Microsoft will no doubt tread lightly because IBM and others will not tolerate them taking Linux head on... Hence, why they are trying to go around the edges. Their hope, I am assuming, is classic FUD...
Meaning, in no way will Microsoft ever be able to take on Linux directly.... Doing so would force the hand of IBM to get involved because they have much at stake...
Content providers trying to prevent change from occurring?? That is shocking!! Shocking I tell you...
With the traditional players now imploding due to reduced of marketing dollar flows, I think it is only a matter of time before these players that the good old days are gone..
Fractional Reserve Banking has been around since money has been around. Meaning, it was ultimately the gold smiths that engaged in the behavior, but I am sure you already know this. Also, if you feel that you posses such superior intelligence that you can discount an argument without even offering anything other than "you cannot understand what I understand", then feel free. I do not mind receiving comments from individuals such as this.
Fractional Reserve Banking no doubt is a business practice that feeds on itself as M0 and M1 data correlations show. Meaning, the more loans you create, the more liquidity you create, and ultimately even more loans will be created until the faith in the system is ultimately compromised. Until this structural issue is corrected, you are correct... Boom and Bust cycles will continue...
This is an easier, and less poisonous solution... Call your local pest control and solve the rat problem.. It is cheaper than changing cable, and you do not have to worry about one running out while a customer is around..
This legal argument will really disappoint all of those poor little kids out there that like their parents reading a book to them at night.... I mean very few (if any) children books have an audiobook equivalent for sale, so I guess reading them out loud from now on is out of the question.
The Author Guild trying to make money for their members?? The audacity of them... I thought their roll was to help give their members books away...:)
I would not take anything they say seriously. If they felt they had a firm case, they would have filed charges already. By them not doing so, however, shows that they realize they are on unstable legal grounds. Meaning, it does not take a attorney to realize that having a computer read something and selling an audiobook is not the same thing...
A debt crisis is just a generic way to saying that a nations (or world) wealthy class needs to realize their losses... Protecting a nations wealthy, which is what we are currently doing, is not smart and will not work long term because it will ultimately create social unrest. Personally, I would prefer option 3.
3. Realize that an economic collapse is inevitable, be a real leader, and prepare the public for it. Next, seize all major insolvent banks and wipe out bond and shareholders. Also, provide "fast track' legislation for corporate and personal bankruptcies. Next, expand social welfare services during the crisis to make sure that no one starves or is made unnecessarily homeless. Next, provide government sponsored services for newly formed businesses, and individuals fresh out of bankruptcy to help them get back on their feet. Meaning, once the mal-investment debt is destroyed, provide stimulus at a point where it actually has the chance of being used as a real investment.
And finally... Eliminate the fractional reserve banking model forever. It ultimate is the reason for boom and bust cycles, and in the global marketplace its time has come and gone...
"Rotten Asset" banks is simply a crony capitalism approach of wanting to move private losses to the public sector balance sheet. The best way to handle this is to nationalize the banks, wipe out bond holders/ share holders, and force the private sector to realize their losses.... The interest rate on bonds were in fact paid for a reason, which is for the risk potential of loss. It is now time to realize that long time pent up loss, and stop making the argument that if the wealthy losses money it will mean that we will all starve...
I am sure they would love to ignore the Republicans... Unlike the House rules, however, the senate requires 60 votes to get anything substantial done. Meaning, they have something called filibuster rules that allow individual senators to slow/stop bills in its tracks...
Meaning, the democrats are not trying to be nice and work with the republicans... They are forced to deal with at least 3 Republicans to get the stimulus bill moving forward and they know this... Hence, the reason for the compromise..
The Republicans are just as clueless as the Democrats in the current situation. The reason is because, just like the Great Depression, there really are no answers to deal with the current economic downturn. Only time and debt destruction can fix it...
In short.. They can spend $2T if they like, and it will do little to nothing to stop the current problems from advancing. When you are a nation that is 70% consumption and have a 400% GDP debt ratio, there is little you can do to 'simulate" the underlying fundamentals. Meaning, the problem was overstimulation to begin with..
Many people seem to mistake "protecting innovation" with the business of licensing ideas... Meaning, one seems to mean that you actually developed something.. The other means you thought of something. Big difference...
Do you smell that??? That is the smell of desperation...
I think this action is actually quite smart considering how bad vista go abused in the marketplace. I guess we now know, however, that Windows 7 will also be known more as a Vista SP3.
So I guess a guy who spends 99% of his day behind his xbox/computer and hasnt taken a bath in the last 2 weeks is any better?
in my opinion, it is all about balance... Learning to be technical, but also learning to have good communications skills. Also, learning about basic hygiene and what society sees as acceptable is not bad to know either.
"Hot" women, as you call them, are almost always allot more insecure than normal looking peers. Meaning, they spend so much time because they are trying to compensate for feeling inferior in some way. They are also exceptionally easy to date if you know how to approach them, and are experienced enough that you never get rattled. Also, looks are not as important as they are played to be... Confidence and a good understanding of how to read/react to body language are the most important attributes..
Just for the record... I am assuming a complex diagnosis because of his statements of "his doctors not knowing the problem". There are a number of very simply conditions that could cause the weight lose, hyperthyroidism being an example...
I question the use of the word "hormone"... What he is saying does not make allot of sense. It no doubt does sound like an adrenal/thyroid/pituitary problem of some sort, but his symptoms are wrong for the typical diagnoses...
With the equity markets down over 32% last year and the economy still deeply intrenched in a deflationary correction, buying any "stock" right now without a large and reliable dividend is not wise. Meaning, the old days of buying something simply on rumors is long over...
Actually history shows (Prohibition Era) that the best way to get something like marijuana legalized is to wait for a depression type event, and then extoll all of the taxing potential. Chances are you will get at least one insolvent state to "bite" at the potential.
In short... The root of all things political is money, and not reason. If it was about reason, then corporate lobbying would have been banned decades ago...
Even-though longevity of magnetic tapes has not been explored extensively, it is understood that if they are kept in a stable humidity and temperature environment with no light, that they should last for at least 20 years.
Actually... They said it in Dec. You can clearly see the posting date..
I hope that they are not just going after it with some sort of brute force attack and hoping for the best. Speaking of that... Maybe they should have implemented a distributed work flow model in their software. I am sure that a million or so computers working at the same time on the problem would speed things up a bit..
I disagree... If you look at the later revisions to the Direct TV card encryption, the earlier versions were easy to crack, but the later revisions proved much too difficult for the average person to take on.
Meaning... If done right, the BD+ can easily prove uncrackable for many years to come. Having things done right in the corporate world, however, is rare..
You are correct with the race to zero when you talk about developed code... The more time that goes by, the more it will erode existing code bases.
As far how to deal with it... Change your business strategy to help your users more. Meaning, instead of selling code, consider working on a support model where you offer support and monitoring services to your user base. Also, another good strategy is a hosted approach. Meaning, maybe you can offer connectivity to your users...
In the long-term there is little doubt in my mind that that proprietary software will be mostly obselete for a number of reasons. First is certainly cost, but security and quality are good other reasons. As a comany you can either change or die. The choice is yours..
Maybe it is because people actually like the iTunes -> iPod setup.
Meaning, you are not required to buy an iPod or iPhone. Also, you are not required to buy iTunes. There are plenty of other options to choose from. In MS Windows case, all of the vendor applications were written for Windows, so you really had no choice...
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Microsoft will no doubt tread lightly because IBM and others will not tolerate them taking Linux head on... Hence, why they are trying to go around the edges. Their hope, I am assuming, is classic FUD...
Meaning, in no way will Microsoft ever be able to take on Linux directly.... Doing so would force the hand of IBM to get involved because they have much at stake...
Content providers trying to prevent change from occurring?? That is shocking!! Shocking I tell you...
With the traditional players now imploding due to reduced of marketing dollar flows, I think it is only a matter of time before these players that the good old days are gone..
Fractional Reserve Banking has been around since money has been around. Meaning, it was ultimately the gold smiths that engaged in the behavior, but I am sure you already know this. Also, if you feel that you posses such superior intelligence that you can discount an argument without even offering anything other than "you cannot understand what I understand", then feel free. I do not mind receiving comments from individuals such as this.
Fractional Reserve Banking no doubt is a business practice that feeds on itself as M0 and M1 data correlations show. Meaning, the more loans you create, the more liquidity you create, and ultimately even more loans will be created until the faith in the system is ultimately compromised. Until this structural issue is corrected, you are correct... Boom and Bust cycles will continue...
This is an easier, and less poisonous solution... Call your local pest control and solve the rat problem.. It is cheaper than changing cable, and you do not have to worry about one running out while a customer is around..
This legal argument will really disappoint all of those poor little kids out there that like their parents reading a book to them at night.... I mean very few (if any) children books have an audiobook equivalent for sale, so I guess reading them out loud from now on is out of the question.
The Author Guild trying to make money for their members?? The audacity of them... I thought their roll was to help give their members books away... :)
I would not take anything they say seriously. If they felt they had a firm case, they would have filed charges already. By them not doing so, however, shows that they realize they are on unstable legal grounds. Meaning, it does not take a attorney to realize that having a computer read something and selling an audiobook is not the same thing...
A debt crisis is just a generic way to saying that a nations (or world) wealthy class needs to realize their losses... Protecting a nations wealthy, which is what we are currently doing, is not smart and will not work long term because it will ultimately create social unrest. Personally, I would prefer option 3.
3. Realize that an economic collapse is inevitable, be a real leader, and prepare the public for it. Next, seize all major insolvent banks and wipe out bond and shareholders. Also, provide "fast track' legislation for corporate and personal bankruptcies. Next, expand social welfare services during the crisis to make sure that no one starves or is made unnecessarily homeless. Next, provide government sponsored services for newly formed businesses, and individuals fresh out of bankruptcy to help them get back on their feet. Meaning, once the mal-investment debt is destroyed, provide stimulus at a point where it actually has the chance of being used as a real investment.
And finally... Eliminate the fractional reserve banking model forever. It ultimate is the reason for boom and bust cycles, and in the global marketplace its time has come and gone...
"Rotten Asset" banks is simply a crony capitalism approach of wanting to move private losses to the public sector balance sheet. The best way to handle this is to nationalize the banks, wipe out bond holders/ share holders, and force the private sector to realize their losses.... The interest rate on bonds were in fact paid for a reason, which is for the risk potential of loss. It is now time to realize that long time pent up loss, and stop making the argument that if the wealthy losses money it will mean that we will all starve...
I am sure they would love to ignore the Republicans... Unlike the House rules, however, the senate requires 60 votes to get anything substantial done. Meaning, they have something called filibuster rules that allow individual senators to slow/stop bills in its tracks...
Meaning, the democrats are not trying to be nice and work with the republicans... They are forced to deal with at least 3 Republicans to get the stimulus bill moving forward and they know this... Hence, the reason for the compromise..
The Republicans are just as clueless as the Democrats in the current situation. The reason is because, just like the Great Depression, there really are no answers to deal with the current economic downturn. Only time and debt destruction can fix it...
In short.. They can spend $2T if they like, and it will do little to nothing to stop the current problems from advancing. When you are a nation that is 70% consumption and have a 400% GDP debt ratio, there is little you can do to 'simulate" the underlying fundamentals. Meaning, the problem was overstimulation to begin with..
Many people seem to mistake "protecting innovation" with the business of licensing ideas... Meaning, one seems to mean that you actually developed something.. The other means you thought of something. Big difference...
Do you smell that??? That is the smell of desperation...
I think this action is actually quite smart considering how bad vista go abused in the marketplace. I guess we now know, however, that Windows 7 will also be known more as a Vista SP3.
So I guess a guy who spends 99% of his day behind his xbox/computer and hasnt taken a bath in the last 2 weeks is any better?
in my opinion, it is all about balance... Learning to be technical, but also learning to have good communications skills. Also, learning about basic hygiene and what society sees as acceptable is not bad to know either.
"Hot" women, as you call them, are almost always allot more insecure than normal looking peers. Meaning, they spend so much time because they are trying to compensate for feeling inferior in some way. They are also exceptionally easy to date if you know how to approach them, and are experienced enough that you never get rattled. Also, looks are not as important as they are played to be... Confidence and a good understanding of how to read/react to body language are the most important attributes..
Just for the record... I am assuming a complex diagnosis because of his statements of "his doctors not knowing the problem". There are a number of very simply conditions that could cause the weight lose, hyperthyroidism being an example...
I question the use of the word "hormone"... What he is saying does not make allot of sense. It no doubt does sound like an adrenal/thyroid/pituitary problem of some sort, but his symptoms are wrong for the typical diagnoses...
I strongly suspect there is more to this....
With the equity markets down over 32% last year and the economy still deeply intrenched in a deflationary correction, buying any "stock" right now without a large and reliable dividend is not wise. Meaning, the old days of buying something simply on rumors is long over...
-Buying a Zune 30 at bargain basement price - $50
-"Upgrading" your hardware on a Vista machine - $100
Finding out that your Zune has now committed suicide, and your Vista box will now not boot anymore leaving you with neither - PRICELESS!!
Actually history shows (Prohibition Era) that the best way to get something like marijuana legalized is to wait for a depression type event, and then extoll all of the taxing potential. Chances are you will get at least one insolvent state to "bite" at the potential.
In short... The root of all things political is money, and not reason. If it was about reason, then corporate lobbying would have been banned decades ago...
Even-though longevity of magnetic tapes has not been explored extensively, it is understood that if they are kept in a stable humidity and temperature environment with no light, that they should last for at least 20 years.
Actually... They said it in Dec. You can clearly see the posting date..
I hope that they are not just going after it with some sort of brute force attack and hoping for the best. Speaking of that... Maybe they should have implemented a distributed work flow model in their software. I am sure that a million or so computers working at the same time on the problem would speed things up a bit..
I disagree... If you look at the later revisions to the Direct TV card encryption, the earlier versions were easy to crack, but the later revisions proved much too difficult for the average person to take on.
Meaning... If done right, the BD+ can easily prove uncrackable for many years to come. Having things done right in the corporate world, however, is rare..
.You just want litigation reform so that you can make more money... You filthy money bags doctor.. :)
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You are correct with the race to zero when you talk about developed code... The more time that goes by, the more it will erode existing code bases.
As far how to deal with it... Change your business strategy to help your users more. Meaning, instead of selling code, consider working on a support model where you offer support and monitoring services to your user base. Also, another good strategy is a hosted approach. Meaning, maybe you can offer connectivity to your users...
In the long-term there is little doubt in my mind that that proprietary software will be mostly obselete for a number of reasons. First is certainly cost, but security and quality are good other reasons. As a comany you can either change or die. The choice is yours..
Maybe it is because people actually like the iTunes -> iPod setup.
Meaning, you are not required to buy an iPod or iPhone. Also, you are not required to buy iTunes. There are plenty of other options to choose from. In MS Windows case, all of the vendor applications were written for Windows, so you really had no choice...