I'll always prefer Yahoo mail over Gmail because Yahoo mail doesn't scramble the message inbox so I can't find anything, and Yahoo doesn't have annoyances like having to click a link just to edit the subject when replying.
"I get the feeling that you havent seen the Rust Belt lately, in person"
I have. A lot of (former) companies that were rather lousy at manufacturing. Somewhere I'm sure there's a shuttered factory that used to make Ford Pinto's. Part of it was to do with this country's lousy labor standards (such as forcing workers into unions). We don't have to worry about leaders deifying businesses: our leaders regulate and tax the hell out of them and through this often even end up kicking the businesses out of the country. Then there is that person "laid off from Ford" you mentioned who, before he was laid off, was getting compensation worth much more than $20 an hour for a low-worth low-skill grunt job that's really worth about $8 an hour. Something had to give, and perhaps if Ford's workers had always been receiving a fair real-value wage instead of something much higher, the company might be in much better shape now.
As for whether or not you think globalization is good, think on it and act it personally. That's all it is: a personal choice of whether or not to get something made here or made "over there", or whether or not to deal with someone here or "over there".
There's no need to worry about "displacement" however. Not all Americans are lousy at their jobs. Only the ones who are "displaced" are. Most American workers are still good at what they do, which is why the number of "good jobs" for Americans in the era of globalization has gone up.
It isn't any more "pro-piracy" to point out the fact that copyright infringment is not theft than it is "pro-rape" to point out the fact that rape is not murder. Different situations, different words.
No, you are incorrect. All you have to do is look up the word "theft". It and copyright infringement are two different situations. Nothing stolen? No theft.
I'm proud to be an NPR geek who doesn't give one thin dime to them during their beg-a-thons. I'm already being forced to give tax dollars to them. If they ever zero out CPB/NPR/etc taxpayer funding, I'll be the first to line up to "pledge". Just because I think they are good stations doesn't mean that I think the government needs to force people to contribute to them.
Actually, separate from the indisputed criminality aspect, the word "theft" cannot apply to situations such as this where nothing is stolen (just as nothing is raped, murdered, or burned).
"And music??? Don't get me started...Maybe they should pull Allan Holdsworth out of that job as a salesman in a used car lot and give him a decent record deal."
I know what you mean. Eddie Jobson's my barista. Waste of talent.
"What about the study about how only three movies this summer were bearable to watch?"(Pirates, Sunshine, Superman)"
The Hollywood report about the ripple effect caused by solar radiation will follow tomorrow. You will have to wait until Monday for the final report on the series (which is about how do-gooder aliens in red underwear affect the economy).
All Hollywood has to do is change the language so words like "theft" apply to non-applicable situations such as copyright infringement. After they succeed at this, they can transmute the words arson, rape, and murder to describe it. Make sure "think of the children" is mentioned occasionally.
"AM radio? You're well outside the scope of Zune's demographic."
You deserve better moderation than the 0. You are being insightful. I know well that AM listeners are too few in number to consider for this.
"If they HAM radio to this baby and they'd win the hearts and minds of the world though. *g*"
Hmmm. A Microsoft device using their "Secure" OS, that has a radio in it. How long before it becomes riddled with unwanted ads and malware? If you are looking for a SPAM radio, this might be just the ticket!
"Because it is FM sound quality thats useful for music.The sound quality of music on AM is very inferior compared to that on FM."
Why use the FM radio for music? That's what digital music files are for. I'm interested in the local drive time/etc talk radio programs found on AM radio, not the typical "Classic Rock on KTYQ 'The Weasel'!!!" station that has fewer songs that you find on an iPod Shuffle that they play over and over and over for years.
"... the "Zune" (can someone come up with a funny wordplay on this, please?)"
I think that Microsoft came up with it because so far the word appear resistant to spoof and mockery. Like you can't find a word that rhymes with orange.
"Why should OS mkt share matter to MP3 player mkt"
Are you sure iPod has 70% of the mp3 market? Or are most users using it to play proprietary iTunes files? With the ZUNE for sure, the main thing Microsoft is pushing it for is NOT mp3 files, but MS's own DRM formatted files.
"There are technical reasons that an AM radio can't be done--specifically, it has to have a much larger antenna."
I have a shortwave radio that is smaller than any iPod except for the Nano (and Shuffle). Along with the many bands it receives, it gets AM. Almost all of the case is taken up by the speaker, the visual tuning hardware, and the batteries. I have not opened it up, but I am guessing that the antenna hardware is smaller than a cap to a ball-point pen. Time to turn off the ol Philco in the wooden case. News in from Tokyo: there are miniature AM radios now.
They might have my interest if there was an AM tuner alongside the FM one. Why would Microsoft in its infinite wisdom decide "let's put a RADIO in it" and only end up including half a radio? As I don't care for an FM tuner (I don't get music from the radio anymore), the iPod comes out looking good here.
I'll grant you the "stable". You don't hear of snails usually falling over. But it is hard to call them "accountable" with the increased prices matched by decreased service, and the high level of lost mail.
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I'll always prefer Yahoo mail over Gmail because Yahoo mail doesn't scramble the message inbox so I can't find anything, and Yahoo doesn't have annoyances like having to click a link just to edit the subject when replying.
"I get the feeling that you havent seen the Rust Belt lately, in person"
I have. A lot of (former) companies that were rather lousy at manufacturing. Somewhere I'm sure there's a shuttered factory that used to make Ford Pinto's. Part of it was to do with this country's lousy labor standards (such as forcing workers into unions). We don't have to worry about leaders deifying businesses: our leaders regulate and tax the hell out of them and through this often even end up kicking the businesses out of the country. Then there is that person "laid off from Ford" you mentioned who, before he was laid off, was getting compensation worth much more than $20 an hour for a low-worth low-skill grunt job that's really worth about $8 an hour. Something had to give, and perhaps if Ford's workers had always been receiving a fair real-value wage instead of something much higher, the company might be in much better shape now.
As for whether or not you think globalization is good, think on it and act it personally. That's all it is: a personal choice of whether or not to get something made here or made "over there", or whether or not to deal with someone here or "over there".
There's no need to worry about "displacement" however. Not all Americans are lousy at their jobs. Only the ones who are "displaced" are. Most American workers are still good at what they do, which is why the number of "good jobs" for Americans in the era of globalization has gone up.
What is your goal by this "equation"? To make copyright infingement legal?
Where do the Bildeburgers fit into this?
It isn't any more "pro-piracy" to point out the fact that copyright infringment is not theft than it is "pro-rape" to point out the fact that rape is not murder. Different situations, different words.
No, you are incorrect. All you have to do is look up the word "theft". It and copyright infringement are two different situations. Nothing stolen? No theft.
I'm proud to be an NPR geek who doesn't give one thin dime to them during their beg-a-thons. I'm already being forced to give tax dollars to them. If they ever zero out CPB/NPR/etc taxpayer funding, I'll be the first to line up to "pledge". Just because I think they are good stations doesn't mean that I think the government needs to force people to contribute to them.
Actually, separate from the indisputed criminality aspect, the word "theft" cannot apply to situations such as this where nothing is stolen (just as nothing is raped, murdered, or burned).
Where's the information for that? I'm wondering because neither the Zune or iPod is being promoted for its MP3 file abilities.
Maybe cuz I'm not fond of crippled devices, and there are a few others who aren't either.
"Timelord. Brewer. Patriot".
Nothing wrong with outsourcing. If someone who is better at a certian job happens to be foreign, so what?
I figure I'll get that Mule music out of my head sometime tomorrow morning.
"And music??? Don't get me started...Maybe they should pull Allan Holdsworth out of that job as a salesman in a used car lot and give him a decent record deal."
I know what you mean. Eddie Jobson's my barista. Waste of talent.
Every time I download something to fix my broken Windows, it ends up making it worse.
"What about the study about how only three movies this summer were bearable to watch?"(Pirates, Sunshine, Superman)"
The Hollywood report about the ripple effect caused by solar radiation will follow tomorrow. You will have to wait until Monday for the final report on the series (which is about how do-gooder aliens in red underwear affect the economy).
All Hollywood has to do is change the language so words like "theft" apply to non-applicable situations such as copyright infringement. After they succeed at this, they can transmute the words arson, rape, and murder to describe it. Make sure "think of the children" is mentioned occasionally.
"Side note: I'm betting that's why Apple didn't rush out the widescreen iPod video player"
Or maybe the world is not quite ready for a portable media player that's 40 inches wide.
"AM radio? You're well outside the scope of Zune's demographic."
You deserve better moderation than the 0. You are being insightful. I know well that AM listeners are too few in number to consider for this.
"If they HAM radio to this baby and they'd win the hearts and minds of the world though. *g*"
Hmmm. A Microsoft device using their "Secure" OS, that has a radio in it. How long before it becomes riddled with unwanted ads and malware? If you are looking for a SPAM radio, this might be just the ticket!
"Because it is FM sound quality thats useful for music.The sound quality of music on AM is very inferior compared to that on FM."
Why use the FM radio for music? That's what digital music files are for. I'm interested in the local drive time/etc talk radio programs found on AM radio, not the typical "Classic Rock on KTYQ 'The Weasel'!!!" station that has fewer songs that you find on an iPod Shuffle that they play over and over and over for years.
"... the "Zune" (can someone come up with a funny wordplay on this, please?)"
I think that Microsoft came up with it because so far the word appear resistant to spoof and mockery. Like you can't find a word that rhymes with orange.
"Why should OS mkt share matter to MP3 player mkt"
Are you sure iPod has 70% of the mp3 market? Or are most users using it to play proprietary iTunes files? With the ZUNE for sure, the main thing Microsoft is pushing it for is NOT mp3 files, but MS's own DRM formatted files.
"There are technical reasons that an AM radio can't be done--specifically, it has to have a much larger antenna."
I have a shortwave radio that is smaller than any iPod except for the Nano (and Shuffle). Along with the many bands it receives, it gets AM. Almost all of the case is taken up by the speaker, the visual tuning hardware, and the batteries. I have not opened it up, but I am guessing that the antenna hardware is smaller than a cap to a ball-point pen. Time to turn off the ol Philco in the wooden case. News in from Tokyo: there are miniature AM radios now.
They might have my interest if there was an AM tuner alongside the FM one. Why would Microsoft in its infinite wisdom decide "let's put a RADIO in it" and only end up including half a radio? As I don't care for an FM tuner (I don't get music from the radio anymore), the iPod comes out looking good here.
The postal service is "stable and accountable"?
I'll grant you the "stable". You don't hear of snails usually falling over. But it is hard to call them "accountable" with the increased prices matched by decreased service, and the high level of lost mail.