Please explain to me the number of people who knowingly fraternize when knowingly infected with lesser STDs and where the difference lies. People in general are self centered, arrogant low-lifes.

See my justification/reply here.

In 1985 there was a reliable test for AIDS and 36,526 known cases worldwide. I stand by my original numbers of there being in the 100s of thousands of cases or less at the time.

Given that there are an estimated 33.4 million people currently living with HIV/AIDS in the world and millions of people dyeing each year. I also stand by my numbers of millions of lives saved. Could all HIV/AIDS infected people now be removed from population to limit the continuance of this virus? Not likely IMO, I feel it would certainly have been curtailable in the 80's though.

I don't do the fancy pseudo-math to fudge around with the margins of error to find the number of false-positive deaths as well as the number of false-negative slips, but I do guarantee that it wouldn't be 33.4 million living dead now.

No, I am not from china. I am from the "good ol'" USA. And yes, the only actual "cure" for any virus to date has been a high velocity lead injection or a super sized dose of truth serum (sodium pentathol). Even the common cold (rhinovirus) simply has to run its course. Compulsory testing and removing the virus from the population would be the only solution, draconian or not. Should all virii such as rhinovirus have such measures, not in my opinion. Should virii which have the possibility of pandemic? Only if we wish to save more lives than would be taken manually.

I can't respond as far as upper class goes, however when I had Hodgkin's lymphoma as a lower class child the government covered nearly every dime of treatment. When I move out on my own and became lower-middle class, simply having an abscessed tooth cost me about 2 months of my gross pay. Getting injured and taking an ambulance ride cost me about 7 months gross pay.

Given those experiences, I would be inclined to agree with each or your posits.

And I a neighbor who feeds grown cats and puppies to their retic ... Mouse, cat or dog it's still an animal. To judge another creature based on how cute it is perceived is narrow minded indeed.

I'm surprised that China doesn't go with a more aggressive stance towards the problem of HIV/AIDS. (Keep in mind this was suggested to me by my great-uncle as he was dying of AIDS in the early 90's:) After having a positive test and confirming with a second more controlled test for HIV/AIDS, have the person immediately euthanized. And before any of you try the cop out of "My relation/friend had AIDS I don't want them killed," keep in mind had we done that 25 or 30 years ago it would have saved MILLIONS of lives since. The deaths from AIDS in it's entire history would have been in the hundred thousands. My uncle would gladly have been euthanized after being diagnosed had the law allowed it.

I do that exact same thing. I'll call you and we can discuss our strategies. Or you'll have to call me... But then, I'll have to call you... But you'll need to call me.

Dammit! </fencepost>

Don't worry, the system is punishing you all ready. Someone (again, you don't care who) is being punished. Doesn't that make you happy?

Seems as though it is working REAL well.

Serious question:
How is this different from Michael Vick? Just because they wrote a paper instead of collecting paper?

I can't find the reference, but I'm pretty RMS himself has described the GPL as a necessary evil.

Given that my school (in the USA) had to throw out many of their photocopied sheet music and and purchase brand new official copies back around 1995/96, I would say not. That and the amount of sheet music we would have to buy for the advanced music classes.... In the USA, not fair use, apparently.

Where's my mod points now?!

Mod parent up!!!

It's easy for those so accustomed to ignoring, if not outright protesting against, copyright to forget that it is intended to protect them as well.