I doubt that could be the actual charge. Obstructing justice usually means there's an ongoing case with actual defendants. This is more like obstructing potential justice... or witch hunts.
Not really, Herbert Yardley's "Black Chamber" had agreements with all the telegra(m|ph) companies to provide copies of the traffic to them in the 1920s. Only the scale is different. Plus ca change...
Ok, so if they kill all illegal means of obtaining content, and they severely restrict legal means of getting TV and movies (i.e. removing hulu access from Boxee), explain why I need broadband?
You'd prefer the government to jump in 6 months after any release? Or maybe they could mandate a National Browser? Don't forget the majority of the market didn't even know there was market stagnation.
The better point is *some* companies can evolve and survive, and some can't. The market is the best judge of this, not the government cherry picking who yells the loudest. Time will tell if Shell made the correct decision. Meanwhile their customers are perfectly within their rights to boycott etc.
What incentive would they have to hold code back? They are bundling it with OSX. It's built into the iPhone. Are there really that many people that are eschewing Safari and downloading the Webkit nightly builds or OmniWeb that they're going to lose money from directing Google searches? Or are you suggesting that they're worried about Firefox stealing the code? I just don't see the reasoning for it.
And I suppose all traffic you generate originates in that same state? The Feds have trumped this argument over and over by invoking the commerce clause as saying it involves interstate commerce. They could certainly get away with invoking it here when dealing with the "world wide" web.
I think it's a valid assumption. I would wager the majority of the population didn't have a clue about how the electoral college worked until, oh, say the 2000 election. So I have a hard time believing the apathy is over the existence of the electoral college which has mirrored the popular vote in all but 2 elections.
why should "you" have 2 Senators and someone in the District gets none? DC's population is actually higher than Wyoming's and didn't our last VP come from there? Ummm, well now that you mention it, I've changed my mind...
And you're representative of the poorest folks in India? I didn't realize they posted here. My mistake.
I spent 8 months in Honduras and I can tell you I've seen homeless people here in the U.S. looking better than many of those folks who did have to worry about cholera, tapeworms, malaria, and simply surviving. Not everyone of course, but it wasn't unusual.
if you're really comparing the poor in this country are living in anywhere near the same conditions as the poor in India or many many other countries on the planet you should travel more. When's the last time your neighbor got Cholera?
So how would you "push their OS" more? Those damned Mac vs PC ads are everywhere, their market share has been going up for a couple years now, and Microsoft just put out ads directly attacking their ads. If you don't think Microsoft is worried, you're a fool. If Macs get some traction in IT circles, then you'll see MS really shit a brick.
The philosophy of patents makes sense: provide a way to reward invention and help recoup the cost of research and development.
This is actually not the philosphy of patents, at least not directly. The constitution says nothing about recouping, it is intended to encourage people to invent something useful for the public good. It doesn't say anything about "in order to provide someone money for life" or "in order to keep investors happy and provide a continuous revenue stream." Both copyright and patents have gotten too far away from this. I do feel sorry for this guy if his ideas were indeed stolen, but overall the patent situation has gotten out of hand. Neither he nor apple are creating anything while they're in litigation, and from the PC World article on burst's site, it seems like he's gone full time into simply litigating... Why not continue creating?
Just my $0.02
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why should he think he should be immune from being recorded?
Because he's a cop silly. The whole reason he became a cop is to have special privileges.
I doubt that could be the actual charge. Obstructing justice usually means there's an ongoing case with actual defendants. This is more like obstructing potential justice... or witch hunts.
Not really, Herbert Yardley's "Black Chamber" had agreements with all the telegra(m|ph) companies to provide copies of the traffic to them in the 1920s. Only the scale is different. Plus ca change...
Ok, so if they kill all illegal means of obtaining content, and they severely restrict legal means of getting TV and movies (i.e. removing hulu access from Boxee), explain why I need broadband?
Can't disagree there, but having been a web developer since '95, I can tell you there aren't enough people that even know what the standards are.
Sadly, I'm at a govt client now who are still on IE6 and yet every day I'm hit with all sorts of security reminders.
you say that until you see how much AT&T will charge you for it. Then buying a wireless card seems like a great idea.
You'd prefer the government to jump in 6 months after any release? Or maybe they could mandate a National Browser? Don't forget the majority of the market didn't even know there was market stagnation.
The better point is *some* companies can evolve and survive, and some can't. The market is the best judge of this, not the government cherry picking who yells the loudest. Time will tell if Shell made the correct decision. Meanwhile their customers are perfectly within their rights to boycott etc.
he'd probably get in a bit of trouble by vowing to "F**king Kill" a cabinet member...
the point was the DRM is useless...
I rather enjoy watching BluRay rips on Ubuntu.
What incentive would they have to hold code back? They are bundling it with OSX. It's built into the iPhone. Are there really that many people that are eschewing Safari and downloading the Webkit nightly builds or OmniWeb that they're going to lose money from directing Google searches? Or are you suggesting that they're worried about Firefox stealing the code? I just don't see the reasoning for it.
And I suppose all traffic you generate originates in that same state? The Feds have trumped this argument over and over by invoking the commerce clause as saying it involves interstate commerce. They could certainly get away with invoking it here when dealing with the "world wide" web.
Perhaps they can put money in the stimulus to pay for removing them and then for re-installing them next time someone gets mugged.
I think it's a valid assumption. I would wager the majority of the population didn't have a clue about how the electoral college worked until, oh, say the 2000 election. So I have a hard time believing the apathy is over the existence of the electoral college which has mirrored the popular vote in all but 2 elections.
and I guess your paycheck comes from poor people?
why should "you" have 2 Senators and someone in the District gets none? DC's population is actually higher than Wyoming's and didn't our last VP come from there? Ummm, well now that you mention it, I've changed my mind...
And you're representative of the poorest folks in India? I didn't realize they posted here. My mistake. I spent 8 months in Honduras and I can tell you I've seen homeless people here in the U.S. looking better than many of those folks who did have to worry about cholera, tapeworms, malaria, and simply surviving. Not everyone of course, but it wasn't unusual.
if you're really comparing the poor in this country are living in anywhere near the same conditions as the poor in India or many many other countries on the planet you should travel more. When's the last time your neighbor got Cholera?
At least it was a prime number. I wouldn't mind it so much then. Had it been 16 or 18 though, damn I'd be angry.
what the hell is hoovering?
I thought it was launching a massive tariff in the midst of a terrible economic crisis?
So how would you "push their OS" more? Those damned Mac vs PC ads are everywhere, their market share has been going up for a couple years now, and Microsoft just put out ads directly attacking their ads. If you don't think Microsoft is worried, you're a fool. If Macs get some traction in IT circles, then you'll see MS really shit a brick.
Great idea, but sadly this is probably one of those issues that both parties agree upon.
The philosophy of patents makes sense: provide a way to reward invention and help recoup the cost of research and development. This is actually not the philosphy of patents, at least not directly. The constitution says nothing about recouping, it is intended to encourage people to invent something useful for the public good. It doesn't say anything about "in order to provide someone money for life" or "in order to keep investors happy and provide a continuous revenue stream." Both copyright and patents have gotten too far away from this. I do feel sorry for this guy if his ideas were indeed stolen, but overall the patent situation has gotten out of hand. Neither he nor apple are creating anything while they're in litigation, and from the PC World article on burst's site, it seems like he's gone full time into simply litigating... Why not continue creating? Just my $0.02
Not a good analogy as Jensen Button's Honda beat all the Ferraris last weekend at Malaysia.