Yeah, but you're nipping at the heels of us nerds. Why you gotta playa hate?
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Well, the code is more or less unreadable by anyone except the guy that wrote it, so yeah, I guess it would be a great language to use for a group project.
Now how would the person they PURCHASED the grapes from feel the pinch? Unless they stopped buying (and consequently, selling) grapes altogether, they're still giving their supplier money and he's happy.
Heh, that's exactly the point, man. If enough turned up missing, it wouldn't be profitable for the supermarket to keep buying them from the farmers, so they would both end up losing money. The farmer because he no longer had the supermarket as a client, and the supermarket because they no longer could sell a product at a profit in a worthwhile amount because too many people were stealing grapes.
The point stands: Copyright infringement is NOT theft. Maybe the hint to you is that they have two completely different words for these actions?
How is me putting grapes in my pockets and running out of a store copyright infringement?
Yes, but if too many end up missing, the supermarket won't find it profitable to continue buying grapes from the farmers, who will end up(obviously)losing money. The supermarket will also lose money because they aren't able to sell them at a profit in any worthwhile amount.
Wrong. The grocery store purchased those grapes from someone else, who will also feel a pinch, no matter how miniscule. Unless the grocery store is able to grow, harvest, prepare, and shelve those grapes themselves, then someone else is also affected by you taking it.
Yeah, but what if you started sneaking more than one grape. Let's say you grabbed 5 of them this week, a little more the following week, and let's say that in 3 weeks you're grabbing taking a pound of grapes a week. Now let's say that one day you notice you're not the only one doing this, but instead you notice a great number of people sneaking out a pound of grapes or more. A month later you notice that 3 out of every 4 people is sneaking their grapes out. And you mention this to some out of town friends who say that their supermarket is the same way, and so is the supermarket of all their friends, regardless of where they live on the Earth.
You see how this can get out of hand? Your one snuck grape now has the possibility of putting the grape farmers out of business.
I'm not trying to play devil's advocate here, I'm just saying you have to look at the big picture and think to yourself that while what you're doing isn't going to effect the recording industry, a million of you probably will.
I for one think the thing that makes this case so important to the DOJ is money. Grape farmers and people against underage drinking don't have anywhere near the financial backing that the RIAA does. Not to say they have DOJ members in their pockets or anything, but financial contributors come from all walks of life and sometimes you have to grease the wheels a little.
One more thing from my soapbox. When I download a mp3's, it's for the simple and basic reason that I can think of a hundred better things to spend my 15 bucks on rather than a CD. I've never kidded myself into thinking by downloading the latest cool new song or cd that I was in any way any type of freedom fighter or revolutionary. I was at best a cheap bastard, at worst a petty thief, but never delusional.
Yeah, they obviously chose the stupidest option possible. Can you imagine if the cable broke? That has to be one of the few tech support calls where there's a good chance you aren't coming back.
1: Actually, I.E. has the superior rendering engine.
2: We have a tab system as well, runs along a bar on the bottom of our screen.
3: I generally don't visit that many gay pr0n sites, so annoying pop-ups aren't really an issue. If I ever do face them, I know how to kill windows with a simple keystroke. Don't confuse "tricks for lazy people" with "superior features".
4: What, you're go and stop buttons blow mine out the water? 99% of my commands are keystrokes followed by the enter key.
5: Never really noticed a problem, even after browsing for hours on end.
6: I'll give you that one, the mail sucks, never chatted using I.E., and their news reader blows, just because it's hard to download files and it's a pain getting it to list every post in a group.
Yeah, I love it. I'd probably laugh if it wasn't so pathetically sad. Everyone I know that actually runs Linux/Mozilla and knows what they're doing(i.e., not a 12 year who installed Redhat off a bootable CD and considers himself "a linux user") completely agrees that I.E. is a great browser.
What's also funny is the ammo mozilla/opera users use in their arguments:
I.E. user: The compatibility with today's plugins and scripting languages is unparalled.
Mozilla/Opera user: We have pop-up killing!
I.E. user: The image renderer is awesome.
Mozilla/Opera user: We have pop-up killing!
I.E. user: Not to mention that while an open standard is best, you will find most webpages catered to users running I.E.
Mozilla/Opera user: We have pop-up killing!
I.E. user: You got a lot of pop-ups, don't you?
Mozilla/Opera user: All day, everyday, wall to wall pr0n and warez sites.
Actually, it's implied. God forbid they had said "If you want to play this game with other people, we recommend an internet connection" which would've made even less sense for multiple reasons.
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A girl that looks good and can code? Besides the girl that designed the Penny-Arcade page, who else do you know of?
Manager: Who's that guy? Man he's rank! Somebody open a window or something.
Tech: We found him digging around in the trashcans out back, sir.
Manager: He any good?
Tech: His revision of the notepad program became self-aware about 45 minutes ago.
I would go the arrogant route in that position:
Manager: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Programmer: On the other side of this desk, Bob.
How were you able to be so poetic yet completely vague all in one sentence like that?
Remember, the worse he looks, the smarter he is.
Yeah, but you're nipping at the heels of us nerds. Why you gotta playa hate?
Well, the code is more or less unreadable by anyone except the guy that wrote it, so yeah, I guess it would be a great language to use for a group project.
It's not a flight simulator unless you have to remember what 30 keys do and it comes with a keyboard overlay.
He does already. Calls it a "concert".
Now how would the person they PURCHASED the grapes from feel the pinch? Unless they stopped buying (and consequently, selling) grapes altogether, they're still giving their supplier money and he's happy.
Heh, that's exactly the point, man. If enough turned up missing, it wouldn't be profitable for the supermarket to keep buying them from the farmers, so they would both end up losing money. The farmer because he no longer had the supermarket as a client, and the supermarket because they no longer could sell a product at a profit in a worthwhile amount because too many people were stealing grapes.
The point stands: Copyright infringement is NOT theft. Maybe the hint to you is that they have two completely different words for these actions?
How is me putting grapes in my pockets and running out of a store copyright infringement?
Yes, but if too many end up missing, the supermarket won't find it profitable to continue buying grapes from the farmers, who will end up(obviously)losing money. The supermarket will also lose money because they aren't able to sell them at a profit in any worthwhile amount.
If you're being honest, and you actually configured X at the age 8, I have the utmost respect for you.
My only claim to fame like that is successfully installing E when I was about 14. Damn I felt 1337.
Wrong. The grocery store purchased those grapes from someone else, who will also feel a pinch, no matter how miniscule. Unless the grocery store is able to grow, harvest, prepare, and shelve those grapes themselves, then someone else is also affected by you taking it.
Yeah, but what if you started sneaking more than one grape. Let's say you grabbed 5 of them this week, a little more the following week, and let's say that in 3 weeks you're grabbing taking a pound of grapes a week. Now let's say that one day you notice you're not the only one doing this, but instead you notice a great number of people sneaking out a pound of grapes or more. A month later you notice that 3 out of every 4 people is sneaking their grapes out. And you mention this to some out of town friends who say that their supermarket is the same way, and so is the supermarket of all their friends, regardless of where they live on the Earth.
You see how this can get out of hand? Your one snuck grape now has the possibility of putting the grape farmers out of business.
I'm not trying to play devil's advocate here, I'm just saying you have to look at the big picture and think to yourself that while what you're doing isn't going to effect the recording industry, a million of you probably will.
I for one think the thing that makes this case so important to the DOJ is money. Grape farmers and people against underage drinking don't have anywhere near the financial backing that the RIAA does. Not to say they have DOJ members in their pockets or anything, but financial contributors come from all walks of life and sometimes you have to grease the wheels a little.
One more thing from my soapbox. When I download a mp3's, it's for the simple and basic reason that I can think of a hundred better things to spend my 15 bucks on rather than a CD. I've never kidded myself into thinking by downloading the latest cool new song or cd that I was in any way any type of freedom fighter or revolutionary. I was at best a cheap bastard, at worst a petty thief, but never delusional.
Yeah, they obviously chose the stupidest option possible. Can you imagine if the cable broke? That has to be one of the few tech support calls where there's a good chance you aren't coming back.
Wow, wait to give examples and back that up with facts. Here's your helmet.
1: Actually, I.E. has the superior rendering engine.
2: We have a tab system as well, runs along a bar on the bottom of our screen.
3: I generally don't visit that many gay pr0n sites, so annoying pop-ups aren't really an issue. If I ever do face them, I know how to kill windows with a simple keystroke. Don't confuse "tricks for lazy people" with "superior features".
4: What, you're go and stop buttons blow mine out the water? 99% of my commands are keystrokes followed by the enter key.
5: Never really noticed a problem, even after browsing for hours on end.
6: I'll give you that one, the mail sucks, never chatted using I.E., and their news reader blows, just because it's hard to download files and it's a pain getting it to list every post in a group.
Good job chief, you keep at it.
Yeah, I love it. I'd probably laugh if it wasn't so pathetically sad. Everyone I know that actually runs Linux/Mozilla and knows what they're doing(i.e., not a 12 year who installed Redhat off a bootable CD and considers himself "a linux user") completely agrees that I.E. is a great browser.
What's also funny is the ammo mozilla/opera users use in their arguments:
I.E. user: The compatibility with today's plugins and scripting languages is unparalled.
Mozilla/Opera user: We have pop-up killing!
I.E. user: The image renderer is awesome.
Mozilla/Opera user: We have pop-up killing!
I.E. user: Not to mention that while an open standard is best, you will find most webpages catered to users running I.E.
Mozilla/Opera user: We have pop-up killing!
I.E. user: You got a lot of pop-ups, don't you?
Mozilla/Opera user: All day, everyday, wall to wall pr0n and warez sites.
I.E. user: My god....
Mozilla/Opera user: 1337!
Actually, I.E. will always be the best browser. Say what you will about Microsoft, they make a damn fine internet browser.
Funny how some people regard walmart has an example of the good side of the moral equation, huh?
Keep your head up man, your page has some of the highest quality tranny-midget porn I've ever had the displeasure of seeing.
And that frontal shot of the goatse.cx guy? Genius photoshop work.
Someone, somewhere, is thinking very hard about how to turn his knowledge into a dangerous anti-piracy measure.
"Damn man, what happened to your arm?"
"Was trying to cd-to-cd copy some juarez and the damn CD exploded. My cat wasn't as lucky."
Yeah, but you flame people in a public forum, which makes you the lowest form of life on Earth.
Actually, it's implied. God forbid they had said "If you want to play this game with other people, we recommend an internet connection" which would've made even less sense for multiple reasons.
Yeah, they'll give you the number of a good local broadband ISP.