So what you're saying is that you like Microsoft if they make a lot of money?
Please try to be more clear in the future, and don't try to confuse me with your fancy wordplay.
Only if you define "doing it well" has "doing it exactly like the current guy."
In this particular situation, I do define "doing it well" as "doing it exactly like the current guy." And I think that most people think the same way. Otherwise, this would be a non-issue, and someone else would be doing it, for a fraction of what the current actors are getting paid.
Fine. My mistake. Strike the word capitalism, and replace it with a free market system. But they don't have a monopoly. They created a demand for the show they work for, and want to get paid accordingly. And no, they are not using capital, but they are providing a skill. There are other voice actors that can be hired. There is no monopoly on the number of people who can do Homer's "D'oh!"
The only thing that the Simpsons voices do, that nobody else can do, is sound like themselves.
Wrong! There are hundreds of people who can do Homer Simpson's voice. They may not do it as well as the voice actors do, but you can't say that nobody else can do it. An example: Just because Mel Blanc died, doesn't mean that they stopped putting out Bugs Bunny movies. Obviously, it's not the same quality as when Mel was doing the voices, but it shows he was not irreplaceable. The same goes for The Simpsons. The voice actors for The Simpsons are the only one's who can provide the same quality that we have come to expect. It does not mean that they are the only ones who can do the voices.
And, yes, I do believe that they deserve whatever they can get because they are in a position to demand it. Because the other extreme is worse. In your little world, I guess they have to work for free? Or for minimum wage? Or for some arbitrary amount that you decide upon, maybe?
And your hypothetical mechanic? Yes. He gets to charge $100 for a fan belt. If you don't want to pay for it, you can walk to the next town. Or pay the mechanic from the next town to bring you one for $50. Or buy one from the manufacturer and keep it with you in case of emergency, if you don't like the risk of having to pay retail at an inconvenient time. How much extra is your mechanic allowed to charge you for having exactly what you need when and where you need it? And who are you to tell him how much he can charge for the service that he provides?
...they're cashing in on the mechanics of the situation.
You make that sound like it's a bad thing. That's just the way capitalism works. If you have a product or service that only you can provide, then you get to charge whatever you want to for that product or service. If you price yourself out of a job, then that's your own problem, but I don't think thast will be the case in this situation.
If you are a programmer getting paid $20 an hour, and you say, "I want a raise to $30/hour or I quit," that's not unreasonable, especially if you are the only one who has the knowledge and background, etc, to write that particular program. However, if the guy flipping burgers down the street for $5.50/hour came back with your logic and said, "Hey, this guy just sits around in front of a computer all day. It's not a hard job, he's just being greedy, and he already makes a bunch of money," you'd probably take a different view.
I know this is going to get me flamed, but have you considered NOT running an antivirus program on you home computer? I have a decent linux firewall, I don't open most email attachments, and I run a spyware removal tool once a week. Every once in a while, I go to trendmicro.antivirus.com and run their online antivirus scanner. If I get an email attachment that I'm not sure about, I put it in a temp folder and scan it using the same online antivirus scan. I've never had a virus since I've been doing it this way, and I avoid the cost in dollars and the cost in system resources of a full time antivirus program.
YMMV.
I think it would do a lot of good for their image if they dumped all the adult items.
I don't think that dumping the adult items is going to help their image a whole lot when they are enabling massive amounts of fraud and theft. That's like locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen.
I'll never forget the first time I surfed Ebay. I ended up in the "Adult" section, and found an auction for a "5 Ball Butt Plug". Now, I know what a butt plug is, but I had no idea what a "5 Ball" butt plug is, so I checked out the description. There was a lovely picture, and I now know what a "5 Ball" butt plug looks like. However, the scary part was when I saw the descriptive phrase "Like New" next to the picture.
You're absolutely right. Additionally, Coca-Cola should be forced to release it's recipe so smaller bottlers can compete. And Microsoft should be forced to open source it's source code. And Google should be forced to release its proprietary search algorithm so smaller search engines can compete.
I went too far with the Google thing, didn't I? Now I'm screwing around with slashdot's sacred cows. My bad.
However, I do support free speech, and I think that parents should be responsible for what their kids read/see/hear, within reason.
I also support free speech. And I think that it's a shame for Howard to get pulled off the air for what is clearly someone trying to cover their ass over the Superbowl halftime stupidity. Even if he is a no-talent hack.
But how can parents be responsible for what their kids see, when idiocy like the Superbowl halftime show goes on? And when Britney Aguilera or whoever the latest 16 year old piece of jailbait is showing everything except nipple and labia on TV 24/7, how do you prevent your kids from seeing that? I don't know the answer to this, but I think that it's not as simple as saying that parents should be responsible for what their kids see.
Contrary to what Harrison Bergeron might predict, I somehow doubt people will just sit idly by while soccer moms on a preacher's wives tell everyone how to live their lives
Right. Because we all fought so valiantly (and successfully!) against Tipper Gore and the PMRC. And video game ratings. And countless other attempts at censorship of what we watch, read, play or listen to.
Yeah- I can't complain about the speed, but when I get my bill and see that the $79.95 per month package I signed up for 6 months ago is now costing me about $107 per month, I CAN complain. And I do. Loudly. And Comcast doesn't give a damn.
I've never been able to aquire a taste for wine except those sweet white wines. How does one go about and aquire a taste for it without going to tasting parties?
FWIW, you don't need to acquire a taste for wine. The rewards are not commensurate with the effort required. If you like a certain type of alcoholic beverage, drink it and enjoy. Experiment and try new things, but why bother trying to develop a taste for something? It takes a lot of effort to develop a taste for wine, and the only result is that you still get drunk, but you can act snooty while you do it. I had several friends who worked at a winery who forced me to develop a taste for wine, but I still prefer a Guinness. And once you start drinking wine strictly for the sake of drinking wine, there will always be someone else there who has some opinion about the wine you like, and why it's not as good as another wine.
I encourage you to try wine, but if you don't enjoy it, and have to work to develop a taste for it, it's not worth the effort. Stick with the Guinness.
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That was a joke....
So what you're saying is that you like Microsoft if they make a lot of money?
Please try to be more clear in the future, and don't try to confuse me with your fancy wordplay.
Only if you define "doing it well" has "doing it exactly like the current guy."
In this particular situation, I do define "doing it well" as "doing it exactly like the current guy." And I think that most people think the same way. Otherwise, this would be a non-issue, and someone else would be doing it, for a fraction of what the current actors are getting paid.
Fine. My mistake. Strike the word capitalism, and replace it with a free market system.
But they don't have a monopoly. They created a demand for the show they work for, and want to get paid accordingly. And no, they are not using capital, but they are providing a skill. There are other voice actors that can be hired. There is no monopoly on the number of people who can do Homer's "D'oh!"
The only thing that the Simpsons voices do, that nobody else can do, is sound like themselves.
Wrong! There are hundreds of people who can do Homer Simpson's voice. They may not do it as well as the voice actors do, but you can't say that nobody else can do it.
An example: Just because Mel Blanc died, doesn't mean that they stopped putting out Bugs Bunny movies. Obviously, it's not the same quality as when Mel was doing the voices, but it shows he was not irreplaceable. The same goes for The Simpsons. The voice actors for The Simpsons are the only one's who can provide the same quality that we have come to expect. It does not mean that they are the only ones who can do the voices.
And, yes, I do believe that they deserve whatever they can get because they are in a position to demand it. Because the other extreme is worse. In your little world, I guess they have to work for free? Or for minimum wage? Or for some arbitrary amount that you decide upon, maybe?
And your hypothetical mechanic? Yes. He gets to charge $100 for a fan belt. If you don't want to pay for it, you can walk to the next town. Or pay the mechanic from the next town to bring you one for $50. Or buy one from the manufacturer and keep it with you in case of emergency, if you don't like the risk of having to pay retail at an inconvenient time. How much extra is your mechanic allowed to charge you for having exactly what you need when and where you need it? And who are you to tell him how much he can charge for the service that he provides?
...they're cashing in on the mechanics of the situation.
You make that sound like it's a bad thing. That's just the way capitalism works. If you have a product or service that only you can provide, then you get to charge whatever you want to for that product or service. If you price yourself out of a job, then that's your own problem, but I don't think thast will be the case in this situation.
If you are a programmer getting paid $20 an hour, and you say, "I want a raise to $30/hour or I quit," that's not unreasonable, especially if you are the only one who has the knowledge and background, etc, to write that particular program. However, if the guy flipping burgers down the street for $5.50/hour came back with your logic and said, "Hey, this guy just sits around in front of a computer all day. It's not a hard job, he's just being greedy, and he already makes a bunch of money," you'd probably take a different view.
I know this is going to get me flamed, but have you considered NOT running an antivirus program on you home computer? I have a decent linux firewall, I don't open most email attachments, and I run a spyware removal tool once a week. Every once in a while, I go to trendmicro.antivirus.com and run their online antivirus scanner. If I get an email attachment that I'm not sure about, I put it in a temp folder and scan it using the same online antivirus scan. I've never had a virus since I've been doing it this way, and I avoid the cost in dollars and the cost in system resources of a full time antivirus program.
YMMV.
But then again, no IT guys have to work in feces in a sweaty, humid, tiny room.
True. But Plumbers only have to remember the two rules:
1. Shit flows downhill.
2. Don't bite your nails.
I think it would do a lot of good for their image if they dumped all the adult items.
I don't think that dumping the adult items is going to help their image a whole lot when they are enabling massive amounts of fraud and theft. That's like locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen.
I'll never forget the first time I surfed Ebay. I ended up in the "Adult" section, and found an auction for a "5 Ball Butt Plug". Now, I know what a butt plug is, but I had no idea what a "5 Ball" butt plug is, so I checked out the description. There was a lovely picture, and I now know what a "5 Ball" butt plug looks like. However, the scary part was when I saw the descriptive phrase "Like New" next to the picture.
Needless to say, I'm still emotionally scarred.
applies all the latest security patches, cleans out the mal-ware & defrags the hard drive?
What? And put all of us MCSEs out of work?
Damn. I knew my job was gonna get outsourced....
This guy's just as happy as if he had a brain, isn't he?
You're absolutely right. Additionally, Coca-Cola should be forced to release it's recipe so smaller bottlers can compete. And Microsoft should be forced to open source it's source code. And Google should be forced to release its proprietary search algorithm so smaller search engines can compete.
I went too far with the Google thing, didn't I? Now I'm screwing around with slashdot's sacred cows. My bad.
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"It seems in France, all CDs, hard drives, and the like owe musicians money in case any of it is used for piracy."
In Soviet France, the CDs and hard drives owe YOU money!!! Or something...
Second sentence of your link:
It does not cover expenses related to property crimes.
So, it doesn't really seem to apply in this case, does it?
However, I do support free speech, and I think that parents should be responsible for what their kids read/see/hear, within reason.
I also support free speech. And I think that it's a shame for Howard to get pulled off the air for what is clearly someone trying to cover their ass over the Superbowl halftime stupidity. Even if he is a no-talent hack.
But how can parents be responsible for what their kids see, when idiocy like the Superbowl halftime show goes on? And when Britney Aguilera or whoever the latest 16 year old piece of jailbait is showing everything except nipple and labia on TV 24/7, how do you prevent your kids from seeing that? I don't know the answer to this, but I think that it's not as simple as saying that parents should be responsible for what their kids see.
Contrary to what Harrison Bergeron might predict, I somehow doubt people will just sit idly by while soccer moms on a preacher's wives tell everyone how to live their lives
Right. Because we all fought so valiantly (and successfully!) against Tipper Gore and the PMRC. And video game ratings. And countless other attempts at censorship of what we watch, read, play or listen to.
Be careful what you wish for....
No. Kelvin.
Don't be such a tool. Your attempt at being pedantic is shameless. Just remove the inappropriate apostrophe and search again. Assclown.
fp. sorry, had to do it once.
**"Only Microsoft finds exploits"**
Or is it the other way around ?
say [pun]"Only Microsoft exploits exploits"[/pun]...
I think the other way around would read "Only exploits find Microsoft."
Seems more probable that way...
I can't complain.
Yeah- I can't complain about the speed, but when I get my bill and see that the $79.95 per month package I signed up for 6 months ago is now costing me about $107 per month, I CAN complain.
And I do.
Loudly.
And Comcast doesn't give a damn.
LOSE is the opposite of WIN
:)
LOOSE is the opposite of TIGHT
It's really not that hard, people...
Don't be such a looser!
The inmates are running the asylum, the foxes are guarding the hen house, and so on and so forth.
True. But according to the article:
The settlement...also bars the defendants from entering future agreements to fix CD prices.
So you don't have to worry anymore.
I've never been able to aquire a taste for wine except those sweet white wines. How does one go about and aquire a taste for it without going to tasting parties?
FWIW, you don't need to acquire a taste for wine. The rewards are not commensurate with the effort required. If you like a certain type of alcoholic beverage, drink it and enjoy. Experiment and try new things, but why bother trying to develop a taste for something? It takes a lot of effort to develop a taste for wine, and the only result is that you still get drunk, but you can act snooty while you do it. I had several friends who worked at a winery who forced me to develop a taste for wine, but I still prefer a Guinness. And once you start drinking wine strictly for the sake of drinking wine, there will always be someone else there who has some opinion about the wine you like, and why it's not as good as another wine.
I encourage you to try wine, but if you don't enjoy it, and have to work to develop a taste for it, it's not worth the effort. Stick with the Guinness.
I now relinquish the soapbox.