If that is true, then wow, that's weird. They used to be so small. I remember all their excellent games for the C64, but strangely I can't remember any of their names.
One of my favourites was Foxfire or Firefox or something like that. Ace flight sim for that old 8 bit machine.
Useless trivia of the day: The legendary SID musician/coder Rob Hubbard works for EA these days. He coded the themesong for Commando in machine code in just one night. Skillz.
I've always wondered why airlines got the policy that using a portable cd player or radio in flight is dangerous while laptops aren't.
At least that's the situation on all domestic flights I've taken. I've got a suspicion that they want to compete with trains etc. for business customers and therefore don't give a damn about their own rules.
I agree with you that inventions often are made by different people at about the same time. As another poster said, the idea was out, time was ready for flight. I also agree with you that the one who loses the fight for recognition often comes off as a paranoid loon.
But there is an important aspect of international politics here too. Being able to claim that your nation is the 'inventor' of aviation is a powerful tool of propaganda. Maybe not alone, but along with several other claims of invention, you would make your nation look intellectually superior to others. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, and would probably give the inhabitants in that country greater confidence in themselves and their abilties or opportunities as inventors, thus spurring new inventions.
I perfectly understand why one would resort to this type of propaganda, but it is nevertheless still propaganda. Even if you or I don't care much what country really 'invented' aviation, somebody appearantly care enough to, if not falsify, then certainly to bend history to fit their means.
Even if in this particular case, the Wright brothers turn out to be the real 'inventors', there are plenty of other interesting examples out there (like Edison vs. Swan).
Ok. So, right now you don't see the need for privacy. Can you be sure that it will stay that way for ever? Can you vouch for every future government in your lifetime?
I don't see any reason why we should help build an infrastructure that would be every despotic governments wet dream. Like that Ben Franklin chap said; "He who gives up basic freedom for a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety".
Btw, this is way off-topic. I don't care about industries trying to get usage statistics. If people really want to worry, there are more important things to worry about.
On the page about Down Street, the station used as a shelter by Churchill, he says this:
On the splash-guard above the sink I was very surprised to read written recently in the dust "Hywel 2000" - so another person bearing my name has recently visited this complex!
His name is Hywel. If I had such an uncommon name, and such an uncommon hobby, I would've been scared half to death by this.
Even the interpretation that he has been there before, but can't remember it, is quite scary.
I've read most of the posts attached to this article and I must admit to feeling a bit sad when reading the posts defending this kind of behaviour.
These posts all use words like 'corporation', 'disclosure', 'liability', 'licensed', 'business practice'.
I will never accept any of these explanations no matter how many "legalese" words you throw in. Common sense must prevail.
It should be noted that I have first hand experience with this as I work part-time with support, and that helping customers on our free time is pretty much the standard. I could even get paid for it, if I bothered to keep track of the time. But since it's five minutes here and five minutes there, I don't.
I haven't seen this new version of Solaris, so excuse me for being somewhat off-topic.
Why is it that 'Americans' automaticly use 'art house', to describe somthing that isn't Hollywood gloss?
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If that is true, then wow, that's weird. They used to be so small. I remember all their excellent games for the C64, but strangely I can't remember any of their names.
One of my favourites was Foxfire or Firefox or something like that. Ace flight sim for that old 8 bit machine.
Useless trivia of the day: The legendary SID musician/coder Rob Hubbard works for EA these days. He coded the themesong for Commando in machine code in just one night. Skillz.
I've always wondered why airlines got the policy that using a portable cd player or radio in flight is dangerous while laptops aren't.
At least that's the situation on all domestic flights I've taken. I've got a suspicion that they want to compete with trains etc. for business customers and therefore don't give a damn about their own rules.
I agree with you that inventions often are made by different people at about the same time. As another poster said, the idea was out, time was ready for flight. I also agree with you that the one who loses the fight for recognition often comes off as a paranoid loon.
But there is an important aspect of international politics here too. Being able to claim that your nation is the 'inventor' of aviation is a powerful tool of propaganda. Maybe not alone, but along with several other claims of invention, you would make your nation look intellectually superior to others. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, and would probably give the inhabitants in that country greater confidence in themselves and their abilties or opportunities as inventors, thus spurring new inventions.
I perfectly understand why one would resort to this type of propaganda, but it is nevertheless still propaganda. Even if you or I don't care much what country really 'invented' aviation, somebody appearantly care enough to, if not falsify, then certainly to bend history to fit their means.
Even if in this particular case, the Wright brothers turn out to be the real 'inventors', there are plenty of other interesting examples out there (like Edison vs. Swan).
Patriotism is no excuse for ignorance
Ok. So, right now you don't see the need for privacy. Can you be sure that it will stay that way for ever? Can you vouch for every future government in your lifetime?
I don't see any reason why we should help build an infrastructure that would be every despotic governments wet dream. Like that Ben Franklin chap said; "He who gives up basic freedom for a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety".
Btw, this is way off-topic. I don't care about industries trying to get usage statistics. If people really want to worry, there are more important things to worry about.
How is ripping on someone that is trying to help the environment, while playing games, hypocritical?
Are you implying that if you play games, you should also be a tree hugger?
wanting to include charges that Johansen also cracked code that revealed a repository of protection keys
So, they are extending the charges, not just changing them. Probably because something surfaced during the trial.
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Will meteorology profit from mechanical butterflies?
On the page about Down Street, the station used as a shelter by Churchill, he says this:
On the splash-guard above the sink I was very surprised to read written recently in the dust "Hywel 2000" - so another person bearing my name has recently visited this complex!
His name is Hywel. If I had such an uncommon name, and such an uncommon hobby, I would've been scared half to death by this.
Even the interpretation that he has been there before, but can't remember it, is quite scary.
I've read most of the posts attached to this article and I must admit to feeling a bit sad when reading the posts defending this kind of behaviour. These posts all use words like 'corporation', 'disclosure', 'liability', 'licensed', 'business practice'. I will never accept any of these explanations no matter how many "legalese" words you throw in. Common sense must prevail. It should be noted that I have first hand experience with this as I work part-time with support, and that helping customers on our free time is pretty much the standard. I could even get paid for it, if I bothered to keep track of the time. But since it's five minutes here and five minutes there, I don't.
I haven't seen this new version of Solaris, so excuse me for being somewhat off-topic. Why is it that 'Americans' automaticly use 'art house', to describe somthing that isn't Hollywood gloss?