Whilst I agree wholeheartedly with the concept of free speech, surely the line has to be drawn when that speech includes personal information, such as somebody's address ?
Actually, it's the vertical menu system and the simplicity of the OPENSTEP GUI that I miss. I don't really like Aqua because it just looks too "cartoonish". It's too curved and colored. But that's just opinion. All the really amazing under-the-hood technology is still there. It would be neat if they offered a way to have the traditional NeXT look, though (including the old dock). Maybe this will happen at some point...
Oh, BTW, it's true that I'm not the real Art Tatum. I wish I were the real Art Tatum but...
Granted, I don't care about country albums. However, I often rip solos from jazz albums and slow them down with a sound editor to pick out the solos. I guess I either have to go analog or just be SOL.
Ah, the old "if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about" argument. Pornography today, free speech and religious practice tomorrow. Do you honestly believe the UN cares about your rights? If so, I have some property for sale that you might be interested in.
You're argument is dead on. But don't forget that the US won't remain in charge forever (or even for a moderate amount of time) and it won't be long before our rights guaranteed under the Constitution are trampled on by people that don't even come close to being accountable to us. This is the key to convincing people in the US to be against this treaty.
Actually, Imperialistic means attempting to annex other nations. However, you're correct: we should be respecting the independence and sovereignty of other nations. In fact, I'm going to change my.sig to make a statement about this. Not that anyone will listen, but...
Fascism, created by Benito Mussolini, is an ideological system that glorifies militarism and violence and attempts to revive the glory and universal power of the ancient Roman Empire. It is a subset of the set of systems referred to by the general term, "authoritarian," which refers to any system wherein power is highly concentrated in a ruling party (whether an individual or a larger group).
As soon as Apple goes over to XML-based interface specs, you'll be able to very easily compile GNUstep apps on MOSX and vice versa. (You can actually do it now, and many have done it, but it will get easier). Note that this only applies to apps written with the OpenStep API. So, for example, Microsoft's Carbon version of IE won't run on anything but Macs.
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Because the other IDEs, frameworks, and object-oriented languages suck.
As a lark I can see it is a neat thing to do, but wouldn't you be better off just running OpenStep for Intel under VMware?
For several reasons: 1) OPENSTEP doesn't run under VMware; 2) OPENSTEP isn't supported anymore; 3) OPENSTEP is proprietary; 4) We want to use a *good* development environment to write cross-platform object-oriented software that is GPL.
How can you make something for free, and still eat?
That's not the question he's asking. What we want to know is: how can musicians promote *directly* to the public without going through a large record label? Technology has evolved to the point where it's cheap to record and distribute. All the recording cartel has *left* is promotion (and they outsource *that*).
Finally - the FUD factor: Multiple "snake-oil crypto" signs are here... "11 different layers", as though that makes it more secure than, say, 10 different layers?
Kinda like, "The Colonel's eleven herbs and spices."
It's a cute hack to wrap DRM in an executable and bundle it with a file for 'doze, but it's hardly worthy of the "military grade document-destroying copy protection system" kind of hype it got in the puff piece at inside.com.
Yeah. I talked to a guy who worked for a while at the Navy. He said their machines had the capability to melt the hard drives with a special key combo + password. Now *that* is a document-destroying system!
Yes, but isn't it amusing that in it's almost manic efforts to supress anything which smacks of Nazisim of fascisim, the German gov't acts begins to act in a fascist manner?
Actually, this should more accurately be termed "authoritarian" rather than "fascist"; but it is strange. I have been told by German people that there is a lot of shame over the actions of their nation. Perhaps they are trying to make an atonement of some kind?
Also, regarding the Hague thing, how likely is it that one country without a free speech tradition is going to get a place like the States to dampen their free speech protections?
1. Many people have a completely unhealthy obsession with Europe. They think it's really cool to "be like Europe." 2.Many politicians and bureaucrats would like nothing more than to gain power by weakening or eradicating our rights. 3. Said politicians are skilled at spotting and taking advantage of popular ideas such as the afore-mentioned obsession with Europe.
I remind you that the United States, the most ideal of all nations ruled that cigarette companies are responsible for people killing themselves with cigarettes.
Hey! don't lump the citizens in with that; that idea was pushed from day one by a bunch of greedy lawyers and bureaucrats.
As I have whined about many times (both here on Slashdot and in the RW) growing globalism is going to be a *big* problem. We need to kill this stuff before it has the chance to go any further. Everyone should encourage their own respective government to take a stand on national sovereignty and independence. There's nothing wrong with a little goodwill and some free trade but any kind of official unification or synchronization is just bad news.
MP3 copies of CDs you own for your car's MP3 player? Ripping to hard disk so you can slow down a track to pick out the solos by ear? How about the fact that Fair Use is guaranteed under law and it doesn't matter what argument you make--the recording industry is wrong.
You can't transfer the argument for "backup" copies to any other physical material -- I don't ask for a copy of my television when I purchase it, so I can see it somewhere else.
Your television is a physical thing, not a data source.
I have never understood this. Why do people demand that they be able to make multiple copies of music CDs to store in different places?
Many people have MP3 players in the car. They want to be able to use this instead of CDs. Fair use determines that you can do this.
Plus, as a pianist, I often like to rip solos from CDs and slow them down with an audio editor so I can pick out the notes by ear. This, again, is fair use.
The point is that the recording industry is ignoring what the law says vis a vis Fair Use and yelling a big "Fuck you!" to the world at large. Even if you don't see the immediate need for a stance, there's a principle to be defended.
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This would be called a phone book.
Oh, BTW, it's true that I'm not the real Art Tatum. I wish I were the real Art Tatum but...
Granted, I don't care about country albums. However, I often rip solos from jazz albums and slow them down with a sound editor to pick out the solos. I guess I either have to go analog or just be SOL.
Actually, they're quite different--the NeXTSTEP UI was better.
Ah, the old "if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about" argument. Pornography today, free speech and religious practice tomorrow. Do you honestly believe the UN cares about your rights? If so, I have some property for sale that you might be interested in.
You're argument is dead on. But don't forget that the US won't remain in charge forever (or even for a moderate amount of time) and it won't be long before our rights guaranteed under the Constitution are trampled on by people that don't even come close to being accountable to us. This is the key to convincing people in the US to be against this treaty.
Actually, Imperialistic means attempting to annex other nations. However, you're correct: we should be respecting the independence and sovereignty of other nations. In fact, I'm going to change my .sig to make a statement about this. Not that anyone will listen, but...
Fascism, created by Benito Mussolini, is an ideological system that glorifies militarism and violence and attempts to revive the glory and universal power of the ancient Roman Empire. It is a subset of the set of systems referred to by the general term, "authoritarian," which refers to any system wherein power is highly concentrated in a ruling party (whether an individual or a larger group).
As soon as Apple goes over to XML-based interface specs, you'll be able to very easily compile GNUstep apps on MOSX and vice versa. (You can actually do it now, and many have done it, but it will get easier). Note that this only applies to apps written with the OpenStep API. So, for example, Microsoft's Carbon version of IE won't run on anything but Macs.
As a lark I can see it is a neat thing to do, but wouldn't you be better off just running OpenStep for Intel under VMware?
For several reasons: 1) OPENSTEP doesn't run under VMware; 2) OPENSTEP isn't supported anymore; 3) OPENSTEP is proprietary; 4) We want to use a *good* development environment to write cross-platform object-oriented software that is GPL.
The appropriate term is authoritarian--not fascist.
That's not the question he's asking. What we want to know is: how can musicians promote *directly* to the public without going through a large record label? Technology has evolved to the point where it's cheap to record and distribute. All the recording cartel has *left* is promotion (and they outsource *that*).
Exactly. I've always wondered why advertisers keep spending so much money on TV and radio advertisements since so few pay attention anyway.
...by a good old CS vs. Eng. paintball tourney. Let's get it on!
You forgot to mention that the filters at power plants can be larger and more complicated.
Kinda like, "The Colonel's eleven herbs and spices."
It's a cute hack to wrap DRM in an executable and bundle it with a file for 'doze, but it's hardly worthy of the "military grade document-destroying copy protection system" kind of hype it got in the puff piece at inside.com.
Yeah. I talked to a guy who worked for a while at the Navy. He said their machines had the capability to melt the hard drives with a special key combo + password. Now *that* is a document-destroying system!
Actually, this should more accurately be termed "authoritarian" rather than "fascist"; but it is strange. I have been told by German people that there is a lot of shame over the actions of their nation. Perhaps they are trying to make an atonement of some kind?
Bravo.
1. Many people have a completely unhealthy obsession with Europe. They think it's really cool to "be like Europe."
2.Many politicians and bureaucrats would like nothing more than to gain power by weakening or eradicating our rights.
3. Said politicians are skilled at spotting and taking advantage of popular ideas such as the afore-mentioned obsession with Europe.
Hey! don't lump the citizens in with that; that idea was pushed from day one by a bunch of greedy lawyers and bureaucrats.
As I have whined about many times (both here on Slashdot and in the RW) growing globalism is going to be a *big* problem. We need to kill this stuff before it has the chance to go any further. Everyone should encourage their own respective government to take a stand on national sovereignty and independence. There's nothing wrong with a little goodwill and some free trade but any kind of official unification or synchronization is just bad news.
This is what makes me really afraid. I fear that the day is coming when national sovereignty will be abolished.
Actually, gridlock is great--it keeps them busy so they can't do much harm. And I'm not just being cynical; gridlock is *supposed* to be there.
You can't transfer the argument for "backup" copies to any other physical material -- I don't ask for a copy of my television when I purchase it, so I can see it somewhere else.
Your television is a physical thing, not a data source.
Many people have MP3 players in the car. They want to be able to use this instead of CDs. Fair use determines that you can do this.
Plus, as a pianist, I often like to rip solos from CDs and slow them down with an audio editor so I can pick out the notes by ear. This, again, is fair use.
The point is that the recording industry is ignoring what the law says vis a vis Fair Use and yelling a big "Fuck you!" to the world at large. Even if you don't see the immediate need for a stance, there's a principle to be defended.