That would be nice, but the sad fact is that ad-supported corporate media exists to sell more ads, not to provide worthwhile entertainment or information. For example, do you think TV networks care if their shows have any dramatic or artistic merit? Maybe they once did, but the fact that well-written scripted shows are being replaced so heavily by "reality tv" shows they're pretty much just putting on anything they can to reach coveted demographics.
On the other hand, if you're running a website for more altruistic purposes and then decide you need to start using ads to help defray your costs (rather than building the site in the first place in an attempt to make a profit), trying to reach a target demographic is probably the first sign you've completely sold out.
An administrative law case against ONE of the RIAA companies accusing them of colluding with distributers to fix prices is not the same thing as, as you claimed, the big 5 all being convicted of price fixing.
For one thing, an administrative law hearing is not a criminal trial, and the word "convicted" does not apply to the outcome. Vivendi is one company, not 5.
Also, Vivendi has reduced the prices of the CDs it sells by $5 (not TO $5, which they never claimed), although they claimed it had nothing to do with the decision. The other 4 RIAA companies are not affected and they haven't dropped their prices.
Next you will claim that the last 5 US Presidents were impeached and removed from office; after all, one of them being impeached and not actually removed from office is close enough.
No, I think you meant to say that Sony is overrated because it's a black quarterback, Mr. Limbaugh. I can see how you'd get confused, what with all the pain piss.
What cool cable or satellite service do you have that you can actually choose between letterbox and pan & scan broadcasts? Every station I get just broadcasts in one aspect ratio at a time.
Actually, no, they were not "CONVICTED", and putting it in all caps won't make it true. No one has ever been convicted of anything in a civil suit. And they settled the suit; there was never a judgement against them.
You might as well claim that RIAA CONVICTED a bunch of kids of STEALING MUSIC, when in fact they settled copyright infringment suits.
And I'm not spending $10 for a lightbulb that lasts 5 times as long and uses 20% of the energy. Screw the environment or saving money in the long run, I want my instant gratification.
Especially since Sourceforge points out to anyone starting a new project, very clearly, that they are responsible for backing up all of their project's data.
And reminiscent of the part of the Illuminatus Trilogy where a lawyer for a group of Native Americans argues in court that the US Government exhibits clinical signs of psychosis and should have a legal guardian appointed for it.
I'm not suggesting that the government should provide a technological solution to stop spammers, any more than I think they should be interecepting phone calls telemarketers attempt to place to my home. I don't even necessarily think the government needs to pass any more laws to make spamming me illegal.
I do, however, think it's ridiculous to assert that any government should refrain from passing anti-spam laws because of free speech issues. No one has the right to force me to spend my money to transmit or store their opinions. If I hack a newspaper's computers to publish a full page ad without paying for it, am I justified because I have a right to be heard?
No one has a right to advertise their political opinions, products, etc. by sending me email about them. The fact that filtering solutions exist doesn't confer that right upon anyone, either.
This is like arguing that marketing companies or political candidates should be allowed to send people to break into your house to tell you to buy their product or vote for their candidate, and pointing out that you could secure your house by buying better locks and putting bars on your windows if you don't want them there.
If you want to advertise, take out ads on billboards, TV, magazines, or even web sites. But stay the hell off my personal phone, fax machine, and email account.
The "innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" standard only applies to criminal cases in the US. In a civil lawsuit, all the plaintiff needs is a preponderance of evidence. If they have evidence on their side and you don't have sufficient evidence to rebut it on yours, you lose.
Wow, no software developer ever thought of that before. I know I have been putting bugs in my code on purpose because I thought we were supposed to. Thanks for the heads up; I'll start writing perfect code from now on.
Of course not. WSJ readers would blame Clinton instead.
Which is fine with me, as long as they're willing to extend their logic and celebrate Jimmy Carter as the man who brought down Communism, because clearly no president can be responsible for anything that happens during his own term.
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On the other hand, if you're running a website for more altruistic purposes and then decide you need to start using ads to help defray your costs (rather than building the site in the first place in an attempt to make a profit), trying to reach a target demographic is probably the first sign you've completely sold out.
For one thing, an administrative law hearing is not a criminal trial, and the word "convicted" does not apply to the outcome. Vivendi is one company, not 5.
Also, Vivendi has reduced the prices of the CDs it sells by $5 (not TO $5, which they never claimed), although they claimed it had nothing to do with the decision. The other 4 RIAA companies are not affected and they haven't dropped their prices.
Next you will claim that the last 5 US Presidents were impeached and removed from office; after all, one of them being impeached and not actually removed from office is close enough.
No, I think you meant to say that Sony is overrated because it's a black quarterback, Mr. Limbaugh. I can see how you'd get confused, what with all the pain piss.
What cool cable or satellite service do you have that you can actually choose between letterbox and pan & scan broadcasts? Every station I get just broadcasts in one aspect ratio at a time.
You might as well claim that RIAA CONVICTED a bunch of kids of STEALING MUSIC, when in fact they settled copyright infringment suits.
And I'm not spending $10 for a lightbulb that lasts 5 times as long and uses 20% of the energy. Screw the environment or saving money in the long run, I want my instant gratification.
It's just an abridged version of "world's first programming language only i've heard of."
Umm, Thomas Jefferson != Martin Luther King.
Especially since Sourceforge points out to anyone starting a new project, very clearly, that they are responsible for backing up all of their project's data.
Those tribute shows pay royalties to the owners of the public performance rights.
And reminiscent of the part of the Illuminatus Trilogy where a lawyer for a group of Native Americans argues in court that the US Government exhibits clinical signs of psychosis and should have a legal guardian appointed for it.
Actually, it's a federal crime for anyone but a USPS mail carrier to put anything in a mailbox. So no, I don't.
So if I stand outside your window at 2AM with a bullhorn, shouting "Vote for John Kerry!", you'll just have to deal with it?
I do, however, think it's ridiculous to assert that any government should refrain from passing anti-spam laws because of free speech issues. No one has the right to force me to spend my money to transmit or store their opinions. If I hack a newspaper's computers to publish a full page ad without paying for it, am I justified because I have a right to be heard?
Yes, and while we're out it we should get rid of those pesky murder laws until we make sure no lawyer can get a murderer acquitted.
This is like arguing that marketing companies or political candidates should be allowed to send people to break into your house to tell you to buy their product or vote for their candidate, and pointing out that you could secure your house by buying better locks and putting bars on your windows if you don't want them there.
If you want to advertise, take out ads on billboards, TV, magazines, or even web sites. But stay the hell off my personal phone, fax machine, and email account.
The US has a larger population than France, therefore there are likely to be more Peugeot drivers in the US than in France.
Nope, doesn't work.
The "innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" standard only applies to criminal cases in the US. In a civil lawsuit, all the plaintiff needs is a preponderance of evidence. If they have evidence on their side and you don't have sufficient evidence to rebut it on yours, you lose.
I can easily watch 8 movies in the time it takes for them to get back to Netflix in the mail and have new ones come out.
I, for one, am shocked that there are 26,000 total pages that mention thttpd at all, let alone with "security" thrown in.
Wow, no software developer ever thought of that before. I know I have been putting bugs in my code on purpose because I thought we were supposed to. Thanks for the heads up; I'll start writing perfect code from now on.
And when I'm off somewhere with my laptop and no internet access, I shouldn't be able to edit any of my documents? Great.
Which is fine with me, as long as they're willing to extend their logic and celebrate Jimmy Carter as the man who brought down Communism, because clearly no president can be responsible for anything that happens during his own term.
Yes, and we Pittsburghers are much more upset about losing ketchup producing jobs than about how the entire steel industry has moved overseas.
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