That is Capitalism's evolved form, Communism. Once you "Win" in a Capitalist society, it means you have no competitors. In a free reign Capitalist environment you would have the companies being more powerful than the government. Seems like it would ultimately lead to a Fascist Communist country. Sadly, the US is getting close to that. The religion thing is mixing it up a bit but when the Gov't relies on big business for things, then they give them things in return and voila...it gets ugly. The government governs the people, is by the people and for the people, etc... I've never heard of it being for the company. Companies don't care about people either, just the income they can absorb. When no one's looking out for average Joe, and when everyone's an average Joe, then what? I dunno, didn't mean to rant but since i've been in the US (almost 4 yrs), things have just gotten so crazy. This was and can be a great country again, the people need to speak out. Republicans, democrats, it's all the same. Professional politicans with the same interests. I'd like to see average Joe in office, that would be a riot. Anyhow, things will change...the people will get tired and fix things.
Mon estit de tabernacle, tu parles francais comme un maudit Quebecois! Saint-ciboire be tabernacle! J'aime bien sacre en francais, personne peut me comprendre!
Even the word for swear means "sacred", craziness.
"There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now."
This may be offtopic but i like that sig... I'd have to say we're now at the "jury" level. Your free speech is gone, your vote hardly matters anymore. The court system is the only thing keeping this country together, and when that's gone...well, get a gun cuz it's gonna get messy.
That seems to be the problem though with our society. We have it easy and complain when it gets hard. The immigrants that come here work their lives away to provide for their families and we ask "How did you do it?" I just think it's funny that the answer is so simple.
Kinda like all the stereotypes that people rag about, "Chinese people own nail salons" "Indians own all the 7-11's" etc... If you think about that stuff, is that supposed to be an insult to them? I think it just shows how much they are willing to work and make a better life for themselves.
Anyways I'm done, just thought your story was interesting and probably not that uncommon.
I don't see why this is a Troll. Minorities can be racist. I think the parent to this was an ignorant statement. Now imagine if we had a white guy doing a show like Chapelle's Show on Comedy Central. That would be the end of Comedy Central for such racist remarks! Fucking hypocrites, i'm so tired of all the racial bullshit. We are equal now, get a life.
Bigfoot is a possibility I suppose but that video was obviously fake, interesting but not real. As for crop circles though, sure those British gents admitted to the hoax but it doesn't explain that it has been happening for hundreds of years all over the world. Maybe not in the crazy detail they created, but nevertheless...
Just like the golden Egyptian space shuttle replica, or the cave paintings of typical Alien beings, some things are our history and we'll probably never really understand it.
What will happen to good ol Tivo if this happens? I'm thinking it doesn't get any higher quality than a digital copy. Guess we'll have to pay extra "taxes" or "licensing fees" or rent our TVs from now on since apparently you can't do anything with things you buy now.
Really tho, porn is legal. I can't say what legal uses file trading would have but the question is, CAN and is it used legally? If so, then it shouldn't be closed down.
Yes, if I break the law, and know it, then I am liable. But if they go after the program because it lets you break the law, then... we're back to the usual argument. I just think this is being taken too far, where will it end or will it ever end? Hopefully they continue to uphold the "don't blame the technology view" though.
BTW, it's not the word "damn" they censor, it's the word GOD. Because you can damn something, but never use the word God and Damn in the same sentence... you may go to hell! oh no!
I live in Texas and noticed that alot lately, it's pretty silly if you ask me. Watch a bunch of Iraqis get blown apart on the news, but don't say God damn! that's evil!
You know that's not so much funny as it is interesting. They want to crack down on all this evil P2P stuff but, it CAN be used for legal means. I have a telephone but it doesn't mean I make prank calls all day long.
I dunno, just liked the comment and have no mod points.
Exactly, that would make sense wouldn't it?! I lived in Ottawa for a few years and they have an amazing transit system for cheap. Now I live in Austin, TX and if you don't have a car you are screwed. You cannot do anything here without a vehicle and all they do is build more roads. Why are people driving drunk you ask? Well because they HAVE to drive.
Why not take some of those DUI fines and put them toward transit programs or something. If it's such an issue, then there should be good money made from it. Goddamn government lining their own pockets. This stuff just makes me angry, they don't want to help the people, they want to control them.
Did you ever see that special on the Simpsons? Showing that all the sound effects are controlled by a guy playing bass? For different chords and notes, it activates a certain sound effect. I thought that was pretty cool.
Actually if I were King, I would hire this guy as my military advisor and rule the coutry with an Iron fist! And call that country Microso..umm anyways.
Maybe MS should take more pride in their work, I know they don't have to care, but they should
I'd have to agree with that. Who knows how megnetic fields affect the body? Our body gives off a field of it's own. Throw a massive amount of magnetism at it and what happens? We must generate a field for a reason, I doubt it's healthy to alter it.
I heard some story that kids were crawling into sewers to pretend like they were starting adventures or whatever and ended up dying. I remember that clearly as it got me interested in D&D, haha. I tried it and just don't understand how some people have so little control. One should know if they cannot handle certain things. D&D was blamed for so many things, sillyness.
If they knew that an inch is 25.4mm, wouldn't they realise that the decimal point is important? Hell, even if it were in inches, they would still hopefully include the decimal! Add enough bits up and you get a full inch, which does make a difference (regardless of what most women say;)
What about "The Spanish Inquisition"? No one ever expects it! But really, that would be one hell of a game. "Say you love God, primate...say it, say it!!" OR something like the Salem Witch Trials...that might be too easy tho. "What proof do you have, sirrah?" "My neighbor looked at me funny!" "Then he shall be tested!!" Anyways....i'm done.
I loved that game. It was so funny...that bunny machine. Breed bunnies and then shoot them all up. Or jump into the big tank thing and blow everyone away. That was one great game. I didn't even know it used the Duke engine, figures.
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That is Capitalism's evolved form, Communism. Once you "Win" in a Capitalist society, it means you have no competitors.
In a free reign Capitalist environment you would have the companies being more powerful than the government. Seems like it would ultimately lead to a Fascist Communist country. Sadly, the US is getting close to that.
The religion thing is mixing it up a bit but when the Gov't relies on big business for things, then they give them things in return and voila...it gets ugly. The government governs the people, is by the people and for the people, etc... I've never heard of it being for the company. Companies don't care about people either, just the income they can absorb. When no one's looking out for average Joe, and when everyone's an average Joe, then what?
I dunno, didn't mean to rant but since i've been in the US (almost 4 yrs), things have just gotten so crazy. This was and can be a great country again, the people need to speak out. Republicans, democrats, it's all the same. Professional politicans with the same interests. I'd like to see average Joe in office, that would be a riot.
Anyhow, things will change...the people will get tired and fix things.
Mon estit de tabernacle, tu parles francais comme un maudit Quebecois! Saint-ciboire be tabernacle! J'aime bien sacre en francais, personne peut me comprendre!
Even the word for swear means "sacred", craziness.
"There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now."
This may be offtopic but i like that sig... I'd have to say we're now at the "jury" level.
Your free speech is gone, your vote hardly matters anymore. The court system is the only thing keeping this country together, and when that's gone...well, get a gun cuz it's gonna get messy.
I just always liked that sig,
Sadly, yes. I was thinking to myself "Now why would they start making hard drives? What's next, a new Budweiser wireless router?"
I hear that's one of the best decongestants out there. I can never find it in the pharmacy though.
I applaud you for that, definitely.
That seems to be the problem though with our society. We have it easy and complain when it gets hard. The immigrants that come here work their lives away to provide for their families and we ask "How did you do it?" I just think it's funny that the answer is so simple.
Kinda like all the stereotypes that people rag about, "Chinese people own nail salons" "Indians own all the 7-11's" etc... If you think about that stuff, is that supposed to be an insult to them? I think it just shows how much they are willing to work and make a better life for themselves.
Anyways I'm done, just thought your story was interesting and probably not that uncommon.
I don't see why this is a Troll. Minorities can be racist. I think the parent to this was an ignorant statement. Now imagine if we had a white guy doing a show like Chapelle's Show on Comedy Central. That would be the end of Comedy Central for such racist remarks!
Fucking hypocrites, i'm so tired of all the racial bullshit. We are equal now, get a life.
Bigfoot is a possibility I suppose but that video was obviously fake, interesting but not real.
As for crop circles though, sure those British gents admitted to the hoax but it doesn't explain that it has been happening for hundreds of years all over the world. Maybe not in the crazy detail they created, but nevertheless...
Just like the golden Egyptian space shuttle replica, or the cave paintings of typical Alien beings, some things are our history and we'll probably never really understand it.
What will happen to good ol Tivo if this happens? I'm thinking it doesn't get any higher quality than a digital copy.
Guess we'll have to pay extra "taxes" or "licensing fees" or rent our TVs from now on since apparently you can't do anything with things you buy now.
When will this stop!
Pr0n ;)
Really tho, porn is legal.
I can't say what legal uses file trading would have but the question is, CAN and is it used legally? If so, then it shouldn't be closed down.
Yes, if I break the law, and know it, then I am liable. But if they go after the program because it lets you break the law, then... we're back to the usual argument.
I just think this is being taken too far, where will it end or will it ever end?
Hopefully they continue to uphold the "don't blame the technology view" though.
BTW, it's not the word "damn" they censor, it's the word GOD. Because you can damn something, but never use the word God and Damn in the same sentence... you may go to hell! oh no!
I live in Texas and noticed that alot lately, it's pretty silly if you ask me. Watch a bunch of Iraqis get blown apart on the news, but don't say God damn! that's evil!
You know that's not so much funny as it is interesting. They want to crack down on all this evil P2P stuff but, it CAN be used for legal means. I have a telephone but it doesn't mean I make prank calls all day long.
I dunno, just liked the comment and have no mod points.
FINALLY!
Exactly, that would make sense wouldn't it?! I lived in Ottawa for a few years and they have an amazing transit system for cheap. Now I live in Austin, TX and if you don't have a car you are screwed. You cannot do anything here without a vehicle and all they do is build more roads.
Why are people driving drunk you ask? Well because they HAVE to drive.
Why not take some of those DUI fines and put them toward transit programs or something. If it's such an issue, then there should be good money made from it. Goddamn government lining their own pockets. This stuff just makes me angry, they don't want to help the people, they want to control them.
Did you ever see that special on the Simpsons? Showing that all the sound effects are controlled by a guy playing bass? For different chords and notes, it activates a certain sound effect. I thought that was pretty cool.
Actually if I were King, I would hire this guy as my military advisor and rule the coutry with an Iron fist! And call that country Microso..umm anyways.
Maybe MS should take more pride in their work, I know they don't have to care, but they should
I hope this isn't a new trend where automakers start designing laptops. Imagine a computer designed after something like.. oh... the Gremlin!
Sweet.
I'd have to agree with that.
Who knows how megnetic fields affect the body? Our body gives off a field of it's own. Throw a massive amount of magnetism at it and what happens? We must generate a field for a reason, I doubt it's healthy to alter it.
I heard some story that kids were crawling into sewers to pretend like they were starting adventures or whatever and ended up dying. I remember that clearly as it got me interested in D&D, haha. I tried it and just don't understand how some people have so little control. One should know if they cannot handle certain things.
D&D was blamed for so many things, sillyness.
Well at least that's a combination that goes together. ;)
If they knew that an inch is 25.4mm, wouldn't they realise that the decimal point is important? Hell, even if it were in inches, they would still hopefully include the decimal! Add enough bits up and you get a full inch, which does make a difference (regardless of what most women say ;)
Please tell me that's now how the unit of measurement was actually created.... It's a total burn on that idiot above, but it's just hard to believe.
What about "The Spanish Inquisition"? No one ever expects it!
But really, that would be one hell of a game. "Say you love God, primate...say it, say it!!"
OR something like the Salem Witch Trials...that might be too easy tho. "What proof do you have, sirrah?" "My neighbor looked at me funny!" "Then he shall be tested!!"
Anyways....i'm done.
I think I was too busy shooting those little bunnies to notice. It seems so very long ago...
I loved that game. It was so funny...that bunny machine. Breed bunnies and then shoot them all up. Or jump into the big tank thing and blow everyone away. That was one great game. I didn't even know it used the Duke engine, figures.