No, we should support million of private citizen bloggers. There are already libel laws, no one needs laws requiring bloggers to have to register as journalists.
In my opinion, what's wrong with the whole camera ticketing is outsourcing the job to a 3rd party company. Their interest is to get as many 40% ticket payments as at all possible, not to increase safety or work in the interest of the people. Local governments being allowed to outsource public functions is the primary cause of corruption in our country, and seldom if ever serves the public.
THIS is the key here. Although the whole "surveillance state" is a close second...
Plus, far too many authors are dead and their contracts included no mention of digital rights. There's going to be a huge number of out-of-print books that never make it into a digital format.
Stop making the PO pre-fund pensions forpractically hundreds of years in advance, and get rid of the pension plan and go to 401ks like most of the people have instead and the PO will be fine. Don't try slapping another tax on people to support the bad business decisions the US Congress forced on the PO.
If I'm only buying one or two items, Kiosk is usually faster, if I have multiple duplicate items, or 10 plus, if I don't get a discount for using the kiosk, then I'm using a cashier. If they don;t want to pay a human to cash me out and bag my goods, then I should get a discount on them. Otherwise, keep somebody employed and use a human cashier whenever possible.
"I live in Japan and sometimes have to use Japanese Word 2007. On Word 97/2000/XP, for example, I wouldn't have the faintest clue how to change the page margins, add a table, etc etc etc. My Japanese doesn't extend that far."
So you live and work in another country and haven't bothered to learn the language well enough to use a computer there?
THIS. Especially since montor and laptop screen makers think eveeryone only watches widescreen movies on their computers apparently and that vertical screen real estate is pointless....
Were they really? Were they actually bankrupted and scorned?
I know in the modern area they'd have paid not a dime and their investors would be wiped out while they go off scot-free and continue to spend others money while hoarding their own.
"Generic acetaminophen is sitting right next to Tylenol, but how often does Tylenol lobby to make that illegal?"
And the odds are good that the Generic stuff is the exact same formula as the Tylenol, and is made and bottled and packaged by the maker of Tylenol and the Tylenol costs the same to make, but people are awed by the big famous brand name "TYLENOL" and pay 2-3 times as much for the exact same thing...
Not really, the poor rats also look for any excuse to sue, always grabbing for the quick buck rather than getting a job and earning their way like the rest of us.
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No, we should support million of private citizen bloggers.
There are already libel laws, no one needs laws requiring bloggers to have to register as journalists.
Not really a victory for Democracy unless you have the actual citizens voting.
Bought and paid for representatives aren't a measure of true democracy...
they need another Revolution, this time on home turf...
he sent them to WikiLeaks rather than the Times....
Last week I had mod points, where was this topic then? +1000 Insightful.
Red one direction doesn't automatically mean green in another.
At the this intersection, sounds like a red both ways for a few seconds after the yellow-to-red switchover is in order.
In my opinion, what's wrong with the whole camera ticketing is outsourcing the job to a 3rd party company. Their interest is to get as many 40% ticket payments as at all possible, not to increase safety or work in the interest of the people. Local governments being allowed to outsource public functions is the primary cause of corruption in our country, and seldom if ever serves the public.
THIS is the key here. Although the whole "surveillance state" is a close second...
Well, it would destroy the incentive for people who expect to create one thing and live their whole lives off it.
I don't think Bach, Beethoven, DiVinci, etc. had copyright yet they created a LOT...
Plus, far too many authors are dead and their contracts included no mention of digital rights.
There's going to be a huge number of out-of-print books that never make it into a digital format.
Not officially at least...
Yeah, been singing...err SAYING this for years (they might sue me for singing...)
What happens to that money then when the PO folds under the weight of this ridiculous rule?
Stop making the PO pre-fund pensions forpractically hundreds of years in advance, and get rid of the pension plan and go to 401ks like most of the people have instead and the PO will be fine. Don't try slapping another tax on people to support the bad business decisions the US Congress forced on the PO.
You beat me to it....
This, it's not censorship when a business doesn't want to publish a story if they feel it will hurt their bottom line.
The only REAL power we have is the power of the dollar. If DC thought they'd not lose money, they'd not have dropped Card's story.
Censorship is if the government said "No, you cannot say/publish it". Sort of like they already do with the FCC and radio and TV....
"For grocery shopping: it's a mixed bag."
If I'm only buying one or two items, Kiosk is usually faster, if I have multiple duplicate items, or 10 plus, if I don't get a discount for using the kiosk, then I'm using a cashier. If they don;t want to pay a human to cash me out and bag my goods, then I should get a discount on them. Otherwise, keep somebody employed and use a human cashier whenever possible.
Have been saved till April 1st, I mean really....seriously? Seriously?
Kids would roll carts off the property just to watch them "self destruct"....
Plus, did the company disable Office's multi-language capabilities?
"I live in Japan and sometimes have to use Japanese Word 2007. On Word 97/2000/XP, for example, I wouldn't have the faintest clue how to change the page margins, add a table, etc etc etc. My Japanese doesn't extend that far."
So you live and work in another country and haven't bothered to learn the language well enough to use a computer there?
Epic fail on your part...
THIS. Especially since montor and laptop screen makers think eveeryone only watches widescreen movies on their computers apparently and that vertical screen real estate is pointless....
Actually, load the the ship with the "top 1%" and sink the bitch fast, no lifeboats.
Were they really? Were they actually bankrupted and scorned?
I know in the modern area they'd have paid not a dime and their investors would be wiped out while they go off scot-free and continue to spend others money while hoarding their own.
What is the fascination with this silly, sunken Deathtrap?
"Generic acetaminophen is sitting right next to Tylenol, but how often does Tylenol lobby to make that illegal?"
And the odds are good that the Generic stuff is the exact same formula as the Tylenol, and is made and bottled and packaged by the maker of Tylenol and the Tylenol costs the same to make, but people are awed by the big famous brand name "TYLENOL" and pay 2-3 times as much for the exact same thing...
Not really, the poor rats also look for any excuse to sue, always grabbing for the quick buck rather than getting a job and earning their way like the rest of us.