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Read this thread.

Maybe use an imagehost that doesn't block requests referred by FAKKU.
Other users don't see shit,... ok, this is what they see:



...and the filename, "blocked domain" is the clue of what's going on.

(...and no, most users won't bother to copy & paste a link)

Try sadpanda:
https://www.fakku.net/image-404/





Another thing: If you want to discuss things, make a thread in the appropriate discussion board. If you have a request, make (yet another) thread here in Requests.

PS: the art style (and story fragment) reminds me of "Oniichan to wa Yobitakunai" (namely the 3rd story, so far only released in H-magazines) by Saegusa Kohaku (he also has a tankoubon called "Imoten" filled with these kind of stories), though it's kinda hard to tell as the screenshots are very distorted.

Here are the links to the stories on FAKKU:
https://www.fakku.net/manga/onii-chan-to-wa-yobitakunai-1-english
https://www.fakku.net/manga/onegai-sister-plus-2nd-period-english
https://www.fakku.net/manga/onegai-sister-plus-final-english

PS.PS: ...and stop whining it won't accomplish anything and will only make you seem like an attention seeking cunt.

I checked and it's indeed as you wrote: when the user clicks the artist's name *from* a doujinshi or manga, they indeed only get a filtered list by the author depending on what sort of material they've been browsing.

For instance 10mo has both a doujinshi and a manga on FAKKU. Using your method you might get this link:

https://www.fakku.net/manga/artists/10mo

If you want a complete list, all you need is to remove the category prefix from the url:

https://www.fakku.net/manga/artists/10mo --> https://www.fakku.net/artists/10mo

By comparision, the link to 10mo on https://www.fakku.net/manga/artists, takes one straight to:

https://www.fakku.net/artists/10mo

...so it seems the functionality of the *main* menu item doesn't work, while the link in the actual manga/doujinshi entries do.

FAKKU ceased the hosting of such material because the advertisers threatened to cease association with FAKKU unless that was done so. That'd been the death-knell of the site. The only alternative would've been to mandate a paid subscription for access.

Since this thread is (yet another) discussion about the legality / morality of underage characters in manga in the West and not discussion of actual eromanga, it has been moved to a more appropriate forum.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

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To OP question: I ascribe to Isaiah Berlin's concept of negative liberty, that is freedom is a state when one is not oppressed in any shape or form, an absence of coercion. Naturally, on its own, this is a problematic concept, for men are very much interdependent, so by its nature it has to have limits. Thus, one men's freedom can only extend until it impedes another's.

In practice this means, we should only ever restrict freedom when there's a danger of oppression and harm. Vaccination is a good example: by not getting shots, one undermines the herd immunity of the vaccine and therefore endangers the other citizens, therefore mandating vaccination is a justified restriction, since the oppression of the citizen (getting a shot, the minuscule danger posed by a thoroughly tested vaccine) is grossly outweighed by the possible harm to everyone else (rubella and pertussis plagues are *deadly*).

So I must ask: what danger does art that portrays erotic encounters of underage fictional characters pose to citizens?

In case of real child porn, the answer is obvious: children are abused during the production of the "product". So the production of child porn by its nature should be prosecuted, as the psychological damage from child abuse is a well documented thing. (Albeit one the general public and politicians at large usually grossly misunderstand).

However no children were involved in the creation of the material we're discussing. It's all in the imagination of the artist.

Unlike child porn involving the exploitation of children, I see no clearcut case for prosecuting material when the actors are imaginary. The only argument one could make is that the material creates more demand for child porn... however does it really?

I find that argument strenuous even when invoked for child porn. In that case though, there's the undeniable fact that at the source of the "supply chain" child abuse is taking place, and therefore punitive action at all phases seem acceptable. Can we truly draw a parallel here?

Let's approach the issue from the other end too, that is the readers. What crime do they perpetrate? ...no whatsoever crime. There's no victim, only dirty thoughts...

...and that is the heart of the problem: thought-crime.

Does the state have any right to judge people (or their pastimes) based on mere thoughts? I think not. When we give any authority the right to do that we're inevitably going beyond the mandate of negative freedom. Instead letting people decide for themselves how they want to live, we're ascribing a "right" way to do so.

This is not surprising though. Isaiah Berlin himself warned that this could happen:
Negative freedom should never be viewed as an absolute truth, for the moment its treated as such, it'll loose it very meaning, that of individual choice.

If you click on the actual links on either Manga/Artist or Doujinshi/Artist, you'll be taken to a page that lists *both* Manga *and* Doujinshi by the author.

So right now, the feature is working as you wish, not as how the layout would imply. (Yeah, IMHO this is a bug). IIRC Jacob is focusing on getting the file-server issue sorted, so this is likely to remain for a while.

Jake also said, he'd like to overhaul the search page, so IMHO things would be more streamlined and clear once that happens... that's in the far future though.

BTW, the old unified lists are still working:

https://www.fakku.net/artists --> Unified List of Artists

https://www.fakku.net/newest --> Newest Additions to Site

This is a copy & paste from the Comic Rack forums, a big damn comparison of comic readers by quidam:

List of Comic & Manga Viewers (CBR/CBZ Software)

Dear reader, if you googled this page in looking for Comic Viewer (CBR, CBZ) read no further. Go, download ComicRack and have fun with your eComics! You won't find anything better for Windows below there.

List & Links

Windows:

• CDisplay - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDisplay

• CDisplayEx - http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdisplayex/

• ComicsViewer - http://www.comicer.com/stronghorse/ (not EN site)

• CoView - http://www.telefonica.net/web2/webinfomap/Paginas/Software/Programas/CoView.en.html

• eComic - http://ecomic.codeplex.com/

• GonVisor - http://www.gonvisor.com/

• Hamana - http://web.archive.org/web/20080209010356/miyano.s53.xrea.com

• HoneyView3 - http://www.honeyview.org/

• Imagine - http://www.nyam.pe.kr/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=2

• Leeyes - http://www3.tokai.or.jp/boxes/leeyes/ (non EN site)

• Manga Reader - http://mangareader.wordpress.com/

• MangaMeeya (MMCE) - http://www.mydailymanga.com/2008/06/21/manga-reading-tool/#comment-6802

• PicWalker - http://www.brothersoft.com/picwalker-29702.html

• Quivi - http://quivi.sourceforge.net/

• STDU Viewer - http://www.stdutility.com/stduviewer.html

• XnView (with plugin) - http://www.xnview.com/en/downloadwin32.html

Multiplatform:

• Comical - Windows, Linux, MacOS. - http://comical.sourceforge.net/

• ComicRack - Windows, Android - http://comicrack.cyolito.com

• eManga - Windows, MacOS, iPhone. - http://www.electronicmanga.com/

• LongBox - Windows, MacOS. - http://longboxdigital.com/

• XMBC - XBox, Widows, Linux, MacOS. HTPC dedicated Media Center capable of reading CBR/CBZ. - http://xbmc.org/download/

• ComicReader Mobi - commercial. BlackBerry/Windows Phone/iPhone&iPad (jailbroken). Plans to support ComicRack database. - http://comicreader.mobi/

• iVerse - commercial. Android, iPhone/iPad. - http://www.iversecomics.com/

Linux:

• Comix - http://comix.sourceforge.net/download.html

• Evince - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evince

• QComicBook - http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=19509

Mac/OSX:

• Sequential - http://sequentialx.com/ - arguably the best choice for the platform

• Xee - http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/xee.html

• Simple Comic - http://dancingtortoise.com/simplecomic/

• Jomic - http://jomic.sourceforge.net/

• ComicBookLover - commercial. http://www.bitcartel.com/comicbooklover/

• FFView - http://www.feedface.com/projects/ffview.html

• cooViewer - http://www.geocities.jp/coo_ona/viewer_en.html

iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad:

• comiXology - http://www.comixology.com/

• ComicZeal - http://www.bitolithic.com/comiczeal/

• Stanza - http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/stanza/id284956128?mt=8

• Some more apps listed here: http://gizmodo.com/5511593/ipad-books-apps

Android:

• Droid Comic Viewer (aka ACV) - http://www.robotcomics.net/android-comic-viewer/

Windows Mobile:

• Pocket Comic - commercial. http://www.jontylovell.net/index.php?page=4

Symbian:

• TouchComic - http://code.google.com/p/touchcomic/downloads/list (Release Info: http://30dbs.blogspot.com/2009/10/touchcomic-18.html )

PSP:

• http://za.playstationcomics.com./main.html

Wii:

• ComixChannel - http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/User:Tiamattia/ComixChannel

Sony eReaders:

• Try alternative firmware - http://ebookapplications.com/2010/09/power-management-optimizations-cbrcbz-and-rar-support/

Amiga, Atari, C64:

• just joking... ;)

Close-Up on selected programs

CDisplay:
A legend. Program that started it all. Set the standards and made way for others. It was the first comic viewer that gained large popularity. Keys to success: simple & fast. Despite being unmaintained since 2006, still has a lot of fans ("I'm fine with paper and pencil" kind of people). Well, everyone that's into digital comics long enough must have heard of and used CDisplay.

Pros:

• very fast

• great mouse navigation options

• supports nested archives

• sentimental value

Cons:

• R.I.P. A.D. 2006

• bugs here and there

• simple to the bone (but that goes to Pros for others)

Version used: 1.8.1.0 (April 2004), 1.8.5.0 (June 2006)

Links:

• Official site (dead) - http://web.archive.org/web/20071011001044/www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay

• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDisplay

• 1.8.1.0 downloaded from: http://www.techknight.com/blog/2009/07/19/here-is-where-to-get-cdisplay/(Note: That's a third party site. For safety reasons remember to check the file with your anti-virus software before installing)

• 1.8.5.0 downloaded from: http://web.archive.org/web/20080327032859/www.cdisplay.net/

Direct Download Mirror: 1.8.1.0 | 1.8.5.0

Screenshots:




CDisplayEx:

Direct, open source successor to CDisplay. A clone that, IMO, never really outmatched its predecessor. Not many features were added that would give it clear advantage over CDisplay. Moreover, not all CDisplay features were implemented. The development stopped in 2006 and project is now considered being discontinued. Still, it was somewhat popular and gave people hope after death of CDisplay (but only to go the same path to software graveyard, despite open source nature). ;)

Pros:

• fast

Cons:

• dead since 2006

• no bookmarks

• no good mouse control

• poor features overall

• no manga support (right to left)

Version used: 1.4 (Sept 2006)

Links:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDisplayEx

• http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdisplayex/

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



Comical:
Very simple competitor of CDisplay. Not much worth mentioning. Below average. Has some fanbase, but I honestly don't know why.

Pros:

• simple

• multi-platform

Cons:

• too simple

• no config at all

Version used: 0.8 (March 2006)

Links:

• http://comical.sourceforge.net/

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



ComicsViewer:
Little known Chinese program for reading eComics. Has official English version though. 'Decent' is the word that comes to mind after playing with it for a while.

Pros:

• pretty fast

• explorer integration

• nice color adjustments

• portable: http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=210 (1.41)

Cons:

• just average

• no English support/help

• quirky translation at times

• bug in 'Open Folder' ?

Version used: 1.42 (Feb 2010)

Links:

• http://www.comicer.com/stronghorse/software/#ComicsViewer [CN] (Google Translate)

• http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=pl&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comicer.com%2Fstronghorse%2Fsoftware%2F

Direct Download: http://www.comicer.com/stronghorse/software/exe/ComicsViewer_eng.zip[/ul]Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:




CoView:
Nobody expects Spanish Inquisition or... a comic viewer! Note: press 'i' to switch language to English after fist start. CoView runs directly in fullscreen mode, there is no windowed mode, only an option to minimize. Also, no menubars or configuration dialogs. Right click to display the short help about available hotkeys. A little strange interface, needs time to get used to. But not bad exactly, just different.

Pros:

• database ersatz - adding folders to collection, marking files as read/reading/unread. Promising.

• continuous page display mode

• portable version

Cons:

• crash encountered

• no manga mode

• premature feel, needs some rethinking

Version used: 1.0.49 (Jan 2010)

Links:

• http://www.telefonica.net/web2/webinfomap/Paginas/Software/Programas/CoView.en.html

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:






eComic:
Open source disaster. Unfinished product with lazy development. Failed grad project? Recommended only for masochists with bad-software fetish. ;)

Pros:

• rather smooth animation (zooming, etc.)

• cute butterfly logo ;)

Cons:

• not so fast startup and loading of files

• no full-screen mode

• no two page mode

• no manga mode

• no fitting modes (just manual zoom)

• no options at all

• only two (sic!) hotkeys - up and down arrow

• done-in-5%-feel

Version used: 2.5.10007.60 (Jan 2010)

Links:

• http://ecomic.codeplex.com/ Do. NOT. Enter. ;)

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



eManga:
Finally an application that aspires to be something more than just a viewer. Has Library with search and Get Info inspired by ComicRack/ComicBookLover. And unique Mangacast feature. Multi-platform, promising piece of software. Yet, as a viewer it fails to competitors both in terms of speed and functionality.

Pros:

• Library with Get Info metadata

• search / filter (similar to ComicRack)

• Mangacast (subscribing and automatic downloading files directly to library)

Cons:

• slower and lacking file browser and page viewer

• stupid .manga format (renamed cbz with its own XML schema) required to add files to library. Converting process is manual (sic!). Just beyond my patience.

• crash occurred

• poor hotkey support

Version used: 1.0.9 (Dec 2009)

Links:

• http://www.electronicmanga.com/

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:






GonVisor:
Second Spanish viewer. Nothing special this time. Slightly below average.

Pros:

• supports uncompressed files/folders

• save as cbz

Cons:

• annoying splash screen

• page adjustment options lacking

• no two page mode

• problems with scrolling to next page

Version used: 1.74 (Sept 2009)

Links:

• http://www.gonvisor.com/

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



Hamana - another good Japanese viewer. I would recommend it over all others if it hasn't forcefully fitted all images to window. Still, the viewing experience is great thanks to DirectX effects.

Pros:

• very fast

• the best animation and page transition effects of all (powered by DirectX)

• opens uncompressed image files

• advanced hotkeys

• good file browser with thumbnails as overlay

• nice seekbar

• page textures

• plays video files

Cons:

• Can't force displaying new images in original size (always fits)

• possible issues with DirectX on some comuters

Version used: 1.48 (June 2006)

Links:

• http://www.miyano.s53.xrea.com/

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:




HoneyView3 - freeware, Korean image/comic viewer. Nothing to be particularly
delighted about, but solid software. What should work, works steady and fast.

Pros:

• skinable

• uncompressed image viewer

• quite fast

• remembers reading position

• opens next file/folder

Cons:

• can't set two page mode + original size at once

• limited hotkeys

• Internet Explorer script error?

• poor thumbnail mode

• [strike]unable to get rid of toolbar in fullscreen[/strike] doable

• no built-in file browser

Version used: 3.0.0.1 (May 2009), Bulid 5356 (15.04.2010)

Links:

• http://www.honeyview.org/

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



Imagine:
Not a dedicated comic viewing software but standard image viewer that's able to read archives thanks to plugins. It's Korean one man project. It's extremely fast and lightweight. Beats IrfanView in every way, IMO. It works great as a file lister in Total Commander. I recommend it as a default image viewer for everyone that prefers speed over richness of features ( if you're in the second group give XnView a try).

Pros:

• very fast

• universal image viewer

Cons:

• no scrolling to the next page (left click instead)

• no two page mode

• "I don't want to implement comic-viewer specific features" - author

Version used: 1.0.8 WIP (March 2010)

Links:

• http://www.nyam.pe.kr/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=2

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



Leeyes:
Japanese software dedicated for digital manga fans. It's fast and pretty rich with features every comic viewer should have. The main drawback is only partial, fan-made English localization. So unless you know a little of Japanese, some options may remind a mystery.

Pros:

• detachable viewer from browser (useful with two monitors)

• nested archives

• decent browser

Cons:

• only partially translated to English

Version used: 2.6.1 ß (April 2009)

Links:

• http://www3.tokai.or.jp/boxes/leeyes/ [JP]

• Google Translate: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.tokai.or.jp%2Fboxes%2Fleeyes%2F&sl=ja&tl=en

• Patched with English Translation: http://www.mydailymanga.com/2008/06/21/manga-reading-tool/#comment-6802

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



LongBox:
It's commercial platform that attempts selling digital comics. No just reader but store and library together. LongBox made it to this list because latest public version allows users to import their cbz comics from outside the store. If you're not satisfied with it, you may want to give Graphic.ly a try, which follows the same philosophy (IMO, it's better product at this time).

Pros:

• well, a store to buy legal comics

• the fact that Library exist

• Bookmarks

• Skins

Cons:

• poor stock number available to buy

• the fact that Library has close to zero functionality

• Worst reader ever. No fitting modes, zoom, not even scrolling. It's miracle it can display two pages and has manga mode.

• crashed on me (but that is to be expected from beta version)

• proprietary format - can't read bought comics outside LongBox ecosystem.

Version used: 0.9.12 (July 2010)

Links:

• http://longboxdigital.com/incoming.html

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



Manga Reader:
Interesting interface (same feel like CoView) and built-in OneManga scrapper is what stands out in this otherwise below average software.

Pros:

• OneManga Support (download & read)

• page animation

• interactive zoom mode

Cons:

• CBR problems reported

• limited mouse control (can't scroll to the next page)

• zoom instead of fit modes

• slower file opening time

Version used: 1.5.3 (Feb 2009)

Links:

• http://mangareader.wordpress.com/

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:




MangaMeeya:
Japanese viewer rather well known among manga fans, that gained a lot of crowd thanks to its speed and great number of features it provides. Only fan-made translation is available and sadly project is no longer maintained. Note: There is other version of this program called MangaMeeyaCE, also worth trying. Slightly less complicated. Better if you don't want to configure too much.

Pros:

• very fast

• archives within archives

• almost everything is customizable (menus, toolbars, shortcuts...)

• two monitors support (split window)

• thumbnails of files and pages

• mouse gestures

• tabs

• also opens uncompressed images

• continuous display

• toolbars/panels autohiding

Cons:

• occasional bugs, hangs and crashes

• configuration may seem a bit difficult (changing hotkeys)

• dead since 2006, available only thanks to third-party providers

Version used: MangaMeeya 7.4 (June 2006), MMCE 2.4 beta (June 2006)

Links:

• Official site dead. http://web.archive.org/web/20080302080935/aaa-www.net/~mangameeya/cgi-bin/

• Patched with English Translation: http://www.mydailymanga.com/2008/06/21/manga-reading-tool/#comment-6802

Direct Download Mirror: MangaMeeya 7.4 | MMCE 2.4 beta

Screenshots:







PicWalker:
Old program that I ran into when I first started looking for CDisplay alternative. It holds well even today. I think it's in the same tier as CDislay. Little more features, yet simple and fast.

Pros:

• fast

• continuous modes (vertical and horizontal)

• built-in file browser

• remembers last read position (+folder history)

• docking panels and toolbars

Cons:

• old

• no two page mode

• toolbars won't hide automatically in fullscreen

Version used: 4.2 (Sept 2004)

Links:

• Original site dead. http://web.archive.org/web/20071016044309/www.oma-penny.com/software.php#PicWalker

• Downloaded form: http://www.tucows.com/preview/366765

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



Quivi:
Yet another image viewer. Rather poor in features. Decent speed, though.

Pros:

• I didn't notice any, really

Cons:

• no two page mode

• errors encountered

• can't scroll to the next page

Version used: 1.2.0 (July 2009)

Links:

• http://quivi.sourceforge.net/index.en.html

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



STDU Viewer:
Universal viewer (txt, pdf) that supports cbz and cbr, but not zip and rar formats.

Pros:

• tabs

• continuous mode

• restoring files and remembering position after restart

Cons:

• doesn't load zip & rar files

Version used: 1.5.402 (March 2010)

Links:

• http://www.stdutility.com/stduviewer.html

Direct Download Mirror

Screenshots:



I dedicate this list to all those people extracting archives with their comics and reading via Windows Picture Viewer / Photo Gallery, totally unaware of wide world of comic viewers. :)

If you think I missed program that's worth mentioning here or made some errors, let me know. If you disagree with my personal rating, feel free to comment and share your opinion.

( In the original thread:
http://comicrack.cyolito.com/user-forum/7-general/7148-list-of-comic-and-manga-readers )

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...and a description of Comic Rack by yours truly

Comic Rack:
A very feature rich comic viewer with massive library functions, ever since I've made the switch I can't imagine going back. The interface is a tad daunting at first look, since it can do so much, but once you get its hang you'll actually use the features a lot.

Pros:

• Auto Page-Rotation

• Two-Page Mode

• Manga Mode (Right-to-Left)

• Fitting Modes (and Zoom)

• Continuous Reading Mode

• Tab Support in Interface

• Remembers Opened Books and last Position, Tracks Read/Unread Comics in Library

• Doesn't use Proprietary Format, comic formats (cbr, cbz, etc.) remain compatible with other readers even when Library data (an xml file) is added to them.

• Very Strong Library Features

• Can Synchronize Library with ComicRack for Android

• Network Share Features

• Python Scripting Support

• ...more than I care to add now. :D

Cons:

• Slow to load (though can be sent to notification area).

• No support for raw image formats (jpg, png, etc.), comic/manga must be in a compressed (zip, rar, etc.) or comic-book (cbr, cbz) format.

• Feature-Rich Interface can be overwhelming to new users.

Version used: 0.9.155 (2012 May)

Links:

• http://comicrack.cyolito.com/

Videos:

Comicrack with Touchscreen support:


Using ComicRack as a paper comic cataloging software (with Comic Vine Scraper):


A tutorial for beginners:

This is a request. Next time post in the appropriate section. Moved.

Right now the artist pages work as you wish them, not how you imagine things are.

Comic Rack - it slices, dices, and has one hell of a catalog organizer and built-in features for reading stuff seamlessly.

The site can't live without advertisement, so things related to that likely won't change.

However an advertiser acting as a virus/trojan vector is another thing altogether. Please send a log of what the infection was (and any other logs of your anti-virus software on what object caused the infection) to Jacob as this is *exactly* the kind of issue we want to avoid subjecting our users to.

If you want to have something translated, read this before doing so!

In the future, please post requests in the proper section.
Thread moved.

1) Because right now, the rich pay less, as a percentage of their income, then middle-class. Que Warren Buffet pointing out, that his secretary pays more then he does. (This is because the rich/super-rich earn most of their money not as wage, but as dividends).

2) Because a flat-tax rate is abhorrently unfair, for the simple reason that a loaf of bread costs the same for everyone, rich or poor. There's a fixed cost of living. You have to eat. You need shelter. You need water. These things are not negotiable and there's a price you pay for them.

In America add health-care, mortgage and student debt costs or petrol (try and live without a car in America and you're in for a nasty surprise!) and you'll quickly realize, you can't lay the same tax on the poor as the rich when they're already under so much burden.

3) Let's not forget the *regressive* parts of taxation, like payroll tax (not the same as income! This is your contribution to medicare and your pension) or sales taxes! The later is directly tied into consumption, and when added up once again shows that the poor pay a lot *bigger* portion of their income as tax than what the IRS statistics (tracking *only* income tax) would lead you to believe.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/aug/18/warren-buffett/warren-buffett-says-super-rich-pay-lower-taxes-oth/

http://www.zompist.com/richtax.htm

Are you really this deluded? Did you actually look at what state/federal budgets are made of? It's rich libertards like you who do the work for the super-rich and prevent common folk from earning a decent wage for their toils.

1) Taxes pay for police, fire-fighters, hospitals, roads, bridges, defense (military), consumer & environmental protection agencies, libraries... and yes, welfare. (As well as foreign aid, university R&D, etc., etc.)

2) The rich are busy sucking the government teat, while they preach austerity for the rest of us, they get handouts in the forms of subsidies. I'm all for stopping the *REAL* government handouts... which are NOT welfare, but WEALTH-FARE for these fucks.

3) Charity *CAN'T* work. Look at no.1. Those are all areas of life where we found through hard experience that capitalism doesn't work. Charity can't discharge all the obligations I've outlined.

Charity doesn't have the oversight, know-how or the resources to affect the real problems afflicting our societies. Government can, and while it *CAN* be co-opted and corrupted, it still remains a necessary institution.

Most importantly, charity can't enforce any form of justice.

There used to be a time when people understood that our society was based upon Social Contract, that we had obligations to one-another as citizens. The government is the elected body that discharges these duties on our behalf and maintains our freedom.

Any and all short comings of government, are in the end, the shortcomings of the populace itself, for without its consent, without its complicity corruption and negligence wouldn't be possible...

...which has. The general populace has allowed all of that to happen, then we "blame THE MAN", we blame politicians, we blame the rich, we blame anyone but who's primarily responsible: ourselves.

We allowed the rich to displace us as the real policy makers of our nations (one could do worse than read up on Chomsky's thoughts on this matter). Unless the people take back, what's theirs by the Constitution and natural right, things won't ever get better.

• Get the rich out of politics! Our governments are so corrupted *BECAUSE* the rich can throw around all that money and *BUY* our officials for spare change.

• Make the rich once again accountable! Have Wall Street criminals prosecuted for their crimes!

• VOTE! Speak up! Politicize! Unless you take it back, the power over you will forever be vested in others!

Inequality hurts nations. No, I'm not talking about failure to comply with communist visions of society. I'm talking about this:



While the economy was growing and expanding, the wages of the common worker were falling... and not just blue-collar worker's! Everyone, but the top 20% (management) came out worse for it.

I'm not badmouthing the filter, all I'm saying is that it won't do *anything* for people who're suffering from stutter during playback caused by insufficient CPU/GPU power.

Once again: this *doesn't* help with frame stuttering! If you have rendering problems with the video not rendering at its proper 23-25 fps rate, *this* won't solve that.

If you don't have the processing power to render "unenhanced" video, then you won't have it for "smoothed" either.

That you can't help any way. Either the hardware is up to the task, or it isn't. However that's, not the case here.

All in all, the whole issue is another marketing "gimmick", as most video sources have a frame-rate of 24~25 FPS. Yeah, all the movies, in fact that "movie look" is created by the low frame-rate. PAL is broadcast as 50 FPS interleaved, which means it's progressive equivalent is 25 FPS. The same is true for NTSC at 60 FPS interleaved, translating to 30 FPS progressive.

Since most TFT monitors have refresh rates of 60 & 75 Hz, they're more than capable of displaying any broadcast or movie content... by a magnitude of two.

In the future, true 50/60 FPS progressive sources may show up, but even then PC peripheries should handle that just fine.

If you're suffering from frame-lag, this would make it *worse* as it exponentially increases the computational needs of rendering video.

All it does, is interpolate between the frames in the sources, in essence creating motion blur. Whether its look and feel is worth the cost is up for interpretation, but hoping for any drastic improvement is woefully naive.