In the past, Netscape releases have been a tad more polished than Mozilla releases, and they've included extra features, like Mail syncronization with Netscape Webmail and a built-in sidebar AIM/ICQ client.
But mostly it's brand name and an end-user-friendly mentality.
It sounds like you have beef with the people who play said rap music, not the music itself. I bet if you listened (or danced!) to some of it at a reasonable volume around other consenting individuals, you would find it much more suitable.
Do you have to get the N-Gage with a service plan, or can you just buy it and match it to whatever service you already have?
On a similar note, why isn't this possible? Or is it? I want to be able to go to Best Buy or something and pick out my dream phone, then go call up a service provider and get them to give me service on it.
The whole US tastes DRM for the first time in 2006, when all stations are required to broadcast DTV. Soon afterward, a local politician with nothing to lose includes "Free you TV!" in his campaign. He wins handily.
Soon, others notice his success and start compaigning with that in their platform as well. More get elected.
Soon, one will be up for reelection. He won't have done anything to remedy the problem in the face of overwhelming pressure in Congress, so he won't get re-elected, assuming he has a worthy opponent who coopts his platform.
Other reps will take notice of his fall, and realize they need to back up their promises. They'll introduce bills relaxing the restrictions, which the major media outlets will cover overwhelmingly. And we'll be on our way.
That is, of course, if the broadcasters don't take matters into their own hands. Once a critical mass gets DRM'd TVs and get pissed at them, networks will have a competitive edge by not including such restrictions. They'll get more business, and the whole house of cards will begin to fall.
Or, a third possibility:
The companies that will see the brunt of the complaints will be the electronics makers: Sony, Pioneer, Microsoft, etc. They make up a pretty large force, and their pressure alone will help to dismantle such schemes.
Anyway, here's hoping it all works out in the end.
When you buy a CD, you own the CD, and you own the recording on that CD. What you don't own are the rights to distribution, performance, derivative works, etc. of that recording. So when the disc dies, you're screwed, as common sense dictates.
Fair use is the only real limitation to those rights to distribution. Posting it on the 'net (or Gnutella) for others to download is not "fair use" by any stretch of the imagination. Copying it for your sister probably is.
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Mod this thing up, he's dead on.
In the past, Netscape releases have been a tad more polished than Mozilla releases, and they've included extra features, like Mail syncronization with Netscape Webmail and a built-in sidebar AIM/ICQ client.
But mostly it's brand name and an end-user-friendly mentality.
"I hope an opensource alternative overtakes the market and burry's you deep."
If you'd like that to come true, you might think about donating (money or time) to this guy.
Any similar tips if I don't have root? I'm using Moz 1.0.2 on IRIX, and I hate having "you need a plugin" boxes popping up all over the place.
You could try making a donation to this guy. Either of money or time, I'm sure he'd appreciate either.
I point this out because if there was a useful open-source alternative, we wouldn't be complaining about Macromedia's plugin like we are now.
Yes
here?
Mod this guy up. This is brilliant.
Heh, 20 hours of battery life. My Palm IIIxe has used the same set of AAAs for months.
Of course, it doesn't have 1GB of flash memory, a media player, or the power of an Axim... but whatever.
"I got my first virus from a 5.25" floppy disk"
Damn, man... just.. damn...
It sounds like you have beef with the people who play said rap music, not the music itself. I bet if you listened (or danced!) to some of it at a reasonable volume around other consenting individuals, you would find it much more suitable.
It seems that reasonable people disagree on this point (see post above yours). Care to provide a reference?
You're buying the media and that copy of the recording, minus the rights enumerated in copyright law, namely distribution, performance, etc.
Do you have to get the N-Gage with a service plan, or can you just buy it and match it to whatever service you already have?
On a similar note, why isn't this possible? Or is it? I want to be able to go to Best Buy or something and pick out my dream phone, then go call up a service provider and get them to give me service on it.
Kind of like modems & dial-up services.
Google for cpufreqd. You can set it up to drop down to different frequencies depending on CPU load, battery state, running apps, whatever.
"If the thing crashes on my property, I might not be able to keep the pieces, but I am entitled to payment for damages."
:-)
Just like you're entitled to the damages from all that RF?
My prediction for the future:
The whole US tastes DRM for the first time in 2006, when all stations are required to broadcast DTV. Soon afterward, a local politician with nothing to lose includes "Free you TV!" in his campaign. He wins handily.
Soon, others notice his success and start compaigning with that in their platform as well. More get elected.
Soon, one will be up for reelection. He won't have done anything to remedy the problem in the face of overwhelming pressure in Congress, so he won't get re-elected, assuming he has a worthy opponent who coopts his platform.
Other reps will take notice of his fall, and realize they need to back up their promises. They'll introduce bills relaxing the restrictions, which the major media outlets will cover overwhelmingly. And we'll be on our way.
That is, of course, if the broadcasters don't take matters into their own hands. Once a critical mass gets DRM'd TVs and get pissed at them, networks will have a competitive edge by not including such restrictions. They'll get more business, and the whole house of cards will begin to fall.
Or, a third possibility:
The companies that will see the brunt of the complaints will be the electronics makers: Sony, Pioneer, Microsoft, etc. They make up a pretty large force, and their pressure alone will help to dismantle such schemes.
Anyway, here's hoping it all works out in the end.
People will stop illegally distributing copyrighted works when they:
How's this?
When you buy a CD, you own the CD, and you own the recording on that CD. What you don't own are the rights to distribution, performance, derivative works, etc. of that recording. So when the disc dies, you're screwed, as common sense dictates.
Fair use is the only real limitation to those rights to distribution. Posting it on the 'net (or Gnutella) for others to download is not "fair use" by any stretch of the imagination. Copying it for your sister probably is.
And the 747 flying over your house is yours too, eh?
The Emancipation Oak under which Lincoln signed the Proclamation is in some guy's front yard... it's not his property to chop down at will.
Some things are protected; there are limits to personal property freedoms.
I'm sure that idea has been expressed before, but I doubt the FBI is looking into it.
You can't copyright an "idea". It has to be a "work" - a song, a book, a speech, et c.
So what's the difference between Beehive and Geronimo? I'm not up on my J2EE lingo...
What's wrong with Wachovia? I use 'em, never had a problem.
There is one: http://www.swift-tools.net/Flash/. It can only play pre-v.5 flash, though, so it needs your help!