You want a technical solution that shields the pilots/airborne vehicle from lasers? That would be technically impossible. So there you go, other than legal, what other solutions do you have?
They *are* different. Each one wants to screw you differently. You still get to choose which way you prefer. BTW anyone who claims otherwise is an ignorant cunt.
Knowingly facilitating piracy is a crime. This is why rapidshare is not being prosecuted. The moment they come know a file they have has been reported as pirated, they take it down. If any of their employees comes across one, they take it down.
That in itself is not a crime. I think the claim is that he knew (or noticed) specific files that were infringing and still continued to host them. The employees even mentioned some file name and repeated infringes. One mentioned that the all "downloads" counted towards a payout were from infringing content, and mentioned that he is approving the payment this time, but would approve it the next time.
The other hosters make it very clear that they have zero tolerance towards anything they identify/notice as infringing. Megaupload was sort of a bit tolerant, and it is now biting them in the ass.
The answer is obvious. California is more prone to air pollution, and Californians care more about fogs and unclear skies than Nevada (where I have never seen a fog). So California tries to do what it can in it jurisdiction, if it can it will also legislate the fuel neighboring states should use.
No, it will not cheer. Nice strawmen you got there. If you are talking about apple fans and them cheering when Jobs (hypothetical Jobs) decides to open up Apple market, I would agree, but not about Android Fanbois (not because I dont like apple or I like Android, but just based on the past responses of both Fanbois)
And you can block these too. Call your carrier and ask from them to disable Third Party Billing. I know AT&T and Verizon do it for you, when you ask. No more "premium sms charges", no more "premium sex line charges"
Rooting an iphone and installing apps from strange sources in Android are both like living in the ghetto. Using an unrooted iPhone is like living in a jail (mmm, I wonder where I got this analogy from.). Using Android and installing apps only from Play Store, Amazon store, and app you write/your friends write, is the real equivalent to living in a decent neighborhood.
If you have already given the cable companies exclusivity, how do you expect the magical free market to work. If we did not give the cable companies exclusive rights, we would already have free and healthy market. And yes it would have taken care of it.
Actually the church would have the worst coverage, as the antennas are directional. I guess like theaters, not having coverage in a church is a good thing.
Most prepaid providers are MVNOs of major networks (the major networks prepaid plans are a joke). Most MVNO agreements prohibit them from allowing phones that have been on major phone networks. The only one I know on Verizon is pageplus, and their plans are for people who dont need data. Sprint devices, until recently can be used only on Sprint directly. Recent new MVNOs have managed to get rid of these clauses in their contracts. But still they are very very few. The only one I know is Ting. You can lookup any prepaid provider, they do not allow bringing phones from other providers.
To address you sharing contract point, some carrier allow you to share minutes, data on prepaid plans. T-mobile used to (and I believe still does), now Ting allows you to. So you do get a break for multiple phones.
Many consider migrating to prepaid carriers at the end of their contracts. There is no lump sum to be paid to anyone, just one month in advance. With LTE I was hoping that this will become more and more popular. But I was wrong, phones support frequencies only on the carrier they are on. So at the end of the contract, people dont pay $600 to get a new phone to get prepaid, they just renew with one of their post paid providers.
I would say the lack of phone interoperability is much bigger deterrent than ETF.
Well, band fragmentation benefits the carriers. Phones made for one carrier cannot be used on the other, and hence discourages customers from switching to another carrier. No wonder the carriers are keen on spectrum fragmentation.
I though the publishers are on the right here. What gives google the right to scan and put up copyrighted work on their website, without the permissions of the copyright holder?
Just so you know, they recently started supporting Bring You Own Device (only from Sprint (not VM or other Sprint MVNOs, though)). That is another option you want to consider, if you do move to them in the future.
To add to that, if you build a tool with nefarious thing in mind, you can be arrested with current laws (criminal intent and all that). What makes you think an oath will make a difference?
Agreed; just like there are legitimate reasons to create monster viruses (biological) for medical research.
Unlike biological viruses, which are often never released to the public, the tool I release (be it a DDoS tool or mass mailer tool), can be used very easily for nefarious purposes. If most of my genuine tools can be used for nefarious purposes, then what is the point of the oath?
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You want a technical solution that shields the pilots/airborne vehicle from lasers? That would be technically impossible. So there you go, other than legal, what other solutions do you have?
I dont find much information on the webpage, so I will ask you directly. How different is your proposal from Akamai (or equivalents)?
They *are* different. Each one wants to screw you differently. You still get to choose which way you prefer. BTW anyone who claims otherwise is an ignorant cunt.
Knowingly facilitating piracy is a crime. This is why rapidshare is not being prosecuted. The moment they come know a file they have has been reported as pirated, they take it down. If any of their employees comes across one, they take it down.
That in itself is not a crime. I think the claim is that he knew (or noticed) specific files that were infringing and still continued to host them. The employees even mentioned some file name and repeated infringes. One mentioned that the all "downloads" counted towards a payout were from infringing content, and mentioned that he is approving the payment this time, but would approve it the next time.
The other hosters make it very clear that they have zero tolerance towards anything they identify/notice as infringing. Megaupload was sort of a bit tolerant, and it is now biting them in the ass.
The answer is obvious. California is more prone to air pollution, and Californians care more about fogs and unclear skies than Nevada (where I have never seen a fog). So California tries to do what it can in it jurisdiction, if it can it will also legislate the fuel neighboring states should use.
What does the weight of lithium and gasoline have to do with anything? Does weight mean everything in your world?
Well played, good sir! My kingdom for some mod points.
Couldnt they go on strike the day(s) of the holiday, just return the next day and start working?
No, it will not cheer. Nice strawmen you got there. If you are talking about apple fans and them cheering when Jobs (hypothetical Jobs) decides to open up Apple market, I would agree, but not about Android Fanbois (not because I dont like apple or I like Android, but just based on the past responses of both Fanbois)
Would you claim the same for processors? They use less silicon for the same speed. Just curious. I have no idea how this relates to reliability.
Because email is pull based and sms is push based.
And you can block these too. Call your carrier and ask from them to disable Third Party Billing. I know AT&T and Verizon do it for you, when you ask. No more "premium sms charges", no more "premium sex line charges"
Rooting an iphone and installing apps from strange sources in Android are both like living in the ghetto. Using an unrooted iPhone is like living in a jail (mmm, I wonder where I got this analogy from.). Using Android and installing apps only from Play Store, Amazon store, and app you write/your friends write, is the real equivalent to living in a decent neighborhood.
If you have already given the cable companies exclusivity, how do you expect the magical free market to work. If we did not give the cable companies exclusive rights, we would already have free and healthy market. And yes it would have taken care of it.
Actually the church would have the worst coverage, as the antennas are directional. I guess like theaters, not having coverage in a church is a good thing.
Exactly, I invoke Betteridge's Law of Headlines. So they answer is indeed "no". The real question then becomes why "no"?
Most prepaid providers are MVNOs of major networks (the major networks prepaid plans are a joke). Most MVNO agreements prohibit them from allowing phones that have been on major phone networks. The only one I know on Verizon is pageplus, and their plans are for people who dont need data. Sprint devices, until recently can be used only on Sprint directly. Recent new MVNOs have managed to get rid of these clauses in their contracts. But still they are very very few. The only one I know is Ting. You can lookup any prepaid provider, they do not allow bringing phones from other providers.
To address you sharing contract point, some carrier allow you to share minutes, data on prepaid plans. T-mobile used to (and I believe still does), now Ting allows you to. So you do get a break for multiple phones.
Many consider migrating to prepaid carriers at the end of their contracts. There is no lump sum to be paid to anyone, just one month in advance. With LTE I was hoping that this will become more and more popular. But I was wrong, phones support frequencies only on the carrier they are on. So at the end of the contract, people dont pay $600 to get a new phone to get prepaid, they just renew with one of their post paid providers.
I would say the lack of phone interoperability is much bigger deterrent than ETF.
Well, band fragmentation benefits the carriers. Phones made for one carrier cannot be used on the other, and hence discourages customers from switching to another carrier. No wonder the carriers are keen on spectrum fragmentation.
I though the publishers are on the right here. What gives google the right to scan and put up copyrighted work on their website, without the permissions of the copyright holder?
Just so you know, they recently started supporting Bring You Own Device (only from Sprint (not VM or other Sprint MVNOs, though)). That is another option you want to consider, if you do move to them in the future.
To add to that, if you build a tool with nefarious thing in mind, you can be arrested with current laws (criminal intent and all that). What makes you think an oath will make a difference?
Agreed; just like there are legitimate reasons to create monster viruses (biological) for medical research.
Unlike biological viruses, which are often never released to the public, the tool I release (be it a DDoS tool or mass mailer tool), can be used very easily for nefarious purposes. If most of my genuine tools can be used for nefarious purposes, then what is the point of the oath?