I used to copy my CDs onto tape to listen to in my car. Now I make MP3s so I can carry my music collection around with me. I have never copied someone else's music, and I've never allowed friends to copy mine. The same goes for movies. By insisting on copy protection, groups like the RIAA and MPAA are calling me a liar and a thief. This pisses me off enough that I have not bought nearly as much music and video in the past couple years that I might have otherwise.
I hope these groups understand that if fair-use copies are some day not allowed at all, I will no longer buy their recordings. Period. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way.
A girl I was dating a few years ago was into sportbikes as much as I am. One night at a bar the subject of engagement rings came up, and I expressed my belief that they're a waste of money. They just stay there on your finger and don't do anything. So I told her if we ever got engaged that I'd want to buy her something more useful, like a motorcycle.
And you know what? She *loved* the idea.
We're just friends now and live 800 miles apart, but as time goes on, it becomes more likely that she's going to be the one. It's probably 50-50 now, or at the outside, 1 in 3. And guess what? She agrees with that, too.
So next time you get engaged, consider buying her a Ducati instead of a useless rock.
I am an avid M$-basher, and I've always thought their products were crap (except perhaps for their keyboards, mice, etc.) and their policies were crap. But I must give them credit for taking the high road on this one. Kinda makes those other litigious companies look like assholes. HP, Apple, are you listening?
What I like most about Mandrake is that they seem to adopt new components quickly. I was a Red Hat guy until Mandrake began supporting ReiserFS out of the box, so I switched. That was Mandrake 8.0 I think (I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong). And then I used Mandrake 8.1 at work for a Samba and CVS server with XFS as the filesystem. You can't do that with Red Hat.
...but spread out differently. Six hours each on Monday and Tuesday, 8 or so on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and make up the difference on Saturday morning. I'm programmer-consultant, so I work more or less when I please, as long as I get my work done and get around 40 hours per week. I avoid overtime whenever possible and refuse to work on Sundays.
Why have so few people mentioned fusion? We will eventually figure out how to control it, harness it for practical use and perhaps make the reactors small enough to replace batteries in portable devices.
Whatever replaces gasoline and the internal combustion engine will have to provide at least the same level of performance. We are not likely to give up our fun for something "better." I wouldn't.
I remember reading somewhere years ago that, given the current rate of use and growth of use of petroleum, our known supplies would be exhausted in 50 years. Has this changed?
I had previously used Amazon for a couple small orders. This was last summer and before I was aware of their frivilous patents. In doing my part for the boycott, I went to their site to delete my account information but found no way to do this. As an interim measure, I created a second shipping name and address and entered a credit card number for an old card I canceled over a year ago. This allowed me to delete (as far as I can tell) my actual information.
In addition, I sent an email requesting the complete removal of my account information and stating the reason for this request. I wonder if they will even bother responding.
In saying that SETI@Home is more worthwhile, you make the assumption that there is actually something out there to find. There's almost no chance of that.
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...cuz there may actually be a solution. SETI@Home *has* no solution.
I used to copy my CDs onto tape to listen to in my car. Now I make MP3s so I can carry my music collection around with me. I have never copied someone else's music, and I've never allowed friends to copy mine. The same goes for movies. By insisting on copy protection, groups like the RIAA and MPAA are calling me a liar and a thief. This pisses me off enough that I have not bought nearly as much music and video in the past couple years that I might have otherwise.
I hope these groups understand that if fair-use copies are some day not allowed at all, I will no longer buy their recordings. Period. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way.
A girl I was dating a few years ago was into sportbikes as much as I am. One night at a bar the subject of engagement rings came up, and I expressed my belief that they're a waste of money. They just stay there on your finger and don't do anything. So I told her if we ever got engaged that I'd want to buy her something more useful, like a motorcycle.
And you know what? She *loved* the idea.
We're just friends now and live 800 miles apart, but as time goes on, it becomes more likely that she's going to be the one. It's probably 50-50 now, or at the outside, 1 in 3. And guess what? She agrees with that, too.
So next time you get engaged, consider buying her a Ducati instead of a useless rock.
I am an avid M$-basher, and I've always thought their products were crap (except perhaps for their keyboards, mice, etc.) and their policies were crap. But I must give them credit for taking the high road on this one. Kinda makes those other litigious companies look like assholes. HP, Apple, are you listening?
What I like most about Mandrake is that they seem to adopt new components quickly. I was a Red Hat guy until Mandrake began supporting ReiserFS out of the box, so I switched. That was Mandrake 8.0 I think (I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong). And then I used Mandrake 8.1 at work for a Samba and CVS server with XFS as the filesystem. You can't do that with Red Hat.
...but spread out differently. Six hours each on Monday and Tuesday, 8 or so on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and make up the difference on Saturday morning. I'm programmer-consultant, so I work more or less when I please, as long as I get my work done and get around 40 hours per week. I avoid overtime whenever possible and refuse to work on Sundays.
Why have so few people mentioned fusion? We will eventually figure out how to control it, harness it for practical use and perhaps make the reactors small enough to replace batteries in portable devices.
Whatever replaces gasoline and the internal combustion engine will have to provide at least the same level of performance. We are not likely to give up our fun for something "better." I wouldn't.
I remember reading somewhere years ago that, given the current rate of use and growth of use of petroleum, our known supplies would be exhausted in 50 years. Has this changed?
I had previously used Amazon for a couple small orders. This was last summer and before I was aware of their frivilous patents. In doing my part for the boycott, I went to their site to delete my account information but found no way to do this. As an interim measure, I created a second shipping name and address and entered a credit card number for an old card I canceled over a year ago. This allowed me to delete (as far as I can tell) my actual information.
In addition, I sent an email requesting the complete removal of my account information and stating the reason for this request. I wonder if they will even bother responding.
Or did they quietly give Gemstar their blood money?
In saying that SETI@Home is more worthwhile, you make the assumption that there is actually something out there to find. There's almost no chance of that.