder if Adrian Lamo will feel any guilt at all for ending this guy's life for no fucking reason (attention? "Remember me? I'm still around, everyone!")
Right. Because it's Adrian's fault that Manning chose to distribute documents which he was clearly not authorized to distribute. Whether you think it's right or wrong for him to have distributed them, it's not like anyone can be under the illusion that Manning's actions would have been considered legal. He alone is responsible for what happens to him.
Which of his legs was bionically enhanced, his left, right or third?
Also, FWIW, I have both my legs and wouldn't make it up those 103 stairs.
Worse - it's 103 floors, not stairs.
They lead in subsidies and solar power. They also lead in taxes - would you be willing to pay half your income and a fifth of every purchase to the government?
How was this post modded +5? It's barely understandable and full of conjecture (must have been an executive order, etc.).
Am I missing something, or did today's mod points go to a random number generator?
You can get another job pretty easily. You cannot get new family or friends so easily.
If you're a typical Slashdotter, I suppose that holds true.
People must be F'in cheap if they aren't willing to spend 99 cents.
To you it may be merely 99 cents but to someone in India it may mean the income of half a day of laborious work
And how many of those 40-dollar-per-month earners are using fancy Android phones, let alone any iOS device?
Who has 45 min to learn a new password? I can't see a company willing to
pay someone for 0.75hr just to learn a password.
-AI
Well then I suppose you would find a company who finds no point in protecting their most valuable asset (people) from losing their second most valuable asset (information).
Maybe the senior executives would sing a different tune if you showed them that 75% of their current workforce passwords were cracked in 45 seconds or less.
Or they just might figure that people who lack the capacity to memorize a reasonably complex password may not, after all, be all that valuable of an asset.
That sort of democracy can quickly turn into chaos and then anarchy.
You might think that yet Switzerland has a democratic system which is the closest I have seen to the "everyone votes on everything" idea and yet is an incredibly stable country. I think part of the reason for this is that people get to decide things at the local level which makes for strong communities since they have a sense of control. Certainly you don't seem to get the usual sense of powerlessness caused by the politicians listening to rich special interest groups and trampling all over society in their hurry to get that money.
True. However, we also don't vote on everything - our elected politicians make many of the decisions, and we simply hold a referundum if 100'000 people or more sign a petition saying that they think it's necessary.
1 + 1 = 3, for large values of 1.
