Hmmm.... you know what? Ticket prices should be higher for those who, willingly or out of recklessness, upend their popcorn bag, and those who can't be bothered to grab their half-empty drink from their seat when leaving the theater.
Too bad that would require cameras or ever-present personnel to properly enforce which would lead to all sorts of privacy issues.
Back a bit more on-topic.. the reason is that 'people' (and by that I mean the average Slashdot commenter) will use any excuse for lower prices and accept no argument for higher prices. I.e. 3D commanding a higher price it is often argued is a scam (and that for something that just causes them headaches, adds nothing, etc. etc.) so 3D movies should be no more expensive than regular tickets (other than the $0.20 for 3D glasses at best and even that should be dropped if you bring your own (which in many countries is the case)). But if the price for Young Adult, as per the submission, were dropped then that will be latched on - after all, it really doesn't cost much more to show Young Adult vs Mission Impossible - it's all the same projectors, etc. If there is any additional cost it's in having acquired the rights to show the movie at all which often correlates to projected popularity, thus projected running time at the theater, and is thus covered by showing it longer than Young Adult - thus suggesting that Mission Impossible should be just as cheap as Young Adult; but of course cheaper than it currently is.
How many lost dollars and sales can EA put down to pulling their game from Steam as opposed to piracy? I doubt we'll ever hear about that.
Which I doubt as well.
However, it is comparing apples and oranges to an extent - perhaps comparing lemons and oranges, rather.
In one scenario, you don't buy the game, and that's that. You use that money for something else, and of course they would rather you use that money for that game, but alas. On the other hand, you also don't get to play the game, so while they don't benefit from your money, you don't benefit from the entertainment they provide.
In the other scenario, you don't buy the game, but you do download it and play it. So now they don't get the benefit of your money, but you still get benefit from the entertainment provided.
Which scenario is preferable to the game developer/publisher is something that can be debated until the end of times - but the difference between the two should be pretty obvious and is a large reason why one is published (in part due to positive PR) and the other.. not so much.
Which doesn't help all that much if the URL itself is from some link shortening service (so you still don't know what it is) - and the URL shortened is... to another link shortening service (so the first URL shortening service's preview of the page is just that of the other service).
Of course at that point it's probably wise not to follow the link anyway.
I think the lesson for companies is you should treat all of your customers nicely because you never know when a mistreated customer will be able to bring a flood of bad PR against you.
Well they should treat all of their customers nicely, period - even if that customer is, themselves, being a bit of an asshat.
The aspect you mention, though, is pretty frightening. So this is one guy who happened to manage to get a mail through to an influential member of certain social circles and and a shitstorm is the result. How many more cases just go either unresolved, or resolved completely under the radar, etc.? What made this case so special? The same can be said of child kidnapping cases, of course, and it could be argued that focused attention on specific cases (especially ones that most people can easily get behind) does more than scattered attention to a myriad of cases. On the other hand, now the company that hired the PR dude is getting burned, and the PR dude's own family is getting burned. What - his family members deserve the negative attention because they happened to spawn / marry this guy? If they divorce him / disown him, will that get the internet ruling mob off their backs about what a scumbag this guy is? Comments here already show that it is probably not the case - many are saying that the company that hired the PR guy deserves to burn for not hiring a reputable company / not doing (simple) checks on this guy, etc.
I absolutely believe the guy deserves all the flack he gets because of his attitude - he should have at least wised up when Mike got involved - and as Mike states in his latest update, it's out of his hands now and in that of the internet.. but he put it there and I think he knew very well what the result of that would be ( see also the 'dickwolves' thing ) - and I'm not entirely convinced that it's all a good thing.
( Similarly, see 'Shut up and Sing' - where a powerful media conglomerate essentially orchestrated a campaign to ruin the Dixie Chicks; while they would've gotten plenty of bad press on their own for the remark one of their members made, it actually went mostly under the radar until a republican-affiliated PR group started pushing it on the agenda. )
..on one hand we have 'pirates' who download and/or upload to their heart's content knowingly and willingly and when caught with their pants down will come up with plausible-to-techies but ludicrous if suggested it be the case for every single instance excuses...
..on the other, we have the content moguls who have complete legal offices dedicated to the task of making sure everything is on the legal up-and-up right on down to semi-recognizable outlines of cars off in a blurry distance for 2 frames in a 2-hour movie and who, when caught with their pants potentially down (i.e. the legal guys said it should be okay even though they realize they're taking a risk, and LV disagrees), go to court as directed and present their legal arguments.
Thanks, AC - you and parent poster (though I did find basicppc before but it didn't look as promising as your suggestion) are a lot more useful than the snarky guy further down.
i cobbled together an assembler for my clock radio and i'm never lookin' back.
You say that in jest (if not - awesome), but given that many clock radios still only manage at best 2 alarm settings unless you get a relatively expensive one, having one that is programmable - and presumably with enough memory to do something useful with - might actually allow you to program a different time for every weekday.
Perhaps it'll let you automatically change channels based on the time.. you'll fall asleep to some easy listening, sleep to some ambient, and wake up to classical music. A programmable clock radio might just allow that (my computer does).
Of course it's fluff, and most people won't need it, but if it's fairly simple to implement and only increases the price of the device by a few bucks, then opening it up to those who want it (even if it means prying a PIC from a socket, reprogramming that, and plugging it back in) isn't so bad.
I figure what's holding companies back is both perceived lack of interest and (perceived, but possibly very real) support load increase.
I'm snarky and rather than actually reading what was written (or you'll have skipped your very fist sentence altogether), I'll just try to make parent poster look ignorant while offering no actual information pertinent to the criticism he was making
FTFY
Try again when you've got a javascript (your suggestion, but again - the language doesn't really matter) console popping up on e.g. Android in which users can write, store and execute small tasks that actually interface with the underlying system (e.g. reading text messages, checking notifications, all of the things that actually make it more useful than just a webpage that can read/write to a very limited set), without suggesting rooting the device and pointing to the CLI - I'm sure you can figure out why.
Excellent. So with JavaScript on a webpage, how do I access text messages on my phone?
Oh, you mean JavaScript in an app environment?
And you don't really mean pure JavaScript?
Gotcha.
Note that the story's question isn't so much about the particular programming language of choice, but about the capabilities; hence the pointing out that the Android Scripting project also has rather limited access to the platform - even if it's much better than javascript in a webpage.
yes, as opposed to the 'pirate' who will take the blame with pride and meet them head-on in court!
oh, wait.. no... their wireless was hacked! it was a DHCP'ed connection and it was somebody else! it was somebody else in the household and even though they pay for the connection that doesn't make them responsible! their IP was spoofed! their ISP's DHCP records are mistaken! the upload was only named after the movie but it was actually a private collection of poems in third person! the file was shared automatically by the software and they didn't know this was happening! a guy saying they were a representative told them to share it - and he looked very trustworthy - sounds legit!
For further 'shifting the blame' awesomeness, see every single story on 'piracy'.
Somehow I suspect that WB will either A. pay up or B. (don't know the movie) suggest that the knock-off LV was actually part of the story as being a knock-off.. at which point LV will have to claim that knock-offs still command royalties to them and that'll be that.
It's 'embarassing' only when the audience is e.g. Slashdot, not when it's any of the legal eagles who deal with exactly this (product placement/featuring in audio/visual productions) subject matter day in, day out.
I've always wondered why Android's grid unlock function didn't allow a 'cell' to be hit more than once. ThrottleLock - a lock screen 'app' for Windows Mobile - does allow this.
In addition, you would fail miserably with my pattern, even though it's only three swipes, because although you can't hit a 'cell' more than once, you can certainly swipe over it more than once - but you'd need more than a cursory glance at the light reflecting off of it to figure that one out.
Plus this would only really work well if the user recently unlocked and didn't swipe the screen otherwise. Who does that?
A map that you carry with you at all times - or only in your car? And what is it a map of? Say you live in CA, but you're going to NV on a trip - do you buy an NV map ahead of time? print out just your route before you leave? Decide to grab a map when you arrive there? But what if you arrive after stores close? Hop into any random hotel and pick up one of their maps?
What about an alarm clock? You have one already - what if you go on a trip? Your hotel has one? Great. What if you're going on a long trip and decide to take a 2-hour snooze lest your car becomes a weapon at the hands of your tired self? Did you take the alarm with you, along with a car adapter, and plugged it in? Do you then leave the engine running? Or do you trust your own body to wake you in 2 hours, rather than, say, 6?
What about books? Bring a stack with you all the time? Music? Got a suitcase full of CDs or a separate MP3 player? Movies? Going to go with the "I have a 56" TV at home" excuse? Simple entertainment? Boardgames strapped to your back?
No, nobody needs a smartphone. Just like nobody needs a phone. Or an alarm clock. Or a book. But they're nice to have, and it's even nicer to have them available conveniently and in general not have to worry about them at all. That's something a smartphone can offer. Some people may take that a bit too far and put 5,000 books on their device - but let them.. at least it offers them a wide choice, versus the 2 pocket-sized books you could reasonably carry in your pants at any time.
It also means that if your smartphone dies, you will have lost all of the above - so carrying a map in your car is still a good idea. But the story's main statement is fairly naive.
Whew - thanks for the info. I don't use it myself, but GP's comments made me wonder if mail clients with encryption/decryption could really be that stupid.
I'm sure there's a particular detail that means that it is not valid as prior art. Of course, the other way around, Apple's patent will in fact cover that device and any other device. Especially Android ones.
At this point I wish the 'open handset alliance' would just do what other companies do - let their enthusiast hackerbase make packages available with the firmware / system / applications that would otherwise have their devices banned or costing them in licensing.
Let's see Apple/Microsoft/Motorala/Nokia/Whoever complain that the HTC 4tehlulz infringes because a third party with an anonymous account provides an aftermarket package that is well-known and which infringes on a hundred of their patents.
Sadly, that wouldn't get rid of the equally ridiculous hardware and 'design' patents.
Doesn't it remain encrypted unless you decrypt it and re-store it in your mail database?
Or does your encrypting/decrypting mail module do it all automatically and store the decrypted result pretty much upon receipt of an encrypted message?
I was wondering about that, myself - but then I saw some guy up above wanting to fill his RAIDed NAS with 6 times 3TB 7200RPM drives. Now, EU prices are going to be higher than U.S. prices, but at E213 per such a drive, I can see why wanting 5 years of warranty is better than 2 year or even 1 year - especially since the data most likely IS going to be safe within the RAID setup.
It would even make the RMA hassle and haggling over whether or not the drive got too hot (the little indicators inside that will change color over time even if temperature wasn't exceeded) almost worth it.
Actually, they'll take it one step further if you do indicate that you're willing to take it to court; they'll offer you a small amount of money (nothing remotely what the image was worth to them*), point out the court proceedings costs for you even if you should win the case, tell you that you really should be honored that your picture was used because it means exposure for you that you can capitalize on**, and have a good day.
Of course... * It's worth shit to them, because if they couldn't have gotten your image, they would have picked the next one in the Google Images result. ** You can't really capitalize on it because of the above and the story in itself.
The only way you could capitalize on it is if somebody said "We saw your picture on so-and-so network and we'd like to commission you for a shoot of this-and-that" - but unless you're a professional photographer instead of the amateur that got a lucky shot off that was used in the broadcast, you probably can't even answer that with a letter of acceptance.
On the up side, corporations are becoming more aware of the 'rights' side of things and will often look for CC material that doesn't have the NC clause after exhausting their true royalty-free stock libraries.
You can also spray some electronics duster on the stuff you don't want them to eat, but know they will.
The 'compressed air' stuff sold at electronics shops contains Bitrex
That's not always the case - and anybody shopping for 'compressed air' dusters would do well to shop for one that doesn't have it, as it leaves a nasty residue.
That said, that nasty residue is exactly one of the things that is commonly used to discourage kids from putting stuff in their mouthes; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterant
So for 'age appropriate' toys that use magnets, they could cover the (unexposed parts of the) magnets in the stuff so that should the magnets come loose, kids would be less likely to stick them in their mouth (or at least spit it out right quick in a reflex).
Wouldn't help with loose magnets that are loose by design and thus couldn't be covered by the stuff - but usually those are used by older kids who should know better than to leave them laying around as they'll affect anything metal or magnetic nearby anyway.
What's really disturbing is the sense of entitlement on the internet
Like with, say, 'piracy'?
Yes, I realize there's a difference as 'piracy' presumably doesn't cost the record companies anything, certainly not any network resources. But it's certainly part of the whole 'entitlement' phenomenon and you can't really frown upon one and celebrate the other.
Hah, nope - although traditionally people here are Protestant or Reformed, with every generation, more and more are going to the agnostic / atheist route and at no school level (unless you choose to go to e.g. a catholic school) is that sort of thing frowned upon. To be honest, I'd say it's almost the other way around - but then, somebody wishing to voice their religious beliefs during e.g. biology class is all good and well but it's not the place nor the time. That's what the Social Studies and History classes are for, when the topics of religion come up.
Religious instruction is not a comparative religious class. It's Thursday afternoon "Sunday School."
Personally, I would have liked a decent comparative religion(1) or history of mythology(2) class.
I guess your school wasn't a decent educator on those two aspects, then.
1) Was taught to me in what would be Social Sciences class. It covered all the major religions, how they affect nations' then-current ongoings, with a focus on our own country. 2) Was taught to me in History class. Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Norse gods were all covered as part of the history of entire civilizations, along with the 'modern' religions.
What it didn't cover - but then, it's 20 years ago - is things like Scientology (it covered other historic sects and cults), Fred Phelps' little group, and indeed the Jedis. Wouldn't hurt to have them be included, even if it's just a 10-minute segment, in either of those two classes.
But you're right, those classes are nothing like religious instruction type classes where you don't just go to 'learn' about a religion, you go there to be indoctrinated. But that's my view on that - and I don't find anything wrong with that if people choose it for themselves, as long as they don't choose it for others.
It's special the same way every baby is a miracle
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All 7.5 of them born every single minute in the U.S. alone.
( Although I have to admit, that 0.5 baby is pretty darn special. )
Maybe they should define the lower bound for 'special' before even pondering whether or not the Earth falls within the definition. Then, if it doesn't, they can raise that lower bound until it does.
yeah, I saw that.. it's one of several that's being re-made (The Thing (touted as a prequel, but it could go either way really), Total Recall and others).
Hopefully it'll turn out well (more true to the book would be absolutely awesome, but again... I'll just pretend it's "Bugs in Spaaaaaace" if it turns out it isn't) - it certainly can't do worse than the direct-to-video/DVD sequels of the earlier one:D ( or can it?:( )
hahaha - no, you do have a point.. while I write in another post that there's always been absolutely crappy movies, there's far more of them now and, more importantly, the ratio of good to crappy is definitely not improving:)
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Hmmm.... you know what? Ticket prices should be higher for those who, willingly or out of recklessness, upend their popcorn bag, and those who can't be bothered to grab their half-empty drink from their seat when leaving the theater.
Too bad that would require cameras or ever-present personnel to properly enforce which would lead to all sorts of privacy issues.
Back a bit more on-topic.. the reason is that 'people' (and by that I mean the average Slashdot commenter) will use any excuse for lower prices and accept no argument for higher prices.
I.e. 3D commanding a higher price it is often argued is a scam (and that for something that just causes them headaches, adds nothing, etc. etc.) so 3D movies should be no more expensive than regular tickets (other than the $0.20 for 3D glasses at best and even that should be dropped if you bring your own (which in many countries is the case)).
But if the price for Young Adult, as per the submission, were dropped then that will be latched on - after all, it really doesn't cost much more to show Young Adult vs Mission Impossible - it's all the same projectors, etc. If there is any additional cost it's in having acquired the rights to show the movie at all which often correlates to projected popularity, thus projected running time at the theater, and is thus covered by showing it longer than Young Adult - thus suggesting that Mission Impossible should be just as cheap as Young Adult; but of course cheaper than it currently is.
Which I doubt as well.
However, it is comparing apples and oranges to an extent - perhaps comparing lemons and oranges, rather.
In one scenario, you don't buy the game, and that's that. You use that money for something else, and of course they would rather you use that money for that game, but alas. On the other hand, you also don't get to play the game, so while they don't benefit from your money, you don't benefit from the entertainment they provide.
In the other scenario, you don't buy the game, but you do download it and play it. So now they don't get the benefit of your money, but you still get benefit from the entertainment provided.
Which scenario is preferable to the game developer/publisher is something that can be debated until the end of times - but the difference between the two should be pretty obvious and is a large reason why one is published (in part due to positive PR) and the other.. not so much.
Which doesn't help all that much if the URL itself is from some link shortening service (so you still don't know what it is) - and the URL shortened is... to another link shortening service (so the first URL shortening service's preview of the page is just that of the other service).
Of course at that point it's probably wise not to follow the link anyway.
Well they should treat all of their customers nicely, period - even if that customer is, themselves, being a bit of an asshat.
The aspect you mention, though, is pretty frightening. So this is one guy who happened to manage to get a mail through to an influential member of certain social circles and and a shitstorm is the result. How many more cases just go either unresolved, or resolved completely under the radar, etc.?
What made this case so special? The same can be said of child kidnapping cases, of course, and it could be argued that focused attention on specific cases (especially ones that most people can easily get behind) does more than scattered attention to a myriad of cases.
On the other hand, now the company that hired the PR dude is getting burned, and the PR dude's own family is getting burned. What - his family members deserve the negative attention because they happened to spawn / marry this guy?
If they divorce him / disown him, will that get the internet ruling mob off their backs about what a scumbag this guy is?
Comments here already show that it is probably not the case - many are saying that the company that hired the PR guy deserves to burn for not hiring a reputable company / not doing (simple) checks on this guy, etc.
I absolutely believe the guy deserves all the flack he gets because of his attitude - he should have at least wised up when Mike got involved - and as Mike states in his latest update, it's out of his hands now and in that of the internet.. but he put it there and I think he knew very well what the result of that would be ( see also the 'dickwolves' thing ) - and I'm not entirely convinced that it's all a good thing.
( Similarly, see 'Shut up and Sing' - where a powerful media conglomerate essentially orchestrated a campaign to ruin the Dixie Chicks; while they would've gotten plenty of bad press on their own for the remark one of their members made, it actually went mostly under the radar until a republican-affiliated PR group started pushing it on the agenda. )
The fucking point is kind of that...
I see your point >.>
Thanks, AC - you and parent poster (though I did find basicppc before but it didn't look as promising as your suggestion) are a lot more useful than the snarky guy further down.
You say that in jest (if not - awesome), but given that many clock radios still only manage at best 2 alarm settings unless you get a relatively expensive one, having one that is programmable - and presumably with enough memory to do something useful with - might actually allow you to program a different time for every weekday.
Perhaps it'll let you automatically change channels based on the time.. you'll fall asleep to some easy listening, sleep to some ambient, and wake up to classical music.
A programmable clock radio might just allow that (my computer does).
Of course it's fluff, and most people won't need it, but if it's fairly simple to implement and only increases the price of the device by a few bucks, then opening it up to those who want it (even if it means prying a PIC from a socket, reprogramming that, and plugging it back in) isn't so bad.
I figure what's holding companies back is both perceived lack of interest and (perceived, but possibly very real) support load increase.
FTFY
Try again when you've got a javascript (your suggestion, but again - the language doesn't really matter) console popping up on e.g. Android in which users can write, store and execute small tasks that actually interface with the underlying system (e.g. reading text messages, checking notifications, all of the things that actually make it more useful than just a webpage that can read/write to a very limited set), without suggesting rooting the device and pointing to the CLI - I'm sure you can figure out why.
Excellent. So with JavaScript on a webpage, how do I access text messages on my phone?
Oh, you mean JavaScript in an app environment?
And you don't really mean pure JavaScript?
Gotcha.
Note that the story's question isn't so much about the particular programming language of choice, but about the capabilities; hence the pointing out that the Android Scripting project also has rather limited access to the platform - even if it's much better than javascript in a webpage.
yes, as opposed to the 'pirate' who will take the blame with pride and meet them head-on in court!
oh, wait.. no...
their wireless was hacked!
it was a DHCP'ed connection and it was somebody else!
it was somebody else in the household and even though they pay for the connection that doesn't make them responsible!
their IP was spoofed!
their ISP's DHCP records are mistaken!
the upload was only named after the movie but it was actually a private collection of poems in third person!
the file was shared automatically by the software and they didn't know this was happening!
a guy saying they were a representative told them to share it - and he looked very trustworthy - sounds legit!
For further 'shifting the blame' awesomeness, see every single story on 'piracy'.
Somehow I suspect that WB will either A. pay up or B. (don't know the movie) suggest that the knock-off LV was actually part of the story as being a knock-off.. at which point LV will have to claim that knock-offs still command royalties to them and that'll be that.
It's 'embarassing' only when the audience is e.g. Slashdot, not when it's any of the legal eagles who deal with exactly this (product placement/featuring in audio/visual productions) subject matter day in, day out.
I've always wondered why Android's grid unlock function didn't allow a 'cell' to be hit more than once. ThrottleLock - a lock screen 'app' for Windows Mobile - does allow this.
In addition, you would fail miserably with my pattern, even though it's only three swipes, because although you can't hit a 'cell' more than once, you can certainly swipe over it more than once - but you'd need more than a cursory glance at the light reflecting off of it to figure that one out.
Plus this would only really work well if the user recently unlocked and didn't swipe the screen otherwise. Who does that?
A map that you carry with you at all times - or only in your car? And what is it a map of? Say you live in CA, but you're going to NV on a trip - do you buy an NV map ahead of time? print out just your route before you leave? Decide to grab a map when you arrive there? But what if you arrive after stores close? Hop into any random hotel and pick up one of their maps?
What about an alarm clock? You have one already - what if you go on a trip? Your hotel has one? Great. What if you're going on a long trip and decide to take a 2-hour snooze lest your car becomes a weapon at the hands of your tired self? Did you take the alarm with you, along with a car adapter, and plugged it in? Do you then leave the engine running? Or do you trust your own body to wake you in 2 hours, rather than, say, 6?
What about books? Bring a stack with you all the time? Music? Got a suitcase full of CDs or a separate MP3 player? Movies? Going to go with the "I have a 56" TV at home" excuse? Simple entertainment? Boardgames strapped to your back?
No, nobody needs a smartphone. Just like nobody needs a phone. Or an alarm clock. Or a book. But they're nice to have, and it's even nicer to have them available conveniently and in general not have to worry about them at all. That's something a smartphone can offer. Some people may take that a bit too far and put 5,000 books on their device - but let them.. at least it offers them a wide choice, versus the 2 pocket-sized books you could reasonably carry in your pants at any time.
It also means that if your smartphone dies, you will have lost all of the above - so carrying a map in your car is still a good idea. But the story's main statement is fairly naive.
Whew - thanks for the info. I don't use it myself, but GP's comments made me wonder if mail clients with encryption/decryption could really be that stupid.
I'm sure there's a particular detail that means that it is not valid as prior art. Of course, the other way around, Apple's patent will in fact cover that device and any other device. Especially Android ones.
At this point I wish the 'open handset alliance' would just do what other companies do - let their enthusiast hackerbase make packages available with the firmware / system / applications that would otherwise have their devices banned or costing them in licensing.
Let's see Apple/Microsoft/Motorala/Nokia/Whoever complain that the HTC 4tehlulz infringes because a third party with an anonymous account provides an aftermarket package that is well-known and which infringes on a hundred of their patents.
Sadly, that wouldn't get rid of the equally ridiculous hardware and 'design' patents.
Doesn't it remain encrypted unless you decrypt it and re-store it in your mail database?
Or does your encrypting/decrypting mail module do it all automatically and store the decrypted result pretty much upon receipt of an encrypted message?
I was wondering about that, myself - but then I saw some guy up above wanting to fill his RAIDed NAS with 6 times 3TB 7200RPM drives. Now, EU prices are going to be higher than U.S. prices, but at E213 per such a drive, I can see why wanting 5 years of warranty is better than 2 year or even 1 year - especially since the data most likely IS going to be safe within the RAID setup.
It would even make the RMA hassle and haggling over whether or not the drive got too hot (the little indicators inside that will change color over time even if temperature wasn't exceeded) almost worth it.
Actually, they'll take it one step further if you do indicate that you're willing to take it to court; they'll offer you a small amount of money (nothing remotely what the image was worth to them*), point out the court proceedings costs for you even if you should win the case, tell you that you really should be honored that your picture was used because it means exposure for you that you can capitalize on**, and have a good day.
Of course...
* It's worth shit to them, because if they couldn't have gotten your image, they would have picked the next one in the Google Images result.
** You can't really capitalize on it because of the above and the story in itself.
The only way you could capitalize on it is if somebody said "We saw your picture on so-and-so network and we'd like to commission you for a shoot of this-and-that" - but unless you're a professional photographer instead of the amateur that got a lucky shot off that was used in the broadcast, you probably can't even answer that with a letter of acceptance.
On the up side, corporations are becoming more aware of the 'rights' side of things and will often look for CC material that doesn't have the NC clause after exhausting their true royalty-free stock libraries.
Well, considering it was a known (to the author) exploit for the PSP, it would make sense to try that same exploit in the PSP emulator on the PSVita.
That's not always the case - and anybody shopping for 'compressed air' dusters would do well to shop for one that doesn't have it, as it leaves a nasty residue.
That said, that nasty residue is exactly one of the things that is commonly used to discourage kids from putting stuff in their mouthes;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterant
So for 'age appropriate' toys that use magnets, they could cover the (unexposed parts of the) magnets in the stuff so that should the magnets come loose, kids would be less likely to stick them in their mouth (or at least spit it out right quick in a reflex).
Wouldn't help with loose magnets that are loose by design and thus couldn't be covered by the stuff - but usually those are used by older kids who should know better than to leave them laying around as they'll affect anything metal or magnetic nearby anyway.
Like with, say, 'piracy'?
Yes, I realize there's a difference as 'piracy' presumably doesn't cost the record companies anything, certainly not any network resources. But it's certainly part of the whole 'entitlement' phenomenon and you can't really frown upon one and celebrate the other.
Hah, nope - although traditionally people here are Protestant or Reformed, with every generation, more and more are going to the agnostic / atheist route and at no school level (unless you choose to go to e.g. a catholic school) is that sort of thing frowned upon.
To be honest, I'd say it's almost the other way around - but then, somebody wishing to voice their religious beliefs during e.g. biology class is all good and well but it's not the place nor the time. That's what the Social Studies and History classes are for, when the topics of religion come up.
imho anyway
I guess your school wasn't a decent educator on those two aspects, then.
1) Was taught to me in what would be Social Sciences class. It covered all the major religions, how they affect nations' then-current ongoings, with a focus on our own country.
2) Was taught to me in History class. Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Norse gods were all covered as part of the history of entire civilizations, along with the 'modern' religions.
What it didn't cover - but then, it's 20 years ago - is things like Scientology (it covered other historic sects and cults), Fred Phelps' little group, and indeed the Jedis. Wouldn't hurt to have them be included, even if it's just a 10-minute segment, in either of those two classes.
But you're right, those classes are nothing like religious instruction type classes where you don't just go to 'learn' about a religion, you go there to be indoctrinated. But that's my view on that - and I don't find anything wrong with that if people choose it for themselves, as long as they don't choose it for others.
All 7.5 of them born every single minute in the U.S. alone.
Source: http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html
( Although I have to admit, that 0.5 baby is pretty darn special. )
Maybe they should define the lower bound for 'special' before even pondering whether or not the Earth falls within the definition. Then, if it doesn't, they can raise that lower bound until it does.
yeah, I saw that.. it's one of several that's being re-made (The Thing (touted as a prequel, but it could go either way really), Total Recall and others).
Hopefully it'll turn out well (more true to the book would be absolutely awesome, but again... I'll just pretend it's "Bugs in Spaaaaaace" if it turns out it isn't) - it certainly can't do worse than the direct-to-video/DVD sequels of the earlier one :D :( )
( or can it?
hahaha - no, you do have a point.. while I write in another post that there's always been absolutely crappy movies, there's far more of them now and, more importantly, the ratio of good to crappy is definitely not improving :)