>>>What you are not welcome to do is just take a copy and offer them no compensation.
No but I am entitled to a refund if the song or movie I buy is crap. Hell even candy companies provide refunds for dissatisfactory products. That is the main reason I download (or listen to the radio) - To try the product before I buy it. 99% of it is junk so I save myself a lot of money, and will continue doing that until CDs/DVDs come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
>>>I never fully understood the vitriol aimed at illegal immigrants for precisely this reason
A desire not to repeat the same mistake as the Indians. Also a basic fundamental right that you can control who enters your home. If people want to ASK first, I'll let them stay in my home. It's when they bust down the door & setup shop in my living room (or country) and then demand free food/checks, that I get pissed.
Perhaps if the Indians had done the same to the Europeans right from the beginning (instead of handing them land), they would still control America. Notice how the europeans had zero success taking-over China despite repeated attempts..... because the Chinese rejected the invaders.
No my viewpoint is not bullshit. If the land was held, for example, by the Susqeahnnock then the new colonists negotiated with thoe people and asked if they could have some land. And a treaty was signed.
If the land was held by the Manhattan Indians, then they signed a treaty for that island. The europeans didn't just take the land, but actually respected the law during the 1500s and 1600s, mainly because the whites were outnumbered by the local resident Indians.
It was LATER after the whites had outnumbered the indians (mid-1700 to 1800s) that they set aside the treaties and just stole the land. And don't call history "bullshit". Go read and learn.
I don't reject news just because I don't like the source. The links I provided include an interview from an actual Syrian, plus links to more-reputable sources like NY Times. I may not believe infowars, but I believe the NYT and a direct witness on the ground.
If I could work from home I'd be willing to work 10 more hours each week (the amount of time I spend on the road). Of course driving is more fun than work, so maybe cut that in half.
No. That is the actual name of the act in abbreviated form. U.S.A.P.A.T.R.I.O.T. == Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Penn&Teller did a whole episode about it on their Bullshit program.
What was the point of destroying the Windows install by erasing services? That makes no sense because, even if they did manage to sell the customer on the product, they'd never be able to recover the machine.
No mine (Bell Atlantic) doesn't work that way. I hang-up on telemarketers all the time, and they disappear. This one was the sole exception which is why it's stuck in my mind a year later.
Um. No. My phone works just fine. I also disconnected the line which should have terminated the call immediate, but the scammer was still talking when I reconnected the line. (I figure they were using some override built into the POTS.)
I got a similar call to the guy in the article. So I hung up.
They called back, and I hung up again except the phone didn't hang up. I even held down the "on hook" button but the call would not terminate. Any ideas how the scammers accomplished this?
Um. No. I said that Buffett was NOT raising taxes on the capital gains, and that he is doing that in order to give himself a loophole to avoid taxes. Basically he's being unfair. That's why I believe that BOTH income and capital gains tax should be higher..... to get all the rich, including Buffett.
I have. I spent cash on VHS movies (rentals usually) and music (CDs) and books. Also blank VHS to record off the television. Plus gasoline driving to the store. Now I spend just $15/month or $180/year for internet which is much less than what I used to spend.
* * To be technical: I've always spent $10-20 on internet, ever since the 80s. So it's not really an additional cost... but now the entertainment is free (hulu, youtube).
Where do you think the term "warrantles searches" came from? Judge Napolitano can't stop talking about them.
The U.S.A.P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act gave the FBI the power to write their own permission to enter a premise, or demand data, without a judge issued warrant. CISPA will make it even easier. No need for paperwork at all.
Actually the early colonists signed treaties with the Indians, granting them some land for settling. They didn't just take it. The wars broke-out much later (mid-1700s) when the Indians allied with the French & started fighting back against the British colonists.
And it wasn't until the 1800s that presidents started ignoring the Supreme Court's determination that Indians had a right to stay settled, per the aforementioned treaties, and started forced migrations of them to the west.
And final thought: The number one killer of Indians in both continents was not the white man. It was a little tiny germ called smallpox. The Europeans developed a natural immunity after the Black Plague..... the isolated American Indians never did.
Yeah the question didn't make much sense. "I've been asked (by family, friends) to consider several small embedded controller projects." --- Why are they asking you for embedded projects? Are they bored? Or is there some other goal they want to achieve? It's unclear.
If the mission is to learn programming, I'd hand them a copy of BASIC for their computer, and have at it.
>>>With printing and the translation of the bible came the possibility for the faithful to get their fairy tales from outside the church and my my did the church hate that and not just try to ban this but committed murder on a massive scale to stop this. >> I know it's fun to bash on those religious people you liberals consider "whackos" and "clinging to their religion and guns", but that does not excuse making false history. One of the FIRST customers to buy the printing press was the Catholic Church in Rome. And the first to lay-off the scribes. They thought the printing press would be a great way for the Pope's messages to reach millions of people. (Source: Professor Lehrer of Harvard University)
Your point does not nullify my point: The 99.9% of non-musicians/authors are getting cheaper product. The 99.9% are benefitting from this new model, so I support it. Just as I think the printing press was a positive good for the 99.9%, even though it put thousands of scribes out of work.
Then maybe you should pick a different career where you CAN make money. If there are too many musicians, just as there are too many hamburger & fry flippers, than the income will plummet and be crappy. So choose a higher-paying income, rather than being a musician or McDonalds employee.
NOBODY is owed a living just because they want to do something. *I* happen to like writing science fiction but I'm not stupid enough to think I can make a career out of it. The field of writers is waaaay too full. So I became an engineer instead..... something few people can do, so I get paid big bucks. You (and others) ought to try the same if music isn't working out for you.
The internet is hurting everybody, by making things cheap. DJs, singers, authors of books..... Correction: Not everybody; it helps the billons of people who are lower and middle incomes to afford buying entertainment and education online.
So it's a matter of choice: Do we choose to help the small 0.1% of singers, artists, authors by protecting their income with ~$15 CDs and ~$25 hardback books. Or do we help the other 99.9% by offering them cheaper $3 albums or $5 books that you can download from the comfort of your chair? (And also a lot of free material like college lectures.)
Al-Qaeda is a former CIA asset. In fact they are still using them in Egypt and Syria to exert regime change. They don't want to *really* want hurt their friend/ally by stealing money..... just put on a little show to impress the Americans back home.
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>>>pro-life creationist libertarian doctor. In other words, an amoral, confused idiot.
Way to insult most of the U.S who are religious.
Don't run for office.
>>>What you are not welcome to do is just take a copy and offer them no compensation.
No but I am entitled to a refund if the song or movie I buy is crap. Hell even candy companies provide refunds for dissatisfactory products. That is the main reason I download (or listen to the radio) - To try the product before I buy it. 99% of it is junk so I save myself a lot of money, and will continue doing that until CDs/DVDs come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
>>>I never fully understood the vitriol aimed at illegal immigrants for precisely this reason
A desire not to repeat the same mistake as the Indians. Also a basic fundamental right that you can control who enters your home. If people want to ASK first, I'll let them stay in my home. It's when they bust down the door & setup shop in my living room (or country) and then demand free food/checks, that I get pissed.
Perhaps if the Indians had done the same to the Europeans right from the beginning (instead of handing them land), they would still control America. Notice how the europeans had zero success taking-over China despite repeated attempts..... because the Chinese rejected the invaders.
No my viewpoint is not bullshit. If the land was held, for example, by the Susqeahnnock then the new colonists negotiated with thoe people and asked if they could have some land. And a treaty was signed.
If the land was held by the Manhattan Indians, then they signed a treaty for that island. The europeans didn't just take the land, but actually respected the law during the 1500s and 1600s, mainly because the whites were outnumbered by the local resident Indians.
It was LATER after the whites had outnumbered the indians (mid-1700 to 1800s) that they set aside the treaties and just stole the land. And don't call history "bullshit". Go read and learn.
I don't reject news just because I don't like the source. The links I provided include an interview from an actual Syrian, plus links to more-reputable sources like NY Times. I may not believe infowars, but I believe the NYT and a direct witness on the ground.
If I could work from home I'd be willing to work 10 more hours each week (the amount of time I spend on the road). Of course driving is more fun than work, so maybe cut that in half.
No. That is the actual name of the act in abbreviated form. U.S.A.P.A.T.R.I.O.T. == Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Penn&Teller did a whole episode about it on their Bullshit program.
What was the point of destroying the Windows install by erasing services? That makes no sense because, even if they did manage to sell the customer on the product, they'd never be able to recover the machine.
No mine (Bell Atlantic) doesn't work that way. I hang-up on telemarketers all the time, and they disappear. This one was the sole exception which is why it's stuck in my mind a year later.
Um. No. My phone works just fine. I also disconnected the line which should have terminated the call immediate, but the scammer was still talking when I reconnected the line. (I figure they were using some override built into the POTS.)
I got a similar call to the guy in the article. So I hung up.
They called back, and I hung up again except the phone didn't hang up. I even held down the "on hook" button but the call would not terminate. Any ideas how the scammers accomplished this?
>>>If you've spent enough time to have an opinion on a linux-centric geek debate, you're probably using Arch, Gentoo, Slackware, or Debian
Why make that assumption?
I use Lubuntu (some) and Windows.
Um. No. I said that Buffett was NOT raising taxes on the capital gains, and that he is doing that in order to give himself a loophole to avoid taxes. Basically he's being unfair. That's why I believe that BOTH income and capital gains tax should be higher..... to get all the rich, including Buffett.
I have. I spent cash on VHS movies (rentals usually) and music (CDs) and books. Also blank VHS to record off the television. Plus gasoline driving to the store. Now I spend just $15/month or $180/year for internet which is much less than what I used to spend.
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* To be technical: I've always spent $10-20 on internet, ever since the 80s. So it's not really an additional cost... but now the entertainment is free (hulu, youtube).
Where do you think the term "warrantles searches" came from? Judge Napolitano can't stop talking about them.
The U.S.A.P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act gave the FBI the power to write their own permission to enter a premise, or demand data, without a judge issued warrant. CISPA will make it even easier. No need for paperwork at all.
After all I have read about this "class" of people, I can reach no other conclusion. Same goes for the politicians hired-hands... the bureaucrats.
Actually the early colonists signed treaties with the Indians, granting them some land for settling. They didn't just take it. The wars broke-out much later (mid-1700s) when the Indians allied with the French & started fighting back against the British colonists.
And it wasn't until the 1800s that presidents started ignoring the Supreme Court's determination that Indians had a right to stay settled, per the aforementioned treaties, and started forced migrations of them to the west.
And final thought: The number one killer of Indians in both continents was not the white man. It was a little tiny germ called smallpox. The Europeans developed a natural immunity after the Black Plague..... the isolated American Indians never did.
Yeah the question didn't make much sense. "I've been asked (by family, friends) to consider several small embedded controller projects." --- Why are they asking you for embedded projects? Are they bored? Or is there some other goal they want to achieve? It's unclear.
If the mission is to learn programming, I'd hand them a copy of BASIC for their computer, and have at it.
>>>With printing and the translation of the bible came the possibility for the faithful to get their fairy tales from outside the church and my my did the church hate that and not just try to ban this but committed murder on a massive scale to stop this.
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I know it's fun to bash on those religious people you liberals consider "whackos" and "clinging to their religion and guns", but that does not excuse making false history. One of the FIRST customers to buy the printing press was the Catholic Church in Rome. And the first to lay-off the scribes. They thought the printing press would be a great way for the Pope's messages to reach millions of people. (Source: Professor Lehrer of Harvard University)
Your point does not nullify my point: The 99.9% of non-musicians/authors are getting cheaper product. The 99.9% are benefitting from this new model, so I support it. Just as I think the printing press was a positive good for the 99.9%, even though it put thousands of scribes out of work.
>>>So, if the 99.9% wants to enslave and rape the 0.1%, do you still choose the 99.9%?
Fucking a. I invoke Godwin.
Musicians are not raped or enslaved.
They can choose OTHER careers that pay better.
Then maybe you should pick a different career where you CAN make money. If there are too many musicians, just as there are too many hamburger & fry flippers, than the income will plummet and be crappy. So choose a higher-paying income, rather than being a musician or McDonalds employee.
NOBODY is owed a living just because they want to do something. *I* happen to like writing science fiction but I'm not stupid enough to think I can make a career out of it. The field of writers is waaaay too full. So I became an engineer instead..... something few people can do, so I get paid big bucks. You (and others) ought to try the same if music isn't working out for you.
The internet is hurting everybody, by making things cheap. DJs, singers, authors of books..... Correction: Not everybody; it helps the billons of people who are lower and middle incomes to afford buying entertainment and education online.
So it's a matter of choice: Do we choose to help the small 0.1% of singers, artists, authors by protecting their income with ~$15 CDs and ~$25 hardback books. Or do we help the other 99.9% by offering them cheaper $3 albums or $5 books that you can download from the comfort of your chair? (And also a lot of free material like college lectures.)
I choose the 99.9%.
Al-Qaeda is a former CIA asset. In fact they are still using them in Egypt and Syria to exert regime change. They don't want to *really* want hurt their friend/ally by stealing money..... just put on a little show to impress the Americans back home.
1 - http://www.infowars.com/syrian-girl-natos-secret-agenda-in-syria/
2 - http://www.infowars.com/al-qaeda-rebel-pictured-with-un-observers-in-syria/
3 - http://www.infowars.com/cia-double-agent-cia-and-british-intelligence-created-ruse-known-as-al-qaeda/
4 - http://www.infowars.com/nato-using-al-qaeda-to-destabilize-syria/
Not the same A. Close... but the bottom leg is different.