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Comment on Making money on the Internet

Pat — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:19:49 GMT

I have a friend that paid $300 to start a coupon rebate center from her home--guess what its three months later and she has made no money and the company won't return her $300 although all the propaganda that they sent out assured her that she could easily get her money refunded at any time. Yeah you bet--no free lunch.

Comment on Making money on the Internet

Chatty — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:53:35 GMT

Your points are well-taken - it's always "let the buyer beware", isn't it - even if what these guys are selling is information! But all this talk of poppycock and magic beans - now I want CANDY! At least you've made me wary of taking it from a stranger ; )

Comment on A Victim of Causal Loop String Theory

Sharon McBean — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:14:31 GMT

John, You need more to do! I know you are a computer geek, even if you don't admit it! You are also one bright guy!

Comment on Back to the Writer's Strike with some smokin' commentary from an actual WGA writer.

John Goff — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:14:44 GMT

Michael Sinclair talks like a body with a paper asshole, or at least someone whose head has been up that portion of his anatomy without seeing light for most of his existence. Writing to writers is a job, a profession. To those like Michael Sinclair who obviously know not what a job or profession---beyond 'working the system'---is is a way to make a living, support a life and, in the case of many writers a way to support lives, give their children an education (something Sinclair seemingly lacks) and to live with pride. They provide PRODUCT in the way of ideas, thoughts, suggestions and completed scripts from which actors, directors, grips and many others fashion yet another product. The finished product is then SERVED to couch potatoes like Sinclair who are totally devoid of thoughts, thought processes and creative ideas by business people (networks and studios and distributing companies)who then sell that product many times over. They, like Sinclair, sit on their dead asses and manipulate without creating and would only have themselves to play with were it not for creative writers. When Sinclair takes 200 pages of blank plages and fills them with black marks that make literate sense to discerning human beings, I'll take him seriously. Until then he can watch the reality shows he's going to get, and probably loves, while he contemplates the density of his belly button and the hardness of the shit caked behind his ears...

Comment on A Victim of Causal Loop String Theory

Pat — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:21:21 GMT

Yes, I am glad that you vanquished, conquered, tamed and finally subdued that pesky computer but more important what was for dinner?

Comment on A Victim of Causal Loop String Theory

Catherine — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:11:54 GMT

Chuckled at your misery...been there done that.

Catherine

Comment on Back to the Writer's Strike with some smokin' commentary from an actual WGA writer.

Michael Sinclair — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:15:30 GMT

You characterize the writers as the "good guys" and purport suggestions in "support" of the "good guys". WHO is on strike? The writers -- who see a potential gravy train on which they want to hop on board and change the discourse. Bottom line fact: They are providing a SERVICE, not a PRODUCT. We're addressing a business here -- in which writers are taking no risk. So if a writer considers him/her so valuable, critical to the enterprise, and hot stuff, then let him/her participate in the risk; defer getting paid to provide a service, and negotiate for a piece of the action, which makes them a valid stakeholder: if e.g. the series takes off etc, great -- they'll make money. If not, they will "lose" their investment (time)just like the production company will "lose" their investment (actual $$$$). Compare it to home ownership: you have the investment and ownership -- and pay for a lot of services (everything from satellite TV to lawn maintenance to pool maintenance to cleaning service...). Do those service providers have ownership in your property? If you rent out the house, do the service providers get a piece of the rent based on some percentage of home ownership? Do they participate in paying the mortgage, property taxes, necessary utilities, maintenance (including what you are paying them)? If you sell the house, do they get a percentage of the proceeds? If you can no longer afford to pay them, are they going to continue to provide the service for free? The writers you are referring to are basically providing a contracted SERVICE in similar context with the contracted service you have established with your yard maintenance service provider. Accordingly, it is nothing but the wayward sense of entitlement -- wanting something for nothing -- and overt greed on the part of the writers that has resulted in their action of "strike." To characterize them as the good guys who deserve support in this situation seems to be mighty perverse.

Comment on Back to the Writer's Strike with some smokin' commentary from an actual WGA writer.

Catherine — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:08:36 GMT

Terrific, John. Both John and I enjoyed your comments. Sounded like propaganda for the writers.