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• On the post: Surprising: Charlie Angus Proposing iPod 'You Must Be A Criminal' Tax In Canada

  

  DJ ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2010 @ 01:44pm

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  "there is no free lunch"
  
  Absolutely true, but that doesn't mean that "you also have to police file sharing". One doesn't follow the other.
  
  Just because you can't (without charity) get a service for free, doesn't mean that the government MUST control that service. To me, that's effectively paying for that service twice: once monetarily, and again in the way of policing/control.

• On the post: Surprising: Charlie Angus Proposing iPod 'You Must Be A Criminal' Tax In Canada

  

  DJ ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2010 @ 01:26pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: What is it with these people?

  Just to be fair, let's not leave out Castro and Chavez, and all the "good" they've done for their countries (please letthe sarcasm bite you).

• On the post: Surprising: Charlie Angus Proposing iPod 'You Must Be A Criminal' Tax In Canada

  

  DJ ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2010 @ 01:11pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What is it with these people?

  That or dissolve altogether making room for a company that won't (or shouldn't) make the same mistakes.

• On the post: Surprising: Charlie Angus Proposing iPod 'You Must Be A Criminal' Tax In Canada

  

  DJ ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2010 @ 01:08pm

  Re: Re: Re: What is it with these people?

  "best features of the various "isms," including capitalism, communism, socialism, and whatever else"
  
  Best features of communism and socialism??!!! are you freaking nuts? There's no such thing!! Or have you not been taught about Stalin and Mao, and the absolutely appalling acts they did in the name of "social justice"; the acts that, individually, make Hitler look like an elementary school bully.
  
  Wake up!

• On the post: Surprising: Charlie Angus Proposing iPod 'You Must Be A Criminal' Tax In Canada

  

  DJ ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2010 @ 11:36am

  Re: I've got it!

  Another issue danced around; except in the US those assholes are probably going to stay in office cuz the people don't know how to vote on issues and NOT on party.
  But, again, I digress.

• On the post: Surprising: Charlie Angus Proposing iPod 'You Must Be A Criminal' Tax In Canada

  

  DJ ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2010 @ 11:33am

  Re: What is it with these people?

  I like how you conveniently dance around an issue, but never actually address it.
  So, even though it's off-topic, I will:
  The phrase "too big to fail" has no place in capitalism. Period. If a company fails in a capitalist society, another company rises to fill that void and all is well.
  The only society where that phrase applies is a communist society...hmmmm....

• On the post: And Here Come The Lawsuits From People Who Claim James Cameron Ripped Them Off With Avatar

  

  DJ ( profile ), 10 Mar, 2010 @ 04:50pm

  how 'bout the military

  I just could help noticing that the main combatants were the Marines and the Na'vi...hmmmm....

• On the post: Lindsay Lohan Sues E*Trade For $100 Million; Says Baby Was Based On Her

  

  DJ ( profile ), 09 Mar, 2010 @ 10:45am

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  True, but I think you can go a tad further back than Carly Simon.

• On the post: Why You Don't Want Politicians Doing Your Engineering For You

  

  DJ ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2010 @ 05:25pm

  Re: It's a language barrier

  Then how 'bout this:
  
  "The only way to credibly figure out why something fails is to attempt to duplicate the failure under observable conditions."
  
  Oh wait, someone already said that...........

• On the post: Subway And Quiznos Settle Dispute Over User-Generated Ads; Liability Questions Remain For Next Lawsuit

  

  DJ ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2010 @ 05:10pm

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  Still more likely to eat than not.

• On the post: Patent Reform Bill Released: More Of The Same

  

  DJ ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2010 @ 04:00pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  This is true.

• On the post: EU Apparently Agrees That ACTA Should Be More Transparent

  

  DJ ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2010 @ 03:53pm

  Re: apparently murder is bad

  A) No. We shouldn't.
  B) WTF does that have to with this topic?

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  DJ ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2010 @ 03:51pm

  Re: Re:

  LOL. Unfortunately running for a few steps in an attempt cover up tripping over a rock DOESN'T constitute excercise.

• On the post: Patent Reform Bill Released: More Of The Same

  

  DJ ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2010 @ 03:42pm

  Re: Re:

  That's probably one of the better questions that's been raised on this issue.
  I don't know enough about the current system to offer an educated answer, however.

• On the post: Patent Reform Bill Released: More Of The Same

  

  DJ ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2010 @ 03:38pm

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  I don't think it should be abolished altogether, just because recognition for accomplishments is often a force (the degree is irrelevant) which drives innovation.
  
  However, the fewer regulation/laws, the better.

• On the post: Can Anyone Help HelpAReporterOut Understand That Competition Is Perfectly Legal

  

  DJ ( profile ), 01 Mar, 2010 @ 11:03am

  Re: Perspective

  "Don't hate the player, hate the game."
  
  I want to smack the first person who ever said that. It's a cop-out for exploiting the rules of the "game" at the expense of other "players". Capitalism isn't supposed to be at anyone else's expense, it's supposed to be about making your poduct better so that consumers buy yours instead. Which, yes, ends up to be detrimental to the other guy, but only if he can't compete; you didn't try to exploit/damage/defame him.
  
  "And then change the rules."
  
  That's kind of what the readers of this site want to do. Unfortunately, it hasn't worked....yet(?)

• On the post: Who's Behind The False Rumors That Facebook Might Start Charging?

  

  DJ ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2010 @ 02:50pm

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  A check from Bill Gates??? Where do I dign up?!?!??

• On the post: Who's Behind The False Rumors That Facebook Might Start Charging?

  

  DJ ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2010 @ 02:20pm

  Shakira???

  One of the best such pranks to which I've been witness was while I was aboard USS HAWES. Just prior to pulling into a liberty port someone started spreading a rumor that Shakira was performing there. Within hours it had spread throughout the ship as "fact".
  Sometimes, it's just someone trying to see how far a rumor will go before it's quashed.

• On the post: Dilbert Explains Why Just Copying Others Is A Dumb Business Model

  

  DJ ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2009 @ 02:52pm

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  "where's the incentive and income to develop further?"
  
  There are only TWO certainties that never (significantly) change no matter what happens, or where people are living:
  1) People need water
  2) People die
  
  Why did I not include food or birth? Because those needs significantly change from place to place, and VERY rapidly.
  So unless you sell water or death-related services, you MUST MUST MUST MUST MUST constantly strive to improve your product.
  
  P.S. even water has become a booming business lately, so that is beginning to go the way of food-related needs.

• On the post: Dilbert Explains Why Just Copying Others Is A Dumb Business Model

  

  DJ ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2009 @ 02:40pm

  Re: Another lovely from Mike

  "Same as some Asshole selling copies of copyrighted movies/CD's at Times Square in NYC. No investment, just burn and turn....."
  
  NOT the same. To produce a generic drug, as you accurately pointed, there are no R&D costs, so your overhead is much cheaper, etc. However, there must still be some differences, however slight. Thus, that product is now YOURS. An exact duplicate is not yours. Which is what I believe was the ORIGINAL INTENT of copyright/patent laws.
  
  Also, as the cartoon points out, if you try to copy someone who is already up on the game, you can only copy what they've already done. You cannot copy what they're GOING to do, "which is unknowable". Thus, you must have a RTB your product; usually that means making your product somehow BETTER and not just a copy, "which is stupid".

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