Posts by fodeja

Same happened in NewEconomy of Europe and USA in May 2000. It's the result of a damaged and destroyed patent- and license system, nothing else. The whole sphere of intellectual property is in highest danger.

Wow, nothing like simple explanations for complex issues, huh? I may be wrong, but I have that feeling you're one of those people who automatically equate "change" with "catastrophe" (since you seem to be so fond of quoting people, read up on Schumpeter for some thoughts on that).

The downfall (or rather, consolidation) of the "New Economy" came when venture capitalists and other investors realised that prefixing an "e" to a (possibly not even yet existing) product's name and selling it over the Web doesn't generate demand automatically.

In some not-quite-as-visible places, said "New Economy" is booming: for instance, the automotive industry has built complex virtual B2B marketplace systems, for the benefit of both sellers and buyers, and yet that market is still in its infancy. We're talking many billions of USD or EUR p.a. here, and it's not a soap bubble that'll burst soon. Granted, it's more of a vertical market, and you seem to be talking about mass-produced commodities. The NE was/is about selling services, not selling goods.

As regards software: software patents are definitely one of the stupidest ideas anyone ever came up with, and I'm glad the EU seems to be taking an anti-patent stance in that area. Software patents inhibit innovation, which is quite the opposite of what patents were originally intended for. (Hilarious examples are provided on an almost weekly basis in the USA, where some companies are successfully trying to get patents for the computing world's equivalents of the wheel and the lever.)

I agree that something's definitely wrong in the area of biotechnology / pharmaceuticals patenting, and I see no simple solutions. But I don't see TEOTWAWKI either.

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Need some Input!!!!

by VeniceIT in

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ok people!!!!

you might have noticed i haven't been around as much the last few weeks.

i started a new full time job in the cosmetic industry.

fodeja

Good point, but they could add some artificial preservatives. Or could it be perfumed sour cream, then?

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Need some Input!!!!

by VeniceIT in

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ok people!!!!

you might have noticed i haven't been around as much the last few weeks.

i started a new full time job in the cosmetic industry.

fodeja

stop dreaming

I like it - short, provocative, grabs the attention. Better than all that pseudo-French stuff. You may want to add an exclamation mark.

what is your business plan?

Hmmm. I don't know - too confusing.

in black and white, from a-z

That's kind of long, and it reminds me of Whisky.

Venice:

I don't really have any good suggestions, but I have a question I've always wanted to ask someone from the cosmetics business: is it true that all those beauty creams, with no exception, are just perfumed Philadelphia cheese? I've had this theory for a long time that all the miraculous micro-liposomes, Q-10 factors and Peruvian apricot essences are pure marketing fabrications. You can be honest, I won't tell anyone.

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Which major country of JW"s will fall first?

by sleepy in

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there has been major declines in european countries.. will one of these be the first to have a catastrophic decline.. i predict britian and france falling quickly maybe under 100,000 in a year or two.. when one country fall significantly say britian going under 100,000 will this set off bigger falls here and else where when people start to jump the sinking ship?

fodeja

That is happening in Japan and Denmark where organized efforts exist in the "real world" beyond the internet although the internet is also super good.

The problem of the Watchtower in Europe is not that there is opposition (which exists, but on a very small scale), but rather that there is complete indifference. People just don't care about the JWs or bizarre JW spinoffs, and the JWs themselves have become mostly invisible. The established churches have similar problems.

I'm also not sure about the simple causal relation "economic prosperity -> JW decline". One would have to do some sort of regression analysis vs. unemployment or GDP figures to be sure, but my half-educated guess is that this only applies to extreme cases.

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the intellectual laziness in jh, ks & follo...

by elke in

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the words: intellectual laziness.

recognize this trait?

ahhh,many who apostasies from the one truth, shall we say ,adopts this trait-and transforms into epitomies of intellectual laziness...they construct the premise there is no true god to mislead others...they proceed to construct arguments to support these prefabricated conclusions with the building blocks of false logic...they convince intellectually lazy individuals the odds of a creators existence are remote...a lie recognizable to any form of honest intelligence.. craig rusbult, ph.d. explains why god refuses to provide irrefutable proof in his existence on the web page http://www.asa3.org/asa/education/views/proof.htm - "although it isn't stated directly in the bible, god seems to prefer a balance of evidence: there is enough reason to believe if we want to believe, but not enough to intellectually force belief against our will.

fodeja

It is no theory wherein a criteria for "falsibility" (see Karl Popper!) is possible!

Yawn. Erich-Burschi, instead of throwing around vague references and strong assertions left and right, why don't you even try to give us solid arguments? You know, there's more to an argument than a few strong words and vague references to Popper and your favourite radio program. Much more.

Will you show us that you're not just the 3489798th troll on this board, or are you quite happy with that appearance anyway?

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(pet peeve: CRITERION is SINGULAR, CRITERIA is PLURAL! AAARGH! Why can't anybody get this right!? Loooosers! )

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Not Argentina Again!

by Englishman in

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this morning was the draw for the first round of next years world cup.. our group to play each other is:.

england .

argentina.

fodeja

expat:

And all the players are middle aged and have beer guts. It's just not cricket.

Hm, yes, you're right. One peculiar thing about cricket appears to be the age difference between players and the innocent bystanders forced to watch it: while the players seem to be fairly young guys most of the time, the "crowd" consists almost exclusively of WWI veterans.

I see two explanations for that: a) these guys are so old and demented that they have neither the will nor the physical strength to protest or run away, b) their doctors think that sitting in the geriatric ward and watching flies crawl on the walls would be too upsetting for their weak hearts - the sheer suspense would kill them. Cricket to the rescue!

jayhawk:

Well, soccer may not be the most exciting game in the world. However, braindead TV commentators, blind referees, and of course the regular penis biting orgies make it at least bearable. I mean, it could be worse. Think tennis, now that's boring.

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Not Argentina Again!

by Englishman in

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this morning was the draw for the first round of next years world cup.. our group to play each other is:.

england .

argentina.

fodeja

I will never understand soccer, but some people love it.

I don't understand your problems with soccer - after all, the examples you cite (urine bombs, penis biting) are at least entertaining. If you think soccer is boring, you've never witnessed a cricket match. Cricket is so boring that if you've ever seen a match, attending a JW District Assembly will seem like standing in the first row of a Sex Pistols concert in comparison.

But then, Baseball is just an americanised (or, americaniZed) version of cricket, so you know what I mean.

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Heya!

by Couso in

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heya all!

finally got round to posting my first post!

well to tell you a bit about myself i'm 19 and i'm from australia!

fodeja

Hi, Couso! Nice to meet you.

D'OH:

Nothin' is more saddening that reading a message from a teenager firmly believeing he is the champ, he knows it all, he is the grand master, while his former brothers and sisters are just trash.

Yes, that would be sad. However, I haven't read such a message in a long, long time. Have you?

Just as I wonder how stupid it is possible to become, new messages pop up all the time here, telling me new records are made every day.

I like your competitive spirit, OldTwittie. You can still beat all those youngsters. What's the secret of your sweeping success in the stupidity olympics?

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70 Hour Pio's & 15 Min Pubs

by metatron in

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let's see here - according to the latest rumor.

you can be a regular publisher by putting in 15 minutes.

a month.. you can be a regular pioneer by putting in 70 hours.

fodeja

DB, see the "Elder School Summation" thread.

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