>>>you don't have a right to record it on a grand scale just because you can eavesdrop it.
Sorry bud but if your daughter strolls across your front yard completely nude or almost-nude bikini, first I will laugh, then I will record it. You don't have a right to privacy when your broadcasting your business within sight of my eyes or ears. As has been said many times, you don't have a right to free speech on a private website or forum. Neither do you have a right to privacy when dealing with a private videographer camming a public street.
If you happen to bikini sunbathing in your front yard when the Google van drives by, and it later gets uploaded to their mapsite, well tough shit. Maybe you shouldn't be displaying yourself to all the world. Or better yet: Accept the fact that whatever you do in public, IS public. To everyone.
The downfall of the Athenian Empire alone proves that pure democracy (as you propose in your letter) is a bad idea.
Pure democracy can also be called "tyranny of the majority" as the minority voice is drowned-out. Or worse: Crushed. Just ask the Americans that were imprisoned during World War 2, simply because the majority decided they did not like the minority who looked different (i.e. asian). The purpose of a Republic is to have a Supreme Law that protects the minority from such abuses, and which no one, ideally, can remove by a simple 51% vote. The Law of Individual Rights reigns supreme even above the government or its representatives, and can not be revoked.
It isn't a perfect system, but it's certainly much better than a Democracy. Socrates was killed with a simply 51% vote. No trial; no lawyers; nothing to protect his right to speak his mind. The Demos killed him because they didn't like him. That's what a democracy gives you.
"Corporations shall not donate money to candidates," seems like a simple enough law. And already-existing laws only allow $2000 per person to be donated, in order to avoid undue influence by any one man. So I don't know why this hasn't been fixed, unless it's because the politicians like to keep the current corrupt system.
They should also revoke those laws that forbid any other party from being on the ballot except Republican and Democrat. Now that we have electronic ballots, there's no reason why we can't list 5-to-10 parties on each one, and let the people decide.
Laserdiscs are 480i and although they can be upscaled to HD, it will be a lossy conversion (due to its analog nature).
>>>I should have a DVD transfer from the source Laserdiscs
Not what I said. I said you should BUY the dvd released by Lucas circa 2004, since it came from the *master* laserdisc, which is higher-quality than your customer disc. Plus it was done by professionals using ~$100,000 equipment to achieve the best possible quality. The end product is better than your customer laserdisc.
And, being DVD, the data can be directly upscaled (like computer data) to HD without losses.
Wow. Don't you realize that Government is a monopoly? You have as little choice as if Comcast owned all the internet companies. Plus had the ability to suck money directly from your wallet, and throw you in jail if you do not comply with their rules.
>>>union labor pushing to keep meter-readers in business.
Seriously? My electric company eliminated meter readers almost 20 years ago. They replaced the outside meter with a new one that dials-in the reading each month. No more need for a guy to go-round reading the scale.
You're right. The article does NOT say it is Alone in the Dark Part 5 or AITD: Near Death Investigation. (If you think it does, then show it to me.) It simply says "Alone in the Dark" and the ONLY game that ever received that title, without numbers or subtitles, is the original. It's just like saying "Star Trek". That refers to the original, not any of the sequels. If the sequel was intended, then it would read Star Trek TNG or Star Trek DS9 not just Star Trek.
>>>"...cameras everywhere in the city, much like England does".
You're on a public street. You have no expectation of privacy in that area, so I see no reason to oppose it. You shouldn't be doing things where you might be seen by a cop's eyes (either directly or via electronic feed). - And remember: We the people now have the ability to turn it around, and videocam anything the cops are doing, and upload those vids to youtube to embarrass those cops who act like gestapo.
6510 has some extra registers to control external peripherals like disk drives and cassete recorders. It's a difference but nothing that really matters. In fact the original Pitfall was ported directly from the 6502 Atari to the 6510 Commodore with few changes.
TRIVIA: The 6502 (and its variants) were owned by the COMMODORE Semiconductor Group. It's why the commodore computers were cheaper than any other computer - they could get the CPU for free and charge the competition (Atari, Apple) more. The Commodore 6502 and its 16 bit upgrade(65816) were used for:
Apple I/II Apple IIgs (65816) Atari 2600 Video computer system Atari 5200 Supersystem Atari 400/800/1200 computers Nintendo ES Super Nintendo (65816) Commodore PET/VIC/64/128 and a whole bunch of lesser-known items like calculators, watches, and so forth. Eventually most of these companies moved from the Commodore 6502 to the Motorola 68000 (32 bit) or PowerPC (also 32 bit).
>>>As far as I can tell this provides the best possible experience
The analog to digital (LD-to-DVD) copy which Lucas sold in 2004(?) is actually the best copy of the Original Trilogy, since it was done by professional engineers. Plus the DVD can be upscaled to HD.
Yeah. I was held by Homeland Gestapo when I refused to let them search my car's trunk w/o a warrant. They made me stand in the hot Texas sun for over an hour.
BUT as I said in my original message: If you are think there are some laws that are too onerous, then modify the law rather than weaken the enforcement. The police are just doing what the politicians told them to do (via laws); it's the politicians you need to denigrate and force them to change the law (or else fire them). In my specific case I'd like to see laws put in place that provide mandatory jailtime for Homeland Security/police when they perform unconstitutional, warrantless searches.
But in the case of the drone, if you steal or murder in plain view of..... well everyone..... then you deserve to get arrested.
Why? The police are merely enforcing the laws and protect human rights from thieves, murderers, et cetera. An eye-in-the-sky helps them complete that mission. If you are think there are some laws that are too onerous, then modify the law not the enforcement.
Anon. Coward writes: >>>Please stop posting. >>>Please, let your mama double-checks for you.
Why do Anonymous Cowards have shit for brains? The article says "Alone in the Dark" which is part 1, not 5. RTFA. LINK: and QUOTE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_dark "Alone in the Dark, the original game in the series, was developed by Infogrames [Atari] and released for PC in 1992....."
>>>every disc and bd player you buy makes fat old [All the members of the Bluray Consortium] richer.
Fixed that for you. Unless you meant this? "Every DVD/CD and DVD/CD player you buy makes fat old [Sony and Philips] corp richer." If you buy Bluray, Sony actually makes very little money because the licensing profits are shared with several dozen companies. But if you buy their proprietary DVD/CD formats then Sony/Philips get rich.
>>>I like very much stopping and zooming on movies
You don't have to stop the playback to use Zoom. I've used it a couple times to see details in the background, or to make it fit my screen better.
>>>Thanks you for proving it's bullshit.
Shove it asshole. Although my screen is small, those persons using 40-50 inch screens can see DVD artifacts even without zoom. It's worthwhile to get the Bluray release with 2 and half times more resolution. For you to sit there and tell them, "You're wasting your money" makes you truly stupid.
I do too, but a lot of people watch the movie at large size on their 40 or 50 inch screens. Then DVD will show all the artifacts, and Bluray is the superior choice, especially since the difference is only 30-40 bucks. Might as well go with the BD player.
Yes that's what I was talking about. - The Original Edition DVD is a copy of the 1988 analog Laserdisc. Literally. George Lucas claimed the laserdisc was the only copy of the OE that still existed.
Unlike some people here, I've not bought Star Wars multiple times (and therefore saved money). I bought 3 of them on VHS which I later sold on ebay to recoup my money. Then I bought the Laserdisc-to-DVD from Lucas. And that's it. (Yes I'm a cheapass.)
Go to your friend's Bluray Player and click "zoom" on the picture. It brings-up details in the movie you can't see on DVD or Upconverting DVD. (Zooming on dvd just shows a blur of MPEG2 artifacts.)
>>>2. you can buy a upconvert dvd player for $35
This past Christmas I saw Bluray players for almost as cheap ($50), so might as well buy the better player. BD players also upconvert your current collection.
All I have is a grainy copy from the 1980s analog LaserDisc (better than VHS but not as clean as DVD). I want to see the ORIGINALS released in high-def, not these idiotic bastard-ripped, CGI-damaged special editions.
>>>Alone in the Dark is over 14 years old. >>>(If I recall correctly.)
Okay I double-checked. AitD was first published in 1992, so it really should be in public domain by now, per the original Copyright Act of 1790. Ditto parts 2,3 and the spinoff Jack in the Dark.
Like I said in my previous post I consider it immoral for megacorps to lock-up our culture indefinitely & make it non-copyable. Imagine if nobody ever saw the Mona Lisa because some corporation still held the copyright and refused to let it be published.
Those stats don't even make sense. They add-up to more than 100%.
- My four year old Intel-Mac doesn't have the required specs for OS 10.6 (not enough RAM and CPU too slow). Dang Apple and their short-term support of hardware. Meanwhile my 9 year old XP-PC is still standard and supported by Firefox, Opera, et cetera. MAC OS 10.2 from the same year is not.
>>>So far I haven't found anything that restricted me.
Try connecting to Netscape's dialup ISP. It won't work on anything but Windows 98 or higher (to be fair, Linux has the same problem). And you'll say: But what do I need dialup for? (a) Because that's the only thing you have, or for backup when the DSL/Cable goes down.
I could come-up with a few more examples: - A player that can do audio/video at one-half or 2x speed. - Running Stella (Atari emulator) - running Amiga emulator - running ModelSim or Mentor Graphics schematic editor - and so on.
I was not aware how much the Mac lacked until a friend gave me his old mac, and I switched-over from an IBM PC. Suddenly there were several programs or features I simply couldn't run anymore. Nobody ever bothered to develop them for Mac. I suspect most mac users fall into that category of not realizing what they're missing, because they don't realize the w-i-d-e range of software available on the PC platform, but not for Mac. Like games.
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>>>you don't have a right to record it on a grand scale just because you can eavesdrop it.
Sorry bud but if your daughter strolls across your front yard completely nude or almost-nude bikini, first I will laugh, then I will record it. You don't have a right to privacy when your broadcasting your business within sight of my eyes or ears. As has been said many times, you don't have a right to free speech on a private website or forum. Neither do you have a right to privacy when dealing with a private videographer camming a public street.
If you happen to bikini sunbathing in your front yard when the Google van drives by, and it later gets uploaded to their mapsite, well tough shit. Maybe you shouldn't be displaying yourself to all the world. Or better yet: Accept the fact that whatever you do in public, IS public. To everyone.
The downfall of the Athenian Empire alone proves that pure democracy (as you propose in your letter) is a bad idea.
Pure democracy can also be called "tyranny of the majority" as the minority voice is drowned-out. Or worse: Crushed. Just ask the Americans that were imprisoned during World War 2, simply because the majority decided they did not like the minority who looked different (i.e. asian). The purpose of a Republic is to have a Supreme Law that protects the minority from such abuses, and which no one, ideally, can remove by a simple 51% vote. The Law of Individual Rights reigns supreme even above the government or its representatives, and can not be revoked.
It isn't a perfect system, but it's certainly much better than a Democracy. Socrates was killed with a simply 51% vote. No trial; no lawyers; nothing to protect his right to speak his mind. The Demos killed him because they didn't like him. That's what a democracy gives you.
"Corporations shall not donate money to candidates," seems like a simple enough law. And already-existing laws only allow $2000 per person to be donated, in order to avoid undue influence by any one man. So I don't know why this hasn't been fixed, unless it's because the politicians like to keep the current corrupt system.
They should also revoke those laws that forbid any other party from being on the ballot except Republican and Democrat. Now that we have electronic ballots, there's no reason why we can't list 5-to-10 parties on each one, and let the people decide.
>>>rather than the source Laserdiscs
Laserdiscs are 480i and although they can be upscaled to HD, it will be a lossy conversion (due to its analog nature).
>>>I should have a DVD transfer from the source Laserdiscs
Not what I said. I said you should BUY the dvd released by Lucas circa 2004, since it came from the *master* laserdisc, which is higher-quality than your customer disc. Plus it was done by professionals using ~$100,000 equipment to achieve the best possible quality. The end product is better than your customer laserdisc.
And, being DVD, the data can be directly upscaled (like computer data) to HD without losses.
Wow.
Don't you realize that Government is a monopoly? You have as little choice as if Comcast owned all the internet companies. Plus had the ability to suck money directly from your wallet, and throw you in jail if you do not comply with their rules.
>>>union labor pushing to keep meter-readers in business.
Seriously? My electric company eliminated meter readers almost 20 years ago. They replaced the outside meter with a new one that dials-in the reading each month. No more need for a guy to go-round reading the scale.
>>>The article does not say that
You're right. The article does NOT say it is Alone in the Dark Part 5 or AITD: Near Death Investigation. (If you think it does, then show it to me.) It simply says "Alone in the Dark" and the ONLY game that ever received that title, without numbers or subtitles, is the original. It's just like saying "Star Trek". That refers to the original, not any of the sequels. If the sequel was intended, then it would read Star Trek TNG or Star Trek DS9 not just Star Trek.
>>>"...cameras everywhere in the city, much like England does".
You're on a public street. You have no expectation of privacy in that area, so I see no reason to oppose it. You shouldn't be doing things where you might be seen by a cop's eyes (either directly or via electronic feed). - And remember: We the people now have the ability to turn it around, and videocam anything the cops are doing, and upload those vids to youtube to embarrass those cops who act like gestapo.
6510 has some extra registers to control external peripherals like disk drives and cassete recorders. It's a difference but nothing that really matters. In fact the original Pitfall was ported directly from the 6502 Atari to the 6510 Commodore with few changes.
TRIVIA: The 6502 (and its variants) were owned by the COMMODORE Semiconductor Group. It's why the commodore computers were cheaper than any other computer - they could get the CPU for free and charge the competition (Atari, Apple) more. The Commodore 6502 and its 16 bit upgrade(65816) were used for:
Apple I/II
Apple IIgs (65816)
Atari 2600 Video computer system
Atari 5200 Supersystem
Atari 400/800/1200 computers
Nintendo ES
Super Nintendo (65816)
Commodore PET/VIC/64/128
and a whole bunch of lesser-known items like calculators, watches, and so forth. Eventually most of these companies moved from the Commodore 6502 to the Motorola 68000 (32 bit) or PowerPC (also 32 bit).
>>>As far as I can tell this provides the best possible experience
The analog to digital (LD-to-DVD) copy which Lucas sold in 2004(?) is actually the best copy of the Original Trilogy, since it was done by professional engineers. Plus the DVD can be upscaled to HD.
Yeah. I was held by Homeland Gestapo when I refused to let them search my car's trunk w/o a warrant. They made me stand in the hot Texas sun for over an hour.
BUT as I said in my original message: If you are think there are some laws that are too onerous, then modify the law rather than weaken the enforcement. The police are just doing what the politicians told them to do (via laws); it's the politicians you need to denigrate and force them to change the law (or else fire them). In my specific case I'd like to see laws put in place that provide mandatory jailtime for Homeland Security/police when they perform unconstitutional, warrantless searches.
But in the case of the drone, if you steal or murder in plain view of..... well everyone..... then you deserve to get arrested.
Ooops. I'm sorry about that last NBC bit.
That cut-n-paste was meant for another post.
>>>Honestly, I hope they do.
Why? The police are merely enforcing the laws and protect human rights from thieves, murderers, et cetera. An eye-in-the-sky helps them complete that mission. If you are think there are some laws that are too onerous, then modify the law not the enforcement.
NBC is also guilty of doctoring a video showing a Black man carrying a rifle, to make it appear that it was "white racists" who want to "execute the president". Woah. First class propaganda.
http://www.google.com/search?q=msnbc%20black%20man%20white%20racist&tbs=vid:1
Anon. Coward writes:
>>>Please stop posting.
>>>Please, let your mama double-checks for you.
Why do Anonymous Cowards have shit for brains? The article says "Alone in the Dark" which is part 1, not 5. RTFA. LINK: and QUOTE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_dark "Alone in the Dark, the original game in the series, was developed by Infogrames [Atari] and released for PC in 1992....."
>>>every disc and bd player you buy makes fat old [All the members of the Bluray Consortium] richer.
Fixed that for you. Unless you meant this? "Every DVD/CD and DVD/CD player you buy makes fat old [Sony and Philips] corp richer." If you buy Bluray, Sony actually makes very little money because the licensing profits are shared with several dozen companies. But if you buy their proprietary DVD/CD formats then Sony/Philips get rich.
>>>I like very much stopping and zooming on movies
You don't have to stop the playback to use Zoom. I've used it a couple times to see details in the background, or to make it fit my screen better.
>>>Thanks you for proving it's bullshit.
Shove it asshole. Although my screen is small, those persons using 40-50 inch screens can see DVD artifacts even without zoom. It's worthwhile to get the Bluray release with 2 and half times more resolution. For you to sit there and tell them, "You're wasting your money" makes you truly stupid.
>>>but if you watch the movie at normal size
I do too, but a lot of people watch the movie at large size on their 40 or 50 inch screens. Then DVD will show all the artifacts, and Bluray is the superior choice, especially since the difference is only 30-40 bucks. Might as well go with the BD player.
>>>If you do have a business that exists solely because people are using it to break the law then don't expect it to last.
The New York, Boston, and Las Vegas Mafia disagree
;-)
Yes that's what I was talking about. - The Original Edition DVD is a copy of the 1988 analog Laserdisc. Literally. George Lucas claimed the laserdisc was the only copy of the OE that still existed.
Unlike some people here, I've not bought Star Wars multiple times (and therefore saved money). I bought 3 of them on VHS which I later sold on ebay to recoup my money. Then I bought the Laserdisc-to-DVD from Lucas. And that's it. (Yes I'm a cheapass.)
Go to your friend's Bluray Player and click "zoom" on the picture. It brings-up details in the movie you can't see on DVD or Upconverting DVD. (Zooming on dvd just shows a blur of MPEG2 artifacts.)
>>>2. you can buy a upconvert dvd player for $35
This past Christmas I saw Bluray players for almost as cheap ($50), so might as well buy the better player. BD players also upconvert your current collection.
All I have is a grainy copy from the 1980s analog LaserDisc (better than VHS but not as clean as DVD). I want to see the ORIGINALS released in high-def, not these idiotic bastard-ripped, CGI-damaged special editions.
>>>Alone in the Dark is over 14 years old.
>>>(If I recall correctly.)
Okay I double-checked. AitD was first published in 1992, so it really should be in public domain by now, per the original Copyright Act of 1790. Ditto parts 2,3 and the spinoff Jack in the Dark.
Like I said in my previous post I consider it immoral for megacorps to lock-up our culture indefinitely & make it non-copyable. Imagine if nobody ever saw the Mona Lisa because some corporation still held the copyright and refused to let it be published.
Those stats don't even make sense.
They add-up to more than 100%.
- My four year old Intel-Mac doesn't have the required specs for OS 10.6 (not enough RAM and CPU too slow). Dang Apple and their short-term support of hardware. Meanwhile my 9 year old XP-PC is still standard and supported by Firefox, Opera, et cetera. MAC OS 10.2 from the same year is not.
>>>So far I haven't found anything that restricted me.
Try connecting to Netscape's dialup ISP. It won't work on anything but Windows 98 or higher (to be fair, Linux has the same problem). And you'll say: But what do I need dialup for? (a) Because that's the only thing you have, or for backup when the DSL/Cable goes down.
I could come-up with a few more examples:
- A player that can do audio/video at one-half or 2x speed.
- Running Stella (Atari emulator)
- running Amiga emulator
- running ModelSim or Mentor Graphics schematic editor
- and so on.
I was not aware how much the Mac lacked until a friend gave me his old mac, and I switched-over from an IBM PC. Suddenly there were several programs or features I simply couldn't run anymore. Nobody ever bothered to develop them for Mac. I suspect most mac users fall into that category of not realizing what they're missing, because they don't realize the w-i-d-e range of software available on the PC platform, but not for Mac. Like games.
It's on youtube and other video sites:
http://www.google.com/search?q=msnbc%20black%20man%20white%20racist&tbs=vid:1