That content isn't yours. DRM is going to be the way of the future(I am not an advocate of it, but I am a realist). You might as well get used to it. You are paying for access to the media with specific terms, you do not own the media.
"look, you're like the neighborhood drunks, only now you've got guns(nukes) and we're pretty fucking concerned. Chill out or we call the cops(UN) and take the guns(nukes) away." The UN taking their nukes away? Them and what army? The UN as it currently exists is basically some doddering old uncle/aunt telling everyone to play nice.
Two words, Legacy and Size. We already have a huge network, and people are resistant to change. You guys can have the latest system deployed without overlaying it over the old network. And size.... The US is damn big.
The stated reasons that I have seen for mounting it on warheads was not for immediate effect. They were looking for it to inhibit the rebuilding of the country afterwards. The russians believed that we are really good at rebuilding things after disasters/war (Japan, Western Europe, etc).
If in my lifetime there are man made objects on the moon that I can see with my eyes, it will be one of the best sights that I will ever see. That more than almost anything will inspire me with far more awe than a untouched moon.
The Moon now it is a barren lifeless place. Lets fix that!!!!
Until your car gets a little older. My Neon is coming up on 7 years, 100k miles, I go much beyond 3k miles and they dont spend all that long draining oil out my car.
And as your current system in the EU spirals on downward in its destruction, I am sure that the one thing that will be continue to be said, "Look at our great system... and how much better it is than what those silly Americans have."
As almost every country in the EU is on a serious downward trend in population, I think that over time you will be rethinking those immigration laws. Didn't you guys learn from your history, create a large enough underclass with no prospect of advancement and you set the fuse for a revolution.
My odds are on the French having trouble first, as they are developing a significant amount of Islamic people in their imported labor. There's a group of people known to react rationally.
Right on. Thats what I love about ebooks. When I am bored or waiting in line, I dont have to be bored. My biggest problem is selecting the book to read, seeing as there are 30 of them on my Palm at any moment. Its already something that I carry around anyway and means that I dont have to shove another item into my pockets.
Must be a pretty boring campus... Says the person posting a comment on slashdot on the weekend..... Was that tinkling sound the noise of your glass house falling down?;)
Should a government be enforcing said rule? If their homegrown culture is so viable, it should be able to ecomically compete (at the very least in its own country). The government seems to be forcing this down their own companies throats. If there is a true demand for local content then the local production companies would have no need for a government crutch. Such a rule is clearly in bad faith with a Free Trade Agreement. All you have provided is an example in which a local industry has failed to compete and gone crying to their government for protection, not a case of us forcing it upon you. The US is just calling Australia on their protectionist barrier on imports (which is not in line with the basic principle of Free Trade). Now if you can find one (and I acknowlage it probably has occurred at some time, and maybe even now, but it is not the rule) where a local entertainment industry develops and US corporations deliberately dump (release products at prices lower than local prices) to destroy that local industry, you may have a case.
The hard part to prove there though is that as I stated, everything entertainment-wise we release on the world is primarily targeted at the American Audience. Studio excecs are not long enough thinking to allow a product (movie, tv show, entertainer) to be unprofitable here. 90-95% of the time the product has to suceed here, they do not factor in the overseas profits. So the question becomes if you have already made your primary profit here, anything else is gravy... So they can pretty much sell it for any price as it is pretty much all profit to them. How do you prove they are "dumping" the product at less than FMV (Fair Market Value)? And remember these guys generally don't think long term, they are thinking about quarterly profits, so selling at less than FMV to destroy competition is pretty much conterintuitive as it affects their short term profits (which as I recall is the primary complaint lodged against coporations as a whole, particularily by the Europeans).
I am not trying to bait you, but how is it these quality films your country is producing always seem to get blown out the water when compared to the returns of the American films that you so love. Contrary to popular thought, we are not brainwashing you to watch these films (nor are we forcing you to pay to watch them). American films are primarily aimed at Americans, the rest of the world is just an extra point bonus round to most studios. People keep complaining that we force this stuff down your throats, but we wouldn't be sending it out there if we couldn't make a profit (come on, of all the things people outside call US-centric Corporations, altruistic is not one of them). And come on, I have seen a lot of European films. Y'all have about the same amount of fantasy/escapist/nonfactual stuff we do.
What about the small problem of finding 6 people to go to Mars I don't think that would be much a problem. Maybe with your crowd, but I think you would find some extremely capable people out there willing to go. Even if it was a one way trip (though of course with the expectation of spending the rest of your life there). That actually has been proposed, but NASA would never sign on, as they are too concerned about PR than actual science and exploration. Instead of going crazy with return vehicles you could pack the craft to the rim with everything needed to start a new self-sustaining colony there. Then you follow it up with similiar missions. I guarantee you that there would be no shortage of people clammoring to sign up.
Its OUR DAMN SOLAR SYSTEM to screw up if we want to!! If you would care to provide another intelligent lifeform to contest our posession of it, please bring them forward now.
Are you part of some bloody suicide cult? As it is now, it takes nothing more than a cosmic level bad pool shot to wipe us out, though you seem to have such a low opinion of our species that this appears to be a good thing to you (you may be intent on it, but I will not allow you to force me to sign up with you). Time to spread out. I find enough noble about our race to want to see it live and prosper (yeah, we have done bad, but we also have done good). Particularily since those who will go out and conquer this new frontier are those who best symbolize what is great about our species (adventurious, independant, free thinking and intelligent).
To be truly honest, you and your ilk can stay here on Earth... There is a whole universe out there for the rest of us. You WILL NOT drag the us down. The sad thing is that our actions will help you out, and only after we have done the hard part will your type come along, try to take over and tell us how we did wrong (and how you could do better).
Oh well, you have your purpose. You are one of many reasons why the rest of us try to get as far away from people like you as possible.
There was an article on the Deaf community in the Washington Post Magazine last year sometime. One of the group was a lesbian couple who were both deaf. They apparently were shopping around for a sperm donor who was born deaf due to genetic reasons, to increase their chance of having a deaf child.
The one part that really annoyed me was that one of the big reasons that they wanted a deaf child was that they would not have to pay for the childs education if it was born deaf(as education for the deaf is paid for by the government). Frickin leaches....
All those mass graves would be sittining there, waiting for more of their brothers to join them because of Saddams ruthlessness.
A few wrecked buildings are worth the constant threat of disappearing into the night and never being heard from again.
They would have to kill almost everyone onboard to try this trick again, and move quickly, as Fighter aircraft have lost their inhibitions on shooting down airliners after 911.
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That content isn't yours. DRM is going to be the way of the future(I am not an advocate of it, but I am a realist). You might as well get used to it. You are paying for access to the media with specific terms, you do not own the media.
"look, you're like the neighborhood drunks, only now you've got guns(nukes) and we're pretty fucking concerned. Chill out or we call the cops(UN) and take the guns(nukes) away."
The UN taking their nukes away? Them and what army? The UN as it currently exists is basically some doddering old uncle/aunt telling everyone to play nice.
Two words, Legacy and Size. We already have a huge network, and people are resistant to change. You guys can have the latest system deployed without overlaying it over the old network.
And size.... The US is damn big.
The stated reasons that I have seen for mounting it on warheads was not for immediate effect. They were looking for it to inhibit the rebuilding of the country afterwards. The russians believed that we are really good at rebuilding things after disasters/war (Japan, Western Europe, etc).
If in my lifetime there are man made objects on the moon that I can see with my eyes, it will be one of the best sights that I will ever see. That more than almost anything will inspire me with far more awe than a untouched moon.
The Moon now it is a barren lifeless place. Lets fix that!!!!
Anyone else find it funny that they have a "translate to chinese" button at the bottom of the page?
Until your car gets a little older. My Neon is coming up on 7 years, 100k miles, I go much beyond 3k miles and they dont spend all that long draining oil out my car.
shouldn't that be kpg for you Canadians? Sorry, couldn't resist.
And as your current system in the EU spirals on downward in its destruction, I am sure that the one thing that will be continue to be said, "Look at our great system ... and how much better it is than what those silly Americans have."
As almost every country in the EU is on a serious downward trend in population, I think that over time you will be rethinking those immigration laws. Didn't you guys learn from your history, create a large enough underclass with no prospect of advancement and you set the fuse for a revolution.
My odds are on the French having trouble first, as they are developing a significant amount of Islamic people in their imported labor. There's a group of people known to react rationally.
Right on. Thats what I love about ebooks. When I am bored or waiting in line, I dont have to be bored. My biggest problem is selecting the book to read, seeing as there are 30 of them on my Palm at any moment. Its already something that I carry around anyway and means that I dont have to shove another item into my pockets.
You touch your comic books? Some collector you are. ;)
Must be a pretty boring campus... ;)
Says the person posting a comment on slashdot on the weekend.....
Was that tinkling sound the noise of your glass house falling down?
Do you guys get as many violent electrical storms over there as we do? Almost all my power issues can be traced to strong weather patterns.
Should a government be enforcing said rule? If their homegrown culture is so viable, it should be able to ecomically compete (at the very least in its own country). The government seems to be forcing this down their own companies throats. If there is a true demand for local content then the local production companies would have no need for a government crutch.
Such a rule is clearly in bad faith with a Free Trade Agreement.
All you have provided is an example in which a local industry has failed to compete and gone crying to their government for protection, not a case of us forcing it upon you. The US is just calling Australia on their protectionist barrier on imports (which is not in line with the basic principle of Free Trade).
Now if you can find one (and I acknowlage it probably has occurred at some time, and maybe even now, but it is not the rule) where a local entertainment industry develops and US corporations deliberately dump (release products at prices lower than local prices) to destroy that local industry, you may have a case.
The hard part to prove there though is that as I stated, everything entertainment-wise we release on the world is primarily targeted at the American Audience. Studio excecs are not long enough thinking to allow a product (movie, tv show, entertainer) to be unprofitable here. 90-95% of the time the product has to suceed here, they do not factor in the overseas profits. So the question becomes if you have already made your primary profit here, anything else is gravy... So they can pretty much sell it for any price as it is pretty much all profit to them. How do you prove they are "dumping" the product at less than FMV (Fair Market Value)? And remember these guys generally don't think long term, they are thinking about quarterly profits, so selling at less than FMV to destroy competition is pretty much conterintuitive as it affects their short term profits (which as I recall is the primary complaint lodged against coporations as a whole, particularily by the Europeans).
I am not trying to bait you, but how is it these quality films your country is producing always seem to get blown out the water when compared to the returns of the American films that you so love. Contrary to popular thought, we are not brainwashing you to watch these films (nor are we forcing you to pay to watch them). American films are primarily aimed at Americans, the rest of the world is just an extra point bonus round to most studios.
People keep complaining that we force this stuff down your throats, but we wouldn't be sending it out there if we couldn't make a profit (come on, of all the things people outside call US-centric Corporations, altruistic is not one of them).
And come on, I have seen a lot of European films. Y'all have about the same amount of fantasy/escapist/nonfactual stuff we do.
What about the small problem of finding 6 people to go to Mars
I don't think that would be much a problem. Maybe with your crowd, but I think you would find some extremely capable people out there willing to go. Even if it was a one way trip (though of course with the expectation of spending the rest of your life there). That actually has been proposed, but NASA would never sign on, as they are too concerned about PR than actual science and exploration. Instead of going crazy with return vehicles you could pack the craft to the rim with everything needed to start a new self-sustaining colony there. Then you follow it up with similiar missions.
I guarantee you that there would be no shortage of people clammoring to sign up.
Its OUR DAMN SOLAR SYSTEM to screw up if we want to!! If you would care to provide another intelligent lifeform to contest our posession of it, please bring them forward now.
Are you part of some bloody suicide cult? As it is now, it takes nothing more than a cosmic level bad pool shot to wipe us out, though you seem to have such a low opinion of our species that this appears to be a good thing to you (you may be intent on it, but I will not allow you to force me to sign up with you). Time to spread out. I find enough noble about our race to want to see it live and prosper (yeah, we have done bad, but we also have done good). Particularily since those who will go out and conquer this new frontier are those who best symbolize what is great about our species (adventurious, independant, free thinking and intelligent).
To be truly honest, you and your ilk can stay here on Earth... There is a whole universe out there for the rest of us. You WILL NOT drag the us down. The sad thing is that our actions will help you out, and only after we have done the hard part will your type come along, try to take over and tell us how we did wrong (and how you could do better).
Oh well, you have your purpose. You are one of many reasons why the rest of us try to get as far away from people like you as possible.
Imagine the loss of life and environmental damage.... oh wait. There is no one there and no bloody environment to damage.
There was an article on the Deaf community in the Washington Post Magazine last year sometime. One of the group was a lesbian couple who were both deaf. They apparently were shopping around for a sperm donor who was born deaf due to genetic reasons, to increase their chance of having a deaf child. The one part that really annoyed me was that one of the big reasons that they wanted a deaf child was that they would not have to pay for the childs education if it was born deaf(as education for the deaf is paid for by the government). Frickin leaches....
They are probably just trying to recover the fees that my company charged to develop that site. Ah, the golden years...
All those mass graves would be sittining there, waiting for more of their brothers to join them because of Saddams ruthlessness. A few wrecked buildings are worth the constant threat of disappearing into the night and never being heard from again.
Bugger off then... I don't make fun of the ways that you entertain yourself, why dont you put that same policy in play.
Bzzztt..... Wrong. Please Try again.
Cox Communications has basically the same box, and it too can record 2 channels at the same time.
Still not half as useful as my Tivo.
They would have to kill almost everyone onboard to try this trick again, and move quickly, as Fighter aircraft have lost their inhibitions on shooting down airliners after 911.
And where are most of the terrorists from? Hard to not understand on some level this particular feeling. Its a very Human reaction.