Actually, I think shrinking the government, while it might be a good idea, is impossible at this point. The best we can hope for is to slow government growth as much as possible.* I think this is best achieved with a "Pay as you go" policy, which, ironically, Kerry favors.
*I also think that there is some utility to some social welfare and entitlement programs, but these must be carefully scrutinized constantly for waste and mismanagement.
If McCain runs in 1998, I'll probably vote for him, but I fear hell be too old and have too many health problems by that time. And I am disappointed as hell that he's give Bush any support. I never questioned his integrity before he did that.
Interesting comment about the "useful idiots". More and more of us* are waking up to the fact that the Republican party has been taken over by religious loonies, corporate fat cats, and neo-imperialist adventurers. Unfortunately, way to many of my fellow Republicans are still asleep, lulled by indoctrination and lies provided by the propaganda machine. Being a Republican has become akin to being a member of a religious cult. They even have a name for Republicans that cling to their old fashioned values: "RINO" Republican In Name Only. Isn't that bit of doublespeak typical of how these scoundrels work?
I can't think of anyone that we have waiting in the wings. Arnold is a fantasy. We're not going to change the constitution for one man, nor should we. I've always been a big supporter, but by 2008 he'll be too old. He aready has health problems. Cheney's health problems are so bad, he probably shouldn't even be VP. Colin Powell? No one's talking about Colin Powell anymore. This administration basically sacrificed his credibility at the altar of the neo-cons "preemptive" war.
If I lived in a swing state, I'd definitely vote Kerry. As I live in California, I might vote Badnarik or I might vote Kerry just to spite some of my friends who have become Republi-zombies.
*I guess you can qualify me as a former useful idiot.
One if the upsides to electing Ms. Clinton president is that we could pay her less. The CBO reported last May that a woman president's salary would only be $304,000, in contrast to the $400,000 we pay male presidents.
We now know what to expect from another four years of Bush (though it could conceivable get much worse). We now know that Gore would have been the sane choice.
( I mean, maybe Gore wouldn't have gone into Iraq, but he certainly didn't run on that issue. Bush did run on the issue that he wouldn't go into Iraq, basically. "Read my lips: No nation building.")
Sure, you've got an excuse if you voted for Nader in 2000. Who knew Bush would be this bad? But given what we now know, if you live in a battleground state and vote for Nader, you're a fool.
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Yeah, you guys are in great shape, politically, over there in Israel. Your government is basically hostage to extremists. Any time the extremists don't get their way, they threaten to leave the coalition, and then the government falls. And if that doesn't work, they use assassination.
Now, here in the U.S., we have. . . . oh, wait a minute. I forgot. The Republican Party is basically hostage to extremists, too. And it's unlikely that the extremists would assassinate Bush, since he is one of them. It's sort of like Yossi Kadourie is our president.
OK, I read it. It's an interesting point, but a controversial one. Sure one can say that licensing and copyrights are a form of contract, just as one can say that the social contract is a real contract.
Dixon mentions the "Pro CD" case. I've heard of it before but I'm having trouble finding the actual opinion he mentions. He gives scant details.
Some very interesting stuff which supports your contentions. First,
Following the district court, we treat the licenses as ordinary contracts accompanying the sale of products, and therefore as governed by the common law of contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code. Whether there are legal differences between "contracts" and "licenses" (which may matter under the copyright doctrine of first sale) is a subject for another day.
We get to the meat of the matter, acceptance.
What then does the current version of the UCC have to say? We think that the place to start is sec. 2-204(1): "A contract for sale of goods may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of such a contract." A vendor, as master of the offer, may invite acceptance by conduct, and may propose limitations on the kind of conduct that constitutes acceptance. A buyer may accept by performing the acts the vendor proposes to treat as acceptance. And that is what happened. ProCD proposed a contract that a buyer would accept by using the soft- ware after having an opportunity to read the license at leisure. This Zeidenberg did. He had no choice, because the software splashed the license on the screen and would not let him proceed without indicating acceptance. So al- though the district judge was right to say that a contract can be, and often is, formed simply by paying the price and walking out of the store, the UCC permits contracts to be formed in other ways. ProCD proposed such a dif- ferent way, and without protest Zeidenberg agreed. Ours is not a case in which a consumer opens a package to find an insert saying "you owe us an extra $10,000" and the seller files suit to collect. Any buyer finding such a de- mand can prevent formation of the contract by return- ing the package, as can any consumer who concludes that the terms of the license make the software worth less than the purchase price. Nothing in the UCC requires a seller to maximize the buyer's net gains.
Here is the most pertinent part to your idea that the GPL is a contract, imo. I bolded the very last part because I found it interesting.
But are rights created by contract "equivalent to any of the exclusive rights within the general scope of copy- right"? Three courts of appeals have answered "no." Na- tional Car Rental Systems, Inc. v. Computer Associates International, Inc., 991 F.2d 426, 433 (8th Cir. 1993); Ta- quino v. Teledyne Monarch Rubber, 893 F.2d 1488, 1501 (5th Cir. 1990); Acorn Structures, Inc. v. Swantz, 846 F.2d 923, 926 (4th Cir. 1988). The district court disagreed with these decisions, 908 F. Supp. at 658, but we think them sound. Rights "equivalent to any of the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright" are rights estab- lished by law--rights that restrict the options of persons who are strangers to the author. Copyright law forbids duplication, public performance, and so on, unless the per- son wishing to copy or perform the work gets permission; silence means a ban on copying. A copyright is a right against the world. Contracts, by contrast, generally af- fect only their parties; strangers may do as they please, so contracts do not create "exclusive rights."
Someone who found a copy of SelectPhone (trademark) on the street would not be affected by the shrinkwrap license--though the fed- eral copyright laws of their own force would limit the finder
The Radeon 9700 Mobility with 128 MB VRAM is a BTO option on the 15" and the 17" Powerbooks (sadly, it's not an option on the 12" PB). Are 9700 Radeon Mobility graphics standard on consumer level laptops that are comparable to the iBook?
Small Dog is a great company. Most of their refurbed stuff is factory refurbed, so it will qualify for Applecare, should you feel the need to buy it. I've found their customer service to be excellent, as well.
After all, 1024x768 is similar or better resolution to NTSC, right?
It's a matter of having a nice wide area for your timeline, ample space for both the canvas and playback windows, and space for your bins.
I can work OK on my Ti 800's 15" screen, and often do, but it's so much nicer to hook up my cinema display, and really be able to see what I'm working on.
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with your work habits, just that I find it much more productive to work with a bigger screen when I can.
One of my buying strategies has been to wait for a refresh, then buy a factory refurb of the previous model. That way I qualify for Applecare for the full three years.
Another thing I've done is sign up for a course at one of the nearby junior colleges so that I qualify for the edu discount. I take these classes anyway, from time to time, for personal enrichment. (And yes, for the cynical amongst us, hundreds of dollars in discounts is very enriching.)
I'm probably dreaming here, but I so want a 12" PB with a radeon 9700 mobility in it. A max of 2 GB RAM would be nice too. And since I'm just wishing, how about a backlit keyboard and FW 800? Just because I want a small laptop doesn't mean I want less features, unless it's physically impossible to fit them in.
I've become soft or corrupted. I used to feel the same way about my macs, and while I liked the look of the PBs, I couldn't imagine not being able to upgrade CPUs and graphics cards. Then I got a Ti book as a second computer. I almost never use the G4 tower now. It hasn't been on in months!
Now the iMac is starting to look very appealing to me. =)
Let this be a warning, my fellow mac upgraders! Stay away from the powerbooks!
The bus on the iBooks and the 12" PBs are 133 Mhz. The PB does have twice the VRAM, and from a quick search, the Nvidia card is the better performer as well. (I made that mistake in a different post. I figured that that the 9200 was 4000 better than the 5200! =)
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The main thing stopping me from running out and buying one of these iBooks is that they still don't support a DVI monitor, as does my 15" PB. The 15" screen is just barely passable for editing; when I really want to work, I connect my cinema display.
I really want a 12" though! I've been eyeing the refurb 12" PBs on Apple's special deals page for quite a while now.
With this refresh of the iBook line, however, I think I can wait a bit longer and see what they do with the PBs in the next few months. I'd be shocked to see G5 PBs, but there's a lot they could do to make the PB line more appealing, better graphics being one.
Anyway, if they haven't released or announced anything by MWSF, I might just settle.
It looks like the iBook has a more capable graphic card as well, although they disabled DVI output (of course). In fact, that seems to be the only thing that sets the 12" PB ahead of the iBooks!
Oh, wait. Says here that the 12" iBook's processor is 1.2 Ghz, while the 12" PB is 1.33 Ghz.
Unfortunately, MS is innovating. They will eventually bring new features, like DRM and Indigo (the new communication subsystem in Longhorn) to handheld devices. These are features which Linux doesn't seem likely to support.
Longhorn, huh? And when can we expect to see these innovations?
According to traditional legal doctrine, if one party makes a promise and the other party offers nothing in exchange for that promise, the promise is unenforceable. Such a promise is known as a "gratuitous promise." Gratuitous promises are said to be "unenforceable for lack of consideration."
This is a fundamental principal of Contract Law. If you knew wtf you were talking about, you'd know this.
It would be fear mongering if there wasn't a realistic threat. Clearly, it's happened many times in the past, so a person fearing that their vote might be unlawfully taken away is not being unrealistic. Warning people that it could happen to them unless the remain vigilant is not the same as crying wolf.
#1 Why should a news organization report on the past if not to mislead people about the present?
Damn straight! We don't need any liberal propaganda machines to teach us history. We get our history from the President and the Bible like Jesus intended!
(You know, I tried to be more absurd, but ultimately I think I failed. You win, Mike. You're definitely a big nut job than I could ever pretend to be.)
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Yeah, I noticed that too, while I was looking for attribution to Ann Coulter.
Thank God. I was worried it was a goatse link. And I clicked anyway, being a thrill seeker. Uh, not that kind of thrillseeker. Really.
You are not alone.
Actually, I think shrinking the government, while it might be a good idea, is impossible at this point. The best we can hope for is to slow government growth as much as possible.* I think this is best achieved with a "Pay as you go" policy, which, ironically, Kerry favors.
*I also think that there is some utility to some social welfare and entitlement programs, but these must be carefully scrutinized constantly for waste and mismanagement.
If McCain runs in 1998, I'll probably vote for him, but I fear hell be too old and have too many health problems by that time. And I am disappointed as hell that he's give Bush any support. I never questioned his integrity before he did that.
Interesting comment about the "useful idiots". More and more of us* are waking up to the fact that the Republican party has been taken over by religious loonies, corporate fat cats, and neo-imperialist adventurers. Unfortunately, way to many of my fellow Republicans are still asleep, lulled by indoctrination and lies provided by the propaganda machine. Being a Republican has become akin to being a member of a religious cult. They even have a name for Republicans that cling to their old fashioned values: "RINO" Republican In Name Only. Isn't that bit of doublespeak typical of how these scoundrels work?
I can't think of anyone that we have waiting in the wings. Arnold is a fantasy. We're not going to change the constitution for one man, nor should we. I've always been a big supporter, but by 2008 he'll be too old. He aready has health problems. Cheney's health problems are so bad, he probably shouldn't even be VP. Colin Powell? No one's talking about Colin Powell anymore. This administration basically sacrificed his credibility at the altar of the neo-cons "preemptive" war.
If I lived in a swing state, I'd definitely vote Kerry. As I live in California, I might vote Badnarik or I might vote Kerry just to spite some of my friends who have become Republi-zombies.
*I guess you can qualify me as a former useful idiot.
One if the upsides to electing Ms. Clinton president is that we could pay her less. The CBO reported last May that a woman president's salary would only be $304,000, in contrast to the $400,000 we pay male presidents.
One of the best things to come out of the Perot candidacy was Phil Hartman's characterization of Stockdale.
"Who am I? What am I doing here?"
It wasn't a fair characterization (Stockdale wasn't retarded or senile), but it sure was funny.
They key word is "forseeable".
We now know what to expect from another four years of Bush (though it could conceivable get much worse). We now know that Gore would have been the sane choice.
( I mean, maybe Gore wouldn't have gone into Iraq, but he certainly didn't run on that issue. Bush did run on the issue that he wouldn't go into Iraq, basically. "Read my lips: No nation building.")
Sure, you've got an excuse if you voted for Nader in 2000. Who knew Bush would be this bad? But given what we now know, if you live in a battleground state and vote for Nader, you're a fool.
Yeah, you guys are in great shape, politically, over there in Israel. Your government is basically hostage to extremists. Any time the extremists don't get their way, they threaten to leave the coalition, and then the government falls. And if that doesn't work, they use assassination.
Now, here in the U.S., we have. . . . oh, wait a minute. I forgot. The Republican Party is basically hostage to extremists, too. And it's unlikely that the extremists would assassinate Bush, since he is one of them. It's sort of like Yossi Kadourie is our president.
Dixon mentions the "Pro CD" case. I've heard of it before but I'm having trouble finding the actual opinion he mentions. He gives scant details.
Hold on! Here it is.
Some very interesting stuff which supports your contentions. First,
We get to the meat of the matter, acceptance.
Here is the most pertinent part to your idea that the GPL is a contract, imo. I bolded the very last part because I found it interesting.
Upgrading the HD on a powerbook does NOT void the warranty.
The Radeon 9700 Mobility with 128 MB VRAM is a BTO option on the 15" and the 17" Powerbooks (sadly, it's not an option on the 12" PB). Are 9700 Radeon Mobility graphics standard on consumer level laptops that are comparable to the iBook?
Small Dog is a great company. Most of their refurbed stuff is factory refurbed, so it will qualify for Applecare, should you feel the need to buy it. I've found their customer service to be excellent, as well.
After all, 1024x768 is similar or better resolution to NTSC, right?
It's a matter of having a nice wide area for your timeline, ample space for both the canvas and playback windows, and space for your bins.
I can work OK on my Ti 800's 15" screen, and often do, but it's so much nicer to hook up my cinema display, and really be able to see what I'm working on.
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with your work habits, just that I find it much more productive to work with a bigger screen when I can.
One of my buying strategies has been to wait for a refresh, then buy a factory refurb of the previous model. That way I qualify for Applecare for the full three years.
Another thing I've done is sign up for a course at one of the nearby junior colleges so that I qualify for the edu discount. I take these classes anyway, from time to time, for personal enrichment. (And yes, for the cynical amongst us, hundreds of dollars in discounts is very enriching.)
I'm probably dreaming here, but I so want a 12" PB with a radeon 9700 mobility in it. A max of 2 GB RAM would be nice too. And since I'm just wishing, how about a backlit keyboard and FW 800? Just because I want a small laptop doesn't mean I want less features, unless it's physically impossible to fit them in.
I've become soft or corrupted. I used to feel the same way about my macs, and while I liked the look of the PBs, I couldn't imagine not being able to upgrade CPUs and graphics cards. Then I got a Ti book as a second computer. I almost never use the G4 tower now. It hasn't been on in months!
Now the iMac is starting to look very appealing to me. =)
Let this be a warning, my fellow mac upgraders! Stay away from the powerbooks!
The bus on the iBooks and the 12" PBs are 133 Mhz. The PB does have twice the VRAM, and from a quick search, the Nvidia card is the better performer as well. (I made that mistake in a different post. I figured that that the 9200 was 4000 better than the 5200! =)
The main thing stopping me from running out and buying one of these iBooks is that they still don't support a DVI monitor, as does my 15" PB. The 15" screen is just barely passable for editing; when I really want to work, I connect my cinema display.
I really want a 12" though! I've been eyeing the refurb 12" PBs on Apple's special deals page for quite a while now.
With this refresh of the iBook line, however, I think I can wait a bit longer and see what they do with the PBs in the next few months. I'd be shocked to see G5 PBs, but there's a lot they could do to make the PB line more appealing, better graphics being one.
Anyway, if they haven't released or announced anything by MWSF, I might just settle.
It looks like the iBook has a more capable graphic card as well, although they disabled DVI output (of course). In fact, that seems to be the only thing that sets the 12" PB ahead of the iBooks!
Oh, wait. Says here that the 12" iBook's processor is 1.2 Ghz, while the 12" PB is 1.33 Ghz.
Unfortunately, MS is innovating. They will eventually bring new features, like DRM and Indigo (the new communication subsystem in Longhorn) to handheld devices. These are features which Linux doesn't seem likely to support.
Longhorn, huh? And when can we expect to see these innovations?
From Findlaw's article on consideration in contract law:
This is a fundamental principal of Contract Law. If you knew wtf you were talking about, you'd know this.
It would be fear mongering if there wasn't a realistic threat. Clearly, it's happened many times in the past, so a person fearing that their vote might be unlawfully taken away is not being unrealistic. Warning people that it could happen to them unless the remain vigilant is not the same as crying wolf.
#1 Why should a news organization report on the past if not to mislead people about the present?
Damn straight! We don't need any liberal propaganda machines to teach us history. We get our history from the President and the Bible like Jesus intended!
(You know, I tried to be more absurd, but ultimately I think I failed. You win, Mike. You're definitely a big nut job than I could ever pretend to be.)
If you're not Jack, you're now guilty of plagiarism. =)