I do not feel particularly qualified to validate Mr. Linares's claims. However, over the years I have 'forgotten' that the RIAA is just a trade organization, comprised of many different companies. It was interesting to read through the list of plantiffs and put a face on who the RIAA really is. Here they are if you did not RTFA:
Arista Records, LLC
Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
Atlantic Recording Corporation
Virgin Records America, Inc.
UMG Recordings, Inc.
BMG Music
Capitol Records, Inc.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Motown Record Company, L.P.
Maverick Recording Company
Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc.
Laface Records, LLC.
Interscope Records
This may not be a good thing, as my hatred will now be diluted
IANAP, but if we are using our current understanding of the universe to make this claim, how do we know there is not some yet-to-be-discovered method of detecting the evidence of the origin of the universe in the far future?
I wonder how this thing would simulate the next Presidential election?
Maybe it could just make the decision for us and save us the headache?
This reminds me of a sci-fi story where a computer simulation had become so acurate in determining how people would vote, that only one person had to vote. On election day, the person the computer selected was the only one voting. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the story or who wrote it.
Here is a [loose] English translation of the article
Apparently our cleansing efforts of uncomfortable comments on this blog missed a few submissions from, in particular, one person - And via the media I have now been informed that this has caused a prosecutor to start a preliminary examination to see if a crime has been committed.
In total, there are more than 13,000 comments, of varying type, on this blog. And during the last few months we have been trying to remove posts that were particularly inappropriate or insulting.
As soon as we are notified about something we missed, we have removed it. However, it is clear we missed a contribution from a certain person early this year.
Naturally, this is unfortunate. That this was not done on purpose is clear, because we have removed other comments in the past. The comments that we were notified about today were obviously removed immediately.
That is how it is. After that the legal examination have to run its course.
Where this will lead, I do not know. But I think it would be sad if it forced me to shut down this blog. And if I have to do that, it will most likely lead to other blogs being forced to do the same thing.
The suggested remedy, editing a system configuration file, is unacceptable.
I thought the article was pretty good, written from a newbie point of view. Still, I think the above qoute is a little harsh. If the instructions are clear, I really do not see this as a big deal. I think most people would be relatively comfortable with doing this as long as the steps are clearly outlined.
1. Open file xyz
2. Find the section that reads xxx
3. Replace xxx with xxy
4. Save and close the file.
Pax Galaxia is the only game I have yet to get bored with, and I have been playing it longer than any other game I own, or have owned. Even though the game may seem simplistic at first glance, it definately gets my pick.
"Today was an insane day. And as the founder of Digg, I just wanted to post my thoughts...
In building and shaping the site I've always tried to stay as hands on as possible. We've always given site moderation (digging/burying) power to the community. Occasionally we step in to remove stories that violate our terms of use (eg. linking to pornography, illegal downloads, racial hate sites, etc.). So today was a difficult day for us. We had to decide whether to remove stories containing a single code based on a cease and desist declaration. We had to make a call, and in our desire to avoid a scenario where Digg would be interrupted or shut down, we decided to comply and remove the stories with the code.
But now, after seeing hundreds of stories and reading thousands of comments, you've made it clear. You'd rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company. We hear you, and effective immediately we won't delete stories or comments containing the code and will deal with whatever the consequences might be.
If we lose, then what the hell, at least we died trying.
I do not think this is about the code itself. This is more about people being fed up with the draconian attitude of these organizations. I really think this "uprising" is a good and healthy thing. Now, if people could just do the same thing about things like government deficit spending, the war in Iraq, the civil war in Sudan, and the Rwandan genocide, we would be in good shape.
P.s. I just picked those at random. I realize atrocities cannot be compared to fiscal policy.
to be fair, the ak is 9.5lb to the m16's 7.8lb. not a massive difference
I agree it may seem like there is not much difference. However, having carried both weapons for extended periods of time, I can say that the weight makes a difference. Also, if you keep your M16 clean as a whistle it is a superior weapon. If you compare this with the conflict in Iraq, I would assume that the average insurgent (or whatever you want to call them) does not spend too much time cleaning their weapon, whereas a professional soldier does. That being said, it sounds like both sides picked the appropriate weapon for their METL.
IANAP, so I figured this was some sort of breakthrough. As it turns out:
1. Others have gotten much, much closer to 0 K using atoms and laser cooling.
2. Others have gotten much, much closer to 0 K using solid objects and different cooling methods.
3. Their method has the potential of getting closer to 0 K.
So, even if it is not a breakthrough it is still impressive.
I did the same thing. However, my entry into the shady world of DVD ripping started with Shrek. After having to replace it twice (over a relatively long period of time) I decided that this enforced re-purchasing program was not for me. Now I use AnyDVD and DVD Decrypter and rip all my purchased movies.
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At least it wasn't the Generalized Occupational Aptitude TEST for Specialized Education.
You made me snort hot coffee through my nose.
Thanks a bunch!
I do not feel particularly qualified to validate Mr. Linares's claims. However, over the years I have 'forgotten' that the RIAA is just a trade organization, comprised of many different companies. It was interesting to read through the list of plantiffs and put a face on who the RIAA really is. Here they are if you did not RTFA:
- Arista Records, LLC
- Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
- Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Virgin Records America, Inc.
- UMG Recordings, Inc.
- BMG Music
- Capitol Records, Inc.
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Motown Record Company, L.P.
- Maverick Recording Company
- Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc.
- Laface Records, LLC.
- Interscope Records
This may not be a good thing, as my hatred will now be dilutedIANAP, but if we are using our current understanding of the universe to make this claim, how do we know there is not some yet-to-be-discovered method of detecting the evidence of the origin of the universe in the far future?
I wonder how this thing would simulate the next Presidential election?
Maybe it could just make the decision for us and save us the headache?
This reminds me of a sci-fi story where a computer simulation had become so acurate in determining how people would vote, that only one person had to vote. On election day, the person the computer selected was the only one voting. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the story or who wrote it.
Here is a [loose] English translation of the article
Apparently our cleansing efforts of uncomfortable comments on this blog missed a few submissions from, in particular, one person - And via the media I have now been informed that this has caused a prosecutor to start a preliminary examination to see if a crime has been committed.
In total, there are more than 13,000 comments, of varying type, on this blog. And during the last few months we have been trying to remove posts that were particularly inappropriate or insulting.
As soon as we are notified about something we missed, we have removed it. However, it is clear we missed a contribution from a certain person early this year.
Naturally, this is unfortunate. That this was not done on purpose is clear, because we have removed other comments in the past. The comments that we were notified about today were obviously removed immediately.
That is how it is. After that the legal examination have to run its course.
Where this will lead, I do not know. But I think it would be sad if it forced me to shut down this blog. And if I have to do that, it will most likely lead to other blogs being forced to do the same thing.
However, we have not reached that stage yet.
that it ain't gonna happen without a 'magic wand' or two
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
- Arthur C. Clarke
'nuff said.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of...wait a minute.
01000011011011110110110101101101011101010110111001 10100101100011011000010111010001100101001000000110 10010110111000100000011000100110100101101110011000 01011100100111100100101110001000000101010001101000 01100101011110010010000001110111011010010110110001 10110000100000011000100110010100100000011101010110 11100110000101100010011011000110010100100000011101 00011011110010000001100100011010010111001101110100 01101001011011100110011101110101011010010111001101 10100000100000011110010110111101110101011100100010 00000110110101100101011100110111001101100001011001 11011001010010000001100110011100100110111101101101 00100000011000010110110001101100001000000111010001 10100001100101001000000110111101110100011010000110 01010111001000100000001100010010011101110011001000 00011000010110111001100100001000000011000000100111 01110011001011100010000000100000010000110110110001 10010101110110011001010111001000101100001000000111 01010110100000111111
The suggested remedy, editing a system configuration file, is unacceptable.
I thought the article was pretty good, written from a newbie point of view. Still, I think the above qoute is a little harsh. If the instructions are clear, I really do not see this as a big deal. I think most people would be relatively comfortable with doing this as long as the steps are clearly outlined.
1. Open file xyz
2. Find the section that reads xxx
3. Replace xxx with xxy
4. Save and close the file.
Pax Galaxia is the only game I have yet to get bored with, and I have been playing it longer than any other game I own, or have owned. Even though the game may seem simplistic at first glance, it definately gets my pick.
"that was the worst misspelling of Chrono Trigger that I've ever seen!"
John Romero, is that you?
This was posted on Digg just a little while ago:
"Today was an insane day. And as the founder of Digg, I just wanted to post my thoughts... In building and shaping the site I've always tried to stay as hands on as possible. We've always given site moderation (digging/burying) power to the community. Occasionally we step in to remove stories that violate our terms of use (eg. linking to pornography, illegal downloads, racial hate sites, etc.). So today was a difficult day for us. We had to decide whether to remove stories containing a single code based on a cease and desist declaration. We had to make a call, and in our desire to avoid a scenario where Digg would be interrupted or shut down, we decided to comply and remove the stories with the code.
But now, after seeing hundreds of stories and reading thousands of comments, you've made it clear. You'd rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company. We hear you, and effective immediately we won't delete stories or comments containing the code and will deal with whatever the consequences might be.
If we lose, then what the hell, at least we died trying.
Digg on,
Kevin"
I do not think this is about the code itself. This is more about people being fed up with the draconian attitude of these organizations. I really think this "uprising" is a good and healthy thing. Now, if people could just do the same thing about things like government deficit spending, the war in Iraq, the civil war in Sudan, and the Rwandan genocide, we would be in good shape.
P.s. I just picked those at random. I realize atrocities cannot be compared to fiscal policy.
I can't even count how many paragraphs in Word I've lost due to crashes
I must be one of the very few (extremely few, here on Slashdot) Microsoft product users that has not had any problems.
You cannot count how many paragraphs (in Word) you have lost to crashes? I would suspect you can't count very high, or you are doing something wrong.
The link in the blog seems to be broken. There is some more information about the planet (Gliese 581 c) on Wikipedia, MSN, and Space.com.
to be fair, the ak is 9.5lb to the m16's 7.8lb. not a massive difference
I agree it may seem like there is not much difference. However, having carried both weapons for extended periods of time, I can say that the weight makes a difference. Also, if you keep your M16 clean as a whistle it is a superior weapon. If you compare this with the conflict in Iraq, I would assume that the average insurgent (or whatever you want to call them) does not spend too much time cleaning their weapon, whereas a professional soldier does. That being said, it sounds like both sides picked the appropriate weapon for their METL.
You really should listen to the audio [MP3] of the Judge. He sounds pretty irate and unprofessional (which is his prerogative, I suppose).
IANAP, so I figured this was some sort of breakthrough. As it turns out:
1. Others have gotten much, much closer to 0 K using atoms and laser cooling.
2. Others have gotten much, much closer to 0 K using solid objects and different cooling methods.
3. Their method has the potential of getting closer to 0 K.
So, even if it is not a breakthrough it is still impressive.
It beats the TFC version hands down
Agreed! I also spent an enormous amount of time playing Weapons Factory Arena for Q3. I sometimes miss those days; it was great fun.
This is information, please mod accordingly.
It sounds like Blackboard needs to fix their application, yes?
Dell: How can I help you today?
Me: I bought this computer with Linux on it from you guys, and now I am having problems with X.
Dell: RTFM, n00b!
Here's mine:
- Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor - $970.00
- 2 x EVGA GeForce 8800GTX KO Video Cards in SLI - $1,299.98
- EVGA 680i Motherboard - $249.99
- 4 GB Corsair Dominator (PC2 9136) Memory - $878.00
- Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite - $259.99
- 4 x Western Digital 10,000 RPM Raptor Hard Drives (RAID 0) - $919.96
- 4 x Seagate Barracuda ES 750GB Hard Drives (RAID 1) - $1,519.96
- Koolance PC4-1036BK - $618.95
- 2 x Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP Monitors - $3,398.00
- Lian-Li F1A Computer Desk - $2,895.00
- Das Keyboard - $89.95
- Logitech MX Revolution Mouse - $89.99
Total: $13,189.77I did the same thing. However, my entry into the shady world of DVD ripping started with Shrek. After having to replace it twice (over a relatively long period of time) I decided that this enforced re-purchasing program was not for me. Now I use AnyDVD and DVD Decrypter and rip all my purchased movies.
I then used Beyond TV and Beyond Media (with the indispensable DVD Library plugin) to watch it all.