Maybe left-wing libertarians should change their name, then? "Individual liberty, social responsibility" is certainly an ideology I could get behind, but calling that "libertarianism" has some unfortunate package.
Perhaps, but we were first. The word "libertarian" was, as far as I'm aware, first used in the phrase "libertarian communism", to distinguish it from Marx's "state communism".
My favourite quote from that time is from Bakunin: "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice; socialism without freedom is tyranny and oppression." I think both parts of that quote have been proven correct in the 20th century.
Maybe left-wing libertarians should simply call themselves "Freedom Party"?
Ironically, where I live, that has a bit of a negative connotation. The Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) wants to do away with freedom of religion, tax foreign head wear and reduce the rights of immigrants, whereas the word "libertarian" is pretty much untarnished (and unknown, I guess).
I don't mind the loonies, really. They serve a valuable function by being the metaphorical canary in the coal mine: as long as their freedom of expression is guaranteed, so is mine. If someone tries to silence them, I can react before that someone turns to me.
No, I dislike the right-wing libertarians who aren't the loonies: the ones who realize that people will die, starve to death in the streets, if they get their way.
I don't know if it has anything to do with religion. Sex with kids was common among ancient Greeks and Celts. Sure, they had religions too, but it hardly seems relevant.
But don't feel bad, randroids/libertarians. Defending your ideology is an impossible task. After all, reality has a liberal bias.
Not all libertarians are Rand-style right-wing loonies. There's also a lot of moderate left-wing libertarians (well, maybe not so many in the US, but certainly elsewhere). And left-wing libertarian loonies, of course. That goes without saying.
No. In most cases it is not public money that builds transmission, but private money.
That's the problem right there. Vital infrastructure should be publicly owned, rather than be subject to profiteering.
And if you do have privately owned infrastructure, at least make sure there's competition and a transparent market. Otherwise you're putting the fate of society in the hands of people who are only in it for the money, and would gladly dismantle the infrastructure as soon as that seems more profitable.
I used to prefer matte. Even with my TV, it annoyed me that I was looking at myself when the screen was a bit dark and the sun shone brightly. But I do like the glossy Apple screens. No idea if they did something with them to make them less mirrory, or if all glossy screens have improved that way, or if it's just a matter of better lighting conditions.
Besides, when the sun shines on a matte screen, you can't see a thing either.
The writing is definitely a big part of it. The first one quirky somewhat funny, but also predictable. The second one sent shivers down my spine. But maybe that's also because I know how Tennant would say it.
Of course the writing has to be different. They're different Doctors. Different personalities. I'm pretty sure the writers try to tailor it to the style of the actor. And Tennant had an extremely diverse style, going from the silliest goofball to dead serious at the drop of a hat.
He was great as the invisible guy in Heroes, but I've never seen him anywhere else. I think Dr Who was the best thing that ever happened to him. It's a real shame he gave it up, but I consider Tennant second only to Tom Baker, so I'm not complaining.
And in this past season Vincent and the Doctor, with its blind and invisible monster, is as candid and sensitive look at depression and mental illness as you will find - again, totally age appropriate, yet unflinching with no false happy ending.
No false happy ending? He cheered Vincent up by showing him how famous and well-respected he'd become!
(I admit I've always wanted to do the same thing with Beethoven. Well, maybe not so much show him how famous he'd become, but let him listen to all the music that's been made after him, and then watch what he'd do with that. Alas, I don't have a time machine.)
Grid maintenance also means you have to update it when requirements change. More reliance on wind energy means you need more flexibility in where your electricity is generated and how much of it is generated. Leaving your grid the way it was while you change where and how electricity is generated, is rather stupid.
I severely disagree. Unless there's a strong compelling story (like Final Fantasy), I think most 40 hour games are boring.
Tastes differ, apparently. There are several games without much story that I've played for hundreds of hours. Civilization 2, Master of Orion, Stars!, Alpha Centauri, to name a few.
Strategy games have higher replay value than story games.
Why would there be? Google is a lot closer with HTC, and their phones are completely open. As far as I can tell, this is really just Motorola being retarded, and Google has nothing to do with it.
Motorola doesn't run the Android Marketplace, Google does. And I can still install stuff from other places too. The only thing Motorola makes money from, is the initial sale of the hardware. That's it. There really truly is no reason for them to be this obnoxious about it.
It is a pity because Moto currently produces the most solid android phones and their support track record regarding the Droid has been really good so far. But this is Motorola, once they have success they tamper around with pointless stuff until no one buys their phone again.
This is exactly why this is such a shame. Motorola makes really excellent hardware, that's perfect for the demanding power user, and then screws it up with crappy software that makes it useless for the demanding power user.
I don't get it. Why make such gorgeous hardware if you don't want people to use it? Go make cheap throw-away phones if that's what you want your customers to do with it.
How is it protecting the manufacturer from me? How is me modding my device damaging the manufacturer in any way? It's not protecting anything, it's just vengeful destruction.
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Why? Crysis isn't about story and dialogue, is it?
Maybe left-wing libertarians should change their name, then? "Individual liberty, social responsibility" is certainly an ideology I could get behind, but calling that "libertarianism" has some unfortunate package.
Perhaps, but we were first. The word "libertarian" was, as far as I'm aware, first used in the phrase "libertarian communism", to distinguish it from Marx's "state communism".
My favourite quote from that time is from Bakunin: "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice; socialism without freedom is tyranny and oppression." I think both parts of that quote have been proven correct in the 20th century.
Maybe left-wing libertarians should simply call themselves "Freedom Party"?
Ironically, where I live, that has a bit of a negative connotation. The Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) wants to do away with freedom of religion, tax foreign head wear and reduce the rights of immigrants, whereas the word "libertarian" is pretty much untarnished (and unknown, I guess).
I don't mind the loonies, really. They serve a valuable function by being the metaphorical canary in the coal mine: as long as their freedom of expression is guaranteed, so is mine. If someone tries to silence them, I can react before that someone turns to me.
No, I dislike the right-wing libertarians who aren't the loonies: the ones who realize that people will die, starve to death in the streets, if they get their way.
Both very good points.
I don't know if it has anything to do with religion. Sex with kids was common among ancient Greeks and Celts. Sure, they had religions too, but it hardly seems relevant.
Yes, but only from law suits. It will not protect you from actual bombers or bullets. --This is not really a joke because it is way to accurate.
You're exaggerating. As far as I know not a single shot has been fired anywhere on earth because of a picture.
Does a moving picture count? Because Theo van Gogh has definitely been shot. (8 times. And then stabbed.)
Now all we need is for other countries to protect their citizens from similar patent tourism.
That's probably the smartest thing anyone has said in this discussion.
But don't feel bad, randroids/libertarians. Defending your ideology is an impossible task. After all, reality has a liberal bias.
Not all libertarians are Rand-style right-wing loonies. There's also a lot of moderate left-wing libertarians (well, maybe not so many in the US, but certainly elsewhere). And left-wing libertarian loonies, of course. That goes without saying.
Clearly the president has to go over there and kick some governor butts.
I'd love to see Obama try to kick the Terminator's butt.
No. In most cases it is not public money that builds transmission, but private money.
That's the problem right there. Vital infrastructure should be publicly owned, rather than be subject to profiteering.
And if you do have privately owned infrastructure, at least make sure there's competition and a transparent market. Otherwise you're putting the fate of society in the hands of people who are only in it for the money, and would gladly dismantle the infrastructure as soon as that seems more profitable.
I used to prefer matte. Even with my TV, it annoyed me that I was looking at myself when the screen was a bit dark and the sun shone brightly. But I do like the glossy Apple screens. No idea if they did something with them to make them less mirrory, or if all glossy screens have improved that way, or if it's just a matter of better lighting conditions.
Besides, when the sun shines on a matte screen, you can't see a thing either.
I forgot. He didn't still cut off his ear, did he?
Scotland is still British, just not English. I think Northern Ireland is UK, but not British.
The writing is definitely a big part of it. The first one quirky somewhat funny, but also predictable. The second one sent shivers down my spine. But maybe that's also because I know how Tennant would say it.
Of course the writing has to be different. They're different Doctors. Different personalities. I'm pretty sure the writers try to tailor it to the style of the actor. And Tennant had an extremely diverse style, going from the silliest goofball to dead serious at the drop of a hat.
He was great as the invisible guy in Heroes, but I've never seen him anywhere else. I think Dr Who was the best thing that ever happened to him. It's a real shame he gave it up, but I consider Tennant second only to Tom Baker, so I'm not complaining.
It certainly looks like the Doctor is getting younger with every regeneration.
And in this past season Vincent and the Doctor, with its blind and invisible monster, is as candid and sensitive look at depression and mental illness as you will find - again, totally age appropriate, yet unflinching with no false happy ending.
No false happy ending? He cheered Vincent up by showing him how famous and well-respected he'd become!
(I admit I've always wanted to do the same thing with Beethoven. Well, maybe not so much show him how famous he'd become, but let him listen to all the music that's been made after him, and then watch what he'd do with that. Alas, I don't have a time machine.)
So no chance that Nokia will open up the bootloader of my Milestone?
Grid maintenance also means you have to update it when requirements change. More reliance on wind energy means you need more flexibility in where your electricity is generated and how much of it is generated. Leaving your grid the way it was while you change where and how electricity is generated, is rather stupid.
I severely disagree. Unless there's a strong compelling story (like Final Fantasy), I think most 40 hour games are boring.
Tastes differ, apparently. There are several games without much story that I've played for hundreds of hours. Civilization 2, Master of Orion, Stars!, Alpha Centauri, to name a few.
Strategy games have higher replay value than story games.
Children are not allowed to possess a firearm unless in the presence of an adult,
Haven't you read the story? There was an adult right there!
And Sony has less than nothing, not even really having mobile hardware at the moment.
For them it could have been a big boost. But Sony is for some reason staying out of Mobile,
What about Sony-Ericsson?
Why would there be? Google is a lot closer with HTC, and their phones are completely open. As far as I can tell, this is really just Motorola being retarded, and Google has nothing to do with it.
Motorola doesn't run the Android Marketplace, Google does. And I can still install stuff from other places too. The only thing Motorola makes money from, is the initial sale of the hardware. That's it. There really truly is no reason for them to be this obnoxious about it.
It is a pity because Moto currently produces the most solid android phones and their support track record regarding the Droid has been really good so far. But this is Motorola, once they have success they tamper around with pointless stuff until no one buys their phone again.
This is exactly why this is such a shame. Motorola makes really excellent hardware, that's perfect for the demanding power user, and then screws it up with crappy software that makes it useless for the demanding power user.
I don't get it. Why make such gorgeous hardware if you don't want people to use it? Go make cheap throw-away phones if that's what you want your customers to do with it.
you – the customer – from an accident.
How is it protecting the manufacturer from me? How is me modding my device damaging the manufacturer in any way? It's not protecting anything, it's just vengeful destruction.