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General / Re: This is why teachers should have guns in the classroom.

« on: December 15, 2012, 08:31:34 PM »

The "airlock" is probably the best way to go.  Sallyports have been in use in secure facilities for hundreds of years, and are essentially foolproof.  

Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I heard  that school had a "buzz in" system. Also it seems that the office had a view on that entrance so they could see who was buzzing to come in. What the killer did was simply shoot through the glass door window(?) and then walked in.

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General / Re: I don't particularly care about the shooting

« on: December 15, 2012, 08:18:42 PM »

Wow! You do like shooting sacred cows, don't you? But, on a more serious note, I do agree with you but what really gets my blood boiling is the vultures flocking to the blood bath making political promises while the bodies are still warm.  They should be banned from showing their ugly faces on TV for at the very least 30 days after the tragedy.

By the way, did you see Piers Morgan blowing up on TV and losing all sense of journalistic credibility?

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General / Cops the same as religion

« on: December 15, 2012, 04:17:53 AM »

Ian the cop hater? Of course not and here is something very similar. From time to time I give my humble opinion about gay rights on a certain board.Sadly, far too often, there is a new report of an other gay kid having committed suicide because of bullying often based on religious teachings. So, I point out the gun in the room. The source of that hatred toward gays and , well, all hell breaks loose. I hate relious people. I hate god. I hate the bible. I'm agains't religious freedom. I am intolerant. So, as you can see, all that's left to do is try to make it clear, again and again and again that I'm pointing the finger at the religious fundamentalists instead of ALL believers. The worst part about this kind of reaction is that it comes from other gays. I see the same phenomena happening toward people pointing the finger at specifically the bad cops and the corrupted legal justice instances. God is perfect so are the cops. Right?

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General / Re: Chaos x2 (Not safe)

« on: April 05, 2012, 09:28:10 PM »

Whom ever created that thing was a borderline insane genius!

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General / Re: Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.

« on: April 05, 2012, 05:47:34 PM »

Or maybe more? Like when he comments about when people want change they think they have to change the government when, in fact, no change can happen until it is the people themselves that change. Simply put(?) he puts the blame for a state of affairs not on a government or system but where I think it should belong, right on the lap of the people themselves. An other thought. I guess he is saying that the system is us, was us all the time. We have repudiated our power to change things by believing the government will do for us what ever is supposedly needed to make things better, what ever better supposedly means?

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General / Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.

« on: April 05, 2012, 09:24:46 AM »

I'm listening to that audio book and it's making me ask the opinion of those that have read or listened to it? I'm at the part where the author is talking about a completely different way of teaching, where the grades are not the goal but rather the quality? How does or could that book relate to a free state project?

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General / Re: Why I will never use Amazon.com and will support Pirate Bay instead.

« on: April 02, 2012, 08:53:55 AM »

When is someone going to ban this statist loser Looking from outside?

Please be kind enough to explain you calling me a statist! On what ground do you do so?

Since clarity doesn't seem to be the main quality of my post I'll try again. Amazon can't sell MP3s to Canada. The MPAA, RIAA and what ever the hell ther AA groups that came up with those copyright rules use the state to enforce their rules. As proof look at the FBi going after Pirate Bay a NON USA website. If Amazon sells those MP3 to me it could get huge fines. So, wouldn't be the federal government(judicial system) going after Amazon? In the end my question really was what should one do when a company refuses to go against laws that actually damage it's business? Support that company or go somewhere else?

Remember when Amazon was having problems when states(California and others?) wanted to collect taxes on items bought from out of those states? The FTL hosts and callers were all talking about a boycott of Amazon but also facing the fact that Amazon is also a source of revenue for FTL.

In the end, copy rights or revenue collection enforcement are both done by a state of federal agency. So, if you see m defend the state I really need to understand how I'm doing so.

By the way about me being a statist? I don't vote. I don't believe in the voting game. I see all parties(what ever country, state or province) as exactly a one sided coin where every one lies from the time their lips start moving. I've often tried to quote the FTL hosts to friends when they talk to me about the taxes they have to pay. One of the best examples ever that they have is the one about how one can lose his property even if it's completely paid for. I can tell you for a fact that I've seen quite a few eye brows raised about that point because they couldn't contradict it.

Here's an idea. Instead of wanting to ban me from here you can use me as an example of someone not fully understanding the mechanics behind copyrights and hell why not maybe one of these days have a show on how copyrights work and how they are enforced.

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General / Re: Why I will never use Amazon.com and will support Pirate Bay instead.

« on: March 31, 2012, 05:44:33 PM »

Ok, someone enlighten me. Amazon has those MP3 available. They can sell those ONLY in the states. What the hell does that have to do with copyrights? Amazon sells the mp3 and then sends part of the money to the holder of the copy rights, right? Isn't a copy right a way of ensuring that the author of what "ever" was created makes money on his creation? Therefore Amazon is doing exactly that. It has been deemed a

legitimate

selling source for those creations because it sends the money to the copy right holder. The customer is happy, the in between is happy and the creator is happy. It is NOT Amazon or the author that have added territorial restrictions in this case, it's the government. In fact Amazon doesn't have the same restrictions in other countries. It's the application of the copy rights that is applied that changes in each different countries. In the end those rules steal money away from the authors, no surprise there, instead of helping them make money. Therefore, even with Amazon following the law it isn't a free market. Or am I misunderstanding something?

Side note. FLAC is hugely better than MP3. If you have a more than decent sound card you will absolutely hear the difference.

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General / Re: Why I will never use Amazon.com and will support Pirate Bay instead.

« on: March 31, 2012, 06:54:51 AM »

This is exactly what I said.

A few months ago I tried buying an old TV sound track, Pete Rugolo's Thriller. No, nothing to do with Michael Jackson. I simply wanted the MP3 version, the ones they have on their website. I chose the entire album and then went through all the steps and pressed send and I got the message that they couldn't sell it because I wasn't in the U.S.A.

So nothing to do with Michael Jakson as I said. Amazon has those MP3 available on their site. This means they have the rights to sell them. Only not to aliens.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_seeall_1?rh=k%3Apete+rugolo+thriller%2Ci%3Adigital-music&keywords=pete+rugolo+thriller&ie=UTF8&qid=1333190635

Anyway it's about the principle. I believe that law to be stupid and business killing in the long run. Dale is happy with his Kindle. Good for him but what if there was a law against him being unable to buy it because of what ever fucked up law the government might come up with? How about you. Would you tell him to go complain to Kindle or to Amazon?

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General / Re: Why I will never use Amazon.com and will support Pirate Bay instead.

« on: March 29, 2012, 09:27:19 PM »

Ok, that made me laugh. It really is all about principles. Should it take the risk to be shut down? Some would say yes others would say no. I go for no. It's its customers that should pressure the government to get rid of those damns copyright laws. Amazon not only provides a service but it also provides jobs. So, what to do? If enough people were to send in  to Amazon and, pinches nose, to their government representatives their disapproval  of those laws it could help Amazon press the government to change those laws. Look at all the people smoking pot regardless of the laws. Because of them many are now openly against drug laws, even cops. So, if enough people were to be openly pissed off at those laws they would actually help companies like Amazon get even more business instead of less. Amazon wants to sell MP3. It's the government that is preventing them. By the way what would be stopping Amazon from moving out of the U.S.A. It wouldn't be the first time a business did that because the government was too dumb to understand how a business works.

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General / Re: Why I will never use Amazon.com and will support Pirate Bay instead.

« on: March 29, 2012, 08:41:17 PM »

I actually did email them back and the only reply I got was NO. Fine, I'll go somewhere else. Is Amazon awesome? Absolutely yes but they should refuse to obey those damn copyrights restrictions. Those restrictions are hurting exactly the people that are supposed to protect. I'm sure I'm not the only one they lost.

Oh, Quickmike,  before I forget, you do realize that you are excusing them the same way others excused their own actions? I followed orders.

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General / Why I will never use Amazon.com and will support Pirate Bay instead.

« on: March 29, 2012, 07:19:30 PM »

A few months ago I tried buying an old TV sound track, Pete Rugolo's Thriller. No, nothing to do with Michael Jackson. I simply wanted the MP3 version, the ones they have on their website. I chose the entire album and then went through all the steps and pressed send and I got the message that they couldn't sell it because I wasn't in the U.S.A. Wow!!! Serously? I'm going through all the legal steps to buy a complete album of an American artist on an American website and I get that damn copyright restriction? I wasn't trying to steal the damn files I was trying to BUY them. As for my country's version of Amazon they didn't have the MP3s on their website. Wonder why. They are shooting themselves in the head, it's that simple. So, to me FTL asking people to use Amazon is like asking to be laughed at. Even more it run contrary to the message of what FTL stands for. Even if I could buy the actual CD or LP from Amazon.com I would rather go without than buy it from them. Hell, even if they made it free I'd still spit on them.  

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General / Re: Using a lie to gain more freedom?

« on: September 26, 2011, 05:04:25 AM »

Or do you think they are lying because they are not Christians and therefore lie by default? 

Ok, that one made me giggle. Being christians or not is irrelevant to me. They can belong to what ever religion they want to. My point is about using  religion as an excuse to refuse to stand up for a judge when in fact, at least for me, it is about what is moral or not. If I say that I see religion as a way to control people but I decide to use the cloak of religious belief to stand up to a judge what does that make me? What does that make them? Conscientious objection should never be based on religious belief though I will respect it also but isn't morality something that should be free from religious belief, especially in court?

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General / Re: Using a lie to gain more freedom?

« on: September 26, 2011, 02:28:12 AM »

Lets see. Mark and Ian have often said they will not stand up in court for a judge based on the Quaker belief. I agree with not standing up but not because of a religion, any religion, but because it is morally wrong when we see judges break their own laws and rules just so they can win what ever they think they should win. It is the using a religion as a shield that I object to. Even more when one has often stated his being against organized religions. What I see here is Ian and Mark passing as Quakers so that they can legally sit down even if the judge says you must stand up.(By the way, it's not about Quakers but more about any religion used as such) But then that does beg the following question. Aren't religious beliefs supposed to stay outside a court if one is to be equal with those that don't believe in a religion or god? If so shouldn't all people in the court be made to stand up no matter what their religious beliefs are? Of course, if I go by that reasonning that also means banning to put your hand on a bible as proof you won't be lying.

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General / Re: Using a lie to gain more freedom?

« on: September 26, 2011, 12:32:14 AM »

Quaker? Yeah, that. The question still stand.