Reality C: The oil extraction companies haven't lied about available reserves; this whistleblower is merely trying to pump up the price on false rumors that there is less oil than thought/claimed.
Why would anyone prefer not knowing about the lack of easily-accessible reserves? Something known to be limited will fetch a higher price on the market, which will bring more profit to the supplier, and reduce usage, which would satisfy those who call for reduced usage. Who wins when the lack of easily-accessible reserves is kept secret?
Rentals - The rental market is based on the basis that you borrow the content for a limited period of time at a significantly reduced rate on the understanding that it will expire.
I don't know about you, but I have no desire to make a copy of something I rent anyway. If it's one of those few things worth watching again, I can rent it again. They'd have to pay be to go through the trouble of keeping a copy of every movie I watched.
And anyway, even the rental market is suspect. A real rental market is such because an item can only be used by one person at a time. If I'm renting the pickup truck, you can't also be renting it at the same time. Rental solves this issue without the real cost of producing two trucks so each of us can own one. But with rental of digital material, it's kind of silly.
Are you SERIOUSLY trying to equate DRM to slavery? Have you COMPLETELY lost your mind?
No; he was choosing something that is clearly objectionable to everyone, unlike DRM. When a discussion isn't about some subjective quality of X, using Y which has fewer subjective qualities can simplify the discussion. And no, I'm not trying to equate X to Y here; they're two different letters of the alphabet, and I respect that.
If you want to use an appropriate term for what Microsoft supposedly did with this GPL code, it's called plagiarism. Sure, it's called "stealing" nowadays, but using this word is oversimplifying.
And possibly copyright infringement, if Microsoft's use of the code violates the license the code is distributed under.
Well, what if we set up a test where you sell me a digital object of yours, and then I flip a coin and if heads, someone else makes an unauthorized copy from me. At that point, you tell me whether your digital object has been stolen from you. If the unauthorized copy is really theft, you shouldn't have to do more than examine your belongings to see whether any are missing, whether you will be deprived the use of your belongings. Whenever I've had anything stolen from me, I couldn't use the object anymore, because it was no longer in my possession.
I've just written my first program, and I licensed it under the GPL. Guess what? A bunch of people have already ripped me off! So I can understand this guy's situation. Here's the source, BTW:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() { printf( "Hello, world!\n" ); return 0; }
Correct me if I'm wrong, but GPS doesn't ever report (instantaneous) speed, just location (insert Heisenberg joke here). Given the times of locations, you can calculate average speed. If I travel 60 miles in one hour, I could have gone 60 MPH the whole way, or 100 MPH and then waited at the destination for the remaining 24 minutes. In both cases my average speed would be 60 MPH. I suppose if the GPS locations and times showed that I traveled 60 miles in 30 minutes, resulting in 120 MPH average speed, there's no way I could have covered that distance without going at least 120 MPH for part of it. But maybe I had my car carried in an airplane or something...
The NeuralWISP chip is a collection of low-power components such as a specialized signal amplifier, on a circuit board just over two centimeters long.
So it's about the size of a US dime. Seems pretty damn bulky to me. RFID devices can be much smaller, for things like gluing to ants. The record is listed at 0.05mm x 0.05mm.
1. A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden.
Apple doesn't support PowerPC Macs with their latest OS offering. Apple doesn't support Atom with their latest OS offering. The former doesn't work, while the latter happens to work. The former is systems Apple sold several years ago, while the latter is not. So my point was that if anyone is going to complain about it not working on UNSUPPORTED platforms, it should be about PowerPC Macs, not something Apple doesn't even make, and never has.
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I didn't realize that the world had a single power grid, "our" power grid.
"Hey baby, hold a mirror up so I can see myself." and then your computer's camera gets a snapshot of all the post-it notes on the monitor.
As a bonus, if you ever get stopped by Homeland Security, you'll have hours of fun explaining why you have that printout in your wallet.
Reality C: The oil extraction companies haven't lied about available reserves; this whistleblower is merely trying to pump up the price on false rumors that there is less oil than thought/claimed.
Why would anyone prefer not knowing about the lack of easily-accessible reserves? Something known to be limited will fetch a higher price on the market, which will bring more profit to the supplier, and reduce usage, which would satisfy those who call for reduced usage. Who wins when the lack of easily-accessible reserves is kept secret?
With a name like LIDAR, who would doubt the radar's claimed speed?
I don't follow. Wouldn't it give you $201 in change, then $120 in change?
I don't know about you, but I have no desire to make a copy of something I rent anyway. If it's one of those few things worth watching again, I can rent it again. They'd have to pay be to go through the trouble of keeping a copy of every movie I watched.
And anyway, even the rental market is suspect. A real rental market is such because an item can only be used by one person at a time. If I'm renting the pickup truck, you can't also be renting it at the same time. Rental solves this issue without the real cost of producing two trucks so each of us can own one. But with rental of digital material, it's kind of silly.
Shouldn't the sign just state "Do not touch exhibits" with "OK to to exhibits" in braille only?
Is it OK if I start them with "Honestly" instead?
I put them there, but someone in Slashdot stole the comments that referenced the GPL!! They're trying to steal my programs, just like I told you.
You might try this Bob the Angry Flower comic sometime.
Microsoft coffee may seem nice in the morning, but you'll always crash later in the day.
Good point (lame subject line though); a person may make choice 1 in context A, but pass up choice 1 and choose 2 in context B.
DRM is one thing: a tool. It's also used by the devil.
DRM is two things: a tool, and used by the devil. It is also problem-causing to legitimate users.
DRM is three things: a tool, used by the devil, and problem-causing to legitimate users. It is also.. well, let me think about this a bit more.
No; he was choosing something that is clearly objectionable to everyone, unlike DRM. When a discussion isn't about some subjective quality of X, using Y which has fewer subjective qualities can simplify the discussion. And no, I'm not trying to equate X to Y here; they're two different letters of the alphabet, and I respect that.
Thanks for making me feel like an idiot. I might do a little more research next time before posting and removing all doubt. :)
And possibly copyright infringement, if Microsoft's use of the code violates the license the code is distributed under.
Well, what if we set up a test where you sell me a digital object of yours, and then I flip a coin and if heads, someone else makes an unauthorized copy from me. At that point, you tell me whether your digital object has been stolen from you. If the unauthorized copy is really theft, you shouldn't have to do more than examine your belongings to see whether any are missing, whether you will be deprived the use of your belongings. Whenever I've had anything stolen from me, I couldn't use the object anymore, because it was no longer in my possession.
You're claiming that GPS would be inaccurate in the desert, and I really doubt that.
No shit, man. Your comment is exactly the one I was about to make. It's not theft, even if one doesn't like who's doing the unauthorized distribution.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but GPS doesn't ever report (instantaneous) speed, just location (insert Heisenberg joke here). Given the times of locations, you can calculate average speed. If I travel 60 miles in one hour, I could have gone 60 MPH the whole way, or 100 MPH and then waited at the destination for the remaining 24 minutes. In both cases my average speed would be 60 MPH. I suppose if the GPS locations and times showed that I traveled 60 miles in 30 minutes, resulting in 120 MPH average speed, there's no way I could have covered that distance without going at least 120 MPH for part of it. But maybe I had my car carried in an airplane or something...
So it's about the size of a US dime. Seems pretty damn bulky to me. RFID devices can be much smaller, for things like gluing to ants. The record is listed at 0.05mm x 0.05mm.
Apple doesn't support PowerPC Macs with their latest OS offering. Apple doesn't support Atom with their latest OS offering. The former doesn't work, while the latter happens to work. The former is systems Apple sold several years ago, while the latter is not. So my point was that if anyone is going to complain about it not working on UNSUPPORTED platforms, it should be about PowerPC Macs, not something Apple doesn't even make, and never has.