I remember standing in line behind a woman at the library who was being told by the librarian that she couldn't check out any more books. She had checked out (and still had) at least 100 items from the library.
This is pretty awesome though. A few years back I realized that I was not reading enough and I promised myself that I would utilize my public library more. I've gotten out of the habit since I moved back to Oregon. Need to get back into the habit.
Yes, but the fundamental point is that the people (or a person) cannot freely speak regarding a religion (unless presumably, they speak well of it). It's a denial of freedom being done in the name of religion, even if no specific religion is named.
I'm a very religious person and this kind of stuff makes me sick. One of the foundations of my country is that it has no state-sponsored religion, or that it's not a (specific) religion-sponsored state. Governments have responsibility to protect their citizens from harm, but not at the expense of freedom. I may not agree with what you teach, what you share, what you distribute, but it is your God-given right (or as some may prefer, your natural right, or Spaghetti-given right) to believe, practice, share, and disagree.
This kind of thing is a tragedy as it will hamper the rights of individuals and their ability to express themselves.
I'm not a big gamer, in fact so much so, that StarCraft remains the only game that I've continued to play many many years after it came out. I hope that Starcraft 2 is as good of a game. I've been to a few LAN parties, and they're kind of fun. However, the people I did that with have moved on with their lives. We live in distant places, and LAN parties aren't practical. We do still play Starcraft occasionally.
I'm a little disappointed, but this certainly won't stop me from buying the game.
The only thing that keeps me from going with Qwest has been the contractual obligations. I went with Comcast (sadly) because it was flexible, even though I didn't really want to.
Given the circumstance that we were in, it's really unlikely that he was anything but what he said. He had to go through a number of interviews and an application process, including a number of people who knew him personally. I admit the idea did cross my mind though:)
I don't really know the specifics though. I knew a guy who was 20, but looked like a 12-year old. He had had cancer at a young age, and (as he explained) he hadn't really grown since. He was also a pathological liar, and quite immature as well, so I'm not certain how much of his story was truth.
What is the appropriate kind of punishment? If the amount of money is reasonable, then the punishment will not be an effective deterrent of the crime.
I'm not saying I find the punishment acceptable. And I agree that punishments need not to destroy a life. But where is the line? What might be reasonable to one person would be completely impossible for another person (unless you put the bar at amazingly high for anyone, has is done here.)
I admit that when I heard about Hulu, I was skeptical. Very skeptical. I also thought it was a bad idea, I thought it would never fly. I was wrong. I watched my first episodes of Firefly on Hulu. My wife and I use Hulu daily for our television. We don't own a television that we use and we don't particularly care. We liked Hulu... when we're watching actual television we're appalled at the number of ads we have to sit through.
Anyway, I see this (surprise) as a bad move for Hulu. They've got a good gig going. My suspicion (with evidence to back me up) is that Hulu was doing fine the way it was going, that it was not taking away viewers from television, and that it was overall a productive means of legally watching content online. Hulu will curl up and die if people have to shell out for it. Might as well start buying the shows you care about on Amazon or iTunes.
Have you worked out the value for yourself? Is it a portmanteau? Just a funny word? A made up word? Or a common word/phrase that's going to seriously move people to your site intuitively? I know you've settled on a name, but if you're expecting to pay way more for a name than the $10-$15 it costs to register, I would seriously consider looking for a domain that is not registered. The domain name needs to pay for itself and should not be a major expense of your business. So if you see the name driving a serious amount of traffic directly, or being a significant factor in Organic search engine placement, go for it. Otherwise find another name you can get for cheap.
Reading this and a number of the comments, connected with the question posted to/. a few days ago about severe gaming addiction, I kind of wonder if, at some point, all MMOs need to die? Like a good television show, you get to a point where the show needs to be retired. It's lived it's life and been popular and made money. I think this is probably natural and needed. This gives the creators a great opportunity to move on to another MMO, or a different project entirely - flex their creative muscles in a different way.
So, there aren't any competing products out there? There aren't a dozen touch-screen phones now that have many, if not all of the same features?
I think there are few if any people who buy Apple products and don't recognize that they pay a premium.
The thing that gets me though, is you're acting as though Apple is somehow doing something wrong by charging as much as they do. It's up to them how much they charge, and if the market weren't willing to accept that, they would not be successful. Apple's not being deceptive about what you get with an iPhone, so where's the fault?
Messing around with traffic lights to increase revenue is one thing, but "violation of privacy"?
Please. You're out in public. Are you going to ban handheld cameras next?
Seriously. Having been caught by a traffic cam, I'm not please about them either, but I ran the red light. I broke the law, and I'm responsible for that. Traffic control is a safety concern. Cities need to make their citizens their primary concern, not their wallets, and not their popularity.
I understand the need for Taxes. I'm willing to pay taxes. There is a benefit of the state providing some services.
Your problem is that you've run out of money. Yes, you can ask the citizenry to give you more money, but then what happens when you erroneously spend that money?
Budget shortfalls are a symptom of poor budget expenditure. Yes, New York state likely is receiving less funding than it was previously, but that also means that services are not being used to the extent that they were previously. Make the adjustments, rather than piling your spending problems on someone else.
Obviously I'm not aware of the "consultations". My opinion is, and continues to be that members of the state government hold personal convictions, and those convictions can influence their decisions. Having lived in Utah for several years, I think that the government is under great pressure to show that it is not directly influenced by the church. For every claim that it is influenced/controlled by the church, I have never seen anything definitive.
The source of this legislation is a man, Michael Waddoups, not the LDS church.
There's a big difference between a government's strings being pulled by a church and a government made up of a large number of people who share the same beliefs. One's a violation of principal, the other is legal, legitimate government established by the people. The Utah state government is FAR from being in the pocket of the church.
Blade Runner was a great movie. It's reputation and storyline ought to be left alone. If you want to write a story, it shouldn't be dependent on the world that it's set in. Fundamentally, if the story is sound it will function in whatever world you set it in. You don't need to put it in the world of Blade Runner.
The functionality of the API I think will determine it's usefulness. If all the thing does is give you a 400x400 ad for a BestBuy product, this thing will be worthless and BB will quickly learn that.
If however, they offer a really flexible system which can deliver what a blogger wants, in the way that he wants, then this thing could offer a great integration point for BestBuy. Non-invasiveness is the key... as always.
I really don't think Steve leaving Apple will be that big of a deal. Yes, it will cause the stock to drop significantly. Yes, it will leave a spot open for someone to take over the keynote speech, but I don't think these are company-killing problems.
Jobs does his announcements the way he does because it's something that he's really good at. He knows how to tell a story, lead an audience, and deliver the right pieces at the right time.
I think the key will be (when it's needed) to not try to replace Jobs. You can't. The person might have the same job, but he/she doesn't have to do it the same way.
People keep on predicting the loss of Steve means the death of Apple. Steve has done a lot for Apple, but my prediction is that Apple will only fall apart if they try to replicate what they have with Jobs.
Apple's policies are. The iPhone would be a much better platform to develop on if a developer didn't find out after spending his time programming that his application was going to be thrown out. It would help if Apple's policies were more open.
It's unfortunate and frustrating that this is the case.
We need to get Congress on the phone...
We need legislation to protect Santa Claus.
What will we do when kids learn there's no ice at the pole for the old elf to live in?
When I was a teenager, I had gotten into film quite a bit, and moreso I was headed towards the special effects industry. Stan was always a bit of a hero to me and I'm very sorry to see him go.
Interpreting "Ready for the Desktop" to mean "ready for an average computer user" is something that probably never happen for Linux...
In fact, It won't happen for Mac OS X either.
Years and years ago when I used to be a crazed Defender of the Apple Faith, I would scratch my head at Windows. It did things weird (to me), and after logically thinking it out, those things were often unnecessarily complicated. But when a windows user would need to know how to do something on a Mac, the method would always be bizarre to them. Even though the Mac way made more sense logically, and it was more intuitive, they had been taught to work a different way.
People don't like change. They don't like learning new ways of doing old things (in general), especially if they are our Moms, Dads Grandparents, or Anyone else who doesn't work with technology regularly.
So there are only two ways that Linux will be "ready for the desktop", or ready for the regular Joe-schmoe:
1) Linux behaves like windows
2) Windows becomes so uncommon that the interface and it's idiosyncrasies become non-standard
I don't see either of those things happening in the near future.
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I remember standing in line behind a woman at the library who was being told by the librarian that she couldn't check out any more books. She had checked out (and still had) at least 100 items from the library. This is pretty awesome though. A few years back I realized that I was not reading enough and I promised myself that I would utilize my public library more. I've gotten out of the habit since I moved back to Oregon. Need to get back into the habit.
Yes, but the fundamental point is that the people (or a person) cannot freely speak regarding a religion (unless presumably, they speak well of it). It's a denial of freedom being done in the name of religion, even if no specific religion is named.
I'm a very religious person and this kind of stuff makes me sick. One of the foundations of my country is that it has no state-sponsored religion, or that it's not a (specific) religion-sponsored state. Governments have responsibility to protect their citizens from harm, but not at the expense of freedom. I may not agree with what you teach, what you share, what you distribute, but it is your God-given right (or as some may prefer, your natural right, or Spaghetti-given right) to believe, practice, share, and disagree. This kind of thing is a tragedy as it will hamper the rights of individuals and their ability to express themselves.
I was just about to say the same thing. Then They'll use it for further argument to fuel their DRM plans, further destroying business.
I'm not a big gamer, in fact so much so, that StarCraft remains the only game that I've continued to play many many years after it came out. I hope that Starcraft 2 is as good of a game. I've been to a few LAN parties, and they're kind of fun. However, the people I did that with have moved on with their lives. We live in distant places, and LAN parties aren't practical. We do still play Starcraft occasionally. I'm a little disappointed, but this certainly won't stop me from buying the game.
And I'll only pay $55, rather than the absurd markup you're asking...
The only thing that keeps me from going with Qwest has been the contractual obligations. I went with Comcast (sadly) because it was flexible, even though I didn't really want to.
Given the circumstance that we were in, it's really unlikely that he was anything but what he said. He had to go through a number of interviews and an application process, including a number of people who knew him personally. I admit the idea did cross my mind though :)
I don't really know the specifics though. I knew a guy who was 20, but looked like a 12-year old. He had had cancer at a young age, and (as he explained) he hadn't really grown since. He was also a pathological liar, and quite immature as well, so I'm not certain how much of his story was truth.
What is the appropriate kind of punishment? If the amount of money is reasonable, then the punishment will not be an effective deterrent of the crime. I'm not saying I find the punishment acceptable. And I agree that punishments need not to destroy a life. But where is the line? What might be reasonable to one person would be completely impossible for another person (unless you put the bar at amazingly high for anyone, has is done here.)
I admit that when I heard about Hulu, I was skeptical. Very skeptical. I also thought it was a bad idea, I thought it would never fly. I was wrong. I watched my first episodes of Firefly on Hulu. My wife and I use Hulu daily for our television. We don't own a television that we use and we don't particularly care. We liked Hulu... when we're watching actual television we're appalled at the number of ads we have to sit through. Anyway, I see this (surprise) as a bad move for Hulu. They've got a good gig going. My suspicion (with evidence to back me up) is that Hulu was doing fine the way it was going, that it was not taking away viewers from television, and that it was overall a productive means of legally watching content online. Hulu will curl up and die if people have to shell out for it. Might as well start buying the shows you care about on Amazon or iTunes.
Have you worked out the value for yourself? Is it a portmanteau? Just a funny word? A made up word? Or a common word/phrase that's going to seriously move people to your site intuitively? I know you've settled on a name, but if you're expecting to pay way more for a name than the $10-$15 it costs to register, I would seriously consider looking for a domain that is not registered. The domain name needs to pay for itself and should not be a major expense of your business. So if you see the name driving a serious amount of traffic directly, or being a significant factor in Organic search engine placement, go for it. Otherwise find another name you can get for cheap.
Reading this and a number of the comments, connected with the question posted to /. a few days ago about severe gaming addiction, I kind of wonder if, at some point, all MMOs need to die? Like a good television show, you get to a point where the show needs to be retired. It's lived it's life and been popular and made money. I think this is probably natural and needed. This gives the creators a great opportunity to move on to another MMO, or a different project entirely - flex their creative muscles in a different way.
So, there aren't any competing products out there? There aren't a dozen touch-screen phones now that have many, if not all of the same features?
I think there are few if any people who buy Apple products and don't recognize that they pay a premium.
The thing that gets me though, is you're acting as though Apple is somehow doing something wrong by charging as much as they do. It's up to them how much they charge, and if the market weren't willing to accept that, they would not be successful. Apple's not being deceptive about what you get with an iPhone, so where's the fault?
Messing around with traffic lights to increase revenue is one thing, but "violation of privacy"? Please. You're out in public. Are you going to ban handheld cameras next? Seriously. Having been caught by a traffic cam, I'm not please about them either, but I ran the red light. I broke the law, and I'm responsible for that. Traffic control is a safety concern. Cities need to make their citizens their primary concern, not their wallets, and not their popularity.
I understand the need for Taxes. I'm willing to pay taxes. There is a benefit of the state providing some services.
Your problem is that you've run out of money. Yes, you can ask the citizenry to give you more money, but then what happens when you erroneously spend that money?
Budget shortfalls are a symptom of poor budget expenditure. Yes, New York state likely is receiving less funding than it was previously, but that also means that services are not being used to the extent that they were previously. Make the adjustments, rather than piling your spending problems on someone else.
Obviously I'm not aware of the "consultations". My opinion is, and continues to be that members of the state government hold personal convictions, and those convictions can influence their decisions. Having lived in Utah for several years, I think that the government is under great pressure to show that it is not directly influenced by the church. For every claim that it is influenced/controlled by the church, I have never seen anything definitive.
The source of this legislation is a man, Michael Waddoups, not the LDS church.
There's a big difference between a government's strings being pulled by a church and a government made up of a large number of people who share the same beliefs. One's a violation of principal, the other is legal, legitimate government established by the people. The Utah state government is FAR from being in the pocket of the church.
Blade Runner was a great movie. It's reputation and storyline ought to be left alone. If you want to write a story, it shouldn't be dependent on the world that it's set in. Fundamentally, if the story is sound it will function in whatever world you set it in. You don't need to put it in the world of Blade Runner.
The functionality of the API I think will determine it's usefulness. If all the thing does is give you a 400x400 ad for a BestBuy product, this thing will be worthless and BB will quickly learn that. If however, they offer a really flexible system which can deliver what a blogger wants, in the way that he wants, then this thing could offer a great integration point for BestBuy. Non-invasiveness is the key... as always.
I really don't think Steve leaving Apple will be that big of a deal. Yes, it will cause the stock to drop significantly. Yes, it will leave a spot open for someone to take over the keynote speech, but I don't think these are company-killing problems. Jobs does his announcements the way he does because it's something that he's really good at. He knows how to tell a story, lead an audience, and deliver the right pieces at the right time. I think the key will be (when it's needed) to not try to replace Jobs. You can't. The person might have the same job, but he/she doesn't have to do it the same way. People keep on predicting the loss of Steve means the death of Apple. Steve has done a lot for Apple, but my prediction is that Apple will only fall apart if they try to replicate what they have with Jobs.
Apple's policies are. The iPhone would be a much better platform to develop on if a developer didn't find out after spending his time programming that his application was going to be thrown out. It would help if Apple's policies were more open. It's unfortunate and frustrating that this is the case.
We need to get Congress on the phone... We need legislation to protect Santa Claus. What will we do when kids learn there's no ice at the pole for the old elf to live in?
When I was a teenager, I had gotten into film quite a bit, and moreso I was headed towards the special effects industry. Stan was always a bit of a hero to me and I'm very sorry to see him go.
Interpreting "Ready for the Desktop" to mean "ready for an average computer user" is something that probably never happen for Linux... In fact, It won't happen for Mac OS X either. Years and years ago when I used to be a crazed Defender of the Apple Faith, I would scratch my head at Windows. It did things weird (to me), and after logically thinking it out, those things were often unnecessarily complicated. But when a windows user would need to know how to do something on a Mac, the method would always be bizarre to them. Even though the Mac way made more sense logically, and it was more intuitive, they had been taught to work a different way. People don't like change. They don't like learning new ways of doing old things (in general), especially if they are our Moms, Dads Grandparents, or Anyone else who doesn't work with technology regularly. So there are only two ways that Linux will be "ready for the desktop", or ready for the regular Joe-schmoe: 1) Linux behaves like windows 2) Windows becomes so uncommon that the interface and it's idiosyncrasies become non-standard I don't see either of those things happening in the near future.