Actually, no. I mean regular TV shows. You see, I live in Brazil, so they will get someone who they will pay like $500 to dub a performance by an actor how is getting payed $250000.
Back in the 80s, before we had cable here in Brazil, everything was pretty much dubbed. But it was much less content, and mostly broadcast by the main TV station (Globo). So we would get the good Brazilian actors dubbing, and even if it was weird (I don't enjoy translations, ever), it was very much watchable. These days ? Ugh.
I pay for cable, and even then still download most of my shows. Why ? I want the original content. I don't want the translated content, dubbed by people who can't express emotions with their voices if their lives depended on it. Yes, I understand that most people can barely speak 1 language, let alone that of another country, so they need dubbed content. And they are too slow to read subtitles, which are an acceptable alternative as far as I'm concerned. But my cable (well, satellite, really) provider technology offers alternative audio tracks and off band subtitles, so in theory one could turn them on or off. But, so far, that only happens consistently in 1 (ONE!) channel of my 80+ channels package.
So yeah, I pay for cable, but will still download it, and I feel perfectly fine about it.
you realize that jews and christians are doing this same type of crap, right?
No, you are wrong. Jews and Christians are doing EQUIVALENT crap, not the same type. They don't kill people over a film, just over some equally absurd nonsense.
I can understand your worry but, again, that is just part of capitalism, albeit the bad part.
However, in this particular case, Amazon has enough strong competition (B&N, Fictionwise, Apple etc), this isn't likely to happen.
Actually, there is a bigger problem than price setting that can affect this: availability. I live outside the US, and there are several books that are only available to be from Amazon. Even when they are available somewhere else, like Fictionwise, the publisher will tell them they can't sell outside the US, pretty much giving Amazon a virtual monopoly. I expect there are other restrictions that also apply only to some of those stores, and not others.
You are working under a wrong assumption. As far as I know, publisher can still charge amazon whatever they want for those ebooks. They just can't stop amazon from selling at 0 profit, or even under cost. There are valid commercial reasons for that (multiple sales, recurrent business, ebook reader sales etc).
That publishers shouldn't be able to do is to tell Amazon how much they must sell for.
Will that still impact small retailers ? Yes. That's part of capitalism. You didn't think it was all good, did you ? But affect the publishers ? It shouldn't.
hmm, that would be really odd from Pork grown in the US, these days. It's really clean compared to other countries. The exception being 'natural' or 'organic' small farms. Often the thing it's natural for a pig to eat trash and left overs.
You make a very good point. The proliferation of "organic" production and "farmer markets" open a big door toward infection. The problem is not those, but that people got used to no worrying, since their food is already sterilized, pasteurized, irradiated and whatnot into oblivion. When you go organic/natural production, you have to take certain measure to assure food safety.
There is a tapeworm that comes from cow meet also, although it is less aggressive and rarer than the pork one. So yeah, I agree the most likely cause if poorly cooked pork meat.
I have a very pragmatic view on the subject. You want to teach religion on school ? Great. Have a specific class for that. Teaching religion on science classes is as wrong as teaching math in a "creative writing" class.
Teaching creationism in schools doesn't piss me off(*) by itself. Teaching creationism in science classes, does.
This kind of people are the ones who are pushing everyone away from religion. Case in point, I'm an agnostic whose mother is a religion teacher in a catholic school.
*- Except for the fact that stupidity pissed me off
It will depend on your priorities. The best paying positions are in São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. However, since you have a family, you might want to consider other cities with higher quality of life, like Curitiba or Florianópolis. Brazil is a very big country, and things can change radically depending on the city you are talking about.
Trust me, there's plenty of bad students. They're only in class to collect their "No Worker Left Behind" check. Thankfully that program has run its course.
Lemme fix that saying: No one becomes a bad student without, at some point, having a bad teacher.
Yes. Like the "malware" that allows people to use a pirated copy of Windows 7. Somehow, I think that is one of the main reasons they went after this "secure boot" thing.
its not a choice. if your contract allows it, you can ONLY have arbitration. it removes NORMAL LEGAL processes from you. strips you of much of what we call 'american laws'. its an end-run for rich corps to buy their form of 'justice'.
how on earth is it a choice? you NEVER have a choice! when you sign a contract that prohibits a regular court trial, you have REMOVED choice.
you must be stupid since its too early in the AM to be high or drunk.
Are YOU drunk, stupid or just high ? I said in the same line that if it is mandatory, or is not good.
If both parts agree on arbitration, you don't even need to have it on the contract. Removing Normal Legal process is the opposite of "as a choice", it is "mandatory arbitration".
Wtf is wrong with people ? My post was not that long. I mean, can't you read 2 lines without putting your foot in your mouth ?
Negative. I tried hiring some murderers through LinkedIn, and didn't get any applicants... I'm pretty sure Craigslist will have a much better return...
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Actually, no. I mean regular TV shows. You see, I live in Brazil, so they will get someone who they will pay like $500 to dub a performance by an actor how is getting payed $250000.
Back in the 80s, before we had cable here in Brazil, everything was pretty much dubbed. But it was much less content, and mostly broadcast by the main TV station (Globo). So we would get the good Brazilian actors dubbing, and even if it was weird (I don't enjoy translations, ever), it was very much watchable. These days ? Ugh.
I pay for cable, and even then still download most of my shows. Why ? I want the original content. I don't want the translated content, dubbed by people who can't express emotions with their voices if their lives depended on it. Yes, I understand that most people can barely speak 1 language, let alone that of another country, so they need dubbed content. And they are too slow to read subtitles, which are an acceptable alternative as far as I'm concerned. But my cable (well, satellite, really) provider technology offers alternative audio tracks and off band subtitles, so in theory one could turn them on or off. But, so far, that only happens consistently in 1 (ONE!) channel of my 80+ channels package.
So yeah, I pay for cable, but will still download it, and I feel perfectly fine about it.
Thank you. 1 intelligent reply. I was losing hope here.
I don't even want it. What's wrong with me?!
You are ugly, have poor fashion sense and I simply don't like you ...
There, is that enough ? :)
I've seen some where I'm almost sure the presenter was dead...
.. and several where I wish he was.
you realize that jews and christians are doing this same type of crap, right?
No, you are wrong. Jews and Christians are doing EQUIVALENT crap, not the same type. They don't kill people over a film, just over some equally absurd nonsense.
That's religion for you ...
I can understand your worry but, again, that is just part of capitalism, albeit the bad part.
However, in this particular case, Amazon has enough strong competition (B&N, Fictionwise, Apple etc), this isn't likely to happen.
Actually, there is a bigger problem than price setting that can affect this: availability. I live outside the US, and there are several books that are only available to be from Amazon. Even when they are available somewhere else, like Fictionwise, the publisher
will tell them they can't sell outside the US, pretty much giving Amazon a virtual monopoly. I expect there are other restrictions that also apply only to some of those stores, and not others.
You are working under a wrong assumption. As far as I know, publisher can still charge amazon whatever they want for those ebooks. They just can't stop amazon from selling at 0 profit, or even under cost. There are valid commercial reasons for that (multiple sales, recurrent business, ebook reader sales etc).
That publishers shouldn't be able to do is to tell Amazon how much they must sell for.
Will that still impact small retailers ? Yes. That's part of capitalism. You didn't think it was all good, did you ?
But affect the publishers ? It shouldn't.
hmm, that would be really odd from Pork grown in the US, these days. It's really clean compared to other countries. The exception being 'natural' or 'organic' small farms. Often the thing it's natural for a pig to eat trash and left overs.
You make a very good point. The proliferation of "organic" production and "farmer markets" open a big door toward infection. The problem is not those, but that people got used to no worrying, since their food is already sterilized, pasteurized, irradiated and whatnot into oblivion. When you go organic/natural production, you have to take certain measure to assure food safety.
There is a tapeworm that comes from cow meet also, although it is less aggressive and rarer than the pork one. So yeah, I agree the most likely cause if poorly cooked pork meat.
Pretty much iOS hides the SMS equivilent of the From: field, and only shows the Reply To: field
Lovely fail there since a lot of sites use SMS for some sort of authentication, Google, and Blizzard among them.
Actually, all e-mail fields can be forged. Which is why digital signatures are so important.
I have a very pragmatic view on the subject. You want to teach religion on school ? Great. Have a specific class for that.
Teaching religion on science classes is as wrong as teaching math in a "creative writing" class.
Teaching creationism in schools doesn't piss me off(*) by itself. Teaching creationism in science classes, does.
This kind of people are the ones who are pushing everyone away from religion. Case in point, I'm an agnostic whose mother is a religion teacher in a catholic school.
*- Except for the fact that stupidity pissed me off
It will depend on your priorities.
The best paying positions are in São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro.
However, since you have a family, you might want to consider other cities with higher quality of life, like Curitiba or Florianópolis.
Brazil is a very big country, and things can change radically depending on the city you are talking about.
There are no bad students, only bad teachers.
Trust me, there's plenty of bad students. They're only in class to collect their "No Worker Left Behind" check. Thankfully that program has run its course.
Lemme fix that saying: No one becomes a bad student without, at some point, having a bad teacher.
(Note: both my parents are teachers)
Yes. Like the "malware" that allows people to use a pirated copy of Windows 7.
Somehow, I think that is one of the main reasons they went after this "secure boot" thing.
As a Canadian, it's fun to watch the Americans finally have to struggle to find content.
We've been forced to use proxies for years.
Let me add a "HA! HA!" from Brazil also :)
Arbitration, as a choice, is a wonderful thing.
are you drunk, stupid or just high??
its not a choice. if your contract allows it, you can ONLY have arbitration. it removes NORMAL LEGAL processes from you. strips you of much of what we call 'american laws'. its an end-run for rich corps to buy their form of 'justice'.
how on earth is it a choice? you NEVER have a choice! when you sign a contract that prohibits a regular court trial, you have REMOVED choice.
you must be stupid since its too early in the AM to be high or drunk.
Are YOU drunk, stupid or just high ? I said in the same line that if it is mandatory, or is not good.
If both parts agree on arbitration, you don't even need to have it on the contract. Removing Normal Legal process is the opposite of "as a choice", it is "mandatory arbitration".
Wtf is wrong with people ? My post was not that long. I mean, can't you read 2 lines without putting your foot in your mouth ?
For Valve's defense, their reasoning for this is more than valid. Valve has always been a good company and continues to be so.
The fact they are forcing arbitration pretty much destroys your argument.
Arbitration, as a choice, is a wonderful thing. Making it mandatory is spitting in the face of customers and their rights.
I'd much rather be at a 110 dB concert than a 118 dB concert... especially if it's A weighted 110 vs. 118.
I think I'm getting old. I much rather be at a 80dB concert (if that) ...
Thank you for the clarification. Acoustics is not my field, so I can only speak for "power".
In any case, I stand by my "way too f'ing loud" statement.
9 might sound like a small number, but dB is a logarithmic measuring. 9dB louder (please correct me if I'm wrong) mean 8 TIMES louder.
Of course I was being a smartass.
As Woody Allen wrote: "They've had to install automatic toilets in public restrooms, because people can't be entrusted to flush a toilet."
Now, here is the question: should that be consider better or worse than LinkedIn ? I'm still not clear ...
You have real information on facebook ?
Negative. I tried hiring some murderers through LinkedIn, and didn't get any applicants ... I'm pretty sure Craigslist will have a much better return ...