1) The word you're looking for is appreciable.
2) My job is certainly what I would describe as "decent", yet my company offers no domestic partner benefit. Not a problem for me since I am not gay, but still...
3) I have just been trolled.
I think most people would make a distinction between taggers and those who paint murals. Sort of a hacker / cracker thing. Lately, murals are often solicited by the owner of a building or even a municpal government whereas tags are largely, as you said, vandalism. That isn't to say that murals aren't painted illegally, but, really, does it ugly up that freight or subway car very much? I mean, how much uglier could a big brown metal box with 'Louisiana Pacific' on it get?
Also, and I'll admit I have less ground to stand on here, dismissing the entire form could tend to marginalize the culture from which it stems. Just as saying 'Rap sucks' could come off as a bit, well, culturally elitist.
My understanding is that making a copy of your own [tape|CD] for your own use (archival or whatever) is fair use. Making a copy of someone else's (or having them make one for you) is unauthorized distribution and copyright violation. Granted, I'm no big city lawyer, but that's what I've always understood. And, to answer the g-parent's question, I believe it is morally wrong on some level to distribute copyrighted media. Thanksfully, I am able to discard that moral concern fairly easily.
Now if only it could be used to recycle / filter liquid body waste ala Dune. Then you'd never have to leave your desk for anything. Just reverse the flow of coffee in -> urine out.
Assume that a game costs $10 million to produce at the high-end. It's not entirely uncommon for the high-end of movie budgets to exceed $100 million. So, there you go - at least one order of magnitude.
OT, and not to be a jerk, but:
1) literati, and
2) that's from 'The Simpsons'. From the episode with Stephen Hawking. Also, 'How many gazebos do you she-males need?'
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Perhaps, but 'Pi' (the movie) talks about both, just as the parent of your post suggests.
1) The word you're looking for is appreciable.
2) My job is certainly what I would describe as "decent", yet my company offers no domestic partner benefit. Not a problem for me since I am not gay, but still...
3) I have just been trolled.
Or a fly swatter. Maybe made of lasers.
I think most people would make a distinction between taggers and those who paint murals. Sort of a hacker / cracker thing. Lately, murals are often solicited by the owner of a building or even a municpal government whereas tags are largely, as you said, vandalism. That isn't to say that murals aren't painted illegally, but, really, does it ugly up that freight or subway car very much? I mean, how much uglier could a big brown metal box with 'Louisiana Pacific' on it get?
Also, and I'll admit I have less ground to stand on here, dismissing the entire form could tend to marginalize the culture from which it stems. Just as saying 'Rap sucks' could come off as a bit, well, culturally elitist.
Why is it that I am uncomfortable with broad generalizations made by someone with your UID?
It's called Fair Use and is protected by law.
My understanding is that making a copy of your own [tape|CD] for your own use (archival or whatever) is fair use. Making a copy of someone else's (or having them make one for you) is unauthorized distribution and copyright violation. Granted, I'm no big city lawyer, but that's what I've always understood. And, to answer the g-parent's question, I believe it is morally wrong on some level to distribute copyrighted media. Thanksfully, I am able to discard that moral concern fairly easily.
Off topic, admittedly, but I just googled 'tequila sunrise recipe' and here are the first three actual recipes returned:
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AAC is not exclusive to Apple, I don't believe.
Now if only it could be used to recycle / filter liquid body waste ala Dune. Then you'd never have to leave your desk for anything. Just reverse the flow of coffee in -> urine out.
Assume that a game costs $10 million to produce at the high-end. It's not entirely uncommon for the high-end of movie budgets to exceed $100 million. So, there you go - at least one order of magnitude.
Or, perhaps it's proof that HP is the "undisclosed fortune 500 company" discussed here.
OT, and not to be a jerk, but: 1) literati, and 2) that's from 'The Simpsons'. From the episode with Stephen Hawking. Also, 'How many gazebos do you she-males need?'