"And of course, the numbers are much bigger for younger people, meaning that those overall percentages are only likely to increase over time."
Or not. Younger people become older people, and older people tend to have more disposable income and less time, which means that you start paying for convenience (e.g. not scouring the internet looking for a good copy of a movie).
Medtronic is also one of the companies who's stated that they'll be "forced" to fire employees because of the ACA.
Of course, it's not because of employee ACA costs, but because rising profits on medical devices and pharmaceuticals are one of the things controlled by the ACA.
The "times 90" bit is absurd. If you're going go after people for downloading music, that's one thing. But those other 90 people? Go after them.
It would be like getting stopped for speeding and instead of getting a ticket for $100 you got one for $10,000 in order to pay for the other 100 speeders the officer failed to catch while he was dealing with you.
Re: Re: They clearly understand what can't be replaced.
Teenage Engineering is simply after some free press.
Anyone want to calculate the odds of some crude plastic part breaking on a piece of equipment that someone owns who just also happens to have access to a 3D printer, and who also understands how to disassemble and the repair the device in the first place?
"In this case, all it's serving to do is call significantly more attention to the original claims that Public Citizen made in its original letter to the FDA."
The key words here are: "In this case."
I would say that for every time we see the "Streisand Effect", dozens of such lawsuits are filed and won by default when the individual or company lacks the time or resources to defend itself and simply folds under the pressure.
Incidentally, Mike, the idea that it could even be a plant is ridiculous. Even if there was a canned reply he wanted to make, there were thousands of likely questions from which he could pick and choose and go off from there. It's a time-honored political technique.
I am not an Obama plant. I have no affiliation with the campaign. I worked for them in 2008, but I haven't done anything for them in 2012 -- mainly because I was busy finishing law school, looking for a job, and studying for the bar exam (priorities, you know). As to the connection to the Department of Justice -- yes, I interned there during law school for six months. My last day of work was in December 2011, so I haven't had any connection to the federal government for quite some time. And the idea that asking a question of Obama (even if some considered it a softball question) would somehow curry favor with the DOJ is... well, ludicrous. Though I wish it were true because I could still use a job.
And the mystery about the account is relatively simple as well. I've used reddit for years -- though mainly as a lurker. On my own laptop, my reddit account is typically logged in with the information saved in my browser. When the Obama AMA occurred, I wasn't on my own computer. I couldn't get my normal login to work and knew that if I didn't get my question submitted in a hurry it'd get lost in the shuffle. So I just created a new account.
As to hearing about the AMA in the first place, I got a gchat from a friend about two minutes prior to it starting who told me that it was happening and to keep an eye on reddit's front page for it to post. I guess you could consider the question a little bit of a softball, but that was intentional, in as much as I wanted to get it answered. I knew that the President, being a politician, wouldn't answer an argumentative or controversial question. Similarly, my question was more likely to get answered if it was at least reasonably grammatically correct. So I typed it up in notepad, proofread it once, and submitted it. Pretty simple.
"Indeed, while we worry about their creating mirror images of hard drives of thousands of computers, or obtaining digital evidence from hundreds of thousands of cellphones..."
And yet the NSA is spending billions on a data collection and storage center in Utah.
Another aspect is that everyone kind of assumes that the jury had to sit there and go over everything from scratch, when in fact they've been listening to witnesses and forming their own opinions for the past month.
If the majority believed that Samsung had violated Apple's patents prior to adjournment, then the actual vote could be considered to be little more than a formality.
"...full of people that would in no way be biased towards either party or have an opinion or interest..."
I think "in no way" is pretty much an impossibility. You want as little bias as possible, but short of growing jurors in a vat, everyone is going to have an education, a job, friends, opinions, and so forth.
Both sides interview jurors, and both sides have a limited number of challenges they get use to eliminate people they feel might be prejudicial to the case at hand.
Seriously, of course this needs to be investigated! Let just non-paid sponsor get away with it, and pretty soon the entire Olympic Committee might have to actually work for a living.
You're willing to stop feeding him. You're willing to stop housing him. You're willing to cut his medical aid and cut access to prescription drugs.
In short, saving a few extra tax dollars on your end is so important to you that you're effectively willing to let him and others like him die... so long as they do so quietly and anonymously.
Fine. But it's all well and good to talk about "those people" in the abstract. My provision is that you're got to look him in the face and get his blood on your hands. Literally.
If you're going to lose your humanity, at least have the guts to do it face to face...
I'll go with that, with one proviso: If you're not willing to pay to help keep a fellow human being alive, then you personally have to take the knife, stab him in the guts, and watch his face as he dies in your arms.
People are all too willing to inflict pain, suffering, and hardship on someone else, just as long as that other person has the grace to die quietly, out of sight, and out of mind.
"I have been researching these things and have learned that personal responsibility is the best way to handle all these issues and more."
The problem is that no one is an island. Your "personal responsibility" could easily evaporate with about three pieces of bad luck:
1) Company/industry decides to outsource/replace/eliminate your job.
2) Bank or financial institution with all of your savings goes bankrupt due to mismanagement and deregulation, speculation in bad investments, or at worse, a crash in the economy.
3) Illness or accident, fire, flood, or other natural disaster.
All of which, you may notice, are completely and totally of your control. Now, without unemployment, SS, Medicare, and other programs, you and your family are on the street and starving (and you, if the illness is bad enough, are dying).
And some other asshole is walking by and ignoring you and your cup because, in his opinion, "you should have planned better."
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Or not. Younger people become older people, and older people tend to have more disposable income and less time, which means that you start paying for convenience (e.g. not scouring the internet looking for a good copy of a movie).
On the post: Live By The Patent, Die By The Patent: Extreme Patent Aggressor Medtronic Loses Patent Lawsuit
Of course, it's not because of employee ACA costs, but because rising profits on medical devices and pharmaceuticals are one of the things controlled by the ACA.
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Here's Joss Whedon on Romney, zombies, and brains...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TiXUF9xbTo
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Re: It might make people think the attack ads are correct
We have a Truth in Advertising Act. Make it apply to political ads.
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ManPeopleOn the post: First 'Three Strikes' Case In NZ Dropped After It Becomes Clear Accused Didn't File Share
It would be like getting stopped for speeding and instead of getting a ticket for $100 you got one for $10,000 in order to pay for the other 100 speeders the officer failed to catch while he was dealing with you.
On the post: Teenage Engineering: If Our Parts Are Too Expensive, Here's How To Print Your Own
Re: Re: They clearly understand what can't be replaced.
Anyone want to calculate the odds of some crude plastic part breaking on a piece of equipment that someone owns who just also happens to have access to a 3D printer, and who also understands how to disassemble and the repair the device in the first place?
On the post: Yes, There Are Many, Many, Many, Many Legal Uses Of BitTorrent
Just where are the "top ten authorized downloads" in the current top 100 of all downloads?
On the post: Just Because You Don't Like What People Say About You, Doesn't Mean You Get To Sue For Defamation
Re: Re:
The key words here are: "In this case."
I would say that for every time we see the "Streisand Effect", dozens of such lawsuits are filed and won by default when the individual or company lacks the time or resources to defend itself and simply folds under the pressure.
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The benefit isn't worth the risk.
On the post: Reddit Sleuths In Action: Highlight How Obama Answered A 'Planted' Question [Update: Or Not?]
I am not an Obama plant. I have no affiliation with the campaign. I worked for them in 2008, but I haven't done anything for them in 2012 -- mainly because I was busy finishing law school, looking for a job, and studying for the bar exam (priorities, you know). As to the connection to the Department of Justice -- yes, I interned there during law school for six months. My last day of work was in December 2011, so I haven't had any connection to the federal government for quite some time. And the idea that asking a question of Obama (even if some considered it a softball question) would somehow curry favor with the DOJ is... well, ludicrous. Though I wish it were true because I could still use a job.
And the mystery about the account is relatively simple as well. I've used reddit for years -- though mainly as a lurker. On my own laptop, my reddit account is typically logged in with the information saved in my browser. When the Obama AMA occurred, I wasn't on my own computer. I couldn't get my normal login to work and knew that if I didn't get my question submitted in a hurry it'd get lost in the shuffle. So I just created a new account.
As to hearing about the AMA in the first place, I got a gchat from a friend about two minutes prior to it starting who told me that it was happening and to keep an eye on reddit's front page for it to post. I guess you could consider the question a little bit of a softball, but that was intentional, in as much as I wanted to get it answered. I knew that the President, being a politician, wouldn't answer an argumentative or controversial question. Similarly, my question was more likely to get answered if it was at least reasonably grammatically correct. So I typed it up in notepad, proofread it once, and submitted it. Pretty simple.
On the post: DEA Gets Lawsuit Dismissed Because It Couldn't Cope With Two Terabytes Of Evidence
And yet the NSA is spending billions on a data collection and storage center in Utah.
Perhaps the DEA should outsource?
On the post: Apple/Samsung Jurors Admit They Finished Quickly By Ignoring Prior Art & Other Key Factors
Re: What's so surprising?
If the majority believed that Samsung had violated Apple's patents prior to adjournment, then the actual vote could be considered to be little more than a formality.
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Re: The Jury
I think "in no way" is pretty much an impossibility. You want as little bias as possible, but short of growing jurors in a vat, everyone is going to have an education, a job, friends, opinions, and so forth.
Both sides interview jurors, and both sides have a limited number of challenges they get use to eliminate people they feel might be prejudicial to the case at hand.
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Re: Oh Dear
Seriously, of course this needs to be investigated! Let just non-paid sponsor get away with it, and pretty soon the entire Olympic Committee might have to actually work for a living.
Slippery slope, and all that...
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Re: Re: Weird
This title is not available for customers from: United States
There's a page for it, but no way for US customers to buy it.
On the post: When Every Practical Economic Idea Is Political Suicide, Something's Wrong With Politics
Re: double standard
You're willing to stop feeding him. You're willing to stop housing him. You're willing to cut his medical aid and cut access to prescription drugs.
In short, saving a few extra tax dollars on your end is so important to you that you're effectively willing to let him and others like him die... so long as they do so quietly and anonymously.
Fine. But it's all well and good to talk about "those people" in the abstract. My provision is that you're got to look him in the face and get his blood on your hands. Literally.
If you're going to lose your humanity, at least have the guts to do it face to face...
On the post: When Every Practical Economic Idea Is Political Suicide, Something's Wrong With Politics
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
People are all too willing to inflict pain, suffering, and hardship on someone else, just as long as that other person has the grace to die quietly, out of sight, and out of mind.
On the post: When Every Practical Economic Idea Is Political Suicide, Something's Wrong With Politics
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmmm
The problem is that no one is an island. Your "personal responsibility" could easily evaporate with about three pieces of bad luck:
1) Company/industry decides to outsource/replace/eliminate your job.
2) Bank or financial institution with all of your savings goes bankrupt due to mismanagement and deregulation, speculation in bad investments, or at worse, a crash in the economy.
3) Illness or accident, fire, flood, or other natural disaster.
All of which, you may notice, are completely and totally of your control. Now, without unemployment, SS, Medicare, and other programs, you and your family are on the street and starving (and you, if the illness is bad enough, are dying).
And some other asshole is walking by and ignoring you and your cup because, in his opinion, "you should have planned better."
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