Or ditch the "war on drugs" entirely... The illegal trade in drugs costs authorities billions, and fuels organised crime such as the drug cartels in mexico and other countries.
So instead, legalise drugs but put in place controls on them:
Quality controls, drugs available from reputable suppliers rather than dodgy dealers, so drugs don't end up contaminated with other even more harmful substances.
Taxes - tax drugs the same way that the currently legal tobacco and alcohol are taxed.
Monitoring - know who's taking drugs.
Government saves on law enforcement costs trying to police drugs...
Government further benefits from tax income from the sale of drugs.
Drug users benefit from cheaper supplies, which are also safer and have a legal avenue for complaint.
Drug companies can develop alternatives that provide the effects the users want, while reducing the negatives (e.g. see electronic cigarettes).
Drug users need not hide their activities, and can more easily seek help to give up.
It's an obvious solution, and the only ones who stand to lose are the criminal gangs who are currently making huge profits from illegal drugs.
This is so insanely obvious it's baffling why at least one government hasn't tried it. Especially in these times of massive government debts, funding cuts for everything all over the place. They have this way to stop spending a lot of money and spend it in better places plus the opportunity to get more tax money. Not only that but the prison system also benefits from not having to lock up a load of non dangerous and other wise law abiding people. But nooooo drugs are bad.
Can't say I have ever personally seen, legally or other wise, heard of, heard people discussing, seen advertised, seen awarded or anything else to any Russian films, the closest is pirated American films with Russian subs. I'm not saying there aren't any Russian films or indeed any good ones, but I wouldn't say it's a massive part of piracy outside of Russia or Russians. And if they don't like these sites because they don't respect local laws why not just block them in Russia, China did it.
People still buy things at Gamestop? Oh yeah wait, console people. Hahahaha, couldn't happen to a nicer bunch. What are you complaining about? This is all being done to protect you from nasty pirates, right? Enjoy the taste of someone else's distribution channel. After all, you are paying for this.
RTFA, even the summary before you spout off elitist crap and show us all what an intelligent bunch PC gamers are.
I finished it because I'm one of those 10% who like to finish all my games (or atleast see then end once) but I found the last 1/3 just dragged, it got boring and felt like a chore to play. I couldn't get to the end fast enough, enough so I changed it to easy to breeze through all the (dull) battle sequences as fast as possible. Which is strange beacuse it's basically a hybrid of Oblivion and KOTOR which are two games I couldn't get enough of.
I'm potentially cool with a shorter game - If I get a lower price tag attached to it.
Not necessarily a lower price tag, but as long as it's a high quality polished experience with no filler. I'm happy for them to spend the same amount of money on a shorter but better experience. Unlike TFU2 which was short and crap.
Depends on if you feel like buy "entertainment" in bulk or not. My movie tickets run about $6 each rather than $10, but lets assume 10 for the sake of argument. If I go to the movies once per week (about as often as I'd choose to go - usually its more like once every 3 weeks) then my monthly cost for going to the movies is $40. If I played one game per month then my monthly gaming cost is still $60.
By that logic though, saying if each movie is 2 hours and cost your stated $40 then you're getting 8 hours for that. If your games are 10 hours for $60 and assuming you spend the same amount of time per week on both activities and you see the game to completion, you're going to be replacing every 1.25 months so they work out pretty much even.
I always wondered why they didn't already have an average loudness or max loudness limit on everything in order to preserve optimum fidelity on cd's etc and have an arrangement with radio stations to play new songs a bit louder for a set period, or at least just send the radio stations a louder edit.
Plus most of the stuff on the indie games bit is generally pretty shit, it's mostly filled with top down zombie shooters and what look like people's test builds or my first game kinda thing. Either that or some Avatar manipulator. There are gems in there but you mostly find out about them elsewhere and look them up rather find by chance browsing the channel.
The feature I love most about Google+ is that, as soon as I take a picture or a video on my Android phone, it is immediately uploaded to my Google+ account, without any further action on my part.
I can see that biting you in the ass sooner or later....maybe not you personally but people in general.
However, the summary omits the fact that the phone had a protective case (and that the glass on the phone was completely shattered and the UI inoperable).
Yes, looking at the picture I wouldn't exactly say it survived.
It's not really even about messaging. The abstract in the patent application is so ass-backwards and contorted that nobody could make heads or tails of what the actual invention is. Here is the abstract:
A system for transmission, reception and accumulation of the knowledge packets to plurality of channel nodes in the network operating distributedly in a peer to peer environment via installable one or more role active Human Operating System (HOS) applications in a digital devise of each of channel node, a network controller registering and providing desired HOS applications and multiple developers developing advance communication and knowledge management applications and each of subscribers exploiting the said network resources by leveraging and augmenting taxonomically and ontologically classified knowledge classes expressed via plurality search macros and UKID structures facilitating said expert human agents for knowledge invocation and support services and service providers providing information services in the preidentified taxonomical classes, wherein each of channel nodes communicating with the unknown via domain specific supernodes each facilitating social networking and relationships development leading to human grid which is searchable via Universal Desktop Search by black box search module.
My favorite part has to be "knowledge packets"...
That whole thing is one sentence, and makes no sense. It's just a lot of technologically advanced sounding words thrown together. What the hell is a 'role active Human Operating System'? Is that a person?
Don't fly, take trains for internal travel, boats for external. Or go to mexico and fly from one of their airports or something. Might take longer but you make your point.
3. TSA officer insists on fondling/irradiating children
Way to stay objective. It's pretty simple, if kids are exempt from security checking, they will become the new mules used by unscrupulous people who don't share your high moral views.
Is everyone enjoying their freedom? You know that choice you have which you really don't...
How about someones freedom to choose to blow up the plane you're on? True freedom is a fallacy and unworkable, you're a lot more free than you could be.
RTFA. This has nothing to do with patents. From the article
"The complaint, filed on July 8, asks the commission to conduct an investigation under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, regarding certain portable electronic devices and related software, according to a notice on the ITC website.
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 prohibits unfair import competition, which may threaten a U.S. industry, preventing its establishment or trade in the U.S. It also prevents the importation of things that infringe on U.S. patents and trademarks."
So they're essentially trying to stop them being imported because people might buy them instead.
Unless most or all of this PSN pass payment goes onto the devs then this system is worse than pre owned. It's the devs that need the income to keep making games not sony.
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Or ditch the "war on drugs" entirely... The illegal trade in drugs costs authorities billions, and fuels organised crime such as the drug cartels in mexico and other countries.
So instead, legalise drugs but put in place controls on them:
Quality controls, drugs available from reputable suppliers rather than dodgy dealers, so drugs don't end up contaminated with other even more harmful substances. Taxes - tax drugs the same way that the currently legal tobacco and alcohol are taxed. Monitoring - know who's taking drugs.
Government saves on law enforcement costs trying to police drugs... Government further benefits from tax income from the sale of drugs. Drug users benefit from cheaper supplies, which are also safer and have a legal avenue for complaint. Drug companies can develop alternatives that provide the effects the users want, while reducing the negatives (e.g. see electronic cigarettes). Drug users need not hide their activities, and can more easily seek help to give up.
It's an obvious solution, and the only ones who stand to lose are the criminal gangs who are currently making huge profits from illegal drugs.
This is so insanely obvious it's baffling why at least one government hasn't tried it. Especially in these times of massive government debts, funding cuts for everything all over the place. They have this way to stop spending a lot of money and spend it in better places plus the opportunity to get more tax money. Not only that but the prison system also benefits from not having to lock up a load of non dangerous and other wise law abiding people. But nooooo drugs are bad.
Can't say I have ever personally seen, legally or other wise, heard of, heard people discussing, seen advertised, seen awarded or anything else to any Russian films, the closest is pirated American films with Russian subs. I'm not saying there aren't any Russian films or indeed any good ones, but I wouldn't say it's a massive part of piracy outside of Russia or Russians. And if they don't like these sites because they don't respect local laws why not just block them in Russia, China did it.
Yeah I'll give you that. Didn't think about mobiles.
Who the hell types with thumbs, the only key your thumb is good for is the space bar.
People still buy things at Gamestop? Oh yeah wait, console people. Hahahaha, couldn't happen to a nicer bunch. What are you complaining about? This is all being done to protect you from nasty pirates, right? Enjoy the taste of someone else's distribution channel. After all, you are paying for this.
RTFA, even the summary before you spout off elitist crap and show us all what an intelligent bunch PC gamers are.
Will they take the dolphins with them?
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Less shit is still shit, we'll just be paying more money per unit of shit.
QFT!
I finished it because I'm one of those 10% who like to finish all my games (or atleast see then end once) but I found the last 1/3 just dragged, it got boring and felt like a chore to play. I couldn't get to the end fast enough, enough so I changed it to easy to breeze through all the (dull) battle sequences as fast as possible. Which is strange beacuse it's basically a hybrid of Oblivion and KOTOR which are two games I couldn't get enough of.
I'm potentially cool with a shorter game - If I get a lower price tag attached to it.
Not necessarily a lower price tag, but as long as it's a high quality polished experience with no filler. I'm happy for them to spend the same amount of money on a shorter but better experience. Unlike TFU2 which was short and crap.
Depends on if you feel like buy "entertainment" in bulk or not. My movie tickets run about $6 each rather than $10, but lets assume 10 for the sake of argument. If I go to the movies once per week (about as often as I'd choose to go - usually its more like once every 3 weeks) then my monthly cost for going to the movies is $40. If I played one game per month then my monthly gaming cost is still $60.
By that logic though, saying if each movie is 2 hours and cost your stated $40 then you're getting 8 hours for that. If your games are 10 hours for $60 and assuming you spend the same amount of time per week on both activities and you see the game to completion, you're going to be replacing every 1.25 months so they work out pretty much even.
How many points will I get if I hack rankmyhack.com?
All of them
I always wondered why they didn't already have an average loudness or max loudness limit on everything in order to preserve optimum fidelity on cd's etc and have an arrangement with radio stations to play new songs a bit louder for a set period, or at least just send the radio stations a louder edit.
Plus most of the stuff on the indie games bit is generally pretty shit, it's mostly filled with top down zombie shooters and what look like people's test builds or my first game kinda thing. Either that or some Avatar manipulator. There are gems in there but you mostly find out about them elsewhere and look them up rather find by chance browsing the channel.
The feature I love most about Google+ is that, as soon as I take a picture or a video on my Android phone, it is immediately uploaded to my Google+ account, without any further action on my part.
I can see that biting you in the ass sooner or later....maybe not you personally but people in general.
However, the summary omits the fact that the phone had a protective case (and that the glass on the phone was completely shattered and the UI inoperable).
Yes, looking at the picture I wouldn't exactly say it survived.
That's executing a guy for murder who happens to be retarded rather than executing him for being retarded like you suggest.
It's not really even about messaging. The abstract in the patent application is so ass-backwards and contorted that nobody could make heads or tails of what the actual invention is. Here is the abstract:
A system for transmission, reception and accumulation of the knowledge packets to plurality of channel nodes in the network operating distributedly in a peer to peer environment via installable one or more role active Human Operating System (HOS) applications in a digital devise of each of channel node, a network controller registering and providing desired HOS applications and multiple developers developing advance communication and knowledge management applications and each of subscribers exploiting the said network resources by leveraging and augmenting taxonomically and ontologically classified knowledge classes expressed via plurality search macros and UKID structures facilitating said expert human agents for knowledge invocation and support services and service providers providing information services in the preidentified taxonomical classes, wherein each of channel nodes communicating with the unknown via domain specific supernodes each facilitating social networking and relationships development leading to human grid which is searchable via Universal Desktop Search by black box search module.
My favorite part has to be "knowledge packets"...
That whole thing is one sentence, and makes no sense. It's just a lot of technologically advanced sounding words thrown together. What the hell is a 'role active Human Operating System'? Is that a person?
how do we fight back?
Don't fly, take trains for internal travel, boats for external. Or go to mexico and fly from one of their airports or something. Might take longer but you make your point.
what weapons do we have (that they care about)?
Money.
1. TSA officer tries to fondle/irradiate children
3. TSA officer insists on fondling/irradiating children
Way to stay objective. It's pretty simple, if kids are exempt from security checking, they will become the new mules used by unscrupulous people who don't share your high moral views.
Totally true. First, look at her picture.
You're right. Only good looking, smart people with tech skills deserve to have their rights respected.
No, but they're the ones we want to see naked.
Is everyone enjoying their freedom? You know that choice you have which you really don't...
How about someones freedom to choose to blow up the plane you're on? True freedom is a fallacy and unworkable, you're a lot more free than you could be.
Hey, they asked for it, right?
Well knowing what happens at airports under the name of security, and then booking a flight, yeah, they kinda did.
RTFA. This has nothing to do with patents. From the article
"The complaint, filed on July 8, asks the commission to conduct an investigation under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, regarding certain portable electronic devices and related software, according to a notice on the ITC website.
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 prohibits unfair import competition, which may threaten a U.S. industry, preventing its establishment or trade in the U.S. It also prevents the importation of things that infringe on U.S. patents and trademarks."
So they're essentially trying to stop them being imported because people might buy them instead.
A problem is that these contracts are likely so obfuscated that you'd need a lawyer to even notice you're about to get fucked six ways to Sunday.
You should know you''re going to get fucked, all the lawyer can do is list the various ways.
Unless most or all of this PSN pass payment goes onto the devs then this system is worse than pre owned. It's the devs that need the income to keep making games not sony.