It is in beta. But Google and a multitude of MMO pulishers have ruined that term.
And yes, VisiCalc has several problems compared to a paper ledger, it is a fad that will die the moment someone needs to access their accounts and the floppy with the spreadsheet has been wiped.
Don't forget the part where the USB consortium got pissed at Palm for lying about the device ID in violation of the manufacturer terms. Palm were just too lazy or too cheap to make their own sync software and wanted to hitch a ride with someone else's program. WebOS users would have a device that was "fully working" if Palm got someone to write an application that read the folder structures and the specified XML for playlists that anyone can use,
Creation as in: A particular expression of an idea, sure. But the ideas as such are not anyone's property since any idea is infinitely copyable. A carpenter does not expect to get paid every time someone sits in their chair, why should a musician get paid whenever someone plays his record on a radio? He sold the record, now create something new. Work is not a lottery. The entertainment industries are not tax collectors.
And I sure know many speak it. For instance, they can say in a daily scrum about their code for their chosen task: "it is working fine", and then when someone points out their code does not actually do what it is supposed to do but is just some example they googled up, they can say "oh shit!"
Why? Just because services do not produce physical goods do not mean they do not add value to those purchasing the services.
Suppose you are a farmer. How do you make money? By selling your produce. But in order to sell it you need to transport it to the customer (unless you only sell to people who come to your farm by accident or something), and transport is a service. Do you do the selling yourself? No, you typically leave it to a grocer so you can get on with growing more.
Thus you have the classic Adam Smith specialization advantage: N people each specializing on one step of an N-step production process can produce faster that N people each performing all the steps. The farmer leaves the selling and transportation to people who specialize in those tasks. People pay for services when it gives an advantage over doing it yourself, and in that there is an added value.
Only if we have enough large plants to take up the CO2, both desert expansion and man-made deforestation run counter to your argument. The Earth does not "magically" sprout green plants from every nook and cranny just because of increased CO2 levels.
No, he is saying that a country with 5% of the world's population is responsible for a disproportionate 25% of emissions, and should try and mend their ways.
In which case the 16-year-old should have the right of self defense (e.g. a gun to kill her abusive father with), or at least be able to charge him for the assault. But sadly, 16-year-olds living with their parents and being economically dependent on them (not easy getting a job and apartment at that age) cannot take the chance on that, so the abuses continue...
A parent is not the owner of a child, you cannot own other humans. The parents have a responsibility, it is no more okay for them to abuse children (physically or sexually) than for a stranger to do so. If you are unable to teach you kid right from wrong without resorting to physical violence you should be fucking neutered and never breed in the first place.
But the State has a monopoly on corporate punishment (or violence in general). I mean, is murder legal in states that practice the death penalty? No, because the rights of the State are not the same as the rights of the individual.
If it takes several months to get a court order to block a site, and only a couple of days to set up a new torrent tracker (piratebay is just the best known out of a dozen or so), it's not hard to see it's a lost cause for the industries, which instead should focus on finding ways of making it easier to pay for content. But what they are doing is trying to cling to their outdated business models of artificial scarcity and market segregation.
The antenna problems seemed to be related more to AT&Ts spotty antenna coverage; users in other countries where antenna density is higher had far less problems.
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It is in beta. But Google and a multitude of MMO pulishers have ruined that term.
And yes, VisiCalc has several problems compared to a paper ledger, it is a fad that will die the moment someone needs to access their accounts and the floppy with the spreadsheet has been wiped.
... and Google bought Android Inc. Same difference.
What, are you one of the OpenDoc users that cannot forgive Apple for killing that tech? That was in-house, not bought and killed.
iAd exists to thwart Google. No other reason. Apple are not in the business of providing income to Google.
I have come to lament Apple's music player's lack of support for SID files. Woe unto the C64 retro community.
Yes, this should be stressed many times: Apple are in the business of selling to you, Google are in the business of selling you.
The "old" Siri app has been removed from the App Store, I think that's what confuses people.
Don't forget the part where the USB consortium got pissed at Palm for lying about the device ID in violation of the manufacturer terms. Palm were just too lazy or too cheap to make their own sync software and wanted to hitch a ride with someone else's program. WebOS users would have a device that was "fully working" if Palm got someone to write an application that read the folder structures and the specified XML for playlists that anyone can use,
Creation as in: A particular expression of an idea, sure. But the ideas as such are not anyone's property since any idea is infinitely copyable. A carpenter does not expect to get paid every time someone sits in their chair, why should a musician get paid whenever someone plays his record on a radio? He sold the record, now create something new. Work is not a lottery. The entertainment industries are not tax collectors.
Well, it is one of the official languages.
And I sure know many speak it. For instance, they can say in a daily scrum about their code for their chosen task: "it is working fine", and then when someone points out their code does not actually do what it is supposed to do but is just some example they googled up, they can say "oh shit!"
Le sigh.
Why? Just because services do not produce physical goods do not mean they do not add value to those purchasing the services.
Suppose you are a farmer. How do you make money? By selling your produce. But in order to sell it you need to transport it to the customer (unless you only sell to people who come to your farm by accident or something), and transport is a service. Do you do the selling yourself? No, you typically leave it to a grocer so you can get on with growing more.
Thus you have the classic Adam Smith specialization advantage: N people each specializing on one step of an N-step production process can produce faster that N people each performing all the steps. The farmer leaves the selling and transportation to people who specialize in those tasks. People pay for services when it gives an advantage over doing it yourself, and in that there is an added value.
Only if we have enough large plants to take up the CO2, both desert expansion and man-made deforestation run counter to your argument. The Earth does not "magically" sprout green plants from every nook and cranny just because of increased CO2 levels.
No, he is saying that a country with 5% of the world's population is responsible for a disproportionate 25% of emissions, and should try and mend their ways.
Tax contributions due to "Hollywood accounting" that slashes the profit: near zero.
Not to mention they are unlikely to block the biggest torrent finder out there: adding "type:torrent" to a Google search...
So if I punch you in the stomach as I pass you on the street it's not violence if it was for "correction" of your views?
Ridiculous justification is ridiculous.
"You were raped by only ONE man? That's nothing!"
In which case the 16-year-old should have the right of self defense (e.g. a gun to kill her abusive father with), or at least be able to charge him for the assault. But sadly, 16-year-olds living with their parents and being economically dependent on them (not easy getting a job and apartment at that age) cannot take the chance on that, so the abuses continue...
A parent is not the owner of a child, you cannot own other humans. The parents have a responsibility, it is no more okay for them to abuse children (physically or sexually) than for a stranger to do so. If you are unable to teach you kid right from wrong without resorting to physical violence you should be fucking neutered and never breed in the first place.
But the State has a monopoly on corporate punishment (or violence in general). I mean, is murder legal in states that practice the death penalty? No, because the rights of the State are not the same as the rights of the individual.
So, in some families, is rape. Does not make either OK.
If it takes several months to get a court order to block a site, and only a couple of days to set up a new torrent tracker (piratebay is just the best known out of a dozen or so), it's not hard to see it's a lost cause for the industries, which instead should focus on finding ways of making it easier to pay for content. But what they are doing is trying to cling to their outdated business models of artificial scarcity and market segregation.
I was afraid that the lower battery life was an attempt to try and copy the bad battery life of the top-end Android smart phones...
The antenna problems seemed to be related more to AT&Ts spotty antenna coverage; users in other countries where antenna density is higher had far less problems.
Why is that a risk? People who make such claims seem to be non-Apple users anyway and are not at risk.