I happen to think that NIN (trent) makes quality music. I also happen to think that rap falls into your definition of poor quality recordings of terrible noises. Does that make my comment any more useful than yours?... maybe - if it adequete demonstrates the error of your post and someone learns from it.
Wow, I havn't heard of chip piracy in a long time. Maybe it is because, like other forms of piracy, it isn't a big problem. I have problems with piracy when it involves safety equipment, and large purchases from reputable dealers... but most of the time, you get what you pay for, and you're not being deceived, you're willingly purchasing counterfeit 'stuff'.
Isn't it sad when people think of piracy in terms of music, when the REAL piracy problems (counterfeiting) are those which involve fake electrical/safety/baby equipment (or food)?
The CRTC is why Canada has such a drastically higher number of users on broadband, as compared to the USA.
It encourages tech growth, it helps job creation... and increases the number of high speed seeders on my favourite tv show torrents.
Yes, what IS good for the economy can also be good for the people. It might also appear to be bad for the RIAA, or MPAA... but we all know they're still rolling in cash;)
Bad enough that they do lie detection with fMRIs (how can I cheat that?!) but now, to know what I'm thinking (rather that just knowing that i'm lying...)
*sigh* No more private thoughts, then.
Completely true. I hate steve:)... however, the point was the LIES of the **AAs... canada, with the changes they wanted (through arnold) conceeded to their demands. And it changed NOTHING..
Usually, it is a small area that gets a small amount of water 'inserted' by man... but this is a big area, so... isn't it just irrigation on a large scale?
When the governator (Arnold!) made a visit to canada to discuss this 'problem', there was new legislation that was made law within two months. That shows you the power of the governator (or perhaps, the power of american influence). The problem was that 'Canada was responsible for over half the pirated movies in north america'. The legislation enacted was almost EXACTLY what was requested by Gov. Schwarzenegger... and STILL they cry 'Blame Canada!'
The only problem with it all... is that it ISN'T actually a problem!
Companies think that lock-in is good for business. And sure, it IS when you're dealing with tangible goods. But when dealing with interoperability concerns with software... well, if something is more useful, it will be more used! (in theory, anyways)
At least AOL finally figured this out. I'm waiting for microsoft and apple (for all their software) to get a clue;)
Ideas cannot be owned - 99% of them are not original, chances are that ANY idea that you've had... has occurred to at least ONE other person in the past.
Given that ideas are not property, why can't society simply accept that people should profit from the application of ideas and not from the idea itself?
I'm not particularly interested in technology like THIS until it becomes commercially available. And widespread support. It is VERY very interesting, and I want one... but until I can have one, i'll just sit here and complain.
Anyways, support for something like this (when it is commercially available) would be very interesting. What happens when it becomes mainstream with the porn industry?
.. wake of the ravager.. gosh.. pool of radiance.. wow.. there are a lot of things to which d&d has contributed. Including the
'waste' (well, not wasted according to ME) of my teenage years!
I LOVE D&D... and everything it has spawned. ESPECIALLY forgotten realms. Drizzt. Bioware videogames. Dice games were cool when computers weren't widespread... but baldurs gate! c'mon;)
Yes, it is too bad that most parents won't pick up the slack and teach the other important things to their children - look at all the behaviour problems in school... is it biological? If it was, why is it such a new phenomenon? Is it socialized? Is it poor parenting?...
you assume that kids are coming from homes where the parent(s) care about teaching them - or have time to discuss these things. There are a LOT of alternative family situation in which this sort of family discussion doesn't happen.
And... does this mean that YOU think schools can teach intellectual garbage (incorrect, ambiguous or irrelevant) and it is the job of teh parents to correct those teachings?
We all receive this sensitive information in our mailboxes - and yes, mail theft is common, but dumpster diving is MUCH easier, faster and more widely spread.
For every story someone has about identity theft being someone else's fault, how many are actually caused because people don't dispose of things properly?
While teachers should be allowed to teach what they please, they should not be allowed to impress their beliefs on others.
Teachers need to stick to a standardized curriculum, and if they disagree with evolution, they should simply SAY so when teaching it - teachers could say "This is NOT what I think happened, but there are a lot of people that DO think this way".
Teach the information, NOT beliefs - I want the state OUT of my bedroom, and separate from religion!
If it "didn't run as well as it should on Windows" .. and now it DOES
but windows doesn't run as well as it did BEFORE...
doesn't that mean that we're just back to square one?
Each small fluctuation will be magnified.
What ALSO makes sense (to me) is intelligent driving! If you keep a constant rate of speed, then you're not causing problems. It is the people who don't know how to use cruise control (or insist on admiring the view, while driving in the fast lane).
It might also help if we didn't have so many transport trucks on our roads! I'm not sure if this is a problem in japan, but in north america, it is VERY difficult to keep a constant speed with transport trucks (grumble grumble).
... The other side of this problem, is the ROAD design! If the roads were designed properly, we wouldn't have people making waves at every turn!
As the large banks have the most customers (re: first post) this would be the obvious conclusion - more potential victims.
HOWEVER
I understand the problem differently - the TYPE of people at the bigger banks are MORE likely to be victims because of the mindset they have - they're unwilling to take the difficult steps of preserving personal information!
In canada, we have a different banking system, there are only five (or six, depending on what you consider as BIG) banks that most everyone uses. Several of these banks have high service fees, others have high monthly fees, some have both. Most of the people I know have been with the same bank since they were children, regardless of the fees or rates, very few people will change a bank... UNLESS you're the type of person that love paperwork - The hassle to change banks is phenomenal!
If someone cannot be bothered to a better bank for the sake of paperwork... then they're probably not going to safeguard their banking information either! Both take work, and BOTH benefit the customer, but very few people actually DO it.
Additionally, people seldom change banks unless there is a good motivating reason, and the potential for identity theft is not a very good motivating factor. Identity theft, which is usually the fault of the person for improperly disposing of information is also viewed as a PERSONAL problem, and people believe all banks to be the same.
In a system where there are many banks (like the american system), people assume that they're all regulated in the same manner, and the differences in banks are ONLY in customer service and service fees/rates of interest.
Yes, banks have a role to play in preventing identity theft. But the key to prevention, in many (if not most) cases is personal awareness, and proper information disposal.
Of course there are exceptions, but the majority of identity theft victims are NOT the cause of these exceptions!
Another alternative - I'd be all for it... and can we skip the format war? There are SO many new technologies that have to do with power storage... and I'm still upset about betamax vs vhs and minidisc vs cd. Please don't even MENTION Blu-ray (I thought I'd pick the non-sony format THIS time *sigh*)
Perhaps, one day, when competition re-emerges in the OS marketplace, microsoft will have to clean up their act. Until that day, and as long as people keep giving microsoft their money, nothing will change.
It is too bad that so many people who would benefit from reading/. are the people who laugh at those who do...
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I happen to think that NIN (trent) makes quality music. I also happen to think that rap falls into your definition of poor quality recordings of terrible noises. Does that make my comment any more useful than yours? ... maybe - if it adequete demonstrates the error of your post and someone learns from it.
Pharmaceutical companies are profiteering ... and profiteering was just government sanctioned piracy, right :)
Wow, I havn't heard of chip piracy in a long time. Maybe it is because, like other forms of piracy, it isn't a big problem. I have problems with piracy when it involves safety equipment, and large purchases from reputable dealers ... but most of the time, you get what you pay for, and you're not being deceived, you're willingly purchasing counterfeit 'stuff'.
Isn't it sad when people think of piracy in terms of music, when the REAL piracy problems (counterfeiting) are those which involve fake electrical/safety/baby equipment (or food)?
The CRTC is why Canada has such a drastically higher number of users on broadband, as compared to the USA.
... and increases the number of high speed seeders on my favourite tv show torrents.
;)
It encourages tech growth, it helps job creation
Yes, what IS good for the economy can also be good for the people. It might also appear to be bad for the RIAA, or MPAA... but we all know they're still rolling in cash
Polygraph tests don't work, but other lie detection techniques do! (fMRI, IMMs, etc)
Bad enough that they do lie detection with fMRIs (how can I cheat that?!) but now, to know what I'm thinking (rather that just knowing that i'm lying...)
*sigh* No more private thoughts, then.
Completely true. I hate steve :) ... however, the point was the LIES of the **AAs ... canada, with the changes they wanted (through arnold) conceeded to their demands. And it changed NOTHING..
Irrigation?!
... isn't it just irrigation on a large scale?
Usually, it is a small area that gets a small amount of water 'inserted' by man... but this is a big area, so
... it is just a little TOO much like that movie ;)
When the governator (Arnold!) made a visit to canada to discuss this 'problem', there was new legislation that was made law within two months. That shows you the power of the governator (or perhaps, the power of american influence). The problem was that 'Canada was responsible for over half the pirated movies in north america'. The legislation enacted was almost EXACTLY what was requested by Gov. Schwarzenegger... and STILL they cry 'Blame Canada!'
... is that it ISN'T actually a problem!
The only problem with it all
This is good for business!
... well, if something is more useful, it will be more used! (in theory, anyways)
;)
Companies think that lock-in is good for business. And sure, it IS when you're dealing with tangible goods. But when dealing with interoperability concerns with software
At least AOL finally figured this out. I'm waiting for microsoft and apple (for all their software) to get a clue
Ideas cannot be owned - 99% of them are not original, chances are that ANY idea that you've had ... has occurred to at least ONE other person in the past.
Given that ideas are not property, why can't society simply accept that people should profit from the application of ideas and not from the idea itself?
I'm not particularly interested in technology like THIS until it becomes commercially available. And widespread support. It is VERY very interesting, and I want one ... but until I can have one, i'll just sit here and complain.
Anyways, support for something like this (when it is commercially available) would be very interesting. What happens when it becomes mainstream with the porn industry?
.. wake of the ravager .. gosh .. pool of radiance .. wow .. there are a lot of things to which d&d has contributed. Including the
'waste' (well, not wasted according to ME) of my teenage years!
I LOVE D&D ... and everything it has spawned. ESPECIALLY forgotten realms. Drizzt. Bioware videogames. Dice games were cool when computers weren't widespread... but baldurs gate! c'mon ;)
Yes, it is too bad that most parents won't pick up the slack and teach the other important things to their children - look at all the behaviour problems in school ... is it biological? If it was, why is it such a new phenomenon? Is it socialized? Is it poor parenting? ...
you assume that kids are coming from homes where the parent(s) care about teaching them - or have time to discuss these things. There are a LOT of alternative family situation in which this sort of family discussion doesn't happen.
And... does this mean that YOU think schools can teach intellectual garbage (incorrect, ambiguous or irrelevant) and it is the job of teh parents to correct those teachings?
We all receive this sensitive information in our mailboxes - and yes, mail theft is common, but dumpster diving is MUCH easier, faster and more widely spread.
For every story someone has about identity theft being someone else's fault, how many are actually caused because people don't dispose of things properly?
While teachers should be allowed to teach what they please, they should not be allowed to impress their beliefs on others.
Teachers need to stick to a standardized curriculum, and if they disagree with evolution, they should simply SAY so when teaching it - teachers could say "This is NOT what I think happened, but there are a lot of people that DO think this way".
Teach the information, NOT beliefs - I want the state OUT of my bedroom, and separate from religion!
If it "didn't run as well as it should on Windows"
.. and now it DOES ...
but windows doesn't run as well as it did BEFORE
doesn't that mean that we're just back to square one?
Its all the people driving SLOWLY that makes us aggressive people cut them off!
Each small fluctuation will be magnified.
What ALSO makes sense (to me) is intelligent driving! If you keep a constant rate of speed, then you're not causing problems. It is the people who don't know how to use cruise control (or insist on admiring the view, while driving in the fast lane).
It might also help if we didn't have so many transport trucks on our roads! I'm not sure if this is a problem in japan, but in north america, it is VERY difficult to keep a constant speed with transport trucks (grumble grumble).
... The other side of this problem, is the ROAD design! If the roads were designed properly, we wouldn't have people making waves at every turn!
As the large banks have the most customers (re: first post) this would be the obvious conclusion - more potential victims.
... UNLESS you're the type of person that love paperwork - The hassle to change banks is phenomenal!
HOWEVER
I understand the problem differently - the TYPE of people at the bigger banks are MORE likely to be victims because of the mindset they have - they're unwilling to take the difficult steps of preserving personal information!
In canada, we have a different banking system, there are only five (or six, depending on what you consider as BIG) banks that most everyone uses. Several of these banks have high service fees, others have high monthly fees, some have both. Most of the people I know have been with the same bank since they were children, regardless of the fees or rates, very few people will change a bank
If someone cannot be bothered to a better bank for the sake of paperwork... then they're probably not going to safeguard their banking information either! Both take work, and BOTH benefit the customer, but very few people actually DO it.
Additionally, people seldom change banks unless there is a good motivating reason, and the potential for identity theft is not a very good motivating factor. Identity theft, which is usually the fault of the person for improperly disposing of information is also viewed as a PERSONAL problem, and people believe all banks to be the same.
In a system where there are many banks (like the american system), people assume that they're all regulated in the same manner, and the differences in banks are ONLY in customer service and service fees/rates of interest.
Yes, banks have a role to play in preventing identity theft. But the key to prevention, in many (if not most) cases is personal awareness, and proper information disposal.
Of course there are exceptions, but the majority of identity theft victims are NOT the cause of these exceptions!
Another alternative - I'd be all for it ... and can we skip the format war? There are SO many new technologies that have to do with power storage ...
and I'm still upset about betamax vs vhs and minidisc vs cd. Please don't even MENTION Blu-ray (I thought I'd pick the non-sony format THIS time *sigh*)
Perhaps, one day, when competition re-emerges in the OS marketplace, microsoft will have to clean up their act. Until that day, and as long as people keep giving microsoft their money, nothing will change.
/. are the people who laugh at those who do ...
It is too bad that so many people who would benefit from reading