Taking your metaphor a step further, should it not be up to the consumer whether or not they choose to buy and read the book, or just chapter 7? And what if the book is a collection of short stories instead of chapters?
I prefer that an artist can recommend the prefered consumption, but I still get to choose.
Artists often try to prevent the misinterpretation of their work, but in the end how much can they control?
While I realize its great fun to come down on Microsoft for this, is this really their fault?
If the system was not broken, it would not be necessary to patent every fart that comes outta Bill Gates ass.
As it stands, any company these days has to patent the shit out of whatever they do, or risk ligitation from some other company. (I'm looking at you here Darl...)
So I welcome Microsofts patents, keep on going, break the system.
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I'm suprised how many people don't relaize this, but there are about 50 different free windows programs out there for printing pdf's. So any thing that can be printed, can be made into a pdf. I know it is built in to OSX, but this is a problem that can be solved on windows in under 5 minutes.
The purpose of the military is to protect the local country from invasion from other countries and their armies.
Actually all enemies foreign and domestic would be a better description.
The Americans have 20000 nuclear bombs, no one is going to invade them, no one is even going to get close to invading and occupying them.
It seems obvious to me, considering recent events, that invasion is not the only threat to a countries sovereignty, need I really provide examples?
There is some twisted little defect in the American culture that makes their young people actually want to go into dangerous combat situations on the other side of the world and expose themselves to discomfort, death, and dismemberment against people that they have never even heard of. No one else seriously wants to do this.
Ignoring the obvious flamebait in this sentence, do you think that soldiers enjoy suffering, pain and death? Do you also believe that fire-fighters enjoy watching buildings burn and people die? No one else wants to do this? you mean no other country has a military? huh?
I can't help thinking that you sat around crafting this troll/flamebait just to get a response from someone like me. But I am just a bit scared that there are to many people in the US that think this way, and it will end up destroying the country. Any chance you could tell me where you live so I can stay 5 kilomiles away from you?
I guess my point is, and its the same thing with the internet, you can't put the genie back into the bottle.
Your never ever going to be able to prevent criminals from having guns, no matter what laws you make. If guns exist, criminals will use them. There must be 2 kinds of people in this world. those who depend on others to secure things for them(i.e. the police, your OS company) and those who feel they must protect themselves.
fine with me really, this way when criminals find out I have a gun, they can go to YOUR house.
The point is not that every soccer mom needs a gun.(in fact I have never seen a soccer mom carrying a gun). The point is, that you can if you want. we don't give out handguns with green cards and birth certificates here even though Europeans and Candians seem to think so.
And how many of those husband wife murders on CSI are commited with knives and not guns?
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No they're not.
Taking your metaphor a step further, should it not be up to the consumer whether or not they choose to buy and read the book, or just chapter 7? And what if the book is a collection of short stories instead of chapters?
I prefer that an artist can recommend the prefered consumption, but I still get to choose.
Artists often try to prevent the misinterpretation of their work, but in the end how much can they control?
I never really thought of Ron Jeremy as a "Geek Icon", but then, maybe you are onto something.
[mr.smith]Mr. Anderson, how will you listen to your "gapless playback", if you can't find your song?[/mr.smith]
While I realize its great fun to come down on Microsoft for this, is this really their fault?
If the system was not broken, it would not be necessary to patent every fart that comes outta Bill Gates ass.
As it stands, any company these days has to patent the shit out of whatever they do, or risk ligitation from some other company. (I'm looking at you here Darl...)
So I welcome Microsofts patents, keep on going, break the system.
Man, how do you get any work done?
I like the sound of Gikipedia better...
Was it a flood?
I'm suprised how many people don't relaize this, but there are about 50 different free windows programs out there for printing pdf's. So any thing that can be printed, can be made into a pdf. I know it is built in to OSX, but this is a problem that can be solved on windows in under 5 minutes.
Google Search (First 3 hits):
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And with its full 35mm CMOS it is the first camera to effectively reproduce the image quality of 35mm film. I wonder if it plays mp3s too ..."
Um, the previous generation had a full frame CMOS sensor as well...
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Sweet, I live in Mainz, :) Now I can go tell all those pesky germans at the pub to stop complaining about Bush...
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Freedom has a price. With out a strong military, you cannot ensure its protection
The same with tyrany.
The same with a giant pot of gold, or did you have point?
The purpose of the military is to protect the local country from invasion from other countries and their armies.
Actually all enemies foreign and domestic would be a better description.
The Americans have 20000 nuclear bombs, no one is going to invade them, no one is even going to get close to invading and occupying them.
It seems obvious to me, considering recent events, that invasion is not the only threat to a countries sovereignty, need I really provide examples?
There is some twisted little defect in the American culture that makes their young people actually want to go into dangerous combat situations on the other side of the world and expose themselves to discomfort, death, and dismemberment against people that they have never even heard of. No one else seriously wants to do this.
Ignoring the obvious flamebait in this sentence, do you think that soldiers enjoy suffering, pain and death? Do you also believe that fire-fighters enjoy watching buildings burn and people die? No one else wants to do this? you mean no other country has a military? huh?
I can't help thinking that you sat around crafting this troll/flamebait just to get a response from someone like me. But I am just a bit scared that there are to many people in the US that think this way, and it will end up destroying the country. Any chance you could tell me where you live so I can stay 5 kilomiles away from you?
uh, maybe he is not getting a phone call, maybe he just doesn't want to talk to you
There is a big difference between "Fuck Off" and "We are afraid to fight"
Does it run linux?
ducks and runs for cover...
Off topic, but I find it incredibly funny that you choose to spam protect a hotmail address. :)
thats the funniest shit i've read in weeks :)
but only in Soviet Russia...(ducks) ;)
I guess my point is, and its the same thing with the internet, you can't put the genie back into the bottle.
Your never ever going to be able to prevent criminals from having guns, no matter what laws you make. If guns exist, criminals will use them.
There must be 2 kinds of people in this world. those who depend on others to secure things for them(i.e. the police, your OS company) and those who feel they must protect themselves.
fine with me really, this way when criminals find out I have a gun, they can go to YOUR house.
Those who would sacrifice liberty to gain security have neither.
anyone remember who said that?
>If anything, knowing that a psycho might blow your head off for saying something he disagrees with dampens freedom of speech and expression.
So does having your throat slit, do we need more knife control?
>Does anyone honestly believe that having a full gun cabinet does anything to enhance their constitutional free speech rights?
no, but it does enhance my constitutional right to bear arms.
DisclaimerI don't own any guns. but thats not really the point now is it?
The point is not that every soccer mom needs a gun.(in fact I have never seen a soccer mom carrying a gun). The point is, that you can if you want. we don't give out handguns with green cards and birth certificates here even though Europeans and Candians seem to think so.
And how many of those husband wife murders on CSI are commited with knives and not guns?
yeah because the government never did anything bad or stupid BEFORE bush was president.