"meaning that tax dollars are at least partially responsible for the show going on the air. I shouldn't have to buy what I already bought."
Nope! You have not "already bought" public radio access--it's largely viewer supported (50-60%) and the rest of the money comes from corporate sponsors and less than 10% from government money. Yep...it's pledge week on public radio:(.
Defending RealMedia doesn't seem very popular around here, but I could find their free player with two clicks and in under 30 seconds. Just click the gigantic orange button on their front page and then click the link on the left side of the next page. Obviously the $20 player is more prominently featured (yes, RealMedia is trying to make money--imagine that!), but it's hardly difficult to find the free player.
How did this get modded to +4 insightful? For one thing the internet has nothing or very little to do with the rise of the global economy. And the rise of a world government does not follow from a global economy, as we can see from the impotence of the UN. My only guess is this was mean the be a humorous comment and mods read it the wrong way.
"Additionally the reporting within the article, does not seem unduly unbiased. Maybe its just me, but any reporter who calls a report "cockamamie galimatias", should have evidence for why it is "cockamamie galimatias"."
It's a fscking opinion piece in a fscking opinion news paper, what do you expect? There isn't a law or some constitutional ammendment that says all journalism must be unbiased.
PS. Does "does not seem unduly unbiased" mean "does seem biased"? Work on those pointless negatives...
Considering that without their effort the medicine would never exist in the first place, they have every right to be rewarded and have control over their invention that they worked on for 30 years.
"Sell it at market price based on supply and demand"
Techincally incorrect--supply and demand is the result, but companies sell their products based on where the extra revenue they make from selling the last unit equals the extra cost of selling the last unit.
Umm remember high school economics? When firms see a market that is making a profit, more firms will enter that market until the profits disappear. How this got +4 insightful I have no idea..
"the first honorary inductees, including R2D2 and Mars Pathfinder"
That's ridiculous! They can't have fictional and real robots in the same category. This brings up the obvious question of what their criterion for selection are. It is doubtful that these criterion even exist; most likely they are simply selecting the most famous robots they know.
Umm..I'm not sure why I'm bothering, but you do realize that three strikes shouldn't apply to corporations because they provide for the public good (they provide services/goods in exchange for money). Shutting them down would be detrimental to society.
Wars don't take place very often between modern countries, which is to say they don't. There have been none since World War II, when people realized that the potential gains from a war are far outweighed by the losses. The more modernized countries become, the more they will have to lose from a war (such as their space equipment), and the less likely they will be to engage in one.
"A second aspect of its study measured the likelihood a child would inadvertently be exposed to pornography using KaZaA. It examined 157 files downloaded in response to three search terms of interest to children -- Britney, Pokemon and Olsen twins. It classified 49 percent of those files as pornographic."
An RIAA sponsored bill is not what is needed, but a measure of protection against inadvertently encountering porn should be included in P2P software. Just like ESRB ratings, it is always better for for this kind of thing to be industry initiated, not government enforced.
"2. Interstate/International commerce: While this should affect spammers in all states (as explained in another post [slashdot.org]), how will this hold up with international companies? Does this stop a company in the US from sending it's spam through a Canadian e-mail advertising agency? Does it apply to non-US companies at all? I'm far from a legal expert, so if you have any ideas please share them."
If they try to regulate interstate email there is good precedent to have that law declared unconstitutional. See the Wabash Case
Americans have constantly disobeyed laws they viewed as unjust. Starting in revolutionary times with the Boston Tea Party, then moving forward to Henry David Thoreau, prohibition, Eugene Debs running for president from jail in defiance of the Espionage Act, and more recently the civil rights movement (M. L. King,). In this view, disobedience of the Patriot Act is not unique but continuation of this theme in American history
Slashdot Mirror
"meaning that tax dollars are at least partially responsible for the show going on the air. I shouldn't have to buy what I already bought."
:(.
Nope! You have not "already bought" public radio access--it's largely viewer supported (50-60%) and the rest of the money comes from corporate sponsors and less than 10% from government money. Yep...it's pledge week on public radio
Defending RealMedia doesn't seem very popular around here, but I could find their free player with two clicks and in under 30 seconds. Just click the gigantic orange button on their front page and then click the link on the left side of the next page. Obviously the $20 player is more prominently featured (yes, RealMedia is trying to make money--imagine that!), but it's hardly difficult to find the free player.
How did this get modded to +4 insightful? For one thing the internet has nothing or very little to do with the rise of the global economy. And the rise of a world government does not follow from a global economy, as we can see from the impotence of the UN. My only guess is this was mean the be a humorous comment and mods read it the wrong way.
"it actually only amounts to roughly 930gb on the real scale, so it's nowhere close to being a "terrabyte disk" imho."
No where close? I'd say 93% of the way there is pretty damn close.
"Additionally the reporting within the article, does not seem unduly unbiased. Maybe its just me, but any reporter who calls a report "cockamamie galimatias", should have evidence for why it is "cockamamie galimatias"."
It's a fscking opinion piece in a fscking opinion news paper, what do you expect? There isn't a law or some constitutional ammendment that says all journalism must be unbiased.
PS. Does "does not seem unduly unbiased" mean "does seem biased"? Work on those pointless negatives...
Considering that without their effort the medicine would never exist in the first place, they have every right to be rewarded and have control over their invention that they worked on for 30 years.
And I'm sure you'll be able to find well trained people willing to spend the rest of their lives on a far away planet.
"Sell it at market price based on supply and demand"
Techincally incorrect--supply and demand is the result, but companies sell their products based on where the extra revenue they make from selling the last unit equals the extra cost of selling the last unit.
Besides jargon, does this guy actually have a point?
"You seem to have forgotten about the brick-and-mortar Apple Stores [apple.com] (70+ stores, with more on the way)."
Yes and I'm sure that those are perfectly comparable to Walmart. (sarcasm)
Umm remember high school economics? When firms see a market that is making a profit, more firms will enter that market until the profits disappear. How this got +4 insightful I have no idea..
Umm..the website says that they choose robots from both fiction and real life. Hence my objectiong. gg ok?
"the first honorary inductees, including R2D2 and Mars Pathfinder"
That's ridiculous! They can't have fictional and real robots in the same category. This brings up the obvious question of what their criterion for selection are. It is doubtful that these criterion even exist; most likely they are simply selecting the most famous robots they know.
Umm..I'm not sure why I'm bothering, but you do realize that three strikes shouldn't apply to corporations because they provide for the public good (they provide services/goods in exchange for money). Shutting them down would be detrimental to society.
Revenge suggestion: http://www.ifilm.com/filmdetail?ifilmid=2410176
The best solution for Google would be to block French users from it's search engine until their courts or government reverse this ruling.
Wars don't take place very often between modern countries, which is to say they don't. There have been none since World War II, when people realized that the potential gains from a war are far outweighed by the losses. The more modernized countries become, the more they will have to lose from a war (such as their space equipment), and the less likely they will be to engage in one.
"A second aspect of its study measured the likelihood a child would inadvertently be exposed to pornography using KaZaA. It examined 157 files downloaded in response to three search terms of interest to children -- Britney, Pokemon and Olsen twins. It classified 49 percent of those files as pornographic."
An RIAA sponsored bill is not what is needed, but a measure of protection against inadvertently encountering porn should be included in P2P software. Just like ESRB ratings, it is always better for for this kind of thing to be industry initiated, not government enforced.
Our market share has increased from 1 person to 3 people, a 200% increase!
But software patents are an insidious practice, meant to stifle market competition and innovation.
Eh? Why would someone want to invent a new technology if they can't patent it and have exclusive rights to use the product.
"2. Interstate/International commerce: While this should affect spammers in all states (as explained in another post [slashdot.org]), how will this hold up with international companies? Does this stop a company in the US from sending it's spam through a Canadian e-mail advertising agency? Does it apply to non-US companies at all? I'm far from a legal expert, so if you have any ideas please share them."
If they try to regulate interstate email there is good precedent to have that law declared unconstitutional. See the Wabash Case
Americans have constantly disobeyed laws they viewed as unjust. Starting in revolutionary times with the Boston Tea Party, then moving forward to Henry David Thoreau, prohibition, Eugene Debs running for president from jail in defiance of the Espionage Act, and more recently the civil rights movement (M. L. King,). In this view, disobedience of the Patriot Act is not unique but continuation of this theme in American history
" or by notification to the news media"
What is the malicous attack is the news media?
Some people mastrubate over pr0n, others mastrubate over definitions.
"Mind you, the original Lemmings got "No Descriptors"
The original Lemmings was made before this revision to the ESRB rating system so of course it got "No descriptors"