>However, it is stupid of MySpace to not bother even researching the copyright owner of the song (which can be found in less than two minutes >searching copyright.gov).
Of course, but is their stupidity an actionable item? What I'm getting at is whether there's a contract with MySpace on the performing artist side. Is it free, or does consideration change hands?
The question isn't so much about who owns what rights. The question is whether MySpace needs a reason to refuse service. If they don't need a reason, then copyright doesn't enter into it.
>Except in this case, Collins does own the copyright, not WB, but MySpace apparently doesn't believe him, preferring to believe WB's >erroneous claim instead.
I'm surprised there's no discussion about the Linden Dollar (Second Life currency) which has a full-fledged external exchange. There have been quarters where the LindenX outperformed the Dow.
Of course, I do everything in SL Creative Commons gratis or for barter, but there are only a handful of players who seem to understand why I don't like the in-world economic idiom being "the Dollar." I think people who can conceive of an economic system that involves anything besides "shopping" and "paying retail" are scarce.
>Here is the frightening reality: most people in our society are trading their time and services for something they have no clue as to the origin or >real value - dollars.
It's even scarier when you realize that the same people would be hard pressed to try to identify any preferable basis for barter.
Is not in the rules, and is the biggest reason Monopoly games turn into such marathons.
I don't understand how that particular house rule became so widely accepted, but the same people who play with it, also tend to complain about the length of the game.
>That said, if they did only pay $200 for it then it was probably a clunker which was not worth repairing;
It's a 1959 Chevy. The chrome trim alone can easily be sold for over a thousand dollars. Each taillight lens, depending on whether it has the chrome trim, would be about $400. The windshield glass is not available at any price, and so you could name your price for someone restoring an Impala. This car is rare, even if you consider its value as a parts car for better '59s...
>All cars older than 10 years should be banned from the roads and a few best examples should be put in the museums >with disabled engines
Buy me a new Volvo wagon to replace my '91 740 then. Tell you what, I'll settle for just a 20% down payment on the new replacement, and it's a deal. My car has 245,000 miles on it and it's still doing just fine, thank you.
>How many people really get trapped underwater in their cars and drown?
I don't know how common it is, but it has happened to two people in my family, there are plenty of current-event reports on this type of accident, and there are a few really famous incidents.
>The only question for front seat passengers would be whether they went though the windshield or did a faceplant on >the dash.
Oh come now, there's also the question of whether the buckling floor pan severed any legs, and whether the driver's side instrument bezels decapitated the driver, or if the glove box door decapitated the passenger or merely took off an arm at the shoulder. And don't forget the back seat passenger, who surely had heart and head trauma upon impacting the back of the front seat, with its steel springs and frame and all.
This vision isn't new, mind you -- I drove this very car for YEARS, and this scenario was definitely something I thought about often.
>Careful viewers will notice that there is no engine installed in the Bel Air.
An inline six. The oncoming car missed the engine.
The same phenomenon happens in old Straight-8 Buicks too. Those cars are unbelievably heavy and have a lot of steel and stuff -- and guess where all that steel goes, the fender, hood, firewall, front axle, steering column, floor pan, etc?
A different Chevy of the same year might have had a 283 or a 350 V8, and this crash might have been different.
>The custom at the time was to have a car seat in the front seat so that if there was a need for attention, it could >be given (i.e. a bottle nearby and if the baby cried, it was available).
Ummm, the custom at the time was STANDING UP either on the passenger seat, or on the hump behind the front seats, in say a Plymouth Fury or a Rambler. Another custom was sitting on the floorboard, or laying in the space between the back seat and the rear window.
>Yeah... that just plain bull. Look up the "Budd Company".
It's true in the case of the '59 Chevy. And it's also true about the windshield, setting aside the fact that an intact '59 windshield alone is worth about 1/4 what they paid for this car... More if you actually set out to buy one, not that you'd ever find it...
As for mechanical design, they definitely didn't think in terms of aerodynamics. I keep my foot out of mine after the first time I felt the rear end go airborne. Those four foot fins weren't effective spoilers, for sure.
>Err....are you sure you want to stand by the claim that Lexus and Toyota are materially different?
Ask people who have been to Toyota plants and have observed the way they transition the assembly line between models. It's a core element of the Toyota Production System that the assembly line can produce multiple products, as opposed to the American system of specializing an assembly line for a given model/type of vehicle. It's truly an amazing thing to observe. It's literally possible that a Camry rolled off the same assembly line right behind a Lexus ES.
>There's a TON of room, and you could buy one and have the engine of your choice swapped in for less than buying a new car anywhere >near as nice.
Apples to Oranges, not a realistic comparison. Your scenario requires a lump-sum purchase and there's some risk and some effort involved. Buying a new car is usually a matter of a small payment to work as security on a loan, and a long-term commitment to monthly payments which hopefully outstrip the depreciation of the vehicle.
I tend to think of the Smart Car as something more akin to a large enclosed motorcycle than a small car. If it turns out to be more dangerous than a typical motorcycle I'll be very interested.
>But the steering wheel impaled through Fifties Guy's gut would slow him down a bit.
Actually the steering wheel would have broken, allowing the very sharp, protruding, curved steel bezel over the speedometer to decapitate him. This very real possibility was never very far from my conscious mind as I drove my 1959 Impala. It's really not a dashboard you'd want to eat.
>The other 75% has to be put into making licences harder to get and keep, and making cars harder to own.
In much of the U.S., you'd have to redesign cities, which have developed around individual transportation. I have a feeling there'd be some pushback on that.
>They shoulda used a 1958 model, considered to be the only non-classic late fifties Chevy.
It's true. There are clubs and whole shows devoted to 57, and almost as many 54-55-56 clubs and events.
'59 stands alone, '60 was an attempt to produce the same design without the expensive labor.
In '61 it wasn't cool to get a sedan, you'd have been trading your '57 on a Corvette. I'd love to seem them crash test a '61 Corvette against a 2010 Corvette. (The 2010 Vette would be the cheaper of the two.)
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>However, it is stupid of MySpace to not bother even researching the copyright owner of the song (which can be found in less than two minutes
>searching copyright.gov).
Of course, but is their stupidity an actionable item?
What I'm getting at is whether there's a contract with MySpace on the performing artist side. Is it free, or does consideration change hands?
The question isn't so much about who owns what rights. The question is whether MySpace needs a reason to refuse service. If they don't need a reason, then copyright doesn't enter into it.
>Except in this case, Collins does own the copyright, not WB, but MySpace apparently doesn't believe him, preferring to believe WB's
>erroneous claim instead.
Are anyone's rights being abridged? Be specific.
I'm surprised there's no discussion about the Linden Dollar (Second Life currency) which has a full-fledged external exchange. There have been quarters where the LindenX outperformed the Dow.
Of course, I do everything in SL Creative Commons gratis or for barter, but there are only a handful of players who seem to understand why I don't like the in-world economic idiom being "the Dollar." I think people who can conceive of an economic system that involves anything besides "shopping" and "paying retail" are scarce.
>Here is the frightening reality: most people in our society are trading their time and services for something they have no clue as to the origin or
>real value - dollars.
It's even scarier when you realize that the same people would be hard pressed to try to identify any preferable basis for barter.
>If that gets into the economy at large you will have to pay $10 for your average McDonalds meal.
Don't they already come in at $6 or $7 ?
>the free parking kitty
Is not in the rules, and is the biggest reason Monopoly games turn into such marathons.
I don't understand how that particular house rule became so widely accepted, but the same people who play with it, also tend to complain about the length of the game.
>Yeh but good PC games really only work well in windows
The existence of "good PC games" is a matter of opinion.
>That said, if they did only pay $200 for it then it was probably a clunker which was not worth repairing;
It's a 1959 Chevy. The chrome trim alone can easily be sold for over a thousand dollars. Each taillight lens, depending on whether it has the chrome trim, would be about $400. The windshield glass is not available at any price, and so you could name your price for someone restoring an Impala. This car is rare, even if you consider its value as a parts car for better '59s...
>All cars older than 10 years should be banned from the roads and a few best examples should be put in the museums >with disabled engines
Buy me a new Volvo wagon to replace my '91 740 then. Tell you what, I'll settle for just a 20% down payment on the new replacement, and it's a deal. My car has 245,000 miles on it and it's still doing just fine, thank you.
>How many people really get trapped underwater in their cars and drown?
I don't know how common it is, but it has happened to two people in my family, there are plenty of current-event reports on this type of accident, and there are a few really famous incidents.
M1A1 at Three Gallons Per Mile.
How would you like to be the guy who has to drive the fuel truck for the tank?
>The only question for front seat passengers would be whether they went though the windshield or did a faceplant on >the dash.
Oh come now, there's also the question of whether the buckling floor pan severed any legs, and whether the driver's side instrument bezels decapitated the driver, or if the glove box door decapitated the passenger or merely took off an arm at the shoulder. And don't forget the back seat passenger, who surely had heart and head trauma upon impacting the back of the front seat, with its steel springs and frame and all.
This vision isn't new, mind you -- I drove this very car for YEARS, and this scenario was definitely something I thought about often.
>Careful viewers will notice that there is no engine installed in the Bel Air.
An inline six. The oncoming car missed the engine.
The same phenomenon happens in old Straight-8 Buicks too. Those cars are unbelievably heavy and have a lot of steel and stuff -- and guess where all that steel goes, the fender, hood, firewall, front axle, steering column, floor pan, etc?
A different Chevy of the same year might have had a 283 or a 350 V8, and this crash might have been different.
>The custom at the time was to have a car seat in the front seat so that if there was a need for attention, it could
>be given (i.e. a bottle nearby and if the baby cried, it was available).
Ummm, the custom at the time was STANDING UP either on the passenger seat, or on the hump behind the front seats, in say a Plymouth Fury or a Rambler. Another custom was sitting on the floorboard, or laying in the space between the back seat and the rear window.
>Yeah... that just plain bull. Look up the "Budd Company".
It's true in the case of the '59 Chevy. And it's also true about the windshield, setting aside the fact that an intact '59 windshield alone is worth about 1/4 what they paid for this car... More if you actually set out to buy one, not that you'd ever find it...
As for mechanical design, they definitely didn't think in terms of aerodynamics. I keep my foot out of mine after the first time I felt the rear end go airborne. Those four foot fins weren't effective spoilers, for sure.
>Err....are you sure you want to stand by the claim that Lexus and Toyota are materially different?
Ask people who have been to Toyota plants and have observed the way they transition the assembly line between models. It's a core element of the Toyota Production System that the assembly line can produce multiple products, as opposed to the American system of specializing an assembly line for a given model/type of vehicle. It's truly an amazing thing to observe. It's literally possible that a Camry rolled off the same assembly line right behind a Lexus ES.
>Only in America. Much of the rest of the world has socialized medicine so the hospital doesn't cost you anything.
You mean to say that the cost of providing medical service is amortized centrally and distributed among taxpayers, right?
>("Ma'am, this is super really big important, are you SURE you're not pregnant?")
We're dying to know how the baby ended up.
>There's a TON of room, and you could buy one and have the engine of your choice swapped in for less than buying a new car anywhere >near as nice.
Apples to Oranges, not a realistic comparison. Your scenario requires a lump-sum purchase and there's some risk and some effort involved. Buying a new car is usually a matter of a small payment to work as security on a loan, and a long-term commitment to monthly payments which hopefully outstrip the depreciation of the vehicle.
I tend to think of the Smart Car as something more akin to a large enclosed motorcycle than a small car. If it turns out to be more dangerous than a typical motorcycle I'll be very interested.
>But the steering wheel impaled through Fifties Guy's gut would slow him down a bit.
Actually the steering wheel would have broken, allowing the very sharp, protruding, curved steel bezel over the speedometer to decapitate him. This very real possibility was never very far from my conscious mind as I drove my 1959 Impala. It's really not a dashboard you'd want to eat.
>The other 75% has to be put into making licences harder to get and keep, and making cars harder to own.
In much of the U.S., you'd have to redesign cities, which have developed around individual transportation. I have a feeling there'd be some pushback on that.
>They shoulda used a 1958 model, considered to be the only non-classic late fifties Chevy.
It's true. There are clubs and whole shows devoted to 57, and almost as many 54-55-56 clubs and events.
'59 stands alone, '60 was an attempt to produce the same design without the expensive labor.
In '61 it wasn't cool to get a sedan, you'd have been trading your '57 on a Corvette. I'd love to seem them crash test a '61 Corvette against a 2010 Corvette. (The 2010 Vette would be the cheaper of the two.)
>Uhh, maybe because they destroyed a '58 Bel Air???
Actually, that would have been much more easy to accept.
The 59 model year is particularly desirable. 58 and 60, not so much.
On the other hand, BelAir's and Biscaynes are basically regarded as parts cars for Impalas.