Everything is a "right" under natural law unless it infringes on a legitimate right of another. My right to swing my fist does not extend to your nose, for example. My right to write software does not take away any of your rights.
There is no right to make a profit, even in a capitalist economy. The recognition of a "right" to profit equals merchantilism.
Closed source drivers are bad as long as the DMCA makes it illegal for someone to make a competing open source driver for the hardware.
The (courts interpretation of the) law says you have a right to make your driver closed source, but it is illegal for me to make an open source driver.
You have the right to close your driver, and prevent me from releasing mine. That is the problem. Eliminate the DMCA and you position is much stronger.
We tolerate businesses doing most of what they want in the marketplace, because if you don't like it, you go elsewhere. If it is illegal to go elsewhere, that is a problem. Same if it is too inconvenient, impractical, or impossible. That is why we regulate utilities.
Because the current oil companies want to have some part of the alternative energy market for the time WHEN (not IF) the oil in the ground runs out, which is sooner than you think and may even be in our lifetime.
If they are not in any alternative markets, they have no product, and will cease to exist.
Every now and then, you change lanes or make turns without signalling (which, in the insane state of Virginia is a Class 1 Misdemeanor for which you can get up to a year in jail, $2500 fine, and a six month license suspension).
That sounds lenient to me. I'd support execution by immersion in boiling oil if they wanted to pass that here in Nevada. Just spend a day on Las Vegas roads and you'll agree with me.
No way hypoxia can kill in seconds, since cardiac arrest (which means ZERO oxygen delivery to tissues) takes four to six minutes to kill the brain, which is the most sensitive organ.
You might be fatally injured by a loss of pressure at 40000 feet, but you won't be dead for four to six minutes from hypoxia alone. Of course exploding could kill you faster.
Hypoxia would likely cause someone to lose consciousness in seconds though.
Most differences in wealth are due to where one lives, racism, sexism, the wealth of the parents, and having particular skills which society currently values in that particular location.
The rich aren't better people. Enron wasn't exactly full of honorable people.
Capitalism isn't 100% fair, no matter how much its supporters may argue.
I am not saying communism is good either, so please hold the "Go live in Cuba" remarks.
Unlike cutting the brake lines, which only works in movies.
Most cars require you press the brake to shift out of park, and it would be really hard to miss the pedal sinking to the floor. So unless the driver was a complete idiot, it would serve merely to make the car undriveable, and not kill or injure anyone.
Keep in mind, cell phones and towers produce weak enough signals where a jammer oculd be reasonable effective over short distances even while complying with Part 15 FCC regulations. These regulations give one almost free reign to do what one wants as long as the power is low enough.
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what does a 2.4Ghz Atlon get you that a 2.0Ghz doesn't?
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Everything is a "right" under natural law unless it infringes on a legitimate right of another. My right to swing my fist does not extend to your nose, for example. My right to write software does not take away any of your rights.
There is no right to make a profit, even in a capitalist economy. The recognition of a "right" to profit equals merchantilism.
Anaerobic bacteria might beg to differ, but they appear to have found niches of their own.
Such as Congress?
Don't blame the USA, blame Canada. ;)
It's not like most Slashdot users will be reproducing anyway...
Bubba will be doing that after they finally go to prison.
It is spelled "believe", not "beleive".
And Texaco is getting bought by Shell.
Closed source drivers are bad as long as the DMCA makes it illegal for someone to make a competing open source driver for the hardware.
The (courts interpretation of the) law says you have a right to make your driver closed source, but it is illegal for me to make an open source driver.
You have the right to close your driver, and prevent me from releasing mine. That is the problem. Eliminate the DMCA and you position is much stronger.
We tolerate businesses doing most of what they want in the marketplace, because if you don't like it, you go elsewhere. If it is illegal to go elsewhere, that is a problem. Same if it is too inconvenient, impractical, or impossible. That is why we regulate utilities.
C source is still the most portable way to distribute software.
C source? You got to be kidding!
I do agree source code is better than binaries, but I wouldn't call C the most portable language! (I wouldn't call Java that either)
Because the current oil companies want to have some part of the alternative energy market for the time WHEN (not IF) the oil in the ground runs out, which is sooner than you think and may even be in our lifetime.
If they are not in any alternative markets, they have no product, and will cease to exist.
The CD paranoia software will let you know if it is having difficulties ripping something.
Recoverable errors don't hurt the rip quality, but they are a strong warning that the source media is not in good shape.
Like Windows?
Just kidding!
So you check your Wells Fargo balance by phone too I see? :)
($2 fee for phone banking)
It's a Linux User's Group in Los Angeles, California. Get a grip! :)
LA and California are not known for being normal.
Also, LULA reminds me of the word LULU.
Buy something like this.
Free software, but you are paying for support and media.
Every now and then, you change lanes or make turns without signalling (which, in the insane state of Virginia is a Class 1 Misdemeanor for which you can get up to a year in jail, $2500 fine, and a six month license suspension).
That sounds lenient to me. I'd support execution by immersion in boiling oil if they wanted to pass that here in Nevada. Just spend a day on Las Vegas roads and you'll agree with me.
They issued a software patent with one of its claims being that one could always losslessly compress 2 bits (or bytes, I forget which) down to one.
This is mathematically impossible.
real working cold fusion.
We do have real working cold fusion. ;)
In a one party state, is it legal to hand write down what the other party/parties is/are saying? As opposed to actually recording audio.
Are you sure it needs no batteries?
I didn't think we had RF transmitters which could run off millivolts of electricity.
So there are no parts of Toronto you would be afraid to walk in at night?
Get real.
No way hypoxia can kill in seconds, since cardiac arrest (which means ZERO oxygen delivery to tissues) takes four to six minutes to kill the brain, which is the most sensitive organ.
You might be fatally injured by a loss of pressure at 40000 feet, but you won't be dead for four to six minutes from hypoxia alone. Of course exploding could kill you faster.
Hypoxia would likely cause someone to lose consciousness in seconds though.
Most differences in wealth are due to where one lives, racism, sexism, the wealth of the parents, and having particular skills which society currently values in that particular location.
The rich aren't better people. Enron wasn't exactly full of honorable people.
Capitalism isn't 100% fair, no matter how much its supporters may argue.
I am not saying communism is good either, so please hold the "Go live in Cuba" remarks.
And that actually has a chance of working.
Unlike cutting the brake lines, which only works in movies.
Most cars require you press the brake to shift out of park, and it would be really hard to miss the pedal sinking to the floor. So unless the driver was a complete idiot, it would serve merely to make the car undriveable, and not kill or injure anyone.
Keep in mind, cell phones and towers produce weak enough signals where a jammer oculd be reasonable effective over short distances even while complying with Part 15 FCC regulations. These regulations give one almost free reign to do what one wants as long as the power is low enough.
what does a 2.4Ghz Atlon get you that a 2.0Ghz doesn't?
400 extra megahertz.
And the bragging rights to go with it.