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• On the post: Teaching Style, Not Computers, Appears To Be Biggest Factor In Classroom Distraction

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2012 @ 09:12am

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  "Well, another part of the reason it is so complicated is that language is inherently vague. Words can have different meanings and scope to different people."

  This is only an issue amongst the ignorant/illiterate. People who can read and use a dictionary tend to agree on the definition of things.
  
  In some fields--code monkeying, for example (Law, for another)--ambiguity and poor definitions are the enemy.
  
  If I'm holding a red apple, and I state "this apple is red" and some idiot hearing me state loudly that I'm wrong, because his definitions of "red" and "apple" are apparently "blue" and "Chevy", which one of us is insanely wrong?

• On the post: Teaching Style, Not Computers, Appears To Be Biggest Factor In Classroom Distraction

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2012 @ 08:46am

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Ah, they do not know how to clarify!
  
  Maybe they don't know what "clarify" means. They need a good dictionary. Normal dictionary, not legal dictionary.
  
  Come to think of it--that's probly the problem, they're not using the same dictionary as the rest of us.

• On the post: Teaching Style, Not Computers, Appears To Be Biggest Factor In Classroom Distraction

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2012 @ 08:25am

  Re: Re:

  ...and the stupidly complicated law will produce fruitful (for lawyers) lawsuits year after year.
  
  Isn't this fraud or conspiracy or something, come to think of it? They make more laws, and more laws benefit the lawyers, who make more money and make even more laws...

• On the post: UPDATE: Brazilian Performance Rights Agency Demands Blogger Pay $204 A Month To Embed Videos

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2012 @ 07:47am

  Re: Re: Re:

  Never gonna let you down...

• On the post: Obama Administration: ACTA Is Binding & Don't Worry Your Pretty Little Heads About TPP

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 02:55pm

  Re: Correction

  Actually, the USA has been in a state of emergency continuously since 1979.
  
  Seriously, look into it.

• On the post: Obama Administration: ACTA Is Binding & Don't Worry Your Pretty Little Heads About TPP

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 02:48pm

  :eyes closed:

  I don't want to live on this planet any more.

• On the post: Senator Moran Chats With Techdirt About SOPA, Innovation And The Importance Of An Open Internet

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 01:53pm

  Huh

  Senator Moran has made my list of "might be okay" people.
  
  Must watch him closely and see that he doesn't stray...
  
  It's pleasing to see his desire for fiscal responsibility (among other things); however he's addressing the symptoms, not the problem.
  
  The problem which needs to be addressed is the fact that our nation's money supply is controlled by a private institution. So long as such a situation persists, it is the private institution who is in control of our country.
  

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  "Give me control of a nation's money supply, and I care not who makes its laws."

  -Mayer Amschel Rothschild

• On the post: Workshop Audience Barred From 'Demonstrating' Approval Of Michael Geist's ACTA Takedown

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 01:25pm

  Re: Re: Nominations

  Lol. No.
  
  To paraphrase Evelyn Beatrice Hall:
  I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

• On the post: Workshop Audience Barred From 'Demonstrating' Approval Of Michael Geist's ACTA Takedown

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 12:51pm

  Nominations

  I hereby nominate Michael Geist as today's Techdirt Hero.
  
  All in favor?

• On the post: UPDATED: The True Damage Of An Illegitimate DMCA Takedown Goes Much Further Than Simple 'Inconvenience'

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 12:18pm

  Re: Re: Holy Shnikes, Batman!!

  I'd love to see this too... if only I knew anything about how to get something like this going.
  
  Hey, internet, take my idea!

• On the post: UPDATED: The True Damage Of An Illegitimate DMCA Takedown Goes Much Further Than Simple 'Inconvenience'

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 11:41am

  Holy Shnikes, Batman!!

  This article sparked an idea for a new television series.
  
  It will be called "DMCA Investigators"
  

  ---

  The premise: upon tips on rumors, without evidence, our daring pair of investigators kick in the door and shoot the suspect.
  
  Later, if the suspect survives, they might ask a few questions.
  
  And all throughout the series it's never made entirely clear who they work for--they always split the scene before any real legal consequences for their actions can be brought against them.
  
  It will be done in a sort of "Supernatural meets X-Files" style.
  

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  This will be a million dollar hit! Hollywood, here I come.

• On the post: Isn't It Time Artists Lost Their 18th-Century Sense Of Entitlement?

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 11:32am

  Re: Re: Re: I wish I was special...

  Well, yeah.
  
  It's no longer "politically correct" to say retarded.
  
  Even if it is the accurate clinical definition for the condition which a person has.

• On the post: Isn't It Time Artists Lost Their 18th-Century Sense Of Entitlement?

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 11:00am

  Re: "Giving it away" is a misnomer

  The person who does 'Order of the Stick' managed to do the same thing.
  
  A free webcomic became the driving force behind sales of books & other stuff.

• On the post: Danish Trade Minister Apologizes For Using Bogus Industry Numbers To Support Pro-ACTA Argument

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 09:57am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: The Value of a Lie

  ...and I retained my handle on this site in much the same way Smashing Pumpkins got their band name.
  
  ;-P
  
  This is the only place on the whole interwebz where I'm :Lobo Santo; elsewhere I use a different moniker...

• On the post: Danish Trade Minister Apologizes For Using Bogus Industry Numbers To Support Pro-ACTA Argument

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 09:55am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: The Value of a Lie

  Spiritualist, kinda into just plain ol' self realization.
  
  I believe wisdom is where you find it and truth is true regardless of the source.
  
  My belief structure is largely a matter of convenience, pragmatism, whimsy, Occam's razor, and scientific method--not particularly in that order.
  
  I am always ready to revise or discount something I believe when faced with evidence said belief is wrong.

• On the post: Danish Trade Minister Apologizes For Using Bogus Industry Numbers To Support Pro-ACTA Argument

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 09:24am

  Re: Re: Re: The Value of a Lie

  See! My point exactly.
  
  ;-P

• On the post: Danish Trade Minister Apologizes For Using Bogus Industry Numbers To Support Pro-ACTA Argument

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 09:12am

  Re: Re: Re: The Value of a Lie

  You're saying I'm priceless? Thank you.
  
  I lie to myself all the time--I'm only human. The thing is, I take great pains in attempting to be aware of when I'm lying to myself; makes it easier to perceive when others are attempting to deceive me.

• On the post: Danish Trade Minister Apologizes For Using Bogus Industry Numbers To Support Pro-ACTA Argument

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2012 @ 08:49am

  Re: The Value of a Lie

  In a word: priceless.
  
  For example, see: Religion.
  
  So long as your lie is believed, you have control of a person's thoughts (on at least one subject) which means you have a measure of control over that person's actions and conclusions, based on their "informed" reasoning--which is, in part, based upon your lies.
  
  Lies which are widely believed often change the worlds so it resembles the lie, or at least it will in people's minds.
  
  Examples: Napoleon was 5'6", tall to average height, always depicted as short. George Washington was 5'1", and is never depicted as short.
  
  You use you whole brain all the time--yet the "10% of your brain" bit has been touted as true for decades.
  
  Snake Oil was an effective Chinese joint pain remedy--who's name in now synonymous with scams due to a smear campaign by Bayer.
  
  "We the people" on the Declaration of Independence was actually short form for: "We, the white, male, land-owning wealthy people"...
  
  Anyhow, I could continue typing examples all day, but have other things to do. Look around, there's tons of examples as the the value of a lie.

• On the post: American Airlines Making Life Worse For Most Loyal Customers By Killing Useful Mile-Tracking Browser Plugin

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 06 Mar, 2012 @ 01:34pm

  Re: "Awards"

  Yeah--awards programs exist so people can be convinced they might get some sort of reward, game the system or somesuch.
  
  People aren't actually supposed to be able to get rewards from these programs.
  
  Plugins like this "Award Wallet" defeat the purpose of having an awards program in the first place.

• On the post: RIAA Still Doesn't Get It: Hopes SOPA Opposition Was A 'One-Time Experience'

  

  :Lobo Santo ( profile ), 06 Mar, 2012 @ 12:46pm

  Sounds like...

  Sounds like they're pissed.
  
  They've gelded the newspapers & television news--who're well trained to only tell the vetted and approved lies--and they want to gentle the internet in the same manner; but the internet's not a horse, it's goddamn monster!
  
  Poor poor stupid poor pathetic poor pooor old guard...
  May the rest in peace.. and hurry up and die.

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