For the more fantasy-inclined viewer (no, not THAT kind of fantasy, you twisted and sick person, you!), try the Slayers and Record of Lodoss War. Slayers is a bit lighthearted, but fun. It has 3 seasons out so far (best viewed in order), as well as the movie (on DVD and VHS; seasons are only on VHS, sadly). For a more serious fantasy, try Record of Lodoss War (VHS and DVD). It's fairly long (6 tapes, or two discs) and is a compilation of a season. VERY good, though.
Popular artists Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Antonio Vivaldi have also filed claims against Napster. Said Mozart: "It is thieves and pirates like these Napster people that drove me to my death, while I was so young. I want my own back!" Bach notes that "(C)lassical music is only dead because people don't buy it. They would, but Napster lets them have it free." In a related piece, Russian artist Stravinsky is hoping to use Napster to jump start his popularity in the U.S., which has declined somewhat since the advent of radio.
From the document itself: By agreeing to this limited license, you acknowledge the validity of Apogee's ownership in the Marks and will not contest such ownership or the validity of any registrations of Apogee relating to the Marks. If you acquire any goodwill or reputation in any of the Marks, all such goodwill or reputation will automatically vest in Apogee when and as such goodwill or reputation occurs. You agree to take all actions necessary to effect such vesting.
So.... in English, and by analogy: if you won a worldwide DukeNukem(tm) tournament, and were declared the best DukeNukem(tm) player EVER, you'd have to give the trophy to Apogee(r), and publicly declare "I owe it all to Apogee(r)!" (Provided, off course, that you had prior approval to mention them in your speech.)
Obviously, the best person to ask this question of is Hagbard Celine. Of course, they're looking for a sailing solution, and he uses a submarine.... Might not work out quite right.
Well, if we can patent smells now, I think I'll try for the odor of a frying hard drive. Then, I can sue M$ every time they crisp somebody's computer for patent infringement.
The intro to the interview (here, if you need it), compares Garbus to a modern day Daniel Webster. I'm not convinced; it seems to me that he has more of a Clarence Darrow case on his hands. (From the Scope Monkey Trial, if you don't remember him.) Both were dealing with a case of the PTBs trying to squelch what is (was) a novel idea, and should have been protected as Free speech. Of course, Darrow lost....
...it has been discovered, after many intensive studies, that the new "Casette Tape" technology has had a negative impact upon Vinyl record sales. Industry representatives are blaming the ability to record albums onto blank casettes and distribute them illegally for the drop in sales.
New technology wipes out the old. This is Darwinism at its best: the record companies are being told "Evolve or die!"
Finally! Some sanity! It has always been difficult for me to accept that the/. crowd should insist upon open EVERYTHING. Open source is good, yes. But why should the police share everything with everyone?
The article talks about the people's "Right to Know." Last I checked, the Constitution guarantees no such thing. In face, in seems to say much the opposite, by guaranteeing a fair trial, via an impartial jury of peers. Now, what the definition of peer is, is open to debate....
....at least Sony is recalling some of the defective stuff. Some companies enjoy selling defective products, then making you buy them all over again for a less defective version. Any come to mind?
Here at University, ethernet is still fairly new. The first couple dorms had it installed about 4 years ago. The remodeling program continues to date, and is being handled, naturally, pretty ineffectively. Regardless, the presence of ethernet on campus NOT ONLY influenced my choice in dorms, it influenced my choice in schools. This is a great university, but it is not the best i could have attended. It IS, however, the best that offered/intended to offer ethernet to their students in the reasonable future. Yes, moving off campus (and away from 10Mbps) hurt. A LOT. My time spent online, and my productivity have both decreased as a result of my choice, and the @Home cable modem is a poor replacement. (IP masqing is wonderful, but the cable modem itself isn't great....) Why do dorms have to be so expensive? At most public institutions, this one included, the school isn't supposed to profit at the cost of the students, are they? Couldn't some of that multi-million $$$ (semi-professional) college sports money be used to make either the cost of the housing less, or the worth of the housing more? Paying more to share a room w/some schmuck you've never met before, than you do to live in an apartment w/your own bedroom still seems unreasonable....
First off, yes, I'm an @Home subscriber. That said, I must further iterate that I'm not an annoyed @Home subscriber. Service has been adequate.
I was reading the UDP FAQ, and came to item 6. I no longer remember the title, but it deals with censorship. They choose to define censorship as something only governments can do. However, I seem to recall past/. discussions, esp. those dealing w/Anonymous Cowards posting in Troll-ish fashion here, that dealt with the responsibility of controling what's allowed to be posted in an open forum. Doesn't deciding what shall NOT be posted make you responsible (legally) for what IS? Again, there was a name for this, but my memory doesn't work so good at this time of day.
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Prick us, do we not bleed?
Why is it that whenever we look to the future, we see only the horrors brought about by societal manipulation gone wrong? Sure, Gattica was frightening in its way. Sure, Brave New World didn't leave much hope for the masses. But why MUST the future be that way?
Why do we never see the brighter future offered us by a full understanding of life? Robert Heinlein wrote thousands upon thousands of words, even more than Jon Katz, about the future. The difference is, quite simply, that he LIKED our prospects. Sure, there will be troubled times. But then, when haven't there been? Does Katz suggest that the prospects of a disease-free, longer-living humankind are so bleak? From a purely cynical view, think how much money would be saved on health care! On Medicare! Billions of dollars annually, all of which could be turned to, say, interstellar exploration, to get our newly-bolstered race off this rock, and onto ones a few lightyears next door. Takes 200 years to get there? No problem for a race with a 500 year lifespan!
Stop the rhetoric. Put an end to the ungrounded fear. Nietzsche condemns those who use the past as an excuse to avoid the future as noxious weeds. I say they are balls and chains, holding man back from a better tomorrow.
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For the more fantasy-inclined viewer (no, not THAT kind of fantasy, you twisted and sick person, you!), try the Slayers and Record of Lodoss War. Slayers is a bit lighthearted, but fun. It has 3 seasons out so far (best viewed in order), as well as the movie (on DVD and VHS; seasons are only on VHS, sadly). For a more serious fantasy, try Record of Lodoss War (VHS and DVD). It's fairly long (6 tapes, or two discs) and is a compilation of a season. VERY good, though.
Popular artists Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Antonio Vivaldi have also filed claims against Napster. Said Mozart: "It is thieves and pirates like these Napster people that drove me to my death, while I was so young. I want my own back!" Bach notes that "(C)lassical music is only dead because people don't buy it. They would, but Napster lets them have it free."
In a related piece, Russian artist Stravinsky is hoping to use Napster to jump start his popularity in the U.S., which has declined somewhat since the advent of radio.
From the document itself:
By agreeing to this limited license, you acknowledge the validity of Apogee's ownership in the Marks and will not contest such ownership or the validity of any registrations of Apogee relating to the Marks. If you acquire any goodwill or reputation in any of the Marks, all such goodwill or reputation will automatically vest in Apogee when and as such goodwill or reputation occurs. You agree to take all actions necessary to effect such vesting.
So.... in English, and by analogy: if you won a worldwide DukeNukem(tm) tournament, and were declared the best DukeNukem(tm) player EVER, you'd have to give the trophy to Apogee(r), and publicly declare "I owe it all to Apogee(r)!" (Provided, off course, that you had prior approval to mention them in your speech.)
Obviously, the best person to ask this question of is Hagbard Celine. Of course, they're looking for a sailing solution, and he uses a submarine.... Might not work out quite right.
As usual, you replace the "www" with "partners" to get the no login required version of the article, found h ere.
Well, if we can patent smells now, I think I'll try for the odor of a frying hard drive. Then, I can sue M$ every time they crisp somebody's computer for patent infringement.
Wouldn't it be nice?
The intro to the interview (here, if you need it), compares Garbus to a modern day Daniel Webster. I'm not convinced; it seems to me that he has more of a Clarence Darrow case on his hands. (From the Scope Monkey Trial, if you don't remember him.) Both were dealing with a case of the PTBs trying to squelch what is (was) a novel idea, and should have been protected as Free speech. Of course, Darrow lost....
...it has been discovered, after many intensive studies, that the new "Casette Tape" technology has had a negative impact upon Vinyl record sales. Industry representatives are blaming the ability to record albums onto blank casettes and distribute them illegally for the drop in sales.
New technology wipes out the old. This is Darwinism at its best: the record companies are being told "Evolve or die!"
Alas for poor ED-209. You make ONE little slipup on the job, blow away a minor executive, and you're stuck flipping burgers for the rest of your days.
Finally! Some sanity! It has always been difficult for me to accept that the /. crowd should insist upon open EVERYTHING. Open source is good, yes. But why should the police share everything with everyone?
The article talks about the people's "Right to Know." Last I checked, the Constitution guarantees no such thing. In face, in seems to say much the opposite, by guaranteeing a fair trial, via an impartial jury of peers. Now, what the definition of peer is, is open to debate....
....at least Sony is recalling some of the defective stuff. Some companies enjoy selling defective products, then making you buy them all over again for a less defective version. Any come to mind?
Here at University, ethernet is still fairly new. The first couple dorms had it installed about 4 years ago. The remodeling program continues to date, and is being handled, naturally, pretty ineffectively. Regardless, the presence of ethernet on campus NOT ONLY influenced my choice in dorms, it influenced my choice in schools. This is a great university, but it is not the best i could have attended. It IS, however, the best that offered/intended to offer ethernet to their students in the reasonable future.
Yes, moving off campus (and away from 10Mbps) hurt. A LOT. My time spent online, and my productivity have both decreased as a result of my choice, and the @Home cable modem is a poor replacement. (IP masqing is wonderful, but the cable modem itself isn't great....) Why do dorms have to be so expensive? At most public institutions, this one included, the school isn't supposed to profit at the cost of the students, are they? Couldn't some of that multi-million $$$ (semi-professional) college sports money be used to make either the cost of the housing less, or the worth of the housing more? Paying more to share a room w/some schmuck you've never met before, than you do to live in an apartment w/your own bedroom still seems unreasonable....
First off, yes, I'm an @Home subscriber. That said, I must further iterate that I'm not an annoyed @Home subscriber. Service has been adequate.
/. discussions, esp. those dealing w/Anonymous Cowards posting in Troll-ish fashion here, that dealt with the responsibility of controling what's allowed to be posted in an open forum. Doesn't deciding what shall NOT be posted make you responsible (legally) for what IS? Again, there was a name for this, but my memory doesn't work so good at this time of day.
I was reading the UDP FAQ, and came to item 6. I no longer remember the title, but it deals with censorship. They choose to define censorship as something only governments can do. However, I seem to recall past
Prick us, do we not bleed?
Why is it that whenever we look to the future, we see only the horrors brought about by societal manipulation gone wrong? Sure, Gattica was frightening in its way. Sure, Brave New World didn't leave much hope for the masses. But why MUST the future be that way?
Why do we never see the brighter future offered us by a full understanding of life? Robert Heinlein wrote thousands upon thousands of words, even more than Jon Katz, about the future. The difference is, quite simply, that he LIKED our prospects. Sure, there will be troubled times. But then, when haven't there been? Does Katz suggest that the prospects of a disease-free, longer-living humankind are so bleak? From a purely cynical view, think how much money would be saved on health care! On Medicare! Billions of dollars annually, all of which could be turned to, say, interstellar exploration, to get our newly-bolstered race off this rock, and onto ones a few lightyears next door. Takes 200 years to get there? No problem for a race with a 500 year lifespan!
Stop the rhetoric. Put an end to the ungrounded fear. Nietzsche condemns those who use the past as an excuse to avoid the future as noxious weeds. I say they are balls and chains, holding man back from a better tomorrow.
THERE's an easy request to fill. Merry Christmas!!
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