Sorry, I wasn't laughing at you. I was laughing at the thought that some folks might actually think the AG would give anything credibility, especially as far as this Congress is concerned. Some in the RIAA might honestly think so, given how bad their judgment seems to be in general.
Desperately trying to come up with a better PR term for a failed corporate policy is so much like trying to be polite to people despite "the general public" always twisting polite terms into insults.
I don't remember Reagan making a barcode tattoos crack about National ID cards, but it'd be interesting if he did. That could be taken as a reference to Revelations 13:16-17...
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
I remember when they were playing the trailer for "Independence Day" in theatres, the clip of the White House being destroyed sometimes got cheers. (Which is funny, but also sad.)
Verizon's case is significantly less arguable than the ones you listed, given that they're basing their arguments on the "free speech rights" of a "corporate person", rather than on the free speech rights of actual people. (Because you know damn well no-one at Verizon would be brave enough -- or stupid enough -- to try this as individuals, unprotected by corporate avoid-personal-responsibility shields.)
And to respond to the obvious -- yes, Klansmen and Nazis and homophobic wackos are human. Pretending they aren't is the easy way out.
Simply repeating something doesn't make it a more convincing argument. (Well, except in the case of Fox News.) Repeating the insults along with it makes it even less convincing.
I'll start buying music via iTunes if (a) they lose the DRM and (b) offer a deal on buying entire albums. (Which I think would actually increase their bottom line, but I admit I'm not a marketer.)
I guess this means we shouldn't have preemptively invaded Canada. [shrug] Oh well. We can't leave now, or there'll be a bloody civil war between Quebec and everyone else up there. Besides which, this is our best chance to spread democracy and freedom in North America.
I can't believe CmdrTaco and so many other people here are being so fracking gullible.
Harry McCracken was editor-in-chief of a major tech mag supported by big advertisers. I find it hard to believe that Colin Crawford's suggestion was anything new. At most, maybe he was just more blunt about it than previous CEOs.
I'm sure there's a hell of a lot more to the story than an oh-so-noble stance by McCracken.
If anyone thinks there isn't a hell of a lot more to this story, I have some great beach-front property in Louisiana to sell them. Harry McCracken was the Editor-In-Chief of PC World, and I'm supposed to believe that Colin Crawford's policy was something new and unacceptable to him?
Eating healthy can be a pure and simple pleasure every time.
There are certainly occasions when I pay less attention to how healthy I'm eating, but that's not because how I eat the rest of the time is such an onerous, tasteless experience. That's simply not the case.
The "healthy eating" = "tasteless tofu, sprouts, and granola" is an old and simplistic myth that corporate agribusiness is only to happy to encourage, while at the same time slapping a big "HEALTHY!" label on pre-packaged crap where they've replaced trans-fats with fake fats and doubled the corn syrup. Ugh.
I eat much less chocolate now that I only eat good, dark chocolate.
I used to be able to gobble down a half-pound of M&Ms, easy. Now, a small square or two of, say, Green & Black Mayan chocolate is great. Any more is overkill.
It's like the difference between drinking lots of cheap beer, or one pint of really good beer. With quality, there's no need for quantity. (Unless the whole point is getting trashed rather than a little buzzed.)
A few years ago, for various reasons, I started eating much healthier. More whole grains, more fruits and veggies, much less preprocessed food, less fried food, etc, etc. I didn't go vegan or even just vegetarian, but I do eat less meat than I used to. (And I only eat red meat when I have an active craving for it.)
You know what? Eating healthy takes a little more effort and attention, but it actually tastes a hell of a lot better.
Just walking into a fast-food place now actually makes me a little nauseous. I know tastes vary -- hell, I used to love that stuff myself. But now it's, "Ye gods, how did I ever choke that crap down?"
It's like using real maple syrup after being raised using Maple-Flavored Pancake Topping. "Oh, this is what that other stuff is pretending to be."
Still, HFCS is the current dietary demon. The Corn Refiners Association's white paper, "The Truth About High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity", notes the alarmist reactions lack scientific merit.
Emphasis added.
In other news, the Tobacco Processors Association notes that there is still some disagreement among researchers as to whether or not there's a direct connection between smoking and cancer.
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Or was the problem trying to figure out a way to implement it that increased ad revenues?
Sorry, I wasn't laughing at you. I was laughing at the thought that some folks might actually think the AG would give anything credibility, especially as far as this Congress is concerned. Some in the RIAA might honestly think so, given how bad their judgment seems to be in general.
And apples are so much like Tang ...
But maybe that's just me.
I don't remember Reagan making a barcode tattoos crack about National ID cards, but it'd be interesting if he did. That could be taken as a reference to Revelations 13:16-17 ...
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
It matters so much, they'll even put you on a nice list, so you get extra-special treatment at airports.
"We beat the Russkies to the moon, HA-ha. Now slash the budget to hell ... except for the pork barrel stuff, of course."
Wow, way to assume what specific group of people was meant by "groups of people". I can do that too!
But I won't.
I remember when they were playing the trailer for "Independence Day" in theatres, the clip of the White House being destroyed sometimes got cheers. (Which is funny, but also sad.)
And to respond to the obvious -- yes, Klansmen and Nazis and homophobic wackos are human. Pretending they aren't is the easy way out.
Simply repeating something doesn't make it a more convincing argument. (Well, except in the case of Fox News.) Repeating the insults along with it makes it even less convincing.
I'll start buying music via iTunes if (a) they lose the DRM and (b) offer a deal on buying entire albums. (Which I think would actually increase their bottom line, but I admit I'm not a marketer.)
Okay, now I know you're just making fun of us. 'Cause we'd trade New Jersey for Quebec in a heartbeat. How 'bout it?
I guess this means we shouldn't have preemptively invaded Canada. [shrug] Oh well. We can't leave now, or there'll be a bloody civil war between Quebec and everyone else up there. Besides which, this is our best chance to spread democracy and freedom in North America.
Harry McCracken was editor-in-chief of a major tech mag supported by big advertisers. I find it hard to believe that Colin Crawford's suggestion was anything new. At most, maybe he was just more blunt about it than previous CEOs.
I'm sure there's a hell of a lot more to the story than an oh-so-noble stance by McCracken.
Please, people.
There are certainly occasions when I pay less attention to how healthy I'm eating, but that's not because how I eat the rest of the time is such an onerous, tasteless experience. That's simply not the case.
The "healthy eating" = "tasteless tofu, sprouts, and granola" is an old and simplistic myth that corporate agribusiness is only to happy to encourage, while at the same time slapping a big "HEALTHY!" label on pre-packaged crap where they've replaced trans-fats with fake fats and doubled the corn syrup. Ugh.
I used to be able to gobble down a half-pound of M&Ms, easy. Now, a small square or two of, say, Green & Black Mayan chocolate is great. Any more is overkill.
It's like the difference between drinking lots of cheap beer, or one pint of really good beer. With quality, there's no need for quantity. (Unless the whole point is getting trashed rather than a little buzzed.)
You know what? Eating healthy takes a little more effort and attention, but it actually tastes a hell of a lot better.
Just walking into a fast-food place now actually makes me a little nauseous. I know tastes vary -- hell, I used to love that stuff myself. But now it's, "Ye gods, how did I ever choke that crap down?"
It's like using real maple syrup after being raised using Maple-Flavored Pancake Topping. "Oh, this is what that other stuff is pretending to be."
In other news, the Tobacco Processors Association notes that there is still some disagreement among researchers as to whether or not there's a direct connection between smoking and cancer.
Have you seen that particular "systems analysis"? I have. It's so blatantly flawed that the flaws are almost certainly intentional.