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  • On the post: Will TV Providers Finally Realize That People Really Are Cutting The Cord — And Not Just Because Of The Economy

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2011 @ 08:13am

    My internet provider keeps on trying to get me to sign up for cable TV and I just cannot see any good reason to do it. If I want entertainment, the Internet provides most of it. Books and time with other real people fill up the rest.

  • On the post: Politicians, Innovation & The Paradox Of Job Creation

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 02:46pm

    Re: Re: Re: Infrastructure spending

    "Most of the job losses in the last 6 months or so have been government sector workers due to budget cuts. People forget that these are real jobs that put real money into the economy."

    That's nonsensical. There is no such thing as putting money into the economy. The economy is people carrying out mutually beneficial transactions exchanging and transforming resources. The savings rate was too low for too long. Too many people sold claims on future resources and those claims are being called in. Unfortunately, there are not enough resources to meet all these claims. The result is quite simple: we end up having to save in order to pay down debt instead of investing which means GDP growth falls.

  • On the post: Politicians, Innovation & The Paradox Of Job Creation

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 02:15pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Infrastructure spending

    "I fundamentally trust government (but not politicians"

    Wait what? You can't separate government from politicians. Politicians are government.

  • On the post: Politicians, Innovation & The Paradox Of Job Creation

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 02:12pm

    Re: Of course....

    "I'm saying that there will be fewer jobs. Look at the examples I give: The book industry is crowing this week that total sales of books are up but, thanks to technology, employment in the publishing industry is down (let's go see what the prices are down to at Borders!)."

    That would make a lot of sense if people did not want to have more stuff. But they do want to have more stuff. So those people who used to be employed making paper books will have their labor go towards a different endeavor.

  • On the post: Politicians, Innovation & The Paradox Of Job Creation

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 02:08pm

    Re: Private Roads ( Re: Infrastructure spending )

    "Some things just should not be in private hands. The temptation for corruption is just too great."

    You know, "the government" is not some sort of an independent entity which only wants to do good in this world while having heaps of knowledge nobody else has. It's just a bunch of private parties acting with certain powers.

  • On the post: British MP Calls On RIM To Shut Down Messenger Services To Stop Riots; Because Pissing Off Rioters Calms Them Down?

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 09:15pm

    Re: Bad idea?

    You know, I think that given the mood of the market the last thing you want to do is disable the trader's blackberries. They just might join the rioters.

  • On the post: British MP Calls On RIM To Shut Down Messenger Services To Stop Riots; Because Pissing Off Rioters Calms Them Down?

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 08:43pm

    I am still not used to the idea of blackberries not being used exclusively by businessmen. The idea of blackberries being used by rioters conjures up the image of a bunch of people in suites speaking loudly into their bluetooth headsets: "Yes... Yes.. No... Give me a sec, I need to trash that car... OK. Yes... Well, let's talk about it over lunch. OK! See you tomorrow."

  • On the post: Let Them Tweet Cake

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 02:22pm

    Re: Re: The good ol' days

    Actually it's "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, but thankfully, short."

  • On the post: How Should Law Enforcement Handle Being Filmed? Officer Lyons Provides The Perfect Example

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 02:11pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: hmm...

    Well, there is also the fact that very few people carry firearms. So if someone is carrying a gun, that is jarring. And given the purposes of guns, it is jarring in a scary sort of way.

  • On the post: Police, Yet Again, Arrest Someone For Filming Them, Saying It's Obstruction Of Justice

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 12:22pm

    Media-relations training? OK. As long as it is in jail for unlawful imprisonment. This is sick.

  • On the post: If Even The Death Penalty Won't Stop Infringement… Perhaps A Different Approach Is Needed

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 12:11pm

    Re: Re: Skeptical

    Is "Capitol Punishment" where we force criminals to spend time with lawmakers in DC to make them feel bad how petty and small their crimes are in comparison to the crimes of politicians?

  • On the post: Court Says Sending Too Many Emails To Someone Is Computer Hacking

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 12:02pm

    This might be a bit iffy. If the goal was to flood, this is just a DDoS. If not, this is protected speech.

  • On the post: Court Says Sending Too Many Emails To Someone Is Computer Hacking

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 09 Aug, 2011 @ 12:01pm

    Re: Re: Amusing

    I'm pretty sure it is.

  • On the post: Dear World: Self-Driving Cars Will Get Into Accidents Too (Though, This One Wasn't The Computer's Fault)

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2011 @ 02:36pm

    Re: This isn't something that will happen all at once.

    I think before cars that auto-stop at the red-light and stop signs, I expect cars that automatically give you a ticket if you run one of these. What I already foresee as annoying is the fact that it will take forever to remove most traffic regulations which won't make sense without human drivers.

  • On the post: Judge Says Making It Harder To Exercise Free Speech Does Not Create Substantial Hardship

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2011 @ 11:07am

    Re:

    It depends upon why that area is roped off. If that area is roped off because of an unrelated reason, then sure. It's the same thing as saying: No, pouring the blood of orphans on a waterwheel is not an acceptable power generation method even if it is used to power a printing press. But what is going on is more like you standing in the park talking to a crowd and the police showing up and cordoning off the area where you are currently speaking because they want you to shut up. Sure you can walk somewhere else. But that should not be legal.

  • On the post: Let Them Tweet Cake

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2011 @ 08:19am

    Re: Re: Re:

    "Nope, just someone who respects a person's title, no matter how foolish it may appear."

    The rest of us feel that if someone came up to us and said: "I am The Great Umperial Pontifex Smith", we would laugh at them because it's foolish. But if you want to bow down before the number of syllables a backwards system of government has put before their name, feel free.

  • On the post: Let Them Tweet Cake

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2011 @ 08:14am

    Her belief in God sounds Talibanesque to me.

  • On the post: Let Them Tweet Cake

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2011 @ 08:14am

    Re:

    Most of them people don't seem to realize how much technological change they are benefiting from in the background. Technology is not just computers, medicines and cellphones. It's also new better methods or making yogurts, more effective ball bearings, etc...

    To be fair, from one point of view, your friend is right. Technology is changing society which can be rephrased as destroying an old society and creating a new one.

  • On the post: Righthaven Fails To Pay Sanctions; Complains A Day Late

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2011 @ 12:34pm

    Re: The judge is unprofessional

    I can't tell whether you're a real troll or a pretend troll.

  • On the post: Blink-182 Rewards Fans Who Uploaded Unauthorized Clips On YouTube

    PrometheeFeu ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2011 @ 12:18pm

    You know what's the saddest thing? Some jerk is going to sue them for copyright infringement.

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