Well, if "making available" is the same as actually handing out copies, couldn't the EFF file a suit back at the RIAA, saying that unless a PC is TOTALLY secure from hacking or invasion, this is no different than having a file that is "made available" by their definition - then attack the RIAA for any music files that they, BY THEIR OWN DEFINITION are making available?
Now, that I would donate money to, to see the RIAA taken to court for copyright violation. There are great precedents now that might result in a handy victory. Couldn't someone look at a "if it's good for the goose, it's good for the gander" scenario here?
Good god, that means it's as reliable as my sex life. Like with REAL people, rather than me just ummm... actually... no, that's fine. Nothing to see here, move along, move along.
We here at Microsoft take the utmost care when faced with queries such as yours.
It is a little misunderstanding. While it is true that you aren't getting your full from the vowel U in the American version, we are including the other vowels I&E in it, which do actually not come packaged with the European version.
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If they had been filled with PCBs there would have been no explosion (though the BBC stories don't mention a transformer explosion anyway).
Reading comprehension is a wonderful thing. First sentence in the BBC article linked in the story: An oil-filled transformer exploded at the Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant in Siberia, bringing down the ceiling of the turbine hall, which then flooded.
When you go after a business and they are using software for something, it means they are making money off it. Even in the case that they get handed a fine or two, people don't see it as bad "hey, you stole something and are making money off it" where on the other hand, being handed a stiff fine for having a few songs really reads like "you stole something for the smallest of pleasures and it's not like you are using it for personal profit" which has a very different tone with the public.
If the RIAA chased after someone who is pirating and selling CD's by the carload, I am SURE that there wouldn't be a huge public backlash of anger. The guy is stealing and turning a profit, go get him boys. But Joe Schmo listening to a few songs on an ipod being sued into lifelong financial ruin? That's just not right.
Yuppers, reading that just spoiled my afternoon. Thanks Slashdot for letting me know YET AGAIN that the PTB (Powers That Be) have yet again let me down and failed to stand/live up to my expectations.
It's times like this I wished I watched sports so I could boycott them. Oh well, guess I will continue not caring.
Be careful mate.
"First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didnâ(TM)t speak up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me."
Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892-1984)
I hate to be on Microsoft's side but they are right on this one. Maybe if they fight off enough patent trolls they will join in efforts to reform patents out of self preservation.
The problem is that they themselves patent just about everything under the sun.
The dust particles get a charge off the solar wind and sunlight itself, then repel one another. Result: Dust hanging about in the air (well, mainly lack of air actually).
That's what I like about slashdot, there is always some know it all who picks apart comments that you make. The moon actually DOES have an atmosphere. It's just rather small and weak and generally blown away by the sun all the time.
I know that after I eat KFC, I feel literally SHITHOUSE for the next three to eight hours. Not only do I feel bloated and "fat" but a strange combination of lethargic (totally) and at the same time, I can feel my blood pressure soar and my heart rate kick up a few gears. It's downright scary. It seems to be the only fast food that does it to me though.
I don't often decide to have a junk food binge, but I have learned to avoid deep fried chicken with the secret herbs and spices.
I thought the whole concept of persistent world meant you could build up your characters (level, skills, possessions etc). If you keep swapping between good guys, bad guys and celebs, how is it persistent?
why do you slashfucks keep using this order of magnitude shit even when it doesn't apply? do you really think it makes you look smart? orders of magnitude are used in a very specific fashion that even a 2nd grader can understand but you guys keep throwing it out there like it's a generalization. it's fucking not.
What's wrong with what he said? He said planets within an order of magnitude have been found. That means planets up to ten times as massive as the earth or as small as on tenth of the earth. He then points to an example where the planet is estimated to be half the size of earth.
Maybe you should brush up on simple 2nd grade mathematics principles before taking a pitchfork out and lighting that flaming brand?
As for a generalization, it can very well be one. It compares like objects within a scale that doesn't require any other measurements. You can say that one object is 2 magnitudes bigger than another if it is 100 times the size. You don't need to measure either object in any units.
So either get used to us "slashfucks" using scientifically agreed to and mathematically correct statements even if you don't understand them, or well, feel free to go find a site more suited to your level. Perhaps something with lolcatz or photos and a rating system?
All the other planets keep pointing and saying "You're doing it wrong!"
One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
What if the sun was turned on it's axis 180 degrees (turning it upside down). It would appear that the planet is therefore orbiting in the wrong direction.
Could this perhaps been the effect of another star passing nearby and changing the axis of the star rather than flipping the orbit of the planet?
Virtual Property MUST exist, else all the cases brought against people for STEALING (downloading) other people's music through file sharing systems would be null and void.
It all depends on what side of the boat you are on really. Either something has been stolen, and you can't steal something that doesn't exist or belong to someone, or virtual property doesn't exist and we are all being taken for a sweet (but one sided) ride and end up broke.
When you start playing a game, it's generally spelt out quite clearly in the EULA who owns what, and who can do stuff with it, but I didn't sign any EULA that had anything to do with binary content copied across the net.
To qualify, I don't generally download much at all these days, if anything it's live DJ sets which I simply CANNOT buy anywhere from good rave events. I do have a LOT of TV shows, but they are the same ones that are on TV, I just hate the ads that we in Australia have to put up with like CRAZY. In fact, I have also ripped the majority of my own purchased DVD's into MPGS (I have a DVD collection that's probably about around 500) but I still mainly have the media playing on my second monitor while I tinker on my PC or play a game etc.
I think we should start building hardened data center sites miles underground! And have like nukes defending them! And there should be these huge walls that don't allow anyone in or out! And guard dogs!
Sorry, for a moment there, I thought we were still in a cold war.
Maybe they could just move them next door to the next valley? I am sure there are plenty of nice valleys around that are just waiting to take all the required new data centers. Maybe snap up some bargain land from those plummeting subprime land prices?
don't forget that bees are on a suicide mission if they sting you
Oh, well, it's okay for bees to be terrorist fucks then it is? What do THEY get when they die in battle? A little hexagonal home all to themselves? A bunch of virgin queen bees? A 401k plan that WON'T depreciate in value along with the rest of the shit economy? Healthcare... No, wait... I see my mistake there...
No, it's not one of those things. Bees don't make pollen. Plants do.
The stuff they sell at pharmacies is royal jelly which is in fact made by bees, secreted from a gland in worker bees heads. While commonly a myth that only the queen gets to eat this stuff, it's generally used to feed just about all the larvae, but if a queen is needed, they gorge the larvae on the stuff for the first four days which gives the bee enough of an energy kick to kick-start the development of ovaries which are (obviously) needed by the queen.
charging the batteries directly using whatever power you used to run the hydrogen generator.
What if the power output of your hydrogen generator is much lower than your power required for your battery to charge up quickly?
What if you have ample hydrogen being generated, seems a good idea to be able to store excess power in the form of hydrogen.
What if you need that extra charge-up halfway through a longer trip? Having some hydrogen just waiting to charge your batteries seems like a handy thing at that time.
There isn't anything wrong with directly pushing the power from your hydrogen generator into adding power while the vehicle is on, but there CERTAINLY isn't anything wrong with also putting hydrogen aside while the vehicle is off or the batteries are fully charged. Is turning power into hydrogen, then using that hydrogen to change the batteries less efficient? OF COURSE, but that's not to say you shouldn't do it at all.
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Well, if "making available" is the same as actually handing out copies, couldn't the EFF file a suit back at the RIAA, saying that unless a PC is TOTALLY secure from hacking or invasion, this is no different than having a file that is "made available" by their definition - then attack the RIAA for any music files that they, BY THEIR OWN DEFINITION are making available?
Now, that I would donate money to, to see the RIAA taken to court for copyright violation. There are great precedents now that might result in a handy victory. Couldn't someone look at a "if it's good for the goose, it's good for the gander" scenario here?
No, it's wireless silly billy!
Good god, that means it's as reliable as my sex life. Like with REAL people, rather than me just ummm... actually... no, that's fine. Nothing to see here, move along, move along.
I just always assumed every other boy had my mindset when I hit that age.
Girls! GIRLS! GIRLS!!!
Dear Citizen,
We here at Microsoft take the utmost care when faced with queries such as yours.
It is a little misunderstanding. While it is true that you aren't getting your full from the vowel U in the American version, we are including the other vowels I&E in it, which do actually not come packaged with the European version.
I hope you find these two shiny vowels as valuable as we thought you would, and now understand the extra cost of the American version of the product.
Sincerely,
A Helpful Customer Servicer
PS. This message has been brought to you by the number $107.
If they had been filled with PCBs there would have been no explosion (though the BBC stories don't mention a transformer explosion anyway).
Reading comprehension is a wonderful thing. First sentence in the BBC article linked in the story:
An oil-filled transformer exploded at the Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant in Siberia, bringing down the ceiling of the turbine hall, which then flooded.
I think you might want to go grab another coffee.
Anyone who can't use a compass and signal meter shouldn't be allowed to install an air filter
I say we kickstart evolution again. Anyone found that dumb should be done the old fashioned British way! OFF WITH THEIR HEAD!
When you go after a business and they are using software for something, it means they are making money off it. Even in the case that they get handed a fine or two, people don't see it as bad "hey, you stole something and are making money off it" where on the other hand, being handed a stiff fine for having a few songs really reads like "you stole something for the smallest of pleasures and it's not like you are using it for personal profit" which has a very different tone with the public.
If the RIAA chased after someone who is pirating and selling CD's by the carload, I am SURE that there wouldn't be a huge public backlash of anger. The guy is stealing and turning a profit, go get him boys. But Joe Schmo listening to a few songs on an ipod being sued into lifelong financial ruin? That's just not right.
Well, fuck.
Totally agree. Well, fuck.
It's times like this I wished I watched sports so I could boycott them. Oh well, guess I will continue not caring.
Be careful mate.
"First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didnâ(TM)t speak up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me."
Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892-1984)
I hate to be on Microsoft's side but they are right on this one. Maybe if they fight off enough patent trolls they will join in efforts to reform patents out of self preservation.
The problem is that they themselves patent just about everything under the sun.
You might kick some up, but unless the stuff is given a decent ballistic velocity it won't go anywhere. Can't exactly hang around in the air, right?
Actually, you couldn't be more wrong.
The dust particles get a charge off the solar wind and sunlight itself, then repel one another. Result: Dust hanging about in the air (well, mainly lack of air actually).
Since there is specifically zero atmosphere
That's what I like about slashdot, there is always some know it all who picks apart comments that you make. The moon actually DOES have an atmosphere. It's just rather small and weak and generally blown away by the sun all the time.
I know that after I eat KFC, I feel literally SHITHOUSE for the next three to eight hours. Not only do I feel bloated and "fat" but a strange combination of lethargic (totally) and at the same time, I can feel my blood pressure soar and my heart rate kick up a few gears. It's downright scary. It seems to be the only fast food that does it to me though.
I don't often decide to have a junk food binge, but I have learned to avoid deep fried chicken with the secret herbs and spices.
I thought the whole concept of persistent world meant you could build up your characters (level, skills, possessions etc). If you keep swapping between good guys, bad guys and celebs, how is it persistent?
like my ex used to cake on.
Is she hot and still single? :P
And to think I was going to use the EVER-CLASSY "Can I have your stuff?" line...
why do you slashfucks keep using this order of magnitude shit even when it doesn't apply? do you really think it makes you look smart? orders of magnitude are used in a very specific fashion that even a 2nd grader can understand but you guys keep throwing it out there like it's a generalization. it's fucking not.
What's wrong with what he said? He said planets within an order of magnitude have been found. That means planets up to ten times as massive as the earth or as small as on tenth of the earth. He then points to an example where the planet is estimated to be half the size of earth.
Maybe you should brush up on simple 2nd grade mathematics principles before taking a pitchfork out and lighting that flaming brand?
As for a generalization, it can very well be one. It compares like objects within a scale that doesn't require any other measurements. You can say that one object is 2 magnitudes bigger than another if it is 100 times the size. You don't need to measure either object in any units.
So either get used to us "slashfucks" using scientifically agreed to and mathematically correct statements even if you don't understand them, or well, feel free to go find a site more suited to your level. Perhaps something with lolcatz or photos and a rating system?
All the other planets keep pointing and saying "You're doing it wrong!"
One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
What if the sun was turned on it's axis 180 degrees (turning it upside down). It would appear that the planet is therefore orbiting in the wrong direction.
Could this perhaps been the effect of another star passing nearby and changing the axis of the star rather than flipping the orbit of the planet?
Virtual Property MUST exist, else all the cases brought against people for STEALING (downloading) other people's music through file sharing systems would be null and void.
It all depends on what side of the boat you are on really. Either something has been stolen, and you can't steal something that doesn't exist or belong to someone, or virtual property doesn't exist and we are all being taken for a sweet (but one sided) ride and end up broke.
When you start playing a game, it's generally spelt out quite clearly in the EULA who owns what, and who can do stuff with it, but I didn't sign any EULA that had anything to do with binary content copied across the net.
To qualify, I don't generally download much at all these days, if anything it's live DJ sets which I simply CANNOT buy anywhere from good rave events. I do have a LOT of TV shows, but they are the same ones that are on TV, I just hate the ads that we in Australia have to put up with like CRAZY. In fact, I have also ripped the majority of my own purchased DVD's into MPGS (I have a DVD collection that's probably about around 500) but I still mainly have the media playing on my second monitor while I tinker on my PC or play a game etc.
I think we should start building hardened data center sites miles underground! And have like nukes defending them! And there should be these huge walls that don't allow anyone in or out! And guard dogs!
Sorry, for a moment there, I thought we were still in a cold war.
Maybe they could just move them next door to the next valley? I am sure there are plenty of nice valleys around that are just waiting to take all the required new data centers. Maybe snap up some bargain land from those plummeting subprime land prices?
The unmanned aircraft should carry a self-destruct radio reciever and manned aircraft would carry a low-power transmitter.
If an unmanned aircraft comes within 1 mile of a commercial flight, it self destructs!
The transmitter could be a cheap $10 piece of equipment.
Problem. Solved. What could possibly go wrong?
All the unmanned aircraft at airports suddenly go BOOOM!! when the switch is turned on?
Ah right. I forgot about that... must not have been on the top of my list of demands when I played.
Or you were too tired from staying up all night waiting for the server to pop back up after 1am...
don't forget that bees are on a suicide mission if they sting you
Oh, well, it's okay for bees to be terrorist fucks then it is? What do THEY get when they die in battle? A little hexagonal home all to themselves? A bunch of virgin queen bees? A 401k plan that WON'T depreciate in value along with the rest of the shit economy? Healthcare... No, wait... I see my mistake there...
isn't bee Pollen one of those things
No, it's not one of those things. Bees don't make pollen. Plants do.
The stuff they sell at pharmacies is royal jelly which is in fact made by bees, secreted from a gland in worker bees heads. While commonly a myth that only the queen gets to eat this stuff, it's generally used to feed just about all the larvae, but if a queen is needed, they gorge the larvae on the stuff for the first four days which gives the bee enough of an energy kick to kick-start the development of ovaries which are (obviously) needed by the queen.
charging the batteries directly using whatever power you used to run the hydrogen generator.
What if the power output of your hydrogen generator is much lower than your power required for your battery to charge up quickly?
What if you have ample hydrogen being generated, seems a good idea to be able to store excess power in the form of hydrogen.
What if you need that extra charge-up halfway through a longer trip? Having some hydrogen just waiting to charge your batteries seems like a handy thing at that time.
There isn't anything wrong with directly pushing the power from your hydrogen generator into adding power while the vehicle is on, but there CERTAINLY isn't anything wrong with also putting hydrogen aside while the vehicle is off or the batteries are fully charged. Is turning power into hydrogen, then using that hydrogen to change the batteries less efficient? OF COURSE, but that's not to say you shouldn't do it at all.