The "downmod" was about people downmodding ME (and others) who dare say they don't like apple.
>>>The guy (or gal) admitted to not using apple products
False. Apple Mac Quadra, G3 and G5. I am quite familiar with Apple's method of doing business. It was good pre-Steve Jobs when it was a (mostly) open model versus Microsoft's shitty Windows 3 and 95/98.
But then Apple went downhill with all this "we will only let you install what we approve" nonsense. In a strange twist, Microsoft XP and Seven is actually the more-attractive OS for general use.
So basically you're saying Comcast's Video service is cheaper to operate than Amazon's or Hulu's, because it has a shorter run (local network).
Well then Comcast can charge half the price per GB streamed, rather than setup an artificial barrier (250GB) that makes other video services unable to compete (and which violates antitrust law).
It would make more sense for the State government to install 50-optical fiber bundles through the streets (which they already own), and then lease 1 fiber per company. Then customers could choose Comcast or Cox or Time-Warner or MSN or AppleTV or.....
Real choice. And we could tell comcast to "fuck off" when they invent these stupid 250 GB caps to effectively make Hulu, Amazon, Sony video streaming useless.
The comcast claim that they have to limit outside video providers like Hulu or Amazon or Sony to 250 GB, but their own internet video service can be unlimited, is bullshit. It's the same lines leading into my house. There is no difference except an excuse (per usual) to limit consumer choice. It's the same thing that Microsoft did when they installed IE as Win95's default and blocked installs of other browsers or DR-DOS (though they later relented).
>>>There was no problem when the distributors who owned licenses to broadcast over the airwaves were the ones who also provided the content.
They didn't. Local stations hold the licenses, not the content creators. And O&O stations are limited to only 10 max for NBC, ABC, etc. It was strictly regulated to separate the ~6000 station owners from the central content creators.
>>>There was no problem when the distributors who owned cable networks were the ones who also provided the content.
Again not the case. Comcast, Time-warner, Cox, and so on didn't own the cable channels (except C-SPAN). Until Comcast took over NBC's ~10 cable channels and other properties.
I remember when that happened, my local station ran a half-hour-long text blurb at 7pm explaining the new ownership deal, how it change existing relationships..... basically a 30 minute long contract broadcast.
I'd have no problem with that (including the Congressman heading the MPAA). But I don't think we've reached that point yet. This order: Soap box Jury box Ballot box Ammo box (last resort)
Yes get rid of the EFF and all other corporate lobbyists. The people can call or email or visit their Congressman/woman/critter directly. (Or in the case of the local Legislature, just walk down the street and knock on the delegate/senator's door.)
>>>It was illegal until...if I recall correctly, the FCC commissioner approved it. Then, only a few months later, the commissioner resigned to take a high-paying top level exec job at Comcast.
Wow. Sony just needs to sue Comcast. The Sherman Antitrust law is still in effect, forbids companies from using their monopoly or near-monopoly for unfair competitive advantage, and the FCC can't overrule that law.
>>>Anyone who wanted to could simply avoid using the App Store and use an alternative... That's how it works in the Android world. Don't like Google Play's rules?.....Amazon AppStore. AppsDB. And, of course, you can just let users download the APK directly. >>>
Stop talking sense. I need another dose of Apple Koolade.
The Supreme Court also claimed it was okay to segregate blacks from whites, and that throwin Americans in concentration camps (because they had japanese grandparents) is legal. The Court's opinion is exactly that..... an opinion.
I side with Thomas Jefferson who said the Court is coequal with the other branches, not the superior, and their power is all the more dangerous, since they are not subject to the elective control of the People.
They are 9 human beings. And just as fallible as any other human beings. They are not the final word on constitutional questions..... they are merely deciding cases. (And as history has shown: Often wrong.)
Hold on. You said "I live in a city of over a million people"..... now suddenly you're talking about mountains. I am doubting the veracity of your story.
Terrorists include those who: -Defend the constitution -Attempt to tape the police -Lone individuals -Non-lone individuals (members of groups) -Rightists -Leftists -Pay in cash -Deposting more than $5000 in a bank account ("Know Your Customer" regulation requires banks report it) -Attempt to hide passwords -Nervous -Take pictures -Stare
What's wrong with that? The users don't have the app on their iPhone, so they are taken to the company's website. Is that so horrible? That's how every other browser in the world works. Are Apple phone/padd users now verboten from visiting company websites?
BUT as the summary pointed-out the measurements are distorted because the once-rural weather stations are now in the middle of expanding cities (heat sinks). And no measuring with satellites doesn't prove anything..... the current sats have only been in the sky a few years. That's not long enough to make any kind of determination.
Furtermore even if the globe was warming, there's no proof it was man. The globe warmed during the era of the Egyptians (3000 BC) and Romans (300 AD), and that wasn't due to oil-burning chariots. Maybe the current cycle is the same cause as back in ancient times. We. Just. Don't know.
I tried playing WebM on my iPod, generic Bestbuy player, radio, CD/MP3 player, and TV. Didn't work. Didn't work. Didn't work. Didn't work. Didn't work.
I would no sooner adopt WebM than I would throw-away my VHS VCR and go buy Betamax?!?!? As for this ruling the REAL surprise is that a U.S. judge has the power to overrule and "restrain" a German court's decision. When did Germany become a protectorate of the U.S.? Is this some leftover from the war? (In the same fashion the U.S. forbade Japan to have any army beyond a "defensive force".)
Hold on. You said "I live in a city of over a million people"..... now suddenly you're talking about mountains. I am doubting the veracity of your story.
Nobody's saying Becky can't pay ~$1000/year to Comcast if that's what she desires to do. I on the other hand will find alternative free methods to get Progressive Talk radio and sports (Nascar, Baltimore, Philly over the antenna) rather than throw a week of my life away on $1000 cable.
Clearly you're not following the thread. We were discussing People who download TV shows off piratebay and other sites. It is not the corporation's responsibility to pay "residuals" to the writer for those views, because they did not sanction the act.
But then, neither is it the customer's responsibility either because he/she never signed a contract with the writer.
You act like a teenager (lacking in manners). People above have cited numerous sources where people were FINED for not getting permission to perform a song (or play a CD) in a public venue. So NO I was not wrong. Nor was I deserving of being insulted by an adult who still acts like he's 12 years old.
Yes but we vowed we'd never repeat the same mistake of rounding-up Americans and throwing them in concentration camps, just because they had japanese grandparents.
The FBI has gone to the opposite extreme. Have you seen their listed of "suspected terrorists"??? It includes people who pay with cash, cover their cellphones while chatting, have a Ron Paul or Campaign for Liberty bumper sticker, carry a pocket constitution (wow; knowing the law; horrible), and on and on. At the end of the day almost everyone is a suspected terrorist by the FBI list.
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The "downmod" was about people downmodding ME (and others) who dare say they don't like apple.
>>>The guy (or gal) admitted to not using apple products
False. Apple Mac Quadra, G3 and G5. I am quite familiar with Apple's method of doing business. It was good pre-Steve Jobs when it was a (mostly) open model versus Microsoft's shitty Windows 3 and 95/98.
But then Apple went downhill with all this "we will only let you install what we approve" nonsense. In a strange twist, Microsoft XP and Seven is actually the more-attractive OS for general use.
The first amendment applies to individuals, not rocks, trees, buildings, corporations, or other inanimate objects.
So basically you're saying Comcast's Video service is cheaper to operate than Amazon's or Hulu's, because it has a shorter run (local network).
Well then Comcast can charge half the price per GB streamed, rather than setup an artificial barrier (250GB) that makes other video services unable to compete (and which violates antitrust law).
It would make more sense for the State government to install 50-optical fiber bundles through the streets (which they already own), and then lease 1 fiber per company. Then customers could choose Comcast or Cox or Time-Warner or MSN or AppleTV or.....
Real choice. And we could tell comcast to "fuck off" when they invent these stupid 250 GB caps to effectively make Hulu, Amazon, Sony video streaming useless.
The comcast claim that they have to limit outside video providers like Hulu or Amazon or Sony to 250 GB, but their own internet video service can be unlimited, is bullshit. It's the same lines leading into my house. There is no difference except an excuse (per usual) to limit consumer choice. It's the same thing that Microsoft did when they installed IE as Win95's default and blocked installs of other browsers or DR-DOS (though they later relented).
>>>There was no problem when the distributors who owned licenses to broadcast over the airwaves were the ones who also provided the content.
They didn't.
Local stations hold the licenses, not the content creators. And O&O stations are limited to only 10 max for NBC, ABC, etc. It was strictly regulated to separate the ~6000 station owners from the central content creators.
>>>There was no problem when the distributors who owned cable networks were the ones who also provided the content.
Again not the case. Comcast, Time-warner, Cox, and so on didn't own the cable channels (except C-SPAN). Until Comcast took over NBC's ~10 cable channels and other properties.
I remember when that happened, my local station ran a half-hour-long text blurb at 7pm explaining the new ownership deal, how it change existing relationships..... basically a 30 minute long contract broadcast.
I'd have no problem with that (including the Congressman heading the MPAA). But I don't think we've reached that point yet. This order:
Soap box
Jury box
Ballot box
Ammo box (last resort)
Yes get rid of the EFF and all other corporate lobbyists. The people can call or email or visit their Congressman/woman/critter directly. (Or in the case of the local Legislature, just walk down the street and knock on the delegate/senator's door.)
>>>It was illegal until...if I recall correctly, the FCC commissioner approved it. Then, only a few months later, the commissioner resigned to take a high-paying top level exec job at Comcast.
Wow.
Sony just needs to sue Comcast.
The Sherman Antitrust law is still in effect, forbids companies from using their monopoly or near-monopoly for unfair competitive advantage, and the FCC can't overrule that law.
>>>Anyone who wanted to could simply avoid using the App Store and use an alternative... That's how it works in the Android world. Don't like Google Play's rules? .....Amazon AppStore. AppsDB. And, of course, you can just let users download the APK directly.
>>>
Stop talking sense.
I need another dose of Apple Koolade.
>>>If apple's business doesnt suit you, dont buy
Done and done (and modded minus one).
>>>upsell for premium storage
What's wrong with that?
The Supreme Court also claimed it was okay to segregate blacks from whites, and that throwin Americans in concentration camps (because they had japanese grandparents) is legal. The Court's opinion is exactly that..... an opinion.
I side with Thomas Jefferson who said the Court is coequal with the other branches, not the superior, and their power is all the more dangerous, since they are not subject to the elective control of the People.
They are 9 human beings. And just as fallible as any other human beings. They are not the final word on constitutional questions..... they are merely deciding cases. (And as history has shown: Often wrong.)
Hold on. You said "I live in a city of over a million people"..... now suddenly you're talking about mountains. I am doubting the veracity of your story.
>>>you're just BS-ing
It's a shame you prefer to remain ignorant and live in the matrix, rather than read news sites and keep up to date. HERE take a Red Pill:
http://publicintelligence.net/fbi-suspicious-activity-reporting-flyers/
http://rt.com/news/fbi-terrorists-guide-security-171/ http://www.constitution.org/abus/terror/constitutional_terrorists.htm
http://welfarestate.com/pamphlet/
Terrorists include those who:
-Defend the constitution
-Attempt to tape the police
-Lone individuals
-Non-lone individuals (members of groups)
-Rightists
-Leftists
-Pay in cash
-Deposting more than $5000 in a bank account ("Know Your Customer" regulation requires banks report it)
-Attempt to hide passwords
-Nervous
-Take pictures
-Stare
What's wrong with that? The users don't have the app on their iPhone, so they are taken to the company's website. Is that so horrible? That's how every other browser in the world works. Are Apple phone/padd users now verboten from visiting company websites?
BUT as the summary pointed-out the measurements are distorted because the once-rural weather stations are now in the middle of expanding cities (heat sinks). And no measuring with satellites doesn't prove anything..... the current sats have only been in the sky a few years. That's not long enough to make any kind of determination.
Furtermore even if the globe was warming, there's no proof it was man. The globe warmed during the era of the Egyptians (3000 BC) and Romans (300 AD), and that wasn't due to oil-burning chariots. Maybe the current cycle is the same cause as back in ancient times. We. Just. Don't know.
I tried playing WebM on my iPod, generic Bestbuy player, radio, CD/MP3 player, and TV.
Didn't work. Didn't work. Didn't work.
Didn't work. Didn't work.
I would no sooner adopt WebM than I would throw-away my VHS VCR and go buy Betamax?!?!? As for this ruling the REAL surprise is that a U.S. judge has the power to overrule and "restrain" a German court's decision. When did Germany become a protectorate of the U.S.? Is this some leftover from the war? (In the same fashion the U.S. forbade Japan to have any army beyond a "defensive force".)
Hold on. You said "I live in a city of over a million people"..... now suddenly you're talking about mountains. I am doubting the veracity of your story.
>>>the record of the previous incumbent that's still a vast improvement.
If you say so. I don't recall George Bush ordering the assassination of American citizens. That alone makes him (a little) better than Obama
Nobody's saying Becky can't pay ~$1000/year to Comcast if that's what she desires to do. I on the other hand will find alternative free methods to get Progressive Talk radio and sports (Nascar, Baltimore, Philly over the antenna) rather than throw a week of my life away on $1000 cable.
Clearly you're not following the thread. We were discussing People who download TV shows off piratebay and other sites. It is not the corporation's responsibility to pay "residuals" to the writer for those views, because they did not sanction the act.
But then, neither is it the customer's responsibility either because he/she never signed a contract with the writer.
You act like a teenager (lacking in manners). People above have cited numerous sources where people were FINED for not getting permission to perform a song (or play a CD) in a public venue. So NO I was not wrong. Nor was I deserving of being insulted by an adult who still acts like he's 12 years old.
Yes but we vowed we'd never repeat the same mistake of rounding-up Americans and throwing them in concentration camps, just because they had japanese grandparents.
The FBI has gone to the opposite extreme. Have you seen their listed of "suspected terrorists"??? It includes people who pay with cash, cover their cellphones while chatting, have a Ron Paul or Campaign for Liberty bumper sticker, carry a pocket constitution (wow; knowing the law; horrible), and on and on. At the end of the day almost everyone is a suspected terrorist by the FBI list.