This time I'll put the actual relevant portions in bold.
Replay 1G:
G. Changes to ReplayTV Service. At its discretion, ReplayTV may automatically add, modify, or disable any feature or functionality of the ReplayTV Service or on the ReplayTV 4500 when your unit connects to our server or at other times with or without notice. In addition, ReplayTV may modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time (and will notify you of these changes to the Agreement)
You'll note that while they both claim the right to add/remove/change services, only Replay claims the right to change your hardware.
That'll do it. I dropped my Visor once and it landed on the corner where the stylus is stored. The stylus was permanently jammed and could not be removed, and the screen was extremely screwed up because the jammed stylus was forcing it to separate a bit so there were all sorts of weird effects going on. I sent it back and got a replacement. Then I bought a Rhino Skin case for it. One of those neoprene ones. Didn't have to worry about dropping it after that.
What I am worried about is that in light of this recent court case, the Library may be pressured to give up its supervisory role over access to inappropriate websites by children. I don't want to see that. Do you?
Of course I don't think that the Library should be forced to give up a supervisory role if that's what that community wants. I don't really see why this ruling would cause such a thing to happen though. Are you suggesting that somehow, supervising the access would be declared unconstitutional? I don't think it would be. First of all, it would be actual humans doing the supervising, not some extremely error-prone software, which was definitely a problem, as the court pointed out. Second, it would be up to the community whether or not to apply filters for adults or children, and whether they want to put them on all, or just some computers. The court said that a law that mandated such a thing would be unconstitutional, not that communities couldn't voluntarily do it. I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Shouldn't this be seen as the BSA encouraging the violation of human rights by other governments? They are trying to get a new law enacted that will have the effect of people being arrested and having their limbs amputated. Shouldn't the US State Department have something to say about this?
Doesn't matter when the terms originated, they were created for the purposes of propaganda. Copyright infringement doesn't sound too bad. So we'll call it piracy, something that is feared by all. So now, the poster is suggesting that we fight fire with fire. If they're going to use loaded terms, then we can do the same.
Oh come on. How about having the computers in a central area, but with recessed monitors. Then you won't have to accidentally see something that will horribly scar you for life, and yet the adults will not be able to jerk off to porn either. That make you happy? It's up to you and the rest of your community to work with the library to set up something that will allow everyone to access the info that they want. These filters don't just block porn (and they don't even do that very well), they block a whole lot more, even quite a bit of material that would not be considered objectionable to the vast majority of people. Adults shouldn't have to ask for access to some site that is being blocked. It's really none of the librarian's business if I want to find out about erectile disfuntion, and I shouldn't have to ask for such information. It should be available to me because I am an adult.
That being said, I don't support use of blocking software in public libraries until it is at least 99% accurate (and it's a far way from there).
The stupid thing is that if the community wants filters for kids, they could simply work with the library to set up a kids area with filtered computers. Any adult that wants their child's access filtered could just make sure that the kid only has access to the children's computers. This law is seriously overbroad and impacts adults in a way that violates their rights.
I don't want my tax dollars used to make morons like you happy. This isn't about letting people view porn at the library. These filters block out A LOT of stuff besides porn, and additionally, they block a lot of stuff that shouldn't be blocked anyway. There aren't any filters that have an acceptable accuracy level. Then there's the issue of who gets to decide what is suitable. That's one of the reasons that this law didn't pass. Adults shouldn't be forced to only have access to information suitable for a child. That's just stupid, and unconstitutional to boot.
While I agree that his post was rather crass, he does have a point. You can't go blocking information that adults should have access to just because some people want to leave their kids at the library unsupervised. Personally, I don't think kids should be at the library unsupervised. I've had to put up with annoying little brats making all kinds of noise and creating distractions because their parents are too busy to keep an eye on them. It's one of the main things I dislike about the library. Personally, I think it should be up to the library whether they want to install filters on some computers or not. If you want such filters, and other parents in your area want them, then work with the library to set up a few computers for a kids section and install the filters on them. That way you can let your kids use them without taking away the rights of adults to access the information that they want. We don't need the government acting in such a hamfisted manner and forcing all of us to only have access to material suitable for a child.
It has nothing to do with autonomy. Nobody guaranteed anyone autonomy. But if the government tries to impose a law that violates the Constitution, then it's gonna get smacked down (or should anyway). That's the issue here. If it hadn't violated the Constitution, then it would probably be in force now.
But if you were a fan of the Mechwarrior universe as portrayed in the books and role-playing game, then there is no comparison between the two games. Mechs are supposed to be big and complicated to pilot. Mechwarrior is closer to a simulator than a shooter/fighter game like AC. It had nothing to do with interface design problems. Mechwarrior was supposed to be like that.
I guess that's the real issue. I prefer the depth and complexity of PC games to console games, which I usually find to be too simplistic for my taste. Sure, there are some console games that I really like. I prefer to play sports games, platform games, and certain other specific titles on a console. I prefer to play most RPGs, RTS or turn-based strategy and tactical games, Adventure games, simulators, and shooters on the PC.
but it doesn't let you stop developers from throwing in 100 worthless weapons and magic spells into your game just so they can write "we've got 100 weapons!!!!
Well, that just sounds like a crappy game, and I wouldn't want to play it whether it was a console title or a PC title. Both have more than their fair share of lame games.
I'm looking forward to Unreal Tournament 2003 right now. I still play the original to this day. If this one has gameplay even on par with UT, it will be wonderful.
Also, launch a super nintendo emulator on your pc, then try to tell me you wouldn't rather have a controller.
Sure. That's why I have a gamepad for my PC for those games that work best with it. Now, when you have a Cyborg3D Gold joystick (or better), a real keyboard, a microphone, and a nice optical mouse for your console, you let me know.
They don't understand the true art of games--to make them deep without making them complicated.
That depends almost completely on the type of game. If you tried to simplify a flight sim down to the console level, you'd piss off a lot of people. There are other similar games that require a certain level of complexity. You don't see airline pilots flying the plane with a gamepad, and gamers don't want that either. I would rather type certain commands or memorize some hotkeys rather than use the cumbersome interfaces that console developers come up with to deal with complexity and compensate for the dearth of buttons available on the controllers. PC games can have nice interfaces too. And those interfaces can be easier to use since you often have multiple options such as hotkeys, mouseclicks, or other methods of accessing whatever command you're trying to give. That flexibility allows me to play in whatever way is most comfortable for me. Consoles just don't offer nearly the level of control that a PC does.
The vast majority of console games suck compared to even mediocre PC games. Console controllers can't even compare to the ease, flexibility, and precision of a keyboard/mouse combo or a PC joystick. Split-screne sucks for multiplayer. Even with a hard drive and networking capability, the X-Box still won't have nearly the kind of game communities that Quake or Half-Life have. Hell, it won't even compare to the much smaller game communities that have sprung up around lesser-selling games. Console games are merely somewhat entertaining distractions. The PC is where you'll find the real games.
Heh... sure... as long as you don't mind having to "4Go" all the cool lighting effects and run the game in 640x480 mode with your gussied-up GeForce2 card:)
Good advice on how to get into that free country club called jail!
Nope. Wouldn't work. If you want to get into a country club prison, you have to steal at least a few million. This is petty and will get you thrown in a really crappy prison reserved for people with less ambition in life.
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This time I'll put the actual relevant portions in bold.
Replay 1G:
G. Changes to ReplayTV Service. At its discretion, ReplayTV may automatically add, modify, or disable any feature or functionality of the ReplayTV Service or on the ReplayTV 4500 when your unit connects to our server or at other times with or without notice. In addition, ReplayTV may modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time (and will notify you of these changes to the Agreement)
You'll note that while they both claim the right to add/remove/change services, only Replay claims the right to change your hardware.
Nah... someone will just come up with the equivalent of the cable-splitter.
That'll do it. I dropped my Visor once and it landed on the corner where the stylus is stored. The stylus was permanently jammed and could not be removed, and the screen was extremely screwed up because the jammed stylus was forcing it to separate a bit so there were all sorts of weird effects going on. I sent it back and got a replacement. Then I bought a Rhino Skin case for it. One of those neoprene ones. Didn't have to worry about dropping it after that.
What I am worried about is that in light of this recent court case, the Library may be pressured to give up its supervisory role over access to inappropriate websites by children. I don't want to see that. Do you?
Of course I don't think that the Library should be forced to give up a supervisory role if that's what that community wants. I don't really see why this ruling would cause such a thing to happen though. Are you suggesting that somehow, supervising the access would be declared unconstitutional? I don't think it would be. First of all, it would be actual humans doing the supervising, not some extremely error-prone software, which was definitely a problem, as the court pointed out. Second, it would be up to the community whether or not to apply filters for adults or children, and whether they want to put them on all, or just some computers. The court said that a law that mandated such a thing would be unconstitutional, not that communities couldn't voluntarily do it. I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Like it or not, the word "piracy" still has a much more negative cannotation than "copyright infringement." That's why they use the term.
The majority of Christians are not Catholic
Actually, it's roughly 50-50. Catholics might have a slight lead.
I thought the BSA considers warez and crackz to be piracy. Is there someplace where they clarify their position on this?
Shouldn't this be seen as the BSA encouraging the violation of human rights by other governments? They are trying to get a new law enacted that will have the effect of people being arrested and having their limbs amputated. Shouldn't the US State Department have something to say about this?
Doesn't matter when the terms originated, they were created for the purposes of propaganda. Copyright infringement doesn't sound too bad. So we'll call it piracy, something that is feared by all. So now, the poster is suggesting that we fight fire with fire. If they're going to use loaded terms, then we can do the same.
Oh come on. How about having the computers in a central area, but with recessed monitors. Then you won't have to accidentally see something that will horribly scar you for life, and yet the adults will not be able to jerk off to porn either. That make you happy? It's up to you and the rest of your community to work with the library to set up something that will allow everyone to access the info that they want. These filters don't just block porn (and they don't even do that very well), they block a whole lot more, even quite a bit of material that would not be considered objectionable to the vast majority of people. Adults shouldn't have to ask for access to some site that is being blocked. It's really none of the librarian's business if I want to find out about erectile disfuntion, and I shouldn't have to ask for such information. It should be available to me because I am an adult.
That being said, I don't support use of blocking software in public libraries until it is at least 99% accurate (and it's a far way from there).
The stupid thing is that if the community wants filters for kids, they could simply work with the library to set up a kids area with filtered computers. Any adult that wants their child's access filtered could just make sure that the kid only has access to the children's computers. This law is seriously overbroad and impacts adults in a way that violates their rights.
Schools still seem to be up the proverbial creek.
I don't want my tax dollars used to make morons like you happy. This isn't about letting people view porn at the library. These filters block out A LOT of stuff besides porn, and additionally, they block a lot of stuff that shouldn't be blocked anyway. There aren't any filters that have an acceptable accuracy level. Then there's the issue of who gets to decide what is suitable. That's one of the reasons that this law didn't pass. Adults shouldn't be forced to only have access to information suitable for a child. That's just stupid, and unconstitutional to boot.
While I agree that his post was rather crass, he does have a point. You can't go blocking information that adults should have access to just because some people want to leave their kids at the library unsupervised. Personally, I don't think kids should be at the library unsupervised. I've had to put up with annoying little brats making all kinds of noise and creating distractions because their parents are too busy to keep an eye on them. It's one of the main things I dislike about the library. Personally, I think it should be up to the library whether they want to install filters on some computers or not. If you want such filters, and other parents in your area want them, then work with the library to set up a few computers for a kids section and install the filters on them. That way you can let your kids use them without taking away the rights of adults to access the information that they want. We don't need the government acting in such a hamfisted manner and forcing all of us to only have access to material suitable for a child.
It has nothing to do with autonomy. Nobody guaranteed anyone autonomy. But if the government tries to impose a law that violates the Constitution, then it's gonna get smacked down (or should anyway). That's the issue here. If it hadn't violated the Constitution, then it would probably be in force now.
But if you were a fan of the Mechwarrior universe as portrayed in the books and role-playing game, then there is no comparison between the two games. Mechs are supposed to be big and complicated to pilot. Mechwarrior is closer to a simulator than a shooter/fighter game like AC. It had nothing to do with interface design problems. Mechwarrior was supposed to be like that.
Easy. You just bring up the window and then select each letter to create the message ;)
I guess that's the real issue. I prefer the depth and complexity of PC games to console games, which I usually find to be too simplistic for my taste. Sure, there are some console games that I really like. I prefer to play sports games, platform games, and certain other specific titles on a console. I prefer to play most RPGs, RTS or turn-based strategy and tactical games, Adventure games, simulators, and shooters on the PC.
but it doesn't let you stop developers from throwing in 100 worthless weapons and magic spells into your game just so they can write "we've got 100 weapons!!!!
Well, that just sounds like a crappy game, and I wouldn't want to play it whether it was a console title or a PC title. Both have more than their fair share of lame games.
I'm looking forward to Unreal Tournament 2003 right now. I still play the original to this day. If this one has gameplay even on par with UT, it will be wonderful.
Also, launch a super nintendo emulator on your pc, then try to tell me you wouldn't rather have a controller.
Sure. That's why I have a gamepad for my PC for those games that work best with it. Now, when you have a Cyborg3D Gold joystick (or better), a real keyboard, a microphone, and a nice optical mouse for your console, you let me know.
They don't understand the true art of games--to make them deep without making them complicated.
That depends almost completely on the type of game. If you tried to simplify a flight sim down to the console level, you'd piss off a lot of people. There are other similar games that require a certain level of complexity. You don't see airline pilots flying the plane with a gamepad, and gamers don't want that either. I would rather type certain commands or memorize some hotkeys rather than use the cumbersome interfaces that console developers come up with to deal with complexity and compensate for the dearth of buttons available on the controllers. PC games can have nice interfaces too. And those interfaces can be easier to use since you often have multiple options such as hotkeys, mouseclicks, or other methods of accessing whatever command you're trying to give. That flexibility allows me to play in whatever way is most comfortable for me. Consoles just don't offer nearly the level of control that a PC does.
The vast majority of console games suck compared to even mediocre PC games. Console controllers can't even compare to the ease, flexibility, and precision of a keyboard/mouse combo or a PC joystick. Split-screne sucks for multiplayer. Even with a hard drive and networking capability, the X-Box still won't have nearly the kind of game communities that Quake or Half-Life have. Hell, it won't even compare to the much smaller game communities that have sprung up around lesser-selling games. Console games are merely somewhat entertaining distractions. The PC is where you'll find the real games.
Heh... sure... as long as you don't mind having to "4Go" all the cool lighting effects and run the game in 640x480 mode with your gussied-up GeForce2 card :)
All of it. It's just managed for him by his underlings. They make sure he's well-fed and bathes at least once a week though, so don't worry bout him.
Where would I get one of these? I assume that HP will only sell chipped cartridges now, so I guess I'll have to get one elsewhere.
Good advice on how to get into that free country club called jail!
Nope. Wouldn't work. If you want to get into a country club prison, you have to steal at least a few million. This is petty and will get you thrown in a really crappy prison reserved for people with less ambition in life.
Of course the dealer and manufacturer don't make you buy the gas from them at a 500% markup either.