If they are willing to sell them together, it's their concern. You don't like it don't buy. I'd rather buy the product separately, but if that's not an option, I wouldn't consider FORCING them to offer that option.
Don't buy the bundle. If you can't find a computer without XP, well SOL, you don't have a "right" to buy a computer not bundled with Windows XP, you don't have a right over computer makers. This is of course a useless point since you CAN find computer without OS very easily in France.
Using unfair, stupid socialist laws to attack Microsoft is stupid and evil.
Causality does not imply responsibility. Maybe hundred thousands died in Burma because I yawned a month ago. That doesn't make me responsible.
Alternatively I could ask the cab tomorrow : "make a right after all". And bam, he'll hit someone. My opening my mouth to give direction belongs in a causal chain leading to this death. It doesn't make me responsible.
Responsibility comes when the action you did was intrinsically a crime (regardless of the consequences).
85% want the government to prevent the other 15% from being free. That's democracy. And yes it sucks.
So please, stop equating democracy with freedom, stop equating democracy with "good". The democratic turn in the 21th century has brought less freedom, not more.
I had very bad experiences. I dedicated almost two years, full time, failing to find a gf. (I'm fine now thanks, yeah here's the card). I learn three things based on my very limited experience (results and effects may vary)
- "Just be yourself" helps, but definitely not for the reason people will tell you it does. It doesn't help you initially, in fact it probably harms you if you're reading this. However, in the long run (even a matter of hours, day) there's no way you can't avoid being yourself, it oozes out. Thus, not being yourself only deceives you into thinking you have a chance, and makes you lose time. Being yourself is a useful time saver.
- If it's going to work you'll know almost immediately. If you're wondering then the answer is "no", it won't work. It has to be obvious.
- You can't 'win' a girl by convincing her. Maybe you can, but it's generally not worth the effort. People do this because they watch movie. It doesn't work. And you can't escape an explosion by jumping either. Don't. Keep it simple.
Don't be mystified, most rights are creepily being transformed into "positive rights", i.e. individual freedom is replaced by collective slavery where everyone owes everyone.
One elegant way around is to require people who make genetic tests to report that a person has underwent a genetic test (without revealing the result). That way, someone may prove his insurer that he his unaware of his own risk and he is insurable. Once you're insured you can then take the test to make prevention. Another way is to require people to be insured to take a genetic test. However I believe it is morally unacceptable to require that (albeit much better than a compulsory socialist insurance scheme).
To ensure your wifi router provides a "fair" "net-neutral" access. Hey, it's not *your* wifi router, we live in a society don't we ?
Yeah yeah, flamebait, go ahead... but it sickens me no one sees how it's the same thing.
So you want to artificially restrict the supply of labor by FORCING employers to hire American workers so YOU can have more money.
Granted, the argument that there are "not enough" H1B visa for the jobs is bullshit, but there should be infinite H1B visa.
By supporting restriction on labor you are using the armed power of the government against innocent people to get a higher paycheck. As a side-effect, the prices rise because of the artificial restriction on labor and capital flees.
In my book you're a criminal.
Why should I have to abide by rules made up by the organisation known as the United States Government ?
Why should they make rule and not my little brother, Microsoft, the pope, the Queen of England ?
There are indeed natural laws that should be followed in society and people should be punished for breaking them. However, these laws are not accurately represented by the U.S. government law.
While obeying the law might be sensible given the fire power of the US government, it is by no mean a systematic mora requirement.
Legal positivism - which you seem to advocate - never seems to amaze me... and frighten me.
Since here the people "taking a stand" are the same who make the law, it's not about saying "we will not tolerate illegal behavior from you", it's about saying "we will not tolerate behavior we don't like from you".
Climate change has impacted agriculture since it was invented. Nothing new here.
The only "news" is that the article speculates this particular crop was affected by man made climate change. Quite a stretch.
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You ought to be free to sell to willing buyers. The French government has no right telling ASUS what it can or cannot sell.
If they are willing to sell them together, it's their concern. You don't like it don't buy. I'd rather buy the product separately, but if that's not an option, I wouldn't consider FORCING them to offer that option.
Don't buy the bundle.
If you can't find a computer without XP, well SOL, you don't have a "right" to buy a computer not bundled with Windows XP, you don't have a right over computer makers.
This is of course a useless point since you CAN find computer without OS very easily in France.
Using unfair, stupid socialist laws to attack Microsoft is stupid and evil.
Causality does not imply responsibility. Maybe hundred thousands died in Burma because I yawned a month ago. That doesn't make me responsible.
Alternatively I could ask the cab tomorrow : "make a right after all". And bam, he'll hit someone. My opening my mouth to give direction belongs in a causal chain leading to this death. It doesn't make me responsible.
Responsibility comes when the action you did was intrinsically a crime (regardless of the consequences).
85% want the government to prevent the other 15% from being free.
That's democracy.
And yes it sucks.
So please, stop equating democracy with freedom, stop equating democracy with "good". The democratic turn in the 21th century has brought less freedom, not more.
I had very bad experiences. I dedicated almost two years, full time, failing to find a gf. (I'm fine now thanks, yeah here's the card). I learn three things based on my very limited experience (results and effects may vary)
- "Just be yourself" helps, but definitely not for the reason people will tell you it does. It doesn't help you initially, in fact it probably harms you if you're reading this. However, in the long run (even a matter of hours, day) there's no way you can't avoid being yourself, it oozes out. Thus, not being yourself only deceives you into thinking you have a chance, and makes you lose time. Being yourself is a useful time saver.
- If it's going to work you'll know almost immediately. If you're wondering then the answer is "no", it won't work. It has to be obvious.
- You can't 'win' a girl by convincing her. Maybe you can, but it's generally not worth the effort. People do this because they watch movie. It doesn't work. And you can't escape an explosion by jumping either. Don't. Keep it simple.
Don't be mystified, most rights are creepily being transformed into "positive rights", i.e. individual freedom is replaced by collective slavery where everyone owes everyone.
One elegant way around is to require people who make genetic tests to report that a person has underwent a genetic test (without revealing the result). That way, someone may prove his insurer that he his unaware of his own risk and he is insurable. Once you're insured you can then take the test to make prevention. Another way is to require people to be insured to take a genetic test. However I believe it is morally unacceptable to require that (albeit much better than a compulsory socialist insurance scheme).
Most router are private property, be they owned by a corporation or an individual.
To ensure your wifi router provides a "fair" "net-neutral" access. Hey, it's not *your* wifi router, we live in a society don't we ? Yeah yeah, flamebait, go ahead... but it sickens me no one sees how it's the same thing.
Yurk. Who would eat a coconut that floated for days on the sea ?
Yup, companies produce what the consumers want to buy, not specifically what you want. Shocking, isn't it?
No one is getting his throat slit.
The only "abuse" here is done by DHS. The government has no right to tell an employer who he can or cannot employ.
Good for the students, good for the consumers...
So you want to artificially restrict the supply of labor by FORCING employers to hire American workers so YOU can have more money. Granted, the argument that there are "not enough" H1B visa for the jobs is bullshit, but there should be infinite H1B visa. By supporting restriction on labor you are using the armed power of the government against innocent people to get a higher paycheck. As a side-effect, the prices rise because of the artificial restriction on labor and capital flees. In my book you're a criminal.
That's great news ! Any ease on visa rules is great news. It's a shame the government prevents people from freely working in the US through the DHS.
While this is definitely cool, I prefer the simple and elegant solution of walking inside a sphere.
What !? How are payday loans theft ?
Why should I have to abide by rules made up by the organisation known as the United States Government ? Why should they make rule and not my little brother, Microsoft, the pope, the Queen of England ? There are indeed natural laws that should be followed in society and people should be punished for breaking them. However, these laws are not accurately represented by the U.S. government law. While obeying the law might be sensible given the fire power of the US government, it is by no mean a systematic mora requirement. Legal positivism - which you seem to advocate - never seems to amaze me... and frighten me.
Since here the people "taking a stand" are the same who make the law, it's not about saying "we will not tolerate illegal behavior from you", it's about saying "we will not tolerate behavior we don't like from you".
What's inherently wrong with breaking the law?
Higher beer price = starvation ?
Climate change has impacted agriculture since it was invented. Nothing new here. The only "news" is that the article speculates this particular crop was affected by man made climate change. Quite a stretch.
Will blu ray rips outdownload dvd rips ?