should only...should stay...should have...should be...
Well, if you really want want all these should've...could've...would've(s), then you and your neighbors should vote for politicians that will handle the issue properly. If if you're going to cry about how the "system" is rigged against you, save your breath. I'll have none of it. You all are just cursing darkness instead of lighting a candle. There is no law on the books that require you to vote for spoon fed by mass media candidates.. yet.
Exactly.. The headline is bogus. I didn't see anything about public domain in there. This is just an attempt to set the hooks even deeper. A feeble attept to make them look like one of the good guys. Oh well, the market has spoken.
Well, considering how many times we reelect these goofs, it seems to be more of a matter of how we present ourselves. It's not "dumbing down". It's marketing, and rather successful at that.
So then, what's the internet equivalent of driving down the (information) highway with your blinkers on? Will there be a vision test? Can I use my RIAADAR detector?
Gotta love Microsoft. They can't control themselves, so they need to control the users to cover up. It's like saying a 55mph speed limit is the solution for cars that blow up at 60.
However this is a really plain-as-day example of how patent trolls are ruining business for everyone.
Really, what's your beef? This is precisely what the system was designed to do.. to keep the small fry independents from muscling in on the big boys' territory. I must say, it's working marvelously. Patent trolls are part of the show. Don't blame them for exploiting a corrupt system. You don't get rich without stepping on some peoples' toes. It's the nature of the beast.
That already happens now. Been that way for years. People without a traceable history, for example a credit history, or a small stack of credit cards, a job, etc., receive all sorts of "special" treatment at the border, made even worse in today's hysterical times. Yes, not having a file makes you very suspicious indeed. Upon its discovery, one will be created automatically for you. Those without facebook accounts clearly have something to hide. It will be mandatory real soon now. - Papers please -
The trade restrictions are in place to protect the interests of other industries that have more influence over the politicians. There's nothing ideological about them. It's strictly business.
In December, conflict over electric bike safety and design erupted when a government agency introduced a rule effectively banning large electric bikes from bike lanes. But the response from manufacturers and bike owners -- nearly 10 percent of the population -- was forceful. Less than two weeks later, the rule was suspended.
Waddya know. Enough people speak up, and voila! The big, mean government responds.. in a totally unexpected fashion by some peoples' preconceptions. Okay okay, I'll grant it was probably the manufactures with the clout that had the greatest influence.. but hey, the squeaky wheel..
Do you expect people to get upset over this? What, are they expecting it to just keep on going? My copy never got out of the virtual box. It's just there to figure out how to learn WTF. Come March.. or February, or whenever, whoopee! 25gb freed up.. for the hacked copy.. just kidding. No name, home made boxes with XP are a booming business right now. 7 is still a giant kludge. It's like Microsoft wants people to switch. Seems to be working.. Lots more Macs in my neighborhood.
Inquisitive minds are a danger to authority. Best to shut it down as early as possible. No need to seek out anything. It will be provided to you on a need to know basis. Curiosity should be confronted with great suspicion. If somebody asks a question, the only proper answer is, "Why do you want to know?".
Oh, I don't know. Maybe the kind that could be written into its charter. You know, its license or privilege to operate in a fashion that protects its individuals from certain personal liabilities?
Of course, just like money, if you create more, its value decreases. I don't know if there's an inflation index for consumer rage. But since it's easily managed and distracted by cheap entertainment, it doesn't really matter.
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should only...should stay...should have...should be...
Well, if you really want want all these should've...could've...would've(s), then you and your neighbors should vote for politicians that will handle the issue properly. If if you're going to cry about how the "system" is rigged against you, save your breath. I'll have none of it. You all are just cursing darkness instead of lighting a candle. There is no law on the books that require you to vote for spoon fed by mass media candidates.. yet.
Exactly.. The headline is bogus. I didn't see anything about public domain in there. This is just an attempt to set the hooks even deeper. A feeble attept to make them look like one of the good guys. Oh well, the market has spoken.
...and you've got all of your data again.
Yeah, right...
The ideal netbook?
...which I think is a good thing since the EP is accountable to the citizens
Only if the citizens hold them accountable. And it's long past time to hold the citizens accountable for the politicians they elect.
If you really wanted to become the most powerful person in the country, work for the DMV. IRS is a close second.
...filthy with Business degrees...
So 2 years at Goldman Sachs or AIG trashing the economy will cover the student's obligations? Or do they have to chair the Fed?
...that's how the bill authors see us.
Well, considering how many times we reelect these goofs, it seems to be more of a matter of how we present ourselves. It's not "dumbing down". It's marketing, and rather successful at that.
Bad idea or not, it's already being practiced in some places (chapters 9 and 10, near the bottom)
So then, what's the internet equivalent of driving down the (information) highway with your blinkers on? Will there be a vision test? Can I use my RIAADAR detector?
Gotta love Microsoft. They can't control themselves, so they need to control the users to cover up. It's like saying a 55mph speed limit is the solution for cars that blow up at 60.
However this is a really plain-as-day example of how patent trolls are ruining business for everyone.
Really, what's your beef? This is precisely what the system was designed to do.. to keep the small fry independents from muscling in on the big boys' territory. I must say, it's working marvelously. Patent trolls are part of the show. Don't blame them for exploiting a corrupt system. You don't get rich without stepping on some peoples' toes. It's the nature of the beast.
I let Tommy borrow my Teletubbies disk, and the next day, men in black suits took mommy and daddy away. What does RIAA mean? And who are you?
That already happens now. Been that way for years. People without a traceable history, for example a credit history, or a small stack of credit cards, a job, etc., receive all sorts of "special" treatment at the border, made even worse in today's hysterical times. Yes, not having a file makes you very suspicious indeed. Upon its discovery, one will be created automatically for you. Those without facebook accounts clearly have something to hide. It will be mandatory real soon now. - Papers please -
The trade restrictions are in place to protect the interests of other industries that have more influence over the politicians. There's nothing ideological about them. It's strictly business.
In December, conflict over electric bike safety and design erupted when a government agency introduced a rule effectively banning large electric bikes from bike lanes. But the response from manufacturers and bike owners -- nearly 10 percent of the population -- was forceful. Less than two weeks later, the rule was suspended.
Waddya know. Enough people speak up, and voila! The big, mean government responds.. in a totally unexpected fashion by some peoples' preconceptions. Okay okay, I'll grant it was probably the manufactures with the clout that had the greatest influence.. but hey, the squeaky wheel..
Moses, this is the Lord thy God commanding you to obey my law. Do you hear me?
Yes. I hear you! I hear you! A deaf man could hear you..
Do you expect people to get upset over this? What, are they expecting it to just keep on going? My copy never got out of the virtual box. It's just there to figure out how to learn WTF. Come March.. or February, or whenever, whoopee! 25gb freed up.. for the hacked copy.. just kidding. No name, home made boxes with XP are a booming business right now. 7 is still a giant kludge. It's like Microsoft wants people to switch. Seems to be working.. Lots more Macs in my neighborhood.
Inquisitive minds are a danger to authority. Best to shut it down as early as possible. No need to seek out anything. It will be provided to you on a need to know basis. Curiosity should be confronted with great suspicion. If somebody asks a question, the only proper answer is, "Why do you want to know?".
As long as they don't blow up the planet before May, it's all good. I mean, after that last scare...
No, no, no! The water cartels will kill you and patent the invention, and put it on the shelf with the 100mpg carburetor that works on water..
Well, they could have called it "iPod embiggen", another perfectly cromulent word.
What corporate responsibility?
Oh, I don't know. Maybe the kind that could be written into its charter. You know, its license or privilege to operate in a fashion that protects its individuals from certain personal liabilities?
You misspelled "buy"..
Yeah really... they're not killing anybody, just breaking their kneecaps. I mean c'mon!
Do you want me to slow down?? Or do you want me to stop?!
Of course, just like money, if you create more, its value decreases. I don't know if there's an inflation index for consumer rage. But since it's easily managed and distracted by cheap entertainment, it doesn't really matter.