Hey, there are other uses for a BluRay R/RW drive beyond movies. And millions of computers might want to have such a drive, or better a combo CD/DVD/BR R/RW drive in their drive bay.
Not all Western SciFi robots are Terminators[tm]. I'm quite fond, for example, of Internet authors Elf Sternberg and DB_Story, who present quite a different view of our relationships with the coming generations of robots. And considering the already published books and articles on the topic on Sex with Robots, I remain continually surprised that neither of these authors are, as of yet, mainstream published authors. SF always has been about pushing against the boundaries, yet sex seems to be the one boundary we can't overcome still in mainstream publishing. It leaves me to wonder if authors such as these will make it to print before paper and ink books disappear altogether as anachronisms.
Although I saw several MacBook Air's at the local Apple store in my relatively (1M by the Census) small town, I also saw reports of it being intermittently being sold out in the larger markets. Hard not to call that a hit, unless they only built 5 of them.
What I'd like to see is more details of how and why the Cylons broke free of Human control in the first place. Not what they did afterwards. How did the 12 Colonies screw up so badly with their robots from the beginning?
Technically based on quantum physics there is only one copy of a piece of music in the universe. This exists in the intangible realm; all tangible manifestations of this one copy are simply a physical conveyance of this one real instance. It is an information universe, everything is ultimately just information.
character in the movie burns a CD containing some songs for Juno.
I first thought you meant that she destroyed it by tossing it into a fire. And that this was a comment on the lousy quality of current music, and its obvious destructive effect on teenagers and preteens (witness that Juno herself is pregnant at age 15).
Only after rereading your post a couple more times did I realize that you meant that they showed the creation of an illegal CD in a CD burner.
First it was drug use in the movies that had to go, or be rated in such a manner as to keep it away from vulnerable impressionable youth. Next it was smoking. Clearly CD burning is the new kid on this block now. Should make for an interesting contract with the FBI Warning when the DVD is finally released.
While it's nice to have another ally in the fight, I am left with the question of what took them so long to get involved? These suits have been going on for years, and the campaign against college and university students for over a year itself. Did the wrong someone at this school finally get extorted/sued?
If IBM has announced this now, expect Intel to announce within a week that "We're doing it too." After all, Intel cannot afford to be perceived as being behind anybody in advanced integrated circuit design.
The Real Reason the Taliban want to ban cell phones at night is that they keep forgetting to put theirs on vibrate. Here they are sneaking up on the running dog Crusader American sentry when their brother terrorist gets notice that the latest OBL tirade just got posted to the web. He calls his brother to tell him the joyous (Allah be Praised!) news, the phone goes off, and another terrorist bites the dust. After six years of this happening, some bright Taliban commander finally figured this out and set about solving it in the usual 7th century medieval manner used by those folks. Noisy Twinkie wrappings will certainly be banned from sale as an Insult to Islam next.
There will be a List, you can count on it. It will be The List of people who Opt Out from Decency. And when your name gets on this list, you can count on it coming out very publicly at the worst and most opportune moment -- as when you run for office against the entrenched incumbent.
"And my less-than-esteemed opponent has OPTED OUT from decency filtering on his Internet connection. And he has TEENAGED CHILDREN in his house. Would you really want to ELECT SUCH A MAN to replace good old reliable me?"
Wow, I've never seen so many replies to an article by its own poster.
Ray should be replying. He actually is a lawyer, and has gotten quite an education on this previously rather obscure dark corner of the law. He's the expert on this subject (the legal aspects), and we're not.
The Library, in turn, agrees to put kiosks running Vista
And then the Vista built-in DRM will then prevent anyone from actually accessing any of the possibly copyrighted information. Better to err on the side of caution and block everything.
First, you don't need your music. You simply want it.
Second, anything you return to the USA with may be taken at the border and searched, including computers and storage devices. Be aware of the information you're traveling with, and where it's backed up otherwise.
Thirdly, don't take anything you can't afford to lose. The USA are not the only border guards you'll face, along with all the other predators out looking to take advantage of the richly equipped foreign traveler.
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Yeah, like this really makes everything up to Galileo -- NOT!
And here all along I've been feeling that a hundred miles of atmosphere is a pretty good shield against bad things from many many lightyears away.
Hey, there are other uses for a BluRay R/RW drive beyond movies. And millions of computers might want to have such a drive, or better a combo CD/DVD/BR R/RW drive in their drive bay.
Not all Western SciFi robots are Terminators[tm]. I'm quite fond, for example, of Internet authors Elf Sternberg and DB_Story, who present quite a different view of our relationships with the coming generations of robots. And considering the already published books and articles on the topic on Sex with Robots, I remain continually surprised that neither of these authors are, as of yet, mainstream published authors. SF always has been about pushing against the boundaries, yet sex seems to be the one boundary we can't overcome still in mainstream publishing. It leaves me to wonder if authors such as these will make it to print before paper and ink books disappear altogether as anachronisms.
Sounds like Big Brother. What channel do I tune into to see who gets evicted next?
Although I saw several MacBook Air's at the local Apple store in my relatively (1M by the Census) small town, I also saw reports of it being intermittently being sold out in the larger markets. Hard not to call that a hit, unless they only built 5 of them.
What I'd like to see is more details of how and why the Cylons broke free of Human control in the first place. Not what they did afterwards. How did the 12 Colonies screw up so badly with their robots from the beginning?
You mean it's time to change my sig again?
Shouldn't this be a WikiLeaks sort of document release situation?
That's worth repeating. Excellent insight.
I first thought you meant that she destroyed it by tossing it into a fire. And that this was a comment on the lousy quality of current music, and its obvious destructive effect on teenagers and preteens (witness that Juno herself is pregnant at age 15).
Only after rereading your post a couple more times did I realize that you meant that they showed the creation of an illegal CD in a CD burner.
First it was drug use in the movies that had to go, or be rated in such a manner as to keep it away from vulnerable impressionable youth. Next it was smoking. Clearly CD burning is the new kid on this block now. Should make for an interesting contract with the FBI Warning when the DVD is finally released.
While it's nice to have another ally in the fight, I am left with the question of what took them so long to get involved? These suits have been going on for years, and the campaign against college and university students for over a year itself. Did the wrong someone at this school finally get extorted/sued?
If IBM has announced this now, expect Intel to announce within a week that "We're doing it too." After all, Intel cannot afford to be perceived as being behind anybody in advanced integrated circuit design.
It may be dark, and it may be matter, but it's clearly pretty darn transparent to light and other electromagnetic frequencies we are observing.
What's scary is that any one of how many thousand other judges could have done exactly this same thing.
Borderline??? I don't think there was anything borderline about it. How about totally incompetent?
The Real Reason the Taliban want to ban cell phones at night is that they keep forgetting to put theirs on vibrate. Here they are sneaking up on the running dog Crusader American sentry when their brother terrorist gets notice that the latest OBL tirade just got posted to the web. He calls his brother to tell him the joyous (Allah be Praised!) news, the phone goes off, and another terrorist bites the dust. After six years of this happening, some bright Taliban commander finally figured this out and set about solving it in the usual 7th century medieval manner used by those folks. Noisy Twinkie wrappings will certainly be banned from sale as an Insult to Islam next.
"And my less-than-esteemed opponent has OPTED OUT from decency filtering on his Internet connection. And he has TEENAGED CHILDREN in his house. Would you really want to ELECT SUCH A MAN to replace good old reliable me?"
You can bet on it.
Every New York Country Lawyer post should be marked INFORMATIVE +1, because they are.
Ray should be replying. He actually is a lawyer, and has gotten quite an education on this previously rather obscure dark corner of the law. He's the expert on this subject (the legal aspects), and we're not.
Only if they heard it loud and clear in Marshal, Texas.
And what did the first Japanese to travel on a Russian space capsule bring?
Soyuz sauce.
Whack, whack, whack, the sound of the last nail in the coffin of HD-DVD. I'm glad it's dying earlier, rather than later.
And then the Vista built-in DRM will then prevent anyone from actually accessing any of the possibly copyrighted information. Better to err on the side of caution and block everything.
First, you don't need your music. You simply want it.
Second, anything you return to the USA with may be taken at the border and searched, including computers and storage devices. Be aware of the information you're traveling with, and where it's backed up otherwise.
Thirdly, don't take anything you can't afford to lose. The USA are not the only border guards you'll face, along with all the other predators out looking to take advantage of the richly equipped foreign traveler.