For 70 years they called themselves Communists, their western detractors pursued and prosecuted what they called Communists and their western supporters called them Communists. It was only after the total collapse of the Soviet Bloc economic and political systems that the "well,they weren't really Communists" apologetics arose as a response by the last to the failure of what they for so long called the inevitable future. For the record, I'm not particularly anti or pro Communist, but it's hard to believe the entire 20th Century world was wrong and only the shattered remanants of the old fan club are correct about this.
"But poor people tend to live in the houses next to unsightly power lines or antennas.
Not where I live. AM transmitter sites, as you'ld expect of any endevour requiring acres of land, were built outside of urban areas where land was cheap when most were erected 20+ years ago. One of the big issues facing them today is the encroachment of housing developments. Any AM site I've maintainted over the past couple decades are surrounded by middle class and up housing less than 20 years old.
That's not to say I agree radiation is an issue, except to radio engineers charged with fixing claims of "the radio coming from my toaster", but the correlation you posit doesn't hold in my experience.
True, but look at the lead time between introdcution of a technology and discovery of its harmful side effects. AM on the other hand has been in common operation for a century, if it had anywhere near the impact of asbestos or DDT (still contended BTW) the correlation would be unambiguous after 100 years and it wouldn't be a Slashdot topic.
The gulf between the overall excellence of the 6th Sense and the B-movie Signs is so great for a long while it had me wondering if I was missing something in Signs. Now I wonder if Shyalaman is a one-hit wonder.
" VNC, while great if you are really interested in controlling a PC remotely, isn't all that useful for trojans/worms.
I wish that were true, but many VNC clients come with file transfer agents now. I refuse to allow them on our network when logging into a machine using admin priveledges.
"If the CD has a track that is about violence against women, or the degredation of women, and promotes youth violence then the entire CD needs to be removed"
Whew, so it's still OK against post-adolescent white males? Philster, you are truly a representative for (some of) the people!
"Well, yes, but remember that copyright applies to anything that is created/creative; and the creator may license the creation as he or she sees fit."
Not when to achieve that 'fit' requires altering the fundamental way information is exchanged for all. At that point, screw the artists (so widely defined these days), make them find a way to make money which doesn't require government intrusion into every device capable of moving data. Live performances for example? Panhandling, cleaning toilets, I don't care. This is still to Disney's dismay a sloppy, messy democratic republic where balances are never perfect but (naive notion) politicians are charged with doing their best. In a healthy society the artist's 'right' to make a buck by co-opting all information distribution technology is overwhelming outweighed by everyone else's right to communicate freely and without paying a license fee, hidden or overt. Sadly, Di$ney has a a way around that.
"That's scary, and I don't doubt that is part of their goal(I do think piracy plays a part in their motives)...
It's always considered good manners to give the benefit of the doubt, but if you've spent enough time here you'll have run across a depressing number of posts not just defending the rights of a company such as Disney to do what's being suggested, insisting it's their stockholder duty. I don't agree, prefering to believe companies remain part of the society which protects their existence, but the point to note is it doesn't matter if theses posters are correct. The number here who believe this is the primary goal of a company, no matter the means, more than suggests the same thinking exists at the highest levels of Disney and other media companies. Add in the benefit of a chalet in Aspen, a plane, no car beyond your means, and it's a strong act of faith to believe corporate movers don't think as Alan Cox suggests.
Send me $65 and I'll provide a document which let's you say you're better licensed than a Lousiana-licensed TV repairman to work on computers. It'll be about as valid and the money will be about as well spent.
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Any Italian Catholic would, as I'd guess of most Spanish speakers as well. The majority of Cathlocs are not American.
Keep that thought fresh when a European developer releases a game about flying planes into New York buildings.
The mind reels envisioning the puppet show appropriate to that interview.
For 70 years they called themselves Communists, their western detractors pursued and prosecuted what they called Communists and their western supporters called them Communists. It was only after the total collapse of the Soviet Bloc economic and political systems that the "well,they weren't really Communists" apologetics arose as a response by the last to the failure of what they for so long called the inevitable future. For the record, I'm not particularly anti or pro Communist, but it's hard to believe the entire 20th Century world was wrong and only the shattered remanants of the old fan club are correct about this.
Not where I live. AM transmitter sites, as you'ld expect of any endevour requiring acres of land, were built outside of urban areas where land was cheap when most were erected 20+ years ago. One of the big issues facing them today is the encroachment of housing developments. Any AM site I've maintainted over the past couple decades are surrounded by middle class and up housing less than 20 years old.
That's not to say I agree radiation is an issue, except to radio engineers charged with fixing claims of "the radio coming from my toaster", but the correlation you posit doesn't hold in my experience.
Thanks, that'll come in handy next time I hold a 50 kW AM tower to my ear.
True, but look at the lead time between introdcution of a technology and discovery of its harmful side effects. AM on the other hand has been in common operation for a century, if it had anywhere near the impact of asbestos or DDT (still contended BTW) the correlation would be unambiguous after 100 years and it wouldn't be a Slashdot topic.
B-Movie quality of course, not budget. Wanna B-Movie?
Because governments aren't businesses and price shouldn't be the sole criterion? Transparency for example?
Or abused by a too powerful goverment with closed source software, a possibility FOSS removes.
Of course not. More interesting is how such an inaccurate AC post made +5 so quickly. Hello Redmond!
The gulf between the overall excellence of the 6th Sense and the B-movie Signs is so great for a long while it had me wondering if I was missing something in Signs. Now I wonder if Shyalaman is a one-hit wonder.
How quickly Clinton's damage to liberties and freedoms in the name of the War on Drugs is forgotten.
Flamebait? That's the most obvious astro-turf moderation I've ever recieved. I feel honoured.
Or you could just wait for Longhorn's release. ;)
There you go, injecting reality into what started off with such a "balanced viewpoint". Stop that!
I wish that were true, but many VNC clients come with file transfer agents now. I refuse to allow them on our network when logging into a machine using admin priveledges.
You're assuming it's "education" at all.
3. Profit!
And it's not AMD's fastest desktop 64 either. Did Anand just have a 3500+ handy?
Whew, so it's still OK against post-adolescent white males? Philster, you are truly a representative for (some of) the people!
What about the under-aged reading Slashdot right now? Smooth, self-contradictory move you pulled there.
Not when to achieve that 'fit' requires altering the fundamental way information is exchanged for all. At that point, screw the artists (so widely defined these days), make them find a way to make money which doesn't require government intrusion into every device capable of moving data. Live performances for example? Panhandling, cleaning toilets, I don't care. This is still to Disney's dismay a sloppy, messy democratic republic where balances are never perfect but (naive notion) politicians are charged with doing their best. In a healthy society the artist's 'right' to make a buck by co-opting all information distribution technology is overwhelming outweighed by everyone else's right to communicate freely and without paying a license fee, hidden or overt. Sadly, Di$ney has a a way around that.
It's always considered good manners to give the benefit of the doubt, but if you've spent enough time here you'll have run across a depressing number of posts not just defending the rights of a company such as Disney to do what's being suggested, insisting it's their stockholder duty. I don't agree, prefering to believe companies remain part of the society which protects their existence, but the point to note is it doesn't matter if theses posters are correct. The number here who believe this is the primary goal of a company, no matter the means, more than suggests the same thinking exists at the highest levels of Disney and other media companies. Add in the benefit of a chalet in Aspen, a plane, no car beyond your means, and it's a strong act of faith to believe corporate movers don't think as Alan Cox suggests.
Send me $65 and I'll provide a document which let's you say you're better licensed than a Lousiana-licensed TV repairman to work on computers. It'll be about as valid and the money will be about as well spent.