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• On the post: MPAA: Real Patriots Don't Share

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2011 @ 12:06pm

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  The quandary abounds. Ever wonder if asking someone to make there own conclusions is unpalatable to someone looking up for answers.

• On the post: 14,000 'Unsaved' Votes Suddenly 'Found' In Wisconsin?

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2011 @ 11:56am

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  Its the normal person who are the nice quite serial killer neighbor. Just a thought.

• On the post: If You're Arguing That Someone 'Deserves' Copyright, Your Argument Is Wrong

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2011 @ 11:37am

  Age of reason

  People often write me and ask how I keep my wood floors so clean when I live with a child and a dog, and my answer is that I use a technique called Suffering From a Mental Illness.
  - Heather Armstrong Salt Lake City Blogger
  
  Now I don't have many issues in life and when new people enter my circle its with no trepidation of fear. I actively seek new experiences and meeting people is probably the most interesting one of them all. Then people constantly remind me of all the time I spend on the computer or more perceptive the internet. Some- times you have to spell it out for them.
  Now my firmly held creed is that you can NOT deal with an issue unless your made aware of it. That being said our choices are the issue. The choices that you believe are right and yet your willing to damage a relationship for that belief. This is what we call the axiom of ignorance. Historical perspective its the same as looking at land owning slave owners wishing to be free or aka our founding fathers. If you don't prefer axiom of ignorance you can basically boil it down to looking in a mirror and not knowing a dam thing about yourself. The Vikings may have termed it Loki's Mirror because when you really do the introspection(study of self) & actually look in there your bound to find chaos.
  Another creed of mine is one a bit more settle but very pertinent to this. Ya get my point? It covers everything; I don't even have to make a list because your doing it to every choice that we've made in our home that differs from your own and then creating this axiom(direct definition: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits). Dogma is another word for it.
  The creed, if missed, in one word is acceptance... I regret to inform you that this is not a black and white world and if you choose to live in it and then with hindsight take issue with it, ok. Yet, what is not acceptable is making that choice over and over then taking issue with it. The settle difference its your beliefs that raise the issue rather than ideas. Ideas can change given new input, beliefs are much trickier, people die over them.
  So next time you decide to bring an issue up that you have with our choices; look in the mirror and ask yourself is it a good idea or a belief. Then MOST IMPORTANTLY; ask your self is it worth it?
  
  Cordially welcoming you to the age of reason,
  Chris

• On the post: If You're Arguing That Someone 'Deserves' Copyright, Your Argument Is Wrong

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2011 @ 11:28am

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  This a classic men (emphasis on plural) pissing in the wind argument, cudos.

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  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2011 @ 11:26am

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  Your explanation of 3 is counter to 1. Does the rational person throw me into a wall for calling him an ass?

• On the post: If You're Arguing That Someone 'Deserves' Copyright, Your Argument Is Wrong

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 09 Apr, 2011 @ 10:48am

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  or selling manhatten for 24 dollars in artwork

• On the post: Why Chris Dodd Is Doing Everything Wrong With The MPAA

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2011 @ 09:59pm

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  2nd man dichotomy, see something you like go to it then the audience joins in. See the first popular phychological youtube video (I think).
  
  As for opinions. Tell people to think for themselves; hence rage against the machine, dr. steel, my playlist is full of this culture; key is culture.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Making Lightweight Cars

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2011 @ 09:52pm

  Re: google "henry ford hemp car"

  May want to completly do your car in hemp considering it grows 3 times faster than corn for fuel as well.

• On the post: Judge Reverses Ridiculous $625 Million Patent Award Against Apple Over Cover Flow, Spotlight & Time Machine

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2011 @ 06:42am

  WTF?!?

  Seriously Texans get your crap in order. Anybody smell test that jury?

• On the post: Italian Court Says Yahoo Is Liable For People Finding Infringing Movie Via Its Search

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2011 @ 06:39am

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  ^this
  
  victim of lemonparty i'm sure

• On the post: 'Death Of ACTA' Song Taken Down In Copyright Claim

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2011 @ 03:07am

  Re: About TF1

  Thanks for the info on that one. Troublesome indeed. Though I shake at pussification words of Net neutrality. I tend to hark on like a mother telling you don't come at me with those shoulda coulda wouldas.
  
  That being said I think the bigger issues here is if ya cant beet them buy the hardware and "attempt" to do it ourselves since our money in people cant. The other I hesitate one because it usually turns it to a crap suit for a anti-trust violation. Fun word that, violation. Wonder if he French will fight this time.

• On the post: Band Complains About Massive Downloads Destroying Sales; Researchers Can't Find Any Downloads

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2011 @ 05:26pm

  Its stories like these that remind me of how many people gave the finger to Metalica after there hoo rah.

• On the post: Will Amazon Cave In And Get Licenses For Its Streaming Player?

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 04 Apr, 2011 @ 05:20pm

  Ye know why they fight so hard on streaming lockers like this don't you? Feel free to share this locker with all and woops, your crap just got public domained.
  
  I'm coming to the conclusion Mike after awhile technology is going to render any copyright a figment of our imaginations.

• On the post: Microsoft: Hey, If We Had To Go Through Europe's Crazy Antitrust Process, Why Shouldn't Google?

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 09:10pm

  Re: Microsoft accusing Google of antitrust violations

  Do as I say not as I do!!!

• On the post: The IP Maximalist's Guide To Making It Big

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 07:12pm

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  Care-full going to need brain bleach for the Rule #34 form the trough. Though considering friday's popularity as the new Rick-Roll go fur it.

• On the post: Does It Really Make Sense For Silicon Valley Companies To Make Friends In DC?

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 09:32am

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  missed the part where were all looking up didn't ya?

• On the post: Does It Really Make Sense For Silicon Valley Companies To Make Friends In DC?

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 06:08am

  Re: DC Lobbying

  Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
  Ronald Reagan

• On the post: Does It Really Make Sense For Silicon Valley Companies To Make Friends In DC?

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 05:59am

  I agree with the sentiment Mike. At some point the real power of lending a ear is to have both open. Though I do hesitate on the idealistic nature of it.
  
  It goes back to everybodys roots; if you keep looking up for answers your perspective is stuck there. The problem is the very people that can help you solve the issue are standing next to you doing the same dam thing.
  
  
  "Tend the oak if you want to live under it" --the Saga of Egil Skellagrimsson

• On the post: Bizarre UK Free Speech Ban Bars People From Telling Anyone — Including Elected Officials & Lawyers — About Potential Toxic Chemicals

  

  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 01 Apr, 2011 @ 03:53am

  The type of country that paints there walls with death apparently.

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  Chris in Utah ( profile ), 31 Mar, 2011 @ 06:51am

  Re: Re: Gameful.org

  My viewpoints are already in on the getsatisfaction for the site.
  
  Though I must say the newsletter segway stuck me as an attempt at sarcasm so if there's anything not covered here Feel free to ask away.

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