But you didn't invent Tivo in (1996-ish?), or patent Tivo in 1998, so you can't make, market, and sell Tivo in 2004, which proves what a great thing it is to have invented things.
> Are you sure people sould be allowed to say anything?
The sayin's legal. The killin' ain't.
One of the major points of free speech is that any opinions, no matter how completely stupid they are, are free to be uttered and disseminated. On the flip-side of that coin, the greater mass of (hopefully informed) people have the skills of discrimination to determine, and the right of speech to tell the utterer, that their opinions are completely stupid.
Granted, in practice there are limitations, some just and some unjust, but that's the basic idea.
You can do a lot of things to that building, but under today's physics laws, short of building a second (employing a carpenter), there's no way to duplicate that building. The work of that carpenter (and of the field of carpentry) is protected by the virtue of the physical nature of the output.
A photo, however, can be easily reproduced en masse, with very little effort on the part of the copier. In order for the photographer (and the photographic profession) to maintain a decent livelyhood, a measure of control exists to prevent gratuitious reselling. Otherwise, the image's resellers would reap disproportionate profits on their simple function of running a printing press all day, while the person responsible for the creative content would get little-to-nothing.
PDF, however, has a few advantages, which makes it a legitimate format for the web (in some cases).
o It is, as you say, quite cross-platform.
o PDFs, with PDF-writing software, can be made from most any type of document (or anything that can be printed, at least), with little more effort than printing. This allows easy distribution of items that might otherwise take too long to recode to HTML.
o The document arrives in an identical state to the original. On a proper printer, the end-user can "create" a nearly identical piece.
o Vector art can be included inline, bringing filesize down. SVG hasn't caught on to the point where this is true for HTML.
I'll agree about Word files, though... no excuse for that.
I'll grant, maybe in a few cases like outdoor advertising (billboards and such) and the channel-one style "enforced and mandated ads" there is removal of consent, but by and large, especially in "traditional" advertising, the advertising is added supplementarily to other content or services.
Since the ad is bundled with the content, to distance yourself from the one, distance yourself from the other. Turn off the TV, get off the web, stop reading magazines, and unplug the phone. It's a slim choice, but it's a choice. Nothing's compulsory(sp?).
Or, at least make the system based around real, thought-out-and-measurable reform, not just revenge motive and sweeping-under-the-carpet.
Granted, that wouldn't fly with politicians or their media-soaked public... "What?!? They're *giving* things to *criminals*?!? But criminals are EEEEEEeeeeevil!"
-- As jolly as it feels to tell yourself you're a forgiving, loving person, try telling that to yourself the day after the convicted sex-offender next door molests your 7 year old daughter.
Ditto telling yourself you're an impartial weigher of just and unjust law to apply to the population at large.
Use an expendable vehicle and get it towed later in the ensuing confusion. If you can get a garage to house it in, you get bonus points and many more options.
(Note that I am not a criminal and this information is not intended to be a replacement for actual criminal counsel.)
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But you didn't invent Tivo in (1996-ish?), or patent Tivo in 1998, so you can't make, market, and sell Tivo in 2004, which proves what a great thing it is to have invented things.
MPEG-2: circa 1994.
Tivo: circa 1999.
If it was so obvious, there'd probably be prior art between points A and B, or at least experimental models and hypothesis papers.
Simply because it seems obvious in hindsight does not make it obvious in invention.
Well, when you hang a sign outside your office that says it loud and clear, you deserve what you get!
I tend to disagree on other points of the issue, but still... good comparison.
> Are you sure people sould be allowed to say anything?
The sayin's legal. The killin' ain't.
One of the major points of free speech is that any opinions, no matter how completely stupid they are, are free to be uttered and disseminated. On the flip-side of that coin, the greater mass of (hopefully informed) people have the skills of discrimination to determine, and the right of speech to tell the utterer, that their opinions are completely stupid.
Granted, in practice there are limitations, some just and some unjust, but that's the basic idea.
Moustachists?
> ...meaning that you're going to be locked in to your player unless you're using something like Winamp.
Who isn't?
...and what percentage of these deployments are just chugging along in server rooms, without so much as a pair of speakers plugged in?
The problem is in reproducability.
You can do a lot of things to that building, but under today's physics laws, short of building a second (employing a carpenter), there's no way to duplicate that building. The work of that carpenter (and of the field of carpentry) is protected by the virtue of the physical nature of the output.
A photo, however, can be easily reproduced en masse, with very little effort on the part of the copier. In order for the photographer (and the photographic profession) to maintain a decent livelyhood, a measure of control exists to prevent gratuitious reselling. Otherwise, the image's resellers would reap disproportionate profits on their simple function of running a printing press all day, while the person responsible for the creative content would get little-to-nothing.
PDF, however, has a few advantages, which makes it a legitimate format for the web (in some cases).
o It is, as you say, quite cross-platform.
o PDFs, with PDF-writing software, can be made from most any type of document (or anything that can be printed, at least), with little more effort than printing. This allows easy distribution of items that might otherwise take too long to recode to HTML.
o The document arrives in an identical state to the original. On a proper printer, the end-user can "create" a nearly identical piece.
o Vector art can be included inline, bringing filesize down. SVG hasn't caught on to the point where this is true for HTML.
I'll agree about Word files, though... no excuse for that.
Although, "I could care less", used sarcastically, has the meaning of the other.
Or mount 196 synchronized cameras on some sort of apparatus. Or, a combination of the two methods would probably provide the best cost/effectiveness.
Without your consent?
I'll grant, maybe in a few cases like outdoor advertising (billboards and such) and the channel-one style "enforced and mandated ads" there is removal of consent, but by and large, especially in "traditional" advertising, the advertising is added supplementarily to other content or services.
Since the ad is bundled with the content, to distance yourself from the one, distance yourself from the other. Turn off the TV, get off the web, stop reading magazines, and unplug the phone. It's a slim choice, but it's a choice. Nothing's compulsory(sp?).
SCO claims further IP violation in Linux
It's in a part of the software integral to the Linux help system, a "man page", which allows users to look up advanced information about commands.
As of yet, SCO is not divulging the location of the infringing material, so as not to promote further intellectual property leaks.
Perhaps taking a copywriting class would help?
The footnote's legal, the post isn't.
Oh, okay, so:
I'll just post this innocuous(sp?) link.
Of course, you'll be arrested for viewing them.
So... these "sexual offenders"... they live places?!?
These people have committed heinous crimes against humanity. As such, they have (naturally) forefitted their right to live in places.
Null space or die, perverts!
Or, at least make the system based around real, thought-out-and-measurable reform, not just revenge motive and sweeping-under-the-carpet.
Granted, that wouldn't fly with politicians or their media-soaked public... "What?!? They're *giving* things to *criminals*?!? But criminals are EEEEEEeeeeevil!"
If they're both 17 (or underage, depending on jusrisdiction), what about the girl?
-- As jolly as it feels to tell yourself you're a forgiving, loving person, try telling that to yourself the day after the convicted sex-offender next door molests your 7 year old daughter.
Ditto telling yourself you're an impartial weigher of just and unjust law to apply to the population at large.
One problem, though, especially on the Internet -- If you're on it for a day, you're certain to be cached *somewhere* for a long while.
Open the CD-Rom bay door, HAL...
OPEN the CD-Rom bay DOOR, HAL...
Dammit, why don't they just have a button!
Use an expendable vehicle and get it towed later in the ensuing confusion. If you can get a garage to house it in, you get bonus points and many more options.
(Note that I am not a criminal and this information is not intended to be a replacement for actual criminal counsel.)