Can they get the rights to have the fictional band Priss and the Replicants in at least one of these? It would be hilarious for those of us that get the joke.
The basic form of the algorithm (according to *AA groups) is as such: $Max_Payable_Price times ($Total_World_Population - $Steenking_Pirates). *AA's obviously want to minimize the $Steenking_Pirates, especially the ones who simply don't listen to their music in the first place.
Many lawmakers agree with this, with the agreement being proportional to the money they receive from the *AA's.
And yes, I know that people who don't listen to music shouldn't need to pay, but I dare you to tell the RIAA that. It's even worse when these groups refuse to sell a (legal) product for any amount of money and then sue you for buying it from someone who is willing to sell it to you.
It's not like the government is going to put the "corporations are people, too" thing up for a public vote, and even if they did the corporations would force the vote to go their way. As such, you may as well try to give them the drawbacks of being people, too.
Honestly, "What can we do with it" generally gets answered after we can prove we have it in the first place, but I'm sure there's at least one theory that says supersymmetry allows arbitrarily awesome things like wormholes or something.
Or maybe they will take a page from the *AA playbook and claim that lost sales = piracy, and buy politicians to create laws assuming this statement to be true.
Who wants to bet that the popular explanation for the inaccurate information on the map is bribes? $50* to add 1MB/s to listed speed or remove.5MB/s from a competitors?
The reason IE6 still works is because it HAD to work. People made web apps that only work in IE6 and then Microsoft broke the compatibility in every version after. I admit that if companies were more willing to update their apps IE6 would not still be required by some companies, but you tell them they have to spend their money porting apps.
Can they check those wallpaper packs for viruses? I keep hearing about how if I download wallpapers from the android market, my phone will be infected.
You assume that just because they won't sell you something, they don't want to be paid for it. In reality, they are just waiting and trying to keep it to themselves until they think they can make enough money to republish it, and sue anyone who tries to have new copies printed without their permission.
The same thing happens with movies. Studios won't offer a movie unless they think they will make enough (read: a lot of) money selling it to you, even if it hasn't been available in any format for the last 30 years or more.
I am reasonably certain that what would be done in this case is to check everything you have ever done on Facebook. Also, all of those people should expect their security questions to have been changed just in case the passwords are changed someday.
Also, keeping the people working on this from fraping random people must be really hard, but they do it, right? Right?
Then the cables need to be immune to the fiber-seeking backhoe. Also, environmentalists would much rather accept a large amount of pollution later to prevent a small amount of pollution now.
Today's top story - adverse weather conditions can negatively affect cell phone reception. In other news, high winds can knock down telephone poles and prevent phone calls.
Clearly we need some sort of communication method that is immune to weather, but what could it possibly be?
Today's top story is how prominent ISPs received government funding to extend broadband access to more of America and blew it on bonuses and advertisement. And possibly blow.
In related news, ISPs are complaining about how expensive people who use their entire bandwidth allotment are.
Today's top news is that network security isn't - administrators do not audit accounts or access to ensure that only authorized people can access the company's equipment.
In other news, HB Gary is in the market for new network admins and security tools.
Let sleeping Agent Smiths lie. Even if they don't have cool matrix moves, there are a lot of them, they are functionally identical for most e-combat related purposes, and of course, they have a record of pulling this kind of stuff off.
Some_Group: Hey guys, let's attack Anonymous! It'll make us rich if we can hack them, an our security can stop their counterattack, right? Anonymous: No it can't. I'm putting all your embarrassing/incriminating email messages onto the net. Some_Group: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUU-
What is this visualization supposed to look like? I get the impression of of a fertilized egg growing several layers of cells, but I'm unsure that is the intended effect.
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We're the place you cant even RTFA because we broke the hyperlinks.
Because we fired all of our proofreaders and editors.
Today's top story is from the Uncanny Valley. Apparently they're letting unspeakable things tour our fair country.
Let me be the first to say, "OH GOD PLEASE GET IT AWAY FROM ME, I'LL DO ANYTHING!!!1!"
How is it unusual that an HP device can connect to your printer? What kind of bizarro universe do you live in where this doesn't happen normally?
People like attention, so giving them more attention makes them happy. Oh wait, I guess adding "on Facebook" to the premise makes it different.
We have (quantum) teleporters and (quantum) tractor beams now? What's next, (quantum) warp drives?
Can they get the rights to have the fictional band Priss and the Replicants in at least one of these? It would be hilarious for those of us that get the joke.
The basic form of the algorithm (according to *AA groups) is as such: $Max_Payable_Price times ($Total_World_Population - $Steenking_Pirates). *AA's obviously want to minimize the $Steenking_Pirates, especially the ones who simply don't listen to their music in the first place.
Many lawmakers agree with this, with the agreement being proportional to the money they receive from the *AA's.
And yes, I know that people who don't listen to music shouldn't need to pay, but I dare you to tell the RIAA that. It's even worse when these groups refuse to sell a (legal) product for any amount of money and then sue you for buying it from someone who is willing to sell it to you.
It's not like the government is going to put the "corporations are people, too" thing up for a public vote, and even if they did the corporations would force the vote to go their way. As such, you may as well try to give them the drawbacks of being people, too.
Honestly, "What can we do with it" generally gets answered after we can prove we have it in the first place, but I'm sure there's at least one theory that says supersymmetry allows arbitrarily awesome things like wormholes or something.
What is it with scientists and mathematicians and their crazy names? Nets Hawk Catz? Ham Sandwich Theorem?
What's next, a Ninja Pirate Zombie Fractal theorem written by Buster Rabbits?
Or maybe they will take a page from the *AA playbook and claim that lost sales = piracy, and buy politicians to create laws assuming this statement to be true.
Who wants to bet that the popular explanation for the inaccurate information on the map is bribes? $50* to add 1MB/s to listed speed or remove .5MB/s from a competitors?
*amounts arbitrarily chosen
The reason IE6 still works is because it HAD to work. People made web apps that only work in IE6 and then Microsoft broke the compatibility in every version after. I admit that if companies were more willing to update their apps IE6 would not still be required by some companies, but you tell them they have to spend their money porting apps.
Didn't work, did it?
Can they check those wallpaper packs for viruses? I keep hearing about how if I download wallpapers from the android market, my phone will be infected.
You assume that just because they won't sell you something, they don't want to be paid for it. In reality, they are just waiting and trying to keep it to themselves until they think they can make enough money to republish it, and sue anyone who tries to have new copies printed without their permission.
The same thing happens with movies. Studios won't offer a movie unless they think they will make enough (read: a lot of) money selling it to you, even if it hasn't been available in any format for the last 30 years or more.
I am reasonably certain that what would be done in this case is to check everything you have ever done on Facebook. Also, all of those people should expect their security questions to have been changed just in case the passwords are changed someday.
Also, keeping the people working on this from fraping random people must be really hard, but they do it, right? Right?
I didn't think so either.
Then the cables need to be immune to the fiber-seeking backhoe. Also, environmentalists would much rather accept a large amount of pollution later to prevent a small amount of pollution now.
Today's top story - adverse weather conditions can negatively affect cell phone reception. In other news, high winds can knock down telephone poles and prevent phone calls.
Clearly we need some sort of communication method that is immune to weather, but what could it possibly be?
Today's top story is how prominent ISPs received government funding to extend broadband access to more of America and blew it on bonuses and advertisement. And possibly blow.
In related news, ISPs are complaining about how expensive people who use their entire bandwidth allotment are.
Now Gaddafi and Streisand are in the same club. I hope they get along.
Try reading the magazine - a lot of it is the same kind of thing, so the plot sounds reasonable to me, if a lot pornier than the last one.
Today's top news is that network security isn't - administrators do not audit accounts or access to ensure that only authorized people can access the company's equipment.
In other news, HB Gary is in the market for new network admins and security tools.
Let sleeping Agent Smiths lie. Even if they don't have cool matrix moves, there are a lot of them, they are functionally identical for most e-combat related purposes, and of course, they have a record of pulling this kind of stuff off.
Some_Group: Hey guys, let's attack Anonymous! It'll make us rich if we can hack them, an our security can stop their counterattack, right?
Anonymous: No it can't. I'm putting all your embarrassing/incriminating email messages onto the net.
Some_Group: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUU-
What is this visualization supposed to look like? I get the impression of of a fertilized egg growing several layers of cells, but I'm unsure that is the intended effect.
No, the onus is on the person accused to prove their innocence, as it is with all copyright laws.
Also, the accused has the onus of trying not to go bankrupt due to legal fees, which is also kind of hard.