If the movie had a coherent plot and/or interesting characters, instead of some half-baked mumbo-jumbo blabberheads that live in Bryce-land. I think Square got what it deserved -- an uninteresting response to an uninteresting movie.
Please, please, please make the effort to squeeze this concept into your little brain: When Apple sells you a CD, they are selling you a piece of plastic and they are licensing the software on that piece of plastic. A license is a restricted right to use. Therefore, your use of the software is restricted by the license terms. You are free to do whatever you like with the piece of plastic, except violate the license terms. For instance, you might use the piece of plastic to barter for a clue.
You just said that you live in Times Square, dude. Did you expect to have some privacy? BTW, why the hell would anyone live in Times Square? The Italian tourists drove me out of SOHO to the East Vill -- I can't imagine how awful it would be to live amongst all those fat American, greasy french fry-eating TRL fans.
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You can play Pong on Dreamcast (which costs about $79 these days). Or on your PC. No need for XBOX!
Your argument is silly, because it can be applied to every other criminal act.
The law defines the elements of a crime, and it refines those elements over time through diligent self-review. If the law didn't do this, our civilization would be nothing more than a bunch of yahoos throwing their arms up and saying "I dunno. Forget about it."
Do some research. S2000 is amazing. Your 0-60 times are off by at least a full second; I usually pull 5.6 or less. It's not a straightline dragster anyway. It's for beating Boxsters in the twisties. Only the Boxster S is comparable, and it costs twice as much with options and has much higher maintenance and failure rates. Do some homework.
In the interest of halting your campaign of misinformation, let me enlighten you:
1. Although S2000 is not a straightline dragster, it does pull 0-60 times in the high 5's. The lack of low end torque makes dragging a clutch-burining and differential crunching experience over time. I don't find redlight racing much fun in any car, though. So, you got me there. Whoopee for you. (BTW, supercharged S2000's put down about 300rwhp, which results in much faster 1/4 times and trap speeds, but not a huge change in 0-60).
2. S2000's real strength is in high-speed handling. It will beat all Boxsters around most any road track, except that the Boxster S is an even match for S2000. This is a fact. I've raced and driven enough Boxsters to know this. There aren't many roadsters sold in America that can beat an S2000 in the twisties. There aren't any that cost $34,000 and come with a Honda's reliability.
3. S2000 is a Honda, which means that it employs radical new technology. The S2000 engine (F20C) makes the highest NA ouput per litre of displacement of any production car. It revs to 9000 rpm, and engages a variable cam system at 6500 rpms (about the point where most sports cars are redlining). There are many other wonderful innovations in the handling and steering systems, as well as in the design of the interior. The chassis is rock-solid due to its radical x-frame design (something no other open top roadster can claim except perhaps some Lotus').
4. You call it a rice-burner, which is not only lame and ignorant, but offensive to asian people and anyone that respects human rights. That slur also belies your allegience with the chew-spitting, big block american drag racing scene.
News flash: the fifties are over. American thunder is only cool in the following cars: Viper GTS, Vette C5, Panoz Esperante GTR and the LMP.
I can see that you've sorta missed my point (or maybe you've proven it).
While Toyota Corollas might be of "high quality" in the sense that they have wimpy engines that can sustain hundreds of thousands of miles of highway driving, they are utter crap otherwise, and totally uncool. I've ridden in them and driven them. While they may be better "old lady" cars than the homegrown Novas, they are still "old lady" cars.
I personally drive a Honda S2000, just to give you some perspective on where I'm coming from. Like Apple, Honda makes great products that are also cool -- from the lowly Civic SI up to the awesome NSX-R.
As usual, Apple appears to have crafted an idiot-proof UI for this thing. (See this marketing page.) After many months of enduring portable music device UI's that are about as intuitive as a 1980's casio keyboard, I am so ready to spill the $$$ for a device that it powerful and a pleasure to use.
Apple-bashers are constantly griping that they can get more for less money. I laugh at these fools because they are usually sitting in the corner scratching their heads while battling it out with some frustrating conflict or bug while the sweet Musak of tech support wafts around their pimply, unwashed ears.
Screw people that don't like Apple. If you were wondering why Apple would release a Mac-only device -- it's because they don't give a flying flip about people like you. Have fun in your Chevy Nova-quality world of value and pragmatism, losers.
It doesn't take extensive legal contracts to create leverage in a business contract -- it takes balls. IAAL, and I can tell you that the most important element of successful business negotiation is an unwillingness by the business people to settle for garbage. Sadly, this is rare. Anyway, you don't need $500/hr lawyers to get a good contract.
As a lawyer, it's amusing to watch Slashbots wrestle with the basics of state long arm statutes (a subject that is typically taught over the course of the first few weeks of law school). I have a memo right here on my desk prepared by a second-year law student that analyzes internet jurisdiction globally, but I can't share it because it's not mine. Suffice it to say that this is a complex area, involving many, many competing policies. Don't get too hung up on California asserting jurisidiction in this case -- it's really not that unusual and there is some good reasoning behind it.
What laws would you propose? None? I doubt you'd like anarchy much, since you covet your personal mailbox so much. Are the rules of right and fair supposed to fall down from the sky, or should we just consult you when we have a disagreement? Since you are so victimized by lawyers, why wouldn't you want to protect yourself against them? I did -- I got a law degree and a black belt by age 25. Now no one can fuck with me, especially people like you. HAND.
...your entire way of life would be over. That is, since you benefit indirectly from the hard work of the engine of this planet's economy, you would be fucked if that engine were suddenly gone. You're just a dirty, shoeless leech living in a fantasy world created by New Yorkers.
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Riiight...except the first thirty minutes where there was no music, and all the other parts where there was no music. He played the Blue Danube Walz and Thus Spake Zarathustra -- not constant music. Try this: see the movie.
The only thing that lawsuit indicates is that Verizon was hurt. Why would you assume that this lawsuit is bad for Covad? Most likely it will only make them a stronger brand name -- one that is identified as adverse to the hideous, bloated spaz that is Verizon.
Apologists like you make me sick. Do you work at Verizon tech support, you snivelling dog?
Look at macosx.org to learn how to use netinfo to turn root on. And, yes, it is a good idea to turn root access off as a default, since most mac users are new to unix and can do more harm than good in root.
Nonsense. The Verizon techs are just as useless as the rest of the company. What a bunch of overpaid Union slobs. Give me a freakin' break. This is just an lie Verizon techs rely on to keep them sane when they look in the mirror in the morning.
What sweet revenge for people like me that endured months of wrangling with the various disconnected business units of Verizon to sort out the simple task of processing my Covad work order. I spent hours on the phone with the mentally-crippled drones at Verizon because they kept rejecting Covad's DSL work orders for my DSL line.
The reason, I finally discovered after so much hassle, is that Verizon keeps a separate "service" address for certain customers that is wholly unrelated to the street address. For instance, my service address listed my city as "Manhattan." Folks, Manhattan is a borough in New York City, and how I (or Covad) was supposed to know Verizon's service addressing system is beyond me. Of course, Verizon's systems are too fragmented to cross reference a street address, so they just kept rejecting the order again and again.
Obviously this was very frustrating for me, but also for Covad. Covad really worked as my advocate during this process, and I saw first hand how stupid the Union-teet-feeding cretinous knee-biting Verizon employees were. We're talking the sludge at the bottom of the barrel here.
To make matters worse, when the Verizon techs finally showed up, I had already spent two days waiting around my house missing work while Verizon failed to appear at all. They guy they sent was a complete loser with a totally unprofessional attitude. (He kept asking if he could play ping-pong because I have a table.) Then he announces that he can't find the box, and makes me go around knocking on my neighbors' doors to locate the goddamn box. When we finally find the thing, he spent about ten minutes (out of the ~30 hours of work that I missed) fiddling with a box that was OUTSIDE in PLAIN VIEW and DID NOT REQUIRE ME TO BE HOME. Then he promptly left all of his gear in my house and harrassed me for days afterward to try to get it back. (I fedexed it to him at home, on my penny. Thank you so much.)
I really learned to hate Verizon during that experience, so I applaud any effort to obstruct Verizon. As far as I'm concerned Verizon has a price on their head in the commercial marketplace, and any bounty hunters have an absolute right to shoot to kill.
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If the movie had a coherent plot and/or interesting characters, instead of some half-baked mumbo-jumbo blabberheads that live in Bryce-land. I think Square got what it deserved -- an uninteresting response to an uninteresting movie.
Please, please, please make the effort to squeeze this concept into your little brain: When Apple sells you a CD, they are selling you a piece of plastic and they are licensing the software on that piece of plastic. A license is a restricted right to use. Therefore, your use of the software is restricted by the license terms. You are free to do whatever you like with the piece of plastic, except violate the license terms. For instance, you might use the piece of plastic to barter for a clue.
You just said that you live in Times Square, dude. Did you expect to have some privacy? BTW, why the hell would anyone live in Times Square? The Italian tourists drove me out of SOHO to the East Vill -- I can't imagine how awful it would be to live amongst all those fat American, greasy french fry-eating TRL fans.
You can play Pong on Dreamcast (which costs about $79 these days). Or on your PC. No need for XBOX!
Your argument is silly, because it can be applied to every other criminal act.
The law defines the elements of a crime, and it refines those elements over time through diligent self-review. If the law didn't do this, our civilization would be nothing more than a bunch of yahoos throwing their arms up and saying "I dunno. Forget about it."
Do some research. S2000 is amazing. Your 0-60 times are off by at least a full second; I usually pull 5.6 or less. It's not a straightline dragster anyway. It's for beating Boxsters in the twisties. Only the Boxster S is comparable, and it costs twice as much with options and has much higher maintenance and failure rates. Do some homework.
BTW, dude. Rice burner is NOT the preferred term.
In the interest of halting your campaign of misinformation, let me enlighten you:
1. Although S2000 is not a straightline dragster, it does pull 0-60 times in the high 5's. The lack of low end torque makes dragging a clutch-burining and differential crunching experience over time. I don't find redlight racing much fun in any car, though. So, you got me there. Whoopee for you. (BTW, supercharged S2000's put down about 300rwhp, which results in much faster 1/4 times and trap speeds, but not a huge change in 0-60).
2. S2000's real strength is in high-speed handling. It will beat all Boxsters around most any road track, except that the Boxster S is an even match for S2000. This is a fact. I've raced and driven enough Boxsters to know this. There aren't many roadsters sold in America that can beat an S2000 in the twisties. There aren't any that cost $34,000 and come with a Honda's reliability.
3. S2000 is a Honda, which means that it employs radical new technology. The S2000 engine (F20C) makes the highest NA ouput per litre of displacement of any production car. It revs to 9000 rpm, and engages a variable cam system at 6500 rpms (about the point where most sports cars are redlining). There are many other wonderful innovations in the handling and steering systems, as well as in the design of the interior. The chassis is rock-solid due to its radical x-frame design (something no other open top roadster can claim except perhaps some Lotus').
4. You call it a rice-burner, which is not only lame and ignorant, but offensive to asian people and anyone that respects human rights. That slur also belies your allegience with the chew-spitting, big block american drag racing scene.
News flash: the fifties are over. American thunder is only cool in the following cars: Viper GTS, Vette C5, Panoz Esperante GTR and the LMP.
That's the facts, Jack!
I can see that you've sorta missed my point (or maybe you've proven it).
While Toyota Corollas might be of "high quality" in the sense that they have wimpy engines that can sustain hundreds of thousands of miles of highway driving, they are utter crap otherwise, and totally uncool. I've ridden in them and driven them. While they may be better "old lady" cars than the homegrown Novas, they are still "old lady" cars.
I personally drive a Honda S2000, just to give you some perspective on where I'm coming from. Like Apple, Honda makes great products that are also cool -- from the lowly Civic SI up to the awesome NSX-R.
As usual, Apple appears to have crafted an idiot-proof UI for this thing. (See this marketing page.) After many months of enduring portable music device UI's that are about as intuitive as a 1980's casio keyboard, I am so ready to spill the $$$ for a device that it powerful and a pleasure to use.
Apple-bashers are constantly griping that they can get more for less money. I laugh at these fools because they are usually sitting in the corner scratching their heads while battling it out with some frustrating conflict or bug while the sweet Musak of tech support wafts around their pimply, unwashed ears.
Screw people that don't like Apple. If you were wondering why Apple would release a Mac-only device -- it's because they don't give a flying flip about people like you. Have fun in your Chevy Nova-quality world of value and pragmatism, losers.
The 2400c! What a great machine. A vanguard sub-notebook. Still one of the greatest user experiences ever. The "mini cooper" of portable computers.
So what are you hiding?
I don't remember who wrote it, but it prolly wasn't this AC.
It doesn't take extensive legal contracts to create leverage in a business contract -- it takes balls. IAAL, and I can tell you that the most important element of successful business negotiation is an unwillingness by the business people to settle for garbage. Sadly, this is rare. Anyway, you don't need $500/hr lawyers to get a good contract.
As a lawyer, it's amusing to watch Slashbots wrestle with the basics of state long arm statutes (a subject that is typically taught over the course of the first few weeks of law school). I have a memo right here on my desk prepared by a second-year law student that analyzes internet jurisdiction globally, but I can't share it because it's not mine. Suffice it to say that this is a complex area, involving many, many competing policies. Don't get too hung up on California asserting jurisidiction in this case -- it's really not that unusual and there is some good reasoning behind it.
What laws would you propose? None? I doubt you'd like anarchy much, since you covet your personal mailbox so much. Are the rules of right and fair supposed to fall down from the sky, or should we just consult you when we have a disagreement? Since you are so victimized by lawyers, why wouldn't you want to protect yourself against them? I did -- I got a law degree and a black belt by age 25. Now no one can fuck with me, especially people like you. HAND.
...and I read /. for purely masochistic reasons. I keep quiet because if geeks are too stubborn to learn the law, they won't listen to me anyway.
...your entire way of life would be over. That is, since you benefit indirectly from the hard work of the engine of this planet's economy, you would be fucked if that engine were suddenly gone. You're just a dirty, shoeless leech living in a fantasy world created by New Yorkers.
Riiight...except the first thirty minutes where there was no music, and all the other parts where there was no music. He played the Blue Danube Walz and Thus Spake Zarathustra -- not constant music. Try this: see the movie.
The only thing that lawsuit indicates is that Verizon was hurt. Why would you assume that this lawsuit is bad for Covad? Most likely it will only make them a stronger brand name -- one that is identified as adverse to the hideous, bloated spaz that is Verizon.
Apologists like you make me sick. Do you work at Verizon tech support, you snivelling dog?
Look at macosx.org to learn how to use netinfo to turn root on. And, yes, it is a good idea to turn root access off as a default, since most mac users are new to unix and can do more harm than good in root.
There you go. You get it!
Nonsense. The Verizon techs are just as useless as the rest of the company. What a bunch of overpaid Union slobs. Give me a freakin' break. This is just an lie Verizon techs rely on to keep them sane when they look in the mirror in the morning.
What sweet revenge for people like me that endured months of wrangling with the various disconnected business units of Verizon to sort out the simple task of processing my Covad work order. I spent hours on the phone with the mentally-crippled drones at Verizon because they kept rejecting Covad's DSL work orders for my DSL line.
The reason, I finally discovered after so much hassle, is that Verizon keeps a separate "service" address for certain customers that is wholly unrelated to the street address. For instance, my service address listed my city as "Manhattan." Folks, Manhattan is a borough in New York City, and how I (or Covad) was supposed to know Verizon's service addressing system is beyond me. Of course, Verizon's systems are too fragmented to cross reference a street address, so they just kept rejecting the order again and again.
Obviously this was very frustrating for me, but also for Covad. Covad really worked as my advocate during this process, and I saw first hand how stupid the Union-teet-feeding cretinous knee-biting Verizon employees were. We're talking the sludge at the bottom of the barrel here.
To make matters worse, when the Verizon techs finally showed up, I had already spent two days waiting around my house missing work while Verizon failed to appear at all. They guy they sent was a complete loser with a totally unprofessional attitude. (He kept asking if he could play ping-pong because I have a table.) Then he announces that he can't find the box, and makes me go around knocking on my neighbors' doors to locate the goddamn box. When we finally find the thing, he spent about ten minutes (out of the ~30 hours of work that I missed) fiddling with a box that was OUTSIDE in PLAIN VIEW and DID NOT REQUIRE ME TO BE HOME. Then he promptly left all of his gear in my house and harrassed me for days afterward to try to get it back. (I fedexed it to him at home, on my penny. Thank you so much.)
I really learned to hate Verizon during that experience, so I applaud any effort to obstruct Verizon. As far as I'm concerned Verizon has a price on their head in the commercial marketplace, and any bounty hunters have an absolute right to shoot to kill.
Since you didn't know how to turn on root, you are clearly not a credible reviewer. The only thing slower than your classic apps is you, moron.
Man, you fell for that one hook, line and sinker. The whole shebang. Lock, stock and barrel. In toto. Ad infinitum. Et cetera! Great trolling!