It's not really bloated. When it could fit on a floppy it didn't support even a tiny fraction of the web standards it does today. And Unicode alone added slightly less than 1 MB to the size, IIRC.
"Ah, the old "printed press" argument, a red herring to distract from the immorality of making sure System of a Down doesn't get paid today."
It might be old, but it is certainly valid. And instead of trying to come up with valid counter arguments, you decided to pretend that the printed press argument is invalid, which it isn't. You hoped to get away with it, but obviously your "arguments" were later demolished by others.
Obviously, you know as well as everyone else that it's called "copyright infringement" and not "theft", and that you can't take digital data away from someone by copying it. That's why copyright infringement requires separate laws from theft.
But you cannot resist the chance to do a bit of trolling, so you lie.
You don't get it do you? Canada and France are not Socialist countries!
And capital flows wherever labor is cheapest, and thus people there make more money. Indeed, countries that are used for outsourcing are getting more expensive, so they are trying to find new places. Globalism works. When money flows somewhere, people will benefit from it and wages will go up.
Other than that, Norwegian students do terribly compared to other countries, there are huge lines to get into hospitals (if you need a new heart you'll have to wait for three years or so, for example), and so on. I happen to know a lot about Norway since I know a lot of people there, and have strong ties to the country for various reasons. Norway would have been dead and buried if it didn't have the oil to keep the economy going.
Eh? The point is that some call copyright infringement "theft", which it isn't. The industry uses "theft" to make copyright infringement sound worse than it really is. In my little text, the murderer used "theft" instead of "murder". He was wrong in doing that, just like people who call copyright infringement "theft" are wrong.
Everyone can be provided with food and somewhere to live without having to force everyone to follow the same path.
Oh, and you are making too many assumptions about where I'm from and what my situation is and has been. Stop it. It only proves that you do not have valid arguments, and have to restort to getting personal.
1. China and the USSR were the result of Socialism/Collectivism. For Collectivism to work, everyone has to follow the same path. A lot of people will refuse, and will have to be forced.
2. Globalism means that you can't exploit people, as there won't be dirt poor people who will do anything to survive. Ideally, of course. It's all a theory, like Socialism.
3. Right, the US is not a Capitalist country, as I pointed out.
I did point out that the US is becoming more and more of a Collectivist country. That is a bad thing. Socialism is a Collectivist system/ideology. It promotes "the single path", and to get people to follow that path, you will have to force them.
Where are these Socialist countries in Europe you talk about? Norway? Sweden? Denmark? Holland? No, they are not Socialist. They are Social Democratic countries.
And what are these Capitalist states that you speak of?
Liberals? Liberal Socialists or Liberal Capitalists?
Canada and Sweden are far from pure Socialist countries. They are, in fact, probably equally Capitalist as they are Socialist. Somewhere in the middle.
As for Socialism "trying to elevate the lives of everyone", it will never manage to do so by itself. You'll need Capitalism to make the money and create economic growth. Just shuffling riches won't help. You need to create new ones.
I don't know who you think is "letting the rich grind the poor into dust", but you don't have to be rich to be a Capitalist. In fact, if you believe in private ownership, and that two people should be able to trade freely between them, you are a Capitalist.
Actually, even the non-Socialist parties, especially in Scandinavia, are considerd to be Social Democrats. So no, these countries are not Socialist countries.
"Newsflash - the Soviet Union hasn't existed for many, many years."
It doesn't have to exist today for my point to be valid.
"That aside, even when it did it wasn't Socialist, and neither is China. If you want an example of a socialist state look to Europe - Denmark, Sweden and to a lesser extent the UK, France, Netherlands, etc. They're doing OK."
They are social democratic, not socialist.
"It also has some of the higest rates of crime, violence, poverty, illiteracy and inprisonment in the western world. It's the most powerful country in the world and yet it can't (or won't) even protect it's own citizens against a storm given ample warning. It's the richest country in the world and yet it's people are still dying of malnutrition and lack of medical treatment every day."
That's got nothing to do with Capitalism. I did point out that the US is not a Capitalist country. Indeed, I even explained how it becomes more and more of a Collectivist country - with the same evils that people in other Collectivist countries have to struggle with.
Pure socialism is pure totalitarianism. Of course, most countries today are probably somewhere in the middle. Canada is probably no more pure socialist than the US is pure capitalist.
Your honor! My client will not plead guilty to murder. He did no such thing! He simply stole the person's life. He will accept a sentence for theft, but not for murder.
"The information is made available in that form for the express purpose and with the express intent of facilitating theft."
Theft? Even if they did give you instructions on how to get to the nearest CD shop and you chose to steal a CD, that wouldn't matter. Are you saying that giving people directions should be illegal? That's silly. TPB doesn't give you driving instructions anyway.
Oh, you were talking about copyright infringement rather than actual theft (taking someone's belongings away from them), weren't you? Sorry, you got me all confused with your newspeak...
"Socialism is in fact designed to be freedom, freedom from poverty and medical expenses as well as personal freedom."
Somehow, I think people in the Soviet Union or China would disagree with you there...
"Socialism is simply contrary to pure capitalism, which obviously doesn't work (see neighbour, USA)."
How doesn't Capitalism work? The US is the most powerful country in the world.
That said, the US is not a Capitalist country. Over time, it has become more and more Collectivist - which happens to be what Socialism is all about: Collectivism. The masses must be controlled and led on the Right Path. If they don't, find a way to punish them. Control everything.
Socialism is inherently evil because it is a Collectivist ideology which can only work if everyone follows the same path. As we know, people won't do that of their own free will, so they will have to be forced. Enter societies like the Soviet Union or China.
Yes, darn evil companies that dare to create updated versions of what they are selling. Especially car manufacturers! My God, they are the evilest of the evilestest. Car companies are probably run by Satan himself, that's how evil they are for updating their product lines!
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Government regulation is the opposite of capitalism. Closer to socialism, as a matter of fact.
Here's another example of his lies: Has Google Become More "Evil" Than Microsoft?"
His text: "and won't label any of those links advertising, or call the preferred listings advertising, even though they clearly are ads"
The actual fact: "Technically, AOL will pay for those links, which will be identified as advertising"
Someone should do a writeup on this guy and get him fired.
Great one.
Wipedia says: "the paraphilia of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to prepubescent children"
Sure it is an orientation. It described an attraction, not an act.
It's not really bloated. When it could fit on a floppy it didn't support even a tiny fraction of the web standards it does today. And Unicode alone added slightly less than 1 MB to the size, IIRC.
iCab is a Mac browser. And it doesn't pass. It still shows scrollbars.
Sounds like the Revolution to me. The Rev controller kind of sounds like a "3D mouse".
You fail. Again.
But you cannot resist the chance to do a bit of trolling, so you lie.
And capital flows wherever labor is cheapest, and thus people there make more money. Indeed, countries that are used for outsourcing are getting more expensive, so they are trying to find new places. Globalism works. When money flows somewhere, people will benefit from it and wages will go up.
My point exactly! Thanks for supporting meOther than that, Norwegian students do terribly compared to other countries, there are huge lines to get into hospitals (if you need a new heart you'll have to wait for three years or so, for example), and so on. I happen to know a lot about Norway since I know a lot of people there, and have strong ties to the country for various reasons. Norway would have been dead and buried if it didn't have the oil to keep the economy going.
Eh? The point is that some call copyright infringement "theft", which it isn't. The industry uses "theft" to make copyright infringement sound worse than it really is. In my little text, the murderer used "theft" instead of "murder". He was wrong in doing that, just like people who call copyright infringement "theft" are wrong.
Oh, and you are making too many assumptions about where I'm from and what my situation is and has been. Stop it. It only proves that you do not have valid arguments, and have to restort to getting personal.
Hint: "Is Capitalist" vs. "was Capitalist".
2. Globalism means that you can't exploit people, as there won't be dirt poor people who will do anything to survive. Ideally, of course. It's all a theory, like Socialism.
3. Right, the US is not a Capitalist country, as I pointed out.
I did point out that the US is becoming more and more of a Collectivist country. That is a bad thing. Socialism is a Collectivist system/ideology. It promotes "the single path", and to get people to follow that path, you will have to force them.
And what are these Capitalist states that you speak of?
Canada and Sweden are far from pure Socialist countries. They are, in fact, probably equally Capitalist as they are Socialist. Somewhere in the middle.
As for Socialism "trying to elevate the lives of everyone", it will never manage to do so by itself. You'll need Capitalism to make the money and create economic growth. Just shuffling riches won't help. You need to create new ones.
I don't know who you think is "letting the rich grind the poor into dust", but you don't have to be rich to be a Capitalist. In fact, if you believe in private ownership, and that two people should be able to trade freely between them, you are a Capitalist.
Actually, even the non-Socialist parties, especially in Scandinavia, are considerd to be Social Democrats. So no, these countries are not Socialist countries.
Pure socialism is pure totalitarianism. Of course, most countries today are probably somewhere in the middle. Canada is probably no more pure socialist than the US is pure capitalist.
Your honor! My client will not plead guilty to murder. He did no such thing! He simply stole the person's life. He will accept a sentence for theft, but not for murder.
Oh, you were talking about copyright infringement rather than actual theft (taking someone's belongings away from them), weren't you? Sorry, you got me all confused with your newspeak...
That said, the US is not a Capitalist country. Over time, it has become more and more Collectivist - which happens to be what Socialism is all about: Collectivism. The masses must be controlled and led on the Right Path. If they don't, find a way to punish them. Control everything.
Socialism is inherently evil because it is a Collectivist ideology which can only work if everyone follows the same path. As we know, people won't do that of their own free will, so they will have to be forced. Enter societies like the Soviet Union or China.
Yes, darn evil companies that dare to create updated versions of what they are selling. Especially car manufacturers! My God, they are the evilest of the evilestest. Car companies are probably run by Satan himself, that's how evil they are for updating their product lines!