If you're a student, you should have known that you were eligible to buy Photoshop CS at student prices (about $140). You also should have factored essentials like software, a computer, books and the like into the cost of getting your education. The fact that you failed to do so doesn't give you the moral right to pirate software, steal a PC or photocopy entire library books.
Real jobs go to people who've been to college and actually studied graphic design. Those people are eligible for student licenses of the pro version of Photoshop.
You're wrong. Elements does have Image -> Canvas Size. You don't specify what exactly you were trying to do with layers, but Elements has all the commonly used masks, effects and blends.
Whether Adobe profit indirectly from the pirating isn't really the issue. My claim is that Adobe Photoshop (in the home-user "Elements" version) can be obtained cheaply enough that pretty much anyone can afford to purchase it legally. Hence, the argument that pro Photoshop is too expensive, therefore I must pirate it, doesn't really hold together.
Remember that although the retail price is $99 or so, you can pick it up for less than that. I bought my last copy for $30. That's a week's worth of Starbucks to lots of people.
In fact, there are a lot of things for which Elements is a better choice than pro Photoshop. You often see threads from people asking how to do stuff in pro Photoshop for which there's step-by-step help in Elements. So often the pirates are hurting themselves too.
Sure, I use Photoshop, but I could never afford to pay for it, even if I had the money I wouldn't buy it.
If you're a pro graphic designer doing 4-color separations, you can afford Photoshop.
If you're not a pro graphic designer, you only need the features in Photoshop Elements--and that's $99, so you can afford it.
Sure, you'll probably carry on pirating it because you don't care, but I get fed up with people using the price of Photoshop pro version as some sort of bogus justification for not buying the consumer version.
Overstaying a visa would become grounds to deny a driver's license. There are many, many people who are now *legal* immigrants who have at some stage overstayed a visa period.
The act reduces the allowed list of reasons to be granted asylum, so the petitioner now has to prove that their claim arises from persecution due to race, nationality, religion, or political group membership. Merely having your life at risk will no longer be sufficient. There will also need to be corroborating evidence; even if the state knows full well that the petitioner was tortured, they'll be able to demand proof.
The act also amends the law to allow the US to deport *victims* of terrorism. For example, Colombian refugees who were forced to make "protection money" payments to FARC death squads would now be liable for deportation for financial ties to a terrorist organization, without the government actually needing to present any evidence that the payments supported terrorism. The mere fact of monetary ties to FARC, whatever the circumstances, would be enough--and it's believed that the majority of Colombian refugees have had money extorted from them by FARC.
Then, if a person is barred under the act, their spouse and children are also barred, even if they had nothing to do with the alleged activities.
http://www.lirs.org/DonateServe/advocate/HR418/ http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?I D =17402&c=206
"We've got enough huddled masses yearning to breathe free, thanks."
Speaking as someone with both GameCube and PS2 systems...
It's a real shame the GameCube didn't become the world's #1 console. It's a better system than the original PS2 in almost every way... design, aesthetics, graphical capabilities, fan noise, build quality... The only thing it lacks is breadth of software.
When I have the choice, I mostly prefer to play the GameCube versions of games. Generally they're superior, though there have been some exceptions. For Splinter Cell, I decided to go with the PS2, because it had an entire extra level, and that was worth a tradeoff in graphic quality. But ultimately, there are just so many great PS2 games that aren't available for GameCube, and so few GameCube-only "must have" games, that if I had to pick only one system, it would be the PS2. (I'd miss the Metroid games terribly, though.)
Anyone know of a good games review site that specializes in comparing the same game on different consoles? It seems to me that there are a lot of people with more than one console, who would find it very useful to know which platform to pick for multi-platform games.
I suspect the DS vs PSP battle will go the same way, only more so because of Nintendo's blinkered focus on kiddy games on the GBA. Already, the PSP has more titles I want to play than my GameBoy Advance has titles I want to play. I haven't yet seen anything that makes me want a DS, since Metroid's just a demo.
Why should clock cycles not be base 2 as well, though? Clock divider circuits work in base 2, bus speeds and processor speeds are in ratios of 2^n, so surely the CPU speed has as much reason to be base 2 as the disk size?
"K" isn't an SI prefix. Computer manufacturers are welcome to use "K" as an unambiguous prefix meaning "1024x", but it would be better if they would just use the standard SI prefix of "Ki".
The computer manufacturers used to misrepresent the data. They've now stopped doing so and adopted standard SI usage. The fact that you happened to prefer the misrepresentation doesn't change anything.
Consistency is a good thing in measurement standards. It doesn't matter what the motive was for the computer industry to be consistent, the end result is still good.
Similarly, it was a good thing when America decided to join the rest of the world and roll out GSM phone services. Maybe the reason was that a bunch of companies selfishly wanted to make more profit by selling cheaper phones and being able to offer global service--so what? It's still a good thing for the consumer.
Americans seem to have enough trouble with metric as it is, without having people saying "sometimes M means 1000000, sometimes it means 1048576, and you just have to know when." Not to mention the possibility for software bugs from differing interpretations...
It would be better if your article didn't ruin your credibility by ranting about hard drives in apparent ignorance of SI units. "kilo" is 1000, and "mega" is 1000000; there are special units for binary if you want to use them.
How fast is your 256kbps network connection? It's not 256 * 1024 bps. A 200MHz system bus? It doesn't go through 200*1024*1024 clock cycles per second. No, the practice of measuring RAM and disk in base 2 units but writing them as if they were base 10 units was an anomaly even in the computer industry, and it's way overdue for it to stop.
My web page had a link to the credible news source; The Guardian newspaper.
What makes you think anyone wants to forget Saddam's tortures? The crowd I see protesting Abu Ghraib were also protesting during the 80s and 90s when the US was backing Saddam and selling him WMDs and torture equipment.
We'll see how the death rate containues over the next few years I guess, huh?
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If you're a student, you should have known that you were eligible to buy Photoshop CS at student prices (about $140). You also should have factored essentials like software, a computer, books and the like into the cost of getting your education. The fact that you failed to do so doesn't give you the moral right to pirate software, steal a PC or photocopy entire library books.
Real jobs go to people who've been to college and actually studied graphic design. Those people are eligible for student licenses of the pro version of Photoshop.
You're wrong. Elements does have Image -> Canvas Size. You don't specify what exactly you were trying to do with layers, but Elements has all the commonly used masks, effects and blends.
One goes to graphic design college and gets the pro version of Photoshop at student discount, $99. Duh.
Whether Adobe profit indirectly from the pirating isn't really the issue. My claim is that Adobe Photoshop (in the home-user "Elements" version) can be obtained cheaply enough that pretty much anyone can afford to purchase it legally. Hence, the argument that pro Photoshop is too expensive, therefore I must pirate it, doesn't really hold together.
Remember that although the retail price is $99 or so, you can pick it up for less than that. I bought my last copy for $30. That's a week's worth of Starbucks to lots of people.
In fact, there are a lot of things for which Elements is a better choice than pro Photoshop. You often see threads from people asking how to do stuff in pro Photoshop for which there's step-by-step help in Elements. So often the pirates are hurting themselves too.
Gosh, whatever happened to honor amongst thieves?
If you're a pro graphic designer doing 4-color separations, you can afford Photoshop.
If you're not a pro graphic designer, you only need the features in Photoshop Elements--and that's $99, so you can afford it.
Sure, you'll probably carry on pirating it because you don't care, but I get fed up with people using the price of Photoshop pro version as some sort of bogus justification for not buying the consumer version.
Overstaying a visa would become grounds to deny a driver's license. There are many, many people who are now *legal* immigrants who have at some stage overstayed a visa period.
I D =17402&c=206
The act reduces the allowed list of reasons to be granted asylum, so the petitioner now has to prove that their claim arises from persecution due to race, nationality, religion, or political group membership. Merely having your life at risk will no longer be sufficient. There will also need to be corroborating evidence; even if the state knows full well that the petitioner was tortured, they'll be able to demand proof.
The act also amends the law to allow the US to deport *victims* of terrorism. For example, Colombian refugees who were forced to make "protection money" payments to FARC death squads would now be liable for deportation for financial ties to a terrorist organization, without the government actually needing to present any evidence that the payments supported terrorism. The mere fact of monetary ties to FARC, whatever the circumstances, would be enough--and it's believed that the majority of Colombian refugees have had money extorted from them by FARC.
Then, if a person is barred under the act, their spouse and children are also barred, even if they had nothing to do with the alleged activities.
http://www.lirs.org/DonateServe/advocate/HR418/
http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?
"We've got enough huddled masses yearning to breathe free, thanks."
Let's see if this gets modded up...
Finally, revive the pocket calculator division, and let them design and build some high quality RPN calculators.
In particular, I'd like to see a next-generation HP16C, so I could have a spare...
Linux and Mac help are free (or pay me in food).
Windows help I don't do unless I'm paid normal rates, and sometimes not even then.
Speaking as someone with both GameCube and PS2 systems...
It's a real shame the GameCube didn't become the world's #1 console. It's a better system than the original PS2 in almost every way... design, aesthetics, graphical capabilities, fan noise, build quality... The only thing it lacks is breadth of software.
When I have the choice, I mostly prefer to play the GameCube versions of games. Generally they're superior, though there have been some exceptions. For Splinter Cell, I decided to go with the PS2, because it had an entire extra level, and that was worth a tradeoff in graphic quality. But ultimately, there are just so many great PS2 games that aren't available for GameCube, and so few GameCube-only "must have" games, that if I had to pick only one system, it would be the PS2. (I'd miss the Metroid games terribly, though.)
Anyone know of a good games review site that specializes in comparing the same game on different consoles? It seems to me that there are a lot of people with more than one console, who would find it very useful to know which platform to pick for multi-platform games.
I suspect the DS vs PSP battle will go the same way, only more so because of Nintendo's blinkered focus on kiddy games on the GBA. Already, the PSP has more titles I want to play than my GameBoy Advance has titles I want to play. I haven't yet seen anything that makes me want a DS, since Metroid's just a demo.
Yes, RISKS digest warned about this well over a year ago when IDN was being discussed.
Obviously, everyone went ahead and implemented IDN anyway, without fixing the problem. I mean, this is the computer industry after all...
I've got a simple idea: pass on the cost.
Tell customers who want Quicken 2005 support that they can have it, but they'll need to pay a monthly fee to cover the fees you have to pay to Intuit.
Or, they can use MS Money, MoneyDance, Liquid Ledger, etc and continue to get the service for free.
(I'm guessing Intuit have already thought of this possibility and prohibited it, however.)
I bow to your superior knowledge of gay orgies.
If the OS is reporting MiB as MB, it's the OS that's lying to the customer.
Minor fact-check: Freddie Mercury wasn't gay; he was bisexual. (Check Wikipedia.)
Why should clock cycles not be base 2 as well, though? Clock divider circuits work in base 2, bus speeds and processor speeds are in ratios of 2^n, so surely the CPU speed has as much reason to be base 2 as the disk size?
"K" isn't an SI prefix. Computer manufacturers are welcome to use "K" as an unambiguous prefix meaning "1024x", but it would be better if they would just use the standard SI prefix of "Ki".
The computer manufacturers used to misrepresent the data. They've now stopped doing so and adopted standard SI usage. The fact that you happened to prefer the misrepresentation doesn't change anything.
Consistency is a good thing in measurement standards. It doesn't matter what the motive was for the computer industry to be consistent, the end result is still good.
Similarly, it was a good thing when America decided to join the rest of the world and roll out GSM phone services. Maybe the reason was that a bunch of companies selfishly wanted to make more profit by selling cheaper phones and being able to offer global service--so what? It's still a good thing for the consumer.
Americans seem to have enough trouble with metric as it is, without having people saying "sometimes M means 1000000, sometimes it means 1048576, and you just have to know when." Not to mention the possibility for software bugs from differing interpretations...
Guess what: no European newspaper is going to be pro-American with regard to Abu Ghraib.
It would be better if your article didn't ruin your credibility by ranting about hard drives in apparent ignorance of SI units. "kilo" is 1000, and "mega" is 1000000; there are special units for binary if you want to use them.
How fast is your 256kbps network connection? It's not 256 * 1024 bps. A 200MHz system bus? It doesn't go through 200*1024*1024 clock cycles per second. No, the practice of measuring RAM and disk in base 2 units but writing them as if they were base 10 units was an anomaly even in the computer industry, and it's way overdue for it to stop.
My web page had a link to the credible news source; The Guardian newspaper.
What makes you think anyone wants to forget Saddam's tortures? The crowd I see protesting Abu Ghraib were also protesting during the 80s and 90s when the US was backing Saddam and selling him WMDs and torture equipment.
We'll see how the death rate containues over the next few years I guess, huh?
And home fucking is killing prostitution!
Because they might start thinking and behaving like humans.
"The Island of Dr Moreau" is a much more relevant H.G. Wells story than "The Time Machine", at least in this context.
(Oops, now I've given away what my other comment meant...)
He must learn the law!
Not to go on all-fours; that is the Law. Are we not Men?
Not to claw the Bark of Trees; that is the Law. Are we not Men?