Sure, and I'll bet there are many people who are willing to pay to not have their world views challenged too. I'm just not one of them.

To be honest though, I've not seen a single thing on the internet that I would be willing to pay for just to see. Yeah, I know there are many who are...but I've never been able to get my head around the idea that subscription based sites are of any real value. Add to that already cynical view of paying for any information being a stupid propisition the thought of paying to hide thoughts that you find offensive then you've really entered negative territory for the cost of wasting time on trivial matters.

...is nothing but a great waste of resources. If only all the energy devoted to such trivalities as sports were dedicated to science.

Intelligent people realize they are immature, and strive to gain more experience and insight before they act.

...before you are ready signifies immaturity, not intelligence.

Those are the things Microsoft should be focusing on to best their competitors today. Who was it who said "Hit it where they ain't"? Willie Keller I think. Apple wants lockin, Google wants data, Microsoft only wanting to sell software could be the winning move today.

Kids won't learn obedience if they are given free time to think for themselves.

Wow, you make it sound like the purpose of year round school is to indoctrinate kids into working as laborers year round for corporate elitists instead of just sacrificing a few months for their family and friends.

There are so few teachers who are capable of inspiring children to learn things for themselves that it only takes a couple of weeks a year for them to learn such a basic concept that holds the reward of lifelong learning. Far too often teachers demand that students dowse their quench for knowledge by requiring them to hold to standards of education that are designed to meet the needs of the mediocre.

I wish I could convey to you how severe my frustration with an education system that rewards aceing tests with "C"'s because the required mundane homework assignments were not completed as assigned. The education system I experienced was designed to steer people towards meeting in the middle and did nothing to encourage students to succed on their own.

So how about this? Would you consider a few weeks long test out period for students who just don't want to listen to you rehashing concepts for months on end that they have already mastered in just a few days?

Since Google has the ability to scan for a file that break a certain law, why shouldn't it have the obligation to scan all files on its servers for violations of any other laws?

If Google has a method of identifying and reporting one file that violates a law why shouldn't it be expected to use that same method to identify files that violate other laws, particulary if the hashes of those other illegal files are provided to Google?

"Full Definition of THEFT
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a : the act of stealing; specifically : the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it "

I'll bet that the vast majority of those who complain that their theives took their intellectual property will discover that in fact they still in actuality have it in their possession.

If that sells more Wiis, and more Wii games, why not?

Companies hate the idea of openness, so I doubt that will happen.

Shame so many of them chose death over sharing, isn't it? Even if they still die, their platform could live on indefinitely. Think of what would have happened if it weren't for the x86 clones.