Don't you think the author of the book should be able to decide whether distribution is permissible? Some authors feel that everyone who reads their book should pay something, but many authors would allow their book to be distributed freely.
When you buy a book you are really buying the content inside the book. With paper books there's a limit to how many people can read a single copy of a book, but with electronic books there's nothing preventing everybody in the world from endlessly copying the data of a single book.
China's growth is being fueled by cheap fossil fuels. For that matter, the entire world's growth is also fueled by cheap fossil fuels. Alternative sources of energy can provide only a minute fraction of the energy of oil, gas and coal, but at many times the cost. I don't think China cares about indirect costs like pollution, as long as they're on time with their next shipment of 3 million widgets for wal-mart.
Our dependence on fossil fuels will have dire consequences once they start running out, which could be sooner than we think (3-5 years before major increases in the price of oil).
Note: if sound doesn't work in Flash Player (for example on YouTube):
sudo apt-get install alsa-oss
gksudo gedit/etc/firefox/firefoxrc
Change:
FIREFOX_DSP=""
To:
FIREFOX_DSP="aoss"
Restart Mozilla Firefox. Now sound should work in Flash Player.
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Don't you think the author of the book should be able to decide whether distribution is permissible? Some authors feel that everyone who reads their book should pay something, but many authors would allow their book to be distributed freely.
When you buy a book you are really buying the content inside the book. With paper books there's a limit to how many people can read a single copy of a book, but with electronic books there's nothing preventing everybody in the world from endlessly copying the data of a single book.
China's growth is being fueled by cheap fossil fuels. For that matter, the entire world's growth is also fueled by cheap fossil fuels. Alternative sources of energy can provide only a minute fraction of the energy of oil, gas and coal, but at many times the cost. I don't think China cares about indirect costs like pollution, as long as they're on time with their next shipment of 3 million widgets for wal-mart.
Our dependence on fossil fuels will have dire consequences once they start running out, which could be sooner than we think (3-5 years before major increases in the price of oil).
First Canada, and now Australia. When will the US stop trying to push its draconian laws such as the DMCA on other countries?
Amen.
correction: the trailer WAS available.
Denver isn't at 50 kPa. Check a denver weather site. When i checked it was 102.5 kPa
50 kPa is more like the top of mauna kea
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You idiot. Counter-strike has had voice communication for years.
Thank you for this insightful commentary.
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