Since the US is quite happy to prosecute people from O/S who just happen to have customers or servers there, I am sure they will come up with something.
There are no rape charges to dodge. They are extraditing him just to ask him some questions. When he has already been questioned, and when he asked if they were done before he left the country. If I were in the same boat I would also refuse to go back to Sweden. At this stage they should go to him.
You are welcome to your opinions but if I were Julian I wouldn't be risking my life on it - this is fishier than a north sea trawler returning to port.
It is not all about profit. Youtube is one of the most recognised brands in the world. In this space Earnings Per Share mean much less than market presence.
Actually I never accused anyone of hating the poor, my words were "Maybe you just like to keep the poor people in your society poor", which seems to me to be quite different, and another way of echoing something that Ghandi, Churchill and Truman have said.
"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members."
Yes, I am proud to say that I am a product of the best free education system in the world - I was even paid to attend university and am happy to pay taxes now to ensure others do. And now I live on the other side of the world and my daughter has free education and healthcare.
As for "economic analysis" lets be honest, economics isn't a science. It has no more application to human beings than astrology.
As for "demand for a free product is unlimited" you are just taking the piss. Which you are welcome to do for free. I give it away by the litre, but for the life of me I can't find anyone to take it off my hands, despite your statement to the contrary.
BTW, thanks for providing all the evidence my argument needed. And just for the record saying your system is fucked is not the same as expressing hate.
As I have got older I have come to believe that there is NO major difference between any political system. There are always rich bastards at the top to whom the law does not apply. And always poor people at the bottom, who get treated like shit and to whom the law will always mean oppression, not redress.
Just when you think you live in a *free and fair* society the GFC comes along to remind you of the ugly truth.
You do realise that by asking a question like that you might find yourself on a list somewhere? Maybe not at the top where Julian Assange rules supreme after OBL's demise, but on the list none-the-less.
Oh bugger, that probably means I am on it now too.
If the mother country had been better at enforcing copyright law the whole independence mess could have been avoided and the glorious British Empire might still rule the waves.
Having said that you yanks are doing quite well for yourselves since we gave you your country.
*tongue firmly in cheek, in case you hadn't noticed*
Last time around cavemen had easy access to plentiful resources (coal, metals, oil) close to the surface. Caveman will have to wait a while for this to be true again, by which time caveman will have evolved into something else.
So let me get this straight. The richest country in the world can't afford free health care for all of its citizens?
But many other countries, such as the UK, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Cuba, can.
I dunno how the intricacies of your society work but from where I am standing (in Australia) I would say something over there is seriously fucked.
Maybe you just like to keep the poor people in your society poor. That's fine. Maybe you should have let the south win the civil war though, just to make it a bit easier.
It was a while ago now, but back in 1994 I used to regularly swap out PC bits. I found a couple of hard drives in the bottom of my drawer that had been there a while - not sure how long. One worked fine, the other one wouldn't spin. A colleague recommended a hitting it with something. I rapped it sharply on the desk sideways on a couple of times, put it back in the PC and low and behold it was fine and then worked okay for at least the few months I noted it. The thought was that the grease was holding it in position, which I had broken with the blow.
I just would love to see Kim dot Com sue the US government for damages. In HIS country of choice, since the US government operate in all countries via Embassies, military bases or the like.
One thing that gets me (slightly off topic, put pertinent to the whole copyright and patent thing) is that apparently Texas has the most litigious friendly courts in the US. Why don't companies simply say that their product is not to be bought in Texas? Can't be much of a burden for major brands (I am thinking Minecraft here, for example).
Actually no one person can know the law. There is just too much of it. And this is the problem. Every citizen is expected to know ALL the laws. But it is not possible.
The law is the problem. It needs to be drastically simplified. If you need a law degree to understand it, it is too complicated.
I had a job early in my career. Enjoyed the work but the company was a real fuck up as many small (100 employee) companies that don't know how to grow are. Was really tempted to give it to them with both barrels when I left and moved to a better job in another city, but something stopped me. Instead I talked to the CIO about the good things. The people I worked with etc (one of which was the CIO's wife).
Anyway, moved to a large retailer, and six months later my previous CIO got a job as 2IC to the CIO. One of his first jobs was to assess the departments salary levels. Turns out I was being underpaid according to him and got an immediate 30% pay rise.
I learnt that lesson well. Always act in your own best interests. Heaping shit on someone may make you feel better, but it could come back to bite you big time.
I work for the government, and if I were ever to contract to the government to make something I would charge an arm and a leg for it because they burn a lot of time in pointless changes, process and administration. Plus they haven't got a clue and pay whatever you charge.
You are assuming that power will need to be delivered to homes in 25 years time. I doubt it. I think by that time each house will pretty much generate and store its own power in some way. Remove transmission needs and DC is a logical choice.
I dunno. If a guy can be prosecuted for a wisecrack about bombing an airport on Twitter I guess it isn't a stretch of the imagination. Let's not forget that cyber bulling can and does lead to suicide.
An incident off the ball can and should be consider assault with battery and should, in my opinion, be reported to the police.
"Consent is implied to those things which are inherent in the sport. Participants are generally deemed to not consent to behaviour outside the laws of the game. Claims of foul play being a "normal" part of the game are in most cases rejected - i.e. illegal tackles
McNamara v Duncan, 1971"
And yes, it was an Australian case (AFL as it happens).
And if you think the school has primary responsibility for educating your child I think you might have parenting a little be wrong.
True. The corporatisation of the world is well underway. And it will happen faster than you think. Hell it IS happening faster than you think. Take a look at Kiva Systems videos for an example of automated warehouses. Or the way the Chinese are starting to build skyscrapers in kit form to be assembled in days rather than months.
Personally I choose to shop in shops that are owner run, even if the prices are higher, rather than the big corporations who insist, for example, that you scan your own shopping. I like the fact that the greengrocer knows which potatoes he currently has in stock make the best mash.
True, but that is capitalism in the modern era for you. It is not co-incidence that not only is Amazon automating its warehouses, it is buying up fulfillment robotics specialists like Kiva Systems to make it easier.
Those lower paid jobs you mention will soon be replaced by robots, throughout the world. Of course once robots become mainstream, there will be no reason to outsource to cheaper labour markets. Which could be why Foxconn are choosing to go into the robot building field.
Quite what this will do to society is anyones guess. But anyone with any money to spare would be wise to invest in companies that are riding the wave, rather than trying to hold it back. And anyone who has kids should be pushing them into fields that robots and computers are least likely to penetrate, to give them the best chance of a future.
Worse that a hinderance. They are an affront to the free world and the democratic way of life.
Which is why when the US was founded they ignored European patents and copied like fucking crazy. It was only when they started having ideas of their own worth protecting they thought different.
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Since the US is quite happy to prosecute people from O/S who just happen to have customers or servers there, I am sure they will come up with something.
There are no rape charges to dodge. They are extraditing him just to ask him some questions. When he has already been questioned, and when he asked if they were done before he left the country. If I were in the same boat I would also refuse to go back to Sweden. At this stage they should go to him.
You are welcome to your opinions but if I were Julian I wouldn't be risking my life on it - this is fishier than a north sea trawler returning to port.
It is not all about profit. Youtube is one of the most recognised brands in the world. In this space Earnings Per Share mean much less than market presence.
Actually I never accused anyone of hating the poor, my words were "Maybe you just like to keep the poor people in your society poor", which seems to me to be quite different, and another way of echoing something that Ghandi, Churchill and Truman have said.
"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members."
Europe used to be like the US. Then we grew up.
Yes, I am proud to say that I am a product of the best free education system in the world - I was even paid to attend university and am happy to pay taxes now to ensure others do. And now I live on the other side of the world and my daughter has free education and healthcare.
As for "economic analysis" lets be honest, economics isn't a science. It has no more application to human beings than astrology.
As for "demand for a free product is unlimited" you are just taking the piss. Which you are welcome to do for free. I give it away by the litre, but for the life of me I can't find anyone to take it off my hands, despite your statement to the contrary.
BTW, thanks for providing all the evidence my argument needed. And just for the record saying your system is fucked is not the same as expressing hate.
As I have got older I have come to believe that there is NO major difference between any political system. There are always rich bastards at the top to whom the law does not apply. And always poor people at the bottom, who get treated like shit and to whom the law will always mean oppression, not redress.
Just when you think you live in a *free and fair* society the GFC comes along to remind you of the ugly truth.
A better set of hands?
Fancy using OTOH on this article, you insensitive clod!
You do realise that by asking a question like that you might find yourself on a list somewhere? Maybe not at the top where Julian Assange rules supreme after OBL's demise, but on the list none-the-less.
Oh bugger, that probably means I am on it now too.
If the mother country had been better at enforcing copyright law the whole independence mess could have been avoided and the glorious British Empire might still rule the waves.
Having said that you yanks are doing quite well for yourselves since we gave you your country.
*tongue firmly in cheek, in case you hadn't noticed*
Last time around cavemen had easy access to plentiful resources (coal, metals, oil) close to the surface. Caveman will have to wait a while for this to be true again, by which time caveman will have evolved into something else.
So let me get this straight. The richest country in the world can't afford free health care for all of its citizens?
But many other countries, such as the UK, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Cuba, can.
I dunno how the intricacies of your society work but from where I am standing (in Australia) I would say something over there is seriously fucked.
Maybe you just like to keep the poor people in your society poor. That's fine. Maybe you should have let the south win the civil war though, just to make it a bit easier.
It was a while ago now, but back in 1994 I used to regularly swap out PC bits. I found a couple of hard drives in the bottom of my drawer that had been there a while - not sure how long. One worked fine, the other one wouldn't spin. A colleague recommended a hitting it with something. I rapped it sharply on the desk sideways on a couple of times, put it back in the PC and low and behold it was fine and then worked okay for at least the few months I noted it. The thought was that the grease was holding it in position, which I had broken with the blow.
I just would love to see Kim dot Com sue the US government for damages. In HIS country of choice, since the US government operate in all countries via Embassies, military bases or the like.
One thing that gets me (slightly off topic, put pertinent to the whole copyright and patent thing) is that apparently Texas has the most litigious friendly courts in the US. Why don't companies simply say that their product is not to be bought in Texas? Can't be much of a burden for major brands (I am thinking Minecraft here, for example).
Actually no one person can know the law. There is just too much of it. And this is the problem. Every citizen is expected to know ALL the laws. But it is not possible.
The law is the problem. It needs to be drastically simplified. If you need a law degree to understand it, it is too complicated.
If they are that much of a twat the chances are they have Dunnings Kruger so it probably doesn't matter what you say to them.
+1
I had a job early in my career. Enjoyed the work but the company was a real fuck up as many small (100 employee) companies that don't know how to grow are. Was really tempted to give it to them with both barrels when I left and moved to a better job in another city, but something stopped me. Instead I talked to the CIO about the good things. The people I worked with etc (one of which was the CIO's wife).
Anyway, moved to a large retailer, and six months later my previous CIO got a job as 2IC to the CIO. One of his first jobs was to assess the departments salary levels. Turns out I was being underpaid according to him and got an immediate 30% pay rise.
I learnt that lesson well. Always act in your own best interests. Heaping shit on someone may make you feel better, but it could come back to bite you big time.
I work for the government, and if I were ever to contract to the government to make something I would charge an arm and a leg for it because they burn a lot of time in pointless changes, process and administration. Plus they haven't got a clue and pay whatever you charge.
You are assuming that power will need to be delivered to homes in 25 years time. I doubt it. I think by that time each house will pretty much generate and store its own power in some way. Remove transmission needs and DC is a logical choice.
I dunno. If a guy can be prosecuted for a wisecrack about bombing an airport on Twitter I guess it isn't a stretch of the imagination. Let's not forget that cyber bulling can and does lead to suicide.
An incident off the ball can and should be consider assault with battery and should, in my opinion, be reported to the police.
"Consent is implied to those things which are inherent in the sport. Participants are generally deemed to not consent to behaviour outside the laws of the game. Claims of foul play being a "normal" part of the game are in most cases rejected - i.e. illegal tackles
McNamara v Duncan, 1971"
And yes, it was an Australian case (AFL as it happens).
And if you think the school has primary responsibility for educating your child I think you might have parenting a little be wrong.
True. The corporatisation of the world is well underway. And it will happen faster than you think. Hell it IS happening faster than you think. Take a look at Kiva Systems videos for an example of automated warehouses. Or the way the Chinese are starting to build skyscrapers in kit form to be assembled in days rather than months.
Personally I choose to shop in shops that are owner run, even if the prices are higher, rather than the big corporations who insist, for example, that you scan your own shopping. I like the fact that the greengrocer knows which potatoes he currently has in stock make the best mash.
True, but that is capitalism in the modern era for you. It is not co-incidence that not only is Amazon automating its warehouses, it is buying up fulfillment robotics specialists like Kiva Systems to make it easier.
Those lower paid jobs you mention will soon be replaced by robots, throughout the world. Of course once robots become mainstream, there will be no reason to outsource to cheaper labour markets. Which could be why Foxconn are choosing to go into the robot building field.
Quite what this will do to society is anyones guess. But anyone with any money to spare would be wise to invest in companies that are riding the wave, rather than trying to hold it back. And anyone who has kids should be pushing them into fields that robots and computers are least likely to penetrate, to give them the best chance of a future.
We live in interesting times.
Worse that a hinderance. They are an affront to the free world and the democratic way of life.
Which is why when the US was founded they ignored European patents and copied like fucking crazy. It was only when they started having ideas of their own worth protecting they thought different.
Yep. Lodgement date is the only date that counts.