If I released a book you made about Scientology and its impact on western civilization, you can sue me for copyright infringement.
A sane country will not recognize anybody's attempt at distribution control, but there are no "sane" countries on planet earth. The only truly legitimate claim I could have is if you were to claim that you wrote it. That's plagiarism. A whole different kettle of fish.
Throwing IP violations into criminal court is doing nothing but wasting tax dollars on private matters.
No, it's very profitable for some. It's only a waste to those who derive no benefit. It's not a waste at all for those contractors who build and manage the prisons, or for those who profit from prison labor or for those law enforcement institutions who receive larger budgets for said enforcement. It's all very similar to the drug war. The law exists for a specific reason, and it is working as planned. The majority has been successfully distracted from its true intent, which also includes the censorship angle.
So what? It's a property crime involving dubious law. I would never send anyone to jail for either drug OR copyright violations. And, since no money was involved in his "crime", there was no piracy. I sure wish he had the resources to avoid the guilty plea. These things need to be fought to the end, but I can understand why he did. His "admission" doesn't necessarily mean he believes he was guilty. It is simply a procedural move to bring a quick end due to lack of those needed resources. Unfortunately it just feeds the monster and makes it stronger.
I think breakeven will occur at about seven pounds of beans and nineteen onions.
Add some garlic and hard boiled eggs, and you might be able to launch them into orbit. If you do it just right, they should be well done after reentry.
Some database that will not stop me from leaving my house, or saying what I will, or going where I want...
How do you know that? To restrict your movements as they see fit is precisely the idea behind these things. It can put you on a "no fly list". They could take away your passport, or stamp your RealID and you'll never see Yellowstone again.
It does not affect my life at all!!!
Your lack of concern of how affects others notwithstanding. Do you stand with the enemies of freedom so they don't target you?
Sex doesn't prep you for war. It doesn't make for winning armies. Sex is for making babies. Violence is for killing them. Personally I think we could win a war by impregnating the enemy's womenfolk just as easily as by killing them. And it would be better for our psyche. But it would do little for population control. For that, nothing beats war. Well, maybe castrating the enemy's menfolk might work.
The funny thing is that even when it's an accident, one or more groups of "terrorists" will claim credit for it. Egos and bragging rights and all that. They'll get some free publicity and admiration from their friends.
Man! I hope you didn't wear out your fingers typing all that nonsense. It was a fun read though. Just keep on "doing like they do on the Discovery Channel". And keep up the good fight, brother. I look forward to the day when you "advanced" people can subdue the "primitives" into peaceful compliance with your every wish. Are you working on The Omega Project? I think they're right up your alley. I carry no anger. I merely fart in your general direction. However, you are most correct in saying, "What gives one group of people the right to claim ownership of a continent?...Planet Earth belong to all humanity. No backwards group of people has the right to rope off a section of it so that they can wallow i their stone age ignorance."(If that was you, even if not. The statement is correct, no matter who said it.) That would include everybody, including you people. I even detect a degree of morality being applied there. Fancy that. So, in truth, we are in agreement. You needn't get so upset. Just live by your words, and set yourself free. Some people might find your posts to be a bit harsh, but I think you're a funny guy. Your confrontational behavior amuses me. Peace!
There you are. I was wondering where you went. That's funny. I thought he meant Maxwell Edison. But what does he know about math? I'll have to look into that "pataphysical science", since I'm enjoying this absurd theater so much. Y'all have a nice day, hea?
"I RESENT performing for you fuckers Tell me, what do you know? A lot of faggot middle-class kids wearing long hair and trendy clothes Look, I'm not your fucking parents, And I'm sick of uptight hippies coming knocking at me door With a fucking peace symbol Get lit, fuck that, I don't owe you fuckers anything And all I got to say is FUCK YOU-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooo! The sky is bluuuuue
Paul said he hated Yoko Tell me, why should Yoko have to take that kind of shit? Shit from those fucking sons of bitches? George said she gave off evil vibes I should have beat the fucking shit right out of him, Him with his fucking Hare Krishnas
Me auntie, she tore up me fucking poems She just threw the bastards out I can't forgive her, 'cause she didn't treat me like a fucking genius--
Look, you bastards, I'm a genius, like Shakespeare and Beethoven and Van Gogh! Don't you DARE criticize my work! Don't Worry Kyoko was one of the fucking BEST rock and roll records ever made! I'm a fucking ARTIST! I'm sensitive as shit! I throw up before I go onstage! I can make a guitar SPEAK! If I could be a fisherman I would, but I can't, because I'm a FUCKING GENIUS! I was the Walrus! PAUL wasn't the Walrus! I was just saying that to be nice, but I was actually the Walrus! Him and that RUBBISH he's been singing! Eastman was an ANIMAL!! A FUCKING STUPID MIDDLE-CLASS PIG!! I won't let fucking animals like that near me!! Yoko is a SUPREME INTELLECTUAL! I'll tell you why nobody likes her music--because she's a woman and she's Oriental, that's why! WHERE ARE YOU, MOTHER?! THEY'RE TRYING TO CRUCIFY ME!!
Genius is pain GENIUS IS PAIN!!! AAAAGGGGH!! AAAAAGGGHHHH!!!! YOKO!!! MOTHER!!! FUCK! FUCK! AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!"
It's a matter of our understanding the physics. Not the physics itself. Besides, the reason wireless mesh isn't widespread is a matter of economics, not physics. It's the same reason we can't get to the moon right now.
I'll get back to you later on the "pigs" thing. Give me some time to figure out what you meant by it.
To us it's the "cost of war". To the profiteers and pirates, it's the business of war. A very profitable business. Much more profitable than selling internet services.
the voters nominate and elect somebody besides the incumbents and Party members. This is the tail wagging the dog. Campaign contributions have more influence on the voters than anybody else. They're always voting for the person with the flashiest ads and ignoring the substance. Thoughtful voting takes more effort than most people want to spend. Ignore the ads and follow their record. That's the only thing that matters. That's the way to force a reduction in campaign spending so that anybody can afford to run.
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We cut off their cash cow...of course they're pissed.
Not really. They got the Libyan market back online. There's always somebody to pick up the slack.
How big would one of these things be if they were made using vacuum tubes?
Intellectual property is not property.
Hence the "dubious law" qualifier.
If I released a book you made about Scientology and its impact on western civilization, you can sue me for copyright infringement.
A sane country will not recognize anybody's attempt at distribution control, but there are no "sane" countries on planet earth. The only truly legitimate claim I could have is if you were to claim that you wrote it. That's plagiarism. A whole different kettle of fish.
Throwing IP violations into criminal court is doing nothing but wasting tax dollars on private matters.
No, it's very profitable for some. It's only a waste to those who derive no benefit. It's not a waste at all for those contractors who build and manage the prisons, or for those who profit from prison labor or for those law enforcement institutions who receive larger budgets for said enforcement. It's all very similar to the drug war. The law exists for a specific reason, and it is working as planned. The majority has been successfully distracted from its true intent, which also includes the censorship angle.
So what? It's a property crime involving dubious law. I would never send anyone to jail for either drug OR copyright violations. And, since no money was involved in his "crime", there was no piracy. I sure wish he had the resources to avoid the guilty plea. These things need to be fought to the end, but I can understand why he did. His "admission" doesn't necessarily mean he believes he was guilty. It is simply a procedural move to bring a quick end due to lack of those needed resources. Unfortunately it just feeds the monster and makes it stronger.
That we will see much more reporting on the condition of the country's infrastructure from "Anonymous Cowards".
As long as it's not Ted Kennedy...
I'll drive off that bridge when I get to it.
just so you can see a zit on a gnat's butt.
I think breakeven will occur at about seven pounds of beans and nineteen onions.
Add some garlic and hard boiled eggs, and you might be able to launch them into orbit. If you do it just right, they should be well done after reentry.
to encourage this in preschool. Prenatal if possible. Tap out the numbers on her stomach.
If the IRS considers this to be income and taxes you for it.
Some database that will not stop me from leaving my house, or saying what I will, or going where I want...
How do you know that? To restrict your movements as they see fit is precisely the idea behind these things. It can put you on a "no fly list". They could take away your passport, or stamp your RealID and you'll never see Yellowstone again.
It does not affect my life at all!!!
Your lack of concern of how affects others notwithstanding. Do you stand with the enemies of freedom so they don't target you?
Damn, I guess you can count me out. That's too bad. I could get by with just a 20khz slice of that.
Sex doesn't prep you for war. It doesn't make for winning armies. Sex is for making babies. Violence is for killing them. Personally I think we could win a war by impregnating the enemy's womenfolk just as easily as by killing them. And it would be better for our psyche. But it would do little for population control. For that, nothing beats war. Well, maybe castrating the enemy's menfolk might work.
They simply renamed it.
The funny thing is that even when it's an accident, one or more groups of "terrorists" will claim credit for it. Egos and bragging rights and all that. They'll get some free publicity and admiration from their friends.
Who will be the leader of the next revolution? Sun, IBM, Tilera?
Cyrix!
:-) I can dig it.
Man! I hope you didn't wear out your fingers typing all that nonsense. It was a fun read though. Just keep on "doing like they do on the Discovery Channel". And keep up the good fight, brother. I look forward to the day when you "advanced" people can subdue the "primitives" into peaceful compliance with your every wish. Are you working on The Omega Project? I think they're right up your alley. I carry no anger. I merely fart in your general direction. However, you are most correct in saying, "What gives one group of people the right to claim ownership of a continent?...Planet Earth belong to all humanity. No backwards group of people has the right to rope off a section of it so that they can wallow i their stone age ignorance."(If that was you, even if not. The statement is correct, no matter who said it.) That would include everybody, including you people. I even detect a degree of morality being applied there. Fancy that. So, in truth, we are in agreement. You needn't get so upset. Just live by your words, and set yourself free. Some people might find your posts to be a bit harsh, but I think you're a funny guy. Your confrontational behavior amuses me. Peace!
Freaky dude, huh?
There you are. I was wondering where you went. That's funny. I thought he meant Maxwell Edison. But what does he know about math? I'll have to look into that "pataphysical science", since I'm enjoying this absurd theater so much. Y'all have a nice day, hea?
Unedited translation:
"I RESENT performing for you fuckers
Tell me, what do you know?
A lot of faggot middle-class kids wearing long hair
and trendy clothes
Look, I'm not your fucking parents,
And I'm sick of uptight hippies coming knocking at me door
With a fucking peace symbol
Get lit, fuck that, I don't owe you fuckers anything
And all I got to say is FUCK YOU-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooo!
The sky is bluuuuue
Paul said he hated Yoko
Tell me, why should Yoko have to take that kind of shit?
Shit from those fucking sons of bitches?
George said she gave off evil vibes
I should have beat the fucking shit right out of him,
Him with his fucking Hare Krishnas
Me auntie, she tore up me fucking poems
She just threw the bastards out
I can't forgive her, 'cause she didn't treat me like a fucking genius--
Look, you bastards, I'm a genius, like Shakespeare and Beethoven and Van Gogh! Don't you DARE criticize my work! Don't Worry Kyoko was one of the fucking BEST rock and roll records ever made! I'm a fucking ARTIST! I'm sensitive as shit! I throw up before I go onstage! I can make a guitar SPEAK! If I could be a fisherman I would, but I can't, because I'm a FUCKING GENIUS! I was the Walrus! PAUL wasn't the Walrus! I was just saying that to be nice, but I was actually the Walrus! Him and that RUBBISH he's been singing! Eastman was an ANIMAL!! A FUCKING STUPID MIDDLE-CLASS PIG!! I won't let fucking animals like that near me!! Yoko is a SUPREME INTELLECTUAL! I'll tell you why nobody likes her music--because she's a woman and she's Oriental, that's why! WHERE ARE YOU, MOTHER?! THEY'RE TRYING TO CRUCIFY ME!!
Genius is pain
GENIUS IS PAIN!!!
AAAAGGGGH!! AAAAAGGGHHHH!!!! YOKO!!! MOTHER!!!
FUCK! FUCK! AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!"
Make it a conference call.
Let me know if you get an outside line, and it's goin' on your bill.
It's a matter of our understanding the physics. Not the physics itself. Besides, the reason wireless mesh isn't widespread is a matter of economics, not physics. It's the same reason we can't get to the moon right now.
I'll get back to you later on the "pigs" thing. Give me some time to figure out what you meant by it.
if you got the money, honey
i got the ti-ime...
Distributed wireless mesh coast to coast is a total fantasy.
So was flying to the moon, but we did it anyway.
To us it's the "cost of war". To the profiteers and pirates, it's the business of war. A very profitable business. Much more profitable than selling internet services.
This won't change until...
the voters nominate and elect somebody besides the incumbents and Party members. This is the tail wagging the dog. Campaign contributions have more influence on the voters than anybody else. They're always voting for the person with the flashiest ads and ignoring the substance. Thoughtful voting takes more effort than most people want to spend. Ignore the ads and follow their record. That's the only thing that matters. That's the way to force a reduction in campaign spending so that anybody can afford to run.