All it takes is one precedent to start a landslide into the Dark Ages.
What is it they say? Something about when their rights were trampled, I didn't speak because it didn't affect me, when my rights were taken away, no one was left to speak for me?
The madness has to be stopped before it starts. Eventually they'll have people challenging other facts because they don't believe in them. Why don't we change Pi while we're at it...
When your competition is the black market, I would imagine the laws of supply and demand are a little unfairly skewed. I don't consider it fair to have to compete with a "business" that is inherently illegal. I guess it depends on your view of the RIAA.
I wish people would stop looking at it as buying "the CD" and realize they are paying the content. "Is this content worth something to me?" If no, don't buy it (or download it). The way I see it, if you download it, you have shown that it is worth something to you. The argument "I wouldn't have downloaded it anyway if I had to pay for it" just doesn't hold any water in my opinion. If it's worth something to you, pay for it.
Music and/or movies are not need-to-have products. They can charge whatever they want for them. Supply and demand WILL kick in: charge too much, many people won't buy them, they don't have to. Markets don't depend on rules of supply and demand; they are regulated by them naturally. I don't think you quite understand how supply and demand really works. There will be a demand for a certain unit number of a product at a given price. Usually, the scale is inversely proportional: the lower the price, the higher the demand, and vice versa. Companies use this to figure out what is the optimal price to maximize profit. It just isn't fair that the RIAA is forced to compete against illegal competition.
I don't know what you're talking about, I've never seen Yahoo change those settings once I've set them. Don't install the toolbars in the first place (you have the option during installation). I think you also have the option of whether or not to have Yahoo start up with Windows.
Thank god I wasn't drinking coffee just now or else it would be out of my nose and all over my screen. I don't know why I didn't expect it, but thanks anyway.:)
Perhaps if they weren't, maybe then those seats would be filled with people that actually gave a flying fuck about this country rather greedy assholes.
I sent an email to Lexar inquiring about the feasability of using a USB flash drive as a backup device for our information at work. Previously we were copying to CD-RW's every night, but you can only copy to those so many times before they can't be copied anymore. I had the bright idea to just plug a Jump Drive in permanently, set up a.bat file that xcopy's all the folders I need every night to the jump drive. I never got any response from Lexar about this.
Anyone have any insight as to the good/bad idea-ness of this?
The problem lies in that not all users know anything beyond point and click. For these users, getting to a site that says "You will need the flash plug in to view this site correctly" is a deal breaker.
Amazingly enough though, they usually know enough to install the latest incarnation of Bonzi Buddy or some other pwning POS software that comes from some pretty popup ad telling them OMFG UR PUTER C4N G0 F4S7ER CLICK HERE or WTF U HAEV TEH SPYWARE FIX IT HEAR!!!
I can't believe I haven't seen it yet (but I'm only browsing at 0 so I may have missed it if it were modded down), and at the risk of being modded down myself...
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What is it they say? Something about when their rights were trampled, I didn't speak because it didn't affect me, when my rights were taken away, no one was left to speak for me?
The madness has to be stopped before it starts. Eventually they'll have people challenging other facts because they don't believe in them. Why don't we change Pi while we're at it...
When your competition is the black market, I would imagine the laws of supply and demand are a little unfairly skewed. I don't consider it fair to have to compete with a "business" that is inherently illegal. I guess it depends on your view of the RIAA.
I wish people would stop looking at it as buying "the CD" and realize they are paying the content. "Is this content worth something to me?" If no, don't buy it (or download it). The way I see it, if you download it, you have shown that it is worth something to you. The argument "I wouldn't have downloaded it anyway if I had to pay for it" just doesn't hold any water in my opinion. If it's worth something to you, pay for it.
Music and/or movies are not need-to-have products. They can charge whatever they want for them. Supply and demand WILL kick in: charge too much, many people won't buy them, they don't have to. Markets don't depend on rules of supply and demand; they are regulated by them naturally. I don't think you quite understand how supply and demand really works. There will be a demand for a certain unit number of a product at a given price. Usually, the scale is inversely proportional: the lower the price, the higher the demand, and vice versa. Companies use this to figure out what is the optimal price to maximize profit. It just isn't fair that the RIAA is forced to compete against illegal competition.
"But offica', it tol' me et was fo', which fo' dem sheep is like, 20!"
Actually, the /. plan is going to be really confusing for the Dream Theater International Fanclub.
Right. If they've taken music without paying for it in the past, there's no reason to expect that they would in the future.
I don't know what you're talking about, I've never seen Yahoo change those settings once I've set them. Don't install the toolbars in the first place (you have the option during installation). I think you also have the option of whether or not to have Yahoo start up with Windows.
Heaven forbid you have to choose options during install or *gasp* look at the preferences.
We can hold them for ransom for..... one MILLION dollars!!!
Was any of this held in New Orleans by any chance?
"Steve, find me a woman, quick!"
Thank god I wasn't drinking coffee just now or else it would be out of my nose and all over my screen. I don't know why I didn't expect it, but thanks anyway. :)
Perhaps if they weren't, maybe then those seats would be filled with people that actually gave a flying fuck about this country rather greedy assholes.
That's exactly what I was wondering. Can anyone verify or provide more info?
Anyone have any insight as to the good/bad idea-ness of this?
I don't know who you are that knows George Hamilton, but.... hi. :) I haven't heard from him in a while either. :(
It could still be that ALICE is intelligent. She just happens to be a profound smartass.
Amazingly enough though, they usually know enough to install the latest incarnation of Bonzi Buddy or some other pwning POS software that comes from some pretty popup ad telling them OMFG UR PUTER C4N G0 F4S7ER CLICK HERE or WTF U HAEV TEH SPYWARE FIX IT HEAR!!!
Hey, there's a joke over there. Please get it.
I knew that was coming. ;)
Eschew obfuscation.
9 inch legs? Man, you're short. I'd hate to see how small your penis is...
You have nothing to fear.
In Soviet Russia, the popup blocks YOU!
*ducks for cover*
Thanks. I was starting to figure it out. Damn you, now I'm hooked. :P
Damn you, thanks for making me waste an hour at work playing this damn addicting game that I can't even read the instructions for. :P