Who owns the HU cards? Does DirecTV own them? What does that license read?
If DTV owns the cards, then they certainly reserve the right to send anything they want to them, including signals that will 'contaminate' non-subscribed cards. Even though the signal comes onto my property, I can't realy do anything with it if I have to use equipment that DTV technically owns.
Now, if you can emulate these cards without actually owning one of them (or if you legally own the card when you buy the reciever) than with the exception of the DMCA, I don't really understand how this is breaking the law or constitutes "Stealing". Who loses out here?
It's a safe assumption given some of the groups that I have openly belonged to (at which FBI agents were commonly masquarading as members) and the newsgroups I used to read and post to (under a different name). it's widely accepted that the FBI maintians files on members of fringe political groupsI've never seen such a file, so the possiblity exists that I'm imagining things.
Let's just say I'm more than a little subversive where the Excutive Branch is concerned.:)
In reference to #2 above, I can accept that the chimps didn't kill everyone on the ship, and that's where the human population came from. What i don't get, is how, in just 400 years, O'Tangs and Gorrillas evolved from a group of Chimps.
Furthermore, why were there no other animal species native to the plant except horses? And where were the insects?
I was very disappointed in the ending, but also in the lack of attention to astromony. Why did this planet have several large moons, yet you never see them from the surface? And why do the apes speak such clear English? Granted, their ancestors spent a lot of time around english speaking scientists, but come on. No localized accents or culturally specific language?
The farther away from watching this movie I get, the less I like it.
Dear friend, it is not due to our lack of appreciation for differences of opinion (so long as it isn't about OS related issues). It seems that a great many actions have been taken in God's name by Christians throuhgout the last few K years that are quite contrary to values us smart people take for granted.
Like burning books and libraries and museums, persecuting learned men, burning literate women (for being literate), and keeping a tight lipped monopoly on the bulk of relevant historical artifacts.
Not to mention the utter hypocrisy of most Amerikan Christians, who would sooner die than actaully live thier lives as Jesus allegedly would have. Forgive us if we are a bit jaded concerning the genuineness of your 'position'. That is WJWD, isn't it?
Amen. When cases like this filter up to the periphery of the mainstream, it further illustrates the substance behind the LP position on privacy.
Government should never be trusted to behave responsibly with the powers it is given. Just as Corporations' trustworthyness is inversly proportional to the amount of power they have, so too are governments. As someone with a red flag in thier FBI file, I obviously have a vested interest in being able to protect myself. I believe everyone has a vested interest in thier right to live a private life. Period.
I'm sure many users guve that excuse. I for one, don't use it. I download mp3's b/c it's quick, easy, convenient, and hurts nobody. I'm not going to buy any CD's anyway (save the occasional boxed set). Furthermore, most of the songs in my collection either do not exist on CDs, or would be effectively impossible to get and manage.
Basically, it's something for nothing, as you say.
I agree. We've all abandoned Napster already. We no longer care about what they do.
Really, it was a joke to begin with. It was never going to make money. It was cool while it lasted, but it's over. I hope everyone saved their copies of Time w/ Shawn Fanning on the cover.
Didn't we hear about the name change in Last Night's Slashback?
Yes we did. However, this was a new angle, with more information about how the letter came to be, what Adobe's involvement really was.
Did you read the article? It's rather clear that this is not a rehash of previuosly known and disseminated information. If you read the article, that is.
Umm, what exactly are imaging professionals going to use if not Photoshop? And in a world where Quark is the only alternative for DTP, Adobe ain't so bad.
Haven't read the EULA for SQL Server, but I recall the NT 4 EULA saying something about not using that software for systems whose reliabilty is life or death. Anybody have that wording?
Imagine what would happen if MS did anything fair. Give me a break. This is pure publicity. Covering their asses. Talking from both sides of their mouth. I hope Taco was kidding about his comments.
It's not like the Ed. don't edit submissions. They can very easily (and often do) trim posts of thier 'improper' comments. This is hardly unfiltered news.
As is typical with the Pentagon, they will be paying 1.2 million dollars for 2000 copies of the CD.
Seriously, this dovetails nicely with the "Star Wars" missle defence project. It's not like the Military can use an Email client called "Out"look. Don't Ax, Don't tell...
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Who owns the HU cards? Does DirecTV own them? What does that license read?
If DTV owns the cards, then they certainly reserve the right to send anything they want to them, including signals that will 'contaminate' non-subscribed cards. Even though the signal comes onto my property, I can't realy do anything with it if I have to use equipment that DTV technically owns.
Now, if you can emulate these cards without actually owning one of them (or if you legally own the card when you buy the reciever) than with the exception of the DMCA, I don't really understand how this is breaking the law or constitutes "Stealing". Who loses out here?
I wonder how long it will take for these guys to end up a prison somewhere..
Let's just say I'm more than a little subversive where the Excutive Branch is concerned. :)
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Furthermore, why were there no other animal species native to the plant except horses? And where were the insects?
I was very disappointed in the ending, but also in the lack of attention to astromony. Why did this planet have several large moons, yet you never see them from the surface? And why do the apes speak such clear English? Granted, their ancestors spent a lot of time around english speaking scientists, but come on. No localized accents or culturally specific language?
The farther away from watching this movie I get, the less I like it.
Carl G. Jung
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Like burning books and libraries and museums, persecuting learned men, burning literate women (for being literate), and keeping a tight lipped monopoly on the bulk of relevant historical artifacts.
Not to mention the utter hypocrisy of most Amerikan Christians, who would sooner die than actaully live thier lives as Jesus allegedly would have. Forgive us if we are a bit jaded concerning the genuineness of your 'position'. That is WJWD, isn't it?
Carl G. Jung
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Government should never be trusted to behave responsibly with the powers it is given. Just as Corporations' trustworthyness is inversly proportional to the amount of power they have, so too are governments. As someone with a red flag in thier FBI file, I obviously have a vested interest in being able to protect myself. I believe everyone has a vested interest in thier right to live a private life. Period.
Carl G. Jung
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My computer(s)
My Router
My dialysis machine
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Not so much a link as an address. But I digress...
Carl G. Jung
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Basically, it's something for nothing, as you say.
Carl G. Jung
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Really, it was a joke to begin with. It was never going to make money. It was cool while it lasted, but it's over. I hope everyone saved their copies of Time w/ Shawn Fanning on the cover.
Carl G. Jung
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Yes we did. However, this was a new angle, with more information about how the letter came to be, what Adobe's involvement really was.
Did you read the article? It's rather clear that this is not a rehash of previuosly known and disseminated information. If you read the article, that is.
Carl G. Jung
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Well duh. They work for the Gov't. Being lazy IS thier job!
Carl G. Jung
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Seriously, this dovetails nicely with the "Star Wars" missle defence project. It's not like the Military can use an Email client called "Out"look. Don't Ax, Don't tell...
Carl G. Jung
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