Those same taxes you wish to increase would simply be pushed onto the consumer, leading to higher game costs.
You clearly do not understand the economics of piracy.
Higher game costs would lead to greater piracy and diminished game sales, because they would still be easily duplicated, the desire to play them would still be there, however fewer people would justify spending a larger portion of their disposable income to purchase them legally. Especially at a time when that disposable income is shrinking due to rising fuel costs and (soon) inflation.
Personally I'm waiting for the story of people being raided and thrown in jail for using unauthorized ink in their ink-jet printers... keep it up, you'll soon solve the illegal immigration problem. Soon no one will want to go to the US.
Well look, the Canadians weren't much help in WWII and they still are useless.
I dunno, for less than 10% of the US population, Canada seems to manage to hold its own. Also it looks like you've never heard of the 1st Canadian Army, consisting of over 200,000 men in 3 infantry divisions, 2 armored divisions and 2 armored brigades. Those guys only had to deal with crack SS divisions at Caen while the Americans took their sweet time capturing Cherbourg. Guess who won.
However I shouldn't expect a yankee to know much about history.
There is no promise of Privacy in the Constitution, and even if there ever had been
See in most countries, you have the intrinsic right to EVERYTHING, and laws and constitutions set limits on those rights. Laws do not GRANT permission to citizens, they take permissions away. Laws ONLY grant specific permissions and rights to public servants and the government.
If there's no mention of privacy, YOU HAVE IT BY DEFAULT. At least that's the way it should be. And that's the way it is in countries with REAL "freedom".
The first trojan was created 6000 years ago and left the garden some years after that. The garden was invaded by Greeks in a wooden horse, or something...
And now you can find trojans littering many urban gardens, parks, playgrounds...
The Amish still use horses and buggies and don't want anything to do with those new-fangled horseless carriages. Your point is? Technology moves ahead. Stay with your system, or upgrade. But no one will stop progress because you complain.
Zapping bullets out of thin air would create a liquid bullet that was still flying at you. I think I'd rather just get hit with a solid bullet.
Artillery shells are filled with high explosive. They are not "bullets". It's been a long time since I did chemistry, but I remember high explosive does not explode if you heat it - it just burns. You need a physical shock to cause an explosion.
If you heat the substance used as a detonator enough, however, you will set it off and explode the shell in mid flight. This means that most of the shrapnel will fly off the trajectory. You'll still have some damage downrange, but FAR FAR less.
Possibly the only time a guerrilla war has been "won" by a conventional army was by the Brits in Burma, last century. ALL others have been disastrous failures.
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Between Hollywood and the middle east, liberty is bleeding.
Don't worry. As a physician I am qualified to tell you that all bleeding stops eventually. One way or another.
Those same taxes you wish to increase would simply be pushed onto the consumer, leading to higher game costs.
You clearly do not understand the economics of piracy.
Higher game costs would lead to greater piracy and diminished game sales, because they would still be easily duplicated, the desire to play them would still be there, however fewer people would justify spending a larger portion of their disposable income to purchase them legally. Especially at a time when that disposable income is shrinking due to rising fuel costs and (soon) inflation.
Personally I'm waiting for the story of people being raided and thrown in jail for using unauthorized ink in their ink-jet printers... keep it up, you'll soon solve the illegal immigration problem. Soon no one will want to go to the US.
So where do the time lords fit into that hierarchy?
I don't think it's a question of where, rather - WHEN.
(cue Dr. Who theme)
Such things usually happen ... the same group of people that have the greatest influence on the law.
I'm sorry, what do middle aged white suburbanites have to do with corporations?
It's impossible for them to trust consumers not to rip them off if given unencumbered music
Funny. An industry based entirely on ripping people off (artists, consumers) is worried about being ripped off.
Well look, the Canadians weren't much help in WWII and they still are useless.
I dunno, for less than 10% of the US population, Canada seems to manage to hold its own. Also it looks like you've never heard of the 1st Canadian Army, consisting of over 200,000 men in 3 infantry divisions, 2 armored divisions and 2 armored brigades. Those guys only had to deal with crack SS divisions at Caen while the Americans took their sweet time capturing Cherbourg. Guess who won.
However I shouldn't expect a yankee to know much about history.
Nearly every videogame story involves violence or physical conflict.
This is true of any movie or novel too. Your point is moot.
Now you are whining. Patent something non-obvious and useful, and you will gain market share. If you do something called WORK.
I have already patented the "One-click lawsuit". You have been warned.
Aristocrats are the ones who have no money, right?
Did someone say Middle Earth?
Don't you think that guy should have a right to mow them all down with a machine gun?
So long as he posts the pics I...umm, never mind.
Funny, my ocean of piss is still full of piss.
Explanation:
Anyone who has used a Microsoft product has felt like a victim of a computer crime.
There is no promise of Privacy in the Constitution, and even if there ever had been
See in most countries, you have the intrinsic right to EVERYTHING, and laws and constitutions set limits on those rights. Laws do not GRANT permission to citizens, they take permissions away. Laws ONLY grant specific permissions and rights to public servants and the government.
If there's no mention of privacy, YOU HAVE IT BY DEFAULT. At least that's the way it should be. And that's the way it is in countries with REAL "freedom".
In my heart, I hope this movie doesn't suck...
It certainly won't have any "teeth" to it. Of course it will suck. Or eat shoup.
The fact that it's going to be called "Star Trek, the Assisted Living Years" is also a big clue. Nurse! NUUUUURSE!!!
The first trojan was created 6000 years ago and left the garden some years after that. The garden was invaded by Greeks in a wooden horse, or something...
And now you can find trojans littering many urban gardens, parks, playgrounds...
it's polluting the environment and wasting my money.
:-P
Exactly. Progress. Oh - you thought it was supposed to help YOU?
The Amish still use horses and buggies and don't want anything to do with those new-fangled horseless carriages. Your point is? Technology moves ahead. Stay with your system, or upgrade. But no one will stop progress because you complain.
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My first thought was: But won't they get damaged?
1 truck, one laser, one threat at a time.
You have obviously never been to a laser-show.
Throw in a sophisticated target tracking system, computers, lenses, and how many simultaneous targets did you want to kill?
Zapping bullets out of thin air would create a liquid bullet that was still flying at you. I think I'd rather just get hit with a solid bullet.
Artillery shells are filled with high explosive. They are not "bullets". It's been a long time since I did chemistry, but I remember high explosive does not explode if you heat it - it just burns. You need a physical shock to cause an explosion.
If you heat the substance used as a detonator enough, however, you will set it off and explode the shell in mid flight. This means that most of the shrapnel will fly off the trajectory. You'll still have some damage downrange, but FAR FAR less.
Possibly the only time a guerrilla war has been "won" by a conventional army was by the Brits in Burma, last century. ALL others have been disastrous failures.
these things would be mounted on helmets to protect individual soldiers.
Yeah the only problem is the 500 lb battery pack.