What is wrong with moderators these days? How is a factual account of diamond history which explains the perceived value in a thread which specifically mentions their perceived value, "flamebait."
Some moderator seriously needs to learn how to read and comprehend what it is they are reading.
By the way, there is a well known book called The Rise and Fall of Diamonds, IIRC, which explains everything I said.
Supposedly is right. The entire diamond market is artificially manipulated to create the illusion of scarcity. Jewelery class diamonds are in fact very common and far from extra ordinary. Diamonds are neither scarce nor valuable. Diamonds are in fact as common as pebbles in your back yard.
Hell, before the late 1930's, you couldn't give them away and their only perceived value was in industry. Before people were brainwashed to believe they are valuable and scarce, diamonds were effectively used as costume jewelery quality gems.
To put it into perspective on how common diamonds are, a common technique for diamond collection is to first round up your slaves, force them to put a small bucket around their neck with a string, and make them crawl on their hands and knees in a line, shoulders touching. Once collection begins, the sound of diamonds hitting the bottom of the bucket is said to sound like a machine gun.
Their patent is obvious. They are upset because they are losing business to new application with newly found, readily available technology and they want to put a stop to it.
In short, while they are not patent trolls, they are arguing a patented position which should have never been granted in the first place. Next they'll sure your mother for implementing a call tree.
Actually this has been exploited very rarely; excluding MS Windows which had a gambit of well publicized issued of the last decade plus. Most notably being the packet of death which causes Windows boxes to crash/reboot.
Most of the TCP/IP related DoS attacks stem from exploitation of the protocol, not the binary packet format.
ALSA != PulseAudio. PulseAudio resides on top of ALSA, or whatever other audio services your desire.
-a guy on a Linux computer whose sound is disabled because his webcam is plugged in (wtf)
Unless you can prove otherwise, its more likely you're having problems because either you distro fails to properly account for your device in its configuration or you're making this up. Yes, Linux still has audio issues but for the vast majority, things just work.
Audio life in Linux for my self and everyone I know drastically improved once distributions began migrating to Pulse. The only people I hear complain about Pulse are those whos distributions completely screw up Pulse integration; often because they are reluctant to fully commit.
As far as I'm concerned, the only problem with audio on Linux is an unwillingness of distributions and application developers to fully commit and migrate to Pulse.
Sure, people could argue that but most would be happy with drastic reduction in crime. And those jobs cut would be unneeded jobs which currently exist to keep the world's largest criminal population locked up of any industrialized nation in the world.
In the US, prisons and prison related services are the fastest growing government services. Do you really want to support a system where its in the state's best interest to lock you up?
legalizing drugs may or may not have the effect you expect it to.
Not likely. History indicates otherwise. Sure its not going to eliminate all crime but you no longer have drugs being sold on every street corner. Not to mention, the price of drugs falls which also reduces all of the associated drug crimes committed to obtain them in the first place.
The US has been a hybrid of corporatism and capitalism for decades. People are just not taught the truth. In school everyone is taught the US is a capitalistic economy. This is flatly untrue. To be truly capitalistic, the government would play no role in the economy or markets. Yet in reality governments play a significant role to limit and constrain a would-be capitalistic economy. The current world-wide economic failure is one such example when government fails to properly regulate and capitalism is allowed to run unbridaled. When this happens, exactly as theory dictates, the rich get richer and most everyone else suffers at their profiteering. In short, you wind up with classic examples like the Robber Barrons; where only a small handful actually accumulate wealth built on the misfortune of the majority.
And hundreds, if not thousands, of violent crime offenders go without jail time every week. I love a functining legal system.
Our legal system could begin to function again if it was not completely overwhelmed with crimes related to drugs. If they legalized drugs and made them a family issue rather than a criminal issue, 80% of crime would vanish almost overnight. With such a drastic reduction in crime suddenly the courts could focus on things that actually matter and could then spend those hundreds of billions of dollars toward education and other social programs. Not to mention we would suddenly have a multiple billion dollar tax base which has gone completely untapped. And best of all, we'd stop making the scummiest of scum drug lords filthy rich. Its a win-win for everyone yet no elected official will get off their ass and do something about it.
There actually is a documentary about this very subject. It was spurred by the discovery of a chimp that had very human like features; including a difference in facial features and its hip bones allowing for a slightly more human-like posture and stride. It was eventually confirmed by DNA testing it was a mutant and not a human-chimp hybrid. Nonetheless, as a result of the associated exploration of the subject matter, modern consensus is that man is generically too far apart to successfully breed with ape, chimp, or monkey, without the significant aid of generic manipulation/engineering.
Sorry, I don't recall the name of the chimp (which is now dead) or much additional details. Regardless, its likely some investigation via Google will quickly turn up some links for additional reading.
So if we were really serious about making a dent in oil consumption and CO2, we would be pushing for more fuel-efficient pickup trucks, cargo vans and SUVs instead of this inane (but highly press-friendly!) pursuit of ever-more-efficient small vehicles. The people that drive those vehicles can't or won't replace them with small cars no matter how efficient.
Under the assumption of "can't", that's actually not true. Many studies have shown, in the US, anywhere from 60%-80% of all SUVs and trucks can be replaced by a car tomorrow. That's because the vast majority of these people use them as a status symbol. These vehicles never leave pavement (meaning they don't need to be 4x4 either) and have a single occupant greater than 80% of the time. In short, 60%-80% of all truck/SUV owners are dicks taking money out of all of our pockets by needlessly driving up oil costs in an empty attempt to convince the world their penis really isn't small.
I want to stress again, you have excellent points but I want to add yet one more. If Obama is serious about kick starting the economy and reducing the US' demand for oil, he need only get congress to pass a single bill. Thus far he has not even hinted at doing so. Most people don't realize the US's military is the world's largest single consumer of oil; bar none. Furthermore, the bulk of the US military is using engine and turbine technology from the 50's, 60's, and 70's. We have made drastic turbine improvements since the 70's. One study I read stated if the Air Force was to modernize their jet engines, the US military's consumption of oil would drop almost in half. Furthermore, passing a military modernization law would immediately spawn jobs to design/adapt replacement turbines as well as new jobs to manufacture and upgrade the equipment. Not to mention all the new jobs required for training. Also, most people don't realize but the bulk of non-deployed turbine maintenance in for the US military is actually subcontracted to civilians so all of this immediately translates to additional work in the civilian population.
So long story short, Obama has proved to be nothing but a farce. If he wants to be anything other than a joke, he need only pass a law requiring turbine modernization over the next five years for the Air Force to drastically reduce the US' dependence on oil while at the same time creating thousands of new jobs. And best of all, such law would pay for it self very quickly because of the drastic reduction in our nation's oil consumption. Such a law is a win-win-win for everyone except foreign nations who sell oil. So come on Obama, stop being a joke and actually do something that makes a difference.
Proper high-speed trains are almost as fast for regional transportation and far cheaper.
They are almost as fast simply because commercial, mass regional air travel is terribly inefficient. This is why they are always looking to improve airport designs as well as why VTOL capabilities of large aircraft is so high on the airport planner's wish lists.
For trips less than 600 miles, its easily possible to have a SHORTER ship in a light GA aircraft traveling at almost 1/4 the speed. This is true for multiple reasons. One, a smaller aircraft has more landing options. This usually allows for landing closer to your destination than does a centralized hub. Typical post airport travel is 30-minutes. Typical pre-flight travel is 30-minutes. That's plus one hour there. Two, especially with modern security issues, airport related delays are rather large these days. Plan on +2-3 hours to the actual flight time. Modern, centralized airports are very busy. Contrary to the lies told by airlines, they themselves create most (95+%) of the non-weather delays. This includes those very long taxis to their runway and the often long wait in line before they can actually get on a runway.
Long story short, modern air travel takes much, much longer than is otherwise needed. For trips shorter than 600 miles your typical light GA aircraft can beat most regional travel from point a to point b, and do so with much less fuel burned. For example, you can easily use a light GA aircraft these days to exceed 20mpg, plus three seats, or two seats and luggage, while traveling in 130-190 miles per hour.
And the only reason private air travel is so expensive these days is because of the FAA's barrier to entry, which prevents competition, and lawyers. If you kill all the lawyers, the cost of flying drops 1/2 to 1/4 and safety rises because airplanes could then actually run modern avionics. Think about it, buying a new airplane for the cost of your car and traveling to you destination at 150+ mph (20+mpg), and doing so safer than modern commercial airlines, simply because lawyers are dead.
That's not the author's issue. The new publisher is perfectly entitled, even under the GPL, to be compensated for distribution costs, overhead of running the server, and/or the service of porting it to a new platform. That is, in fact, entirely the spirit behind the GPL. The point of the GPL is to make money off of related services rather than the software it self; thusly freeing software and still allowing developer's to be compensated for their work, should they so desire. In this case, the related service is creating the port, making the actual port available, and providing a server infrastructure to allow for multiplayer games. The asking price is very reasonable.
He needs to tell the author to piss off. If he doesn't like people honoring both the letter and the intent of the GPL, he should have released it under a different license.
A large cost of aircraft is their avionics. To test the things NASA is requests doesn't require an expensive plane. And in fact, much of it can even be done without a flight worthy aircraft. Keep in mind, the avionics for planes often account for 40%-60% of the overall cost of owning. A bottom rung yet flight worthy plane can be had for $12k-$15k.
You can own a decent enough airplane for the cost of a new, low end car. You can own a pretty nice used plane for what many pay for a low end luxury car. Once you get into vette range or highend luxury vehicles, some very, very nice airplanes come within budget.
Now, if someone would just will the lawyers, cost of owning and insurance rates would drop in half almost overnight.
Aircraft have an advantage in that they have no ground friction to deal with.
Actually its not an advantage at all. A ground vehicle's drive train, including friction to the ground makes for a more efficient transfer for energy for locomotion. Propellers in the air are simply not terribly efficient. Now consider the large amount of drag added from wings and control surfaces of airplanes. Also, airplanes typically must deal with high parasitic drag because of their speeds, meaning ground vehicles get an advantage. Also, modern cars typically reduce the amount of air flowing under them which also reduces their drag while also increasing traction (friction). This can not be accomplished with airplanes as their very nature requires it be equally surrounded by air on all sides. And lastly, cars can also put on a smaller tire to reduce wheel to ground friction. This is not true for airplanes. Well, it is true, but airplanes don't benefit while they are in the air.
That's pretty shitty. You act like an uninformed jackass and when your hat is handed to you, you decide since your position has no merit you'll just get personal. WTF?!
Apple has an *exclusive* agreement with AT&T. Google Voice competes with AT&T, since lemme check..... YEP... Google Voice is VOIP right? It reduces billable minutes for AT&T right?
Google Voice is not a VoIP solution nor does it reduce billable minutes. It does allow people to reduce their phone rates for International calls; down to a couple of cents per minute. On T-Mobile, you can reduce your billable minutes with Google Voice. Reduced phone tariffs is what this is really about. It allows people to redirect their calls away from the carrier's network. While they may still pay for airtime (not counting T-Mobile here), they can avoid paying those insanely high mobile international rates of $0.25-$5 a minute. Their actions are most definitely anti-competitive.
This does not require any sort of investigation whatsoever.
Actually it does. The services provided by Google Voice are top notch. By removing these applications the are denying the market choice and preventing competition.
See, I knew you couldn't resist. Bravo. You sure showed me.
You're IQ is showing. LOL. You asked a question and get an answer which clearly showed the previous email went laughably over your head. Your retort? "I knew you couldn't resist?" LOL. Oh! You showed me! Which makes your quote, "You sure showed me.", even more funny. LOL. Your sarcastic wit is dully noted. LOL.
isn't false because I actually
Once again it went over your head. Its not false because its ironic. Its false because its false. You built a pedestal on which to stand based entirely on ignorance. That's safe to say else you wouldn't be throwing your "high horse" comment in the first place. Yet more laughs ensue.
You just can't seem to grasp the concept that your opinion is
Thanks for enlightening me that an opinion is an opinion. Gasp! I would have never known that had you not told me. Gasp! Shock and horror! LOL. This is truly great stuff. Please, tell me more.
you are better than the "low life scum"
Great stuff! You'll find most people believe they are better than "low life scum". That's a fact, not an opinion. I pointed that ouch since you have trouble telling the difference and falsely believe everyone else does too.
level of a "bank robber" and make a copy of a digital file.
Wow, you're stupidity and inability to actually comprehend what you've read is staggering. Which is more likely? I was taking the position IP pirates are exactly identical to bank robbers, or, it indicates the same selfish, self entitled mentality, which assures themselves they deserve everything they steal take? Hmmm.... I'll pick b. Yes, I'm very sure I meant b. Since you picked a, which is pretty well obviously wrong, its a safe bet you're unqualified to attend further discourse as explaining why every comment goes over your head is extremely tedious.
Have fun with that chip on your shoulder, I am sure it will get you very far in life.
Will do! Me and the vast majority of the rest of the world, who believe stealing is wrong, will be burdened carry that chip. What a horrible chip on my shoulder. Wow! What a burden to know and understand that stealing is wrong. Wow! Its a chip that almost every four year begins to carry for the rest of their life. What a burden.
If you're going to attack people, you should at least have a platform on which to stand. Given your reading comprehension ability, its rather doubtful you'll ever have a valid platform on which you can stand.
That will teach me to be right. Ouch! Thanks for proving it to me.
Its ironic because you're taking an even more "high horse" position which actually is false and made even more so because that's the finger you're pointing at me.
Actually, in reality, it is copying, not stealing. If I copy something you made, have I deprived you of anything in reality?
Yes. Income. Period.
The fact you took the time to copy it instantly means you attribute some value to it. If it had no value then you have zero incentive to copy it. Therefore, you gained something of value (my creation) and failed to compensate me for it. Taking something of value, to which you have no right, and without paying for it, is stealing. You stole income from me. Period. Furthermore, once you copy it you have reduced the value of it; much in the same way the value of stock is diluted.
If I make copies of money and use it as such, have I stolen? According to the world, yes. That's called counterfeiting. And yes, it also dilutes the value of the money and harms the economy. That harms trickles down to the individual. Yet according to you, no one got hurt and you're entitled to steal.
And speaking of stock, stock is very much an intangible, much as is IP. Are you saying you have the right to steal stock too?
Stealing is stealing. Piracy is another form of stealing. Stealing is wrong.
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What is wrong with moderators these days? How is a factual account of diamond history which explains the perceived value in a thread which specifically mentions their perceived value, "flamebait."
Some moderator seriously needs to learn how to read and comprehend what it is they are reading.
By the way, there is a well known book called The Rise and Fall of Diamonds, IIRC, which explains everything I said.
I'm sorry. That swooshing noise over my head probably annoyed you. ;)
Contrary to common believe, not all diamonds are mined. Many are simply collected from sand and dirt, right off the ground.
Hell, even the movie "Blood Diamond" got their facts straight in this regard.
supposedly expensive?
Supposedly is right. The entire diamond market is artificially manipulated to create the illusion of scarcity. Jewelery class diamonds are in fact very common and far from extra ordinary. Diamonds are neither scarce nor valuable. Diamonds are in fact as common as pebbles in your back yard.
Hell, before the late 1930's, you couldn't give them away and their only perceived value was in industry. Before people were brainwashed to believe they are valuable and scarce, diamonds were effectively used as costume jewelery quality gems.
To put it into perspective on how common diamonds are, a common technique for diamond collection is to first round up your slaves, force them to put a small bucket around their neck with a string, and make them crawl on their hands and knees in a line, shoulders touching. Once collection begins, the sound of diamonds hitting the bottom of the bucket is said to sound like a machine gun.
Their patent is obvious. They are upset because they are losing business to new application with newly found, readily available technology and they want to put a stop to it.
In short, while they are not patent trolls, they are arguing a patented position which should have never been granted in the first place. Next they'll sure your mother for implementing a call tree.
Actually this has been exploited very rarely; excluding MS Windows which had a gambit of well publicized issued of the last decade plus. Most notably being the packet of death which causes Windows boxes to crash/reboot.
Most of the TCP/IP related DoS attacks stem from exploitation of the protocol, not the binary packet format.
Actually your post is 100% troll!
ALSA != PulseAudio. PulseAudio resides on top of ALSA, or whatever other audio services your desire.
-a guy on a Linux computer whose sound is disabled because his webcam is plugged in (wtf)
Unless you can prove otherwise, its more likely you're having problems because either you distro fails to properly account for your device in its configuration or you're making this up. Yes, Linux still has audio issues but for the vast majority, things just work.
Audio life in Linux for my self and everyone I know drastically improved once distributions began migrating to Pulse. The only people I hear complain about Pulse are those whos distributions completely screw up Pulse integration; often because they are reluctant to fully commit.
As far as I'm concerned, the only problem with audio on Linux is an unwillingness of distributions and application developers to fully commit and migrate to Pulse.
Sure, people could argue that but most would be happy with drastic reduction in crime. And those jobs cut would be unneeded jobs which currently exist to keep the world's largest criminal population locked up of any industrialized nation in the world.
In the US, prisons and prison related services are the fastest growing government services. Do you really want to support a system where its in the state's best interest to lock you up?
legalizing drugs may or may not have the effect you expect it to.
Not likely. History indicates otherwise. Sure its not going to eliminate all crime but you no longer have drugs being sold on every street corner. Not to mention, the price of drugs falls which also reduces all of the associated drug crimes committed to obtain them in the first place.
The US has been a hybrid of corporatism and capitalism for decades. People are just not taught the truth. In school everyone is taught the US is a capitalistic economy. This is flatly untrue. To be truly capitalistic, the government would play no role in the economy or markets. Yet in reality governments play a significant role to limit and constrain a would-be capitalistic economy. The current world-wide economic failure is one such example when government fails to properly regulate and capitalism is allowed to run unbridaled. When this happens, exactly as theory dictates, the rich get richer and most everyone else suffers at their profiteering. In short, you wind up with classic examples like the Robber Barrons; where only a small handful actually accumulate wealth built on the misfortune of the majority.
You beat me to it. Next he'll say, "guns don't kill people, they kill people." LOL
And hundreds, if not thousands, of violent crime offenders go without jail time every week. I love a functining legal system.
Our legal system could begin to function again if it was not completely overwhelmed with crimes related to drugs. If they legalized drugs and made them a family issue rather than a criminal issue, 80% of crime would vanish almost overnight. With such a drastic reduction in crime suddenly the courts could focus on things that actually matter and could then spend those hundreds of billions of dollars toward education and other social programs. Not to mention we would suddenly have a multiple billion dollar tax base which has gone completely untapped. And best of all, we'd stop making the scummiest of scum drug lords filthy rich. Its a win-win for everyone yet no elected official will get off their ass and do something about it.
There actually is a documentary about this very subject. It was spurred by the discovery of a chimp that had very human like features; including a difference in facial features and its hip bones allowing for a slightly more human-like posture and stride. It was eventually confirmed by DNA testing it was a mutant and not a human-chimp hybrid. Nonetheless, as a result of the associated exploration of the subject matter, modern consensus is that man is generically too far apart to successfully breed with ape, chimp, or monkey, without the significant aid of generic manipulation/engineering.
Sorry, I don't recall the name of the chimp (which is now dead) or much additional details. Regardless, its likely some investigation via Google will quickly turn up some links for additional reading.
You've made some very excellent points!
So if we were really serious about making a dent in oil consumption and CO2, we would be pushing for more fuel-efficient pickup trucks, cargo vans and SUVs instead of this inane (but highly press-friendly!) pursuit of ever-more-efficient small vehicles. The people that drive those vehicles can't or won't replace them with small cars no matter how efficient.
Under the assumption of "can't", that's actually not true. Many studies have shown, in the US, anywhere from 60%-80% of all SUVs and trucks can be replaced by a car tomorrow. That's because the vast majority of these people use them as a status symbol. These vehicles never leave pavement (meaning they don't need to be 4x4 either) and have a single occupant greater than 80% of the time. In short, 60%-80% of all truck/SUV owners are dicks taking money out of all of our pockets by needlessly driving up oil costs in an empty attempt to convince the world their penis really isn't small.
I want to stress again, you have excellent points but I want to add yet one more. If Obama is serious about kick starting the economy and reducing the US' demand for oil, he need only get congress to pass a single bill. Thus far he has not even hinted at doing so. Most people don't realize the US's military is the world's largest single consumer of oil; bar none. Furthermore, the bulk of the US military is using engine and turbine technology from the 50's, 60's, and 70's. We have made drastic turbine improvements since the 70's. One study I read stated if the Air Force was to modernize their jet engines, the US military's consumption of oil would drop almost in half. Furthermore, passing a military modernization law would immediately spawn jobs to design/adapt replacement turbines as well as new jobs to manufacture and upgrade the equipment. Not to mention all the new jobs required for training. Also, most people don't realize but the bulk of non-deployed turbine maintenance in for the US military is actually subcontracted to civilians so all of this immediately translates to additional work in the civilian population.
So long story short, Obama has proved to be nothing but a farce. If he wants to be anything other than a joke, he need only pass a law requiring turbine modernization over the next five years for the Air Force to drastically reduce the US' dependence on oil while at the same time creating thousands of new jobs. And best of all, such law would pay for it self very quickly because of the drastic reduction in our nation's oil consumption. Such a law is a win-win-win for everyone except foreign nations who sell oil. So come on Obama, stop being a joke and actually do something that makes a difference.
Proper high-speed trains are almost as fast for regional transportation and far cheaper.
They are almost as fast simply because commercial, mass regional air travel is terribly inefficient. This is why they are always looking to improve airport designs as well as why VTOL capabilities of large aircraft is so high on the airport planner's wish lists.
For trips less than 600 miles, its easily possible to have a SHORTER ship in a light GA aircraft traveling at almost 1/4 the speed. This is true for multiple reasons. One, a smaller aircraft has more landing options. This usually allows for landing closer to your destination than does a centralized hub. Typical post airport travel is 30-minutes. Typical pre-flight travel is 30-minutes. That's plus one hour there. Two, especially with modern security issues, airport related delays are rather large these days. Plan on +2-3 hours to the actual flight time. Modern, centralized airports are very busy. Contrary to the lies told by airlines, they themselves create most (95+%) of the non-weather delays. This includes those very long taxis to their runway and the often long wait in line before they can actually get on a runway.
Long story short, modern air travel takes much, much longer than is otherwise needed. For trips shorter than 600 miles your typical light GA aircraft can beat most regional travel from point a to point b, and do so with much less fuel burned. For example, you can easily use a light GA aircraft these days to exceed 20mpg, plus three seats, or two seats and luggage, while traveling in 130-190 miles per hour.
And the only reason private air travel is so expensive these days is because of the FAA's barrier to entry, which prevents competition, and lawyers. If you kill all the lawyers, the cost of flying drops 1/2 to 1/4 and safety rises because airplanes could then actually run modern avionics. Think about it, buying a new airplane for the cost of your car and traveling to you destination at 150+ mph (20+mpg), and doing so safer than modern commercial airlines, simply because lawyers are dead.
That's not the author's issue. The new publisher is perfectly entitled, even under the GPL, to be compensated for distribution costs, overhead of running the server, and/or the service of porting it to a new platform. That is, in fact, entirely the spirit behind the GPL. The point of the GPL is to make money off of related services rather than the software it self; thusly freeing software and still allowing developer's to be compensated for their work, should they so desire. In this case, the related service is creating the port, making the actual port available, and providing a server infrastructure to allow for multiplayer games. The asking price is very reasonable.
He needs to tell the author to piss off. If he doesn't like people honoring both the letter and the intent of the GPL, he should have released it under a different license.
A large cost of aircraft is their avionics. To test the things NASA is requests doesn't require an expensive plane. And in fact, much of it can even be done without a flight worthy aircraft. Keep in mind, the avionics for planes often account for 40%-60% of the overall cost of owning. A bottom rung yet flight worthy plane can be had for $12k-$15k.
You can own a decent enough airplane for the cost of a new, low end car. You can own a pretty nice used plane for what many pay for a low end luxury car. Once you get into vette range or highend luxury vehicles, some very, very nice airplanes come within budget.
Now, if someone would just will the lawyers, cost of owning and insurance rates would drop in half almost overnight.
Aircraft have an advantage in that they have no ground friction to deal with.
Actually its not an advantage at all. A ground vehicle's drive train, including friction to the ground makes for a more efficient transfer for energy for locomotion. Propellers in the air are simply not terribly efficient. Now consider the large amount of drag added from wings and control surfaces of airplanes. Also, airplanes typically must deal with high parasitic drag because of their speeds, meaning ground vehicles get an advantage. Also, modern cars typically reduce the amount of air flowing under them which also reduces their drag while also increasing traction (friction). This can not be accomplished with airplanes as their very nature requires it be equally surrounded by air on all sides. And lastly, cars can also put on a smaller tire to reduce wheel to ground friction. This is not true for airplanes. Well, it is true, but airplanes don't benefit while they are in the air.
No, I'm pretty sure I didn't.
That's pretty shitty. You act like an uninformed jackass and when your hat is handed to you, you decide since your position has no merit you'll just get personal. WTF?!
Grow up.
Apple has an *exclusive* agreement with AT&T. Google Voice competes with AT&T, since lemme check..... YEP ... Google Voice is VOIP right? It reduces billable minutes for AT&T right?
Google Voice is not a VoIP solution nor does it reduce billable minutes. It does allow people to reduce their phone rates for International calls; down to a couple of cents per minute. On T-Mobile, you can reduce your billable minutes with Google Voice. Reduced phone tariffs is what this is really about. It allows people to redirect their calls away from the carrier's network. While they may still pay for airtime (not counting T-Mobile here), they can avoid paying those insanely high mobile international rates of $0.25-$5 a minute. Their actions are most definitely anti-competitive.
This does not require any sort of investigation whatsoever.
Actually it does. The services provided by Google Voice are top notch. By removing these applications the are denying the market choice and preventing competition.
See, I knew you couldn't resist. Bravo. You sure showed me.
You're IQ is showing. LOL. You asked a question and get an answer which clearly showed the previous email went laughably over your head. Your retort? "I knew you couldn't resist?" LOL. Oh! You showed me! Which makes your quote, "You sure showed me.", even more funny. LOL. Your sarcastic wit is dully noted. LOL.
isn't false because I actually
Once again it went over your head. Its not false because its ironic. Its false because its false. You built a pedestal on which to stand based entirely on ignorance. That's safe to say else you wouldn't be throwing your "high horse" comment in the first place. Yet more laughs ensue.
You just can't seem to grasp the concept that your opinion is
Thanks for enlightening me that an opinion is an opinion. Gasp! I would have never known that had you not told me. Gasp! Shock and horror! LOL. This is truly great stuff. Please, tell me more.
you are better than the "low life scum"
Great stuff! You'll find most people believe they are better than "low life scum". That's a fact, not an opinion. I pointed that ouch since you have trouble telling the difference and falsely believe everyone else does too.
level of a "bank robber" and make a copy of a digital file.
Wow, you're stupidity and inability to actually comprehend what you've read is staggering. Which is more likely? I was taking the position IP pirates are exactly identical to bank robbers, or, it indicates the same selfish, self entitled mentality, which assures themselves they deserve everything they steal take? Hmmm.... I'll pick b. Yes, I'm very sure I meant b. Since you picked a, which is pretty well obviously wrong, its a safe bet you're unqualified to attend further discourse as explaining why every comment goes over your head is extremely tedious.
Have fun with that chip on your shoulder, I am sure it will get you very far in life.
Will do! Me and the vast majority of the rest of the world, who believe stealing is wrong, will be burdened carry that chip. What a horrible chip on my shoulder. Wow! What a burden to know and understand that stealing is wrong. Wow! Its a chip that almost every four year begins to carry for the rest of their life. What a burden.
If you're going to attack people, you should at least have a platform on which to stand. Given your reading comprehension ability, its rather doubtful you'll ever have a valid platform on which you can stand.
That will teach me to be right. Ouch! Thanks for proving it to me.
*splat!*
LOL
How is that ironic?
Its ironic because you're taking an even more "high horse" position which actually is false and made even more so because that's the finger you're pointing at me.
LOL.
Wow...total piece of shit troll moderators.
I wonder how fucking stupid you have to be to troll moderate, knowing full well you're stuck a fucking loser in real life.
Troll moderating only validates you're a total fucking loser and will never change that fact.
Actually, in reality, it is copying, not stealing. If I copy something you made, have I deprived you of anything in reality?
Yes. Income. Period.
The fact you took the time to copy it instantly means you attribute some value to it. If it had no value then you have zero incentive to copy it. Therefore, you gained something of value (my creation) and failed to compensate me for it. Taking something of value, to which you have no right, and without paying for it, is stealing. You stole income from me. Period. Furthermore, once you copy it you have reduced the value of it; much in the same way the value of stock is diluted.
If I make copies of money and use it as such, have I stolen? According to the world, yes. That's called counterfeiting. And yes, it also dilutes the value of the money and harms the economy. That harms trickles down to the individual. Yet according to you, no one got hurt and you're entitled to steal.
And speaking of stock, stock is very much an intangible, much as is IP. Are you saying you have the right to steal stock too?
Stealing is stealing. Piracy is another form of stealing. Stealing is wrong.