I don't think the story is flamebait. While the presentation may be slanted, this judicial ruling is certainly newsworthy. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the higher courts.
Not that I necessarily believe in that, but two of the 4 rivers near the Garden of Eden were supposedly the Tigris and Euphrates, and the other 2, as far as I know, have not entirely been explained, though there are some theories.
I do use the dvd service, quite often. The problem I have is that Netflix does not seem to be restocking their less popular DVD's, and since DVD's wear out after being mailed around and seen by so many people, inevitably some items will be unavailable. (Disk 1 of a series was unavailable but 2-6 were there. That's kind of tough to get around). I had just hoped streaming would not have that problem, since there is no disk to scratch, yet these items become unavailable because of contract stipulations, resulting in artificial scarcity. I just hope that since Netflix seems to be focusing more on streaming, that they don't ignore the DVD's that they already have and restock the "out of print" items more than they do.
Having never seen Lost, it was in my instant queue for a while, untill one day it just became "unavailable". According to Netflix's FAQ page, some titles may become available/unavailable based on deals provided by the content providers. Lost will be available again (I think tomorrow), possibly due to this deal. On the other hand, some DVD items that I have wanted to watch have also become unavailable, and will probably remain so for the near future. Specifically out-of-print anime items that I am looking for. It is too bad, because I don't think some of those items will ever be available on streaming. Netflix is transitioning more toward a streaming company, but I hope they don't neglect their dvd market as well. I don't like being subject to the whims of the content provider in terms of streaming availability.
It's not just Sarah Palin, there are those in power that are clearly using their power on this matter. Kind of scary, actually. (Though not surprising, considering what Assange is doing).
People aren't as willing to buy and dispose of consoles, just to get the "latest and greatest". I think the success of the Wii has also shown that there is a market for just "fun" games, rather than just relying on graphical eye candy. In addition, with the Sony Move and Microsoft Kinect, in some ways these consoles are new enough.
We are not paying all that money just for the textbook material, we are paying for the knowledge of the professors, and the shared experience with other people. Putting additional restrictions on the materials themselves for profit goes against the entire ethos of open information sharing, which is the cornerstone of university research.
Websites go down all the time. Amazon has been down from time to time. Why is this new at all, let alone front page news? I shouldn't just blame slashdot though, both yahoo and cnn mention this as well.
Five years behind what? The US? What have we produced that has been original lately? Another Madden NFL game? What American game has been as original as something like Katamari Damacy lately? (Granted that is 5 years old or more now). Seriously though, I would like to know, because video games are a bit boring lately. (I suppose Portal might count).
The Justice department would still have to get a court order, as they do now. The issue is that they could do so for a civil infraction, as opposed to a criminal infraction. Why the government is involved at all in civil justice is beyond me? Isn't that the job of the plaintiff?
Movies haven't even been around 136 years. Being immortal wouldn't help. Being able to split yourself in two or three might. Or having more than one tv in the room.
Assuming we rate 50,000 movies at 2 hours a movie, this comes out to approximately 11.4 years of straight time. (i.e. no sleep). This does not include the amount of time to rate these items. I know tv shows are less than two hours, but if these ratings are for a series, as opposed to a simple episode, then even more time will be needed.
It would be good once and for all to find out whether or not EULAs (especially ones that do not appear until after the software is open) are enforceable. I would prefer all contracts require written signatures, as well as modifications of such, so that companies can not arbitrarily change clauses willy-nilly even if the contract has wording to allow such. (Think cell phone contracts, I never signed anything). First sale should be first sale, period. On the other hand, I am afraid as to what the Supreme Court would rule in such a decision.
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I don't think the story is flamebait. While the presentation may be slanted, this judicial ruling is certainly newsworthy. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the higher courts.
Not that I necessarily believe in that, but two of the 4 rivers near the Garden of Eden were supposedly the Tigris and Euphrates, and the other 2, as far as I know, have not entirely been explained, though there are some theories.
I do use the dvd service, quite often. The problem I have is that Netflix does not seem to be restocking their less popular DVD's, and since DVD's wear out after being mailed around and seen by so many people, inevitably some items will be unavailable. (Disk 1 of a series was unavailable but 2-6 were there. That's kind of tough to get around). I had just hoped streaming would not have that problem, since there is no disk to scratch, yet these items become unavailable because of contract stipulations, resulting in artificial scarcity. I just hope that since Netflix seems to be focusing more on streaming, that they don't ignore the DVD's that they already have and restock the "out of print" items more than they do.
Having never seen Lost, it was in my instant queue for a while, untill one day it just became "unavailable". According to Netflix's FAQ page, some titles may become available/unavailable based on deals provided by the content providers. Lost will be available again (I think tomorrow), possibly due to this deal. On the other hand, some DVD items that I have wanted to watch have also become unavailable, and will probably remain so for the near future. Specifically out-of-print anime items that I am looking for. It is too bad, because I don't think some of those items will ever be available on streaming. Netflix is transitioning more toward a streaming company, but I hope they don't neglect their dvd market as well. I don't like being subject to the whims of the content provider in terms of streaming availability.
But there are those that are in power (already elected) who feel the same way. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.), the incoming chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee wants to classify wikileaks as a terrorist organization.. I believe that this would make contributing money a federal felony. In addition, the Interpol connection has been ratcheted up. Assange is now on the most wanted list.
It's not just Sarah Palin, there are those in power that are clearly using their power on this matter. Kind of scary, actually. (Though not surprising, considering what Assange is doing).
People aren't as willing to buy and dispose of consoles, just to get the "latest and greatest". I think the success of the Wii has also shown that there is a market for just "fun" games, rather than just relying on graphical eye candy. In addition, with the Sony Move and Microsoft Kinect, in some ways these consoles are new enough.
Nothing inflammatory about the headline here, is there? (Even though it appears the allegations are true, but still).
I think if they created a real big bang we may all be silenced.
Is that kind of like a Glory Hole? Probably the same number of viruses.
I'm glad that the US isn't a direct democracy.
Where are they going? And are they hiring?
We are not paying all that money just for the textbook material, we are paying for the knowledge of the professors, and the shared experience with other people. Putting additional restrictions on the materials themselves for profit goes against the entire ethos of open information sharing, which is the cornerstone of university research.
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If nothing else, the earth wobbles on it's axis every 14,000 years (I think that is the number). Polaris certainly won't be due north then.
Hitler had nothing to do with Dance Dance Revolution. That was Mao.
10/10/10? Isn't that the date of Jesus's barmitzvah?
The FCC is too intrusive as it is. They can stay the hell out of my code. They can pry my tab key from my cold, dead fingers.
Websites go down all the time. Amazon has been down from time to time. Why is this new at all, let alone front page news? I shouldn't just blame slashdot though, both yahoo and cnn mention this as well.
Five years behind what? The US? What have we produced that has been original lately? Another Madden NFL game? What American game has been as original as something like Katamari Damacy lately? (Granted that is 5 years old or more now). Seriously though, I would like to know, because video games are a bit boring lately. (I suppose Portal might count).
The Justice department would still have to get a court order, as they do now. The issue is that they could do so for a civil infraction, as opposed to a criminal infraction. Why the government is involved at all in civil justice is beyond me? Isn't that the job of the plaintiff?
Bill: "So-crates . . . the only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing."
Ted: "That's US, dude!"
Bill: "Oh, yeah!"
Movies haven't even been around 136 years. Being immortal wouldn't help. Being able to split yourself in two or three might. Or having more than one tv in the room.
Assuming we rate 50,000 movies at 2 hours a movie, this comes out to approximately 11.4 years of straight time. (i.e. no sleep). This does not include the amount of time to rate these items. I know tv shows are less than two hours, but if these ratings are for a series, as opposed to a simple episode, then even more time will be needed.
It would be good once and for all to find out whether or not EULAs (especially ones that do not appear until after the software is open) are enforceable. I would prefer all contracts require written signatures, as well as modifications of such, so that companies can not arbitrarily change clauses willy-nilly even if the contract has wording to allow such. (Think cell phone contracts, I never signed anything). First sale should be first sale, period. On the other hand, I am afraid as to what the Supreme Court would rule in such a decision.
all that it discovers is a booming voice shouting BURN WITH ME!