Today in a speech the pope denounced human cloning, embryonic stem cell research and artificial insemination
On this issue, anyway. Most people who are against embryonic stem-cell research because it kills human life don't give a single thought to the unused embryos created by in vitro fertilization that have to be disposed of.
Actually, the liberals usually object to the violence in games, while the conservatives usually object to the sex. It's been like that for many decades regarding the various media, actually.
And you get a +1 for bashing grammar Nazism (something which I generally condone, despite resorting to grammar Nazism in this case) but -5 for being a whiny coward. So I guess we're even.
Tip: news articles tend not to be in Formal English.
No, but they should at least make sense without having to spend a couple of seconds puzzling out the irregular grammar. The sentence that Churchill was joking about doesn't lead to ambiguity if you don't follow the rule, but the sentence in the/. summary does.
Winston Churchill was so right when he said regarding some other moan of "language mavens": This is a rule up with which we should not put.
Actually, he said that breaking the rule is something we shouldn't put up with. But that was part of the joke.
Specifically, she's asking them not to protect any DRM from circumvention that gathers and transmits personal data
Why would anyone circumvent DRM in a way that allows people to know who did it? And why would you even bother protecting DRM from that sort of circumvention?
(Tip: Prepositional phrases generally go directly after the words that they modify.)
The creators of the calendar are also not selling Mustang calendars
It's pretty clear that they are, actually, since the pictures in it are all of Mustangs.
Ignoring the fact that they are alienating a group of people who are (or were, at least) fans of one of the company's cars, they are opening themselves up to countersuit, and a whole bunch of bad PR...all over a fan calendar.
If they didn't, they'd run the risk of losing their trademark protection, which would be far worse.
The Ford Mustang trademark doesn't just apply to the logo; it applies to the design of the cars as well. And the calendar doesn't just "happen to have" those designs in it; showing off those designs is the entire point of the calendar.
These cars aren't copyrighted. They may contain patents, but the image of them doesn't violate a patent, as images can't be patented. This is not a grey area in the copyright law.
There are three main types of intellectual property. You forgot the one that's relevant to this case.
The PS3 and the XBox 360 have been neck and neck for that title since the PS3 was released. Currently the PS3 is just edging out the 360 in terms of total sales within the same length of time due to a slightly stronger holiday season this year than the 360 had last year (aided in no small part by the Japanese refusing to touch MS consoles with a ten-foot pole).
Before you reply, I should point out that you said "worst-selling console," not "console with the lowest number of units sold." It's a very important difference, caused by the early launch of the 360, which anti-Sony fanboys (not saying you are one, of course; you appear not to care either way) like to fail to point out. It also helps to explain the apparent incongruity between PS3 sales and Blu-Ray dominance; PS3 sales really aren't all that bad, all things considered.
Try sending a 16-year-old to a Gamestop to buy an M-rated game, and see if he gets carded. I'll bet good money that he will. I'll even bet that a kid is more likely to be carded at Wal-Mart for trying to buy an M-rated game than for trying to buy an R-rated movie.
Time Warner Cable has received a state-wide franchise agreement in Ohio. Time Warner's agreement covers 260 communities in 60 of Ohio's 88 counties, for 10 years.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
BTW, in case anyone's still reading: Gathering of Developers was a group of PC game studios (including guys you've probably heard of like Epic and PopCap) that banded together to publish their own games without worrying about the retards in the big publishing companies. Obviously it didn't work too well since the label got bought out by Take-Two Interactive, and is now known as 2K Games. Probably the most-popular game they released was Max Payne; most of their games were fairly obscure, but quite a few of them were pretty good. The thing that made GoD stupid was the extravagant stuff it did for publicity, including lots of booth babes at its E3 shows.
What does not having a credit card have to do with anything? If you're talking about those gift cards, how hard would it be to change a 1000-point card into a 10-dollar card, or whatever?
Secondly, the jog wheel *IS* a defining factor for the iPod, because it's central to the interface, and the interface is probably the #1 reason people started buying them.
I think the biggest reasons people started buying the iPod were marketing, aesthetics, and ease-of-use (meaning the simplicity of the iTunes software, not the interface). Kind of like everything else that Apple sells, now that I think about it.
Jog wheels have been a no-brainer for video editors for decades, similarly, accellorometers are used in all kinds of applications and input devices. But Apple had the bright idea of applying the jog wheel concept to a menu navigation system, and Nintendo decided to build a console input device out of accellerometers.
What Nintendo has done is way more complicated than what Apple did. Comparing the two is like comparing the invention of the mouse wheel to the invention of the mouse.
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Today in a speech the pope denounced human cloning, embryonic stem cell research and artificial insemination
On this issue, anyway. Most people who are against embryonic stem-cell research because it kills human life don't give a single thought to the unused embryos created by in vitro fertilization that have to be disposed of.
Rob
You can actually fall in love in this game. It's just like modeling your life...
I'm glad you accepted the thankless, futile task of defending gaming from mouthbreathing pundits, but that really isn't helping.
Rob
Better get that hook out of your mouth; the wound might get infected.
If you look at ringbarer's posting history, you'll notice that he didn't forget to do anything.
Rob
Actually, the liberals usually object to the violence in games, while the conservatives usually object to the sex. It's been like that for many decades regarding the various media, actually.
Rob
And you get a +1 for bashing grammar Nazism (something which I generally condone, despite resorting to grammar Nazism in this case) but -5 for being a whiny coward. So I guess we're even.
Rob
Tip: news articles tend not to be in Formal English.
/. summary does.
No, but they should at least make sense without having to spend a couple of seconds puzzling out the irregular grammar. The sentence that Churchill was joking about doesn't lead to ambiguity if you don't follow the rule, but the sentence in the
Winston Churchill was so right when he said regarding some other moan of "language mavens": This is a rule up with which we should not put.
Actually, he said that breaking the rule is something we shouldn't put up with. But that was part of the joke.
Rob
Specifically, she's asking them not to protect any DRM from circumvention that gathers and transmits personal data
Why would anyone circumvent DRM in a way that allows people to know who did it? And why would you even bother protecting DRM from that sort of circumvention?
(Tip: Prepositional phrases generally go directly after the words that they modify.)
Rob
Well, if you decided to ignore the rules of grammar, I can see how you'd think that...
Rob
The EcoDisc works in other slot-loading drives. It even says that in the summary.
Rob
It still doesn't make sense; how many conservatives do you seriously think own Apple computers?
Rob
Discs don't have ejection systems, so no.
Rob
The creators of the calendar are also not selling Mustang calendars
It's pretty clear that they are, actually, since the pictures in it are all of Mustangs.
Ignoring the fact that they are alienating a group of people who are (or were, at least) fans of one of the company's cars, they are opening themselves up to countersuit, and a whole bunch of bad PR...all over a fan calendar.
If they didn't, they'd run the risk of losing their trademark protection, which would be far worse.
Rob
Criticism falls under fair use, even when the criticism is in a for-profit magazine.
Rob
The Ford Mustang trademark doesn't just apply to the logo; it applies to the design of the cars as well. And the calendar doesn't just "happen to have" those designs in it; showing off those designs is the entire point of the calendar.
Rob
These cars aren't copyrighted. They may contain patents, but the image of them doesn't violate a patent, as images can't be patented. This is not a grey area in the copyright law.
There are three main types of intellectual property. You forgot the one that's relevant to this case.
Rob
overall the worst selling console
The PS3 and the XBox 360 have been neck and neck for that title since the PS3 was released. Currently the PS3 is just edging out the 360 in terms of total sales within the same length of time due to a slightly stronger holiday season this year than the 360 had last year (aided in no small part by the Japanese refusing to touch MS consoles with a ten-foot pole).
Before you reply, I should point out that you said "worst-selling console," not "console with the lowest number of units sold." It's a very important difference, caused by the early launch of the 360, which anti-Sony fanboys (not saying you are one, of course; you appear not to care either way) like to fail to point out. It also helps to explain the apparent incongruity between PS3 sales and Blu-Ray dominance; PS3 sales really aren't all that bad, all things considered.
Rob
Why can't I download content to my portable through my existing home PC and Wifi network?
You can. It's a fairly recent development, but it exists.
Rob
Try sending a 16-year-old to a Gamestop to buy an M-rated game, and see if he gets carded. I'll bet good money that he will. I'll even bet that a kid is more likely to be carded at Wal-Mart for trying to buy an M-rated game than for trying to buy an R-rated movie.
Rob
Is that more clear?
Well, aside from the fact that you're wrong, yes, this is perfectly clear...
Rob
Time Warner Cable has received a state-wide franchise agreement in Ohio. Time Warner's agreement covers 260 communities in 60 of Ohio's 88 counties, for 10 years.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Rob
BTW, in case anyone's still reading: Gathering of Developers was a group of PC game studios (including guys you've probably heard of like Epic and PopCap) that banded together to publish their own games without worrying about the retards in the big publishing companies. Obviously it didn't work too well since the label got bought out by Take-Two Interactive, and is now known as 2K Games. Probably the most-popular game they released was Max Payne; most of their games were fairly obscure, but quite a few of them were pretty good. The thing that made GoD stupid was the extravagant stuff it did for publicity, including lots of booth babes at its E3 shows.
Rob
Gamecock is the second iteration of the original Gathering of Developers.
Oh, OK. Now I know for certain they're not worth thinking about.
Rob
What does not having a credit card have to do with anything? If you're talking about those gift cards, how hard would it be to change a 1000-point card into a 10-dollar card, or whatever?
Rob
So does XBox Live apparently, except you can't actually spend the entire $5 on useful stuff over there.
Rob
Secondly, the jog wheel *IS* a defining factor for the iPod, because it's central to the interface, and the interface is probably the #1 reason people started buying them.
I think the biggest reasons people started buying the iPod were marketing, aesthetics, and ease-of-use (meaning the simplicity of the iTunes software, not the interface). Kind of like everything else that Apple sells, now that I think about it.
Jog wheels have been a no-brainer for video editors for decades, similarly, accellorometers are used in all kinds of applications and input devices. But Apple had the bright idea of applying the jog wheel concept to a menu navigation system, and Nintendo decided to build a console input device out of accellerometers.
What Nintendo has done is way more complicated than what Apple did. Comparing the two is like comparing the invention of the mouse wheel to the invention of the mouse.
Rob