I'll probably get modded down as a troll. I wish I had the time to look up the references here, but...
B: The media companies don't have revenue coming in from settlements. I think that in this specific case, earlier testimony indicates that the lawsuits (usually settled out of court) haven't made or lost money. Lawyer's fees and such have offset the returns paid out.
C: Do you really need to see credible evidence - yourself, outside of a court - that indicates piracy/copyright infr/sharing has increased since the CD came into popular use? Tape swapping required physical media as the transport mechanism and, being analog, the quality degraded every generation of swap. You can very easily jump on multiple P2P networks to grab whatever you with, nearly instantly, compared to the tape swapping days - sometimes in lossless bit perfection. Regardless, didn't the recently leaked MediaDefender emails show that most "piracy" (80%+) is from people lending CDs to friends who then rip them? (So easy, a caveman's grandmother could do it.)
Why would they need an Acrobat PDF plugin at all? Read the things outside of the browser using both smaller and faster PDF readers than what Adobe offers.
I haven't had a Real player or alternative installed, even on my Win boxes, for years. Doesn't seem that necessary to me.
Someone sends you a.docx, tell them that its too new a format for you and 90% of the globe, and that they need to save it in the old format.
Why precisely do the above apps you mention - the "basic things" - need a recent and fast machine?? There's not one thing you've mentioned that NEEDS something better than a 1.5GHz cpu and 512MB RAM (fast and recent circa the year 1999.)
Heck, we've got these old machines (~1.2Ghz, 256MB) in the lab that have Office 2007 installed.
So, no. People do not NEED recent/fast machines. That's what is being marketed.
On a side note - If anyone can point me out where to get a half-decent $250 laptop, I'd appreciate it!
I do not consider myself a nerd of geek. I use Linux because it works for me, because I avoid vendor lock in, because it is easier to admin and secure.
While you might not be a classical "nerd," your knowledge of the issue seems to indicate that you are, in fact, a "geek."
The way the word is bandied about nowadays seems to imply that a geek is one with technical know-how. By understanding that there are multiple lixun distros, that it avoids vendor lock-in, and that you (seemingly) know how to administer and secure a linux box, this implies that you are a geek.
No offense meant. Honestly, many people would take the "geek" title as a compliment!
In my defense, being the submitter, the referenced source was written in English. Therefore, I'd like to place the blame on the author and/or translator. Furthermore, it seems to be the case that ALTLinux is only a contender for a distro that would be modified into the new education version - whatever that ends up being called.
Unfortunately for this guy, and other "ppls," they are not telecommunications providers.
The TDG 9 referenced doesn't seem to protect individuals, only corporations. ?
Quite an opinion there. I'd say its about the best SO FAR.
Sure, it has a rather minimal memory footprint, however my real issue with it is the amount of CPU it takes up. I'm looking at taskmanager right now, with foobar not even playing a song, and foobar is spiking at about 47% CPU. (the latest foobar, 0.9.whatever, on a 1.6 GHz AMD cpu, btw.) It always acts like this for me... Why? Columns-UI? The minimal skin I've applied?? It only seems to peak at around 55% cpu usage when actually playing MP3s, FLAC, etc. *boggle* (Any advice here, greatly appreciated.)
My "SO FAR" quip relates to the fact that Amarok (http://amarok.kde.org/) should soon be usable on Windows. I hardly care about the memory footprint there... I've been waiting for it for quite some time now. I'm 99.8% sure that I'll be using it instead of foobar when the day finally arrives!
I'm surprised that the article itself didn't invoke Godwin's Law!
AFAIK*, there were both military and civilian versions of Enigma. The eBay piece doesn't appear to be military (no iron cross, no mil. ID, etc.,) so I'm going to assume that this was not a true "Nazi" piece. It was probably used in high-finance or something similar. So, in theory, this would be similar to selling an early model Volkswagen that was built for the general public.
The only Reason we aren't waisting Iraq is because we are trying to save it. If another country starts something, we aren't going to be worried about saving it. We won't be worried about rebuilding it.
What you say may indeed be true, but it nicely steps around WHY the US would do this.
The US/Bush is trying to save Iraq for the US's/Bush's own benefit, not Iraq's. Over the past few years, more troops have been installed there, and more military infrastructure has been assembled. The US has basically controlled the Iraqi government to the point that the US will NOT be asked to leave. WHY? The US wants a major military base in continual operation in the middle East. (Saudi Arabia allowing the US some airfields doesn't cut it.)
So... we (the US) wouldn't "save" Iran because we've already pumped an insane amount of time & money into our new base in Iraq. We wouldn't "save" North Korea because the US already has military might through bases in South Korea.
* Believe us or we'll set the spanish inquisition on you - Roman Catholicism
* Believe us or when you die you'll be in perpetual torment - Roman Catholicism
* Believe us or we'll sue you to hell - Roman Catholicism
Born and raised a R.C., so I AM allowed this critique even if I don't currently follow.
The Inquisition was instituded through the Holy See (the papacy.)
Perpetual Torment? Yeah, R.C. has that in abundance. The guilt alone is hell.
Sue you? Less evidence for me to present... however, the Inquisitors had law education. That's who came up with Canon Law!
As for Einstein, he found [the theory] suspect, because, according to him, it was too strongly reminiscent of the Christian dogma of creation and was unjustifiable from a physical point of view.... After the Belgian detailed his theory, Einstein stood up, applauded, and said, "This is the most beautiful and satisfactory explanation of creation to which I have ever listened".
I do agree though, that this is the best explanation of God. Something we can never possibly understand.
God is timeless. ~ The Universe had NO time before the Bang.
Where is God? God is everywhere. ~ The Universe is everywhere.
etc...
= The Universe IS God
Mind you, the theory DOES threaten the beliefs of the Fundamentalists. Of course, suggesting that the world has a history beyond 6500 years ago does as well.
Haha, n00b! I'm working on my 15th year in college!
Er... though I still don't have my MS. (Done in May. *crossfingers*)
Does this make me "more" educated, because of the total time involved, or "less" because I've spread it all out over such a long period of time? (low [credits/year] average.)
Perhaps it has already begun.
Anyone hiring ElecEngs? I'll only be there a bit before retirement!
Don't these overlap on differeing networks? And if so, is anyone really worried that those who might actually read to far into a crime drama wouldn't be watching something more banal anyways?
Smokers? ~ weakened immune system
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Yah, yah... I need to quit smoking cigarettes.
But since I continue to, would that be a 'benefit' here in a H5N1 pandemic? If it is killing people with STRONG immune systems, would my obviously weakened one actually be helpful?
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I'll probably get modded down as a troll. I wish I had the time to look up the references here, but...
B: The media companies don't have revenue coming in from settlements. I think that in this specific case, earlier testimony indicates that the lawsuits (usually settled out of court) haven't made or lost money. Lawyer's fees and such have offset the returns paid out.
C: Do you really need to see credible evidence - yourself, outside of a court - that indicates piracy/copyright infr/sharing has increased since the CD came into popular use? Tape swapping required physical media as the transport mechanism and, being analog, the quality degraded every generation of swap. You can very easily jump on multiple P2P networks to grab whatever you with, nearly instantly, compared to the tape swapping days - sometimes in lossless bit perfection. Regardless, didn't the recently leaked MediaDefender emails show that most "piracy" (80%+) is from people lending CDs to friends who then rip them? (So easy, a caveman's grandmother could do it.)
Not that I like the RIAA either, mind you.
Why would they need an Acrobat PDF plugin at all? Read the things outside of the browser using both smaller and faster PDF readers than what Adobe offers.
.docx, tell them that its too new a format for you and 90% of the globe, and that they need to save it in the old format.
I haven't had a Real player or alternative installed, even on my Win boxes, for years. Doesn't seem that necessary to me.
Someone sends you a
Why precisely do the above apps you mention - the "basic things" - need a recent and fast machine?? There's not one thing you've mentioned that NEEDS something better than a 1.5GHz cpu and 512MB RAM (fast and recent circa the year 1999.)
Heck, we've got these old machines (~1.2Ghz, 256MB) in the lab that have Office 2007 installed.
So, no. People do not NEED recent/fast machines. That's what is being marketed.
On a side note - If anyone can point me out where to get a half-decent $250 laptop, I'd appreciate it!
While you might not be a classical "nerd," your knowledge of the issue seems to indicate that you are, in fact, a "geek."
The way the word is bandied about nowadays seems to imply that a geek is one with technical know-how. By understanding that there are multiple lixun distros, that it avoids vendor lock-in, and that you (seemingly) know how to administer and secure a linux box, this implies that you are a geek.
No offense meant. Honestly, many people would take the "geek" title as a compliment!
In my defense, being the submitter, the referenced source was written in English. Therefore, I'd like to place the blame on the author and/or translator. Furthermore, it seems to be the case that ALTLinux is only a contender for a distro that would be modified into the new education version - whatever that ends up being called.
I take partial responsibility. I mean, I could/should have put in a joke when I submitted the story!
Unfortunately for this guy, and other "ppls," they are not telecommunications providers.
The TDG 9 referenced doesn't seem to protect individuals, only corporations. ?
I had no idea that there are ships able to cross the entire Atlantic ocean in a single day? Whoa!
/sarcasm off
Sure, it has a rather minimal memory footprint, however my real issue with it is the amount of CPU it takes up. I'm looking at taskmanager right now, with foobar not even playing a song, and foobar is spiking at about 47% CPU. (the latest foobar, 0.9.whatever, on a 1.6 GHz AMD cpu, btw.) It always acts like this for me... Why? Columns-UI? The minimal skin I've applied?? It only seems to peak at around 55% cpu usage when actually playing MP3s, FLAC, etc. *boggle* (Any advice here, greatly appreciated.)
My "SO FAR" quip relates to the fact that Amarok (http://amarok.kde.org/) should soon be usable on Windows. I hardly care about the memory footprint there... I've been waiting for it for quite some time now. I'm 99.8% sure that I'll be using it instead of foobar when the day finally arrives!
oh, I completely agree that that is most likely what is happening here.
However... don't you think that the "super-naughties" list might first include(exclude) words like, oh, ANUS instead of Linux/unix?
http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/2007/09/04.htm l
Posted today. They pulled this guys 3-yo tag of "HornyChinchilla" because, it is assumed, they found it to be offensive.
Their filter suggested "Fingered" and completely accepted "FingeredAnus"
I'm sure that there's a joke in there somewhere about how it feels to use MS products...
I'm surprised that the article itself didn't invoke Godwin's Law!
AFAIK*, there were both military and civilian versions of Enigma. The eBay piece doesn't appear to be military (no iron cross, no mil. ID, etc.,) so I'm going to assume that this was not a true "Nazi" piece. It was probably used in high-finance or something similar. So, in theory, this would be similar to selling an early model Volkswagen that was built for the general public.
* IANA Historian/Nazi Enthusiast/Cryptogeek
What you say may indeed be true, but it nicely steps around WHY the US would do this.
The US/Bush is trying to save Iraq for the US's/Bush's own benefit, not Iraq's. Over the past few years, more troops have been installed there, and more military infrastructure has been assembled. The US has basically controlled the Iraqi government to the point that the US will NOT be asked to leave. WHY? The US wants a major military base in continual operation in the middle East. (Saudi Arabia allowing the US some airfields doesn't cut it.)
So... we (the US) wouldn't "save" Iran because we've already pumped an insane amount of time & money into our new base in Iraq. We wouldn't "save" North Korea because the US already has military might through bases in South Korea.
And air-cooling might allow you to overclock this puppy to near 4-billion Henries? Where can I buy one?!
* Believe us or we'll set the spanish inquisition on you - Roman Catholicism
* Believe us or when you die you'll be in perpetual torment - Roman Catholicism
* Believe us or we'll sue you to hell - Roman Catholicism
Born and raised a R.C., so I AM allowed this critique even if I don't currently follow.
The Inquisition was instituded through the Holy See (the papacy.)
Perpetual Torment? Yeah, R.C. has that in abundance. The guilt alone is hell.
Sue you? Less evidence for me to present... however, the Inquisitors had law education. That's who came up with Canon Law!
"Stay the course."
That's because the Big Bang theory WAS developed by a religious person, namely Georges Lemaître.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lema%C3%AEtr
A Roman Catholic priest!
From that link
I do agree though, that this is the best explanation of God. Something we can never possibly understand.
God is timeless. ~ The Universe had NO time before the Bang.
Where is God? God is everywhere. ~ The Universe is everywhere.
etc...
= The Universe IS God
Mind you, the theory DOES threaten the beliefs of the Fundamentalists. Of course, suggesting that the world has a history beyond 6500 years ago does as well.
ditto
erm... yeah, be a tad self reflective here. (ans: People tend to as well.)
I use compressed audio all the time. Flac and SHN.
Compressed != Lossy
(about a 1/2 TB of "compressed" lossless here.)
Well, if you trust in anectodal evidence:
http://users.eniinternet.com/bradleym/Mind.html (Playing Go seems to "innoculate" one from Alzheimer's.)
So... I'm looking for ways to not just delay, but AVOID such a debilitating disease.
My body can fail me, and I'll accept it.
If my mind goes, someone shoot me please.
Haha, n00b! I'm working on my 15th year in college!
Er... though I still don't have my MS. (Done in May. *crossfingers*)
Does this make me "more" educated, because of the total time involved, or "less" because I've spread it all out over such a long period of time? (low [credits/year] average.)
Perhaps it has already begun.
Anyone hiring ElecEngs? I'll only be there a bit before retirement!
Where's my teeth?!
... will, if one didn't exist prior to the request, force the creation of the file itself.
IOW, anyone who requests their FBI file WILL HAVE A FILE.
With such little effort needed to start a file, we can be assured that our Prof. (from this thread) here most certainly does have a current file.
which one is it?
I'm kind of partial to "Texas Flood," but "Couldn't Stand the Weather" is a good'un too. Heck, they all are!
... is Monday Night Football.
Don't these overlap on differeing networks? And if so, is anyone really worried that those who might actually read to far into a crime drama wouldn't be watching something more banal anyways?
Yah, yah... I need to quit smoking cigarettes.
But since I continue to, would that be a 'benefit' here in a H5N1 pandemic? If it is killing people with STRONG immune systems, would my obviously weakened one actually be helpful?
Smoke 'em if ya got 'em?