He didn't make anything until he could sell the BTC. Saying something is worth $500k and selling it for $500k are very different things. Every kid used to learn this lesson with baseball cards:)
Um, because AAC is superior to MP3 and any modern portable player/phone/device will play non DRMed AACs (like you find in in ITMS or the new iCloud) just fine. From wiki (other portable players):
Archos Creative Zen Portable Microsoft Zune SanDisk Sansa (some models) Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) with firmware 2.0 or greater Sony Walkman Nintendo DSi Any portable player that fully supports the Rockbox third party firmware
Great conspiracy and all, but just not going to happen. Apple has paid the labels in order to do the matching. I'm guessing the contract with the labels has some terms that specifically prevents the labels from attempting to use any of this data to go after people. Think about it. If Apple lets the labels go after users then their iCloud is dead hours after the first lawsuit.
This isn't about Apple being altruistic, it's about Apple wanting to do whatever it takes to move people into the iCloud (and of course start those 24.99/year fees).
Just like if you bought a CD. Apple has paid most (all?) the labels in order to provide this service. If the labels refuse to pay their musicians that's not Apple's problem.
First, this isn't about Apple (they can charge whatever they want for all I care). It's about the cell telcos.
I'm a huge free market person, but the problem here is a classic case where the free market simply doesn't work. The cell telcos require access to a finite public resource to even go into business (and that business is protected by the gov - trying putting up your own cell tower at typical cell freq and see how long it takes for you to be shut down). Part of giving/leasing the telco a public resource means the public can put requirements on them to operate in certain ways.
Denver has has quite a few police scandals with officers beating people up and being caught on film. A new chief is trying to change perceptions by equipping every officer with a small camera that hangs on their shirt and records anytime the shutter is slid open. Hopefully it goes through and gets more use by other departments.
It's not the only slipper slope argument an idiot would make (and it's even not much of a slipper slope) because the 'war on terror' is quickly taking us down that direction. If you're for giving up basic rights to use a public resource, then you don't have much of an argument against removing those basic rights for using all public resources.
Your saying that we don't have the right to be left alone while in public, to which I disagree with as does the 4th amendment and at least some of SCOTUS.
Do you think that when the constitution was drafted that the founding fathers would have considered riding a horse you own a right? Saying it's a contract or a privilege is simply trying to frame the argument in a away that removes inherent rights.
Does a person not have the right to use a device they own on public land that has been specifically been created for that purpose? It's a valid question and not one that can be hand waved away with it's a contract or privilege.
But, you have to remember that rights are more important than a single life. I don't want another terrorist attack, so should I agree to fly naked and have a cavity search before boarding a flight?
There is also the question of effectiveness of check points. If it takes 20 officers to run a check point and they catch 1-2 people who might not even be impaired but simply blew over the magical.05 or.08 limit is that really the best use of 20 officers time? Could it be better to have them patrolling and looking for people who are you know...impaired?
So what was the probable cause to talk to you in the first place? If a police officer is talking to you it means he's looking for evidence which means you are a suspect. DUI stops and in particular checkpoints provide the person stopped with none of the same rights as any other typical case. For example, I would never speak to the police without a lawyer. If I assert that right after being stopped for DUI suspicion I would immediately lose my license - guilty until proven innocent.
What's even worse is that a DUI checkpoint/stop is likely the most common dealings the typical person will have with the police. It's also one where the police ask a lot of questions and want the suspect to perform a lot of actions when they are most in need of lawyer, yet the police set it up to make it a penalty to assert your right to attorney.
That sucks, but as a condition of you using the public roads, you agree to be subject to DUI screens.
So you're okay with a condition of using public sidewalks that you can be stopped and cavity searched at any time?
The dissenting opinion of the supreme court case said it best:
Moved by whatever momentary evil has aroused their fears, officials — perhaps even supported by a majority of citizens — may he tempted to conduct searches that sacrifice the liberty of each citizen to assuage the perceived evil. But the Fourth Amendment rests on the principle that a title balance between the individual and society depends on the recognition of “the right to be let alone — the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men. [Cite omitted.]'' [496 U.S. at 458-459.)
Yep. My bank recently called and canceled my CC. The trigger? The number was attempted to be used for a small ITMS purchase. The fraud department at the bank said that buying a 99c song at ITMS is quick way to verify if they have the right info or not. In my case they used the incorrect pin digits from the back of the card and the bank denied the charge, but it must work some of the time.
I would pay for live TV though. I missed the Superbowl this year because I was on a flight:(.
I'm surprised more airlines don't also have live TV. All the Frontier flights I take have live TV for $6/flight and I think it's free for their non-discount tickets.
And what's your point? People like to do things that make no sense to other people. Go ahead and list out things you like to do and I'm sure plenty of others will think you are just as stupid as those sitting out in front of an Apple store.
Sick? People spend money on all sorts of things that give them a fun time. I guess you just sit at home all the time and never spend any money? Heck, why do you even have a computer or TV?
Spending money in a club in LV or gambling is just another thing to spend your entertainment dollars on. I'm not talking about the people who are addicted to gambling, but the people who have some fun while doing it. Casino Royale in LV has $2 minimum craps with free drinks while you play. It's a great time rolling the dice and as long as your not stupid you can play for hours with $100. Craps is also a very social game (opposed to black jack or poker) and usually has some great energy.
The club thing is expensive, but drinks in those clubs are very pricey anyway. I would suggest that everyone do the bottle service at least once though, and just consider it part of a LV vacation experience.
$5 drinks is the reason I don't go to the bar anymore
Which is fine, but that just means you have grown past the bar scene or your bar locations currently stink. Paying for a $5 drink in a bar is basically the cost of hanging out in the bar and not the cost of drinking. For an extreme example clubs in LV charge $500-$1000 for a big bottle of liquor that just happens to come with a table to sit at. The only way to sit in a table is the buy the liquor. For groups of guys sometimes the only way to get into the club is to buy the liquor. So while your bill at the end of the night just shows drinks X $ it's really the location, experience, etc... that you paid for.
Because if any other kind of plant is destroyed by an earthquake, you just rebuild it. You don't have to do containment and remediation and worry about the aftereffects.
Actually this is true for almost any modern structure. Look at the WTC. The cleanup took a very long time with many many people getting sick and some having life long medical issues from the incident. Containment, remediation and after effects all needed to be cared for.
If you look all over Japan where the earthquake and tsunami hit there also has to be containment and remediation. Modern city life is great when it's working, but very dirty when destroyed - especially on the scale that just happened in Japan. Fukishima will definitely provide its own challenges, but don't act like the rest of the Japan can just be 'rebuilt' without also cleaning up first.
The unexpected can happen and when it happens we don't want to have entire cities turned uninhabitable.
So instead we keep burning coal plants and expectedly make the oceans completely toxic and uninhabitable? We already can barely eat the fish because of mercury that primarily comes from burning coal. Pregnant women are urged to not eat tuna at all, and everyone else is urged to limit their amount.
Yeah, each month Amazon rotates a bunch of albums into the $5 or less category. I usually scan through and find a couple things I want, and been having luck trying a bunch of new to me classical music.
I'm with you! I listen to nearly everything (not much country though) depending on my mood.
Lady Gaga is actually a very good singer. You can find her old stuff on youtube that she did pre being famous. Her current act is all about entertainment with music and visuals and I think she delivers.
In general business I think what you're seeing is mac desktops then Windows/*nix in the server room.
As for Apple themselves they have likely developed their own server for their datacenter. I wouldn't be surprised to see something like what Google uses, a custom board, DC power supply etc... since Apple already has the experience in designing hardware.
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He didn't make anything until he could sell the BTC. Saying something is worth $500k and selling it for $500k are very different things. Every kid used to learn this lesson with baseball cards :)
Um, because AAC is superior to MP3 and any modern portable player/phone/device will play non DRMed AACs (like you find in in ITMS or the new iCloud) just fine. From wiki (other portable players):
Archos
Creative Zen Portable
Microsoft Zune
SanDisk Sansa (some models)
Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) with firmware 2.0 or greater
Sony Walkman
Nintendo DSi
Any portable player that fully supports the Rockbox third party firmware
Yes, that makes complete sense for Apple to kill iCould day 1.
Great conspiracy and all, but just not going to happen. Apple has paid the labels in order to do the matching. I'm guessing the contract with the labels has some terms that specifically prevents the labels from attempting to use any of this data to go after people. Think about it. If Apple lets the labels go after users then their iCloud is dead hours after the first lawsuit.
This isn't about Apple being altruistic, it's about Apple wanting to do whatever it takes to move people into the iCloud (and of course start those 24.99/year fees).
0$ of which goes to the artists.
Just like if you bought a CD. Apple has paid most (all?) the labels in order to provide this service. If the labels refuse to pay their musicians that's not Apple's problem.
First, this isn't about Apple (they can charge whatever they want for all I care). It's about the cell telcos.
I'm a huge free market person, but the problem here is a classic case where the free market simply doesn't work. The cell telcos require access to a finite public resource to even go into business (and that business is protected by the gov - trying putting up your own cell tower at typical cell freq and see how long it takes for you to be shut down). Part of giving/leasing the telco a public resource means the public can put requirements on them to operate in certain ways.
Denver has has quite a few police scandals with officers beating people up and being caught on film. A new chief is trying to change perceptions by equipping every officer with a small camera that hangs on their shirt and records anytime the shutter is slid open. Hopefully it goes through and gets more use by other departments.
It's not the only slipper slope argument an idiot would make (and it's even not much of a slipper slope) because the 'war on terror' is quickly taking us down that direction. If you're for giving up basic rights to use a public resource, then you don't have much of an argument against removing those basic rights for using all public resources.
Your saying that we don't have the right to be left alone while in public, to which I disagree with as does the 4th amendment and at least some of SCOTUS.
Do you think that when the constitution was drafted that the founding fathers would have considered riding a horse you own a right? Saying it's a contract or a privilege is simply trying to frame the argument in a away that removes inherent rights.
Does a person not have the right to use a device they own on public land that has been specifically been created for that purpose? It's a valid question and not one that can be hand waved away with it's a contract or privilege.
Loss is a horrible thing.
But, you have to remember that rights are more important than a single life. I don't want another terrorist attack, so should I agree to fly naked and have a cavity search before boarding a flight?
There is also the question of effectiveness of check points. If it takes 20 officers to run a check point and they catch 1-2 people who might not even be impaired but simply blew over the magical .05 or .08 limit is that really the best use of 20 officers time? Could it be better to have them patrolling and looking for people who are you know...impaired?
So what was the probable cause to talk to you in the first place? If a police officer is talking to you it means he's looking for evidence which means you are a suspect. DUI stops and in particular checkpoints provide the person stopped with none of the same rights as any other typical case. For example, I would never speak to the police without a lawyer. If I assert that right after being stopped for DUI suspicion I would immediately lose my license - guilty until proven innocent.
What's even worse is that a DUI checkpoint/stop is likely the most common dealings the typical person will have with the police. It's also one where the police ask a lot of questions and want the suspect to perform a lot of actions when they are most in need of lawyer, yet the police set it up to make it a penalty to assert your right to attorney.
That sucks, but as a condition of you using the public roads, you agree to be subject to DUI screens.
So you're okay with a condition of using public sidewalks that you can be stopped and cavity searched at any time?
The dissenting opinion of the supreme court case said it best:
Moved by whatever momentary evil has aroused their fears, officials — perhaps even supported by a majority of citizens — may he tempted to conduct searches that sacrifice the liberty of each citizen to assuage the perceived evil. But the Fourth Amendment rests on the principle that a title balance between the individual and society depends on the recognition of “the right to be let alone — the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men. [Cite omitted.]'' [496 U.S. at 458-459.)
Fat girls need love too :p
On a semi-serious note what's up with attractive equaling super skinny? I like my women to actually look like women and not kids.
Yep. My bank recently called and canceled my CC. The trigger? The number was attempted to be used for a small ITMS purchase. The fraud department at the bank said that buying a 99c song at ITMS is quick way to verify if they have the right info or not. In my case they used the incorrect pin digits from the back of the card and the bank denied the charge, but it must work some of the time.
I would pay for live TV though. I missed the Superbowl this year because I was on a flight :(.
I'm surprised more airlines don't also have live TV. All the Frontier flights I take have live TV for $6/flight and I think it's free for their non-discount tickets.
Exactly! I can now save a vacation day during travel time so I can take longer vacations.
So...they reinvented hibernate?
No, just one that works :p
And what's your point? People like to do things that make no sense to other people. Go ahead and list out things you like to do and I'm sure plenty of others will think you are just as stupid as those sitting out in front of an Apple store.
Sick? People spend money on all sorts of things that give them a fun time. I guess you just sit at home all the time and never spend any money? Heck, why do you even have a computer or TV?
Spending money in a club in LV or gambling is just another thing to spend your entertainment dollars on. I'm not talking about the people who are addicted to gambling, but the people who have some fun while doing it. Casino Royale in LV has $2 minimum craps with free drinks while you play. It's a great time rolling the dice and as long as your not stupid you can play for hours with $100. Craps is also a very social game (opposed to black jack or poker) and usually has some great energy.
The club thing is expensive, but drinks in those clubs are very pricey anyway. I would suggest that everyone do the bottle service at least once though, and just consider it part of a LV vacation experience.
$5 drinks is the reason I don't go to the bar anymore
Which is fine, but that just means you have grown past the bar scene or your bar locations currently stink. Paying for a $5 drink in a bar is basically the cost of hanging out in the bar and not the cost of drinking. For an extreme example clubs in LV charge $500-$1000 for a big bottle of liquor that just happens to come with a table to sit at. The only way to sit in a table is the buy the liquor. For groups of guys sometimes the only way to get into the club is to buy the liquor. So while your bill at the end of the night just shows drinks X $ it's really the location, experience, etc... that you paid for.
Because if any other kind of plant is destroyed by an earthquake, you just rebuild it. You don't have to do containment and remediation and worry about the aftereffects.
Actually this is true for almost any modern structure. Look at the WTC. The cleanup took a very long time with many many people getting sick and some having life long medical issues from the incident. Containment, remediation and after effects all needed to be cared for.
If you look all over Japan where the earthquake and tsunami hit there also has to be containment and remediation. Modern city life is great when it's working, but very dirty when destroyed - especially on the scale that just happened in Japan. Fukishima will definitely provide its own challenges, but don't act like the rest of the Japan can just be 'rebuilt' without also cleaning up first.
The unexpected can happen and when it happens we don't want to have entire cities turned uninhabitable.
So instead we keep burning coal plants and expectedly make the oceans completely toxic and uninhabitable? We already can barely eat the fish because of mercury that primarily comes from burning coal. Pregnant women are urged to not eat tuna at all, and everyone else is urged to limit their amount.
Yeah, each month Amazon rotates a bunch of albums into the $5 or less category. I usually scan through and find a couple things I want, and been having luck trying a bunch of new to me classical music.
I'm with you! I listen to nearly everything (not much country though) depending on my mood.
Lady Gaga is actually a very good singer. You can find her old stuff on youtube that she did pre being famous. Her current act is all about entertainment with music and visuals and I think she delivers.
In general business I think what you're seeing is mac desktops then Windows/*nix in the server room.
As for Apple themselves they have likely developed their own server for their datacenter. I wouldn't be surprised to see something like what Google uses, a custom board, DC power supply etc... since Apple already has the experience in designing hardware.