I agree with you that sports are valued too much, but you're pretty silly to assert that the United States had anything much to do with this ridiculous invention. It was a private company looking to take advantage of peoples' rapacious, irrational interest in "authenticity".
If the Franklin Mint can create authenticity, it must not be that valuable.
Why on Earth would the cellular companies ever sell you such a device, or allow one on their networks? Sure, it's a pretty idea, but the gatekeepers of the big wireless networks will have none of this.
"If it turns out that hobbyists are a bad thing, then the market will demonstrate that."
The fact that it is Microsoft that gets to make that determination, proves that they have far too much power in the marketplace. Hobbyists should be able to be productive or not without Microsoft's fiat.
If there was in fact a clear and present danger (and they weren't just saying that to intimidate some librarian, which I think is far more likely), why did they back down? Sounds like cowardice and/or ass covering.
And, for the record, I explicitly DO NOT trust the FBI to decide what is and is not a clear and present danger.
I don't think it would be inappropriate for the "authorities" to have a conversation with somebody taking pictures, as long as that conversation didn't include "You need to stop that", or "You're coming with us".
Of course there are. Problem is, there will be people there.
Me? I don't think it's a big issue. This is the way humans are, and it's a self-regulating problem. The problem with pacifism is that it's not stable. It only lasts until you encounter somebody who's not a pacifist.
So, despite what these experiments say, it's important for you to believe that there is not a pathological component. You need to believe that this is something that's totally within your control, right?
I hope you never have a weight problem. I do, and it's the hardest thing I've ever done to get on top of it. Yes, I'm doing it, but I'd much rather be focusing my energy on other things.
I don't know if I'm fat because of a disease. I do know that I'd do just about anything to spare my (hypothetical) children from having this problem. So I think this research is pretty interesting.
(Note that I said "research", not "foregone conclusions".)
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I agree with you that sports are valued too much, but you're pretty silly to assert that the United States had anything much to do with this ridiculous invention. It was a private company looking to take advantage of peoples' rapacious, irrational interest in "authenticity".
If the Franklin Mint can create authenticity, it must not be that valuable.
Good thing we got that stupid cancer thing all cured, and we can move on to the important stuff!
Any moron who's willing to spend $zillions on a football deserves to get rooked.
Some day, somebody's going to be able to tell me the difference between a "stock market analyst" and a "bookie".
You're making a bet. If you bet wrong, you lose money, and look like a tool. If you tell other people to bet wrong, you're an asshat.
Wow. Hostile much?
Why on Earth would the cellular companies ever sell you such a device, or allow one on their networks? Sure, it's a pretty idea, but the gatekeepers of the big wireless networks will have none of this.
"...quarterly profits do not meet the forecasted target, that may be indicative of slower long-term growth"
Or it may indicate that the forecasters are asshats.
"If it turns out that hobbyists are a bad thing, then the market will demonstrate that."
The fact that it is Microsoft that gets to make that determination, proves that they have far too much power in the marketplace. Hobbyists should be able to be productive or not without Microsoft's fiat.
I think your tinfoil hat is a little tight, buddy.
Take a walk outside. It'll all be OK, man. I promise. Bake some cookies. Have a beer. Relax.
"wanna save social security?"
No, not really. Thanks for asking, though!
Do you remember the name of the person who told you that spelling and punctuation don't matter?
You need to call them and let them know that they were wrong.
Please learn to spell "guarantee". Every time I see that word in one of your posts, it's like being stabbed in the face. And not in a good way.
Wow. Paranoid much?
If there was in fact a clear and present danger (and they weren't just saying that to intimidate some librarian, which I think is far more likely), why did they back down? Sounds like cowardice and/or ass covering.
And, for the record, I explicitly DO NOT trust the FBI to decide what is and is not a clear and present danger.
You forgot to include "Think of the children!"
The librarian essentially asked "Is there a clear and present danger?" and the FBI (by not seizing the PCs over her objections) said "No, not really."
What, do you think the librarian defended the PCs by force? She asserted her rights (that is, our rights) and the Feds backed down. Surprisingly.
So why wouldn't you get a small display?
I don't think it would be inappropriate for the "authorities" to have a conversation with somebody taking pictures, as long as that conversation didn't include "You need to stop that", or "You're coming with us".
I think Ben Franklin had something to say about that. Patrick Henry, too.
Uh huh. That moist "splat" was the joke hitting you in the forehead. Nice catch, Sparky.
That's a grid of, what? Three kilometers between turrets? Seems dense enough, considering the size of the thing.
What's the range of a turbolaser? Approximately half the lasers could bear on any given target? How many lasers do you need?
Huh huh. You said "fermion".
As long as the games are good, so what?
Of course there are. Problem is, there will be people there.
Me? I don't think it's a big issue. This is the way humans are, and it's a self-regulating problem. The problem with pacifism is that it's not stable. It only lasts until you encounter somebody who's not a pacifist.
So, despite what these experiments say, it's important for you to believe that there is not a pathological component. You need to believe that this is something that's totally within your control, right?
I hope you never have a weight problem. I do, and it's the hardest thing I've ever done to get on top of it. Yes, I'm doing it, but I'd much rather be focusing my energy on other things.
I don't know if I'm fat because of a disease. I do know that I'd do just about anything to spare my (hypothetical) children from having this problem. So I think this research is pretty interesting.
(Note that I said "research", not "foregone conclusions".)
...and then he kills your kids and takes your wife as his own.
Great survival strategy.
Smooth proof by assertion there, dude. You almost fooled me.
Not.