This is the same thing that happened during the California power crisis: the government deregulated half the industry, while leaving the other half strictly controlled. Good upstanding socialists pronounced it a free market failure, when it was never a free market to begin with. In this case, the FCC controls entry to the radio market, so the deregulation of ownership controls doesn't represent a free market situation.
Again, you'd think if the media was so "liberal" they would show civillian casualty numbers which (once again) it appears will end up in the multiple thousands. I haven't heard even ONE PEEP on American television about civillian casualties... Except for when they hit a busload of civiliians with a missile, we heard about THAT "accident." But after the bombing of a residential area where potentially hundreds of civilians could have been affected... nothing. Not one peep.
Either you're lying or you're not watching the news you're criticizing.
You'd be better informed if you got your news from sources other than Michael Moore. The $43 million in aid was in food aid, distributed by various non-governmental organizations in order to avert famine in Afghanistan.
No, you are completely right. Those moves were also completely illogical. The Taliban took over Afghanistan because we foolishly lost interest in the country once we saw the Soviets were gone. It was also stupid to sell chemical and biological agents to Iraq because we saw him fighting with Iran.
For the eigth gazillionth time, the US could not have established a client state on the USSR's southern border. Rebuilding Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion was not an option.
Please stop repeating lies, as hard as it may be to do.
There's a lot more to emissions than MPG -- the technology that filters out the bad stuff is improving exponentially. So while the 11MPG Suburban will cost you more to fuel than the 30MPG diesel Mercedes, the Mercedes is spewing far more toxic chemicals into the air than the new Suburban.
Actually, the "new SUV every two years" mentality is better for the environment that your suggestion that people keep their 20-year-old cars. The emissions on a new SUV are vastly better than those on a 1980 diesel Mercedes.
We're not talking about disposable stereos or computer monitors here -- the environmental damage caused by junking cars (which as noted above by other posters are recycled at a rate of over 80%) is far less than the damage caused by letting old dirty 7 MPG (that's no joke) Galaxie 500s drive around.
Maryland instituted a gun fingerprinting database a year and a half ago. Millions and millions of dollars later, they've used it to solve a total of two crimes, both gun store robberies. Hey, that sounds like it was worth the cost, right?
But never has there been a better demonstration of the inability of Slashbots to procreate than the reactions in this thread. Obviously none of the "OHMYGODITSCENSORSHIP" or "OHMYGODDONTLETTHEMADVERTISE" idiots has ever attempted to raise a child, or they would be thankful for this development.
Why? It's simple -- it makes it easier for parents to supervise their children. Would I limit my kids to only visiting.kids.us sites? Of course not. There are plenty of.org and.com sites they could safely visit. But I know that if they were on.kids.us sites, I would be sure that they weren't looking at porn or anything.
What's truly fascinating is the knee-jerk Slashdot reaction to a domain that Slashbots will never visit in their entire lives. Why so angry? It's a safe area for kids. Are you upset that the local playground doesn't have laser tag? Get a grip, and let parents have this extra tool to help them.
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I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but the MPAA's best friends in Congress are Democrats. If anything, a Republican majority is bad for "goodies for Valenti & Co."
His recent blahblah parade about Schröder's comparison of Bush to Hitler (the comparison is fair and valid to anyone who has studied the rise of the 3rd Reich) reveals a "Patriot" who just doesn't get it.
If someone calls during my peak time (when I would have to pay to receive the call), I can always look at my caller ID and decide whether or not it's someone I want to talk to. If it's really important, they'll leave me a voice message which I can check for free.
We've become so engrossed in the battle for the pie that we ruined the pie for everybody in the first place. There's plenty to share, so we shouldn't focus so hard on ensuring that yoou'll get your pie. Or in another analogy, if capitalism is people in competition to the finish line, we've gotten so good at tripping each other up and not actually runny that we might as well have all walked the distance.
That's total bullshit and you know it. Which drug companies are tripping the others up? Are the Merck people sending spies to Pfizer to poison their samples?
This is one of the stupidest things I've ever read on Slashdot. I mean, really, just think about it.
AP (New York, Oct 2 2002): Stock prices for Merck Inc plunged 67% today when it was learned that it had discovered and planned on selling a cure for cancer. "How can a drug company with a cure for a widely-spread disease expect to make any profits?" said one industry analyst.
The linked article claims that medical research is being harmed by the patent system, but then provides no concrete evidence to prove this is so. The closest it gets is an assertion that there are fewer new meds being produced -- with the laughable backup of "watch commercials on TV, you'll see!" -- without any exploration whatsoever of possible other factors.
Was there a point to posting this on Slashdot, or are we just trying to jump on an easy-to-blame bogeyman?
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This is the same thing that happened during the California power crisis: the government deregulated half the industry, while leaving the other half strictly controlled. Good upstanding socialists pronounced it a free market failure, when it was never a free market to begin with. In this case, the FCC controls entry to the radio market, so the deregulation of ownership controls doesn't represent a free market situation.
I can't think of anything that typifies Slashdot better than posting a four-week old article from the Weekly World News.
Either you're lying or you're not watching the news you're criticizing.
That risk assessment is not one of your strengths.
You'd be better informed if you got your news from sources other than Michael Moore. The $43 million in aid was in food aid, distributed by various non-governmental organizations in order to avert famine in Afghanistan.
For the eigth gazillionth time, the US could not have established a client state on the USSR's southern border. Rebuilding Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion was not an option.
Please stop repeating lies, as hard as it may be to do.
And people wonder why I have a problem with my tax dollars paying for this inane drivel.
Here's a a book you should read.
Don't forget that velocity is relative -- the bolt is moving 7600 m/s relative to the earth, but the shuttle isn't standing still.
There's a lot more to emissions than MPG -- the technology that filters out the bad stuff is improving exponentially. So while the 11MPG Suburban will cost you more to fuel than the 30MPG diesel Mercedes, the Mercedes is spewing far more toxic chemicals into the air than the new Suburban.
Actually, the "new SUV every two years" mentality is better for the environment that your suggestion that people keep their 20-year-old cars. The emissions on a new SUV are vastly better than those on a 1980 diesel Mercedes.
We're not talking about disposable stereos or computer monitors here -- the environmental damage caused by junking cars (which as noted above by other posters are recycled at a rate of over 80%) is far less than the damage caused by letting old dirty 7 MPG (that's no joke) Galaxie 500s drive around.
Actually, every day we don't bomb is more deaths for Iraqi dissidents and ethnic minorities. That's the rush.
Maryland instituted a gun fingerprinting database a year and a half ago. Millions and millions of dollars later, they've used it to solve a total of two crimes, both gun store robberies. Hey, that sounds like it was worth the cost, right?
But never has there been a better demonstration of the inability of Slashbots to procreate than the reactions in this thread. Obviously none of the "OHMYGODITSCENSORSHIP" or "OHMYGODDONTLETTHEMADVERTISE" idiots has ever attempted to raise a child, or they would be thankful for this development.
.kids.us sites? Of course not. There are plenty of .org and .com sites they could safely visit. But I know that if they were on .kids.us sites, I would be sure that they weren't looking at porn or anything.
Why? It's simple -- it makes it easier for parents to supervise their children. Would I limit my kids to only visiting
What's truly fascinating is the knee-jerk Slashdot reaction to a domain that Slashbots will never visit in their entire lives. Why so angry? It's a safe area for kids. Are you upset that the local playground doesn't have laser tag? Get a grip, and let parents have this extra tool to help them.
Right, because royalties ARE IN NO WAY part of the subscription fee. Exactly. You hit the nail right on the head.
That is a demonstrably false statement.
I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but the MPAA's best friends in Congress are Democrats. If anything, a Republican majority is bad for "goodies for Valenti & Co."
So, they don't teach history where you're from?
If someone calls during my peak time (when I would have to pay to receive the call), I can always look at my caller ID and decide whether or not it's someone I want to talk to. If it's really important, they'll leave me a voice message which I can check for free.
That's total bullshit and you know it. Which drug companies are tripping the others up? Are the Merck people sending spies to Pfizer to poison their samples?
Listen to yourself, dude, you're just babbling.
The problem with your theory is that you don't take into account competition between companies. In reality these are the two choices:
1. Make a treatment. Get a share of all the people who have cancer, along with the other companies that do.
2. Make a cure. Get every single person who has cancer now and every single person who gets it in the future.
Which is more profitable?
This is one of the stupidest things I've ever read on Slashdot. I mean, really, just think about it.
AP (New York, Oct 2 2002): Stock prices for Merck Inc plunged 67% today when it was learned that it had discovered and planned on selling a cure for cancer. "How can a drug company with a cure for a widely-spread disease expect to make any profits?" said one industry analyst.
The linked article claims that medical research is being harmed by the patent system, but then provides no concrete evidence to prove this is so. The closest it gets is an assertion that there are fewer new meds being produced -- with the laughable backup of "watch commercials on TV, you'll see!" -- without any exploration whatsoever of possible other factors.
Was there a point to posting this on Slashdot, or are we just trying to jump on an easy-to-blame bogeyman?
Boy, this article really is a surprise coming from Michael.