This sounds a lot like the Aurora surveillance plane that officially doen't exist, but people swear they have seen.
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/pages/aurora.html
http://www.fas.org/irp/mystery/aurora.htm
How can a first post be redundant? All redundant moderations will be meta-moderated as unfair.
Here's something on topic. This article proves that Bill Gates' claim that Linux is not competition is wishful thinking. Linux is taking over important tasks, and the creative arts. You couldn't do a stick figure cartoon on Windows without it crashing.
A contract with Microsoft bans a CD duplicating company from making Linux CDs. That is a restraint of trade, banned by most anti-trust law. I do not know about in New Zealand specifically, though. Maybe it is legal there.
I hope people will respond to that instead of modding down. A lot of people think copyright belongs in the dustbin of History. Thomas Jefferson did not like the idea, as once we express our thoughts, they are in the public domain, and we can nolonger control what people do with them.
A victory anywhere is good news. A judge in Brazil understood that what the labels are doing is wrong, and wrong is still wrong everywhere. Chances are good that courts all around the world will rule the same. The price fixing lawsuit, and a judge's refusal to shut down Morpheus and Grokster suggests that U.S. courts will agree with the Brazilian judge when the ruling comes down in Dickey V. Universal Music Group et. al". The recording industry are a bunch of racketeers who don't deserve our patronage. Don't Buy CDs.
Since copyright, patent, and trademark are not the same thing, they nevers should have been lumped together under any single term. Lets refer to them by their proper names. The term, "intellectual property" belongs in the dustbin of history.
New at McDonald's, Sonic the Hedgehogburger. MMM, hedgehog!
No seriously, McDonalds mugh be asking for trouble if they do a promotion related to Sonic, as there is a burger chain called Sonic. It could be trademark infringement.
Although copyright law does ban derivative works, it shouldn't. Abolishing this ban is a desparately needed copyright reform. Any chimpanzee can tell the difference between J.K. Rowling's official Harry Potter books, and immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Knock-offs have always been around, and always will be. Big deal. No one is going to think less of Rowling, or her charachter, because of an immitation. This whole thing reminds me of overzealous copyright lawyers laying the smack down on fanfic. All they do is alienate fans, costing the original author a lot more than money.
A lot more people make $5.15 an hour, or subminimium, plus paltry tips, or straight commissions than you think. If the situations you are citing aren't just a troll, they are far from the rule.
The biggest problem is that most don't vote at all. They just sit on their asses. This is why politicians don't have to answer to us.
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I wish I had mod points. That was insightful. If you give greedy businessmen a license to rob and loot, they use it. That explains Enron, Worldcom, Imclone, and all the corporate scandals. It also explains why American workers work harder and longer for less than workers in any other industrialized nation. We need to forget the myth of rugged individualism, and organize to bargain collectively. A lot of the big unions, like the AFL-CIO forgot that this is their very purpose for being, and got in bed with the bosses. They are just businesses now themselves. That is why I joined the IWW.
Adam Smith was a naive economic and political theorist who overestimated human goodness, and underestimated human greed when he wrote The Wealth of Nations, aka, the capitalist manifesto. Capitalism is an economic theory, not a religion. Those who have made it a religion, and made the 7 deadly sins virtues, are destroying society.
It would be a 1st person shooter. Mow down all the Hajis!
Dead Iraqi soldier 100 points.
Dead Iraqi male civilian 200 points.
Dead Iraqi female civilian 300 points.
Dead Iraqi child 500 points! Dead ragheads! Yeehah!
Yo, VIP, Let's kick it! Ice Ice Baby Martian Ice Ice Baby All right stop Collaborate and listen Ice is back with my brand new invention Something grabs a hold of me tightly Then I flow that a harpoon daily and nightly Will it ever stop? Yo--I don't know Turn off the lights and I'll glow To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle. Dance Bum rush the speaker that booms I'm killin your brain like a poisonous mushroom Deadly, when I play a dope melody Anything less that the best is a felony Love it or leave it You better gain way You better hit bull's eye The kid dont play If there was a problem Yo, I'll solve it Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it Ice Ice Baby Martian (4X) Now that the party is jumping With the bass kicked in, the Vegas are pumpin' Quick to the point, to the point no faking I'm cooking MC's like a pound of bacon Burning them if they're not quick and nimble I go crazy when I hear a cymbal And a hi hat with a souped up tempo I'm on a roll and it's time to go solo Rollin in my 5.0 With my ragtop down so my hair can blow The girlies on standby Waving just to say HI Did you stop? No--I just drove by Kept on pursuing to the next stop I busted a left and I'm heading to the next block That block was dead Yo--so I continued to A1A Beachfront Ave. Girls were hot wearing less than bikinis Rockman lovers driving Lamborghinis Jealous 'cause I'm out getting mine Shay with a guage and Martian with a nine Reading for the chumps on the wall The Chumps are acting ill because they're so full of eight balls Gunshots ranged out like a bell I grabbed my nine-- All I heard were shells Fallin on the concrete real fast Jumped in my car, slammed on the gas Bumper to bumper the avenue's packed I'm tryin to get away before the jackers jacke Police on the scene You know what I mean They passed me up, confronted all the dope fiends If there was a problem Yo, I'll solve it Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it Ice Ice Baby martian (4X) Take heed, 'caese I'm a lyrical poet Miami's on the scene just in case you didn't know it My town, that created all the bass sound Enough to shake and kick holes in the ground 'Cause my style's like a chemical spill Feasible rhymes that you can vision and feel Conducted and formed This is a hell of a concept We make it hype and you want to step with this Shay palays on the fade, slice it like a ninja Cut like a razor blade so fast Other DJ's say, "Damn" If my rhyme was a drug I'd sell it by the gram Keep my composure when it's time to get loose Magnetized by the mic while I kick my juice If there was a problem Yo--I'll solve it! Check out the hook while Deshay revolves it. Ice Ice Baby Martian (4X) Yo man--let's get out of here! Word to your mother! Ice Ice baby Too Cold Ice Ice baby Too Cold Too cold (3X)
It is outrageously expensive when you consider that it only has an NTSC tuner. If it did High Definition, I might buy one. I could build a computer with a Hauppauge WinTV HD card, and do more for less.
No one has yet mentioned security, but it will be a big problem. Microsoft software is about as secure as an unlocked door. The enemy, and terroists will exploit this. Here is further proof that there is no such thing as military intelligence.
All the female charachters in Everquest, just like the female charachters in lesbian chatrooms, are actually fat old men pretending to be hot young girls. WTF?
The fact that the expression, "going postal," meaning losing your mind and going on a killing spree even exists indicates serious problems at the USPS. Their time and money would be better spent trying to improve workplace conditions so that no one ever goes "postal" again than bringing SLAPP suits against video game producers.
They refuse to accept that file trading gives them free promotion, because it threatens their ability to tell artists, "I made you a star, and I can take it away." Fans make and break "stars." A massive corporate leviathan laying the smack down on lots of defenseless "little guys" won't win them any friends. They deserve to lose every customer they have for using these bully tactics. Don't buy CDs.
Be careful putting things in the microwave. If they are metallic, they will spark, and frequently catch on fire. In very rare cases, putting metal in the microwave can cause nuclear fission!
"This sucks! Linux is supposed to be complicated and user hostile so that only the techno-elite can even approach it! Any distro that doesn't confuse 999 of every 1000 who attempt to use it isn't the real thing! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! This is an OS for idiots."
Does that rant sound stupid? It's the same one dosheads used when Apple introduced Macintosh in 1984. Now, every OS uses a mac-like GUI. Will Lindows be the next big thing?
I support a crackdown on piracy. I used to think that rape, robbery and murder on the high seas were things of the past, but am upset to learn that many people go sailing on luxury yachts and small ships never to return, those watercraft often show up later on the black market. I wonder if that is what happened to the S.S. Minnow when they went on that three hour tour?
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This sounds a lot like the Aurora surveillance plane that officially doen't exist, but people swear they have seen. http://www.abovetopsecret.com/pages/aurora.html http://www.fas.org/irp/mystery/aurora.htm
How can a first post be redundant? All redundant moderations will be meta-moderated as unfair. Here's something on topic. This article proves that Bill Gates' claim that Linux is not competition is wishful thinking. Linux is taking over important tasks, and the creative arts. You couldn't do a stick figure cartoon on Windows without it crashing.
Did anyone notice Bill Gats' "hair" in the picture with that article? Who does he think he's fooling with that ridiculous rug?
A contract with Microsoft bans a CD duplicating company from making Linux CDs. That is a restraint of trade, banned by most anti-trust law. I do not know about in New Zealand specifically, though. Maybe it is legal there.
The EFF rocks! The RIAA sucks. Don't buy CDs.
A victory anywhere is good news. A judge in Brazil understood that what the labels are doing is wrong, and wrong is still wrong everywhere. Chances are good that courts all around the world will rule the same. The price fixing lawsuit, and a judge's refusal to shut down Morpheus and Grokster suggests that U.S. courts will agree with the Brazilian judge when the ruling comes down in Dickey V. Universal Music Group et. al". The recording industry are a bunch of racketeers who don't deserve our patronage. Don't Buy CDs.
Since copyright, patent, and trademark are not the same thing, they nevers should have been lumped together under any single term. Lets refer to them by their proper names. The term, "intellectual property" belongs in the dustbin of history.
New at McDonald's, Sonic the Hedgehogburger. MMM, hedgehog! No seriously, McDonalds mugh be asking for trouble if they do a promotion related to Sonic, as there is a burger chain called Sonic. It could be trademark infringement.
Although copyright law does ban derivative works, it shouldn't. Abolishing this ban is a desparately needed copyright reform. Any chimpanzee can tell the difference between J.K. Rowling's official Harry Potter books, and immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Knock-offs have always been around, and always will be. Big deal. No one is going to think less of Rowling, or her charachter, because of an immitation. This whole thing reminds me of overzealous copyright lawyers laying the smack down on fanfic. All they do is alienate fans, costing the original author a lot more than money.
A lot more people make $5.15 an hour, or subminimium, plus paltry tips, or straight commissions than you think. If the situations you are citing aren't just a troll, they are far from the rule.
The biggest problem is that most don't vote at all. They just sit on their asses. This is why politicians don't have to answer to us.
Adam Smith was a naive economic and political theorist who overestimated human goodness, and underestimated human greed when he wrote The Wealth of Nations, aka, the capitalist manifesto. Capitalism is an economic theory, not a religion. Those who have made it a religion, and made the 7 deadly sins virtues, are destroying society.
It would be a 1st person shooter. Mow down all the Hajis!
Dead Iraqi soldier 100 points.
Dead Iraqi male civilian 200 points.
Dead Iraqi female civilian 300 points.
Dead Iraqi child 500 points! Dead ragheads! Yeehah!
Once they are all dead, you help steal the oil.
Yo, VIP, Let's kick it! Ice Ice Baby Martian Ice Ice Baby All right stop Collaborate and listen Ice is back with my brand new invention Something grabs a hold of me tightly Then I flow that a harpoon daily and nightly Will it ever stop? Yo--I don't know Turn off the lights and I'll glow To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle. Dance Bum rush the speaker that booms I'm killin your brain like a poisonous mushroom Deadly, when I play a dope melody Anything less that the best is a felony Love it or leave it You better gain way You better hit bull's eye The kid dont play If there was a problem Yo, I'll solve it Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it Ice Ice Baby Martian (4X) Now that the party is jumping With the bass kicked in, the Vegas are pumpin' Quick to the point, to the point no faking I'm cooking MC's like a pound of bacon Burning them if they're not quick and nimble I go crazy when I hear a cymbal And a hi hat with a souped up tempo I'm on a roll and it's time to go solo Rollin in my 5.0 With my ragtop down so my hair can blow The girlies on standby Waving just to say HI Did you stop? No--I just drove by Kept on pursuing to the next stop I busted a left and I'm heading to the next block That block was dead Yo--so I continued to A1A Beachfront Ave. Girls were hot wearing less than bikinis Rockman lovers driving Lamborghinis Jealous 'cause I'm out getting mine Shay with a guage and Martian with a nine Reading for the chumps on the wall The Chumps are acting ill because they're so full of eight balls Gunshots ranged out like a bell I grabbed my nine-- All I heard were shells Fallin on the concrete real fast Jumped in my car, slammed on the gas Bumper to bumper the avenue's packed I'm tryin to get away before the jackers jacke Police on the scene You know what I mean They passed me up, confronted all the dope fiends If there was a problem Yo, I'll solve it Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it Ice Ice Baby martian (4X) Take heed, 'caese I'm a lyrical poet Miami's on the scene just in case you didn't know it My town, that created all the bass sound Enough to shake and kick holes in the ground 'Cause my style's like a chemical spill Feasible rhymes that you can vision and feel Conducted and formed This is a hell of a concept We make it hype and you want to step with this Shay palays on the fade, slice it like a ninja Cut like a razor blade so fast Other DJ's say, "Damn" If my rhyme was a drug I'd sell it by the gram Keep my composure when it's time to get loose Magnetized by the mic while I kick my juice If there was a problem Yo--I'll solve it! Check out the hook while Deshay revolves it. Ice Ice Baby Martian (4X) Yo man--let's get out of here! Word to your mother! Ice Ice baby Too Cold Ice Ice baby Too Cold Too cold (3X)
It is outrageously expensive when you consider that it only has an NTSC tuner. If it did High Definition, I might buy one. I could build a computer with a Hauppauge WinTV HD card, and do more for less.
No one has yet mentioned security, but it will be a big problem. Microsoft software is about as secure as an unlocked door. The enemy, and terroists will exploit this. Here is further proof that there is no such thing as military intelligence.
I'm using Mozilla, Assclown! Internet Exploder is for people with VCRs flashing 12:00.
All the female charachters in Everquest, just like the female charachters in lesbian chatrooms, are actually fat old men pretending to be hot young girls. WTF?
The fact that the expression, "going postal," meaning losing your mind and going on a killing spree even exists indicates serious problems at the USPS. Their time and money would be better spent trying to improve workplace conditions so that no one ever goes "postal" again than bringing SLAPP suits against video game producers.
They refuse to accept that file trading gives them free promotion, because it threatens their ability to tell artists, "I made you a star, and I can take it away." Fans make and break "stars." A massive corporate leviathan laying the smack down on lots of defenseless "little guys" won't win them any friends. They deserve to lose every customer they have for using these bully tactics. Don't buy CDs.
And they also claimed that SARS was not a problem in China until it blew up in their faces. They just refuse to admit that they have a problem.
SCOTUS n. 1. A highly sensitive patch of skin between the legs running from the genitalia, to the anus.
Usage: Yo, bitch! Lick my scotus!
Be careful putting things in the microwave. If they are metallic, they will spark, and frequently catch on fire. In very rare cases, putting metal in the microwave can cause nuclear fission!
"This sucks! Linux is supposed to be complicated and user hostile so that only the techno-elite can even approach it! Any distro that doesn't confuse 999 of every 1000 who attempt to use it isn't the real thing! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! This is an OS for idiots." Does that rant sound stupid? It's the same one dosheads used when Apple introduced Macintosh in 1984. Now, every OS uses a mac-like GUI. Will Lindows be the next big thing?
I support a crackdown on piracy. I used to think that rape, robbery and murder on the high seas were things of the past, but am upset to learn that many people go sailing on luxury yachts and small ships never to return, those watercraft often show up later on the black market. I wonder if that is what happened to the S.S. Minnow when they went on that three hour tour?