The DMCA should be the target of your ire, not the ISP.
Nope, I'd be giving it all directly to the ISP. Same theory as when you bitch at, for example, Amazon for not shipping your order out right away. I don't care if it's their supplier's fault and not theirs. It's up to them to take my bitching to the next level of responsibility, not mine. My interface to the process is through Amazon.
Why do I need to switch to someone else? I have net access at work. I don't need to be connected 24/7. EVen if I DIDN'T have net access at work, what am I missing out on... Pop-up X10 ads? I think I'll survive. The point is they're not going to get my $50 a month.
No ISP would risk a lawsuit for someone who probably did violate copyright.
...until all their subscribers start cancelling their subscription for getting randomly accused of acts that are none of the ISPs business in the first place.
Just so happens that where I live (metro west of Boston) there IS another cable internet access provider. AT&T or RCN. Admittedly it's the lesser of two incompetents, but hey, at least there is a choice.
If my ISP decided to shut me off because someone else accused me of something, and they didn't even bother asking my side of the story, I think I'd be more than happy to terminate my relationship with that ISP.
Have you actually *watched* the first three films without the rosy glasses lately?
Personally I'd love to, but LUCAS WON'T LET ME! I have to buy the stupid "Special Editions". Damn I wish I had bought them years ago before the painful-to-watch Han and Jabba scene in Episode IV.
Whatever happened to Dean Kamen's mysterious Ginger project? Could that be some sort of flying machine? And why does Amazon lilst it under "Electronics"? Enquiring minds want to know.
20 years after date of initial filing (assuming the atent is granted). It's not uncommon for it to take 2 to 3 years from the date of initial filing for a patent to be granted. Works out to usually be 17 or 18 years once it's granted.
Fine and dandy, but it's the animation, in my mind, that makes all the difference. If the movements aren't right, it's not working for me. In fact, it's even WORSE if the "actor" looks almost photorealistic, but moves like he's wearing a total body brace. If they don't look real, it's not as much of a shock when they walk like they just dumped in their pants.
My cat is considerate enough to barf smack in the middle of my home theater floor about once a week to give it that sticky, smelly movie-theater atmosphere.
One of the best reasons for a rating ever: Last night I saw an ad for a new Disney movie called "Cats & Dogs". The rating at the end was "PG", and under the "PG" logo it said "Animal Action & Humor". Which can only lead me to believe that "Animal Action", whatever that may be, is a potential corruptor of our youth!
OK, just went through my Region-1 DVD collection. 131 discs. 106 have either French soundtracks or French subtitles or both. Granted, I'd be pissed if I spoke French and wanted to watch one of the missing 25...
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The DMCA should be the target of your ire, not the ISP.
Nope, I'd be giving it all directly to the ISP. Same theory as when you bitch at, for example, Amazon for not shipping your order out right away. I don't care if it's their supplier's fault and not theirs. It's up to them to take my bitching to the next level of responsibility, not mine. My interface to the process is through Amazon.
Why do I need to switch to someone else? I have net access at work. I don't need to be connected 24/7. EVen if I DIDN'T have net access at work, what am I missing out on... Pop-up X10 ads? I think I'll survive. The point is they're not going to get my $50 a month.
No ISP would risk a lawsuit for someone who probably did violate copyright.
...until all their subscribers start cancelling their subscription for getting randomly accused of acts that are none of the ISPs business in the first place.
Just so happens that where I live (metro west of Boston) there IS another cable internet access provider. AT&T or RCN. Admittedly it's the lesser of two incompetents, but hey, at least there is a choice.
If my ISP decided to shut me off because someone else accused me of something, and they didn't even bother asking my side of the story, I think I'd be more than happy to terminate my relationship with that ISP.
What we really need now is a "Scary" moderation option for this comment...
They come around in these big hot air balloons that look like the moon. I think they hit all the major metropolitan areas.
I'm really dreading the day I'm torn between getting the "Special Edition DVD" or no DVD at all. I'm pretty sure you're right though.
You know, one of these days I'm going to have to steal my dad's original VHS trilogy...
Have you actually *watched* the first three films without the rosy glasses lately?
Personally I'd love to, but LUCAS WON'T LET ME! I have to buy the stupid "Special Editions". Damn I wish I had bought them years ago before the painful-to-watch Han and Jabba scene in Episode IV.
I believe the "nasties" were actually called "Space Invaders"... :)
Whatever happened to Dean Kamen's mysterious Ginger project? Could that be some sort of flying machine? And why does Amazon lilst it under "Electronics"? Enquiring minds want to know.
Maybe Adobe was just trying to get their hands on a talented programmer... ;)
But will they also screen all your emails to make sure they don't contain any of that nasty GPL virus?
Stop spreading FUD! That's GPL cancer , mister!
20 years after date of initial filing (assuming the atent is granted). It's not uncommon for it to take 2 to 3 years from the date of initial filing for a patent to be granted. Works out to usually be 17 or 18 years once it's granted.
:)
Am I needlessly nitpicking? Yes.
Fine and dandy, but it's the animation, in my mind, that makes all the difference. If the movements aren't right, it's not working for me. In fact, it's even WORSE if the "actor" looks almost photorealistic, but moves like he's wearing a total body brace. If they don't look real, it's not as much of a shock when they walk like they just dumped in their pants.
correction: more scantily-clad green women in battles !
Can I store MP3's on it?
You forgot to mention the TITS AND ASS !
My cat is considerate enough to barf smack in the middle of my home theater floor about once a week to give it that sticky, smelly movie-theater atmosphere.
We gather scientific evidence (testimonials)
I had no idea how much scientific evidence I'd been dismissing as advertising all these years!
Look how far that got Georgie W.
One of the best reasons for a rating ever: Last night I saw an ad for a new Disney movie called "Cats & Dogs". The rating at the end was "PG", and under the "PG" logo it said "Animal Action & Humor". Which can only lead me to believe that "Animal Action", whatever that may be, is a potential corruptor of our youth!
Will an "eternal life" device keep my Windows box from experiencing the "blue screen of death"?
Yup... His review did exacly the same thing the game seemed to do. Crapped out without doing anything useful at all, and simply wasted our time.
OK, just went through my Region-1 DVD collection. 131 discs. 106 have either French soundtracks or French subtitles or both. Granted, I'd be pissed if I spoke French and wanted to watch one of the missing 25...