You have stated:
You can only rob physical items, not opportunities and ideas The GPL states:
By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free software for all its users. If I take code and re-sell it in violation of the GNU GPL, I have misappropriated a non-physical item.
While it might seem precarous, it's actually far better than a no-credit world. Imagine having to pay rent on a house until you could afford to buy it outright - most would never be able to own their own home.
You're looking at it the wrong way. Think how CHEAP houses would be if people couldn't borrow 10x their income to pay for them.
*ANYTHING* would be more secure than requiring the purchaser to make some arbitrary random mark on a piece of paper. I've been making little smiley faces, writing "HI!!", etc, etc... for years.
The reason I say you would do well in a Stalinist era trial is you wish harm on me to "help the public good". Typical gulag thinking. You'd take the father away from two children and the husband away from a wife just to prove your point. You are really a sick individual.
I'm not going to bother defending, explaining, or expanding on my words because anything I add to the conversation is now used as evidence to call me a backpedaling crybaby rather than as added information. I will say cancer was never mentioned prior to you bringing it up you nutcase.
Yes, but it wouldn't be hard to believe our military would shoot down an unidentified flying egg no matter how advanced or rare it's occupants might be.
You know, I actually can't really complain about them shooting it down two years after the world just finished blowing the crap out of each other and nuclear weapons made their first appearance.
It seems anyone smart enough to fly a few bazillion miles would also be smart enough to reconnoiter a less advanced (but still dangerous) civilization.
I was objecting to the idea that profit should be removed from the equation. Expanding state-funded insurance which still uses for-profit agencies to provide health care does not contradict that.
Since you would have no problem taking the husband and father from my wife and children, perhaps you need to consider having your own father removed... or you (or your husband) leaving your own.
You would fit right in at a Stalinist era trial, you know that?
Aw, poor baby! You wish upon 300 million Americans a line of thinking that gets countless people killed for no other reason but that they don't have enough little green pieces of combustible paper, and then you cry when someone rejoices over the possibility of you becoming a VICTIM of your own thinking? Spare me. You ought to get exactly what you give. You diminish America with your Ebenezer Scrooge line of thinking. I wish Darwin would make a public example of you.
I believe in the longer term a choice based system benefits everyone.
Just so you know, I wouldn't be against expanding the state run systems on a state by state basis. I don't support nationwide because I think the Feds are pretty stupid and I don't want Bush as commander-in-chief of my health.
I wasn't crying by the way. I was explaining to you that you are an asshole.
There are some things far too important in life for dollars to be the deciding factor.
I suppose you're talking about food, which is more important than healthcare. Also housing I guess should also never be for-profit either. Energy? Well, everyone needs gas and electricity so let's nationalize that. Phone service? Why let a corporation profit from something everyone uses. Entertainment? Well, those are public airwaves... can we make sure that a correct viewpoint gets on once in awhile?
Sorry, doesn't work for me. You don't always get what you want. And you also don't always get what you need.
To actually answer the last question, "Shouldn't an artist be able to give away his own music if he wants to without fear of industry retaliation?". No.
Just as Prince can do what he wishes with his business, so can they. They might just be shooting their own foot, but it is their right to do so. Exactly. While it does depend on the particular retaliation (they can't break his legs or anything) they can do anything they want.
In this case I expect it will amount to waving their hands and chanting "neener neener neener!" So, yeah, retaliate away.
Shouldn't an artist be able to give away his own music if he wants to without fear of industry retaliation?
1. I don't think Prince is particularly afraid of retaliation.
2. I don't think anyone who would actually be concerned with said retaliation is anyone the industry would want to retaliate against.
India has a whole bunch of those. There's a voter's ID and a tax ID and a passport. Name and address included. India *is* bigger than the US in terms of population too.
Not sure if this is what you're saying, but do you think the US doesn't have passports or tax IDs? Because in the case of the latter, I wish that were so.
Voter IDs? Ha. We aren't allowed to ask for any ID when voting. Otherwise the illegals might not get a chance to vote and that would be racist. Plus they couldn't vote twice in Chicago either.
Mandatory National ID Card like every other country in the world has.
Couple issues here:
1. Most states in the US are larger than some of the countries you are speaking of. Hell, a few cities are.
2. Most of these states already issue their own id.
It's clear to everyone but Americans that the USA will become a cross between Brazil, Mexico and Russia, e.g. dysfunctional, within the next 25 years, and so a successor is needed.
Wait a second. I was specifically told I would be receiving Social Security benefits. Is this not the case?
Who's going to win? Whoever can stop playing pussyfoot and acknowledge the goal first, of course. My money is on the Chinese or Europeans.
Ok, you had me up until there. I don't think the Europeans are fed up with global war for awhile.
But what I would pay money for (not this much) is a phone I could sit on, get soaking wet with sweat (it's 95 degrees with >70% humidity here), drop on concrete, etc... and still have the thing work.
You know what I would pay money for? A phone that detected when someone fails to do a simple google search and then sent a few dozen volts through the intertubes and shocked the person before they could publicly bitch irritating me and making themselves look silly in the process.
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You have stated: You can only rob physical items, not opportunities and ideas The GPL states: By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free software for all its users. If I take code and re-sell it in violation of the GNU GPL, I have misappropriated a non-physical item.
While it might seem precarous, it's actually far better than a no-credit world. Imagine having to pay rent on a house until you could afford to buy it outright - most would never be able to own their own home.
You're looking at it the wrong way. Think how CHEAP houses would be if people couldn't borrow 10x their income to pay for them.
nope. theft is only taking something in a way such that the original owner no longer has it.
You have taken away their ability to sell it to you.
I haven't had the guts to write "STOLEN!" yet.
Eggs can fly, as long as they're in a 3oz or less container.
It's not the flying bit. Any old egg can fly. It's the landing part that gives them the trouble.
anywhere you put down, you're going to be politically validating whoever's collecting taxes on the ground you drop on...
Why would they need to land to make contact?
The reason I say you would do well in a Stalinist era trial is you wish harm on me to "help the public good". Typical gulag thinking. You'd take the father away from two children and the husband away from a wife just to prove your point. You are really a sick individual.
I'm not going to bother defending, explaining, or expanding on my words because anything I add to the conversation is now used as evidence to call me a backpedaling crybaby rather than as added information. I will say cancer was never mentioned prior to you bringing it up you nutcase.
You have some real problems.
Yes, but it wouldn't be hard to believe our military would shoot down an unidentified flying egg no matter how advanced or rare it's occupants might be.
You know, I actually can't really complain about them shooting it down two years after the world just finished blowing the crap out of each other and nuclear weapons made their first appearance.
It seems anyone smart enough to fly a few bazillion miles would also be smart enough to reconnoiter a less advanced (but still dangerous) civilization.
I was objecting to the idea that profit should be removed from the equation. Expanding state-funded insurance which still uses for-profit agencies to provide health care does not contradict that.
Since you would have no problem taking the husband and father from my wife and children, perhaps you need to consider having your own father removed... or you (or your husband) leaving your own.
You would fit right in at a Stalinist era trial, you know that?
Aw, poor baby! You wish upon 300 million Americans a line of thinking that gets countless people killed for no other reason but that they don't have enough little green pieces of combustible paper, and then you cry when someone rejoices over the possibility of you becoming a VICTIM of your own thinking? Spare me. You ought to get exactly what you give. You diminish America with your Ebenezer Scrooge line of thinking. I wish Darwin would make a public example of you.
I believe in the longer term a choice based system benefits everyone.
Just so you know, I wouldn't be against expanding the state run systems on a state by state basis. I don't support nationwide because I think the Feds are pretty stupid and I don't want Bush as commander-in-chief of my health.
I wasn't crying by the way. I was explaining to you that you are an asshole.
I for one hope you get just that, right after your employer goes overseas and your stocks go south - oh and yes, it can indeed happen to men.
Sorry asshole, I've already had cancer and you can't even imagine how far you diminish yourself by saying that.
There are some things far too important in life for dollars to be the deciding factor.
I suppose you're talking about food, which is more important than healthcare. Also housing I guess should also never be for-profit either. Energy? Well, everyone needs gas and electricity so let's nationalize that. Phone service? Why let a corporation profit from something everyone uses. Entertainment? Well, those are public airwaves... can we make sure that a correct viewpoint gets on once in awhile?
Sorry, doesn't work for me. You don't always get what you want. And you also don't always get what you need.
Just as Prince can do what he wishes with his business, so can they. They might just be shooting their own foot, but it is their right to do so. Exactly. While it does depend on the particular retaliation (they can't break his legs or anything) they can do anything they want.
In this case I expect it will amount to waving their hands and chanting "neener neener neener!" So, yeah, retaliate away.
Shouldn't an artist be able to give away his own music if he wants to without fear of industry retaliation?
1. I don't think Prince is particularly afraid of retaliation.
2. I don't think anyone who would actually be concerned with said retaliation is anyone the industry would want to retaliate against.
File any retaliation under moot.
India has a whole bunch of those. There's a voter's ID and a tax ID and a passport. Name and address included. India *is* bigger than the US in terms of population too.
Not sure if this is what you're saying, but do you think the US doesn't have passports or tax IDs? Because in the case of the latter, I wish that were so.
Voter IDs? Ha. We aren't allowed to ask for any ID when voting. Otherwise the illegals might not get a chance to vote and that would be racist. Plus they couldn't vote twice in Chicago either.
Mandatory National ID Card like every other country in the world has.
Couple issues here:
1. Most states in the US are larger than some of the countries you are speaking of. Hell, a few cities are.
2. Most of these states already issue their own id.
Americans: I feel sorry for you.
I know. Plus I have to live here with all the arrogant Americans.
Oh, wait.
Business ready to fleece the people?
Is this another opportunity to mention vivoleum?
It's clear to everyone but Americans that the USA will become a cross between Brazil, Mexico and Russia, e.g. dysfunctional, within the next 25 years, and so a successor is needed.
Wait a second. I was specifically told I would be receiving Social Security benefits. Is this not the case?
Who's going to win? Whoever can stop playing pussyfoot and acknowledge the goal first, of course. My money is on the Chinese or Europeans.
Ok, you had me up until there. I don't think the Europeans are fed up with global war for awhile.
so if china does it it's shocking, i wonder what it'd be called if you yanks did it
Decades old history?
But what I would pay money for (not this much) is a phone I could sit on, get soaking wet with sweat (it's 95 degrees with >70% humidity here), drop on concrete, etc... and still have the thing work.
You know what I would pay money for? A phone that detected when someone fails to do a simple google search and then sent a few dozen volts through the intertubes and shocked the person before they could publicly bitch irritating me and making themselves look silly in the process.
http://www.mobiledia.com/news/27248.html
br But maybe that's just me.
You're doing it wrong.
I don't want this to sound like the famous "640k should be enough for everyone", but...
WQUXGA, 3840x2400, or nine million pixels.
How about five letter acronyms being enough for anyone?
Doesn't the saying go:
Light a man a fire, and he's warm for one night. Light a man afire, and he's warm for the rest of his life.
It's clever because it sounds exactly the same.