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1. Comment - U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against P2P

   (Jun 27, 2005 - 1:33 PM)

   Here is how I see it. I loan a car to a buddy and he runs down a busload of nuns I am probably not going to get into much trouble. If the same buddy tells me he wants to kill his wife and use my car to do it, and I allow him to, I am committing a crime. How about I run a hardware store and sell a can of gold spraypaint to a teenager. If I tell him "yeah, this stuff will mess you up. Here's a rag, just spray and inhale!" then I am a criminal. It's not the item or the act of using/selling the service/item, but the promotion of using the item/service for illegal purposes. Why is it people seem to think the laws are designed to be worked around. If you can't afford to buy the product legally then you don't need it. Who ever said it is your right to have these things at whatever price YOU think is proper. So what if they charge more money than you think is appropriate. The product is produced for profit. I too agree the prices for music and software are too high. Windows XP too expensive for you? Run linux and wine for whatever your needs are. Can't afford to buy those expensive albums? Listen to the radio or spend 10 bucks a month on XM or sirius. Microsoft office too expensive? Install openoffice. Can't afford to go to the theater and watch the newest cinematic pile of garbage? Wait until it comes out on video and blow 2 bucks on the rental. Yes, it is a world that is run on money. So what. No handouts or welfare. If you can't afford it, you don't need it.
   
   By the way, I am not some overpaid slob who has more money than i know what to do with. I work hard for my living and sometimes have to save for a few weeks just to afford a new CD. My computer is 4 years old and in need of upgrading. I dont complain when I cant afford it, I wait until I can.

2. Comment - Apple: Recycle Your iPod, Save 10%

   (Jun 4, 2005 - 5:32 AM)

   So, what seems to be the problem with a for profit company trying to increase their profits? I see nothing insidious about this offer. Any fool knows how much he paid for his ipod, and used value is typically 50% of new cost. Sell Vs 10% off would seem obvious to anyone, as it has here in this forum. Do you accuse the cell phone companies of doing the same? Lets everyone sell our used 5 year old phones for parts or reuse and see them get older and broken. Then they fill up our precious landfills with waste when they are eventually thrown in the trash. I would rather see the used items recycled into usable gold, silicon, metals, and plastics for use in some new products. Even if we only recycle 1% of the electronics we retire it will save millions of tons of possibly toxic matter from destroying our only planet. I would like to see the discount higher to attract more people, but again, Apple is a for profit company. Give them at least a small amount of credit for recycling them instead of selling them to a 3rd world market.