And if that plugin gets popular enough, they will request it to be taken down too! Google aren't stupid -- they are perfectly capable of protecting their content if their lawyers want it. For example, it is basically impossible to automate search queries because Google really hates it when you using their search engine but are not exposed to their sponsored results. They have very sophisticated means of determining when it is likey that a user is a bot and will then serve up an annoying captcha. They will do the same thing with youtube. The difference is that, while search engine results are "theirs" and copying them can be seen as plagiarizing, taking the audio of youtube videos cannot because the videos aren't Googles property, they are owned by the youtubers who created them.
According to the law it is probably alright for them to do what the hell they want with the content users uploads, but from a moral standpoint I think what they are doing is highly unethical. Google has gained enormously on everyone who uploads videos, whether it is original stuff, remixes of other material or dvd rips of popular tv shows. I think they should return the kindness and allow as unrestricted usage of the content on youtube as possible.
That's bullshit. Environmentalists have for ages supported investments in public transportation. Basically for every new rail or subway line ever constructed you have had loads of people supporting it. You are the one who have decided to not hear that and all the thousands of suggestions from environmentalists on how to get rid of our oil dependence. The first step is to ensure every city has a functioning public transportation system with high coverage so that people can travel efficiently without having to drive. The second step is to encourage people to use it by lowering fare prices and increasing the price on driving using tolls on congested roads. Employers should get tax rebates if, say more than 20% of all employee time is worked from home. Make it easier for people to live close to work so they dont have to drive 40 km each way every day.
There are many more ideas out there, practical stuff that can easily reduce carbon emissions. The green movement are absolutely not just a bunch of whiners but are definitely offering suggestions to the problems.
Great explanation! The 8% interest rate should be compared to the yield the capitalist can expect on other types of investments. Currently, there is absolutely nothing you can invest in to receive such a high return with so low risk. The lender, who is using the capital to finance education and also is shouldering the risk, has to be sure that the investment in education pays off with an cumulative income until retirement that is so much higher than what would be attained without education that the loan can be amortized and the student can have a significantly higher standard of living. Otherwise it makes no sense to make the investment.
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