On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:52 , Marek Peteraj sent: >On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 14:22, eviltwin69@cableone.net wrote: >> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:48 , Rick Taylor RickTaylor@speakeasy.net> sent: >> >> >On Sunday 12 December 2004 09:55 am, Jan Depner wrote: >> >> On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 09:17, Mark Knecht wrote: >> >> > On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:03:40 +0100, Esben Stien executiv@online.no> >> >wrote: >> >> > > Frank Barknecht fbar@footils.org> writes: >> >> > > > So basically they want to protect their investment in getting >> >> > > > knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from the >> >> > > > eyes of other hardware manufacturers. >> >> > > >> >> > > A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other >> >> > > people is not a good society, in my opinion. >> >> > >> >> > Socialism - it ain't pretty... >> >> >> >> Really. I was going to point out that that is exactly what Karl Marx >> >> (or was that Groucho) said. You can see how well that worked out. >> >> >> >> Jan >> > >> >Yeah... it's one of the most pervasive and influential concepts in modern >> >politics. Aspects of it are implemented in almost every country on the face >> >of the earth. >> > >> >> Q. Why do all the really successful, accomplished, talented people leave Sweden? >> > >Because they don't? > Check out how many of them live in Monaco to avoid the crushing taxes of Sweden. >> >> Q. Why don't many of the world's great doctors live in Canada. > >Because they do? > Wrong. Most are in countries where they can be paid the highest salary. Some very few are altruistic but that's their choice. >> >> A. Can you say socialized medicine? I knew you could. > >Health insurance anyone? > Health insurance is paid for by me, for me. Socialized medicine is paid for by you and everyone else for me or anyone else. Big difference. >> >> Q. Why should I listen to political lectures from twenty-somethings (or >> thirty-somethings for that matter)? > >Check my country of origin and you'll figure out the rest. > I know your country of origin. How many countries have you traveled to in the last 30 years? I've worked on six continents (I don't really want to go to Antarctica). More third world countries than you can name. I see the world as it is, not the way I want it to be. Which leads right back to the original reason for all of this. Some stories don't have happy endings. Jan