From the video, I understand that damage to the right frontal and temporal lobe have no effect on general intelligence. I wonder what they are used for then?
If they advertised it as "will let you play Angry Birds" and some quadriplegic would then sue because he can't play?
That's ridiculous. You're cherry-picking an extreme corner case, and one that requires anything to be modified extensively to be anywhere near useful. For anyone with reasonable expectations (which is a phrase used in Australian consumer law) it's fine for playing Angry Birds.
Even if you don't have a 4G network in Elbonia or Australia, doesn't mean the device isn't/doesn't deliver on the marketing (it'll do 4G where such networks exist, US and Canada).
Except that it's being advertised with this feature in Australia to Australians. What it can do in other parts of the world is totally irrelevant to Australian consumers and the ACCC.
Wrong, they're using the product of the artists investments in time, labour and necessary equipment, just like an internet connection is a product of an ISP's investment in time, labour and necessary equipment. Trying to separate the product from the investment is intellectually dishonest because in either case the former can't exist without the latter.
Exactly. Copyright do not contribute to recouping the costs of production by paying, but still benefit from the result. How is this different from ripping off an ISP?
You can criticise anything you want any time you want, but don't always expect a positive response because every group has it's share of douchebags (F/OSS is no exception). The Mozilla Foundation advertising on a web page, in a newspaper or by planting little flags in dog turds makes absolutely no difference in law or custom, that's something you've imagined.
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Not if you're on fire.
From the video, I understand that damage to the right frontal and temporal lobe have no effect on general intelligence. I wonder what they are used for then?
Watching Fox.
Have you ever seen the ratio of dong to pony on those things? Perhaps they're trying to tell us something.
Massive cock-up?
As long as we don't run out of humpback whales we're fine.
How are we supposed to be hunted down and killed by T-800s without chemistry and biology? Research into these fields is vital.
Oh, wait...
Don't download a piece of software from a torrent site claiming to be Microsoft Office.dmg, but is only a few 10's of MB - it's probably a trojan.
Bloat: your guarantee of genuine Microsoft quality.
If they advertised it as "will let you play Angry Birds" and some quadriplegic would then sue because he can't play?
That's ridiculous. You're cherry-picking an extreme corner case, and one that requires anything to be modified extensively to be anywhere near useful. For anyone with reasonable expectations (which is a phrase used in Australian consumer law) it's fine for playing Angry Birds.
Even if you don't have a 4G network in Elbonia or Australia, doesn't mean the device isn't/doesn't deliver on the marketing (it'll do 4G where such networks exist, US and Canada).
Except that it's being advertised with this feature in Australia to Australians. What it can do in other parts of the world is totally irrelevant to Australian consumers and the ACCC.
"Planets form around sun" certainly was news 13 billion years ago, it just took this long to reach Slashdot's front page.
Nice of you to provide a comprehensive list.
Yeah, going to have to put a "WHOOSH!" here...
Only if it's built properly. On the other hand, a cave is less likely to burn down.
Synthetic prostheses will probably end up being a dead end
Yes, that's pretty much what "prosthesis" means.
[runs away]
Duck!
More importantly, does he know where I can score some fruit punch?
That's inhumane. Nobody deserves light opera.
Even Gestapo officers had friends...if they knew what was good for them.
I'm not sure flying solo counts.
They aren't using their resources in any way.
Wrong, they're using the product of the artists investments in time, labour and necessary equipment, just like an internet connection is a product of an ISP's investment in time, labour and necessary equipment. Trying to separate the product from the investment is intellectually dishonest because in either case the former can't exist without the latter.
Sigh. Copyright infringers...that's what I get for watching stuff on YouTube while posting.
Exactly. Copyright do not contribute to recouping the costs of production by paying, but still benefit from the result. How is this different from ripping off an ISP?
Infinitely copied, yes. Infinitely produced, no; that also requires infrastructure and people's time.
The instant you offer software for download you're soliciting users. A newspaper ad makes no difference except you'll reach a different demographic.
Duct tape: the cornerstone of every healthy and smart citizen.
Not if it's over your mouth and you're tied to a chair.
You can criticise anything you want any time you want, but don't always expect a positive response because every group has it's share of douchebags (F/OSS is no exception). The Mozilla Foundation advertising on a web page, in a newspaper or by planting little flags in dog turds makes absolutely no difference in law or custom, that's something you've imagined.
Once they start advertising, the whole 'you get what you pay for' argument is useless.
True. If it doesn't work as advertised you're entitled to a full refund.