The SE line is absolutely amazing for the money IMHO. Still holding out for a full-blown 10-top McCarty, but I gotta respect the SE's: they're the best-sounding $400 guitars I've ever heard.
They pulled this same crap with Paul Reed Smith guitars, claiming that PRS's singlecut guitar infringed their trademark. PRS was forced to stop making singlecuts for a number of years, until the injunction, and Gibson's lawsuit, was thrown out. Gibson is a bunch of litigious bastards, and that is why I will never purchase a Gibson guitar.
If he assumed, then he assumed correctly. You mean you've never done that? You've never typed IYKWIMAITYD? Never typed LOL? That makes you the odd-man out, IMHO.
For the last two years, Democrats, and not Republicans, have been setting the economic agenda in America. The president does not have a tithe of the legislature's power in this respect.
OSRIC is an OGL compilation of OD&D ("Old" D&D) rules, put together in a much more easily comprehensible format than the original books. It's sort of like an SRD for 1st Edition. If you miss 1st Ed., you may want to give it a try with your kids.
Very true. A good paladin uses BoP, LoH and DI for his friends and takes it for the group. It's very satisfying to get it right when the crap hits the fan.
It's the common usage in the US to say America when referring to the USA
If you're trying to say that the USA's most common colloquial name outside the country is not "America", I have to call bullshit. Maybe in your country. I grew up in Germany, and never once heard "US", or "die Vereinigten Staaten" or any variant thereof; they called it "Amerika", and called me "Amerikaner." Ditto for the other European countries I visited during my time there. Now, if you want to qualify your "everyone outside the US" as being "people in South America," I can't contradict you because I've never been. But otherwise, you're wrong.
No one made him work there in the first place (and agree to the terms of doing so), and no one was making him stay, so no; it isn't anything like slavery.
I've never heard of such a country as Us. Do you mean the Mexican United States? Or are you referring to the former United States of Venezuala? You know, Brazil was a "United States" before 1968. 'Cause other folks use the word "United States", but only one country uses the word "America" in its official name (Dutch townships excepted), so doesn't it make more sense to use... you know... the correct term? The term "American" is not ambiguous, and it's not silly like "USian."
I agree; however labor unions didn't remove child labor, nor were they solely responsible for saftey improvements either.
You're right; it was the federal government that improved those. To me, these go beyond economics. The government has both the power (and responsibility) to fight criminal negligence and child abuse, whatever form they may take.
So now we're in a position where you and others that live around me dictate if I can get phone service, or who I am use.
We live in a democracy, and you have a voice. Back in the old days, individuals used to be more proactive with their local governments, and would form local lobbies and push for change. So, in a way, yes; others around you dictate certain aspects in your life (it need not even be related to economics). By the same token, you, in a way, dictate certain aspects of life of the people around you. Democracy is you and the people around you forming an equitable policy of governance. I know that sounds pie-in-the-sky; to the extent that you are unable to do this, the system is broken and needs to be repaired.
The only reason we didn't go communist as well is exactly because of government interference in the market and also allowing labor unions.
I believe labor unions have an important place in capitalism. They did not begin as government-mandated, either. In fact, government intervention only occurred because companies were breaking the law (even to the extent of murder) to prevent unions. In that case, I have no sympathy for the corporations because they brought it on themselves. Unfortunately, many labor unions have become very much like the corporations they were organized against (the "company store" becomes the "membership fee", mandatory membership, corruption, political shenanigans, etc.), with members having no recourse against them.
The cables thing, I think, is most easily solved by removing the entitlement the companies had to run cables wherever they so please. I'm pretty sure I, as a private citizen, am not allowed to just string stuff over the road without an appropriate permit.
I also believe Marx was right about the problems of capitalism; it certainly isn't perfect, and does not provide for everyone. Where he went wrong was supposing that he could fix it by means of imposition. There is no perfect system. The best we can hope for is creating a system with maximum universal potential. I believe (only as a theory; I have never studied economics thoroughly and cannot back it up with numbers) that any government intervention will always have the effect of limiting either the maximum potential of the individual (as in communism) or universal potential within the group (as in corporatism). The free market, unhindered (and unaided) by the government is the point where these two principles converge most optimally. It is not perfect (as no human institution can be), but I think it's the best that's out there.
each land owner should be able to charge whatever rent they like to run wires on their property.
This is both fair, and consistent with the principles of capitalism.
But if you really want free market, start by arguing that no company ever gets a grant of right of way from individuals or communities.
I absolutely agree. Essentially, the legal power given by the government to corporations to screw over the individual are a form of the very governmental market intervention that I disagree with.
They do, but that isn't the case here. These monopolies did not spontaneously generate from natural market forces: they were imposed on the market by the government. This same government has proven, time and time again, that they do not help the market; they hinder it.
The ideas Adam Smith put forth in The Wealth of Nations with regards to unregulated capitalism actually work, as they built not only our country, but the wealth of the western world. Das Kapital doesn't have the same track record.
It's a government-imposed monopoly. Comcast wouldn't be the only game in town if it weren't for government intervention. Such intervention created this problem; it can't fix it by doing more of the same.
I believe ISP's throttling bandwidth is wrong, but the answer is for consumers to punish them in the marketplace, not for government to regulate the internet. It will set a horrible precedent (IMHO).
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Taylor's are unbelievable. I got the special edition 314 with Tasmanian koa. If this acoustic doesn't break, I'll never buy another.
I can't speak for Martin's other than that they are pretty expensive and don't sound as good (from what I hear and IMHO) as Taylor's.
How do the Dragon pickups in the Custom 24 compare to the McCarty pickups, IYO? Never played one.
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The SE line is absolutely amazing for the money IMHO. Still holding out for a full-blown 10-top McCarty, but I gotta respect the SE's: they're the best-sounding $400 guitars I've ever heard.
That rating is a badge of honor. It says to the world, "I may not know comedy, but damnit: I know what I like!" A valiant jest, sir; a valiant jest.
They pulled this same crap with Paul Reed Smith guitars, claiming that PRS's singlecut guitar infringed their trademark. PRS was forced to stop making singlecuts for a number of years, until the injunction, and Gibson's lawsuit, was thrown out. Gibson is a bunch of litigious bastards, and that is why I will never purchase a Gibson guitar.
If he assumed, then he assumed correctly. You mean you've never done that? You've never typed IYKWIMAITYD? Never typed LOL? That makes you the odd-man out, IMHO.
For the last two years, Democrats, and not Republicans, have been setting the economic agenda in America. The president does not have a tithe of the legislature's power in this respect.
Did that sound like an advertisement?
OSRIC is an OGL compilation of OD&D ("Old" D&D) rules, put together in a much more easily comprehensible format than the original books. It's sort of like an SRD for 1st Edition. If you miss 1st Ed., you may want to give it a try with your kids.
You are in a maize of twisty genomes, all alike.
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Very true. A good paladin uses BoP, LoH and DI for his friends and takes it for the group. It's very satisfying to get it right when the crap hits the fan.
Like when someone sticks me with a plasma grenade, and I chase them down and take them with me. That's satisfying.
No one made him work there in the first place (and agree to the terms of doing so), and no one was making him stay, so no; it isn't anything like slavery.
I've never heard of such a country as Us. Do you mean the Mexican United States? Or are you referring to the former United States of Venezuala? You know, Brazil was a "United States" before 1968. 'Cause other folks use the word "United States", but only one country uses the word "America" in its official name (Dutch townships excepted), so doesn't it make more sense to use... you know... the correct term? The term "American" is not ambiguous, and it's not silly like "USian."
When the glorious nano/pico revolution comes, ArcadeX, you're gonna get "first post" in front of the firing squad.
Looks like you're going to have to wait a little longer. Try holding your breath, this time.
The cables thing, I think, is most easily solved by removing the entitlement the companies had to run cables wherever they so please. I'm pretty sure I, as a private citizen, am not allowed to just string stuff over the road without an appropriate permit.
I also believe Marx was right about the problems of capitalism; it certainly isn't perfect, and does not provide for everyone. Where he went wrong was supposing that he could fix it by means of imposition. There is no perfect system. The best we can hope for is creating a system with maximum universal potential. I believe (only as a theory; I have never studied economics thoroughly and cannot back it up with numbers) that any government intervention will always have the effect of limiting either the maximum potential of the individual (as in communism) or universal potential within the group (as in corporatism). The free market, unhindered (and unaided) by the government is the point where these two principles converge most optimally. It is not perfect (as no human institution can be), but I think it's the best that's out there.
Yeah, he should be thankful his Mac even boots! Ingrate.
They do, but that isn't the case here. These monopolies did not spontaneously generate from natural market forces: they were imposed on the market by the government. This same government has proven, time and time again, that they do not help the market; they hinder it.
The ideas Adam Smith put forth in The Wealth of Nations with regards to unregulated capitalism actually work, as they built not only our country, but the wealth of the western world. Das Kapital doesn't have the same track record.
It's a government-imposed monopoly. Comcast wouldn't be the only game in town if it weren't for government intervention. Such intervention created this problem; it can't fix it by doing more of the same.
I believe ISP's throttling bandwidth is wrong, but the answer is for consumers to punish them in the marketplace, not for government to regulate the internet. It will set a horrible precedent (IMHO).