"That someone merely needs to be offended to visit personal hardship and grief on their head?"
That _is_ the truth, like it or not. "If you piss people off, they'll act on it." is a fundamental lesson everyone should learn, so they can choose which bears not to poke.
"Second, unlike being fired -- she's got thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of student loans now that she owes and possibly no way to complete her degree."
If I get fired and I'm in debt, it's my problem.
If I borrowed the money from my employer for my multi-thousand-dollar Snap-on tool kit and can't pay because I was fired for (quite legally) telling a co-worker in public that the boss sucks moose cock, I'm shit out of luck. If the tools are security for the loan and he has the right to repo them, I don't get to use them on another job.
She just learned a useful life lesson, not to be stupid. This will serves as an example to others. She doesn't own the campus and getting tossed therefrom isn't different than being fired for cause by an employer.
She has a legal right to speech, but others have legal rights to act towards her based on that speech.
I can lawfully tell my boss to suck my piles, and he can lawfully terminate my employment if that opportunity offends him.
"If Psystar sold boxes of unopened OS X and a computer with no OS and a copy of their software to install OS X onto the blank computer, it would be another matter."
If they sold their clone with two DVD drives and set it to boot one with a Linux live CD , they might be able to modify the installation on the fly instead of requiring a modified OS X image.
Psystar wouldn't be producing a modified product because the customer could perform the actual installation. The boot DVD could include various other options such as live Linux rescue, memory testing, etc.
Anyone geeky enough to want an Apple clone should be able to handle installing their operating system.
Being openly anti-Israel and not expecting to get fucked with isn't terribly bright. There is a legal obligation not to tolerate enemies, but of course no moral one.
If people want software freedom they should use Free and Open software, and every attempt by Apple and Microsoft to micromanage their products is good news.
I'm fine with Apple blocking clone makers. It doesn't inconvenience me in the least since I don't use Apple products or crave their operating system, however good they may be.
"Why invest in production or technological improvement when you can invest in locking-in future consumers?"
The I-Opener business model only works for a while. First they got hacked, then they got superseded by cheap general purpose alternatives, then they gave up.
I agree that physical discipline in moderation is a good thing, and my years of working with men and women that received it in their youth before joining the USAF (where I met them) supports reinforces my belief.
The reason I wrote "is assault" is because that is the popular image, and because a young person can easily use the threat of calling DSS or the police to punish a parent who disciplines them.
"I could theorize that any attempt to replicate a theater experience at home is also "lame" but that would be rather presumptuous."
It could be quite interesting and not "lame" at all.,,
Invite as many derelicts as you can find over for whiskey and popcorn, then hand out prepaid cellphones so they can enjoy them while watching the movie.
There is no other way to control problem children, be the "problems" real or fictitious.
Physical discipline is assault, reasoning with them relies on their consent, so meds are the only practical option. That's not good, but there is no way to make things different.
Force trumps law, hence any "law" limiting war relies on violence for enforcement.
Lawfare only restricts the lawful thus weakening them relative to the law-free.
As for Iraq, when Iraqis tire of killing each other they will stop. Being law-free, they are free to kill each other except where constrained by internal opposition.
"Why do people expect teenagers to be anything less than jaded when the whole of humanity does nothing but pander to them like objects and crowds them into little spaces."
They SHOULD be jaded. Innocence is a weakness, and the more cynics/realists we breed the better.
You won't always see them, due to things like tinted windows or vehicle parts obscuring them. Squinting to see that level of detail reduces overall situational awareness.
Most people are slow, stupid beasts and in some activities, such as operating dangerous machinery, require the threat of punishment in order to behave themselves.
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"That someone merely needs to be offended to visit personal hardship and grief on their head?"
That _is_ the truth, like it or not.
"If you piss people off, they'll act on it." is a fundamental lesson everyone should learn, so they can choose which bears not to poke.
"Second, unlike being fired -- she's got thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of student loans now that she owes and possibly no way to complete her degree."
If I get fired and I'm in debt, it's my problem.
If I borrowed the money from my employer for my multi-thousand-dollar Snap-on tool kit and can't pay because I was fired for (quite legally) telling a co-worker in public that the boss sucks moose cock, I'm shit out of luck. If the tools are security for the loan and he has the right to repo them, I don't get to use them on another job.
"I was thinking of jumping"
Just load it into a VM and see how you like it. Between live CDs and VMs, sampling many distros is dead easy.
She just learned a useful life lesson, not to be stupid. This will serves as an example to others.
She doesn't own the campus and getting tossed therefrom isn't different than being fired for cause by an employer.
She has a legal right to speech, but others have legal rights to act towards her based on that speech.
I can lawfully tell my boss to suck my piles, and he can lawfully terminate my employment if that opportunity offends him.
"If Psystar sold boxes of unopened OS X and a computer with no OS and a copy of their software to install OS X onto the blank computer, it would be another matter."
If they sold their clone with two DVD drives and set it to boot one with a Linux live CD , they might be able to modify the installation on the fly instead of requiring a modified OS X image.
Psystar wouldn't be producing a modified product because the customer could perform the actual installation. The boot DVD could include various other options such as live Linux rescue, memory testing, etc.
Anyone geeky enough to want an Apple clone should be able to handle installing their operating system.
Being openly anti-Israel and not expecting to get fucked with isn't terribly bright.
There is a legal obligation not to tolerate enemies, but of course no moral one.
"Sad."
Not really.
If people want software freedom they should use Free and Open software, and every
attempt by Apple and Microsoft to micromanage their products is good news.
I'm fine with Apple blocking clone makers. It doesn't inconvenience me in the least since I don't
use Apple products or crave their operating system, however good they may be.
They should be investigated to see if they are on the take.
Just the pressure alone could have a chilling effect, and all is fair in war.
"Here in Europe most housing is traditional stone, and earthquakes are something that happens in far-flung corners of the Earth."
Such as Turkey...
"The de-factso standard for lawns - flat grass - is in the public domain."
An oversight which will be rectified by a copyright citing Astroturf as prior art.
"Meh, doesn't have to kill off everything to doom the human race."
It can kill nearly all humans and not doom the human race.
"Acrobat uses JavaScript for enhanced functionality."
A bit like setting ones undies afire for enhanced warmth.
"I had one last month, had to install 2007 to open it. "
One partial solution is to make "portable" versions of each Office version using VMWare Thinapp so you can carry your "Offices" with you.
This allows you to copy/paste instead of conventionally installing and have multiple versions on the same PC.
"You, as a consumer, have no power in this. "
I have the power not to consume, so I don't.
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"Why invest in production or technological improvement when you can invest in locking-in future consumers?"
The I-Opener business model only works for a while. First they got hacked, then they got superseded by cheap general purpose alternatives, then they gave up.
I agree that physical discipline in moderation is a good thing, and my years of working with men and women that received it in their youth before joining the USAF (where I met them) supports reinforces my belief.
The reason I wrote "is assault" is because that is the popular image, and because a young person can easily use the threat of calling DSS or the police to punish a parent who disciplines them.
"I could theorize that any attempt to replicate a theater experience at home is also "lame" but that would be rather presumptuous."
It could be quite interesting and not "lame" at all.,,
Invite as many derelicts as you can find over for whiskey and popcorn, then hand out prepaid cellphones so they can enjoy them while watching the movie.
There is no other way to control problem children, be the "problems" real or fictitious.
Physical discipline is assault, reasoning with them relies on their consent, so meds are the only practical option.
That's not good, but there is no way to make things different.
"Clearly he is just using this to scan other people's books to avoid paying."
Textbook makers and colleges exploit a captive student population, so that attitude is understandable.
For those really interested in privacy, maintaining a benign online personality is important.
The absence of one could raise questions, while you can use innocent patterns to suggest innocence.
The moral is that smart people should not MIX their personalities and communication traffic.
"If you browse with ads, however, prepare for some really bizarre ones."
No problem. I Googled "blocking Google Ads" then set Firefox accordingly. :)
http://www.lancelhoff.com/blocking-google-adsense-ads/
"Just as importantly, the music you're cranking up today will be forgotten."
Depends on what you listen to...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon
HUDs work wonderfully in military aircraft. Operators should never look into a cockpit unless absolutely necessary.
Force trumps law, hence any "law" limiting war relies on violence for enforcement.
Lawfare only restricts the lawful thus weakening them relative to the law-free.
As for Iraq, when Iraqis tire of killing each other they will stop. Being law-free, they are free to kill each other except where constrained by internal opposition.
"Why do people expect teenagers to be anything less than jaded when the whole of humanity does nothing but pander to them like objects and crowds them into little spaces."
They SHOULD be jaded. Innocence is a weakness, and the more cynics/realists we breed the better.
You won't always see them, due to things like tinted windows or vehicle parts obscuring them. Squinting to see that level of detail reduces overall situational awareness.
Most people are slow, stupid beasts and in some activities, such as operating dangerous machinery, require the threat of punishment in order to behave themselves.