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Police Major Lane Hagin says... "There's no problem with the robot going up and down the street or being visible or any of the other things it does -- with the exception of spraying water on people."
Hagin adds, "Then, it becomes an assault no matter where it happens." :-(
Lets play Devils Advocate for a moment... The DMCA allows you to bypass DRM, but you cannot teach|publish this information. If you teach a basic network course that discusses encryption, then you are telling people how to bypass DRM technology.
The combination of the laws can make things exponentially worse...
The lack of flash and the monitor issue are deal-breakers since it is being advertised as a internet-friendly pc. The price makes it appealing to older people who just want the basics. They won't know how to install Flash or how to do the default monitor adjustment. If they knew that much, they wouldn't buy their PC from Wal-Mart.
To find the culprit, they only need to look in a mirror.
But seriously, they do need a reform. First, it is illegal to take your CD, make a copy of it, and give it out on the web. However, the system is being abused. Its like kindergarten.
Billy joins your ball game
You don't want Billy in your game.
Billy steals your ball
You tell the teacher on billy, but don't have enough proof that he stole your ball
You beat billy up
You get in trouble for beating Billy
The next day, you put your name on the ball and tell the teacher its your ball
Billy steals the ball again
Teacher finally steps in
Life would have been so much better if you would have just let Billy play.
Mr RIAA, Can we play ball? On all of our devices? On every device in our home? If not, i might have to steal your ball...
"If you got people out there accusing or stating that your public officials are committing crimes, it disrupts the effective, efficient operation of government." Totalitarian governments are very effective. Sweatshops are very efficient. That doesn't make them right.
Slashdot Mirror
This has been out there since 2007 http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/hands-on-with-microvisions-itty-bitty-projector/
And even in 2006. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/70942
Its easier to keep it in-house then to hire a lawyer to make sure everything is going to be OK.
Most people that I know of (including myself) have Vista as an OEM install. Since I didn't pay for it separately, I don't care about its price.
When I look at that laptop, it looks like its going to fall over all of the time. No wonder they won't release it to the public yet.
The combination of the laws can make things exponentially worse...
The lack of flash and the monitor issue are deal-breakers since it is being advertised as a internet-friendly pc. The price makes it appealing to older people who just want the basics. They won't know how to install Flash or how to do the default monitor adjustment. If they knew that much, they wouldn't buy their PC from Wal-Mart.
To find the culprit, they only need to look in a mirror.
But seriously, they do need a reform. First, it is illegal to take your CD, make a copy of it, and give it out on the web. However, the system is being abused. Its like kindergarten.
Billy joins your ball game
You don't want Billy in your game.
Billy steals your ball
You tell the teacher on billy, but don't have enough proof that he stole your ball
You beat billy up
You get in trouble for beating Billy
The next day, you put your name on the ball and tell the teacher its your ball
Billy steals the ball again
Teacher finally steps in
Life would have been so much better if you would have just let Billy play.
Mr RIAA, Can we play ball? On all of our devices? On every device in our home? If not, i might have to steal your ball...
Free Marketing. Have you ever heard of this game before today?