Oh great, thats all we need an RIAA type organization for patents. Dont you think the patent situation is messed up enough without having to add another layer of lawyers?
Just as a note, the current administration isnt Republican, they are Southern Segregationalists (the KKK people). And they are a pox on the ass of this country. The real republican party was taken over in 1964 when Southern Democrats switched from being demo's to repub's. Look at the history of the republican party, it started getting whackey right around the time when LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act. Nixon played up to them with his "Southern Agenda", Reagan and the Bushes just cemented their political hold in this country. These are the people that make me think America is heading towards another civil war, the first civil war was never really resolved and they want things back the way they were, you know when men where men, women were women (as defined by men) and slaves did what they were told.
Well, we are currently going through the process of who is picked as the parties representative. The candidates are usually picked via, caucuses or conventions held by the party, at these events the members of the party decide who would best represent them. Caucuses generally start at the district level then move up to the state level so that a state usually decides who is the best representative of that state. Theoretically the candidates are chosen by a popularity vote within the party itself, I say in theory because the theory also assumes that a majority of people are even going to be interested in the political process and actually participate in their party of choice. So it is the lack of voter participation that makes the system break. Freedom is never free, due diligence and participation in the political process are prerequisites to a free society staying free. If the people dont care if they are free then those freedoms will be taken away, I guarantee it. There will always be someone trying to usurp our freedom (as long as there are people out there who believe people need to be ruled and are not responsible enough to take care of themselves) and we are the only line of defense against defilers of freedom. Our greatest weapon is our numbers, if 95% of the eligable voters participated in the political process then we wouldnt have to worry about half of the corruption we are seeing now. The greatest weapon the destroyers of freedom have is confusion, as long no one really knows who won/lost an election (by keeping the number so close) they will be able to spin popular opinion to their favor.
Sorry bad logic. The candidates are chosen via primary elections, in which we vote for our favorite candidate. If you dont vote in primaries, then it is partly your fault that the bad candidate got on the ballot. And if you dont vote in elections, you are directly to blame for the current state of affairs. It sounds like you have taken the bait hook, line and sinker, this is part of their tactics, break our will so that no one feels voting is worth it, just like demonizing liberals is another tactic. How else are they going to get their candidate elected unless they only get a fraction of the voters (only the ones that will vote for their candidate) to vote. For once I would like to see the American people elect someone who is not endorsed by one of the major parties, this is the only way we will see exactly how corrupt our system is. But I doubt it would ever happen, most Americans dont want to think about things like politics.
Yes and he is a nice counterpoint to the massive spin machine we have in government right now. There is no such thing as unbiased journalism, deal with it. What he does provide is a starting place for discussion of some pretty important topics, most of them center around the fact that corporate America has abandoned the people of this country for a profit margin. It affects our jobs, our safety and well being, the safety of our children (it aint old men fighting that war in Iraq) and our general health over all.
This is what Reagonomics (a.k.a. Trickle Down Economics) is, its a spend, spend, spend policy. All with the hope that who you give the money to will be charitible enough with it to put it back into the economy. This sort of "Free Money" policy is ok except that it seems to attract bottom feeders who only want to exploit this naive policy. There also seems to be no guarantee that the money will be put back into the economy via investments into new production, education or venture capital (this may be the smaller government part of the policy, I sure hope not). This sort of policy can create a situation where money can be funneled to small groups of people very quickly, I would like to think this was not the reason this policy was drafted. In theory trickle down economics looks good, but there really is a lot of room for abuse in this policy. There really needs to be specific checks written into the policy to ensure that the money the government is giving away is being re-invested back into the ecomony. Otherwise you create a very dangerous situation.
America seems quite split on this issue because they perceive the government to be grossly inefficient and presumably incapable of recognizing when it is in the public's interest to encourage infrastructure.
And the thing that gets me is that Americans arent even embarrased about this. I mean its Americans that run the government yet Americans cant even run their own governemnt efficiently. Its just pathetic.
I have to disagree with that statement, I would definately think Chrysler would get that honor. How many time have they filed bankruptcy? and they are still in business.
Yes but you are thinking for yourself, not taking someone elses word on the meaning in the bible. No self-respecting ultra right wing neo-conservative christian would ever actually dare to question the word of their minister/priest/preacher/whatnot...HOW ABSURD!
MS is paying these companies money so that MS wont sue them for patent infringment? WTF?????? Either someone has lost it big time in Redmond or MS is actually scrambling so they dont get sued. Gee I wonder if Vista has some GPL'd code in it.
I think there is a point there. Could it possibly be that MS has been using Linux IP for awhile and they are doing this to keep MS from getting sued? Or is this some sort of attempt for them to lay claim to IP in Linux and do an end-run around the GPL?
The thinkpad must be a T60, my boss had the same problem with first XP then Vista installed, so the problem can occur in Windows as well as Linux. This is a BIOS problem and you should probably check Lenovo's site for a fix to this.
No, that was the right answer. In the context of your post it sounded like you were saying something else since the parent you responded to said it was the White Houses fault. So it seemed like you were going down the "they are jealous of our freedom" path, and arguing with a post that basically said what you just said but with less detail, so I had to ask the question. Thanks for the clarification.
Ok, here is question for you. If China and Korea went to war but decided to fight that war on US soil, how would you feel? Think that would start a civil war in this country?
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Oh great, thats all we need an RIAA type organization for patents. Dont you think the patent situation is messed up enough without having to add another layer of lawyers?
Just as a note, the current administration isnt Republican, they are Southern Segregationalists (the KKK people). And they are a pox on the ass of this country. The real republican party was taken over in 1964 when Southern Democrats switched from being demo's to repub's. Look at the history of the republican party, it started getting whackey right around the time when LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act. Nixon played up to them with his "Southern Agenda", Reagan and the Bushes just cemented their political hold in this country. These are the people that make me think America is heading towards another civil war, the first civil war was never really resolved and they want things back the way they were, you know when men where men, women were women (as defined by men) and slaves did what they were told.
Well, we are currently going through the process of who is picked as the parties representative. The candidates are usually picked via, caucuses or conventions held by the party, at these events the members of the party decide who would best represent them. Caucuses generally start at the district level then move up to the state level so that a state usually decides who is the best representative of that state. Theoretically the candidates are chosen by a popularity vote within the party itself, I say in theory because the theory also assumes that a majority of people are even going to be interested in the political process and actually participate in their party of choice. So it is the lack of voter participation that makes the system break. Freedom is never free, due diligence and participation in the political process are prerequisites to a free society staying free. If the people dont care if they are free then those freedoms will be taken away, I guarantee it. There will always be someone trying to usurp our freedom (as long as there are people out there who believe people need to be ruled and are not responsible enough to take care of themselves) and we are the only line of defense against defilers of freedom. Our greatest weapon is our numbers, if 95% of the eligable voters participated in the political process then we wouldnt have to worry about half of the corruption we are seeing now. The greatest weapon the destroyers of freedom have is confusion, as long no one really knows who won/lost an election (by keeping the number so close) they will be able to spin popular opinion to their favor.
Sorry bad logic. The candidates are chosen via primary elections, in which we vote for our favorite candidate. If you dont vote in primaries, then it is partly your fault that the bad candidate got on the ballot. And if you dont vote in elections, you are directly to blame for the current state of affairs. It sounds like you have taken the bait hook, line and sinker, this is part of their tactics, break our will so that no one feels voting is worth it, just like demonizing liberals is another tactic. How else are they going to get their candidate elected unless they only get a fraction of the voters (only the ones that will vote for their candidate) to vote. For once I would like to see the American people elect someone who is not endorsed by one of the major parties, this is the only way we will see exactly how corrupt our system is. But I doubt it would ever happen, most Americans dont want to think about things like politics.
If they did do a secure wipe, then they are obviously hiding something, therefore by their own definition they are guilty.
Any excuse to beat up the RIAA is a good excuse!
Yes and he is a nice counterpoint to the massive spin machine we have in government right now. There is no such thing as unbiased journalism, deal with it. What he does provide is a starting place for discussion of some pretty important topics, most of them center around the fact that corporate America has abandoned the people of this country for a profit margin. It affects our jobs, our safety and well being, the safety of our children (it aint old men fighting that war in Iraq) and our general health over all.
This is what Reagonomics (a.k.a. Trickle Down Economics) is, its a spend, spend, spend policy. All with the hope that who you give the money to will be charitible enough with it to put it back into the economy. This sort of "Free Money" policy is ok except that it seems to attract bottom feeders who only want to exploit this naive policy. There also seems to be no guarantee that the money will be put back into the economy via investments into new production, education or venture capital (this may be the smaller government part of the policy, I sure hope not). This sort of policy can create a situation where money can be funneled to small groups of people very quickly, I would like to think this was not the reason this policy was drafted. In theory trickle down economics looks good, but there really is a lot of room for abuse in this policy. There really needs to be specific checks written into the policy to ensure that the money the government is giving away is being re-invested back into the ecomony. Otherwise you create a very dangerous situation.
America seems quite split on this issue because they perceive the government to be grossly inefficient and presumably incapable of recognizing when it is in the public's interest to encourage infrastructure.
And the thing that gets me is that Americans arent even embarrased about this. I mean its Americans that run the government yet Americans cant even run their own governemnt efficiently. Its just pathetic.
Yeah! And how about people who have committed suicide in charge of suicide prevention hotlines...oh wait!
I have to disagree with that statement, I would definately think Chrysler would get that honor. How many time have they filed bankruptcy? and they are still in business.
Yes but you are thinking for yourself, not taking someone elses word on the meaning in the bible. No self-respecting ultra right wing neo-conservative christian would ever actually dare to question the word of their minister/priest/preacher/whatnot...HOW ABSURD!
I would have to say that the ratio of people who read EULA's is approximately the same as the number of people who read the article on slashdot.
MS is paying these companies money so that MS wont sue them for patent infringment? WTF?????? Either someone has lost it big time in Redmond or MS is actually scrambling so they dont get sued. Gee I wonder if Vista has some GPL'd code in it.
I think there is a point there. Could it possibly be that MS has been using Linux IP for awhile and they are doing this to keep MS from getting sued? Or is this some sort of attempt for them to lay claim to IP in Linux and do an end-run around the GPL?
The thinkpad must be a T60, my boss had the same problem with first XP then Vista installed, so the problem can occur in Windows as well as Linux. This is a BIOS problem and you should probably check Lenovo's site for a fix to this.
Then what gives us the right to fight our war in Iraq?
I doubt it would start WWIII, but I suppose it would seem like that to you.
No, that was the right answer. In the context of your post it sounded like you were saying something else since the parent you responded to said it was the White Houses fault. So it seemed like you were going down the "they are jealous of our freedom" path, and arguing with a post that basically said what you just said but with less detail, so I had to ask the question. Thanks for the clarification.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
You do know Lincoln was a Republican dont you?
Ok, here is question for you. If China and Korea went to war but decided to fight that war on US soil, how would you feel? Think that would start a civil war in this country?
Oh really? Then who are the architects of this disaster in Iraq?
that the matrix story is a little to heavy for a lot of people while the Pirates movies are more light hearted and appeal to a broader audience?
Make them pay the costs for getting an unconstitutional bill passed.
Because so many more politicians drive under the influence than play halo? You wouldnt want them to pass a law that actually affected them would you?
No more like, here son wanna try some java? Next thing you know our hero is coding cobol.