I dont think that terrorists are really a threat to a nation... they are a threat to individuals within the nation, and probably less of a threat than say... cigarettes, or the Indian traffic, but terrorism is not the nation itself.
China and Pakistan are much more credible threats, and I agree, those threats require having proper military deterrents.
The Arrow project was inexpensive. I think the prototypes were $5million each. Using the "things double in price every 20 years" rule, that would be like $40Million per prototype plane in "todays dollars"
I guarantee that you do not own a Ferrari or an Aston Martin, Im willing to take a 3-to-1 wager that you do not own a BMW, Lexus or a Mercedes. Im willing to put even Money that you have a Ford, Toyota or a Honda.
Some cars are luxuries, other cars are luxurious tools, other cars are simply tools.
The one and only reason to proscribe the perfectly accurate use of the words theft and stealing in a common conversation about this topic is to reduce the apparent severity of the activity.
Or the reason to be accurate in the use of words is to well BE ACCURATE IN THE USE OF WORDS!
No, "stealing" involves the deprivation of the Ferrari labour. The creator of the labour can still benefit from it.
You (and I, and most people for that matter) are using language in a lazy way, and then think that our lazy language allows us to redefine things and acts. Just because many people call "copying" "stealing" doesn't make it true that copying is actually stealing.
When someone points out that copying is not stealing, simply saying that "everyone else calls it stealing, thus it is stealing" is incorrect.
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so it's settled then, all parents should be sent to jail for abetting pedophiles.
Yeah, I thought it was incredibly obvious I was being sarcastic.
Are you being sarcastic?
We need more dishwasher camps too.
They can get married so long as they both don't go to the church at the same time.
$75 ?? In TO before I left 3 years ago, bus passes were up to $125/month, and I experienced the same shitty service you received.
Unless, that brain cancer you dont know about does you in.
You should probably go see a doctor.
Eye of the World was stunningly slow. But books 2-8 were absolutely brilliant in pacing.
Death Gate Cycle is my favourite.
Looks boring, even with those gullwings.
The bank bailouts suggests that those checks work perfectly.
The true north strong and... ummm
I dont think that terrorists are really a threat to a nation... they are a threat to individuals within the nation, and probably less of a threat than say... cigarettes, or the Indian traffic, but terrorism is not the nation itself.
China and Pakistan are much more credible threats, and I agree, those threats require having proper military deterrents.
The Arrow project was inexpensive. I think the prototypes were $5million each. Using the "things double in price every 20 years" rule, that would be like $40Million per prototype plane in "todays dollars"
The OP was talking about terrorists (whether state sponsored or not), which, as another poster commented, are combat with good policing.
Other than motherfucking DRAGONS!
I guarantee that you do not own a Ferrari or an Aston Martin, Im willing to take a 3-to-1 wager that you do not own a BMW, Lexus or a Mercedes. Im willing to put even Money that you have a Ford, Toyota or a Honda.
Some cars are luxuries, other cars are luxurious tools, other cars are simply tools.
For a lot of people, the price dropped from $19.99 to $3. Because they only bought an album for 3 songs.
You should get a job for the MPAA or RIAA, or the video game equivalent.
presstitution.
I quite prefer Jordan to Cervantes and Zeppelin to Monteverdi.
Whatever. Are you saying that Lord of the Rings could have been produced on the 250k that Louis CK used if copyrights didn't exist?
In which case, I'll say I disagree with you, and we'll leave it at that.
The one and only reason to proscribe the perfectly accurate use of the words theft and stealing in a common conversation about this topic is to reduce the apparent severity of the activity.
Or the reason to be accurate in the use of words is to well BE ACCURATE IN THE USE OF WORDS!
effectively stealing Ferrari's labor.
No, "stealing" involves the deprivation of the Ferrari labour. The creator of the labour can still benefit from it.
You (and I, and most people for that matter) are using language in a lazy way, and then think that our lazy language allows us to redefine things and acts. Just because many people call "copying" "stealing" doesn't make it true that copying is actually stealing.
When someone points out that copying is not stealing, simply saying that "everyone else calls it stealing, thus it is stealing" is incorrect.
And what this thread is arguing is "unlicensed copying" not copyright.
unlicensed copying is unethical.
yes, LotR cost so much to produce because of Licensing fees. Those on-location shoots, Talent costs, and Gollum CGI effects were created for pennies.
We all know the Tolkien family is largely the recipient of the 281Million it cost to produce the series.