Some private contractor (probably recommended by Chertoff) will deliver years late, over budget, and after a terrorist gets through, people will discover that the light always turns green.
And that private contractor will most likely be named Dr. Gaius Baltar.
Apple pushed for DRM-free music purchases after it had abused the hell out of their position in the online music store business.
Not exactly. They pushed for DRM-free music purchases before they ever started the iTunes store, as outlined in the 2003 Rolling Stone interview with Steve Jobs. (Bottom of Page 2, Page 3) The music industry simply refused to let them open a store without DRM attached.
Oracle sells versions of their database that run on Mac OS X. All of their database configuration tools are Java-based. I would think that's enough of a financial incentive.
"It is sad that two cars, both with designs to benefit people, have either been destroyed or had their reputation destroyed so no-one would contemplate building anything that even looks like it or has safety features."
Make that three cars - don't forget the GM EV1 model destruction.
OS X already has a version running on ARM for the iPhone and iPod Touch. They could release a full MAC OS X ARM port quite quickly if Microsoft announced they were transitioning to ARM.
ST:TNG was distributed entirely in syndication to different local stations.
UPN didn't exist until much later -- ST:Voyager was one of the shows which started the network.
The company which handles my loan payments sends out important info using encrypted PDF documents. Not sure how secure those are, but it seems like an easy option.
That's on a state/local level though. Prohibition was federal.
I'll admit that it's extremely difficult to get rid of something the government has adopted, but it isn't impossible.
Sorry, once the government has adopted something you can't get rid of it. You can change it for better or worse (usually worse) but it is there for ever.
Not exactly. The team's owners had no problems with people watching from the rooftops. But the rooftop owners started charging admission for people to gain access to the rooftop seats. That's what they had a problem with.
I believe they currently have a profit-sharing agreement, where the rooftop owners have to pay a portion of their ticket sales to the ballpark/team.
It was in 2003, in his Rolling Stone interview.
Because of their technological innocence, I would say. When we first went to talk to these record companies -- you know, it was a while ago. It took us 18 months. And at first we said: None of this technology that you're talking about's gonna work. We have Ph.D.'s here, that know the stuff cold, and we don't believe it's possible to protect digital content.
...What's new is this amazingly efficient distribution system for stolen property called the Internet -- and no one's gonna shut down the Internet. And it only takes one stolen copy to be on the Internet. And the way we expressed it to them is: Pick one lock -- open every door. It only takes one person to pick a lock. Worst case: Somebody just takes the analog outputs of their CD player and rerecords it -- puts it on the Internet. You'll never stop that. So what you have to do is compete with it.
I find it very disturbing that a lot of people think it's alright for the director and studio to have complete control over the vision and final product of a movie. The actors have a lot to do with the quality of the movie, and have every right to approve changes to their performance. They aren't saying there should be no alterations, just that they should have a say in the decision.
Consider music: when a record label (studio) and music producer (director) have complete control over the vision and final product of a song/album, and change the final product without the artist's consent, would you consider that acceptable? Why is the situation different with movies?
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Some private contractor (probably recommended by Chertoff) will deliver years late, over budget, and after a terrorist gets through, people will discover that the light always turns green.
And that private contractor will most likely be named Dr. Gaius Baltar.
Things like this make me so happy to know that Congress is forcing NASA to use these same components/contractors for their new heavy launch vehicle.
Apple pushed for DRM-free music purchases after it had abused the hell out of their position in the online music store business.
Not exactly. They pushed for DRM-free music purchases before they ever started the iTunes store, as outlined in the 2003 Rolling Stone interview with Steve Jobs. (Bottom of Page 2, Page 3) The music industry simply refused to let them open a store without DRM attached.
Oracle sells versions of their database that run on Mac OS X. All of their database configuration tools are Java-based. I would think that's enough of a financial incentive.
"It is sad that two cars, both with designs to benefit people, have either been destroyed or had their reputation destroyed so no-one would contemplate building anything that even looks like it or has safety features."
Make that three cars - don't forget the GM EV1 model destruction.
A common misconception. The "20,000 Leagues" refers to the distance the Nautilus travels under the sea, not the depth.
OS X already has a version running on ARM for the iPhone and iPod Touch. They could release a full MAC OS X ARM port quite quickly if Microsoft announced they were transitioning to ARM.
Yeah, the 741 is there (though I reckon it should be #2, or even #1
They aren't ranked, so the numbers don't mean anything. It's just a list of 25 chips in no particular order.
ST:TNG was distributed entirely in syndication to different local stations. UPN didn't exist until much later -- ST:Voyager was one of the shows which started the network.
The company which handles my loan payments sends out important info using encrypted PDF documents. Not sure how secure those are, but it seems like an easy option.
That's on a state/local level though. Prohibition was federal. I'll admit that it's extremely difficult to get rid of something the government has adopted, but it isn't impossible.
Sorry, once the government has adopted something you can't get rid of it. You can change it for better or worse (usually worse) but it is there for ever.
Like Prohibition?
I don't have time to look it up right now, but I'm pretty sure there's a similar clause in the standard ADC terms & conditions.
Not exactly. The team's owners had no problems with people watching from the rooftops. But the rooftop owners started charging admission for people to gain access to the rooftop seats. That's what they had a problem with. I believe they currently have a profit-sharing agreement, where the rooftop owners have to pay a portion of their ticket sales to the ballpark/team.
I find it very disturbing that a lot of people think it's alright for the director and studio to have complete control over the vision and final product of a movie. The actors have a lot to do with the quality of the movie, and have every right to approve changes to their performance. They aren't saying there should be no alterations, just that they should have a say in the decision.
Consider music: when a record label (studio) and music producer (director) have complete control over the vision and final product of a song/album, and change the final product without the artist's consent, would you consider that acceptable? Why is the situation different with movies?