Long term it would be best if mergers were prevented/banned all together. If a company is having financial difficulties, it should go bankrupt. Also, if a company is doing really well, it shouldn't be possible for it to expand by merging with another company. That's how you prevent monopolies. Quite simple, actually.
That's what I think, too. All people are crazy in some way, just more or less crazy. OTOH, what is normal? How does one define what's normal? Normal was different 10000 years ago, 2000 years ago, 100 years ago, or 20 years ago. I said 20 years ago on purpose, because at the time having a mobile phone wasn't regarded as not normal. I don't use a mobile phone, so I'm regarded as being not normal these days. I'm not claiming I am normal, though.:)
I'm all for people being able to buy guns, but as here in Europe you shouldn't be able to buy it so easily. Here, you have to present documents like your criminal record and history of mental illnesses. That would be enough to cut down on at least some of shootings like this, because young demented people like this would have to go through some "hoops" to get a gun. Or buy it on the black market, of course, but that's a hoop too.
Having said that, the problem is actually much bigger. It's the modern culture, which includes so many things I just don't have time to count all of them, and that is much harder to change. Starting with encouraging narcissism and competition, shaming of smart people and glorifying idiots, envy and vanity is rampant... etc. Change the values of this culture and we will have no more shit like this.
Yes, it's rather hypocritical and a bit funny sometimes, that people can be so anal about their health, yet the air we breathe in the cities is so poisonous that whatever you do, you just cannot actually live healthily.
I'd also like to notice one more thing... now that the media cannot demonise tobacco more than they have already, it seems like the alcohol is next in line. Alcohol is new tobacco. When they're done with demonising alcohol, they'll start demonising sex.
And that's how you create a new puritan state. People are already living fucked up depressed lives, we don't need more restrictions or worries, we need less of both.
Having said that, you don't take any of your toys, or your money to the grave with you. Live well, and die well. Happiness. Read some Epucurus.... d=;)
What I find really annoying is when they repeatedly show the trailers for the same series "I didn't know about". This is just ridiculous. They should find another way to notify people of their other shows. How about simply having all these trailers somewhere on the webpage, and those people who are interested can browse through them, Youtube style. Easy. Nothing "auto" works, and it's annoying. Users should have a choice, always. [Do you hear me, Microsoft??]
Who gives a flying fuck about what countries are doing to cut their emissions. We should all be doing anything possible to stop the climate change. We should take to the streets everywhere and fuck the politician's and corporate arses demanding changes regardless the spending of money. Money won't matter if [when] we fuck it all up.
And while we're arguing about who is doing what about cutting the carbon emissions, the Earth's climate is steadily changing. We've been doing the same thing for decades. Bla-bla-bla. Who is spending how much. Nobody will care about money when people start dying off from famine and heat. They are saying it is already too late, mate. Bla-bla-bla should go away and we should start taking this far more seriously, because when it happens we will have nothing left to argue about, and there might even not be anybody left to argue with.
Editing themes in Windows beyond XP is what irks me a lot, as it is really hard to make a dark theme. Only if you hack uxtheme.dll you can have a dark theme in W7 and W8. Not that it's really important, but damn I like to have a dark theme with white font. Oh well, that's why I've been using Debian for years now, and there's no going back.
I do have to use W7 and XP for making music, though. I've been considering Mac for music lately, but I just have so many audio programs that work only on Windows. For as long as it works, I don't mind. But W8 and 10? God forbid. No way I'm going to upgrade for as long as I can install 7 on newer PCs, which btw. still works perfectly no matter what MS propaganda is trying to say.
Really? It does that? I'm not aware of it because I use Windows [7] only for making music and editing videos. I only use this bloody thing because I'm forced to. I wouldn't even dream of connecting to the Internet with it. That's what I have Debian Linux for. Whoever connects to the Internet with Windows must be out of his mind.
But you know... greed. Greed is infinite and you American people say you love it. These companies only do this because of greed. If they weren't this greedy, you wouldn't have any problems with the Net Neutrality or Internet speed in rural areas. Maybe think about greed more. Give it a thought.;)
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Long term it would be best if mergers were prevented/banned all together. If a company is having financial difficulties, it should go bankrupt. Also, if a company is doing really well, it shouldn't be possible for it to expand by merging with another company. That's how you prevent monopolies. Quite simple, actually.
That's what I think, too. All people are crazy in some way, just more or less crazy. OTOH, what is normal? How does one define what's normal? Normal was different 10000 years ago, 2000 years ago, 100 years ago, or 20 years ago. I said 20 years ago on purpose, because at the time having a mobile phone wasn't regarded as not normal. I don't use a mobile phone, so I'm regarded as being not normal these days. I'm not claiming I am normal, though. :)
Yes. Good to know there is a free and natural supplement of zinc and iron.
I didn't know that. Obviously. ;) Thanks for clarifying. So it isn't that easy to buy a gun in the US after all. And the tax is quite high.
I'm all for people being able to buy guns, but as here in Europe you shouldn't be able to buy it so easily. Here, you have to present documents like your criminal record and history of mental illnesses. That would be enough to cut down on at least some of shootings like this, because young demented people like this would have to go through some "hoops" to get a gun. Or buy it on the black market, of course, but that's a hoop too. Having said that, the problem is actually much bigger. It's the modern culture, which includes so many things I just don't have time to count all of them, and that is much harder to change. Starting with encouraging narcissism and competition, shaming of smart people and glorifying idiots, envy and vanity is rampant... etc. Change the values of this culture and we will have no more shit like this.
It is obvious we should ban driving, because it causes so many deaths.
Love your comment. You've pretty much said the same thing I was thinking. Thanks! LOL Sorry I have no mod points left. Cheers! :)
I wholeheartedly agree. He should take up some martial arts instead. Like Drink-Djitsu. /s
Damn, I have to close this tab and come back to it again in two years. Bummer. :/
Yes, it's rather hypocritical and a bit funny sometimes, that people can be so anal about their health, yet the air we breathe in the cities is so poisonous that whatever you do, you just cannot actually live healthily. I'd also like to notice one more thing... now that the media cannot demonise tobacco more than they have already, it seems like the alcohol is next in line. Alcohol is new tobacco. When they're done with demonising alcohol, they'll start demonising sex. And that's how you create a new puritan state. People are already living fucked up depressed lives, we don't need more restrictions or worries, we need less of both. Having said that, you don't take any of your toys, or your money to the grave with you. Live well, and die well. Happiness. Read some Epucurus.... d= ;)
It's just that too many people prefer "Ting Chew" to all the other martial arts. ;)
"Somebody come up with the hashtag". #intelgate
We have a very old proverb here: "Good news travel far, but the bad news travel farther". Something along these lines.
What I find really annoying is when they repeatedly show the trailers for the same series "I didn't know about". This is just ridiculous. They should find another way to notify people of their other shows. How about simply having all these trailers somewhere on the webpage, and those people who are interested can browse through them, Youtube style. Easy. Nothing "auto" works, and it's annoying. Users should have a choice, always. [Do you hear me, Microsoft??]
Thanks for a good laugh. Especially this: " If people like you don't start acting rationally". You call yourself rational. I just farted from LOLing.
They used Trump genes and blended them with a tick genes, not a bad combination.
Everybody is a problem. Everybody.
You will care. 20 years from now. Oh yes you will. You will care a bit less, though, if you don't have, or plan on, having any children.
Who gives a flying fuck about what countries are doing to cut their emissions. We should all be doing anything possible to stop the climate change. We should take to the streets everywhere and fuck the politician's and corporate arses demanding changes regardless the spending of money. Money won't matter if [when] we fuck it all up.
And while we're arguing about who is doing what about cutting the carbon emissions, the Earth's climate is steadily changing. We've been doing the same thing for decades. Bla-bla-bla. Who is spending how much. Nobody will care about money when people start dying off from famine and heat. They are saying it is already too late, mate. Bla-bla-bla should go away and we should start taking this far more seriously, because when it happens we will have nothing left to argue about, and there might even not be anybody left to argue with.
They are not banning them completely. You can have a smartphone, but it should be turned off. That's all.
Editing themes in Windows beyond XP is what irks me a lot, as it is really hard to make a dark theme. Only if you hack uxtheme.dll you can have a dark theme in W7 and W8. Not that it's really important, but damn I like to have a dark theme with white font. Oh well, that's why I've been using Debian for years now, and there's no going back. I do have to use W7 and XP for making music, though. I've been considering Mac for music lately, but I just have so many audio programs that work only on Windows. For as long as it works, I don't mind. But W8 and 10? God forbid. No way I'm going to upgrade for as long as I can install 7 on newer PCs, which btw. still works perfectly no matter what MS propaganda is trying to say.
Really? It does that? I'm not aware of it because I use Windows [7] only for making music and editing videos. I only use this bloody thing because I'm forced to. I wouldn't even dream of connecting to the Internet with it. That's what I have Debian Linux for. Whoever connects to the Internet with Windows must be out of his mind.
But you know... greed. Greed is infinite and you American people say you love it. These companies only do this because of greed. If they weren't this greedy, you wouldn't have any problems with the Net Neutrality or Internet speed in rural areas. Maybe think about greed more. Give it a thought. ;)