There are other forms of currency other than money. In this case, he is already "paid" with the power of secrecy instead of money. The desire to get a patent is not likely very high under such a value system.
"Here are some possible problems... you can have the files subpeona'd for court cases. How do you secure them against someone who wants to know anything about you?"
You can't; you're fucked in the discovery phase, period. Privacy is a survival tool that should not be sacrificed to record every inane aspect of one's life.
The fact that this problem is taking place in New Jersey should be disgusting and shocking...keep in mind we have the gambling sub-mecca of Atlantic City over here. What you might not be aware of is that the state government maintains strict controls on slot machines and other electronic gaming devices for gambling. In fact, the source code to the machines is reviewed by the govt for fraud detection.
If the state government maintains strict controls on slot machines and has access to the source code of slot machines....why the hell doesn't it have a better grasp on voting machines?!
Albums are discounted to an extent. For any album with more than 10 tracks, you're still paying $9.99 (with few exceptions) for the album. If you download a few tracks and want the whole thing later, you do not pay for the same tracks twice. It used to be that way on iTMS and it was as annoying as hell. Sometime in the last year or two, iTMS was updated to let you "fill out" the rest of the album.
As for you second comment...you can use playlists to keep albums in order. When you want to randomize playback in iTunes or with an iPod, you can have it "randomize by album" instead of randomize all songs. That way, an entire album will play back, but the next album selection will be chosen at random. Also, you can move a slider in the preferences menu to play "similar" songs more often together when you use random playback.
I'd like to ad that Revision3 has the best ads, stuff that you would never see on broadcast/cable. Martin Sargent (host of Internet Superstar on Rev3) does some downright creepy/disturbing ads for Netflix.
Bah, I threw out my Youtube ages ago and only watch television now. I also make a point of mentioning it at every possible opportunity on message boards.
"To call comcast's video on demand service a direct competitor to other p2p and video systems is laughable."
Of course it is a competitor to new services that are internet-based. Putting p2p aside, Xbox Live and iTunes offer video on demand services that, IMO, eliminate the need for cable television. In fact, I get all of my TV programming from iTunes with AppleTV (and through my Xbox 360 if I want). Luckily I have Fios in my area, so I would never do business with Comcast based on their antics.
We learn that the first stormtroopers were clones, but I don't think the mythos has been retconned such that all stormtroopers since then are clones. One of the wikis out there states that later stormtroopers were conscripts.
Of course it's BS. The air would have to remain perfectly still for something like that to even work. Moreover, the act of everyone leaving the parking lot would stir up the air.
To add to that, keep in mind that E.T.'s race exists in the Star Wars mythos since Episodes I-III. And, going back to the movie E.T. now, you could construe that perhaps he was using the force to make all those bikes float. I kind of like that little connection, even if unintentional.
Having recently turned into a whore for all things Digg, Diggnation and Revision3 (cough cough same nick, no space, friend me), I can tell you at least one thing that Slashdot does to differentiate itself from Digg to keep me coming here...in many cases the articles on Slashdot's main page vs the main technology page on Digg are usually much more focused and interesting. The editors here do a good job picking which articles should receive the most attention.
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The Constitution does not grant rights; it limits the power of the government.
There are other forms of currency other than money. In this case, he is already "paid" with the power of secrecy instead of money. The desire to get a patent is not likely very high under such a value system.
"La Planete Savauge..."
I wanted to watch this film. Even with Netflix, I had to wait for it to become available on DVD. I would never have seen it if I had cable TV.
Feh, apparently you don't love your dog enough! Now, excuse me while I finish washing my dog's sweaters and cooking him a steak for dinner.
"Here are some possible problems... you can have the files subpeona'd for court cases. How do you secure them against someone who wants to know anything about you?"
You can't; you're fucked in the discovery phase, period. Privacy is a survival tool that should not be sacrificed to record every inane aspect of one's life.
The fact that this problem is taking place in New Jersey should be disgusting and shocking...keep in mind we have the gambling sub-mecca of Atlantic City over here. What you might not be aware of is that the state government maintains strict controls on slot machines and other electronic gaming devices for gambling. In fact, the source code to the machines is reviewed by the govt for fraud detection.
If the state government maintains strict controls on slot machines and has access to the source code of slot machines....why the hell doesn't it have a better grasp on voting machines?!
IIRC, Verizon can email you to notify you when it becomes available. I'm pretty sure I did that way back when I was waiting for Fios to roll out here.
Albums are discounted to an extent. For any album with more than 10 tracks, you're still paying $9.99 (with few exceptions) for the album. If you download a few tracks and want the whole thing later, you do not pay for the same tracks twice. It used to be that way on iTMS and it was as annoying as hell. Sometime in the last year or two, iTMS was updated to let you "fill out" the rest of the album.
As for you second comment...you can use playlists to keep albums in order. When you want to randomize playback in iTunes or with an iPod, you can have it "randomize by album" instead of randomize all songs. That way, an entire album will play back, but the next album selection will be chosen at random. Also, you can move a slider in the preferences menu to play "similar" songs more often together when you use random playback.
I'd like to ad that Revision3 has the best ads, stuff that you would never see on broadcast/cable. Martin Sargent (host of Internet Superstar on Rev3) does some downright creepy/disturbing ads for Netflix.
Eminent domain should be used for public works projects, like roads, schools, etc....not the for-profit ventures of private entities.
His entire family was whacked at the end of the episode, just the way Tony said it happens..."everything goes black."
I am positive that the GP carefully considered all cultural and ethnic nuances of Israeli society before making his stereotypical comment.
Bah, I threw out my Youtube ages ago and only watch television now. I also make a point of mentioning it at every possible opportunity on message boards.
War isn't about dying for your country--it's about making the other guy die for his.
I think the lesson is never tell the same lie twice?
I propose we call this new currency "energon cubes."
"To call comcast's video on demand service a direct competitor to other p2p and video systems is laughable."
Of course it is a competitor to new services that are internet-based. Putting p2p aside, Xbox Live and iTunes offer video on demand services that, IMO, eliminate the need for cable television. In fact, I get all of my TV programming from iTunes with AppleTV (and through my Xbox 360 if I want). Luckily I have Fios in my area, so I would never do business with Comcast based on their antics.
Oh Christ...last summer called, they want their meme back.
Followed by, "PTOOOIEE....always spit after you gargle, wacca wacca!"
We learn that the first stormtroopers were clones, but I don't think the mythos has been retconned such that all stormtroopers since then are clones. One of the wikis out there states that later stormtroopers were conscripts.
Of course it's BS. The air would have to remain perfectly still for something like that to even work. Moreover, the act of everyone leaving the parking lot would stir up the air.
To add to that, keep in mind that E.T.'s race exists in the Star Wars mythos since Episodes I-III. And, going back to the movie E.T. now, you could construe that perhaps he was using the force to make all those bikes float. I kind of like that little connection, even if unintentional.
Yeah, but at least the lawsuits are tax-deductible that way.
I wonder if they've done this for the Mac version. I got around it before by creating a disk image of my Starcraft CD and mounting it to my desktop :P
Having recently turned into a whore for all things Digg, Diggnation and Revision3 (cough cough same nick, no space, friend me), I can tell you at least one thing that Slashdot does to differentiate itself from Digg to keep me coming here...in many cases the articles on Slashdot's main page vs the main technology page on Digg are usually much more focused and interesting. The editors here do a good job picking which articles should receive the most attention.