"Or, English is to natural languages as Linux is to operating systems.;)"
Nah, French is closer to Linux: Spoken by a vocal minority who are infuriated and don't understand why people most people would choose to speak the "inferior" language of English.
English is like Windows: A clunky mess full of inconsistencies, but everyone uses it and it gets the job done.
People who are never going to buy a single game for those hundreds of consoles, Sony's only way of making back money on the console they sell at a loss.
I think the reality of the matter is that there's higher profits for be made from a small number of megastars, than there is from lots and lots of stars.
That's the truth of the matter, and the thing the internet screwed up for them possibly more than downloads.
The labels used to be able to control the marketing and life cycles of these stars, through radio stations, MTV, and record store promos. Everyone was aware of the same artists. Now, with the internet, it's trivial for a smaller band to start up and spread a fanbase, so musical tastes are far more fragmented than they have ever been. Kids are the exception: Listening to the same music is still part of fitting in. However, unexpected hits fly out of nowhere there too, now.
Out of print? That probably doesn't mean out of copyright.
Better hope no one torpedoes whatever you purchase, or you may awake one morning to your e-book gone and a feeble "Sorry!" note from Amazon in your inbox.
Kind of trivializes the distinction between agnosticism and atheism.
My dad is an atheist. He says there is no god, end of story. I'm agnostic. I say there probably (in most likelihood) isn't a god, but I could be wrong.
My definition of the two terms could be wrong, but it's what I go by.
Theres nothing wrong with that though. Now, if you actually -do- any of those things, yes it is wrong. But talking about it? No one gets hurt so therefore it should not be prohibited.
AFAIK, in most places plotting murder or uttering death threats is a criminal offense.
Words to not have the power to kill or otherwise (really) hurt someone.
Absolute bullshit. There's a very old expression: The pen is mightier than the sword.
Most wars/revolutions/coups/whatever are started by talkers, people who never even step into battle.
All those idiots who strap on suicide belts are convinced to do it by someone very good with words.
Charles Manson didn't actually kill anyone, but he convinced his followers into slaughter.
Nobody knows whether there is a god... I believe that there are no gods.
Zealots, of any sort, can't tell the difference between "knowing" and "believing". That's what you have to take into consideration.
As for myself, I'm an agnostic. I believe there's no way we can actually say whether there is or is not a god, but I feel there is none. People say that stance lacks conviction, but I feel I'm being more realistic on the matter.
The studio can't send out a kill-signal disabling all copies of a DVD. They can't even do that to Blu-ray. Not even DRM'd stuff from iTunes can be remotely deleted or disabled, just prevented from being downloaded again.
They moved their package tracking system to Linux? I wonder if, when you ask it where your shipment is, it will tell you to find it yourself in a condescending manner.
I never said I dislike the VIDEO tag. I like it. However, here's a thought: How about no official standard codec?
Where in any of the HTML specs does it say that JPEG, GIF, or even PNG are the official formats for IMG that must be used?
The only reason you guys want Ogg Theora declared the official standard is because it doesn't have a shot in hell of becoming the standard on its own merits. But, no one should be discouraged from using Ogg if they want, just like no one should be discouraged from using H.264 (which is widely supported on a hardware level.)
You're missing my point. Lock-in is lock-in. Forcing people to use FOSS as a standard is just as bad as forcing people to use proprietary as a standard. But, the FOSS community, who get into a big fuss about "choice" whenever anyone is locked into a proprietary format, would gleefully accept locking people into FOSS.
B) refusing to implement because doing so would make it harder for a company to lock people into proprietary formats
Making Ogg Theora part of the standard would essentially lock people into that format for the web. But that's OK, as long as it's an "open" format, right?
Yes, and why the hell did they abandon the command line for all this mouse bullshit? Why has everything changed? They must be eating mushrooms and are crazy!
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"Or, English is to natural languages as Linux is to operating systems.;)"
Nah, French is closer to Linux: Spoken by a vocal minority who are infuriated and don't understand why people most people would choose to speak the "inferior" language of English.
English is like Windows: A clunky mess full of inconsistencies, but everyone uses it and it gets the job done.
Impressing people and having sex happen after you've had something to drink, eat, and you're brainstem thinks you're safe.
Sounds like someone has a dull sex life.
People who are never going to buy a single game for those hundreds of consoles, Sony's only way of making back money on the console they sell at a loss.
The hypervisor isn't gone. They're just not maintaining drivers for it on the new hardware for other OSes.
If it weren't for competition, we'd all be stuck with Norton, which I consistently say does more to bog down your system than an actual virus.
Include the AV, but allow a user to substitute one of their choice. (Or did we forget Internet Explorer all of a sudden?)
Cruel, horrible pranks or revenge. That's what the use is.
Use your imagination for two seconds: Crowd + Projector + Compromising Photos = Lulz / Humiliation
(Not that I condone its usage as such, or would do such a thing.)
I think the reality of the matter is that there's higher profits for be made from a small number of megastars, than there is from lots and lots of stars.
That's the truth of the matter, and the thing the internet screwed up for them possibly more than downloads.
The labels used to be able to control the marketing and life cycles of these stars, through radio stations, MTV, and record store promos. Everyone was aware of the same artists. Now, with the internet, it's trivial for a smaller band to start up and spread a fanbase, so musical tastes are far more fragmented than they have ever been. Kids are the exception: Listening to the same music is still part of fitting in. However, unexpected hits fly out of nowhere there too, now.
But can you print it cheaply on paper?
Out of print? That probably doesn't mean out of copyright.
Better hope no one torpedoes whatever you purchase, or you may awake one morning to your e-book gone and a feeble "Sorry!" note from Amazon in your inbox.
Kind of trivializes the distinction between agnosticism and atheism.
My dad is an atheist. He says there is no god, end of story.
I'm agnostic. I say there probably (in most likelihood) isn't a god, but I could be wrong.
My definition of the two terms could be wrong, but it's what I go by.
Theres nothing wrong with that though. Now, if you actually -do- any of those things, yes it is wrong. But talking about it? No one gets hurt so therefore it should not be prohibited.
AFAIK, in most places plotting murder or uttering death threats is a criminal offense.
Words to not have the power to kill or otherwise (really) hurt someone.
Absolute bullshit. There's a very old expression: The pen is mightier than the sword.
Most wars/revolutions/coups/whatever are started by talkers, people who never even step into battle.
All those idiots who strap on suicide belts are convinced to do it by someone very good with words.
Charles Manson didn't actually kill anyone, but he convinced his followers into slaughter.
Nobody knows whether there is a god ... I believe that there are no gods.
Zealots, of any sort, can't tell the difference between "knowing" and "believing". That's what you have to take into consideration.
As for myself, I'm an agnostic. I believe there's no way we can actually say whether there is or is not a god, but I feel there is none. People say that stance lacks conviction, but I feel I'm being more realistic on the matter.
Good thing we invented the earthquake invisibility cloak! Now the earthquakes won't be able to see me!
It's just like a DVD.
No, it's not.
The studio can't send out a kill-signal disabling all copies of a DVD. They can't even do that to Blu-ray. Not even DRM'd stuff from iTunes can be remotely deleted or disabled, just prevented from being downloaded again.
They moved their package tracking system to Linux? I wonder if, when you ask it where your shipment is, it will tell you to find it yourself in a condescending manner.
I never said I dislike the VIDEO tag. I like it. However, here's a thought: How about no official standard codec?
Where in any of the HTML specs does it say that JPEG, GIF, or even PNG are the official formats for IMG that must be used?
The only reason you guys want Ogg Theora declared the official standard is because it doesn't have a shot in hell of becoming the standard on its own merits. But, no one should be discouraged from using Ogg if they want, just like no one should be discouraged from using H.264 (which is widely supported on a hardware level.)
You're missing my point. Lock-in is lock-in. Forcing people to use FOSS as a standard is just as bad as forcing people to use proprietary as a standard. But, the FOSS community, who get into a big fuss about "choice" whenever anyone is locked into a proprietary format, would gleefully accept locking people into FOSS.
B) refusing to implement because doing so would make it harder for a company to lock people into proprietary formats
Making Ogg Theora part of the standard would essentially lock people into that format for the web. But that's OK, as long as it's an "open" format, right?
I've never understood why CD and DVD sales leap after the death of a performer.
Very simple. People who may not have the CD, and may not have listened to his music in years, want to listen to it now and remember.
The death of a celebrity is pretty much the ultimate reminder of his or her existence.
Celsius works similar for me. Anything over 30 is damn hot, and at 0 I know winter conditions are likely.
I met a future girlfriend while mountain biking...
So you're saying that time travel is a good way to meet people? I'll have to find myself a time machine.
It might not be a good idea to anger the Mooninites. Their Quad Laser is quite an effective weapon, you know.
While modded funny, it's actually true.
Under Vista, my Canon scanner actually contributed to system instability. I discovered this early on, and plugged it in only when needed.
Yes, and why the hell did they abandon the command line for all this mouse bullshit? Why has everything changed? They must be eating mushrooms and are crazy!
Dookie?