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Comment Since we have the best healthcare in the world, (Score 1) 2416

let's charge for it. Since there are sneaky taxes in this bill like the 2.5% medical device tax, I think the US should heavily tax non-US citizens who come over to use our system. We can be kind to our friends in Canada and only charge them 100 or 200 percent because they have such a wonderful healthcare system. Rich Saudi princes or Hugh Chavez can pay say 10,000 percent because they can afford to pay. ANd since the "rich" should pay their fair share someone like George Soros or Bill Gates can also pay that same 10,000 percent tax on medical services.

Comment Re:It was good. (Score 1) 771

This is good example of the difference in cultures. Europeans are very comfortable with nudity, but violence and guns are a no-no, or are considered shocking. The US is a bit in between, but lean to being more comfortable with guns and certain kinds of violence. it seems that East Asians like violence, but nudity is right out.

As far as the blue penis was concerned, it really served no useful purpose in the movie, so why not leave it out.

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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?"

Comment Re:Simple answer (Score 1) 1322

Heed this!! He holds the purse strings holds the power.

This can be really difficult to do though. I think there are like two colleges in the entire US that do not take ANY federal money. (Hillsdale college in Mich is one, I believe.). Even their students as individuals cannot accept any federal money as that would drag the entire weight of federal regulation onto the college.

Comment Get the director to dub in Steve Blume's voice (Score 1) 439

two comments:
1) Yeah, get the original voice actors to overdub.

2) I was watching the 70's movie "Death Wish" starring Charles Bronson, and one the three punks who kill his wife and rape his daughter had all the right gangly moves that Spike sometimes has, the actor was none other than Jeff Goldblum. Too bad he's far too old for the part.

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