Because when you copy a DVD you aren't copying the movie, and you aren't copying the files, you're making a bit-by-bit copy of the disc. The duplicating machine doesn't care what filesystem is on the disc, or what is in that filesystem, it just makes an exact bitwise copy of the disc.
deci is just the SI prefix meaning 10x, a decibel is equal to ten bels.
The logarithmic scale would apply to all floating point forms of the bel just the same.
Why couldn't you just do what nVIDIA did with their kernel space driver and make a binary-only module which is compiled in with the actual kernel interfaces? This would allow future changes in the interfaces while still staying compatable with older drivers if support stops.
(I guess this is rhetorical)
Why must the hardware manufacturers worry about telling people about the interfaces to their hardware which doesn't have to give any information about any closed processes that occur inside?
This is a horrible analogy because when the house is built you own it, you don't license it. This completely invalidates any argument you were trying to make with the analogy.
Or the fact that just because it's an MP3 or a DivX doesn't mean that it isn't your copyright, or that the copyright owner hasn't given you permission to distribute it.
You'd better think a little more slowly next time.
The pipes that carry the nitrogen and wire will be buried, and any escaping liquid would quickly evaporate.
Also, nitrogen isn't flammable. It's the major componant of our atmosphere.
If the pipe breaks then the nitrogen will boil and release gas back into the atmosphere, which is over 70% nitrogen anyway.
It could easily be detected by loss of pressure in the section of broken pipe.
Yes the Russians are/were brave to do that, but you'd never catch the American government with a plan like that today.
Amarican politicians are chickenshit when it comes to taking risks like that without major, short term returns.
That's not really what I meant, but it's hard to articulate through text.
What I meant was that the ISS really doesn't help to get things off of Earth. And how it relates to reusable craft, I have no idea.
Once stuff is in orbit, yes, but we still need heavy-lift cargo craft to do the grunt work.
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Because when you copy a DVD you aren't copying the movie, and you aren't copying the files, you're making a bit-by-bit copy of the disc. The duplicating machine doesn't care what filesystem is on the disc, or what is in that filesystem, it just makes an exact bitwise copy of the disc.
Because getting along doesn't let you corner a market or rape customers.
... esp. when such knowledge was gained through reverse-engineering.
Reverse-engineering, as opposed to espionage or bribery, is how you're supposed to make compatable products.
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What about copying for personal use, or backup?
Are those wrong too?
Because if you just say that 'copying is illegal' then you're making a big assumption about what that copying is used for.
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As long as it's non-commercial, that's legal.
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deci is just the SI prefix meaning 10x, a decibel is equal to ten bels.
The logarithmic scale would apply to all floating point forms of the bel just the same.
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If you really care, they use a diluted primer as a buffer between the two materials.
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Goodwin's Law invoked.
You lose.
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I see your point, but I have two questions...
Why couldn't you just do what nVIDIA did with their kernel space driver and make a binary-only module which is compiled in with the actual kernel interfaces? This would allow future changes in the interfaces while still staying compatable with older drivers if support stops.
(I guess this is rhetorical)
Why must the hardware manufacturers worry about telling people about the interfaces to their hardware which doesn't have to give any information about any closed processes that occur inside?
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This is a horrible analogy because when the house is built you own it, you don't license it. This completely invalidates any argument you were trying to make with the analogy.
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As long as you write your own damn code you aren't 'forced' into using any license.
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Well, the DNA is converted to RNA which then does the actual amino acid choosing.
There are only 19 amino acids that make up proteins.
The RNA seqence to start a protien is AUG and the stop sequences are UAA, UAG, or UGA.
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The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
The price of Freedom is $39.95.
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Bah!
apt-get install proper-paranoia
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Don't forget the Clipper Chip.
"Marry had a private key. She kept it in escrow. And everything that Marry read, the feds were sure to know."
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He wasn't talking about Mir. He was talking about Salyut, which did come before Skylab.
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That's just a binary that's linked to whatever kernel/XFree that you're currently using when you 'compile'.
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Or the fact that just because it's an MP3 or a DivX doesn't mean that it isn't your copyright, or that the copyright owner hasn't given you permission to distribute it.
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Wouldn't the act of the wire melting/burning cause the cable to self destruct and stop conducting?
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You'd better think a little more slowly next time.
The pipes that carry the nitrogen and wire will be buried, and any escaping liquid would quickly evaporate.
Also, nitrogen isn't flammable. It's the major componant of our atmosphere.
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If the pipe breaks then the nitrogen will boil and release gas back into the atmosphere, which is over 70% nitrogen anyway.
It could easily be detected by loss of pressure in the section of broken pipe.
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Yes the Russians are/were brave to do that, but you'd never catch the American government with a plan like that today.
Amarican politicians are chickenshit when it comes to taking risks like that without major, short term returns.
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That's not really what I meant, but it's hard to articulate through text.
What I meant was that the ISS really doesn't help to get things off of Earth. And how it relates to reusable craft, I have no idea.
Once stuff is in orbit, yes, but we still need heavy-lift cargo craft to do the grunt work.
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Why can't you sell binaries of GPLed products?
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