What absurdity? And who's 'Jarrett'? Is this some other obscure movie reference? I thought you advocated 'maturity'... And why aren't you working on your Cheney/Nugent campaign yet?

See, when I hear buzzwords like the president did a 'good job' or he was the 'worst ever', all I hear is the repetition of the same mass media buzz words I have been reading in the papers over the many years. I lived through the same shit and every day was just another X on the calendar. Work was as steady as I wanted it to be. When prices went up so did my income. None of it depended on some damn politician and his army of bureaucrats. All this nonsense coming from you disappoints me much more than hearing it from d_r, pudge, or Mr. Smith. I'm posting into a vacuum, completely unheard. You are still convinced the shell game is authentic. What will it take for all of you to see the con? Actually I think you do see it, just can't admit to idea of being the mark. And everybody wants to keep on playing in the insane attempt to get their 'money back'. It ain't gonna happen. The confidence game is still the best game in town. You all make it just too easy.

For even less evidence can you say 'Afghanistan'? Nothing was ever proven there either. It was all one sided hearsay. More yellow journalism and government lies, partying like was 1898. I'm wearing asbestos. so go nuts!

Just like with Afghanistan, somebody has an itchy trigger finger..

What is the difference here?

There isn't any. 'Cross License' is the euphemism for collusion. Patent holders should not be allowed to prohibit competitors from using their inventions, or to deny a license. They can still collect their royalties for the duration, but a license must be granted to anyone that can pay the percentage, without question, or even permission. Same goes for copyright. This is the only way mitigate some the inherent corruption built into the patent/copyright system until it can be abolished completely.

And don't forget, with the old wars winding down, we might get another one out of the deal. win-win!

Cheney/Nugent 2016!

...this absurdly racist movie...

Wow! You've seen it?!

If they want to and can't, they will just drop the packet. They can very easily block anything that is not in plain text. There goes your 'dark net'. And with their state protected monopolies there is nowhere for you to go until you can roll your own.

Scarcity raises the praise. The soap opera is also helping. There's also longer term marketing, for sequels. It gives the movie life! A plot that you can't escape. Soon all your entertainment will go this way. And just before you die... commercial break!

Nobody knows who is making 'threats'. I see no reason to give any money to Sony. They are hardly a bastion of free speech. As far as I'm concerned the whole thing is a scam, though the new Bond flick could be okay. Eh, maybe Sony might get my money after all, and I am amused by your Hollywood Tough Guy talk :-)

Piracy will just go to dark nets...

Yeah yeah yeah. You keep forgetting who owns the wire.

I'd rather see DNS go away. It's too centralized and easy to control, kind of an anathema to what the internet should be.

...but now I'm going to go see it anyway. You should really encourage all of your friends to do the same.

Getting to sound like a good PR campaign now.. It'll probably still flop. It sounds like a real stinker.