Until OSX it was too hard to develop a virus for the mac. The APIs changed between system versions too much for virus makers (as well as legitimate application makers) to keep up. At least now there are a few years at least of consistency and backwards compatibility for developers to keep up. [/snarkasm . . . and I use Mac, Linux, and Windows, they all suck in their own special ways]
The bigger assumption is where they "assume proper play". I can tell you that when I play Kings Gambit against various opponents, I win more than I lose.
Ready built systems that meet the specs of the mini are either in horribly non comparable boxes or are just as much or more money. Which is the issue I am addressing.
Thanks for that . . . it seems that there are no north american sellers for the Streamcom cases:( I suppose I'll have to have one shipped from the UK or something.
I don't know. I was searching for a computer a while back . . . wanted a quiet desktop machine that I could use for coding, autocad (I actually use ProgeCad), graphics (AdobeCS) design work, and some website creation. I liked the mini because it is nearly silent and very small, and I already have a good monitor (a 16:10 samsung that does not watch you) but was concerned that I would be spending too much money. So I went on newegg and put together the same package (except instead of paying for 2GB of RAM and upgrading to 8GB I could just go straight to 8GB) as the 2.3GHz mini with intel 3000 graphics. I could get the price to be comparable (within 5%) but with a low end mini-atx case and mobo that would almost assuredly not be quiet. There was no way that I could build my own system that equaled the mini. After adding the SSD and upgrading RAM I spent $800 on it (Intel 120GB SSD, 500GB HD, 8GB Ram, mobile core i5). This was about 9 months ago, so I guess it's possible that I could do it now, but I doubt it. If I wanted a more powerful machine then perhaps the minis are not the way to go, but I did the same comparison with the Mac Pro tower, and while I could beat the price, it was with a lower quality case that I know from experience is noisy.
Maybe you can build a system for less that is just as good, as I am not a connoisseur and it has been a long time since I built my own PC (the last one was for windows 2000). If you can I would be interested in the parts list, as I spent a large part of a week scouring new egg for various configurations and could not get it to work.
I'm speaking of areas of law. Copyright is kept separate from theft for very specific reasons. Claiming that infringement is theft is a calculated move by the industry (appeal to emotion), because they want to do away with fair use (IMHO), and it's been going on for quite some time. I started paying attention in the 70s when I was learning to program and learning to play music. Things that were considered fair then have been successfully undermined since because of this emotional appeal, and it is getting worse. I have had someone in the top echelon of ICE say to me that copyright infringement is theft. This person is a lawyer and should know better, and this is very disheartening to me. When the lawmakers and enforcers don't understand the law, or purposefully misuse it at the behest of industry it is a very bad sign.
Yes. And in the event that you are charged you will also get to publicize exactly what happened in the media and court system. The more often the police are exposed for what they are (power hungry thugs) the more likely it will change.
So celebrate on June 28th and leave the rest of us alone . . . but I'm taking a copy of the Tau Manifesto to the Pi party tonight. Mostly so that people will be prepared for the Tau party.
You've summed up the industry argument. however fair use and the first sale doctrine do exist, though the media industry is somewhat successfully eliminating them. When I used to buy LPs, the first thing I would do would be to make a copy on tape which I would then listen to, keeping the LP safely stored away. When the tape wore out or got eaten in the car, I would simply make a new copy from the still like new LP. All of that was and is legal . . . I can and did do the same with CDs (now they are all in my computer as aif files, original CDs nicely packed away, and I can burn CDs with various mixes of songs on them for road trips). For some reason this is supposedly not allowed with DVDs? There is no good reason for that beyond the industry wanting to restrict how you use the product you bought. If the first sale doctrine applies (it does, but is being challenged . . . AutoDesk stopped someone from reselling older versions of AutoCad) then how do the fair use exemptions not apply?
On the other hand, sharing the files starts to get tricky . . . technically if I lend someone a CD I should have to delete my copy of it until I get it back. I don't lend CDs though so not a problem. But if you publicly share the rips of DVDs/CDs/LPs/books/ whatever then you are breaking the law and there is no moral high ground there. If you want moral high ground in the fight against the media companies, then just stop using their products.
I really don't understand the wish to conflate copyright infringement with theft. It's like everyone thinks that by not equating them that somehow copyright infringement is legal. Copyright infringement is illegal, and it is not theft. Even ICE and DOJ are saying that copyright = theft. Is this because there are stricter punishments for theft, and DOJ and ICE are the enforcement arms of the RIAA/MPAA?
Whoa... the stories just started expanding... trinity, is that you? Not bothering with anon now as it only appears to be to the readers anyway. Maybe I missed some meds or something.
It would have tobecome a narrative:
"Luke wants to train to be a pilot" , "I know. I told him he has to help with the farm... what a whiney little bitch". Then when they die it's now narrated through c3p0, with Stewies voice. "hey ahhtwo, did you hear what that Luke fellow is up to? Learning the force can you believe it. He's getting pretty good too. I'll be he fights that vader guy soon enough."
IMO Moon, Another Earth, and BSG are the creme of the recent SF fare (District 9 too). I think it's hard to make a good SF movie because of the time constraints. BSG had the luxury of doing a 5 year run where they could take a lot of time setting up the Cylon humanity thing, and they did it really well (much better than the original series, which I have tried to watch again recently and can't). I wish we had more good stuff like that coming out, but because it is so difficult I'll take a few gems a decade and stick to literature in the lean years.
But on the other hand you don't find a lot of bloggers deriding conventional auto makers for making cars that will become "bricked" if you fail to do the correct maintenance on them (change the oil is probably the most apt comparison). It is important that buyers of electric cars understand that if you are going to store the car for several months that you have to take special care of the battery. Likewise the same is true of IC powered cars, but the type of care taken differs. The problem with the original FA is that it points the finger at Tesla, rather than explaining that the problem is generally applicable to any technology that relies on these types of batteries, and unlikely to be a concern under normal usage. I would say that is FUD (disclaimer, I have not read TFA, and am a fan of electric cars and am considering the model S as my next car which will be in 3 years). I believe the distinction between bricked for x reason where x is driving in normal conditions and unlikely to be a problem and bricked for y reason where y is left unplugged at a low starting charge level then stored for several months therefore likely to be a very expensive fix is one that the general end-user cares very much about.
I can't help but think that if the goal is to have electronic versions of the manuals and charting there are better choices available, but the iPad gets picked because everybody wants one. I would have hoped that the US Military would look to open source solutions . . . .
How much revenue is attributed to offshore sales? If the ratios are in line then do you still think there is a problem? I don't know what they are, but China's middle/ upper class is about the size of the entire US population, so I'm thinking that its at least possible that a bunch of Apple's revenue comes from overseas.
My guess was that they had the highest profit relative to revenue ever recorded in a single quarter, and that only Exxon ever had more profit in dollars in a quarter. But that is only a guess and I don't want to dig into it to figure it out further . . .
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Worse than using sa to characterize the region is doing so with Lebanon.
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Until OSX it was too hard to develop a virus for the mac. The APIs changed between system versions too much for virus makers (as well as legitimate application makers) to keep up. At least now there are a few years at least of consistency and backwards compatibility for developers to keep up. [/snarkasm . . . and I use Mac, Linux, and Windows, they all suck in their own special ways]
Apparently you can fire a torpedo as well . . . but since no controls are given and my boss is here I don't have the time to figure out how.
I could go for the third season of SGU.
Yes. Technically this is Kings Gambit Accepted. I don't remember where I got this, but it is stated that black should always accept the gambits.
The bigger assumption is where they "assume proper play". I can tell you that when I play Kings Gambit against various opponents, I win more than I lose.
Ready built systems that meet the specs of the mini are either in horribly non comparable boxes or are just as much or more money. Which is the issue I am addressing.
Thanks for that . . . it seems that there are no north american sellers for the Streamcom cases :( I suppose I'll have to have one shipped from the UK or something.
I don't know. I was searching for a computer a while back . . . wanted a quiet desktop machine that I could use for coding, autocad (I actually use ProgeCad), graphics (AdobeCS) design work, and some website creation. I liked the mini because it is nearly silent and very small, and I already have a good monitor (a 16:10 samsung that does not watch you) but was concerned that I would be spending too much money. So I went on newegg and put together the same package (except instead of paying for 2GB of RAM and upgrading to 8GB I could just go straight to 8GB) as the 2.3GHz mini with intel 3000 graphics. I could get the price to be comparable (within 5%) but with a low end mini-atx case and mobo that would almost assuredly not be quiet. There was no way that I could build my own system that equaled the mini. After adding the SSD and upgrading RAM I spent $800 on it (Intel 120GB SSD, 500GB HD, 8GB Ram, mobile core i5). This was about 9 months ago, so I guess it's possible that I could do it now, but I doubt it. If I wanted a more powerful machine then perhaps the minis are not the way to go, but I did the same comparison with the Mac Pro tower, and while I could beat the price, it was with a lower quality case that I know from experience is noisy.
Maybe you can build a system for less that is just as good, as I am not a connoisseur and it has been a long time since I built my own PC (the last one was for windows 2000). If you can I would be interested in the parts list, as I spent a large part of a week scouring new egg for various configurations and could not get it to work.
I'm speaking of areas of law. Copyright is kept separate from theft for very specific reasons. Claiming that infringement is theft is a calculated move by the industry (appeal to emotion), because they want to do away with fair use (IMHO), and it's been going on for quite some time. I started paying attention in the 70s when I was learning to program and learning to play music. Things that were considered fair then have been successfully undermined since because of this emotional appeal, and it is getting worse. I have had someone in the top echelon of ICE say to me that copyright infringement is theft. This person is a lawyer and should know better, and this is very disheartening to me. When the lawmakers and enforcers don't understand the law, or purposefully misuse it at the behest of industry it is a very bad sign.
It could also be experience.
Yes. And in the event that you are charged you will also get to publicize exactly what happened in the media and court system. The more often the police are exposed for what they are (power hungry thugs) the more likely it will change.
So celebrate on June 28th and leave the rest of us alone . . . but I'm taking a copy of the Tau Manifesto to the Pi party tonight. Mostly so that people will be prepared for the Tau party.
You've summed up the industry argument. however fair use and the first sale doctrine do exist, though the media industry is somewhat successfully eliminating them. When I used to buy LPs, the first thing I would do would be to make a copy on tape which I would then listen to, keeping the LP safely stored away. When the tape wore out or got eaten in the car, I would simply make a new copy from the still like new LP. All of that was and is legal . . . I can and did do the same with CDs (now they are all in my computer as aif files, original CDs nicely packed away, and I can burn CDs with various mixes of songs on them for road trips). For some reason this is supposedly not allowed with DVDs? There is no good reason for that beyond the industry wanting to restrict how you use the product you bought. If the first sale doctrine applies (it does, but is being challenged . . . AutoDesk stopped someone from reselling older versions of AutoCad) then how do the fair use exemptions not apply?
On the other hand, sharing the files starts to get tricky . . . technically if I lend someone a CD I should have to delete my copy of it until I get it back. I don't lend CDs though so not a problem. But if you publicly share the rips of DVDs/CDs/LPs/books/ whatever then you are breaking the law and there is no moral high ground there. If you want moral high ground in the fight against the media companies, then just stop using their products.
I really don't understand the wish to conflate copyright infringement with theft. It's like everyone thinks that by not equating them that somehow copyright infringement is legal. Copyright infringement is illegal, and it is not theft. Even ICE and DOJ are saying that copyright = theft. Is this because there are stricter punishments for theft, and DOJ and ICE are the enforcement arms of the RIAA/MPAA?
Whoa ... the stories just started expanding ... trinity, is that you? Not bothering with anon now as it only appears to be to the readers anyway. Maybe I missed some meds or something.
It would have tobecome a narrative: "Luke wants to train to be a pilot" , "I know. I told him he has to help with the farm ... what a whiney little bitch". Then when they die it's now narrated through c3p0, with Stewies voice. "hey ahhtwo, did you hear what that Luke fellow is up to? Learning the force can you believe it. He's getting pretty good too. I'll be he fights that vader guy soon enough."
As long as you're willing to say the right prayer and wear the right clothes.
IMO Moon, Another Earth, and BSG are the creme of the recent SF fare (District 9 too). I think it's hard to make a good SF movie because of the time constraints. BSG had the luxury of doing a 5 year run where they could take a lot of time setting up the Cylon humanity thing, and they did it really well (much better than the original series, which I have tried to watch again recently and can't). I wish we had more good stuff like that coming out, but because it is so difficult I'll take a few gems a decade and stick to literature in the lean years.
But on the other hand you don't find a lot of bloggers deriding conventional auto makers for making cars that will become "bricked" if you fail to do the correct maintenance on them (change the oil is probably the most apt comparison). It is important that buyers of electric cars understand that if you are going to store the car for several months that you have to take special care of the battery. Likewise the same is true of IC powered cars, but the type of care taken differs. The problem with the original FA is that it points the finger at Tesla, rather than explaining that the problem is generally applicable to any technology that relies on these types of batteries, and unlikely to be a concern under normal usage. I would say that is FUD (disclaimer, I have not read TFA, and am a fan of electric cars and am considering the model S as my next car which will be in 3 years). I believe the distinction between bricked for x reason where x is driving in normal conditions and unlikely to be a problem and bricked for y reason where y is left unplugged at a low starting charge level then stored for several months therefore likely to be a very expensive fix is one that the general end-user cares very much about.
The real purpose of this is an angry birds style app for launching the bombs. You can't do that with the kindle.
I can't help but think that if the goal is to have electronic versions of the manuals and charting there are better choices available, but the iPad gets picked because everybody wants one. I would have hoped that the US Military would look to open source solutions . . . .
How much revenue is attributed to offshore sales? If the ratios are in line then do you still think there is a problem? I don't know what they are, but China's middle/ upper class is about the size of the entire US population, so I'm thinking that its at least possible that a bunch of Apple's revenue comes from overseas.
My guess was that they had the highest profit relative to revenue ever recorded in a single quarter, and that only Exxon ever had more profit in dollars in a quarter. But that is only a guess and I don't want to dig into it to figure it out further . . .