You know, you can write a biography about someone without their permission, and you don't have to pay them. You can also take their picture and sell it, without their permission. I don't see why you can't create a cartoon of their likeness and somehow be in violation of something.
It's not just the salesmen who are clueless. People don't know what to ask for, don't know how to describe what they want out of a computer... it's a mess on both ends.
A better way to say it is - if you suddenly go from 30 MPH to a stop, you absorb X amount of energy in Y time. What crumple zones do is extend Y so that you absorb a smaller portion of X per unit time. You will ALWAYS absorb X. But crumple zones crush the car so that instead of a full stop instantly, you spread X over the time it takes the car to be crushed. Y goes from near zero to maybe half a second.
Similarly, jumping off a 10-story building and landing puts X energy into your body, but when stuntmen do it they land on a large air mattress. X is spread over the time it takes to first touch the mattress to when they fully stop, which again is maybe half a second instead of near zero.
What always surprises me is how much damage is done to any car, old or new, at these low speeds! Really says to me that any speed limit over 40 mph on any single-carriage way road is just insane.
I saw a program once testing how much damage is caused by various SUVs backing into a concrete parking stop at 5 MPH. I was shocked, some of them had the back end completely caved in, thousands in damage. Just at 5 MPH.
That's just the new popular thing to do in an argument. Anything you don't like - is Hitler. Go ahead, try it. You'll win every argument as your opponent just shakes his head and walks away.
The other thing that Apple seems to be targeting is the optical drive. I think you're going to see Apple dropping optical altogether, and moving OS delivery to SD cards. Most other software/media will be downloads.
Interesting and I think you're right, especially when you can already boot OSX from a flash drive and one the size of a DVD (8 GB) can probably be purchased in mass for a buck a piece.
I also think optical is somewhat outliving its usefulness for storage or backup. HD and flash space has gotten larger and cheaper, much faster.
I have a 120 GB drive in my netbook that is maybe half-full. How long would it take for YOU to search the entire drive and make sure it's "clean"? Keep in mind I could have info in the meta-data of my MP3s, or in/etc/default/bluetooth or even in a small encrypted text file that I don't have the software or password to open.
And that's ONE person's stuff. There's just no way to enforce this.
Interestingly, the Mac version of Firefox looks and behaves differently enough from the Windows version already, so yes, it's possible this would be only for the Windows version.
Also, the Mac differs with respect to menus in that the menu is always in the same place. Rather than at the top of the window, it's at the top of the screen, always in the same place. I always found that to be the more accessible option, but it could be because I'm more used to it.
I don't know about you, but any company that feels the only way they can sell their product is to basically slander their competitors isn't likely to get my attention.
I'd just like to point out that every president, senator, or state rep you've ever voted for has sold their "product" in exactly this way, because they all do it. It's actually hard to hear a genuine "I'm gonna do this and that" speech during election time, it's all "vote for me because the other guy is evil."
I expect lawyers to do whatever they can to help their client. But I also expect judges to not be douchebags, and on that count, I'm often proven wrong.
Your statement acts as if "the government" is a singular entity. Some government members asked the telecoms to break the law. Others are now saying they should be held accountable. And yes, you can say no to the government. If they come to my house and ask me to spy on my neighbor, I can say no.
If however, the telecoms were forced or coerced or threatened, that's another matter.
The thing is, this means what exactly? I'll tell you!:) It means IF your local police do it WITHOUT a court order, then they can't use any evidence collected to convict you of a crime.
What it does NOT mean is they can't do it. It also does not mean they will get in trouble if they do (they may, but they may not). It also does not mean that judges always approve of things that ought to be approved of.
This can lead to uncomfortable things though. Say a person is a serial rapist. The cops botched some evidence, and now there's not enough to really convict. BUT... the evidence is solid and he is most surely 100% the rapist in question. And everyone knows it - his lawyer, the judge, and the entire jury because they snuck in the nightly news when they weren't supposed to.
What should be done? If we don't convict, he's very likely to rape again, very soon.
One thing that strikes me as odd about the law is, when a cop breaks the law, instead of punishing both the cop and the crook, we choose to punish neither. It means when a cop violates your rights, he will NEVER be punished, although, you may get lucky and avoid punishment yourself. Certainly, if it were 2 citizens who both broke the law, the court wouldn't "call it even", they would punish both.
If I were on a jury and unscrupulously found evidence that could not be admitted, that guaranteed that the defendant were guilty, I would have a hard time ignoring it.
That's not what the BCA is arguing. What they're saying is that "bogus" is defined as "intentionally deceitful", and are arguing that the author can't prove intent.
Basically everyone is calling everyone else a liar, and somehow a judge is going to make some very interesting decisions.
IANAL on either continent, but in the U.S. I'm pretty sure something that has been published has to be untrue in order to qualify for a libel suit. I've been following this case for a while because I loathe snake-oil in all its forms, and Singh seems to have not said anything that can be shown as positively false. We have certain expectations in peer-reviewed science and claims made by the BCA are not living up to that level of evidence.
Muscle cells form long fibers but don't generally get "fatter" the way fat cells do. You can both gain and lose muscle cells depending on circumstance.
It's true that fat cells can grow and shrink as they are "filled". But laying new cells when you eat a lot is almost entirely a one-way process. When you lose weight the cells lose their stores, but don't disappear. This could be why it's easier to gain weight than to lose it, or why really fat people that lose hundreds of pounds have this flab that never goes away.
No idea, but if I ran a store, I wouldn't sell porno to kids. However, I define kids as 12 and under. Teens are not kids, even if they're not quite adults. They can certainly handle porno, FPS games, and The Godfather.
You don't understand. Democrats are the new republicans, and republicans are the new bit-by-rabid-squirrel party. There's no one left making laws that serve individuals. We'd likely be better off if we killed them all and started over, even if that would certainly mean 10-20 years of chaos.
I picked up a nano a couple days ago to replace an older one. The camera is kind of nice but I'm not sure it will get much use. The picture is very nice looking, colors seem okay both indoors and out, and motion is handled well. The "biggest" plus however is the size. The nano is so small I feel like I'm holding a credit card. I'm still in the market for a good case because the current ones out are pretty poor. A case should make it a bit less delicate.
There is a tendency to cover the lens with your finger because the ipod itself is so small, but you eventually get used to holding it a different way. The microphone and speaker are also somewhat poor but they told you it would be.
Overall it's very nice for its price, and the live-pause radio is a nice touch. The screen is also nearly the size of the one on the classic (same width, about 80% as tall) in case you want to watch podcasts or something. I've put some TV shows on mine, they play and look good. I wouldn't buy this however if I were looking for a camcorder primarily.
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You know, you can write a biography about someone without their permission, and you don't have to pay them. You can also take their picture and sell it, without their permission. I don't see why you can't create a cartoon of their likeness and somehow be in violation of something.
It's not just the salesmen who are clueless. People don't know what to ask for, don't know how to describe what they want out of a computer... it's a mess on both ends.
A better way to say it is - if you suddenly go from 30 MPH to a stop, you absorb X amount of energy in Y time. What crumple zones do is extend Y so that you absorb a smaller portion of X per unit time. You will ALWAYS absorb X. But crumple zones crush the car so that instead of a full stop instantly, you spread X over the time it takes the car to be crushed. Y goes from near zero to maybe half a second.
Similarly, jumping off a 10-story building and landing puts X energy into your body, but when stuntmen do it they land on a large air mattress. X is spread over the time it takes to first touch the mattress to when they fully stop, which again is maybe half a second instead of near zero.
What always surprises me is how much damage is done to any car, old or new, at these low speeds! Really says to me that any speed limit over 40 mph on any single-carriage way road is just insane.
I saw a program once testing how much damage is caused by various SUVs backing into a concrete parking stop at 5 MPH. I was shocked, some of them had the back end completely caved in, thousands in damage. Just at 5 MPH.
That's just the new popular thing to do in an argument. Anything you don't like - is Hitler. Go ahead, try it. You'll win every argument as your opponent just shakes his head and walks away.
The other thing that Apple seems to be targeting is the optical drive. I think you're going to see Apple dropping optical altogether, and moving OS delivery to SD cards. Most other software/media will be downloads.
Interesting and I think you're right, especially when you can already boot OSX from a flash drive and one the size of a DVD (8 GB) can probably be purchased in mass for a buck a piece.
I also think optical is somewhat outliving its usefulness for storage or backup. HD and flash space has gotten larger and cheaper, much faster.
I have a 120 GB drive in my netbook that is maybe half-full. How long would it take for YOU to search the entire drive and make sure it's "clean"? Keep in mind I could have info in the meta-data of my MP3s, or in /etc/default/bluetooth or even in a small encrypted text file that I don't have the software or password to open.
And that's ONE person's stuff. There's just no way to enforce this.
Interestingly, the Mac version of Firefox looks and behaves differently enough from the Windows version already, so yes, it's possible this would be only for the Windows version.
Also, the Mac differs with respect to menus in that the menu is always in the same place. Rather than at the top of the window, it's at the top of the screen, always in the same place. I always found that to be the more accessible option, but it could be because I'm more used to it.
I don't know about you, but any company that feels the only way they can sell their product is to basically slander their competitors isn't likely to get my attention.
I'd just like to point out that every president, senator, or state rep you've ever voted for has sold their "product" in exactly this way, because they all do it. It's actually hard to hear a genuine "I'm gonna do this and that" speech during election time, it's all "vote for me because the other guy is evil."
I tried your suggestion, but the rat kept running away, pausing the music.
By "lawyers", do you really mean "judges"?
I expect lawyers to do whatever they can to help their client. But I also expect judges to not be douchebags, and on that count, I'm often proven wrong.
Your statement acts as if "the government" is a singular entity. Some government members asked the telecoms to break the law. Others are now saying they should be held accountable. And yes, you can say no to the government. If they come to my house and ask me to spy on my neighbor, I can say no.
If however, the telecoms were forced or coerced or threatened, that's another matter.
Technically, Christianity was also derived from a science fiction book in which people had special powers.
It's not because the subscription model is very different and MUCH cheaper in Asia where the majority of those 10 million come from.
The thing is, this means what exactly? I'll tell you! :) It means IF your local police do it WITHOUT a court order, then they can't use any evidence collected to convict you of a crime.
What it does NOT mean is they can't do it. It also does not mean they will get in trouble if they do (they may, but they may not). It also does not mean that judges always approve of things that ought to be approved of.
This can lead to uncomfortable things though. Say a person is a serial rapist. The cops botched some evidence, and now there's not enough to really convict. BUT... the evidence is solid and he is most surely 100% the rapist in question. And everyone knows it - his lawyer, the judge, and the entire jury because they snuck in the nightly news when they weren't supposed to.
What should be done? If we don't convict, he's very likely to rape again, very soon.
One thing that strikes me as odd about the law is, when a cop breaks the law, instead of punishing both the cop and the crook, we choose to punish neither. It means when a cop violates your rights, he will NEVER be punished, although, you may get lucky and avoid punishment yourself. Certainly, if it were 2 citizens who both broke the law, the court wouldn't "call it even", they would punish both.
If I were on a jury and unscrupulously found evidence that could not be admitted, that guaranteed that the defendant were guilty, I would have a hard time ignoring it.
"Epic" never meant anything. You're romanticizing a false indicator of personal triumph.
That's not what the BCA is arguing. What they're saying is that "bogus" is defined as "intentionally deceitful", and are arguing that the author can't prove intent.
Basically everyone is calling everyone else a liar, and somehow a judge is going to make some very interesting decisions.
IANAL on either continent, but in the U.S. I'm pretty sure something that has been published has to be untrue in order to qualify for a libel suit. I've been following this case for a while because I loathe snake-oil in all its forms, and Singh seems to have not said anything that can be shown as positively false. We have certain expectations in peer-reviewed science and claims made by the BCA are not living up to that level of evidence.
That whole country is corrupt as hell.
They tolerate the Vatican. 'nuff said.
Muscle cells form long fibers but don't generally get "fatter" the way fat cells do. You can both gain and lose muscle cells depending on circumstance.
It's true that fat cells can grow and shrink as they are "filled". But laying new cells when you eat a lot is almost entirely a one-way process. When you lose weight the cells lose their stores, but don't disappear. This could be why it's easier to gain weight than to lose it, or why really fat people that lose hundreds of pounds have this flab that never goes away.
It's a bit of a myth that brain cells are killed when you drink. They are simply impaired.
So, don't drink because it's now safer, drink because it makes you better looking, funnier, and completely impervious to insults.
No idea, but if I ran a store, I wouldn't sell porno to kids. However, I define kids as 12 and under. Teens are not kids, even if they're not quite adults. They can certainly handle porno, FPS games, and The Godfather.
You don't understand. Democrats are the new republicans, and republicans are the new bit-by-rabid-squirrel party. There's no one left making laws that serve individuals. We'd likely be better off if we killed them all and started over, even if that would certainly mean 10-20 years of chaos.
I picked up a nano a couple days ago to replace an older one. The camera is kind of nice but I'm not sure it will get much use. The picture is very nice looking, colors seem okay both indoors and out, and motion is handled well. The "biggest" plus however is the size. The nano is so small I feel like I'm holding a credit card. I'm still in the market for a good case because the current ones out are pretty poor. A case should make it a bit less delicate.
There is a tendency to cover the lens with your finger because the ipod itself is so small, but you eventually get used to holding it a different way. The microphone and speaker are also somewhat poor but they told you it would be.
Overall it's very nice for its price, and the live-pause radio is a nice touch. The screen is also nearly the size of the one on the classic (same width, about 80% as tall) in case you want to watch podcasts or something. I've put some TV shows on mine, they play and look good. I wouldn't buy this however if I were looking for a camcorder primarily.