I liked the film but the trivialising of Frodo grated - the stabbing on Amon Súl as mentioned but also his defiance of the Nazgúl at the ford was an important 'growth point' - he was very badly injured but still managed to resist. Giving this to Arwen downplays Frodo too much. I was wondering if this was either 1) to make a less heroic character that the public might relate to more easily and/or 2) to make his transformation more striking - though I suspect it's the former.
Conversely while I wish Tom was in the special edition I understand the cinematic reasons for his absence and building up Arwens role was not unreasonable.
btw Jackson doesn't like 'Director's Cut' as he regards what is released as the DC.
But we aren't talking about Microsoft here are we? Because Microsoft haven't been charged with any crime have they? Because you know that the whole antitrust trial is a civil matter don't you? And you know the court doesn't have the power to impose a punishment, only a remedy, don't you?
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890:
SECTION 2 Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding ten million dollars if a corporation, or, if any other person, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.
Things have changed, maybe it's not a felony any more? How about
Clayton Anti-Trust Act October 15, 1914
SEC. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, to lease or make a sale or contract for sale of goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, supplies or other commodities, whether patented or unpatented, for use, consumption or resale within the United States or any Territory thereof or the District of Columbia or any insular possession or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States, or fix a price charged therefor, or discount from, or rebate upon, such price, on the condition, agreement or understanding that the lessee or purchaser thereof shall not use or deal in the goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, supplies or other commodities of a competitor or competitors of the lessor or seller, where the effect of such lease, sale, or contract for sale or such condition, agreement or understanding may be to substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly in any line of commerce.
But I think if it's a military asset being used by civilian law enforcement who have a different set of rules of engagement, it's alright. As long as it is under civilian control.
In the UK I believe that this is known as 'Aid to The Civil Power'. I may be mis-remembering but in extremis the police can require (as in demand) the cooperation of the military - this would seem to be what is needed in Washington.
Yes I know, bu my point is that you are being asked to jump through hoops to access protocols and not code as stated in the post to which I was replying. If you are signing NDAs to see the license terms I doubt that the protocols themselves wouldn't have one too, it would be bizarre but not impossible. I suppose, if one was paranoid, one could suspect that the terms presented could differ depending upon the passport id used to request them - have a 'friends' list of ids which get cheaper rates...
wrt your last point, it's most definitely wrong of course.
So they are requiring an NDA and charging for the right to use the 'communications protocols'. There is no where in the proposed settlement that states they have to make their code "Open Source" is there?
They aren't making the code available, we're talking about protocols, you know a specification like an RFC.
Not to mention how stores would love to spend 30 mins negotiating to sell a $300 dollar item... especially in the Christmas shopping insanity!
It may become a new form of anti-MS (for example) activism: when you have a few hours going into into a shop and going through all the contract details until you decide that they are too onerous and decline to accept the terms offered.
Sure, I once used to have very and involved debates about why "warp engine" was a misnomer and it should be "warp drive" or "warp motor". But then I got laid.
Of course if you know what the economy is going to do in three/four years time you don't need to go into firther education as you can probably do quite nicely plying the markets...:-)
Um, if watts are a measurement of rate how can it possibly not matter how long the pulse is?
compare and contrast
It doesn't matter
how long the pulse is,
and
only the joules
per time.
A watt is one Joule per second. If I can put one joule in a one second pulse then I hava a one watt device, if I can put the joule into a half second pulse I have a two watt device.
If the thing pulses, it only makes it less effective. Remember, it's 100,000 Watts, or 100,000 Joules per second. The longer the pulse (or continuous), the more energy it delivers. If it were to pulse for a microsecond, it would deliver 100 mJ per pulse, and that's not all that impressive
NO. You can have 100kW by delivering 100kJ in 1 sec or 200kJ in 0.5 sec, or 1000kJ in 0.1 sec, it's all 100kW. You're normally trying to put the same energy into a shorter time, which increases the power.
Actually it's be for a fraction of a second, a common problem when trying to use lasers to burn through metal is that the vaporized metal disrupts the laser.
Also if you put the same energy into a shorter burst, that increases the power.
Then who decides which category a story goes in? Slashot may put a story in the 'Microsoft' bucket where you'd classify it 'Anti-Microsoft'. Easist thing is to read the summary and then decide if you want to read the comments or not.....
I agree. Some of RMS pronouncements make me shudder - I sometimes think of them as Bulls (as in papal) - but the 'hit' is silent:-)
Having said that I don't want to shut him up as I value the GPL highly (and also the BSDL) and quite a lot of the software with which he is associated - I love emacs (vi is anathema) for example. I can like some of the man's work without buying into his agenda - but it is useful to have someone thinking things through from his viewpoint because it does stimulate debate, there are 1140 comments on this topic so far.
I think we need him but I can't take too much at once.
p3d0 claimed that when I boot into linux I'm running the "GNU operating system", I'm not as I'm using the linux kernel. If I were to use the Hurd kernel (if it ever appears) then I might well be using the "GNU operating system", but right now I'm not. I use linux, and occasionally some GNU software (and a whole lot more non-GNU).
Dude, GNU didn't fail. You run it every time you boot that system you call "Linux". I think you're still not getting the point that your OS actually is the GNU operating system.
Have you read the FAQ?
The GNU Project was named after the GNU operating system--it's the project to develop the GNU system.
The kernel for the GNU OS is the hurd, and it may even be finished sometime in the next twenty years.
Nice to see someone with a true scientific attitude these days. (No this isn't sarcasm)
I get despressed about the pseudo-sciences where experiments aren't repeated because someone else has done it already - what happened to verification? And as you say, a negative result can be every bit as important as a positive.
Just think how much money would have been wasted if Fleishman & Pons had been taken at face value..... (yes, this is irony)
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In that case it's in the first book. (Of the one-volume printing).
I was wondering if this was either 1) to make a less heroic character that the public might relate to more easily and/or 2) to make his transformation more striking - though I suspect it's the former.
Conversely while I wish Tom was in the special edition I understand the cinematic reasons for his absence and building up Arwens role was not unreasonable.
btw Jackson doesn't like 'Director's Cut' as he regards what is released as the DC.
It was in the SIXTH book - in the third volume :-)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act October 15, 1914
When did it stop being unlawful? .If you are signing NDAs to see the license terms I doubt that the protocols themselves wouldn't have one too, it would be bizarre but not impossible.
I suppose, if one was paranoid, one could suspect that the terms presented could differ depending upon the passport id used to request them - have a 'friends' list of ids which get cheaper rates...
wrt your last point, it's most definitely wrong of course.
(BTW I said abusive because that was what was found, just having a monopoly isn't unlawful)
He doesn't need to make disparaging remarks, he can just quote from Judge Jacksons Findings of Fact :-)
My sig now seems distressingly apposite.
It may become a new form of anti-MS (for example) activism:
when you have a few hours going into into a shop and going through all the contract details until you decide that they are too onerous and decline to accept the terms offered.
Sorry, couldn't resist
Of course if you know what the economy is going to do in three/four years time you don't need to go into firther education as you can probably do quite nicely plying the markets... :-)
compare and contrast
andA watt is one Joule per second. If I can put one joule in a one second pulse then I hava a one watt device, if I can put the joule into a half second pulse I have a two watt device.
I meant to say
100kW = 100kJ/1s = 50kJ/0.5 s = 10kJ/0.1s
200kJ/0.5s = 400kW and 1000kJ/0.1s = 10000kW
sorry.
You can have 100kW by delivering 100kJ in 1 sec or 200kJ in 0.5 sec, or 1000kJ in 0.1 sec, it's all 100kW.
You're normally trying to put the same energy into a shorter time, which increases the power.
Also if you put the same energy into a shorter burst, that increases the power.
Then who decides which category a story goes in?
Slashot may put a story in the 'Microsoft' bucket where you'd classify it 'Anti-Microsoft'.
Easist thing is to read the summary and then decide if you want to read the comments or not.....
Having said that I don't want to shut him up as I value the GPL highly (and also the BSDL) and quite a lot of the software with which he is associated - I love emacs (vi is anathema) for example.
I can like some of the man's work without buying into his agenda - but it is useful to have someone thinking things through from his viewpoint because it does stimulate debate, there are 1140 comments on this topic so far.
I think we need him but I can't take too much at once.
p3d0 claimed that when I boot into linux I'm running the "GNU operating system", I'm not as I'm using the linux kernel. If I were to use the Hurd kernel (if it ever appears) then I might well be using the "GNU operating system", but right now I'm not. I use linux, and occasionally some GNU software (and a whole lot more non-GNU).
on second thoughts DO and then we can all watch the fun....
I tend to use w-cubed, which I write as the exponential form, but I don't think I can do superscripts on slashdot....
I get despressed about the pseudo-sciences where experiments aren't repeated because someone else has done it already - what happened to verification? And as you say, a negative result can be every bit as important as a positive.
Just think how much money would have been wasted if Fleishman & Pons had been taken at face value..... (yes, this is irony)
Dark Star did the grunge low-life in space bit three years before Star Wars.