Yep, I agree that allowing media companies to meddle in legislation is a terrible idea. We've had a wonderful demonstration of this in Europe when Janelly Fourtou (an MEP) was lobbying hard for IP 'rights'. Some wondered how many of the normal people who elected her to represent their interests were sitting around in cafés asking for greater legal protection for media conglomerates such as Vivendi? Probably not that many.
The more suspicious suspected that her being married to the CEO of Vivendi may have had more to do with her interest in IP than those who voted for her. The fact that she stood to make substantial personal gains in a locked-down world may also be related.
We do need copyright laws but the law should have nothing to say regarding circumvention of DRM measures.
It's impossible to prove that God doesn't exist because it's an irrational supernatural idea. Besides, it's up to Christians to prove that their God exists.
The onus is on Christians to prove his existence, not for atheists to disprove him.
I've collected together all the reliable evidence for the existence of God and placed it below this line. Atheists are aware of this evidence and make a decision based on it, at least a rational atheist does. Anyway, here's that evidence now:
The French-built "superjumbo" Airbus A380 is the largest passenger jet in the world.
Well, technically it's assembled there but one of the issues with building the thing is that the building work has to be shared between various countries to keep governments happy.
It would be like US government deciding to build a new office building and allowing each state to build a floor to be shipped and assembled in DC.
It is entertaining though to see a wing being driven through a small town. Probably not the most efficient approach though.
When Santangelo, 42, was sued last year, she said she had never downloaded music and was unaware of her children doing it. If children download, she said, file-sharing programs like Kazaa should be blamed, not the parents. The judge called her an "internet-illiterate parent, who does not know Kazaa from kazoo." Now that's good parenting for you. Let the kids lose on the Internet and expect the Internet to police their behaviour. Presumably if her kids steal a car, she'll be blaming Amazon for selling her the copy of GTA that she gave the kids for Christmas.
I find it bizarre that parents would allow their children on to the Internet without educating themselves sufficiently enough to police their behaviour. It's not like there's a shortage of books or scare stories to inspire them.
It is open to casual players, you just need realistic expectations. Casual players aren't going to quickly see the high-end content, just as someone who plays Diablo II for a few hours a week will be not be finishing the game as quickly as someone who plays every day. The only real killer is getting large blocks of time for particular encounters. This pretty much amounts to just setting aside a whole evening though.
Even if you can't put in this time, there are plenty of other aspects to the game that are entertaining. Roleplayer, PvP or questing are in the reach of anyone.
Agreed. Blizzard has a very good rep in Mac gaming circles. Not only for releasing in hybrid Windows/Mac format for many years now, but also for the other things they they do for us. Releasing OS X native versions of Diablo II and Starcraft was very nice, particularly considering that these aren't exactly new games. Warcraft II* aside, they have a pretty good track record for continuing to support their older games to keep them running on new hardware.
* The original version of Warcraft II can't really be played on PowerPC since it runs too fast, even on a PowerMac 7100. You have to buy the Battlenet edition instead.
The only possible benefit would be to save us from Cliff Richard releasing new records. If the elderly Christian consumer will continue to buy his old stuff, he can just live on those royalties.
Comrade, we live in a capitalist hell where much of that high-tech knowledge is owned by individuals, companies and other NGOs. Unfortunately, the government is generally reluctant to simply give away knowledge that doesn't actually belong to it. This same silly thinking is what stops Pope Tony Blair from nationalising every single industry in the UK or printing more money so that everyone in the UK can be a millionaire.
Regards the propsals for scrapping patents, cheap meds and MS, this quote probably applies.
"There is always an easy solution to every human problem - neat, plausible, and wrong."
The problems in this world are not quickly solved by just giving stuff away or forcing companies to do the same. They are resolved by sensible discussion
It's probably not illegal for monopoly reasons but perhaps there is another angle.
Publicly traded companies are obliged to protect the investments of their shareholders. If Wal-Mart refuse to stock products that their customers clearly demand, they are depriving themselves and their shareholders of revenue. It would be like a publicly traded bookshop refusing to stock Dan Brown because the CEO think's he's an overrated hack.
Unless they can justify a pretty good business reason for doing this, i.e. not just a kneejerk reaction, shareholders could kick up a stink.
There have been similar bans in the UK. I think the Japanese tosa breed was banned here some time back. I can understand people wanting a pet for companionship but seeing something like this being walked down the road on a rather large chain is a bit worrying.
Pit Bull Terriers are nasty things as well. Some dogs are just not suitable as pets, particularly when some clown thinks they can keep it in a suburban area. Restricting ownership of certain breeds is no different to controlling ownership of tigers. Sure they can be trained to behave nicely but most people don't want to take that risk and why on earth would someone want a dangerous animal like that as a pet?
Since English is the official language of Nigeria it's reasonable to assume that some Nigerians may be English speakers. South Africans speak English and a number of countries adopted French.
What does their not being Indo-European have to do with the price of fish?
Looking forward to the day when formal legal letters will inlude sentences like "OMG, UR IN TEH TROUBLE, MY CLIENT WILL SUE YOU NOOB, LOLZZZ!!11!!1!!"
Evolution at work.
It seems to be about making the language easier but I don't think it was that difficult to begin with and removing the letter u from words like flavour messes up he pronounciation. All Americans I've heard say this word pronounce it with the french sounding ending 'flaveur'. I've heard no-one pronounce it with a real phonetical sound 'flave-or'.
Mind you, it's possible I've just met the wierd Americans.
Programming languages closest relative in the outside world is probably Legal English. The usage of a semi-natural language, such as C C++ Java Pascal Lisp ect, is held to precise standards (within a particular compiler at least) and I think this is why there are so many people who foam at the mouth within forums such as slashdot when they see syntax errors within other peoples postings.
I think you may have hit the nail on the head there. We need a survey of grammar Nazis to determine their language of choice.
Pissed is the least of our worries. Think of the poor English guy who walks in to a bar and asks the barman if it's okay to smoke a fag.
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There are many dialects and accents of english spoken in britain and in just england itself so you can't say there is such a thing as "british english". However , given the language is called "english" I think its fair to say that whatever dialects and accents are spoken in england can safely be called "english" and any spoken in other countries called
english.
There are definitely regional variations in the UK but the language itself is pretty consistent. Although they may say it to their mates, a geordie is unlikely to write a job application containing phrases like am gannin yem to my bairn? Minor regional varations but still everyone speaks and writes the same language - at least when they're being formal.
American English is quite different due to the spelling and that's why there needs to be a way to separate them. I'd be pretty pissed if I bought a spell checker described as English and then found out it was American English.
Oh yes they are Christians & Muslims. They read the same texts and interpreted them differently. There are some good rules for living in the Bible and the Koran but both also contain some really nasty guidance. It's worth checking the Bible to see some of the nastier areas and also see what the Koran has to say regards unbelievers.
Hopefully the service providers will be trying to get a piece of the action for themselves rather than trying to bleed more money out of a business model that is in an inevitable decline.
If by chasing those 1.3 billion people they destroy their brand in the process then this isn't in the shareholders best interests. Ben & Jerry's (prior to the buyout) could make decent money by investing in land mines and poison gas companies. This wouldn't be a great idea though since it would seriosuly mess up their smiley & goofy reputation.
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Yep, I agree that allowing media companies to meddle in legislation is a terrible idea. We've had a wonderful demonstration of this in Europe when Janelly Fourtou (an MEP) was lobbying hard for IP 'rights'. Some wondered how many of the normal people who elected her to represent their interests were sitting around in cafés asking for greater legal protection for media conglomerates such as Vivendi? Probably not that many.
The more suspicious suspected that her being married to the CEO of Vivendi may have had more to do with her interest in IP than those who voted for her. The fact that she stood to make substantial personal gains in a locked-down world may also be related.
We do need copyright laws but the law should have nothing to say regarding circumvention of DRM measures.
It's impossible to prove that God doesn't exist because it's an irrational supernatural idea. Besides, it's up to Christians to prove that their God exists.
The onus is on Christians to prove his existence, not for atheists to disprove him.
I've collected together all the reliable evidence for the existence of God and placed it below this line. Atheists are aware of this evidence and make a decision based on it, at least a rational atheist does. Anyway, here's that evidence now:
You may have little choice if you're in the UK. That lovely treaty signed back in 2003 means you can be extradited to the US based on a hunch.
That's a very good explanation of the situation. Nicely written.
Well, technically it's assembled there but one of the issues with building the thing is that the building work has to be shared between various countries to keep governments happy.
It would be like US government deciding to build a new office building and allowing each state to build a floor to be shipped and assembled in DC.
It is entertaining though to see a wing being driven through a small town. Probably not the most efficient approach though.
I find it bizarre that parents would allow their children on to the Internet without educating themselves sufficiently enough to police their behaviour. It's not like there's a shortage of books or scare stories to inspire them.
I can represent you if someone violates your terms. Tell me, do you have a neckbrace you can wear to court or shall I bring one for you?
It is open to casual players, you just need realistic expectations. Casual players aren't going to quickly see the high-end content, just as someone who plays Diablo II for a few hours a week will be not be finishing the game as quickly as someone who plays every day. The only real killer is getting large blocks of time for particular encounters. This pretty much amounts to just setting aside a whole evening though.
Even if you can't put in this time, there are plenty of other aspects to the game that are entertaining. Roleplayer, PvP or questing are in the reach of anyone.
Agreed. Blizzard has a very good rep in Mac gaming circles. Not only for releasing in hybrid Windows/Mac format for many years now, but also for the other things they they do for us. Releasing OS X native versions of Diablo II and Starcraft was very nice, particularly considering that these aren't exactly new games. Warcraft II* aside, they have a pretty good track record for continuing to support their older games to keep them running on new hardware.
* The original version of Warcraft II can't really be played on PowerPC since it runs too fast, even on a PowerMac 7100. You have to buy the Battlenet edition instead.
On behalf of my client, I am serving you with a cease and desist order for illegally reproducing the following lyrics
"The times they are a-changing".
As you are aware, artists rely on the income from their work and they deserve to be rewarded for it.
The only possible benefit would be to save us from Cliff Richard releasing new records. If the elderly Christian consumer will continue to buy his old stuff, he can just live on those royalties.
Comrade, we live in a capitalist hell where much of that high-tech knowledge is owned by individuals, companies and other NGOs. Unfortunately, the government is generally reluctant to simply give away knowledge that doesn't actually belong to it. This same silly thinking is what stops Pope Tony Blair from nationalising every single industry in the UK or printing more money so that everyone in the UK can be a millionaire.
Regards the propsals for scrapping patents, cheap meds and MS, this quote probably applies.
"There is always an easy solution to every human problem - neat, plausible, and wrong."
The problems in this world are not quickly solved by just giving stuff away or forcing companies to do the same. They are resolved by sensible discussion
Looking on the brightside, he didn't say m$. That has to count for something.
It's probably not illegal for monopoly reasons but perhaps there is another angle.
Publicly traded companies are obliged to protect the investments of their shareholders. If Wal-Mart refuse to stock products that their customers clearly demand, they are depriving themselves and their shareholders of revenue. It would be like a publicly traded bookshop refusing to stock Dan Brown because the CEO think's he's an overrated hack.
Unless they can justify a pretty good business reason for doing this, i.e. not just a kneejerk reaction, shareholders could kick up a stink.
I bet that actually owning restraints and a whip are next...
Not bloody likely. If you've never worn a ball-gag then you're not a real British MP.
I think the kinky wing of parliament will be enough to ensure that SM remains legal.
There have been similar bans in the UK. I think the Japanese tosa breed was banned here some time back. I can understand people wanting a pet for companionship but seeing something like this being walked down the road on a rather large chain is a bit worrying.
Pit Bull Terriers are nasty things as well. Some dogs are just not suitable as pets, particularly when some clown thinks they can keep it in a suburban area. Restricting ownership of certain breeds is no different to controlling ownership of tigers. Sure they can be trained to behave nicely but most people don't want to take that risk and why on earth would someone want a dangerous animal like that as a pet?
It gave me a giggle if it's an consolation.
Since English is the official language of Nigeria it's reasonable to assume that some Nigerians may be English speakers. South Africans speak English and a number of countries adopted French.
What does their not being Indo-European have to do with the price of fish?
Heh heh.
Looking forward to the day when formal legal letters will inlude sentences like "OMG, UR IN TEH TROUBLE, MY CLIENT WILL SUE YOU NOOB, LOLZZZ!!11!!1!!"
Evolution at work.
It seems to be about making the language easier but I don't think it was that difficult to begin with and removing the letter u from words like flavour messes up he pronounciation. All Americans I've heard say this word pronounce it with the french sounding ending 'flaveur'. I've heard no-one pronounce it with a real phonetical sound 'flave-or'.
Mind you, it's possible I've just met the wierd Americans.
Programming languages closest relative in the outside world is probably Legal English. The usage of a semi-natural language, such as C C++ Java Pascal Lisp ect, is held to precise standards (within a particular compiler at least) and I think this is why there are so many people who foam at the mouth within forums such as slashdot when they see syntax errors within other peoples postings.
I think you may have hit the nail on the head there. We need a survey of grammar Nazis to determine their language of choice.
Pissed is the least of our worries. Think of the poor English guy who walks in to a bar and asks the barman if it's okay to smoke a fag.
There are many dialects and accents of english spoken in britain and
in just england itself so you can't say there is such a thing as
"british english". However , given the language is called "english" I think
its fair to say that whatever dialects and accents are spoken in england
can safely be called "english" and any spoken in other countries called
english.
There are definitely regional variations in the UK but the language itself is pretty consistent. Although they may say it to their mates, a geordie is unlikely to write a job application containing phrases like am gannin yem to my bairn? Minor regional varations but still everyone speaks and writes the same language - at least when they're being formal.
American English is quite different due to the spelling and that's why there needs to be a way to separate them. I'd be pretty pissed if I bought a spell checker described as English and then found out it was American English.
Oh yes they are Christians & Muslims. They read the same texts and interpreted them differently. There are some good rules for living in the Bible and the Koran but both also contain some really nasty guidance. It's worth checking the Bible to see some of the nastier areas and also see what the Koran has to say regards unbelievers.
Hopefully the service providers will be trying to get a piece of the action for themselves rather than trying to bleed more money out of a business model that is in an inevitable decline.
If by chasing those 1.3 billion people they destroy their brand in the process then this isn't in the shareholders best interests. Ben & Jerry's (prior to the buyout) could make decent money by investing in land mines and poison gas companies. This wouldn't be a great idea though since it would seriosuly mess up their smiley & goofy reputation.