It's the liberal mentality that the government needs to take care of everyone. Where's my Social Security check? Where's my welfare check? Why should I have to work? Personal responsibility surrenders.
By this logic, then shouldn't you, the taxpayer, have a right to dictate how money, say, with Medicare, is spent?
You're footing the bill, shouldn't you have the right to say which doctors will be seen, and which medications will be prescribed? I realize that there is a government agency that plays this role, but when has anyone on slashdot ever trusted the government to make a decision for them?
oh god, a company that provides a service free of charge is altering their terms of service...i am in no way forced to use such service or pay for it but still i need to get my panties in a twist
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... they only got their election info from television.
Like it or not, this is how people get elected in the USA. Wanna do some politickin'? Get yerself a TV commercial!
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It's the liberal mentality that the government needs to take care of everyone. Where's my Social Security check? Where's my welfare check? Why should I have to work? Personal responsibility surrenders.
we don't care.
STAY THE FUCK OUT OF OUR TECHNOLOGY.
You live in America, you're bound by the laws and as such, the agencies that enforce them. That's the deal.
Law enforcement needs the approval of a judge to tap a phone. This constitutes a restriction.
It's almost like environmental groups funding global warming studies...hmmmm.
This is one of the problems with organized science - the results of an experiment are often determined before the experiment even takes place.
Canada is paradise. Everyone in Canada is happy. Move there.
A legal method to protect intangible goods is anti capitalism? Yeah...whatever.
By this logic, then shouldn't you, the taxpayer, have a right to dictate how money, say, with Medicare, is spent?
You're footing the bill, shouldn't you have the right to say which doctors will be seen, and which medications will be prescribed? I realize that there is a government agency that plays this role, but when has anyone on slashdot ever trusted the government to make a decision for them?
Good, someone else who watches Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
All I ever needed to know I learned from Dick Wolf.
"unapproved" mp3 player: I don't have one of those, I own an iPod.
Car CD player: yes
Linux: I don't have one of those either.
It would be great if textbooks were on there. $120 is too much for a calculus book.
That's unfortunate that you can't play DVDs on Linux. Maybe you should have looked into this before installing Linux.
Public domain video is not easy to access or release because no one wants to pay hosting costs for something that will not bring in revenue.
Free enterprise and capitalism surrender.
No, there's an underlying problem in that there is no way to legally access these materials and pay for them.
I legally downloaded copyrighted music yesterday, and it only cost me 99c. Quick download, and easy listening. I don't see why you're whining.
Microsoft has NEVER hired the right people. They hire 25-year-olds out of Computer Science 101 who haven't a fucking clue how to write software.
It's difficult to get a job at Microsoft. I've tried. Even if they hire you, you're still just a tester.
Nearly all of the detainees are being held without charges and some have been imprisoned there for more than three years.
Or at least until Jack Nicholson orders the Code Red.
I bet you have a giant erection right now.
oh god, a company that provides a service free of charge is altering their terms of service...i am in no way forced to use such service or pay for it but still i need to get my panties in a twist
That's the most brilliant comment I've ever read. Wow. You sir, are a master of all that is political.
Have we finally found the Second Step?
Maybe they should pull an SCO and start suing iPod owners and people who buy music from iTMS.
Say N!, like you really mean it.
If you're spending $millions on a cluster, it's more useful to spend the money you'd spend licensing MS software on more computers for your cluster.
cost benefit analysis.
Governments giving free stuff to people is doubley Un-American.
Yeah like welfare, medicare, social security, medicaid....free for the government to give out, because you pay for it!
Hello? What is the sun? A giant ball of fire. Few buckets of water should put that shit out.
Why has no one thought of this?