Not sure if you're being serious, but you have conflated 'it's a privilege' with 'no rights while driving'. You need a license to drive and getting that license takes away some of your rights, but not all of them. The Supreme Court has upheld fourth amendment rights for drivers, e.g. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_v._Gant
That being said, I hope this guy sues the hell out of someone to get this fixed.
I checked wikipedia, and evidently the Mac has something called a "Sudden Motion Sensor", it goes on the say that some Thinkpads and TravelMates have a very similar technology.
Which leads to the question, is there *ANY* such sensor on a desktop computer?
On the one hand, Cnet is singling out Google for something that can be done on any search engine. They go on to offer a slippery-slope argument about how Google could potentially do bad things. Altogether a cheap shot.
On the other hand, Google's response is so arrogant, that it sounds it will incite the growing backlash. Is banning a news-source compatible with "do no evil"?
I'm torn.
Interesting!
Since I used to have my own business, I have a contract lawyer that I can call whenever I need advice on things like this. If you don't have one, try asking around--my real estate agent put me in touch with the guy I use.
Right now I'm running an AMI bios, a VIA chipset and an AMD processor. Shouldn't an open-source BIOS be subject to regular standards organizations, rather than a vendor?
In the short term, you can switch to Windows 2000--no activation code needed. I did that on my machines and every last piece of software and devices drivers work fine--the only thing missing is all the extra interface junk. I, for one, can do without drop shadows on my menus.
Don't you figure they'd also bundle in some upgrade features to make this more palatable? Aren't we right around the corner from HD-DVD? Unless these guys are total idiots (which is entirely possible) I figure it would be an HD-DVD player that would have this DRM crap.
I think Dave Winer doesn't give the media consumers any respect with his 'manufactured consent' argument. This reminds me of when an established recording artist has passed their peak and will do anything for a hit--no matter how often you play the new single, the audience has lost interest. You can't force them to be interested. The thing no one is talking about is why the audience was so receptive to the Dean 'scream' story--they were the ones who were aching to take him down a peg.
I can't help but look at Kazaa's publicity effort as a response to everyone else rolling out 'legitimate' song download services. Didn't I read that Walmart and CNet are planning such services? All of the money-making services will no doubt FUD Kazaa out of relevancy--unless maybe they can get a real revenue stream.
Maybe not that new -- What I read between the lines is a system like that used in some games, e.g., Unreal Tournament, to prevent cheating. You have to download a binary (that changes frequently), then when trying to connect to the server, there is an initial challenge/response that must be satisfied before access is granted. Cheat systems won't respond correctly, and as soon as a hacker discovers how to fake it out, a new version is presented.
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Not sure if you're being serious, but you have conflated 'it's a privilege' with 'no rights while driving'. You need a license to drive and getting that license takes away some of your rights, but not all of them. The Supreme Court has upheld fourth amendment rights for drivers, e.g. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_v._Gant That being said, I hope this guy sues the hell out of someone to get this fixed.
I have one of these and image quality is terrible. The grass in my lawn comes out pink. In real life it's green.
I checked wikipedia, and evidently the Mac has something called a "Sudden Motion Sensor", it goes on the say that some Thinkpads and TravelMates have a very similar technology. Which leads to the question, is there *ANY* such sensor on a desktop computer?
On the one hand, Cnet is singling out Google for something that can be done on any search engine. They go on to offer a slippery-slope argument about how Google could potentially do bad things. Altogether a cheap shot. On the other hand, Google's response is so arrogant, that it sounds it will incite the growing backlash. Is banning a news-source compatible with "do no evil"? I'm torn.
Interesting! Since I used to have my own business, I have a contract lawyer that I can call whenever I need advice on things like this. If you don't have one, try asking around--my real estate agent put me in touch with the guy I use.
Same here -- dropped my $10 a month digital cable service when it hit $25 a month. No new features, mind you.
Right now I'm running an AMI bios, a VIA chipset and an AMD processor. Shouldn't an open-source BIOS be subject to regular standards organizations, rather than a vendor?
In the short term, you can switch to Windows 2000--no activation code needed. I did that on my machines and every last piece of software and devices drivers work fine--the only thing missing is all the extra interface junk. I, for one, can do without drop shadows on my menus.
His wife is a grad student at Stanford, according to her website which he links to.
Don't you figure they'd also bundle in some upgrade features to make this more palatable? Aren't we right around the corner from HD-DVD? Unless these guys are total idiots (which is entirely possible) I figure it would be an HD-DVD player that would have this DRM crap.
Have you ever applied for credit? Or a bank account? AFAIK all the credit reporting agencies use your SSN as a unique identifier.
I think Dave Winer doesn't give the media consumers any respect with his 'manufactured consent' argument. This reminds me of when an established recording artist has passed their peak and will do anything for a hit--no matter how often you play the new single, the audience has lost interest. You can't force them to be interested. The thing no one is talking about is why the audience was so receptive to the Dean 'scream' story--they were the ones who were aching to take him down a peg.
I can't help but look at Kazaa's publicity effort as a response to everyone else rolling out 'legitimate' song download services. Didn't I read that Walmart and CNet are planning such services? All of the money-making services will no doubt FUD Kazaa out of relevancy--unless maybe they can get a real revenue stream.
Maybe not that new -- What I read between the lines is a system like that used in some games, e.g., Unreal Tournament, to prevent cheating. You have to download a binary (that changes frequently), then when trying to connect to the server, there is an initial challenge/response that must be satisfied before access is granted. Cheat systems won't respond correctly, and as soon as a hacker discovers how to fake it out, a new version is presented.