But it is basing this decision because of the religious beliefs of another group; ie, the religion of making more money out of nothing. Take the governments land and suck out the profits for the sole benefit of private individuals. The decision making basically comes down to who has the best or most expensive lobbyist on their side, since McCain doesn't seem to be able to think for himself like he used to.

You need to know before hand what the hidden features are though. Trouble is that you can't easily find it out. If you check customer reviews you will almost always find glowing positive reviews for things just dripping with DRM. Though to be fair, when I see a glowing review I almost always think that there must be something suspicious, because no one can get that excited about a mere consumer product. Plus these reviews usually get written long before the problems are discovered, which means you have to wait a year maybe before some more honest and objective reviews show up.

People LOVE the Blu-Ray despite the horrendous DRM it has. People still buy Origin games. People somehow are quivering with delight at Keurig despite the alternatives that don't have DRM.

The problem here is not the high margin on replacement parts, but on the DRM itself. I can make an adapter for a Gillette razor if I wanted to without breaking any DMCA laws. Inkjet cartridges did not originally have DRM but instead just some ominous "for best results please only official parts" warnings. And of course people figure out the do-it-yourself solutions pretty quickly, until the manufacturers figure out how to change software to prevent the DIY.

As well, with the razors, the blade is the real product and the handle is merely a free accessory. The ink cartridges require a really specialized formula (easy to replicate from a third party of course). But for a cat box cartridge it's just a plastic container full of soap and water, there's nothing special going on there except the dimensions and interfaces of the container.

For the profits, this may work out well at first. But after awhile people will stop buying them. Negative word of mouth gets around. Maybe they make less money overall than if they just raised the base price at the start. After all, there are a lot of people out there who are perfectly willing to buy the "official" replacement cartridges.

True, but I don't really consider putting up a sign to be a heavy handed authoritarian tactic.

But the orangutan does not get to choose. There is no freedom involved here, just the decision about which group of humans gets to dicate its life.

He's not free. It's ridiculous. He's being moved from one prison to a different prison. Ok, it's a slightly nicer prison that he's going to but it's not at all the same as freedom in any sense.

Private property which means that the owners can restrict it all they want. The limitations in the bill of rights applies to the government.

Right to carry arms is in the constitution. Right to bear arms on a plane is not. Actually I don't think right to be on a plane was mentioned either.

Gasoline powered engines carried onto passenger planes is just a stupid idea, for carry on or checked baggage. Even when handled normally and cleaned properly they stink up the place. People store their chainsaws in the garage or a shed, not the attic or a closet, and for good reason.

The responses aren't that heavy handed. They just close things off and the yahoos who want to go off-roading in wilderness get pissed. Meanwhile this "heavy-handed authority" is soon going to allow copper mining in a forest sacred to the natives of the region.

That's why I hope this negotiating goes on through the end of the week, since I'll be stuck at mom's house and don't want to be subjected to it.

What I want to know is if this is going to make things easier during the final exam.

I think it does exist. It's the word "beta".

The quote was not against flag burning, but it seems to imply that in order to protect the important free speech you must also protect the dumb free speech.

The new hipster food is quinoa dogs.

For sure, stop using that term for politicians as it is demeaning to actual pirates.