Let me guess - you're either from Toronto or Ottawa, the last true bastions of the Liberal party. You're correct to disregard the ROC (rest of Canada)
You're right, though - the leader of the Liberal party, a Canadian who has called himself an American in American television spots, would be much less like a former AMERICAN president.
Interesting points of view, git (an acronym! not an insult!).
My initial, hence knee-jerk, concern is that you seem to be intimating that there has been a tremendous amount of groupthink from a certain perspective (ie., self-preservation) as opposed to a simpler, less evil-sounding perspective: that perhaps this "declaration of war" is a response to the sentiments that ACTA is so wrong beginning at its core, in the first place.
I'm not pretending to be any less cynical when *good* things *appear* to be taking place, but sometimes the constant looping of the Keystone Cops and the Three Stooges in my brain causes me to don rose-coloured glasses.
To be honest, I'd like to rethink my pedantry and unexplainable motivation to post such worthless tripe. I knew the second I hit the submit button that I had achieved yet another personal epic fail.
So, mea cupla for challenging you on such a trivial point. I'll try to do a bit better next time.
The same thing happened here in the UK with Sky & Virgin. That was right before a big sports event or something too. Virgin started their own channel after much complaining. All Sky1 shows usually was re-re-re-runs of Stargate anyway.
Life goes on and they all throw out more reality tv.
....Cablevision definitely doesn't have the resources to make their own version of ABC...
So, a big company could never possibly be acquired by a smaller one? And a startup with just *some* money will never be able to compete against a company with more capital.
... pops into a discussion like this and brings up some analogy with television advertising, radio, or somesuch. It is not in any way the same; advertisers in those mediums are paying for potential to reach audiences, and not for results. They have complex models which tell them if X number are watching...Comparing a website to TiVo is comparing apples to asparagus.
Ok, so the author of the TFA has determined, all by himself, that we aren't allowed to use this comparison.
What if I want to use the comparison, despite his objections? His opinion(s) trump any of my arguments because he's said so....?
I believe this has been attempted many times in the past, but when the users fire up their netbooks a few times only to find that everything still *just works*, and that there's no malware, there are no viruses, no unpatched or delay-patched exploits, they freak and ask for their *windows* back.
Being users finally "in control" of their systems only speeds up their return to lemminghood.
The revolution happened long ago - it's the self-professed Windows experts who've become immovable.
You know, Windows fanbois remind me of battered women, explaining to others how they walked into a door or fell down some stairs. No you didn't, you let somebody beat the shit out of you and then covered it up.
.>No but it does indicate how "strong" the browser is compared to Mozilla....
Come back when you get a clue. Revenue is meaningless on its own. Realizing this would be a prerequisite to Business 101.
>>I don't use it because it's not FLOSS, and yet, it could and should be >>>Why? Just because you say so?
Yes, because I say so. That's my prerequisite for using any software. Am I not entitled to have my own conditions for software use, and to voice those OPINIONS?
>There were many fine works when copyright didn't even exist; hell, if copyright existed, we wouldn't have had Shakespeare's.
Shakespeare's what?
erm, that would be "many fine works", which is the subject in the principal clause of this particular compound sentence, which is what "Shakespeare's", at the tail end of a subordinate clause, correctly references.
It's not elegant, but it is grammatically correct.
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Let me guess - you're either from Toronto or Ottawa, the last true bastions of the Liberal party. You're correct to disregard the ROC (rest of Canada)
You're right, though - the leader of the Liberal party, a Canadian who has called himself an American in American television spots, would be much less like a former AMERICAN president.
Run that by me again....
cheers,
Interesting points of view, git (an acronym! not an insult!).
My initial, hence knee-jerk, concern is that you seem to be intimating that there has been a tremendous amount of groupthink from a certain perspective (ie., self-preservation) as opposed to a simpler, less evil-sounding perspective: that perhaps this "declaration of war" is a response to the sentiments that ACTA is so wrong beginning at its core, in the first place.
I'm not pretending to be any less cynical when *good* things *appear* to be taking place, but sometimes the constant looping of the Keystone Cops and the Three Stooges in my brain causes me to don rose-coloured glasses.
cheers,
nothing to see here....removing mods.....
.....Try it. It's better than dealing with RSI, or needing surgery for carpal tunnel....
`ynrpr.d xmi pic j[s mx.c.z'vm..
nope, sorry, didn't work - I'm going back to qwerty
hnxpje,
(didn't work again)
imho, if you're over 30 and dedicated to facebook, well then, nevermind.
obligatory lolcatz:
http://i50.tinypic.com/15eipo8.jpg
cheers,
I'm a touch typist, and I can type 150wpm.
Bear in mind that *everyone* greatly embellishes their wpm.
No citation needed, just leave the room and ask a few people...then test them if you really feel it would be necessary.
cheers,
...and mea culpa for the cupla....
regards,
To be honest, I'd like to rethink my pedantry and unexplainable motivation to post such worthless tripe. I knew the second I hit the submit button that I had achieved yet another personal epic fail.
So, mea cupla for challenging you on such a trivial point. I'll try to do a bit better next time.
Ah, hindsight...
cheers,
The same thing happened here in the UK with Sky & Virgin.
That was right before a big sports event or something too.
Virgin started their own channel after much complaining.
All Sky1 shows usually was re-re-re-runs of Stargate anyway.
Life goes on and they all throw out more reality tv.
....Cablevision definitely doesn't have the resources to make their own version of ABC...
So, a big company could never possibly be acquired by a smaller one? And a startup with just *some* money will never be able to compete against a company with more capital.
You may wish to rethink that particular thought.
cheers,
From TFA:
... pops into a discussion like this and brings up some analogy with television advertising, radio, or somesuch. It is not in any way the same; advertisers in those mediums are paying for potential to reach audiences, and not for results. They have complex models which tell them if X number are watching...Comparing a website to TiVo is comparing apples to asparagus.
Ok, so the author of the TFA has determined, all by himself, that we aren't allowed to use this comparison.
What if I want to use the comparison, despite his objections? His opinion(s) trump any of my arguments because he's said so....?
hmmm
Just closed my account - took less than 30 seconds.
I feel better already.
cheers,
I believe this has been attempted many times in the past, but when the users fire up their netbooks a few times only to find that everything still *just works*, and that there's no malware, there are no viruses, no unpatched or delay-patched exploits, they freak and ask for their *windows* back.
Being users finally "in control" of their systems only speeds up their return to lemminghood.
The revolution happened long ago - it's the self-professed Windows experts who've become immovable.
cheers,
As a proud Canadian, I drool over the prospect of being the recipient of American saliva, and profusely apologize if we miss any.
Sorry for interrupting, and for this post.
Sincerely,
Pierre Beavernuk.
You know, Windows fanbois remind me of battered women, explaining to others how they walked into a door or fell down some stairs. No you didn't, you let somebody beat the shit out of you and then covered it up.
That's beautiful. I may borrow it someday.
cheers,
The OP's point was closer to "if Fords were free, how many people would bother to buy Hondas?"
erm, except that, in plain text, the OP asks (emphasis mine):
how many people will make the effort to get a different free car if they're not aware that there is anything wrong with the first one?
So, I'm stumped as to how your "buy Hondas?" is closer to the OP's "different free car" than a FREE Porsche.
cheers
erm....except that it's not a crime....it's copyright infringement...a civil matter.....repeat ad nauseum.....repeat ad nauseum....repeat ad nauseum
Kudos to you: very well put.
cheers,
.>No but it does indicate how "strong" the browser is compared to Mozilla....
Come back when you get a clue. Revenue is meaningless on its own. Realizing this would be a prerequisite to Business 101.
>>I don't use it because it's not FLOSS, and yet, it could and should be
>>>Why? Just because you say so?
Yes, because I say so. That's my prerequisite for using any software. Am I not entitled to have my own conditions for software use, and to voice those OPINIONS?
cheers,
Revenue != profit
GM's revenues are in the billions of dollars, but they've been losing hundreds of millions of dollars per quarter for some time now....
As far as Opera goes, I don't use it because it's not FLOSS, and yet, it could and should be.
cheers,
Can you actually hear the text on the page? Do you use a speech synthesizer?
Does it run on Linux?
>There were many fine works when copyright didn't even exist; hell, if copyright existed, we wouldn't have had Shakespeare's.
Shakespeare's what?
erm, that would be "many fine works", which is the subject in the principal clause of this particular compound sentence, which is what "Shakespeare's", at the tail end of a subordinate clause, correctly references.
It's not elegant, but it is grammatically correct.
cheers,
Woody?
Brilliant way to promote the film, buddy.
Down in popularity this week? Erm...maybe not so good.
cheers,
And, when all is said and done, I still can't *legally* purchase Beatles' music digitally.
Call me when you're done.
cheers,
I get all my impressions from /. .
btw, who's this Don Paul guy?
tia,
For the most part, I already boycott the site.
It was cool for the first 50 vids, over the course of a few months.
Now, I only very reluctantly visit the site, perhaps on a whim, but I rarely feel compelled to visit.
They should consider paying me.
cheers,