How interesting would going back to the moon be? It's a goal politicians have decided upon but scientists have tried to dismantle the whole time, doesn't sound like a worthwhile endeavor either.
I think the issue is WTF the US Army is doing down there. Not how they fight the war but that there is a war in first place considering it's one that has been started on lies and done nothing but waste money and further destabilize the region.
With some creative interpretation it could be considered mutiny.
(a) Any person subject to this code (chapter) who-- (1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny;
If you interpret general security rules like keeping confidential information secret as an order and overriding military authority (over the data) while the Wikileaks people count as "any other person" that could work. I don't know how strict courts martial are with wording like that but if they succeed capital punishment is possible.
The main theme which Rand pushed was the idea that rational self interest based on an objective analysis of reality should be the guiding principle of all human actions.
To me that's one of the failings of the ideology, people aren't perfectly rational and rarely ever have access to an objective analysis of reality. A large part of our information structure is dedicated to making sure people DON'T get objective views of reality or act rationally (propaganda, advertising, bias in reporting,...). Laissez-faire capitalism would have no force that would reduce this behaviour since it is beneficial for those making up the lies and humans don't have a strong enough desire to avoid lies to prevent them from being effective. Just look at the circulation numbers of tabloids as an example, everybody, even the people who read them, knows they lie but the readers are still influenced by them (sometimes they don't realize it, they might ignore some things as blatant lies but often the wording on true things will already fool readers into thinking it means something else). I suspect it has to do with the tabloids simply delivering more interesting stories (and of course bare breasts) even if they aren't true.
I don't know about full communism (though I think its failings are more due to giving all power to the leaders and making no real attempt to get those leaders to make good decisions, AFAIK the communist countries we've seen so far were all dictatorships and a dictator doesn't really have a motivation to help the people beyond panem et circenses, their main efforts usually focus on beating down dissidents than improving the quality of life) but in social democracy being unemployed is something that the govt is actively trying to reduce (because unemployed people cost money and govts want to avoid spending too much), the unemployed get bare minimum supplies because the right to life means the govt has to ensure everybody survives but more and more measures get thrown at them to get them to look for a job (most unemployed have long given up on finding a job) and make sure they become able to work (they lose the basic work morale, giving them work assignments often has them show up late or not at all) because as long as they work they're profitable for the govt, not a drain on the finances.
Most libertarians I've seen were fairly well off, I don't think poor people think that it's the regulation of the markets that keeps them from leaving poverty.
most of the people who pirate games can't afford to buy all of the games they pirate, so they never would have bought all the games they pirated.
Of course not all but they could have bought some of them.
However, if these pirates interact with people who are not pirates and talk about the games they pirated and liked, they are providing free advertising.
Only if they don't advertise how to pirate them at the same time.
Gamestop sells 'em at 5$/€ below the regular retail price. I think people who accept that discount will always buy used, no matter how low the regular price goes (since GS will always undercut it).
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Yet those cheap Wii games sell better than the epic blockbuster titles.
My display has a native 1920x1080 resolution, consoles deliver that just fine.
How interesting would going back to the moon be? It's a goal politicians have decided upon but scientists have tried to dismantle the whole time, doesn't sound like a worthwhile endeavor either.
What's .nl doing there? I doubt it has to do with a high number of internet users in the Netherlands so why areall these registrations happening?
I think it's the same for game consoles and their ilk so the iPad isn't the only thing that needs looking into.
But man, that's some loud music if it gets its own power plant.
I think the issue is WTF the US Army is doing down there. Not how they fight the war but that there is a war in first place considering it's one that has been started on lies and done nothing but waste money and further destabilize the region.
Republic and democracy are independent of each other, a republic can be a democracy as well (and so can a monarchy, the opposite of a republic).
As long as the gunner can reasonably misidentify that he's in the clear.
With some creative interpretation it could be considered mutiny.
(a) Any person subject to this code (chapter) who--
(1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny;
If you interpret general security rules like keeping confidential information secret as an order and overriding military authority (over the data) while the Wikileaks people count as "any other person" that could work. I don't know how strict courts martial are with wording like that but if they succeed capital punishment is possible.
For your console gaming needs there's also Rocking of the Dead in the works (different developer) that uses a guitar controller instead of a keyboard.
I like the sound of "final solution" in this context.
Ever seen a McDonalds Ad on TV?
Not within the last few years, I cannot be bothered to watch TV since it wastes so much time with advertising.
Ooooh, nice, actual threats, isn't that something you can get the caller incarcerated for (threatening murder tends to be a crime)?
Yeah but accessing your drive contents only through iTunes would be pretty clunky.
Didn't they have a mass suicide at some point or am I thinking of some other UFO religion?
The main theme which Rand pushed was the idea that rational self interest based on an objective analysis of reality should be the guiding principle of all human actions.
To me that's one of the failings of the ideology, people aren't perfectly rational and rarely ever have access to an objective analysis of reality. A large part of our information structure is dedicated to making sure people DON'T get objective views of reality or act rationally (propaganda, advertising, bias in reporting, ...). Laissez-faire capitalism would have no force that would reduce this behaviour since it is beneficial for those making up the lies and humans don't have a strong enough desire to avoid lies to prevent them from being effective. Just look at the circulation numbers of tabloids as an example, everybody, even the people who read them, knows they lie but the readers are still influenced by them (sometimes they don't realize it, they might ignore some things as blatant lies but often the wording on true things will already fool readers into thinking it means something else). I suspect it has to do with the tabloids simply delivering more interesting stories (and of course bare breasts) even if they aren't true.
I don't know about full communism (though I think its failings are more due to giving all power to the leaders and making no real attempt to get those leaders to make good decisions, AFAIK the communist countries we've seen so far were all dictatorships and a dictator doesn't really have a motivation to help the people beyond panem et circenses, their main efforts usually focus on beating down dissidents than improving the quality of life) but in social democracy being unemployed is something that the govt is actively trying to reduce (because unemployed people cost money and govts want to avoid spending too much), the unemployed get bare minimum supplies because the right to life means the govt has to ensure everybody survives but more and more measures get thrown at them to get them to look for a job (most unemployed have long given up on finding a job) and make sure they become able to work (they lose the basic work morale, giving them work assignments often has them show up late or not at all) because as long as they work they're profitable for the govt, not a drain on the finances.
Most libertarians I've seen were fairly well off, I don't think poor people think that it's the regulation of the markets that keeps them from leaving poverty.
They probably went for Doom 3 more which did happen on Mars.
Of course if you go with that basic plot you can just as well set it on Earth and make a Half-Life movie instead.
Supposedly the Professor Layton movie is pretty good and really captures what the games are about.
If that was it then why would people pirate iPhone apps? Those are 5$ or less, often with constant updates and whatnot yet they get pirated anyway.
most of the people who pirate games can't afford to buy all of the games they pirate, so they never would have bought all the games they pirated.
Of course not all but they could have bought some of them.
However, if these pirates interact with people who are not pirates and talk about the games they pirated and liked, they are providing free advertising.
Only if they don't advertise how to pirate them at the same time.
Gamestop sells 'em at 5$/€ below the regular retail price. I think people who accept that discount will always buy used, no matter how low the regular price goes (since GS will always undercut it).
I believe in Japan the law already prevents that from having much impact.
Free advertising to whom? Advertising to people who think of games as something you download to a flashcard isn't going to help at all.