The value of the GBP has not been linked to gold for some time. Wikipedia states: "In common with all other world currencies, there is no longer any link to precious metals. The US dollar was the last to leave gold, in 1971. The pound was made fully convertible in 1946 as a condition for receiving a US loan of 3.75 billion US dollars in the aftermath of World War II."
I think that it's funny, but also unfortunate, that people can aver that texts upon which they've never laid eyes will (not might, but will) serve to discredit the church, et c., et c.
It's also unproductive to rail on a previous lack of transparency to argue against (or so the writer's intention would seem) the current move(s) toward increased transparency.
... remove that one pesky subordinate clause, and everything's cool.
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Someone mentioned in his/her comment that AOL cancellation reps are paid a bonus every time they convince you not to cancel.
For those who hate AOL and have an account, call up the cancellation number provided elsewhere in the comments every week or so, and let the rep that you talk to convince you to stay on. AOL will experience a jump in bonus payouts, while the support reps get more money, which just might make them less surly.
Perhaps it would be useful if the question were taken simply at face value and answered without needlessly questioning the premise of the question.
I'm guessing that those who are ripping apart this fellow's need for the things he asks for are not development specialists (economic development, that is), and I'm guessing that they don't have a great deal of experience in India specifically. The debate they have sparked is dilatory.
doesn't mean that we do. They can develop a copy-protected PC. And then some enterprising young chap will un-develop it. It wouldn't take much more ingenuity than the fellow who developed it... and that's the rub with this sort of idea.
I had a Palm Vx, and synced it frequently on my Dell Dimension XPS-R400. Everything was fine until one day, for no apparent reason, the hotsync operation simply stopped working. Following a lot of calling back and forth between Palm and Dell, it was determined that this was a known problem. Over time, syncing had caused the serial port controller chip on the motherboard to fry. To remedy this, I had Palm send me a free USB connection kit, and Dell graciously agreed to replace the motherboard (the computer was still under warranty).
It was all a bit of a hassle, but I got it taken care of eventually. I tend to be good at getting what I want from customer service reps, but I'm guessing that we all are, considering how much contact we have with them.
It is a purely American viewpoint. It is one that stems from the tremendous faith that we have in what is generally conceived of as a natural system, wherein ideas that are good and true are borne out by their goodness and truth, while bad ideas are found to be so based upon the negative effects that they have, or their inherent "badness." We believe in equity . . . giving every idea a fair shake. If it's evil and so forth, because mankind is generally pretty good, it'll all come out in the wash, with the now-achetypical triumph of good over evil.
The RIAA, Verance, and SDMI are the most loathesome corporate beasts that I can possibly imagine. While these firms and organizations are acting only in their best interests, which is arguably all that can be expected of them, they continue to ignore the furor that is building in informed segments of the population as regards their activities. I am enraged by the notion that my representatives and senators have been bought and paid for, and have so little mental ability that the mere allusion to anything technological prompts them to roll over like sated puppies while a steam roller of legislative violation, comprising an affront to freedom of speech that any self-respecting founding father (even John Jay) could see coming a mile away. The disappointment and shame I feel for this country is palpable.
I am proud to be an American, but the day that a professor cannot present a technical paper because of legal bullying made possible by a legal system that has become the plaything of the wealthy and congressmen and women who have degenerated into spineless, ignorant toadies is a day that can inspire nothing but shame and disgust.
I'm one of those irritating shits who reads/. but runs windows. I've suspected for a couple years now that eventually upgrades would remove functionality that I believe to be essential. So, when I saw that a friend had a folder with every single installer for every version of every program that he's ever downloaded, I thought that it was a great idea. The folder is archived to CD every six months or so, and in this way, I'll always be able to do things like rip a CD or use PGP or the like, even if future versions of various software programs are forced to comply with the mandates of The Man. I'm willing to bet that the same sort of thing could be done with any OS, though I'm also willing to bet that open software is much less susceptible to complicity with the aforementioned mandates of The Man.
I've been looking at a lot of the posts, and most seem to be wringing their hands over whether or not this will end up outgrowing mp3, complete with obligatory references to the VHS/Beta cliche. The most important thing that can be done to ensure that Ogg Vorbis catches on and eventually dominates is to establish transparent support with the major playback software giants. Getting the codecs prepackaged with pieces like WinAmp and the rest of the herd will ensure that kids will be able to play what they download, and if the quality difference is important to them, they'll eventually make the switch, as it were. Of course, this strategy cannot be executed in a vacuum with the expectation of success. The word needs to be put out through the major mp3 distribution channels that Ogg Vorbis is available, that music in that format is available, and that using that format isn't going to be a hassle at all, as long as you have the latest version of your player of choice.
Thoughts?
Mr. Valenti's argumentation, while certainly spit-shined by his PR suits, is exceedingly lacking in some crucial areas. His major pragmatic example/cross-application, the department store key example, ignores the fact that the creation and distribution of all those keys is not illegal. Perhaps using the key to steal the contents of the store is illegal, but the MPAA suit is not directed toward the use of the keys to which he refers. This is because the case on the defense side would then become a simple fair-use argument, which the MPAA simply cannot defeat. The current suit is nothing but smoke and mirrors designed to produce a ruling that could later be misused to defeat fair use. I must point to the examples of other slashdotters, including the airplane laptop movie example from Mr. Perens and the bit-for-bit copy proposition from 1010011010. These, in my opinion, are other areas in which the MPAA has some serious problems in terms of their argumentation. But that's for another post. John D. A. LaRose.
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Stories that link only to an article on another site that itself doesn't link to the actual thing that is being discussed suck donkey balls.
The value of the GBP has not been linked to gold for some time. Wikipedia states: "In common with all other world currencies, there is no longer any link to precious metals. The US dollar was the last to leave gold, in 1971. The pound was made fully convertible in 1946 as a condition for receiving a US loan of 3.75 billion US dollars in the aftermath of World War II."
I think that it's funny, but also unfortunate, that people can aver that texts upon which they've never laid eyes will (not might, but will) serve to discredit the church, et c., et c.
It's also unproductive to rail on a previous lack of transparency to argue against (or so the writer's intention would seem) the current move(s) toward increased transparency.
Silly kids.
How remarkably short-sighted of you.
... remove that one pesky subordinate clause, and everything's cool.
Someone mentioned in his/her comment that AOL cancellation reps are paid a bonus every time they convince you not to cancel.
For those who hate AOL and have an account, call up the cancellation number provided elsewhere in the comments every week or so, and let the rep that you talk to convince you to stay on. AOL will experience a jump in bonus payouts, while the support reps get more money, which just might make them less surly.
Sounds like a win-win to me.
Perhaps it would be useful if the question were taken simply at face value and answered without needlessly questioning the premise of the question.
I'm guessing that those who are ripping apart this fellow's need for the things he asks for are not development specialists (economic development, that is), and I'm guessing that they don't have a great deal of experience in India specifically. The debate they have sparked is dilatory.
doesn't mean that we do. They can develop a copy-protected PC. And then some enterprising young chap will un-develop it. It wouldn't take much more ingenuity than the fellow who developed it ... and that's the rub with this sort of idea.
I had a Palm Vx, and synced it frequently on my Dell Dimension XPS-R400. Everything was fine until one day, for no apparent reason, the hotsync operation simply stopped working. Following a lot of calling back and forth between Palm and Dell, it was determined that this was a known problem. Over time, syncing had caused the serial port controller chip on the motherboard to fry. To remedy this, I had Palm send me a free USB connection kit, and Dell graciously agreed to replace the motherboard (the computer was still under warranty). It was all a bit of a hassle, but I got it taken care of eventually. I tend to be good at getting what I want from customer service reps, but I'm guessing that we all are, considering how much contact we have with them.
It is a purely American viewpoint. It is one that stems from the tremendous faith that we have in what is generally conceived of as a natural system, wherein ideas that are good and true are borne out by their goodness and truth, while bad ideas are found to be so based upon the negative effects that they have, or their inherent "badness." We believe in equity . . . giving every idea a fair shake. If it's evil and so forth, because mankind is generally pretty good, it'll all come out in the wash, with the now-achetypical triumph of good over evil.
The RIAA, Verance, and SDMI are the most loathesome corporate beasts that I can possibly imagine. While these firms and organizations are acting only in their best interests, which is arguably all that can be expected of them, they continue to ignore the furor that is building in informed segments of the population as regards their activities. I am enraged by the notion that my representatives and senators have been bought and paid for, and have so little mental ability that the mere allusion to anything technological prompts them to roll over like sated puppies while a steam roller of legislative violation, comprising an affront to freedom of speech that any self-respecting founding father (even John Jay) could see coming a mile away. The disappointment and shame I feel for this country is palpable.
I am proud to be an American, but the day that a professor cannot present a technical paper because of legal bullying made possible by a legal system that has become the plaything of the wealthy and congressmen and women who have degenerated into spineless, ignorant toadies is a day that can inspire nothing but shame and disgust.
John D. A. LaRose
I'm one of those irritating shits who reads /. but runs windows. I've suspected for a couple years now that eventually upgrades would remove functionality that I believe to be essential. So, when I saw that a friend had a folder with every single installer for every version of every program that he's ever downloaded, I thought that it was a great idea. The folder is archived to CD every six months or so, and in this way, I'll always be able to do things like rip a CD or use PGP or the like, even if future versions of various software programs are forced to comply with the mandates of The Man. I'm willing to bet that the same sort of thing could be done with any OS, though I'm also willing to bet that open software is much less susceptible to complicity with the aforementioned mandates of The Man.
I've been looking at a lot of the posts, and most seem to be wringing their hands over whether or not this will end up outgrowing mp3, complete with obligatory references to the VHS/Beta cliche. The most important thing that can be done to ensure that Ogg Vorbis catches on and eventually dominates is to establish transparent support with the major playback software giants. Getting the codecs prepackaged with pieces like WinAmp and the rest of the herd will ensure that kids will be able to play what they download, and if the quality difference is important to them, they'll eventually make the switch, as it were. Of course, this strategy cannot be executed in a vacuum with the expectation of success. The word needs to be put out through the major mp3 distribution channels that Ogg Vorbis is available, that music in that format is available, and that using that format isn't going to be a hassle at all, as long as you have the latest version of your player of choice. Thoughts?
Mr. Valenti's argumentation, while certainly spit-shined by his PR suits, is exceedingly lacking in some crucial areas. His major pragmatic example/cross-application, the department store key example, ignores the fact that the creation and distribution of all those keys is not illegal. Perhaps using the key to steal the contents of the store is illegal, but the MPAA suit is not directed toward the use of the keys to which he refers. This is because the case on the defense side would then become a simple fair-use argument, which the MPAA simply cannot defeat. The current suit is nothing but smoke and mirrors designed to produce a ruling that could later be misused to defeat fair use. I must point to the examples of other slashdotters, including the airplane laptop movie example from Mr. Perens and the bit-for-bit copy proposition from 1010011010. These, in my opinion, are other areas in which the MPAA has some serious problems in terms of their argumentation. But that's for another post. John D. A. LaRose.