Yes... I can't remember where I saw it (probably here on/.), but I think it covers its own operational expenses and maybe a couple of extra cents every $1,000 or so.
Oh man, that would be one of the world's coolest jobs... also make for some interesting stories when filling out one's forms for the IRS. Occupation: "Uhm..."
Or wait, even better: "So, what do you do for a living?" "Oh, I hang out at Starbucks with a computer that I'm not really sure how to use."
1.66GHz? Well, there's your problem. At least now, the low end MBP has a 2.16GHz C2D. Please review your comparisons beforehand.
Wait... what am I thinking? This is/.
(and even before the update, the low-end MBP had a 2GHZ Core Duo... I know you shouldn't compare on clock speed alone, but still, you have to take it into consideration.)
...you sound like a smart guy, I think you'll figure it out.
Thank you. I do try.
I don't know if you're familiar with musician stereotypes, but the typical trumpeter has a gigantic ego, so perhaps telling me that I have the nature of God isn't the smartest thing you could do.:) Christianity... which denomination? Or is it one of the overarching tenets of the faith? I don't know much about Hinduism, so I'll just have to take your word on that.
I've already read Gödel, Escher, Bach, but like you said, it probably wouldn't hurt to reread it. One of these days, I'll get around to Mere Christianity, but it probably won't happen too soon.
In any form of text-based communication, sarcasm's a bit hard to spot. (well, usually...) I don't mind people going all mystical on me, as long as it doesn't get in the way of the debate. Whatever you're trying in your fight to defend the faith, I think it's worth it... more information to the masses better enables them to believe what they want. As to the "anonymously"... you sound a bit like a friend of mine. Paul B., is that you?
So two thirds of the world's population think that a certain high school trumpet player is God? Wow, I didn't know I was that famous. I just thought that they thought there was a God, not that He's me!
Didn't you get the memo? OS choice is a religious topic on slashdot.
Not to sound like a religious fanatic or anything like that, but it's never been disproven by the people who claim it doesn't exist, either. Think about that for a moment.
Again, not necessarily trying to push my own personal opinions, just providing a balancing point of view.
Last I checked, Firefox did have a limit on how much... wait, that's hard drive space, but still, memory usage for the cache shouldn't go much (if any) above that. By any chance, the people who were using Firefox to cause its memory usage to balloon... did they have about a gazillion tabs open?
I agree that it's sometimes a little hard to tell between divine inspiration and personal volition, but I was just responding to those last two sentences... and going for a Funny moderation while I was at it.:) Don't worry, I'm not God (and I'm fairly sure of that...). Besides, I haven't replied to the GGGP yet, thought I may at some point in the future, so I don't count.
BTW, I almost have to wonder how a theological debate got attached to a/. story about switching from Windows to the Mac. (reads section of thread leading up to this post) Okay... Odd choice of analogy, scotch, and from that point on, the thread just got weirder.
Did anyone notice the link provided for the RIAA case simply discussed the Elektra v. Wilke case, which has already been posted here to/. and is actually the topic of the story "RIAA Drops Case in Chicago," under the related stories?...or am I the only one here who RTFAs?
Last I checked, buying an album where the cost of buying each individual track separately added up to less than $9.99, you could get the album from iTunes for the cost of the individual tracks - ex.: the Eagles' album One of These Nights, which only has 9 tracks, is $8.91.
However, I do sort of see your point: One of These Nights is 32 years old and AFAIK, it's one of the Eagles' lesser-known albums, so if the idea is to charge even less for such albums, then I understand what you're getting at.
My original example was going to be Hotel California, but then I remembered from the Wikipedia entry that that was their best-selling album with original material, so I figured that might not work. (yes, I know I'm lazy...)
Well, for one thing, it's Abramoff, not Abramov... be sure you know what you're searching for, or you might end up with something like the case the story here's about ("Paule" Wilke).
Oh, it's not your well-being I'm really concerned about, it's the victim of the next genius that decides to take matters into his own hands... Staying polite would be a good idea, but I think my dog's loud enough to scare off any intruders (well, I hope so!). Just don't get on her bad side - we're trying to train her to bite on command, but it's not working.
If we're going to start complaining about dangerous topics, then perhaps we should stop reading any "debate" that, like this one, quickly transforms into a mudslinging match (at least, that's the impression I got from reading Doc Ruby's comments... yours don't seem quite so bad, though.) I guess it's a good thing/. doesn't let anyone find out someone else's snail mail address unless they're foolhardy enough to publish it on their user space page... otherwise, things would get really ugly.:)
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I think you meant "of the Senate"... in the House of Representatives, every member is up for election every two years.
Clearly not. Look right below this thread.
They may not be able to fire Rumsfeld, but something got him to resign yesterday... makes me wonder how much longer the Iraq war will last.
Yes... I can't remember where I saw it (probably here on /.), but I think it covers its own operational expenses and maybe a couple of extra cents every $1,000 or so.
Oh man, that would be one of the world's coolest jobs... also make for some interesting stories when filling out one's forms for the IRS. Occupation: "Uhm..."
Or wait, even better: "So, what do you do for a living?"
"Oh, I hang out at Starbucks with a computer that I'm not really sure how to use."
Yeah, awkward... I get it.
1.66GHz? Well, there's your problem. At least now, the low end MBP has a 2.16GHz C2D. Please review your comparisons beforehand.
/.
Wait... what am I thinking? This is
(and even before the update, the low-end MBP had a 2GHZ Core Duo... I know you shouldn't compare on clock speed alone, but still, you have to take it into consideration.)
It's happened... http://www.apple.com/ (too lazy to format it into the text, and not really sure how anyway)
...you sound like a smart guy, I think you'll figure it out.
:) Christianity... which denomination? Or is it one of the overarching tenets of the faith? I don't know much about Hinduism, so I'll just have to take your word on that.
Thank you. I do try.
I don't know if you're familiar with musician stereotypes, but the typical trumpeter has a gigantic ego, so perhaps telling me that I have the nature of God isn't the smartest thing you could do.
I've already read Gödel, Escher, Bach, but like you said, it probably wouldn't hurt to reread it. One of these days, I'll get around to Mere Christianity, but it probably won't happen too soon.
In any form of text-based communication, sarcasm's a bit hard to spot. (well, usually...) I don't mind people going all mystical on me, as long as it doesn't get in the way of the debate. Whatever you're trying in your fight to defend the faith, I think it's worth it... more information to the masses better enables them to believe what they want. As to the "anonymously"... you sound a bit like a friend of mine. Paul B., is that you?
:)
So two thirds of the world's population think that a certain high school trumpet player is God? Wow, I didn't know I was that famous. I just thought that they thought there was a God, not that He's me!
Didn't you get the memo? OS choice is a religious topic on slashdot.
Don't mind me, I'm new here...
Not to sound like a religious fanatic or anything like that, but it's never been disproven by the people who claim it doesn't exist, either. Think about that for a moment.
Again, not necessarily trying to push my own personal opinions, just providing a balancing point of view.
Last I checked, Firefox did have a limit on how much... wait, that's hard drive space, but still, memory usage for the cache shouldn't go much (if any) above that. By any chance, the people who were using Firefox to cause its memory usage to balloon... did they have about a gazillion tabs open?
I agree that it's sometimes a little hard to tell between divine inspiration and personal volition, but I was just responding to those last two sentences... and going for a Funny moderation while I was at it. :) Don't worry, I'm not God (and I'm fairly sure of that...). Besides, I haven't replied to the GGGP yet, thought I may at some point in the future, so I don't count.
/. story about switching from Windows to the Mac. (reads section of thread leading up to this post) Okay... Odd choice of analogy, scotch, and from that point on, the thread just got weirder.
BTW, I almost have to wonder how a theological debate got attached to a
So let me get those last few sentences straight:
Given:
1. So far, you are the only one who has replied to that post.
2. You are not sure whether or not God Himself has replied to the GP.
Because if God has replied, He could only be you, you are saying that you're not sure if you're God.
Correct me if I missed anything.
Did anyone notice the link provided for the RIAA case simply discussed the Elektra v. Wilke case, which has already been posted here to /. and is actually the topic of the story "RIAA Drops Case in Chicago," under the related stories? ...or am I the only one here who RTFAs?
(no link, you can click over on your own)
Last I checked, buying an album where the cost of buying each individual track separately added up to less than $9.99, you could get the album from iTunes for the cost of the individual tracks - ex.: the Eagles' album One of These Nights, which only has 9 tracks, is $8.91.
However, I do sort of see your point: One of These Nights is 32 years old and AFAIK, it's one of the Eagles' lesser-known albums, so if the idea is to charge even less for such albums, then I understand what you're getting at.
My original example was going to be Hotel California, but then I remembered from the Wikipedia entry that that was their best-selling album with original material, so I figured that might not work. (yes, I know I'm lazy...)
Well, for one thing, it's Abramoff, not Abramov... be sure you know what you're searching for, or you might end up with something like the case the story here's about ("Paule" Wilke).
(yes, I know I'm too lazy to do the search...)
...right to subpoena my credit card records...
Which is why one pays for such purchases with check, debit, or preferably cash, and then destroys the receipts.
That's something a grammar nazi would say...
In the same spirit:
What's the difference between a pity and a shame?
If a bus full of lawyers goes off a cliff, it's a pity. If there are any empty seats, it's a shame.
Not a trick question. I was wondering about possible DRM removal that way.
Out of curiosity, what happens if you just convert to a different file format and then back?
Well, it's not as bad as it *used* to be... still horrible, though.
Oh, it's not your well-being I'm really concerned about, it's the victim of the next genius that decides to take matters into his own hands... Staying polite would be a good idea, but I think my dog's loud enough to scare off any intruders (well, I hope so!). Just don't get on her bad side - we're trying to train her to bite on command, but it's not working.
If we're going to start complaining about dangerous topics, then perhaps we should stop reading any "debate" that, like this one, quickly transforms into a mudslinging match (at least, that's the impression I got from reading Doc Ruby's comments... yours don't seem quite so bad, though.) I guess it's a good thing /. doesn't let anyone find out someone else's snail mail address unless they're foolhardy enough to publish it on their user space page... otherwise, things would get really ugly. :)
I see.