Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread LRS Scout
As little as five years ago I would have agreed with you. We are witnessing evolution, in the middle of the next great shift. The new renascence. I can only hope that disdain for homophobes becomes as ready as that for racists and sexists and others. We aren't perfect in those areas, even close.

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Maureen
Yes, they should. This consequence however, for that decision, is wrong. On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:59 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > Decisions and opinions have, and should have, consequences. > On Apr 5, 2014 12:57 AM, "Maureen" wrote: > >> >> He donated a 1000 dollars. That's not very large in the

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread LRS Scout
Decisions and opinions have, and should have, consequences. On Apr 5, 2014 12:57 AM, "Maureen" wrote: > > He donated a 1000 dollars. That's not very large in the Prop 8 pot, > which was funded most by the very Mormon father-in-law of the founder > of Blackwater. Eich's resignation is a shame.

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Maureen
He donated a 1000 dollars. That's not very large in the Prop 8 pot, which was funded most by the very Mormon father-in-law of the founder of Blackwater. Eich's resignation is a shame. He has contributed greatly to current technology, and being drummed out because of an unpopular political posi

Re: Because it's friday....

2014-04-04 Thread Bruce Sorge
MoFo got skills. I love it. Thanks. Made my day after being up for over 36 hours. On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:35 PM, GMoney wrote: > > The Star Wars theme on a Wurlitzer: > > http://www.fark.com/vidplayer/8198200 > > You're welcome, have a great weekend. > > > ~~

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Scott Stroz
Good point. I have often stammered through a reply on a thread here only to have some one come in and say EXACTLY what I was trying to say, only in a much clearer, more concise manner. On Apr 4, 2014 10:05 AM, "Sam" wrote: > > Not as proof I'm right. Just adding perspective. A lot of people are

Because it's friday....

2014-04-04 Thread GMoney
The Star Wars theme on a Wurlitzer: http://www.fark.com/vidplayer/8198200 You're welcome, have a great weekend. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=h

Re: Too nice to call it trolling: HoneyMaid responds to hate -- with love

2014-04-04 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I thought it was a classy response to hate. On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Vivec wrote: > > Corporations jumping on the bandwagon because it brings higher viewership > and better exposure. > It's becoming profitable to support bi-racial and gay marriages. > > ᐧ > > > ~~

Re: Too nice to call it trolling: HoneyMaid responds to hate -- with love

2014-04-04 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
biracial couples being exploited for market share. can we take that as proof that they are now overwhelmingly accepted? that could be called "progress" On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Vivec wrote: > > Corporations jumping on the bandwagon because it brings higher viewership > and better exp

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Sam
Not using a horrible browser would be, forcing your boss to quit his job because you don't like who he donated to years ago is not. . On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:27 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > > This seems like a perfect example of the free exchange of ideas and the > free market, coming together to

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Sam
Says the guy that posts regularly from rightwingwatch Too funny. . On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > blog posts altogether too often play fast and lose with the facts, > particularly many right wing blogs. Whether left wing blogs do that > I'm not sure, I don't read t

Re: Too nice to call it trolling: HoneyMaid responds to hate -- with love

2014-04-04 Thread Vivec
Corporations jumping on the bandwagon because it brings higher viewership and better exposure. It's becoming profitable to support bi-racial and gay marriages. ᐧ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Larry C. Lyons
blog posts altogether too often play fast and lose with the facts, particularly many right wing blogs. Whether left wing blogs do that I'm not sure, I don't read them. However I can say that when I post stuff, its always backed by fairly hard evidence. And when I'm wrong I will admit such. Instead

Too nice to call it trolling: HoneyMaid responds to hate -- with love

2014-04-04 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/04/04/too-nice-to-call-it-trolling-honeymaid-responds-to-hate-with-love/ In an ad Honeymaid included a same sex couple and a biracial kid hugging her parents. I love the Honeymaid's response. Very classy.

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > Few things in life amuse me more than when Sam posts links to conservative > blogs and offers them up as 'proof' he is right. > Just an aside here, but how does that differ to links posted from liberal sites that are presented as damning evid

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread LRS Scout
This seems like a perfect example of the free exchange of ideas and the free market, coming together to do good. On Apr 4, 2014 10:18 AM, "Sam" wrote: > > As did President Obama and Hillary Clinton. What about them? > > . > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Larry C. Lyons >wrote: > > > > >

Re: For those who said...

2014-04-04 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Darned if I know. That is one of the bigger debates in the field right now. I'm tempted to go to a couple of the conferences on the psychology of ideology just to see what the real cutting edge research is finding. My own uninformed/unsupported opinion is that physiology comes first. Nature then

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Given the degree of vitriol and hatred exhibited by the supporters of Prop 8, the reaction is understandable - he supported hate based legislation and did it publicly, while making a public donation to the cause.. There are always consequences for supporting hatre. Brendan Eich didn't have to verb

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Sam
As did President Obama and Hillary Clinton. What about them? . On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Given the degree of vitriol and hatred exhibited by the supporters of > Prop 8, the reaction is understandable - he supported hate based > legislation and did it publicly,

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Sam
Not as proof I'm right. Just adding perspective. A lot of people are much better at expressing my thoughts and putting them into text than I am. That's why I'm not a writer. . On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Few things in life amuse me more than when Sam posts links to

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Scott Stroz
Few things in life amuse me more than when Sam posts links to conservative blogs and offers them up as 'proof' he is right. On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Sam wrote: > > Ryan T. Anderson, the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free > Society, warned that 'bullies" were poisoning democr

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Sam
He gave $1000 to support prop 8 five years ago. If you can find another reason please share. . On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:50 AM, Vivec wrote: > His single vote is not why he would have stepped down. > > ~| Order the Adobe Col

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Vivec
It depends on how strongly his views were, and what else went along with them. If he was an Anti-Gay bigot then yes his employees would have had a hard time working with him. So looking at his single vote in isolation of everything else is disingenuous. His single vote is not why he would have st

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Sam
Ryan T. Anderson, the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free Society, warned that 'bullies" were poisoning democratic discourse by attacking anyone who doesn't share their view: The outrageous treatment of Eich is the result of one private, personal campaign contribution to support marriag

Re: Mozilla CEO Eich resigns after controversy - CNET

2014-04-04 Thread Sam
You sound proud. . On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > He was forced to do so by his employees, who were disgusted by his actions > and demanded that he step down. > > ~

Re: For those who said...

2014-04-04 Thread Sam
That's at the State level where it should be. If it becomes a Federal constitutional right than let the lawsuits begin. . Many of the same-sex marriage laws specifically restrict this kind of > litigation, however it does not protect church affiliated facilities (such > as campgrounds or retre