Yes, copying a CD into MP3 format is indeed "unauthorized". However that does not make it copyright infringement. The RIAA is hoping that the court won't like the guy and the court will be running down the list ruling against the guy and the RIAA is hoping that the court won't pay too close attention to this particular point and will just rule in the RIAA's favor on that one too. "The guy did bad stuff and this sounds bad too". And that would give the RIAA a case and a ruling to point to as precedent denying format conversion as Fair Use.
Yes, and that is the danger, because it's just crazy enough to work.
> I don't even quite understand what you're trying to say. What exactly did Xerox revolutionize "from a technological point of view"? Did they make PCs mainstream? Did they create a UI that everyone can use?
Ok, so now ENGINEERING talent is all about marketing? What about who INVENTED it all? Sure PARC blew it when it came to marketing what they came up with, but they were a research center not a business incubator.
Back on Topic: The more Woz opens his mouth the more he looks like a whiny rich kid.
I had hoped it was not necessary to append "... within the bounds of the law" to the end of my sentence.:)
But now that you have, one of those "bounds of the law" is copyright law. Copyright law says that you CAN'T just do whatever the fuck you want to with the software on your computer. You are free to leave it there or delete it, not copy it to some other computer. Get it, no RIGHT to COPY it. Just like I don't have the right to bash someone's head in with my osborne...
>You are statisically more likely to be hit than to hit someone
Huh? Unless we have fleets of robotic cars, the statistical "you" is just as likely to be hit as to do the hitting. In every accident, there has to be a "hitter" and a "hittee", yes? I guess it's possible that multiple vehicles could bully up on a single vehicle, but I'd bet the majority of accidents are one-one collisions. Individually, of course, I'm more likely to hit you. repeatedly.
...KDE -far- outstrip the mac in usability, drag & drop, and the logic behind options. know what the problem with the mac UI is? it corrupts the everyuser, mr & ms normal, who get used to it immediately, then when they come to something like KDE they really need to try hard to get anything done...
If KDE is so damn usable, how come people have to try hard to get anything done? Did you even read your own post?
Don't get me wrong, I like KDE. Use it all the time in fact, but a gleaming example of usability it isn't.
This is cool. Thanks! One question I've had with using disk images for anything is that I have to declare the size of the volume at creation. What happens after I exceed the image size limit? Can it be setup to dynamically resize as I add more data?
Apologies in advance if this is a newbie question that I should know.
Unless she is yanking the cord out of the wall, that will not happen. The power switch on the front of the iMac will prompt her on the screen if she wants to shutdown, restart or cancel
Hold down the button until that annoying question goes away. About 5 seconds.
It also has the arhive of just about all the digital Satellite and other image data that the Government's been collecting for the past 60 years. The EROS Data Center otutside Sioux Falls. Oh yeah, and they have a Beowolf Cluster there.:-)
Yep, that's how my P's created a "community cable" company in Pennsylvania back in the early 70's. My dad and a coupla guys put up a reception tower up on top of a mountain and then ran wire down to the neighbors in the valley below. Went around and collected a small fee from people to help keep the wires up and free from ice in the winter.
It was a rural mountain community without a chance of receiving TV. The homegrown setup got everyone the three networks at least. Now everyone has satellite, but back in 1971, it was pretty cool just to get NBC from Harrisburg.
Broadband could work the same way, communities agreeing that it was a good idea and coming up with the resources (technical and $$) to make it happen for themselves. A bit more technical, but it's still just about moving electrons around, right?
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Yes, and that is the danger, because it's just crazy enough to work.
> I don't even quite understand what you're trying to say. What exactly did Xerox revolutionize "from a technological point of view"? Did they make PCs mainstream? Did they create a UI that everyone can use?
Ok, so now ENGINEERING talent is all about marketing? What about who INVENTED it all? Sure PARC blew it when it came to marketing what they came up with, but they were a research center not a business incubator.
Back on Topic: The more Woz opens his mouth the more he looks like a whiny rich kid.
That was YOU!? You bastard.
Why choose the liquor store with no locks on the doors instead of the one with chains and a really nasty guard dog?
Because the first choice is ridiculously, brain-dead easy. That's why.
Where's the notoriety in this? Oooh. I hacked a windows box. I'm so l33t.
But now that you have, one of those "bounds of the law" is copyright law. Copyright law says that you CAN'T just do whatever the fuck you want to with the software on your computer. You are free to leave it there or delete it, not copy it to some other computer. Get it, no RIGHT to COPY it. Just like I don't have the right to bash someone's head in with my osborne...
>Software that you want to last 20 years is another matter.
Who here is *really* using 20yr old code?
GNU/Linux is impossible to pronounce.
gi-nu lin-ucks. easy.
mohorovivic discontinuity. Now, that's hard to pronounce.
>You are statisically more likely to be hit than to hit someone
Huh? Unless we have fleets of robotic cars, the statistical "you" is just as likely to be hit as to do the hitting. In every accident, there has to be a "hitter" and a "hittee", yes? I guess it's possible that multiple vehicles could bully up on a single vehicle, but I'd bet the majority of accidents are one-one collisions. Individually, of course, I'm more likely to hit you. repeatedly.
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IANALL, but generally, "Professionals" are exempted from the overtime provisions of the fair labor act. At least under US law.
A real Labor Lawyer can correct me though
Don't forget BigU. Now back in print!
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If KDE is so damn usable, how come people have to try hard to get anything done? Did you even read your own post?
Don't get me wrong, I like KDE. Use it all the time in fact, but a gleaming example of usability it isn't.
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Apologies in advance if this is a newbie question that I should know.
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Are you out of your mind? The Internet contains about 1/1000th of a percent of all the information contained in the world.
Look here to see where a big chunk of the information IS actually stored.
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Unless she is yanking the cord out of the wall, that will not happen. The power switch on the front of the iMac will prompt her on the screen if she wants to shutdown, restart or cancel
Hold down the button until that annoying question goes away. About 5 seconds.
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>I didn't realize this would be open source (or >have I not been paying attention, and it has >always been OSS??)
Source available != Open Source. You're allowed to look at the code, but you are not free to take chunks of it and create your own version.
Enjoy the view though.
It also has the arhive of just about all the digital Satellite and other image data that the Government's been collecting for the past 60 years. The EROS Data Center otutside Sioux Falls. Oh yeah, and they have a Beowolf Cluster there. :-)
>I said nothing about them being remotely exploitable.
Then, do you have a point?
It was a rural mountain community without a chance of receiving TV. The homegrown setup got everyone the three networks at least. Now everyone has satellite, but back in 1971, it was pretty cool just to get NBC from Harrisburg.
Broadband could work the same way, communities agreeing that it was a good idea and coming up with the resources (technical and $$) to make it happen for themselves. A bit more technical, but it's still just about moving electrons around, right?
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PS1="Catastrophic System Failure: Core Dumped"
omygod, I almost passed out I laughed so hard.
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Why? How does "Shut up" contribute to the discussion? You're not contributing "good" or "bad" signal to the mix. Why waste the cycles?
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