One of the few sensible things I see here:
"I don't see what's so offensive about joking about royals. If you aren't embarrassed enough already that you have royals, I don't see what harm a little "who cares what happens to them" attitude can do."
I don't get it either btw Justinian. They have that flue coming so no way to worry about the prices of houses just yet.

Its kinda harsh to put all systems in one basket. But I'll argue later about the difference between the US system and an absolute regime.

You have a point tough all democractic systems on earth are to a certain extend plutocracies.

"Interested in more important things than looks"
credit card?

on topic:
there is just a lack of competition. I'm not angry at bill for being rich, he's an economic genius, I would have done the same if I could. But I am angry he cut back progress since almost the start of the commercial pc. There is no real alternative. Linux and mac DO have major drawbacks as well.

so what? tell the pope...

Let companies who f up f up. They will be bought cheaply by another company who might do better. Otherwise that  company will be next. Its one way the market deals with incompetence and corruption. It might not be perfect but at least we don't have to pay for others who f up.

www.google.com

lol

@firewing:
they voted it down themselves I think (tough I might be wrong here). In any case I separation hardly ever solves problems. Its often created by politicians for their own gain who then blame everything on a certain group (in this case English speaking humans) while often they are not the biggest problem.

People simply have problems blaming themselves.

I don't really understand. Tough you make a lot of sense zarf, you argue why it should not have an identity value.

reply on topic later

its basic instinct.(not the movie, put it back in your pens)

Think of it in pre-historic terms and translate back to modern times...
When you have "on excess" or when you have enough recources on excess you can waste some, you show you are a very efficient individual. Second you can show you're status in a groop wich again shows your capabilities. These people originally (and still) have more chance on survival of their blood.

In modern times its completely wasted except for the part where you work in order to try to reach it, wich is not always 100% effective but still the driving force behind our HR in our economy.

"I doubt it."
I don't, I believe he can make programs that don't work as well

chris makes a good point tough but thats stuff for some other thread.

I cannot know KWF, Haven "pied" him yet lol.
...btw your new name s*cks.