Sadly, you are incorrect. To form a absolute majority you need 70% or more to say no. That is, 70% of the total - which is never going to happend as you put it since almost all will be on summer vacation.
Impossible in most EU contries. At least my county has laws that says that all laws HAVE to be enforced. Any police officer, prosecutor or judge that doesn't follow that might find himself in jail.
Actually, the test ship that was before this ship (to test the technique) was actually very quiet thanks to a catamaran hull and a impeller drive system.
What would be the point of UK to whithdraw because of software patents? Don't they already have them?
Denmark and the rest of Scandinavia won't break out either. Denmark really don't want to leave. Finland loves EU. In Sweden the people dislike EU but since those in power loves it, we will stay - when it comes to EU, Sweden isn't really democratic. Since no big political party wants to leave, we will simply stay since we have noone to vote for.
"As a % of GNP, U.S. military spending is actually not much more than that of the U.K. and France."
I find your numbers a bit strange when your own source puts United States on place 43 with 3.2% of GNP, France on place 56 with 2.57% and UK on place 65 with 2.32% of GNP spent on the military.
That means almost 1% less spent on military in UK - that is a lot of money. The average spending is around 3% and the 43:rd place puts US on the upper half of the list.
Do you think that the paper is the main cost? No, it isn't. Let me tell you this: what you pay for in the subscription is ONLY the paper and the distribution cost. All other cost is funded by advertising.
Since you can't charge as much on the web as in the newspaper for advertising space, you will pay more for online content than paper content. As the reader you will have to pay for the information - at best, the advertising will foot the bill for the transportation (ISP bills). So the situation is reversed - instead of paying for the distribution you are suddently paying for content. This is why you have to pay more - the hidden cost of the content is suddently your problem.
The intressting thing is that most people who visit the newspapers websites are also subscribers to the newspaper in its paper form. The fact is that the two medium don't really collide. Having subscriber to pay for the online version won't work - they already think that they have paid for this.
"The treaty was nothing more than an attempt to drag down US industrial power and economic wealth by people who don't like us."
I see. EU has to be the big Satan nowdays then. The exempt for developing nations wasn't good but they are less of a problem than US nowdays. You produce more greenhouse gases than any other nation. If I remeber this correctly, you produce about 1/2 of the CO2 gases.
"No one in the world can beat us militarily, but they sure are trying psychologically, with a fair amount of success considering all the self-loathing and guilt too many of us allow other countries to dump on us."
Perhaps the rest of the world see you as a bully? It sometimes hurst to look at yourself from someothers point of view. If US where more humble and didn't use it strongarm tactis so often, you would be more loved.
"We have the cleanest air and water in the world."
I see. This is why Los Angeles have big smog problem? Btw, fyi, high smokestacks don't make air cleaner - it moves pollution further away but it eventually falls down.
I think Europe can make it without US "protection" nowdays so why do you keep spending more on military than during the cold war? And why do you bash Europe for not spending enough?
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Sadly, you are incorrect.
To form a absolute majority you need 70% or more to say no.
That is, 70% of the total - which is never going to happend as you put it since almost all will be on summer vacation.
"Politicians here actually have to fight for their votes, rather than just sell themselves openly to the highest bidder."
You obvious haven't understod how the EU works. Haven't you heard about the software patent??
I have simular experience. Actually, we have much more support with the Macs than with the Windows boxes.
However, I must note that this is with the old classic system. I don't have any experience with the new OS X systems.
Impossible in most EU contries. At least my county has laws that says that all laws HAVE to be enforced.
Any police officer, prosecutor or judge that doesn't follow that might find himself in jail.
Isn't it Sweden?
Sure, great idea. NOT!
This would only mean that the law would pass instantly to hounor her memory.
Woulnd't that at least mean that all unemployed IT-workers would get something to do?
Do you have proof that WMD disapeared from Iraq? Hard proof?
The only official investigation I know off is the one that the UN WMD inspectors undertook. According to UN there was NO WMD's in Iraq.
Sir, I belive UN before I belive you.
Unemployment.
I belive it was the napoleon wars or perhaps the occupation of Norway. About 150 years ago...
Actually, the test ship that was before this ship (to test the technique) was actually very quiet thanks to a catamaran hull and a impeller drive system.
The only good solution would have been to stop patents totally.
Amendments sucks.
EPO is as silly as the USPO.
Many stupid patents have already been issued, disregarding the fact that it wasn't legal!
Would a sane patent office issue patents that is illegal? Hardly.
What would be the point of UK to whithdraw because of software patents? Don't they already have them?
Denmark and the rest of Scandinavia won't break out either. Denmark really don't want to leave.
Finland loves EU.
In Sweden the people dislike EU but since those in power loves it, we will stay - when it comes to EU, Sweden isn't really democratic. Since no big political party wants to leave, we will simply stay since we have noone to vote for.
When did you last saw a proof reader in media?
They don't exist anymore.
Happy you - $12.99
I translated my store price of 180 kronor to dollar and ended up with about $22.
This is the normal where I live.
Does it still seam priceworthy?
Of some reason I find your life story in you sig. even more intressting than you post.
Perhaps monastery is the future for us all? Damn Luther and his protestantism - no monestarys to join here..
Well said. Same thing here in Sweden.
You, sir, are wrong.
Free trade in its current form is a race towards the bottom - so it does in fact make people poor.
"As a % of GNP, U.S. military spending is actually not much more than that of the U.K. and France."
I find your numbers a bit strange when your own source puts United States on place 43 with 3.2% of GNP, France on place 56 with 2.57% and UK on place 65 with 2.32% of GNP spent on the military.
That means almost 1% less spent on military in UK - that is a lot of money. The average spending is around 3% and the 43:rd place puts US on the upper half of the list.
Yeah, but what about retirement?
When you get old you usually want to move home. That is impossible - one way trip.
Also - what about debts? Old loans have to be repaid and that is impossible if you make so much less.
Do you think that the paper is the main cost?
No, it isn't. Let me tell you this: what you pay for in the subscription is ONLY the paper and the distribution cost.
All other cost is funded by advertising.
Since you can't charge as much on the web as in the newspaper for advertising space, you will pay more for online content than paper content.
As the reader you will have to pay for the information - at best, the advertising will foot the bill for the transportation (ISP bills). So the situation is reversed - instead of paying for the distribution you are suddently paying for content. This is why you have to pay more - the hidden cost of the content is suddently your problem.
The intressting thing is that most people who visit the newspapers websites are also subscribers to the newspaper in its paper form.
The fact is that the two medium don't really collide. Having subscriber to pay for the online version won't work - they already think that they have paid for this.
It have to feel nice to be so perfect.
"The treaty was nothing more than an attempt to drag down US industrial power and economic wealth by people who don't like us."
I see. EU has to be the big Satan nowdays then. The exempt for developing nations wasn't good but they are less of a problem than US nowdays. You produce more greenhouse gases than any other nation. If I remeber this correctly, you produce about 1/2 of the CO2 gases.
"No one in the world can beat us militarily, but they sure are trying psychologically, with a fair amount of success considering all the self-loathing and guilt too many of us allow other countries to dump on us."
Perhaps the rest of the world see you as a bully? It sometimes hurst to look at yourself from someothers point of view. If US where more humble and didn't use it strongarm tactis so often, you would be more loved.
"We have the cleanest air and water in the world."
I see. This is why Los Angeles have big smog problem? Btw, fyi, high smokestacks don't make air cleaner - it moves pollution further away but it eventually falls down.
I think Europe can make it without US "protection" nowdays so why do you keep spending more on military than during the cold war?
And why do you bash Europe for not spending enough?