Because it doesn't say that a well regulated militia is not to be infringed. It says the right to bear arms shall not be infringed because a militia is required.
You know, if I won $5,500,000,000 I actually wouldn't mind paying the IRS their 50%. Or even 75%. I'd still be left with more money than I could realistically spend.
More accurately, they aren't to do with the plane's safety. There is still an argument that using electronic devices keeps you from paying attention to the flight attendants' instructions. I don't believe that one, but since most people under the age of 25 or so seem to have those stupid iBuds stuffed in their ears at all times, perhaps it has some merit.
Really? I could swear the hubble has been up for 20 years.
"targeted advertising" is NOT a benefit to ME
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I don't care if the advertisers think it's a benefit. It doesn't benefit me, so why shouldn't I "opt out" of it? To help their system better target others? Sorry, how well their advertising reaches their intended markets isn't my problem, and I feel no obligation to help.
Sorry, I was making the assumption that the Business Software Alliance wasn't looking at "home" or "student" versions of software, and using the MS pricing as I remembered it the last time I looked (Vista).
And yes, I still think that even an average of $300 is FAR too low. I suspect if you run the average up where I suspect it is, the number of copies of "stolen" software, while still probably too high, would be in the low 10s of millions - a number that I find believable on a global scale. Maybe I'm wrong, if so, fine. It's not worth arguing about.
I think your average price for a piece of software is FAR too low.
Windows: $299+ (retail, not upgrade) Photoshop: $600+ (retail, not upgrade) MSOffice: $300+ depending on professional/small business/enterprise AutoCAD: $3000+ Oracle: $$$$$$$ Based on their site review ("how much does it look like your company can afford")
That's always been my question, and completely unrelated to the speed-of-light issue. What's outside this universe, and what does the universe look like from there?
No, I'm not envisioning some weird universe-hanging-from-a-cat's-collar or "subspace seaweed"-encountered-in-a-wormhole. I don't have the faintest idea what it'd look like, but it'd be interesting to see.
I thought I was the only one that used to play "Red Storm Rising". Still have the game (box and all!) but sadly no machine capable of reading the disks anymore. Which is a shame, because it really was a lot of fun.
But if you're in California, and a resident of Mass buys something from you while they're on vacation in CA, and you store any PII in your sales database, why the hell would you be subject to MA law?
If you're a company that doesn't do business within the boundaries of the state, they'll have a damned hard time justifying why you're beholden to their laws.
All of which is predicated on the theory that I buy excess stuff. I pretty much buy necessities only, and if I'm buying a name brand of any of them it's because a)it was cheaper / unit when I was at the store, or b) past personal experience with it has proven it to be of sufficient quality that it is worth seeking out again. Hell, half the time I'm in the store, I don't know if something is a "name brand" or if it's the "store brand". Mostly because I avoid advertising, and partly because I simply don't go shopping very often.
You'd be surprised how little you need to live a satisfying life. Maybe more people should refuse to be mindless consumers and give a simple life a try.
If I don't buy anything they advertise -- in fact, I block the advertisements themselves -- exactly how is it hurting me to use services supported by advertising?
I see nothing wrong with parting a fool from their money. If people as a whole aren't smart enough to move past the mental abilities of a ferret (ooh, shiney, must have it), well, then they're bringing it on themselves, and I don't feel sorry for them at all.
Go ahead, call me cold hearted, but I learned from my mistakes. It took me the better part of 10 years to learn and recover from those mistakes, but I did it without going begging for help. People need to suck it up, reduce their expenses to the bare essentials, work multiple menial jobs if that's what it takes, sell possessions if they have to. It takes work, and a willingness to do without, but it can be done without needing handouts.
Thanks to our thoughtcrime department, that would be considered a crime in the states, under the label of being "harassment", with the additional modifier of being a "hate crime".
I'm probably wrong, but I didn't see too many people insisting that Reiser was innocent, other than Reiser himself. I saw much concern about what would happen to ReiserFS if he was found guilty, but didn't see anyone insisting he didn't kill his wife.
On the other hand, cops will insist, and continue to in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, that the cop's actions were justified, etc.
I've got some respect for individual officers I've dealt with in the past, but as a profession, I've got absolutely zero respect for them, and that extends to the individual until the individual officer actually earns some respect. Until then, I treat them with the same contempt they treat everyone else.
In this case, enough bad officers acted together that I can pretty safely assume that all in the department are corrupt, and to be avoided at almost any cost.
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Because it doesn't say that a well regulated militia is not to be infringed. It says the right to bear arms shall not be infringed because a militia is required.
They also have PDF versions of their money (or did at one time, anyway) so you could print as many $500 bills as you wanted.
Ooh, weight loss boots! Get some washed-up overweight celebrity to market them, and this idea can't fail!
Hey, someone with the same gambling method I use, although I generally start with $20 and the penny slot machines.
Cheaper to play and lose at the penny slots than it is to pay at the bars in Vegas.
You know, if I won $5,500,000,000 I actually wouldn't mind paying the IRS their 50%. Or even 75%. I'd still be left with more money than I could realistically spend.
Yeah, that's why I don't believe it. It's a small space, if something was THAT wrong, you'd know.
More accurately, they aren't to do with the plane's safety. There is still an argument that using electronic devices keeps you from paying attention to the flight attendants' instructions. I don't believe that one, but since most people under the age of 25 or so seem to have those stupid iBuds stuffed in their ears at all times, perhaps it has some merit.
Really? I could swear the hubble has been up for 20 years.
I don't care if the advertisers think it's a benefit. It doesn't benefit me, so why shouldn't I "opt out" of it? To help their system better target others? Sorry, how well their advertising reaches their intended markets isn't my problem, and I feel no obligation to help.
Did it occur to you that most people that bought the iPhone don't really care about tethering?
Those that did, apparently found a way. Those that didn't care weren't really affected by not having it available.
Do something like this. Put it in a case / box / cabinet of your own design since you don't need the rackmount capability.
http://blog.backblaze.com/2009/09/01/petabytes-on-a-budget-how-to-build-cheap-cloud-storage/
Sorry, I was making the assumption that the Business Software Alliance wasn't looking at "home" or "student" versions of software, and using the MS pricing as I remembered it the last time I looked (Vista).
And yes, I still think that even an average of $300 is FAR too low. I suspect if you run the average up where I suspect it is, the number of copies of "stolen" software, while still probably too high, would be in the low 10s of millions - a number that I find believable on a global scale. Maybe I'm wrong, if so, fine. It's not worth arguing about.
I think your average price for a piece of software is FAR too low.
Windows: $299+ (retail, not upgrade)
Photoshop: $600+ (retail, not upgrade)
MSOffice: $300+ depending on professional/small business/enterprise
AutoCAD: $3000+
Oracle: $$$$$$$ Based on their site review ("how much does it look like your company can afford")
I'm not particularly impressed by such a solution.
Think about the effects of #cnnfail or Kevin Smith's Southwest Airlines incident.
The what? Who's Kevin Smith, and why do I care what happened between him and an airline I avoid like the plague?
Twitter still isn't important.
That's always been my question, and completely unrelated to the speed-of-light issue. What's outside this universe, and what does the universe look like from there?
No, I'm not envisioning some weird universe-hanging-from-a-cat's-collar or "subspace seaweed"-encountered-in-a-wormhole. I don't have the faintest idea what it'd look like, but it'd be interesting to see.
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
I thought I was the only one that used to play "Red Storm Rising". Still have the game (box and all!) but sadly no machine capable of reading the disks anymore. Which is a shame, because it really was a lot of fun.
But if you're in California, and a resident of Mass buys something from you while they're on vacation in CA, and you store any PII in your sales database, why the hell would you be subject to MA law?
If you're a company that doesn't do business within the boundaries of the state, they'll have a damned hard time justifying why you're beholden to their laws.
All of which is predicated on the theory that I buy excess stuff. I pretty much buy necessities only, and if I'm buying a name brand of any of them it's because a)it was cheaper / unit when I was at the store, or b) past personal experience with it has proven it to be of sufficient quality that it is worth seeking out again. Hell, half the time I'm in the store, I don't know if something is a "name brand" or if it's the "store brand". Mostly because I avoid advertising, and partly because I simply don't go shopping very often.
You'd be surprised how little you need to live a satisfying life. Maybe more people should refuse to be mindless consumers and give a simple life a try.
If I don't buy anything they advertise -- in fact, I block the advertisements themselves -- exactly how is it hurting me to use services supported by advertising?
I see nothing wrong with parting a fool from their money. If people as a whole aren't smart enough to move past the mental abilities of a ferret (ooh, shiney, must have it), well, then they're bringing it on themselves, and I don't feel sorry for them at all.
Go ahead, call me cold hearted, but I learned from my mistakes. It took me the better part of 10 years to learn and recover from those mistakes, but I did it without going begging for help. People need to suck it up, reduce their expenses to the bare essentials, work multiple menial jobs if that's what it takes, sell possessions if they have to. It takes work, and a willingness to do without, but it can be done without needing handouts.
Dubai is broke too. Had to borrow billions from Abu Dhabi.
Thanks to our thoughtcrime department, that would be considered a crime in the states, under the label of being "harassment", with the additional modifier of being a "hate crime".
I'm probably wrong, but I didn't see too many people insisting that Reiser was innocent, other than Reiser himself. I saw much concern about what would happen to ReiserFS if he was found guilty, but didn't see anyone insisting he didn't kill his wife.
On the other hand, cops will insist, and continue to in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, that the cop's actions were justified, etc.
I've got some respect for individual officers I've dealt with in the past, but as a profession, I've got absolutely zero respect for them, and that extends to the individual until the individual officer actually earns some respect. Until then, I treat them with the same contempt they treat everyone else.
In this case, enough bad officers acted together that I can pretty safely assume that all in the department are corrupt, and to be avoided at almost any cost.