I think that giving Clinton the nomination *is* throwing the election to the Republicans.

I was still human back then.

I understand that they’re businesses. It’s just yet another illustration of what’s happened to business in general over the last couple decades. It’s about thinking long term.

There used to be a time when if you bought something, you owned it.

I don’t have a problem with GMO technology. I have a problem with all the things that go hand in hand with it: Monoculture, prophylactic use of pesticides, consolidation of control by a handful of agribusiness, the clusterfuck that is IP law, the side effects of releasing trillions of seeds of a single genetic strain…

Right- I think they’d have to have a quality control process in place. The question is at what point does someone need to seek a license, and what criteria they’d use to grant or deny one. That’s honestly the sort of thing that only an entertainment lawyer is qualified to speculate on.

My HOPE is that this is a…

“I am arguing that rights holders are not compelled to go after all possible instances of infringement or risk losing their IP status. This is what you suggested and this is wrong.”

Yes, BUT, they are allowed to license their trademarks. From a legal standpoint, all they have to do is charge the producers a small fee for a limited use license. That would still fulfill their legal obligation to defend the trademark.

I was referring to the most recent of the official films, actually.

It’s so their next shitty Star Trek: Warp Speed and Furious movie doesn’t get shown up by something with substance.

Oh, heavens forbid. You never serve a white toilet wine with enchiladas. Always pair a red or green sauce with a sangria, made with a subtle blend of toilet wine and grape or orange soda.

If you want to eliminate the right to public assembly, simply make all spaces private.

There really is no vintage quite like Thursday.

You know, I actually think it’s a perfect time for a resurgence of cartridges.

I’m not proud of this, but I would totally watch a MASK movie.

Well, you do get what you pay for, and I’d rather them be beholden to the taxpayer than to the campaign donor....

Because Star Trek wasn’t just a cultural success, it was the economic success that the entertainment industry should be striving for.

Jesus that looks fucking awful.

Heavy cloud cover everywhere within 4 hours drive the past two days and expected tonight as well.

Which may be something you can plan around- If you’re planning a major purchase within the year, and have a choice of amortizing over time or deducting it all at once, you can use that to offset the taxes on two bonuses.