Dad3353

Beyond the scope of this topic, naturally, but my thoughts come from a different perspective, in that I hold that the 'value' of anything, anything at all, is dependent on the one resource we all have on this planet and is, to me, of equal value to all. That is Time; I would have it that all labour should be rewarded only as far as the time it takes. No man, or woman, is born any richer nor poorer than another, but all have a certain Capital : the Time they have to live. I hold that one hour of anyone's time is as valuable as any other, and that all labour, of any sort, should be 'monied' only in the time it takes. The hours spent in a diamond mine should give a value to any diamond found, the hours spent baking bread given the same hourly rate. An airline pilot, a store check-out girl, a surgeon... all at the same hourly rate. There are details, and nuances, to this philosophy (those with responsibility, those working part-time, those studying for years, and more...), and there are certainly some less welcome consequences, but, to me, it is, all things considered, far better than the current notion of profit and exploitation. It's not jealousy, nor envy, but a sense of injustice when I note that so many folk on the Planet have next to nothing, in perpetuity, and others have much more than they have earned, or even need. As I said previously, I'm well aware that it's not a popular notion, but my idea of 'worth' is based on this sort of thinking. One should be paid, fairly, for the hours spent on one's endeavours, and no more, the same as everyone else on Earth.

From the User Names, I would hazard a guess that the three members created since Jan 23 are 'dummy', 'test' ID's. I may be wrong.

It appears to have been restored from a back-up dated January 23; I see no posts more recent than that. I don't think that new posts are going through, either. I just posted, but can't see it. @Woodinblack : Big problem..? Work in progress..? Can we help at all..?

Vintage ones : yes. Reissue ones : no.

@ped, @wateroftyne, @Woodinblack Undergoing updates..? Broken..? Lost in space..? It's not been responding for the last day or so. Any explanation, please..?

I've never been a believer in this 'intellectual property' and 'royalties' thing. When someone makes a chair, no monies are due from anyone sitting on it once it's been sold. A musician writes a song, gets paid for recording it and the disk gets sold. He/she gets paid; end of. Those growing tomatoes sell tomatoes; those selling music sell their music. I don't hold with sitting by the pool with a long drink whilst the millions roll in from sales, often decades since the original 'creation'. It's virtual, and makes very little sense, except to specialised lawyers. Time to end it all and get back to getting paid for one's honest work, based on actually doing that work, not on having, once upon a time, having done it. Just my tuppence-worth; I know it's unpopular here, but...

@bnt :

Dummkopf..! You've posted the Feb Pdf, not the May one..!

If there was a demonstratable likeness to any Muppet character, one would have to argue one's case against a battery of highfaluting Disney lawyers with deep pockets. Whether one wins or not could be independent of the rights or wrongs of the case, just the finances engaged. Such is Justice in these realms.

The term 'Muppet' is owned by Disney and/or Henson, and anything that resembles any Muppet character could be subject to litigation.

Fixed.

No..? Aw, chucks; I'll log out then.

Another vote for 'Mr PC'. A solidly Good Read.

As did I, but I returned them. I could never get a signal; I didn't have this problem with my previous Sony Ericsson, with Orange as provider. The SIM kept falling out, too. ...

Fixed.

There had been signs in the 'Depression' topic; her latest post, end of November, showed cause for some optimism, but it would seem that the Black Dog would not let go. RIP, Sam.

There is precedence; in the dim and distant past, there have been one or two slightly longer entries proposed. There is, of course, the 'normal' treatment, to have a fade-in/fade-out; that's the simple way to reduce the length. There is, in any case, a little-known subsidiary rule, that listeners only listen to no more than the first five minutes of any track, however long it may be. There is a special 'Lemmy's entry' clause reducing this to one minute, maximum, for obvious health and sanity reasons.

S'what I said, a bird scarer. ...

Or maybe 'busk' your own 'concert' quite close to theirs..? It won't take long for them to take the hint, with a suitable choice of instrument ...

A bit lightweight, methinks, for a 200+ capacity disco club, and definitely overkill as a bird scarer. Thinking of upgrading the car stereo, maybe..?

That's quite severe; you're allowed a bit more than seven seconds. ...

That's never stopped Lenny. ...

Our nearest neighbour runs a plumbing/heating business. I 'phoned him a while back, asking if he could look at our water pressure. He popped round one day when I was out, and the pressure regulator was changed (pressure restored...). No invoice, or fee. He was surprised (and pleased...) when I dropped in to offer him a bottle; he had refused the money I had offered. Sometimes there are other concerns than one's professional or otherwise status. Just sayin'.

My other pet peeve is apostrophes. ...