the only kind of person i can see going with "hobbit polisher" would be your classic stereotype of the basement dweller who decided how to finish based on the roll of a d20
there are distractions everywhere and its important to keep up with the ones that are meaningful distractions (like this one with its implications on how flawed DMCA is) and those that are not (like someone jumping up and shouting "look at the little monkey!").
not offended, just pointing out that people are capable of handling more than one subject at a time is all ;)
wouldnt even go that far,
its more like buying socks only to find that you may only keep them in ONE specific sock drawer, and no one else is allowed to wear those socks. just you....only you... never anyone else. and if you want to keep them in another drawer or let anyone else wear them? you have to buy another set of socks for that... except, again, only one person is allowed to wear that new pair of socks... but hey.. you can keep that new pair of socks on the floor at the foot of your bed...
of course, once you do that, you then again, cant keep those socks anywhere else other than your floor at the foot of your bed....
... and are we starting to see the ridiculous nature of what we are talking about here?
by all means guys... just keep driving me further towards options that give me a way to NOT watch commercials.... dont worry one bit about the fact that these options give you NO money as opposed to at least some...
see, here is the problem with being afraid to "throw another brother under the bus"... is he truely your brother if he lives his life bilking those seeking the word of god? that sound more like a false prophet to me.
and, as one of my favorite authors said "a man of the cloth should be recognizable as one in spite of what he wears, not because of it"
the problem isnt a fear of independant artists. as far as the artests themselves go, i really could not care less how they decide to market their wares. its their decision not mine.
the actual problem is that in agencies such as RIAA and MPAA stating that they are in fact working towards ensuring their members are getting paid, they are in fact not working towards that end at all. what they ARE doing is trying to use legislative means to enforce their old school way of doing things on everyone else.
They could have very easily adapted to the internet a LONG time ago and the problems they are having now would be minor... still present to be sure, but nowhere near to the level it is now. but they did not. they are attempting to get poorly worded and vague legislation passed which has seriously negative ramifications on the rest of the world.
so, you can sit there all day long and croon about freedom of choice, but these organizations have proven time and time again, they are not worried about artists in any way shape or form. they are worried about two things: money and control. thats it
you should really read rick falkvinge's write up on that specific subject if you have not done so already. the other parties have nothing to worry about at the moment as they are not openly rejecting the current status quo from the media outlet overloards.
apparently the problem is that if you give money DIRECTLY to an artist, you then are expected (rightly so) to say if you like the art thats being produced and then can influence an artist to make more art that you like.
if you give money to a large corporation, you are (not quite so rightly so) expected to just shut your mouth about the art thats being produced and continue to fork over dollars and just OBEY.
so when you boil it all down, apparently the actual problem is, we have brains and can think.
came here to say this...sorta.
yes, he is actually talking about spectrum crunch rather than actual competition with a single market. So, the guy is still an idiot, but he is an idiot for different reasons than this article lays out.
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neither of you have any clue what you are talking about...
of course its unprecedented levels of transparency!
2% of congress? thats WAY MORE than they ever wanted to keep in the loop.. and that means real progress there!!
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they're going with the general "fap" these days.
the only kind of person i can see going with "hobbit polisher" would be your classic stereotype of the basement dweller who decided how to finish based on the roll of a d20
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gay tentical midget ninja goat porn companys.
so... german IP laws and enforcement...even worse....
Re: Re: Re: You all have been rick'rolled...
there are distractions everywhere and its important to keep up with the ones that are meaningful distractions (like this one with its implications on how flawed DMCA is) and those that are not (like someone jumping up and shouting "look at the little monkey!").
not offended, just pointing out that people are capable of handling more than one subject at a time is all ;)
Re: You all have been rick'rolled...
sooooooooooooooo, what you are saying is that we are too stupid to think about more than one thing at a time?
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i am unable to hear the intended levels of sarcasm you intended due to the overwhelming level of awesome found in those medals.
good day to you sir.
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i believe the word "grooming" is more appropriate than lessons in her case.
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no kiddin... wont somebody think of all those starving corn farmers? all those jobs poised on the brink of being wiped out!
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so he used the form of 0/0 that best served his agenda?
sounds like the government to try to divide by zero.
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im betting here is what happened:
adelle- sony artist
shakira former sony artist that released an album with a song titled grande exitos
adelle + exitos = SonyIsAnAsshat
Re: Let me fix that for him
wouldnt even go that far,
its more like buying socks only to find that you may only keep them in ONE specific sock drawer, and no one else is allowed to wear those socks. just you....only you... never anyone else. and if you want to keep them in another drawer or let anyone else wear them? you have to buy another set of socks for that... except, again, only one person is allowed to wear that new pair of socks... but hey.. you can keep that new pair of socks on the floor at the foot of your bed...
of course, once you do that, you then again, cant keep those socks anywhere else other than your floor at the foot of your bed....
... and are we starting to see the ridiculous nature of what we are talking about here?
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by all means guys... just keep driving me further towards options that give me a way to NOT watch commercials.... dont worry one bit about the fact that these options give you NO money as opposed to at least some...
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see, here is the problem with being afraid to "throw another brother under the bus"... is he truely your brother if he lives his life bilking those seeking the word of god? that sound more like a false prophet to me.
and, as one of my favorite authors said "a man of the cloth should be recognizable as one in spite of what he wears, not because of it"
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the problem isnt a fear of independant artists. as far as the artests themselves go, i really could not care less how they decide to market their wares. its their decision not mine.
the actual problem is that in agencies such as RIAA and MPAA stating that they are in fact working towards ensuring their members are getting paid, they are in fact not working towards that end at all. what they ARE doing is trying to use legislative means to enforce their old school way of doing things on everyone else.
They could have very easily adapted to the internet a LONG time ago and the problems they are having now would be minor... still present to be sure, but nowhere near to the level it is now. but they did not. they are attempting to get poorly worded and vague legislation passed which has seriously negative ramifications on the rest of the world.
so, you can sit there all day long and croon about freedom of choice, but these organizations have proven time and time again, they are not worried about artists in any way shape or form. they are worried about two things: money and control. thats it
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you should really read rick falkvinge's write up on that specific subject if you have not done so already. the other parties have nothing to worry about at the moment as they are not openly rejecting the current status quo from the media outlet overloards.
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i would so totally do that..
that is, if i were electable to begin with... which im not.
Re: We've had the "super-fan" thing in the past, it worked fine
apparently the problem is that if you give money DIRECTLY to an artist, you then are expected (rightly so) to say if you like the art thats being produced and then can influence an artist to make more art that you like.
if you give money to a large corporation, you are (not quite so rightly so) expected to just shut your mouth about the art thats being produced and continue to fork over dollars and just OBEY.
so when you boil it all down, apparently the actual problem is, we have brains and can think.
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on the gripping hand...lol
intentional or happpy accident?
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came here to say this...sorta.
yes, he is actually talking about spectrum crunch rather than actual competition with a single market. So, the guy is still an idiot, but he is an idiot for different reasons than this article lays out.
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"we've got to protect our phoney baloney jobs!"
/mel brooks