That's because you based your prediction on a sample size of 1. I too had a good experience at CC (they marked-down a VCR to match the internet price), but if you had expanded your sample to a million, you would have seen most customers were displeased with CC.
>>>"Landline? WTF for, I live by myself, why would I need more than one phone"
I use my landline for backup internet when the DSL goes down. Or if the power goes out and the celltower is no longer working.
This reminds me of the XM and Sirius radio merger. They told the FCC is they would be allowed to merge, they could offer customers cheaper rates.
What was implied is that if the FCC did not allow the merger, then prices would have to rise. Same kind of threat ATT CEO just issued.
Fortunately the FCC did allow the Sirius XM merger and prices did indeed drop (to $7 for a 50-channel plan). Maybe if ATT had made a similar off t cut pricing by half, the they too would have seen their merger go through.
>>>There's no implicit assumption in the British legal system that communications are harmless.
Which is why our British forebears seceded from the United Kingdoms and formed a new union in America. They knew that no man's freedoms of speech/writing/thought (and other rights) are not safe when Parliament has no limitation in its power to repeal those freedoms .
SOPA is dead. PIPA is still alive. And now SOPA has been replaced with a new bill called OPEN (online protection and enforcement of copyright). These guys in hollywood just won't capitulate. They will keep trying-and-trying until they get their way and have the power to yank citizens' websites.
Ahhh thanks. The Commission sounds like a pointless organization. But isn't that where the EU President sits?
I should probably add here:
The U.S. President already signed the ACTA. Our States' House (Senate) will be ratifying or rejecting the treaty in a few days.
In other news: SOPA is dead but it's already taken-on a new form called OPEN (Online Protection and Enforcement). These media monopolies refuse to give-up. In my opinion neither Microsoft or Google are entitled to government-granted monopolies over OSes or search engines... neither are RIAA/MPAA or their affiliated companies for monopolies over media.
Accuse the site/opposition of violating software copyrights, send the police to collect the computers, and then sit on the PCs for months effectively killing the opposition.
I think Pac-man and Ms. Pac-man are quite easy, and don't comprehend anybody who uses the word "hard" in conjunction with them. Sure when you first start out, you need to develop the skills, but it doesn't take that long.
The Atari console variants are particularly easy (read: boring). Why are all the ghosts running around randomly, instead of chasing the player? Poor programming.
The Jr. Pac-Man port is the superior version on that old console.
Invisible Space Invaders is my favorite mode on the old Atari console.
Shooting the last invader as it rapidly scrolls across the screen is nigh impossible. I miss the old days when games came with "128 variations" of play. It helped keep them interesting.
Here's how it's done in Russia. Maybe the U.S. will start following suit:
"Slashdot has been discovered to be publshing copyrighted material and/or using pirated software. Therefore I [Putin or an underling] have sent the police to secure all their computers to ascertain if this is true. That's why they were shutdown and will remain shutdown until we can scan their machines and plant illegal software."
In the U.S. somebody signs the treaty (typically an ambassador or president), and then the Senate decides whether to ratify or reject it (reflecting the wishes of the States and the People). It's a very simple and straightforward process.
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âI want to denounce in the strongest possible manner the entire process that led to the signature of this agreement: no inclusion of civil society organisations, a lack of transparency from the start of the negotiations, repeated postponing of the signature of the text without an explanation being ever given, exclusion of the EU Parliamentâ(TM)s demands that were expressed on several occasions in our assembly..... This agreement might have major consequences on citizensâ(TM) lives, and still, everything is being done to prevent the European Parliament from having its say in this matter.â
Wow.
Do Europeans still have the right to own guns? If I read that my government was bypassing my elected representatives to pass ACTA, I'd be visiting the local target shooting store to polish my skills. Passage of laws without representation is just 1 step short of tyranny.
Because Apple, Microsoft, Google, et cetera spent billions of dollars lobbying for the "whitespace" channels at the FCC. (Technical term: TV Band Devices.)
The good news is the wireless internet.
The bad news is that residents of Wilmington NC will soon see TV channels disappearing as the devices broadcast over existing stations. (The distant stations from neighboring cities.)
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Exactly.
This "ACTA Chief" sounds like a coward If he is displeased with the process, and he's the one in charge, then he should be using his position to make the ACTA a formal treaty to be passed b y the People's representatives in Parliament. To scurry away shows an supreme lack of fortitude and irresponsibility.
Since I'm lazy, I'd just go buy a bunch of those cards that allow you to record your voice, mail the audio-invitations to the guests, and then use the free time to go have some "fun" with my bride.
Same with e-books (those things filled with text; no video or sound). You pay full price and can't ever sell them, unlike the old physical item.
It's why I never bought a Kindle until they gave me an offer I couldn't refuse (Fantasy & Science Magazine for $10/year). Still haven't bought any books; they are overpriced.
Can't I just simplify my life and bash both in both genres?
If it's true I can't buy games, play them, and then sell them as "like new" used condition (thus recouping my money), I might as well just stop playing modern consoles. I'll become a classic gamer (Ataris, Commodores, Segas, NESes, PS2s.)
I hate RIAA. I hate MPAA. I hate limitations upon my freedom.
Yesterday people were asking "How can I move from the US to the EU?" in praise of the EU's anti-corporate actions. But today the EU demonstrated it's really no different..... the bureaucrats/politicians are bought and sold by the corporate elite in the same fashion.
"Yeah... they want to control the internet. They can't wait to silence freedom of speech and yank websites." - Ron Paul.
BTW they are already doing this in Russia. Any website that dares to challenge Putin or his party are accused of "using copyright-infringing software" and their computers immediately seized. The end. Copyright is being used to control the People and silence dissent.
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Capital gains tax really should be raised to 35% (the average tax people pay on their income). Leaving it at 15% is nuts.
>>>"I predicted that Circuit City would prosper"
That's because you based your prediction on a sample size of 1. I too had a good experience at CC (they marked-down a VCR to match the internet price), but if you had expanded your sample to a million, you would have seen most customers were displeased with CC.
>>>"Landline? WTF for, I live by myself, why would I need more than one phone"
I use my landline for backup internet when the DSL goes down. Or if the power goes out and the celltower is no longer working.
My TV comes from an antenna. Or hulu.
This reminds me of the XM and Sirius radio merger. They told the FCC is they would be allowed to merge, they could offer customers cheaper rates.
What was implied is that if the FCC did not allow the merger, then prices would have to rise. Same kind of threat ATT CEO just issued.
Fortunately the FCC did allow the Sirius XM merger and prices did indeed drop (to $7 for a 50-channel plan). Maybe if ATT had made a similar off t cut pricing by half, the they too would have seen their merger go through.
>>>There's no implicit assumption in the British legal system that communications are harmless.
Which is why our British forebears seceded from the United Kingdoms and formed a new union in America. They knew that no man's freedoms of speech/writing/thought (and other rights) are not safe when Parliament has no limitation in its power to repeal those freedoms
.
ACTA comes before the Senate in just a few days.
SOPA is dead.
PIPA is still alive.
And now SOPA has been replaced with a new bill called OPEN (online protection and enforcement of copyright). These guys in hollywood just won't capitulate. They will keep trying-and-trying until they get their way and have the power to yank citizens' websites.
Ahhh thanks. The Commission sounds like a pointless organization. But isn't that where the EU President sits?
I should probably add here:
The U.S. President already signed the ACTA. Our States' House (Senate) will be ratifying or rejecting the treaty in a few days.
In other news: SOPA is dead but it's already taken-on a new form called OPEN (Online Protection and Enforcement). These media monopolies refuse to give-up. In my opinion neither Microsoft or Google are entitled to government-granted monopolies over OSes or search engines... neither are RIAA/MPAA or their affiliated companies for monopolies over media.
Future employment at a college often depends upon how many papers and grants you produce. It's more of a fear of losing their jobs.
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=software+piracy+silence+russia
Accuse the site/opposition of violating software copyrights, send the police to collect the computers, and then sit on the PCs for months effectively killing the opposition.
"Today I issued orders to our soldiers in Germany to 'take care of' a known terrorist. The ACTA Chief is no more." - President Obama. (audience claps)
No credit but they're free.
http://www.youtube.com/user/StanfordUniversity/videos?view=pl
I think Pac-man and Ms. Pac-man are quite easy, and don't comprehend anybody who uses the word "hard" in conjunction with them. Sure when you first start out, you need to develop the skills, but it doesn't take that long.
The Atari console variants are particularly easy (read: boring). Why are all the ghosts running around randomly, instead of chasing the player? Poor programming.
The Jr. Pac-Man port is the superior version on that old console.
Invisible Space Invaders is my favorite mode on the old Atari console.
Shooting the last invader as it rapidly scrolls across the screen is nigh impossible. I miss the old days when games came with "128 variations" of play. It helped keep them interesting.
For the reason nobody cared when Caesar took-away the Roman Senate's power and destroyed democracy.
Because they love the man in charge, and are willing to overlook his flaws.
Here's how it's done in Russia. Maybe the U.S. will start following suit:
"Slashdot has been discovered to be publshing copyrighted material and/or using pirated software. Therefore I [Putin or an underling] have sent the police to secure all their computers to ascertain if this is true. That's why they were shutdown and will remain shutdown until we can scan their machines and plant illegal software."
Except the new Italian PM was never an elected minister by the People. He simply showed-up in the parliament one day, out of nowhere.
I'm confused by EU procedure.
In the U.S. somebody signs the treaty (typically an ambassador or president), and then the Senate decides whether to ratify or reject it (reflecting the wishes of the States and the People). It's a very simple and straightforward process.
âI want to denounce in the strongest possible manner the entire process that led to the signature of this agreement: no inclusion of civil society organisations, a lack of transparency from the start of the negotiations, repeated postponing of the signature of the text without an explanation being ever given, exclusion of the EU Parliamentâ(TM)s demands that were expressed on several occasions in our assembly..... This agreement might have major consequences on citizensâ(TM) lives, and still, everything is being done to prevent the European Parliament from having its say in this matter.â
Wow.
Do Europeans still have the right to own guns? If I read that my government was bypassing my elected representatives to pass ACTA, I'd be visiting the local target shooting store to polish my skills. Passage of laws without representation is just 1 step short of tyranny.
"No legislation without representation."
Because Apple, Microsoft, Google, et cetera spent billions of dollars lobbying for the "whitespace" channels at the FCC. (Technical term: TV Band Devices.)
The good news is the wireless internet.
The bad news is that residents of Wilmington NC will soon see TV channels disappearing as the devices broadcast over existing stations. (The distant stations from neighboring cities.)
Exactly.
This "ACTA Chief" sounds like a coward If he is displeased with the process, and he's the one in charge, then he should be using his position to make the ACTA a formal treaty to be passed b y the People's representatives in Parliament. To scurry away shows an supreme lack of fortitude and irresponsibility.
I think they already sell these in Hallmark.
Since I'm lazy, I'd just go buy a bunch of those cards that allow you to record your voice, mail the audio-invitations to the guests, and then use the free time to go have some "fun" with my bride.
>>>just like the Apple App store
Same with e-books (those things filled with text; no video or sound). You pay full price and can't ever sell them, unlike the old physical item.
It's why I never bought a Kindle until they gave me an offer I couldn't refuse (Fantasy & Science Magazine for $10/year). Still haven't bought any books; they are overpriced.
Can't I just simplify my life and bash both in both genres?
If it's true I can't buy games, play them, and then sell them as "like new" used condition (thus recouping my money), I might as well just stop playing modern consoles. I'll become a classic gamer (Ataris, Commodores, Segas, NESes, PS2s.)
I hate RIAA. I hate MPAA. I hate limitations upon my freedom.
This will probably make my cracked (backspace)(backspace)(backspace) used games worth more money on ebay.
Reminds me of my Atari, Commodore, and Amiga days.
Funny.
Yesterday people were asking "How can I move from the US to the EU?" in praise of the EU's anti-corporate actions. But today the EU demonstrated it's really no different..... the bureaucrats/politicians are bought and sold by the corporate elite in the same fashion.
"Yeah... they want to control the internet. They can't wait to silence freedom of speech and yank websites." - Ron Paul.
BTW they are already doing this in Russia. Any website that dares to challenge Putin or his party are accused of "using copyright-infringing software" and their computers immediately seized. The end. Copyright is being used to control the People and silence dissent.
>>>Symantec has known the pcAnywhere source was stolen,
How is this different from any open-source anti-virus software? The source is "out there" and compromised in both cases.
Ooops. I guess I should not have said that.