A HD could mean that it could rip songs, movies etc. to disk and play them on demand.
Do you seriously think hardware made by Microsoft (or Sony) could ever be used for making copies of digital content? The 3rd generation consoles will be so locked down with DRM that you are lucky if you are able to view your own "legal" media with it.
You cannot underestimate the value of being first into the market with a new gadget.
People seem to have forgotten that Sony would not have been the first to launch anyway. They do have the luxury of being able to see what their enemy does and then decide their own actions later.
I wonder how much of that will be really good games and how much of it will be cutscene movies (Final Fantasy), sequels (anything by Rockstar), and played out genres (the FPS comes to mind).
You mentioned that you don't own a PS2. Have you played these games then? If no, what makes you qualified to comment on their quality?
How many times a day do you touch an object that you do not own? That pretty much equals the number of times you would expose your hand implanted RFID tag to copying.
Well, a game that is configurable is similar -- although the threat of death is certainly not there. Sure, it might be legal to set up a game so that the user could turn it into Scrabble, but that game would greatly facilitate people to break the law. In fact, you and I both know that such an attempt would merely be an end-run around valid trademark laws.
You'r computer can be configured to run an illegal copy of Windows XP. I've reported you to the FBI and they will begin confiscating your equipment shortly.
"There's a lot of scary things here, but to me what is most scary is that American copyright owners can mobilize foreign police to do their bidding."
That statement is very misleading. The raid was made because of a lawsuit brought up by the BSA. RIAA or MPAA definitely did not mobilize the Finnish police (but they very well may have been involved in getting BSA to initiate the lawsuit).
Let's also note that torrent site was being used for illegally distributing copyrighted software.
Actually, in Helsinki it is unlimited transfers one hour after the purchase of the ticket and after your hour is over you can ride to the end of the line. This ticket covers buses, trams, local trains and subways.
Similar project has been going on in Helsinki for two summers (at least). The bikes are ugly, heavy and made of non-standard parts. Nobody wants to steal them, but they still work well for random bicycling.
It's summer now at the Antarctic. According to this website the temperature should be somewhere around the quite comfortable -40C. The extreme -90C temperature is reached only during the winter (June-Aug).
Do not get an audio baby monitor unless you have a ridiculously huge house and your bedrooms are on the opposite sides. The problem is that babies are not dead silent when they are sleep. They whine a little every now and then even when they sleep. They might even cry a little bit just to calm down right away. When they need help they really make a f*cking loud noise.
You'll be able to get more rest (which you will be needing) if you don't wake up every time your baby moves while she sleeps.
The reason why the second chart shows that the amount of spam has been decreasing is given in the first sentence after the chart: "This particular email address has been inactive since 1995; all the mail it gets is therefore from harvesting done prior to 1995."
So the reason why it shows a decline is because that particular e-mail address is not on the newest e-mail address lists.
Incorrect. The link in Sun's page does mention the words "mobile" and "wireless" but if you take the time to follow the fscking link you'll notice that Sun calls it "Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition".
My guess: They put out the album because they have signed a contract and they either have to release the albums or pay a fine.
Guess which one is cheaper?
Guess which one pleases the fans (the real ones, not you computer geeks who only listen to LotR and Matrix soundtracks and other similar non-$$$ music)?
I bought it, ripped it, listened to it and it didn't install any DRM on my Fedora Core 1. Stop complaining for being an idiot. You already supported an established monopoly by buying a Microsoft OS. Why should you start worrying now?
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A HD could mean that it could rip songs, movies etc. to disk and play them on demand.
Do you seriously think hardware made by Microsoft (or Sony) could ever be used for making copies of digital content? The 3rd generation consoles will be so locked down with DRM that you are lucky if you are able to view your own "legal" media with it.
You cannot underestimate the value of being first into the market with a new gadget.
People seem to have forgotten that Sony would not have been the first to launch anyway. They do have the luxury of being able to see what their enemy does and then decide their own actions later.
Honestly, if these people were really all that good at spotting industry trends and making accurate predictions they'd be working in the industry.
Since you can accurately predict that the clueless analyst's prediction is incorrect, why don't YOU work in the industry?
I wonder how much of that will be really good games and how much of it will be cutscene movies (Final Fantasy), sequels (anything by Rockstar), and played out genres (the FPS comes to mind).
You mentioned that you don't own a PS2. Have you played these games then? If no, what makes you qualified to comment on their quality?
That is a valid point if you go to movies and assume that people are more interested in your face than the film.
MY GOD NED! THEY'RE COMING RIGHT FOR US!Reason:
(Don't use so many caps. It's like yelling.)
How many times a day do you touch an object that you do not own? That pretty much equals the number of times you would expose your hand implanted RFID tag to copying.
Well, a game that is configurable is similar -- although the threat of death is certainly not there. Sure, it might be legal to set up a game so that the user could turn it into Scrabble, but that game would greatly facilitate people to break the law. In fact, you and I both know that such an attempt would merely be an end-run around valid trademark laws.
You'r computer can be configured to run an illegal copy of Windows XP. I've reported you to the FBI and they will begin confiscating your equipment shortly.
Where do you draw the line?
You, and whoever modded you up as "interesting", are an idiot.
This standard is not about representing XML in binary format.
This standard is about representing binary content in an XML document in binary format.
See, previously, if one wanted to include binary data in an XML file one had to Base64 encode it. This takes space and processor time.
This standard moves the bloated Base64 content into a pure binary MIME object.
Maybe you should have RTFA first, eh?
exactly how has the technology to track the COCKPIT of an airliner moving 200+mph. (pilots mention a constant laser light for 10+ seconds)
You were blinded by the big number. The real question is about angular velocity. The further the object is, the smaller the angular velocity gets.
"There's a lot of scary things here, but to me what is most scary is that American copyright owners can mobilize foreign police to do their bidding."
That statement is very misleading. The raid was made because of a lawsuit brought up by the BSA. RIAA or MPAA definitely did not mobilize the Finnish police (but they very well may have been involved in getting BSA to initiate the lawsuit).
Let's also note that torrent site was being used for illegally distributing copyrighted software.
Actually, in Helsinki it is unlimited transfers one hour after the purchase of the ticket and after your hour is over you can ride to the end of the line. This ticket covers buses, trams, local trains and subways.
Similar project has been going on in Helsinki for two summers (at least). The bikes are ugly, heavy and made of non-standard parts. Nobody wants to steal them, but they still work well for random bicycling.
To get performance, you have to burn fuel.
...or reduce weight.
If their system relies on plain bluetooth identification it crumbles down as soon as the first person buys a new phone.
This could be fixed with additional software, but it would seriously limit the user base. And what good would it be then?
And it would also require that people keep bluetooth always on. Good bye battery life. Welcome bluetooth worms.
Nice idea, though.
It's summer now at the Antarctic. According to this website the temperature should be somewhere around the quite comfortable -40C. The extreme -90C temperature is reached only during the winter (June-Aug).
Do not get an audio baby monitor unless you have a ridiculously huge house and your bedrooms are on the opposite sides. The problem is that babies are not dead silent when they are sleep. They whine a little every now and then even when they sleep. They might even cry a little bit just to calm down right away. When they need help they really make a f*cking loud noise.
You'll be able to get more rest (which you will be needing) if you don't wake up every time your baby moves while she sleeps.
The reason why the second chart shows that the amount of spam has been decreasing is given in the first sentence after the chart: "This particular email address has been inactive since 1995; all the mail it gets is therefore from harvesting done prior to 1995."
So the reason why it shows a decline is because that particular e-mail address is not on the newest e-mail address lists.
But that's only my theory...
So, like is this the first time a woman lies about her age?
Yes. Unlike Rome, Java was built in one day.
Incorrect. The link in Sun's page does mention the words "mobile" and "wireless" but if you take the time to follow the fscking link you'll notice that Sun calls it "Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition".
If Apple ports Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger to run on this new ARM Tiger processor, then I'd be able to write programs with Java 1.5.0 Tiger for it.
The world would truly be a better place.
Mozilla is to Opera what Gandalf is to Arthur dent
Or
Mozilla is to Opera what Apple is to Linux
Maybe you now get the joke?
My guess: They put out the album because they have signed a contract and they either have to release the albums or pay a fine.
Guess which one is cheaper? Guess which one pleases the fans (the real ones, not you computer geeks who only listen to LotR and Matrix soundtracks and other similar non-$$$ music)?
I bought it, ripped it, listened to it and it didn't install any DRM on my Fedora Core 1. Stop complaining for being an idiot. You already supported an established monopoly by buying a Microsoft OS. Why should you start worrying now?
This is the steering wheel of world champion Mika Häkkinen: http://www.avaruusmies.com/jokes-files/img/135.jpg