The burden of proof is hers. Until she tells the world exactly what Apple told her I'm inclined to treat this as a publicity stunt; all TFA has is her side of the story.
* I own Saints Row 2 on Steam. Every time it updates to current, the game becomes hideously unstable on my machine. Stopping it from patching is nigh on impossible.
Changing from "Always keep this game up to date" to "Do not automatically update this game" doesn't work?
The late Dr. Bussard talked at some length on the subject during his presentation at Google, though as the wronged party - if I may put it like that - you should take his remarks with a pinch of salt. It's also worth a watch if you want a basic explanation of how the Polywell is supposed to work.
This has always been some internet myth. Polywell will never produce a viable power source because you will always need to put more energy into it than you will get out.
That remains to be seen, but in any case it's not relevant to whether or not they're receiving government funding.
While I agree that there is a strong desire not to offend any minorities, I wouldn't class that as bias since it's applied equally to all minorities. I'd also take the story about the Sikh with a pinch of salt, especially if it was from the UK. To my knowledge the kirpan (sp?) carried by Sikhs is actually quite small and sometimes permanently sealed within the scabbard. It's also the case that the kirpan is exempt from the Criminal Justice Act, since it's used for religious purposes. Without seeing the programme in question it's hard to say who was in the right, but if the club barred someone because they were carrying something permitted by law I might be inclined to agree that the Sikh's rights were not being respected. Personally, I find the idea of their carrying a weapon with the express purpose of opposing injustice to be quite laudable, if a little anachronistic.
Pity, they've forgotten the 'inform' and 'educate' parts...and as for 'enrich', oh yes, I'm so fucking 'enriched' by Eastenders..
Yes, it's a shame that the BBC's only program is Eastenders.
I'm sorry to say that I fund the abomination that is the BBC through my (compulsory) license fee...
It's not compulsory and it doesn't just fund the BBC. I stopped paying it years ago* and I'm quite happy using on-demand services, which don't require one to pay the licence fee.
...it always amuses me when I hear foreigners go on about how good the BBC news service is, and how unbiased it is etc. bloody etc.
Try listening to the World Service, or even the domestic news, and then tell us all about the bias in the BBC because aside from pandering to the Royal Family and near-continuous promotion of the Olympics I've never noticed any. Alternatively you could take some small measure of pride in the fact that your country is home to one of the most respected broadcasters in the world.
*Not because of the quality of the programming; I stopped paying it because I could get all I wanted from iPlayer (despite the admittedly poor selection).
The number of steps may be the same, but with the way I've given you only have three button presses (compared to the nine you have to do now) and no waiting for the list of video apps.
For instance, the only way I'm aware of to simply watch a video that's been downloaded to the local hard drive is to:
1) Navigate to the Videos tab
2) Select the option to view my video apps
3) Launch one of the video apps, then wait for it to load
4) Once it loads, navigate to my local videos
5) Find the one I want then play it
(I'm eager to be corrected by someone more knowledgeable, since I would love to know an easier way to do something so simple)
Allow me. 1. Press the guide button 2. Scroll right to the media tab 3. Select video player Downloaded videos are at the top of the list. It seems as though they've replicated much of the old-style NXE menus on the Xbox guide.
Microsoft has made it pretty damn clear that their hopes and dreams for XBox is a streaming media center more than just a game console.
FTFY. When it comes to watching your own video files trying anything but vanilla MP4s* or WMV-HD is an exercise in futility and may seriously harm one's sanity. There's also no subtitle support (hard-coded ones excepted) which, to me, is unforgivable. I'm sure if I tried something like netflix I'd be impressed - iPlayer certainly hasn't wowed me - but I'd rather be able to watch the things I already own without needing to re-encode them first.
*You're limited to H.264 + 2 channel AAC. Unless you've got a NAS box or something to format HFS+ volumes (honestly, NTFS on USB disks isn't supported, but HFS+ inexplicably is) you're also stuck with a 4GB limit on files.
Art, like life, does not have an agreed-upon definition but I've settled on one (binary to boot) that's served me well: if it's done purposefully and has no practical use, it's art. It's very generous as regards art installations, photography and even "found art".
That may earn the ire of any artists here (assuming there are any) but it came in very handy when I had to explain the difference between patents and copyright to someone. I think they may have even got their head around design patents, which can be tricky to grasp.
So there would be two big hurdles for a plaintiff here: (1) a duty to keep one's internet connection secure and (2) the idea that there has actually been harm.
(Emphasis mine) Interesting, but would you agree that there's a substantive difference between an open hotspot and giving out the key to a secured one (whether or not one knows what's being downloaded)?
I guess one man's flamebait is another man's insightful.
True, but bandying words like "sheep" does tend to tip the balance for some people. If someone makes an insightful point but does it in such a way as to sound like a hot-headed ass then obviously they're less likely to get the +1 they deserve. (Not a comment on the parent, BTW, just in general.)
Incidentally, if you trust Gabe the last thing Valve will do before going bust will be to release a master key or something to remove the DRM on games. Mind you, I think he said that before 3rd party games were sold so I'd take that with a rather large pinch of salt.
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Serves me right for only reading TFA.
You made a claim: that there are plenty of books that mention Amazon.
Wasn't me
No, I say the burden of proof is hers because she's the one making the initial accusation. I didn't say any of the other crap you attribute to me.
Maybe you can give us some examples? ...
The burden of proof is hers. Until she tells the world exactly what Apple told her I'm inclined to treat this as a publicity stunt; all TFA has is her side of the story.
How are said artists supposed to afford such a massive legal campaign? It's not as though they've been paid!
Hear hear. I strongly recommend Just a Minute for anyone who wants to know what "Britishness" really is.
Oh please, London was a police state before the Olymipics.
That's debatable, but there certainly weren't any SAM launchers on roofs before Olympic madness set in.
The olympics have been around since the 8th century B.C.
Actually the games as we know them started in the 1890's. There was a bit of a gap between the Fourth Century and then.
* I own Saints Row 2 on Steam. Every time it updates to current, the game becomes hideously unstable on my machine. Stopping it from patching is nigh on impossible.
Changing from "Always keep this game up to date" to "Do not automatically update this game" doesn't work?
The late Dr. Bussard talked at some length on the subject during his presentation at Google, though as the wronged party - if I may put it like that - you should take his remarks with a pinch of salt. It's also worth a watch if you want a basic explanation of how the Polywell is supposed to work.
There is no Polywell funding.
Yes there is
This has always been some internet myth. Polywell will never produce a viable power source because you will always need to put more energy into it than you will get out.
That remains to be seen, but in any case it's not relevant to whether or not they're receiving government funding.
Yes, I did read TFA. I was curious about what that poster actually says.
Is there a translation? This is quite a serious allegation if true.
I hope I'm remebering the correct story...
Sounds to me like Statistical Probabilities. That's pretty much the exact line.
Less? Yeah. Generally the rule of thumb for thermal paste is 'pea sized' unless it's a large die.
Pea?! Grain of rice at the most; long grain if there's a heat spreader.
While I agree that there is a strong desire not to offend any minorities, I wouldn't class that as bias since it's applied equally to all minorities. I'd also take the story about the Sikh with a pinch of salt, especially if it was from the UK. To my knowledge the kirpan (sp?) carried by Sikhs is actually quite small and sometimes permanently sealed within the scabbard. It's also the case that the kirpan is exempt from the Criminal Justice Act, since it's used for religious purposes. Without seeing the programme in question it's hard to say who was in the right, but if the club barred someone because they were carrying something permitted by law I might be inclined to agree that the Sikh's rights were not being respected. Personally, I find the idea of their carrying a weapon with the express purpose of opposing injustice to be quite laudable, if a little anachronistic.
Pity, they've forgotten the 'inform' and 'educate' parts...and as for 'enrich', oh yes, I'm so fucking 'enriched' by Eastenders..
Yes, it's a shame that the BBC's only program is Eastenders.
I'm sorry to say that I fund the abomination that is the BBC through my (compulsory) license fee...
It's not compulsory and it doesn't just fund the BBC. I stopped paying it years ago* and I'm quite happy using on-demand services, which don't require one to pay the licence fee.
...it always amuses me when I hear foreigners go on about how good the BBC news service is, and how unbiased it is etc. bloody etc.
Try listening to the World Service, or even the domestic news, and then tell us all about the bias in the BBC because aside from pandering to the Royal Family and near-continuous promotion of the Olympics I've never noticed any. Alternatively you could take some small measure of pride in the fact that your country is home to one of the most respected broadcasters in the world.
*Not because of the quality of the programming; I stopped paying it because I could get all I wanted from iPlayer (despite the admittedly poor selection).
The number of steps may be the same, but with the way I've given you only have three button presses (compared to the nine you have to do now) and no waiting for the list of video apps.
For instance, the only way I'm aware of to simply watch a video that's been downloaded to the local hard drive is to: 1) Navigate to the Videos tab 2) Select the option to view my video apps 3) Launch one of the video apps, then wait for it to load 4) Once it loads, navigate to my local videos 5) Find the one I want then play it
(I'm eager to be corrected by someone more knowledgeable, since I would love to know an easier way to do something so simple)
Allow me.
1. Press the guide button
2. Scroll right to the media tab
3. Select video player
Downloaded videos are at the top of the list. It seems as though they've replicated much of the old-style NXE menus on the Xbox guide.
Microsoft has made it pretty damn clear that their hopes and dreams for XBox is a streaming media center more than just a game console.
FTFY. When it comes to watching your own video files trying anything but vanilla MP4s* or WMV-HD is an exercise in futility and may seriously harm one's sanity. There's also no subtitle support (hard-coded ones excepted) which, to me, is unforgivable. I'm sure if I tried something like netflix I'd be impressed - iPlayer certainly hasn't wowed me - but I'd rather be able to watch the things I already own without needing to re-encode them first.
*You're limited to H.264 + 2 channel AAC. Unless you've got a NAS box or something to format HFS+ volumes (honestly, NTFS on USB disks isn't supported, but HFS+ inexplicably is) you're also stuck with a 4GB limit on files.
Have you got the address so the more lazy among us can block it too?
MOOF!
FTFY
Art, like life, does not have an agreed-upon definition but I've settled on one (binary to boot) that's served me well: if it's done purposefully and has no practical use, it's art. It's very generous as regards art installations, photography and even "found art".
That may earn the ire of any artists here (assuming there are any) but it came in very handy when I had to explain the difference between patents and copyright to someone. I think they may have even got their head around design patents, which can be tricky to grasp.
So there would be two big hurdles for a plaintiff here: (1) a duty to keep one's internet connection secure and (2) the idea that there has actually been harm.
(Emphasis mine)
Interesting, but would you agree that there's a substantive difference between an open hotspot and giving out the key to a secured one (whether or not one knows what's being downloaded)?
I guess one man's flamebait is another man's insightful.
True, but bandying words like "sheep" does tend to tip the balance for some people. If someone makes an insightful point but does it in such a way as to sound like a hot-headed ass then obviously they're less likely to get the +1 they deserve. (Not a comment on the parent, BTW, just in general.)
Incidentally, if you trust Gabe the last thing Valve will do before going bust will be to release a master key or something to remove the DRM on games. Mind you, I think he said that before 3rd party games were sold so I'd take that with a rather large pinch of salt.