And the "government" is stopping you from running for local office on the "End Cable Monopolies" platform exactly how?
Instead of griping about it in a/. sig (yeah, THAT'LL show them!) Do something about it.
Oh, right./. user with libertarian leanings. Mom's basement, etc.
Of course, you COULD move to someplace where there is no cable monopoly, such as Boston. Comcast and RCN compete against each other, as well as against Dish Network and DirectTV.
"The fear of libertarianism is the terror that the mediocre feel at the possibility of being judged on their merits." Lolwhut?
Here, let me correct that for you:
"The fear of libertarianism is the terror that sane people feel at the possibility that someone like Rand Paul might actually have some real power."
I would refer you to his comments about the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as his pathetic excuse to avoid being questioned on Meet The Press, and then appearing on a wacky conspiracy theorist Russian tv program.
As long as libertarianism produces insane nonsense such as this:
So, are you saying if I copy a PDF to an iPad and use Preview to read it, the Apple Ninjas will come in the night and exact Lord Jobs-sama's stark vengeance upon me by dripping poison down a string into my mouth, as I sleep?
"Of course, wheeling the Amiga 1000 in, and booting it up would have a better affect."
Exactly!
Prior art on a computer over 20 years old, running an equally "ancient" OS.
Doing that in an emulator would have been no where near as impressive and convincing to the jury.
In fact, there could have been a Mac Plus running System 6 and Switcher, along with a C=64 + RAM Expansion Unit running an app (the name of which escapes me) that swapped running C=64 apps into and out of system RAM from the REU, to demonstrate prior art on multiple machines from the era.
<descent into nostalgia> I really need to get one of those computer desks that wedge into a corner and get my C=128 system up and running again. That was the last machine I knew inside and out. I knew EVERYTHING in it and it's multiple Operating Systems.</descent into nostalgia>
Excuse me, I need to either yell at a cloud or kids on the lawn.
The cell phone is rapidly becoming the only telephone for a lot of people. That is to say, there is no landline telephone in their home.
So, the telephone is an important device for people. Particularly when they need to call 911 for help.
I need medical help now. Paramedics. Ambulance, etc.
I grab my iPhone, only to discover that the battery is dead, thanks to the battery eating thing called Flash.
I grab my iPhone, only to discover that the OS has crashed hard, due to some Flash security fault and it won't reboot.
I grab my iPhone, only to discover that it has been 0wn3d by some Ukrainian spammers, thanks to a 0day exploit in the latest Adobe development tools, and it no longer works as a telephone.
I grab my iPhone, only to discover that it has been 0wn3d by some asshole in Singapore thanks to a 0day exploit in the latest Adobe development tools, and that if I want it to work, I have to PayPal him US$50.00.
So, in these hypthetical, yet potentially real, situations, who gets sued? Who gets the bad PR?
Not the spammers, not Adobe, not the asshole in Singapore.
It's Apple.
Used to be, before smartphones, all the OS did was handle the details in connecting to the cell network. Not a whole lot to screw up there.
Today, it's a different environment.
Apple doesn't want to be sued for the faults of Adobe or the malicious actions of others.
Apple doesn't want to risk having people die because of 0day exploits in development software.
That this happens to annoy some people who think that they have the absolute right to develop apps for iPhone OS and that Apple MUST let them use whatever tools they want, well. Too bad.
Go play in the Android sandbox. Don't buy Apple products that use iPhone OS.
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Jack off to Ayn Rand much?
Offtopic? OFFTOPIC?
I was referring to how slow NZB Drop seemed as I was downloading the two NEW Futurama episodes. Ergo, it was, indeed, ON TOPIC!
Jeebus! Damnfool /. Asperger's buttheads with mod points.
Please, mod this up!
Download FASTER!
"For every problem, there is at least one solution that is simple, neat, and wrong."
As amply demonstrated by the bonehead comment above that sig.
...via the usual Mac OS commands, due to new and improved DRM?
SnapzPro and WireTap to the rescue!
And the "government" is stopping you from running for local office on the "End Cable Monopolies" platform exactly how?
Instead of griping about it in a /. sig (yeah, THAT'LL show them!) Do something about it.
Oh, right. /. user with libertarian leanings. Mom's basement, etc.
Of course, you COULD move to someplace where there is no cable monopoly, such as Boston. Comcast and RCN compete against each other, as well as against Dish Network and DirectTV.
"COMCAST SUCKS-my analog cable for $64/month was phased out. The new digital cable requires boxes for my 4 sets. Cost $85"
The Invisible Hand of The Free Market just gave you The Finger.
I find your ideas intriguing, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter!
It's spelled "Just Saying.
Dropping the 'g' when speaking makes you sound stupid. Dropping the 'g' in text merely proves it.
Then my work here is done!
"Want to get modded down? Promote liberty, personal responsibility, or sound economic policy."
AKA, "libertarianism". The autism of politics.
So you haven't read Atlas Shrugged?
I envy your great good fortune.
Keep up the good work!
Actually, I could have made it even more self righteous, but I had more important things to do.
The lint on the dog won't pick itself off, you know!
"The fear of libertarianism is the terror that the mediocre feel at the possibility of being judged on their merits." Lolwhut?
Here, let me correct that for you:
"The fear of libertarianism is the terror that sane people feel at the possibility that someone like Rand Paul might actually have some real power."
I would refer you to his comments about the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as his pathetic excuse to avoid being questioned on Meet The Press, and then appearing on a wacky conspiracy theorist Russian tv program.
As long as libertarianism produces insane nonsense such as this:
The Scourge of Public Libraries , normal people will look upon libertarianism with a mixture of bemusement and revulsion.
"Who is John Galt?" Well, he's a rapist, among other things.
Yet he's the 'hero' of Atlas Shrugged.
Yep. Bemusement and revulsion.
(Yes, it's off topic. Mod away, Randroid fanboys. Mod away.)
So, are you saying if I copy a PDF to an iPad and use Preview to read it, the Apple Ninjas will come in the night and exact Lord Jobs-sama's stark vengeance upon me by dripping poison down a string into my mouth, as I sleep?
"Botnets, worldwide botnets,
what kind of boxes are on botnets.'
"Compaq, HP, Dell and Sony? True!
Gateway, Packard Bell, maybe even ASUS, too!"
"Are boxes, found on botnets!
All running Windows, FOO!"
Yep. About US$9.00 a month to NewsGuy in my case.
WELL worth that modest expense for access to practically all the USENET groups and alt. hierarchy.
Alas, I had no time to be as insightful as I usually am...
Oh, wait.
No, I am NOT that annoying, so-called "actor" that shucks and jives in those Jackie Chan films.
"Just sayin' ".
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Illiterate? Write for free help!
"Of course, wheeling the Amiga 1000 in, and booting it up would have a better affect."
Exactly!
Prior art on a computer over 20 years old, running an equally "ancient" OS.
Doing that in an emulator would have been no where near as impressive and convincing to the jury.
In fact, there could have been a Mac Plus running System 6 and Switcher, along with a C=64 + RAM Expansion Unit running an app (the name of which escapes me) that swapped running C=64 apps into and out of system RAM from the REU, to demonstrate prior art on multiple machines from the era.
<descent into nostalgia> I really need to get one of those computer desks that wedge into a corner and get my C=128 system up and running again. That was the last machine I knew inside and out. I knew EVERYTHING in it and it's multiple Operating Systems.</descent into nostalgia>
Excuse me, I need to either yell at a cloud or kids on the lawn.
Grasping at straws, much?
This is just MY opinion.
The cell phone is rapidly becoming the only telephone for a lot of people. That is to say, there is no landline telephone in their home.
So, the telephone is an important device for people. Particularly when they need to call 911 for help.
I need medical help now. Paramedics. Ambulance, etc.
I grab my iPhone, only to discover that the battery is dead, thanks to the battery eating thing called Flash.
I grab my iPhone, only to discover that the OS has crashed hard, due to some Flash security fault and it won't reboot.
I grab my iPhone, only to discover that it has been 0wn3d by some Ukrainian spammers, thanks to a 0day exploit in the latest Adobe development tools, and it no longer works as a telephone.
I grab my iPhone, only to discover that it has been 0wn3d by some asshole in Singapore thanks to a 0day exploit in the latest Adobe development tools, and that if I want it to work, I have to PayPal him US$50.00.
So, in these hypthetical, yet potentially real, situations, who gets sued? Who gets the bad PR?
Not the spammers, not Adobe, not the asshole in Singapore.
It's Apple.
Used to be, before smartphones, all the OS did was handle the details in connecting to the cell network. Not a whole lot to screw up there.
Today, it's a different environment.
Apple doesn't want to be sued for the faults of Adobe or the malicious actions of others.
Apple doesn't want to risk having people die because of 0day exploits in development software.
That this happens to annoy some people who think that they have the absolute right to develop apps for iPhone OS and that Apple MUST let them use whatever tools they want, well. Too bad.
Go play in the Android sandbox. Don't buy Apple products that use iPhone OS.
And the problem with capitalism is that eventually, the government runs out of money to give to the wealthy.
Is that you, Eric S. Raymond?