Having this guy testify as to the purpose of Kazaa, MusicCity and such is like having the wright brothers testify to the uses and legitimacy of the Stealth Bomber.
Not quite, becuase both of those devices are, in essence, planes. In this case it would be like having the guy who cut and stripped the lumber that eventually was used in teh first plane to testify on the legitimacy of the stealth bomber.
with one exception: Old babushkas who sell illegal produce from the sides of streets and who city officials are hesitant to crack down on
And if they are anything like the babushkas that I have met, that's a smart move... You don't mess with the old Russian grannies if you now what's good for you...
i'll just stop there... but i really feel strongly about this, there is a give and take, and the current rules make for good fights. the second someone has a 30 foot flamethrower/EMP, and can beat any bot in 10 seconds, the show is over, and its all about ratings.
It can't beat the tiny bot that has magnetic feet (for sticking onto the bigger bot) and a old fashioned power drill (for drilling into it's head...). Creativity would make the show interesting when the rules are throw out the window.
Just flew into San Francisco this afterneoon and got searched *four* times. Now, there is nothing stange about that, becuase I flew one-way and had a lot of connections (got searched at each connection). The strange thing is this: I make a really spicy Habenero sauce, and just for fun, I carry it in a sealed medical waste bag complete with the biohazard flowers and multiple warnings not to open it. Didn't faze the inspectors one bit... Now my sewing kit, on the other hand, that instantly got them into a tizzy and it had to be thrown away.
So, in case you were unclear on the concept of safety in America:
Tiny sewing scissors with a blade capable of possibly cutting paper in about three-four tries - DANGEROUS
Mysterious biohazard bag containing unidentified red goo - NO PROBLEM
3. Have you used any other illegal drug (including anabolic steroids after February 27, 1991) at all in the past 10 years? 4. Have you used any other illegal drug (including anabolic steroids after February 27, 1991) more than a total of five times in your life?
Yes and Yes! I took Sudafed all the time while I was staying in Japan (where it happens to be QUITE illegal)....
Never fear, the law is here... Don't worry that your company is secretly copying all your emails, becuase you own the copyright on each and every one of them. And even if you have signed them away, your friends happen to own the copyright on all the emails comign into the system.
It will become very expensive very quickly for companies to keep copies of employee emails when people begin sueing for license fees ($4,000 per email, right?)...
Do you really want to see the broadcasting industry go into the shitter?
Frankly, yes. They already OWE us, the people, literally billions and billions of dollars from the FREE bands that the FCC handed over to them. If you think that we somehow owe them something, you are dead wrong.
One must wonder just what the Mayor would say to a free gift of Redhat with NO contract to buy in the future? Someone living in New Orleans may want to offer such a gift.
She: "Hi, I'm a cute girl who doesn't work for any major multinational corperation and I'm just playing around with my super cool camera phone!"
Me: "Wow, that IS cool... Of course my year-old j-phone I got in osaka also takes digital pictures, sends email, plays games, and even can access the internet. Here want to look up the spec's on google? Use my phone. Oh, and it cost me about $50 when I got it new, and it's smaller and lighter than your phone by orders of magnitude and generally can run two or three weeks before it needs to be recharged (which takes about an hour)... Oh, wait, what were you saying again?"
Well, the fact that the Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen is not what made it explode. What made it explode was the fact that it's skin was literally pained with rocket fuel (This was before they knew what it was, of course. It just looked pretty to them I guess). Do a little googling and you'll see.
...to get me MY daiy in court, 'cause I is goona use that Microsoft Deeefense:
"I ama truuly sorry yo'onor, but I cain't take me no time in no jail cell for robbin them there store. Iffin I did, then just how do you reckon that I rob me some more stores in the future?"
"I see your point, sir. Based on th eMicrosoft Precident, I find that, while guilty, you simply cannot be given any penalty as that would hamper your ability to commit further crimes. Case dismissed!"
So, dammit, I could've been a billionaire. Stupid patents.
Was Gray married before or after this event? I wonder if you would even exist if he had gotten the patent and the wealth, and the debutante wife that he always wanted, instead of the great great grandmother that helped create you!
Please give me a break. Taking music for free does not compare to being a Jew in Germany during WWII, or to freeing slaves. This has to be one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard in my life.
Just trying ti illustrate that you are not obligated to follow unjust laws. The law is not the ultimate mediator.
You are still taking something that does not belong to you, something that you did not pay for. In my book if you take something that costs (ie non-free) and take it without paying then its stealing.
Let's just put it this way, it is my position that music does NOT,in fact, cost money, and simply becuase somone charges for it, doesn't mean that they have a right to.
To illustrate: I am going to charge for this comment. I created it, These words are mine, so by the logic of the entire music industry, I have every right to charge for it. You may NOT read this comment, no reply to it, unless you are willing to pay me $20 bucks... Or are you one of those "comment thieves"?
I do not believe that people have the "right" to make money selling non-physical goods. Yes, I do beleive that somone else taking thier work is wrong, and I believe that they have an inherant right to sell CDs of thier work, but attempting to control and manipulate the distribution of information is morally wrong.
I am not educated enough to know who is really hurt from you doing this, but I do know it is a horrible injustice to compare stealing music to freeing slaves or being a jew in germany during WWII. We are talking about two very different levels of freedom here. Personal freedom, and freedom to have anything you want without paying for as long as it doesn't hurt someone else.
Again, I just used extreeme examples to illustrate *clearly* that you are not bound to follow all laws, jsut becuase somone wrote it down.There are countless such laws, and if you don't like the first two examples becuase they are too emotionally charged, then consider this one: Despite the law in Kentucky, you may carry an ice cram cone in your pocket and be morally in the right, even though, legally, you will be wrong.
Not all of us can reload evry 10 minutes all throught the day. Nor can we all spend hours digging through the archives to find what we may have missed. While I do agree that posting the same story two or even three times in a single day is a clear sign of lazy editing, having a potentially important story (and having my WiFi decimated is pretty serious in my world) repeated every so often lets those who missed it the first time hear about it.
I have a MUCH better question that Lightbulbs vs. WiFI:
What would you prefer? The WB Network or WiFi+Lightbulbs?
Why are the "people" shoved into this tiny band where they have to fight against microwave ovens and friggin lighting systems while bottom of the trash heap networks are given the rest of the spectrum FOR FREE to put crap on the air that provides no value and nobody watches anyway? Shouldn't those airwaves go to something good and useful, and actually help promote society?
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Having this guy testify as to the purpose of Kazaa, MusicCity and such is like having the wright brothers testify to the uses and legitimacy of the Stealth Bomber.
Not quite, becuase both of those devices are, in essence, planes. In this case it would be like having the guy who cut and stripped the lumber that eventually was used in teh first plane to testify on the legitimacy of the stealth bomber.
with one exception: Old babushkas who sell illegal produce from the sides of streets and who city officials are hesitant to crack down on
And if they are anything like the babushkas that I have met, that's a smart move... You don't mess with the old Russian grannies if you now what's good for you...
I love the "helpful" BIOS messages...
o ACPATI IEEE 9.0 compatability : ON | OFF
Help -- This settiong turns on or off ACPATI IEEE 9.0 compatability.
o CPU LIMIT PRIMER : FREE | POST | RETRAIN
Help -- This setting sets the primer for the CPU LIMIT
o DARNING PORT FLANGE : WITHIN | OVER | COMPLIANT
Help -- This setting alters the darning on the PORT FLANGE
i'll just stop there... but i really feel strongly about this, there is a give and take, and the current rules make for good fights. the second someone has a 30 foot flamethrower/EMP, and can beat any bot in 10 seconds, the show is over, and its all about ratings.
It can't beat the tiny bot that has magnetic feet (for sticking onto the bigger bot) and a old fashioned power drill (for drilling into it's head...). Creativity would make the show interesting when the rules are throw out the window.
Just flew into San Francisco this afterneoon and got searched *four* times. Now, there is nothing stange about that, becuase I flew one-way and had a lot of connections (got searched at each connection). The strange thing is this: I make a really spicy Habenero sauce, and just for fun, I carry it in a sealed medical waste bag complete with the biohazard flowers and multiple warnings not to open it. Didn't faze the inspectors one bit... Now my sewing kit, on the other hand, that instantly got them into a tizzy and it had to be thrown away.
So, in case you were unclear on the concept of safety in America:
Tiny sewing scissors with a blade capable of possibly cutting paper in about three-four tries - DANGEROUS
Mysterious biohazard bag containing unidentified red goo - NO PROBLEM
Step 1: Buy GM Canola
Step 2: Plant in crack in competitor's parking lot.
Step 3: Call Infringment Police
...and cut the connection the machine has with the crusher. Do it!
Run for Congress. Do it now!
3. Have you used any other illegal drug (including anabolic steroids after February 27, 1991) at all in the past 10 years?
4. Have you used any other illegal drug (including anabolic steroids after February 27, 1991) more than a total of five times in your life?
Yes and Yes! I took Sudafed all the time while I was staying in Japan (where it happens to be QUITE illegal)....
"computer repair kilts", and I was wondering if I had missed out on yet another fashion trend...
Never fear, the law is here... Don't worry that your company is secretly copying all your emails, becuase you own the copyright on each and every one of them. And even if you have signed them away, your friends happen to own the copyright on all the emails comign into the system.
It will become very expensive very quickly for companies to keep copies of employee emails when people begin sueing for license fees ($4,000 per email, right?)...
Do you really want to see the broadcasting industry go into the shitter?
Frankly, yes. They already OWE us, the people, literally billions and billions of dollars from the FREE bands that the FCC handed over to them. If you think that we somehow owe them something, you are dead wrong.
One must wonder just what the Mayor would say to a free gift of Redhat with NO contract to buy in the future? Someone living in New Orleans may want to offer such a gift.
She: "Hi, I'm a cute girl who doesn't work for any major multinational corperation and I'm just playing around with my super cool camera phone!"
Me: "Wow, that IS cool... Of course my year-old j-phone I got in osaka also takes digital pictures, sends email, plays games, and even can access the internet. Here want to look up the spec's on google? Use my phone. Oh, and it cost me about $50 when I got it new, and it's smaller and lighter than your phone by orders of magnitude and generally can run two or three weeks before it needs to be recharged (which takes about an hour)... Oh, wait, what were you saying again?"
Well, the fact that the Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen is not what made it explode. What made it explode was the fact that it's skin was literally pained with rocket fuel (This was before they knew what it was, of course. It just looked pretty to them I guess). Do a little googling and you'll see.
Good to know they've got thier priorities straight.
...to get me MY daiy in court, 'cause I is goona use that Microsoft Deeefense:
"I ama truuly sorry yo'onor, but I cain't take me no time in no jail cell for robbin them there store. Iffin I did, then just how do you reckon that I rob me some more stores in the future?"
"I see your point, sir. Based on th eMicrosoft Precident, I find that, while guilty, you simply cannot be given any penalty as that would hamper your ability to commit further crimes. Case dismissed!"
Or better yet, what if somone who wantes to ruin your farm comes in the dead of night and plants a few of these seeds in your field?
So, dammit, I could've been a billionaire. Stupid patents.
Was Gray married before or after this event? I wonder if you would even exist if he had gotten the patent and the wealth, and the debutante wife that he always wanted, instead of the great great grandmother that helped create you!
Scientists have recently found a cure for cancer... it's a bullet to the head!
Now we found the cure for headaches... the plauge!
Please give me a break. Taking music for free does not compare to being a Jew in Germany during WWII, or to freeing slaves. This has to be one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard in my life.
Just trying ti illustrate that you are not obligated to follow unjust laws. The law is not the ultimate mediator.
You are still taking something that does not belong to you, something that you did not pay for. In my book if you take something that costs (ie non-free) and take it without paying then its stealing.
Let's just put it this way, it is my position that music does NOT,in fact, cost money, and simply becuase somone charges for it, doesn't mean that they have a right to.
To illustrate: I am going to charge for this comment. I created it, These words are mine, so by the logic of the entire music industry, I have every right to charge for it. You may NOT read this comment, no reply to it, unless you are willing to pay me $20 bucks... Or are you one of those "comment thieves"?
I do not believe that people have the "right" to make money selling non-physical goods. Yes, I do beleive that somone else taking thier work is wrong, and I believe that they have an inherant right to sell CDs of thier work, but attempting to control and manipulate the distribution of information is morally wrong.
I am not educated enough to know who is really hurt from you doing this, but I do know it is a horrible injustice to compare stealing music to freeing slaves or being a jew in germany during WWII. We are talking about two very different levels of freedom here. Personal freedom, and freedom to have anything you want without paying for as long as it doesn't hurt someone else.
Again, I just used extreeme examples to illustrate *clearly* that you are not bound to follow all laws, jsut becuase somone wrote it down.There are countless such laws, and if you don't like the first two examples becuase they are too emotionally charged, then consider this one: Despite the law in Kentucky, you may carry an ice cram cone in your pocket and be morally in the right, even though, legally, you will be wrong.
Not all of us can reload evry 10 minutes all throught the day. Nor can we all spend hours digging through the archives to find what we may have missed. While I do agree that posting the same story two or even three times in a single day is a clear sign of lazy editing, having a potentially important story (and having my WiFi decimated is pretty serious in my world) repeated every so often lets those who missed it the first time hear about it.
I have a MUCH better question that Lightbulbs vs. WiFI:
What would you prefer? The WB Network or WiFi+Lightbulbs?
Why are the "people" shoved into this tiny band where they have to fight against microwave ovens and friggin lighting systems while bottom of the trash heap networks are given the rest of the spectrum FOR FREE to put crap on the air that provides no value and nobody watches anyway? Shouldn't those airwaves go to something good and useful, and actually help promote society?
I can't wait for my day in court one of these days. I'm going ALL-OUT Microsoft Defense(tm)
Now if only we can get the beer companies to dump thier excess hops in too... I can't believe it, my ultimate dream is so close to coming true!