(This is coming from someone who, as a kid, saved up for a year to buy the Black Seas Barracuda and subscribed to "Brick Kicks" magazine)
I used to question the movie tie-ins with LEGO. Then I helped my friend build the LEGO Millenium Falcon for his kid... and it was a blast. It made me realize that the fun of LEGOs was putting them together, destroying them, and building something new. The tie-ins don't really ruin that. If it keeps LEGO around, it's a good thing. You can still buy non-tie-in LEGOs (and it looks to me like the new City LEGOs sets are really cool).
Now, LEGO needs to make the next step and allow people to build their own kits online. I think that would be even bigger than LEGO Star Wars.
No surprise, but these Canadian artists seem to believe in the Labor Theory of Value - a product is worth only what labor was put into it. Supply and demand be damned. An artist put so much blood sweat and tears into an album, they deserve at least $15.99 for an album, no less
The other view is the Subjective Theory of Value - a product is worth exactly what price a willing buyer and a willing seller will agree too.
One of these views has been the foundation of Western economies for two-and-a-half centuries. The other was the view of Marx. I'll let you figure out which is which.
I think that part of this attitude from college students stems from how college gives you all the priviledges of adulthood, but with very few of the responsibilites. The lack of responsibilities tends to lead to interesting behavior, imho.
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In his last weeks, my grandpa thought that "chinamen" were stealing his forks and spoons. Murdoch sounds just as crazy.
The case was brought about by B.C. businessman Wayne Crookes
The website accused him of being a Crooke.
The device also detects 'the specific places where infrastructure interferes with the earth's magnetic fields'
Like the Swan hatch?
Well, they've violated the TOS, then. I will continue to point this out until every person in the U.S. realizes how stupid the Lori Drew trial was.
(This is coming from someone who, as a kid, saved up for a year to buy the Black Seas Barracuda and subscribed to "Brick Kicks" magazine)
I used to question the movie tie-ins with LEGO. Then I helped my friend build the LEGO Millenium Falcon for his kid... and it was a blast. It made me realize that the fun of LEGOs was putting them together, destroying them, and building something new. The tie-ins don't really ruin that. If it keeps LEGO around, it's a good thing. You can still buy non-tie-in LEGOs (and it looks to me like the new City LEGOs sets are really cool).
Now, LEGO needs to make the next step and allow people to build their own kits online. I think that would be even bigger than LEGO Star Wars.
No surprise, but these Canadian artists seem to believe in the Labor Theory of Value - a product is worth only what labor was put into it. Supply and demand be damned. An artist put so much blood sweat and tears into an album, they deserve at least $15.99 for an album, no less The other view is the Subjective Theory of Value - a product is worth exactly what price a willing buyer and a willing seller will agree too. One of these views has been the foundation of Western economies for two-and-a-half centuries. The other was the view of Marx. I'll let you figure out which is which.
I think that part of this attitude from college students stems from how college gives you all the priviledges of adulthood, but with very few of the responsibilites. The lack of responsibilities tends to lead to interesting behavior, imho.
Somehow, Oprah's got to be behind this...
The RIAA hypocrites represent the worst in human greed and, to quote Pink Floyd: "And if I had my own way, I'd have all of you SHOT!".
The RIAA is just a bunch of mindless jerks who will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes...