I don't care what you child does for fun, leaving a loaded gun all willy-nilly where the child can reach it is the height of irresponsibility.
Gah...should have previewed first. Fixed.
Why is the wii controller even mentioned?
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Why is the Wii controller even mentioned in this freakin' story? The kid shot themselves with a loaded gun left laying around by the parent. This has nothing to do with the Wii, and everything to do with some dumbfuck leaving a loaded gun laying around with a three year old in the house. I don't care what you child does for fun, leaving a loaded gun all willy-nilly where the child can reach it is the height of responsibility.
True, except for when you already have a AM2/AM2+/AM3 board, or a good supply of ddr2 ram. In that case the phenom is a drop in upgrade, versus a platform upgrade for the i5. Also keep in mind that AMD will be releasing 6-core CPUs this year too, and they will fit in any recent AM2+/AM3 board, while for the intel high end stuff, you are locked into their 'premium' 1366 socket.
This applies to me. I just ordered AMDs 965 Phenom II to replace the Athlon 64 X2 5400+ currently in my AM2+/AM3 Gigabyte board...when the new AMD chipset is widely released with SATA6/USB3 and the price becomes reasonable, I'll order one of those motherboards. Until then, my AMD 785 chipset board will suffice. AMD has always been pretty good about making sure their sockets are versatile, and the AM2+/AM3 boards are the most versatile yet.
plus i like rooting for the underdog
This is also a reason why I stick with AMD. They're the only ones producing CPUs that can remotely compete with Intel in the consumer space, yet they are a MUCH smaller company. I like that.
It is the price you pay for getting the bleeding edge, AMD also has some halo models, but because they cant beat intel in performance, they cant afford to charge $1000 for their high end chips.
AMDs current flagship costs $195 and is still a heck of a performer. I'll stick with AMD for now.
lol, anyome remember the horribly overpriced Athlon 64 FX-55?
Now to see what AMDs 6-core offering is like. I know that Intel destroys AMD in performance benchmarks and real-world performance, but AMD is FAR less expensive. If I was pushing an Eyefinity setup or something, then sure, I would go all out and drop a few hundred dollars or more on an Intel CPU. Considering that AMDs current flagship costs $195 and is still a heck of a performer...yeah, I'll stick with AMD for now.
I know that they aren't movies (at least, not yet::shiver::) but the Elder Scrolls series, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age all contain just about everything you have talked about.
I'm not saying Amazon should have been awarded this patent, I'm just saying that stating something is obvious isn't enough to deny a patent...you have to cite specific examples in prior art, cases, and law.
What's the interest in Star Wars movies anyway? Star Wars in general mixes mostly Holy Roman Empire time with the arenas, races and idea behind jedi's with future living in space. We don't really live like that, do we? I don't personally understand the geeks fanware behind it either, it's more like soap opera in space. It would be interesting to see a James Bond like movie in space setting, because at least then
At this point? Nostalgia, mostly. Keep in mind that when it came out, there was literally nothing else like it.
As for myself, I was born in '84, but the Star Wars trilogy was still the first time I ever saw a movie like that (5 years old...young enough to appreciate it, old enough to remember it). Going back and watching it now, for myself, it's mostly nostalgia...they're really campy, and the special effects aren't aging well at this point (although watching the THX version (NOT the version with the CGI) helps alleviate some of the aging issues.)
Keep in mind that if an examiner is going to reject an application on the basis of obviousness, you can't just say "it's obvious". You have to come up with examples of why it is obvious. The Supreme Court ruled this is what needs to be looked at:
the scope and content of the prior art; the level of ordinary skill in the art; the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art; and objective evidence of nonobviousness.
And in a secondary fashion:
commercial success; long felt but unsolved needs; and failure of others.
So you have no compunction about boring 52 people out of their minds, irritating 30 because you wasted their valuable time, angering 14 for inducing nausea in them, and pissing 3 off so severely that they want to disconnect your house from the electrical grid, just to gratify your ego and in the doing finding the one other deaf person in the room?
It states quite clearly on the page what kind of music it is. My apologies if you went downloading music all willy-nilly without reading the single paragraph describing what it is.
It all seems just a tad selfish to me.
It's selfish for me to give away music that I create for free? That's the exact opposite of selfish.
...but not as interesting as what the public will do once this technology is perfected. Cool concept + released to the masses of the Internet = further innovation.
Despite your trollish attitude, I'll respond honestly.
I recognize that the music genres I work within (spacey ambient and drone) are niche genres, with a small listening base. I produce the music that I want to hear but haven't found, and figured what the hell...I may as well share it with the world. If even just one other person enjoys it as well, then it has been worth the little time it took to make it available. Based on my first two weeks on last.fm, there are many people who do enjoy it, and I'm happy to provide them with music they like.
Sorry if you don't like what I make, but what's the difference...its free, as in beer and freedom.
Sorry, should have been more specific. She didn't listen to the whole thing twice, just the portions where "high-level" notes weren't enough. All in all, I would say she relistened to about 20% of the whole thing.
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I don't care what you child does for fun, leaving a loaded gun all willy-nilly where the child can reach it is the height of irresponsibility.
Gah...should have previewed first. Fixed.
Why is the Wii controller even mentioned in this freakin' story? The kid shot themselves with a loaded gun left laying around by the parent. This has nothing to do with the Wii, and everything to do with some dumbfuck leaving a loaded gun laying around with a three year old in the house. I don't care what you child does for fun, leaving a loaded gun all willy-nilly where the child can reach it is the height of responsibility.
We don't need gun control, we need idiot control.
And it's cheaper. I don't get all the AMD hate going around.
It isn't 1337 enough. Screw that, it's 1337 enough to run the games I want to play with my current configuration, that's all that matters.
...when people's losses equal more money than I will EVER have in my entire life...I become a sad panda :(
hey, i never said AMD was more expensive then Intel, and i bet you that if they could charge $1000 for their top end, they would
They never quite hit $1000, but their Athlon 64 FX-55 went for something like $700 or $800 when it was brand new.
True, except for when you already have a AM2/AM2+/AM3 board, or a good supply of ddr2 ram. In that case the phenom is a drop in upgrade, versus a platform upgrade for the i5. Also keep in mind that AMD will be releasing 6-core CPUs this year too, and they will fit in any recent AM2+/AM3 board, while for the intel high end stuff, you are locked into their 'premium' 1366 socket.
This applies to me. I just ordered AMDs 965 Phenom II to replace the Athlon 64 X2 5400+ currently in my AM2+/AM3 Gigabyte board...when the new AMD chipset is widely released with SATA6/USB3 and the price becomes reasonable, I'll order one of those motherboards. Until then, my AMD 785 chipset board will suffice. AMD has always been pretty good about making sure their sockets are versatile, and the AM2+/AM3 boards are the most versatile yet.
plus i like rooting for the underdog
This is also a reason why I stick with AMD. They're the only ones producing CPUs that can remotely compete with Intel in the consumer space, yet they are a MUCH smaller company. I like that.
Sorry...my experience with late-90's Warez websites has trained me never to look at a site with "top" followed by a number in its URL -_-;;
It is the price you pay for getting the bleeding edge, AMD also has some halo models, but because they cant beat intel in performance, they cant afford to charge $1000 for their high end chips.
AMDs current flagship costs $195 and is still a heck of a performer. I'll stick with AMD for now.
lol, anyome remember the horribly overpriced Athlon 64 FX-55?
Now to see what AMDs 6-core offering is like. I know that Intel destroys AMD in performance benchmarks and real-world performance, but AMD is FAR less expensive. If I was pushing an Eyefinity setup or something, then sure, I would go all out and drop a few hundred dollars or more on an Intel CPU. Considering that AMDs current flagship costs $195 and is still a heck of a performer...yeah, I'll stick with AMD for now.
I know that they aren't movies (at least, not yet ::shiver::) but the Elder Scrolls series, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age all contain just about everything you have talked about.
Should have added this line to my original post:
I'm not saying Amazon should have been awarded this patent, I'm just saying that stating something is obvious isn't enough to deny a patent...you have to cite specific examples in prior art, cases, and law.
What's the interest in Star Wars movies anyway? Star Wars in general mixes mostly Holy Roman Empire time with the arenas, races and idea behind jedi's with future living in space. We don't really live like that, do we? I don't personally understand the geeks fanware behind it either, it's more like soap opera in space. It would be interesting to see a James Bond like movie in space setting, because at least then
At this point? Nostalgia, mostly. Keep in mind that when it came out, there was literally nothing else like it.
As for myself, I was born in '84, but the Star Wars trilogy was still the first time I ever saw a movie like that (5 years old...young enough to appreciate it, old enough to remember it). Going back and watching it now, for myself, it's mostly nostalgia...they're really campy, and the special effects aren't aging well at this point (although watching the THX version (NOT the version with the CGI) helps alleviate some of the aging issues.)
That's how it goes with pretty much any software patent...
Keep in mind that if an examiner is going to reject an application on the basis of obviousness, you can't just say "it's obvious". You have to come up with examples of why it is obvious. The Supreme Court ruled this is what needs to be looked at:
the scope and content of the prior art;
the level of ordinary skill in the art;
the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art; and
objective evidence of nonobviousness.
And in a secondary fashion:
commercial success;
long felt but unsolved needs; and
failure of others.
Blech. FM Radio (at least in my area) hasn't been worth listening to in nearly a decade.
Works great on my HTC Ozone...I gotta have a physical keyboard, I can't stand touchscreen keyboards.
Okay, conspiracy theorists. If we are in the "Brave New World", where the fuck is my free drugs and obligatory orgies?
College ;-)
But of course! Free vacuuming for everyone!
Divide by zero much?
So you have no compunction about boring 52 people out of their minds, irritating 30 because you wasted their valuable time, angering 14 for inducing nausea in them, and pissing 3 off so severely that they want to disconnect your house from the electrical grid, just to gratify your ego and in the doing finding the one other deaf person in the room?
It states quite clearly on the page what kind of music it is. My apologies if you went downloading music all willy-nilly without reading the single paragraph describing what it is.
It all seems just a tad selfish to me.
It's selfish for me to give away music that I create for free? That's the exact opposite of selfish.
...but not as interesting as what the public will do once this technology is perfected. Cool concept + released to the masses of the Internet = further innovation.
I actually wasn't aware of kopimi, just googled it...thanks for pointing that out to me, that's EXACTLY what I want people to do :-)
Despite your trollish attitude, I'll respond honestly.
I recognize that the music genres I work within (spacey ambient and drone) are niche genres, with a small listening base. I produce the music that I want to hear but haven't found, and figured what the hell...I may as well share it with the world. If even just one other person enjoys it as well, then it has been worth the little time it took to make it available. Based on my first two weeks on last.fm, there are many people who do enjoy it, and I'm happy to provide them with music they like.
Sorry if you don't like what I make, but what's the difference...its free, as in beer and freedom.
Much thanks to you, fellow poster!
Sorry, should have been more specific. She didn't listen to the whole thing twice, just the portions where "high-level" notes weren't enough. All in all, I would say she relistened to about 20% of the whole thing.