nugx - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Global Warning (Score 1) 877

by nugx on Thursday January 01, 2009 @03:37PM (#26292479) Attached to: Is the Yellowstone Supervolcano About To Blow?

The Midwest is full of white people. The Government might respond differently.

Comment Re:Global Warning (Score 1) 877

by nugx on Thursday January 01, 2009 @05:53AM (#26289739) Attached to: Is the Yellowstone Supervolcano About To Blow?

Thank you for having the only comment on the entire page that actually put my mind to ease.

20-Year Copyright Extensions Coming To Europe 268

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 13, 2008 @02:23PM from the hoarding-acorns-for-the-long-winter dept.

unlametheweak points out a story at Ars Technica which begins: "After a UK government-led commission said that the current 50-year term for musical copyrights was fine, and the government last year publicly agreed that there was no need to extend the term, culture minister Andy Burnham yesterday made the logical follow-up announcement that yes, the government would now push for a 20-year extension on copyright. Turns out, it's the moral thing to do. Actually, by framing the issue as a 'moral case,' Burnham gets to sidestep the entire issue of logic. Critics have already begun to charge that he is ignoring actual evidence and the well-regarded conclusions of the Gowers Report (PDF), not to mention previous government policy. But when the issue becomes a moral one and the livelihood of aging performers is at stake, it's suddenly easier to avoid cost/benefit analysis."

Comment How about... (Score 1) 646

by nugx on Tuesday January 08, 2008 @05:29PM (#21960542) Attached to: GM Says Driverless Cars Will Be Ready By 2018

How about cars that dont get shitty gas mileage? Think thats possible before the turn of the century, GM?

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