I would love to see them start trying to get guitar manufacturers to pay the RIAA tax because the istruments could be used for stealing "stairway to heaven" and "smoke on the water"...
You made deals your sister? wow.
And my realtor, and my friend with the lawn service...these were a FEW examples.
I also point out I am quick to answer a question, as well as point them to help. I also mentioned dinner or beer - more of a social thing, not in a "compensation" way.
It is the same concept as yours, only I am overt and not manipulative. As I said, my friends know I will be asking - as they do. We both have expectations, they're fulfilled and everyone is happy. I won't use that as a test to decide whether or not to cut them loose as friends, as I wouldn't need to go help someone with their computer to determine whether or not someone is an asshole. See, I know you're an asshole and I don't even know what browser you use.
I always charge everyone. Now maybe I only charge a 12 pack or dinner or some trivial token, but they always know that my services are not free. I charge my mother, sister - everyone. If it's a quick question, I'll give them the answer, but I am quick to point them to a website or the help. Even when they do pay me, everyone is quick to thank me and I reassure them - "No problem, I do this for a living". One thing this has taught me is to use my friends talents. My realtor found me a house in exchange for a website waiving the realtor fee, my sister grooms my cat - for free. My friends that use me as a resource always know that there will come a day when I will ask for their help. I had a friend send a crew over to redo my lawn - for free.
Use the barter system. If your friend likes PC support, ask him for some help with _all_ of the domestic chores you have. Oh, and hire a cleaning lady, you can generally get one to come in twice a month for around $1-200 - then fix her computer for free cleanings:D
Wow, now there is a logical fallicy. There is a kernel of truth in EVERYTHING - even outright lies. I hope you don't accept points of view based on the fact they are repeated often.
I have read several of your posts to this article, and I must say I am astonished by your idiocy. Perhaps you are just being contrary for the sake of argument, otherwise I can not understand how you can so badly just not `get it'. I would wax about every point your missing, but they have been outlined in detail by the responders.
An artist makes a majority of their money from live appearences, concerts etc. Yes a promoter gets his cut as does the venue but you still make more than you do on album sales. On average, artists make about $1 per cd sold. It costs less than $1.50 to press a cd. You do the math. The disadvantages are obviously in distribution and exposure - this is where the labels do their work. If you were to use the internet correctly, you could cut them out completely, artists would make more money, and music could flow freely to the masses.
You're right, because once it is legal, man there will be illegal music everywhere - you'll be able to get anything you want for free!....oh wait.
It isn't the people stealing from the artists, they buy the tickets and the cds. It is the labels. Want to pay the artists? Freely promote their music independent of the studios - they'd make more money selling cds 3 bucks a piece and more people would buy them. Imagine if you could buy a download for a nickel... or give away your music altogether in download form while making your money from live appearences. The intellectual property protection paridigm is a loser, it is inevitable your content WILL be redistibuted - it is unstoppable. If you can see it or hear it, it can be reproduced and distributed. Make music free and find a better way to pimp it out.
I really couldn't choose my parents, I was in foster care and turning 18. You turn 18 (graduate high school), you go somewhere else - the checks stop. I had to go - and quickly. There are many similiar situations that do not offer the choices you had. I also bought a $300 dollar car to go your route - that blew up in under a week.
Try a little empathy instead of assuming you have all of the answers. Your way is not possible for everyone.
"And there are plenty of other jobs you can have." That's rich. Take it from a white trash redneck who joined the Army during daddy's war; where I came from there were not "plenty of other jobs". There was competition for Circle K cashiers. It was rural America where the opportunities are limited. It isn't a choice between the Army and college - if you want to go to college, you join the army. Look who the majority of the enlisted are - in any branch; minorities and rednecks. For many people, the military is the ONLY option besides spending your life in a trailer house or the projects. The Army has provided many opportunities for me that I would have never had otherwise - some of us don't get to choose our parents.
It is nice to speculate about the options of others when YOU have options, but some of us don't/didn't have many. That is why I, and many of my fellow enlisted joined in the first place. Yes, we were patriotic, yes, we were ready to die for our country without hesitation - but many would have chosen a different route given the opportunity.
Ask yourself: what would you do if there was no college money, no moving money, no money for transportation to work(if you had a job), no job experience, no real future but the one you make?
You sound like a republican blaming the poor in New Orleans because they just didn't leave when the hurricane was coming. Nice to have options, but don't assume everyone else does.
The bottled water example resembles what we see on the web everyday. Whatever we want to call the internet properties, it all amounts to the access and consumption of information. So when you refer to bottled water, the internet counterpart would be paying a subscription to Salon.com rather than culling the information yourself. It is possible, although inefficient, to process tap water until it is bottled water quality via RO or salt system. It is also possible to research and consume information in a format similiar to what salon.com provides. It is, however inefficient and worth the subscription
You did, just got mine from newegg. However you will have a problem if you bought the asus a8n32 deluxe sli board to go with it. The bios doesn't support the processor and you will need to get asus to send you a new one - the board won't post, and is impossible to flash even with the EZ Flash bios util (because it won't post).
I read the article, and it appears that they extract deuterium from sea water. What is the enviromental impact on the sea? Does it actually "use up" water? Could we, in the long term, run out of water?
You should pay more attention, Jonh Conyers, John Lewis and Barbara Boxer are 3 senators speaking about it as well as Norman Ornstein, a scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, former Nixon White House counsel John Dean and last but not least, Pat Buchanan. There are many others, but these alone speak volumes. This has been on CNN, MSNBC and Salon at the very least not to mention every centrist and left blog on the internet.
Once the 2006 elections come, and the Dems regain the majority - and they will - say good bye to the Bush criminals. This coming year, with the Abramoff scandal likely to spread throughout congress as well as Frists and De Lays issues, the repugnants will lose all credibility and we'll finally have some honesty. Man, I would not want to be a republican for the next 2 years, after November things will be really ugly. I want to see someone do time.
Oh and to the righties who say liberals don't have "any ideas" or suggestions, you truly don't get it. There is but one standard and one thing to keep in mind; The golden Rule: Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you (there are many versions). It is so easy to understand, but that is the difference between conservatives and liberals: empathy, you do not need long drawn out explanations to realize what the correct thing to do is.
Ok, I'll bite. I understand your point about atheists, agnostics being religion-esqe, but evolution is devoid of any mention of God where as stating a position on God is essentially having a religion, like you said.
Science requires empirical evidence - ID contains the empirical evidence only to get you to the point of faith and ignores the vastness of the possibilities available in the universe. This is why science has theories, it is unlikely that you can be aware of all inputs, so you don't just declare that since you don't know, it must be God-derived, you do more research.
Evolution is a "theory" because it is improvable without a time machine; the empirical evidence gives us this theory and is subject to change in the face of more EMPIRICAL evidence. It is a theory because it IS subject to change because it is impossible to prove definitively and scientists can be wrong. I know I like finding out when I am wrong, it means I have just learned something.
There is not empirical evidence of intelligent design. The "irreducible complexity" that is sited to suggest such a leap is flawed. To say evolution is flawed because it is a theory suggests that you can know something definitively. This is impossible in almost every situation. ID says, "Look here, don't know where that came from therefore it must've been God." To ID that may sound like a theory, to me it sounds like a hypothesis. You could have just as easily said it was the Easter Bunny and it would make just as much sense.
You may not agree, but if you are truly an objective agent and only conclude based on evidence demonstrated, you would see that currently evolution is the only valid theory, and that there currently are not any valid FACTS that describe life in its ENTIRITY, nor is it likely we'll find such a FACT in our lifetime, until we have a complete picture of the Universe. In that event, we will still only have a theory since it is impossible to prove since it is impossible to be an observer of the past.
I know I have left out a bunch of stuff, but this is what it boils down to. You ID guys love to argue by splitting hairs, don't bother here, and just know that it obvious that your religious bias is showing. The difference between those that try to use science to prove their bias and a real scientist is that a scientist could accept God if there is empirical evidence. The mere fact that ID exists shows that you will only accept one outcome. No matter how solid a theory is, ID guys will always try to make the "God tie-in" to justify their bias.
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I would love to see them start trying to get guitar manufacturers to pay the RIAA tax because the istruments could be used for stealing "stairway to heaven" and "smoke on the water"...
That was awesome. Too bad you posted as ac, you deserve some points for that.
Ok, I don't normally do this, but dude - either you're an idiot, or a troll.
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You made deals your sister? wow. And my realtor, and my friend with the lawn service...these were a FEW examples. I also point out I am quick to answer a question, as well as point them to help. I also mentioned dinner or beer - more of a social thing, not in a "compensation" way.
It is the same concept as yours, only I am overt and not manipulative. As I said, my friends know I will be asking - as they do. We both have expectations, they're fulfilled and everyone is happy. I won't use that as a test to decide whether or not to cut them loose as friends, as I wouldn't need to go help someone with their computer to determine whether or not someone is an asshole. See, I know you're an asshole and I don't even know what browser you use.
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I always charge everyone. Now maybe I only charge a 12 pack or dinner or some trivial token, but they always know that my services are not free. I charge my mother, sister - everyone. If it's a quick question, I'll give them the answer, but I am quick to point them to a website or the help. Even when they do pay me, everyone is quick to thank me and I reassure them - "No problem, I do this for a living". One thing this has taught me is to use my friends talents. My realtor found me a house in exchange for a website waiving the realtor fee, my sister grooms my cat - for free. My friends that use me as a resource always know that there will come a day when I will ask for their help. I had a friend send a crew over to redo my lawn - for free.
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Use the barter system. If your friend likes PC support, ask him for some help with _all_ of the domestic chores you have. Oh, and hire a cleaning lady, you can generally get one to come in twice a month for around $1-200 - then fix her computer for free cleanings
Set your alarm for 2007, after midterms. You may want to pay attention then.
Stoner geeks are everywhere.....
Wow, now there is a logical fallicy. There is a kernel of truth in EVERYTHING - even outright lies. I hope you don't accept points of view based on the fact they are repeated often.
I have read several of your posts to this article, and I must say I am astonished by your idiocy. Perhaps you are just being contrary for the sake of argument, otherwise I can not understand how you can so badly just not `get it'. I would wax about every point your missing, but they have been outlined in detail by the responders.
For a "Brilliant math guy" you sure are an idiot.
An artist makes a majority of their money from live appearences, concerts etc. Yes a promoter gets his cut as does the venue but you still make more than you do on album sales. On average, artists make about $1 per cd sold. It costs less than $1.50 to press a cd. You do the math. The disadvantages are obviously in distribution and exposure - this is where the labels do their work. If you were to use the internet correctly, you could cut them out completely, artists would make more money, and music could flow freely to the masses.
You're right, because once it is legal, man there will be illegal music everywhere - you'll be able to get anything you want for free! ....oh wait.
It isn't the people stealing from the artists, they buy the tickets and the cds. It is the labels. Want to pay the artists? Freely promote their music independent of the studios - they'd make more money selling cds 3 bucks a piece and more people would buy them. Imagine if you could buy a download for a nickel... or give away your music altogether in download form while making your money from live appearences. The intellectual property protection paridigm is a loser, it is inevitable your content WILL be redistibuted - it is unstoppable. If you can see it or hear it, it can be reproduced and distributed. Make music free and find a better way to pimp it out.
Jes sayin'
I agree wholeheartedly....
I didn't get any checks either, my foster parents did.
I really couldn't choose my parents, I was in foster care and turning 18. You turn 18 (graduate high school), you go somewhere else - the checks stop. I had to go - and quickly. There are many similiar situations that do not offer the choices you had. I also bought a $300 dollar car to go your route - that blew up in under a week.
Try a little empathy instead of assuming you have all of the answers. Your way is not possible for everyone.
"And there are plenty of other jobs you can have."
That's rich.
Take it from a white trash redneck who joined the Army during daddy's war; where I came from there were not "plenty of other jobs". There was competition for Circle K cashiers. It was rural America where the opportunities are limited. It isn't a choice between the Army and college - if you want to go to college, you join the army. Look who the majority of the enlisted are - in any branch; minorities and rednecks. For many people, the military is the ONLY option besides spending your life in a trailer house or the projects. The Army has provided many opportunities for me that I would have never had otherwise - some of us don't get to choose our parents.
It is nice to speculate about the options of others when YOU have options, but some of us don't/didn't have many. That is why I, and many of my fellow enlisted joined in the first place. Yes, we were patriotic, yes, we were ready to die for our country without hesitation - but many would have chosen a different route given the opportunity.
Ask yourself: what would you do if there was no college money, no moving money, no money for transportation to work(if you had a job), no job experience, no real future but the one you make?
You sound like a republican blaming the poor in New Orleans because they just didn't leave when the hurricane was coming. Nice to have options, but don't assume everyone else does.
Jesus - last month I was 62kw. machineCnt == 5. I must really be doing something wrong.
The bottled water example resembles what we see on the web everyday. Whatever we want to call the internet properties, it all amounts to the access and consumption of information. So when you refer to bottled water, the internet counterpart would be paying a subscription to Salon.com rather than culling the information yourself. It is possible, although inefficient, to process tap water until it is bottled water quality via RO or salt system. It is also possible to research and consume information in a format similiar to what salon.com provides. It is, however inefficient and worth the subscription
You did, just got mine from newegg. However you will have a problem if you bought the asus a8n32 deluxe sli board to go with it. The bios doesn't support the processor and you will need to get asus to send you a new one - the board won't post, and is impossible to flash even with the EZ Flash bios util (because it won't post).
I read the article, and it appears that they extract deuterium from sea water. What is the enviromental impact on the sea? Does it actually "use up" water? Could we, in the long term, run out of water?
As the addage goes, history is written by the victors. Read the losers history, the truth is somewhere in the middle - far from where you are.
You should pay more attention, Jonh Conyers, John Lewis and Barbara Boxer are 3 senators speaking about it as well as Norman Ornstein, a scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, former Nixon White House counsel John Dean and last but not least, Pat Buchanan. There are many others, but these alone speak volumes. This has been on CNN, MSNBC and Salon at the very least not to mention every centrist and left blog on the internet.
Once the 2006 elections come, and the Dems regain the majority - and they will - say good bye to the Bush criminals. This coming year, with the Abramoff scandal likely to spread throughout congress as well as Frists and De Lays issues, the repugnants will lose all credibility and we'll finally have some honesty. Man, I would not want to be a republican for the next 2 years, after November things will be really ugly. I want to see someone do time.
Oh and to the righties who say liberals don't have "any ideas" or suggestions, you truly don't get it. There is but one standard and one thing to keep in mind; The golden Rule: Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you (there are many versions). It is so easy to understand, but that is the difference between conservatives and liberals: empathy, you do not need long drawn out explanations to realize what the correct thing to do is.
Very appropriate moniker.
Ok, I'll bite. I understand your point about atheists, agnostics being religion-esqe, but evolution is devoid of any mention of God where as stating a position on God is essentially having a religion, like you said.
Science requires empirical evidence - ID contains the empirical evidence only to get you to the point of faith and ignores the vastness of the possibilities available in the universe. This is why science has theories, it is unlikely that you can be aware of all inputs, so you don't just declare that since you don't know, it must be God-derived, you do more research.
Evolution is a "theory" because it is improvable without a time machine; the empirical evidence gives us this theory and is subject to change in the face of more EMPIRICAL evidence. It is a theory because it IS subject to change because it is impossible to prove definitively and scientists can be wrong. I know I like finding out when I am wrong, it means I have just learned something.
There is not empirical evidence of intelligent design. The "irreducible complexity" that is sited to suggest such a leap is flawed. To say evolution is flawed because it is a theory suggests that you can know something definitively. This is impossible in almost every situation. ID says, "Look here, don't know where that came from therefore it must've been God." To ID that may sound like a theory, to me it sounds like a hypothesis. You could have just as easily said it was the Easter Bunny and it would make just as much sense.
You may not agree, but if you are truly an objective agent and only conclude based on evidence demonstrated, you would see that currently evolution is the only valid theory, and that there currently are not any valid FACTS that describe life in its ENTIRITY, nor is it likely we'll find such a FACT in our lifetime, until we have a complete picture of the Universe. In that event, we will still only have a theory since it is impossible to prove since it is impossible to be an observer of the past.
I know I have left out a bunch of stuff, but this is what it boils down to. You ID guys love to argue by splitting hairs, don't bother here, and just know that it obvious that your religious bias is showing. The difference between those that try to use science to prove their bias and a real scientist is that a scientist could accept God if there is empirical evidence. The mere fact that ID exists shows that you will only accept one outcome. No matter how solid a theory is, ID guys will always try to make the "God tie-in" to justify their bias.
Someone just learned a hard grammer lesson on slashdot for EVERYONE to see - how humiliating. Seems to make your whole post, well..moot.