That's a load of garbage. Nobody owns information. Information is just a combination of ones and zeroes. Are you saying I don't have the right to order the ones and zeroes on my computer however I want? I own this computer. Information just floats around. When informed of it, I order the ones and zeroes on my computer differently. What moral crime have I committed? Who really owns my computer? I own my computer. No one owns information.
Yes, you're exactly right. If students are downloading illegal material, by golly, that's what academic freedoms is FOR! And if that means higher bandwidth costs, *tears up* then that's just a cost we'll have to pay!
Coase showed, however, that in Britain, "contrary to the belief of many economists, a lighthouse service can be provided by private enterprise... The lighthouses were built, operated, financed and owned by private individuals, who could sell a lighthouse or dispose of it by bequest. The role of the government was limited to the establishment and enforcement of property rights in the lighthouse." Only later did the British government consolidate all lighthouse services under its own monopoly in order to eliminate competition and directly reap the financial benefits developed by private entrepreneurs.
Okay, how many people who modded that up actually read and understood the whole thing? And how many said "hm, this guy seems to know what he's talking about [after reading the first three lines], let's mod him up"?
He actually makes some pretty going points when you think about it. Because Windows is a really powerful system with all the drivers you need. Drivers are important because you need them to run devices like sound cards, mouses, and video cards. That's why you need Windows because that's where it excels, you know, when you really think about it. *jerk off motion*
That was not a troll. He makes a valid point. Today's story seemed to be more of an advertisement than a true story. What's next? "Dell offering great deals on new PC's that you can't find anywhere else!"
guerilla war will ALWAYS triumph on native soil.
Only because their governments give them rules of engagement that prevent them from ever winning. Start allowing torture and public executions of insurgents and watch their numbers dwindle.
Don't be ridiculous. The government is superior to all of the cartels combined. Imagine a war, government against drug cartels. So they're holed up in a house with a dozen hostages? Slam an anti-tank missile through the window. So they've set up a strong-point protected by nests of machine-guns? Napalm the block. So their shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles are threatening our helicopter gunships? Call in an artillery strike from twenty miles away. The only reason the cartels are even around is because the government lets them.
What the hell are you talkin about? The UN is known for its excellent handling of world affairs. They've fed starving children and goats in the third world, they've help sanction dictators, and look at how the handled Iraq! Frankly, I want the UN to take control of MORE, not less.
Yeah, that would make sense. Then again, so would not opening a random attachment from "I love you!". So would not opening any unsolicited executable. That's exactly why they're successful: it "only" works on morons.
Good point. I love how the slightest hint of water - which could mean something else - is taken as iron clad proof that there is water on Mars. Remember when sediment was found at the bottom of basins on Mars, and they thought that was their proof? Frankly, I'm waiting for them to bring back a pitcher (of water).
Yeah, man, it'll be all like a science fiction book. And we can like, go live there and shit. It'll be just like The Martian Chronicles or Total Recall. Oh wait man, those were a total bummer. Ah man, this is some goooood shit.
How can you even compare Microsoft to Red Hat? They're not even in the same league! Microsoft consistently offers top quality products like Windows (with free upgrades), the whole.NET framework, awesome flight simulators, HALO(!), I mean, the list fucking goes on. How can you possibly badmouth Mircosoft?
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That's a load of garbage. Nobody owns information. Information is just a combination of ones and zeroes. Are you saying I don't have the right to order the ones and zeroes on my computer however I want? I own this computer. Information just floats around. When informed of it, I order the ones and zeroes on my computer differently. What moral crime have I committed? Who really owns my computer? I own my computer. No one owns information.
Yes, you're exactly right. If students are downloading illegal material, by golly, that's what academic freedoms is FOR! And if that means higher bandwidth costs, *tears up* then that's just a cost we'll have to pay!
Hey, why not include the rest of the quote:
Coase showed, however, that in Britain, "contrary to the belief of many economists, a lighthouse service can be provided by private enterprise... The lighthouses were built, operated, financed and owned by private individuals, who could sell a lighthouse or dispose of it by bequest. The role of the government was limited to the establishment and enforcement of property rights in the lighthouse." Only later did the British government consolidate all lighthouse services under its own monopoly in order to eliminate competition and directly reap the financial benefits developed by private entrepreneurs.
That's not the point. He is a person. He did something important. He has a name. He is NOT "the Indian math guy".
What pisses me off is how all of my well-written summaries get rejected, yet somehow "the Indian math guy" gets through.
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Okay, how many people who modded that up actually read and understood the whole thing? And how many said "hm, this guy seems to know what he's talking about [after reading the first three lines], let's mod him up"?
He actually makes some pretty going points when you think about it. Because Windows is a really powerful system with all the drivers you need. Drivers are important because you need them to run devices like sound cards, mouses, and video cards. That's why you need Windows because that's where it excels, you know, when you really think about it. *jerk off motion*
Great job, Sherlock, that was kinda the point.
That was not a troll. He makes a valid point. Today's story seemed to be more of an advertisement than a true story. What's next? "Dell offering great deals on new PC's that you can't find anywhere else!"
Come on, man, that post's modding pushed my karma back to neutral! Don't be a spoil-sport!
The French "resistance" didn't lead to their defeat. It was the allied invasion that did them in.
It did the job.
guerilla war will ALWAYS triumph on native soil. Only because their governments give them rules of engagement that prevent them from ever winning. Start allowing torture and public executions of insurgents and watch their numbers dwindle.
Don't be ridiculous. The government is superior to all of the cartels combined. Imagine a war, government against drug cartels. So they're holed up in a house with a dozen hostages? Slam an anti-tank missile through the window. So they've set up a strong-point protected by nests of machine-guns? Napalm the block. So their shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles are threatening our helicopter gunships? Call in an artillery strike from twenty miles away. The only reason the cartels are even around is because the government lets them.
What the hell are you talkin about? The UN is known for its excellent handling of world affairs. They've fed starving children and goats in the third world, they've help sanction dictators, and look at how the handled Iraq! Frankly, I want the UN to take control of MORE, not less.
Yeah, that would make sense. Then again, so would not opening a random attachment from "I love you!". So would not opening any unsolicited executable. That's exactly why they're successful: it "only" works on morons.
Good point. I love how the slightest hint of water - which could mean something else - is taken as iron clad proof that there is water on Mars. Remember when sediment was found at the bottom of basins on Mars, and they thought that was their proof? Frankly, I'm waiting for them to bring back a pitcher (of water).
This isn't fuckin Master of Orion 2, it's going to take more than 500 units of labor to do that. And it WILL have a maintenance cost.
Yeah, man, it'll be all like a science fiction book. And we can like, go live there and shit. It'll be just like The Martian Chronicles or Total Recall. Oh wait man, those were a total bummer. Ah man, this is some goooood shit.
How can you even compare Microsoft to Red Hat? They're not even in the same league! Microsoft consistently offers top quality products like Windows (with free upgrades), the whole .NET framework, awesome flight simulators, HALO(!), I mean, the list fucking goes on. How can you possibly badmouth Mircosoft?
Oh, right, just like you can't effectively practice Christianity if you've ever sinned before.
Masterbater maybe, using someone's ass instead of your hand.
That's illegal.
Yeah! Right on, bro!