Come on, it's more than a bit ridiculous to expect Microsoft to supply patches to people who pirate their software.
Remember that story about vaccinations the other day? Herd immunity is vitally important, and patching illegitimate installations makes the world safer for legitimate users. This in turn goes a way toward improving Microsoft's security reputation to something greater than Swiss cheese.
Their failed justice sent undeserving people to PMITA prison and their butts with the Constitution. They abused their authority over the lives of their subjects for nothing but money. In this case, yes, I think prison is a light sentence for them.
While I love this outcome (and the fact that it took TPB less than 24 hours to uproot the more serious charges brought against them), I'm not too happy about this approach. They're winning on technicalities, while I would have liked for them to win on principle.
While that would be grand, I'm sure they're happy to win on whatever legal theory keeps them out of prison.
On the other hand, kids in cars used to not have to sit in car seats either so there were more ways to keep them occupied.
Exactly! I used to climb up to sit between my parents, and on a few occasions I'd sit on Dad's lap and he'd let me hold the steering wheel. I'm pretty sure they'd just shoot you on sight if you let your kid pretend to drive the family minivan down the interstate today.
The family owns four vehicles, and not one of their car stereos has a line-in jack. What workaround has worked for you?
Those old cassette tape-shaped adapters that came out when CD players were entering the market work great with iPods (and pretty much everything else with an earphone jack).
Relational database theory uses a different set of mathematical-based terms, which are equivalent, or roughly equivalent, to SQL database terminology.
SQL looks like SQL because it's based on set theory. As an exercise, invent your own language that's as powerful (read: also based on a strong theoretical basis) but simpler. See you in a couple of decades!
Total records in our biggest table number about 57 million with 49 rows.
First, while I agree with your conclusion, 57 million rows isn't all that big. Second, is that 49-column table actually normalized? I mean, there's no theoretical limit on the size of a tuple, but in practice they don't tend to be anywhere near that big.
Developers hate new stuff, that's why relational databases will stay for a very long time, even in situations where they might not be the optimal choice.
To play to your example, there are also developers who played with ZODB long enough to run screaming back to PostgreSQL. "Different" is not automatically the same as "better".
There's a reason relational databases took over the world of databases: They provide a good combination of flexibility and structure to efficiently represent data.
Especially since so many databases really are inherently relational. The textbook example of 1-customer:n-invoices, 1-invoice:n-items plays out quite a bit in the workplace.
So Apple is doing this to protect its income for apps on the iPhone store. That also means it is protecting the income of application *developers* who sell through the iPhone store.
I, for one, don't give a rat's ass what specious justification they're using when attempting to deprive me of my property rights.
The Apple Ghetto Section in COMPUSA comes to mind, In the far right corner of the store with shelving arranged differently to prevent people from wondering into the area by mistake (you wanted to go to the Apple section to get there).
We shopped at the same CompUSA? Interesting! Seriously, there was exactly one Apple-savvy guy at the one I usually went to. He looked looked like a stereotypical mafia footsoldier (greasy hair, gold chains, shirt unbuttoned) and chain smoked in front of the store when not getting pissy with customers who didn't want AppleCare (him: "You really need this extended warranty!" me: "Why? Are you saying that this computer sucks?" him: "Umm..."). The local-ish Apple Store is diametrically opposite. It's the only one I've been to, but it's actually a pleasant place to be.
Given that MS is collaborating with an ex-Wal-Mart guy, though, I fully expect the new MS Store to look like a Soviet apartment building but with less charm and more glossy paint on cinderblock walls.
Not if your kids have been immunised. Stop worrying about everyone else, and sort yourself out.
That's absolutely untrue. Vaccines have a certain percentage effectiveness - they're certainly not 100% perfect. Given exposure to infected cretins, a certain number of children of responsible parents will still get sick.
Remember, these are the same companies that will probably never find a cure for anything because there is no money in a cure.
Yes, because every pharm company in the entire world is in on the conspiracy. Never mind the state-owned pharm labs in China, where the government would be far better off curing dread diseases (and be subsequently worshipped as gods) rather than paying to treat them chronically.
It's funny how people like you who blame everything on human greed conveniently forget that greed works in both directions.
Seriously, I could give a damn about a family I don't know. I want MY friends and family to survive.
Good point! Give me all your money. Now. I don't give a damn about your family that I don't know. I want MY friends and family to have money.
I can also argue that you're being selfish; forcing one person to get a vaccine, for which you acknowledge a risk, for their kid so YOURS isn't in risk.
Call me selfish, then. I'm also collecting tax money from you to fund my kids' schools. I'm a right bastard, aren't I?
I'm guessing my positive karma and semi-long (~5 years I think?) history on Slashdot is the reason for that.
I'm in the "excellent karma for a decade" club, but I haven't gotten mod points in a year or so. Either I've been blacklisted or it's just a crapshoot.
This is why I hesitate to let "experts" force major social projects on us.
Agreed. We're much better off listening to Jenny freakin' McCarthy.
What happens if and when 20 years from now there is serious evidence of a link between autism and some vaccines.
"Smallpox was the first disease people tried to prevent by purposely inoculating themselves with other types of infections; smallpox inoculation was started in China or India before 200 BC." Furthermore, in the UK "[v]accination was first made compulsory in 1853, and the provisions were made more stringent in 1867, 1871, and 1874."
We started the scientific experiment over 2,000 years ago and the social experiment over 150 years ago. I think we've got a pretty good handle on the statistics by now.
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Come on, it's more than a bit ridiculous to expect Microsoft to supply patches to people who pirate their software.
Remember that story about vaccinations the other day? Herd immunity is vitally important, and patching illegitimate installations makes the world safer for legitimate users. This in turn goes a way toward improving Microsoft's security reputation to something greater than Swiss cheese.
Do you feel that's only getting off lightly?
Their failed justice sent undeserving people to PMITA prison and their butts with the Constitution. They abused their authority over the lives of their subjects for nothing but money. In this case, yes, I think prison is a light sentence for them.
While I love this outcome (and the fact that it took TPB less than 24 hours to uproot the more serious charges brought against them), I'm not too happy about this approach. They're winning on technicalities, while I would have liked for them to win on principle.
While that would be grand, I'm sure they're happy to win on whatever legal theory keeps them out of prison.
Actually, I *am* a musician in a band, and I've put our original recordings up on TPB.
You are stealing from the RIAA by not allowing them to profit off of you.
don't fit in a car stereo that has only AM/FM/CD, no tape.
Not having owned a car with no media inputs since, well, ever, may I suggest an I-Dog? I'm pretty much out of other ideas.
On the other hand, kids in cars used to not have to sit in car seats either so there were more ways to keep them occupied.
Exactly! I used to climb up to sit between my parents, and on a few occasions I'd sit on Dad's lap and he'd let me hold the steering wheel. I'm pretty sure they'd just shoot you on sight if you let your kid pretend to drive the family minivan down the interstate today.
The family owns four vehicles, and not one of their car stereos has a line-in jack. What workaround has worked for you?
Those old cassette tape-shaped adapters that came out when CD players were entering the market work great with iPods (and pretty much everything else with an earphone jack).
Database operations do not need to look like code or algorithms, the only reason they do is to provide jobs for database programmers.
From Wikipedia:
SQL looks like SQL because it's based on set theory. As an exercise, invent your own language that's as powerful (read: also based on a strong theoretical basis) but simpler. See you in a couple of decades!
Total records in our biggest table number about 57 million with 49 rows.
First, while I agree with your conclusion, 57 million rows isn't all that big. Second, is that 49-column table actually normalized? I mean, there's no theoretical limit on the size of a tuple, but in practice they don't tend to be anywhere near that big.
Developers hate new stuff, that's why relational databases will stay for a very long time, even in situations where they might not be the optimal choice.
To play to your example, there are also developers who played with ZODB long enough to run screaming back to PostgreSQL. "Different" is not automatically the same as "better".
That's not what "relational" means.
"Customers", "invoices", and "items" are certainly relations.
Do you actually own an iphone?
No, but there's an iPod Touch sitting next to me.
If so, why did you buy it if the manufacturer has terms you dont like?
Terms? I don't see a contract.
There's a reason relational databases took over the world of databases: They provide a good combination of flexibility and structure to efficiently represent data.
Especially since so many databases really are inherently relational. The textbook example of 1-customer:n-invoices, 1-invoice:n-items plays out quite a bit in the workplace.
Because it looks hypocritical to accept free stuff from the company while boycotting products.
Only if you frame it that way. You can accept their freedom-friendly offerings while rejecting the anti-freedom products without a logical disconnect.
So Apple is doing this to protect its income for apps on the iPhone store. That also means it is protecting the income of application *developers* who sell through the iPhone store.
I, for one, don't give a rat's ass what specious justification they're using when attempting to deprive me of my property rights.
what about setting a prescient
That'd be a neat trick.
The Apple Ghetto Section in COMPUSA comes to mind, In the far right corner of the store with shelving arranged differently to prevent people from wondering into the area by mistake (you wanted to go to the Apple section to get there).
We shopped at the same CompUSA? Interesting! Seriously, there was exactly one Apple-savvy guy at the one I usually went to. He looked looked like a stereotypical mafia footsoldier (greasy hair, gold chains, shirt unbuttoned) and chain smoked in front of the store when not getting pissy with customers who didn't want AppleCare (him: "You really need this extended warranty!" me: "Why? Are you saying that this computer sucks?" him: "Umm..."). The local-ish Apple Store is diametrically opposite. It's the only one I've been to, but it's actually a pleasant place to be.
Given that MS is collaborating with an ex-Wal-Mart guy, though, I fully expect the new MS Store to look like a Soviet apartment building but with less charm and more glossy paint on cinderblock walls.
Yeah, but do you really want to *talk* to a girl who would judge you based on your computer brand?
For a few hours, sure.
/ Looks over shoulder to make sure wife isn't around.
Seriously, name a disease for which a cure rather than a management has been developed in the last 40 years.
Let's just say, every bacterial disease that hasn't been supercharged by misuse of antibiotics.
Not if your kids have been immunised. Stop worrying about everyone else, and sort yourself out.
That's absolutely untrue. Vaccines have a certain percentage effectiveness - they're certainly not 100% perfect. Given exposure to infected cretins, a certain number of children of responsible parents will still get sick.
Well neither the husband nor the doctor played much of a role in the child's prenatal development, did they?
Yeah. Other than supplying half the baby, the husband/father had nothing to do with it.
Remember, these are the same companies that will probably never find a cure for anything because there is no money in a cure.
Yes, because every pharm company in the entire world is in on the conspiracy. Never mind the state-owned pharm labs in China, where the government would be far better off curing dread diseases (and be subsequently worshipped as gods) rather than paying to treat them chronically.
It's funny how people like you who blame everything on human greed conveniently forget that greed works in both directions.
Seriously, I could give a damn about a family I don't know. I want MY friends and family to survive.
Good point! Give me all your money. Now. I don't give a damn about your family that I don't know. I want MY friends and family to have money.
I can also argue that you're being selfish; forcing one person to get a vaccine, for which you acknowledge a risk, for their kid so YOURS isn't in risk.
Call me selfish, then. I'm also collecting tax money from you to fund my kids' schools. I'm a right bastard, aren't I?
I'm guessing my positive karma and semi-long (~5 years I think?) history on Slashdot is the reason for that.
I'm in the "excellent karma for a decade" club, but I haven't gotten mod points in a year or so. Either I've been blacklisted or it's just a crapshoot.
This is why I hesitate to let "experts" force major social projects on us.
Agreed. We're much better off listening to Jenny freakin' McCarthy.
What happens if and when 20 years from now there is serious evidence of a link between autism and some vaccines.
"Smallpox was the first disease people tried to prevent by purposely inoculating themselves with other types of infections; smallpox inoculation was started in China or India before 200 BC." Furthermore, in the UK "[v]accination was first made compulsory in 1853, and the provisions were made more stringent in 1867, 1871, and 1874."
We started the scientific experiment over 2,000 years ago and the social experiment over 150 years ago. I think we've got a pretty good handle on the statistics by now.