Me too... I owned a 30GB Ipod for about 1 week (the time they allowed me to test it and return it without any issues). The totally insane way it operates drove me nuts. I wanted to be able to use the Ipod to browse the filesystem where I'd keep all my files (some MP3's, some photos, some text files). Alas, the Ipod has a dichotomy: it either works as a media player or as a storage device, the two cannot talk to each other without having to do a lot of hacking. Sorry, I'm not interested in wasting my time to make the stupid Ipod work the way it should...
Possible scenario: the sleep function didn't work under Linux, so he just left the lid closed with the laptop running. The excess heat, over the course of many (5) months, weakened the plastic case, causing it to crack. So actually, Linux is to blame. Well, what do you know. I had a winxp laptop suddenly wake up while it was secure inside a padded bag (= in a good thermal insulator. It ran all the way until the battery discharged itself. When I opened the bag a couple of hours later it was *HOT*. I probably lost 1/2 of the battery life right there (and was lucky the thing did not catch fire or explode). Windows sucks!
And this said from the head of an organization that has supported the nazis in Germany, many military dictatorships in Latin America, the inquisition, etc, etc. Yeah, a highly moral and ethical authority, indeed.
Finally some corporations recognize that the madness of the current abuse of IP rights has to stop. Perhaps their deep pockets will "convince" politicians to fix this (since they really don't give a rat ass notice of what people want).
... but the "bad people" of the corporation are right at this one. They took his video, edited it significantly and made comments on it. Their work is NOT a copy of the original video, it is new work. What the poster could have done is to take the aired video and edited and added content so that it was derivative work and not a copy and all would have been within the fair use. Sure, the bad guys are being nasty but the law in this case is clearly on their side.
You must be joking! My round trip commute by bicycle is 23 km and it takes me about 30 minutes going and 25 coming back. I do arrive a bit sweaty, but you can: a) bring some baby wipes and/or paper towels, and b) a clean shirt in your bag. Besides, if you do the 3 km in about 20 minutes you will not break a sweat... Go to work early in the morning before it gets too hot (and I live in the midwest, it does get hot and humid, but it is not so bad before 8 am). Coming back in the afternoon I give it all (and get a shower as soon as I get home drenched...).
And of course a british submarine did sink an Argentinian navy ship (the ARA Gral. Belgrano, I think). This really paralyzed the navy and played a central role in the Argentinian defeat in the Malvinas war.
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A subset that is close to 1/3 of the population. 1/2 of the population that cannot locate the US on a world globe, or identify the pacific ocean. Yeah, the US is doing great!
This is the beginning of the end. Here's the evidence:
1) We now have a supreme court willing to overturn decades old precedents on a 5-4 majority just because they can do it. Maybe at some point the 5-4 goes the other way and we'll start seeing overturning precedents at will. This represents the end of judicial independence and a modicus of stability of the laws at the highest level.
2) We have an executive branch that believes it has imperial powers and can do whatever it wants, whenever it wants, regardless of the actual law and regardless of ethics or morals of any kind.
3) This added to the lack of consideration for science and empirical evidence (intelligent design, manipulation of EPA data on all grounds, etc) and a populace who is as ignorant as any since the dark ages.
What can I say... in 50 years we'll be the subjects of the Chinese empire, I guess. Considering the organization of their government there is very little to hope for. I guess we'll be back to the dark ages for perhaps a century or two before things improve (hopefully) for future generations.
This is sad, very sad.
Maybe true: no 2 year committment to ATT, but perhaps a 1 year committment in the local state penitentiary:-).
Well, this is probably better than to be with ATT, so GO FOR IT!
I do not think you're right: when I boot linux (an old RH8) I see a part of the boot message saying "applying microcode patch" (or something like that).
No, it IS their money. You gave yours to them. Nobody put a gun to your head and forced you to do so. Hence it is no longer your money. If it makes the product so expensive nobody buys it, so be it. If people still pay for it, then that's all peachy.
Ah! What a waste of $$$ paying lawyers to get regulations that in the end are impossible to enact/enforce... Just watch the "unbreakable" DRM of the HD-DVD be broken in a few weeks. How will they actually force me to have the DVD in the player when I can (and I will) rip it off to a HD? Oh, well, it is their money...
You are right that there is a lot of mysticism out there. However, I do not see (at least yet) homeopathy followers demanding that everyone must also be a homeopath. I do not see magnet therapists trying to make sure their garbage is the only thing taught in public schools, etc, etc.
It is sad but true. A very "renaissance" of obscurantism.
The US looks more and more like Iran or the Taliban. No science, no reason, only stupidity.
This is the beginning of the end of the US empire. No doubt about it.
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I see that once more the society's resources (police, legal system) are being used for really useful things rather than silly little things like health care, education, etc
Way to go!!!! It is so essential to make sure nobody piggybacks onto an unsecured connection...
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Me too... I owned a 30GB Ipod for about 1 week (the time they allowed me to test it and return it without any issues). The totally insane way it operates drove me nuts. I wanted to be able to use the Ipod to browse the filesystem where I'd keep all my files (some MP3's, some photos, some text files). Alas, the Ipod has a dichotomy: it either works as a media player or as a storage device, the two cannot talk to each other without having to do a lot of hacking. Sorry, I'm not interested in wasting my time to make the stupid Ipod work the way it should...
And this said from the head of an organization that has supported the nazis in Germany, many military dictatorships in Latin America, the inquisition, etc, etc. Yeah, a highly moral and ethical authority, indeed.
Finally some corporations recognize that the madness of the current abuse of IP rights has to stop. Perhaps their deep pockets will "convince" politicians to fix this (since they really don't give a rat ass notice of what people want).
... but the "bad people" of the corporation are right at this one. They took his video, edited it significantly and made comments on it. Their work is NOT a copy of the original video, it is new work. What the poster could have done is to take the aired video and edited and added content so that it was derivative work and not a copy and all would have been within the fair use. Sure, the bad guys are being nasty but the law in this case is clearly on their side.
And why "nefarious"? You know you do have millions of E-coli in your gut? Mostly they are helpful (although some variants are very bad for you).
You know that a) producing, and b) operating a monitor do have an environmental impact too?
You must be joking! My round trip commute by bicycle is 23 km and it takes me about 30 minutes going and 25 coming back. I do arrive a bit sweaty, but you can: a) bring some baby wipes and/or paper towels, and b) a clean shirt in your bag. Besides, if you do the 3 km in about 20 minutes you will not break a sweat... Go to work early in the morning before it gets too hot (and I live in the midwest, it does get hot and humid, but it is not so bad before 8 am). Coming back in the afternoon I give it all (and get a shower as soon as I get home drenched...).
And of course a british submarine did sink an Argentinian navy ship (the ARA Gral. Belgrano, I think). This really paralyzed the navy and played a central role in the Argentinian defeat in the Malvinas war.
She'll be the second female at UMR!
A subset that is close to 1/3 of the population. 1/2 of the population that cannot locate the US on a world globe, or identify the pacific ocean. Yeah, the US is doing great!
This is the beginning of the end. Here's the evidence: 1) We now have a supreme court willing to overturn decades old precedents on a 5-4 majority just because they can do it. Maybe at some point the 5-4 goes the other way and we'll start seeing overturning precedents at will. This represents the end of judicial independence and a modicus of stability of the laws at the highest level. 2) We have an executive branch that believes it has imperial powers and can do whatever it wants, whenever it wants, regardless of the actual law and regardless of ethics or morals of any kind. 3) This added to the lack of consideration for science and empirical evidence (intelligent design, manipulation of EPA data on all grounds, etc) and a populace who is as ignorant as any since the dark ages. What can I say... in 50 years we'll be the subjects of the Chinese empire, I guess. Considering the organization of their government there is very little to hope for. I guess we'll be back to the dark ages for perhaps a century or two before things improve (hopefully) for future generations. This is sad, very sad.
Maybe true: no 2 year committment to ATT, but perhaps a 1 year committment in the local state penitentiary :-).
Well, this is probably better than to be with ATT, so GO FOR IT!
I do not think you're right: when I boot linux (an old RH8) I see a part of the boot message saying "applying microcode patch" (or something like that).
Aw! Come on! Audio in a car does not require high quality. You are immersed in a noisy environment anyway (unless you drive a Rolls Royce...).
No, it IS their money. You gave yours to them. Nobody put a gun to your head and forced you to do so. Hence it is no longer your money. If it makes the product so expensive nobody buys it, so be it. If people still pay for it, then that's all peachy.
Ah! What a waste of $$$ paying lawyers to get regulations that in the end are impossible to enact/enforce... Just watch the "unbreakable" DRM of the HD-DVD be broken in a few weeks. How will they actually force me to have the DVD in the player when I can (and I will) rip it off to a HD? Oh, well, it is their money...
They need a local server!
I recommend you see the movie (it's out on DVD now) called "Jesus Camp". It is VERY VERY VERY SCARY.
I find it "interesting" that you make this comment since I am 50% jew...
You are right that there is a lot of mysticism out there. However, I do not see (at least yet) homeopathy followers demanding that everyone must also be a homeopath. I do not see magnet therapists trying to make sure their garbage is the only thing taught in public schools, etc, etc.
It is sad but true. A very "renaissance" of obscurantism. The US looks more and more like Iran or the Taliban. No science, no reason, only stupidity. This is the beginning of the end of the US empire. No doubt about it.
Have not clones become fully legal long ago? (I mean the IBM clone for example)
\begin{sarcasm} I see that once more the society's resources (police, legal system) are being used for really useful things rather than silly little things like health care, education, etc Way to go!!!! It is so essential to make sure nobody piggybacks onto an unsecured connection... \end{sarcasm}
precisely, most US states cannot care less if you buy a gun, but heck! a used cd????????