> getting content onto is not simple. I wouldn't recommend it to my mother which I would love to do.
I'd love to do your mother too (sorry, the joke was just too easy (like your mother; again, sorry))...
But seriously, what is it that makes it hard to get content onto it. Can't you just plug it into a USB port and have a new drive letter? Or do you have to use their own custom software, like the iPod (which is the single thing I dislike about the iPod)? I've never used a PSP and have only seen one once, so I don't know much about them.
I find it hilarious that you talk about my "debating skills" when you make wide, sweeping claims that are provably false. In addition, you never even responded to my counterargument. It's not the "anti-copyright people" (which is ludicrous in itself, since I never said that was my position) who are insulting. I called you a douchebag because you are, in fact, a douchebag. This is not because of your position, but because you are a troll.
You are a douchebag. No one, that I can see, will deny that TPB is used MOSTLY by individuals engaging in copyright violation. We (I can only speak for myself, truly) are arguing against your pointless insistence that it is ONLY for such material. This is untrue. THAT is why we are so adamant about your assholishness.
You keep crying civility, yet... Ever heard of the boy who cried wolf?
The fact is, you stated a false absolute. I, through personal experience, am proof against that. Yet you still cling to your lies. So.... Why should I not consider you a troll (at best) or a liar?
> The fact that it's raining. That there's a girl sitting on the roof of the car. You *don't* in any way shape or form have enough info to be able to reconstruct the image in a losslell manner.
Quite true. Especially since it was not raining, she was actually being sprayed with a hose. The bikini is what tipped me off.
Semi-seriously though, (and not really directly-related to your post) taking into account the context of the image does seem rather important. Can a computer determine the difference between rainfall and water sprayed from a hose in a still image? The fact that she is wearing a bikini does not preclude the water being rainfall, although the chances may be lower. It seems to me that any assumption at all, even the smallest leap of logic, will result in unreliable data, even if the result appears to be correct.
Therefore, data compression is inherently unpossible! QED. (speaking of logical leaps...)
Don't mind me, it's morning and forming a coherent thought is still a few cups of coffee away.
> TPB only links to copyrighted and illegally hosted material
That is a bold-faced lie and it can be proven almost immediately that you are completely full of shit. Civility includes not libelling others, you hypocrite.
Using your qualifier, there is no way for any person in the world to disclaim any responsibility for those deaths. No matter how vocally they raised opposition, 100% of humanity will carry the blame in your eyes.
What did I try to do to prevent the war? How about I didn't vote for Bush? I tried informing others why it was a bad idea? But after I inform them, what can they do but protest the action? If the president wants it to happen bad enough, it will happen... apparently. Protesting and voting (in protest) are the only ways to remedy. Protest is your only option.
You do realize that that is not clever in any way? What is that supposed to even mean? The implication seems to stem from the German language which prefers the letter 'k' over 'c' for hard k/c sounds. So are you saying that we should change the letter because we are like Germany in some way? Must be the health care... How interesting your life must be!
Anyone who says "roffal" or "lawl" to me is getting kicked in the nuts. They are not supposed to be pronounced. But anyway, an acronym doesn't have to be pronounced like an actual word to be an acronym.
A MOD tracker is a far cry from ACID Pro... I used to own both an A2000 and an A500, and used MOD trackers (one was OctaMED I think), but I use ACID Pro 6 now (started on v4) and there is almost no comparison. They are simply too different compare like that, and there's no way I would attempt to create a mashup in MOD. That would be the ultimate exercise in frustration unless you have all the original instrument samples.
> Why exactly does one need to abort a baby unless for medical reasons or the result of a criminals abuse?
Since most of us are complex beings that can see more than what is directly in front of us, I can think of few reasons. The first to come to mind is for arguably ethical reasons: such as "I don't want to bring another life into this horrible world." I say "arguably" because if one believes such a thing, they should stop screwing, but that's something else entirely... So I guess that reason would be "irresponsibility."
I didn't say they were GOOD reasons, but it's hard to come up with good ones when you ask such a narrow question ("need" is the word you used that limited the Q's scope). Why does one need to eat food that they didn't prepare themselves? They don't, so should restaurants be considered immoral?
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> getting content onto is not simple. I wouldn't recommend it to my mother which I would love to do.
I'd love to do your mother too (sorry, the joke was just too easy (like your mother; again, sorry))...
But seriously, what is it that makes it hard to get content onto it. Can't you just plug it into a USB port and have a new drive letter? Or do you have to use their own custom software, like the iPod (which is the single thing I dislike about the iPod)? I've never used a PSP and have only seen one once, so I don't know much about them.
I find it hilarious that you talk about my "debating skills" when you make wide, sweeping claims that are provably false. In addition, you never even responded to my counterargument. It's not the "anti-copyright people" (which is ludicrous in itself, since I never said that was my position) who are insulting. I called you a douchebag because you are, in fact, a douchebag. This is not because of your position, but because you are a troll.
You are a douchebag. No one, that I can see, will deny that TPB is used MOSTLY by individuals engaging in copyright violation. We (I can only speak for myself, truly) are arguing against your pointless insistence that it is ONLY for such material. This is untrue. THAT is why we are so adamant about your assholishness.
You keep crying civility, yet... Ever heard of the boy who cried wolf?
The fact is, you stated a false absolute. I, through personal experience, am proof against that. Yet you still cling to your lies. So.... Why should I not consider you a troll (at best) or a liar?
Phrase: Self-fullfilling prophecy
Definition: See above.
Well said, and I believe that is the point of many blogs.
> The fact that it's raining. That there's a girl sitting on the roof of the car. You *don't* in any way shape or form have enough info to be able to reconstruct the image in a losslell manner.
Quite true. Especially since it was not raining, she was actually being sprayed with a hose. The bikini is what tipped me off.
Semi-seriously though, (and not really directly-related to your post) taking into account the context of the image does seem rather important. Can a computer determine the difference between rainfall and water sprayed from a hose in a still image? The fact that she is wearing a bikini does not preclude the water being rainfall, although the chances may be lower. It seems to me that any assumption at all, even the smallest leap of logic, will result in unreliable data, even if the result appears to be correct.
Therefore, data compression is inherently unpossible! QED. (speaking of logical leaps...)
Don't mind me, it's morning and forming a coherent thought is still a few cups of coffee away.
> TPB only links to copyrighted and illegally hosted material
That is a bold-faced lie and it can be proven almost immediately that you are completely full of shit. Civility includes not libelling others, you hypocrite.
Yeah... I'm a smoker, and even I thought that was a pretty silly (and, frankly, irresponsible) suggestion.
First, that is not true.
But anyway, I was only pointing out that people DO buy remotes that didn't come with their TV.
Not to mention that they break once in a while, requiring the purchase of a new one.
There's this great "new" thing called a universal remote...
Linked above.../a.
This article would suggest that your suspicions are incorrect, although I (and the article) could be wrong.
> Yet, exactly how likely is it he'd glean anything that would be useful in repelling the Romans invaders who killed him twenty years later?
It's incontrivertible proof! The iPhone is worthless!
(laugh, don't hate)
I have met plenty of "military people" sorely lacking those qualities.
Using your qualifier, there is no way for any person in the world to disclaim any responsibility for those deaths. No matter how vocally they raised opposition, 100% of humanity will carry the blame in your eyes.
What did I try to do to prevent the war? How about I didn't vote for Bush? I tried informing others why it was a bad idea? But after I inform them, what can they do but protest the action? If the president wants it to happen bad enough, it will happen... apparently. Protesting and voting (in protest) are the only ways to remedy. Protest is your only option.
You do realize that that is not clever in any way? What is that supposed to even mean? The implication seems to stem from the German language which prefers the letter 'k' over 'c' for hard k/c sounds. So are you saying that we should change the letter because we are like Germany in some way? Must be the health care... How interesting your life must be!
Anyone who says "roffal" or "lawl" to me is getting kicked in the nuts. They are not supposed to be pronounced. But anyway, an acronym doesn't have to be pronounced like an actual word to be an acronym.
> Interestingly, I don't actually have the word chillax in my lexicon - wossat?.
I'm guessing it's a combination of "chill" and "relax", although I could be mistaken.
The fact that you equate musical taste with whether someone enjoys a single type of music tells us that ALL of your opinions are meaningless.
A MOD tracker is a far cry from ACID Pro... I used to own both an A2000 and an A500, and used MOD trackers (one was OctaMED I think), but I use ACID Pro 6 now (started on v4) and there is almost no comparison. They are simply too different compare like that, and there's no way I would attempt to create a mashup in MOD. That would be the ultimate exercise in frustration unless you have all the original instrument samples.
"Klisje Paa Klisje" rules!
> Why exactly does one need to abort a baby unless for medical reasons or the result of a criminals abuse?
Since most of us are complex beings that can see more than what is directly in front of us, I can think of few reasons. The first to come to mind is for arguably ethical reasons: such as "I don't want to bring another life into this horrible world." I say "arguably" because if one believes such a thing, they should stop screwing, but that's something else entirely... So I guess that reason would be "irresponsibility."
I didn't say they were GOOD reasons, but it's hard to come up with good ones when you ask such a narrow question ("need" is the word you used that limited the Q's scope). Why does one need to eat food that they didn't prepare themselves? They don't, so should restaurants be considered immoral?
> there is no point in time scientifically where you can say that a fertilized egg is not a human being
And using the exact same logic, there is no point in time scientifically where you can say that a fertilized egg is a human being
> http://www.iscr.ed.ac.uk/outreach/images/Human-bla stocyst.gif
Aaaw, ain't he a cute little guy!?!?!? I'm gonna call him Frank!
Wierd... I work for a non-profit and we have a "business" office. I guess I have to go tell them all they're fired because of you. Thanks, jerk!
Seriously though, "business" means more than just "an entity that makes money (or at least tries)."
Well, thank god you're here to tell us why you left! Waitaminnit...