tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post8306248645561587411..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Dealing With RealityJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-77049370746512729532009-10-06T17:45:17.539-10:002009-10-06T17:45:17.539-10:00Credibility....yes.
Lack of bias.....eeehhhhhh......Credibility....yes.<br /><br />Lack of bias.....eeehhhhhh....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-31481067790562769132009-10-06T12:50:41.703-10:002009-10-06T12:50:41.703-10:00Undoubtedly. Rely on Joanʻs version.
Because she ...Undoubtedly. Rely on Joanʻs version.<br /><br />Because she has credibility.<br /><br />Simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-3950523669747587472009-10-06T11:35:49.511-10:002009-10-06T11:35:49.511-10:00rank politics explains the reason there's alwa...<i>rank politics explains the reason there's always a rush to defend the unethical actions of such unethical characters as Paik. If she'll fib to rob from her brothers and sisters in arms, what lie won't she tell to further her side in the public debates she engages in? Better to keep those little transgressions private than advertise to the world that her word is untrustworthy and thereby ruin her credibility and her usefulness as a polemicist.</i><br /><br />Of course this assumes that Joan is correct when she says Paik's "contention that my story and others were just being used as fill to get a sense of how the site might look is false. The stories were used intentionally to create a product that was going to be presented to potential backers" is correct. It seems fair to rely on Joan's account though since she is both a professional journalist and "close to the action" in this story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76742922250010872009-10-05T09:18:57.386-10:002009-10-05T09:18:57.386-10:00"Sheʻs got all the Ed Colls fooled."
EX..."Sheʻs got all the Ed Colls fooled."<br /><br />EXCUSE ME! I don't believe I ever mentioned Koohan Paik. What are you talking about?Ed Collhttp://kauai.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-26738661308779632832009-10-04T07:32:40.750-10:002009-10-04T07:32:40.750-10:00rank politics explains the reason there's alwa...rank politics explains the reason there's always a rush to defend the unethical actions of such unethical characters as Paik. If she'll fib to rob from her brothers and sisters in arms, what lie won't she tell to further her side in the public debates she engages in? Better to keep those little transgressions private than advertise to the world that her word is untrustworthy and thereby ruin her credibility and her usefulness as a polemicist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-6000957513072822322009-10-03T23:23:33.133-10:002009-10-03T23:23:33.133-10:00When someone like, Koohan Paik for instance, who d...When someone like, Koohan Paik for instance, who doesnʻt have integrity or honor is told she doesnʻt have permission, this is what happens.<br /><br />Paik is a plagiarist (calling her a journalist makes me want to cry) and a bad one at that. People like her are all over the place. Got to watch your back cause you never know what theyʻll do or say to cheat their way to recognition.<br /><br />Not an original bone in her body.<br />Sheʻs got all the Ed Colls fooled. <br /><br />Callingit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76209151462816419172009-10-03T19:30:43.115-10:002009-10-03T19:30:43.115-10:00mmmmm...gnawing on "Surrogates" now...ta...mmmmm...gnawing on "Surrogates" now...tasty...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2317044011560782402009-10-03T17:26:00.886-10:002009-10-03T17:26:00.886-10:00Quick let's hire more police!Quick let's hire more police!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-77658216146631091292009-10-02T19:46:45.751-10:002009-10-02T19:46:45.751-10:00Judging from the numbers of seeders and leachers o...Judging from the numbers of seeders and leachers on various major bittorrent sites, there are millions transacting hundreds of thousands of files world-wide.<br /><br />"Social tsunami" comes to mind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-24804214439217779542009-10-02T16:33:45.370-10:002009-10-02T16:33:45.370-10:00Dawson said; "Meanwhile, take such pride as y...Dawson said; "Meanwhile, take such pride as you can in scurrying with the other rats who infest the wainscoting of society. You faceless, nameless ones whose purpose is to gnaw on the work of others, and whose legacy is to leave your hard droppings in public view."<br /><br />Very nice cutting prose. Great imagery that hits the mark like a mud brick in a wet sock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20795993255171460902009-10-02T14:42:04.806-10:002009-10-02T14:42:04.806-10:00"I'm not saying i'm "legal"...<i>"I'm not saying i'm "legal". I'm just saying "try to find me"."</i><br /><br />If you're smart, you won't be found. If you're smug, you'll brag that you can't be found. How deeply you cut yourself will depend on how much the latter tempts you to ignore the former.<br /><br />Meanwhile, take such pride as you can in scurrying with the other rats who infest the wainscoting of society. You faceless, nameless ones whose purpose is to gnaw on the work of others, and whose legacy is to leave your hard droppings in public view.Dawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-23533545391997593102009-10-02T14:40:06.483-10:002009-10-02T14:40:06.483-10:00No, I'm judgmental towards people reacting neg...No, I'm judgmental towards people reacting negatively towards my behavior when at the same time they do/have done it themselves in some form or fashion.<br /><br />Hypocrites deserve judgment.<br /><br />And, relative to this issue, there are damn few, if any, who could claim to never have indulged in copying something somewhere sometime...and may still possess and enjoy the output. I would guess no one on these blogs qualifies as a non-hypocritical judge.<br /><br />I don't care of you do or don't copy. I'm not against you either way since it has no impact on me.<br /><br />Now, we could turn attention to the hypothetical of the unmarked bag of money found in some lonely public area. Should one keep it or turn it in for possible return to a possible rightful owner?<br /><br />Did it look like drug money? An elderly person's life savings on its way to a bank or something?<br /><br />Does it contain a bootleg copy of Batman?<br /><br />What to do....<br /><br />You know what I'd do...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-40807749513434914622009-10-02T14:22:13.388-10:002009-10-02T14:22:13.388-10:00I hope Obama will pay me more than Bush did.I hope Obama will pay me more than Bush did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-23412095653006070702009-10-02T14:21:17.650-10:002009-10-02T14:21:17.650-10:00I've never trusted anyone without a little lar...I've never trusted anyone without a little larceny in them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-36138544455576118262009-10-02T13:58:26.977-10:002009-10-02T13:58:26.977-10:00"Anyway, anyone claiming never having done it..."Anyway, anyone claiming never having done it would immediately be branded a liar by me anyway..."<br /><br />So the purpose of your question was to "brand" someone a liar? You sound dogmatic, judgmental, and violence prone towards people unwilling to violate the law. I think Obama's got a job for you as an interrogator at Gitmo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-89988834255909818662009-10-02T13:34:55.456-10:002009-10-02T13:34:55.456-10:00A "could not answer" answer to a "c...A "could not answer" answer to a "can you deny copying" question strongly infers that he does/has copied.<br /><br />That's why I posed the question as I did. Any response, even no response, other than a definitive "I do not/never have copied" is construed as an implication that one has/does copy.<br /><br />Anyway, anyone claiming never having done it would immediately be branded a liar by me anyway...<br /><br />Like they say about cold water scuba diving in wetsuits...there are only 2 types of divers: those who pee in their wetsuits and those who lie about never doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-25067563179319051232009-10-02T13:16:29.264-10:002009-10-02T13:16:29.264-10:00"So, continue humbly getting a bootleg copy o..."So, continue humbly getting a bootleg copy of your entertainment of choice as you've done occasionally in the past."<br /><br />They said they could not answer so you defame them by claiming they do what you do without proof! What a class act :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83017128479004750382009-10-02T13:05:06.288-10:002009-10-02T13:05:06.288-10:00"I see that no one yet has denied any past or..."I see that no one yet has denied any past or current form of music/video copying."<br /><br />I will not reply. That would be Hochmut and I live Demut.<br /><br />==========<br /><br />So, continue humbly getting a bootleg copy of your entertainment of choice as you've done occasionally in the past.<br /><br />Nobody holds it against you since there's a huge probability that they've done the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-50728209409348791792009-10-02T12:59:27.682-10:002009-10-02T12:59:27.682-10:00"There's a big difference between an &quo..."There's a big difference between an "idea" and something that is created from an idea like a song, book, etc."<br /><br /><b>And your point is?</b><br /><br />If I verbalize "Bored again Christian" that constitutes a verbal performance of my idea. If you repeat my performance by repeating my verbalization without my permission, compensation (if demanded) or attribution either for free or for profit does that make you a thief?Ed Collhttp://kauai.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-75352726425477471122009-10-02T12:28:15.398-10:002009-10-02T12:28:15.398-10:00Anonymous who just got deleted -- don't use my...Anonymous who just got deleted -- don't use my blog for that kind of stuff.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-12253677974032737052009-10-02T12:16:12.163-10:002009-10-02T12:16:12.163-10:00Ed Coll said -- The way I see it all ideas come fr...Ed Coll said -- The way I see it all ideas come from somewhere (other minds - culture) so all work is "derivative work" that some "capitalize" on and others suck wind.<br /><br />There's a big difference between an "idea" and something that is created from an idea like a song, book, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-79219951267329557572009-10-02T12:08:32.346-10:002009-10-02T12:08:32.346-10:00Are Native Hawaiians still getting royalties from ...Are Native Hawaiians still getting royalties from inventing surfing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-25467755351457588572009-10-02T12:06:53.526-10:002009-10-02T12:06:53.526-10:00"As for anarchy.... I agree that it's an..."As for anarchy.... I agree that it's an ideal form for society, and we’ve all got a ways to go to get there."<br /><br />Mahalo Joan. I may not get there with you but am always willing to help out as best I can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-19319159920303703012009-10-02T11:14:02.109-10:002009-10-02T11:14:02.109-10:00"I see that no one yet has denied any past or..."I see that no one yet has denied any past or current form of music/video copying."<br /><br />I will not reply. That would be Hochmut and I live Demut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-47003771430515559862009-10-02T11:13:07.060-10:002009-10-02T11:13:07.060-10:00I'm ready to return that copy of my neighbor&#...I'm ready to return that copy of my neighbor's lawnmower I borrowed, but he said to just delete it when I'm done using it. <br /><br />He wants to borrow a copy of my trailer to haul some garbage. He can delete it when done, or lend it to someone else. Doesn't matter since I still have the original.<br /><br />Wow...could you imagine a world where "material duplicators" really existed???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com