That said, yes--Microsoft compilers do point to unique identifiers in things like class IDs. A necessary part of the COM interface requires a globally-unique identifier--that identifier of necessity points to your machine. That doesn't make it easy to find your machine--it only means that once the authorities get to your door they can prove that a particular class or DLL was originally compiled there. (That is, it was compiled there first--subsequent compiles on other machines won't change the class IDs, so those later builds will still point to your machine.)
Actually, if such identifiers exist, then all an oppressive government would need to do is to say "we traced this back to [insert individual here]'s computer using the compiler id".
It wouldn't matter if they had or had not, because, if such a thing is possible, people will believe it.
Relying upon digital signatures as legal documentation is scary, because everything can be faked, with enough knowledge, access, and work.
The only system that will guarantee freedom is one that supports individual rights, power and freedom over all other concerns, especially concerns of safety and security. It would have to have this support hard-wired in, without the ability of the will of the majority or judicial review to override the central idea of individual freedom.
The US doesn't have such a system. Even if the US were the democracy it sometimes claims to be, that would only support the will of the majority, which is for security and not for freedom.
You have good points, but you fundamentally miss one key concept. The US was not set up as a democracy. It was set up as a republic--a democratic republic, yes, but not a democracy.
This confusion has, in fact, led to the state of our government today.
If I recall correctly, and I may not, a woman once asked Benjamin Franklin what kind of government they had set up at the Constitutional Convention. "A republic, madam, if you can keep it" was his reply.
I'll agree that an LP has a warmer sound, but I disagree about sounding "better".
The CD reproduces much more exactly the sound that is actually there. This, just like flourescent lighting, does not always make it more pleasant, however.
It can, though, if the mix for the CD was done correctly. One of the best CDs ever is the first commercial digital recording: Telarc's Cleveland Symphonic Winds. Truly, a marvelous sound achievement, and much better than the vinyl (I have both).
But in Star Trek everything is free!
And they still do stuff like write software! (although we've never seen anyone actually do it)
We all know Star Trek is real!
Only in a Communist Utopia does the Free Software movement make any sense.
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I can't get it to stand in the center, though.
It keeps falling off to the left.
There are multiple kanji characters (and therefore meanings) for the same vocal sound. It is not uncommon for Japanese conversationalists to have to resort to drawing the kanji characters on the palms of their hands for clarity.
This would indeed prove to be somewhat inconvenient from a tactical standpoint.
Of course a [streetable] motorcycle will beat a [streetable] car in the 1/4 mile. Certainly in 0-60, anyway.
My point, however, is that once you're up and running, the sport bikes can only barely keep up. Right around 140 is where the bike's wind resistance catches up with the power-to-weight ratio advantage.
This has been proven to be the case several times on the Mopac Expressway here in Austin.
Ford and GMC have, however, managed to produce engines which actually HAVE power and torque without having to go that high.
Honda makes great motorcycle engines, don't get me wrong. I won't own a motorcycle that's not a Honda. I just won't own a car that's made by a motorcycle manufacturer.
I haven't seen a late 90s Supra that was stock more than 15 minutes after it left the showroom. Most of the twin-turbos are putting down in the neighborhood of 400-500 hp.
And, yes, we're definitely talking about speeds over 150mph. More like 175.
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Wasn't he shot in Las Vegas?
I'll try anything once... twice if I like it... three times if it's blonde. :)
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Yes, but in this case, it's good for neither.
That said, yes--Microsoft compilers do point to unique identifiers in things like class IDs. A necessary part of the COM interface requires a globally-unique identifier--that identifier of necessity points to your machine. That doesn't make it easy to find your machine--it only means that once the authorities get to your door they can prove that a particular class or DLL was originally compiled there. (That is, it was compiled there first--subsequent compiles on other machines won't change the class IDs, so those later builds will still point to your machine.)
Actually, if such identifiers exist, then all an oppressive government would need to do is to say "we traced this back to [insert individual here]'s computer using the compiler id".
It wouldn't matter if they had or had not, because, if such a thing is possible, people will believe it.
Relying upon digital signatures as legal documentation is scary, because everything can be faked, with enough knowledge, access, and work.
The only system that will guarantee freedom is one that supports individual rights, power and freedom over all other concerns, especially concerns of safety and security. It would have to have this support hard-wired in, without the ability of the will of the majority or judicial review to override the central idea of individual freedom.
The US doesn't have such a system. Even if the US were the democracy it sometimes claims to be, that would only support the will of the majority, which is for security and not for freedom.
You have good points, but you fundamentally miss one key concept. The US was not set up as a democracy. It was set up as a republic--a democratic republic, yes, but not a democracy.
This confusion has, in fact, led to the state of our government today.
If I recall correctly, and I may not, a woman once asked Benjamin Franklin what kind of government they had set up at the Constitutional Convention. "A republic, madam, if you can keep it" was his reply.
I am afraid the U.S. is already to the right of the peak and moving further to the right.
While I understand your point, we are actually to the left of the peak, and moving further toward the left.
Both of them end up in the same place (it's not a continuum, it's a circle), but we're moving in a socialist direction, not fascist.
Intellectual property is intellectual property. You only make the "apples and oranges" argument because you're ethically backed into a corner.
I'll agree that an LP has a warmer sound, but I disagree about sounding "better".
The CD reproduces much more exactly the sound that is actually there. This, just like flourescent lighting, does not always make it more pleasant, however.
It can, though, if the mix for the CD was done correctly. One of the best CDs ever is the first commercial digital recording: Telarc's Cleveland Symphonic Winds. Truly, a marvelous sound achievement, and much better than the vinyl (I have both).
But in Star Trek everything is free!
And they still do stuff like write software! (although we've never seen anyone actually do it)
We all know Star Trek is real!
Only in a Communist Utopia does the Free Software movement make any sense.
I can't get it to stand in the center, though.
It keeps falling off to the left.
...that would be a Red Hat.
There are multiple kanji characters (and therefore meanings) for the same vocal sound. It is not uncommon for Japanese conversationalists to have to resort to drawing the kanji characters on the palms of their hands for clarity.
This would indeed prove to be somewhat inconvenient from a tactical standpoint.
Perhaps you see bigotry where there is but fact.
I personally use ExactAudioCopy and LAME to encode my OOP CDs and no matter how hard I try, I can't tell mp3 apart from the original.
Your stereo equipment is consumer-level. On higher fidelity systems there is no difficulty.
I like the Willow chicky. She's a bad girl. She needs a spanking.
*sigh* The offset value is signed, ergo 2 gigs.
Sadly, the other guy didn't get it.
We don't need it anymore anyway. We have NATO. :)
That was a pretty darn cool game for its time.
It had plenty of story, graphics, and puzzles.
It had plenty of slow, though, on my 486.
... and is more secure, too.
Of course not. That was my point. It doesn't matter how nice it is. It's marginal!
We saw what BeOS did when they started from scratch.
Yes, they made a nice little product that almost nobody uses.
You misunderstand.
Of course a [streetable] motorcycle will beat a [streetable] car in the 1/4 mile. Certainly in 0-60, anyway.
My point, however, is that once you're up and running, the sport bikes can only barely keep up. Right around 140 is where the bike's wind resistance catches up with the power-to-weight ratio advantage.
This has been proven to be the case several times on the Mopac Expressway here in Austin.
Ford and GMC have, however, managed to produce engines which actually HAVE power and torque without having to go that high.
Honda makes great motorcycle engines, don't get me wrong. I won't own a motorcycle that's not a Honda. I just won't own a car that's made by a motorcycle manufacturer.
See if you can get THAT going at HIGH SPEED!
I haven't seen a late 90s Supra that was stock more than 15 minutes after it left the showroom. Most of the twin-turbos are putting down in the neighborhood of 400-500 hp.
And, yes, we're definitely talking about speeds over 150mph. More like 175.