That's not a contradiction at all. It's not unreasonable to think that of all the drivers and software that work on Windows Vista (perhaps 10% of all the the drivers and software developed for Vista) will continue to work.
Now, if they managed to get all the stuff (you know, the other 90%) that doesn't work on Vista as it should to work really well, that'd be something else.
Exactly. What a the record companies are failing to realize is that they aren't going to stop people for downloading music, so the best they can do is give someone a good reason to pay for it. In this case, it's convenience.
I never used iTunes, because I found the interface clunky and the DRM crap wasn't worth it. I have started, however, to buy mp3s off Amazon. They've got a pretty deep colection, with a lot of neat obscure stuff that can be had for less than a dollar.
The best part? It's DRM free. So when I buy the mp3, it's mine. I can do with it what I want (burn to a CD for my car, put it on my mp3 player . . . whatever. And I can get this a lot faster than searching through countless p2p and torrent sites to see if they have the particular recording I want (which, many times, they don't).
On the Dem side, that fact only seems to matter for Clinton supporters. Curious, don't you think, that one of a candidate's largest support base comes from the bigoted. In this day and age?
The amazing part is that this is the only thing that can be thrown at Obama right now. Big deal. He had a pastor who was a nut. He's said, quite clearly, that he doesn't agree with Write's nutty views.
Is that the ONLY reason why we shouldn't go for Obama? (I mean, other than that whole experience thing)
Not unnecessarily. We can assume that a candidate will chose subordinates who are in tune with his or her ideals. They might not understand the specifics of tech policy, but a democrat is likely to choose someone who is pro civil-liberties, while a republican is likely to go more pragmatic. They won't drive the policy, but the tone of their administration will show through in technology issues.
I think when you consider all the problems they've had, Floridians should just not be allowed to vote for a few years until they get their act together.
I can't think of a better use of the "troll" moderation. Never mind the fact that Hillary was perfectly fine with the exclusion of states that didn't follow the rules, and now that it looks like it can't serve her she wants to change those rules. Never mind the fact that she is doing her best to tear apart the Democratic party, and never mind the fact that she's essentially self-destructed over the last several months showing herself as a bitter, small woman hell bent on power and will do whatever she can to get it.
No, let's ignore all of that and just look to the facts: More Democrats want Obama to be our next president than Hillary. Even counting the invalid votes (from elections that Obama wasn't even on the ballot), Obama still wins.
The continued Hillary support that goes on is dumbfounding. You know her problems. You can't have lived with your head in the sand for that long.
Unless, of course, you're still waiting around for him to get shot.
True, and that fact has the potential for being Apple's downfall in the area. Apple products are great, but they seem to have a difficult time playing with anything that's a non-Apple product.
A consumer that has a TV that's brand A and a stereo receiver that's brand B, and neither one of them work with Apple's latest "digital media center" (or don't work very well) aren't going to run out and buy an Apple TV or receiver, especially when there are other products that will work with his or her existing equipment.
I was thinking the same thing. The way the 360 integrates with an internal computer network to deliver high quality video and audio is pretty darn slick.
Other than perhaps a less clunky interface, I can't imagine how Apple could trump that.
I run a lot. Granted, I don't really do sprints that often except as an un-timed training exercise, but I can say that if you removed the 5-10lbs of weight of my lower legs and replaced them with lightweight super-springy appendages, I can say that my ability (once I got the balance down) would increase.
As much as it's hard to tell someone with a disability that he can't do something, it's also pretty hard to tell people without disabilities that they will be competing with a person who has an unfair advantage.
Yeah. My initial question here was "Why doesn't the government step in?" What, does England have so much history that it doesn't see the value of protecting a historic site that's from something as new as the last century?
Here in the states, we've got the NSA cryptologic museum, where among other things you can tool around on an old Enigma from WWII. Can't imagine why Britain wouldn't want something like it.
If you're going to get emerging markets hooked on an OS, may as well do it with on that works. Granted, MS won't support it for too long, but still . . .
One was along the lines of Q: Downloading software is A: okay/bad.
And that's what makes this so silly. Downloading software is usually just fine. It's knowingly downloading applications that you don't have permission/license to run on your computer is bad. Yet, for many people any time an application is downloaded off the Internet, it's bad (be it for copywrite infringement, fear of viruses, whatever).
There's just this blanket fear of software that doesn't come off a CD-Rom that demonstrates the ignorance of so many people, including, sadly, system administrators.
In the same tone, there's this blanket view of P2P that it's all bad. Now, I won't argue that much, if not most of p2p traffic isn't to share copywrited materials. But there's still enough legitimate traffic to make it a protocol worth keeping around. If there wasn't such a negitive connotation with P3P, a heck of a lot of bandwidth could be saved on the corporate end (imagine using torrents to distribute television programs offered for free viewing from a major television network)
We expect bullets to hit with far more kinetic force then they do.
What are you talking about? I was just playing this game the other day where I shot a guy in the chest with my 9mm several times. He hardly moved when I shot him, and it took like 20 shots to finally take him down.
At the very least, it might start up a new space race, which would be a much needed motivation to get the US to start seriously looking at space travel again.
Well, that and announcing to the world "We have really good security" is akin to saying to the world "Please hack us. We dare you".
Not terribly bright. The best security can be ensured by silently doing your best to protect it, and not making a big deal out of your success. That way, you're never a big target.
What I'm looking forward to is 15 years from now, when my kids ask "Dad, why do you still use a 'desktop' computer?" dismissively telling me its "quaint".
And me saying "When I was your age, I had nothing but a 14" CRT running CGA, using an 8086 processor running at 4mhz (8mhz Turbo), and only 640k of ram. And I *liked* it!"
The kids would then look at me like I'm crazy, and go back to their wristwatch computers that project a 60" image on the wall.
I'm being serious here. Other than a few poor dolts who don't know of better alternatives for email, or those hypnotized by "Yahoo Games", why does anyone care about Yahoo?
Sure, it was a big deal back in the late 90s. But hundreds of other search engines ate into them, and eventually they got passed over. So now they are a "content" provider. Sorry. Just doesn't fly.
MS buying Yahoo is stupid; as in: stupid. What are they paying for . . . really? A brand name that is on its way out? Heck, while they're at it, why not buy up Wards department stores too. And CompUSA.
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For being the "dry part", Moses Lake seems to have a lot of agriculture.
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Then you're doing it wrong.
That's not a contradiction at all. It's not unreasonable to think that of all the drivers and software that work on Windows Vista (perhaps 10% of all the the drivers and software developed for Vista) will continue to work.
Now, if they managed to get all the stuff (you know, the other 90%) that doesn't work on Vista as it should to work really well, that'd be something else.
Exactly. What a the record companies are failing to realize is that they aren't going to stop people for downloading music, so the best they can do is give someone a good reason to pay for it. In this case, it's convenience.
I never used iTunes, because I found the interface clunky and the DRM crap wasn't worth it. I have started, however, to buy mp3s off Amazon. They've got a pretty deep colection, with a lot of neat obscure stuff that can be had for less than a dollar.
The best part? It's DRM free. So when I buy the mp3, it's mine. I can do with it what I want (burn to a CD for my car, put it on my mp3 player . . . whatever. And I can get this a lot faster than searching through countless p2p and torrent sites to see if they have the particular recording I want (which, many times, they don't).
If he didn't agree with him, why did he go to that church?
I'm Catholic, and continue to attend mass. By your logic, I agree with child molestation.
Thankyou for that. It's a good view, and should be watched by anyone interested in tech.
On the Dem side, that fact only seems to matter for Clinton supporters. Curious, don't you think, that one of a candidate's largest support base comes from the bigoted. In this day and age?
The amazing part is that this is the only thing that can be thrown at Obama right now. Big deal. He had a pastor who was a nut. He's said, quite clearly, that he doesn't agree with Write's nutty views.
Is that the ONLY reason why we shouldn't go for Obama? (I mean, other than that whole experience thing)
Not unnecessarily. We can assume that a candidate will chose subordinates who are in tune with his or her ideals. They might not understand the specifics of tech policy, but a democrat is likely to choose someone who is pro civil-liberties, while a republican is likely to go more pragmatic. They won't drive the policy, but the tone of their administration will show through in technology issues.
I think when you consider all the problems they've had, Floridians should just not be allowed to vote for a few years until they get their act together.
I can't think of a better use of the "troll" moderation. Never mind the fact that Hillary was perfectly fine with the exclusion of states that didn't follow the rules, and now that it looks like it can't serve her she wants to change those rules. Never mind the fact that she is doing her best to tear apart the Democratic party, and never mind the fact that she's essentially self-destructed over the last several months showing herself as a bitter, small woman hell bent on power and will do whatever she can to get it.
No, let's ignore all of that and just look to the facts: More Democrats want Obama to be our next president than Hillary. Even counting the invalid votes (from elections that Obama wasn't even on the ballot), Obama still wins.
The continued Hillary support that goes on is dumbfounding. You know her problems. You can't have lived with your head in the sand for that long.
Unless, of course, you're still waiting around for him to get shot.
True, and that fact has the potential for being Apple's downfall in the area. Apple products are great, but they seem to have a difficult time playing with anything that's a non-Apple product.
A consumer that has a TV that's brand A and a stereo receiver that's brand B, and neither one of them work with Apple's latest "digital media center" (or don't work very well) aren't going to run out and buy an Apple TV or receiver, especially when there are other products that will work with his or her existing equipment.
I was thinking the same thing. The way the 360 integrates with an internal computer network to deliver high quality video and audio is pretty darn slick.
Other than perhaps a less clunky interface, I can't imagine how Apple could trump that.
First, Godwin's law doesn't exist
You know who else would claim that? Hitler.
Exactly.
I run a lot. Granted, I don't really do sprints that often except as an un-timed training exercise, but I can say that if you removed the 5-10lbs of weight of my lower legs and replaced them with lightweight super-springy appendages, I can say that my ability (once I got the balance down) would increase.
As much as it's hard to tell someone with a disability that he can't do something, it's also pretty hard to tell people without disabilities that they will be competing with a person who has an unfair advantage.
Yeah. My initial question here was "Why doesn't the government step in?" What, does England have so much history that it doesn't see the value of protecting a historic site that's from something as new as the last century?
Here in the states, we've got the NSA cryptologic museum, where among other things you can tool around on an old Enigma from WWII. Can't imagine why Britain wouldn't want something like it.
If you're going to get emerging markets hooked on an OS, may as well do it with on that works. Granted, MS won't support it for too long, but still . . .
One was along the lines of Q: Downloading software is A: okay/bad.
And that's what makes this so silly. Downloading software is usually just fine. It's knowingly downloading applications that you don't have permission/license to run on your computer is bad. Yet, for many people any time an application is downloaded off the Internet, it's bad (be it for copywrite infringement, fear of viruses, whatever).
There's just this blanket fear of software that doesn't come off a CD-Rom that demonstrates the ignorance of so many people, including, sadly, system administrators.
In the same tone, there's this blanket view of P2P that it's all bad. Now, I won't argue that much, if not most of p2p traffic isn't to share copywrited materials. But there's still enough legitimate traffic to make it a protocol worth keeping around. If there wasn't such a negitive connotation with P3P, a heck of a lot of bandwidth could be saved on the corporate end (imagine using torrents to distribute television programs offered for free viewing from a major television network)
We expect bullets to hit with far more kinetic force then they do.
What are you talking about? I was just playing this game the other day where I shot a guy in the chest with my 9mm several times. He hardly moved when I shot him, and it took like 20 shots to finally take him down.
Just like real life.
At the very least, it might start up a new space race, which would be a much needed motivation to get the US to start seriously looking at space travel again.
Well, maybe not. If you think about it, this could be an exciting new revenue model for the labels
1) Send out promo CDs with "This is our property" stickers on it
2) Wait until the CDs end up on eBay
3) Sue.
Imagine the profits they could make here!
Well, that and announcing to the world "We have really good security" is akin to saying to the world "Please hack us. We dare you".
Not terribly bright. The best security can be ensured by silently doing your best to protect it, and not making a big deal out of your success. That way, you're never a big target.
I like your analogies.
What I'm looking forward to is 15 years from now, when my kids ask "Dad, why do you still use a 'desktop' computer?" dismissively telling me its "quaint".
And me saying "When I was your age, I had nothing but a 14" CRT running CGA, using an 8086 processor running at 4mhz (8mhz Turbo), and only 640k of ram. And I *liked* it!"
The kids would then look at me like I'm crazy, and go back to their wristwatch computers that project a 60" image on the wall.
I'm being serious here. Other than a few poor dolts who don't know of better alternatives for email, or those hypnotized by "Yahoo Games", why does anyone care about Yahoo?
Sure, it was a big deal back in the late 90s. But hundreds of other search engines ate into them, and eventually they got passed over. So now they are a "content" provider. Sorry. Just doesn't fly.
MS buying Yahoo is stupid; as in: stupid. What are they paying for . . . really? A brand name that is on its way out? Heck, while they're at it, why not buy up Wards department stores too. And CompUSA.
Of course, lest they take us over first. You don't want to be a slave to an alien civilization, do you?