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shared by Nele Noppe on 24 Nov 10 - No Cached

In economics, a good is considered either rivalrous (rival) or nonrival. Rival goods are goods whose consumption by one consumer prevents simultaneous consumption by other consumers[1]
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Most goods, both durable and nondurable, are rival goods.
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A hammer is a durable rival good. One person's use of the hammer presents a significant barrier to others who desire to use that hammer at the same time. However, the first user does not "use up" the hammer, meaning that some rival goods can still be shared through time. An apple is a nondurable rival good: once an apple is eaten, it is "used up" and can no longer be eaten by others. Non-tangible goods can also be rivalrous. Examples include the ownership of radio spectrums and domain names. In more general terms, almost all private goods are rivalrous.
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Most examples of nonrival goods are intangible.
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More generally, most intellectual property is nonrival.
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Goods that are both nonrival and non-excludable are called public goods.
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generally accepted by mainstream economists that the market mechanism will not provide public goods, so these goods have to be produced by other means, including government provision.
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shared by Nele Noppe on 24 Aug 09 - Cached

clothes are as loaded with meaning as language. Visual semantics matter too.
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In Tudor homes, where bedrooms were often pathways to other rooms or shared by several people, where there was no heating except open fires and fuel was scarce, well-to-do people usually dressed for bed in a nightgown, a nightcap and stockings. Even with a fire burning in  the hearth, glass or horn in the windows, and heavy bed-curtains, Tudor bedrooms could be chilly places. The modern viewer doesn’t take all this into account and expects to see near-total nudity in sex scenes.
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Calling this historical drama, its clothes historical costumes, is like calling comics made by non-Japanese people in their own countries ‘manga’.
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The name raises the expectation that there will be some relationship to the genuine article,
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Maybe I’ll find it less annoying if I re-label it titillation, or visual chocolate: it certainly isn’t history
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Maybe I’ll find it less annoying if I re-label it titillation, or visual chocolate: it certainly isn’t history
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shared by Nele Noppe on 11 Aug 09 - Cached

The Anime Encyclopedia points out that porn usually leads mainstream genres in the adoption of new delivery technologies. Japan usually leads Europe and America in just the same way.
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shared by Nele Noppe on 02 Jun 09 - No Cached

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