2highbehind

Beautiful flowers grow on the edge of the cliff

Most expensive download ever ;-)

It took a while, but now a significant outcome of the music industry vs illegal downloading is a fact.
24 songs at $1.9 million price point, should be the most expensive download ever. Let's see if this sticks in the appeal, but it looks like the law is finally starting to rule against pirates. The main reason is (IMHO) that there is a legal alternative available on many outlets struggling to make a business online. 2bcontinued......

Oops

Big mistake This lady wanted just one star on her face.... On youtube

Why the French are different

Just back from the South of France. The gun I'm holding belongs to the chief of Police in the area we were in. Of course without bullets, but we could play for a while. This great guy had more talents then you find normally with a Police man and we had true fun. Can you imagine this happening in Holland or the US? I don't think so, too much fear for what could go wrong. Living in a rural area and having the sun shine on your head is relaxing and makes you feel more at ease. I don't like guns, but had fun holding it for a minute. It gives the feeling of power, even without bullets.

my next iPhone

iPhone galore

Why do I have an opinion?

Reading back my own stuff made me wonder why I think about these things and why I feel the urge to tell? Hmm food for thought ;-)

Thoughts

I did not vote for the EU. Now most people tell me I cannot join the debate anymore. This is such a bs statement. Why? Because I think a democracy that allows people like Geert Wilders to join the political arena is far from being civilized and is in itself so rotten that the only way is to not take part in that system anymore. Still I think I have the right as a human to think and debate about how we organize things in a civilized way. My political views are different from most. I believe polics/governements should worry about just 5 key issues:

1. Education

    a) Free for all, selection based on ability

    b) Good salary for teachers and focus on entire development of human beings

2. Infrastructure

    a) Roads, water, air and public transport (trains etc) all state owned and maintained

    b) Technology infrastructure

3. Economy

    a) Eck's ideas

    b) Government is market referee

    c) Legal framework for people and businesses

4. Safety

    a) Focused police force on real crime

    b) EU army

    c) New detention system, based on returning in society with chances to actually make it work.

5. Care

    a) Healthcare for all and care for the older people

    b) Care for less gifted people

Very high level and forgot lots of things, but think of a government that has no opinion on what is bad/good, but a pure on execution focused body that makes things work for the people. No religion, moral opinions etc. Just make it happen for the people..

Everything else can be done by corporations. The 5 key issues need to be adressed in the order as listed above. 1 most important and most resources go to this and so forth. This in a context of a world without borders and low tax on labor and high tax on using resources extracted from planet earth. All substances of pleasure: Alcohol,sigarettes etc. are taxed high too. A very focussed public system and politicians that defend the integrety of the system. My only thing is I dont think it should be build around most votes decide. Still thinking about who gets to vote and who doesn't ;-)