One of the most healthful and happiest decisions in my life. This is not elitist bragging. One day you realize the purpose of commercial TV (the hint is in the name) is to shove as many ads down your throat as you will tolerate. Any ideals of using the medium for communication or enlightenment get drowned by ad profiteering.
F that noise. Every precious second of my life belongs to me, and any salesman trying to steal even one second can F off and die. I still view the essential stuff through various ad free means. But now I find myself allergic to ads, and break out in anxious fits when stuck in a bar or airport terminal with ads blaring in your ears.
The condom: -- Turns blue if both partners are democrat, red if both republican, confederate flag pattern if either partner is racist. -- Displays outdoors and "indoors" temperature. -- Plays recorded "Echo....echo...echo" audio at the point of entry. -- Sounds alarm if she is a he, or he is a she.
Because the majority of blank media is not used to copy music, this would be similar to all drivers paying an "illegal road use" tax on gasoline because a tiny minority transport "copyrighted" goods on the roads without permission from the copyright holder.
"Instead of keeping copies free, they suggested that a tax should be applied to blank media including blank CDs, hard drives, memory sticks and other blank media. This money would then be shared among rightsholders, a mechanism already operating in other European countries."
So in some European countries you already pay a royalty to music companies on all blank media regardless of the intended use? Does the Red Cross pay music company royalties on the blank SSDs in their new laptops? Do researchers at the large hadron collider pay a music royalty on the blank USB drives used to store their data? Do individuals pay music company royalties for the blank SD card used in their personal cameras?
You guys still haven't figured out this taxation without representation thing.
is a public communication network, like a phone network. It was developed by public research dollars. I pay for my own bandwidth. I have ZERO obligation to tolerate your ads polluting my communication network.
If you don't want people downloading your 'content' for free, put up a paywall.
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How did we get this deep into the comments with no occurrence of either the word "Kessel" or "parsec"?
inside my Hummer with the windows rolled up and the AC on max. And if I can't hear you, there's can't be a problem.
Hey, why does the dash say "engine overheating"?
Ford said, "We need to control access to that data. We need to protect our ability to create value."
Corporate Evilspeak Score [0-10]: 10.
I find your comment insectist and demand a full retraction and apology.
On site or remote?
Contaminating our Purity Of Essence.
One of the most healthful and happiest decisions in my life. This is not elitist bragging. One day you realize the purpose of commercial TV (the hint is in the name) is to shove as many ads down your throat as you will tolerate. Any ideals of using the medium for communication or enlightenment get drowned by ad profiteering.
F that noise. Every precious second of my life belongs to me, and any salesman trying to steal even one second can F off and die. I still view the essential stuff through various ad free means. But now I find myself allergic to ads, and break out in anxious fits when stuck in a bar or airport terminal with ads blaring in your ears.
Kill Your Television
Eat the clothes and wear the fruit.
The condom:
-- Turns blue if both partners are democrat, red if both republican, confederate flag pattern if either partner is racist.
-- Displays outdoors and "indoors" temperature.
-- Plays recorded "Echo....echo...echo" audio at the point of entry.
-- Sounds alarm if she is a he, or he is a she.
is now less than one microsecond.
Because when I eat "Lucky Charms Cereal", I expect it to be as natural and healthy as the appearance and packaging imply.
"...you will also be able to clean install on *that* PC from final media if you want to start over fresh."
What if I get a new computer or upgrade my CPU/motherboard?
Because the majority of blank media is not used to copy music, this would be similar to all drivers paying an "illegal road use" tax on gasoline because a tiny minority transport "copyrighted" goods on the roads without permission from the copyright holder.
"Instead of keeping copies free, they suggested that a tax should be applied to blank media including blank CDs, hard drives, memory sticks and other blank media. This money would then be shared among rightsholders, a mechanism already operating in other European countries."
So in some European countries you already pay a royalty to music companies on all blank media regardless of the intended use? Does the Red Cross pay music company royalties on the blank SSDs in their new laptops? Do researchers at the large hadron collider pay a music royalty on the blank USB drives used to store their data? Do individuals pay music company royalties for the blank SD card used in their personal cameras?
You guys still haven't figured out this taxation without representation thing.
so obviously they won't be able to match Apple's move and provide built-in ad blocking for Chrome or Android.
An interesting FU from Apple to Google.
I am a robot sent from the future to ask you to open this bag of potato chips for me.
Yes, I tend to see things as black or white. And yes, I could use more exercise. But I'm working on it.
not based on empirical evidence: Religion.
"between mathematics, physics, philosophy,"
and religion.
Then I took an arrow to the wrist.
Wait till he has to fie his report with Vader.
Bye Netflix. It was fun while it lasted.
is a public communication network, like a phone network. It was developed by public research dollars. I pay for my own bandwidth. I have ZERO obligation to tolerate your ads polluting my communication network.
If you don't want people downloading your 'content' for free, put up a paywall.
P.S.: F off and dye.
Now that I have your attention again...
Some things are worth dying for.