For fsck's sake, give programmers the ability to access the data on the phone/ipod. It's ridiculous that there are dozens of music and DJ-related apps (and thus programmers interested in such capabilities) but none of them can do anything with the music library on the device itself. The piracy fear is ridiculous - it's no different than the risk of piracy on hard drives, DVDs, or any other storage device. There's no reason to cripple this device in this way; all it does is annoy users who would like to use the more advanced capabilities of these devices.
Apple has some in-ear buds with the mic and controller that you can get for about $90 on the apple store; they sound pretty damn good. The Shures are still better in terms of sound quality but the Apple high-end buds are worth the price if you want better sound quality AND the features of the apple buds.
It seems that the issue here is not just defamation and truth but also invasion of privacy. Even exposing truthful information can open one to a tort if that information is considered private and there is no reason to communicate it to third parties. In this case the court found it particularly troubling that the company violated its own policy on privacy when sending the email.
The other problem mentioned in the court opinion itself there was also a false light issue -- even if the content of the email was true, strictly speaking, it falsely led readers to believe that Noonan not only was fired but also violated the law.
Ultimately though the court was persuaded that even if the statement was true, it was made with "actual malice." The relevant Mass. law already has an exception built into defamation law that says a true statement can still be libelous if it is made with "actual malice," and they concluded in this case that the statement was made with such intent. The definition of actual malice the court settles on is quite different from the definition generally used in US law -- rather than "reckless disregard for truth," the court concludes that it means something like "ill will." It is this definition of "actual malice" that may undermine traditional interpretations of libel law. The notion that "truth as a defense" is undermined by this case is probably an exaggeration -- that defense is already undermined by the exemption itself as it exists in Massachusetts law.
It's not that the copyright laws "haven't caught up with it" - it's that a copyright clearance bureaucracy has emerged based on the assumption that all sampling is illegal. So folks like Shadow get away with it in part because they lean toward obscure samples that aren't as recognizable. Software will eventually change that; what really needs to change in order to foster this sort of creativity is the assumption that sampling is ipso facto illegal.
People complaining that this isn't music or that people can't groove to this are out of touch with what's been going on in music for the past couple decades. Even just looking at the pure mashup scene, there's a thriving dance culture there that goes to clubs to hear DJs blend pop songs together, and some of the DJs are remarkable performance artists. Check out the Evolution Control Committee's "wheel of mashups" shows for a taste - it may not be your thing but there's no doubt that people have fun with it and love the musical experience. It's a bit on the cheesy side perhaps and you may not think of it as original but the fact is that people love to groove to it and they give props to the DJs as performers. And as far as the originality aspect goes, I don't see how it's all that different than combining well-known blues or rock riffs on your guitar to create new tunes.
As far as I'm concerned, there is music I like and music I don't care for but I'm not going to get all high and mighty about how the stuff I don't care for isn't "music." It's just not a discussion worth having.
Folks like Ray Charles, Art Tatum, and Blind Willie Johnson managed to create and perform amazing music while completely blind! So it turns out that the darkness of the room really has little to do with how good the music sounds.
That is so awesome, I literally laughed out loud! I want to have fuck installed on my computer for when I want to violently remove a package from my computer.
fuck is for installations only. The command you want is fuck-off.
Yeah I really think the itouch could have done a much better job of implementing spell correct/auto complete. I don't really like that it defaults to making changes wthout a simple way to go back over them. And why the heck can't you select a word or group of words and hit delete? Annoying!!! The lack of copy and paste is the underlying problem here, and I have yet to hear a credible reason why Apple made the bizarre choice to disable that capability.
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How does this get modded up? You really think this book - volume three of a highly regarded series on this organization - is "made up crap"? I'm not saying there aren't secrets, but a lot of the information in books like this can be verified by researching newspaper articles. This isn't about "either side of the aisle" making shit up; it's about journalists doing their jobs. Comments like the above are just an excuse to not pay attention.
The Iraq Body Count is not just the number of "documented" deaths; it is the number of civilian deaths documented by at least two mainstream media reports. So, yes, the real number is certainly far higher than this. When you extrapolate the trends reported by the IBC combined with the numbers reported by the Lancet study, you get over a million Iraqi civilians killed, which is consistent with the numbers reported by a British study released in September 2007.
While it is true that no on-screen keyboard can ever match a physical keyboard in ease of use, I know of a lot of people who are quite fast and accurate at typing on their iPhones, I'm not a big fan of them either, but when you get used to them you can type decently
yeaf it[s grue - I am tyoinh on mu iPhone riggt now and I can ty[e p5etty fadt on tjis thing
It's great for creativity really. Imagine the proliferation of patents that are based on not doing something. I didn't eat at McDonald's today - can I patent that? Can I patent not using Windows?? This is fun. But as someone else noted above, IBM's true genius is the catch-22... if you choose to use Notes, you're paying for the privilege. IBM figured out a way to still make you pay when you choose not to use Notes.
Eh? If by "the tools" you mean the violations of the Constitution, I didn't say they wouldn't be used in precisely the manner you advocate -- quite the contrary, they are being used in this way, despite the claims of those who supported this legislation to begin with that they wouldn't. Your claim that "the truth" somehow requires complete ignorance and apathy towards all matters moral and legal is bizarre, to say the least, but I'm not sure it's even relevant to the discussion.
Link it with possible terrorism to bypass the usual rules that would prevent a dragnet, and chances are good you find your man. At least, that's how I'd investigate.
Well then thank goodness you're not investigating. Crap like this is the exact reason many of us were outraged at the Patriot Act and similar legislation; back in 2001-2 we argued that such legislation would become an easy way for investigators to ignore the Constitution for a host of other crimes. There's been plenty of evidence of that happening already, but it's rare to see someone openly advocate such an abuse of law -- usually, in fact, conservatives defended these laws by saying they would never be used against anyone but the most dangerous international terrorists.
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For fsck's sake, give programmers the ability to access the data on the phone/ipod. It's ridiculous that there are dozens of music and DJ-related apps (and thus programmers interested in such capabilities) but none of them can do anything with the music library on the device itself. The piracy fear is ridiculous - it's no different than the risk of piracy on hard drives, DVDs, or any other storage device. There's no reason to cripple this device in this way; all it does is annoy users who would like to use the more advanced capabilities of these devices.
I think you might be overestimating what's possible with a software update. ;)
YOU DARE to question the capabilities of Apple software updates?
Apple has some in-ear buds with the mic and controller that you can get for about $90 on the apple store; they sound pretty damn good. The Shures are still better in terms of sound quality but the Apple high-end buds are worth the price if you want better sound quality AND the features of the apple buds.
It seems that the issue here is not just defamation and truth but also invasion of privacy. Even exposing truthful information can open one to a tort if that information is considered private and there is no reason to communicate it to third parties. In this case the court found it particularly troubling that the company violated its own policy on privacy when sending the email.
The other problem mentioned in the court opinion itself there was also a false light issue -- even if the content of the email was true, strictly speaking, it falsely led readers to believe that Noonan not only was fired but also violated the law.
Ultimately though the court was persuaded that even if the statement was true, it was made with "actual malice." The relevant Mass. law already has an exception built into defamation law that says a true statement can still be libelous if it is made with "actual malice," and they concluded in this case that the statement was made with such intent. The definition of actual malice the court settles on is quite different from the definition generally used in US law -- rather than "reckless disregard for truth," the court concludes that it means something like "ill will." It is this definition of "actual malice" that may undermine traditional interpretations of libel law. The notion that "truth as a defense" is undermined by this case is probably an exaggeration -- that defense is already undermined by the exemption itself as it exists in Massachusetts law.
It's not that the copyright laws "haven't caught up with it" - it's that a copyright clearance bureaucracy has emerged based on the assumption that all sampling is illegal. So folks like Shadow get away with it in part because they lean toward obscure samples that aren't as recognizable. Software will eventually change that; what really needs to change in order to foster this sort of creativity is the assumption that sampling is ipso facto illegal.
People complaining that this isn't music or that people can't groove to this are out of touch with what's been going on in music for the past couple decades. Even just looking at the pure mashup scene, there's a thriving dance culture there that goes to clubs to hear DJs blend pop songs together, and some of the DJs are remarkable performance artists. Check out the Evolution Control Committee's "wheel of mashups" shows for a taste - it may not be your thing but there's no doubt that people have fun with it and love the musical experience. It's a bit on the cheesy side perhaps and you may not think of it as original but the fact is that people love to groove to it and they give props to the DJs as performers. And as far as the originality aspect goes, I don't see how it's all that different than combining well-known blues or rock riffs on your guitar to create new tunes.
As far as I'm concerned, there is music I like and music I don't care for but I'm not going to get all high and mighty about how the stuff I don't care for isn't "music." It's just not a discussion worth having.
Folks like Ray Charles, Art Tatum, and Blind Willie Johnson managed to create and perform amazing music while completely blind! So it turns out that the darkness of the room really has little to do with how good the music sounds.
I believe itunes is DRM free as of Jan 6/09
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/06/1840225
Yes but surely with Apple's patented Time Machine technology they can overcome this minor hurdle.
That is so awesome, I literally laughed out loud!
I want to have fuck installed on my computer for when I want to violently remove a package from my computer.
fuck is for installations only. The command you want is fuck-off.
Yeah I really think the itouch could have done a much better job of implementing spell correct /auto complete. I don't really like that it defaults to making changes wthout a simple way to go back over them. And why the heck can't you select a word or group of words and hit delete? Annoying!!! The lack of copy and paste is the underlying problem here, and I have yet to hear a credible reason why Apple made the bizarre choice to disable that capability.
How does this get modded up? You really think this book - volume three of a highly regarded series on this organization - is "made up crap"? I'm not saying there aren't secrets, but a lot of the information in books like this can be verified by researching newspaper articles. This isn't about "either side of the aisle" making shit up; it's about journalists doing their jobs. Comments like the above are just an excuse to not pay attention.
What the hell are you doing putting oranges in the oven anyway? Just peel and eat; no need to worry about bootup time.
The Iraq Body Count is not just the number of "documented" deaths; it is the number of civilian deaths documented by at least two mainstream media reports. So, yes, the real number is certainly far higher than this. When you extrapolate the trends reported by the IBC combined with the numbers reported by the Lancet study, you get over a million Iraqi civilians killed, which is consistent with the numbers reported by a British study released in September 2007.
While it is true that no on-screen keyboard can ever match a physical keyboard in ease of use, I know of a lot of people who are quite fast and accurate at typing on their iPhones, I'm not a big fan of them either, but when you get used to them you can type decently
yeaf it[s grue - I am tyoinh on mu iPhone riggt now and I can ty[e p5etty fadt on tjis thing
This article is full of hope.
Can we get some change to go with that?
It's great for creativity really. Imagine the proliferation of patents that are based on not doing something. I didn't eat at McDonald's today - can I patent that? Can I patent not using Windows?? This is fun. But as someone else noted above, IBM's true genius is the catch-22 ... if you choose to use Notes, you're paying for the privilege. IBM figured out a way to still make you pay when you choose not to use Notes.
It's a great strategy for undermining the efficiency of companies everywhere!
Why do you hate bakers?!
That's the drag queen singer/performance artist who's working on a reality show, right?
Eh? If by "the tools" you mean the violations of the Constitution, I didn't say they wouldn't be used in precisely the manner you advocate -- quite the contrary, they are being used in this way, despite the claims of those who supported this legislation to begin with that they wouldn't. Your claim that "the truth" somehow requires complete ignorance and apathy towards all matters moral and legal is bizarre, to say the least, but I'm not sure it's even relevant to the discussion.
No.
...but I wonder if it had anything to do with this.
Are you suggesting an asteroid conspiracy?
Link it with possible terrorism to bypass the usual rules that would prevent a dragnet, and chances are good you find your man. At least, that's how I'd investigate.
Well then thank goodness you're not investigating. Crap like this is the exact reason many of us were outraged at the Patriot Act and similar legislation; back in 2001-2 we argued that such legislation would become an easy way for investigators to ignore the Constitution for a host of other crimes. There's been plenty of evidence of that happening already, but it's rare to see someone openly advocate such an abuse of law -- usually, in fact, conservatives defended these laws by saying they would never be used against anyone but the most dangerous international terrorists.
whoooosh
P.S. And you're gayer.
On second thought, maybe he should've posted AC.
That's really not going to have any effect one way or another on his sexuality.