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Dutch Pass iPod Tax
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They do not tax blank paper just yet.. But they *DO* tax *owning* a copier as well FAX machines! The reason being that you *could* use these to copy books or magazines with copyrighted material.
I get more and more discusted by these MAFIA organisations, who are somehow legalised by the Dutch government. It's totally *SICK*
These taxes are driving me absolutely NUTS. I have plenty recordable CD's, about ZERO of them contain music. None. Still I have to pay this idiotic tax.
But wait, it gets *worse*. They also tax my copier *AND* my fax machine! Just because it *could* be used to copy magazines and/or books! Scanners are next.
And now they want to tax DVD recorders too? Totally LUDICROUS! As if there's anything on Dutch television worth retaining for longer than 2 minutes. It's total junk. Who in their right mind would want to waste a totally good DVD-R (that already carries a copy tax!!) to record Britney Spears and her latest junk?!?
I'm always amazed how people seem to be able to judge the quality of an operating system within just a couple of hours. I can't imagine that you can really tell if productivity and/or stability have improved within a couple of hours.
Assuming there's about 20 years difference between 'now' and 'when you were a kid', then today's 50 cents is less money than the 33 cents back then. It's called inflation.
If today's bar was raised to $14.99, then I would indeed call it the store's fault for trying to make unfair amounts of profit. Which just happens to be what the MPAA does...
The MPAA has to step into reality by understanding that their super-profitable distribution system (CD, DVD) no longer fits today's reality. They should try to adjust instead of fighting the inevitable.
.. Care to explain how going back to a cooling system from 30 years ago qualifies as innovation?!?
Seriously, with the greenhouse effect and everything, I think preventing heat from being generated is a double-edged sword. Cut down on energy heating the servers up, so you can also cut down on cooling the remaining heat.
When the content is properly priced, what's the need for DRM anyway? If the download offers value for money then anyone should be willing to pay for that. If it's overpriced then DRM is a way to force the high price down the customer's throat.
Get the press and the unions in action. Explain to them that, just like in the US, many labour jobs have already been migrated to low-wages countries. Explain that, just like the US, the only way to have a viable economy is to switch to a knowledge end service economy. Software development is one area where Europe could shine.
Then point out that any incentive to invest in software knowledge for small and medium size companies is pointless when they can be killed instantaneously by large corps with large patent portfolio's.
When I was 23 I dated a girl who was 15. Her parents hat a fit at first, I'll tell you.. My friends called me a pervert and cradle-robber.
That same girl is my wife now. We got married when she was 18 and that was more than 15 years ago.
I didn't see anything wrong with dating her back then, and I still don't. Maybe that's because we're a bit more liberal in The Netherlands that some other places..
Windows has proven time and again to be designed for stand-alone situation. All network and security add-ons have shown to be just that; add-ons..
Distributed computing simply isn't part of the base design. Morphing Windows into something it isn't will once again be a task for their marketing department, not engineering.
This is the main issue with harddisks as backup. They don't provide security against these kind of attacks as they are just as vulnerable as any other disk attached to the system.
A tape drive for backups may seem like a 'thing from the past', but it's *very* effective in these instances...
Dell is well known for it's strategy. It's such a big fish that none of it's suppliers can afford to lose them, including Intel. So Dell snugs up with 'the competition', making sure the news leaks that they are 'real serious' about switching suppliers.
Then they go back to their current supplier, telling them about their 'intentions'. Unless of course they get a better deal. Which they then get.
Programming is one of those where it really helps productivity. You can have the source up on one screen, and the resulting program on the other. Or any PDF's with documentation.
Uhhmmm.. I think I just found justification for a third display;-)
Anyway, I've been using dual monitors from when it first appeared in Win98 as a beta tester and don't ever want to go back to single screen..
The outcome makes sense. Microsofts claim is very similar to claiming that Diesel is 10 times as expensive as gas/petrol to travel 100km, when testing a 40 tonne Diesel truck and a 650 Kg Nissan Micra.
Most likely what you heard was an electrolytic capacitor. They are used as filter capacitors for your power supply. Without them you may here some humming, but the amplifier will work fine.
Speakers rated 6V will most likely have 10V capacitors, which will explode in the way you describe when applying 18V AC.
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They do not tax blank paper just yet.. But they *DO* tax *owning* a copier as well FAX machines! The reason being that you *could* use these to copy books or magazines with copyrighted material.
I get more and more discusted by these MAFIA organisations, who are somehow legalised by the Dutch government. It's totally *SICK*
These taxes are driving me absolutely NUTS. I have plenty recordable CD's, about ZERO of them contain music. None. Still I have to pay this idiotic tax.
But wait, it gets *worse*. They also tax my copier *AND* my fax machine! Just because it *could* be used to copy magazines and/or books! Scanners are next.
And now they want to tax DVD recorders too? Totally LUDICROUS! As if there's anything on Dutch television worth retaining for longer than 2 minutes. It's total junk. Who in their right mind would want to waste a totally good DVD-R (that already carries a copy tax!!) to record Britney Spears and her latest junk?!?
I'm always amazed how people seem to be able to judge the quality of an operating system within just a couple of hours. I can't imagine that you can really tell if productivity and/or stability have improved within a couple of hours.
So how do they review the OS?
No-one will ever guess my super-secret password: GOD
Assuming there's about 20 years difference between 'now' and 'when you were a kid', then today's 50 cents is less money than the 33 cents back then. It's called inflation.
If today's bar was raised to $14.99, then I would indeed call it the store's fault for trying to make unfair amounts of profit. Which just happens to be what the MPAA does...
The MPAA has to step into reality by understanding that their super-profitable distribution system (CD, DVD) no longer fits today's reality. They should try to adjust instead of fighting the inevitable.
"Give them food, they will live for one day. Teach them how to grow food and they will live forever". Wasn't it Ghandy that said these famous words?!?
.. Care to explain how going back to a cooling system from 30 years ago qualifies as innovation?!?
Seriously, with the greenhouse effect and everything, I think preventing heat from being generated is a double-edged sword. Cut down on energy heating the servers up, so you can also cut down on cooling the remaining heat.
When the content is properly priced, what's the need for DRM anyway? If the download offers value for money then anyone should be willing to pay for that. If it's overpriced then DRM is a way to force the high price down the customer's throat.
Get the press and the unions in action. Explain to them that, just like in the US, many labour jobs have already been migrated to low-wages countries. Explain that, just like the US, the only way to have a viable economy is to switch to a knowledge end service economy. Software development is one area where Europe could shine.
Then point out that any incentive to invest in software knowledge for small and medium size companies is pointless when they can be killed instantaneously by large corps with large patent portfolio's.
Yes, but it would reduce Signal/Noise ratio.
Depending on the frequencies used in the recording (1200/2400Hz??) , it may be easier to use slower rotational speed (16rpm used to be available)
For those capable of reading Dutch:
http://www.hobbyscoop.nl/
Look under "Onze Stichting" for Basicode background
Read the patent claim. It specifies "Using a Firewall". VisualRoute does not use a firewall, so they have nothing to fear.
There's many Linux clusters hard at work calculating new drugs and new treatments against illnesses.
Linux doesn't cost money, it costs effort. Linux also doesn't donate money, the community donates effort.
When I was 23 I dated a girl who was 15. Her parents hat a fit at first, I'll tell you.. My friends called me a pervert and cradle-robber.
That same girl is my wife now. We got married when she was 18 and that was more than 15 years ago.
I didn't see anything wrong with dating her back then, and I still don't. Maybe that's because we're a bit more liberal in The Netherlands that some other places..
I mean, just look at it... Windows gets exploited across their network facilities. Linux never does.
;-)
Who's smiling now, eh?!?
Windows has proven time and again to be designed for stand-alone situation. All network and security add-ons have shown to be just that; add-ons..
Distributed computing simply isn't part of the base design. Morphing Windows into something it isn't will once again be a task for their marketing department, not engineering.
.. is when it influences the bottom line of financial institutions.
You'll be surprised how quickly these kind of scams will result in a review of the patent system. Those with money will make sure it gets reformed.
This is the main issue with harddisks as backup. They don't provide security against these kind of attacks as they are just as vulnerable as any other disk attached to the system.
A tape drive for backups may seem like a 'thing from the past', but it's *very* effective in these instances...
Dell is well known for it's strategy. It's such a big fish that none of it's suppliers can afford to lose them, including Intel.
So Dell snugs up with 'the competition', making sure the news leaks that they are 'real serious' about switching suppliers.
Then they go back to their current supplier, telling them about their 'intentions'. Unless of course they get a better deal. Which they then get.
Dell isn't going to take AMD.
... does not make it right.
Programming is one of those where it really helps productivity. You can have the source up on one screen, and the resulting program on the other. Or any PDF's with documentation.
;-)
Uhhmmm.. I think I just found justification for a third display
Anyway, I've been using dual monitors from when it first appeared in Win98 as a beta tester and don't ever want to go back to single screen..
Today's satellite have enough resolution to read the numberplates on a car. How is being able to see the crater a measure for how big the blast was?
The outcome makes sense. Microsofts claim is very similar to claiming that Diesel is 10 times as expensive as gas/petrol to travel 100km, when testing a 40 tonne Diesel truck and a 650 Kg Nissan Micra.
Simple.. Less likely, as the 'source of the source' would cast serious credibility doubts on the stability of the kernel.
;-)
Nah, can't be. Linux works too well to contain SCO code.
Most likely what you heard was an electrolytic capacitor. They are used as filter capacitors for your power supply. Without them you may here some humming, but the amplifier will work fine.
Speakers rated 6V will most likely have 10V capacitors, which will explode in the way you describe when applying 18V AC.