Steve: Hey bob it's about time we sent out those stats on how much money we are loosing to file sharing. Could you get me some numbers.
Bob: No problem Steve. I figure we should have had a 25% increase in sales this year however those darn file swapers kept our increase to a modest 8%. Make sure the reported numbers reflect that.
Bob: And Steve while you are at it. Could you take a few million of the money laying around and make a comersial about how much file swapping is hurting the industry.
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Proof..... Well that is forth coming. You can send the checks now though. If you wait for proof I will be increasing the price and will be holding you liable for those months you didn't pay.
Bush made a mockery of elections. This was worse, no?
Bush didn't make a mockery of elections. If I had the time I would spell out all of the illegal things the democrats did in Florida but that would be pointless. You probably would not believe the facts even if I gave them to you.
Slick Willy said he didn't inhale. Bush refused to answer questions about his past drug use directly While we can't prosecute him for these misleadings, should we consider them less immoral?
Does anyone believe that Clinton didn't inhale? Also I can't equate Bush not wanting to answer questions about his past and Clinton flat out lying about his.
while also giving a tax break to those who NEED it the least
"Across the board tax cut." Please explain how that includes only the ones that need it the least.
You may be antiwar and that's fine however given Bush's position and beliefs please explain what was wrong with Bush's justification for war.
Personally, I have been disappointed with the Bush administration's inability decrease government size. He has done a better job controlling spending (besides of course the war).
I notice you aren't taking up my request to define exactly HOW gwb is a better president...
1) I agree with many of his policies (Subjective)
2) He has shown himself to have more moral character
I take up 50 words talking about what I like about each president but that is subjective. What isn't subjective is how each president acts while in office!
it's not illegal to cheat on your wife
Yes it is. I was in the military when Clinton was in office and if I had cheated on my wife I would be looking at heavy punishment. Agree or disagree with the rules the fact still remains that as my leader he should have acted with more "moral" character and I was insulted that he would commit those acts and then expect me to ignore the fact that I would have been demoted and fined heavily in addition to extra duty if I had done far less.
Would you hate GWB as a person if you knew he lied, then? Do you follow the news?
Yes I follow the news and if I saw GWB lying under oath or doing some other morally repulsive act I would not like him as a person. (I do try to refrain from using the word hate when referring to people)
How about his VP and his indiscretions with Enron?
If Dick Cheney had anything wrong he should be held accountable. I have not personally heard enough to conclude that he has or has not done anything. I even gave Clinton the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps that is why I was so insulted by his actions.
I think that most people honestly don't give a shit because it was a) something that they didn't care about and b) because it was such a clear partisan power play.
I cared about it not because he was just some guy getting a blowjob at work but because he was the president and should be held to a higher standard.
If I were a CEO of a company and got caught having sex at work I would have a few weeks or months of bad press and I might be asked to step down. If I was a janitor who got caught having sex at work I would have been fired no questions asked. That double standard bothers me. We should be holding leaders accountable yet we do not. They should have higher standards yet they tend to have lower standards. I agree that some republicans were using the situation as a "power play" but that doesn't excuse Clintons actions in any way. Some republicans were actually repulsed by his actions in office and desired for him to be held accountable and that is not too much to ask of anyone especially the president.
When you say "Now, the lying under oath is a little more serious, but I think that most people honestly don't give a shit because it was a) something that they didn't care about" are you suggesting that it is ok to lie under oath and in doing so make a mockery of our justice system as long as your lying about a subject you feel people don't really care about? He is in many cases the centerpiece of our government. He should take that responsibility seriously.
I love my country and I have a problem with the leader of my country not taking his responsibilities seriously and not treating the position with respect and dignity.
You're at least as much of a sheep as you're claiming the OP is, because you'd hate Clinton regardless of anything else as
No I dislike Clinton because
1)he made a mockery of the office. I don't hate democrats though I think they are wrong. I strongly dislike Clinton because as the leader of our nation he is held to a higher standard and should be.
2) Lied under oath. It isn't simply the fact that he lied but he who was the leader of our nation circumvented and totally dismissed the laws that should be exemplifying.
I generally dislike the policies of the democrats however I do not dislike democrats in general as people. I do however, dislike Clinton as a person.
I don't give a shit that he got blowjobs in office, why should I? I've had sex in my workplace before. I even lied about it when I got caught.
Well I just hold my president to a higher moral standard then I do you. If you want to cheat on your wife and lie under oath and generally be morally inept that is your choice. You should however be held accountable to your actions. Something most Clintonites don't agree with.
A good leader serves as an example to those he leads.
It seems to me that people who voted for Bush and are surprised at his favoritism towards big money have been behaving rather struthiously
Nice word. Next time use a dictionary.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A42947-20 03Jun27 A report released yesterday by the Center for Responsive Politics, a watchdog group, found that, contrary to common perceptions, Republicans have a big advantage over Democrats in donations from small donors, while Democrats are king among only the biggest.
The study, analyzing donations during the 2002 campaign cycle, found that those little guys giving less than $200 to federal candidates, parties or leadership political action committees contributed 64 percent of their money to Republicans. By contrast, those fat cats giving $1 million or more contributed a lopsided 92 percent to Democrats. The only group favoring Democrats, in fact, were contributors giving more than $100,000.
If you want to know who is for "big money" look at the election stats. There are those that are against over regulating businesses and there are those who are in favor of over regulating business. Over regulation hurts business.
However disgraceful his corporate giveaways may have been, at least it was plausible he was going to fight for the interests of all the American people.
It was only plausible because he is a con artist and you are a sucker. Clinton doesn't care about you and he doesn't care about me. You can find things wrong with any president. I don't agree with everything Bush has done but he is a much better president then Clinton.
and therefore don't believe he is actually passionate about 'his' agenda.
We all Clinton felt very passionately about his agenda to get blowjobs in the oval office. Maybe we should leave that type passion at the door this term.
The bottome line:
You hate Bush and probably all republican leaders. It doesn't matter what Bush does you would hate him anyway. You swallow the Democrat hype 100%. I personally generally like bush but have enough of my own thought processes left to allow myself to disagree with him and the Republican Party for that matter from time to time. (sometimes a little more)
If you dislike something Bush is doing try sending his staff a letter or email. Just remeber that the only person who will hold to your values and beliefs 100% of the time is you.
Which is why it seems like the system is working here.
That is the type of attitude that bothers me. Since you love the system so much I hope they sue you. You can accrue the thousands upon thousands of dollars in lawyers fees it takes to prove you are innocent and have no need in paying the $3,500 fine.
But defending a case costs money, and critics of DirecTV's campaign say that people have been paying the $3,500 settlement, guilty or innocent, simply because they can't afford a lawyer.
Nice working system you support!
The company won't say how many cases it's dropped, but Zakarian and Apgood both say they've negotiated dismissals. In every case, though, the innocent defendant is left holding the bag for their attorney fees.
I am happy to know you are so supportive of this type of action!
I am happy to know you support large companies blindly suing everyone without investigative work.
I am happy to know you support large companies intentionally sending out letters that incurage people, who might have done nothing wrong, to pay a fine or pay hefty court costs to defend themselves!
I am happy to know you support the little guys getting squashed so that DirecTV can gain a few extra dollars. I personally thing it is horrible and have set my sights on never using DirectTV but then again I actually care about those people who are trampled by DirectTV.
Why is this unfortunate? Do you want to know every nuance of the car you drive, just to get to work?
He isn't saying that one needs to know all about computers in order to operate it. He is saying that one should take care of the computers. A better analogy would be, Do you feel it important to take care of the car that you drive to work. Do you take proper care of the TV you watch? If you have an opportunity to update the virus definitions every time you log in and yet you don't I feel that is a failure to take care of the equipment you rely on. It has nothing to do with how much knowledge you have or need to have. It all comes down to the fact the people in general just don't care and that is very unfortunate.
again, is this yet another example of the Internet and the rest of the world becoming more and more centered on the continental USA?
The world wide web started in the US as a government program so it is difficult to make the claim that it is "becoming more and more centered on the USA".
These policies are an individual companies decision and they have the right to make such policies especially in the face of internet taxation.
I wish that the internet was as free as it once was however politics and greedy governments are working to destroy it all. It is only going to get worse.
Need I say more? They may have found inspiration in violent computer games however that doesn't explain why they wished to do it. If violent computer games where not available they would have found that inspiration elsewhere.
What I really wish to know is exactly what actions where they going to take that were specifically inspired by that video game title. Where they going to have a real capture the flag match. What was the specific event? It can't be just the violence because I can find that anywhere.
Movies
The news
Magazines
Comic Books
Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
What's the point?
It is meaningless to blame violence on anything other than the people. Do you honestly feel that if we where to remove all violent material across the board we would wipe out violence within our society? If you do you are very foolish.
If the heart longs for violence you will not change it by removing access to voilent material. You have to change the heart.
So what you are saying is that Ford is the only company that should be allowed to use the production line? I am sorry but these are things that need to be shared in order for capitalism to thrive. This promotes competition by bringing companies on equal footing. If everything had a price one company with the money would end up owning everything.
I can't disagree with you entirely however I can't agree all together. Some items need to be shared. If some things are not shared innovation will tend to stagnate. Many times the greatest innovation comes after some company shares some piece of information or some design. The problem is that now companies and individuals are trying to make money off anything and everything. If I add a sent to toilet paper I need to patent the idea. We are not talking about any new revolutionary products here. We are talking about ideas on how to run a business. Innovation comes from multiple people working to expand the work that has already taken place by others. If no one shares information, if everything puts a price on every idea that comes forth it drives the cost of that innovation and eventually the price of any product that is a result of that innovation. If every thought that came out of any head had a price we would be living in a world where no one could afford to live. As with most things balance is the key.
Might does not make right in our society, the current presidential administration not withstanding.
First, You are correct when you say might does not make right however Might does make it difficult to get caught and punished in our society.
Secondly, Our current presidential administration does not believe that might makes right. Bush felt that he was doing what was right not because he had the might. He was able to act on his moral decision because his abilities to do so or his might. If we want to morally characterize a president we can always talk about Clinton. Bush may win that fight if we can figure out what the proper definition of "is" is. Perhaps we can talk about your buddy Gore inventing the Internet. He seems to be a morally upright fellow.
So what is my point? Those people who supported that disgrace of a president and his lying underhanded vice president have business in my opinion making moral characterizations about anyone.
I may not agree with everything that bush does in office however he at least has upheld the honor of the office thus far and that is a huge improvement over our last president.
Back to the topic
I would be perfectly happy if RIAA went down in flames. I am not saying that I support all file sharing. I believe that proper dues need to be paid to the artists that created that work however I dislike RIAA using that as an argument against P2P. At this time artists see very little of the profit from their work. If the concern was truly for the artist I would like to see a little reform in how much artists get paid for their work by the recording studios. RIAA is not worried about the artist. It is using the artist and that is what truly bothers me about the situation. I also could care less about the semantics involved in stealing copyright material. You can play word games all you want. Stealing is stealing. If you use P2P primarily to steal music, movies etc you are a little thief punk and have no right to complain about getting sued.
and remain the sole superpower (admittedly the long-term goal of the Bush administration.)
I do not wish to bash anyone however these type statements tend to upset me. I do not agree with everything that Bush has done however; I do not think he is trying to snuff people out in order to remain the sole superpower. If a quote of him declaring this can be provided I will agree however this seems to be a biased politically infected statement. It seems as though you have taken a few actions and made a conclusion based not on his true intentions but your hate for him and your political and ideological leanings and that upsets me.
Get real. War can be as profitable as peace, and some megacorps just don't give a damn which it's gonna be.
I agree with you on this. Unfortunately many corporations lack any ethical leadership but what do we expect. I may be going out on a limb here but ethics normally are derived from ones personal ideology however we are being bombarded by society to keep those ideologies at home. What you get is the corporate community defining its own ethics and those ethics tend to be repulsive to many of us.
As far as the article is concerned I doubt it will turn out like the US vs. USSR race for space. Those times have past. This is only my opinion however; I believe that you will find China and the US collaborating on many more projects in the future. Because of many of the communication advances the world has become much smaller and projects of this scale end up taking the resources of several countries. Again this is just my opinion so take it as such.
They know it isn't P2P networks that are killing them. Any analyst can tell them this. This is a power play and an excuse. Every industry wants to have a legitimate sounding excuse on their hip to justify losses. If P2P wasn't around they would be searching for something else. They only way to stop the cycle is if their actions can be translated into losses. If they piss of people to the point where CD's sales take a dive and that dive can be directly associated with their actions, we may see a light at the end of the tunnel. Until that time they will do whatever they want and walk over anyone they want. Who are you helping them to step on? I find it laughable. People complain about RIAA yet who is trully funding them? Everyone who buys a CD is. That means you. Remember this next time you buy music.
Sorry but blizzard isn't going to be hurt by anything they do. You may not like the company but very few people care enough about the issues to actually inconvenience themselves. They will continue to by blizzard products just like they continue to buy music from these companies. When was the last time you bought a CD or a game associated with universal? When large companies put out good products they can do what ever they want because people just want to play that new cool game.If they read slashdot will they care? No, because they know that there market share is secure. People like you are me do not decide their success. Its the masses of people who are driven not by the ills of the world but their own desire to have fun and have conveniences.
Most people here will not agree with me. I fell that most people would be diagnosed with ADD or ADHD if they were examined. ADHD is a lack of discipline in a specific area of non interest. If you look at anyone diagnosed with ADHD you will find that they have no problem paying attention during activities that they find interesting however they do not have the discipline to pay attention during activities that hold no interest for them. Children are not born with discipline. It is something they gain and work to improve. With some it comes easier than others like most things. I have personaly worked with this problem my entire life and so have many others.
There are two solutions to this problem.
1. You take drugs and become addicted to some very powerful stimulants. After a while of using these stimulets you will be unable to function without them.
2. You learn discipline and focus. My mind wants to wander when I get in those boring classes or meetings however I need to have enough discipline to pay attention even though my mind wants to wander.
Exercise her mind don't drug it. Just because she has a problem with focus now doesn't mean she has to always have this problem. Work with her and train her. This method, in my opinion, is much better.
Don't count these children out.
They have the ability.
Everyone has problems they need to conquer. You can either overcome adversity through hard work and perseverance or you can take drugs and ignore the problem.
It is all about balance. If ford put all of the latest technology into its cars no one would be able to afford them. Other innovation increases the complexity of the vehicles decreasing reliability.
I do not know all the motivations of Ford. I can only speculate however I think we should try to give them a fair shake. Ford, like all companies, are out to make money. They are not and should not be out to support your ideologies or political leanings. Ideologies forced on businesses tend to screw up the economy. Disagree or agree it is all about finding a balance.
Hey, we could require all spammers to receive and record proof of a recipients age prior to spamming that box with inappropriate material.:)
For normal commerce the rule has been, if you don't know the age of someone and you can not verify that persons age certain age specific material will not be sold or given out. I do not see any reason to treat spammers with leniency.
Spammers have made no visible steps to attempt to solve this problem. They don't care about your children. They care about money and if they can make money by sending your child porn ads then that is exactly what they will do and they will hide behind a wall of excuses as to why they should be able to continue. It is our job to dismantle that wall and put the responsibility for the distribution of this material where it should be, with the distributor. If they can not track where they are sending this junk they shouldn't be allowed to send it. If you don't have the ability to card your customers you shouldn't be selling cigarettes.
This interactive Entertainment Network System uses Video-on-demand to allow users to create and view preferred lists of Games, TV Programs, and Movies. Users would be able to preview and rent any of the media provided by this system All media has an expiration period by which the media will not be usable until rented again. Media on demand that is viewed and organized from one central interface.
I don't see a problem with this patent. Perhaps I am just unaware of the many programs that have this same function. So please provide a list of the programs that function like this and have been around prior to 1998. I will be more than happy to be upset with M$ for something else however I need a little justification. To be perfectly honest I don't know anything that functions anything like this other than possibly P2P programs. I would be equally interested, given your example, in discovering the life form that naturally uses this media control network within their natural environment.
If you can't provide specific examples of why you have a complaint you don't have one! M$ gives everyone plenty of opportunity to criticize them people don't have to exaggerate and simply make up reasons to hate them.
I am not a fan of M$ however I can't see the problem with this.
An interactive entertainment network system has a video-on-demand (VOD) application which allows viewers to create their own customized lists of preferred video content programs, such as movies, games, TV shows, and so forth. Viewers are permitted to select criteria for grouping various video content programs into manageable sets. Lists of programs are provided in one or more scrollable lists, the scrolling rates of which are programmable. Once grouped, previews for the set of programs are displayed. The VOD application allows the viewers to browse the previews at their own rate, skipping forward to the next preview or backward to the previous preview. During this automated browsing, the VOD application enables the viewer to add any of the programs of interest to a customized list. The viewer can retrieve the customized list at any time. If the viewer orders a program from the customized list, the program remains available to the viewer for a rental period (which is adjustable). Upon expiration of the rental period, however, the program is no longer readily accessible until ordered again.
This does not patent VOD. It patents "interactive entertainment network". It seems to be similar to payper view for your computer. This is a patent for the interface for that payper view network. It is TV and Movie programing on demand. This simply explains that it uses VOD. Did you guys even read this?
While I think that there is such thing as "too much taxes", I don't think we're there yet.
I would have to disagree and I don't think you would make such a statement if the government didn't hide taxes so nicely.
Here is what I would like. Keep the taxes at current levels and remove the possibility of the government taking money out of each persons paycheck. Make everyone pay a bill at the end of the year. Make sure that every purchase is clearly labeled how much the taxes are on a given item.
(Gas [http://www.lmoga.com/taxrates.htm],
Cigeretts[NY $3.00 per pack]etc.)
If people actually saw how much they spent in taxes they wouldn't stand for it. I just can not believe that any rational human wouldn't be outraged if they actually knew the numbers.
Taxes Taxes Taxes
Income tax
sales tax
property tax
what else can they strap me with.
Both shuttle accidents could have been avoided by good decision making. Everyone makes mistakes however it seems that NASA is more mission centered and less safety centered. Taking unneeded risks for the sake of the mission or the bottom line.
If we had that safety record even in combat aircraft people would be appalled
He is right about our bad safety record however I think he has the wrong focus. I have not seen anything that suggests that the equipment is faulty. I think it's more a problem with safety inspections or management decision making.
A good question to get answered would be, "How many times have shuttles been grounded due to some technical mishap?"
If they had a good record of grounding shuttles when problems arise I would be more forgiving.
I think Barton honestly wishes to save lives and do the right thing however I just can't side with him in thinking that the problem lies with the equipment.
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Steve: Hey bob it's about time we sent out those stats on how much money we are loosing to file sharing. Could you get me some numbers.
Bob: No problem Steve. I figure we should have had a 25% increase in sales this year however those darn file swapers kept our increase to a modest 8%. Make sure the reported numbers reflect that.
Bob: And Steve while you are at it. Could you take a few million of the money laying around and make a comersial about how much file swapping is hurting the industry.
Thanks
Steve: No Problem. I will get right on it.
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Proof..... Well that is forth coming. You can send the checks now though. If you wait for proof I will be increasing the price and will be holding you liable for those months you didn't pay.
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Your funny. If you knew me you would know exactly how funny. :)
Have a nice day mr. democrat
Nice Vocab. All my life how about you?
Bush made a mockery of elections. This was worse, no?
Bush didn't make a mockery of elections. If I had the time I would spell out all of the illegal things the democrats did in Florida but that would be pointless. You probably would not believe the facts even if I gave them to you.
Slick Willy said he didn't inhale. Bush refused to answer questions about his past drug use directly
While we can't prosecute him for these misleadings, should we consider them less immoral?
Does anyone believe that Clinton didn't inhale? Also I can't equate Bush not wanting to answer questions about his past and Clinton flat out lying about his.
while also giving a tax break to those who NEED it the least
"Across the board tax cut." Please explain how that includes only the ones that need it the least.
You may be antiwar and that's fine however given Bush's position and beliefs please explain what was wrong with Bush's justification for war.
Personally, I have been disappointed with the Bush administration's inability decrease government size. He has done a better job controlling spending (besides of course the war).
I notice you aren't taking up my request to define exactly HOW gwb is a better president...
1) I agree with many of his policies (Subjective)
2) He has shown himself to have more moral character
I take up 50 words talking about what I like about each president but that is subjective. What isn't subjective is how each president acts while in office!
it's not illegal to cheat on your wife
Yes it is. I was in the military when Clinton was in office and if I had cheated on my wife I would be looking at heavy punishment. Agree or disagree with the rules the fact still remains that as my leader he should have acted with more "moral" character and I was insulted that he would commit those acts and then expect me to ignore the fact that I would have been demoted and fined heavily in addition to extra duty if I had done far less.
Would you hate GWB as a person if you knew he lied, then? Do you follow the news?
Yes I follow the news and if I saw GWB lying under oath or doing some other morally repulsive act I would not like him as a person. (I do try to refrain from using the word hate when referring to people)
How about his VP and his indiscretions with Enron?
If Dick Cheney had anything wrong he should be held accountable. I have not personally heard enough to conclude that he has or has not done anything. I even gave Clinton the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps that is why I was so insulted by his actions.
I think that most people honestly don't give a shit because it was a) something that they didn't care about and b) because it was such a clear partisan power play.
I cared about it not because he was just some guy getting a blowjob at work but because he was the president and should be held to a higher standard.
If I were a CEO of a company and got caught having sex at work I would have a few weeks or months of bad press and I might be asked to step down. If I was a janitor who got caught having sex at work I would have been fired no questions asked. That double standard bothers me. We should be holding leaders accountable yet we do not. They should have higher standards yet they tend to have lower standards. I agree that some republicans were using the situation as a "power play" but that doesn't excuse Clintons actions in any way. Some republicans were actually repulsed by his actions in office and desired for him to be held accountable and that is not too much to ask of anyone especially the president.
When you say "Now, the lying under oath is a little more serious, but I think that most people honestly don't give a shit because it was a) something that they didn't care about" are you suggesting that it is ok to lie under oath and in doing so make a mockery of our justice system as long as your lying about a subject you feel people don't really care about? He is in many cases the centerpiece of our government. He should take that responsibility seriously.
I love my country and I have a problem with the leader of my country not taking his responsibilities seriously and not treating the position with respect and dignity.
You're at least as much of a sheep as you're claiming the OP is, because you'd hate Clinton regardless of anything else as
No I dislike Clinton because
1)he made a mockery of the office. I don't hate democrats though I think they are wrong. I strongly dislike Clinton because as the leader of our nation he is held to a higher standard and should be.
2) Lied under oath. It isn't simply the fact that he lied but he who was the leader of our nation circumvented and totally dismissed the laws that should be exemplifying.
I generally dislike the policies of the democrats however I do not dislike democrats in general as people. I do however, dislike Clinton as a person.
I don't give a shit that he got blowjobs in office, why should I? I've had sex in my workplace before. I even lied about it when I got caught.
Well I just hold my president to a higher moral standard then I do you. If you want to cheat on your wife and lie under oath and generally be morally inept that is your choice. You should however be held accountable to your actions. Something most Clintonites don't agree with.
A good leader serves as an example to those he leads.
It seems to me that people who voted for Bush and are surprised at his favoritism towards big money have been behaving rather struthiously
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Nice word. Next time use a dictionary.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A42947-2
A report released yesterday by the Center for Responsive Politics, a watchdog group, found that, contrary to common perceptions, Republicans have a big advantage over Democrats in donations from small donors, while Democrats are king among only the biggest. The study, analyzing donations during the 2002 campaign cycle, found that those little guys giving less than $200 to federal candidates, parties or leadership political action committees contributed 64 percent of their money to Republicans. By contrast, those fat cats giving $1 million or more contributed a lopsided 92 percent to Democrats. The only group favoring Democrats, in fact, were contributors giving more than $100,000.
If you want to know who is for "big money" look at the election stats. There are those that are against over regulating businesses and there are those who are in favor of over regulating business. Over regulation hurts business.
However disgraceful his corporate giveaways may have been, at least it was plausible he was going to fight for the interests of all the American people.
It was only plausible because he is a con artist and you are a sucker. Clinton doesn't care about you and he doesn't care about me. You can find things wrong with any president. I don't agree with everything Bush has done but he is a much better president then Clinton.
and therefore don't believe he is actually passionate about 'his' agenda.
We all Clinton felt very passionately about his agenda to get blowjobs in the oval office. Maybe we should leave that type passion at the door this term.
The bottome line:
You hate Bush and probably all republican leaders. It doesn't matter what Bush does you would hate him anyway. You swallow the Democrat hype 100%. I personally generally like bush but have enough of my own thought processes left to allow myself to disagree with him and the Republican Party for that matter from time to time. (sometimes a little more)
If you dislike something Bush is doing try sending his staff a letter or email. Just remeber that the only person who will hold to your values and beliefs 100% of the time is you.
Which is why it seems like the system is working here.
That is the type of attitude that bothers me. Since you love the system so much I hope they sue you. You can accrue the thousands upon thousands of dollars in lawyers fees it takes to prove you are innocent and have no need in paying the $3,500 fine.
But defending a case costs money, and critics of DirecTV's campaign say that people have been paying the $3,500 settlement, guilty or innocent, simply because they can't afford a lawyer.
Nice working system you support!
The company won't say how many cases it's dropped, but Zakarian and Apgood both say they've negotiated dismissals. In every case, though, the innocent defendant is left holding the bag for their attorney fees.
I am happy to know you are so supportive of this type of action!
I am happy to know you support large companies blindly suing everyone without investigative work.
I am happy to know you support large companies intentionally sending out letters that incurage people, who might have done nothing wrong, to pay a fine or pay hefty court costs to defend themselves!
I am happy to know you support the little guys getting squashed so that DirecTV can gain a few extra dollars.
I personally thing it is horrible and have set my sights on never using DirectTV but then again I actually care about those people who are trampled by DirectTV.
Why is this unfortunate? Do you want to know every nuance of the car you drive, just to get to work?
He isn't saying that one needs to know all about computers in order to operate it. He is saying that one should take care of the computers. A better analogy would be, Do you feel it important to take care of the car that you drive to work. Do you take proper care of the TV you watch? If you have an opportunity to update the virus definitions every time you log in and yet you don't I feel that is a failure to take care of the equipment you rely on. It has nothing to do with how much knowledge you have or need to have. It all comes down to the fact the people in general just don't care and that is very unfortunate.
again, is this yet another example of the Internet and the rest of the world becoming more and more centered on the continental USA?
The world wide web started in the US as a government program so it is difficult to make the claim that it is "becoming more and more centered on the USA".
These policies are an individual companies decision and they have the right to make such policies especially in the face of internet taxation.
I wish that the internet was as free as it once was however politics and greedy governments are working to destroy it all. It is only going to get worse.
found inspiration in violent computer games.
Need I say more? They may have found inspiration in violent computer games however that doesn't explain why they wished to do it. If violent computer games where not available they would have found that inspiration elsewhere.
What I really wish to know is exactly what actions where they going to take that were specifically inspired by that video game title. Where they going to have a real capture the flag match. What was the specific event? It can't be just the violence because I can find that anywhere.
Movies
The news
Magazines
Comic Books
Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
What's the point?
It is meaningless to blame violence on anything other than the people. Do you honestly feel that if we where to remove all violent material across the board we would wipe out violence within our society? If you do you are very foolish.
If the heart longs for violence you will not change it by removing access to voilent material. You have to change the heart.
So what you are saying is that Ford is the only company that should be allowed to use the production line? I am sorry but these are things that need to be shared in order for capitalism to thrive. This promotes competition by bringing companies on equal footing. If everything had a price one company with the money would end up owning everything.
I can't disagree with you entirely however I can't agree all together. Some items need to be shared. If some things are not shared innovation will tend to stagnate. Many times the greatest innovation comes after some company shares some piece of information or some design. The problem is that now companies and individuals are trying to make money off anything and everything. If I add a sent to toilet paper I need to patent the idea. We are not talking about any new revolutionary products here. We are talking about ideas on how to run a business. Innovation comes from multiple people working to expand the work that has already taken place by others. If no one shares information, if everything puts a price on every idea that comes forth it drives the cost of that innovation and eventually the price of any product that is a result of that innovation. If every thought that came out of any head had a price we would be living in a world where no one could afford to live. As with most things balance is the key.
Might does not make right in our society, the current presidential administration not withstanding.
First, You are correct when you say might does not make right however Might does make it difficult to get caught and punished in our society.
Secondly, Our current presidential administration does not believe that might makes right. Bush felt that he was doing what was right not because he had the might. He was able to act on his moral decision because his abilities to do so or his might. If we want to morally characterize a president we can always talk about Clinton. Bush may win that fight if we can figure out what the proper definition of "is" is. Perhaps we can talk about your buddy Gore inventing the Internet. He seems to be a morally upright fellow.
So what is my point? Those people who supported that disgrace of a president and his lying underhanded vice president have business in my opinion making moral characterizations about anyone.
I may not agree with everything that bush does in office however he at least has upheld the honor of the office thus far and that is a huge improvement over our last president.
Back to the topic
I would be perfectly happy if RIAA went down in flames. I am not saying that I support all file sharing. I believe that proper dues need to be paid to the artists that created that work however I dislike RIAA using that as an argument against P2P. At this time artists see very little of the profit from their work. If the concern was truly for the artist I would like to see a little reform in how much artists get paid for their work by the recording studios. RIAA is not worried about the artist. It is using the artist and that is what truly bothers me about the situation.
I also could care less about the semantics involved in stealing copyright material. You can play word games all you want. Stealing is stealing. If you use P2P primarily to steal music, movies etc you are a little thief punk and have no right to complain about getting sued.
Bottom line - both sides suck
and remain the sole superpower (admittedly the long-term goal of the Bush administration.)
I do not wish to bash anyone however these type statements tend to upset me. I do not agree with everything that Bush has done however; I do not think he is trying to snuff people out in order to remain the sole superpower. If a quote of him declaring this can be provided I will agree however this seems to be a biased politically infected statement. It seems as though you have taken a few actions and made a conclusion based not on his true intentions but your hate for him and your political and ideological leanings and that upsets me.
Get real. War can be as profitable as peace, and some megacorps just don't give a damn which it's gonna be.
I agree with you on this. Unfortunately many corporations lack any ethical leadership but what do we expect. I may be going out on a limb here but ethics normally are derived from ones personal ideology however we are being bombarded by society to keep those ideologies at home. What you get is the corporate community defining its own ethics and those ethics tend to be repulsive to many of us.
As far as the article is concerned I doubt it will turn out like the US vs. USSR race for space. Those times have past. This is only my opinion however; I believe that you will find China and the US collaborating on many more projects in the future. Because of many of the communication advances the world has become much smaller and projects of this scale end up taking the resources of several countries. Again this is just my opinion so take it as such.
They know it isn't P2P networks that are killing them. Any analyst can tell them this. This is a power play and an excuse. Every industry wants to have a legitimate sounding excuse on their hip to justify losses. If P2P wasn't around they would be searching for something else. They only way to stop the cycle is if their actions can be translated into losses. If they piss of people to the point where CD's sales take a dive and that dive can be directly associated with their actions, we may see a light at the end of the tunnel. Until that time they will do whatever they want and walk over anyone they want. Who are you helping them to step on? I find it laughable. People complain about RIAA yet who is trully funding them? Everyone who buys a CD is. That means you. Remember this next time you buy music.
Sorry but blizzard isn't going to be hurt by anything they do. You may not like the company but very few people care enough about the issues to actually inconvenience themselves. They will continue to by blizzard products just like they continue to buy music from these companies. When was the last time you bought a CD or a game associated with universal? When large companies put out good products they can do what ever they want because people just want to play that new cool game.If they read slashdot will they care? No, because they know that there market share is secure. People like you are me do not decide their success. Its the masses of people who are driven not by the ills of the world but their own desire to have fun and have conveniences.
Most people here will not agree with me. I fell that most people would be diagnosed with ADD or ADHD if they were examined. ADHD is a lack of discipline in a specific area of non interest. If you look at anyone diagnosed with ADHD you will find that they have no problem paying attention during activities that they find interesting however they do not have the discipline to pay attention during activities that hold no interest for them. Children are not born with discipline. It is something they gain and work to improve. With some it comes easier than others like most things. I have personaly worked with this problem my entire life and so have many others.
There are two solutions to this problem. 1. You take drugs and become addicted to some very powerful stimulants. After a while of using these stimulets you will be unable to function without them.
2. You learn discipline and focus. My mind wants to wander when I get in those boring classes or meetings however I need to have enough discipline to pay attention even though my mind wants to wander.
Exercise her mind don't drug it. Just because she has a problem with focus now doesn't mean she has to always have this problem. Work with her and train her. This method, in my opinion, is much better.
Don't count these children out.
They have the ability.
Everyone has problems they need to conquer. You can either overcome adversity through hard work and perseverance or you can take drugs and ignore the problem.
You decide.
It is all about balance. If ford put all of the latest technology into its cars no one would be able to afford them. Other innovation increases the complexity of the vehicles decreasing reliability.
I do not know all the motivations of Ford. I can only speculate however I think we should try to give them a fair shake. Ford, like all companies, are out to make money. They are not and should not be out to support your ideologies or political leanings. Ideologies forced on businesses tend to screw up the economy. Disagree or agree it is all about finding a balance.
Hey, we could require all spammers to receive and record proof of a recipients age prior to spamming that box with inappropriate material. :)
For normal commerce the rule has been, if you don't know the age of someone and you can not verify that persons age certain age specific material will not be sold or given out. I do not see any reason to treat spammers with leniency.
Spammers have made no visible steps to attempt to solve this problem. They don't care about your children. They care about money and if they can make money by sending your child porn ads then that is exactly what they will do and they will hide behind a wall of excuses as to why they should be able to continue. It is our job to dismantle that wall and put the responsibility for the distribution of this material where it should be, with the distributor. If they can not track where they are sending this junk they shouldn't be allowed to send it. If you don't have the ability to card your customers you shouldn't be selling cigarettes.
This interactive Entertainment Network System uses Video-on-demand to allow users to create and view preferred lists of Games, TV Programs, and Movies. Users would be able to preview and rent any of the media provided by this system All media has an expiration period by which the media will not be usable until rented again. Media on demand that is viewed and organized from one central interface.
I don't see a problem with this patent. Perhaps I am just unaware of the many programs that have this same function. So please provide a list of the programs that function like this and have been around prior to 1998. I will be more than happy to be upset with M$ for something else however I need a little justification. To be perfectly honest I don't know anything that functions anything like this other than possibly P2P programs. I would be equally interested, given your example, in discovering the life form that naturally uses this media control network within their natural environment.
If you can't provide specific examples of why you have a complaint you don't have one! M$ gives everyone plenty of opportunity to criticize them people don't have to exaggerate and simply make up reasons to hate them.
They own this patent.
Get over it!
I am not a fan of M$ however I can't see the problem with this.
An interactive entertainment network system has a video-on-demand (VOD) application which allows viewers to create their own customized lists of preferred video content programs, such as movies, games, TV shows, and so forth. Viewers are permitted to select criteria for grouping various video content programs into manageable sets. Lists of programs are provided in one or more scrollable lists, the scrolling rates of which are programmable. Once grouped, previews for the set of programs are displayed. The VOD application allows the viewers to browse the previews at their own rate, skipping forward to the next preview or backward to the previous preview. During this automated browsing, the VOD application enables the viewer to add any of the programs of interest to a customized list. The viewer can retrieve the customized list at any time. If the viewer orders a program from the customized list, the program remains available to the viewer for a rental period (which is adjustable). Upon expiration of the rental period, however, the program is no longer readily accessible until ordered again.
This does not patent VOD. It patents "interactive entertainment network". It seems to be similar to payper view for your computer. This is a patent for the interface for that payper view network. It is TV and Movie programing on demand. This simply explains that it uses VOD. Did you guys even read this?
While I think that there is such thing as "too much taxes", I don't think we're there yet.
I would have to disagree and I don't think you would make such a statement if the government didn't hide taxes so nicely.
Here is what I would like. Keep the taxes at current levels and remove the possibility of the government taking money out of each persons paycheck. Make everyone pay a bill at the end of the year. Make sure that every purchase is clearly labeled how much the taxes are on a given item.
(Gas [http://www.lmoga.com/taxrates.htm],
Cigeretts[NY $3.00 per pack]etc.)
If people actually saw how much they spent in taxes they wouldn't stand for it. I just can not believe that any rational human wouldn't be outraged if they actually knew the numbers.
Taxes Taxes Taxes
Income tax
sales tax
property tax
what else can they strap me with.
He is right about our bad safety record however I think he has the wrong focus. I have not seen anything that suggests that the equipment is faulty. I think it's more a problem with safety inspections or management decision making.
A good question to get answered would be, "How many times have shuttles been grounded due to some technical mishap?"
If they had a good record of grounding shuttles when problems arise I would be more forgiving.
I think Barton honestly wishes to save lives and do the right thing however I just can't side with him in thinking that the problem lies with the equipment.