You've just articulated malcolm's argument in Jurassic Park. He argued that the genetic scientists were playing with things they didn't understand, and using technology just because they could. They stood on the shoulders of giants, and hadn't earned the right to use what they had been given.
George Lucas should NOT be allowed to write dialogue (deeply, truly love you), or direct actors, ever again. It's the worst part of the last 2 movies. He doesn't know how to make us care about these people.
The only really good acting was from Count Sarumann, uh, Dooku, and that was mainly the result of Christopher Lee playing himself. I really expected him to point at Anakin and spin him around, just off the ground.
I love Samuel L. Jackson, but it's been 2 movies in a row where he hasn't had ANY dialogue to work with.
Ya know, I seem to remeber something like that, also. I don't think he ever actually scripted the whole story, as has been claimed. I'd be VERY surprised if the franchise survives episode 3, and the revisionism of 4 - 6. I suspect an acceleration of the weariness with the whole thing that many of us feel.
Excuse me, but desegregation rulings were related to very specific laws passed by Congress. That was NOT an example of an activist court..
Roe vs Wade, and Doe vs Bolton. Those were activist court decisions.
You are also making a huge assumption about my race and my politics, for that matter. You are also making a huge assumption that only White Rupublicans have a problem with smut on the newsstand.
Yes and No. Their primary job is to interpret laws according to the US Constitution. If that involves protecting business, then that's what happens. Distrupting business ultimately hurts ordinary people.
The Supreme Court noted the business disruption this would cause, and they are undoubtedly correct about that, but I can't help feeling that our legal system just missed an opportunity to reign in patent abuse.
I am quite satisfied that the nine wise justices did not attempt to rule much more broadly than they did, regarding patent law. That kind of social engineering from the bench is a throwback to the Sixties, and fortunatly for our Republic, has been utterly put aside by this court.
Even Clinton appointees have managed to keep from ruling where they have no business.
I suggest you get everything in writing. Document the snot out of the system, paying particular attention to the obvious points of failure.
Get as many of your peers to agree that there is a problem, and then sign a letter to the top boss, outlining the whole situation. Make it an open letter, if you must. It's clear there is gross incompetence going on, and if you care about the organization, you need to get this thing resolved.
If a large number of you break the chain of command, and do it loudly, you might succeed.
Perhaps. There is always an ugly side to commerce. as a community matures, these sorts of things change, move away, become someone else's problem. This is still a very young community, with parameters no one truly understands. It's much more complicated than any other society.
When the Internet was available only to career college students and others feeding at the public trough. The internet was paid for by public tax money and corporate subsidies, but unavailable to most people.
The good old days really weren't so good. It's kind of funny, though, listening to some so-called old-timers constantly whinging about the commercialization of the 'net. Do they really think the huge advance in capabilities would have come about without the economic incentive? Sure, the early days were inventive. They invented the bricks and mortar of the Internet. But the commerce guys have driven the construction of cathedrals, roads, libraries and schools with those bricks.
DivX is, unfortunately an overloaded term. The original writer was refering to the DIVX that was a scheme devised by Circuit City, early in the lifespan of DVD. They were special DVD's that would refuse to play after a certain period of time, unless your DIVX player contacted a central server and obtained an authorization.
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That works until your Auntie Em forwards a message from you to her Quilter's List, and it ends up in a web archive.
This is precisely the same attitude as the music and video sharing crowd.
I plan on putting wireless on my home network, and you can be damned sure it'll be locked down.
Jerry Pournelle's Oath of Fealty. The executives had computer brain implants, and they impletmented telepathy by opening private chat sessions.
Vodka is not methanol.
Won't work with various copy protection schemes out there. Others have already pointed out the best solution: Demon-Tools.
They aren't asking anything unreasonable.
You've just articulated malcolm's argument in Jurassic Park. He argued that the genetic scientists were playing with things they didn't understand, and using technology just because they could. They stood on the shoulders of giants, and hadn't earned the right to use what they had been given.
I keep threatening to get out my old IIsi and try to write a little Pascal, just for old times sake.
Brilliant! You are correct, Sir!
George Lucas should NOT be allowed to write dialogue (deeply, truly love you), or direct actors, ever again. It's the worst part of the last 2 movies. He doesn't know how to make us care about these people.
The only really good acting was from Count Sarumann, uh, Dooku, and that was mainly the result of Christopher Lee playing himself. I really expected him to point at Anakin and spin him around, just off the ground.
I love Samuel L. Jackson, but it's been 2 movies in a row where he hasn't had ANY dialogue to work with.
Ya know, I seem to remeber something like that, also. I don't think he ever actually scripted the whole story, as has been claimed. I'd be VERY surprised if the franchise survives episode 3, and the revisionism of 4 - 6. I suspect an acceleration of the weariness with the whole thing that many of us feel.
Roe vs Wade, and Doe vs Bolton. Those were activist court decisions.
You are also making a huge assumption about my race and my politics, for that matter. You are also making a huge assumption that only White Rupublicans have a problem with smut on the newsstand.
I know you are a troll, and I'm wasting my time.
Yes and No. Their primary job is to interpret laws according to the US Constitution. If that involves protecting business, then that's what happens. Distrupting business ultimately hurts ordinary people.
I am quite satisfied that the nine wise justices did not attempt to rule much more broadly than they did, regarding patent law. That kind of social engineering from the bench is a throwback to the Sixties, and fortunatly for our Republic, has been utterly put aside by this court.
Even Clinton appointees have managed to keep from ruling where they have no business.
That was never in the plans, even back in the seventies. Ain't gonna happen.
Dumbass. It's called the First Amendment.
Get as many of your peers to agree that there is a problem, and then sign a letter to the top boss, outlining the whole situation. Make it an open letter, if you must. It's clear there is gross incompetence going on, and if you care about the organization, you need to get this thing resolved.
If a large number of you break the chain of command, and do it loudly, you might succeed.
Perhaps. There is always an ugly side to commerce. as a community matures, these sorts of things change, move away, become someone else's problem. This is still a very young community, with parameters no one truly understands. It's much more complicated than any other society.
The good old days really weren't so good. It's kind of funny, though, listening to some so-called old-timers constantly whinging about the commercialization of the 'net. Do they really think the huge advance in capabilities would have come about without the economic incentive? Sure, the early days were inventive. They invented the bricks and mortar of the Internet. But the commerce guys have driven the construction of cathedrals, roads, libraries and schools with those bricks.
ALL Cat5 cable is unshielded. You could go back to coax if you want shielded ethernet.
Other way around. NC-17 means No Children. Period. R means Restricted. Under 17 can still attend with a 'Gaurdian' like your friend's older cousin.
DivX is, unfortunately an overloaded term. The original writer was refering to the DIVX that was a scheme devised by Circuit City, early in the lifespan of DVD. They were special DVD's that would refuse to play after a certain period of time, unless your DIVX player contacted a central server and obtained an authorization.
Good.