the way people often yell into their phone makes me think they're already deaf. You dont have to yell, the phone is there to make you heard over a long distance.
it's exactly like equating going to the toilet during adbreaks with theft. where this is obviously untrue. why would I pay extra to receive info I do not want? bandwidth isn't free, and too much bandwidth is being taken up by forced communication. I do not tolerate people yelling in my ear "BUY COKE" when I'm on the street. in fact, in real life this would be stalking if done by the same person (and a company is a person), so why would I allow it on the net?
advertising is a form of communication. in many ways, communication is like sex: everyone (well.. almost everyone) does it, but only with the partner(s) of their choice. advertising has become forced communication. I dont care about certain forms of communication, so kindly refrain from trying. I've asked nicely for a long time, but advertisers choose not to listen. which is now rapidly becoming their problem as many people have started to block all forms of advertising.
>Although marketers regard pop-ups as one of the most effective ways of advertising online, many surfers find them hugely annoying.
many people find that shoving a rather large stick with nails in it shoved up the bum of said marketers a very effective way of advertising their dislike of popups. although 99 out of a 100 marketers disagree, I condone this practice.
that's almost exactly the latest proposal for the Netherlands, except for 1 thing: the saved period would be 5 seconds, and would include the use of brakes, accelerator, etc.
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tell the sitter you've gone to the movies, and to what theatre. for real emergencies, call the theatre. problem solved.
gods are not necessarily all powerful. see the greek and latin gods. the all powerful god only appears in the monotheistic religions.
no, that's not a religion. I dont believe 2 inch high, pink flying elephants exist. and that's not a religion either.
it's not about protecting work, it's about having complete control over what people do with your work.
making sure you can do what you want with information is very much the ethical thing to do.
are you saying the RIAA is honest and decent?
that's a bit of a stretch..
it's dutch law.
people dont steal music, they copy it.
for many people, this is legal.
horses taste better than floppies too.
the way people often yell into their phone makes me think they're already deaf. You dont have to yell, the phone is there to make you heard over a long distance.
lets hope not. unfortunately drivers cannot be trusted to obey the speedlimit without resorting to humps.
it benefits certain specific artists, it doesnt help artists in general.
they're music loving copyright infringers, who like to share what music they like. sharing music is considered copyright infringement in US law.
happy?
so they charged a licence for something in the public domain? why am I not surprised?
it's exactly like equating going to the toilet during adbreaks with theft. where this is obviously untrue. why would I pay extra to receive info I do not want? bandwidth isn't free, and too much bandwidth is being taken up by forced communication. I do not tolerate people yelling in my ear "BUY COKE" when I'm on the street. in fact, in real life this would be stalking if done by the same person (and a company is a person), so why would I allow it on the net?
advertising is a form of communication. in many ways, communication is like sex: everyone (well.. almost everyone) does it, but only with the partner(s) of their choice. advertising has become forced communication. I dont care about certain forms of communication, so kindly refrain from trying. I've asked nicely for a long time, but advertisers choose not to listen. which is now rapidly becoming their problem as many people have started to block all forms of advertising.
it's not a company's right to follow a product after sale. that in itself is a violation of privacy.
just ban all US email...
everybody has a body, by necessity. almost everybody can use alternative modes of travel, besides the car. driving is a privilege, not a right.
considering how widely known he is, he's not doing all that bad either.
>Although marketers regard pop-ups as one of the most effective ways of advertising online, many surfers find them hugely annoying.
many people find that shoving a rather large stick with nails in it shoved up the bum of said marketers a very effective way of advertising their dislike of popups. although 99 out of a 100 marketers disagree, I condone this practice.
now where's me nails and hammer...
to me, it sounds more like deceptive advertising.
that's almost exactly the latest proposal for the Netherlands, except for 1 thing: the saved period would be 5 seconds, and would include the use of brakes, accelerator, etc.
18 and older is adult, so man.
could be 21 in the US, but it's 18 in germany.
you have freedom of speech, so shut the fuck up?
that makes sense...
you're not an atheist, you're an agnostic.