It's a good point though. Apple may get nervous if this enables you to plug two iPods together and copy files between them - as I suppose it inevitably must. That would make the iPod incredibly convenient for domestic music "piracy." It would also provide a compelling argument for everyone to get an iPod, rather than something else that won't let you copy songs off your friends in the pub. Tricky.
I have maybe five friends planning to buy an mp3 player within the next year. At the moment I'm telling them that my iPod has a much better UI than the Nomad Zen, but it's decidedly more expensive and the sound is a little muddier, particularly at high volume. If I could also say "but on the iPod you can easily install a third party OS on it that lets you store 33% more songs and play games on it," I think that would swing at least three or four extra sales for Apple among my friends alone. And I'm sure they'd tell their workmates etc.
At least in the US we can shoot intruders and burglers into our home...
What, do you have giant catapults set up on the front lawn?:)
Personally, I feel safer in a culture where it's very difficult for anyone to get hold of a gun. Obviously you take a different view; but since you don't have to live here, no problem!
Publicly gainsaying her democratically-elected Prime Minister would be an extremely provocative thing for the Queen to do. She's a much subtler operator than that. You can be sure she stands up for her subjects' rights at her regular meetings with Tony Blair; but, for better or worse, she recognises that he's the man we elected to manage the country. Unless he starts acting very seriously haywire, it's quite proper that she stay out of politics.
Dunno - I used to buy a lot more CDs when that was the only way to find out if I liked them. Nowadays I only have to buy the ones I like. They lose a lot of sales that way.
Pretty much. Specifically, I thought it was to get away from taxation without representation; which, thanks to Brussels, we now have more than ever before!
Irish or Scottish accents. They are still english, no?
Well, no. But they are speaking English.:)
(Sorry, just because some people do think England = UK = British Isles, which really pissess off the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish, and especially the Irish!)
What does an unaspirated plosive sound like? Surely the act of plosion is itself aspirative? Or have I forgetten too much of my undergraduate phonology?
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I'm posting this from a 600MHz G4 with 128Mb running MacOS 9.2, and Word runs a pig for me too. So does Photoshop, actually. And Illustrator. And Mozilla. And Acrobat. And in fact just about every fucking progamme I use.
(I really, really, really wish my boss would fork out for OS X, but since I have to do most of my work in Quark XPress it's kind of hard to make a good case for it...)
people will opt for lossy "compression" for the sake of more content (witness the MP3 format's success.)
Just wanted to comment: I use MP3s only because I CAN'T tell the difference (using lame --r3mix). I am admittedly a lot more lax about video compression though, because for most of what I watch the sheer quality of the visuals doesn't affect the impact of the programme - cf. music.
Troll. Your own m-w link gives the primary definition of an editor as "someone who edits, especially as an occupation." And the primary definition of "to edit" is "to prepare (as literary material) for publication or public presentation." So hush.
If it's legal to prohibit people from reselling a Windows CD they paid for, it certainly ought to be legal to jam radio waves inside a building you own.
I had the opposite problem - it had "virgin" and "naked" in it, so I mentally Bayesed it out. If it hadn't been for your follow-up I'd have missed it altogether!
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it's how slashdot editors talk after being kicked in teeth so many times...
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Nice Engrish.
It's a good point though. Apple may get nervous if this enables you to plug two iPods together and copy files between them - as I suppose it inevitably must. That would make the iPod incredibly convenient for domestic music "piracy." It would also provide a compelling argument for everyone to get an iPod, rather than something else that won't let you copy songs off your friends in the pub. Tricky.
I have maybe five friends planning to buy an mp3 player within the next year. At the moment I'm telling them that my iPod has a much better UI than the Nomad Zen, but it's decidedly more expensive and the sound is a little muddier, particularly at high volume. If I could also say "but on the iPod you can easily install a third party OS on it that lets you store 33% more songs and play games on it," I think that would swing at least three or four extra sales for Apple among my friends alone. And I'm sure they'd tell their workmates etc.
At least in the US we can shoot intruders and burglers into our home...
:)
What, do you have giant catapults set up on the front lawn?
Personally, I feel safer in a culture where it's very difficult for anyone to get hold of a gun. Obviously you take a different view; but since you don't have to live here, no problem!
So crimimals will buy second-hand phones. I doubt this legislation will make any practical difference.
I wouldn't do that. It'll cost you $200+ to get a replacement.
Publicly gainsaying her democratically-elected Prime Minister would be an extremely provocative thing for the Queen to do. She's a much subtler operator than that. You can be sure she stands up for her subjects' rights at her regular meetings with Tony Blair; but, for better or worse, she recognises that he's the man we elected to manage the country. Unless he starts acting very seriously haywire, it's quite proper that she stay out of politics.
Hard to spot where that comment ended and the sig began!
Dunno - I used to buy a lot more CDs when that was the only way to find out if I liked them. Nowadays I only have to buy the ones I like. They lose a lot of sales that way.
Pretty much. Specifically, I thought it was to get away from taxation without representation; which, thanks to Brussels, we now have more than ever before!
Well, here are a few reasons they might be suspicious of the US...
Satanist!!
Irish or Scottish accents. They are still english, no?
:)
Well, no. But they are speaking English.
(Sorry, just because some people do think England = UK = British Isles, which really pissess off the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish, and especially the Irish!)
No they're not, they're consonants!
What does an unaspirated plosive sound like? Surely the act of plosion is itself aspirative? Or have I forgetten too much of my undergraduate phonology?
"Realise" is the British spelling.
Usually, "de facto" means "not".
That's a very misleading generalisation. Actually, when used properly, "de facto" most often means "not in every sense, but effectively."
Here on sense, all persons, objects and places are referred to as sense.
I'm posting this from a 600MHz G4 with 128Mb running MacOS 9.2, and Word runs a pig for me too. So does Photoshop, actually. And Illustrator. And Mozilla. And Acrobat. And in fact just about every fucking progamme I use.
(I really, really, really wish my boss would fork out for OS X, but since I have to do most of my work in Quark XPress it's kind of hard to make a good case for it...)
people will opt for lossy "compression" for the sake of more content (witness the MP3 format's success.)
Just wanted to comment: I use MP3s only because I CAN'T tell the difference (using lame --r3mix). I am admittedly a lot more lax about video compression though, because for most of what I watch the sheer quality of the visuals doesn't affect the impact of the programme - cf. music.
You're also living on a planet with less depleted resources than if you'd stuck with your CRT. That may be worth something to you.
Troll. Your own m-w link gives the primary definition of an editor as "someone who edits, especially as an occupation." And the primary definition of "to edit" is "to prepare (as literary material) for publication or public presentation." So hush.
If it's legal to prohibit people from reselling a Windows CD they paid for, it certainly ought to be legal to jam radio waves inside a building you own.
Perhaps somewhere with a sea border might be easier? I guess they could send it up the Zambezi.
I had the opposite problem - it had "virgin" and "naked" in it, so I mentally Bayesed it out. If it hadn't been for your follow-up I'd have missed it altogether!