If there's one thing I've figured out in my life, it's that it takes two people to create a bully/victim relationship. The bully has to be a bully, and the victim has to be a victim.
Exactly, it's the same way with murder, rape and robbery. Usually the "victim" just squeals and panics, while shedding life and property. Only those strong enough to reject victim-hood put their foot down, say "NO!" and make a citizens' arrest.
because breaking the law is alright if you are a child?
"Alright?" Well, not in my opinion, but you need to make up your own mind about that. I can't answer that for you.
I think what you really mean to say is that from the day you realized that you could get the music for free, you decided it was cheaper to go that way than buy the music you like.
It's cheaper? No shit Einstein. You get a B+ and a gold sticker for reading comprehension.
can you believe that some people thought CD's were worth 18 dollars a pop because of the incredible leap in sound quality and ease of transport they offered. I mean, that is why I thought they cost more, because you were getting so much more.
"'Incredible leap' in sound quality..." Over what, tapes? CDs are 20 years old. The "wow" factor is a tad stale. By your logic, recording technology a century from now will rightly cost a month's salary per recording.
I Just find it humorous you defend your actions by something the companies did after you started breaking the law(long after, in fact).
The companies started charging more for CDs than tapes long after I downloaded my first MP3? Huh. I'm not sure if you're joking, just wasting our time, or you're an imbecil, but your arbitrary use of punctuation and capitalization suggests the latter.
So, you're saying Google was "overvalued" because investors hadn't realized Google relies on oil-fired servers? And what's this got to do with the subpoena?
"[...] they were forced to sue to keep the idea that downloading music is wrong in peoples heads. This is a rear-guard action while the big companies work on new business plan."
Record companies have been wrong in my head ever since I bought my first ten-cent CD with its 18,000% markup. Meanwhile, the price of more costly (to manufacture) cassette tapes didn't change during/after the tape-CD transition. This blatent price gouging persists some 20 years later.
Combined with suing children, their single moms and their grandparents, these are the "wrongest" pieces of shit walking the planet.
From the day I downloaded my first MP3 a decade ago, I promised myself I'd never fund these bastards again. They can stick their new business model, whatever it may be, up their asses. Some other misguided "morally conscientious" loser will pay them on my behalf.
Buy a Toshiba notebook, send it in for repair and back again, join a class suit, collect (up to) $1000...
Seems like a particularly inefficient and masochistic method of confirming that a ThinkPad is the optimal choice for an x86 notebook.
*shrug*
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This method is also employed in marine navigation (e.g., speeds, headings, distances, coordinates).
The intent here is to speed the calculation of time-sensitive solutions. Time is saved mostly by eliminating odd numerators, which tend to slow manual division.
I imagine that cracks are likely to develop, especially around screw holes, in a lid made of material not conducive to handling the vibration, stress and thermal expansion you get with a 10kRPM drive.
Besides, even with the window on the drive (and the PC case), it's unlikely you'll see anything when the drive's installed. I suppose anyone willing to buy a window-drive is also prepared to install an internal webcam in order to watch it access and transfer.
Boston Center's gonna love these things poking around NY approach. ATCCs are gonna have to start supplying Xanax to controllers when one of these fat bastards strolls into range.
Maybe this time we'll get some Hindenburg-action over Newark.
"...the RIAA will list every single label it can find, and add them to a master list. Why? So that it appears that they have more backing than they really do."
So let me get this straight. You're saying these record compaines are in the Coalition of the Willing, only they're making a killing suing customers? I think I've got that at least. But wait, isn't RIAA a Coalition splinter group?
Now, I know Sony's in the Axis of Evil, at war with the P2P rebel alliance... What are the other two compaines Bush said are in the Axis of Evil? BMG and...? I think it was some label that was torturing downloads at Camp Blu-Ray or something.
Know what, nevermind. This is waaay too confusing. Just let me know when the DHS alert level is back down to "Blue/Guarded" so I can quit buying these shitty CDs and start using eMule again.
Just this past spring, I conducted a blind superfluids test at work with help from eleven volunteer colleagues. Jamaica Blue Mountain trounced Hawaiian Kona, 64/36 respectively among participants.
I didn't RTFM or TFB, but I RTFH, and was forced to call bullshit right there.
(If TFA was referring to the actual brewing, well obviously that succeded, being a prerequisit to our comparitive analysis).
They're having a rough week. Now would be a hilarious time to try to force science into the churchroom. Any fundies up for some preachings from "Darwin's Gospel"?
Kick 'em while they're down, I say. Can I get an "Amen!"
In p2pnet's interview with Patricia Santangelo, she said she's "stressed" about funds for her defenses, but doesn't have an account for donations.
However, Santangelo is listed, in case anyone wants to snail-mail her some help.
Santangelo lives about ten minutes from me. I'm going to try to round up some friends to picket and toss eggs and CDs at the RIAA scumbags on her day in court!
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If there's one thing I've figured out in my life, it's that it takes two people to create a bully/victim relationship. The bully has to be a bully, and the victim has to be a victim. Exactly, it's the same way with murder, rape and robbery. Usually the "victim" just squeals and panics, while shedding life and property. Only those strong enough to reject victim-hood put their foot down, say "NO!" and make a citizens' arrest.
because breaking the law is alright if you are a child?
"Alright?" Well, not in my opinion, but you need to make up your own mind about that. I can't answer that for you.
I think what you really mean to say is that from the day you realized that you could get the music for free, you decided it was cheaper to go that way than buy the music you like.
It's cheaper? No shit Einstein. You get a B+ and a gold sticker for reading comprehension.
can you believe that some people thought CD's were worth 18 dollars a pop because of the incredible leap in sound quality and ease of transport they offered. I mean, that is why I thought they cost more, because you were getting so much more.
"'Incredible leap' in sound quality..." Over what, tapes? CDs are 20 years old. The "wow" factor is a tad stale. By your logic, recording technology a century from now will rightly cost a month's salary per recording.
I Just find it humorous you defend your actions by something the companies did after you started breaking the law(long after, in fact).
The companies started charging more for CDs than tapes long after I downloaded my first MP3? Huh. I'm not sure if you're joking, just wasting our time, or you're an imbecil, but your arbitrary use of punctuation and capitalization suggests the latter.
How's that for starters?
Umm... irrelevant?
NASDAQ fell 3% Friday due to increased petroleum prices. Google fell 8% (RTFA).
So, you're saying Google was "overvalued" because investors hadn't realized Google relies on oil-fired servers? And what's this got to do with the subpoena?
I don't follow.
Gov tries to punish users, Google protects users.
Wall St. fears Gov may punish Google, Wall St. punishes Google.
The ball is in users' court...
Users punish Gov, punish Wall St., and/or protects Google.
Suggestions?
"[...] they were forced to sue to keep the idea that downloading music is wrong in peoples heads. This is a rear-guard action while the big companies work on new business plan."
Record companies have been wrong in my head ever since I bought my first ten-cent CD with its 18,000% markup. Meanwhile, the price of more costly (to manufacture) cassette tapes didn't change during/after the tape-CD transition. This blatent price gouging persists some 20 years later.
Combined with suing children, their single moms and their grandparents, these are the "wrongest" pieces of shit walking the planet.
From the day I downloaded my first MP3 a decade ago, I promised myself I'd never fund these bastards again. They can stick their new business model, whatever it may be, up their asses. Some other misguided "morally conscientious" loser will pay them on my behalf.
So, RIAA... Payback is a bitch, is it not?
Is UCB going to distribute air filters to participants?
My machines process enough dust as it is. Dust-analysis in addition to dust-processing sounds to me like a high-risk task combination.
Buy a Toshiba notebook, send it in for repair and back again, join a class suit, collect (up to) $1000...
Seems like a particularly inefficient and masochistic method of confirming that a ThinkPad is the optimal choice for an x86 notebook.
*shrug*
This method is also employed in marine navigation (e.g., speeds, headings, distances, coordinates).
The intent here is to speed the calculation of time-sensitive solutions. Time is saved mostly by eliminating odd numerators, which tend to slow manual division.
I imagine that cracks are likely to develop, especially around screw holes, in a lid made of material not conducive to handling the vibration, stress and thermal expansion you get with a 10kRPM drive.
Besides, even with the window on the drive (and the PC case), it's unlikely you'll see anything when the drive's installed. I suppose anyone willing to buy a window-drive is also prepared to install an internal webcam in order to watch it access and transfer.
Boston Center's gonna love these things poking around NY approach. ATCCs are gonna have to start supplying Xanax to controllers when one of these fat bastards strolls into range.
Maybe this time we'll get some Hindenburg-action over Newark.
Bush/Cheney '08, yee-haw!
*Whew!* What a relief!
That mission wasn't such a disaster afterall!
Do no evil one day, in league with the devil the next.
Why aren't we deploying thousands of these to Iraq? With an army of war-bots over there, we could bring all the kids home, no excuses.
They forgot to Embrace and Extend first.
"...the RIAA will list every single label it can find, and add them to a master list. Why? So that it appears that they have more backing than they really do."
So let me get this straight. You're saying these record compaines are in the Coalition of the Willing, only they're making a killing suing customers? I think I've got that at least. But wait, isn't RIAA a Coalition splinter group?
Now, I know Sony's in the Axis of Evil, at war with the P2P rebel alliance... What are the other two compaines Bush said are in the Axis of Evil? BMG and...? I think it was some label that was torturing downloads at Camp Blu-Ray or something.
Know what, nevermind. This is waaay too confusing. Just let me know when the DHS alert level is back down to "Blue/Guarded" so I can quit buying these shitty CDs and start using eMule again.
Whatever.
Just this past spring, I conducted a blind superfluids test at work with help from eleven volunteer colleagues. Jamaica Blue Mountain trounced Hawaiian Kona, 64/36 respectively among participants.
I didn't RTFM or TFB, but I RTFH, and was forced to call bullshit right there.
(If TFA was referring to the actual brewing, well obviously that succeded, being a prerequisit to our comparitive analysis).
The very best displays are those that show up on NASA's GOES East 1km Visible Satellite Imagery.
A waiting period is all well and good, but shouldn't there be some kind of background check on the new user ID?
They're having a rough week. Now would be a hilarious time to try to force science into the churchroom. Any fundies up for some preachings from "Darwin's Gospel"?
Kick 'em while they're down, I say. Can I get an "Amen!"
Google has been lubing us up for years... Now it is time for Google to ease its cock into our collective asshole.
Well no shit, it's the Bush administration's business model.
See that big-ass fan cooling that fully loaded P4? There's your problem!
So if they have egg on their face, you don't wanna know about it... Right. I smell a rat.
"Spy der Mann," indeed. Your cover's blown. Your days of "spying for der man" are over. You bastard!
In p2pnet's interview with Patricia Santangelo, she said she's "stressed" about funds for her defenses, but doesn't have an account for donations.
However, Santangelo is listed, in case anyone wants to snail-mail her some help.
Santangelo lives about ten minutes from me. I'm going to try to round up some friends to picket and toss eggs and CDs at the RIAA scumbags on her day in court!