Blind faith is useless and is fair game for criticism. Plenty of organistations believe stupid or even hateful things. My sole point is that religion isn't especially different in that regard. Capitalism, free marrketeers, libertarians, conservatives, socialists, communists... all have done harm based on dogma and unreason.
The common factor is... people.
And there I feel I'll have to end it, as I'm just repeating myself. Adios, and best wishes.
Only if you make the mistake of believing that the faults of religions are down to "religion" rather than that humans are involved in these institutions.
Humans pull the same crap in everything they engage in: politics, commerce, religion, families: society in all its forms.
'Important', wealthy people own copyrights. Those copyrights expire. When they're nearly up, they lobby the government to make sure they can keep making money. The government listens to them because they have money and can therefore 'spread it around' (the government is corrupt) which results in a policy of 'the needs of the wealthy outweigh the needs of the many'.
Copyright will never end on mickey Mouse until he becomes an unprofitable commodity. The powerful and wealthy will bribe the easily corrupted and you'll get the 'best democracy money can buy'.
>"The industry" was working together just fine; there weren't actually that many lawsuits between companies like Palm, Nokia, and Microsoft. Apple, however, came in as a newbie, took everybody else's ideas, put them in a nice shiny box, and started patenting and suing everybody.
Hell, Apple are not even unique in that respect.
When Marconi got a patent on wireless telegraphy in England, the rule was that you MUST NOT reveal the workings of the patented device before the patent was granted. Marconi presented a closed box, which worked as described and got his patent. Then they opened the box and found that it was just someone elses' method that was already publicly known. Nothing unique at all.
Then he laughed all the way to the bank.
Steve Jobs, in many ways was just the Marconi of his day. Not even unique in being a bit of a carpetbagger.
"The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes. I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me and the Bankers in the rear. Of the two, the one at my rear is my greatest foe.. corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money powers of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in the hands of a few, and the Republic is destroyed." - Abraham Lincoln
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
What exactly is the rationale in blocking the Promo Bay? It's not and never has been the Pirate Bay. Different servers. Different owners. No complaints of copyright infringement. No cases, lawsuits or petitions to the court.
What is the process that has gone on behind the scenes to block it accross almost all of the UK's ISPs? Where is the public oversight of this process? Who met, talked and how was the decision arrived at?
Where is the scrutiny over decisions to censor the internet in a (supposedly) free and democratic country?
>Big deal. You accused an innocent man of being a pedophile. But at least you didn't cover up an investigation of another man being a pedophile. Oh wait!
Wait, indeed. The Newsnight report didn't name the alleged abuser, who turned out to be completely innocent (well, as innocent as a Tory can be). It actually merely reported that one of the victims of abuse named him. The victim of abuse named him because the police dealing with the case a decade ago, TOLD the victim that it was this senior Tory chap, showing him a photo of the abuser and saying it was the Tory. The victim believed this to be true and told the BBC, who reported it without naming any names.
The police also mislead another victim, having him also believe that the person who abused him was this Tory.
So obviously, despite naming no names and simply repeating the victim's accusations, which they believed to be true (albeit without enough rigorous checking) the BBC must be at fault here and people should resign!
Meanwhile the police.... have taken no responsibility. And the enemies of the BBC, yet again, jump on it for the smallest of errors (or even non-errors) at any chance they're given.
Additionally I remember reading an article where some guy, an 'activist' judge or similar decided that he wanted the USPO to behave in a stamp-and-approve manner and let the courts sort out any fall-out, disputes etc, after the fact. He and others convinced a whole slew of other people and the USPO became the anti-competitive malign tumour in the body of innovation and competition that it is today, feeding lawyers and their families and paying for their second homes and yachts, while legitimate businesses and competition is stifled.
Bonus points to anyone who can link to that article.
$329 translated into GBP (+20% VAT) = ~£250. For the 8GB wifi model.
The upgraded Nexus 7 32GB wifi model will soon be sold at £200. For the equivalent iPad mini (32GB wifi) you'll be paying ~£330 (and more likely £350). And that seems about right for the premium Apple like to charge for its products.
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Windows Blue.
It still does.
Well played.
Blind faith is useless and is fair game for criticism. Plenty of organistations believe stupid or even hateful things. My sole point is that religion isn't especially different in that regard. Capitalism, free marrketeers, libertarians, conservatives, socialists, communists ... all have done harm based on dogma and unreason.
The common factor is ... people.
And there I feel I'll have to end it, as I'm just repeating myself. Adios, and best wishes.
The point is, it's the humans not the religion that are the cause of the problems.
Only if you make the mistake of believing that the faults of religions are down to "religion" rather than that humans are involved in these institutions.
Humans pull the same crap in everything they engage in: politics, commerce, religion, families: society in all its forms.
Monstanto is to Farming as Scientology is to Religion.
>"those charges were dropped after an investigation revealed that they were false."
Alternatively, with more neutrality and less bias:
"those charges were dropped after an investigation concluded that they were false."
I mean ... unless you're certain that the LAPD would never cover up wrong doing to protect their own.
So will webRTC kill Skype?
(please say yes, please say yes...)
>How is Superman not public domain by now?
'Important', wealthy people own copyrights. Those copyrights expire. When they're nearly up, they lobby the government to make sure they can keep making money. The government listens to them because they have money and can therefore 'spread it around' (the government is corrupt) which results in a policy of 'the needs of the wealthy outweigh the needs of the many'.
Copyright will never end on mickey Mouse until he becomes an unprofitable commodity. The powerful and wealthy will bribe the easily corrupted and you'll get the 'best democracy money can buy'.
I hope that's answered your question.
Company policy isn't law, but these douchebags are trying to lobby the Irish government to make their brainless policy law.
Of course since Google's European operation is run from Ireland, I'm sure they might have an opinion to chip in with.
>Each nation should be able to legislate and govern internet access in the way it sees fit; and best suite for its citizen's good.
They way you phrased this, someone could interpret you as saying that all governments act in the best interests of the people they govern.
That can't be what you meant, though, because I know nobody's *that* naive in this day and age.
>"The industry" was working together just fine; there weren't actually that many lawsuits between companies like Palm, Nokia, and Microsoft. Apple, however, came in as a newbie, took everybody else's ideas, put them in a nice shiny box, and started patenting and suing everybody.
Hell, Apple are not even unique in that respect.
When Marconi got a patent on wireless telegraphy in England, the rule was that you MUST NOT reveal the workings of the patented device before the patent was granted. Marconi presented a closed box, which worked as described and got his patent. Then they opened the box and found that it was just someone elses' method that was already publicly known. Nothing unique at all.
Then he laughed all the way to the bank.
Steve Jobs, in many ways was just the Marconi of his day. Not even unique in being a bit of a carpetbagger.
Oh ... :(
Appologies, in that case and thanks for the correction.
Damn you internets! [shakes fist]
"The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes. I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me and the Bankers in the rear. Of the two, the one at my rear is my greatest foe.. corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money powers of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in the hands of a few, and the Republic is destroyed." - Abraham Lincoln
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
They've already stopped anyone without a Google+ account rating or commenting on apps.
I could even see them requiring a Google+ account for downloading apps. They do appear to be THAT desperate to make G+ work.
Beautiful.
*wipes tear from eye*
What exactly is the rationale in blocking the Promo Bay? It's not and never has been the Pirate Bay. Different servers. Different owners. No complaints of copyright infringement. No cases, lawsuits or petitions to the court.
What is the process that has gone on behind the scenes to block it accross almost all of the UK's ISPs? Where is the public oversight of this process? Who met, talked and how was the decision arrived at?
Where is the scrutiny over decisions to censor the internet in a (supposedly) free and democratic country?
David Kappos [fingers in ears], "Lalalalalalalala ... everything is fine ... lalalalalalalalala..."
Clearly determined to be part of the problem, rather than part of the solution.
>Big deal. You accused an innocent man of being a pedophile. But at least you didn't cover up an investigation of another man being a pedophile. Oh wait!
Wait, indeed. The Newsnight report didn't name the alleged abuser, who turned out to be completely innocent (well, as innocent as a Tory can be). It actually merely reported that one of the victims of abuse named him. The victim of abuse named him because the police dealing with the case a decade ago, TOLD the victim that it was this senior Tory chap, showing him a photo of the abuser and saying it was the Tory. The victim believed this to be true and told the BBC, who reported it without naming any names.
The police also mislead another victim, having him also believe that the person who abused him was this Tory.
So obviously, despite naming no names and simply repeating the victim's accusations, which they believed to be true (albeit without enough rigorous checking) the BBC must be at fault here and people should resign!
Meanwhile the police .... have taken no responsibility. And the enemies of the BBC, yet again, jump on it for the smallest of errors (or even non-errors) at any chance they're given.
That's the article! Thanks Anonymous Coward!
Additionally I remember reading an article where some guy, an 'activist' judge or similar decided that he wanted the USPO to behave in a stamp-and-approve manner and let the courts sort out any fall-out, disputes etc, after the fact. He and others convinced a whole slew of other people and the USPO became the anti-competitive malign tumour in the body of innovation and competition that it is today, feeding lawyers and their families and paying for their second homes and yachts, while legitimate businesses and competition is stifled.
Bonus points to anyone who can link to that article.
$329 translated into GBP (+20% VAT) = ~£250. For the 8GB wifi model.
The upgraded Nexus 7 32GB wifi model will soon be sold at £200. For the equivalent iPad mini (32GB wifi) you'll be paying ~£330 (and more likely £350). And that seems about right for the premium Apple like to charge for its products.
That's even better! And actually practical.
Readers definitely seem to have a greater investment in the quality of the site than the editors do.
In all fairness to Mohammed, plenty of your ancestors were probably screwing children too.
Tyranny cannot be appeased.
The answer to speech you do not like is more speech, not violence.