When Jesus turned water to wine as stated in the bible, think of it more like turning warm tap water to a cold soft drink or something along those lines.
It was at a wedding reception - a party, the kind of party people drink alcohol at, not for hygenic purposes but to deliberately get inebriated. The guests had just finished off all the hard drinks, wanted more, and suddenly this local carpenter turns warm tap water into wine so good the host is accused of trying to keep the "good stuff" from everyone.
There is _nothing_ indicating it was their version of a "soft drink" - quite the contrary.
Yeah, I have a PS2, so there's something to run stuff on.
But removing BC raises questions, and drains enthusiasm, that never would have been at issue if they left it.
I've spent money on PS2 games. Deliberately removing BC - from where it DID exist - tells me the manufacturer doesn't care about customers... so should I care about them?
Slide rules are still in active use by - of all people - snipers. The Mildot Master is a sliderule for determining distances and ballistics for long-range precision shooting when using a rifle scope fitted with a "mildot reticle".
Simple, low-tech, durable and cheap - specialized slide rules are still useful for particular applications where computers are expensive & fragile overkill.
Claim: The world is on track to double its energy consumption by 2040. To reach that point in a linear fashion--not geometric one--would mean bringing on line three gigawatt class power plants every day from now until then.
So...right now we're all cumulatively using the equivalent of 36,135 gigawatt class power plants? averaging 6,022.5 watt/hrs per person per day? Lesseehere, that's about 250 watts per hour per person per planet right now - two light bulbs and a notebook computer... guess it does look about right. Eeeep. Toss in the world population increasing roughly 50% by 2040, and the proliferation of energy-sucking technologies, and I guess the numbers make sense.
Just thought the numbers should get kicked around for a reality check.
Correction: flying is a contractural business arrangement between the airline and the passengers.
That 199 other people like the fact that my 4th Amendment rights have just been violated doesn't diminish the fact that my 4th Amendment rights have been violated.
If the airline wants to hire screeners and make screening part of the contract to be a passenger, fine. The feds muscling their way in to allegedly do so is in no way an enumerated power granted them.
Nearly every incremental step in technology is met with a barrage of "it's too expensive, it doesn't work right, it's not worth it, nobody will go there..." at which point it goes on to become the norm.
Bill: "This is a whitehat patent, designed to stop evil." Me: "Here's $50,000,000 if you'll pop up this little picture when the user does certain things." Bill: "Yeahhhhhhhhhh...ok, so let's redefine 'evil' here..."
Your question is premised on the notion that copying & distributing vinyl is/was legal. It's not. Your question is also premised on the notion that the IP owners know and care about that one copy (vinyl or CD). They don't.
Presumably your question really is: "If I make & give away one copy and can get away with it, why can't I make & give away unlimited copies and get away with it?"
The answer to that should be obvious.
Make and distribute one copy, and the IP owners don't know or care. Provide unlimited worldwide duplication & distribution, and the IP owners will notice and care.
Ya know, some people would like a little more information about what a movie contains so they can make a rational* choice about what they choose to watch - and there's nothing wrong with that, nor with getting a little technical help from the publishers etc.
* - just because YOU don't agree with their reasoning doesn't make it wrong.
This news is exactly why I've put off getting a replacement: so long as the incomplete valve I have does its job adequately, 'tis better to wait for better technology to develop. Wait long enough, and voila - new identical replacement parts become available.
That still doesn't count, as it's not what J.T. is alluding to.
The on-line firearm sales sites (gunbroker.com, gunsamerica.com, etc.) merely connect buyers with sellers, who still have to either (A) arrange for an intermediary FFL to handle the transfer, or (B) arrange a face-to-face meeting - neither of which counts as "buying firearms on-line" which typically conjures up images of "click on 'Mossberg 590 Master Key', quantity 1, click on 'cart', enter credit card number & address, have nifty new shotgun show up on doorstep several days later". Such sites are merely faster ways to find out who has what a buyer wants, followed by the standard in-person transaction.
To clarify: the private transaction you indicate still requires (legally) a face-to-face meeting, which provides ample opportunity to discern whether the purchaser is a prohibited minor.
In no way (short of outright illegal) can, to J.T.'s email, a legal minor buy a firearm on-line with mommy's credit card.
Take-Two is welcome to use age verification software that is available for on-line alcohol, firearm and other purchases of adult material.
Not sure about the other two, but NOBODY can "buy a firearm on-line".
By law, and very heavily enforced throughout the industry, firearms must be physically transferred through Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL dealers), who require detailed forms be filled out and background checks run. While payment to original seller may occur on-line and arrangements for shipping occur, taking physical possession requires face-to-face meeting with a federally licensed dealer who will require federally recognized ID, run a NICS criminal background check (or confirm more detailed checks have occurred), and require legally binding statements of eligibility (a felony to lie on the so-called "yellow forms"). Shipping may only be to an FFL or current owner (not buyer).
No, Jack, there is no "age verification software that is available for... firearm... purchases" - because you CANNOT legally purchase firearms on-line!
Maybe if he had played such games, he would have gotten it out of his system in a virtual world instead of the real one. Rumor has it some studies find comparable criminal violence has decreased precisely because games provide a safety valve, relieving such psychological pressures.
Gratuitously abuse users, and many won't come back no matter what. Remember Belkin and their "hey, let's randomly replace requested web pages with Belkin ads"? Still not buying them either.
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Letters of Marque, please?
When Jesus turned water to wine as stated in the bible, think of it more like turning warm tap water to a cold soft drink or something along those lines.
It was at a wedding reception - a party, the kind of party people drink alcohol at, not for hygenic purposes but to deliberately get inebriated. The guests had just finished off all the hard drinks, wanted more, and suddenly this local carpenter turns warm tap water into wine so good the host is accused of trying to keep the "good stuff" from everyone.
There is _nothing_ indicating it was their version of a "soft drink" - quite the contrary.
If you don't have one yet, does the removal of BC make you less likely to buy one?
... so should I care about them?
Strictly & rationally speaking, no.
Emotionally & conveniently speaking, yes.
Yeah, I have a PS2, so there's something to run stuff on.
But removing BC raises questions, and drains enthusiasm, that never would have been at issue if they left it.
I've spent money on PS2 games.
Deliberately removing BC - from where it DID exist - tells me the manufacturer doesn't care about customers
Humorous to some, good news to others.
I've been waiting for an advancement like this.
Time to see my cardiologist.
Slide rules are still in active use by - of all people - snipers. The Mildot Master is a sliderule for determining distances and ballistics for long-range precision shooting when using a rifle scope fitted with a "mildot reticle".
Simple, low-tech, durable and cheap - specialized slide rules are still useful for particular applications where computers are expensive & fragile overkill.
Claim:
... guess it does look about right. Eeeep. Toss in the world population increasing roughly 50% by 2040, and the proliferation of energy-sucking technologies, and I guess the numbers make sense.
The world is on track to double its energy consumption by 2040. To reach that point in a linear fashion--not geometric one--would mean bringing on line three gigawatt class power plants every day from now until then.
So...right now we're all cumulatively using the equivalent of 36,135 gigawatt class power plants? averaging 6,022.5 watt/hrs per person per day? Lesseehere, that's about 250 watts per hour per person per planet right now - two light bulbs and a notebook computer
Just thought the numbers should get kicked around for a reality check.
Correction: flying is a contractural business arrangement between the airline and the passengers.
That 199 other people like the fact that my 4th Amendment rights have just been violated doesn't diminish the fact that my 4th Amendment rights have been violated.
If the airline wants to hire screeners and make screening part of the contract to be a passenger, fine.
The feds muscling their way in to allegedly do so is in no way an enumerated power granted them.
The illusion of security makes security worse.
A few months ago, didn't JT dare R* to make a game depicting him being "taken out"? or something like that, my memory is fuzzy...
I keep calling my Shuffle the "iPod Tangle" because every time I dig it out of a pocket I have to spend 30 seconds untangling the wires.
Never mind the many times some part nearly got ripped/broken off because the wire got caught on something.
Nearly every incremental step in technology is met with a barrage of "it's too expensive, it doesn't work right, it's not worth it, nobody will go there..." at which point it goes on to become the norm.
See "Rubber Hose Cryptography".
Bill: "This is a whitehat patent, designed to stop evil."
Me: "Here's $50,000,000 if you'll pop up this little picture when the user does certain things."
Bill: "Yeahhhhhhhhhh...ok, so let's redefine 'evil' here..."
Would this be a legitimate (i.e. not evil) use of this patent?
You think they'll stop there?
Cable TV was supposed to be ad-free too.
(Now I don't watch TV, period.)
Your question is premised on the notion that copying & distributing vinyl is/was legal. It's not.
Your question is also premised on the notion that the IP owners know and care about that one copy (vinyl or CD). They don't.
Presumably your question really is: "If I make & give away one copy and can get away with it, why can't I make & give away unlimited copies and get away with it?"
The answer to that should be obvious.
Make and distribute one copy, and the IP owners don't know or care.
Provide unlimited worldwide duplication & distribution, and the IP owners will notice and care.
"Strange how much human accomplishment and progress comes from contemplation of the irrelevant."
- Scott Kim
Don't think you understand.
The guy is loony.
This is not the kind of person you want arguing for your side & case.
Seriously.
Methinks such problems could be solved rather efficiently if Congress would exercise its Constitutional power to grant "Letters of Marque".
iPod Touch, meet Hynix 48-GB Flash MCP!
Yes, 16GB of flash memory isn't enough.
... by creating a huge demand for flash (or other suitable) memory, there's more motivation to produce higher capacity & lower prices thereon.
... but this tact will get you something better sooner.
/. ... but by creating the demand, the supply has appeared.
Yes, they could jam a hard drive in there.
BUT
Yes, you might not have the capacity you want now
Wasn't long ago the idea of a flash-based iPod was seriously scoffed at on
Ya know, some people would like a little more information about what a movie contains so they can make a rational* choice about what they choose to watch - and there's nothing wrong with that, nor with getting a little technical help from the publishers etc.
* - just because YOU don't agree with their reasoning doesn't make it wrong.
This news is exactly why I've put off getting a replacement: so long as the incomplete valve I have does its job adequately, 'tis better to wait for better technology to develop. Wait long enough, and voila - new identical replacement parts become available.
That still doesn't count, as it's not what J.T. is alluding to.
The on-line firearm sales sites (gunbroker.com, gunsamerica.com, etc.) merely connect buyers with sellers, who still have to either (A) arrange for an intermediary FFL to handle the transfer, or (B) arrange a face-to-face meeting - neither of which counts as "buying firearms on-line" which typically conjures up images of "click on 'Mossberg 590 Master Key', quantity 1, click on 'cart', enter credit card number & address, have nifty new shotgun show up on doorstep several days later". Such sites are merely faster ways to find out who has what a buyer wants, followed by the standard in-person transaction.
To clarify: the private transaction you indicate still requires (legally) a face-to-face meeting, which provides ample opportunity to discern whether the purchaser is a prohibited minor.
In no way (short of outright illegal) can, to J.T.'s email, a legal minor buy a firearm on-line with mommy's credit card.
J.T. writes:
... firearm ... purchases" - because you CANNOT legally purchase firearms on-line!
Take-Two is welcome to use age verification software that is available for on-line alcohol, firearm and other purchases of adult material.
Not sure about the other two, but NOBODY can "buy a firearm on-line".
By law, and very heavily enforced throughout the industry, firearms must be physically transferred through Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL dealers), who require detailed forms be filled out and background checks run. While payment to original seller may occur on-line and arrangements for shipping occur, taking physical possession requires face-to-face meeting with a federally licensed dealer who will require federally recognized ID, run a NICS criminal background check (or confirm more detailed checks have occurred), and require legally binding statements of eligibility (a felony to lie on the so-called "yellow forms"). Shipping may only be to an FFL or current owner (not buyer).
No, Jack, there is no "age verification software that is available for
Maybe if he had played such games, he would have gotten it out of his system in a virtual world instead of the real one. Rumor has it some studies find comparable criminal violence has decreased precisely because games provide a safety valve, relieving such psychological pressures.
Gratuitously abuse users, and many won't come back no matter what.
Remember Belkin and their "hey, let's randomly replace requested web pages with Belkin ads"? Still not buying them either.