Nike is kicking ass because they have a killer brand and they know how to differentiate themselves from the competition.
Then why do you say that "Chinese people just don't see brands as being important"? If these brands are doing so well, doesn't that indicate that Chinese people do see brands as being important?
Perhaps, but I was responding to your notions of copyrights and whatnot somehow being illegitimate forms of property, and that they uniquely require government enforcement, where other property rights don't. Which is clearly not true.
The reason is lack of brands - Chinese people just don't see brands as being important
Directly contradicted by the following comment?
Apple is making money hand over fist with the iPhone. The Chinese get the scraps. Companies like KFC and Nike are kicking ass in China's domestic market.
... and also by the fact that they are making knock-offs and imitating the branding of Western products? Or are you saying the West itself is "the brand" they are imitating?
Copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets are only meaningful if governments are willing to enforce them.
Tangible property is no different. Your "property rights" are meaningless unless the government enforces them - someone could just come and take your land by force.
But it exposes one of the uglier sides of the zero-sum economic thinking that pervades the left: one party's gain is another's loss, so we should keep other countries poor so they can't take our wealth.
What the hell does this have to do with "the left"? If you look at the whining about the Chinese "taking our jobs" it comes just as much, if not more, from the right. But left/right is just a smokescreen here. It's a populist thing, not a particularly ideological one.
I'd wager that you're just a partisan who treats "the left" as some sort of bogeyman without understanding the dynamics, or what it really means.
It also means they cant force an upgrade with new T&Cs without giving the buyer the option of a refund.
When did Apple force an upgrade? Whenever you update your software, you must agree to the EULA again, otherwise the update is not installed. It's not forced in any way.
As I've said numerous times, this is why EULAs are unenforcable in the UK.
Well, I suspect you've been wrong many times, because this is not a logical statement. Just because some terms in a EULA might be unenforceable, doesn't mean that EULAs as a whole are unenforceable. And the situation is identical in the USA.
Why should a new xbox 360 game get a page but not the "Team Twinny" you've linked to?
Because it seems to be written by Team Twinny themselves, cites no sources, and is poorly written?
Wikipedia should strive to include everything...
Firstly, why should Wikipedia "strive to include everything"? Secondly your description "...as long as it provides useful content and doesn't just create a page to effectively link to their content" is the exact opposite of the Team Twinny submission.
*sigh* Now we have a mod abusing "overrated" on a post that was never uprated,
There's no logical problem with that. A comment doesn't have to be modded up to be overrated. A stupid post might be highly overrated at slashdot's default score of 1 or 2, yet still not fall into a category like 'troll' or 'flamebait.'
What exactly is perverse about not having ever been exposed to the types of people that demean others and their racist comments and actions?
Personally, I wouldn't use the term 'perverse' but instead naive or ignorant (depending on context). You'd have to be either very young (i.e 15 years old or younger) or to have led an extremely sheltered life to not be aware of the 'monkey' stereotype. If you're older than that and have not heard of it, I'd question the quality of the education you are receiving.
Granted, you may be using sarcasm and/or irony that I didn't pick up on.
How the fuck did you not detect the overwhelming use of sarcasm in that post? And why in the Holy Noodles of Flying Spaghetti Monster would you confuse that with irony? Jesus Fucking Christ, what is wrong with you people?
If you need proof, look at the protesters at Marilyn Manson concerts. When they started out, there were hundreds of fundamentalists. The last time I saw him play, it was one teenage girl who looked so pathetic and discouraged that I offered to buy her a ticket.
People pay to see Marilyn Manson? Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper just to wait for him to come to your house as he goes door-to-door?
OK, even if that is true, this is only one research lab. How does it invalidate the entirety of climate science? I'm sure we could find plenty of impropriety on the opposite side, does that make everything they say false?
You don't seem to care one bit about science, you have an agenda to push, and you will try to make anything fit that agenda.
Apparently reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. Science is messy, and when we find out we're wrong - or that it's been purposefully faked - you know, no longer real science - then you best stop listening to it, get yourself squared away, and start again.
Apparently facts and science aren't your strong suit. A few emails taken out of context doesn't invalidate climate science.
Pro-AGW or anti-AGW shouldn't matter; fraud and lies should be denounced and rejected within science as strongly as possible
That's correct. Perhaps you could identify some of the "fraud and lies," because there's been no serious evidence of this presented thus far.
Climate science is real science. Weren't you just arguing that all science is messy, so we shouldn't use it? So using "REAL SCIENCE" would entail using messy science.
and when we find out that stuff was made up, hidden, and lied about we STOP WHAT WE'RE DOING and re-evaluate?
When did we find that out?
When you learn you're on the wrong road, do you continue to drive on, or do you stop, re-evaluate, and then start again?
When did we learn that we're on "the wrong road"?
I'm not against change, I'm against using lies and falsified data on which to base decisions.
What lies and falsified data are you talking about?
Except for the part where there is no revamping of the world economy, and the science is pretty much settled? Again, what the fuck should we base decisions on, mystical wishes?
Or it just so happens that 40% of the applications are more or less crap.
That seems like an extremely low estimate, I would have thought at least 90% of applications are crap. Anyway, how would a "pirate" know without pirating it first? In the PC world, everything gets pirated, whether crap or not.
As for your demanding them to STFU, I think we will stick with the 1st amendment.
I wasn't aware that the First Amendment prohibited citizens from telling other citizens to STFU. In fact, I thought it protected the right to say that.
Apparently, these Christian fundamentalists believe so strongly in their Bible that they are willing to lie to protect it. So much for being truthful, not bearing false witness, telling the truth, not lying, telling the truth... did I mention truth? The Bible is extremely clear that truth is important
Since when did Christian Fundamentalists care about being good Christians, or following Jesus' teachings? The word "Christian" in their name is just misdirection - these people, though they may go to church and preach about Jesus are about as far from Jesus' ideals as one can get. The typical atheist is a lot closer to Jesus than these people.
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I wonder if you kidnap the scientists they'll grant you three wishes?
Yes, unless one of the wishes is to know how your cat is doing.
Nike is kicking ass because they have a killer brand and they know how to differentiate themselves from the competition.
Then why do you say that "Chinese people just don't see brands as being important"? If these brands are doing so well, doesn't that indicate that Chinese people do see brands as being important?
Further, all the money is being made through imaginary property ownership.
Wouldn't that suggest that the property is not so imaginary after all?
Perhaps, but I was responding to your notions of copyrights and whatnot somehow being illegitimate forms of property, and that they uniquely require government enforcement, where other property rights don't. Which is clearly not true.
Isn't this comment:
The reason is lack of brands - Chinese people just don't see brands as being important
Directly contradicted by the following comment?
Apple is making money hand over fist with the iPhone. The Chinese get the scraps. Companies like KFC and Nike are kicking ass in China's domestic market.
... and also by the fact that they are making knock-offs and imitating the branding of Western products? Or are you saying the West itself is "the brand" they are imitating?
Copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets are only meaningful if governments are willing to enforce them.
Tangible property is no different. Your "property rights" are meaningless unless the government enforces them - someone could just come and take your land by force.
But it exposes one of the uglier sides of the zero-sum economic thinking that pervades the left: one party's gain is another's loss, so we should keep other countries poor so they can't take our wealth.
What the hell does this have to do with "the left"? If you look at the whining about the Chinese "taking our jobs" it comes just as much, if not more, from the right. But left/right is just a smokescreen here. It's a populist thing, not a particularly ideological one.
I'd wager that you're just a partisan who treats "the left" as some sort of bogeyman without understanding the dynamics, or what it really means.
It also means they cant force an upgrade with new T&Cs without giving the buyer the option of a refund.
When did Apple force an upgrade? Whenever you update your software, you must agree to the EULA again, otherwise the update is not installed. It's not forced in any way.
As I've said numerous times, this is why EULAs are unenforcable in the UK.
Well, I suspect you've been wrong many times, because this is not a logical statement. Just because some terms in a EULA might be unenforceable, doesn't mean that EULAs as a whole are unenforceable. And the situation is identical in the USA.
Why should a new xbox 360 game get a page but not the "Team Twinny" you've linked to?
Because it seems to be written by Team Twinny themselves, cites no sources, and is poorly written?
Wikipedia should strive to include everything...
Firstly, why should Wikipedia "strive to include everything"? Secondly your description "...as long as it provides useful content and doesn't just create a page to effectively link to their content" is the exact opposite of the Team Twinny submission.
And that's the only reason's Wikipedia's popular: she's easy and you're lazy.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
*sigh* Now we have a mod abusing "overrated" on a post that was never uprated,
There's no logical problem with that. A comment doesn't have to be modded up to be overrated. A stupid post might be highly overrated at slashdot's default score of 1 or 2, yet still not fall into a category like 'troll' or 'flamebait.'
What exactly is perverse about not having ever been exposed to the types of people that demean others and their racist comments and actions?
Personally, I wouldn't use the term 'perverse' but instead naive or ignorant (depending on context). You'd have to be either very young (i.e 15 years old or younger) or to have led an extremely sheltered life to not be aware of the 'monkey' stereotype. If you're older than that and have not heard of it, I'd question the quality of the education you are receiving.
Granted, you may be using sarcasm and/or irony that I didn't pick up on.
How the fuck did you not detect the overwhelming use of sarcasm in that post? And why in the Holy Noodles of Flying Spaghetti Monster would you confuse that with irony? Jesus Fucking Christ, what is wrong with you people?
I go to plenty of concerts... but you're talking about Marilyn Manson concerts. What's the point? Wouldn't it be better to go to a good concert?
If you need proof, look at the protesters at Marilyn Manson concerts. When they started out, there were hundreds of fundamentalists. The last time I saw him play, it was one teenage girl who looked so pathetic and discouraged that I offered to buy her a ticket.
People pay to see Marilyn Manson? Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper just to wait for him to come to your house as he goes door-to-door?
OK, even if that is true, this is only one research lab. How does it invalidate the entirety of climate science? I'm sure we could find plenty of impropriety on the opposite side, does that make everything they say false?
You don't seem to care one bit about science, you have an agenda to push, and you will try to make anything fit that agenda.
Apparently reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. Science is messy, and when we find out we're wrong - or that it's been purposefully faked - you know, no longer real science - then you best stop listening to it, get yourself squared away, and start again.
Apparently facts and science aren't your strong suit. A few emails taken out of context doesn't invalidate climate science.
Pro-AGW or anti-AGW shouldn't matter; fraud and lies should be denounced and rejected within science as strongly as possible
That's correct. Perhaps you could identify some of the "fraud and lies," because there's been no serious evidence of this presented thus far.
How about basing decisions on REAL SCIENCE
Climate science is real science. Weren't you just arguing that all science is messy, so we shouldn't use it? So using "REAL SCIENCE" would entail using messy science.
and when we find out that stuff was made up, hidden, and lied about we STOP WHAT WE'RE DOING and re-evaluate?
When did we find that out?
When you learn you're on the wrong road, do you continue to drive on, or do you stop, re-evaluate, and then start again?
When did we learn that we're on "the wrong road"?
I'm not against change, I'm against using lies and falsified data on which to base decisions.
What lies and falsified data are you talking about?
Except for the part where there is no revamping of the world economy, and the science is pretty much settled? Again, what the fuck should we base decisions on, mystical wishes?
Or it just so happens that 40% of the applications are more or less crap.
That seems like an extremely low estimate, I would have thought at least 90% of applications are crap. Anyway, how would a "pirate" know without pirating it first? In the PC world, everything gets pirated, whether crap or not.
The statement means exactly what it says. 60% of apps have been pirated at least once.
So, 40% of their applications have never been pirated? Isn't that evidence of an overwhelming lack of piracy?
Skeptics will cling to disproved data, hoping it somehow becomes true if they believe it hard enough.
Skepticism is a part of science. The climate change deniers aren't skeptics, they are people with a political agenda.
Yes, science is messy. Using known-messy science to set politically-driven Government policy is insane.
So, what do you propose we use instead? Tea leaves? A Ouija board? Divine intervention?
As for your demanding them to STFU, I think we will stick with the 1st amendment.
I wasn't aware that the First Amendment prohibited citizens from telling other citizens to STFU. In fact, I thought it protected the right to say that.
Apparently, these Christian fundamentalists believe so strongly in their Bible that they are willing to lie to protect it. So much for being truthful, not bearing false witness, telling the truth, not lying, telling the truth ... did I mention truth? The Bible is extremely clear that truth is important
Since when did Christian Fundamentalists care about being good Christians, or following Jesus' teachings? The word "Christian" in their name is just misdirection - these people, though they may go to church and preach about Jesus are about as far from Jesus' ideals as one can get. The typical atheist is a lot closer to Jesus than these people.