There should be a mechanism by which it is possible to make money from information, but don't confuse the issue by calling it a right.
Music is not information. Software is not information. Movies are not information. Let's not confuse the issue by pretending all of the above is nothing more than information, as doing so belittles the artists involved in the creation of these works.
Ok, here it goes again. Jack owns a CD, Jill owns a CD burner. Together they make a copy. This is a consensual transaction between two free individuals. Interfering in this is wrong.
Wow, if you really believe that....wow.
Personally I will do as the grand parent and copy things a lot for a while just to show them how much they suck.
How, exactly, do they suck? (and who are "they" anyways?) How does someone who is producing content that you, obviously, want to possess suck again? Because they charge you for something you want? You're reproducing something illegally because you can't afford to purchase it and "they" suck? How's that?
Japan, for example, could have asked US troops to leave.
That's kinda difficult when you're forced to accept a constitution that gives up your military power and puts the U.S. in charge of your defense.
Yeah, pesky WWII.
Basically, for all you people who think that this new fellow is going to be "different", tell me in four years time whether you still have to go to fucking work nearly every day of the week (for the vast majority who do). Heck, I would guess at least half of the things he promised aren't even possible without the Congress, and they aren't different, even if you think this man is.
Why is not going to work a goal? Why would that change? The point is for the last 8 years, we've had a mildly retarted person speaking for us. Now, we've got someone who can put together a proper sentence to speak for us. That's a good thing. Do I think he'll accomplish all the goals he's laid out? No way. Do I expect him to? No. Do I want the government to take care of me? No. But I do want, as a figurehead, a man who doesn't sound like an idiot when he's in front of the world.
We The People have pretty much the size of Government We The People want doing pretty much the tasks We The People believe to be Constitutional else We The People would have chosen other leaders.
Tee hee. Don't know if you're that naive or just plain stupid, but you seem to be making the fairly large assumption that our leaders do what we elect them to do. Like this here 44th president. Is he going to do *half* of the shit he's promised? No...probably not. So does that mean that everything he *does* do is what the people who elected him wanted? Um...no, no likely.
If you're pulled over and suspected of DUI, then don't take the damn test, beacuse the accuracy of the breathalyzers are questionable. Plain and simple.
Worst. Advice. Ever. Let me qualify that, if you're a first offender, it's the worst advice ever. First off, depending on what state you're pulled over in, the consequences of refusing the test are worse than your first dui arrest. Second, prosecutors are now using the fact that you refused the test against you as proof that you were intoxicated. If you have no had prior DUI arrests, you should almost always take the test. You can always fight it later on, but you'll almost surely loose your license if you refuse.
A grand is not "budget."
Of course, 1000 AUD is about $700 USD.
I am constantly amazed at the level of ignorance and stupidity this country displays toward security. It's gutless and unreasoned. There are something like 1.2 billion Muslims on the planet, around 22% of the total population of the planet! We have problems with a few thousand of them. How long are we going to use 9-11 to justify continued fear and ignorance?
As opposed to "smart" people like you who can read about an incident and instantly understand what it was actually like being there and judge all people involved. It's good to be perfect eh?
I dispute that--on average. I'm not saying that it's cause-and-effect or even that the correlation is 100%, but I will go on record as saying that getting a PhD (at least in science!) is very strongly correlated with being able to think clearly, and to discover and question one's own assumptions.
Yes, but one could argue getting a PhD is very strongly correlated with the desire to stay in school without actually having to produce anything. Just saying...
By most quantifiable measures (lifespan, infant mortality, etc) the US appears to be worse off than most other industrialized nations. This indicates that the US healthcare system is less effective than others.
If they were all measured fairly, I'd agree with you. For example...
"Who alone has reason to *lie himself out* of actuality? He who *suffers* from it." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
