Paranoia / Politics News Comments 2006-10-19
You think curruption and wast is bad with the farm subsidies? Before whining, go dig in to Medicare. It is far worse. Go dig into the great curruption and waste on the part of large organized charities, FEMA, and local governments with hurricane Katrina. That dwarfs most medicare curruption and waste.
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I am neutral with the gambling ban. Casino profit margins in online gambling is often higher than in brick & mortar casinos because software is more riggable than a table dealer or a fully mechanical slot machine (the fully electronic slot machines are no better than internet/PC-software slots). Gambling is an economic waste-away. But at the same time, it is limiting the freedom for somebody to wast away their life if they should choose. Putting the enforcement burden on banks has the effect of limiting internet gambling to overseas based internet gambling in addition to domestic. Oh yeah, Poker doesn’t have to use real money for the skill element, though real money does add motivation to developing and fully utilizing that skill. Poker is no different than blackjack for skill vs luck really. If you want more skill than casino table games, try Magic the Gathering. Be careful though, WoTC are intellectual property tyrants like the RIAA, but target consumers less especially with the OGL, more anticompettive IP tyranny - competing with the D20 system or Magic the Gathering.
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Looks like China is making spreading Rumors and posting defamitory satirical remarks or media clips an equivilant of a class B misdomeanor (1st offence non-extreme DUI). Wonder how consistant enforcement will be? China does not have a good track history. It is a tyrannical law, but both legit and tyrannical law enforcement in china fluctuates between non-existant and iron-fist, often just guided by intrique (Somebody wants to get somebody out of the way or just hates him) with the occasional crackdown. It probably means that for this law, a very chronic offender will have a 5-10% chance of getting busted over 5-10 years.
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Whine Whine Whine. If it costs too much, Don’t buy It! Buy it from the guys who are getting it cheaper if your vendor is undercutting you that much (or just don’t buy it all)! Buy IP tyrrany (copyright licensing - non transferrable clauses) may prevent that from being done legally though.
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RIAA + MPAA = MAFIAA! Wal-Mart pays $17 for DVDs and $12 for CDs! This is the studio’s take!! Wal-Mart buys direct from the stuios! They are barely budging with the music! I want $2-4 CDs and $3-6 DVDs!!! Special features and fancy packages are not neccesary. The Rolling stone article has an itemized excuse-breakdown from the RIAA on why they can’t lower the prices. Who gets paid Publishing royalties? Middlemen? The overhead features can be reduced. Wal-Mart definitly doesn’t need $3.89 retail overhead. Emule and YouTube can give free marketing.
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Hey this employee carelessness and inter-department non-communication is why they are being sued over their french fry advertising! All fits the same pattern. Poorly configured computer and reckless computer submits infected software image to flash-memory manufacturing. I do like McDonald’s Dollar menu (AZ version includes Big N’ Tasty, Sausage McMuffin w/ Egg, Big & Spicy Chicken, and Double Cheeseburger, some missing in CA, most in WA) though. Nobody should be running off with millions with this unless death or permanent disability is involved.
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You want $10mil in free money or at least some of it? Sue somebody out of state who don’t have a car and makes a low income!! This will have to be hate driven because you’re not going to get much from your garnishment efforts. You may only get vengeful ’satisfaction’ from having your victim be mentally distressed and constantly on the run because she is a collections fugitive (Like a at-large felon fugitive except they want your money/assets instead of you)..
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If a cover band tries to play songs in your eating joint without you having an extensive red tape, expensive prior agreement with the RIAA, call the COPS! Or the RIAA mafia is going to sue your ass out of business!!
