Gasoline is not oil. When people buy oil it is at the global market. When you buy gasoline, it is priced at your local market.

If at the pump you had the choice between a global list of gasoline suppliers then yes, all prices would be very similar. Since in a town you only have the choice between a couple local suppliers prices vary.

So the same logic should apply to video games correct? I should be able to resell a copy I purchased off Steam?

Hashing and publishing the hash of original document scan would allow others to verify that their copy is the same as the original. The usual issues with hash collisions apply of course.

If you wish to make a computer from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

I'm not so optimistic. Sure we'd be fine if somehow the president just decided to turn around and enact dictatorship. But that is an unlikely event. More likely is there will be a gradual growth in federal power. Then small groups of dissidents will be demonized and everyone will be content getting rid of them. Continuing until there are no dissidents left.

I would never work for a company that would discriminate based on what I choose to do outside of work hours. However, I am able to realize that not everyone is in as good a position as I am and that my current lifestyle is not just a product of my hard work but also some fortunate circumstance. So I would hate for anyone who needs to get a job to feed their family to be discriminated against based on their outside of work activities. Why should they have less personal freedom than I?

The point GP was making is that some people are not in a position to be picky about their employer. So this acceptance of social media background checks hurts them the most. Selling your soul is one thing, but not having a soul and being indifferent to the plight of those less fortunate than you is much worse.

Come on, at least acknowledge the complete hypocrisy in this situation. Imagine I came along a year afterwards and started selling an app called Wireless Sync with an almost identical logo and the same functionality. You don't think Apple would try to sue me if my app was successful? These are the same people who are suing Amazon for the use of "Appstore"

Interesting you feel FFXII had too many characters when your favorite games are VII and VI, off the top of my head: VI: Terra, Locke, Edgar, Sabin, Celes, Seltzer, Mog, Shadow, Umaro, Girl that draws, Gau, Cyan, Gogo VII: Cloud, Tifa, Barrett, Red XIII, Yuffie, Vincent, Aeris, Cid, Cait Sith

Story developing: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110314/NEWS01/103140331/1005/Expanding-state-health-benefits-challenged/Woman-shot-dead-Lansing-bank-branch?odyssey=nav|head Shot by a police officer

Having the loser always pay will also decentivize legitimate lawsuits. Imagine you work for 'megacorporation' and you lose a limb / are discriminated against / etc. Now if you want to sue, not only do you need to fund your own litigation, you may be responsible for the large legal expense of the corporation (they'll spend more the more legitimate and dangerous your case is) if the court decides the corporation is not to blame. Having the loser always pay would be an overall net loss for individuals.

That amazon tribe was fake http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-grann/the-truth-about-the-lost_b_172910.html

If I draw the line at cloning organs, is the cloning or raptors included or excluded?

Can you not understand that the Euro is fundamentally different than the dollar or pound? The likelihood of the U.S. saying they will no longer use the dollar is slim compared to, the chance of the Euro dissolving if enough countries decide they no longer want to be a part of it.
But since you seem to have no concept of how an international currency can fail because of a loan default its not worth discussing this point further.