Am I the only one out there that sees the logical issues with this? They want no one to have intellectual property, BUT they want the right to privacy?
Umm, privacy is a form of Intellectual Property. If you're going to do away with IP, then you can't have Privacy. This stand doesn't make much sense to me.
Umm no. America has much stricter immigration standards. Having had several friends from different countries immigrate here and become citizens, I've seen all of what they had to go through.
And choosing between money and 'having a life outside of work' has nothing to do with a standard of living. It has to do with you. I make a lot of money, and I only work 40 hours a week.
Providing freebies to the populace doesn't raise the standard of living. It lowers it. The average house in the US is twice the size of the average house in any european country. More people (percentage wise) own their own houses in the US versus any country in Europe.
Better health care? Nope, health care is far superior in the USA. Just because the owner of the small business doesn't pay for it directly, don't think he's paying any less. If he has to pay for it all via taxes, (remember SOMEONE has to pay for it!) he's probably paying a lot more.
You know that most Chinese are dirt poor and can't afford those things right? Or that it's the death penalty to use it? I don't think you understand just how totalitarian a communist government like China is.
Yes, and most of those writers suck. Look at the internet, it's full of complete crap when it comes to stories. So how do you pick out the good ones? It's simple, publishing houses don't print garbage, they print stuff that they've first vetted and feel people are willing to pay to read.
You see, publishing houses act as a big filter, filtering out the bad stuff and making it easy to find the good stuff. There are thousands of people who want to play pro sports too. Doesn't mean they're any good at it.
I know several best selling authors. All of them make less than 20K a year on their writing. They write novels, not articles. We're talking about novels, not articles.
Considering that writers are the least paid of all professions, this would pretty much put an end to writing professionally if what you say comes to pass. Remember that few authors make more than 20 grand a year, and that includes the majority of best selling authors as well.
This is why publishers are against google, as well as all the authors. They already make only pennies an hour when you figure out the time it takes to write a book versus the money paid. To have to give everything away for free? That would drive the entire publishing business under.
As I enjoy reading, I hope google is thwarted and what you are predicting never comes to pass.
And people do pirate for financial reasons. It's because they're cheap SOBs who don't want to pay for anything. That argument by you is completely ridiculous.
But how many times did it incorrectly identify the actual owner? That's a much more important statistic. Yeah so 98 percent of the time it might be right about you not being the phone's owner. But if it's mis-identifing the owner 98 percent of the time, is that first stat really meaningful?
I have had a black leopard (yes I raised one) Black is not uncommon in Leopards or Jaguars. There is however no such thing as a black puma (cougar) that is a myth. And anyone who has ever seen a jaguar would never ever mistake it for a puma, the body shapes are -radically- different.
There is no such animal as a 'Black puma', cougars do not come in black, it's a myth.
Having spent over a decade raising them, and knowing all major breeders in the world, no one has ever seen a black cougar who was a reliable witness. Furthermore, no pictures of any exist.
Wiki (as is often the case because it isn't fact, it's opinion) is well off base on this.
Okay, After reading your comment I went back and took a good hard look at the picture, you're right, it's a domestic cat. How do I know? I used to own a leopard (legally) and have handled several more for animal facilities over the years. The tail is too short, the feet are too small, the coloring is off, and the body shape isn't right.
Okay, After reading your comment I went back and took a good hard look at the picture, you're right, it's a domestic cat. How do I know? I used to own a leopard (legally) and have handled several more for animal facilities over the years. The tail is too short, the feet are too small, the coloring is off, and the body shape isn't right.
but he shot it anyways, while it was running away. Gee, such a dangerous animal.
I find it funny that they can't tell the difference between a leopard and a puma. Here's a hint, pumas don't come in black! Only Leopards and Jaguars do (in the big cat family).
Obviously, the US is currently in the hands of an illegal and diabolical regime,
Really? Was there a revolution while I was asleep last night? Did the USA get taken over?
You know your post was looking intelligent until I came across that line. Just because you don't like the President, it makes him neither 'illegal' nor 'diabolical'. Please try to avoid sticking such things in your posts, it takes away from an otherwise interesting and poignant post.
The problem is Freedom of speech, thought, and expression. The free exchange of ideas, the rights of people to express themselves openly and freely with other people around the world.
These are all things the EU and all the other complainers are opposed to. Freedom thwarts their plans, so they need it stamped out.
Every year in Reno Nevada there are air races. I went last year, and it cost about 25 bucks per day for general admission. Box seats for the whole event with a pit pass is about 500 dollars.
This is a sport mainly for millionaires, not unlike this rocket racing would be, however you'd be surprised at just how many people compete, and how many people show up to watch! It's exciting, interesting, and a lot of fun.
And no, I'm not part of Section 3, but look for me in the box seats next year.
I suggest you learn how the US government works, because it is clear you don't have a single freaking clue about it. The current administration is only 1/3rd of the government and has no control whatsoever over the internet. If you knew anything about the US and its government, you would know that it is the Congress and NOT the President that regulates the internet.
Nah, Hook died, eaten by an Alligator in some kind of fishing accident I heard. Apparently a group of young anarchists have taken it over now, I think the leader's name is Banban or something.
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YOU come into a game, abuse the rules to make money, AND make the game less playable and less fun for the majority of the players.
Then YOU have the nerve to complain about it when they retaliate against you in manners that are well within the rules of the game?
Is that the 'waaaaaambulance' I hear?
Am I the only one out there that sees the logical issues with this? They want no one to have intellectual property, BUT they want the right to privacy?
Umm, privacy is a form of Intellectual Property. If you're going to do away with IP, then you can't have Privacy. This stand doesn't make much sense to me.
These are excellent suggestions. So excellent that I'm replying to it so I'll be able to find it again via my slashdot home page :-)
Umm no. America has much stricter immigration standards. Having had several friends from different countries immigrate here and become citizens, I've seen all of what they had to go through.
And choosing between money and 'having a life outside of work' has nothing to do with a standard of living. It has to do with you. I make a lot of money, and I only work 40 hours a week.
Providing freebies to the populace doesn't raise the standard of living. It lowers it. The average house in the US is twice the size of the average house in any european country. More people (percentage wise) own their own houses in the US versus any country in Europe.
Better health care? Nope, health care is far superior in the USA. Just because the owner of the small business doesn't pay for it directly, don't think he's paying any less. If he has to pay for it all via taxes, (remember SOMEONE has to pay for it!) he's probably paying a lot more.
I've been to Europe. They do not have a higher standard of living than the US. It's actually considerably lower. How did you come up with this?
If Europe was so much better, why isn't everyone going from the US to there? Instead the flow is reversed.
Exactly!
When I moved I never bothered to update the data because I kept getting so much BS snail mail and phone calls from marketers.
Cause they're all made of algae and fungi!!! It's the 'greys' that are a myth!
You know that most Chinese are dirt poor and can't afford those things right? Or that it's the death penalty to use it?
I don't think you understand just how totalitarian a communist government like China is.
If you think that's flamebait, it sure goes to show you don't know what debate is all about.
Yes, and most of those writers suck. Look at the internet, it's full of complete crap when it comes to stories. So how do you pick out the good ones? It's simple, publishing houses don't print garbage, they print stuff that they've first vetted and feel people are willing to pay to read.
You see, publishing houses act as a big filter, filtering out the bad stuff and making it easy to find the good stuff. There are thousands of people who want to play pro sports too. Doesn't mean they're any good at it.
I know several best selling authors. All of them make less than 20K a year on their writing. They write novels, not articles. We're talking about novels, not articles.
Considering that writers are the least paid of all professions, this would pretty much put an end to writing professionally if what you say comes to pass. Remember that few authors make more than 20 grand a year, and that includes the majority of best selling authors as well.
This is why publishers are against google, as well as all the authors. They already make only pennies an hour when you figure out the time it takes to write a book versus the money paid. To have to give everything away for free? That would drive the entire publishing business under.
As I enjoy reading, I hope google is thwarted and what you are predicting never comes to pass.
And people do pirate for financial reasons. It's because they're cheap SOBs who don't want to pay for anything. That argument by you is completely ridiculous.
But how many times did it incorrectly identify the actual owner? That's a much more important statistic. Yeah so 98 percent of the time it might be right about you not being the phone's owner. But if it's mis-identifing the owner 98 percent of the time, is that first stat really meaningful?
If the USA is the world's biggest arms manufacturer, how come it's Chinese and Russian and French weapons we see everywhere?
I would like to see some objective proof of this as the observed evidence does not fit your theory.
I have had a black leopard (yes I raised one) Black is not uncommon in Leopards or Jaguars. There is however no such thing as a black puma (cougar) that is a myth. And anyone who has ever seen a jaguar would never ever mistake it for a puma, the body shapes are -radically- different.
Yes, I am an expert on big cats.
There is no such animal as a 'Black puma', cougars do not come in black, it's a myth.
Having spent over a decade raising them, and knowing all major breeders in the world, no one has ever seen a black cougar who was a reliable witness. Furthermore, no pictures of any exist.
Wiki (as is often the case because it isn't fact, it's opinion) is well off base on this.
I posted this above in response to another post:
Okay, After reading your comment I went back and took a good hard look at the picture, you're right, it's a domestic cat.
How do I know? I used to own a leopard (legally) and have handled several more for animal facilities over the years. The tail is too short, the feet are too small, the coloring is off, and the body shape isn't right.
That isn't a leopard.
Okay, After reading your comment I went back and took a good hard look at the picture, you're right, it's a domestic cat.
How do I know? I used to own a leopard (legally) and have handled several more for animal facilities over the years. The tail is too short, the feet are too small, the coloring is off, and the body shape isn't right.
That isn't a leopard.
but he shot it anyways, while it was running away. Gee, such a dangerous animal.
I find it funny that they can't tell the difference between a leopard and a puma. Here's a hint, pumas don't come in black! Only Leopards and Jaguars do (in the big cat family).
Really? Was there a revolution while I was asleep last night? Did the USA get taken over?
You know your post was looking intelligent until I came across that line. Just because you don't like the President, it makes him neither 'illegal' nor 'diabolical'. Please try to avoid sticking such things in your posts, it takes away from an otherwise interesting and poignant post.
The problem is Freedom of speech, thought, and expression. The free exchange of ideas, the rights of people to express themselves openly and freely with other people around the world.
These are all things the EU and all the other complainers are opposed to. Freedom thwarts their plans, so they need it stamped out.
Every year in Reno Nevada there are air races. I went last year, and it cost about 25 bucks per day for general admission. Box seats for the whole event with a pit pass is about 500 dollars.
This is a sport mainly for millionaires, not unlike this rocket racing would be, however you'd be surprised at just how many people compete, and how many people show up to watch! It's exciting, interesting, and a lot of fun.
And no, I'm not part of Section 3, but look for me in the box seats next year.
You sir, are an idiot.
I suggest you learn how the US government works, because it is clear you don't have a single freaking clue about it. The current administration is only 1/3rd of the government and has no control whatsoever over the internet. If you knew anything about the US and its government, you would know that it is the Congress and NOT the President that regulates the internet.
So stop seeing boogiemen where there are none.
Nah, Hook died, eaten by an Alligator in some kind of fishing accident I heard. Apparently a group of young anarchists have taken it over now, I think the leader's name is Banban or something.