The artists were part of the problem in the old system. So long as they are trying to perpetuate the abuses of the current copyright system, they are still a problem. Until the DMCA and CTEA are overturned, we should celebrate the losses of any musicians that rely on these for profit. They are party to the greatest theft from the commons ever. They can work for free until that debt is repaid.

Religion is just plain evil.

http://legalizecrowdfunding.org/ is the link to the site mentioned in the article, in case it wasn't clear, sorry

(and technically some of the exceptions i listed there are actually "exemptions" pre-empted at the federal level)

First, it is not a federal law that prohibits non-rich people from investing, it is state laws, generally known as "Blue Sky laws", and they differ by state. It is not the individual who is prohibited from investing, it is the startup which is prohibited from allowing the individual to invest, and particularly from making a "public offering", e.g. putting an ad in a public place soliciting investment.

Many of the state laws recognize the following exceptions to the general principal that non-rich people can't invest in startups: People who know the founders well are permitted to invest; professional investors are permitted to invest; employees of the startup are permitted to invest. I think there are some other exceptions. IANAL.

He is clearly an Open Source Specialist, whatever that means.

"which is why server style Javascript has never caught on, "

Come on man, really? Its kind of taking off now.

Why waste one of three bombs in the hope that a government that has committed itself to fight to the death will suddenly see reason?

Keep in mind that it wasn't until the U.S. dropped the SECOND bomb that the Japanese surrendered. The first attack didn't even elicit a response. This proves that a demonstration or attack on a non-mainland target would almost certainly have been pointless.

Also, what is so special about an atomic bomb really? Neither Hiroshima nor Nagaski hold the record for civilian casualties in a WWII air raid.

The gods worshipped in India (and everywhere else) can go fuck themselves.