It's actually a rather elegant workaround in my opinion. The UK's monarch is the equivalent of a permanently disabled root account, she holds the notional power, but cannot wield it. Politicians are the sudoers.
Please stop modding this disingenuous argument as 'Informative'.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) fielded 59 candidates in the Westminster parliamentary elections - one in every of the 59 Scottish constituencies.
The BNP fielded more than 300 candidates across the whole of Britain and UKIP fielded over 500 candidates. So UKIP stood in for nearly 10 times as many areas, but only got twice as many votes in its 500 areas as the SNP did in its 59.
Let's face facts. The BNP put its leader up in an East London constituency where it only narrowly lost last time around and where it had 12 local councillors voted in. The leader scraped home in 3rd place. All the BNP councillors were voted off. There is not a single constituency in the whole of the UK where the voters thought - 'yes, the BNP or UKIP candidate is the best one'.
The first-past-the-post may not be to your liking, but don't try to pull the bogus 'comparison with the SNP' trick.
I'm not aware of any such society as this. Can you point to a single example anywhere in the world that exists today?
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Let's see. The other day I told my neighbour that she had left the lights on in her car, using literally minutes up of my valuable time that I could have spent making money. I also volunteer as a school governor at a school that my children don't go to and enthusiastically pay that portion of my tax that funds the national health service, because despite the fact that I've been horribly healthy over the last few years, I don't really like seeing people with begging bowls asking for cash for cancer medication.
Yes, but the point is that this was rushed through as part of the "washup" at the end of parliament, so did not have the same level of scrutiny as it would normally do. It's a crass way to handle complex legislation and I'm glad that this ISP has taken the time to go through the details. Well done.
Really? Wow which channels do you frequent? The ones I use seem friendly and sane........ hang on. That probably means I'm the resident channel psycho. Oh dear
I'm going to disagree. I actually think he makes a very compelling point with the suggestion that the victory-centred, points-based nature of games means that they aren't art. Elements of the game can certainly be extremely artistic, but I buy his argument that philosophically the whole affair is not intrinsically art.
John Gruber over at Daring Fireball seems fairly clear that Gizmondo's use of "found" is somewhat disingenuous and "nicked" might be closer to the truth.
It's only interesting that just today, along with this news announcement, was the first time when we (as in Europeans) even heard about it or when EU operators even announced iPad coming and its release dates.
You're wrong. the UK Apple Store site has been saying 'Late April' since the introduction of the device, so I'm not sure which part of Europe you are talking about.
"Making money by selling people extremely expensive software licenses only really works if you can get various kinds of locks and holds on them, if you can control their behavior. You can sell them consulting, support and hardware all day without needing any kind of lock, but not software."
Actually it's quite easy to sell people extremely expensive software licenses if your software is extremely good and there is no extremely good alternative. It is left as an exercise for the reader to decide whether this applies in Oracle's case.
I use the OS X app iPlayer Downloader occasionally, to grab programs I missed and will want to see in a few days. Some of the content refuses to download, but others download just fine still.
Luckily, you have the freedom to examine the societal benefits and problems that the "freedom is everything" culture brings with it, while at the same time examining the parallel consequences of a society where the availability of information is centrally controlled.
You also have enough intellectual freedom to know that your prejudices are at least partially due to acculturation.
So, to answer your question - yes, you are in a position to form an informed, and potentially valid opinion. You are also in a position to form an opinion about the ability of a person with only access to the Chinese media and Internet to do so.
I'll wait and see - there's a tremendous amount of material that Tolkien wrote covering that period - various time lines, appendices, lost tales etc. If they do that material justice, it might be fun. Doesn't Gandalf get trapped in Sauron's old hang-out in Mirk Wood, apart from anything else?.... Gandalf and Jar Jar Binks, together at last!
You're mixing two different things - the application walled garden and DRM, I'll come back to that in a minute.
But taking a step back I think the difference in reaction to the two companies may have something to do with the company's backgrounds. MS has always been defined by its PC OS business, a business that grew to be a defacto monopoly. It was incredibly important that Microsoft remained open and fair because entire industries depended on them. Multiple hardware manufacturers depended on them. A misstep by Microsoft would have dire consequences for a large number of people. When MS produced the closed XBox or the Zune however, the stakes were lower.
Apple by contrast comes from a different direction. It's OS is only applicable to people who choose to get involved in the Apple ecosystem - and as far as Mac developers are concerned Apple is relatively open and benign. However Apple also has a series of closed proprietary devices over which it exercises obsessive control. Those devices have become incredibly popular not least because of the obsessive control that Apple has had. Not surprisingly people would like a piece of the action, but as with Disneyland, the operator is not going to jeopardise things by giving up control.
Where Apple is screwing up, in my opinion is in the way it is moving goalposts and seemingly making arbitrary decisions about app suitability. It is increasing the risk involved in developing for iPhone for no very good reason.
Back to DRM. Apple's DRM system isn't terrible, IMHO. The vast majority (all?) of music sold in iTunes is DRM-free. There's DRM on movies and TV, but I'm not sure Apple could do much more to fight the studios than they have. The iPhone ring-tone policy is stupid, but that's mainly the stupidity of the record labels.
It's madness, I know. The idea that teachers might want to think about the best way to ensure that the information they are trying to impart is absorbed and retained by their students.
When I was a student, I found the best way to enjoy lectures was with my eyes closed, listening to my Walkman. I didn't disturb anyone, so I have no idea why the lecturer took exception to my stance.
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"The show wasn't about the island itself. It never was"
Now that's I call a big McGuffin.
It's actually a rather elegant workaround in my opinion. The UK's monarch is the equivalent of a permanently disabled root account, she holds the notional power, but cannot wield it. Politicians are the sudoers.
Please stop modding this disingenuous argument as 'Informative'.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) fielded 59 candidates in the Westminster parliamentary elections - one in every of the 59 Scottish constituencies.
The BNP fielded more than 300 candidates across the whole of Britain and UKIP fielded over 500 candidates. So UKIP stood in for nearly 10 times as many areas, but only got twice as many votes in its 500 areas as the SNP did in its 59.
Let's face facts. The BNP put its leader up in an East London constituency where it only narrowly lost last time around and where it had 12 local councillors voted in. The leader scraped home in 3rd place. All the BNP councillors were voted off. There is not a single constituency in the whole of the UK where the voters thought - 'yes, the BNP or UKIP candidate is the best one'.
The first-past-the-post may not be to your liking, but don't try to pull the bogus 'comparison with the SNP' trick.
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Let's see. The other day I told my neighbour that she had left the lights on in her car, using literally minutes up of my valuable time that I could have spent making money. I also volunteer as a school governor at a school that my children don't go to and enthusiastically pay that portion of my tax that funds the national health service, because despite the fact that I've been horribly healthy over the last few years, I don't really like seeing people with begging bowls asking for cash for cancer medication.
So, to answer your question - most of them.
Yes, but the point is that this was rushed through as part of the "washup" at the end of parliament, so did not have the same level of scrutiny as it would normally do. It's a crass way to handle complex legislation and I'm glad that this ISP has taken the time to go through the details. Well done.
Really? Wow which channels do you frequent? The ones I use seem friendly and sane.... .... hang on. That probably means I'm the resident channel psycho. Oh dear
... that would help me parse the article summary.
I think you'll find that the BBC actually broadcasts every program it makes, free to air.
I'm going to disagree. I actually think he makes a very compelling point with the suggestion that the victory-centred, points-based nature of games means that they aren't art. Elements of the game can certainly be extremely artistic, but I buy his argument that philosophically the whole affair is not intrinsically art.
John Gruber over at Daring Fireball seems fairly clear that Gizmondo's use of "found" is somewhat disingenuous and "nicked" might be closer to the truth.
... read the first sentence of the summary?
You're wrong. the UK Apple Store site has been saying 'Late April' since the introduction of the device, so I'm not sure which part of Europe you are talking about.
"Making money by selling people extremely expensive software licenses only really works if you can get various kinds of locks and holds on them, if you can control their behavior. You can sell them consulting, support and hardware all day without needing any kind of lock, but not software."
Actually it's quite easy to sell people extremely expensive software licenses if your software is extremely good and there is no extremely good alternative. It is left as an exercise for the reader to decide whether this applies in Oracle's case.
Moderators! You mark this informative when it describes an orangutan's ass as purple?! Honestly, what is Slashdot coming to?
I use the OS X app iPlayer Downloader occasionally, to grab programs I missed and will want to see in a few days. Some of the content refuses to download, but others download just fine still.
Doesn't let children under 8 enter the pool without an adult accompanying them. and staying close by. Seems a fair enough analogy.
Luckily, you have the freedom to examine the societal benefits and problems that the "freedom is everything" culture brings with it, while at the same time examining the parallel consequences of a society where the availability of information is centrally controlled.
You also have enough intellectual freedom to know that your prejudices are at least partially due to acculturation.
So, to answer your question - yes, you are in a position to form an informed, and potentially valid opinion. You are also in a position to form an opinion about the ability of a person with only access to the Chinese media and Internet to do so.
I call Shenanigans. Someone has released this video a few days early.
C. Block www.google.com.hk from mainland China.
I'll wait and see - there's a tremendous amount of material that Tolkien wrote covering that period - various time lines, appendices, lost tales etc. If they do that material justice, it might be fun. Doesn't Gandalf get trapped in Sauron's old hang-out in Mirk Wood, apart from anything else?. ... Gandalf and Jar Jar Binks, together at last!
I see it more as Facebook rebuilding AOL from the bottom up. It is a walled garden that for increasing numbers of people IS the Internet
You're mixing two different things - the application walled garden and DRM, I'll come back to that in a minute.
But taking a step back I think the difference in reaction to the two companies may have something to do with the company's backgrounds. MS has always been defined by its PC OS business, a business that grew to be a defacto monopoly. It was incredibly important that Microsoft remained open and fair because entire industries depended on them. Multiple hardware manufacturers depended on them. A misstep by Microsoft would have dire consequences for a large number of people. When MS produced the closed XBox or the Zune however, the stakes were lower.
Apple by contrast comes from a different direction. It's OS is only applicable to people who choose to get involved in the Apple ecosystem - and as far as Mac developers are concerned Apple is relatively open and benign. However Apple also has a series of closed proprietary devices over which it exercises obsessive control. Those devices have become incredibly popular not least because of the obsessive control that Apple has had. Not surprisingly people would like a piece of the action, but as with Disneyland, the operator is not going to jeopardise things by giving up control.
Where Apple is screwing up, in my opinion is in the way it is moving goalposts and seemingly making arbitrary decisions about app suitability. It is increasing the risk involved in developing for iPhone for no very good reason.
Back to DRM. Apple's DRM system isn't terrible, IMHO. The vast majority (all?) of music sold in iTunes is DRM-free. There's DRM on movies and TV, but I'm not sure Apple could do much more to fight the studios than they have. The iPhone ring-tone policy is stupid, but that's mainly the stupidity of the record labels.
However, no-one is to know that until they have downloaded and opened the file. Which would appear to present a practical problem.
"Laptops do more good than harm." That's the assertion that is up for discussion here.
It's madness, I know. The idea that teachers might want to think about the best way to ensure that the information they are trying to impart is absorbed and retained by their students.
When I was a student, I found the best way to enjoy lectures was with my eyes closed, listening to my Walkman. I didn't disturb anyone, so I have no idea why the lecturer took exception to my stance.