We believe this assertion of authority is inconsistent with the statute and will create uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers.
I think every artistic endeavour that has become an 'industry' (music, books, etc.) has been filled by middlemen that takes the major share of the money and try (and succeed) to pass laws to ensure they keep getting money for a long time.
In other art domains, artists produce pieces of art (paintings, sculptures, etc.), and sell them to make money. If they want to keep getting money, they need to keep producing art.
Artist in non-industry domains don't seem to need the incentive to be able to profit from a piece of their work for an established period of time to keep producing more work.
I've never been to Best Buy but from what I understand the "Geek Squad" appears to be filled with questionably-technology-adept social enthusiasts. And even then, the social part is possibly a stretch.
Just imagine if what's-his-name - you know, the web guy - had attached his name to HTTP. I'd remember who he is without having to look it up via the web.
These groups have NO problem with poisoning the water table with frakking, with making huge chunks of land uninhabitable with dumped toxins, whatever it takes to get them another 3% profits they are ALL for.
You know you watched to much Battlestar Galactica when you ask yourself "Frakking what?" before understanding what that sentence meant.
Slashdot Mirror
Maybe but the cost of the trip to buy that 5$ phone would increase the TCO quite a bit.
Once again the consumers come in last.
Indeed... :-)
Whatever helps you sleep at night. :-)
I think every artistic endeavour that has become an 'industry' (music, books, etc.) has been filled by middlemen that takes the major share of the money and try (and succeed) to pass laws to ensure they keep getting money for a long time.
In other art domains, artists produce pieces of art (paintings, sculptures, etc.), and sell them to make money. If they want to keep getting money, they need to keep producing art.
Artist in non-industry domains don't seem to need the incentive to be able to profit from a piece of their work for an established period of time to keep producing more work.
Hotel and motel chains do the same thing with words like 'quality' and 'comfort'.
Or he could be the one responsible for slashdot's stagnation.
I think you accidentally the verb.
Awesome!
There's finally a use for all the left over Es from printing out copies of La disparition or it's English translation A Void.
I guess you agree with the public flogging.
It will be transformed into Go.
My clue was that the link was on the words "says that openly".
I think something similar happened in Australia with regard to Burger King, which is known of there as Hungry Jack if I recall.
I'm an audiophile, I re-rip my collection to FLAC every week to make sure I keep everything pristine.
It's a trick!
You'll get sued for contributing to global warming!
I've never been to Best Buy but from what I understand the "Geek Squad" appears to be filled with questionably-technology-adept social enthusiasts. And even then, the social part is possibly a stretch.
Timmay!
Darth Valador.
It's more like: "dozens of hot girls in are waiting to meet you.
You know you watched to much Battlestar Galactica when you ask yourself "Frakking what?" before understanding what that sentence meant.
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Leader!
Copyright != Patent
I'm no expert but I don't think it's a typo.
He's saying we look to schools to fix the problems. The repetition is voluntary.
Whether we really look there is debatable.
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