I suspect there would be slightly less chance of hell freezing over than of getting decent consumer protection laws past the people-who-are-afraid-of-black-government-helicopt er lobby.
Would it be accurate to describe MPAA as a cartel? Are there any cases where a theatre has been boycotted due to showing unrated films that the MPAA did not want seen?
Doesn't the first amendment just stop the government from censoring people, but not stop companies from censoring people? (And this, whilst evil, is hardly censorship).
No, they didn't really think that at the end of the 19th century. There were many unsolved mysteries, such as the structure of atoms, the photoelectric effect, and why Mercury's orbit was odd. These helped drive research into relativity , particle physics and quantum mechanics.
I don't see how producing proprietary software counts as contributing to the community. Sure, if they want to do that, I have no problem with that, but to present that as contributing, supporting, helping, or aiding the free software community strikes me as a little odd.
That's an interesting statement, and one which demonstrates a complete ignorance of compiler technology. Note that Borland's x86 C++/Pascal compiler's code generator is going to be the same on Linux as on Windows. Only a small amount will need to be touched, to do with linker file formats and so on.
I'd be highly suprised if Borland even dreamt of adding Linux-specific optimisations.
Yes, Mr. Coward, Her Majesty does in fact have some powers as the sovereign of both the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Australia. It is likely that if Her Majesty tried to exercise these powers, there would be a revolution, however technically the subjects of the UK are ruled by a monarch. Also, the Prime Ministers are not elected by the population, but appointed by the Crown. In recent history, this has always been the leader of the winning party, but in the event of a hung parliament, this may change.
I'm not sure about the situation in Oz, but I'd suspect it is the same, with Assent being given by Her Majesty's representive, the Governor-General.
Wales has never been regarded as kingdom in recent times (it was a principality). The Kingdoms of England and Scotland were abolished by the Act of Union, and replaced with the United Kingdom of Great Britain. There are no Kingdoms of England and Scotland any more, and there is no King/Queen of England or Scotland.
The Queen of England? Who's that then? Oh, you mean the Queen of the United Kingdom. Right.
Anyway, Australia is as much of a real country as the United Kingdom is. It isn't ruled by the UK : it is ruled by the same person who happens to rule the UK. A subtle, but important distinction.
Better, the garbage text files could be filled with exactly the _right_ stuff that the MD5 hashes are the same. (Ok, so that is very very hard. It's a nice idea, though:)
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It is OK to reserve the right not to trust the police. However, the moment you do start to distrust the police, you should make efforts to ensure that they aren't the police.
People who are believed to be corrupt should not be allowed to continue in their position : either they should be cleared or removed.
You know how much money is spent on the world's military in one year?. 750 BILLION DOLLARS! (source : CIA world factbook). That's an incredible amount. Compared to that, the space program is very good value for money.
With $750,000,000,000/year, we could solve the world's problems.
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Or for a good nonfictional account, try the Alan Turing Biography, Alan Turing : the Enigma.
Hey, don't blame us Europeans for the Americans!
Unfortunately, they also have a very low disposable income, making them not very attractive to advertisers.
Judges are usually quite good at interpreting things as meant, especially in civil law.
I suspect there would be slightly less chance of hell freezing over than of getting decent consumer protection laws past the people-who-are-afraid-of-black-government-helicopt er lobby.
Was that actually produced after the particular date, rather than shipped, though?
So, you'd support nuking a town with a high crime rate to get rid of the criminals?
Would it be accurate to describe MPAA as a cartel? Are there any cases where a theatre has been boycotted due to showing unrated films that the MPAA did not want seen?
Doesn't the first amendment just stop the government from censoring people, but not stop companies from censoring people? (And this, whilst evil, is hardly censorship).
No, they didn't really think that at the end of the 19th century. There were many unsolved mysteries, such as the structure of atoms, the photoelectric effect, and why Mercury's orbit was odd. These helped drive research into relativity , particle physics and quantum mechanics.
1. His ego did not fit in the new building.
2. No.
3. Yes.
4. They aren't.
5. You are on crack.
I don't see how producing proprietary software counts as contributing to the community. Sure, if they want to do that, I have no problem with that, but to present that as contributing, supporting, helping, or aiding the free software community strikes me as a little odd.
I'd be highly suprised if Borland even dreamt of adding Linux-specific optimisations.
Both the examples I cited are true.
I'm not sure about the situation in Oz, but I'd suspect it is the same, with Assent being given by Her Majesty's representive, the Governor-General.
Wales has never been regarded as kingdom in recent times (it was a principality). The Kingdoms of England and Scotland were abolished by the Act of Union, and replaced with the United Kingdom of Great Britain. There are no Kingdoms of England and Scotland any more, and there is no King/Queen of England or Scotland.
Anyway, Australia is as much of a real country as the United Kingdom is. It isn't ruled by the UK : it is ruled by the same person who happens to rule the UK. A subtle, but important distinction.
Better, the garbage text files could be filled with exactly the _right_ stuff that the MD5 hashes are the same. (Ok, so that is very very hard. It's a nice idea, though :)
You cannot sue the entire world.
People who are believed to be corrupt should not be allowed to continue in their position : either they should be cleared or removed.
If you don't trust the police, there is something very wrong with your country.
Did they give a written offer to provide the sourcecode? No? In that case, they would be breaking the GPL.
On a planetary scale, there is an overpopulation problem. Sorry to burst your bubble.
You should be arguing against military spending in that case, not the puny sums it costs to get into space.
With $750,000,000,000/year, we could solve the world's problems.