That is correct sir. Somehow my problem is finding too much good music to buy. And I do miss my local Tower. Online stores are nice but simply can't beat a brick & mortar store with knowledgeable staff and a good selection.
That doesn't make any sense. If the item belongs to the game publisher before you "sell" it on eBay, then it still belongs to them after the sale, so why should they care? If two people see value in pretending to trade something that isn't really theirs, more power to them.
I think a key unique to each precinct would be a reasonable compromise. I agree a unique key for each machine would be cumbersome, but there is no excuse for every machine in the world having the same key. That's just stupid.
The proposed solutions provide a paper trail as a result of the process, if at all. The problem with this is that the paper trail may not be a result of what you inputted. That's why a user verified paper trail is important. A paper trail that is dumped into a ballot box unseen by the voter is entirely useless.
Don't know about them. I spend most of my time in San Diego so don't know the local Cleveland scene, but I did have the good fortune of seeing Pere Ubu while I was there.
I would agree. I visited there over Thanksgiving and was pleasantly surprised, and not just because the temperature was in the high 60s that weekend. It is a nice little city.
I've personally never came across something with a physical lock which has prevented me from using the item as it's meant to be used. Cars and houses all of locks, but they don't restrict my usage in any way. The same can not be said for DRM.
I'm pretty sure that even if the strand didn't break, the plane would slice clean through or rip apart rather than stopping. Ripping the plane in two wouldn't stop it?
While I certainly don't advocate the GP's ideas, I do feel I should point out that there is a big difference between illegal and immoral. In fact, sometimes following the law is the immoral thing to do (e.g. Rosa Parks).
And of course if anyone could build a device that could read a particular DRM scheme than anyone could build a device that could copy the file instead of playing it. Obviously that guy is full of crap, DRM does intrinsically limit interoperability.
But if a cow is dropped off a cliff, it's not such a good approximation... since its air resistance will depend a lot on its shape. Not that it makes any difference to the cow:)
Suppressing research in favor of the dogma of the day is old-school religious thinking That's exactly his point. Suppressing research in favor of dogma is something the current Administration excels at.
That reminds me of the time when seeing a rip in the back of my friends khakis I remarked "Hey, there's a big-ass hole in your pants." The humor of that comment didn't occur to me until everyone in the office started cracking up. =)
IMHO, the US will only revoke laws if BOTH a) the law is unenforceable and b)it can be proven to be morally/ethically wrong. I cite slavery and prohibition as proof of that. Those would be evidence, not proof. You need a lot more than that to show that every unenforceable and unethical law gets revoked.
Also, prohibition was not ended it was just changed from alcohol to pot thus making it even more unenforceable and more ethically puzzling. From there it has grown to include many other substances of varying absurdity.
Like I said, where's your source for that? From the bill in question:
`(B) PAID ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SEGMENTS THEREOF- The term `paid attempt to influence the general public or segments thereof' does not include an attempt to influence directed at less than 500 members of the general public. That is the only reference to 500 in the amendment and it is clearly talking about people who are paid to influence the public. So as I said, reaching 500 people is not sufficient to require registration, you need to be on someones payroll for that to apply. Independent bloggers voicing their opinions wouldn't be affected by this bill.
Damn fine point. I wouldn't object to someone that sociopathic getting life for a parking offense. If fear of the punishment is the only thing keeping you from killing you don't belong in free society.
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If you've flown a plane in the past couple years you would know exactly how mind-blowingly stupid the people in charge of our security really are.
That is correct sir. Somehow my problem is finding too much good music to buy. And I do miss my local Tower. Online stores are nice but simply can't beat a brick & mortar store with knowledgeable staff and a good selection.
I believe you missed his subtle point.
Have you used myspace??? Whatever they are using I would immediately rule out for use in any major project.
To be fair, the US still has elections and yet that doesn't prevent us from having shitty politicians.
Ohh, I see. That does make sense. It's still silly, but it does make sense.
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That doesn't make any sense. If the item belongs to the game publisher before you "sell" it on eBay, then it still belongs to them after the sale, so why should they care? If two people see value in pretending to trade something that isn't really theirs, more power to them.
I think a key unique to each precinct would be a reasonable compromise. I agree a unique key for each machine would be cumbersome, but there is no excuse for every machine in the world having the same key. That's just stupid.
Don't know about them. I spend most of my time in San Diego so don't know the local Cleveland scene, but I did have the good fortune of seeing Pere Ubu while I was there.
Seriously, I always believed that _how_ one chooses to live contributes to their health more than where.
I don't think you're wrong, but where you live plays a huge part in how you live.
I would agree. I visited there over Thanksgiving and was pleasantly surprised, and not just because the temperature was in the high 60s that weekend. It is a nice little city.
I've personally never came across something with a physical lock which has prevented me from using the item as it's meant to be used. Cars and houses all of locks, but they don't restrict my usage in any way. The same can not be said for DRM.
I guess that's why wood never took off as a building material.
Many of us don't find Bush's lack of intelligence funny at all. Regardless as the most famous idiot of our times he is useful for comparisons.
While I certainly don't advocate the GP's ideas, I do feel I should point out that there is a big difference between illegal and immoral. In fact, sometimes following the law is the immoral thing to do (e.g. Rosa Parks).
And of course if anyone could build a device that could read a particular DRM scheme than anyone could build a device that could copy the file instead of playing it. Obviously that guy is full of crap, DRM does intrinsically limit interoperability.
That reminds me of the time when seeing a rip in the back of my friends khakis I remarked "Hey, there's a big-ass hole in your pants." The humor of that comment didn't occur to me until everyone in the office started cracking up. =)
Also, prohibition was not ended it was just changed from alcohol to pot thus making it even more unenforceable and more ethically puzzling. From there it has grown to include many other substances of varying absurdity.
Damn fine point. I wouldn't object to someone that sociopathic getting life for a parking offense. If fear of the punishment is the only thing keeping you from killing you don't belong in free society.