And the most unfortunate aspect is that to be named as the father of a baby, in most cases, all the mother has to do is say that so and so is the father. I am forced to wonder if a named father could file fraud charges against the mother for naming him when he was not in fact the father... might not get you removed, but could teach an effective lesson.
Why would the feminists care? Feminists complain about the possibility of a father 'hijacking' a woman's body for 9 months if the father wants the mother to carry a baby to term rather then aborting it... and yet they have no problem with 'hijacking' a man's wallet and life for 18+ years should she want to keep it and he not.
Father's right is a very poorly understood area of law, and an even less fought for one.
That'd be the best way, or even have the ability at the local cell antenna to have an access list to be able to say "These numbers have unrestricted calling" (ie authorized persons), and "All not on previous list(s) can only call numbers on the following list"... however blocking doesn't work that way.
Cell phone blocking technology is quite limited, and yet advanced. It is advanced in the respect that it is narrow enough of interference to only interfere with cell phone (or other items on the narrow frequencies)... this is of course assuming that the jammer is able to narrow it's field of interference.
On the limited side though, they only prevent the hand unit from talking to the local antenna/switch/etc, not unlike speakers turned up loud enough in a room where two people trying to talk can no longer hear each other... without the ability I laid out in my first paragraph, it would pretty much be impossible to allow emergency calls but block all others.
With E911 being supported in more new phones, it might be possible that if my first thought of lists were permitted, that blocking could be done based on geographic area rather then what antenna/switch you are using. It could be useful for law enforcement to take down cell communication within a certain few block area but leave the rest around it unaffected... but this would require cell phones accurately and securely reporting their location... which I do not see as too likely.
Which is exactly why they wouldn't be used much in the north where they could be most useful!
I don't travel too much outside of the upper Midwest, but when I do end up in a place that doesn't see snow in the winter I am always amazed in a way to see small road reflectors on the road and even stop signs mounted in the middle of roads, things which would be impossible to do in a place with snowy winters because plows would tear them off and they'd need to be replaced after each snow fall!
True, however here it did not sound like there was a question of who owned the infringed upon text, it was a clear-cut case of copyright infringement, SCO realized that and paid up.
In the SCO vs World case, the ownership issue is still one that will need to be settled before most of the cases can go anywhere. Expect that if the courts rule that SCO does in fact own the code that they claim to, that plenty of companies with little prompting will pay up.
Much of the issue is that taking your copy of Win2k and using it at both work and home is quite easy and doesn't generally require any extra software or understanding.
DVD's have built in copy protection systems which under the DMCA are illegal to bypass, as it is quite unlikely that a single person is going to spend the time reverse engineering the system to find a way around it and then keep such info to themselves, the MPAA fears wide spread dissemination of info on how to bypass the copy protection (also illegal under the DMCA).
Their logic is that if they can make lock picking tools illegal and it a capital offence to be caught with such a tool, or even explaining how they work, then they feel they are protecting their homes from being broken into.
Logically though this is as flawed as the whole "lets just ban guns" argument because ultimately "then only the criminals will have guns", restricting access to programs/info/etc which CAN be used to copy a DVD is not inherently bad, it is what can be done with it that scares the *bleep* out of the MPAA and what they are ultimately trying to stop. However it is far easier to try to ban all baseball bats then it is to try to keep a few people here and there from beating someone to death with one.
Nay, it is the fact that you seem to have never been exposed to American cartoons as a youth.
By law, according to the Uniform Cartoon Code (UCC), Chapter 4398274, section 12.432432 as publish by the ACME Corporation. "All persons, animals or other self aware beings (terrestrial or otherwise) who encounter a large red button are required to press it under penalty of anvil" it goes on to say "Should the before mentioned red button carry a notice asking all who see it not to press it, the required pusher of said button is here by required to press it as often and as many times as possible until it's final result is known."
Note: the actual notice of the button in this case is from the Hitchhikers Guide no less, something to the effect of:
Dent: "I wonder what would happen if I pressed this button." Prefect: "I wouldn't..." *beep* Dent: "That's odd... a sign lit up telling me not to press this button again."
Are you quite sure that ATI's integrated graphics are AGP based and not on the PCI bus? Last I checked, there was not a publicly available chipset that could handle more then one AGP video device in a system at a time. If it were possible, I'd throw out my nVidia card today and worship at the alter of ATI... I fear though that you must be mistaken.
Nay, the AGP standard is built around a single slot and a single graphics card. To permit two AGP cards running natively (via the AGP bus) in a single system would be quite difficult if not impossible, far easier to look to the future and a new technology to make it work better then any sort of hack job that could be done today.
Now that I'm hopelessly lost in the woods, I should do an inventory of what I brought... matches... no, compass... no, cell phone... no... sure wish someone would have required me to bring these things... oh they did? A lot of good that did me!
Also the death penalty! The US is one of the few industrialized nations which still practices it, and because of it some nations refuse to turn over accused/convicted persons to us with out assurance that they will not face the death penalty.
True, but that assumes that you check each file when it's done.
I know plenty of people that will queue up many things at a time and check in on them in a day or two, during that time most if not all of the files would be completed and the good ones along with the bad would be available to the system.
The only way to 'beat' this system would be to check each of your files before they get shared.
and who might not have anywhere else to go -- the economy sucks
You make it sound so easy. Regardless of how much ones job may suck, finding another one is rarely easy these days. By your statement, I do not think you have much experience in the real world as what you said is far easier said then done.
Say what you want about the policies or politics of SCO, it is always unfortunate when large numbers of people are laid off due to the problems of the company (ie those who made the bad decisions get to keep their cushy jobs).
Great idea! Here's the feedback I just gave them... (with out the sig of course)
Recently I read some disturbing stories claiming that you were going to be raising even more prices within the iTunes Music Store.
While I have not purchased that many songs just yet (mostly due to not being able to find new content from artists who I purchase songs by), raising rates to 1.25 a song or 16.99 (as some stories have quoted) would end my willingness to purchase music through iTMS.
While the $1.25 a song is still cheaper then a full album to get a single song, the $16.99 per album I find obscene as it is little different then buying a physical CD in the store.
It was my understanding that one of the benefits of a service such as the iTMS was that a customer would be able to pay less for songs and that the record companies would get more profit because of lowered production costs (ie not having to create as many physical CD's, shipping, etc).
When the only determining factor between buying a album on iTMS or in a store for the same price, I will go with the physical media every time, even if it is not as convenient to buy.
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And the most unfortunate aspect is that to be named as the father of a baby, in most cases, all the mother has to do is say that so and so is the father. I am forced to wonder if a named father could file fraud charges against the mother for naming him when he was not in fact the father... might not get you removed, but could teach an effective lesson.
Why would the feminists care? Feminists complain about the possibility of a father 'hijacking' a woman's body for 9 months if the father wants the mother to carry a baby to term rather then aborting it... and yet they have no problem with 'hijacking' a man's wallet and life for 18+ years should she want to keep it and he not.
Father's right is a very poorly understood area of law, and an even less fought for one.
If his name is on the birth certificate he's still stuck paying regardless of what a paternity test might say.
That'd be the best way, or even have the ability at the local cell antenna to have an access list to be able to say "These numbers have unrestricted calling" (ie authorized persons), and "All not on previous list(s) can only call numbers on the following list"... however blocking doesn't work that way.
Cell phone blocking technology is quite limited, and yet advanced. It is advanced in the respect that it is narrow enough of interference to only interfere with cell phone (or other items on the narrow frequencies)... this is of course assuming that the jammer is able to narrow it's field of interference.
On the limited side though, they only prevent the hand unit from talking to the local antenna/switch/etc, not unlike speakers turned up loud enough in a room where two people trying to talk can no longer hear each other... without the ability I laid out in my first paragraph, it would pretty much be impossible to allow emergency calls but block all others.
With E911 being supported in more new phones, it might be possible that if my first thought of lists were permitted, that blocking could be done based on geographic area rather then what antenna/switch you are using. It could be useful for law enforcement to take down cell communication within a certain few block area but leave the rest around it unaffected... but this would require cell phones accurately and securely reporting their location... which I do not see as too likely.
It's a good thing that I've got my cell phone handy to call 911 with in case I see possible terrorist activity! Oh wait...
Which is exactly why they wouldn't be used much in the north where they could be most useful!
I don't travel too much outside of the upper Midwest, but when I do end up in a place that doesn't see snow in the winter I am always amazed in a way to see small road reflectors on the road and even stop signs mounted in the middle of roads, things which would be impossible to do in a place with snowy winters because plows would tear them off and they'd need to be replaced after each snow fall!
The world does not need convincing, the courts do. Popular opinion is not what sways a judge, facts do.
True, however here it did not sound like there was a question of who owned the infringed upon text, it was a clear-cut case of copyright infringement, SCO realized that and paid up.
In the SCO vs World case, the ownership issue is still one that will need to be settled before most of the cases can go anywhere. Expect that if the courts rule that SCO does in fact own the code that they claim to, that plenty of companies with little prompting will pay up.
They paid after the fact to settle the copyright violation. Same as you paying for a speeding ticket because you did bad.
Much of the issue is that taking your copy of Win2k and using it at both work and home is quite easy and doesn't generally require any extra software or understanding.
DVD's have built in copy protection systems which under the DMCA are illegal to bypass, as it is quite unlikely that a single person is going to spend the time reverse engineering the system to find a way around it and then keep such info to themselves, the MPAA fears wide spread dissemination of info on how to bypass the copy protection (also illegal under the DMCA).
Their logic is that if they can make lock picking tools illegal and it a capital offence to be caught with such a tool, or even explaining how they work, then they feel they are protecting their homes from being broken into.
Logically though this is as flawed as the whole "lets just ban guns" argument because ultimately "then only the criminals will have guns", restricting access to programs/info/etc which CAN be used to copy a DVD is not inherently bad, it is what can be done with it that scares the *bleep* out of the MPAA and what they are ultimately trying to stop. However it is far easier to try to ban all baseball bats then it is to try to keep a few people here and there from beating someone to death with one.
Nay, it is the fact that you seem to have never been exposed to American cartoons as a youth.
By law, according to the Uniform Cartoon Code (UCC), Chapter 4398274, section 12.432432 as publish by the ACME Corporation. "All persons, animals or other self aware beings (terrestrial or otherwise) who encounter a large red button are required to press it under penalty of anvil" it goes on to say "Should the before mentioned red button carry a notice asking all who see it not to press it, the required pusher of said button is here by required to press it as often and as many times as possible until it's final result is known."
Note: the actual notice of the button in this case is from the Hitchhikers Guide no less, something to the effect of:
Dent: "I wonder what would happen if I pressed this button."
Prefect: "I wouldn't..."
*beep*
Dent: "That's odd... a sign lit up telling me not to press this button again."
Perhaps you should try pushing it again.
Are you quite sure that ATI's integrated graphics are AGP based and not on the PCI bus? Last I checked, there was not a publicly available chipset that could handle more then one AGP video device in a system at a time. If it were possible, I'd throw out my nVidia card today and worship at the alter of ATI... I fear though that you must be mistaken.
Nay, the AGP standard is built around a single slot and a single graphics card. To permit two AGP cards running natively (via the AGP bus) in a single system would be quite difficult if not impossible, far easier to look to the future and a new technology to make it work better then any sort of hack job that could be done today.
Since when do flamewars die? I thought they only changed form.
So in the future a criminal could use a pirated wireless connection, using a pirated connection protocol to download pirated music and movies? Neat!
On the plus side, the (MP|RI)AA would be just as illegal in hunting you down... maybe I should take up P2P trading.
Require all missing hikers to carry a cell phone.
Now that I'm hopelessly lost in the woods, I should do an inventory of what I brought... matches... no, compass... no, cell phone... no... sure wish someone would have required me to bring these things... oh they did? A lot of good that did me!
Maybe I'm seeing a bad page... but their line up looks only like 4 block hours thus far... oh yea!
Also the death penalty! The US is one of the few industrialized nations which still practices it, and because of it some nations refuse to turn over accused/convicted persons to us with out assurance that they will not face the death penalty.
I think the underlying question is 'why'?
Saying that others already do similar things does not answer the Q.
What ever happend to launching it into the sun?
True, but that assumes that you check each file when it's done.
I know plenty of people that will queue up many things at a time and check in on them in a day or two, during that time most if not all of the files would be completed and the good ones along with the bad would be available to the system.
The only way to 'beat' this system would be to check each of your files before they get shared.
and who might not have anywhere else to go -- the economy sucks
You make it sound so easy. Regardless of how much ones job may suck, finding another one is rarely easy these days. By your statement, I do not think you have much experience in the real world as what you said is far easier said then done.
Say what you want about the policies or politics of SCO, it is always unfortunate when large numbers of people are laid off due to the problems of the company (ie those who made the bad decisions get to keep their cushy jobs).
Great idea! Here's the feedback I just gave them... (with out the sig of course)
Recently I read some disturbing stories claiming that you were going to be raising even more prices within the iTunes Music Store.
While I have not purchased that many songs just yet (mostly due to not being able to find new content from artists who I purchase songs by), raising rates to 1.25 a song or 16.99 (as some stories have quoted) would end my willingness to purchase music through iTMS.
While the $1.25 a song is still cheaper then a full album to get a single song, the $16.99 per album I find obscene as it is little different then buying a physical CD in the store.
It was my understanding that one of the benefits of a service such as the iTMS was that a customer would be able to pay less for songs and that the record companies would get more profit because of lowered production costs (ie not having to create as many physical CD's, shipping, etc).
When the only determining factor between buying a album on iTMS or in a store for the same price, I will go with the physical media every time, even if it is not as convenient to buy.
What? I thought the truth along with science in America was democratic!