I thought it just has to be compiled for Linux. Doesn't this PS2 + Linux kit run all linux software, not just stuff compiled for the Emotion Engine? I'm just asking...
Democracy shouldn't be hard work though. I remember talking to a friend about the problems with a two party system, saying that it's not really a democracy because you have to be approved by a party to even run, and without belonging to one of the parties you cannot win. So he said, well enough people vote for him he can win. Like if there's a big backlash and everyone gets upset and decides to vote for a non-major party he can win, so we really do have a democracy. But according to that line of reasoning, pre-Revolution France was a democracy, because, hey they got what they wanted by staging a revolution, so their voice really was heard!
The wheels of democracy should be greased so that things automatically work fairly and the way the majority wants it. It shouldn't involve extreme effort or a revolutionary spirit. It should happen automatically. Not that a revolutionary spirit is a bad thing; it's especially good in times like this. But it shouldn't be necessary.
"They'll sick [sic] the FBI on those who don't share their views and enforce antiquated laws to have you arrested if you speak out against them (It's called the Smith Act, look it up)"
Heh, I just wanted correct a "sick," that should've been "sic," with a [sic].
Thing is, most politicians support the companies who give them money only because if they don't, they won't get money come next election. Senator Hollings realizes that there's no chance of him getting more money from Enron, so he might as well use this as an opportunity to further establish himself as a "for the people" kind of guy.
In a way I kind of hope this law gets passed. It's like when Felten brought the RIAA to court, he couldn't show any actual damages so they wouldn't repeal the DMCA. In the same way, things aren't going to get better until things get really fucked up and people see what that's like when it's that fucked up. A few months ago the put this law on hold. But that's not because they suddenly realized how stupid the thing was, and until it's actually tested, most people won't. That's kind of the idea behind civil disobedience you do things that are technically illegal, but anyone who has any concept of freedom thinks..."hey, that shouldn't be illegal."
Well, I don't know about copyright in general, but breaking the DMCA is *not* a civil violation, and can and will be pursued even if the company being violated (adobe) objects.
First of all, just because it doesn't rotate, doesn't mean it's "solid-state". It's still optical. And besides, this is just hype, they've been saying this for years, all they do is talk, they have yet to even demonstrate the thing. I learned the hard way, having bought stock in them.
That's not really true. Well it's true only if you define abuse very broadly. In industries where a monopoly exists there is usually a lot less innovation, even if the company is acting fairly and in good faith.
Have you ever used the Xbox controller? Granted, for first person shooters a mouse and keyboard is the best, but the control on Halo is *really* good compared to using any other PC gamepad with a PC first person shooter.
Well, they'd be modeled on humans, they'd live in a human society, and eventually may even be indistinguishable from humans (physically, too). So what then?
Trouble is, they talked about sails that were *hundreds* of km wide. I think it's much more likely that over thousands of years they would catastrophically hit an asteroid or something.
Have you even played an Xbox??? I've probably logged over 100 hours playing my Xbox and I haven't seen a GSOD once. I even left it on over the weekend with autoff disabled and it never got a GSOD.
Even further. If you look at the original discussions about patents, you will see that patents weren't issued to promote innovation, patents were designed to prevent a corporation from keeping it's innovation secret and having society eventually lose it forever. So incentive isn't even an issue here, or at least it shouldn't be.
Whoa, copyright and patents are *totally* different here. If I am Microsoft I own the copyright to MS Word, and no one but me can give the right to stamp and sell Word CDs. But if I owned the patent on "spellcheck" that means noone can write software that automatically underlined words that were spelled incorrectly. You can't "copyright" spellcheck, unless it's the name of a specific program.
First of all, the better business bureau is completely unaffiliated with the government. They approve companies that pay them a fee, even when they have 30+ complaints against them. In dallas they charge 12 dollars to file a complaint. They're taking it in from both ends. Do a google usenet archive search for the terms "don't trust the better business bureau"
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I thought it just has to be compiled for Linux. Doesn't this PS2 + Linux kit run all linux software, not just stuff compiled for the Emotion Engine? I'm just asking...
Democracy shouldn't be hard work though. I remember talking to a friend about the problems with a two party system, saying that it's not really a democracy because you have to be approved by a party to even run, and without belonging to one of the parties you cannot win. So he said, well enough people vote for him he can win. Like if there's a big backlash and everyone gets upset and decides to vote for a non-major party he can win, so we really do have a democracy. But according to that line of reasoning, pre-Revolution France was a democracy, because, hey they got what they wanted by staging a revolution, so their voice really was heard!
The wheels of democracy should be greased so that things automatically work fairly and the way the majority wants it. It shouldn't involve extreme effort or a revolutionary spirit. It should happen automatically. Not that a revolutionary spirit is a bad thing; it's especially good in times like this. But it shouldn't be necessary.
Yeah, what I sort of meant, at least I was thinking it, is that Hollings is such a bald-faced politician that he doesn't even worry about that shit.
Heh, I just wanted correct a "sick," that should've been "sic," with a [sic].
Thing is, most politicians support the companies who give them money only because if they don't, they won't get money come next election. Senator Hollings realizes that there's no chance of him getting more money from Enron, so he might as well use this as an opportunity to further establish himself as a "for the people" kind of guy.
In a way I kind of hope this law gets passed. It's like when Felten brought the RIAA to court, he couldn't show any actual damages so they wouldn't repeal the DMCA. In the same way, things aren't going to get better until things get really fucked up and people see what that's like when it's that fucked up. A few months ago the put this law on hold. But that's not because they suddenly realized how stupid the thing was, and until it's actually tested, most people won't. That's kind of the idea behind civil disobedience you do things that are technically illegal, but anyone who has any concept of freedom thinks..."hey, that shouldn't be illegal."
Well, I don't know about copyright in general, but breaking the DMCA is *not* a civil violation, and can and will be pursued even if the company being violated (adobe) objects.
First of all, just because it doesn't rotate, doesn't mean it's "solid-state". It's still optical. And besides, this is just hype, they've been saying this for years, all they do is talk, they have yet to even demonstrate the thing. I learned the hard way, having bought stock in them.
That's not really true. Well it's true only if you define abuse very broadly. In industries where a monopoly exists there is usually a lot less innovation, even if the company is acting fairly and in good faith.
Have you ever used the Xbox controller? Granted, for first person shooters a mouse and keyboard is the best, but the control on Halo is *really* good compared to using any other PC gamepad with a PC first person shooter.
Ever hear of DARPA?
Yeah, it was actually rated NC-17, but the studios decided that such a rating would hurt the film financially more than if they had no rating at all.
I mean, it wasn't a widespread release or anything, but it was playing in at least one theater in manhattan.
Well, they'd be modeled on humans, they'd live in a human society, and eventually may even be indistinguishable from humans (physically, too). So what then?
Actually, they're traditionally called Novellas.
I saw requiem for a dream in the theatres. I don't know why you think it was never released in the theatres.
What does free speech have to do with giant corporations bribing politicians to make things easy for them?
No, I'm afraid *you* have it backwards.
Trouble is, they talked about sails that were *hundreds* of km wide. I think it's much more likely that over thousands of years they would catastrophically hit an asteroid or something.
You spell fine. I didn't catch a single spelling error in your post, aside from a couple of typos.
Have you even played an Xbox??? I've probably logged over 100 hours playing my Xbox and I haven't seen a GSOD once. I even left it on over the weekend with autoff disabled and it never got a GSOD.
Even further. If you look at the original discussions about patents, you will see that patents weren't issued to promote innovation, patents were designed to prevent a corporation from keeping it's innovation secret and having society eventually lose it forever. So incentive isn't even an issue here, or at least it shouldn't be.
Whoa, copyright and patents are *totally* different here. If I am Microsoft I own the copyright to MS Word, and no one but me can give the right to stamp and sell Word CDs. But if I owned the patent on "spellcheck" that means noone can write software that automatically underlined words that were spelled incorrectly. You can't "copyright" spellcheck, unless it's the name of a specific program.
I think he meant seal's rendition of the song. Much more inspirational.
First of all, the better business bureau is completely unaffiliated with the government. They approve companies that pay them a fee, even when they have 30+ complaints against them. In dallas they charge 12 dollars to file a complaint. They're taking it in from both ends. Do a google usenet archive search for the terms "don't trust the better business bureau"