>A few minutes saved by calling for an ambulance via cell than tracking down a landline could save a life.
happens to be just my area. no. ambulances do not have a cellphone, and ambulances are dispatched from centers separate of hospitals (but sometimes coinciding). you wanna be fast, you get the landline of the ambulance center and a lot of luck convincing them, cos you're not a doctor or emergency service. fastest and surest way is to call a doctor, or call the emergy line 112.
one thing though: this is the dutch situation. things may differ in your country.
>Now what if, that someone has a mission-critical position somehwere
they dont use a cellphone, or dont use a cellphone exclusively. there's semaphones for doctors, and several other emergency channels (or at least there are here). cellphone is not an emergency channel, and should never be used for any life-threatening stuff. if it's on a cellphone, it can wait an hour.
>Johns friends dad then phones ME up saying "... so you think its appropriate to watch inspector gadget fucking his arch-nemesis's girlfriend in the ass to 25 minutes do you???..."
I pay for my information by giving back information, not by being forced to watch certain content. I contribute. I pay, and pay a fair price. and you whine about me not viewing ads?
>A lot of people sit back and talk a lot, but when push comes to shove, they are unwilling to make a personal sacrifice to realise their ideals.
then volunteer. sending cash is an easy cop-out, and may give rise to the buying of political influence. if push comes to shove, many donaters would not volunteer. even worse: some donaters donate to all political parties to gain influence.
as you said, illegally. now if he copied it legally, you would not have a leg to stand on.
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no.. it doesn't exist "because it exists", it exists because of our hunger for knowledge, which I will grant you is not always rational. I've taken apart clocks, and a lot of stuff. it made no sense whatsoever, economically. however, I now know a little about the inner workings of a clock. same with manned spaceflight. why do we do it? because we can learn stuff. many people want to learn stuff, and given the chance, they will. so why do we learn stuff? because we can.
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and for me refuses to run (2.0pre4), so went back to pre2
in essence, I do this anyway. I have no cellphone, and I'm seldom at home. anything work-related will have to wait for work-time, where it belongs. need me in earlier? tell me in person. I have no obligation to stay reachable for work outside work-hours.
yes, they are, as long as no modified version of gnutella is distributed. if the software is not distributed but only used in house (for a demo), there is no requirement to distribute the source.
you're not forced to distribute. if you distribute, make available the source.
>Companies should allow some latitude with infringing properties of their works, and some basic trading between friends. However, I also believe, both as a creator and a reseller of intellectual property, that placing your 300 CD Collection on Kazaa is going way too far as well.
what I really think is going way too far is companies deciding who can or cannot be my friend. I have no problem whatsoever with treating everybody as a friend (yes, there are different 'levels' of friend, like all other friends.), and I have no trouble sharing with all my friends.
--- For the U.S. Congress, "`act of terrorism' means an activity that--(A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; and (B) appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping." (2). When suitable, the definition can be broadened to include states hostile to U.S. policy. ---
and when suitable, states friendly to the US can be excused from this definition. see israel.
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>the spammers are clearly violating the law.
not necessarily. a foreign spammer is not bound by US law, and doesn't have to label spam.
>A few minutes saved by calling for an ambulance via cell than tracking down a landline could save a life.
happens to be just my area. no. ambulances do not have a cellphone, and ambulances are dispatched from centers separate of hospitals (but sometimes coinciding). you wanna be fast, you get the landline of the ambulance center and a lot of luck convincing them, cos you're not a doctor or emergency service. fastest and surest way is to call a doctor, or call the emergy line 112.
one thing though: this is the dutch situation. things may differ in your country.
>Now what if, that someone has a mission-critical position somehwere
they dont use a cellphone, or dont use a cellphone exclusively. there's semaphones for doctors, and several other emergency channels (or at least there are here). cellphone is not an emergency channel, and should never be used for any life-threatening stuff. if it's on a cellphone, it can wait an hour.
>Johns friends dad then phones ME up saying "... so you think its appropriate to watch inspector gadget fucking his arch-nemesis's girlfriend in the ass to 25 minutes do you??? ..."
;)
yes. make love, not war
if your clients have the stupidity to only offer a flash page instead of a html-page, then indeed, they are not what I'm looking for.
I pay for my information by giving back information, not by being forced to watch certain content. I contribute. I pay, and pay a fair price. and you whine about me not viewing ads?
a thief is more likely to change the plates then change the MAC address of the wireless card in a laptop in a stolen car..
>though I wish it could natively size images as well.
:)
if what you mean is resizing an image to fit the window... firefox does that
if you mean something else.. well.. I don't know.
that's the way it COULD be (theoretically). over the way it SHOULD be can be argued.
>A lot of people sit back and talk a lot, but when push comes to shove, they are unwilling to make a personal sacrifice to realise their ideals.
then volunteer. sending cash is an easy cop-out, and may give rise to the buying of political influence. if push comes to shove, many donaters would not volunteer. even worse: some donaters donate to all political parties to gain influence.
one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter...
this goes very much for an occupied country, like iraq is.
as you said, illegally. now if he copied it legally, you would not have a leg to stand on.
no.. it doesn't exist "because it exists", it exists because of our hunger for knowledge, which I will grant you is not always rational. I've taken apart clocks, and a lot of stuff. it made no sense whatsoever, economically. however, I now know a little about the inner workings of a clock. same with manned spaceflight. why do we do it? because we can learn stuff. many people want to learn stuff, and given the chance, they will. so why do we learn stuff? because we can.
and for me refuses to run (2.0pre4), so went back to pre2
>Is this is a realistic investment considering most companies don't last 100 years?
families last a century. and while a company can easily change names, this is a whole lot harder for a family.
bit like fining a maffia-boss? sorry.. they did the crime. now pay the fine. it's too low to matter anyway...
in essence, I do this anyway. I have no cellphone, and I'm seldom at home. anything work-related will have to wait for work-time, where it belongs. need me in earlier? tell me in person. I have no obligation to stay reachable for work outside work-hours.
I wish that were true. I get so much spam from the US on my dutch email-account...
actually... that's governments, not a single government or the government.
rest of weekend:
go to movies wearing sensecam.
yes, they are, as long as no modified version of gnutella is distributed. if the software is not distributed but only used in house (for a demo), there is no requirement to distribute the source.
you're not forced to distribute. if you distribute, make available the source.
it's easier to feed your family in denominations of sheep than it is to feed your family on 10 dollar (euro) bills.
and if that girl suddenly starts liking me because of my "big-load-o-cash"(tm), I probably wont like her anymore.
>Companies should allow some latitude with infringing properties of their works, and some basic trading between friends. However, I also believe, both as a creator and a reseller of intellectual property, that placing your 300 CD Collection on Kazaa is going way too far as well.
what I really think is going way too far is companies deciding who can or cannot be my friend. I have no problem whatsoever with treating everybody as a friend (yes, there are different 'levels' of friend, like all other friends.), and I have no trouble sharing with all my friends.
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For the U.S. Congress, "`act of terrorism' means an activity that--(A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; and (B) appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping." (2). When suitable, the definition can be broadened to include states hostile to U.S. policy.
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and when suitable, states friendly to the US can be excused from this definition. see israel.