>>>This is only one version more than the previous Adobe
So basically it's like Apple, who does not support anything older than 10.6. They tell you to go buy the new OS (or if you are on a powerPC, a whole new PC).
Why not? Sony got in trouble for damaging people's PCs (making them unbootable or breaking installed software). Let's put Adobe in a courtroom too.
Of course Adobe could argue other companies do it. Apple and Microsoft do it when they stop filling holes in their old OSes, and tell you to upgrade to OS 10.7 or Win7. Mozilla does it when they abandon Firefox 4 or seaMonkey 2.0 and say, "You're on your own."
Actually it is the same. Saying people cannot "interact with society at large" unless they are vaccinated is equivalent to forcing all computers to have the latest Updates and a virus prevention, else they won't be allowed on the internet.
Democrat Congressman to Pentagon general: "I am concerned that if we put too many tanks on the island might..... tip over." - Yep. Stupidity in a leader is dangerous.
You mean the jump from 10.6 to 10.7? YES. That is equivalent to a Windows jump from XP-SP2 to XP-SP3. (Except Apple charges you for it, while MS gives it for free.)
The smaller numbers like 10.7.0 to 10.7.1 are merely equivalent to routine Windows bugfixes.
I don't think people should be arrested for possessing images of kiddie porn, just as they should not be arrested for images of murder victims, or car accidents, or a pile of cocaine. The holder of these images is Not the guilty person who committed the sex or killing or accident or snorting.
And I especially do not think people should be arrested for comics of kids, because there is no victim. No victim == no rights have been infringed == no crime.
They probably are. This guy is just trying to sell fear for personal gain (money or power). Ben Franklin was right when he said the greatest danger are those in power who are filled with avarice or ambition.
I think it has less to do with the 24 hour clock, and more to do with the 8 hour clock (how long you sleep). If I go to bed at 10pm, I wake up 8 hours later... in time for work But if I go to bed at 8pm, then I still wake up 8 hours later (4am) and have two hours to kill at home.
The buttons on my clock stopped working ~11 years ago, and I never bothered to replace the clock. So now I just wake up when I wake up. My internal clock is pretty reliable, waking me between 5 and 6 am each morning. (Assuming I go to bed at a decent hour like 9 or 10..... if I stay up late then naturally I sleep late.)
Yeah..... remember when OS updates over your dialup line only took a few minutes? And fifteen and ten years ago the average webpage was a mere 40KB and 90KB respectively. But now it's balloned to 800KB.
I upgraded to DSL for that reason. Of course a 370MB update still requires almost an hour and a half. Couldn't they at least *try* to keep software small? I like Microsoft's new philosophy of keeping Windows8 equal to Windows7 in size (only 1/2GB RAM needed).
>>>I think a notification/warning would be nice prior to purging it from the system.
You have no more right to be notified when Old Flash is being purgred from your computer then to not be vaccinated from disease. This is a proactive measure from the state (or the megacorp acting for the state) to protect the internet from bad programs. It is the preeminent truth of our time that you cannot fight the state.
By your reasoning Amazon Silk on the Kindle, and Opera Turbo on my PC, and InternetExplorer Accelerator on my dialup line, are not real browsers either. Their respective servers grab the data, squash it, and then feed it to the user's program.
Obviously I disagree with your reasoning. These are all real web browsers, even if the data has been compressed along the way.
IMHO all this talk of "saving energy" with lighting is ridiculous. When I'm home I have 1 bulb burning. Sometimes none (I just use the light from the TV or LCD). That's 10 watts or 0.01 KWh per hour the bulb is on. Meanwhile my heat pump or air conditioner is running at 5,000 watts or 5 kWh per hour of use. We've totally messed-up our priorities by counting pennies and wasting dollars.
Might help to read your own links: "This of course doesnâ(TM)t âoeproveâ that the black-hat meaning is the âoetrueâ meaning of hacker, just as âoeone who is employed doing mathematical calculationsâ is not the âoetrueâ meaning of computer."
Rape is rape, whether done with a needle or penis or dildo. You don't have a right to forcibly rape someone, and invade their body, just to conform to your beliefs. That's the nonsense the Germans did to justify injecting their own citizens with various "experimental" chemicals. Or that our own government does to justify tainting the water with fluoride.
Irrelevant. Just because I stole from a Macys doesn't mean my parole officer & local police will not be watching when I go into a Walmart. On the contrary they'll be very intent on my actions. Same with Microsoft.
Microsoft has violated the anti-monopoly laws of two different continent-sized countries... the U.S. and the EU. They are still under injunction by the EU courts. Has Apple ever been found guilty of this crime? No. That is why Apple is being ignored (so far) while Microsoft is being treated like a known, convicted felon who committed a crime twice before and is likely to do it again.
By that reasoning Amazon Silk on the Kindle, and Opera Turbo on the PC, are not real browsers either. Their respective servers grab the data, squash it, and then feed it to the client. Obviously I disagree with your reasoning. These are all real web browsers.
The politicians knew EXACTLY what they were doing. Why do you think the e-voting machines are still in place, even though we've been aware of the problem for 10 years? Because the politicians, and more importantly the party bosses in each state, want an election they can control.
They don't want paper ballots. They don't want e-voting machines that print-out paper ballots. They don't want accountability or traceability. They want a rigged election, just as they rigged the Iowa election (ballots were "lost" and they were counted in secret without oversight).
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>>>This is only one version more than the previous Adobe
So basically it's like Apple, who does not support anything older than 10.6. They tell you to go buy the new OS (or if you are on a powerPC, a whole new PC).
Why not? Sony got in trouble for damaging people's PCs (making them unbootable or breaking installed software). Let's put Adobe in a courtroom too.
Of course Adobe could argue other companies do it. Apple and Microsoft do it when they stop filling holes in their old OSes, and tell you to upgrade to OS 10.7 or Win7. Mozilla does it when they abandon Firefox 4 or seaMonkey 2.0 and say, "You're on your own."
Actually it is the same. Saying people cannot "interact with society at large" unless they are vaccinated is equivalent to forcing all computers to have the latest Updates and a virus prevention, else they won't be allowed on the internet.
I have that VirginKiller image on my C: drive. I guess that makes me guilty of downloading under New York law.
Democrat Congressman to Pentagon general: "I am concerned that if we put too many tanks on the island might..... tip over." - Yep. Stupidity in a leader is dangerous.
If your body needs 10 hours sleep, then that's what you should do.
You mean the jump from 10.6 to 10.7? YES. That is equivalent to a Windows jump from XP-SP2 to XP-SP3. (Except Apple charges you for it, while MS gives it for free.)
The smaller numbers like 10.7.0 to 10.7.1 are merely equivalent to routine Windows bugfixes.
Well put.
I don't think people should be arrested for possessing images of kiddie porn, just as they should not be arrested for images of murder victims, or car accidents, or a pile of cocaine. The holder of these images is Not the guilty person who committed the sex or killing or accident or snorting.
And I especially do not think people should be arrested for comics of kids, because there is no victim. No victim == no rights have been infringed == no crime.
They probably are. This guy is just trying to sell fear for personal gain (money or power). Ben Franklin was right when he said the greatest danger are those in power who are filled with avarice or ambition.
Corporate taxes should be higher. After all, they are rich.
I think it has less to do with the 24 hour clock, and more to do with the 8 hour clock (how long you sleep). If I go to bed at 10pm, I wake up 8 hours later... in time for work But if I go to bed at 8pm, then I still wake up 8 hours later (4am) and have two hours to kill at home.
Not "everybody" is fat (overweight or obese). Just 90% of Americans over age 30... that's not so bad.
The buttons on my clock stopped working ~11 years ago, and I never bothered to replace the clock. So now I just wake up when I wake up. My internal clock is pretty reliable, waking me between 5 and 6 am each morning. (Assuming I go to bed at a decent hour like 9 or 10..... if I stay up late then naturally I sleep late.)
Yeah..... remember when OS updates over your dialup line only took a few minutes? And fifteen and ten years ago the average webpage was a mere 40KB and 90KB respectively. But now it's balloned to 800KB.
I upgraded to DSL for that reason. Of course a 370MB update still requires almost an hour and a half. Couldn't they at least *try* to keep software small? I like Microsoft's new philosophy of keeping Windows8 equal to Windows7 in size (only 1/2GB RAM needed).
>>>I think a notification/warning would be nice prior to purging it from the system.
You have no more right to be notified when Old Flash is being purgred from your computer then to not be vaccinated from disease. This is a proactive measure from the state (or the megacorp acting for the state) to protect the internet from bad programs. It is the preeminent truth of our time that you cannot fight the state.
So just keep quiet and submit to CISPA.
A mere 20 hours over dialup. :-o
By your reasoning Amazon Silk on the Kindle, and Opera Turbo on my PC, and InternetExplorer Accelerator on my dialup line, are not real browsers either. Their respective servers grab the data, squash it, and then feed it to the user's program.
Obviously I disagree with your reasoning. These are all real web browsers, even if the data has been compressed along the way.
"Watching" is exactly what is happening here. So where's your complaint?
IMHO all this talk of "saving energy" with lighting is ridiculous.
When I'm home I have 1 bulb burning. Sometimes none (I just use the light from the TV or LCD). That's 10 watts or 0.01 KWh per hour the bulb is on. Meanwhile my heat pump or air conditioner is running at 5,000 watts or 5 kWh per hour of use. We've totally messed-up our priorities by counting pennies and wasting dollars.
Might help to read your own links: "This of course doesnâ(TM)t âoeproveâ that the black-hat meaning is the âoetrueâ meaning of hacker, just as âoeone who is employed doing mathematical calculationsâ is not the âoetrueâ meaning of computer."
Rape is rape, whether done with a needle or penis or dildo. You don't have a right to forcibly rape someone, and invade their body, just to conform to your beliefs. That's the nonsense the Germans did to justify injecting their own citizens with various "experimental" chemicals. Or that our own government does to justify tainting the water with fluoride.
QUOTE: "[Government-created monopolies] are a bitch, eh?"
FixedThatForYou.
And yes monopolies like Comcast suck.
Irrelevant. Just because I stole from a Macys doesn't mean my parole officer & local police will not be watching when I go into a Walmart. On the contrary they'll be very intent on my actions. Same with Microsoft.
Microsoft has violated the anti-monopoly laws of two different continent-sized countries... the U.S. and the EU. They are still under injunction by the EU courts. Has Apple ever been found guilty of this crime? No. That is why Apple is being ignored (so far) while Microsoft is being treated like a known, convicted felon who committed a crime twice before and is likely to do it again.
By that reasoning Amazon Silk on the Kindle, and Opera Turbo on the PC, are not real browsers either. Their respective servers grab the data, squash it, and then feed it to the client. Obviously I disagree with your reasoning. These are all real web browsers.
The politicians knew EXACTLY what they were doing. Why do you think the e-voting machines are still in place, even though we've been aware of the problem for 10 years? Because the politicians, and more importantly the party bosses in each state, want an election they can control.
They don't want paper ballots. They don't want e-voting machines that print-out paper ballots. They don't want accountability or traceability. They want a rigged election, just as they rigged the Iowa election (ballots were "lost" and they were counted in secret without oversight).