So, you're saying that if this foreign national caused this one incident then we need to start treating all foreign nationals like criminals. Yet if this foreign national didn't do it, then we don't? I don't think that can sound any more stupid.
That's like saying if this person (who happens to be foreign) did it, then you're prejudice against all foreign people, but if he didn't then you're not.
Different people also go uphill at different rates, yet we have minimum driving ages, minimum drinking ages, and quite a few other things including President and Representative.
There's a reason the Federation in Star Trek was not a monetary society. Their worth was based not on some random number, but by how they benefited society.
But this has already happened. Remember the big scares with outsourcing and robot workers? Yes, people lost their jobs, but better jobs were waiting for those who were willing to adapt.
It'll be the same if replicators are invented or if copyright ever goes away. The opportunities will be there, you just have to be smart enough to take them.
If I was ever asked for a social media password and my answer of "hell no" wasn't the correct answer to a test, I'd be perfectly fine not getting hired there. Granted, I'm a network administrator and a company like that would probably blame me for their inevitable security issues.
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), Apr 11th, 2013 @ 6:13pm
Re: Must include zero
Wait, you think that the graph needs to be 99% white space? That 405 at the top left of the graph isn't 405 people, it's 405,000. Extending the graph from 345,000 to 0 would make the change look like nothing at all.
Or is that what you're saying? Comparing it from 405,000 to 0 would make it seem like piracy has done diddly squat to harm jobs.
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), Apr 9th, 2013 @ 2:41pm
Didn't Microsoft get the same complaints over Windows Defender back when they announced that it was going to be free? Something about predatory pricing?
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), Apr 9th, 2013 @ 1:51pm
Re: Re: Re: She isn't allowed within 1km of Police HQ?
"Yes because one criminal being denied rights after her own actions is a generality."
You don't see a problem with what you said? Here, let me help. She's not a criminal because taking a picture of graffiti and posting it online isn't a crime.
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), Apr 5th, 2013 @ 2:30pm
The next Xbox supposedly has always on DRM
The next PlayStation supposedly can disable used games.
EA has shown that you can get people to pay twice if you put always on DRM into your PC games and break the servers on release day.
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), Mar 15th, 2013 @ 8:06pm
Free Google Stuff
I've used Google search for years and have never payed once for it. I've used Youtube for years, both watching and producing, and have never payed once for it (in fact, they pay me). Both of those services still exist and both those services show signs of making Google money.
Gaming is a right, it's a freedom of expression thing. The developers are expressing themselves by making the game, I'm expressing myself by playing the game (Or not as in this case).
Gaming also falls under pursuit of happiness. As with everything that falls under pursuit of happiness, as long as it doesn't interfere with anyone else's rights, go for it.
Your argument about being happy killing others really raises questions about your intelligence level.
I stopped giving money to EA after Mass Effect 2 told me I wasn't allowed to keep playing or keep my last half hour of game play after I lost my connection to XBox Live. I also got a vary expensive coaster after that as well.
Look who you're replying to. Bob has no idea what he's talking about. He's not defending Google in it's decisions here, he's not even arguing with Hephaestus, he's trying to discredit Techdirt and it's views. You can tell by the not so subtle accusation that Mike and all of his readers insist that everything be free for all time without ads and you can only sell T-Shirts.
I hope this teaches both the end user and Google a valuable lesson. The end user needs to realize that Google can easily be replaced. And Google needs to realize that Google can easily be replaced.
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That's like saying if this person (who happens to be foreign) did it, then you're prejudice against all foreign people, but if he didn't then you're not.
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Re: What happens when the next tech...
But this has already happened. Remember the big scares with outsourcing and robot workers? Yes, people lost their jobs, but better jobs were waiting for those who were willing to adapt.
It'll be the same if replicators are invented or if copyright ever goes away. The opportunities will be there, you just have to be smart enough to take them.
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Re: Re: Response to: Anonymous Coward on Apr 12th, 2013 @ 8:51am
Hmm... Creative works cannot exist without copyright, but copyright cannot exist without creative works. Which came first, the copyright or the egg?
Tom, you're obviously someone who does not understand copyright... or creative works.
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Re: Re: "a nationwide Google expansion would be prohibitively expensive"
Because that's OoTB's bias.
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It'd better be a test
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Re: Must include zero
Or is that what you're saying? Comparing it from 405,000 to 0 would make it seem like piracy has done diddly squat to harm jobs.
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You'd be surprised how well a lead balloon can fly. Check out the Mythbusters.
"but the problems in relationships that if can cause that's the issue."
If you're in a relationship that's so shaky that porn can cause problems, I recommend you get out of it or strengthen the hell out of it.
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Re: Re: Re: She isn't allowed within 1km of Police HQ?
You don't see a problem with what you said? Here, let me help. She's not a criminal because taking a picture of graffiti and posting it online isn't a crime.
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The next PlayStation supposedly can disable used games.
EA has shown that you can get people to pay twice if you put always on DRM into your PC games and break the servers on release day.
Anyone else hoping for another video game crash?
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I don't think Youtube likes people any more.
Really? I have a BS copyright claim on one of my videos and Youtube is giving them 30 days to respond to my counter notice.
Am I the only one who thinks Youtube is starting to take the first steps down the path to oblivion?
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Re: HOLD IT!
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Re: Re: freedom of assembly
Just like no one is forcing you to become an actor, or forcing you to become an electrician, or forcing you to become a hotel manager.
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Free Google Stuff
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Gaming also falls under pursuit of happiness. As with everything that falls under pursuit of happiness, as long as it doesn't interfere with anyone else's rights, go for it.
Your argument about being happy killing others really raises questions about your intelligence level.
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Re: Re: Maintenance
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The risks of the cloud.