Do you have any sources to back up your claims?? It's not that I don't believe you, but rather I am curious as to how much public money went into these "private" companies.
You don't know me, and don't even know my nationality, yet you group me into a class and assume things about me. Who is the arrogant ignorant one really?? For the record, I hate ALL "loud mouthed twats" regardless of where they live. I would slap you, but it isn't even worth the sting on my fingertips.
And you are just the ignorant other side of the coin. It really feels good to tout out the stereotype of how Americans are so stereotypical of other countries, doesn't it?? But don't listen to me, you said it best yourself -
Spoken like somebody entirely culturally ignorant of the rest of the world. Yet more reinforcement of the anti-USA stereotype. You don't really believe that it means anything else, you just want an explanation for the disagreement that involves Americans looking egocentric. Face facts: you are a typically self-centred(sic) Yank hater.
I think you missed the point. The GP didn't say there were no legitimate reasons for consuming large quantities of bandwidth, just that the majority of the bandwidth hogs are most likely downloading music/movies/software. You can't really provide great statistics to prove it either way, because most people do not want to admit to illegal activities. Do you honestly think that out of all the people out there consuming massive amounts of bandwidth, a good chunk of them AREN'T downloading music/movies/software?? I have seen articles on Slashdot before in the past saying that more than 30% of total internet bandwidth is used by Bittorrent. And yes, I know Bittorrent also has legitimate purposes, but I really don't think all those millions of folks are just downloading gigabytes of Linux releases....
Technically, no. I was talking about swastikas, not Nazis. The Nazi party may have used the swastikas as their symbol, but the swastika symbol itself has been around for a lot longer than that, with records of it first being used in the Neolithic era. Buddhists and Hindus used it thousands of years before the Nazis corrupted it. Or if you want it in Slashdotspeak - Swastikas!=Nazis. For more fun facts on swastikas, click here.
Yeah, because the crappy standard tones that come with phones are SO less annoying. I really love the verizon and t-mobile jingles as ringtones. I would MUCH rather hear one of those than a real song...
The same way that completely mainstream pop-rock is now labeled "alternative" or "indie". Alternative or independent from what - actual alternative and indie music??
Exactly. If I made $1 last year, and my friend made $1 million last year, we both "averaged" $500,000. Which is a figure not even close to representing what either of us actually made.
Cheap Sauza isn't great, but then again, cheap anything usually isn't great. However Sauza Commemarativo or Hornitos are great tequilas. And at about $20 a bottle you can't go wrong. I actually prefer either of those of to the overrated Don Julio. Cuervo I do not like at all - and their higher end stuff is more expensive than $20 a bottle, and not as good as the Sauza.
Yeah. The idea was that the Falcon was so fast it could fly closer to the Maw than most other ships, therefore "making the run" in less distance equated to a ship able to avoid the gravitational pull of the Maw. Nice cover Lucas, but that sounds like a bunch of crap made up after the fact.
"I'd *much* rather listen to Madden at his most senile"
Lucky you, as you are getting your wish. Me, I'd rather listen to nails on a chalkboard than one idiotic word out of that buffoon's mouth. I couldn't even watch Monday Night football when he was on. Jesus, even Dennis Miller was far more entertaining than Madden ever could be. Oh and Madden, lay off the ORANGE MAKEUP. You look like an overgrown Ooompa Loompa.
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Do you have any sources to back up your claims?? It's not that I don't believe you, but rather I am curious as to how much public money went into these "private" companies.
"Boycott RR, boycott Columbia, boycott Sony."
Much easier to just boycott your post.
Oops. Forgot to check the Post Anonymously button, didn't we?
You don't know me, and don't even know my nationality, yet you group me into a class and assume things about me. Who is the arrogant ignorant one really?? For the record, I hate ALL "loud mouthed twats" regardless of where they live.
I would slap you, but it isn't even worth the sting on my fingertips.
And you are just the ignorant other side of the coin. It really feels good to tout out the stereotype of how Americans are so stereotypical of other countries, doesn't it?? But don't listen to me, you said it best yourself -
Spoken like somebody entirely culturally ignorant of the rest of the world. Yet more reinforcement of the anti-USA stereotype. You don't really believe that it means anything else, you just want an explanation for the disagreement that involves Americans looking egocentric. Face facts: you are a typically self-centred(sic) Yank hater.
I think you missed the point. The GP didn't say there were no legitimate reasons for consuming large quantities of bandwidth, just that the majority of the bandwidth hogs are most likely downloading music/movies/software. You can't really provide great statistics to prove it either way, because most people do not want to admit to illegal activities. Do you honestly think that out of all the people out there consuming massive amounts of bandwidth, a good chunk of them AREN'T downloading music/movies/software?? I have seen articles on Slashdot before in the past saying that more than 30% of total internet bandwidth is used by Bittorrent. And yes, I know Bittorrent also has legitimate purposes, but I really don't think all those millions of folks are just downloading gigabytes of Linux releases....
Technically, no. I was talking about swastikas, not Nazis. The Nazi party may have used the swastikas as their symbol, but the swastika symbol itself has been around for a lot longer than that, with records of it first being used in the Neolithic era. Buddhists and Hindus used it thousands of years before the Nazis corrupted it. Or if you want it in Slashdotspeak - Swastikas!=Nazis. For more fun facts on swastikas, click here.
And don't forget the banks in the Bahamas.
"I bet if you started using their logo"
You mean the swastika?
Yeah, because the crappy standard tones that come with phones are SO less annoying. I really love the verizon and t-mobile jingles as ringtones. I would MUCH rather hear one of those than a real song...
Nah. Cosmo does it without even needing all the "facts" related to the studies you mention. Looking hot is motivation enough for them.
This is why I wasn't a math major.
Me as I watch your 50 pound pants slide down around your ankles continuously....
Average rounded down to the nearest whole dollar. (Actually I spent the extra $1 on coffee when figuring out the average by hand.)
The same way that completely mainstream pop-rock is now labeled "alternative" or "indie". Alternative or independent from what - actual alternative and indie music??
Don't even get them started on Babe Ruth.
"Of course, mine goes to 11 :-)"
Mine goes to 11 too, AND it's in my sig.
Exactly. If I made $1 last year, and my friend made $1 million last year, we both "averaged" $500,000. Which is a figure not even close to representing what either of us actually made.
Oh believe me, there is no shortage of "primo shit" in the sewers...
"And being a little underweight is defiantly better for you than being a little overweight."
For more on this, read Cosmopolitan.
Cheap Sauza isn't great, but then again, cheap anything usually isn't great. However Sauza Commemarativo or Hornitos are great tequilas. And at about $20 a bottle you can't go wrong. I actually prefer either of those of to the overrated Don Julio. Cuervo I do not like at all - and their higher end stuff is more expensive than $20 a bottle, and not as good as the Sauza.
Yeah. It's pretty sad when it's Monday night during football season, and I'm wishing there was a WNBA game on instead...
Yeah. The idea was that the Falcon was so fast it could fly closer to the Maw than most other ships, therefore "making the run" in less distance equated to a ship able to avoid the gravitational pull of the Maw. Nice cover Lucas, but that sounds like a bunch of crap made up after the fact.
Well if you don't buy it, it must not be true!
I don't buy that you don't buy it.
"I'd *much* rather listen to Madden at his most senile"
Lucky you, as you are getting your wish. Me, I'd rather listen to nails on a chalkboard than one idiotic word out of that buffoon's mouth. I couldn't even watch Monday Night football when he was on. Jesus, even Dennis Miller was far more entertaining than Madden ever could be. Oh and Madden, lay off the ORANGE MAKEUP. You look like an overgrown Ooompa Loompa.