I agree with you. I wouldn't go to a self-driving car until EVERYONE used them and I knew that, not just buggy code had been worked out, but that there aren't still people driving themselves around (which, in a world where cars are driverless could be almost as dangerous as we consider a driverless car to be today)
Just to point out that he should ALREADY be able to use the software center on his own... That's how I install most major packages, unless I need to install development libraries or something like that.
Depends. if the cars are "100% guaranteed not to cause accidents", then it could be the manufacturer. But since I doubt any car company will put something like that on a car, it will probably be the owner.
Since they're not considered legal tender, unless the copyright holder is willing to accept them, paying a legal debt with bitcoins would not cause the debt to be considered fulfilled.
Associate professionally, yes. Honestly, I don't see a problem with it, but someone might, and that might be the little edge their opposing side needs to get them discredited, ect. Lawyers are slimy.
No. There's no way there can be a database of every song ever recorded, to cover multiple bitrates, multiple formats, differences between coding the same format with different programs... differences with the same program (VBR limits, and doesn't LAME have quality options?) It's impossible to even conceive of this working.
Now we know why the RIAA is claiming that pirates hurt their profit margin-every new pirated song has to be carefully maintained in this massive database of theirs, thereby costing them more money.
No two files downloaded from iTunes are identical.
That doesn't make sense to me. When I buy a song, if you buy the same song, essentially we are downloading the same file, right? Why would they create a separate copy on their servers just so that you can have a different download?
Remember the EFF carries out legal battles. If they were associating with "criminals" then its possible cases they brought about could be dismissed (note, IANAL but even if the cases couldn't be dismissed, it destroys their credibility).
thus forcing people who simply will not spend $130+ on an Office package to go down the virus-ridden warez route
People who warez have this bizarre sense of entitlement about software. Instead of thinking "I can't afford this, so I'll get it when I can afford it." they think "I DESERVE this, how dare they set the price so high". Personally I think this is ridiculous. No one EVER is forced to get warez. They do it willingly.
Software is cheap. Hardware usually is not, especially if you're talking about servers (which average around 10 grand). Likely they aren't willing to pay the HARDWARE cost, and as a result you're forced to use older operating systems since the newer ones won't work on that old hardware (windows based operating systems anyway).
While this is true, more often than not that brainpower is bogged down by red tape and regulations. While some of these do serve a purpose most just clog up the works and prevent things from getting done in any decent amount of time.
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I agree with you. I wouldn't go to a self-driving car until EVERYONE used them and I knew that, not just buggy code had been worked out, but that there aren't still people driving themselves around (which, in a world where cars are driverless could be almost as dangerous as we consider a driverless car to be today)
Ubuntu is a little more polished, I've found, at least for regular desktop-type computers.
Just to point out that he should ALREADY be able to use the software center on his own... That's how I install most major packages, unless I need to install development libraries or something like that.
Depends. if the cars are "100% guaranteed not to cause accidents", then it could be the manufacturer. But since I doubt any car company will put something like that on a car, it will probably be the owner.
On slashdot sometimes it's hard to tell...
Since they're not considered legal tender, unless the copyright holder is willing to accept them, paying a legal debt with bitcoins would not cause the debt to be considered fulfilled.
Associate professionally, yes. Honestly, I don't see a problem with it, but someone might, and that might be the little edge their opposing side needs to get them discredited, ect. Lawyers are slimy.
Ah that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.
Okay, so you can use another app instead of iTunes, but you're still using an app.
But it's not iTunes. iTunes on windows runs terribly, and I could see someone who was using it on that platform desiring a substitute.
By law, they are supposed to prove you downloaded it from an illegal source. In reality however, it depends on how good their lawyers are.
You are innocent until proven guilty.
On paper, yes. But I'm not entirely sure this is still the case. And of course as far as the RIAA is concerned, you're guilty.
No. There's no way there can be a database of every song ever recorded, to cover multiple bitrates, multiple formats, differences between coding the same format with different programs... differences with the same program (VBR limits, and doesn't LAME have quality options?) It's impossible to even conceive of this working.
Now we know why the RIAA is claiming that pirates hurt their profit margin-every new pirated song has to be carefully maintained in this massive database of theirs, thereby costing them more money.
No two files downloaded from iTunes are identical.
That doesn't make sense to me. When I buy a song, if you buy the same song, essentially we are downloading the same file, right? Why would they create a separate copy on their servers just so that you can have a different download?
I was assuming they'd use a centralized server to make those connections, but I guess that wouldn't be feasible a lot of the time.
"Does Pidgin support voice or video? Yes, Pidgin does support voice and video, but this is limited to Unix-like platforms and the XMPP protocol (including GoogleTalk)." http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin#DoesPidginsupportvoiceorvideo
This is the first time I've ever seen a feature come out on *nix FIRST, then go to windows.
You and I (and likely parent) don't have a problem with this, but to the average user, its just one more program they have to install.
I'm fairly certain AJAX allows one to make connections to other servers.
Remember the EFF carries out legal battles. If they were associating with "criminals" then its possible cases they brought about could be dismissed (note, IANAL but even if the cases couldn't be dismissed, it destroys their credibility).
The EFF is trying not to be him, is the point here. That's why they stopped accepting.
I'd assume they all have to deal with red tape to some level, but you're probably right, it depends on the agency.
Oh, and I get it done well before the night before it's due.
I salute you for being a very unusually motivated student.
thus forcing people who simply will not spend $130+ on an Office package to go down the virus-ridden warez route
People who warez have this bizarre sense of entitlement about software. Instead of thinking "I can't afford this, so I'll get it when I can afford it." they think "I DESERVE this, how dare they set the price so high". Personally I think this is ridiculous. No one EVER is forced to get warez. They do it willingly.
Software is cheap. Hardware usually is not, especially if you're talking about servers (which average around 10 grand). Likely they aren't willing to pay the HARDWARE cost, and as a result you're forced to use older operating systems since the newer ones won't work on that old hardware (windows based operating systems anyway).
it's time to take back our internet from the corporate fools and government cronies who have polluted it.
You do realize that corporations and the government CREATED the internet, right? Just saying....
they have more brainpower
While this is true, more often than not that brainpower is bogged down by red tape and regulations. While some of these do serve a purpose most just clog up the works and prevent things from getting done in any decent amount of time.