On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 14:22, eviltwin69@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:48 , Rick Taylor <RickTaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxx> > >wrote: > >> > > Frank Barknecht fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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? > > Q. Why don't many of the world's great doctors live in Canada. Because they do? > > A. Can you say socialized medicine? I knew you could. Health insurance anyone? > > 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. Marek
