It's been 4 years... if the iPhone novelty was going to wear off, it would have done so by now. Instead, many people are making phones to compete with the iPhone instead of the blackberry now.
It looks like you've succumbed to society's view that only men are kiddie fiddlers by the use of 'all male' throughout your post. You might want to do some reading on how common female sex offenders are.
Really? Because I've read at least 2 dozen ebooks with _serious_ errors that I've purchased from Waterstones and Amazon. In 2 cases, I got refunds because of the error count. The paperbacks did NOT have these errors - they were introduced during the eBook creation process.
I was in this position a few years ago. I had an apple desktop and a linux laptop. I didn't have the disposable income to buy a Windows license.
Eventually, I started working for a company who required that I use windows for remote access, so they provided me a license. But that was the first time in years I had access to a windows box.
I used to violate copyright to read ebooks on my reader. You see, to buy many of the titles I wanted, I had to buy the book from Amazon US then strip the DRM and convert it to ePub so that my reader can view it. Buying from Amazon US meant using proxies to change my IP to one that is allowed to buy the book, a complex gift certificate purchasing and gifting process and a number of other hoops.
I'm buying the book, but I'm still violating the DMCA / EUCD to be able to read it. I have to do this because for reasons beyond my understanding, while I'm running naked up and down the streets with a fist-full of money yelling "Let me make you rich!", many publishers won't sell me the books that I want in my region.
Now, if I want to read these books in electronic format, I have to break the law. So why bother to pay money to break the law? That seems silly. I'm a criminal with similar penalties and censure in both cases, so why not just move to downloading for free ?
Oh, and it turns out that downloading for free is actually _easier_ than when I was paying money. When I was paying money to get this product, it took 4 steps and a number of pieces of software that I would prefer not having to use. By getting the book for free, it's a 1 step process and there is no extra software required.
Want to stop ebook piracy ? Sell me the damn book!
The problem is with all of the laws that we have that there is _no_ intention of enforcing. Want a really good chance at a valid copyright case? Just arrest anyone walking around with a portable media player. We have no right to rip music from CDs that we own to digital formats, so the chances are that most people on the streets today are law breakers. But we have this law anyway.
Bad laws only serve to bring all law into disrepute.
Nope. First you have to teach a man to fish (or farm). Then you need to stop several major world powers from providing agricultural tax breaks or grants to allow the man to farm on a level playing field. Then you have to teach a man to overthrow his corrupt government so that he can control the means of his production and also have the ability to get his product beyond his local and national borders to a viable market. There's more too, but I can't be bothered to type it right now.
Anyone who says 'teach a man to fish...' should go and spend some time in North Africa.
Really? So you want some alien race that discovers this later to think that Glenn Beck was the ideal example of humanity? I think we need to rethink this:p
banks' go to extraordinary lengths to hide the real cost of a loan
Really? I hear this a lot, and I can only assume that this is an american thing. When I got my mortgage, it was fixed at a specific rate for 3 years. After that rate, it would track the base rate as set by the bank of England + 2% for the remainder of the loan.
At the same time, all initial fees were itemised and all potential future fees including late payment and final settlement fees were described.
Who would sign a contract _without_ knowing all of this in advance?
Feel free to google for AA and RAC studies in the UK that show this.
As of a few years ago, motorcycles have been manufactured with their lights on at all times that the engine is running. Even before that, it was advised that you run with your headlight on.
This meant that you stood out more. And fatality stats generated showed that this made a big difference.
New studies show that when cars have their lights on, motorcycles blend back in and are not noticed.
There are only 3 ranges of IP addresses reserved for private use. That doesn't stop MANY companies just picking address ranges outside of that and using them. There are very few places that they won't be able to connect to as a result, but it's important to note that you can NAT any range you want.
Well, your lies just lost you all credibility with me. He never ran and hid in another country. His request for Swedish residence failed. That meant he had no reason to stay there. He ASKED the prosecutor if they needed anything more of him and was told "No, you can leave". So he did. Evil fucker huh ?
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It's been 4 years... if the iPhone novelty was going to wear off, it would have done so by now. Instead, many people are making phones to compete with the iPhone instead of the blackberry now.
Only in America. In most of the world we have protection for employees.
It looks like you've succumbed to society's view that only men are kiddie fiddlers by the use of 'all male' throughout your post. You might want to do some reading on how common female sex offenders are.
Thanks for the tip - I'll contact her directly for a copy then :)
than. Than. THAN!!!!
Really? Because I've read at least 2 dozen ebooks with _serious_ errors that I've purchased from Waterstones and Amazon. In 2 cases, I got refunds because of the error count. The paperbacks did NOT have these errors - they were introduced during the eBook creation process.
I was in this position a few years ago. I had an apple desktop and a linux laptop. I didn't have the disposable income to buy a Windows license.
Eventually, I started working for a company who required that I use windows for remote access, so they provided me a license. But that was the first time in years I had access to a windows box.
I used to violate copyright to read ebooks on my reader. You see, to buy many of the titles I wanted, I had to buy the book from Amazon US then strip the DRM and convert it to ePub so that my reader can view it. Buying from Amazon US meant using proxies to change my IP to one that is allowed to buy the book, a complex gift certificate purchasing and gifting process and a number of other hoops.
I'm buying the book, but I'm still violating the DMCA / EUCD to be able to read it. I have to do this because for reasons beyond my understanding, while I'm running naked up and down the streets with a fist-full of money yelling "Let me make you rich!", many publishers won't sell me the books that I want in my region.
Now, if I want to read these books in electronic format, I have to break the law. So why bother to pay money to break the law? That seems silly. I'm a criminal with similar penalties and censure in both cases, so why not just move to downloading for free ?
Oh, and it turns out that downloading for free is actually _easier_ than when I was paying money. When I was paying money to get this product, it took 4 steps and a number of pieces of software that I would prefer not having to use. By getting the book for free, it's a 1 step process and there is no extra software required.
Want to stop ebook piracy ? Sell me the damn book!
The problem is with all of the laws that we have that there is _no_ intention of enforcing. Want a really good chance at a valid copyright case? Just arrest anyone walking around with a portable media player. We have no right to rip music from CDs that we own to digital formats, so the chances are that most people on the streets today are law breakers. But we have this law anyway.
Bad laws only serve to bring all law into disrepute.
Have a look at http://www.askmid.com/ and you'll see that you can find out a good amount of information from just a license plate.
Out of curiosity, can you point me to a single hedge fund that received any bail-out money please.
Nope. First you have to teach a man to fish (or farm). Then you need to stop several major world powers from providing agricultural tax breaks or grants to allow the man to farm on a level playing field. Then you have to teach a man to overthrow his corrupt government so that he can control the means of his production and also have the ability to get his product beyond his local and national borders to a viable market. There's more too, but I can't be bothered to type it right now.
Anyone who says 'teach a man to fish...' should go and spend some time in North Africa.
Really? So you want some alien race that discovers this later to think that Glenn Beck was the ideal example of humanity? I think we need to rethink this :p
Maybe if we want a standard for 'net auth, we should try someone that isn't blocked by 90% of all large companies :D
I live in London in a house built in 1984. My power and gas meters are both outside.
And the fact that you had to spell that out makes me weep :(
*paid
I'm not really sure that the rate of stupid or illiterate people in a country is the fault of the bank :(
banks' go to extraordinary lengths to hide the real cost of a loan
Really? I hear this a lot, and I can only assume that this is an american thing. When I got my mortgage, it was fixed at a specific rate for 3 years. After that rate, it would track the base rate as set by the bank of England + 2% for the remainder of the loan.
At the same time, all initial fees were itemised and all potential future fees including late payment and final settlement fees were described.
Who would sign a contract _without_ knowing all of this in advance?
Ok. Done. It cost me nothing other than my fuel. I parked for free and paid no taxes.
Oh, wait. You didn't mean 'anytime' when you said anytime. You meant Monday to Friday between certain times. :p
Feel free to google for AA and RAC studies in the UK that show this.
As of a few years ago, motorcycles have been manufactured with their lights on at all times that the engine is running. Even before that, it was advised that you run with your headlight on.
This meant that you stood out more. And fatality stats generated showed that this made a big difference.
New studies show that when cars have their lights on, motorcycles blend back in and are not noticed.
Headlights on at all times cause more motorcycle deaths though.
There are only 3 ranges of IP addresses reserved for private use. That doesn't stop MANY companies just picking address ranges outside of that and using them. There are very few places that they won't be able to connect to as a result, but it's important to note that you can NAT any range you want.
The EU has included England for a helluva long time!
Well, your lies just lost you all credibility with me. He never ran and hid in another country. His request for Swedish residence failed. That meant he had no reason to stay there. He ASKED the prosecutor if they needed anything more of him and was told "No, you can leave". So he did. Evil fucker huh ?