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Comment Except it doesnt work that way (Score 1) 264

The mom and pop stores in the USA were killed 30 years ago by National and regional chain stores. Walmarts main competition is target, but also publix,amazon, dollar general,etc,etc. When you compete at all levels you have to compete with everyone including constant new arrivals like Aldi, Winco, etc.

Comment It is a slippery slope... (Score 3, Insightful) 348

From blocking things that are illegal everywhere to thing are illegal in some places.

The reason why child porn is blocked is because the person pictured is the underage victim of a crime
and the creation of child porn is a mala in se offense (illegal because its bad in of itself) because its the distribution of the product of child abuse.

software piracy is a malum prohibitum offense (illegal for statutory reasons).

The right to enforce copyright should lie with the copyright holder not the state. Not all copyright holders choose to exercise their rights or have constructively abandoned their rights (aka Abandonware), something the law has not been updated to reflect.

Comment Re:"Killer whale" (Score 1) 395

Except as a rule they dont attack humans in the wild. Even the one documented attack was a non-fatal one.
If that orca wanted to kill the human he wouldnt have let him go. I even suspect the killer whale mistook
a surfer in a black wetsuit swimming among seals for a seal. You dont swim in the waters of northern california without one.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19960117&id=GIo1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QiEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3872,1646286

Why dont orcas attack humans? 1) Orcas that attack humans would tend to be hunted down 2) Humans are not part of the regular diet
of an orca.

Comment I was on vacation in Thailand (Score 1) 100

My guesthouse in bangkok had 16 mbps connection, free for guests. My internet connections in my hotels in Thailand and Cambodia were faster and cheaper than in the US (none of my hotels charged for internet [even the 4* had free internet]). The idea that hotels should be able nickel and dime us for internet is nuts.

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