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Comment Government collusion (Score 3, Insightful) 487

Many businesses that reach billions of dollars in revenue often rely on government contracts and monopoly protection--patent law being the biggest of these. Without government interference in the economy businesses would probably be less likely to hit "billionaire" status. I don't doubt that there would still be some, just not as many. In the open source world this is (to some extent) playing out.
Games

Games Workshop Goes After Fan Site 174

mark.leaman writes "BoingBoing has a recent post regarding Games Workshop's aggressive posturing against fan sites featuring derivative work of their game products. 'Game publisher and miniature manufacturer Games Workshop just sent a cease and desist letter to boardgamegeek.com, telling them to remove all fan-made players' aids. This includes scenarios, rules summaries, inventory manifests, scans to help replace worn pieces — many of these created for long out of print, well-loved games...' As a lifelong hobby gamer of table, board, card and miniature games, I view this as pure heresy. It made me reject the idea of buying any Games Workshop (read Warhammer) products for my son this Christmas. Their fate was sealed, in terms of my wallet, after I Googled their shenanigans. In 2007 they forbid Warhammer fan films, this year they shut down Vassal Modules, and a while back they went after retailers as well. What ever happened to fair use?"
User Journal

Journal Journal: As big a geek as myself should have the foresight to log out 1

Yeah, so I'm a giant retard. I was stupid enough to leave my slashdot account logged in on my cousin's computer. He's been using my moderator points like candy, and he even meta moderated for me - twice - before realizing that I was logged in.
Democrats

Journal Journal: Democrats and gun control 1

Wow, been a while since I've written in this but now that I remember it is here, I have decided to write something.

Michael Badnarik, the 2004 Libertarian party Cantidate, has basically the best gun control policy of any cantidates besides Michael Peroutka of the Constitution party:
Editorial

Journal Journal: Irresponsible Politics

This was written by Thomas Sowell, a professor at Stanford University I believe.

This may go down in history as the year when an attempt to win an election, at all costs, led to longer run disasters that make any election pale into insignificance. The biggest and loudest political rhetoric of this year is that President Bush "lied" about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

What are the known facts about Saddam Hussein's chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons?
Editorial

Journal Journal: John Kerry is teh suck

I really, really, do not get liberals. I'm about to post for you a transcription of Rush Limbaugh's show, so read it. If you don't want to read it I'll post a link so you can listen to it.

Anyway, I haven't posted in a month. I have done a few things with a livejournal and a blog, but I've figured out that Slashdot journals rock. ----------------------------------------- http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wma/rushlimb.download.akamai.com/5020/clips/04/07/070604_2_kerryabortion.asx
Games

Journal Journal: City of Heroes Beta

Ah, I've been trying out the City of Heroes beta for a while, and it seems okay. The server wipe comes in two days so I'm trying to hurry and get as far as I can so I can fly...lots of flying :)
The Matrix

Journal Journal: Matrix Revolutions

I finally downloaded and watched The Matrix: Revolutions today. Overall, I'd have to say the movie pretty much sucks. It's sort of hard to make the connections between a lot of things without thinking really hard, at least for an average person since I consider myself much more highly intelligent than the majority of the world's population.
Star Wars Prequels

Journal Journal: Star Wars Episode III: We've All Lost Hope...quit Galaxies

Out on May 19th I think it is, 2005. Sigh, I hope this movie turns out much, much better than the last two. Lightsaber dueling will probably be really good, an improvement on Episode II. Episode I kinda sucked, especially at the 1vs1 with Maul and Obi-Wan, but the best thing we got out of Episode I was the Duel of the Fates--great music, John Williams is still awesome. Apparently SOMEONE didn't change since the original trilogy.
User Journal

Journal Journal: SURVEY TIME!

1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says: -- "'Are you answering our ad?' She asked." 2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first? -- About 2 centimeters from touching my bookshelf. 3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?: -- Simpsons? Maybe Andy Griffith :) WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is: -- 7:20 5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?: -- 7:43 6: With the exception of the c
Lord of the Rings

Journal Journal: LoTR and such as is life

Well after hearing people for a year and a half tell me, an ubergeek (although I don't /really/ look like one, no glasses or polyester pants) who is a Star Trek and Star Wars aficionado, you have to wonder why I never was interested. I've always been a really big sci-fi kind of guy, none of this medevial crap. Give me laser guns & starships over a sword and horse anyday of the week. Well, I finally toned down about it a little and decided to watch the Fellowship of

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