"Parliament and not Government should set the level of the licence fee. In January 2006, the Office of National Statistics classified the licence fee as a tax for the first time. We are very concerned about the consequences that this decision will have for the BBC’s independence."
No, Concorde *was* really loud. I used to live around 40 miles west of Heathrow, under the flightpath of Concorde. I don't know what speed an altitude Concorde was doing at that point (40 miles gives it a reasonable margin after takeoff to gain some height and speed) but twice a day, inside buildings, conversation would stop because the noise of Concorde drowned out the conversation. Unless you wanted to start shouting at each other.
Live preview is also immensely useful for composing shots on the tripod, without having to bend down to the level of the view finder. On my Canon EOS 7D it can also be able to used to do a really quite good estimation of exposure (I do a lot of shots in manual mode).
"By what other method do you suggest that I prove to my satisfaction that when I go to www.mybank.com.au that I am actually at mybank's website"
Not very easily, but you can use two factor authentication to make sure that even if scammers find out the static username, password, and whatever, it's useless without a second bit of information generated by an electronic device. So the device generates a pin number which is based on time, or generated in a sequence. I have used Cryptocards in the past - they can generate a 7 digit pin number which is valid for one time only - the server knows the order that the card should generate the pin and it can be easily tied into existing infrastructure using by authing using RADIUS. Some UK banks have sent out devices which you need to insert the debit card into in order to generate the code. It's far less likely that the scammer is going to have the debit card, *and* the electronic device, *and* the static username/password.
"Why not install Linux on a desktop, show them that it is easier to pick up on Linux as the buttons are in the right place?"
Heh, we already use Linux for everything bar one or two things:) For the rest we use Win2k and WinXP, and I don't consider Vista to be a reasonable upgrade path at the moment.
It's fairly obvious that if a consumer wanted to buy various Beatles tracks, and they're not available from the iTunes store, they do care since they will have to find another source for the material.
"The premium subscription service tier uses Microsoft's Janus DRM technology, which allows consumers to pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to music in the Qtrax network."
This will only work if there is a wide variety of material. It's not clear that this is will be the case considering the service is from EMI -- I guess only EMI-signed music will appear. Silly squabbling such as Beatles tracks not being available on the iTunes music store doesn't cut it with consumers.
Oh, requiring Microsoft DRM is pretty rubbish too.
"If we try to use our licenses to force our beliefs on others, where exactly does it end?"
They still have the right to write their own software which is not subject to the GPL v3. Stallmann is not trying to force his own sense of views onto anyone, they are still perfectly capable of writing their own if they don't like the it. And software developers can still licence their software under the GPL v2 if they wish.
"prefixing your reply with "Wrong" is bad manners."
Maybe. Unfortunately it's fairly impossible to convey emotion via a purely textual medium so I would advise against getting too offended -- no malice was meant.
"I think it currently costs about 80UKP to make a claim"
Wrong. The cost depends on the amount being claimed.
To claim less than £300 it only costs £30 which is obviously why the guy only tried to sue for just under that amount -- if he lost he'd only loose the £30, rather than £50 quid for the next level or higher.
Since it's the small claims court the costs are limited, generally you only have to pay expenses (which are limited) if the judge considers a party to be behaving unreasonably.
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had signed the bill by Assemblyman Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, to ban the sale or rental of especially violent video games"
Would that include The Terminator Game, out of interest?
I'm 21 now. I wouldn't say that I was any more mature generally than I was when I was 18. I am probably more mature when it comes to consuming alcohol though I've been able to purchase it legally for three years anyway, and frankly it gets boring after a while!
"As far as purchasing guns as an adult, I see no problem. If you see a problem, then obviously you don't think they are adults."
The UK is quite different to the US on that front. I have never desired to carry a gun, which I think is the popular opinion in the UK. As such I don't have much sympathy with those that do.
IIRC To get a number plate made in the UK you need to provide documentation proving that you are the owner of that registration mark. I suspect it causes more inconvenience to law abiding citizens than actually stops crime.
The easy option would be to get a foreign number plate, and stick that on instead -- it wouldn't be in the database and I hardly think they're going to flag every foreign number for inspection given the number of foreign trucks etc in the UK.
You might want to read this and this. A security professional in the UK was prosecuted and convicted for using the "../" notation in the location bar to traverse up a directory on a web site.
Yes, and I've not seen a SINGLE PERSON using Gadu Gadu. Ever. Maybe that's because I'm not Polish, the information portal on gadu-gadu.pl is apparently only available in Polish and according to Wikipedia Gadu Gadu is a polish invention.
It seems that Gadu Gadu might be a good choice for Polish speakers but for the rest of us it's pretty poor.
32" LCDs and 46" Plasmas (and larger) are not uncommon in homes now. Considering you would sit considerably closer to one of these than the large projection screen there is quite a chance that the cinema screen will appear smaller.
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As of 2006, the licence fee *is* considered a tax.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldselect/ldbbc/128/128i.pdf
"Parliament and not Government should set the level of the licence fee. In January 2006, the Office of National Statistics classified the licence fee as a tax for the first
time. We are very concerned about the consequences that this decision will have for the BBC’s independence."
No, Concorde *was* really loud. I used to live around 40 miles west of Heathrow, under the flightpath of Concorde. I don't know what speed an altitude Concorde was doing at that point (40 miles gives it a reasonable margin after takeoff to gain some height and speed) but twice a day, inside buildings, conversation would stop because the noise of Concorde drowned out the conversation. Unless you wanted to start shouting at each other.
Live preview is also immensely useful for composing shots on the tripod, without having to bend down to the level of the view finder. On my Canon EOS 7D it can also be able to used to do a really quite good estimation of exposure (I do a lot of shots in manual mode).
I don't know of any instances of SSL certificates being subverted in the way described by the GP, but there are instances of phishing sites using correct-looking certificates, such as http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/02/the_new_face_of_phishing_1.html
"By what other method do you suggest that I prove to my satisfaction that when I go to www.mybank.com.au that I am actually at mybank's website"
Not very easily, but you can use two factor authentication to make sure that even if scammers find out the static username, password, and whatever, it's useless without a second bit of information generated by an electronic device. So the device generates a pin number which is based on time, or generated in a sequence. I have used Cryptocards in the past - they can generate a 7 digit pin number which is valid for one time only - the server knows the order that the card should generate the pin and it can be easily tied into existing infrastructure using by authing using RADIUS. Some UK banks have sent out devices which you need to insert the debit card into in order to generate the code. It's far less likely that the scammer is going to have the debit card, *and* the electronic device, *and* the static username/password.
"Why not install Linux on a desktop, show them that it is easier to pick up on Linux as the buttons are in the right place?"
:) For the rest we use Win2k and WinXP, and I don't consider Vista to be a reasonable upgrade path at the moment.
Heh, we already use Linux for everything bar one or two things
Personally I'd much rather they get around to releasing XP SP3.
Vista isn't on my personal radar, nor of my employers. But installing a fresh XP and having to install 80 odd updates is a PITA.
"If they tried selling 'unlimited' internet access with a limit in the UK"
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A very large number of companies already do.
"it would be, de facto, illegal,"
Whatever the legality of it, the Advertising Standards Authority turns a blind eye.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/27/fair_use_
"where consumers care enough about such things"
It's fairly obvious that if a consumer wanted to buy various Beatles tracks, and they're not available from the iTunes store, they do care since they will have to find another source for the material.
"they're using their own DRM"
For the first tier, yes.
For the second tier you are wrong.
"The premium subscription service tier uses Microsoft's Janus DRM technology, which allows consumers to pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to music in the Qtrax network."
This will only work if there is a wide variety of material. It's not clear that this is will be the case considering the service is from EMI -- I guess only EMI-signed music will appear. Silly squabbling such as Beatles tracks not being available on the iTunes music store doesn't cut it with consumers.
Oh, requiring Microsoft DRM is pretty rubbish too.
"If we try to use our licenses to force our beliefs on others, where exactly does it end?"
They still have the right to write their own software which is not subject to the GPL v3. Stallmann is not trying to force his own sense of views onto anyone, they are still perfectly capable of writing their own if they don't like the it. And software developers can still licence their software under the GPL v2 if they wish.
"prefixing your reply with "Wrong" is bad manners."
Maybe. Unfortunately it's fairly impossible to convey emotion via a purely textual medium so I would advise against getting too offended -- no malice was meant.
"but not a native speaker"
An incorrect assumption.
"£50 or 50 quid but NOT £50 quid"
No, it was just a typo.
"I think it currently costs about 80UKP to make a claim"
Wrong. The cost depends on the amount being claimed.
To claim less than £300 it only costs £30 which is obviously why the guy only tried to sue for just under that amount -- if he lost he'd only loose the £30, rather than £50 quid for the next level or higher.
Since it's the small claims court the costs are limited, generally you only have to pay expenses (which are limited) if the judge considers a party to be behaving unreasonably.
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had signed the bill by Assemblyman Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, to ban the sale or rental of especially violent video games"
Would that include The Terminator Game, out of interest?
"Which one? The age limit for alcohol? I agree."
Yup. Ridiculous for all the reasons you listed.
I'm 21 now. I wouldn't say that I was any more mature generally than I was when I was 18. I am probably more mature when it comes to consuming alcohol though I've been able to purchase it legally for three years anyway, and frankly it gets boring after a while!
"As far as purchasing guns as an adult, I see no problem. If you see a problem, then obviously you don't think they are adults."
The UK is quite different to the US on that front. I have never desired to carry a gun, which I think is the popular opinion in the UK. As such I don't have much sympathy with those that do.
So you can buy a gun three years before you are allowed to buy alcohol? That makes a lot of sense....
IIRC To get a number plate made in the UK you need to provide documentation proving that you are the owner of that registration mark. I suspect it causes more inconvenience to law abiding citizens than actually stops crime.
The easy option would be to get a foreign number plate, and stick that on instead -- it wouldn't be in the database and I hardly think they're going to flag every foreign number for inspection given the number of foreign trucks etc in the UK.
Or all they all actors, making a fool out of the viewing public?
How about they try to fix the bug which has caused it to be banned?
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Microsoft's suggestions sound quite a lot like what we've already got in the UK thanks to the Data Protection Act.
You might want to read this and this. A security professional in the UK was prosecuted and convicted for using the "../" notation in the location bar to traverse up a directory on a web site.
Yes, and I've not seen a SINGLE PERSON using Gadu Gadu. Ever. Maybe that's because I'm not Polish, the information portal on gadu-gadu.pl is apparently only available in Polish and according to Wikipedia Gadu Gadu is a polish invention.
It seems that Gadu Gadu might be a good choice for Polish speakers but for the rest of us it's pretty poor.
"My problem with the statement is that they're saying it could be done within a year"
Well it could. It's not technically impossible by any means and there is a very real possibility that it will. So what are you moaning about?
" or at least KDE 4 won't be in a very usable state."
Dude, no one made any promises about how usable the port would be.
32" LCDs and 46" Plasmas (and larger) are not uncommon in homes now. Considering you would sit considerably closer to one of these than the large projection screen there is quite a chance that the cinema screen will appear smaller.