Perhaps it's not the place of society to protect idiots from themselves, but it the place of society-at-large to protect itself from the idiots.
Let's say Couple A and Couple B are both bidding on a house. Both couples make roughly the same amount of money, have roughly the same amount of savings, and so forth. Couple A is sensible, and not willing to spend more than they can afford. Couple B, on the other hand, is more willing to take the risk, and bids up the house to a level they really can't afford. It only takes a couple of iterations of this sort of bidding war to inflate home prices to the point where sensible couple A has to choose: either join the fray and pay a little more than they can afford, or stay out and either rent or buy less house. This pattern escalates higher and higher, and sooner or later, all of this ends up in the kind of collapse we are now seeing, all of which could easily have been prevented had the proper checks been in place.
So I ask, wouldn't it be to the benefit of society (read - all of us who might someday like to buy a home) to ensure that these checks are in place and properly enforced?
UMG has filed a lawsuit against John Does 1-4 over eBay listings reselling promo CDs distributed to radio stations, DJs, and other industry insiders. UMG claims in the suit that the right of first sale does not apply, as the discs were not actually sold and therefore remained UMG's property.
Liquid helium shouldn't be that terribly difficult to obtain at any major university. It's used as coolant for NMR/MRI, which is almost assuredly in place on the U. of Maryland campus. I can't speak for how well it would work as a fire retardant.
A local Best Buy has exactly such a thing in fact. A machine that lets you burn your own custom CD of selected singles.
Not sure how cost effective it would be for a Mom and Pop store though.
I have a feeling a very very small percentage of those 3 million government employees would be qualified to perform such an audit of code, and an even smaller percentage are actually tasked to do so.
And interestingly enough, now this trend seems to be reversing. French winemakers are looking to extend the production of champagne into England. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3629187.stm
Incidentally, do you know how many terrorist attacks that airport security at check-in have prevented?:) I don't know off-hand, but I would be curious to know the answer to this. My guess is that it is approaching zero.
Not only should scientists date people who believe in astrology (or the mystical notion of choice), we should produce and rear children with them. We're the only hope these kids have of growing up with a voice of reason and logic in their ear.
You may feel you have a "moral duty," but that's a far cry from a legal obligation.
I wonder how this jives with other crimes. If I witness someone robbing a bank, am I obligated to report it under penalty of law? I would, of course, but does the law say I have to and that I can be substantially fined if I do not?
You should not be allowed to contribute directly to any candidate. You should only be allowed to contribute to a general fund which is distributed evenly and fairly to all candidates who meet a predefined set of standards each step along the way based upon public support, not how much money they or their Daddy has in the bank.
It may not be the only thing, but it is the #1 thing.
Also, I don't believe that most consumers are indifferent or ignorant. What they are (or at least what they feel they are) is powerless. Very few consumers have the millions of dollars to combat the millions of dollars on the other side.
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Um... disorganization?
Perhaps it's not the place of society to protect idiots from themselves, but it the place of society-at-large to protect itself from the idiots.
Let's say Couple A and Couple B are both bidding on a house. Both couples make roughly the same amount of money, have roughly the same amount of savings, and so forth. Couple A is sensible, and not willing to spend more than they can afford. Couple B, on the other hand, is more willing to take the risk, and bids up the house to a level they really can't afford. It only takes a couple of iterations of this sort of bidding war to inflate home prices to the point where sensible couple A has to choose: either join the fray and pay a little more than they can afford, or stay out and either rent or buy less house. This pattern escalates higher and higher, and sooner or later, all of this ends up in the kind of collapse we are now seeing, all of which could easily have been prevented had the proper checks been in place.
So I ask, wouldn't it be to the benefit of society (read - all of us who might someday like to buy a home) to ensure that these checks are in place and properly enforced?
UMG has filed a lawsuit against John Does 1-4 over eBay listings reselling promo CDs distributed to radio stations, DJs, and other industry insiders. UMG claims in the suit that the right of first sale does not apply, as the discs were not actually sold and therefore remained UMG's property.
Shouldn't it be "Solar Probe++"?
Liquid helium shouldn't be that terribly difficult to obtain at any major university. It's used as coolant for NMR/MRI, which is almost assuredly in place on the U. of Maryland campus. I can't speak for how well it would work as a fire retardant.
A local Best Buy has exactly such a thing in fact. A machine that lets you burn your own custom CD of selected singles. Not sure how cost effective it would be for a Mom and Pop store though.
I have a feeling a very very small percentage of those 3 million government employees would be qualified to perform such an audit of code, and an even smaller percentage are actually tasked to do so.
And interestingly enough, now this trend seems to be reversing. French winemakers are looking to extend the production of champagne into England. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3629187.stm
Um... little person.
Ahem... inanimate carbon rod.
And, don't forget that 2K Sports owns the exclusive 3rd party rights to Major League Baseball. This would certainly valuable to EA.
Some might use the phrase patently absurd.
Not only should scientists date people who believe in astrology (or the mystical notion of choice), we should produce and rear children with them. We're the only hope these kids have of growing up with a voice of reason and logic in their ear.
"So you see the puppy was like industry in that they were both lost in the woods..."
Um... how well would a gun really work on the moon?
It's not a real catapult unless it's flinging cows or pianos.
You may feel you have a "moral duty," but that's a far cry from a legal obligation.
I wonder how this jives with other crimes. If I witness someone robbing a bank, am I obligated to report it under penalty of law? I would, of course, but does the law say I have to and that I can be substantially fined if I do not?
You should not be allowed to contribute directly to any candidate. You should only be allowed to contribute to a general fund which is distributed evenly and fairly to all candidates who meet a predefined set of standards each step along the way based upon public support, not how much money they or their Daddy has in the bank.
It may not be the only thing, but it is the #1 thing.
Also, I don't believe that most consumers are indifferent or ignorant. What they are (or at least what they feel they are) is powerless. Very few consumers have the millions of dollars to combat the millions of dollars on the other side.
Troll? Really? If I had mod points, I'd mod you up Mr. Cowardly Anonymous.
Of course they wouldn't care. 0 * $1000000000 = $0
I always thought it was, "Fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again."
Yes, this definitely reeks of "Foundation".
Or better yet, two words: Term. Limits.