If using local resources is based on the companies income, the state is doing things wrong. They need to increase property taxes, not try to go after income.
Because a government enforced monopoly (i.e. patents and copyrights) wouldn't be supported by a libertarian government. If you want to protect your idea, protect it yourself by never telling anyone.
That's exactly what I'm saying. Your MP3 player IS as a good as an expensive hi-fi if you hook it up to an expensive hi-fi. What good does that hi-fi do if you don't have your music to play it through? Data is the true value of computing.
A good touch OS and a good desktop OS are completely different. Use the right tool for the right job. On a small screen you sacrifice usability for portability. But why have totally separate environments and have to maintain two sets of data? Just take your desktop computer everywhere you go, because it will have a small screen attached to it should you need to use it on the go, but when you're somewhere that has desktop input and output devices available, hook your computer up to that and use a true desktop environment.
For mobile computing the form factor just isn't there at a 10" screen. If I'm out and about, I'll be using my phone. The screen is small, but it's portable. If I'm at home want to get something done, I'm going to set my phone on the desk and link it wirelessly to a 24" monitor, keyboard and mouse.
The recent Ubuntu on Android demo is where I see things going. You bring your computer with you everywhere you go and use the touchscreen for convenience or use whatever input and output devices are around when you need more capability and a real OS.
And when the studios decide they no longer want to honor this particular license and shut down the service, you'll be out that $1160, have nothing to show for it, and be back to DVDs.
Actually, because of government intervention, no. Wall Street does not care what happens because as we all now know, they will get bailed out by the taxpayer.
The problem is not a failure of government inaction, it's a failure of government guaranteed success.
The act of buying fuel affects interstate commerce. Even if the oil was pumped and refined in Alaska, buying that pure Alaskan fuel reduces the need to purchase fuel from Texas, which means it affects interstate commerce.
Yep, the twisted interpretation of the commerce clause has rendered many of the most important parts of the constitution null and void. Technically speaking, the way you wipe your ass could be regulated by the feds. Wiping technique or the use of too many or too few squares of toilet paper affects the interstate sale of toilet paper.
I'd love to see states like CA and TX start telling the feds to fuck off. Let's get the dismantling of the federal government - pointless at best, corrupt and evil at worst - underway.
Except that most of what the federal government is unconstitutional, and only permitted through a painfully distorted reading of the commerce clause. If we are to believe the interpretation of the commerce clause, then the federal government has zero restrictions, rendering the existence of the constitution pointless. Why would someone create a document which invalidated itself? The federal government in it's current form is a sham.
I don't know about Oracle, but in my experience XML databases built on top of RDBMSes (I'm looking at you Microsoft) suck. XML data is often highly unstructured, and at least in the case of SQL Server, tries to force unstructured XML into a structure and ends up doing it poorly.
Courts all over the US routinely sentence people convicted of alcohol related offenses to Alcoholics Anonymous, which at its core is a religious organization.
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"really doesn't care whether you live or die as long as they get paid."
How is that any different than government?
If using local resources is based on the companies income, the state is doing things wrong. They need to increase property taxes, not try to go after income.
This. I've played with a couple of touchscreen systems and they're horrible, IMO. There's something to be said for tactile feedback.
Republicans were against SOPA while Democrats backed it.
So now the roles are reversed and you want to use that as evidence that there's a difference?
And SOPA was largely Democrat supported. What's your point? They're both evil, they just switch places on a daily basis.
You're talking about Hollywood, right?
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Because a government enforced monopoly (i.e. patents and copyrights) wouldn't be supported by a libertarian government. If you want to protect your idea, protect it yourself by never telling anyone.
I didn't realize she was the Queen of Libertania.
I think you'll find a great many libertarians disagree with Ayn Rand.
So if a small government won't work, then the answer is a large government? Seems we're seeing how well that works right now...
You're free to disable the OnStar system in a vehicle you own. Are you free to disable the government mandated black box?
Turn off your polluting computer and go live in a cave if you're such a big picture thinker.
I heard there was once a journalist that committed suicide. National Public Radio now needs to answer for their crimes against humanity.
When people begin using theater to attempt to drive public policy, it's no longer entertainment.
That's exactly what I'm saying. Your MP3 player IS as a good as an expensive hi-fi if you hook it up to an expensive hi-fi. What good does that hi-fi do if you don't have your music to play it through? Data is the true value of computing.
A good touch OS and a good desktop OS are completely different. Use the right tool for the right job. On a small screen you sacrifice usability for portability. But why have totally separate environments and have to maintain two sets of data? Just take your desktop computer everywhere you go, because it will have a small screen attached to it should you need to use it on the go, but when you're somewhere that has desktop input and output devices available, hook your computer up to that and use a true desktop environment.
For mobile computing the form factor just isn't there at a 10" screen. If I'm out and about, I'll be using my phone. The screen is small, but it's portable. If I'm at home want to get something done, I'm going to set my phone on the desk and link it wirelessly to a 24" monitor, keyboard and mouse.
The recent Ubuntu on Android demo is where I see things going. You bring your computer with you everywhere you go and use the touchscreen for convenience or use whatever input and output devices are around when you need more capability and a real OS.
And when the studios decide they no longer want to honor this particular license and shut down the service, you'll be out that $1160, have nothing to show for it, and be back to DVDs.
Actually, because of government intervention, no. Wall Street does not care what happens because as we all now know, they will get bailed out by the taxpayer.
The problem is not a failure of government inaction, it's a failure of government guaranteed success.
You don't think the airlines have a vested interest in keeping their planes from falling out of the sky?
The act of buying fuel affects interstate commerce. Even if the oil was pumped and refined in Alaska, buying that pure Alaskan fuel reduces the need to purchase fuel from Texas, which means it affects interstate commerce.
Yes, this country is fucked.
Yep, the twisted interpretation of the commerce clause has rendered many of the most important parts of the constitution null and void. Technically speaking, the way you wipe your ass could be regulated by the feds. Wiping technique or the use of too many or too few squares of toilet paper affects the interstate sale of toilet paper.
I'd love to see states like CA and TX start telling the feds to fuck off. Let's get the dismantling of the federal government - pointless at best, corrupt and evil at worst - underway.
Except that most of what the federal government is unconstitutional, and only permitted through a painfully distorted reading of the commerce clause. If we are to believe the interpretation of the commerce clause, then the federal government has zero restrictions, rendering the existence of the constitution pointless. Why would someone create a document which invalidated itself? The federal government in it's current form is a sham.
Which does not denote structure.
I don't know about Oracle, but in my experience XML databases built on top of RDBMSes (I'm looking at you Microsoft) suck. XML data is often highly unstructured, and at least in the case of SQL Server, tries to force unstructured XML into a structure and ends up doing it poorly.
Courts all over the US routinely sentence people convicted of alcohol related offenses to Alcoholics Anonymous, which at its core is a religious organization.