I don't mind getting what I paid for. usually, when I'm calling one of these jokers, it's because I HAVEN'T gotten what I've paid for. Hence the problem.
Why? Why is it disturbing? The state of the universe did not change because an eleven year old girl opened a lock. As a matter of fact, I'd wager that locks are pretty much just as secure as they were before a girl opened a lock (which is to say, not terribly secure, but worth having anyhow).
"Would you rather earn $100 in the US where it buys you 39 Big Macs, or in China where you get 83 for the same amount of money ?"
America, because there are significant externalities that make me think living here is better than living in China.
"Would you rather earn $100 when everybody is making $100, or $150 when everybody else is making $200?"
All other things being equal, I'll take the $150. I'm sure you're trying to imply that all other things would NOT be equal, in which case, my answer is "it depends".
"So you decide to murder your neighbor, rape his wife and then burn his house down?"
I am responsible for determining whether those actions are ethical and moral or not, and whether I do those actions or not. That determination is not correlated with whether said actions are legal or not.
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I don't mind getting what I paid for. usually, when I'm calling one of these jokers, it's because I HAVEN'T gotten what I've paid for. Hence the problem.
So, having arbitrarily defined an iPod as a "platform", you make your point. Righto.
So how do I play DRMed Windows Media on my Mac? Oh, I don't. My bad.
Hold on. You're concerned about interoperability, and you bought something from SONY? Are you high?
Cool. Then I just have a fashionable but not-very-attractive gemstone that supports the DeBeers price-fixing cartel and, therefore, slavery.
Thanks, but no thanks.
If my wife's diamonds are protected only by a cheesy padlock, I must not care about them very much, do I?
For the record, diamonds are slavery, and I won't have anything to do with them. My wife feels the same way.
Anybody who had the vaguest desire to open a lock could learn how to do so. It's not very complicated. So, again...what has changed?
Why? Why is it disturbing? The state of the universe did not change because an eleven year old girl opened a lock. As a matter of fact, I'd wager that locks are pretty much just as secure as they were before a girl opened a lock (which is to say, not terribly secure, but worth having anyhow).
What changed?
"Really most of the problem isn't in Windows itself,"
Um, your items A and B are in Windows itself. Just ask Microsoft.
"What I meant was that if you have a piece of software you need, and it requires Windows+Admin privs, then Apple don't have a solution for you"
OK, so how do you run Mac-only software on Windows? You don't. What's your point again? If you need Windows, you need Windows. God help you.
So go. I won't miss you. Promise.
"So what do you do with whatever else is plugged into your car's 12V socket(s)?"
Use a splitter.
"And what if "road trip" means a bus, where only the driver has access to the vehicle's 12V socket(s)?"
And what if a pterodactyl swoops down and snatches your iPod from your hands? No! NO! Oh, it's just too HORRIBLE to CONTEMPLATE!
Get a grip. You don't like iPods. Fine. Please feel free to never buy one. Nobody else cares.
If I'm on a road trip, I'll plug it into my car charger. Problem solved. (Gosh, that was tough, wasn't it?)
Don't feel bad. The Windows drivers are usually pretty assy too.
"Would you rather earn $100 in the US where it buys you 39 Big Macs, or in China where you get 83 for the same amount of money ?"
America, because there are significant externalities that make me think living here is better than living in China.
"Would you rather earn $100 when everybody is making $100, or $150 when everybody else is making $200?"
All other things being equal, I'll take the $150. I'm sure you're trying to imply that all other things would NOT be equal, in which case, my answer is "it depends".
What was your point again?
Sorry. I'll take a jury of my peers over an elected lawyer any day of the week.
Your rouge, huh? Well, my Mascara of Smiting will spank your hiding in shadows rouge every time.
Get back to me when you've actually tried it. Even better, just don't buy one. Problem solved.
"Otherwise you run the risk of the straw-man fallacy."
I think you shouldn't be able to talk about fallacies unless you actually have the vaguest idea what you're talking about.
"I would consider that essential with the news being compulsory viewing for everyone"
You're kidding, right?
"for not being a proper defendant of the true American way."
Your copy of the Constitution is broken.
And that'll never change, when they decide that they can "fight terrorists" with this technology. Really!
"You cannot trust anyone these days"
When were the days when you didn't have to watch your back?
"So you decide to murder your neighbor, rape his wife and then burn his house down?"
I am responsible for determining whether those actions are ethical and moral or not, and whether I do those actions or not. That determination is not correlated with whether said actions are legal or not.
Why is this difficult for you to understand?
"What makes a law ethical or unethical? Who decides this."
I do. Next question?