And even if open source weren't in the best interest of U.S. corporations, where is it written that all activities everywhere in the world must be done with the interests of U.S. corporations as their primary goal?
It has been like this for most of the 20th centry and all of the 21st (so far). If you are a brutal dictator you're okay in the eyes of the U.S. government (you may have even been installed by the CIA) as long as you allow private corporations to do business in your country. If you are a socialist or even *gasp!* communist government you are evil, even if you are not a dictatorship.
So now the desire to not be screwed by corporations is "entitlement"?
Sounds to me like they already sold the rights to offer Internet service in your area to that ISP...
Then why is Verizon tacking on extra fees? If they sold the rights to the local ISP then they shouldn't be able to tack on anymore fees.
The point is that Verizon has a monopoly on DSL service in his area. He still has to pay Verizon even though he's going through a third party to get his DSL.
Don't even try to fight it. Slashdot is the home of pro-market wanks who think that the market will (or has) solved all of the worlds ills. Their religion is Free Market and trying to convince them that the "invisible hand" doesn't work is like trying to convince a fundamentalist that creationism is a load of crap.
...I must first copy it - from their CD to my hard disk, and from my hard disk to my RAM. This violates Microsoft's copyright...
Actually, it doesn't:
Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 117 of the United States Code:
(a) Making of Additional Copy or Adaptation by Owner of Copy. -
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement for the owner of a copy of a computer program to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided:
(1) that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner
-- snip --
It is perfectly legal to make copies of software from the CD to the hard disk and from your HD to your RAM since that is an "essential step in the utilization of the computer program".
while singing?? and not missing any notes, or panting,
No, he wasn't singing while running. I just made the comment as sort of a half joke. But you can tell that he was out of breath when he picked the mic back up after running around the stage six or seven times.
I agree with your point. Spears is just lip synching while the others you mention are actually singing.
The simplest explanation is probably the best one.
Bzzzzt! Occam's Razor is better put like this: If you have two or more competing theories that explain things equally well then choose the simpler. In other words, don't add extraneous detail.
Just choosing the simplest explanation isn't the best way to go about things.
B. Purchase the song from an online distributor like iTunes.
This is overpaying even more than a CD, you pay the same price as a CD costs for the music...
Actually, since you state in point A. that CDs have "13 songs I don't want to get one I do" the actual cost using iTunes would be 99 cents. You wouldn't purchase the whole album when you only wanted one song, would you?
Only problem with this thing is everyone will be wearing glasses. It's either that or implants.
Considering that women are 30% hotter with glasses than without I don't see this as a problem.
It would also cut down the number of fights. ("You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses, would you?")
How many years sitting in front of the screensavers will it take before athiests concede they their pursuit to find extra-terrestrial life is just as faith-based as conventional religion?
Um, never? Because it's not faith-based. They don't have faith that a signal will come. They just think that it might. Contrast this to a Christian who knows that Jesus will come again.
Okay, I understand now. Sorry if I seemed to over react a bit. Still, I gotta do some commenting.
...but I simply can't stand michael's version of "journalism."
Who says that it's journalism? It's not journalism to post news stories by other people on a popular website. Slashdot is not a place for "journalism". It's a place were you can go and see headlines that appeal to nerds, and then comment on them as you see fit. There's nothing that says the "editors" have to be unbiased or not insert snarky comments. To me, that's all a part of the fun.
Anyone remember those Scan-Tron tests we had to take every once in a while? I hated those because unless each circle was filled out perfectly it would mark it wrong. Whenever I pointed out errors in grading to the teacher he or she would just tell me to fill it out better next time. Grrr.
Of course it was fun to mess with cheaters. If I noticed someone was copying off of my work I would make a point to put down all wrong answers. Then I would pretend to check over my work. The person who was cheating off of me would usually just take their test up to the teacher right away. When they sat back down I would make a big deal out of erasing every single one of my answers and doing the whole test over.
Their reaction was always priceless.
Frink: Well, sure, the Frinkiac-7 looks impressive, don't touch it! But I predict that within 100 years computers will be twice as powerful, 10,000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them.
Apu: Could it be used for dating?
Frink: Well, theoretically, yes, but! the computer matches would be so perfect as to eliminate the thrill of romantic conquest.
Similarly, "Aspirin" started as a brand name and wound up as the generic name for the drug.
Actually, Bayer (a German company) was forced to give up the Aspirin trademark at the end of WWI as a part of reparations. It's still a trademark in some countries.
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Caution: Current expressed as an imaginary number can hurt you as much as current expressed as real numbers.
It has been like this for most of the 20th centry and all of the 21st (so far). If you are a brutal dictator you're okay in the eyes of the U.S. government (you may have even been installed by the CIA) as long as you allow private corporations to do business in your country. If you are a socialist or even *gasp!* communist government you are evil, even if you are not a dictatorship.
That's easy. Reptiles were laying eggs long before chickens evolved. Therefore, the egg came before the chicken.
So now the desire to not be screwed by corporations is "entitlement"?
Sounds to me like they already sold the rights to offer Internet service in your area to that ISP...
Then why is Verizon tacking on extra fees? If they sold the rights to the local ISP then they shouldn't be able to tack on anymore fees.
The point is that Verizon has a monopoly on DSL service in his area. He still has to pay Verizon even though he's going through a third party to get his DSL.
Don't even try to fight it. Slashdot is the home of pro-market wanks who think that the market will (or has) solved all of the worlds ills. Their religion is Free Market and trying to convince them that the "invisible hand" doesn't work is like trying to convince a fundamentalist that creationism is a load of crap.
Also rejected was "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor.
Actually, it doesn't:
Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 117 of the United States Code:
(a) Making of Additional Copy or Adaptation by Owner of Copy. -
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement for the owner of a copy of a computer program to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided:
(1) that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner
-- snip --
It is perfectly legal to make copies of software from the CD to the hard disk and from your HD to your RAM since that is an "essential step in the utilization of the computer program".
No EULA needed.
No, he wasn't singing while running. I just made the comment as sort of a half joke. But you can tell that he was out of breath when he picked the mic back up after running around the stage six or seven times.
I agree with your point. Spears is just lip synching while the others you mention are actually singing.
Go and watch "Stop Making Sense" by Talking Heads. About half of the movie consists of David Byrne running around the stage.
I smell an upcoming Fox special. "When Duff[1] Attacks!"
The sad thing is that I would probably watch it.
[1]: Then Fox would sue itself for using the word 'Duff(tm)', which is of course the favorite beer of Homer Simpson(tm).
Look northeast of Burns' Mansion. It's by the river.
Look around the area called "Springfield Harbor and Waterfront".
Bzzzzt! Occam's Razor is better put like this: If you have two or more competing theories that explain things equally well then choose the simpler. In other words, don't add extraneous detail.
Just choosing the simplest explanation isn't the best way to go about things.
This is overpaying even more than a CD, you pay the same price as a CD costs for the music...
Actually, since you state in point A. that CDs have "13 songs I don't want to get one I do" the actual cost using iTunes would be 99 cents. You wouldn't purchase the whole album when you only wanted one song, would you?
Considering that women are 30% hotter with glasses than without I don't see this as a problem.
It would also cut down the number of fights. ("You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses, would you?")
Freedom?
So it's a bad film how?
Um, never? Because it's not faith-based. They don't have faith that a signal will come. They just think that it might. Contrast this to a Christian who knows that Jesus will come again.
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Who says that it's journalism? It's not journalism to post news stories by other people on a popular website. Slashdot is not a place for "journalism". It's a place were you can go and see headlines that appeal to nerds, and then comment on them as you see fit. There's nothing that says the "editors" have to be unbiased or not insert snarky comments. To me, that's all a part of the fun.
ICPTG (Shouting at a funeral): I can save how much on my long distance? Sweeeeeeeet!
What FUD are you talking about? People do get telemarketing calls on their cell phones. So what's your problem?
Of course it was fun to mess with cheaters. If I noticed someone was copying off of my work I would make a point to put down all wrong answers. Then I would pretend to check over my work. The person who was cheating off of me would usually just take their test up to the teacher right away. When they sat back down I would make a big deal out of erasing every single one of my answers and doing the whole test over.
Their reaction was always priceless.
Apu: Could it be used for dating?
Frink: Well, theoretically, yes, but! the computer matches would be so perfect as to eliminate the thrill of romantic conquest.
Actually, Bayer (a German company) was forced to give up the Aspirin trademark at the end of WWI as a part of reparations. It's still a trademark in some countries.