The VHS vs. Beta format war had a winner because VHS was ubiquitous, and Beta from a single source. The high def disc war is not like that. I think that this is more like the format war over AM stereo and quadraphonic records. They will all lose. "None of the above" is the choice the market makes when the waters get muddy.
A lot of cretins who think they are smart; who have book learning, but not the wisdom only life experience can bring; would like all current laws replaced with "Do whatever damn well gets you off." They don't realize that this is the law of the jungle. It would make the strong's power over the weak absolute, not liberate the oppressed. A big tiger gets more meat than a small tiger.
The Libertarian Party loves to tell the aforementioned cretins what they want to hear, but their only real agenda is to come to power. If they had power, they would use it just like The Republicans and Democrats.
Not only that, but a non-computerized backup way of doing things needs to be available when the high-tech whizbangs go haywire. How did customs operate before computers? They could do it that was again until the system was back up. Tools like paper, pens and clipboards are probably all they would need.
While I had never heard of Hon Hai before today, I think I have never seen a PC without at least one Foxconn part in it for at least the last 3 years. That name is on everything but CPUs and ram.
What kind of idiot takes a camcorder into a theater? Unless she spent the last 15 years or so in a cave, she should know that they go out of their way to bust people for this. 20 seconds or so for her little brother? Even if this is true, she is guilty of being stupid. The judge will give her story as much credence as "some dude just handed me the stereo, your honor. I didn't know it was hot!" She's toast.
I wish they still sold Windows 2000. I encounter PCs in my computer repair business that are saddled with 98 or ME but otherwise functional. They would be maddeningly slow with XP and unusable with Vista, but would work like a charm with 2000 if I could still get copies of it to sell. It would keep a lot of functional hardware from ending up in a landfill.
"Upgrading" to something that is so different that everyone has to learn how to use it all over again will cause incalculable losses in productivity. It could bankrupt a company that is already having trouble making ends meet. Even worse than Vista is Office 2007. It is so unlike Office 2003 and previous versions that simple functions like print and save are a chore to find. Every time you fix something that ain't broke, you get something that is.
Considering that a "legitimate" copy of XP, Office or Vista costs more than the average Chinese worker earns in several months if not a full year, Microsoft's lost revenue is nearly nil. To someone who can barely afford to eat, the idea that "intellectual property" has any real value is unspeakably absurd.
Being able to milk a copyright until death, and beyond for heirs won't motivate an artist to keep creating. Having a copyright go away should motivate them to keep creating though. I think it is scandalous that any copyright lasts more than 20 years. Any idea that is publicly expressed is then in the public domain. Copyright is only a loan from the public domain. People who have a cow about having their "intellectual property" ripped off need to be reminded of this. Besides, pop music is hardly high art.
Are there viruses named after the other three Ninja Turtles?
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A lot of people bought Zunes as gifts for kids and grandkids. Old people believe slick salesmen who say "it is the same as an iPod." Both of the kids that didn't return their Zunes and buy an iPod should be happy the DRM has been cracked.
Vista is bad enough in an office where everyone is used to XP, but the ultimate disaster for productivity is Office 2007. People who are used to previous versions of Office will be hopelessly lost. All the pulldown menus are gone, replaced by those confusing tabs. They really went out of their way to fix something that wasn't broken, creating something that is. The cost of ownership would be higher for Office 2007 than 2003 even if Microsoft was paying you to take it off their hands. The good news is that Open Office has a lot more of the look and feel people are used to, and is free.
No. They do recognize their siblings, and they feel pain! Read all about it. Ripping a carrot out of the ground and taking a bite may cause as much pain as shooting a deer.
I thought harassing alternative fuel pioneers was ridiculous when it happened in the UK, and railed against it. Now it is happening in the US too. Oil companies own us like dealers own their junkies. It sucks.
They rely on the flood to explain human history, so can they tell you how many of each animal were on Noah's Ark. Genesis chapter 6 and Genesis Chapter 7 disagree on this. 6 says two of every kind. 7 says seven pairs of clean animals, and one pair of unclean animals. The fowls of the air are also to be taken by sevens.
This is a contradiction. Both cannot be true. I doubt that the drones at this "museum" are ready for questions like that. It is easy to believe that the bible is literally true if you place it on a pedestal and bow before it, but never read it. That idea falls apart if you actually crack the book.
Even if he could read the EULA, he would never understand it. How can anyone be expected to give informed consent to legalese gibberish? A team of lawyers might not even agree on exactly what it means. All anyone really understands is that we must click on "Yes" or "Agree" to continue. All EULAs should be thrown out in court.
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The VHS vs. Beta format war had a winner because VHS was ubiquitous, and Beta from a single source. The high def disc war is not like that. I think that this is more like the format war over AM stereo and quadraphonic records. They will all lose. "None of the above" is the choice the market makes when the waters get muddy.
Locking up ideas as property is an anachronism whose time has passed.
The Libertarian Party loves to tell the aforementioned cretins what they want to hear, but their only real agenda is to come to power. If they had power, they would use it just like The Republicans and Democrats.
Not only that, but a non-computerized backup way of doing things needs to be available when the high-tech whizbangs go haywire. How did customs operate before computers? They could do it that was again until the system was back up. Tools like paper, pens and clipboards are probably all they would need.
While I had never heard of Hon Hai before today, I think I have never seen a PC without at least one Foxconn part in it for at least the last 3 years. That name is on everything but CPUs and ram.
What kind of idiot takes a camcorder into a theater? Unless she spent the last 15 years or so in a cave, she should know that they go out of their way to bust people for this. 20 seconds or so for her little brother? Even if this is true, she is guilty of being stupid. The judge will give her story as much credence as "some dude just handed me the stereo, your honor. I didn't know it was hot!" She's toast.
I don't throw them out, but I can't stop other people from doing it once they take their old system away.
I wish they still sold Windows 2000. I encounter PCs in my computer repair business that are saddled with 98 or ME but otherwise functional. They would be maddeningly slow with XP and unusable with Vista, but would work like a charm with 2000 if I could still get copies of it to sell. It would keep a lot of functional hardware from ending up in a landfill.
"Upgrading" to something that is so different that everyone has to learn how to use it all over again will cause incalculable losses in productivity. It could bankrupt a company that is already having trouble making ends meet. Even worse than Vista is Office 2007. It is so unlike Office 2003 and previous versions that simple functions like print and save are a chore to find. Every time you fix something that ain't broke, you get something that is.
Considering that a "legitimate" copy of XP, Office or Vista costs more than the average Chinese worker earns in several months if not a full year, Microsoft's lost revenue is nearly nil. To someone who can barely afford to eat, the idea that "intellectual property" has any real value is unspeakably absurd.
Being able to milk a copyright until death, and beyond for heirs won't motivate an artist to keep creating. Having a copyright go away should motivate them to keep creating though. I think it is scandalous that any copyright lasts more than 20 years. Any idea that is publicly expressed is then in the public domain. Copyright is only a loan from the public domain. People who have a cow about having their "intellectual property" ripped off need to be reminded of this. Besides, pop music is hardly high art.
You will also need at least a petabyte of storage space.
Notebooks are no good for 3D gaming, and their video is not upgradeable. That will keep the desktop from ever going away.
Duke sucks.
Are there viruses named after the other three Ninja Turtles?
A lot of people bought Zunes as gifts for kids and grandkids. Old people believe slick salesmen who say "it is the same as an iPod." Both of the kids that didn't return their Zunes and buy an iPod should be happy the DRM has been cracked.
Vista is bad enough in an office where everyone is used to XP, but the ultimate disaster for productivity is Office 2007. People who are used to previous versions of Office will be hopelessly lost. All the pulldown menus are gone, replaced by those confusing tabs. They really went out of their way to fix something that wasn't broken, creating something that is. The cost of ownership would be higher for Office 2007 than 2003 even if Microsoft was paying you to take it off their hands. The good news is that Open Office has a lot more of the look and feel people are used to, and is free.
It would be easier to pixelate faces, and anything visible through a window.
No. They do recognize their siblings, and they feel pain! Read all about it. Ripping a carrot out of the ground and taking a bite may cause as much pain as shooting a deer.
I thought harassing alternative fuel pioneers was ridiculous when it happened in the UK, and railed against it. Now it is happening in the US too. Oil companies own us like dealers own their junkies. It sucks.
D'oh!
They rely on the flood to explain human history, so can they tell you how many of each animal were on Noah's Ark. Genesis chapter 6 and Genesis Chapter 7 disagree on this. 6 says two of every kind. 7 says seven pairs of clean animals, and one pair of unclean animals. The fowls of the air are also to be taken by sevens.
This is a contradiction. Both cannot be true. I doubt that the drones at this "museum" are ready for questions like that. It is easy to believe that the bible is literally true if you place it on a pedestal and bow before it, but never read it. That idea falls apart if you actually crack the book.
Even if he could read the EULA, he would never understand it. How can anyone be expected to give informed consent to legalese gibberish? A team of lawyers might not even agree on exactly what it means. All anyone really understands is that we must click on "Yes" or "Agree" to continue. All EULAs should be thrown out in court.
I'll bet the million "sold" were only shipped to retailers, and most are still on store shelves.