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Comment on The Life of Julia by Brad

Brad — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:52:18 +0000

Funny stuff, you should now do one about the life of Dave under Obama’s care.

Comment on The Life of Julia by Dave

Dave — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:11:08 +0000

Part of the joke (it is all a joke mocking the Obama campaign) is that Obama’s scenario carries all through the life of one girl while stating that she is “Under President Obama”.

It is easy and fun to sit back and point at both sides of any given issue but to actually want things to be better a decision must be made. The basic right/left argument is over whether government or individuals will do a better job at running peoples lives. That used to mostly be the common ground in the USA that the government is limited and people run their lives while respecting the rights of others. Not anymore. I personally will never find common ground with those who wish to oppress others.

But again these images are merely a joke mocking a dumb campaign ploy.

Comment on The Life of Julia by soopermexican

soopermexican — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:56:53 +0000

Very funny! I especially like the accurate portrayal of Mitt’s advantage – at least he’s not a Marxist!

Comment on The Life of Julia by Nigel

Nigel — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:04:00 +0000

I’m not sure either of these scenarios bear any links to reality. Certainly in the USA the President can serve only 2 terms, limited to around 8 years total, so your scenario goes awry at what, age 5?

Looking into the future with either your scenario or Obama’s are, I think, a bit crazy.

I think the whole USA needs to calm down on the rhetoric. You would think the Right & Left need to find some common ground, rather than just everyone attacking and never listening to each other.

Comment on Copyrights Gone Wild by Bob Bauer

Bob Bauer — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:20:32 +0000

I wrote this immediately after listening to Big Wreck’s new album on Grooveshark for free. So…yeah. I’m a big fat Hypocrite.
I liked it by the way.

Comment on Copyrights Gone Wild by Bob Bauer

Bob Bauer — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:18:30 +0000

It seems to follow that that would be the case. I have never understood the disparity between patent law and copyright law. Government favors artists over tinkers? This is really my personal opinion and not all properties are the same. A play for example has royalties that have to be payed for each performance no matter who attends. But I can listen to a song as many times as I want and only pay for the cd once. If I have a student who wants to perform a song from a musical they have to buy the sheet music and then secure permission from ASCAP and pay necessary royalties. But if I want to perform a song by ben harper I just have to learn it. I think it represents preferential treatment to the written word over other media. In the end, I know that I would be seriously torqued if someone performed a play that I had written without my permission and without paying me, but I would be honored if someone learned a song I wrote and performed it publicly, as long as they mentioned that I wrote it, even if I never gave permission. So, am I a hypocrite? Probably. I should ask Mike about this. He studied copyright law.

Comment on Copyrights Gone Wild by Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:57:56 +0000

Do you then see patent rights as property rights as well, since they took the intellect of the inventor to exist? Do you then believe that patents should be extended beyond 20 years to the lifetime of the inventor?

Comment on Copyrights Gone Wild by Bob Bauer

Bob Bauer — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:11:57 +0000

I see Copyrights similar to property rights. I wouldn’t want someone to have free access to land after I had lived on it for 14 years. I understand that because it is intellectual property there is grey area, it’s not tangible so you can still have it at the same time that someone else uses it. Notwithstanding, I disagree that it would be awesome all around. My opinion is that copyrights would expire upon the death of the author. Since it is intellectual property and the intellect of the author ceases at death (speaking temporally) that seems fair.

Comment on “Apologetics” Single Pre-Release “EDIT” by Brad

Brad — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:51:31 +0000

Good stuff very catchy, can’t wait for the rest.

Comment on “Apologetics” Single Pre-Release “EDIT” by Alice March

Alice March — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:19:38 +0000

On behalf of the hearing I say “it sounds amazing and I can’t wait to hear the rest”; on behalf of the deaf I say “feels good”. (By the way I would have expected nothing less from such a talented person)