Making wallet count is fine idea, but it might not work as well as you think.
One example could be this: Media industry gets hard-on about this new scheme to castrate the 'stealing bastards'. Then the media industry pushes their screws to the broadcasting industry by telling they have to conform to this kind of copy control scheme by changing the way they broadcast stuff, and phasing out the old ways. That leaves the Joe P. Ublic and his old, now obsolete home entertainment system sitting in dark, wondering if they should buy the new, castrated system after all, to get -any- media coverage.
I admit, it'd be a bit of work, but media could also 'lean' on the politicos... One example of this kind of tactics is in Finland, where the old analog TV service is changed to digital by end of summer. It wasn't something customers have been demanding, nor do customers see much use, as equipment will be expensive (even set-top boxen) but government went full-steam after digitalization of TV. So we get it, no matter what we (customers) think about it.
Of course, in USA it's bit different, but the way your country turns Corporate, it might not be impossible in few years' time. After all, media industry is one damn big moneybin for politicos to line their pockets from. And movie starlets still have glamour with politicos, and media can polish those politician's public image that keep the media's money flow rising.
I don't sya you shouldn't vote with your wallet, but keep your eyes open that no-one doesn't come to you with big stick and ask you to 'voluntarily' give your wallet away.
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Umm, I am not saying you are wrong, but elves did exist pre-Tolien in other form than just the Santa's Elfs from North Pole (which is something I object to, as everyone knows Santa lives at Rovaniemi in Finland...). Anyway, Tolkien got his elves, if I recall correctly, from norse mythology, where the elves weren't nice. Not very nice at all. There existed the 'faerie tales' before they became children's 'faery tales', that are much grimier. As did the old stories like Little Red Riding Hood. The original stories weren't for children, until they were 'cleaned up' by Brothers Grimm and their contemporaries.
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Of course, we also ignore that, genetically, there is no 'race of our country'. I doubt even you would claim that all citizens of US of A share a significant amount of genetic coding that is also significantly different form that of your potential or actual enemies. (I'm not from USA.)
So when you unleash the genetically targeted weapons, you're looking at something that is quite likely to target more or less of your own population as 'hostiles'.
On point 5) about single-letter domains... I think there -are- people with legitimate calims to single-letter domains. Or have you never heard of languages where one-letter words have meanings? And are used as surnames? Don't remember what languages they were on, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were a surname for every letter in latin alphabet... Althought some of them might be odd, but they aren't impossible.
Thank you for your time, Tuonenkielo
Actually, as far as I know, after Soviets had their nuclear weapons test, the Americans published the basic information on nuclear weapon physics. The exact development details are probably still secret, but it's most likely not that difficult to figure out the details if you have a team of people with brains in their heads (why USA might have trouble if they'd have to reinvent the toys again, tehy don't like people with brains...) So it's no wonder India and Pakistan have the toys, they DO have a whole lot of people, from whom to draw the specialists who can design the toys working from 'public domain information'.
0, 1, 01. My three bits and a chance...
Ah, but international treaties don't matter. Any treaty that would 'threaten the sovereignity of US of A' would be of course void and null by the presidential view of the US Constitution. And just think how threatening it would be for US Sovereignity that their law enforcement agencies couldn't treat other countries laws as toilet paper?
All Hail US Sovereignity, even if you are anotehr sovereign nation...
Rescue the pilot, leave the crew members who keep the recon equipment working (scanners et al) there? Interesting... Very interesting. I recall the crew was about two dozen people? that's not an easy group to rescue, especially if they are divided and kept over a larger area. The amount of manpower you would have had to send to rescue them would have meant just casualties, on BOTH sides, and then a very fast escalation on the situation. Rescuing people from POW or other military capture isn't even close to as easy as rescuing hostages from terrorists. And even THAT isn't easy as baking pie.
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V1 wasn't a rocket, it was powered by jet engine. V2 ws rocket-powered, and V3 was one big gun. Well, I think there was couple of them, a real London Express.
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One example could be this: Media industry gets hard-on about this new scheme to castrate the 'stealing bastards'. Then the media industry pushes their screws to the broadcasting industry by telling they have to conform to this kind of copy control scheme by changing the way they broadcast stuff, and phasing out the old ways. That leaves the Joe P. Ublic and his old, now obsolete home entertainment system sitting in dark, wondering if they should buy the new, castrated system after all, to get -any- media coverage.
I admit, it'd be a bit of work, but media could also 'lean' on the politicos... One example of this kind of tactics is in Finland, where the old analog TV service is changed to digital by end of summer. It wasn't something customers have been demanding, nor do customers see much use, as equipment will be expensive (even set-top boxen) but government went full-steam after digitalization of TV. So we get it, no matter what we (customers) think about it. Of course, in USA it's bit different, but the way your country turns Corporate, it might not be impossible in few years' time. After all, media industry is one damn big moneybin for politicos to line their pockets from. And movie starlets still have glamour with politicos, and media can polish those politician's public image that keep the media's money flow rising. I don't sya you shouldn't vote with your wallet, but keep your eyes open that no-one doesn't come to you with big stick and ask you to 'voluntarily' give your wallet away.
Umm, I am not saying you are wrong, but elves did exist pre-Tolien in other form than just the Santa's Elfs from North Pole (which is something I object to, as everyone knows Santa lives at Rovaniemi in Finland...). Anyway, Tolkien got his elves, if I recall correctly, from norse mythology, where the elves weren't nice. Not very nice at all. There existed the 'faerie tales' before they became children's 'faery tales', that are much grimier. As did the old stories like Little Red Riding Hood. The original stories weren't for children, until they were 'cleaned up' by Brothers Grimm and their contemporaries. Have a nice day!
Of course, we also ignore that, genetically, there is no 'race of our country'. I doubt even you would claim that all citizens of US of A share a significant amount of genetic coding that is also significantly different form that of your potential or actual enemies. (I'm not from USA.) So when you unleash the genetically targeted weapons, you're looking at something that is quite likely to target more or less of your own population as 'hostiles'.
On point 5) about single-letter domains... I think there -are- people with legitimate calims to single-letter domains. Or have you never heard of languages where one-letter words have meanings? And are used as surnames? Don't remember what languages they were on, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were a surname for every letter in latin alphabet... Althought some of them might be odd, but they aren't impossible. Thank you for your time, Tuonenkielo
Actually, as far as I know, after Soviets had their nuclear weapons test, the Americans published the basic information on nuclear weapon physics. The exact development details are probably still secret, but it's most likely not that difficult to figure out the details if you have a team of people with brains in their heads (why USA might have trouble if they'd have to reinvent the toys again, tehy don't like people with brains...) So it's no wonder India and Pakistan have the toys, they DO have a whole lot of people, from whom to draw the specialists who can design the toys working from 'public domain information'. 0, 1, 01. My three bits and a chance...
You assume they work there, and not just select the issuable patents via the old Dartboard method...
Ah, but international treaties don't matter. Any treaty that would 'threaten the sovereignity of US of A' would be of course void and null by the presidential view of the US Constitution. And just think how threatening it would be for US Sovereignity that their law enforcement agencies couldn't treat other countries laws as toilet paper? All Hail US Sovereignity, even if you are anotehr sovereign nation...
Rescue the pilot, leave the crew members who keep the recon equipment working (scanners et al) there? Interesting... Very interesting. I recall the crew was about two dozen people? that's not an easy group to rescue, especially if they are divided and kept over a larger area. The amount of manpower you would have had to send to rescue them would have meant just casualties, on BOTH sides, and then a very fast escalation on the situation. Rescuing people from POW or other military capture isn't even close to as easy as rescuing hostages from terrorists. And even THAT isn't easy as baking pie. Just my 0.02EUR
V1 wasn't a rocket, it was powered by jet engine. V2 ws rocket-powered, and V3 was one big gun. Well, I think there was couple of them, a real London Express.