12 megapixels is plenty for most photography purposes and
Kind of reminds me of this quote "No one will need more than 637 kb of memory for a personal computer," though not as extreme.
More pixels = the option for bigger pictures. So if I want that life-size picture of the naked chick I zoomed into from my dormroom then i should be able....hmm wait, nothing to see here move along.
Way to fail at reading, or did you miss the part of me saying bose is not the best for the price? Though to be honest, Bose is still a good system. Again you can do better for the money, but if you are looking for a solid system then it's a good buy (I've had mine since 1998 and it still works great).
I agree with your assessment except the last part. If you can spend $1,500 for headphones then you can spend $2,000 to $2,500 to have an audio professional from a high end audio shop come to your place and measure where the speakers should be placed in a room. Usually you can get these guys to come out for $200-$300. Also the cost of the inspection acts as a 100% discount if you buy from the same place. So now you spend about $1,000 to $2,000 in good audio equipment... you can even get a Bose system for less then $2,000. I say Bose because they are very expensive, and while good quality, you can get similar quality or better for the same price on different brands.
Geeks love gadgets....so the audio industry is helping them out...today, $1500 headphones...tomorrow, $4,500 hearing aids. All made by the same company.
Doesn't made by hand leave more room for mistakes? First it's not as clean of a process (hair, dead skin cells, oil from hands). Second it's open to an employee making mistakes (too much/little pressure while inserting an electronic component). While "made by hand" sounds great for carpets (also means more exclusive) it doesn't sound that great in electronics. Though, in all honesty, I would pay more for a machine made, high quality, carpet then a hand made, high quality, carpet. Just to make sure everything was uniform and "perfect".
Hand-made should be left to artists, not some 13 year old in a SE asia sweat-shop.
I don't think anyone who signs up for the military is under the illusion they won't have to dress a certain way, have a certain hair-cut, or have to talk to people in a certain way. If they do they are probably r-tards who are not nerds. There are certain expectations when you join the military...and those expectations are all over the world... if you don't know them by the time you are 18 you've had your head buried in a hole.
Pros
1) You get some kind of education reimbursement/deduction
2) You get hands on experienced in medicine right out of school
3) You get leadership training
4) You get to slap on your resume' that you are an officer
5) You don't have to pay medical insurance, which is very expensive for a nubtard doctor
Cons
1) You don't get to choose your work location. You believed the recruiter who said otherwise? Maybe you shouldn't be a doctor. Better yet, I have some nice fancy property to sell you. Send me $250,000 for 200 acres of land right in DC!
2) You get to work where they need/want you to work. If you believed otherwise (refer to Con 1) then I got another 200 a cres of land to sell you smack dab in LA for another $250,000
Duh Issues
1) Yes you have to fill out medical forms - duh - you need records. You're a doctor and you don't realize why? Are you sure you're a doctor? I got more land for you btw.
2) Yes the army has insurance forms. That's to help make sure patients don't get unnecessary procedures. It is also great training for the doctor who needs to learn this for when he/she gets out. We also need to keep track where our money is going...otherwise you get situations like "where did that $2 billion we allocated go to?"
3) Performance evals - what are you thinking when you don't realize all military personnel get evaluations? As a doctor and an officer you would, duh, be required to evaluate your staff. Then your boss wants to see those. Don't forget to evaluate the area you work in. Again - this is just what will happen in the real world.
For a doctor, who went through the craziness of medical school you 1) don't appear to know much about the real world (including military) and 2) are fairly lazy. Did you think the moment you finished medical school you could sleep the rest of your life away? Doctors are one of the hardest professions to maintain (let alone get into). And that offer of land is still there...call me!
Listen, this may be off-topic, but relevant to this post. This is also asking the choir to not be so mean about satan, so I am sure toget blasted.
Could we get a little less BIAS in our article stubs. From line 1 all i could think of was "EVIL GOV'T. EVIL CORP. EVIL EVIL". We always talk about the media controling us...well/. also does.
Actually, hijacking any computer - even if you didn't do anything bad and were trying to demonstrate a security flaw - is illegal. There have been other cases in our past where someone wanted to show the flaws in security...all to end up getting arrested.
While arresting you for making fun of a cop is wrong I find some issues with your story I hope you would clarify
I'm sitting quietly on some church steps with a girl
I was making a disturbance
Turns out I had made some wisecracking unflattering comments about the town's cops' weight and age in the presence of an undercover cop
If you were sitting on the steps quietly with a girl, then how were you making wisecracking unflattering comments that someone else heard you? Again I don't agree with their reasoning just the story doesn't flow
I look up to see the cop's mouth move but can't tell what he said
Cops are generally very vocal - I have never heard a cop NOT be vocal - when questionning someone. Why did you not hear the cop? Were you on something?
In the end, what was the reason they arrested you? What was the disturbance they claimed you made? Going to a judge and saying "I arrested the kid because he made a disturbance. He called me fat." The judge would seriously hold contempt. The jury would vote not guilty due to reasonable doubt (you offended the cop, he could be vindictive).
If an officer ever asks you for a breathilizer test or search your car you have the right to request (and you should) additional police officers at the scene...preferrably state troopers. Use your cell and call 911 if you ahve to. It's not unheard of (but it is still rare) where cops plant evidence.
BTW at least in PA if you don't submit yourself to a breathilzer you do get arrested for DUI. It's total crap that you have to submit or be found guilty which breaks the constitutional amendment against self-incrimination.
His argument that a company is a physical thing analogous to a machine is flawed. In our legal system, a company is a "non-natural person", so what he's trying to do is to patent a person, and that's a definite no-no.
Your argument is flawed (so is the mod points you were given).
If you are saying you can't patent a company because you can't patent a person you are then saying you can't own a company because you can't own a person. That is the same argument.
Companies are considered non-natural person's for the purposes of taxations. You tax a company like a person is taxed (thought at a different rate). Companies have their own SS# (known as an EIN number ##-#######). After that the similarities between a company and a person stop. A company is a thing and can be owned. The corporate "entity" is non-tangeable, though assests of the company are. People own the "entity" all the time - corporate owner(s) like a single owner, partners or stock holders.
I can see a point where the United States becomes a lawsuit-based economy: instead of producing actual stuff, we'll all just patent stuff like email on a cell phone (who would have thought of that otherwise?).
The tv show Sliders was a flop, let's not rehash one of their episode starters.
Is it safe to assume that this was just him trying to see how exactly the evil pirates are stealing his music, and that this doesn't represent any change in his position or the acquisition of some kind of clue?
Nope that can't possibly be it. It's actually him trying to pirate his own music and according to/. the RIAA should go and sue him. Even if all that were true the RIAA shifted their lawsuits to those who are providing massive uploads or those who own/manage/create p2p clients, and not the 15 year old downloading. People here like to rant and they figure if they side with the popular side of/. they can get +1 insightful/interesting. It's the only way they can get +1 anything.
I believe you should l2notassume. I did try a google search except my search was "Does metallica own it's own label". Your's may have been better, but it doesn't mean I did not perform my due diligence.
BTW - not owning the record label does not equal not owning the copyrights.
I think you are missing the point. You point 1. is eaxctly the argument the record companies use. They say if there are X downlaods then they have lost X in sales. They are stating that each download is eual to a lost sale. They are say that they *do* know people would have paid for it if they couldnt download it. 2. Again they are not stealing it. They are infringing coypright. Im not apologising for people when I make this point... if we are going to debate this issue then at least state the facts. If they "stole" something they woudl be charged with theft. 3. Is the same as 2. really.
I really couldnt give a rats arse who does and doesnt load Metallicas latest lame album(Im old enough to recall when they were good). The point is we are undergoing a technological shift. Things have changed. CDs and tradional forms of information distribution are dead. As dead as non movable type and the horse and carriage. The body just hasnt hit the ground yet. The current industry will either reform itself to the new situation, die and be replace by those who will adapt to the new situation or attempt to sue and pass totalitarian laws to put a stop to something that is virtually unstoppable.
Oh I don't think X downloads = X lost sales. First it could be someone who wants a backup. I did it a few times because my car was stolen and with it the originals. It could be because someone had their cd's damaged. If these were the only issues of downloading (or similar issues) then it wouldn't be an issue. You know and I know that people d/l because they want it for free and can get it with extremely low risk. I could care less that the RIAA thinks 1 d/l = 1 lost sale....my point, it's wrong to try and acquire this stuff without paying for it or seeking permission from the owners.
I agree that physical media is going the way of the doh-doh bird...but getting paid for your work has not gone the way of the doh-doh bird. The people here at/. agree with this because they like getting paid when they go to work. They don't like to pay for other people's work. How would you feel if your boss said "you know what, you are gonig to work for me, and I am not going to pay you. YOu should be happy I am giving you the opportunity to work for me....btw your work sucks." That is what/. crew say "You suck, and i want your work for free"
Pretty sure that with the speed his tickets sell out, the quantity of CDs that are bought, the amount of money he has, the amount of money he makes, and the amount of chicks he bangs he isn't worried about his relevancy.
I believe Metallica owns their own record label. At the very least they are big enough they could put in the contract that they own all of their works. These aren't first year rockers who nobody knows/cares about. Metallica sells out within minutes anywhere they play...a record label would screw their own mother in the face with a disease infested horse to sign Metallica.
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and wished I could turn a small part into a poster.
No matter how hard you try, she still won't be impressed. Sorry dude.
12 megapixels is plenty for most photography purposes and
Kind of reminds me of this quote "No one will need more than 637 kb of memory for a personal computer," though not as extreme.
More pixels = the option for bigger pictures. So if I want that life-size picture of the naked chick I zoomed into from my dormroom then i should be able....hmm wait, nothing to see here move along.
Way to fail at reading, or did you miss the part of me saying bose is not the best for the price? Though to be honest, Bose is still a good system. Again you can do better for the money, but if you are looking for a solid system then it's a good buy (I've had mine since 1998 and it still works great).
I agree with your assessment except the last part. If you can spend $1,500 for headphones then you can spend $2,000 to $2,500 to have an audio professional from a high end audio shop come to your place and measure where the speakers should be placed in a room. Usually you can get these guys to come out for $200-$300. Also the cost of the inspection acts as a 100% discount if you buy from the same place. So now you spend about $1,000 to $2,000 in good audio equipment... you can even get a Bose system for less then $2,000. I say Bose because they are very expensive, and while good quality, you can get similar quality or better for the same price on different brands.
Geeks love gadgets....so the audio industry is helping them out...today, $1500 headphones...tomorrow, $4,500 hearing aids. All made by the same company.
Only on /. would you have to specify "except for the screen". Good job there pre-empting the "you play with your screen off?"
Doesn't made by hand leave more room for mistakes? First it's not as clean of a process (hair, dead skin cells, oil from hands). Second it's open to an employee making mistakes (too much/little pressure while inserting an electronic component). While "made by hand" sounds great for carpets (also means more exclusive) it doesn't sound that great in electronics. Though, in all honesty, I would pay more for a machine made, high quality, carpet then a hand made, high quality, carpet. Just to make sure everything was uniform and "perfect".
Hand-made should be left to artists, not some 13 year old in a SE asia sweat-shop.
I don't think anyone who signs up for the military is under the illusion they won't have to dress a certain way, have a certain hair-cut, or have to talk to people in a certain way. If they do they are probably r-tards who are not nerds. There are certain expectations when you join the military...and those expectations are all over the world... if you don't know them by the time you are 18 you've had your head buried in a hole.
Pros
1) You get some kind of education reimbursement/deduction
2) You get hands on experienced in medicine right out of school
3) You get leadership training
4) You get to slap on your resume' that you are an officer
5) You don't have to pay medical insurance, which is very expensive for a nubtard doctor
Cons
1) You don't get to choose your work location. You believed the recruiter who said otherwise? Maybe you shouldn't be a doctor. Better yet, I have some nice fancy property to sell you. Send me $250,000 for 200 acres of land right in DC!
2) You get to work where they need/want you to work. If you believed otherwise (refer to Con 1) then I got another 200 a cres of land to sell you smack dab in LA for another $250,000
Duh Issues
1) Yes you have to fill out medical forms - duh - you need records. You're a doctor and you don't realize why? Are you sure you're a doctor? I got more land for you btw.
2) Yes the army has insurance forms. That's to help make sure patients don't get unnecessary procedures. It is also great training for the doctor who needs to learn this for when he/she gets out. We also need to keep track where our money is going...otherwise you get situations like "where did that $2 billion we allocated go to?"
3) Performance evals - what are you thinking when you don't realize all military personnel get evaluations? As a doctor and an officer you would, duh, be required to evaluate your staff. Then your boss wants to see those. Don't forget to evaluate the area you work in. Again - this is just what will happen in the real world.
For a doctor, who went through the craziness of medical school you 1) don't appear to know much about the real world (including military) and 2) are fairly lazy. Did you think the moment you finished medical school you could sleep the rest of your life away? Doctors are one of the hardest professions to maintain (let alone get into). And that offer of land is still there...call me!
Listen, this may be off-topic, but relevant to this post. This is also asking the choir to not be so mean about satan, so I am sure toget blasted.
/. also does.
Could we get a little less BIAS in our article stubs. From line 1 all i could think of was "EVIL GOV'T. EVIL CORP. EVIL EVIL". We always talk about the media controling us...well
Actually, hijacking any computer - even if you didn't do anything bad and were trying to demonstrate a security flaw - is illegal. There have been other cases in our past where someone wanted to show the flaws in security...all to end up getting arrested.
Loose is what you do to the hounds
It's also what your sister is ;)
I'm sitting quietly on some church steps with a girl
I was making a disturbance
Turns out I had made some wisecracking unflattering comments about the town's cops' weight and age in the presence of an undercover cop
If you were sitting on the steps quietly with a girl, then how were you making wisecracking unflattering comments that someone else heard you? Again I don't agree with their reasoning just the story doesn't flow
I look up to see the cop's mouth move but can't tell what he said
Cops are generally very vocal - I have never heard a cop NOT be vocal - when questionning someone. Why did you not hear the cop? Were you on something?
In the end, what was the reason they arrested you? What was the disturbance they claimed you made? Going to a judge and saying "I arrested the kid because he made a disturbance. He called me fat." The judge would seriously hold contempt. The jury would vote not guilty due to reasonable doubt (you offended the cop, he could be vindictive).
If an officer ever asks you for a breathilizer test or search your car you have the right to request (and you should) additional police officers at the scene...preferrably state troopers. Use your cell and call 911 if you ahve to. It's not unheard of (but it is still rare) where cops plant evidence.
BTW at least in PA if you don't submit yourself to a breathilzer you do get arrested for DUI. It's total crap that you have to submit or be found guilty which breaks the constitutional amendment against self-incrimination.
His argument that a company is a physical thing analogous to a machine is flawed. In our legal system, a company is a "non-natural person", so what he's trying to do is to patent a person, and that's a definite no-no.
Your argument is flawed (so is the mod points you were given).
If you are saying you can't patent a company because you can't patent a person you are then saying you can't own a company because you can't own a person. That is the same argument.
Companies are considered non-natural person's for the purposes of taxations. You tax a company like a person is taxed (thought at a different rate). Companies have their own SS# (known as an EIN number ##-#######). After that the similarities between a company and a person stop. A company is a thing and can be owned. The corporate "entity" is non-tangeable, though assests of the company are. People own the "entity" all the time - corporate owner(s) like a single owner, partners or stock holders.
I can see a point where the United States becomes a lawsuit-based economy: instead of producing actual stuff, we'll all just patent stuff like email on a cell phone (who would have thought of that otherwise?).
The tv show Sliders was a flop, let's not rehash one of their episode starters.
The united states of america - but we don't want you or the person(s) who modded you insightful.
Just like plasma tvs. They first came out at about 20-30k for crappy 32 inch plasmas. Now we have 52 inch plasmas in the 900 range.
Religion should never be except from criticism, and especially satire.
You know the pope would slap you if it wasn't for this demonic Internet anonymity.
Wait you mean Viagra spammers won't be allowed to embed keywords such as Pepsi, Weight Loss, Education? Oh noes....
Is it safe to assume that this was just him trying to see how exactly the evil pirates are stealing his music, and that this doesn't represent any change in his position or the acquisition of some kind of clue?
Nope that can't possibly be it. It's actually him trying to pirate his own music and according to /. the RIAA should go and sue him. Even if all that were true the RIAA shifted their lawsuits to those who are providing massive uploads or those who own/manage/create p2p clients, and not the 15 year old downloading. People here like to rant and they figure if they side with the popular side of /. they can get +1 insightful/interesting. It's the only way they can get +1 anything.
I believe you should l2notassume. I did try a google search except my search was "Does metallica own it's own label". Your's may have been better, but it doesn't mean I did not perform my due diligence.
BTW - not owning the record label does not equal not owning the copyrights.
I think you are missing the point. You point 1. is eaxctly the argument the record companies use. They say if there are X downlaods then they have lost X in sales. They are stating that each download is eual to a lost sale. They are say that they *do* know people would have paid for it if they couldnt download it. 2. Again they are not stealing it. They are infringing coypright. Im not apologising for people when I make this point... if we are going to debate this issue then at least state the facts. If they "stole" something they woudl be charged with theft. 3. Is the same as 2. really. I really couldnt give a rats arse who does and doesnt load Metallicas latest lame album(Im old enough to recall when they were good). The point is we are undergoing a technological shift. Things have changed. CDs and tradional forms of information distribution are dead. As dead as non movable type and the horse and carriage. The body just hasnt hit the ground yet. The current industry will either reform itself to the new situation, die and be replace by those who will adapt to the new situation or attempt to sue and pass totalitarian laws to put a stop to something that is virtually unstoppable.
Oh I don't think X downloads = X lost sales. First it could be someone who wants a backup. I did it a few times because my car was stolen and with it the originals. It could be because someone had their cd's damaged. If these were the only issues of downloading (or similar issues) then it wouldn't be an issue. You know and I know that people d/l because they want it for free and can get it with extremely low risk. I could care less that the RIAA thinks 1 d/l = 1 lost sale....my point, it's wrong to try and acquire this stuff without paying for it or seeking permission from the owners.
/. agree with this because they like getting paid when they go to work. They don't like to pay for other people's work. How would you feel if your boss said "you know what, you are gonig to work for me, and I am not going to pay you. YOu should be happy I am giving you the opportunity to work for me....btw your work sucks." That is what /. crew say "You suck, and i want your work for free"
I agree that physical media is going the way of the doh-doh bird...but getting paid for your work has not gone the way of the doh-doh bird. The people here at
I'm relevant again!!! SERIOUSLY!!!
Pretty sure that with the speed his tickets sell out, the quantity of CDs that are bought, the amount of money he has, the amount of money he makes, and the amount of chicks he bangs he isn't worried about his relevancy.
I believe Metallica owns their own record label. At the very least they are big enough they could put in the contract that they own all of their works. These aren't first year rockers who nobody knows/cares about. Metallica sells out within minutes anywhere they play...a record label would screw their own mother in the face with a disease infested horse to sign Metallica.