No, intellectual property misusers and huge corporation should both be held responsible for covering the cost of any actual damages they contribute to. With the downloaders, the actual damages should be about $1 per song, not $20,000 per song. For BP, the actual damages run into billions of dollars. Also, since the downloader's infringement is arguably intentional, while the heartless corporation's misdeeds are arguably "accidental", only the downloader should be charged treble damages. Individual pirates should pay their $3 per song, and BP should pay tens of billions. Arguing that the penalty assessed for "piracy" is excessive is not the same as arguing that there should be no penalty at all.
The other side effect of one-child-per-family is a pronounced bias towards the birth of males. So you have all these spoiled-brat men used to their mommy waiting on them hand and foot who have a snowball's chance in hell of actually getting laid. That does not bode well for future stability.
Oh, in the case of my daughter who is constantly picking up men online, a 9-year old girl. But then, she actually is an AllStar cheerleader with muscle tone the other cheerleaders' moms envy, just a little young to be legal.
Kinko, Kinko, the kid-loving clown
if the kids just love me back I'll never wear a frown
Kinko, Kinko, the kid loving clown
if the kids just love me back I'll never wear a frown!!!
Kinko's in his Kinko car, pockets full of change
lots of dirty pictures and sticky candy canes.
All the kids love Kinko for the presents that they get
silly leather clothes to wear and happy cigarettes.
-Hi boys and girls, my name is Kinko the clown!!!
-Hi Kinko!!!
-And I really love you boys and girls!!!
Really, really....
-Awwww
-But my legs get tired standing out in the parking lot handing out
stale tootsie rolls to you rugrats, so if anyone wants to come back
to Kinko's trailer and massage his legs, he'd really really like it.
Really, really.....
Kinko, Kinko, the kid-loving clown
if the kids just love me back I'll never wear a frown
Kinko, Kinko, the kid loving clown
if the kids just love me back I'll never wear a frown!!!
We go to Kinkos clubhouse, sometimes after school
we play in Kinkos crawl space, there's never any room
We have to sit on Kinkos lap there's never any chairs
Kinko likes to tickle us and give us funny stares.
-Gee I haven't had this much fun since Christmas when I got
to play Santa Clause and all the boys and girls got to sit on Kinko's lap-
-Mommy mommy! Kinko hurt me!-
-But that was in Indianapolis and thanks to the liberal reciprocity laws here
Kinko can be with you boys and girls today or anytime.
Jimmy Johnson ran away and didn't say goodbuy
Kinko went to look for him to help the FBI
But Kinko has some handcuffs on his eyes were full of tears
said "I'll be back to play with you sometime in 20 years!"
Kinko, Kinko, the kid-loving clown
the parents wanna beat me up and run me outa town!
Kinko, Kinko, the kid-loving clown
tar and feather Kinko and run him out of town!
-Bye boy's and girls!!!!
-Bye Kinko! See you at the turn of the century!
-Kinko really love you boys and girls!!
Really, really....
Actually, I have lost my sister. But death is as natural a part of life as birth. And cemeteries don't contain people; they contain some of the chemicals that were part of a person at the time of their death, but that person has been exchanging parts of themself with their environment for their entire life -- with every breath you take, you are a different person. I just think cemeteries would be more popular as goth hangouts than as places for concerts and wine tasting -- which is my way of calling this a stupid idea.
Climate control is easier in the basement. Assuming you are using ground source heat exchange, yes. Otherwise, it's about as far as possible from the A/C heat exchangers on the roof. Which do you think Dallas was using?
I live in Canada, so I don't get screwed by AT&T.
I get screwed by Fido instead, but I am used to that. So the phrase screw the pooch actually makes a lot more sense in Canada?
I gave up on buying $60 cowboy boots and started buying $200 boots a long time ago. The reason? They are not only more comfortable, they last so much longer that they are actually cheaper in the long run. Tony Lamas are still made in El Paso, and are much cheaper at the factory stores there.
Just as I'd suspect anyone from another country would prefer their country to be the country of assembly for their next gadget. Some African countries have such a low opinion of their own manufacturing capabilities that their residents would rather NOT see "Made Here" on their gadgets. And Walmart is still in business because US consumers aren't willing to pay more for a product with "Made in the USA" proudly displayed on it.
Our best hope is to make transportation so expensive that it no longer makes economic sense to ship raw materials to China, have them made into cheap knockoff products there, then ship them back to us.
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No, intellectual property misusers and huge corporation should both be held responsible for covering the cost of any actual damages they contribute to. With the downloaders, the actual damages should be about $1 per song, not $20,000 per song. For BP, the actual damages run into billions of dollars. Also, since the downloader's infringement is arguably intentional, while the heartless corporation's misdeeds are arguably "accidental", only the downloader should be charged treble damages. Individual pirates should pay their $3 per song, and BP should pay tens of billions. Arguing that the penalty assessed for "piracy" is excessive is not the same as arguing that there should be no penalty at all.
But at least you come out with a marketable skill
(Yes, I know the video wasn't really shot in China.)
The other side effect of one-child-per-family is a pronounced bias towards the birth of males. So you have all these spoiled-brat men used to their mommy waiting on them hand and foot who have a snowball's chance in hell of actually getting laid. That does not bode well for future stability.
Yeah, but you have to watch out for those Repetitive Stress Injuries.
Oh, in the case of my daughter who is constantly picking up men online, a 9-year old girl. But then, she actually is an AllStar cheerleader with muscle tone the other cheerleaders' moms envy, just a little young to be legal.
Kinko, Kinko, the kid-loving clown
if the kids just love me back I'll never wear a frown
Kinko, Kinko, the kid loving clown
if the kids just love me back I'll never wear a frown!!!
Kinko's in his Kinko car, pockets full of change
lots of dirty pictures and sticky candy canes.
All the kids love Kinko for the presents that they get
silly leather clothes to wear and happy cigarettes.
-Hi boys and girls, my name is Kinko the clown!!!
-Hi Kinko!!!
-And I really love you boys and girls!!!
Really, really....
-Awwww
-But my legs get tired standing out in the parking lot handing out stale tootsie rolls to you rugrats, so if anyone wants to come back to Kinko's trailer and massage his legs, he'd really really like it.
Really, really.....
Kinko, Kinko, the kid-loving clown
if the kids just love me back I'll never wear a frown
Kinko, Kinko, the kid loving clown
if the kids just love me back I'll never wear a frown!!!
We go to Kinkos clubhouse, sometimes after school
we play in Kinkos crawl space, there's never any room
We have to sit on Kinkos lap there's never any chairs
Kinko likes to tickle us and give us funny stares.
-Gee I haven't had this much fun since Christmas when I got to play Santa Clause and all the boys and girls got to sit on Kinko's lap-
-Mommy mommy! Kinko hurt me!-
-But that was in Indianapolis and thanks to the liberal reciprocity laws here Kinko can be with you boys and girls today or anytime.
Jimmy Johnson ran away and didn't say goodbuy
Kinko went to look for him to help the FBI
But Kinko has some handcuffs on his eyes were full of tears
said "I'll be back to play with you sometime in 20 years!"
Kinko, Kinko, the kid-loving clown
the parents wanna beat me up and run me outa town!
Kinko, Kinko, the kid-loving clown
tar and feather Kinko and run him out of town!
-Bye boy's and girls!!!!
-Bye Kinko! See you at the turn of the century!
-Kinko really love you boys and girls!!
Really, really....
Ha ha! Pedophilia is soooo funny!
If they are operating speeding cameras, then yes, they are commercial. They are doing it to generate revenue, not to increase public safety.
Actually, I have lost my sister. But death is as natural a part of life as birth. And cemeteries don't contain people; they contain some of the chemicals that were part of a person at the time of their death, but that person has been exchanging parts of themself with their environment for their entire life -- with every breath you take, you are a different person. I just think cemeteries would be more popular as goth hangouts than as places for concerts and wine tasting -- which is my way of calling this a stupid idea.
You do realize we are both being sarcastic, don't you?
Climate control is easier in the basement. Assuming you are using ground source heat exchange, yes. Otherwise, it's about as far as possible from the A/C heat exchangers on the roof. Which do you think Dallas was using?
..a feat that left officials gaping. Apparently that was not the only thing that was left gaping.
I live in Canada, so I don't get screwed by AT&T. I get screwed by Fido instead, but I am used to that. So the phrase screw the pooch actually makes a lot more sense in Canada?
Only for a week; they're waiting in line to preorder it on June 15.
It's AT&T network only... does that answer your question?
The addresses will allow users to email their documents or photos directly to their own -- or someone else's -- printer.
Let the printer spamming begin!
Shouldn't microsd cards be able to go up to 128GB? Will the iPhone take a larger flash memory card once it is introduced?
...taking phone sex to a whole new level since 2010!
Let a new round of religious wars commence!
Yeah, I buy everything on eBay now too.
I gave up on buying $60 cowboy boots and started buying $200 boots a long time ago. The reason? They are not only more comfortable, they last so much longer that they are actually cheaper in the long run. Tony Lamas are still made in El Paso, and are much cheaper at the factory stores there.
Damn! Now my sneakers are going to cost $200 instead of the $100 they cost now!
Just as I'd suspect anyone from another country would prefer their country to be the country of assembly for their next gadget. Some African countries have such a low opinion of their own manufacturing capabilities that their residents would rather NOT see "Made Here" on their gadgets. And Walmart is still in business because US consumers aren't willing to pay more for a product with "Made in the USA" proudly displayed on it.
Our best hope is to make transportation so expensive that it no longer makes economic sense to ship raw materials to China, have them made into cheap knockoff products there, then ship them back to us.
"Cybersex" is nothing like real sex either.
They just need to advertise it as the hip new hangout spot for goths!