Way to miss the point! On a 'both parties pay' system, the little guy loses even when he/she wins - you can be sued for something completely unreasonable, and unless the court throws the case out summarily, it's going to cost a lot of money to defend yourself, so it's usually easier to settle. With a 'loser pays' system, well - obviously - the loser pays. That means that if the little guy is cetain he is right, it's worth giving it a shot if he thinks the court will understand the issue and he is likely to win. So if you win, you really win, unlike in the US system where you can win and still lose.
Also, it's worth lawyers taking on cases which they think they are likely to win, because they know they will get their fees (which has led to a proliferation of "no win, no fee" lawyers in the UK). Presumably, under the US system, legal firms need to decide on the likelihood of their client being solvent, rather than the likelihood that they will win, again stacking the deck in favour of those with the money.
Your issue about the restrictions on what a corporation can do - of course, in a 'loser pays' system, the opposition can't run up enormous legal bills and presume that the loser will pay them all. The court will award legal fees as part of the damages but that wouldn't mean covering the expenditure of the entire legal department of a big corporation for the duration of the case.
Gray markets aren't criminal, that's the whole point. Parallel importing has always been legal, which is why the DMCA is anti-capitalist - it makes it difficult to parallel import movies and software (particularly console games) even when they have been legally bought retail or wholesale in another territory.
*sigh* it's 4.7" wide at the base, but just look at the picture, it really is tiny and not something you would stack anything on even if it were a right-angled cube. It's smaller than a Nintendo GameCube.
Haha, indeed. Everyone here seems to think this is a 5" box not a 5cm box. It's not a Mac Cube or NeXT Cube, it's no more meant to stack than an iPod or the dongle for your infrared headphones.
This is TINY. It's not meant to fit into any 'paradigm', it's meant to live behind the TV amongst the cluster of cables, or else in the gap between the TV panel and the shelf/table it's on, if you prefer to see the unit. Check out TFA, the device is the size of a coke can.
Everyone here is missing the point. This is TINY. It's the size of a coke can (look further down TFA). You don't stack anything on it - even if it were right-angled it's way too small and the vents would get covered. The idea is that you put it between the shelf/table/base of the TV is on and the bottom edge of the TV panel. Or hide it behind out of the way.
Only because the 12-hour system is silly and doesn't have a zeroth hour, so from midnight to 1am "twelve" stands in for "zero". It's easier to say "12 midnight" and "12 noon" because ante/post don't make sense on the turning point.
It's not at all ambiguous. Midnight December 11th is 2009-12-11 00:00. This is clear because Midday December 11th is 2009-12-11 12:00. "Half past midnight" December 11th is 2009-12-11 00:30. There's no ambiguity at all.
Sure, but the GP was claiming that there's always a 'scrape' on vinyl records, which isn't' true unless the record is damaged. It's true that it's easier to prevent damage to CDs, but that's not the point.
So... you had damaged records then? No more annoying (and arguably far less annoying) than the tick-squelsh of a 'scrape' on a CD. Except for a few rarities, any damaged records I have get replaced, same with CDs.
Question away, but I guarantee that's what DJs do. That's why the little light the pops out on the surface of a record deck is called a 'cue light'. On 12" wide-grooved (i.e. bassy) singles, you can definitely get an idea of where the breakdowns and build-ups are, and you sometimes even see the where the kick drum will hit if it's running 'four on the floor' - often there's a a series of dark, diagonal lines running from the circumference to the hub that show you where the beat is. On a rock album you probably can't, although you could take a guess as to which songs are full-on thrash and which are soulful ballards.
Yes! That's exactly what this is about. You can always upgrade your turntable, get a better cleaning cloth, better speakers. It's about having something that's deliberately mysterious.
Final Scratch is still missing something. When DJing with Vinyl records, you can get an instant impression of where the breakdowns and build-ups are on the track, just by looking at the density of the grooves. It's possible to do that on a computer screen, but it's _much_ quicker generally to just look at the track, and quicker to pull the needle on and off the record and listen through the headphones to find the right spot. Scratch DJs even put stickers on the record surface to indicate where interesting sounds are.
And you'd be a moron to think that those older ATI cards will work smoothly with multiple monitors on Windows 7. Multiple monitor setups generally only work well with the latest well-supported cards with the latest drivers, many of which also work well under Linux. If you use cards that have crappy drivers under Linux then they won't work well, same for windows 7 (and your latest hackintosh). The difference is, Windows will generally make it pretty obvious that the card is useless, whereas there's always some braniac who will tell you a convoluted way to get things working under Linux, which is great if you can't afford a new graphics card and don't mind the hassle.
Most high-end inkjet printers separate the cartridge from the print head, whilst cheaper ones usually have it as one unit. I think part of the issue is that high-end inkjets have sophisticated head cleaning systems whereas low-end devices typically just have a (non-replacable) sponge inside. Whey reprocess an inkjet cart the print heads get a proper clean before the cart is refilled.
You can definitely record useful EEG data on neonates using forehead electrodes without gel. It's called a Cerebral Function Monitor. It looks like there is research in using it with adults too. These are mostly used in patients that are comatose or (medically) paralysed, so I suspect there would be issues with interference from motor nerve signals although these would have a very different pattern so I suspect could be filtered.
Writing a website full of incomprehensible ranting about Microsoft and the computer industry, whilst claiming that releasing a[nother] free web server for their platform will "hit them where it hurts". CHECK
However, I think most people understand the difference between an HR manager, accountant and lawyer, and they would have different job titles even if they were all in an administration dept. It's unlikely they would all be called 'administration guy' and be expected to deal with the same queries, unless it's a really, really small company, in which case it's fair enough and everyone is expected to be versatile. I don't think IT is given the same respect/insight, so I think the article author's point stands.
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Way to miss the point! On a 'both parties pay' system, the little guy loses even when he/she wins - you can be sued for something completely unreasonable, and unless the court throws the case out summarily, it's going to cost a lot of money to defend yourself, so it's usually easier to settle. With a 'loser pays' system, well - obviously - the loser pays. That means that if the little guy is cetain he is right, it's worth giving it a shot if he thinks the court will understand the issue and he is likely to win. So if you win, you really win, unlike in the US system where you can win and still lose.
Also, it's worth lawyers taking on cases which they think they are likely to win, because they know they will get their fees (which has led to a proliferation of "no win, no fee" lawyers in the UK). Presumably, under the US system, legal firms need to decide on the likelihood of their client being solvent, rather than the likelihood that they will win, again stacking the deck in favour of those with the money.
Your issue about the restrictions on what a corporation can do - of course, in a 'loser pays' system, the opposition can't run up enormous legal bills and presume that the loser will pay them all. The court will award legal fees as part of the damages but that wouldn't mean covering the expenditure of the entire legal department of a big corporation for the duration of the case.
Gray markets aren't criminal, that's the whole point. Parallel importing has always been legal, which is why the DMCA is anti-capitalist - it makes it difficult to parallel import movies and software (particularly console games) even when they have been legally bought retail or wholesale in another territory.
*sigh* it's 4.7" wide at the base, but just look at the picture, it really is tiny and not something you would stack anything on even if it were a right-angled cube. It's smaller than a Nintendo GameCube.
Haha, indeed. Everyone here seems to think this is a 5" box not a 5cm box. It's not a Mac Cube or NeXT Cube, it's no more meant to stack than an iPod or the dongle for your infrared headphones.
What were you hoping to stack on top of a box that's about 5cm wide?
This is TINY. It's not meant to fit into any 'paradigm', it's meant to live behind the TV amongst the cluster of cables, or else in the gap between the TV panel and the shelf/table it's on, if you prefer to see the unit. Check out TFA, the device is the size of a coke can.
Everyone here is missing the point. This is TINY. It's the size of a coke can (look further down TFA). You don't stack anything on it - even if it were right-angled it's way too small and the vents would get covered. The idea is that you put it between the shelf/table/base of the TV is on and the bottom edge of the TV panel. Or hide it behind out of the way.
I'm running Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro, I have Google Earth and Chrome and none of those files are present.
Only because the 12-hour system is silly and doesn't have a zeroth hour, so from midnight to 1am "twelve" stands in for "zero". It's easier to say "12 midnight" and "12 noon" because ante/post don't make sense on the turning point.
It's not at all ambiguous. Midnight December 11th is 2009-12-11 00:00. This is clear because Midday December 11th is 2009-12-11 12:00. "Half past midnight" December 11th is 2009-12-11 00:30. There's no ambiguity at all.
Sure, but the GP was claiming that there's always a 'scrape' on vinyl records, which isn't' true unless the record is damaged. It's true that it's easier to prevent damage to CDs, but that's not the point.
So... you had damaged records then? No more annoying (and arguably far less annoying) than the tick-squelsh of a 'scrape' on a CD. Except for a few rarities, any damaged records I have get replaced, same with CDs.
Question away, but I guarantee that's what DJs do. That's why the little light the pops out on the surface of a record deck is called a 'cue light'. On 12" wide-grooved (i.e. bassy) singles, you can definitely get an idea of where the breakdowns and build-ups are, and you sometimes even see the where the kick drum will hit if it's running 'four on the floor' - often there's a a series of dark, diagonal lines running from the circumference to the hub that show you where the beat is. On a rock album you probably can't, although you could take a guess as to which songs are full-on thrash and which are soulful ballards.
Yes! That's exactly what this is about. You can always upgrade your turntable, get a better cleaning cloth, better speakers. It's about having something that's deliberately mysterious.
What's 'the scrape' that you're talking about? I think you had a broken turntable or damaged records.
Final Scratch is still missing something. When DJing with Vinyl records, you can get an instant impression of where the breakdowns and build-ups are on the track, just by looking at the density of the grooves. It's possible to do that on a computer screen, but it's _much_ quicker generally to just look at the track, and quicker to pull the needle on and off the record and listen through the headphones to find the right spot. Scratch DJs even put stickers on the record surface to indicate where interesting sounds are.
Window 7 hasn't existed for 10 years so what you're saying is irrelevant.
And you'd be a moron to think that those older ATI cards will work smoothly with multiple monitors on Windows 7. Multiple monitor setups generally only work well with the latest well-supported cards with the latest drivers, many of which also work well under Linux. If you use cards that have crappy drivers under Linux then they won't work well, same for windows 7 (and your latest hackintosh). The difference is, Windows will generally make it pretty obvious that the card is useless, whereas there's always some braniac who will tell you a convoluted way to get things working under Linux, which is great if you can't afford a new graphics card and don't mind the hassle.
I think my post should win a minor award for the number of words per mod point. Must be slow today :).
Most high-end inkjet printers separate the cartridge from the print head, whilst cheaper ones usually have it as one unit. I think part of the issue is that high-end inkjets have sophisticated head cleaning systems whereas low-end devices typically just have a (non-replacable) sponge inside. Whey reprocess an inkjet cart the print heads get a proper clean before the cart is refilled.
I suppose it's possible that there are other factors that affect the price of a printer than print speed. But I may be wrong.
You can definitely record useful EEG data on neonates using forehead electrodes without gel. It's called a Cerebral Function Monitor. It looks like there is research in using it with adults too. These are mostly used in patients that are comatose or (medically) paralysed, so I suspect there would be issues with interference from motor nerve signals although these would have a very different pattern so I suspect could be filtered.
Writing a website full of incomprehensible ranting about Microsoft and the computer industry, whilst claiming that releasing a[nother] free web server for their platform will "hit them where it hurts". CHECK
However, I think most people understand the difference between an HR manager, accountant and lawyer, and they would have different job titles even if they were all in an administration dept. It's unlikely they would all be called 'administration guy' and be expected to deal with the same queries, unless it's a really, really small company, in which case it's fair enough and everyone is expected to be versatile. I don't think IT is given the same respect/insight, so I think the article author's point stands.
So you don't do any Process Change Management then?