Did you just assume with zero justification that everyone has a laptop? Seriously WTF.

You've a 6-digit UID and you're just now figuring this out?

(BTW, some of us who don't live in the US might not have heard about this yet. It doesn't seem to have been widely reported elsewhere.)

You're conflating trademarks and copyrights. No-one's disputing Disney's right to hold a *trademark* for the Mickey Mouse character and likeness to use in representing their company and its products.

As for *copyright*, you're asking the wrong question. This is because copyright is not a right, but rather a privilege granted by the State. So the proper question in this case is, "Why should the government continue grant Disney the privilege of copyright on the Steamboat Willie cartoon *indefinitely*?"

Well, he seems to be saying a lot here The myth of startup success is just that: a myth. Declining infrastructure, a confluence of events, absolutely requiring the Big Lie merely for Silicon Valley to function. His conclusion is devastating and disheartening. So, seeing that he has proven his point, why don't we just give up? Silicon Valley is a failure. We need to change to a sustainable, workable system that provides benefits to everyone over the long run, instead of enriching a few people. Let's start turning the lights off and winding things down, everyone. It's over.

You right-wing nutbags make me laugh, shaking your tiny fists in rage at your holy Constitution being violated like an altar boy after Mass. African-Americans had no voice in its creation, it's invalid by definition. The people who wrote it were slaveowners. It's time for your kind to fade into history. There, there, Grandpa, put down your gun, TEH COMMIEZ aren't going to get you, it's nap time now.

Nought better to do
Than post this drivel each day--
What are you, 14?

If you were Irish, you'd know that diplomacy is actually the art of telling someone to go to Hell in such as way that he'll be looking forward to the trip. :)

What you say is a total lie. Multiculturalism is learning to live with other cultures in peace. It makes the entire nation stronger because of diversity. Diversity is a strength, not a punishment.

It could be no more free than the least free place, and quite possibly less free than that, yes.

Those leaders sought to be elected as leaders, then failed to meet their responsibilities. Nobody forced them to run for office.

...of a Slashdot where the editors actually edit submissions and turn them into something approaching standard English.

When actual fucking EDITING commences, I'll consider that worth coming up with the bucks to fly out to Oregon and meet you guys at *Con. Thanks for the invite, though.

Hey, if it gets you laid, go with it. We have to use what works, not what we wish would work in a Utopia. It's a big shit sandwich, and we're all going to have to take a bite. When you reward a behavior, you get more of it. This is science.

If you're going to try to misrepresent people convincingly, you'll need to do it MUCH better than that, Ace.

Good thing you're a mind-reader, then, since I'm not.

Newsflash: places with machine shops need to fabricate objects, so they use the latest technology available. Surprise to uneducated people: US Navy ships have machine shops on-board, because they often need to fabricate objects while at sea. The surprising twist: when you're at sea, you can't just order from Amazon, you have to make it right then and there. Crazy, eh?