Well we do know that the the EPA and the California Air Resources Board flagged this issue for VW more than once, and that VW issued a recall at least once to do a software update. I suspect that VW not fixing the issue after they told the EPA and CARB that they fixed it is what forced the EPA to assume maliciousness instead of omission.
You're missing the bigger picture. China is providing loans to these companies for them to go out and get these types of contracts. In effect, China uses WTO rules to get tariff free access to our markets, and then hollow out our manufacturing base by subsidizing competitors.
So yes, Owners of businesses are taking risks that employees don't have to, and they should have the right to pick the most cost-effective suppliers. But we should draw the line at competitors who are trying to cheat the system to gain an upper-hand.
Wait, so what if someone says in THESE SPECIFIC REGIONS temperatures will go up, while in THESE SPECIFIC REGIONS temperatures will go down. That seems like a disprovable theory, And it seems like an eminently reasonable claim. Now whether that claim can be borne out by the data is a different question.
I dunno about you, but most of the single-player games I buy for the online multiplayer component. I don't have a PS3, but I have an XBox 360. For the Modern Combat series I don't think I have complete a single single-player mission. All my game time has been online multiplayer. Someone like me would be very affected by this change if Microsoft adopted it.
Well yes, of course TODAY, 150GB or a 250GB seems perfectly reasonable. But imagine if ISPs had put up caps in 1998 of 100 GB. You would have thought, oh, over dialup I could NEVER use that amount of data, yet by your own post, your family probably uses over 100GB per month right now.
I don't know what the cost is to ISPs right now for providing "unlimited" bandwidth. But the way I see it, what's happening is, they are positioning themselves so that at the point where streaming ALL your TV shows over the internet becomes feasible, through licensing agreements and networks moving online, they want to make it economically difficult for you to transition from "TV, Telephone and Internet", to just "Telephone and Internet".
How else do you explain that AT&T will not include your TV watching in its 250GB Internet caps? They're using the same infrastructure to deliver both services.
The way I read Posner's post, he isn't talking about sites like Slashdot that take a snippet and link to the appropriate source.
He is talking about sites that will copy wholesale the content of another site (i.e. myblog.com copies nytimes.com) or will summarize the entire article of the other websites.
I agree with you that sites like Slashdot actually benefit the press.
I agree.
The TechCrunch post is shrill and doesn't address the central issue that Posner presents: How do you maintain a free press when free-riders can inexpensively and quickly copy and redistribute your original content?
He raises a valid point and the TechCrunch completely sidesteps it.
The Sudanese government does have OVERWHELMING superiority, and they are using it to destroy a population group.
Anyway, we're arguing over a matter of degree. I think we can both agree that Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide both really suck hardcore.
gum2me
A Civil War can involve ethnic cleansing. Look at what the Serbs did to the Kosovars a decade ago. We don't do anything about Darfur because it's so far removed from our daily life, and because Khartoum is using oil as a defense against international sanctions. Their government seems to have figured out that as long as it sticks to killing people within its own borders, the international community won't be prompted to move as quickly.
So basically, we impose some sanctions on Sudan, and feel good about ourselves for doing something. Meanwhile, people are getting raped and murdered every day.
Am I the only one shocked that no one here has bitched: "Wait a second, I'm paying a premium for DRM-free music?" I remember when Yahoo tried this a couple months back, everyone was screaming "Oh great, now I have to pay extra for DRM-free music when I can get it DRM-free from a CD."
Talk to any cop and he'll tell you the same. Professional burglars act on the assumption that they only have 5 minutes after they've broken into your home. By the time the cops show up the burglars are long gone.
A dog is a great deterrent for this 5 minute rule.
It has a whole bunch of nifty little additions. I am still getting my head wrapped around the "auto-fill" feature. I like its implementation of tabbed browsing (i know, there's an extension for Firefox out there that has the same functionality). It just seems to have a lot of tiny enhancements that i wish Firefox had.
There are only a couple of sites I visit on regular occassions. Firefox + Privoxy have done wonders for blocking pop-ups and the likes.
I get most angry when i visit a friend's home, and they complain about the incessant pop-ups. Usually, they have gotten adware on their computer.
The sad thing is, they're usually ignorant of how it happened. I remember, two weeks ago, my buddy was using my computer, and i told him "Use Firefox" and he was like "No, I like IE." I went to pick up a friend, and by the time i got back, there was already some Claria powered program installed on my computer. He swore up and down he didn't install anything, but it didnt matter, i had to run Ad-Aware and SpyBot (Search and Destroy) to get rid of all the crap that had got installed in less than an hour.
Now, when i fix my friends's computers, i put Firefox and Privoxy on their computers. They don't bitch to me anymore about pop-ups.
Am i the only one who's initial reaction was "it still needs to be plugged into an outlet." It's not as if hard-drives are these hulking eyesores that we all wish we could hide under the kitchen sink.
If their target is the home market, i don't know many people who go around thinking "gee, i wish i could have a hard drive sitting around hidden away, but not inside my computer case."
If its a corporate market, i doubt any company would want their access being cut-off by some employee using a microwave to heat his lunch.
Slashdot Mirror
Well we do know that the the EPA and the California Air Resources Board flagged this issue for VW more than once, and that VW issued a recall at least once to do a software update. I suspect that VW not fixing the issue after they told the EPA and CARB that they fixed it is what forced the EPA to assume maliciousness instead of omission.
Picard with the Cardassians?
Can you post a howto?
So yes, Owners of businesses are taking risks that employees don't have to, and they should have the right to pick the most cost-effective suppliers. But we should draw the line at competitors who are trying to cheat the system to gain an upper-hand.
The point is, when you focus on great products, profits follow.
Wait, so what if someone says in THESE SPECIFIC REGIONS temperatures will go up, while in THESE SPECIFIC REGIONS temperatures will go down. That seems like a disprovable theory, And it seems like an eminently reasonable claim. Now whether that claim can be borne out by the data is a different question.
I dunno about you, but most of the single-player games I buy for the online multiplayer component. I don't have a PS3, but I have an XBox 360. For the Modern Combat series I don't think I have complete a single single-player mission. All my game time has been online multiplayer. Someone like me would be very affected by this change if Microsoft adopted it.
Sigh
I don't know what the cost is to ISPs right now for providing "unlimited" bandwidth. But the way I see it, what's happening is, they are positioning themselves so that at the point where streaming ALL your TV shows over the internet becomes feasible, through licensing agreements and networks moving online, they want to make it economically difficult for you to transition from "TV, Telephone and Internet", to just "Telephone and Internet".
How else do you explain that AT&T will not include your TV watching in its 250GB Internet caps? They're using the same infrastructure to deliver both services.
M
your reply was more than 140 characters. u just proved his point re: twitter.
I know that sounds weird, but if anyone can figure out how to put a keyboard on an exercise bike, it's this community.
well played sir
1) Reliable news-gathering for overseas or far away places
2) Reputable sources like the NYTimes or The Washington Post
Admittedly, after a while, some online newspapers/blogs will gain credibility.
He is talking about sites that will copy wholesale the content of another site (i.e. myblog.com copies nytimes.com) or will summarize the entire article of the other websites.
I agree with you that sites like Slashdot actually benefit the press.
I agree. The TechCrunch post is shrill and doesn't address the central issue that Posner presents: How do you maintain a free press when free-riders can inexpensively and quickly copy and redistribute your original content? He raises a valid point and the TechCrunch completely sidesteps it.
It's actually the job of the people to defend the Constitution. We're here to keep the Government in check.
The Sudanese government does have OVERWHELMING superiority, and they are using it to destroy a population group. Anyway, we're arguing over a matter of degree. I think we can both agree that Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide both really suck hardcore. gum2me
This isn't the 1960s dude. No one in the U.S. says they want to wipe Israel off the face of the world.
So basically, we impose some sanctions on Sudan, and feel good about ourselves for doing something. Meanwhile, people are getting raped and murdered every day.
michel
Who gave Apple a freebie on this one?
gum2me?
A dog is a great deterrent for this 5 minute rule.
peace
michel
It has a whole bunch of nifty little additions. I am still getting my head wrapped around the "auto-fill" feature. I like its implementation of tabbed browsing (i know, there's an extension for Firefox out there that has the same functionality). It just seems to have a lot of tiny enhancements that i wish Firefox had.
I was seriously considering getting this puppy. Now i think i need to hold off for another year or so.
sigh. early adopters always get screwed on usability.
gum2me?
I get most angry when i visit a friend's home, and they complain about the incessant pop-ups. Usually, they have gotten adware on their computer.
The sad thing is, they're usually ignorant of how it happened. I remember, two weeks ago, my buddy was using my computer, and i told him "Use Firefox" and he was like "No, I like IE." I went to pick up a friend, and by the time i got back, there was already some Claria powered program installed on my computer. He swore up and down he didn't install anything, but it didnt matter, i had to run Ad-Aware and SpyBot (Search and Destroy) to get rid of all the crap that had got installed in less than an hour.
Now, when i fix my friends's computers, i put Firefox and Privoxy on their computers. They don't bitch to me anymore about pop-ups.
gum2me?
Am i the only one who's initial reaction was "it still needs to be plugged into an outlet." It's not as if hard-drives are these hulking eyesores that we all wish we could hide under the kitchen sink.
:)
If their target is the home market, i don't know many people who go around thinking "gee, i wish i could have a hard drive sitting around hidden away, but not inside my computer case."
If its a corporate market, i doubt any company would want their access being cut-off by some employee using a microwave to heat his lunch.
just my thoughts.