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• On the post: How UK Chiropractors' Attempt To Silence One Critic Created The Backlash That May Change Chiropractics In The UK

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2010 @ 07:06am

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  Are you saying that the BCA has brought about an effect that can only be defeated by Robert Smith of The Cure?

• On the post: Court Says Domain Name Is Located Where Its Registrar Registry Is Located

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2010 @ 08:25am

  Re: There's some sick logic for this...

  I'm not saying your wrong, but I think your theory drastically overestimates the number of adults that have an interest in child pornography. He would be severely limiting his target audience that way.

• On the post: Students Blocked From Publishing School Paper, Given 2 Hours To Write New Stories Or Fail

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 01 Dec, 2009 @ 08:41pm

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  Interesting. I'd rather they not have a school paper than one in which the First Amendment rights of students are violated. Were this a private school or even a professional news company, then the owners/publishers would be able to publish what they like without violating anyone's rights. However, this is a public school, and therefor a government run institution. When they say that students cannot publish an article as is, they are engaging in government funded censorship.

• On the post: Information Should Not Be Free… Says InfoWorld Columnist That You Can Read For Free

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2009 @ 11:26am

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  No, I'd say Mike is "do as I do." The things he produces that have no marginal cost (techdirt) are given away for free. This is then used to sell other things, such as company analysis and guidance as well as time that he spends as a speaker.
  
  To apply this to music, as you did, would be to give the music away and charge for the t-shirts and concerts.

• On the post: Nestle's Kit Kat Bars Give Consumers An RtB In Japan

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2009 @ 09:46am

  Re: Nestle's Kit Kat Bars Give Consumers An RtB In Japan

  Not according to the rules of English I learned. When using acronyms, the choice of indefinite article is determined by the sound of pronouncing the first letter.

• On the post: OK, Hollywood Learns A Scary Lesson From 'Paranormal Activity'

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 05 Nov, 2009 @ 10:59am

  Re: Re: Sequels / remakes

  You don't consider Hitchcock's Psycho a REAL classic. It was remade back in the late 90's and wasn't half bad (although it was 49% bad).

• On the post: Grammar Nazis: Useful Language Experts, Or Elitist Snobs?

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2009 @ 11:30am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Maybe I'll start ending all my sentences with a preposition from.

• On the post: Grammar Nazis: Useful Language Experts, Or Elitist Snobs?

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 29 Oct, 2009 @ 11:20am

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  Ridiculous. "This is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put."

• On the post: Why Ralph Lauren Photoshopped That Model So Skinny… It Thought She Was Fat… At 120 lbs

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 16 Oct, 2009 @ 02:11pm

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  I recommend Bulgari Black. My wife bought it for me recently, and I've gotten many compliments. John Varvatos colognes are also very nice.

• On the post: And Here Come Another Round Of Yawn-Inducing Music Subscription Services

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 14 Oct, 2009 @ 10:05am

  Virtually Unlimited

  @: Everyone who says "Band X isn't on Rhapsody so therefore it is not unlimited.
  
  Suppose you went to an "All-you-can-eat" buffet. When you get up to the buffet counter you notice they don't have spaghetti, and that's what you wanted. Does that make them NOT "All-you-can-eat". That's ridiculous. The unlimited services are unlimited in how much of their stuff you can download with your paid subscription.

• On the post: Massachusetts Says Cops Need Warrant To Stick GPS Device On Your Car

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2009 @ 10:13am

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  How would you know that it was even put on there by the police unless you saw them doing it? Maybe you found a GPS device and thought you were being setup by that TV show Cheaters or something.

• On the post: Ticketmaster Trying To Cut Down On Scalpers… Or Increase Fee Collection For Itself?

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2009 @ 10:17am

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  I wasn't going to be as harsh as Luci here, but I do wonder what an artist should do if they don't want their shows to be "exclusive" events catering only to the top 5% (by income) of their fans. Your solution for ridding the world of scalpers is basically to remove a secondary market by pricing the item at a price that will still sell out, but which only a select group can afford. This limits an artists outreach severely.

• On the post: We Need A Computer To Tell Us Mona Lisa Is Happy?

  

  azuravian ( profile ), 15 Dec, 2005 @ 12:54pm

  Re: Precentages not degree, but degrees of belief

  If that is the case, then couldn't the total percentages add up to more than 100%, since they don't represent opposites. For example, it would be reasonable that someone, based on a study of their face, etc. the degree of belief for them being happy could be 80%, while also having a 35% degree of being confused.
  
  Is it then, just a coincedence that in this case, the degrees of belief all add up to 100%.
  
  Or, I could just be wrong.