Not to mention uranium is a finite source, uses lots of energy to mine and refine, there's no way to deal with the waste long term and plants can be dangerous.
So why not go with the safer, long term alternative which is wind power?
I think it's important to point out that the kid 'Akill' was released without charge and that he didn't make any money out of the operation. Some sources are reporting that the group "raked in" $20 million, whereas that figure comes from estimates of "economic losses" so are probably inflated or meaningless depending on where the sources come from.
I don't know about you guys but when I go to a record store, be it a small independent store or a chain like HMV, Virgin, Sanity etc, and buy an album I can do whatever I want with it. I can copy it, I can rip it into.mp3, FLAC,.aac etc etc for any music player I might have. I buy quite alot of music varied from old school jazz to new rock, indie, hip-hop, metal and I'm yet to encounter any forms of Digital Rights Management ie. I've never been restricted from doing what I like to music on a legitimately purchased CD.
So the ERA arguing that DRM is costing them in sales is just passing the buck. Maybe people aren't buying more new music because they don't like it?
Wait wait wait.
So apparently government regulation is bad because you end up with one company controlling all the copper/fibre (Eg. Telstra in Australia) and then the free-market system is bad because "they've" allowed their market to be dominated by a few ISP's? I'm not sure exactly who "they" are but if you mean consumers I'm not sure how much say they have in which multi-billion dollar publicly listed telco's prove service in their area and how they communicated with each other.
For me the answer is simple. Regulation, but opposite to what we have now. Instead of laws designed to protect business, how about laws to protect the freedom and privacy of the consumer? Considering the other options have been proven flawed in this case it seems this strikes a balance.
Actually considering Winston Churchill is English, and the quote has Liberal and Conservative with capitals, it's more likely he was talking about the British Liberal Party and the British Conservative Party, the Liberal Party (Now called the Liberal Democrats), is in the centre of the spectrum though in some cases lies slightly to the left.
They're not to be confused with the Australian Liberal Party which is in fact Australia's conservative party. Great stuff.
Also above poster is incorrect. In Europe liberal does not mean anti-government, and it is nowhere near libertarian. Just about everyone outside the US views libertarianism as some sort of extreme anarcho-capitalism being economically far right, and socially conservative (Small government). Liberal's (In Europe) lie to the left on matters of the economy and as a result believe in free healthcare, education, a reserve bank etc.
The main reason for these differences in ideology, I believe, is that in the US the matter of the economy is already settling - capitalism is the only force people will tolerate, so the choice between parties lies on social issues. Whereas in Europe it's not so cut and dried. There's Communist Parties, Socialist Parties and Green Parties who all believe in government interference in the market as well as disagree with the conservatives on social issues.
Anyway, how's that Gene Simmons doing these days...
I don't think the main issue is Google supporting Firefox, as people have already commented it's generally a plus to have a steady stream of income. The real issue here is in regards to the CEO's pay. Half a million dollars compared to $300,000 for R&D? Something's skewed there.
By that logic any software program designed to run on Windows yet costs nothing is also not 'free'. The fact is, Windows is run by 85% of consumers, and we can extrapolate - 85% of NBC's market audience. So for them, it is 'free'.
That's exactly my point. Taking away the human response we still have two large natural disasters impacting hundreds of thousands of people and homes. But as you pointed out this one was handled much more effectively, people are donating time and money to help each other out and looting has been restricted and back to the point of the article they even have wireless internet.
Something 'geekoid' missed was the point. That is, even if it's not a top priority and the fact that evacuees have shelter and food automatically makes it comparable to Katrina; where they DIDN'T have adequate shelter, or food, or water, or protection, or the net. What I was actually asking was WHY was the response to the Californian bushfires (Where so far only 2 people have died) so much more immediate and well planned out than to Katrina?
So we have a slightly worse natural disaster in New Orleans and people barely have enough food, water or shelter. However in California one of the top priorities was internet access? I don't really understand that.
Sir, I was talking in jest. My point was that Sweden's apparent relaxed attitude to copyright laws harks back to Marxist ideas of sharing and community-owned property.
"Additional infrastructure for the Internet is good for users and there are a number of proposals to add a Pacific submarine cable."
Submarine's run on cables?!
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Public mood in England is shifting away from Nuclear power following various leaks http://archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/2004/6/10/49327.html/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellafield#2005_Thorp_plant_leak/
Not to mention uranium is a finite source, uses lots of energy to mine and refine, there's no way to deal with the waste long term and plants can be dangerous.
So why not go with the safer, long term alternative which is wind power?
It's funny how that modded insightful. As if it's some great, big revelation that ENGlish comes from ENGland.
You DO realise English comes from England right?
So technically, you're the one saying it wrong.
Copyright cops eh? Sounds like they'd just trawl the net, connect to trackers and get a whole load of IP's.
Getting paid to surf the web and download copyrighted material? Every slashdotters dream!
Adams was pretty famous for his environmental activism, in particular campaigning on behalf of endangered species. There's more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams#Environmental_activism
The point they're trying to make is that by renaming the street in his honour, they are both showing respect to the man and what he stood for.
Because it's not funny?
I think it's important to point out that the kid 'Akill' was released without charge and that he didn't make any money out of the operation. Some sources are reporting that the group "raked in" $20 million, whereas that figure comes from estimates of "economic losses" so are probably inflated or meaningless depending on where the sources come from.
That is a good point, both regarding music choice and area. I live in Australia, so maybe the smaller market has something to do with it?
I dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows XP, no issues playing, burning or ripping on either.
I don't know about you guys but when I go to a record store, be it a small independent store or a chain like HMV, Virgin, Sanity etc, and buy an album I can do whatever I want with it. I can copy it, I can rip it into .mp3, FLAC, .aac etc etc for any music player I might have. I buy quite alot of music varied from old school jazz to new rock, indie, hip-hop, metal and I'm yet to encounter any forms of Digital Rights Management ie. I've never been restricted from doing what I like to music on a legitimately purchased CD.
So the ERA arguing that DRM is costing them in sales is just passing the buck. Maybe people aren't buying more new music because they don't like it?
Wait wait wait. So apparently government regulation is bad because you end up with one company controlling all the copper/fibre (Eg. Telstra in Australia) and then the free-market system is bad because "they've" allowed their market to be dominated by a few ISP's? I'm not sure exactly who "they" are but if you mean consumers I'm not sure how much say they have in which multi-billion dollar publicly listed telco's prove service in their area and how they communicated with each other. For me the answer is simple. Regulation, but opposite to what we have now. Instead of laws designed to protect business, how about laws to protect the freedom and privacy of the consumer? Considering the other options have been proven flawed in this case it seems this strikes a balance.
Yes yes, that's funny and all but what the hell does it have to do with this story? Seems like it's more appropriate for the RIAA...
6 German words need to be translated into two English sentences? Wow, that's some language.
Actually considering Winston Churchill is English, and the quote has Liberal and Conservative with capitals, it's more likely he was talking about the British Liberal Party and the British Conservative Party, the Liberal Party (Now called the Liberal Democrats), is in the centre of the spectrum though in some cases lies slightly to the left. They're not to be confused with the Australian Liberal Party which is in fact Australia's conservative party. Great stuff. Also above poster is incorrect. In Europe liberal does not mean anti-government, and it is nowhere near libertarian. Just about everyone outside the US views libertarianism as some sort of extreme anarcho-capitalism being economically far right, and socially conservative (Small government). Liberal's (In Europe) lie to the left on matters of the economy and as a result believe in free healthcare, education, a reserve bank etc. The main reason for these differences in ideology, I believe, is that in the US the matter of the economy is already settling - capitalism is the only force people will tolerate, so the choice between parties lies on social issues. Whereas in Europe it's not so cut and dried. There's Communist Parties, Socialist Parties and Green Parties who all believe in government interference in the market as well as disagree with the conservatives on social issues. Anyway, how's that Gene Simmons doing these days...
I don't think the main issue is Google supporting Firefox, as people have already commented it's generally a plus to have a steady stream of income. The real issue here is in regards to the CEO's pay. Half a million dollars compared to $300,000 for R&D? Something's skewed there.
By that logic any software program designed to run on Windows yet costs nothing is also not 'free'. The fact is, Windows is run by 85% of consumers, and we can extrapolate - 85% of NBC's market audience. So for them, it is 'free'.
Three years of Slashdotting and I finally get first post. THERE IS A GOD.
Wouldn't it make sense to finish rolling out IMAP across the board before another hefty upgrade?
Dude, what? I was coming from completely the other direction.
That's exactly my point. Taking away the human response we still have two large natural disasters impacting hundreds of thousands of people and homes. But as you pointed out this one was handled much more effectively, people are donating time and money to help each other out and looting has been restricted and back to the point of the article they even have wireless internet. Something 'geekoid' missed was the point. That is, even if it's not a top priority and the fact that evacuees have shelter and food automatically makes it comparable to Katrina; where they DIDN'T have adequate shelter, or food, or water, or protection, or the net. What I was actually asking was WHY was the response to the Californian bushfires (Where so far only 2 people have died) so much more immediate and well planned out than to Katrina?
So we have a slightly worse natural disaster in New Orleans and people barely have enough food, water or shelter. However in California one of the top priorities was internet access? I don't really understand that.
Fingering the dyke? The CRIA is more like a c*ck up the arse.
Isn't this exactly the same as this story: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/29/1657256
Sir, I was talking in jest. My point was that Sweden's apparent relaxed attitude to copyright laws harks back to Marxist ideas of sharing and community-owned property.
"Additional infrastructure for the Internet is good for users and there are a number of proposals to add a Pacific submarine cable." Submarine's run on cables?!