I mean, they'll be looking at having three difference partners producing different types of media disks instead of one.
Where is the problem - the studios license the raw material to the DVD-Producer. Hence, with more different formats they can sell more licenses. In Europe some studios sell licenses in a way that you don't get an original version of the movie on the DVD (and only one language) or with the original version subtitles are always turned on (very annoying). This way they can sell more licenses = more money for the studio.
They could just release the same version of the DVD simultaneously in all regions?
Dream on. In Europe you often have different versions of one movie across different countries (all one region).
A French DVD might have a French soundtrack on it, and you can watch the original english version only with forced subtitles - then there is a German version with only a German soundtrack, there might be another version for Italy or Spain and the UK version has - of cource - only the english sound track. This way the studios sell the license to publish the movies three or more times. I was told, that a DVD can hold eight different sound tracks and 32 different subtitles. I wonder when they will start to use them.
And why should they work?
Okay, that was not well phrased. What I wanted to say is, if someone works hard, and owns a lot of money he may very well retire - but he should life by spending his well earned money and don't get more money for just putting it on the right bank account. With the current constellation of interests, money accumulates completely unrealted to the work done. However, because the interests don't come for nothing someone else has to work hard to to pay these interests. Where is their reward for their hard work?
The rich will always get poorer, because government "produces" more taxes.Aha
They also get some interest, but if you compare what you get to what you have to pay (directly and indirectly), you will se that you pay more interests then you get.
It's not like they worked for their money or anything.
The problem is, that at a certain level of being rich, the accumulated interest makes a rich one even more rich, and they don't have to work for it anymore. It's a problem, because the wealth they get by interests must have a source, and this source is the interest you pay. You pay it when you pay your taxes because the gov is in dept, you pay it with the rent of your flat because the house owner is in dept, you pay it in the supermarket, because with nearly all goods there is some interest included, and you might have to pay your own interests on a credit.
The rich will always get richer, because interests "produce" more interests.
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Authorities need systems that can do things like council tax, sundry debtor tracking, payroll, personnel,...
I'm not working in your field, but I expect that the software authorities need is so specialized, that it is usually developed on demand (I assume, most software is developed on demand or in house, anyway). Therefore, it would be possible for a government, to pay developers to develop the software under a free license. It's just a matter of how the request for software development is formulated. Unfortunately, we were taught for a long time, that software comes without source. Maybe such conference helps to open the eyes of some authorities that it is possible that a free software license can be made a requirement, if new software is developed on demand.
1. General development of the Game
2. Implementation for windows
3. Implementation for Linux
If the product is targeted cross-platform then (2) and (3) are only very thin layers on top of (1).
In such case a good programmer would implement (1) by using cross-platform APIs like OpenGL, OpenAL, and SDL. Therefore, in a cross-platform environment (1) isn't more expensive than it would be in a single-platform environment.
The next good thing about such implementation of (1) is that a port to even more platforme, like MAC or PS2, is also very cheap.
In the special case of HalfLife2, where the game engine seems to be implemened by using DirectX, a client port is more or less a complete rewrite of the whole engine. Therefore, I don't expect to see ports of the game to any other platforms then MS Windows and X-Box.
Anyway, there are other games for linux, like BUG-HUNTING 2.6 or so - check it out, it's fun!;-)
You're right: In the ancient text of "Nostr^H^H^H^H^HPink Floyd" I found this verse:
All that you touch. All that you see
All that you taste. All you feel
All that you love. All that you hate
All you distruct. All you save
All that you give. All that you deal
All that you buy. Beg, borrow or steal
All you create. All you destroy
All that you do. All that you say
All that you eat. Everyone you meet
All that you slight. Everyone you fight
All that is now. All that is gone
All that's to come. And everything under the sun
Is in tune. But the sun is eclipse by the moon
and making everyone a criminal is the first step in creating a police state
As it was already pointed out herepolice state is a tautology.
Besides, the state (= police) already works for the corporations...
Wonderland is that magical place that really doesn't exist... wonder:
[...]
3 a: rapt attention or astonishment at something awesomely mysterious or new to one's experience (emphasis by me)
[...]
Wonderland is the place were this happes - and it can be very real.
Staying in wonderland is a bit misleading, as it implies the made-up world that is the matrix
No, IMHO staying in wonderland referes to staying in a place that Neo are not used to. Since he grew up in the matrix, leaving the matrix is wonderland.
Once again, a bit misleading, since the story ending implies leaving the matrix.
Again no, the story ends referes to the fact that Neo has met Morpheus - if he takes the blue pill, that story is over.
3) I should NOT be allowed to give away copies of my music so that others don't have to purchase music, ever.
I would argue that: sampling some music on a CD/Tape as a gift is certainly one thing I want to do with music. Selling copies is another cup of tea.
Didn't read the article, ej? The other bill was also considered to be sort of an anti-spam bill by those who introduced it, and Microsoft, well...
Bowen contended that Microsoft backs the Murray bill because it wants to be in a position to charge spammers to send ads over its system and to continue to sell anti-spam blockers to their customers.
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To me it looks like searching the map will become similar to one of those puzzle maze games - bend too much and you will end up in the middle of nowhere.
Nevertheless, after a second look, what I described seems to have happened already: The Jungle Book was released by Disney in 1967.
Rudyard Kipling (one of the authors) died in 1936. By the time of the movie release, the copyright was expired (i think). Then, with the change in 1976, the copyright was extended up to 50 Years after the death of an author, therefore, the copyright of the book was back in place. On the other hand, I assume, that the law says something about "Copyrights only extend if they are still in place by the time of issuing the law".
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I mean, they'll be looking at having three difference partners producing different types of media disks instead of one.
Where is the problem - the studios license the raw material to the DVD-Producer. Hence, with more different formats they can sell more licenses. In Europe some studios sell licenses in a way that you don't get an original version of the movie on the DVD (and only one language) or with the original version subtitles are always turned on (very annoying). This way they can sell more licenses = more money for the studio.
They could just release the same version of the DVD simultaneously in all regions?
Dream on. In Europe you often have different versions of one movie across different countries (all one region). A French DVD might have a French soundtrack on it, and you can watch the original english version only with forced subtitles - then there is a German version with only a German soundtrack, there might be another version for Italy or Spain and the UK version has - of cource - only the english sound track. This way the studios sell the license to publish the movies three or more times. I was told, that a DVD can hold eight different sound tracks and 32 different subtitles. I wonder when they will start to use them.
And why should they work?
Okay, that was not well phrased. What I wanted to say is, if someone works hard, and owns a lot of money he may very well retire - but he should life by spending his well earned money and don't get more money for just putting it on the right bank account. With the current constellation of interests, money accumulates completely unrealted to the work done. However, because the interests don't come for nothing someone else has to work hard to to pay these interests. Where is their reward for their hard work?
The rich will always get poorer, because government "produces" more taxes. Aha
If you're poor, you usually don't have the money to buy bonds and stocks.
They also get some interest, but if you compare what you get to what you have to pay (directly and indirectly), you will se that you pay more interests then you get.
It's not like they worked for their money or anything.
The problem is, that at a certain level of being rich, the accumulated interest makes a rich one even more rich, and they don't have to work for it anymore. It's a problem, because the wealth they get by interests must have a source, and this source is the interest you pay. You pay it when you pay your taxes because the gov is in dept, you pay it with the rent of your flat because the house owner is in dept, you pay it in the supermarket, because with nearly all goods there is some interest included, and you might have to pay your own interests on a credit. The rich will always get richer, because interests "produce" more interests.
It might be, that you want to read this, and the Book The NATURAL ECONOMIC ORDER to learn more about it.
Authorities need systems that can do things like council tax, sundry debtor tracking, payroll, personnel, ...
I'm not working in your field, but I expect that the software authorities need is so specialized, that it is usually developed on demand (I assume, most software is developed on demand or in house, anyway). Therefore, it would be possible for a government, to pay developers to develop the software under a free license. It's just a matter of how the request for software development is formulated. Unfortunately, we were taught for a long time, that software comes without source. Maybe such conference helps to open the eyes of some authorities that it is possible that a free software license can be made a requirement, if new software is developed on demand.
1. General development of the Game
;-)
2. Implementation for windows
3. Implementation for Linux
If the product is targeted cross-platform then (2) and (3) are only very thin layers on top of (1). In such case a good programmer would implement (1) by using cross-platform APIs like OpenGL, OpenAL, and SDL. Therefore, in a cross-platform environment (1) isn't more expensive than it would be in a single-platform environment. The next good thing about such implementation of (1) is that a port to even more platforme, like MAC or PS2, is also very cheap.
In the special case of HalfLife2, where the game engine seems to be implemened by using DirectX, a client port is more or less a complete rewrite of the whole engine. Therefore, I don't expect to see ports of the game to any other platforms then MS Windows and X-Box.
Anyway, there are other games for linux, like BUG-HUNTING 2.6 or so - check it out, it's fun!
You're right: In the ancient text of "Nostr^H^H^H^H^HPink Floyd" I found this verse:
All that you touch. All that you see
All that you taste. All you feel
All that you love. All that you hate
All you distruct. All you save
All that you give. All that you deal
All that you buy. Beg, borrow or steal
All you create. All you destroy
All that you do. All that you say
All that you eat. Everyone you meet
All that you slight. Everyone you fight
All that is now. All that is gone
All that's to come. And everything under the sun
Is in tune. But the sun is eclipse by the moon
Now I really wonder who this moon is.
This one for a start. Then there is a first discussion of the paper, and here is even more about the "warp drive".
Have fun!
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In SOVIET RUSSIA Natalie Portman GRInDS you.
and making everyone a criminal is the first step in creating a police state ...
As it was already pointed out here police state is a tautology.
Besides, the state (= police) already works for the corporations
From here in Japan, heading west, we run into the USA.
Certainly, only you have to cross Russia, Europe, and the Atlantic Ocean.
--
If your way the compass can not keep
three pearls of wisdom to thee do I give.
But you already know, what you will get!
... Kansas is flattering a pancake. But then I wonder what for?
Hell, its a publication, with slashdot and all it has an high impact factor and that all that counts (at least at some institutes ...)
Wonderland is that magical place that really doesn't exist ...
wonder:
[...]
3 a: rapt attention or astonishment at something awesomely mysterious or new to one's experience (emphasis by me)
[...]
Wonderland is the place were this happes - and it can be very real.
Staying in wonderland is a bit misleading, as it implies the made-up world that is the matrix
No, IMHO staying in wonderland referes to staying in a place that Neo are not used to. Since he grew up in the matrix, leaving the matrix is wonderland.
Once again, a bit misleading, since the story ending implies leaving the matrix.
Again no, the story ends referes to the fact that Neo has met Morpheus - if he takes the blue pill, that story is over.
3) I should NOT be allowed to give away copies of my music so that others don't have to purchase music, ever.
I would argue that: sampling some music on a CD/Tape as a gift is certainly one thing I want to do with music. Selling copies is another cup of tea.
Didn't read the article, ej? The other bill was also considered to be sort of an anti-spam bill by those who introduced it, and Microsoft, well ...
Bowen contended that Microsoft backs the Murray bill because it wants to be in a position to charge spammers to send ads over its system and to continue to sell anti-spam blockers to their customers.
[1]
... in quicktime format (mplayer can do this) movie can be found here
To me it looks like searching the map will become similar to one of those puzzle maze games - bend too much and you will end up in the middle of nowhere.
you might be interested in this book: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
One True Indentation Style ;-)
Of cource there is, at least with Python
1875+95=1970 ...
Ooops
Nevertheless, after a second look, what I described seems to have happened already:
The Jungle Book was released by Disney in 1967. Rudyard Kipling (one of the authors) died in 1936. By the time of the movie release, the copyright was expired (i think). Then, with the change in 1976, the copyright was extended up to 50 Years after the death of an author, therefore, the copyright of the book was back in place. On the other hand, I assume, that the law says something about "Copyrights only extend if they are still in place by the time of issuing the law".