the public accepted DVD players, yes.. but the public does not accept region coding. most DVD players are sold region-free and can play disks from all regions. At least that's how it is in the netherlands..
hmm.. good idea.. should also work on a CD's jewelcase, although you will ofcourse need some spare cases to keep your new software in. the 'no criticism' clause smells like censorship to me.. that would mean an MCSE isn't allowed to give full advise on software. He cannot point out flaws or improvements. and he cannot compare features, since if another piece could do better in certain areas.. but he can't critisize the M$ product..
there are so many messages of people who want to vote , but in the end vote for bush or gore. why not just vote for what you believe in? the worst that can happen is that gore or bush wins anyway, but with a smaller margin.
and when I go to the beach I can see more boobs than on most pornsites. the american fixation with anything remotely sexual being bad is still funny, even after years and years.
and you can ofcourse only find educational resources in those 2 domains. You can't make a distinction based on TLD, since the TLD says virtually nothing about content. a restriction to edu and gov would REALLY be censorship, since this would restrict accessible sites to US only.
>Remember, some of the greatest artists of all time were paid to do what they did.
True. they were indeed paid. For now I'll take the Nightwatch by Rembrandt van Rijn as an example. (incidentally, Rembrandt died quite poor). Rembrandt didn't think one day: well.. I'll make this really cool portrait of the Amsterdam 'Schutterij' (a city-guard like organisation, IIRC). Some day in 1639 Frans Banning Cocq came to him asking for a portrait of the schutterij. So Rembrandt was paid for his time, materials and lotsa other stuff. but NOT for intellectual property.
That is because in europe donations to political parties by corporations are subject to some very restrictive regulations, to rule out the buying of votes by industry. This is the number 1 difference between US politics and european politics. In america you NEED corporate backing, in europe you don't.
as a non-american I am really puzzled by this... how can votes for 1 candidate hurt another? The way I see it this can only be because there is a choice of 2 parties, and all other parties weaseled their way into the political system..
If my brain runs under window$ and crashes.. will I have blue eyes? And can I install multiple OSes? Will I be able to run a porn-site on a pornstar, or does the OS require too many system resources? Enquiring minds want to know..
nah, they already found out... but now there is no longer a shred of doubt. it all reminds me of rock'n'roll, which was supposedly bad... Oh no! I heard Jerry Lee Lewis! Now I'm gonna marry my 13yr old cousin and shoot an innocent bystander while I'm beating my wife..
etrade: you are an open sourcer, so you are a communist. communists are unamerican and do not own stock. so we won't sell you any, you free software commy..
hmm.. talk to the ladies. I recently read an article about people swapping knitting patterns, and producers not being happy about it. Quite a lot like the RIAA...
>The funny part is, it's listed as a non-profit organization
well.. strictly speaking the MPAA isn't making much money at all.. the money is made in copious amounts by its members, the individual movie producing companies.
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the public accepted DVD players, yes.. but the public does not accept region coding. most DVD players are sold region-free and can play disks from all regions. At least that's how it is in the netherlands..
//rdj
hmm.. good idea.. should also work on a CD's jewelcase, although you will ofcourse need some spare cases to keep your new software in. the 'no criticism' clause smells like censorship to me.. that would mean an MCSE isn't allowed to give full advise on software. He cannot point out flaws or improvements. and he cannot compare features, since if another piece could do better in certain areas.. but he can't critisize the M$ product..
//rdj
I need this fly-thing.. there's a few pigeons just waiting for me to take revenge.. that should teach'em not to shit on my head..
//rdj
there are so many messages of people who want to vote , but in the end vote for bush or gore. why not just vote for what you believe in? the worst that can happen is that gore or bush wins anyway, but with a smaller margin.
//rdj
Above is exactly the problem with the US, fuck anyone who deviates, the majority is always right.
It is my strong opinion that the civilisation of any nation is proportional to how minorities are treated.
//rdj
and when I go to the beach I can see more boobs than on most pornsites. the american fixation with anything remotely sexual being bad is still funny, even after years and years.
//rdj
otherwise.. try the jetsons cartoon... if it's in there it MUST be obvious..
//rdj
and you can ofcourse only find educational resources in those 2 domains. You can't make a distinction based on TLD, since the TLD says virtually nothing about content. a restriction to edu and gov would REALLY be censorship, since this would restrict accessible sites to US only.
//rdj
>Remember, some of the greatest artists of all time were paid to do what they did.
True. they were indeed paid. For now I'll take the Nightwatch by Rembrandt van Rijn as an example. (incidentally, Rembrandt died quite poor). Rembrandt didn't think one day: well.. I'll make this really cool portrait of the Amsterdam 'Schutterij' (a city-guard like organisation, IIRC). Some day in 1639 Frans Banning Cocq came to him asking for a portrait of the schutterij. So Rembrandt was paid for his time, materials and lotsa other stuff. but NOT for intellectual property.
//rdj
find quite some info on Smokedot.org. Also uses slashcode.
//rdj
That is because in europe donations to political parties by corporations are subject to some very restrictive regulations, to rule out the buying of votes by industry. This is the number 1 difference between US politics and european politics. In america you NEED corporate backing, in europe you don't.
//rdj
>it's the rape of democracy by a 20-stone black >man with a Nike logo on his head
>A white man is a more realistic image, is it not?
Nah.. the white guy just hired him..
//rdj
as a non-american I am really puzzled by this... how can votes for 1 candidate hurt another? The way I see it this can only be because there is a choice of 2 parties, and all other parties weaseled their way into the political system..
playing god is easy. just ask alanis morisette. She did just that in Dogma
//rdj
If my brain runs under window$ and crashes.. will I have blue eyes? And can I install multiple OSes? Will I be able to run a porn-site on a pornstar, or does the OS require too many system resources? Enquiring minds want to know..
//rdj
nah, they already found out... but now there is no longer a shred of doubt. it all reminds me of rock'n'roll, which was supposedly bad... Oh no! I heard Jerry Lee Lewis! Now I'm gonna marry my 13yr old cousin and shoot an innocent bystander while I'm beating my wife..
//rdj
that depends entirely on the pressure. The lowest pressure that CO2 can exist as a liquid is 5.1 athmosphere, at a temperature of about -57C.
check out this diagram
//rdj
I've come to the conclusion that the whole gun debate in the US, and the pot debate in Europe represent 2 very different views of governments:
:)
Europe: We don't care much about what you can do to yourself, that's your business. However we will restrict stuff made to harm others.
US: We don't care what you can do to others. But we will restrict stuff made(or grown) that might harm you.
ok.. I havent worked it out completely yet, but feel free to comment
//rdj
etrade: you are an open sourcer, so you are a communist. communists are unamerican and do not own stock. so we won't sell you any, you free software commy..
or maybe the coin just landed heads up...
//rdj
hmm.. talk to the ladies. I recently read an article about people swapping knitting patterns, and producers not being happy about it. Quite a lot like the RIAA...
//rdj
on the other hand.. it's probably easier to stand up again when you fall down in a drunken stupor..
//rdj
Now the blind can enjoy internet porn too. this MUST be a good thing. Seriously though.. I think it may be useful for blind net-users.
//rdj
Stephenson's book, I just read it last week :)
And I can definately recommend it.
//rdj
I'm still waiting for some marketroid to start advertisements for a 8,000,000,000 mHz 8086...
//rdj
>The funny part is, it's listed as a non-profit organization
well.. strictly speaking the MPAA isn't making much money at all.. the money is made in copious amounts by its members, the individual movie producing companies.