Tit-for-tat international politics never ceases to amaze me. Nations quibble like toddlers on the playground.
With that in mind, I think your synopsis of Russian-American politics is somewhat one-sided. I'll link this CNN article just so you can get some perspective.
yeah i had a similar problem. it was with a new car. they wanted 35k for that suv. i said to myself "self, they are trying to screw you... it's ok to just steal it". since they were going to try to charge me too much, self and i decided to steal the car.
this tired analogie again?
Let's try again:
Rather than just take the SUV, I'll copy it exactly, for no intrinsic cost. The dealer won't have my money, but at least he still has his SUV. Now that was easy, wasn't it? Hey, I'll just give a copy to my friend, he likes SUV's, and my mom while I'm at it. I mean, gosh, it's so easy, I'll see if my neighbor wants one too. How much did you say it was worth? 35k? you have got to be kidding me. These things are a dime a dozen! anybody else want an SUV?
Now I'm not saying the artists shoudn't be payed for their work, but times are changing folks. What we're seeing from the RIAA and MPAA is desperate measures to make their old business models work in a new world. They will fail eventually; I just hope we don't suffer to much until they do.
Ever think about what you expect from your car? Or what everyone else expects? Fuel cells are wonderfull, I believe they will replace combustion engines, but the time is not ripe. They may not offer the acceleration, the instant responce, and the power of gasoline engines now. Maybe later, they will. And then there's the problem of the hydrogen it takes to run fuel cells. You can break down water to get it, but that takes energy. Or you can break down fossil fuels to get it, and where does that leave us?
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One must wonder if stuff like this is designed to get rid of all the old non-optical mouse equipment lying around in the warehouse.
Tit-for-tat international politics never ceases to amaze me. Nations quibble like toddlers on the playground.
With that in mind, I think your synopsis of Russian-American politics is somewhat one-sided. I'll link this CNN article just so you can get some perspective.
yeah i had a similar problem. it was with a new car. they wanted 35k for that suv. i said to myself "self, they are trying to screw you... it's ok to just steal it". since they were going to try to charge me too much, self and i decided to steal the car.
this tired analogie again?
Let's try again:
Rather than just take the SUV, I'll copy it exactly, for no intrinsic cost. The dealer won't have my money, but at least he still has his SUV. Now that was easy, wasn't it? Hey, I'll just give a copy to my friend, he likes SUV's, and my mom while I'm at it. I mean, gosh, it's so easy, I'll see if my neighbor wants one too. How much did you say it was worth? 35k? you have got to be kidding me. These things are a dime a dozen! anybody else want an SUV?
Now I'm not saying the artists shoudn't be payed for their work, but times are changing folks. What we're seeing from the RIAA and MPAA is desperate measures to make their old business models work in a new world. They will fail eventually; I just hope we don't suffer to much until they do.
Ever think about what you expect from your car? Or what everyone else expects? Fuel cells are wonderfull, I believe they will replace combustion engines, but the time is not ripe. They may not offer the acceleration, the instant responce, and the power of gasoline engines now. Maybe later, they will. And then there's the problem of the hydrogen it takes to run fuel cells. You can break down water to get it, but that takes energy. Or you can break down fossil fuels to get it, and where does that leave us?