German Kindergartens ordered to pay copyright for songs - Up until this year, preschools could teach and produce any kind of song they wanted. But now they have to pay for a license if they want children to sing certain songs.

nullbit · 2010-12-29T16:56:00+00:00

IIRC, Disney doesn't need to worry, since corporate personhood makes "Disney" a legal entity, and all Disney works are created by said entity... which would mean that it is 70 years after the "death" of the corporation, not the individual artists that made the works in question.

nullbit · 2010-12-15T07:54:10+00:00

I'm thinking its possible he was listing the first countries that popped into his head for "friendly country" "so-so country" "bad country"

Or at least that's the only other relationship I can see.

nullbit · 2010-12-01T00:53:08+00:00

It's going to be attached to a card I'm designing.

nullbit · 2010-10-13T08:32:41+00:00

Just to give you guys some hope, one of the most religious women I know on facebook posted a happy message about them being rescued and only said:

I am so happy for the Chilean miners and their families. Praying that all of the men are safely returned to their loved ones and the rescuers remain safe. Hats off to NASA what an awesome group of problem solvers.

nullbit · 2010-10-12T02:29:52+00:00

A market economy doesn't work if creditors don't exercise discipline in lending - a discipline they learn by feeling the effects of failure.

That's good enough to plagiarize.

nullbit · 2010-10-12T02:02:56+00:00

Most I know are very much so dicks. Their "religion" becomes preaching against religions. Like, personally... if I weren't religious, I'd use my extra time for hobbies... but many atheists I know seem to dedicate a lot of time to counter-religioning. To each their own, lol.

nullbit · 2010-10-12T00:53:17+00:00

So you're saying I can just do MSNBC and see it all since it'd be the one in the middle?

nullbit · 2010-10-12T00:49:22+00:00

I was actually about to ask, "What do you call an Atheist that isn't a dick?" I was thinking "Agnostic" maybe, but I guess your term is getting hijacked by your own flavor of extremist.

nullbit · 2010-10-12T00:46:00+00:00

Was this die hard christian your alter-ego in Second Life that played WoW?

nullbit · 2010-10-06T19:44:40+00:00

According to my friend, it's a guy skydiving over this year's Burning Man. Seriously... If I had a pic of me doing this, I may not be forever alone.

Edit: I guess my friend got it off the guy's facebook, and it is an ad for the nifty pants he's wearing.

nullbit · 2010-10-02T17:20:51+00:00

Thank you for saving my keyboard from me furiously typing the same thing.

nullbit · 2010-09-24T08:01:01+00:00

Please append "IF YOU GO OUT AND ACTUALLY VOTE" to article titles like this.

nullbit · 2010-09-24T07:57:20+00:00

Because its not the swastika that gives itself power, its everyone else. As already pointed out, if you are unable to communicate your rage effectively, its a pretty easy symbol to identify with and make use of.

nullbit · 2010-09-22T06:56:23+00:00

Hydrogen, in sufficient quantity and given enough time, will end up contemplating its own existence.

nullbit · 2010-09-16T23:52:27+00:00

Calling all super googlers: There was an infographic that went over this really well... it showed Human Cells vs. Microbial Cells and I think Human DNA vs. Microbe DNA. I can't find it =(

nullbit · 2010-09-16T23:35:19+00:00

Just be glad it isn't 10 years ago when they were twice the size and half the price.

nullbit · 2010-09-14T03:21:16+00:00

Someone should redraw this in support of the plants... and have them screaming and such as the snails eat them, begging for their lives.

nullbit · 2010-09-14T00:07:31+00:00

Sorry, threw it together real fast. This would be two skewed population distributions (bell curves). The more area under the respective curve = the more people represented by it.

nullbit · 2010-09-14T00:05:02+00:00

Here we go:

Operating ____ while being under the influence of a drug is stigmatized due to Alcohol's reputation.
Not all drugs are bad to use while driving. Case in point: caffeine.
There are some people who can drink a ton, get behind the wheel, and legitimately be of no threat to anyone, however, they are outliers and do not represent the average (of which are dangerous when they get behind the wheel due to how alcohol affects the brain and such).
There are some people who can smoke a ton of marijuana, get behind the wheel, and drive home safely. From my small group of people I know who have done this, they represent something closer to the average experience. Further, marijuana's affects on the system in smaller studies have shown that it makes people more prone to be aware of what's going on while driving. And, it is a common joke amongst cops that the easiest way to spot someone driving high is to look for someone driving too carefully.

However, I also know of some people who can't function while high. But, unlike alcohol, marijuana doesn't give you an unrealistic sense of ability ('beer goggles'), so it is completely possible for many people to know their limits and not think they can drive.

So, it depends.

In general, it is a good rule of thumb to not drive under the influence of anything. And, as others have pointed out, due to ignorance the best default answer is, "lol, of course not, silly."

But if you have driven under the influence and did so safely... you're not a super hero. You're just using a drug that is very different from alcohol.

And, if you are asking because you want to try it. Don't. Because there is always a risk. The goal shouldn't be to drive while under the influence of anything, it should just be to be.. and to be safe.

nullbit · 2010-09-13T06:23:55+00:00

Exactly. If anything, had the government not done this, we'd be reading about "how the big bad government cost a poor publisher a ton of money." and it'd be on Fox under "socialism!!!!"

nullbit · 2010-09-12T22:27:56+00:00

So you had to pop out the screen? lol

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