In my opinion I really believe Portugal deserved to win.
However, I don't think they did, because I believe that the goal was genuine. Maybe there would have been a goal spurred on by that by Portugal, but otherwise you would have lost. I don't feel any need to swear in my comments either or calling anyone a liar, these are differences of opinions and mistakes. I don't mind if you disagree with me, many Scots disagree, but then they also laugh at any failures on Englands part. I also hope Portugal wins, it would be great for the hosts to win the tournament.
Also in the references you cited, most of the links do not work and do not back up your claims, they are merely unbiased match results, stating what happened, no opinions either way, referees results. Like I said, the statistics only reflect awarded fouls. If they are not awarded or not awarded are dependent on the same referee. I saw a lot of this during the match.
This can be as much a sign of a biased ref as not. Certainly FIFA will not overturn a referee's decision, yet as the other poster mentioned Urs will not be shortlisted for the finals now unless the other referees show a conflict of interest. I am unsure whether it is likely the referee apologised for his mistake to the England Manager as the other poster mentions, since he publicly stated that he would do it again.
I don't think referees from qualifying nations are a bad idea, sure they might be more likely to be biased, but surely they'd have more experience.
Acknowledging the defeat is easy, like I said Portugal played better. I believe the England team was lucky you didn't score more in the 90 minutes. However, I just don't accept a lot of the referees decisions. Accepting a decision is easy when you believe it fair. Its nothing against Portugal and I do not call you childish for what you say.
Actually its been a while since I read any American Case law, but I am aware of there being a particular reference to when the jury disagree with the law where they find the defendent not guilty. This is called Jury Nullification.
It is very easy to get dismissed by a judge from a jury, if you state that you believe in Jury Nullification.
It is common today for judges to tell prospective jurors that they must apply the law as he gives it to them and that their business is simply to determine whether the defendant has broken the law or not. But that is not what was intended by the right to trial by jury in the Bill or Rights. Thomas Jefferson said;
"...it is usual for the jurors to decide the fact, and to refer the law arising on it to the decision of the judges. But this division of the subject lies with their discretion only. And if the question relate to any point of public liberty, or if it be one of those in which the judges may be suspected of bias, the jury undertake to decide both law and fact."
In respect that removing people from society will halt them from perpetuating crimes, there are no clear answers. Some people benefit far better from rehabilitive methods, their chance at a new life if you will, other are probably better off incarcerated. It is becoming clearer it is impossible to just lock people up indefinitely, yet the only other method, would be to kill the individuals concerned. Yet many innocent people are incarcerated each yeah, it is as likely people would be killed, but I digress. If a jury has a reason to bypass the law (or through necessity) it can be done. However this normally occurs in extenuating circumstances. For example the ignoring fugitive slave laws.. etc etc
I wouldn't say Greece bribed anyone, but the Swiss referee in the Portugal match was overtly biased on more than one occasion. Though I doubt this was bribery.
Although the Swiss are renowned for their impartiality this kind of makes me wonder if sour grapes didn't have something to do with it.
Although I am from England i'm not always patriotic and although we lost to France and later to Portugal, I think the better playing by the other team (France) meant they deserved it.
However, although I think they deserved to win. I also believe the disallowed goal, was the wrong decision, which would have meant the England win. I would have also doubted any further progression after that match.
Maybe referees shouldn't be from qualifying nations.
Of course none of this would happen I suppose if there were robot referees (or if they actually asked to see action replays, or listened to the linesmen).
Well, even without disagreeing with the warrant, they'd have to be placed for each of the companies involved like you mentioned. I wasn't actually disagreeing with finding a judge that will sign the warrant, just that the judge if we're looking at the 4th as applicable, then there should be a justifiable reason. Not just seizure on suspection. But, even putting that aside.
You list 3 differents types of companies with each 'a few dozen' (lets say this is 24) individual companies, apart from credit card companies which is 3.
Thats works out to not be a few it actually turns into a larger (51) even theoretical figure. I know you wanted it to appear short, but actually the paragraph in question sounds like a great deal of work on its own. Additionally the data we're talking about is not static, in nearly all cases, the information requested would not change, however in this case we have new data (new flyers) flying all the time, people suddenly travelling with a different airline, visitors, people on vacation, etc. So, to keep a current database, any warrant made, would have to be open. Not just to enable agents to retrieve the data or request the data, but be given frequent updates of the date involved also. This is new. For example if permission is given for a wiretap, normally agents observe a certain protocol, that for one the date must be relevant and after a period of time, they must be reapplied for, once sufficient evidence is shown that it is producing results. Basically by giving out vague assurances as ongoing terrorist investigations, I could request to go into your house and take all your documents every day indefinitely. However, if that sounds a little stupid, maybe something a little similar to article in question, a monitoring of how much you spend and your bank account transactions. The reason given could ongoing tax evasion investigations. Like the warrant you mentioned, it has no target, just all people using the airline, needs no evidence (which is hardly the strong basis for a warrant regardless). The data involved is not needed by the bank, they only need a current balance, yet they hold the data for you. Its yours, but held by them. Similar to credit card numbers and medical records.
So say we're talking an application for the entire database (not an individual, despite we're saying the literal representation of the 4th, which actually should be represented to an individual), since it is not the companies the warrant basis is about, its individuals. Sure, they may hold the information, but its in relation to the individuals.
All in all, this is just a few of the complications, however if the state just decides to do it and no-one objects, then its all moot. Its hard to stop someone doing something illegal to you if you can't prove it. If new patriot act powers allow this then its not important either because I'm sure the constituition will be ignored. The constituition was created to protect people and provide them with privacy, despite the description not including the word databases and personal records, it was written a long time ago and I think requires change to preserve the same rights.
In the EU there the Data Protection Act, which explicitly forbids the sharing of data, without the persons permission, certain waivers are customer on most banking applications to enable banks to share information with credit protection agencies (commercial, not governmental).
I think we'll disagree in the long run, but despite our differences of opinion I think whatever legislative difficulties occur, they will either be ignored of circumvented to make it possible, even if in practise it puts to the rest the fundemental meaning of the constituition (if not the literal meaning).
Since data files, particularly programs and mp3s like you mention are clearly defined as copyright infringement, your argument is flawed. Neither CC, SSN nor medical records are copyrighted works and therefore are not comparable in the way you have described.
Also, if like you say, there really was a Fourth Amendment issue, it would not be trivial to have a judge issue warrants in against the three major credit reporting agencies a few dozen airlines and a few dozen insurance agencies specifying the data to be copied.
And thats even BEFORE you realise a judge would have to do it individually for each passenger when an application is made highlighting why it isn't unreasonable.
a) The advertisements make up the main body of a magazines revenue. When the primary advertiser could withdraw funding and effectively end the magazine
b) Or when a sponser attempts to use their position to influence a magazine.
c) Something else that I will remember after I click submit.
In the new corporate age, this does become more worrying. Generally, most paranoia I believe is unfounded, but when an organisation shows previous attempts to control media then sometimes paranoia is healthy.
If the advertisements are misleading, then I agree they should not be shown.
The same kind of 'conflict of interest' problems exist within the media, that can exist within government on a local national and international level.
It's almost blackmail. "Support me else I shut it down."
blackmail ( P ) Pronunciation Key (blkml) n.
Extortion of money or something else of value from a person by the threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information. Something of value extorted in this manner. Tribute formerly paid to freebooters along the Scottish border for protection from pillage.
Nope, its not blackmail or even almost blackmail or remotely blackmail.
You're incorrectly quoting the guy also, its less "Support me else I shut it down." and more "Though grsecurity is licensed under the GPL, I am the sole developer and originator of ideas for the project." He is and even if you disagree with him ending the project, you should at least respect him for the work he has done. Its far easier for a larger community to share costs and work amongst themselves and berate others for not having the time/money to continue.
The guy said he's not looking for paypal donations, which means he isn't looking for handouts. What he is looking for is the support that was promised to him.
Since its GPL'd if it needs to continue, then the companies, if they really need the Free Software to be developed, can create a fork of their own.
The spirit of Free Software does encompass support from the community, particular in the form of both Work, Time and Finance. Software isn't Free. It costs time and money to continue, considering he is asking Family for food, I seriously doubt he is able to continue. Additionally just because he started the project, doesn't mean he is compelled to continue it indefinitely.
Or, on the flip side, sounds more like a child throwing toys out of the preverbial pram.
I don't think its like throwing toys out of a proverbial pram, its more like telling it the way it is. I don't know looking at the comments made, they seem less like an argument and more like thrown insults themselves.
Actually with a cloak and probably medieval ringmail or armour, its likely that the mugger would come off worse for wear. If the guy roleplays, its quite probably he's had experience using the sword. You are right its likely a mugger might not be as scared as a sword as the story suggests.
Consider this for a moment, the mugger may not be experienced or be confident about his abilities. If confronted with confidence, it is likely he might turn and flee regardless. Personally the story sounds a little like something cut out of a film. I'm sure it could be possible though.
No other country? Which country do you mean recognised their sovereignty?
I think you're muddying the waters a little with your idea of sovereignty. A country does not need to establish official recognition from other countries to be a sovereign nation.
In International Law, the internal recogntion specifies that a nation exercises 'supreme command' over a particular society. The government whether monarchical, aristocratic or democratic or in this case maybe theocratic, must be able to have the "final and absolute authority" within a given territory. The latter involves that there is no final and absolute authority beyond the sovereign state.
External sovereignty is a quality that political societies possess in relationship to one another; it is associated with the aspiration of a community to determine its own direction and politics without undue interference from other powers.
In both these cases, Tibet showed that they had both of these qualities. These qualities are also expressed under modern International Law as Self Determination.
Also in 800 or so, there was a treaty between Tibet and China which shows that even in your 'a country must be recognised by other nations to be sovereign' argument, they were recognised by at least 2 empires, the Mongol and Chinese. After this when the Mongol empire controlled China, Tibet alone controlled its sovereignty and protection by the Mongol empire in exchange for spiritual guidance. It was previously mentioned that Tibet does not allow foreign diplomats to reside in Tibet, so it is unlikely any relations with foreign countries or recognition was likely to exist either. For example, its likely many countries are not officially recognised as independent if they do not formalise relationships with their neighbouring nations.
Of course this was a very long time ago, yet they broke many International Laws in 195? when they took possession of Tibet.
The actual link to attrition doesn't just detail ones persons experience with Paypal. It actually describes one persons experiences, then goes further to link to the practises of Paypal and additionally list links to personal and media accounts of the same.
It also has links to ex employees descriptions of their working practises. I've never had problems, but then I tend to only use it to transfer the money out. Since they take about 3%, if I still didn't receive the money I guess I'd be pretty annoyed too.
However, although I've had no bad experiences (not surprising considering my rare usage), I don't discount other peoples experiences out of hand. If it can happen to them, it can happen to me.
Okay if I compare the Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix versions of All along the Watchtower, yes you get two different sounding songs. However, the analogy isn't about the songs. Your analogy was comparing the act of covering a song to creating an application that works similarily to another one.
I disagree with your suggestion that there is more innovation involved in Hendrix's reworking of Dylan's track than the build of LPhoto for various reasons. Innovation, possibly in the design interface, is not apparent. Though there are differences in the interface, the similarities are easier to see than the differences. However we can't see the code. I don't think reworking is a good approximation of what Linspire have done, they don't have access to the Apple source, so they can't 'rework' it, the only thing they can do is copy the 'look and feel'. Even should they want to copy iPhoto's exactly, they'd have to start from scratch. Since iPhoto and LPhoto really don't do much, I don't really think there is too much room for variation anyway.
With regards to Bob Dylans 'All along the Watchtower', the look and feel is the music. The 'sourcecode' is the sheet music, which would be easily available and many (good) musicians can wing it and produce a good version of a seemingly bad song (just my opinion on those).
Programming isn't the same as writing music and even creating an exact replica of iPhoto from scratch, with no source, wouldn't be as easy as creating a cover of an existing song. Some things may be done in a better/faster or even worse way. I suppose we shouldn't just judge books by their covers.
PSP 8.0 $109 boxed Photoshop Elements $99 Photoshop $699
However, I didn't mention Photoshop Elements, I actually wasn't aware that Elements was a similar package (I actually thought it was an addon for Photoshop). Apologies for that. I was talking strictly about Adobe Photoshop. Comparisons of price might not really be accurate considering the 'types' of product and therefore maybe not as 'wildly different' as I had thought.
Theres another thing, sometimes something new or even better may come out and you don't have the time (or sometimes the inclination) to try it. I guess sometimes I think better stuff won't come along or if something does someone will tell me about it.
A song is meant to be unique, if they were all the same, people wouldn't enjoy them.
However, from music players and photos, we expect the same kind of abilities (everyone recognises the triangle for play the eject symbol stop, etc), we want to play music, store playlists, play all music formats.
From photo editing/viewing software, we want thumbnails, cutting, pasting etc (everyone recognises the scissors symbol, paintcan, etc).
How much can you make an interface different to another one, until you're making it more difficult to use? It should be easy to use. Hey, theres innovation, but if its not broke don't fix it.
I understand your point, that you feel some guy has spent a lot of time and money on writing an application only to see a larger corporation.
Well it happens, but not just to the little guy. Look at photoshop and the layers (an innovation, not a usability feature), I'm fairly sure they were the first company to start using layers. However, here we have paint shop pro. Hell, it can even import photoshop filters.
Personally I really dislike the fact that people use paint shop pro, it makes it more difficult for me to show psp'ers how to do things in psp. Thats my problem however, not theirs.
The PSP program was originally a shareware program and now its a far larger company, doing a lot of things similarily (imho not so well) to photoshop. There we had a smaller company competing with a larger one. Okay at first they didn't, but to a certain extent they do now.
Okay so the cost is wildly different and it gives most people who cannot otherwise afford a photo editing package the shot at buying a really good product.
So what point am I trying to make? I dunno. I think the capitalist dream is already here though.
Don't you mean drawers? I doubt he got his draws from Ikea, though you never know, those showrooms have a few props.
Personally I like Ikea, I've never had any problem with any of their furniture. Maybe if I decked out my place in it ala Edward Norton in Fightclub some of it would fall apart, or be blown up.
And Dreamweaver MX is the -only- wysiwyg editor that I will allow to touch my code. It works cleanly and with compatibility, something no other wysiwyg editor, even oss ones, can claim. (disclaimer: I code in gedit;D).
Cleanly? I've noticed it still inserts multiple font tags etc. Sure, the file size increase probably isn't that big, but it can't be so difficult to optimise the file and create neater code. Personally I still rely on templates I have lying around and a text editor. The code is neater, less fiddling to use a stylesheet and its smaller in size.
Also I've often found Dreamweaver's use of tables to be less than perfect. Sure for simple layouts its fine, but for editing existing documents more complicated layouts I've found the only realy way to create the desired layout in Dreamweaver is to go into the code editor and actually write it out. So much for WYSIWYG.
I'm still not impressed with it, particularly since a guy at my last workplace wrote a WYSIWYG table creator and it worked better than the Dreamweaver one. I mean, they muct have loads of people working at that place.
I would say, its probably the best html editor i've come across, however like yourself when I need need code, I prefer to base them around existing templates.
By pointing out that 'known' bugs in the operating system make the system less secure (by more people being aware of it). It is plainly another attempt to draw a line between closed source and open source initiatives.
Open source is a labour of love, time and effort. Microsoft is a labour of profit and monopoly. Neither method is particularly better than the other, though one does sound more altruistic.
Maybe all the other arguments aren't working, although the article states "I know of no..." then "I think there has only been one instance..." is clearly contradictory, the only reason I can see for the article was to pave the way for more comments against open source initiatives. Makes you wonder really, some of their code is 'open' now.
As far as I read this, it seems the guy is saying he didn't like the way PC used its letters page to suggest or at least infer OS/2 was vaporware.
Personally I think using the letters page is a fairly strong medium. A lot of people try to choose operating systems by word of mouth. However, the guy never suggested that OS/2 failed because of PC Magazine. It sounds like you're putting words into his mouth.
I fail to see why (if PC Magazine was using those letters to give a negative light on OS/2's development), why they would not be printed. Numerous applications and games have been promised only to reappear years later and at the outset lots of people are interested, then interest fades, even if they are good when released.
If letters were written, every artice can be justified and a 'conspiracy' as you put it, could not be proven easily. Yet to include these letters repeatedly is really a waste of space.
Your suggestion that it shows developers that there was a market for their products, well it doesn't really show that does it? OS/2 developers already knew there was a market for their product (hence development). Its not really the developers that need convincing. Also, if the guy who wrote the previous post noticed it seemed negative towards OS/2, don't you think that the OS/2 developers would realise this?
I don't even read the magazine myself, all my comments are reflected on the yours and the previous poster.
I have worked with magazines and I understand the unspoken relationship they often have with advertisers. Often, its not even necessary, since most advertisers don't expect carefully worded articles or publicity articles. However, publishers do not tend to realise this and lack the backbone to stand up for fair and balanced journalism.
Mmm, I imagine if this takes off, the neighbours kids of some hentai baron channel surfing in order to pick 'adult' pokemon instead of their standard tellytubby/pokemon stuff.
"Mommy whats doing to ?"
I mean, if security isn't an issue. More 'dvd' channels anyone? Also can imagine neighbours complaining if you change the channel or...
A big enough antenna, enough power and a good transmitter...
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In my opinion I really believe Portugal deserved to win.
However, I don't think they did, because I believe that the goal was genuine. Maybe there would have been a goal spurred on by that by Portugal, but otherwise you would have lost. I don't feel any need to swear in my comments either or calling anyone a liar, these are differences of opinions and mistakes. I don't mind if you disagree with me, many Scots disagree, but then they also laugh at any failures on Englands part. I also hope Portugal wins, it would be great for the hosts to win the tournament.
Also in the references you cited, most of the links do not work and do not back up your claims, they are merely unbiased match results, stating what happened, no opinions either way, referees results. Like I said, the statistics only reflect awarded fouls. If they are not awarded or not awarded are dependent on the same referee. I saw a lot of this during the match.
This can be as much a sign of a biased ref as not. Certainly FIFA will not overturn a referee's decision, yet as the other poster mentioned Urs will not be shortlisted for the finals now unless the other referees show a conflict of interest. I am unsure whether it is likely the referee apologised for his mistake to the England Manager as the other poster mentions, since he publicly stated that he would do it again.
I don't think referees from qualifying nations are a bad idea, sure they might be more likely to be biased, but surely they'd have more experience.
Acknowledging the defeat is easy, like I said Portugal played better. I believe the England team was lucky you didn't score more in the 90 minutes. However, I just don't accept a lot of the referees decisions. Accepting a decision is easy when you believe it fair. Its nothing against Portugal and I do not call you childish for what you say.
Actually its been a while since I read any American Case law, but I am aware of there being a particular reference to when the jury disagree with the law where they find the defendent not guilty. This is called Jury Nullification.
It is very easy to get dismissed by a judge from a jury, if you state that you believe in Jury Nullification.
It is common today for judges to tell prospective jurors that they must apply the law as he gives it to them and that their business is simply to determine whether the defendant has broken the law or not. But that is not what was intended by the right to trial by jury in the Bill or Rights. Thomas Jefferson said;
"...it is usual for the jurors to decide the fact, and to refer the law arising on it to the decision of the judges. But this division of the subject lies with their discretion only. And if the question relate to any point of public liberty, or if it be one of those in which the judges may be suspected of bias, the jury undertake to decide both law and fact."
In respect that removing people from society will halt them from perpetuating crimes, there are no clear answers. Some people benefit far better from rehabilitive methods, their chance at a new life if you will, other are probably better off incarcerated. It is becoming clearer it is impossible to just lock people up indefinitely, yet the only other method, would be to kill the individuals concerned. Yet many innocent people are incarcerated each yeah, it is as likely people would be killed, but I digress. If a jury has a reason to bypass the law (or through necessity) it can be done. However this normally occurs in extenuating circumstances. For example the ignoring fugitive slave laws.. etc etc
I wouldn't say Greece bribed anyone, but the Swiss referee in the Portugal match was overtly biased on more than one occasion. Though I doubt this was bribery.
Although the Swiss are renowned for their impartiality this kind of makes me wonder if sour grapes didn't have something to do with it.
Although I am from England i'm not always patriotic and although we lost to France and later to Portugal, I think the better playing by the other team (France) meant they deserved it.
However, although I think they deserved to win. I also believe the disallowed goal, was the wrong decision, which would have meant the England win. I would have also doubted any further progression after that match.
Maybe referees shouldn't be from qualifying nations.
Of course none of this would happen I suppose if there were robot referees (or if they actually asked to see action replays, or listened to the linesmen).
Yeah, because we all know calls from India are cheaper.
Well, even without disagreeing with the warrant, they'd have to be placed for each of the companies involved like you mentioned. I wasn't actually disagreeing with finding a judge that will sign the warrant, just that the judge if we're looking at the 4th as applicable, then there should be a justifiable reason. Not just seizure on suspection. But, even putting that aside.
You list 3 differents types of companies with each 'a few dozen' (lets say this is 24) individual companies, apart from credit card companies which is 3.
Thats works out to not be a few it actually turns into a larger (51) even theoretical figure. I know you wanted it to appear short, but actually the paragraph in question sounds like a great deal of work on its own. Additionally the data we're talking about is not static, in nearly all cases, the information requested would not change, however in this case we have new data (new flyers) flying all the time, people suddenly travelling with a different airline, visitors, people on vacation, etc. So, to keep a current database, any warrant made, would have to be open. Not just to enable agents to retrieve the data or request the data, but be given frequent updates of the date involved also. This is new. For example if permission is given for a wiretap, normally agents observe a certain protocol, that for one the date must be relevant and after a period of time, they must be reapplied for, once sufficient evidence is shown that it is producing results. Basically by giving out vague assurances as ongoing terrorist investigations, I could request to go into your house and take all your documents every day indefinitely. However, if that sounds a little stupid, maybe something a little similar to article in question, a monitoring of how much you spend and your bank account transactions. The reason given could ongoing tax evasion investigations. Like the warrant you mentioned, it has no target, just all people using the airline, needs no evidence (which is hardly the strong basis for a warrant regardless). The data involved is not needed by the bank, they only need a current balance, yet they hold the data for you. Its yours, but held by them. Similar to credit card numbers and medical records.
So say we're talking an application for the entire database (not an individual, despite we're saying the literal representation of the 4th, which actually should be represented to an individual), since it is not the companies the warrant basis is about, its individuals. Sure, they may hold the information, but its in relation to the individuals.
All in all, this is just a few of the complications, however if the state just decides to do it and no-one objects, then its all moot. Its hard to stop someone doing something illegal to you if you can't prove it. If new patriot act powers allow this then its not important either because I'm sure the constituition will be ignored. The constituition was created to protect people and provide them with privacy, despite the description not including the word databases and personal records, it was written a long time ago and I think requires change to preserve the same rights.
In the EU there the Data Protection Act, which explicitly forbids the sharing of data, without the persons permission, certain waivers are customer on most banking applications to enable banks to share information with credit protection agencies (commercial, not governmental).
I think we'll disagree in the long run, but despite our differences of opinion I think whatever legislative difficulties occur, they will either be ignored of circumvented to make it possible, even if in practise it puts to the rest the fundemental meaning of the constituition (if not the literal meaning).
Since data files, particularly programs and mp3s like you mention are clearly defined as copyright infringement, your argument is flawed. Neither CC, SSN nor medical records are copyrighted works and therefore are not comparable in the way you have described.
Also, if like you say, there really was a Fourth Amendment issue, it would not be trivial to have a judge issue warrants in against the three major credit reporting agencies a few dozen airlines and a few dozen insurance agencies specifying the data to be copied.
And thats even BEFORE you realise a judge would have to do it individually for each passenger when an application is made highlighting why it isn't unreasonable.
Yes
a) The advertisements make up the main body of a magazines revenue. When the primary advertiser could withdraw funding and effectively end the magazine
b) Or when a sponser attempts to use their position to influence a magazine.
c) Something else that I will remember after I click submit.
In the new corporate age, this does become more worrying. Generally, most paranoia I believe is unfounded, but when an organisation shows previous attempts to control media then sometimes paranoia is healthy.
If the advertisements are misleading, then I agree they should not be shown.
The same kind of 'conflict of interest' problems exist within the media, that can exist within government on a local national and international level.
It's almost blackmail. "Support me else I shut it down."
blackmail ( P ) Pronunciation Key (blkml)
n.
Extortion of money or something else of value from a person by the threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information.
Something of value extorted in this manner.
Tribute formerly paid to freebooters along the Scottish border for protection from pillage.
Nope, its not blackmail or even almost blackmail or remotely blackmail.
You're incorrectly quoting the guy also, its less "Support me else I shut it down." and more "Though grsecurity is licensed under the GPL, I am the sole developer and originator of ideas for the project." He is and even if you disagree with him ending the project, you should at least respect him for the work he has done. Its far easier for a larger community to share costs and work amongst themselves and berate others for not having the time/money to continue.
The guy said he's not looking for paypal donations, which means he isn't looking for handouts. What he is looking for is the support that was promised to him.
Since its GPL'd if it needs to continue, then the companies, if they really need the Free Software to be developed, can create a fork of their own.
The spirit of Free Software does encompass support from the community, particular in the form of both Work, Time and Finance. Software isn't Free. It costs time and money to continue, considering he is asking Family for food, I seriously doubt he is able to continue. Additionally just because he started the project, doesn't mean he is compelled to continue it indefinitely.
Or, on the flip side, sounds more like a child throwing toys out of the preverbial pram.
I don't think its like throwing toys out of a proverbial pram, its more like telling it the way it is. I don't know looking at the comments made, they seem less like an argument and more like thrown insults themselves.
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Sounds like a job for Claire Whelan, a dictionary and text analysis software.
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Actually with a cloak and probably medieval ringmail or armour, its likely that the mugger would come off worse for wear. If the guy roleplays, its quite probably he's had experience using the sword. You are right its likely a mugger might not be as scared as a sword as the story suggests.
Consider this for a moment, the mugger may not be experienced or be confident about his abilities. If confronted with confidence, it is likely he might turn and flee regardless. Personally the story sounds a little like something cut out of a film. I'm sure it could be possible though.
No other country? Which country do you mean recognised their sovereignty?
I think you're muddying the waters a little with your idea of sovereignty. A country does not need to establish official recognition from other countries to be a sovereign nation.
In International Law, the internal recogntion specifies that a nation exercises 'supreme command' over a particular society. The government whether monarchical, aristocratic or democratic or in this case maybe theocratic, must be able to have the "final and absolute authority" within a given territory. The latter involves that there is no final and absolute authority beyond the sovereign state.
External sovereignty is a quality that political
societies possess in relationship to one another; it is associated with the aspiration
of a community to determine its own direction and politics without undue interference
from other powers.
In both these cases, Tibet showed that they had both of these qualities. These qualities are also expressed under modern International Law as Self Determination.
Also in 800 or so, there was a treaty between Tibet and China which shows that even in your 'a country must be recognised by other nations to be sovereign' argument, they were recognised by at least 2 empires, the Mongol and Chinese. After this when the Mongol empire controlled China, Tibet alone controlled its sovereignty and protection by the Mongol empire in exchange for spiritual guidance. It was previously mentioned that Tibet does not allow foreign diplomats to reside in Tibet, so it is unlikely any relations with foreign countries or recognition was likely to exist either. For example, its likely many countries are not officially recognised as independent if they do not formalise relationships with their neighbouring nations.
Of course this was a very long time ago, yet they broke many International Laws in 195? when they took possession of Tibet.
I wonder how long this will last?
Pretty soon I'm guessing there will be a check.
The actual link to attrition doesn't just detail ones persons experience with Paypal. It actually describes one persons experiences, then goes further to link to the practises of Paypal and additionally list links to personal and media accounts of the same.
It also has links to ex employees descriptions of their working practises. I've never had problems, but then I tend to only use it to transfer the money out. Since they take about 3%, if I still didn't receive the money I guess I'd be pretty annoyed too.
However, although I've had no bad experiences (not surprising considering my rare usage), I don't discount other peoples experiences out of hand. If it can happen to them, it can happen to me.
Also in completely unrelated news, Bill Gates announced the first fully installed test of Longhorn happened today.
Okay if I compare the Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix versions of All along the Watchtower, yes you get two different sounding songs. However, the analogy isn't about the songs. Your analogy was comparing the act of covering a song to creating an application that works similarily to another one.
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I disagree with your suggestion that there is more innovation involved in Hendrix's reworking of Dylan's track than the build of LPhoto for various reasons. Innovation, possibly in the design interface, is not apparent. Though there are differences in the interface, the similarities are easier to see than the differences. However we can't see the code. I don't think reworking is a good approximation of what Linspire have done, they don't have access to the Apple source, so they can't 'rework' it, the only thing they can do is copy the 'look and feel'. Even should they want to copy iPhoto's exactly, they'd have to start from scratch. Since iPhoto and LPhoto really don't do much, I don't really think there is too much room for variation anyway.
With regards to Bob Dylans 'All along the Watchtower', the look and feel is the music. The 'sourcecode' is the sheet music, which would be easily available and many (good) musicians can wing it and produce a good version of a seemingly bad song (just my opinion on those).
Programming isn't the same as writing music and even creating an exact replica of iPhoto from scratch, with no source, wouldn't be as easy as creating a cover of an existing song. Some things may be done in a better/faster or even worse way. I suppose we shouldn't just judge books by their covers.
Anyway, take a look. Here's iPhoto
LPhoto
I should really have put them with the titles the other way around just to be confusing
PSP 8.0 $109 boxed
Photoshop Elements $99
Photoshop $699
However, I didn't mention Photoshop Elements, I actually wasn't aware that Elements was a similar package (I actually thought it was an addon for Photoshop). Apologies for that. I was talking strictly about Adobe Photoshop. Comparisons of price might not really be accurate considering the 'types' of product and therefore maybe not as 'wildly different' as I had thought.
Theres another thing, sometimes something new or even better may come out and you don't have the time (or sometimes the inclination) to try it. I guess sometimes I think better stuff won't come along or if something does someone will tell me about it.
Its a bad analogy.
A song is meant to be unique, if they were all the same, people wouldn't enjoy them.
However, from music players and photos, we expect the same kind of abilities (everyone recognises the triangle for play the eject symbol stop, etc), we want to play music, store playlists, play all music formats.
From photo editing/viewing software, we want thumbnails, cutting, pasting etc (everyone recognises the scissors symbol, paintcan, etc).
How much can you make an interface different to another one, until you're making it more difficult to use? It should be easy to use. Hey, theres innovation, but if its not broke don't fix it.
I understand your point, that you feel some guy has spent a lot of time and money on writing an application only to see a larger corporation.
Well it happens, but not just to the little guy. Look at photoshop and the layers (an innovation, not a usability feature), I'm fairly sure they were the first company to start using layers. However, here we have paint shop pro. Hell, it can even import photoshop filters.
Personally I really dislike the fact that people use paint shop pro, it makes it more difficult for me to show psp'ers how to do things in psp. Thats my problem however, not theirs.
The PSP program was originally a shareware program and now its a far larger company, doing a lot of things similarily (imho not so well) to photoshop. There we had a smaller company competing with a larger one. Okay at first they didn't, but to a certain extent they do now.
Okay so the cost is wildly different and it gives most people who cannot otherwise afford a photo editing package the shot at buying a really good product.
So what point am I trying to make? I dunno. I think the capitalist dream is already here though.
On some planet somewhere, its probably celebrated, but their day could equal one of our months.
That could either be really funny or become really annoying.
Don't you mean drawers? I doubt he got his draws from Ikea, though you never know, those showrooms have a few props.
Personally I like Ikea, I've never had any problem with any of their furniture. Maybe if I decked out my place in it ala Edward Norton in Fightclub some of it would fall apart, or be blown up.
And Dreamweaver MX is the -only- wysiwyg editor that I will allow to touch my code. It works cleanly and with compatibility, something no other wysiwyg editor, even oss ones, can claim. (disclaimer: I code in gedit ;D).
Cleanly? I've noticed it still inserts multiple font tags etc. Sure, the file size increase probably isn't that big, but it can't be so difficult to optimise the file and create neater code. Personally I still rely on templates I have lying around and a text editor. The code is neater, less fiddling to use a stylesheet and its smaller in size.
Also I've often found Dreamweaver's use of tables to be less than perfect. Sure for simple layouts its fine, but for editing existing documents more complicated layouts I've found the only realy way to create the desired layout in Dreamweaver is to go into the code editor and actually write it out. So much for WYSIWYG.
I'm still not impressed with it, particularly since a guy at my last workplace wrote a WYSIWYG table creator and it worked better than the Dreamweaver one. I mean, they muct have loads of people working at that place.
I would say, its probably the best html editor i've come across, however like yourself when I need need code, I prefer to base them around existing templates.
Flash MX I do like though.
I think I'm using one of your security certificates.
By pointing out that 'known' bugs in the operating system make the system less secure (by more people being aware of it). It is plainly another attempt to draw a line between closed source and open source initiatives.
Open source is a labour of love, time and effort. Microsoft is a labour of profit and monopoly. Neither method is particularly better than the other, though one does sound more altruistic.
Maybe all the other arguments aren't working, although the article states "I know of no..." then "I think there has only been one instance..." is clearly contradictory, the only reason I can see for the article was to pave the way for more comments against open source initiatives. Makes you wonder really, some of their code is 'open' now.
As far as I read this, it seems the guy is saying he didn't like the way PC used its letters page to suggest or at least infer OS/2 was vaporware.
Personally I think using the letters page is a fairly strong medium. A lot of people try to choose operating systems by word of mouth. However, the guy never suggested that OS/2 failed because of PC Magazine. It sounds like you're putting words into his mouth.
I fail to see why (if PC Magazine was using those letters to give a negative light on OS/2's development), why they would not be printed. Numerous applications and games have been promised only to reappear years later and at the outset lots of people are interested, then interest fades, even if they are good when released.
If letters were written, every artice can be justified and a 'conspiracy' as you put it, could not be proven easily. Yet to include these letters repeatedly is really a waste of space.
Your suggestion that it shows developers that there was a market for their products, well it doesn't really show that does it? OS/2 developers already knew there was a market for their product (hence development). Its not really the developers that need convincing. Also, if the guy who wrote the previous post noticed it seemed negative towards OS/2, don't you think that the OS/2 developers would realise this?
I don't even read the magazine myself, all my comments are reflected on the yours and the previous poster.
I have worked with magazines and I understand the unspoken relationship they often have with advertisers. Often, its not even necessary, since most advertisers don't expect carefully worded articles or publicity articles. However, publishers do not tend to realise this and lack the backbone to stand up for fair and balanced journalism.
Mmm, I imagine if this takes off, the neighbours kids of some hentai baron channel surfing in order to pick 'adult' pokemon instead of their standard tellytubby/pokemon stuff.
"Mommy whats doing to ?"
I mean, if security isn't an issue. More 'dvd' channels anyone? Also can imagine neighbours complaining if you change the channel or...
A big enough antenna, enough power and a good transmitter...