I think the fact that the law allows a year in jail is kind of like the fact that criminal copyright infringement cah put you in jail for 5 years. I would doubt that a single offense would warrant the maximum penalty, unless they want to set an example. I suspect that this is still a misdemeanor. It will be interesting to see (if convicted) what the punishment is. I suspect it probably will be a fine.
For example, people gasped in awe at the opening scene in TTT, (Gandalf diving down under the bridge in Moria after the Balrog), but few realize (or will admit) that those effects were essentially copied from the scene in AOTC where Anakin dives from his speeder
Try The 5th Element , taxi scenes. Visual effects for falling/fighting are nothing new.
Basic supply and demand. That is, charge what you can get away with. Would you pay more for a cassette than a CD? The sound quality is inferior, and degrades. The perceived value of the CD is higher, thus regardless of cost, they can cnarge more.
I think the FCC is just making a lot of noise to distract people over the fact that they are pro-media consolidation. These priorities seem out of whack. Sure, we can lessen the number of viewpoints by allowing media consolidation, but we need to make sure no one hears any dirty words.
Come to think of it, these stances on these issues are completely consistant, to advance the agenda of more control of the content of the airwaves. Scary.
I wonder if the recently passes Federal Anti-Spam legislation has had any effect on these numbers. Obviously not a big enough one, since according to these figures, so much spam still comes from the U.S. If these numbers can be tabulated, can they not also report the offenders to the police?
I also wonder if there is any way to bring the issue of unprotected computers to the public. Perhaps negligence penalties of some sort? I don't want to punish the wrong people, but it would be a lot harder to hack into all of these systems if they were administered properly.
In my case, I've got a cd/tape player in my car, but my FM band doesn't seem to work. It is a touch panel thing. Thus the only radio I get is AM. Traffic is the only worthwhile station. I realize I should get a better system.:-) Anyway, that FM transmitter thing wouldn't work in my case, but I do have tape/cd stuff, so I'm generally ok. The experiences I was having with the speakers was in an earlier car without either tape or cd, but I will definitely look in to the transmitter thing. Thanks.
While it is true that there should be some down time in life, Time Shifting is definitely useful. I have quite a long commute to work each day and books on tape make the experience much better. There is only so much time in a day. Sometime time shifting actually ALLOWS more down time.
I've completed 8 unabridged books in two months just by carrying around my Otis player when I get dressed in the morning, driving to and from work, doing housework, or when I exercise.
Does the Otis player have headphones, or external speakers? If headphones, it is illegal in some areas to listen to headphones while driving. I have tried using external speakers with portable devices. They are usually terrible in the car. Or do you have an in-dash player of some sort?
Don't be so sure. Microsoft still has large corporate customers, and a lot of computer practices done by the government are not necessarily copied by industry. I think Microsoft would still have a very strong presence without the support of the government.
Two things 1) These numbers are not entirely ficticous. 2) I was simply responding to the parent, who asked what the minimum wage laws were. I was simply pointing out a glaring loophole in the law. Strictly speaking, I was off topic.
Maybe I'm a bit confused but who gets 1.25 to 4.25 to work. WTF is the minimum wage out there?
I used to live in California, and I had a roommate who worked as a shuttle driver to the airport. He was making a base wage of 2.25 an hour, plus tips. Apparantly since some of his income was from tips, he was exempt from the standard 5.15 or whatever minimum wage happens to be. Unfortunately for him most trips to the airport were 50 or 60 dollars, and people were in no mood to tip. Thus he would work 50-60 hours a week and only get something like 150.00 - 200.00 a week. I think it is a scam. Tips should not be considered part of 'normal' income. Just my 0.02
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In this case, since loose is a word, the spell checker wouldn't have helped.
java does this. It works on most platforms. See java.math.BigInteger
I think the fact that the law allows a year in jail is kind of like the fact that criminal copyright infringement cah put you in jail for 5 years. I would doubt that a single offense would warrant the maximum penalty, unless they want to set an example. I suspect that this is still a misdemeanor. It will be interesting to see (if convicted) what the punishment is. I suspect it probably will be a fine.
D'oh. Next time I guess I'll have to read the article first. :-)
New Hampshire is in the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley act is a UK law (I presume).
Birds still fly, fish still swim, and Record Executives^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h wolves still hunt and kill prey.
For example, people gasped in awe at the opening scene in TTT, (Gandalf diving down under the bridge in Moria after the Balrog), but few realize (or will admit) that those effects were essentially copied from the scene in AOTC where Anakin dives from his speeder
Try The 5th Element , taxi scenes. Visual effects for falling/fighting are nothing new.
I predict these stories will end...In about 8 hours.
Basic supply and demand. That is, charge what you can get away with. Would you pay more for a cassette than a CD? The sound quality is inferior, and degrades. The perceived value of the CD is higher, thus regardless of cost, they can cnarge more.
Does 0.99999999 (repeating forever) equal 1?
Did you see the picture of the orang in the article? Looks like the crypt keeper from tales of the crypt.
An AI crypt keeper is the last thing we need.
I think the FCC is just making a lot of noise to distract people over the fact that they are pro-media consolidation. These priorities seem out of whack. Sure, we can lessen the number of viewpoints by allowing media consolidation, but we need to make sure no one hears any dirty words.
Come to think of it, these stances on these issues are completely consistant, to advance the agenda of more control of the content of the airwaves. Scary.
No, it would only be meta funnier.
But what is the turtle standing on?
I wonder if the recently passes Federal Anti-Spam legislation has had any effect on these numbers. Obviously not a big enough one, since according to these figures, so much spam still comes from the U.S. If these numbers can be tabulated, can they not also report the offenders to the police?
I also wonder if there is any way to bring the issue of unprotected computers to the public. Perhaps negligence penalties of some sort? I don't want to punish the wrong people, but it would be a lot harder to hack into all of these systems if they were administered properly.
In my case, I've got a cd/tape player in my car, but my FM band doesn't seem to work. It is a touch panel thing. Thus the only radio I get is AM. Traffic is the only worthwhile station. I realize I should get a better system. :-) Anyway, that FM transmitter thing wouldn't work in my case, but I do have tape/cd stuff, so I'm generally ok. The experiences I was having with the speakers was in an earlier car without either tape or cd, but I will definitely look in to the transmitter thing. Thanks.
-Evan
While it is true that there should be some down time in life, Time Shifting is definitely useful. I have quite a long commute to work each day and books on tape make the experience much better. There is only so much time in a day. Sometime time shifting actually ALLOWS more down time.
I've completed 8 unabridged books in two months just by carrying around my Otis player when I get dressed in the morning, driving to and from work, doing housework, or when I exercise.
Does the Otis player have headphones, or external speakers? If headphones, it is illegal in some areas to listen to headphones while driving. I have tried using external speakers with portable devices. They are usually terrible in the car. Or do you have an in-dash player of some sort?
Don't be so sure. Microsoft still has large corporate customers, and a lot of computer practices done by the government are not necessarily copied by industry. I think Microsoft would still have a very strong presence without the support of the government.
If a book gives step by step instructions on the 'hack', can it really be considered a hack anymore?
Learn something new every day. Cool.
Due to trademark infringement potential and other potential confusion, Firebird Database Engine has just changed its name to
F------d Database Engine
More news to follow.
P.S. For any lawyers, etc. reading this, the above is an example of "parody", not subject to the definition of "slander" or "libel".
Smellevison?
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Sorry
Two things
1) These numbers are not entirely ficticous.
2) I was simply responding to the parent, who asked what the minimum wage laws were. I was simply pointing out a glaring loophole in the law. Strictly speaking, I was off topic.
Maybe I'm a bit confused but who gets 1.25 to 4.25 to work. WTF is the minimum wage out there?
I used to live in California, and I had a roommate who worked as a shuttle driver to the airport. He was making a base wage of 2.25 an hour, plus tips. Apparantly since some of his income was from tips, he was exempt from the standard 5.15 or whatever minimum wage happens to be. Unfortunately for him most trips to the airport were 50 or 60 dollars, and people were in no mood to tip. Thus he would work 50-60 hours a week and only get something like 150.00 - 200.00 a week. I think it is a scam. Tips should not be considered part of 'normal' income. Just my 0.02