Uh, yeah, every one is equal is a _great_ concept. Why exactly should I spend 8 years in college and then another 2+ years as an intern to be a doctor to get paid the same as some bum who drops out of high school and flips burgers?
Why exactly should I spend 8 years in college and then another 2+ years as an intern to be a doctor to get paid less than some trust fund baby who lives off Nepotism?
Do they have to give up all principles when they take payment from a record company? No. If doing something for the benefit of others (telling them how to get music onto their PC in this case) is being a "karma bitch" then you might as well make the same accusation of Ghandi and Mother Theresa
Ghandi didn't take money from the British imperialists before beginning on his crusade for independence.
Really, when a specific implimentation of a technology is being used overwelmingly for illegal activity, we, as a society, have a responsibility to look into the causes, and try to resolve the issue.
The "balance" in IP law has been so skewed that I view massive copyright infringement as part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Same reason you can't see AIM buddies on your yahoo IM tool. Apple *created* their own network (iTunes). It's theirs to use. No other company has the RIGHT to inherently have their products work with with it.
MS *created* their own document format (.doc). It's theirs to use. No other company has the RIGHT to inherently have their products work with it.
Compare and contrast this with Microsoft who has repeatedly *actively sabotaged* other companies' products from working with their system,
Kind of like how Apple actively sabotaged Real's technique of getting their files to play on an iPod?
Both Apple and Microsoft are evil to some degree, but the depth of their evil is entire leagues apart.
The evil is the EXACT SAME! The only differeence is that one company is smaller than the other, does that make it less evil?
Apple is a small company, they have no monopoly in any market, and in the market where they are the strongest (iPod) they do not show a tendency to prey on other manufacturers at the expense of the customer.
Then why can't I play songs purchased from iTunes on my Creative player?
I was going to mod spadefoot up but thought I would point out that if you automagically signed a non-disclosure agreement when you visited a doctor getting a second opinion would be illegal. Since that obviously is not the case the premise is false. QED.
A rag-tag group of washed up hippies cannot be alowed to over-ride federal control or military control.
The federal government and the military are not supposed to control the press. If you want to debate their percieved bias feel free to set up your own staion. Don't forget to get your license first.
That fact that this was put in "Politics" should tell you all you need to know about the spin on this. This is Slashdot afterall, where "Bush = Monkey" gets 5+ insightful EVERY time.
I for one am outraged!!! That should be +5 informative damnit!
How about overworked? If your workers are wasting 2 hours a day why are they still forced to be at the office for the whole 8 hours when they (hopefully) have already completed their work?
It would be interesting to know why MySQL did business with SCO, maybe on principle they turn no customer away, or maybe a need for money overrode. The latter case might be a legitimate concern for the community.
SCO sells an operating system (sometimes). Interoperability is something most software producers (and customers) consider a good thing.
Especially as americans are not renound for their economic cars, somehow someone using a hummer to run to the shops reallly does deserve to pay for the privilege of polluting the environment and generally making events like the past week more likely.
The type of person that is actually hurt from the price increases sure as hell can't afford a Hummer,
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How can we say there is global warming when we have maybe 100 years on the subject.
So I guess you don't believe in archaeology, evolution, anthropology, etc, etc, etc because they weren't directly observed?
Quite a lot of science is based on indirect evidence.
Uh huh, I am sure that salary of $1 per year has nothing to do with taxes...
Proprietary/Non-Portable format? What, you plan on running it on what?
A player other than an iPod, without breaking the DMCA?
If these responses are so predictable should you not have had time enough to think of some actual rebuttals. I have another for your list:
8.) Pointless troll ranting against the Slashdot groupthink without adding anything to the discussion.
Grokster in Talks to Be Bought By Mashboxx
Yes, but are they in talks like a pirate??
Uh, yeah, every one is equal is a _great_ concept. Why exactly should I spend 8 years in college and then another 2+ years as an intern to be a doctor to get paid the same as some bum who drops out of high school and flips burgers?
Why exactly should I spend 8 years in college and then another 2+ years as an intern to be a doctor to get paid less than some trust fund baby who lives off Nepotism?
Communism is more head-in-the-clouds theoretical nonsense that doesn't actually work in the real world.
Neither does Capitalism, it just takes longer.
Do they have to give up all principles when they take payment from a record company? No. If doing something for the benefit of others (telling them how to get music onto their PC in this case) is being a "karma bitch" then you might as well make the same accusation of Ghandi and Mother Theresa
Ghandi didn't take money from the British imperialists before beginning on his crusade for independence.
I'd say a fundamental part of good practice with IE is to use it with an HTML rewriter. I use "The Proxomitron".
hehe, thats a good one. I agree, a good practice for surfing with IE is to not let it read it's own HTML.
Really, when a specific implimentation of a technology is being used overwelmingly for illegal activity, we, as a society, have a responsibility to look into the causes, and try to resolve the issue.
The "balance" in IP law has been so skewed that I view massive copyright infringement as part of the solution, not part of the problem.
We certainly can make it uninhabitable for certain flora and fauna, including Humans, but we can't destroy it.
Is that supposed to make us feel better? I personally don't give a rats ass about the planet if it can no longer support human life.
Same reason you can't see AIM buddies on your yahoo IM tool. Apple *created* their own network (iTunes). It's theirs to use. No other company has the RIGHT to inherently have their products work with with it.
MS *created* their own document format (.doc). It's theirs to use. No other company has the RIGHT to inherently have their products work with it.
Compare and contrast this with Microsoft who has repeatedly *actively sabotaged* other companies' products from working with their system,
Kind of like how Apple actively sabotaged Real's technique of getting their files to play on an iPod?
Both Apple and Microsoft are evil to some degree, but the depth of their evil is entire leagues apart.
The evil is the EXACT SAME! The only differeence is that one company is smaller than the other, does that make it less evil?
Apple is a small company, they have no monopoly in any market, and in the market where they are the strongest (iPod) they do not show a tendency to prey on other manufacturers at the expense of the customer.
Then why can't I play songs purchased from iTunes on my Creative player?
I was going to mod spadefoot up but thought I would point out that if you automagically signed a non-disclosure agreement when you visited a doctor getting a second opinion would be illegal. Since that obviously is not the case the premise is false. QED.
hehehe, uh, oops, i do realize that bovine means cow , I will pretend that was on purpose to make it funnier.
I've actualy spoken to people who have no idea what a cow or a pig is, or where meat comes from.
That guy is a grade A moron, everybody knows pigs have to graduate from Bovine University.
A rag-tag group of washed up hippies cannot be alowed to over-ride federal control or military control.
The federal government and the military are not supposed to control the press. If you want to debate their percieved bias feel free to set up your own staion. Don't forget to get your license first.
That fact that this was put in "Politics" should tell you all you need to know about the spin on this. This is Slashdot afterall, where "Bush = Monkey" gets 5+ insightful EVERY time.
I for one am outraged!!! That should be +5 informative damnit!
The Feds can NOT just send in the National Guard. It has to be asked for by the states governor.
People keep saying this but it is blatantly false. The president can deploy the National Guard at will.
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In addition, the President of the United States can activate the National Guard to participate in Federal missions.
Perhaps some kindly soul her will do D&D monster stats for "The Ballmer Beast" or "Bad Billy the Evil Pixie"...
Well, I got the picture to use in the Monster Manual
It was not even in Bush power to evacuate New Orleans. It was not in his power to call up the National Guard.
This website disagrees with you.
And I quote:
In addition, the President of the United States can activate the National Guard to participate in Federal missions.
How exactly is "intellectual property" going to be enforced once you leave the confines of our planet?
The exact same way it is enforced on our planet. Money/power and the implicit threat of violence.
American Workers: Lazy or Creative?
How about overworked? If your workers are wasting 2 hours a day why are they still forced to be at the office for the whole 8 hours when they (hopefully) have already completed their work?
It would be interesting to know why MySQL did business with SCO, maybe on principle they turn no customer away, or maybe a need for money overrode. The latter case might be a legitimate concern for the community.
SCO sells an operating system (sometimes). Interoperability is something most software producers (and customers) consider a good thing.
Especially as americans are not renound for their economic cars, somehow someone using a hummer to run to the shops reallly does deserve to pay for the privilege of polluting the environment and generally making events like the past week more likely.
The type of person that is actually hurt from the price increases sure as hell can't afford a Hummer,