"The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it." -- John Gilmore

They will just move to using other ports.

The IKEA effect? Are you serious?

I'm from a poor background where we always had cheap crappy furniture we bought at [insert department store] and put together ourselves, this also continued for a bit into my adulthood until I had my career going, and at no point have I ever taken pride in that stuff, and I certainly never valued it more than good hand made furniture.

Is this really happening? Are people really excited that they put pegs into side B and tightened down the lock nut?
Man I think you have to have come from a well off background to think that way in the first place. Either that or this is an entirely made up thing.

You really need to educate yourself on effective tax rates. When half the guys in the top 10 are saying it's not fair then maybe your argument is on a losing side.
The political system in this country is for sale, and they have the most money so they bought it. Get with the program.

I can't believe there are still people who make this argument without getting laughed out of the room. Firstly just one second thinking about it points out how dumb your statement is:

1% of the wealthy pay 38% of income taxes... yet we have established already that they have 90% of the wealth. So..

90% of the wealth is paying 38% of the taxes
the remaining 10% is paying 62% of the taxes.

Also, look up effective tax rates. The wealth PAY THE LEAST by percentage and everyone knows it, except you apparently.

You might want to familiarize yourself with the case of David Hahn. A 17 year old kid who tried to build a nuclear reactor in his moms shed and dangerously exposed his entire neighborhood.

So what you're telling me is, over 97% of users secure their wifi networks?
Honestly I never would have thought we could get the percentage that high. That's good news.

First off, grats on being the 50th person to make that obvious but not well thought out observation.

Secondly, it's completely wrong. Starting a business with a narrow focus is typically what you do and it's what is preached in schools. Find something that you think can make a profit, focus on it, and do it well. In this case they had something until Apple decided they wanted it.
You can't blame them for trying.

You should be able to express your opinion "That EA sold their souls to the devil" without losing access to the games you bought. A forum ban I could see, but this? Come on.

They tried that first. $500 bills after the fact. Not enough people paid so they stopped.

What is wrong with everyone in a society all paying for something that nearly everyone benefits from? Like fire protection? Newflash, the free market just doesn't work for everything.

Did the police pay? Yes, with taxes. Or more to the point everyone paid for it, which is why it worked.