I was going to quote that part of TFA but you beat me there. That is some really convoluted thinking....
Aside from your points I took exception with the "it encourages a mindset that does not give due consideration to the value to intellectual creations" part.
"Does not give due consideration to the value" If anything FOSS does exactly that. On one hand I have MS Office for $300, on the other I have Open Office that costs nothing. They both do the same thing, and have interoperability to a point, but one costs $300 and one is free. It doesn't take a genius to see that I just considered value.
And a level-1 help desk is a shitty place to work, but if you plan on having a career in networking, it is an excellent place to cut your teeth. And while some places will hire just anyone, an A+ makes it much easier.
Don't forget how out of hand the DMCA notices have gotten. Videos that are clearly fair-use are have their entire audio tracks wiped out, even when audio is a major component of the video.
We've had the technology to do this since the 1960s and maybe even before that. What I don't understand is how it hasn't been widely implemented since then. This should be an already established feature on every television and I just cannot fathom why manufacturers haven't included it (short of LG really, REALLY wanting you to pay attention to its latest marked up flat screen.)
Well google, despite how impressive this phone may be, still owns 0 towers AFAIK. Telecos will just bend them over on the rates to use their towers.
Now, I am no expert in telecom law, so if there are limits or something that I am completely overlooking, please correct me.
I hereby claim that my tax returns and financial information are copyrighted property. For the IRS to use such documents, they will have to pay me for a license to use this copyrighted material (fee to be determined at a later time, say around April)
As simple as that might sound to someone who knows enough to fix their own computer, a lot of gandmas and grandpas just aren't going to learn how to fix a machine. They need help, and that is why tech shops will always exist, and while there are plenty of legit operations, there are always going to be a few bad apples. I would personally be out of work if everyone knew how to fix their own machine. It's like saying "If you don't want a mechanic to overcharge you, learn to fix your own car", which is good advice, but to be realistic, I don't have the time to spend pouring over a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am manual when I need my car up and running in a day.
I could understand the frustration of the whole 'Google is your friend' mentality, if the OP had actually asked about whole disk encryption... but he didn't, and instead of/. actually staying on topic, the usual happened.
I would love to see some slashdotters bid on a job.
Client: "We need to roll out 10 new serves onsite."
Slashdotter: "Ok, so we're gonna go ahead and rent out the rackspace, because it is more cost effective."
This is what they should have been doing years ago. If the government is going to spend my money, I would rather have average Joe deciding who gets it than people who are paid by this corporation or that one. Granted there is the chance of shills, at least this way there is hope for an honest person influencing decision.
The trick I found is to look at the gym as your own time, like seeing a movie alone, where you get to go and not have to worry about everyone else.
I'm a little hesitant to say relax, but that is the closest term I can think of. Leave the cell at home and just go workout without all the other things that tie you up during the day.
I suppose they could go after me, if I was indeed the one ordered to pay. As I am just donating for a cause and deciding then that the cause is not worth it, let them come get me. Just going to cost more for them to prosecute a case in America, not to mention that Swiss law does not apply here.
I wonder if this will be like when I signed up for a "12 mbps" connection. And I think the closest I've come to that is maybe 10% (and I don't even think it has come close to that but I'm feeling generous.) I guess network overhead accounts for the 10.8 Mb/s.
Exactly. If this wasn't about Creationism vs. Evolution, this would be a law that every stat should follow. God forbid we expose students to both sides of an argument.
But I do have to give it up to the evolution side, at least they don't need to mix words to say "We believe in Evolution"
You have to wonder if this is the execs who had to give their bonuses back getting pissed off and saying "Fine! We'll just sue to get our bonuses, we deserve it!" It really wouldn't surprise me if that was what is going on.
Marginally disrupting enemy communications ? Or eavesdropping on said communications. If this was the US military, it only means that they have devised another way to eavesdrop. Perhaps they have figured out that they will now use SMS and have devised a way to geographically locate such SMS transmissions. Pure conjecture of course.
While protesting isn't illegal, there have been instances where scientologists have followed people from protests, hired PIs to investigate protesters, exposed people to harassment after discovering their identity, sued people for criticizing the 'church' and countless other methods of harassment. Google 'Fair Game' policy. While the 'church' says they abandoned the practice (in 1977 I believe, may be wrong), many people who oppose the 'church' and their practices are subject to the same types of retribution that are outlined in the Fair Game policy to this day.
Are you out of your mind ?
547 days for a person in jail....
for 1 day of a website being down.
This seems fair to you ?
Then I suppose $750 per infringed recording is fair by your standards.
Before language and written word, it would take thousands of years (more likely tens or hundreds of thousands of years) to pass on 1 bit of information to offspring (in the form of genetic traits.) Now, with language and literacy, it almost seems that evolution is moot.
We don't need to pass information genetically when it can be passed through faster, more efficient means.
I would like to know how non quantifiable abilities or talents are considered. For instance, rogue stealth or druid travel form. The abilities that are useful to the player, but don't factor in so easily to spreadsheets.
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I was going to quote that part of TFA but you beat me there. That is some really convoluted thinking.... Aside from your points I took exception with the "it encourages a mindset that does not give due consideration to the value to intellectual creations" part. "Does not give due consideration to the value" If anything FOSS does exactly that. On one hand I have MS Office for $300, on the other I have Open Office that costs nothing. They both do the same thing, and have interoperability to a point, but one costs $300 and one is free. It doesn't take a genius to see that I just considered value.
And a level-1 help desk is a shitty place to work, but if you plan on having a career in networking, it is an excellent place to cut your teeth. And while some places will hire just anyone, an A+ makes it much easier.
Don't forget how out of hand the DMCA notices have gotten. Videos that are clearly fair-use are have their entire audio tracks wiped out, even when audio is a major component of the video.
We've had the technology to do this since the 1960s and maybe even before that. What I don't understand is how it hasn't been widely implemented since then. This should be an already established feature on every television and I just cannot fathom why manufacturers haven't included it (short of LG really, REALLY wanting you to pay attention to its latest marked up flat screen.)
Well google, despite how impressive this phone may be, still owns 0 towers AFAIK. Telecos will just bend them over on the rates to use their towers. Now, I am no expert in telecom law, so if there are limits or something that I am completely overlooking, please correct me.
I hereby claim that my tax returns and financial information are copyrighted property. For the IRS to use such documents, they will have to pay me for a license to use this copyrighted material (fee to be determined at a later time, say around April)
whoever tagged it "thatswhatshesaid" is awesome
Oblig: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_EMI_artists Probably not anywhere near complete. Sucks that Astralwerks is EMI though... I didn't know that.
As simple as that might sound to someone who knows enough to fix their own computer, a lot of gandmas and grandpas just aren't going to learn how to fix a machine. They need help, and that is why tech shops will always exist, and while there are plenty of legit operations, there are always going to be a few bad apples. I would personally be out of work if everyone knew how to fix their own machine. It's like saying "If you don't want a mechanic to overcharge you, learn to fix your own car", which is good advice, but to be realistic, I don't have the time to spend pouring over a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am manual when I need my car up and running in a day.
I could understand the frustration of the whole 'Google is your friend' mentality, if the OP had actually asked about whole disk encryption... but he didn't, and instead of /. actually staying on topic, the usual happened.
I would love to see some slashdotters bid on a job.
Client: "We need to roll out 10 new serves onsite."
Slashdotter: "Ok, so we're gonna go ahead and rent out the rackspace, because it is more cost effective."
This is what they should have been doing years ago. If the government is going to spend my money, I would rather have average Joe deciding who gets it than people who are paid by this corporation or that one. Granted there is the chance of shills, at least this way there is hope for an honest person influencing decision.
The trick I found is to look at the gym as your own time, like seeing a movie alone, where you get to go and not have to worry about everyone else. I'm a little hesitant to say relax, but that is the closest term I can think of. Leave the cell at home and just go workout without all the other things that tie you up during the day.
World of Warcraft... Who needs to leave the house anyways ?
I suppose they could go after me, if I was indeed the one ordered to pay. As I am just donating for a cause and deciding then that the cause is not worth it, let them come get me. Just going to cost more for them to prosecute a case in America, not to mention that Swiss law does not apply here.
I wonder if this will be like when I signed up for a "12 mbps" connection. And I think the closest I've come to that is maybe 10% (and I don't even think it has come close to that but I'm feeling generous.) I guess network overhead accounts for the 10.8 Mb/s.
Exactly. If this wasn't about Creationism vs. Evolution, this would be a law that every stat should follow. God forbid we expose students to both sides of an argument. But I do have to give it up to the evolution side, at least they don't need to mix words to say "We believe in Evolution"
You have to wonder if this is the execs who had to give their bonuses back getting pissed off and saying "Fine! We'll just sue to get our bonuses, we deserve it!" It really wouldn't surprise me if that was what is going on.
I just did the same, and ask that everyone else do it to. That is if you are opposed this abuse.
Was kinda freaked out by that picture in TFA ? HES MULTIPLYING!
Marginally disrupting enemy communications ? Or eavesdropping on said communications. If this was the US military, it only means that they have devised another way to eavesdrop. Perhaps they have figured out that they will now use SMS and have devised a way to geographically locate such SMS transmissions. Pure conjecture of course.
While protesting isn't illegal, there have been instances where scientologists have followed people from protests, hired PIs to investigate protesters, exposed people to harassment after discovering their identity, sued people for criticizing the 'church' and countless other methods of harassment. Google 'Fair Game' policy. While the 'church' says they abandoned the practice (in 1977 I believe, may be wrong), many people who oppose the 'church' and their practices are subject to the same types of retribution that are outlined in the Fair Game policy to this day.
Are you out of your mind ? 547 days for a person in jail.... for 1 day of a website being down. This seems fair to you ? Then I suppose $750 per infringed recording is fair by your standards.
Before language and written word, it would take thousands of years (more likely tens or hundreds of thousands of years) to pass on 1 bit of information to offspring (in the form of genetic traits.) Now, with language and literacy, it almost seems that evolution is moot. We don't need to pass information genetically when it can be passed through faster, more efficient means.
I would like to know how non quantifiable abilities or talents are considered. For instance, rogue stealth or druid travel form. The abilities that are useful to the player, but don't factor in so easily to spreadsheets.
Anyone notice how 'Privacy' oriented NebuAd's Page is ? I wonder how long it's been like that.