I wouldn't have minded them eliminating profiles, IF instead of combining profiles back into one account, they instead split profiles off into separate accounts, but kept the billing amount the same. My wife and I have 4 at a time 2/2 split. Two accounts of 2 at a time would have cost us $4/month more than our 1 account.
Step 1: Place stick in water. Leave enough to hold on to with both hands poking out. Step 2: Freeze the water. Step 3: Push the frozen water uphill with the stick.
"public domain" has different meanings in different contexts. In the context of copyright, which is the more common usage on/., "public domain" means "not under copyright", i.e. either there is no copyright or it has expired.
In the context of Intelligence Analysis, "public domain" means information that is available publicly, as opposed to classified or secret information. Whether something is copyright or not doesn't enter into it.
The half-life is the amount of time it takes for half the material to decay. Let's say this formed in a supernova 5 billion years ago, and it has a half-life of 100m years That's 50 half lives, so for each atom we find today, there were 2^50 atoms when it formed. While that sounds like a lot, that's about.0000005 grams[*] of Unbibium for each atom we find today.
[*] Assuming my math is right. If not, someone will correct it, as this is/.
292 (atomic weight) * 2^50 / (6.02214*10^23) =.0000005459
You can't even trust that, unless you wrote the compiler yourself. See Reflections on Trusting Trust by Ken Thompson, where he modified the C compiler to insert backdoor code into the Unix "login" command, and then modified the C compiler to insert the login-modification code into itself when someone was recompiling the C compiler, so even that source code read clean.
"Trust us, it's working, after all, we haven't had an attack since 9/11, have we?" (Someone needs to educate the average American about the concept of 'correlation != 'causation'.)
It's even worse than that, as warrantless wiretapping started in February 2001, *before* 9/11, and did nothing to stop that attack.
It currently costs ~$30,000 a year to keep a person in prison. Do you really think an illegal alien who is not breaking any other laws is costing taxpayers that much?
Also, if you really want to stop illegal immigration, don't make illegal entry a felony -- make employing illegal immigrants a felony, and start throwing the people who employ them in jail. If the demand dries up, the supply will follow.
When a new law is passed, have a one year period in which the new law is optional for the general populous (they don't have follow it, but can use if if they want), but mandatory for all elected officials.
In part, that's because before the US joined the Berne Convention with the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, they couldn't. Documents needed a claim of copyright [the (c) notice] to be considered for copyright, and registration with the copyright office to be able to sue for damages. Now everything, even your post and mine, are automatically considered copyrighted objects.
I was with right up to the point you said "I can even make him a copy". No, you cannot legally make him a copy,
Actually, I believe he can make a non-commercial copy, under the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992, section 1008 which legalized "home taping"
"No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital audio recording device, a digital audio recording medium, an analog recording device, or an analog recording medium, or based on the noncommercial use by a consumer of such a device or medium for making digital musical recordings or analog musical recordings."
+1 Agree. Copyright should be understood to be copy-distribution-right. Copies that are made for personal use that are never redistributed to other parties should be entirely legal.
There's a very simple way that Australia, the US, etc can handle this:
Step 1: Create.kids.au (/.kids.us) domain. Heck, the US might even be able to get away with a.kids TLD. Step 2: Legislate exactly what is and isn't allowed on the domain, and what the penalties are. Step 3: Lock down kids machines to only reach.kids.au/.kids.us domains. Step 4: Leave the rest of the Internet to grown-ups.
Look, we don't let kids on tricycles drive on highways. Filtering everyone is like trying to make the (information-)highway kid friendly. Build a bike-path instead! If you want to get ambitious, build a.teens.us as well, for info available to those 13 and older, much like PG-13 movies.
Saying this idea isn't commercially viable is like saying no-one would advertise during children's TV programming. Advertisers love have markets pre-sorted for them.
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I wouldn't have minded them eliminating profiles, IF instead of combining profiles back into one account, they instead split profiles off into separate accounts, but kept the billing amount the same. My wife and I have 4 at a time 2/2 split. Two accounts of 2 at a time would have cost us $4/month more than our 1 account.
Step 1: Place stick in water. Leave enough to hold on to with both hands poking out.
Step 2: Freeze the water.
Step 3: Push the frozen water uphill with the stick.
In the context of Intelligence Analysis, "public domain" means information that is available publicly, as opposed to classified or secret information. Whether something is copyright or not doesn't enter into it.
Check out the HP 2133 Mini-note. 8.9" screen running at ~1280x768.
[*] Assuming my math is right. If not, someone will correct it, as this is /. .0000005459
292 (atomic weight) * 2^50 / (6.02214*10^23) =
You can't even trust that, unless you wrote the compiler yourself. See Reflections on Trusting Trust by Ken Thompson, where he modified the C compiler to insert backdoor code into the Unix "login" command, and then modified the C compiler to insert the login-modification code into itself when someone was recompiling the C compiler, so even that source code read clean.
And how much you want to bet if the $40 coupons weren't available, the converter box would cost $35 instead of $50?
It's even worse than that, as warrantless wiretapping started in February 2001, *before* 9/11, and did nothing to stop that attack.
I've got 5 ascended nethack characters who beg to differ!
I'm sure our lobbyists and politicians will get right to work on fixing that.
Y'know, I was thinking about going into Tosche Station to pick up some of those...
Seeing as your Vaio cost over $2000 brand new (with 64MB of RAM), and this is $300 (with 512MB), I'd say they're allowed to do a few things badly.
It currently costs ~$30,000 a year to keep a person in prison. Do you really think an illegal alien who is not breaking any other laws is costing taxpayers that much?
Also, if you really want to stop illegal immigration, don't make illegal entry a felony -- make employing illegal immigrants a felony, and start throwing the people who employ them in jail. If the demand dries up, the supply will follow.
When a new law is passed, have a one year period in which the new law is optional for the general populous (they don't have follow it, but can use if if they want), but mandatory for all elected officials.
The Baen CDs (which include some novels not in the Free library) are also legally available online at sites like http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/
In part, that's because before the US joined the Berne Convention with the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, they couldn't. Documents needed a claim of copyright [the (c) notice] to be considered for copyright, and registration with the copyright office to be able to sue for damages. Now everything, even your post and mine, are automatically considered copyrighted objects.
Correction: if *someone* leaks files bought *with your account info*, the files trace back to you.
- What happens if someone swipes your mp3 player and then uploads all your tracks to p2p?
- Or your computer gets pwned, and the files are copied off your disk without your approval or knowledge?
- Or someone steals your Credit Card #, uses it to buy a bunch of watermarked mp3s, and then uploads them to p2p?
In all three cases, you are liable to be sued for actions you had nothing to do with.Actually, I believe he can make a non-commercial copy, under the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992, section 1008 which legalized "home taping"
+1 Agree. Copyright should be understood to be copy-distribution-right. Copies that are made for personal use that are never redistributed to other parties should be entirely legal.
There's a very simple way that Australia, the US, etc can handle this:
.kids.au (/.kids.us) domain. Heck, the US might even be able to get away with a .kids TLD. .kids.au/.kids.us domains.
.teens.us as well, for info available to those 13 and older, much like PG-13 movies.
Step 1: Create
Step 2: Legislate exactly what is and isn't allowed on the domain, and what the penalties are.
Step 3: Lock down kids machines to only reach
Step 4: Leave the rest of the Internet to grown-ups.
Look, we don't let kids on tricycles drive on highways. Filtering everyone is like trying to make the (information-)highway kid friendly. Build a bike-path instead! If you want to get ambitious, build a
Saying this idea isn't commercially viable is like saying no-one would advertise during children's TV programming. Advertisers love have markets pre-sorted for them.
Step 1: upload your complete digital master on p2p file sharing networks.
Step 2: wait.
At RIAA prices of $100,000 per song, that 21 million is a whopping 210 songs, not even enough to fill a 1GB Ipod Nano.
I just found "Save Image in Folder" extension, which has a checkbox for "save from cache". Works wonders for saving images.
No, plenty of people point it out, but the emperor has no shame, either.
Also, there is evidence of early contact with Polynesia (pre-Columbus), thanks to (of all things) chicken DNA.