It's not just English. I remember facepalming in an Econ 101 class back at KU. The professor was going over some basic equation like "P x M / Q = I". He was solving for one of the variables in the numerator, so he multiplied both sides by the denominator. There was an uproar in the auditorium, because many of the students didn't think this was correct. "Really, you're a freshman in college and you can't do basic algebra?" It was pretty embarrassing...
“These defendants, knowing full well that their business with U.S. customers and U.S. banks was illegal, tried to stack the deck,” said Janice Fedarcyk, assistant director-in-charge at the FBI. “The defendants bet the house that they could continue their scheme, and they lost."
Did anyone else almost throw up when they read this?
1) Reduce the tax rate dramatically. 10% would be good, less would be better.
If you were to just stick with #1, it would be a much better policy.
Right, so then why does GE, with a 0% tax rate, still cut 1/5th of its U.S. workforce in favor of offshore labor? Can't get a much better deal than that.
So a subset of manufacturers don't supply Android updates for as long as you'd like? Buy from a different one -- thats the point of Android. HTC never released Froyo on my G1, so I decided to root and install CM6 for kicks... After a week of frustration, I reverted back to the original software. There are often very good reasons why some manufacturers only go so far with Android versions (e.g. hardware limitations).
Huh? Google is limiting people from installing new versions of their OS? I must have missed that one. I have a second generation ipod touch, and while I can technically update the OS, it runs like a bloated, unusable POS when I do (because of all the additions Apple added) -- so by that token, Apple releasing new iterations so fast is limiting my ability to install apps that are only compatible with newer version of iOS (by your logic).
You're twisting the argument. Yes, if an android user wants froyo, and their handset manufacturer doesn't release the update, you can root the phone and get an update from the community. What does this have to do with being able to install third party apps on the phone?
Bullshit... I went through three 360's with the RROD problem -- the console was setting alone on my desk. My brother's, as well as multiple friends' (4 or 5 of them) all had this issue as well.
A 1.4Ghz Core2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 Ram, 128 GB HDD, 11" display, Snow Leopard, etc. for $1,199
A 1.66Ghz Atom, 1GB DDR2 Ram, 160 GB HDD, 10.1" display, Snow Leopard, etc. for $249...
NONE of those categories even compare. Not even when considering the price difference: $1,199-$249=$950. Thanks for the insightful response... I remember when slashdot had a few people who knew how to take price into consideration when judging said performance.
Actually, from the second link:
"In the mock-up shown off at Japan's annual tech show Ceatec, a virtual Kyoto cityscape was created where a character, not unlike Window's animated paperclip, pops up to guide a person around the city"
Not sure why this was modded interesting -- pressing the back button until you no longer can see an application's activity DOES NOT "unload" the process from memory by default in Android.
Instead of charging upfront for their products, they offer them to their customers for free and collect revenue based on ad views... yes. You're saying their products are neither superior, nor innovative? What search engine do you use regularly? Who is your email provider? What website do you visit to host/watch videos? I'm only giving examples of their commercially successful products, of course.
I would agree mostly, although I don't think the content producer in question is really 'selling' the 'apple' (we're really drawing this analogy out:) per say -- they make their money off selling the ads people view when they come to look at said apple (ad time which they lose when someone takes a copy and shows it elsewhere).
If people are copying entire articles from the site and pasting them on their own page (outside of fair use), then the original content provider has reason to be upset. The issue I have here is that it's clearly not about protecting content in the eyes of this particular news site. If they were really concerned with this, they could simply send a C&D letter to those they find infringing and sue if they don't comply (more than likely they would never have to go to court). Instead, they're selling the rights to a copyright troll who's only way of staying in business is winning in court, or, more than likely, shaking them down for a settlement.
Kindle, Sony and Nook had refresh rates that were far below what I felt I needed to use my textbooks adequately.
Well I'd hope so -- somewhere around 0hz -- as that's the point of the e-ink screen. What rate do your old textbook pages refresh at?
Jokes aside, I personally bought a nook (instead of reading on an ipad/monitor) because it's hard to read from a bright, 60hz-75hz display for an extended period of time. How is reading a book on your ipad any different than reading it on a netbook/laptop display?
After all, if I put a fruit bowl on a table with a note that said "Take one and have a nice day!", I could hardly turn around and sue you for banana-theft.
If you put a note on the table that said "tell all your friends to come over here and look at this fruit" and one of them stole a banana then you might have a stronger case, which I think better describes what's going on in TFA.
You've both got the analogy wrong. Copyright violation != theft. A more appropriate version of your analogy:
If you put a note on the table that said "tell all your friends to come over here and look at this fruit", and one of them took a picture of the fruit and showed it to others then you might have a stronger case.
they (most likely - "assume" makes an ass of u and me) weren't fighting google. they were sloshed and wanted to see sparks fly.
And your evidence comprises Google PR telling you that this must be so despite the fact that they repeatedly hit Google's fiber and missed the insulators.
FTA:
"Every November when hunting season starts invariably we know that the fiber will be shot down"
So Google fiber is shot down at the beginning of hunting season every year in Oregon, and you think the most logical explanation is a grassroots, anti-Google guerrilla movement?
Your link to the wikipedia entry on hollywood accounting provides some good examples of just how much the studios care for the artists:
"Winston Groom's price for the screenplay rights to his novel Forrest Gump included a share of the profits; however, due to Hollywood accounting, the film's commercial success was converted into a net loss, and Groom received nothing. That being so, he has refused to sell the screenplay rights to the novel's sequel, stating that he "cannot in good conscience allow money to be wasted on a failure"."
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It's not just English. I remember facepalming in an Econ 101 class back at KU. The professor was going over some basic equation like "P x M / Q = I". He was solving for one of the variables in the numerator, so he multiplied both sides by the denominator. There was an uproar in the auditorium, because many of the students didn't think this was correct. "Really, you're a freshman in college and you can't do basic algebra?" It was pretty embarrassing...
Amazingly, despite not being re-playable, IGN gave it a "Lasting Appeal" score of 7.5: http://ds.ign.com/articles/117/1179462p1.html
“These defendants, knowing full well that their business with U.S. customers and U.S. banks was illegal, tried to stack the deck,” said Janice Fedarcyk, assistant director-in-charge at the FBI. “The defendants bet the house that they could continue their scheme, and they lost."
Did anyone else almost throw up when they read this?
Record spins around, sound comes out -- never a miscommunication
1) Reduce the tax rate dramatically. 10% would be good, less would be better.
If you were to just stick with #1, it would be a much better policy.
Right, so then why does GE, with a 0% tax rate, still cut 1/5th of its U.S. workforce in favor of offshore labor? Can't get a much better deal than that.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=squier+strat+rock+band+3 Journalism must be tough.
So a subset of manufacturers don't supply Android updates for as long as you'd like? Buy from a different one -- thats the point of Android. HTC never released Froyo on my G1, so I decided to root and install CM6 for kicks... After a week of frustration, I reverted back to the original software. There are often very good reasons why some manufacturers only go so far with Android versions (e.g. hardware limitations).
Huh? Google is limiting people from installing new versions of their OS? I must have missed that one. I have a second generation ipod touch, and while I can technically update the OS, it runs like a bloated, unusable POS when I do (because of all the additions Apple added) -- so by that token, Apple releasing new iterations so fast is limiting my ability to install apps that are only compatible with newer version of iOS (by your logic).
You're twisting the argument. Yes, if an android user wants froyo, and their handset manufacturer doesn't release the update, you can root the phone and get an update from the community. What does this have to do with being able to install third party apps on the phone?
Bullshit... I went through three 360's with the RROD problem -- the console was setting alone on my desk. My brother's, as well as multiple friends' (4 or 5 of them) all had this issue as well.
Here ya go: http://xkcd.com/612/
My mistake, you're right... Lets see...
A 1.4Ghz Core2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 Ram, 128 GB HDD, 11" display, Snow Leopard, etc. for $1,199
A 1.66Ghz Atom, 1GB DDR2 Ram, 160 GB HDD, 10.1" display, Snow Leopard, etc. for $249...
NONE of those categories even compare. Not even when considering the price difference: $1,199-$249=$950. Thanks for the insightful response... I remember when slashdot had a few people who knew how to take price into consideration when judging said performance.
So buy a dell mini 10v, load OS X on it, and save $900... Same performance as far as I can tell.
It's funny, my mini 10v might actually outperform this thing, it only cost me @ $250, and I've got it running OS X.
Let's not forget that not all iPhones/iPod Touchs/iPad run the same version of iOS... There is fragmentation there as well..
Actually, from the second link: "In the mock-up shown off at Japan's annual tech show Ceatec, a virtual Kyoto cityscape was created where a character, not unlike Window's animated paperclip, pops up to guide a person around the city"
Not sure why this was modded interesting -- pressing the back button until you no longer can see an application's activity DOES NOT "unload" the process from memory by default in Android.
Instead of charging upfront for their products, they offer them to their customers for free and collect revenue based on ad views... yes. You're saying their products are neither superior, nor innovative? What search engine do you use regularly? Who is your email provider? What website do you visit to host/watch videos? I'm only giving examples of their commercially successful products, of course.
I would agree mostly, although I don't think the content producer in question is really 'selling' the 'apple' (we're really drawing this analogy out :) per say -- they make their money off selling the ads people view when they come to look at said apple (ad time which they lose when someone takes a copy and shows it elsewhere).
If people are copying entire articles from the site and pasting them on their own page (outside of fair use), then the original content provider has reason to be upset. The issue I have here is that it's clearly not about protecting content in the eyes of this particular news site. If they were really concerned with this, they could simply send a C&D letter to those they find infringing and sue if they don't comply (more than likely they would never have to go to court). Instead, they're selling the rights to a copyright troll who's only way of staying in business is winning in court, or, more than likely, shaking them down for a settlement.
Kindle, Sony and Nook had refresh rates that were far below what I felt I needed to use my textbooks adequately.
Well I'd hope so -- somewhere around 0hz -- as that's the point of the e-ink screen. What rate do your old textbook pages refresh at?
Jokes aside, I personally bought a nook (instead of reading on an ipad/monitor) because it's hard to read from a bright, 60hz-75hz display for an extended period of time. How is reading a book on your ipad any different than reading it on a netbook/laptop display?
After all, if I put a fruit bowl on a table with a note that said "Take one and have a nice day!", I could hardly turn around and sue you for banana-theft.
If you put a note on the table that said "tell all your friends to come over here and look at this fruit" and one of them stole a banana then you might have a stronger case, which I think better describes what's going on in TFA.
You've both got the analogy wrong. Copyright violation != theft. A more appropriate version of your analogy:
If you put a note on the table that said "tell all your friends to come over here and look at this fruit", and one of them took a picture of the fruit and showed it to others then you might have a stronger case.
they (most likely - "assume" makes an ass of u and me) weren't fighting google. they were sloshed and wanted to see sparks fly.
And your evidence comprises Google PR telling you that this must be so despite the fact that they repeatedly hit Google's fiber and missed the insulators.
FTA: "Every November when hunting season starts invariably we know that the fiber will be shot down"
So Google fiber is shot down at the beginning of hunting season every year in Oregon, and you think the most logical explanation is a grassroots, anti-Google guerrilla movement?
"Winston Groom's price for the screenplay rights to his novel Forrest Gump included a share of the profits; however, due to Hollywood accounting, the film's commercial success was converted into a net loss, and Groom received nothing. That being so, he has refused to sell the screenplay rights to the novel's sequel, stating that he "cannot in good conscience allow money to be wasted on a failure"."
That's a good question. I'm not sure of the answer, as I've never used that form of argument. Ramen.