Comment Re:And (Score 5, Funny) 194
Should I mod this "up" or "down" ?
If we measure, won't that change the outcome?
We should let it simultaneously exist as funny and not exist as funny.
Comment Interfering (Score 1) 257
Anytime you're dealing with intellectual property laws there is also a bit of gray area that can ultimately turn into a slippery-slope. Where does the regulation stop?
This is more on par with what should be happening:
This is more on par with what should be happening:
As I have explained elsewhere, policy-makers should be helping consumers get relevant content, not enacting laws to take it away from them.
Comment As far as I'm concerned.. (Score 1) 124
Twitter *is* the poor man's Facebook. Whenever I introduce Twitter to people and they ask me what it is--I reply, "It basically only gives you the option of making status updates like Facebook, and that's pretty much it."
Twitter is a bit more professional for updating coworkers, relatives, friends, and generally everyone by the single fact that you're also not able to look at last weekend's crazy drunk fest. I don't understand why Facebook would want to take over Twitter, except for the fact of spreading around more ownership and advertisements.
Twitter is a bit more professional for updating coworkers, relatives, friends, and generally everyone by the single fact that you're also not able to look at last weekend's crazy drunk fest. I don't understand why Facebook would want to take over Twitter, except for the fact of spreading around more ownership and advertisements.
Comment In the words of Stan Lee.. (Score 1) 290
"With great power comes great responsibility."
With more regulation at their own discretion, maybe it doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all.
Quebec ISP To Terminate Subscribers Over Copyright 290
An anonymous reader writes "Quebecor, which owns Quebec's biggest ISP, has thrown in with Hollywood
interests by arguing for the 'graduated response' approach that would kick off subscribers based on three allegations of infringement. The company told Canada's telecom regulator that net neutrality rules are not needed since content blocking has social benefits, including the potential for
a three-strikes-and-you're-out policy."
Comment Re:What about Foxit? (Score 2, Funny) 193
Since we're obviously over-generalizing a typical slashdot reader's reading/interpreting habits, isn't it safe to assume that most of us skip ahead and read the article ourselves anyway?
Comment Re:So? (Score 5, Funny) 906
It's a personal choice, and people like to sugar coat the truth or say "it's not your fault," but if you're obese, its YOUR fault and YOU need to get your diet under control.
These are the same people that probably sugar coat the truth and then eat it.
Submission + - Presidential Inaugural Committee Invites NASA (nasa.gov)
staryc writes: "The Inauguration Committee for President-elect Barack Obama officially extended an invitation Wednesday for NASA to be part of the 56th Inaugural Parade on Jan. 20. Organizations wishing to participate in the parade submitted applications to the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee. A total of 1,382 organizations applied to participate. In addition to the Endeavour crew, the NASA contingent will include a small pressurized rover. That vehicle is a concept for a new generation of lunar rovers that astronauts will take with them when they return to the moon by 2020."
