Personally, I don't want to see ad-blocking go main stream
Don't worry, IE9 will never be mainstream. People will stick with IE6 at workplaces, Firefox/Chrome/Opera/etc. at home and webkit browsers on mobiles. Even Microsoft's own mobile OS don't and most likely won't use IE9 rendering engine, much less features.
But three that WikiLeaks shared the data with are from three separate countries.
Yes, three separate countries from all across the NATO. Hint: when US say "jump", NATO ask "how high?" I still think, that encrypted insurance file is a much bigger deterrent to Pentagon.
In internet stories you will also see Chinese kids (as likely as not members of the communist party) trying to defend their government with similar arguments (you may even see some in this story, saying things like, 'I am from China, and we all think Google should obey the law!').
I don't live in China, but I understand their mentality. In Chinese philosophy exist concept of Ri, heavenly law, which is how order of things is supposed to be. When earthly law deviate to much from heavenly land (and society) loses harmony and is plunged into chaos. Granted, this is ancient philosophy and no one rely believes in Ri nowadays but most Chinese still believe in ultimate law and prevalence of social harmony over individual happiness.
dictatorships are never stable in the long term
And neither are democracies. For example Dictatorship with good economy tend to expand bureaucracy until it crumbles under its own weight. Under bad economy infighting inside ruling party will destroy political system even faster. Similarly in Democracy with good economy, voters become lazy and elect thieves and warmonger with expected result. Under bad economical conditions they happily vote for dictator who promise to bring them happiness again.
Saying all that I not really trying to defend China. I don't want to live in totalitarian state. But I also don't want to live in plutocratic America. I don't think that one or other system are better. Good and Evil are concept that only exist on individual scale. What I really hate is when I hear "Country X is evil and must be destroyed". I believe in multipolar word where no one country is strong enough to force it's will on all other, and therefore I applaud rise of China, India an other "undemocratic" countries. Maybe that will stop endless western mantra of "freedom or death".
I don't know about China or Zimbabwe, but here in Russia, I can access wikileaks just fine. Maybe this is some of disinformation they want to flood it with?
(I think statistically, "he" is a fair generalization here.)
And, in fact, you would be wrong: statistically most suicide bombers are women. And their usual motivation is revenge for a husband/brother/etc. killed in another American bombing. Oppressive treatment of women in fundamentalist societies doesn't helps either.
One can write English sentences the same way if one considers the verb to be the operator, while the subject and direct object are the two operands.
It is interesting that Japanese language work in the same way: first you say operands (subject, object, time and place of action etc.) and then operator (verb or "to be"). Add to this hieroglyphic writing similar to math quantification and you get the most math-friendlier language on earth.
How to spot the people who have never done any graphics driver programming. They speak how perfect X11 is but most likely they use nvidia/ati video drivers that basically re-implement whole X. Yes, on one screen device without hardware composition X is usable, but try watch full screen video without tearing with Compiz enabled.
The US no longer has to worry about nuclear war or even conventional war because we have the means of "winning" a nuclear war and can easily crush any country in a conventional war
Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of the Russian Federation
What words of "federal subject" you don't understand? Term republic often cause confusion in the west, because Russian republic have more freedom than American states, have distinct ethnicity, but still is part of Russia. It's close with how Scotland have autonomous status in UK.
I thought it was a Corporatocracy, based on the ample evidence that just about everyone in Washington is bought by one corporation or the other with campaign donations and backroom deals.
I know Americans get to vote every now and then, but a substantial portion of the results are suitably processed by unverifiable digital "voting systems" to ensure that the people won't accidentally vote wrong. Not that it matters much as both US parties are essentially the same.
American Freedom of Speech only apply specially designated Free Speech Zones(*).
(*) Only if you are not terrorist, pedophile, pirate, evolutionist, Muslim, communist, liberal, atheist, etc. In that case you have no rights.
But than again good god fearing Americans need stinking Free Speech Zone. Everything that need to be said already written in bible.
Utilitarian art is still art. And games are more then just game mechanic. Do you not consider plays as an art just because all the kings and heroes there are fakes, or is opera not art because it is just people walking and singing. All art obey some form of direction, all have genre constraints. In case of play, moving force is script, in case of games it is game mechanic.
No Free Software or Open Source project has, AFAIK, been started to 'battle' Microsoft.
While I generally agree with you, beating MS is at least on of the objectives of OSS community. You must not look as far as Ubuntu to see this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1
And this is not pure fanboism or irrational hate of the Men. Any community cannot be certain in it's future as long there exist huge international company which consider this community as enemy. Its pure self preservation instinct.
If a poster on a forum posted information on where to find Barack Obama, and a death threat, would you expect the server that hosted that forum to be seized?
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC.
Get him guys!
Slashdot Mirror
However, it was MP3.com doing the copying from the CDs onto their servers, and the court found this copying not a fair use
In case of Google and Amazon, it is user that doing uploading and therefore copying.
Personally, I don't want to see ad-blocking go main stream
Don't worry, IE9 will never be mainstream. People will stick with IE6 at workplaces, Firefox/Chrome/Opera/etc. at home and webkit browsers on mobiles. Even Microsoft's own mobile OS don't and most likely won't use IE9 rendering engine, much less features.
Yes. Plus me not buying a new laptop isn't helping peasants of Elbonia either.
But three that WikiLeaks shared the data with are from three separate countries.
Yes, three separate countries from all across the NATO. Hint: when US say "jump", NATO ask "how high?" I still think, that encrypted insurance file is a much bigger deterrent to Pentagon.
And "Stop me if you can, sucker" is a valid response to people that try to stop criticism.
No no no, it's more like this:
Google = Good
Apple = Bad
Microsoft = Ugly
In internet stories you will also see Chinese kids (as likely as not members of the communist party) trying to defend their government with similar arguments (you may even see some in this story, saying things like, 'I am from China, and we all think Google should obey the law!').
I don't live in China, but I understand their mentality. In Chinese philosophy exist concept of Ri, heavenly law, which is how order of things is supposed to be. When earthly law deviate to much from heavenly land (and society) loses harmony and is plunged into chaos. Granted, this is ancient philosophy and no one rely believes in Ri nowadays but most Chinese still believe in ultimate law and prevalence of social harmony over individual happiness.
dictatorships are never stable in the long term
And neither are democracies. For example Dictatorship with good economy tend to expand bureaucracy until it crumbles under its own weight. Under bad economy infighting inside ruling party will destroy political system even faster. Similarly in Democracy with good economy, voters become lazy and elect thieves and warmonger with expected result. Under bad economical conditions they happily vote for dictator who promise to bring them happiness again.
Saying all that I not really trying to defend China. I don't want to live in totalitarian state. But I also don't want to live in plutocratic America. I don't think that one or other system are better. Good and Evil are concept that only exist on individual scale. What I really hate is when I hear "Country X is evil and must be destroyed". I believe in multipolar word where no one country is strong enough to force it's will on all other, and therefore I applaud rise of China, India an other "undemocratic" countries. Maybe that will stop endless western mantra of "freedom or death".
It's NOT in same language. They plan to make it in Simplified Chinese but now it's still in Traditional (And yes, this is a big difference).
I don't know about China or Zimbabwe, but here in Russia, I can access wikileaks just fine. Maybe this is some of disinformation they want to flood it with?
Congratulations! You are just discovered Taoism. Or more specifically Taiji.
(I think statistically, "he" is a fair generalization here.)
And, in fact, you would be wrong: statistically most suicide bombers are women. And their usual motivation is revenge for a husband/brother/etc. killed in another American bombing. Oppressive treatment of women in fundamentalist societies doesn't helps either.
One can write English sentences the same way if one considers the verb to be the operator, while the subject and direct object are the two operands.
It is interesting that Japanese language work in the same way: first you say operands (subject, object, time and place of action etc.) and then operator (verb or "to be"). Add to this hieroglyphic writing similar to math quantification and you get the most math-friendlier language on earth.
How to spot the people who have never done any graphics driver programming. They speak how perfect X11 is but most likely they use nvidia/ati video drivers that basically re-implement whole X. Yes, on one screen device without hardware composition X is usable, but try watch full screen video without tearing with Compiz enabled.
The US no longer has to worry about nuclear war or even conventional war because we have the means of "winning" a nuclear war and can easily crush any country in a conventional war
Let me introduce you to my little friend
That's called stealing.
No, this is called airwaves infringement.
Newer isn't always better.
But better almost always IS newer. After all, how are you supposed to improve something that doesn't exist?
I moderated you +0.01 Funny.
Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of the Russian Federation
What words of "federal subject" you don't understand? Term republic often cause confusion in the west, because Russian republic have more freedom than American states, have distinct ethnicity, but still is part of Russia. It's close with how Scotland have autonomous status in UK.
I thought it was a Corporatocracy, based on the ample evidence that just about everyone in Washington is bought by one corporation or the other with campaign donations and backroom deals.
I know Americans get to vote every now and then, but a substantial portion of the results are suitably processed by unverifiable digital "voting systems" to ensure that the people won't accidentally vote wrong. Not that it matters much as both US parties are essentially the same.
The term you are looking for is plutocracy
American Freedom of Speech only apply specially designated Free Speech Zones(*). (*) Only if you are not terrorist, pedophile, pirate, evolutionist, Muslim, communist, liberal, atheist, etc. In that case you have no rights. But than again good god fearing Americans need stinking Free Speech Zone. Everything that need to be said already written in bible.
Market forces don't apply to monopolies. And copyright is a government granted monopoly.
Utilitarian art is still art. And games are more then just game mechanic. Do you not consider plays as an art just because all the kings and heroes there are fakes, or is opera not art because it is just people walking and singing. All art obey some form of direction, all have genre constraints. In case of play, moving force is script, in case of games it is game mechanic.
No Free Software or Open Source project has, AFAIK, been started to 'battle' Microsoft.
While I generally agree with you, beating MS is at least on of the objectives of OSS community. You must not look as far as Ubuntu to see this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 And this is not pure fanboism or irrational hate of the Men. Any community cannot be certain in it's future as long there exist huge international company which consider this community as enemy. Its pure self preservation instinct.
Yes, but not everybody thinks that the concept of Intellectual Property is inherently evil.
Yes, but not everybody thinks that the concept of blowing humans up (especially Americans) is inherently evil too.
If a poster on a forum posted information on where to find Barack Obama, and a death threat, would you expect the server that hosted that forum to be seized?
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC. Get him guys!