So are GNOME and KDE for Linux... Do you think that would have stopped the MS witness anyway?
Anyways, QuickTime was also once an optional technology on the Mac platform as well; many (if not most) Mac apps would break if QT was disabled. OpenDoc would have been way the same if developers adopted the technology more widely.
But, we're just arguing over a hypothetical situation, so I just drop it now...
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Hmmm... I could argue that the inability of computers to imitate the human mind might give some pause for relief. There are people out there who are deathly afraid of computers taking humanity's place. This kind of "problem" shows that humans are going to always be able to outsmart their creations... Wouldn't you find this reassuring?
What makes you think it didn't bomb in the first place? (-:
TRON supposedly had poor original box office. There have even been jokes about it in both The Simpsons and Freakazoid!.
I personally liked the movie, but the added depth of the movie's novelization makes it clear that Disney was too afraid to pursue the "user as god, program as worshiper" story concept to its fullest. The novel also included the "romantic" deleted scene as a key plot element.
The final ending scenes were considered to be reality rather than as imagined by the main character while he was being "treated." The result was that he and the trucker woman ended in a comfy house in the country, far way from technology and beaurocracy.
And if I were to say, "Those who would trade their cash for food deserve neither," how would that parse differently? [snip]
Your proposed statement would parse differently due to the fact that food is of more value at a fundamental level than cash... You can't eat gold or drink oil, after all.
However, once dissected it simply is a statement of stance, akin to "I want X and I want Y, and I want them both, and I want them in full."
I think the point of the Founding Person's statement is that you can't have both and that one (liberty) is more worthy of possession than the other (security). The idea is that if a person chose something of lesser value over a greater one, he wasn't worthy of being given the choice in the first place...
Even though I agree that liberty is better than security, this leads to the argument that free will should be thwarted just because people can't use it effectively, a position that some people will regard as wrongheaded... Oh, well.
Instead, democracies are set up so that people elect representatives. If the people in charge are supported by the public, if they prefer to have that group of people running things over any other group, then you have a democracy.
No, you don't. You have a Republic... The notion that the U.S. and other "free" countries are democracies was Cold War propaganda.
To get back on topic, ICANN strikes me a being an oligarchy, a rule by a select few... This is similar to how Communist systems actually ran (i.e. a central "Party"). This is ironic considering how capitalist friendly Dyson's perceived to be.
-- Des Courtney
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And pretty much every other market except the publishing market and the I-don't-care-what's-inside-my-computer-as-long-as- it-looks-real-purty-and-has-a-one-button -hockey-puck-for-a-mouse market.
As a long Mac user, I'd be willing to admit that Apple abandoned the publishing market too... Apple's relationship with Adobe and Macromedia has been strained on a regular basis since they've embraced the PC market, and Apple has stopped (or will stop) selling machines that are friendly for content creation. (You want 6 PCI slots? You don't want colorful screen widgets to distract from your work? Tough.)
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So are GNOME and KDE for Linux... Do you think that would have stopped the MS witness anyway?
Anyways, QuickTime was also once an optional technology on the Mac platform as well; many (if not most) Mac apps would break if QT was disabled. OpenDoc would have been way the same if developers adopted the technology more widely.
But, we're just arguing over a hypothetical situation, so I just drop it now...
...the Microsoft witness could have tried to accuse Apple of "bundling" CyberDog/OpenDoc technology into the Mac OS...
Oh, that's right, MS bullied Apple into using Explorer, didn't they?
He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.
-- Andrew Lang
Talk about perfect timing for a random draw from the fortune file...
Though this will only prevent you from spreading the virus directly.
Woe betide to you if you have a PC-using friend with your e-mail address...
...run into any grid bugs or recognizers out there.
Geez, 100 posts and NOBODY took a stab at a comment like this?
Why does this story sound familiar? ;-)
Hmmm... I could argue that the inability of computers to imitate the human mind might give some pause for relief. There are people out there who are deathly afraid of computers taking humanity's place. This kind of "problem" shows that humans are going to always be able to outsmart their creations... Wouldn't you find this reassuring?
What makes you think it didn't bomb in the first place? (-:
TRON supposedly had poor original box office. There have even been jokes about it in both The Simpsons and Freakazoid!.
I personally liked the movie, but the added depth of the movie's novelization makes it clear that Disney was too afraid to pursue the "user as god, program as worshiper" story concept to its fullest. The novel also included the "romantic" deleted scene as a key plot element.
For a good hint, get the VHS version and turn on closed-captioning on your TV if it has it. I couldn't understand Jar Jar without it...
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Des Courtney
Didn't Steve Jackson Games get targeted in precisely this manner? (They run a ISP called Illuminati Online...)
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Des Courtney
Sorry to deflate your attempt at sarcasm, but research can also be historical in nature, not just scientific.
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Des Courtney
The final ending scenes were considered to be reality rather than as imagined by the main character while he was being "treated." The result was that he and the trucker woman ended in a comfy house in the country, far way from technology and beaurocracy.
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Des Courtney
And if I were to say, "Those who would trade their cash for food deserve neither," how would that parse differently? [snip]
Your proposed statement would parse differently due to the fact that food is of more value at a fundamental level than cash... You can't eat gold or drink oil, after all.
However, once dissected it simply is a statement of stance, akin to "I want X and I want Y, and I want them both, and I want them in full."
I think the point of the Founding Person's statement is that you can't have both and that one (liberty) is more worthy of possession than the other (security). The idea is that if a person chose something of lesser value over a greater one, he wasn't worthy of being given the choice in the first place...
Even though I agree that liberty is better than security, this leads to the argument that free will should be thwarted just because people can't use it effectively, a position that some people will regard as wrongheaded... Oh, well.
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Des Courtney
No, you don't. You have a Republic... The notion that the U.S. and other "free" countries are democracies was Cold War propaganda.
To get back on topic, ICANN strikes me a being an oligarchy, a rule by a select few... This is similar to how Communist systems actually ran (i.e. a central "Party"). This is ironic considering how capitalist friendly Dyson's perceived to be.
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Des Courtney
As a long Mac user, I'd be willing to admit that Apple abandoned the publishing market too... Apple's relationship with Adobe and Macromedia has been strained on a regular basis since they've embraced the PC market, and Apple has stopped (or will stop) selling machines that are friendly for content creation. (You want 6 PCI slots? You don't want colorful screen widgets to distract from your work? Tough.)
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Des Courtney