> "Isn’t this the kind of thing where nasa > could come along and say “yo dudes, you’re > making money off our space ship > assembly place, give us a piece of that”?
I don't think government agencies are allowed to claim copyright or trademark.
Didn't Cal State learn from the last time they did this?
"In February, another Cal State instructor, Quaker math teacher Marianne Kearney-Brown, was fired because she inserted the word 'nonviolently' when she signed the oath. She was quickly rehired after her case attracted media attention."
It makes me wonder ... are these companies really that blind to the way in which information spreads on the very Internet they provide? I mean, one $2 charge has probably caused them, giving Neatorama's popularity, at the very least a few thousand dollars' worth of bad PR.
Someday -- most likely in a few decades, when more Net- and meme-savvy people come to power in the corporate world -- companies are all of a sudden going to be very fawning, simply because they'll then be aware of the power of the 'Net to really set their reputation in rather hard stone.
I consider his actions highly unethical. Non-profit organizations that offer food and shelter to the homeless are not exactly rolling in cash; each meal they give out and each bed they offer is limited and in demand. He took advantage of social and community services he did not need, and as a result, there _were_ people who needed those services who didn't get them.
Chuck: "You know, I came across something on the Internets that said that I split a big rock on an ocean. I'm not offended by it; boys will be boys. But what's truly important is to remember Who walked upon an ocean and who is indeed our Rock."
No kidding here ... the Science teacher comes in, talks in hushed tones to my English teacher, and they both exit. As they pass by my chair, my sixth-grade wiseass mouth lets out:
"What happened? Did the SPACE SHUTTLE blow up or somethin'?!"
I watched a BBC documentary in which the commentator actually stayed with the Phelps clan. It was quite interesting, but the one thing I remember very clearly was that their goal is to evoke the kind of hate towards them that they do. The underlying concept is that by bringing forth hatred, they bring forth Satan's presence in people; and, of course, that they (the Phelpses and fellow congregants) are the only chosen saved.
In other words, they're getting exactly what they want: people hating them. That's why they target the high-profile stuff. Were everyone to simply ignore them, they'd get very, very frustrated.
> could come along and say “yo dudes, you’re
> making money off our space ship
> assembly place, give us a piece of that”?
I don't think government agencies are allowed to claim copyright or trademark.
It's Mahna Mahna.
(do dooo, de doo doo)>
Fixed that for you.
"In February, another Cal State instructor, Quaker math teacher Marianne Kearney-Brown, was fired because she inserted the word 'nonviolently' when she signed the oath. She was quickly rehired after her case attracted media attention."
Someday -- most likely in a few decades, when more Net- and meme-savvy people come to power in the corporate world -- companies are all of a sudden going to be very fawning, simply because they'll then be aware of the power of the 'Net to really set their reputation in rather hard stone.
"What happened? Did the SPACE SHUTTLE blow up or somethin'?!"
In other words, they're getting exactly what they want: people hating them. That's why they target the high-profile stuff. Were everyone to simply ignore them, they'd get very, very frustrated.