I know that (especially in America) people are afraid of being called a racist more than death itself, but that's beside the point. Every racist should be able to have his opinion, and he should be able to share it with his fellow racists.
Especially in America? If you didn't notice, we aren't the ones passing anti-free-speech laws like this.
If a court decides that the record companies misused their copyrighted materials, they could technically lose those copyrights. Probably won't happen, but it would be so funny if it did...
Why do/. posters insist that everything they don't agree with MUST be a troll? You know, maybe he really believes what he's saying, and isn't just writing it in order to get a response from you personally.
Indeed. And if you follow the money in this case, guess where it leads? Back to the "scientists and "environmentalists" who make their money by predicting doomsday.
Oh that is just hilarious. We all know what BIG money is in environmental science and activism. Look at all those ecologists sailing around the world on their 40' yachts. Look at all those activists driving around in their Ferraris.
Greenies are certainly well-meaning, if sometimes undiscerning. Unfortunately, their irrational attitude and lack of scientific training often make them easy to manipulate.
The anti-"greenies"(what a condescending label) have even less scientific training, which is why the corporate propaganda mills have so much trouble finding reputable scientists to spread their FUD.
This is the typical anti-environmental strawman tactic: set up your opponents as a bunch of granola-eating, scientifically illiterate activists, then knock them down as being ignorant. Of course, you forget to mention that the VAST majority of environmental scientists believe they have found plenty of evidence of humanity's degradation of the environment on a global scale.
Now, how are you going to dismiss them? Can't be as scientifically illiterate, they're the people who are actually doing the science.
I think you mean urban heat islands. The asphalt has a lot to do with it, but so does the decreased evapotranspiration due to removal of vegetation, and anthropogenic heat sources (industry, cars, etc). The increase in temperature isn't that pronounced; at most it's a few degrees above the surrounding rural/suburban areas. And, some cities have the reverse effect, due to increased vegetation in desert cities, for example, or because of large amounts of water released by factories, etc.
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I STILL Want My HDTV
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why not rejoice in the fact that you have an incentive to go outside and interact with the world, it's considerably less pixelated than even HDTV.
The corporate sector is a hundred times more greedy and short-sighted than even the most ineptly run government agency.
it's mostly the manufacturers' fault
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I STILL Want My HDTV
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Just like most people I'm not going to pay $2,000 for a set then another $600 for an idiotic "receiver", no matter how many shows you broadcast in HDTV. Set what prices you want, they're your TVs; but don't whine when we don't start throwing money at you.
And don't try to swindle us by separating the decoder and the set, that's just idiocy.
Yep, management sucks. Even when done by ex-programmers. Something about stopping coding 20 hrs a day seems to mess with their heads, and disconnect them from the work that needs to be done. It's the same pretty much everywhere.
You're right, he shouldn't have to turn the stock over to Nintendo. What the heck do they have to do with it? Are they some kind of governmental body or NGO? I mean, *he bought and paid for the units.*
Any of the lurking lawyers here want to comment on this? Instintcively I'd think this was illegal; however, I've read accounts where private corporations were allowed to serve search warrants and go through people's property instead of law enforcement. So maybe this is legal (albeit disgusting) too.
Exactly, who's to say that having a bad idea and a poorly managed company is microsoft's doing.
Uhhh...the courts? Which is where they're taking it? If Microsoft is truly innocent, they'll probably be found so, if not, they'll be liable for damages. The decision will be made by people who, after seeing the evidence, will know a lot more about the issue than anyone posting here.
Illogical anti-environmentalist rhetoric. Name one person who has claimed that the ONLY way to heat the atmosphere was through CO2 released in industrial processes. Do you think declaring that during its 6 billion year history the earth has been warmer than it is now actually disproves a damn thing?
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Well said.
I know that (especially in America) people are afraid of being called a racist more than death itself, but that's beside the point. Every racist should be able to have his opinion, and he should be able to share it with his fellow racists.
Especially in America? If you didn't notice, we aren't the ones passing anti-free-speech laws like this.
If a court decides that the record companies misused their copyrighted materials, they could technically lose those copyrights. Probably won't happen, but it would be so funny if it did...
Why do /. posters insist that everything they don't agree with MUST be a troll? You know, maybe he really believes what he's saying, and isn't just writing it in order to get a response from you personally.
Indeed. And if you follow the money in this case, guess where it leads? Back to the "scientists and "environmentalists" who make their money by predicting doomsday.
Oh that is just hilarious. We all know what BIG money is in environmental science and activism. Look at all those ecologists sailing around the world on their 40' yachts. Look at all those activists driving around in their Ferraris.
Greenies are certainly well-meaning, if sometimes undiscerning. Unfortunately, their irrational attitude and lack of scientific training often make them easy to manipulate.
The anti-"greenies"(what a condescending label) have even less scientific training, which is why the corporate propaganda mills have so much trouble finding reputable scientists to spread their FUD.
This is the typical anti-environmental strawman tactic: set up your opponents as a bunch of granola-eating, scientifically illiterate activists, then knock them down as being ignorant. Of course, you forget to mention that the VAST majority of environmental scientists believe they have found plenty of evidence of humanity's degradation of the environment on a global scale.
Now, how are you going to dismiss them? Can't be as scientifically illiterate, they're the people who are actually doing the science.
I think you mean urban heat islands. The asphalt has a lot to do with it, but so does the decreased evapotranspiration due to removal of vegetation, and anthropogenic heat sources (industry, cars, etc). The increase in temperature isn't that pronounced; at most it's a few degrees above the surrounding rural/suburban areas. And, some cities have the reverse effect, due to increased vegetation in desert cities, for example, or because of large amounts of water released by factories, etc.
why not rejoice in the fact that you have an incentive to go outside and interact with the world, it's considerably less pixelated than even HDTV.
Agreed.
Give me a break. The FCC has tended to be a corporate tool for the past few decades, and HDTV rollout is no exception; it was the corporations who pushed the FCC and Congress to set HDTV standards.
The corporate sector is a hundred times more greedy and short-sighted than even the most ineptly run government agency.
Just like most people I'm not going to pay $2,000 for a set then another $600 for an idiotic "receiver", no matter how many shows you broadcast in HDTV. Set what prices you want, they're your TVs; but don't whine when we don't start throwing money at you. And don't try to swindle us by separating the decoder and the set, that's just idiocy.
5. Move around the screen so I can't click the close button
Got to wonder who came up with that little work of genius: "Hey, if we don't let them close it, they'll HAVE to buy our product".
This is big news, because it may lead to finding some simple forms of life on the planet
Like marketing executives?
Huh? That makes no sense.
Yep, management sucks. Even when done by ex-programmers. Something about stopping coding 20 hrs a day seems to mess with their heads, and disconnect them from the work that needs to be done. It's the same pretty much everywhere.
Maybe it's just a much harder job?
OK, I misread that as unrefrigerated I guess. So mine doesn't make much sense. But some generous person still gave it a +1 funny mod...
I can buy a carton of milk and keep it un-opened for 1.5 months
So can I, and I live in the US.
Of course, after 2 or 3 days the smell might start getting to me...
What are you talking about? He reported a news story, as someone posted it. Didn't even put an editorial comment.
And the guy who submitted it didn't editorialize either.
Besides which, I find it a lot more interesting than news about the latest incremental linux kernel upgrade.
You're right, he shouldn't have to turn the stock over to Nintendo. What the heck do they have to do with it? Are they some kind of governmental body or NGO? I mean, *he bought and paid for the units.*
Any of the lurking lawyers here want to comment on this? Instintcively I'd think this was illegal; however, I've read accounts where private corporations were allowed to serve search warrants and go through people's property instead of law enforcement. So maybe this is legal (albeit disgusting) too.
Exactly, who's to say that having a bad idea and a poorly managed company is microsoft's doing.
Uhhh...the courts? Which is where they're taking it? If Microsoft is truly innocent, they'll probably be found so, if not, they'll be liable for damages. The decision will be made by people who, after seeing the evidence, will know a lot more about the issue than anyone posting here.
One of the telltale signs of junk science is a TENDENCY for its PROPONENTS to occasionally CAPITALIZE words for no APPARENT reason.
Illogical anti-environmentalist rhetoric. Name one person who has claimed that the ONLY way to heat the atmosphere was through CO2 released in industrial processes. Do you think declaring that during its 6 billion year history the earth has been warmer than it is now actually disproves a damn thing?
Actually they've found that most people who've reached 100 actually tend to be in better shape than the average 80 year old.
If you have the time travel, then you could always go forward in time to 2100, and bring back the secret of FTL travel...