Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 29 Oct 2012 @ 8:32am
The only people who are allowed to criminally conspire in private are government officials and their corporate buddies who got them there. Proles, you are the terrorists!
Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 23 Oct 2012 @ 10:31am
Re: That's a narrow niche: wait until China copies 'em.
Of course, morality only works when people feel a moral obligation to some extent. I bet plenty of people would like to pay musicians/actors/directors directly for the content they create but don't feel any moral obligation to pay some middlemen who do their darnedest to not pay the creators in the end.
Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 16 Oct 2012 @ 6:35am
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You guys really are insufferable as you limp around for your victory lap before the winner has been announced. I would really like to see Reznor's old label contract and look at the new one he's signed. That would be a comparison for the ages. I would bet copyright ownership is probably with the artist and not the label. For a contract, two people need to sign it. Reznor believes Columbia can help with distribution of his album and Columbia thinks Reznor's music can still make them money. It is a two-sided deal. Reznor isn't scratching at Columbia's door on his hands and knees begging to come back.
Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 15 Oct 2012 @ 1:14pm
Re: Obamacare/Romneycare, what's the difference?
The GOP has been selling Americans a pile of croc about Canadian and British healthcare systems to try and turn them against Obamacare.
And Michael Moore wasn't doing the same thing in the other direction, that Cuba is better than the U.S.A.? Really? Either side can come up with outlier instances that support one system or the other, but like someone mentioned above...there are a lot of influences on how implementation may work in one place and not another. Local governance can know and help their constituents better than some one-size-fits-all system.
Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 12 Oct 2012 @ 11:30am
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I know that Comcast in my area has been disconnecting users accused of infringement and the user would have to sign some agreement to the fact that they respect copyright and won't infringe again before they would hook 'em back up. And this was over a year ago.
Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 12 Oct 2012 @ 11:26am
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I've been to at least 7 concerts of popular label shackled artists who have announced sometime during the performance to be sure and hear their new songs/album and they don't give a flip if you download for free as long as you hear the music, tell your friends, and come to the concerts. Musicians are putting music out there. Labels are trying to sell it. Musicians know where the money is for them and it isn't through the gatekeepers.
Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 11 Oct 2012 @ 7:42am
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A point you fail to grasp is that people aren't purchasing the music, their purchasing the packaging. If they wanted the music they would buy mp3's off a vendor or download it from another site. Kid Koala is just offering a reason to buy that you won't get through the other methods of music acquisition. And getting some people to pay is better than getting NO people to pay.
Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 9 Oct 2012 @ 2:49pm
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Agree with your first statement...since the article is unclear I was just hoping that they hadn't made the mistake the government hopes we're making.
If you look at most utility numbers on power grid reliability you will see 99.985% (Average Service Availability Index) online for the year. Even a day long outage doesn't put much of a dent in that number. Outages will happen, every once in a while they are more widespread and gain big headlines but regulations will not make a significant dent in improving reliability. Outages caused by negligence are such a small percentage of that number. Weather contributes more to widespread outages. So until we can regulate the weather then we are just throwing money down the toilet (the bureaucracy rejoices).
Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 9 Oct 2012 @ 10:50am
Hope to High Heavens
I sure hope that it was only a historical database or something this contractor was able to login. Sure, you wouldn't want your data out for all to see but if the company actually allows remote access to the SCADA controls network then the FUD-makers in government will have more of a leg to stand on...meaning there are network admins dumb enough to allow critical infrastructure to be connected to the internet. Now we all must suffer because of their ineptitude (which is usually why bad laws are passed).
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Re: Mike snookered yet again. -- Though he'll claim wasn't.
By the way, you can dismiss all my earlier comments stating the complete opposite. Snookered again.
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Re: You had to jam in Megaupload. Get over your copyright mania.
...you're ALMOST round to my position! From a few posts ago.
Uh oh! Today ootb thinks he is convincing/turning/breaking you Mike. I don't like the imaginary encouragement he is giving himself.
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Good luck with that. Damn near impossible for a union worker.
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Re: Obamacare/Romneycare, what's the difference?
And Michael Moore wasn't doing the same thing in the other direction, that Cuba is better than the U.S.A.? Really? Either side can come up with outlier instances that support one system or the other, but like someone mentioned above...there are a lot of influences on how implementation may work in one place and not another. Local governance can know and help their constituents better than some one-size-fits-all system.
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Re: Re: Hope to High Heavens
If you look at most utility numbers on power grid reliability you will see 99.985% (Average Service Availability Index) online for the year. Even a day long outage doesn't put much of a dent in that number. Outages will happen, every once in a while they are more widespread and gain big headlines but regulations will not make a significant dent in improving reliability. Outages caused by negligence are such a small percentage of that number. Weather contributes more to widespread outages. So until we can regulate the weather then we are just throwing money down the toilet (the bureaucracy rejoices).
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Hope to High Heavens
Also, spellcheck - excrement. =]
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