A free market by Libertarian definition cannot exist. When men get power, they abuse it. regulation is the only way to get a free market that starts, runs, and remains fair to all players.
By fair I do not mean "Microsoft is a miltinational company, so Bob's OS startup gets a multinational baseline to work from"
it means, no matter how well Bob does for himself, Microsoft cannot step in and squash him just because they do not want a competitor. Or collude with all the big boys to deny him resources, all the things that happen every single time regulation is slacked on an industry. And, as in this case, is done anyway in spite of the law. At least with the law in place you have recourse.
would just route it via a holding company in a country that has a trade treaty that avoids tariffs. Then charge you the markup anyway, apologizing that the evil regulation is why you are suffering.
It accounts for 1/4 of the sulphate smog over the US, by the report.
Why are you then multiplying other factors from china against the 20% of US smog vs the remainder?
If I have 3 apples and 1 orange, 1/4 of my fruit are oranges. By your reasoning, since I have 3 apples left over, we add that to the 25% that are oranges and conclude that I have 500% of my fruit in oranges!
Shipping is likely a factor, but the time a ship is in that sweet zone+amount of emission is not even a factor when added to the output of China pollution.
The justification comes after the decision that you want the product. How many copies of DRM free Beatles songs sell? I don't use iTunes, so another question is: are they reasonably priced? I have no problem paying $1 for a 50 year old song. If it is $10, I will probably pirate it, no need to reward stupidity and greed.
Disclaimer: I have a massive digital library on my home network NAS. I have not audited, but I would wager more than 90% of it is purchased. Any that are not purchased cannot be purchased from any source I can find.
Many are "pirated" copies of disks I own that were torrented- the DRM makes ripping a movie take forever while the download will arrive much quicker. However, I DO own the disk. I never watch the disk, because fuck you, if I want to skip the goddamn previews who the FUCK are you to tell me no motherfucker??? (Not directed at you, personally. pet peeve. My goddamn disk, I can go to the fucking menu if I want to.)
Seriously, if you are so far above the line that this occurs at that no one you know falls below it, you are a hell of a lot better off than you think.
The problem with middle class is for some reason they seem to think that is what poor is, and cannot conceive of someone worse of than them.
I started off poor. I grew up moving from eviction to eviction. bank accounts were simply not an option for my mother, she had floated checks to try and stave off evictions. We went hungry often. A night with no food, or maybe a package of crackers to share, was common- at least once a week, and often more.
The road up from there is steep, and many do not make the climb. College was not an option- too poor to afford it, not poor or minority enough to get scholarships. Grants that were available would not cut it- and the aforementioned poverty and evictions meant no student loans for us. Constant moving meant a school history that does not bring the scholarships flocking. Sports? Who has time to excel at sports when finding supper is the priority? The military was my only hope, and even that was iffy - could I get a training that will translate to decent civilian jobs? (spoiler- I did.)
I am middle class now- upper middle to be honest-, but that was a very gradual climb taking over 20 years. But I do recognize how far I have climbed and DO understand the people still struggling at the bottom are not there because they are lazy bums.
It is just made easier to use, load, and track. Tied to your phone, it makes things like picture-deposit and balance tracking possible, or just easier, than your WalMart pre-paid Visa.
trillions of dollars that are accounted for and well known are ignored and left untaxed in shelters. They aren't going to go after the $30 you made in tips last night
"Automatic updates are a good security practice only if the user is willing to give their unconditional trust to the author for the entire time that the updater is running. "
most users are willing to give unconditional trust to the first popup that asks for it. I would far rather that be the OS or browser company than a malware vendor.
This is a good example of how the free market works. The utopian "if you build it, they will come" part works fine, but then the whole thing is fucked up by a few greedy assholes. it is those greedy assholes that force regulation- but the Ayn Rand Kochsuckers prefer to purge their simple little minds of the evil inherent in Man.
he is a mediocre programmer and computer intrusion guy. he is a superior con and social engineering guy.
Breaking in to secured systems is multi-part. 133T Sk1llz is only a small part of that. Do you really need to know every byte of the kernel on every version of the OS if you can talk the executive assistant out of a C-level login and password?
In the end it is all about results, not who has the biggest E-penis.
A guy saws the legs off the table as he heads out the door. New guy comes in as the table crashes to the ground, and booger-eating morons like you start screaming "look what the new guy did!"
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A free market by Libertarian definition cannot exist. When men get power, they abuse it. regulation is the only way to get a free market that starts, runs, and remains fair to all players.
By fair I do not mean "Microsoft is a miltinational company, so Bob's OS startup gets a multinational baseline to work from"
it means, no matter how well Bob does for himself, Microsoft cannot step in and squash him just because they do not want a competitor. Or collude with all the big boys to deny him resources, all the things that happen every single time regulation is slacked on an industry. And, as in this case, is done anyway in spite of the law. At least with the law in place you have recourse.
this MPAA shill likes to harp on iTunes DRM free options, no matter how broken the argument is, or even irrelevant to the discussion.
Go to China, Indonesia, a middle eastern country, eastern European country. Now try to get that iTunes DRM free download.
Whoops, your whole fucking position just imploded under the weight of 5 billion people who your scenario ignores.
And dropping a probe in the Sahara for an hour would determine there is no life on Earth either.
We know next to nothing about venus. That data- rather than enlighten us, merely highlights how little we know.
the Sangre de Christo and other mountain ranges in eastern California would like a word with your reasoning....
would just route it via a holding company in a country that has a trade treaty that avoids tariffs. Then charge you the markup anyway, apologizing that the evil regulation is why you are suffering.
you suck at math.
It accounts for 1/4 of the sulphate smog over the US, by the report.
Why are you then multiplying other factors from china against the 20% of US smog vs the remainder?
If I have 3 apples and 1 orange, 1/4 of my fruit are oranges. By your reasoning, since I have 3 apples left over, we add that to the 25% that are oranges and conclude that I have 500% of my fruit in oranges!
Dafuq?
Shipping is likely a factor, but the time a ship is in that sweet zone+amount of emission is not even a factor when added to the output of China pollution.
Not quite the population limit you impose though.
When the whistle was blown, his polls plummeted, and his party abandoned him, he resigned.
A person that seeks power is, by definition, one who should not hold power.
The justification comes after the decision that you want the product. How many copies of DRM free Beatles songs sell? I don't use iTunes, so another question is: are they reasonably priced? I have no problem paying $1 for a 50 year old song. If it is $10, I will probably pirate it, no need to reward stupidity and greed.
Disclaimer: I have a massive digital library on my home network NAS. I have not audited, but I would wager more than 90% of it is purchased. Any that are not purchased cannot be purchased from any source I can find.
Many are "pirated" copies of disks I own that were torrented- the DRM makes ripping a movie take forever while the download will arrive much quicker. However, I DO own the disk. I never watch the disk, because fuck you, if I want to skip the goddamn previews who the FUCK are you to tell me no motherfucker??? (Not directed at you, personally. pet peeve. My goddamn disk, I can go to the fucking menu if I want to.)
That is pretty much how I use it. Slight difference: is it on netflix or hulu? No? Off to the Bay.
Why would you keep your bitcoin after you spent them? Especially on such a thing.
"time to pay off this hitman. better photocopy the cash before I do."
Anyone who is not male or female.
A bank account requires a credit check and a checking history check. bounced some checks last year? no account for you.
Seriously, if you are so far above the line that this occurs at that no one you know falls below it, you are a hell of a lot better off than you think.
The problem with middle class is for some reason they seem to think that is what poor is, and cannot conceive of someone worse of than them.
I started off poor. I grew up moving from eviction to eviction. bank accounts were simply not an option for my mother, she had floated checks to try and stave off evictions. We went hungry often. A night with no food, or maybe a package of crackers to share, was common- at least once a week, and often more.
The road up from there is steep, and many do not make the climb. College was not an option- too poor to afford it, not poor or minority enough to get scholarships. Grants that were available would not cut it- and the aforementioned poverty and evictions meant no student loans for us. Constant moving meant a school history that does not bring the scholarships flocking. Sports? Who has time to excel at sports when finding supper is the priority? The military was my only hope, and even that was iffy - could I get a training that will translate to decent civilian jobs? (spoiler- I did.)
I am middle class now- upper middle to be honest-, but that was a very gradual climb taking over 20 years.
But I do recognize how far I have climbed and DO understand the people still struggling at the bottom are not there because they are lazy bums.
It is just made easier to use, load, and track. Tied to your phone, it makes things like picture-deposit and balance tracking possible, or just easier, than your WalMart pre-paid Visa.
it's not that hard a concept.
trillions of dollars that are accounted for and well known are ignored and left untaxed in shelters. They aren't going to go after the $30 you made in tips last night
But most of us don't want to pay twice as much for the same hardware. We are funny that way.
"Automatic updates are a good security practice only if the user is willing to give their unconditional trust to the author for the entire time that the updater is running. "
most users are willing to give unconditional trust to the first popup that asks for it. I would far rather that be the OS or browser company than a malware vendor.
This is a good example of how the free market works. The utopian "if you build it, they will come" part works fine, but then the whole thing is fucked up by a few greedy assholes. it is those greedy assholes that force regulation- but the Ayn Rand Kochsuckers prefer to purge their simple little minds of the evil inherent in Man.
http://www.healthcare.gov/logi... - Access Denied
http://www.healthcare.gov/aww!...? -Access Granted
he is a mediocre programmer and computer intrusion guy. he is a superior con and social engineering guy.
Breaking in to secured systems is multi-part. 133T Sk1llz is only a small part of that. Do you really need to know every byte of the kernel on every version of the OS if you can talk the executive assistant out of a C-level login and password?
In the end it is all about results, not who has the biggest E-penis.
A guy saws the legs off the table as he heads out the door. New guy comes in as the table crashes to the ground, and booger-eating morons like you start screaming "look what the new guy did!"