See a pattern? Most people do and apply it even if its wrong. As a bonus, they get to watch people stumble all over themselves to be the first to show off how smart they are by pointing out the mistake.
I know exactly how you feel. I gave my Odyssey system to a friend for his birthday years ago. He was a total fanatic, and I hadn't played it in a few years. Seemd like nice thing to do, but now I really miss it.
My favorite was Smithereens! with "The Voice". Tho Pick-Axe Pete is a close second. Alas, Alack!
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Yes, we now know what part of the brain handles sarcasm... All the subjects understood the sarcasm except for those with damage to the prefrontal area, which is above the eye sockets and behind the forehead.
As opposed to above the eyes and *in front* of the forehead. I wonder what part of the brain that is?
Been there. Done that. I think its just getting away from the problem that does it. You get your mind on other things and that gives it time to free associate and go down different paths.
It annoys me when people get hung up on some small thing that doesn't seem to obey some law of physics or something when they're watching something about time travel, or hyperspace or something else just as fantastic. It's like, wait a minute, you buy all this other crap, but this little thing in the movie makes it all not believable!?
Yes, that's exactly it. All that other fantastic crap is part of a "What if?". It's the premise of the story. When something happens that simply makes no sense, claiming "It's just fiction. Suspend your disbelief," is no excuse.
Star Wars is a story with premise the "What if there were battle fought across the stars in a galaxy far, far away?" The spaceships, robots and the Force are all part of that premise and it works quite nicely.
Now imagine Ben and Luke hired Han and Chewie to take them to Alderaan in their flying Ford Pinto. Would you say to yourself, "It's ok. Its science fiction. I accept that." Or would you say, "What the fuck is that? That's stupid!"
You know a Ford Pinto doesn't belong in the story because its not part of the premise. When it shows up, it breaks your suspension of disbelief. For some of us, this happens with details that are more subtle and require more knowledge, but are still just as stupid.
No, I left the theater murmuring, "What happened to the funny?"
The leopard joke is just one high profile example. I felt the whole tone of the movie was off. DA might have written most of the screenplay, he may have added the love interest angle, and the POV gun sub-story, but the bottom line is, he didn't finish it. Someone(s) who did not completly "get" Adams humor did, and the movie suffered for it, IMHO.
And whoever replaced, "Here are the aliens. Should I go sit in the corner and rust, or just fall apart here?" with "I'm a robot not a refrigerator," is a waste of human flesh and should be tossed out an airlock after being fed to the ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal.
Been there, done that. It's a cool project, and I've had some really interesting evolutions, but the project is dead. If only they'd open the software.
I would be interested in seeing the results of a reverse double-blind test. Instead of hiding all the information about who was getting what. Reveal to everyone who was getting what, and in some cases, lie.
Group 1a: Gets test med. Isn't told what it is. Group 1b: Gets test med. Is told it is a test med. Group 1c: Gets test med. Is told it is a placebo. Repeat with a Groups 2a-c that actually get a placebo. I would think the results of this would significantly illustrate how effective a placebo is.
What happens if an organization chooses the wrong fork for the base OS?
The same that happens if they choose the wrong OS period. Its a valid concern but its not localized to the set of Linux, it applies to the set of all OS's.
I ask this because it sounds possible but not having hacked my Tivo yet, I really don't know if it is. Since a MythTV box is just a home computer designed for recieving and recording TV broadcasts, and a Tivo is just a commecial computer designed for recieving and recording TV broadcasts, isn't it possible to install a different OS and use the MythTV software on a Tivo? I mean the hardware is already there. If Tivo went bust or you didn't want to pay them for thier service anymore, would a software change solve your problem?
How many lawyers does it take to roof a house? Depends on how thin you slice them.
How many lawyers does it take to stop a moving bus? Never enough.
What do you buy a friend graduating from Law School? A lobotomy.
What is brown and black and looks good on a lawyer? A doberman.
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I believe the reason given by PJ is that is ruins the flow of the films. You have a huge climax with the defeat of Sauron. Following that with SOTS just would play well. And I agree. It just doesn't make cinematic sense.
But what I *would* like to see is the Scourging of the Shire get is own movie. It certainly deserves it.
Not being a lawyer, I can't say if there is or isn't a law other than what you present here that applies. Since this is/. and arguing without all the facts is standard, I'll take your word for it.
You rebutted yourself quite nicely on your first point, so I don't need to elaborate. I'll even agree that deleting the "intermediate" copy is a reasonable step, provided it isn't needed on the machine it was created.
I'll ignore the archiving argument because it's tangent to mine.
I replied to the GGrandparent because I disagreed with you and believed you were arguing with bad interpretations. All I did was argue with what I thought the bad interpretations were. It may have been best if I just stated why I disagreed with you.
Assuming this is the only law that applies, and assuming a judge agrees with your interpretation of it in a decision, it would seem that it truly is illegal to make copies of a CD. But guess what? I don't care. Why? Because I think its a bad law. And bad laws will be broken, fought, and eventually repealed because they are bad. Althought sometimes they're just ignored.
People don't work for the law, the law works for us. You can argue about how right an action is by how well it follows the law if you want. I'd rather argue how right a law is by how well it follows the desires of the people. The people, not the industries.
As a matter of fact, IAASD (I Am A Software Developer).
Data is an integral part of software. Instructions are executed, but without data the instructions are pointless. Assuming you are also a developer, take a look at your most recent project. I bet you have constants. I bet you instantiate variables with default values. Guess what? That's data. They aren't instructions, they are data for the instructions to work on. A data file is only a separation of the data from the instructions. You can have one without the other but they are then both useless.
Software is a broad term that includes both instructions and data. Just because a file contains no instructions doesn't mean its not software.
The software is the mp3 player (be it Windows Media Player, MusicMatch Jukebox, WinAmp or anything else). The mp3 file itself is nothing but data that the software uses. A mp3 file definately doesn't qualify as a software, and much less as a computer program. Software is the language a computer understand. In the early days there was no separation of data from processed that made calculations on that data. The separation of that information into "data files" and "executable files" does not mean the data is no longer software. Software: The instructions executed by a computer, as opposed to the physical device on which they run (the "hardware"). Data is an integral part of those instructions. Without it, all you have is a receipe with no list of ingredients. All files, whether mp3, exe, or txt are "software".
Now, what is your definition of a "computer"? A mp3 file cannot be understood only by a computer. It can be understood by a portable mp3 player, is that a computer too? It can be understood by a car radio system, is that a computer? Short answer: Yes. Duh. You think a machine has to have a harddrive, a keyboard and a monitor to be called a computer? Wake up. Computer: A device that computes, especially a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information. A portable mp3 player, a car radio system, and the digtal watch on my arm all all computers. They all process digital instructions to perform specific tasks. In the case of the mp3 player and car radio, they take the data from the CD and transform it into sound. And if you think there are no "high-speed mathematical or logical operations" going on to do that, you need to learn a bit more about them.
Plus, when you bought a music CD in your favorite music store, chances are the music on the CD was not in an mp3 format. So, whatever you do with the mp3, it was the making of the mp3 that was not "fair use". You're right. Chances are it wasn't in an mp3 format. Chances are it was in another digital format that is as much a form of software as an mp3 is.
Now is changing that format to mp3 "fair use"? IMHO, it is (should be) as legal as time shifting a television program. Transferring the information into a format or onto media that is more convenient than the original is not (shouldn't be) a crime. Would this hold up in court? I don't know, but based on the Betamax case I suspect it would as long as the judge wasn't a tool.
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Your loss. I've read several books on my laptop. IMHO, it's no different than reading slashdot, minus the trolls and lame running gags.
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Yes, it would. Too bad that it doesn't work that way in reality. The Baen Free Library has found that the dead-tree copies of their titles actually increase in sales after being posted online for free download.
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Actually, it's spelled *BLAMM!*
Cactus, Cacti.
Octopus, Octopi.
Hippopotamus, Hippopotami.
See a pattern? Most people do and apply it even if its wrong. As a bonus, they get to watch people stumble all over themselves to be the first to show off how smart they are by pointing out the mistake.
I know exactly how you feel. I gave my Odyssey system to a friend for his birthday years ago. He was a total fanatic, and I hadn't played it in a few years. Seemd like nice thing to do, but now I really miss it.
My favorite was Smithereens! with "The Voice". Tho Pick-Axe Pete is a close second. Alas, Alack!
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Yes, we now know what part of the brain handles sarcasm...
All the subjects understood the sarcasm except for those with damage to the prefrontal area, which is above the eye sockets and behind the forehead.
As opposed to above the eyes and *in front* of the forehead. I wonder what part of the brain that is?
umm... by clicking "Burn Disc"? Doesn't get much easier than that.
Been there. Done that. I think its just getting away from the problem that does it. You get your mind on other things and that gives it time to free associate and go down different paths.
It annoys me when people get hung up on some small thing that doesn't seem to obey some law of physics or something when they're watching something about time travel, or hyperspace or something else just as fantastic. It's like, wait a minute, you buy all this other crap, but this little thing in the movie makes it all not believable!?
Yes, that's exactly it. All that other fantastic crap is part of a "What if?". It's the premise of the story. When something happens that simply makes no sense, claiming "It's just fiction. Suspend your disbelief," is no excuse.
Star Wars is a story with premise the "What if there were battle fought across the stars in a galaxy far, far away?" The spaceships, robots and the Force are all part of that premise and it works quite nicely.
Now imagine Ben and Luke hired Han and Chewie to take them to Alderaan in their flying Ford Pinto. Would you say to yourself, "It's ok. Its science fiction. I accept that." Or would you say, "What the fuck is that? That's stupid!"
You know a Ford Pinto doesn't belong in the story because its not part of the premise. When it shows up, it breaks your suspension of disbelief. For some of us, this happens with details that are more subtle and require more knowledge, but are still just as stupid.
No, I left the theater murmuring, "What happened to the funny?"
The leopard joke is just one high profile example. I felt the whole tone of the movie was off. DA might have written most of the screenplay, he may have added the love interest angle, and the POV gun sub-story, but the bottom line is, he didn't finish it. Someone(s) who did not completly "get" Adams humor did, and the movie suffered for it, IMHO.
And whoever replaced, "Here are the aliens. Should I go sit in the corner and rust, or just fall apart here?" with "I'm a robot not a refrigerator," is a waste of human flesh and should be tossed out an airlock after being fed to the ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal.
So anyone who thinks something different from you is a fool? You must be real fun at parties.
"Love is like a trampoline, first it's like "SWEET!!" then it's like *BLAMM!*"
I told you to keep that quiet. My wife will get jealous.
Been there, done that. It's a cool project, and I've had some really interesting evolutions, but the project is dead. If only they'd open the software.
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555: One-Short-of-a-Sixpack Beast
999: Upside-Down Beast
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I would be interested in seeing the results of a reverse double-blind test. Instead of hiding all the information about who was getting what. Reveal to everyone who was getting what, and in some cases, lie.
Group 1a: Gets test med. Isn't told what it is.
Group 1b: Gets test med. Is told it is a test med.
Group 1c: Gets test med. Is told it is a placebo.
Repeat with a Groups 2a-c that actually get a placebo. I would think the results of this would significantly illustrate how effective a placebo is.
What happens if an organization chooses the wrong fork for the base OS?
The same that happens if they choose the wrong OS period. Its a valid concern but its not localized to the set of Linux, it applies to the set of all OS's.
I ask this because it sounds possible but not having hacked my Tivo yet, I really don't know if it is. Since a MythTV box is just a home computer designed for recieving and recording TV broadcasts, and a Tivo is just a commecial computer designed for recieving and recording TV broadcasts, isn't it possible to install a different OS and use the MythTV software on a Tivo? I mean the hardware is already there. If Tivo went bust or you didn't want to pay them for thier service anymore, would a software change solve your problem?
Awesome dude. Best laugh I've had in awhile. Too bad I used my last mod point yesterday.
As part of a puzzle game I was designing I came up with the phrase, "A CAD FED A BABE BAD BEEF. A BAD DEED."
How many lawyers does it take to roof a house?
Depends on how thin you slice them.
How many lawyers does it take to stop a moving bus?
Never enough.
What do you buy a friend graduating from Law School?
A lobotomy.
What is brown and black and looks good on a lawyer?
A doberman.
I believe the reason given by PJ is that is ruins the flow of the films. You have a huge climax with the defeat of Sauron. Following that with SOTS just would play well. And I agree. It just doesn't make cinematic sense.
But what I *would* like to see is the Scourging of the Shire get is own movie. It certainly deserves it.
Not being a lawyer, I can't say if there is or isn't a law other than what you present here that applies. Since this is /. and arguing without all the facts is standard, I'll take your word for it.
You rebutted yourself quite nicely on your first point, so I don't need to elaborate. I'll even agree that deleting the "intermediate" copy is a reasonable step, provided it isn't needed on the machine it was created.
I'll ignore the archiving argument because it's tangent to mine.
I replied to the GGrandparent because I disagreed with you and believed you were arguing with bad interpretations. All I did was argue with what I thought the bad interpretations were. It may have been best if I just stated why I disagreed with you.
Assuming this is the only law that applies, and assuming a judge agrees with your interpretation of it in a decision, it would seem that it truly is illegal to make copies of a CD. But guess what? I don't care. Why? Because I think its a bad law. And bad laws will be broken, fought, and eventually repealed because they are bad. Althought sometimes they're just ignored.
People don't work for the law, the law works for us. You can argue about how right an action is by how well it follows the law if you want. I'd rather argue how right a law is by how well it follows the desires of the people. The people, not the industries.
And that's enough preaching for me.
As a matter of fact, IAASD (I Am A Software Developer).
Data is an integral part of software. Instructions are executed, but without data the instructions are pointless. Assuming you are also a developer, take a look at your most recent project. I bet you have constants. I bet you instantiate variables with default values. Guess what? That's data. They aren't instructions, they are data for the instructions to work on. A data file is only a separation of the data from the instructions. You can have one without the other but they are then both useless.
Software is a broad term that includes both instructions and data. Just because a file contains no instructions doesn't mean its not software.
I'll bite.
The software is the mp3 player (be it Windows Media Player, MusicMatch Jukebox, WinAmp or anything else). The mp3 file itself is nothing but data that the software uses. A mp3 file definately doesn't qualify as a software, and much less as a computer program.
Software is the language a computer understand. In the early days there was no separation of data from processed that made calculations on that data. The separation of that information into "data files" and "executable files" does not mean the data is no longer software.
Software: The instructions executed by a computer, as opposed to the physical device on which they run (the "hardware").
Data is an integral part of those instructions. Without it, all you have is a receipe with no list of ingredients. All files, whether mp3, exe, or txt are "software".
Now, what is your definition of a "computer"? A mp3 file cannot be understood only by a computer. It can be understood by a portable mp3 player, is that a computer too? It can be understood by a car radio system, is that a computer?
Short answer: Yes. Duh. You think a machine has to have a harddrive, a keyboard and a monitor to be called a computer? Wake up.
Computer: A device that computes, especially a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information.
A portable mp3 player, a car radio system, and the digtal watch on my arm all all computers. They all process digital instructions to perform specific tasks. In the case of the mp3 player and car radio, they take the data from the CD and transform it into sound. And if you think there are no "high-speed mathematical or logical operations" going on to do that, you need to learn a bit more about them.
Plus, when you bought a music CD in your favorite music store, chances are the music on the CD was not in an mp3 format. So, whatever you do with the mp3, it was the making of the mp3 that was not "fair use".
You're right. Chances are it wasn't in an mp3 format. Chances are it was in another digital format that is as much a form of software as an mp3 is.
Now is changing that format to mp3 "fair use"? IMHO, it is (should be) as legal as time shifting a television program. Transferring the information into a format or onto media that is more convenient than the original is not (shouldn't be) a crime. Would this hold up in court? I don't know, but based on the Betamax case I suspect it would as long as the judge wasn't a tool.
Your loss. I've read several books on my laptop. IMHO, it's no different than reading slashdot, minus the trolls and lame running gags.
Yes, it would. Too bad that it doesn't work that way in reality. The Baen Free Library has found that the dead-tree copies of their titles actually increase in sales after being posted online for free download.