I actually think that victims of violent crimes should go after hollywood more than gun manufacturers, although admittedly, there's a certain line that the US govt has crossed from hunting and self defence to full assault weapons. No one needs a TAC-9.
Look, I just suffered through a bad road rage incident for honking at someone to turn right at a place they didn't have to yield; the guy came after me and my fiancee with a bat. If we didn't have gun control here, he'd have shot us for sure. This guy was psycho - had that crazed look in his eye. At least with the bat we managed to get away (and press charges). If we had a gun to defend our selves, the likelyness of him also having a gun would also increase. And it would have been much worse.
Hunting's great. I enjoy it too. Handguns and assault rifles are unnecessary.
So, do you know of a firewall that's hard-wired and does not run code (firmware)? After all, I don't want any firewall that has to run software to do its job, even if that software is programmed into firmware.
In fact I do. It's called scissors.
If you didn't understand what I meant with a software only firewall, then you're too hooked on symantics and ignoring the point of my post int he first place.
The obvious difference is that you and your friend cannot both have the purchased CD at the same time.
Technically, you're allowed to make a backup of the CD, and technically you're allowed to lend out that backup.
Besides, you're broadcasting the song over the airwaves all the time. I have no license agreement with anyone that I won't record the song off the airwaves. I'm well within my rights to record anything that's broadcast AFAIK.
What's the difference if I record a copy off the airwaves (or better, satellite radio??), or if I download a song that's already been broadcast over the airwaves?
Not to sound like a windows zealot, but I actually like the that required libs are included with an installer. I know it causes installer bloat, however that bloat makes installation a breeze.
But the flaw is that the movie industry promotes and advertises illegal gun use. say what you will, violence crimes have eseclated in the last 30 years.
So has the amount of violent movies.
I don't blame the NRA for escalating gun use (although ol' moses didn't do them any favours with Columbine either), I first off blame the movie industry, second the FCC for allowing violence over porn, and finally idiot parents who take their kids to see these violent films without thinking straight.
I hate to be an Apple apologist, but I can't think of anywhere they've sacrificed ergonimics for design.
Ever seen that gay-assed hockey puck mouse they attached to the early imacs? I'd say that was one place they've easily sacrified ergonomics for aesthestics
The problem is, Microsoft's business plan is: 1. Steal/Copy Idea 2. Sell 3. Profit
First of all, IE was licensed from NCSA Mosaic IIRC. The license guaranteed a share of MS revenues from the sale of IE. So MS gives it away for free so they don't have to pay out licensing fees to NCSA. The licensing is still there with spyglass if you go Help->About in IE.
Secondly, MS doesn't sell IE, they give it away. Say what you will about them, bundling IE and WMP into Window$ IMO hasn't really contributed to the Micro$oft market share IMO. When I go out to pick an OS, I'm not interested in bundled apps, otherwise I'd buy a Mac.
This alone doesn't necessarily create profit. It increases the money supply. The bank profits off the interest earned from these loans.
Thing is the bank takes on risk too. All it takes is for another depression for the banks to lose everything... Look, today we're at a MASSIVE credit bubble... Huge, unlike nothing we've ever seen before in our lifetimes. Personal debt is the highest per-capita it's ever been. A spike in interest rates is all it takes to create defaults on loans. Those defaults are a direct hit to the bank's bottom line.
All corporations exist to make money for shareholders.
Secondly, Banks exist to link people with money to people who wish to borrow money. You put your money in the bank. The bank pays you interest (pretty low interest today, but still). Then the bank lends it out at a higher rate of interest. The difference is the bank's profits. Its role is to act as an intermediary. Lending money yourself is risky. You put your money in the bank and the bank assumes all costs, and all risk. Your money is guaranteed by the bank, and (in Canada) it's insured by CDIC for up to $75k
I think the OP meant that no one gets YOUR money without your permission. You are always entitled to the money in your demand deposit account.
Let's face it though, where will you withdraw it to? If you make a $1 million cash withdrawal, the bank will look at you funny, and there isn't much reason for it. Try depositing it again and see the flack you'll get. You have to prove the origin. Not cool...
Nay, most of the times you transfer the money to another bank - if you pay by check, it's still just a transfer to another bank. It's just an accounting entry, nothing more. The cash never movies, and the money probably doesn't really either.
Also, give Zend PHP Studio a try. I love it. Find it way better than DW, and there's Linux support for it, seeing as it's written in Java. It supports editing over ftp like DW does. The function insight is better than DW's IMO.
DW is such a piece of crap. The CSS support is appalling.
Who the hell wants to see:.class1 {font-size:8pt}.class2 {font-size:8pt}.class3 {font-size:8pt}.class4 {font-size:8pt;color:red}.class5 {font-size:8pt;background-color:Navy;}
in their code. The text editor in DW is okay, but if all you need is a text editor, install Homesite + off the CD instead. Better editor with a much lighter footprint. DW can consume as much ram as Photoshop at times.
OT, but the latest scam out there is for the bride to preserve the boquet. They frame it or put it in a bubble or whatever. It serves as a constant reminder what a waste of money getting married is.
We've opted to throw the throw-away boquet, and give the boquet to whoever catches the throw-away. We don't need to be reminded of what a waste of money getting married is lol... We have our bank accounts to show that haha...
That's why you usually just see the wedding party in the pictures, not just everyday guests... It's about the bridal party, not the guests. Rest assured...
Actually, my credit card refused to do a charge-back, and even though I hold a platinum card, they refused to file an insurance claim for me.
I got lucky, but it was a non-receipt. Pretty cut and dry. Paypal has made buying stuff on ebay a lot safer than would otherwise be IMO. It's reduced risk in an otherwise very risky market.
I took a leap of faith knowing that I had paypal and my credit card company as backup if there was a failure. I otherwise wouldn't have made that leap of faith. Once bitten, twice shy.
I would ask for my money back plus damages. that's terrible.
Our photographer is giving us the right to reproduce for personal use. I can't sell our photos, but I can reproduce them as I please. I like him. He's fantastic.
My photographer was happy to give us the negatives. Better for him. He's a photographer, not a photo finisher. He sends us to the place where all the pros go to get the prints done, only we don't pay the markup that photographers put on it. btw, he shoots digital. His wife shoots B&W. We get the best of both worlds...
Oh, some develop in house? What are the chances that a guy who is a photographer AND a photo finisher will be as good as just a photographer, and taking your stuff to a photo finisher?
There's something to this. Why the hell should I be innundated with pen1s elargement email or v1agra email? It's my right to not have that shit come to my mailbox too.
I got nailed on www.ewanted.com by someone. Said they would deliver me a lens for my camera for a decent price.
Yeah, I was dumb. I got my money back from paypal.
I filed a complaint with the consumer protection agency. The people never responded so they just closed the case. I was very disappointed that they didn't place fraud charges. But I still got my money back, and I'm sure paypal nailed them. Paypal rocks. I wouldn't have sent money if it wasn't for paypal.
We are paying a fair sum, but we get all the digital negatives to reproduce. As far as he's concerned, he's finished with us when he's given us our proof album.
Conventional photographers hose people to develop prints. they can charge up to $20 for an 8x10 that you can develop in a store for $5...
I like that we can produce as many prints as we like royalty-free. As long as we don't seek to profit off our pictures. If we do, we need to let him know. IMO that's VERY reasonable, and I feel it would be only fair to compensate him.
Our photographer btw, has been featured in many wedding magazines. He's a classy photographer who has no need to hose his customers.
FWIW, with double-layer DVD-R disks, you can make a replica of the movie.
So you pay to rent it and make a copy. That doesn't take very long.
However I'm very grateful that I have the ability to download tv-rips, and rare movies that are hard to find. There are some real gemsout there. I downloaded this BBC movie from 2002 called conspiracy that was fantastic. I would have never watched it if I had to pay for it. And I'm a better person for having watched it.
While I oppose gun control, in this case, a.45 might have done these kids a lot of good. If not the kids, at least society as a whole would have benefited.
Kid pulls a knife, you have the right to pull a gun. Kid charges at you, you can shoot.
Thing that we forget is that the kids will be also more likely have a gun in this case too instead of just a knife.
Nothing's changed. Ciniplex had to sell off the theaters they had. So the same amount of theares are owned by the same amount of companies, just the companies are different.
And $13.50 != $16.50... Silver City was $13.50, but they dropped the price to $10.50 when Tuesday nights poached their business, and ended the Tuesday night special.
Still too much time invested IMO to justify $6 for renting a movie. eMule can take up to a week for me to get a movie, and then converting an avi to a dvd takes 3-4 hours on my athlon 1700...
I could probably use an upgrade though...
I'm not complaining, just saying that for $6, you can go rent the movie and copy it, or you can just sign up to Netflix for a month and really have at it...
A song takes a few minutes to download, and you get to listen to it over and over. Why invest so much time in a movie you'll likely only watch once, when you can go pay $6 to rent it? I've had some really good downloads that I'm glad I downloaded, because I wouldn't have otherwise rented them.
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I actually think that victims of violent crimes should go after hollywood more than gun manufacturers, although admittedly, there's a certain line that the US govt has crossed from hunting and self defence to full assault weapons. No one needs a TAC-9.
Look, I just suffered through a bad road rage incident for honking at someone to turn right at a place they didn't have to yield; the guy came after me and my fiancee with a bat. If we didn't have gun control here, he'd have shot us for sure. This guy was psycho - had that crazed look in his eye. At least with the bat we managed to get away (and press charges). If we had a gun to defend our selves, the likelyness of him also having a gun would also increase. And it would have been much worse.
Hunting's great. I enjoy it too. Handguns and assault rifles are unnecessary.
So, do you know of a firewall that's hard-wired and does not run code (firmware)?
After all, I don't want any firewall that has to run software to do its job,
even if that software is programmed into firmware.
In fact I do. It's called scissors.
If you didn't understand what I meant with a software only firewall, then you're too hooked on symantics and ignoring the point of my post int he first place.
The obvious difference is that you and your friend cannot both have the purchased CD at the same time.
Technically, you're allowed to make a backup of the CD, and technically you're allowed to lend out that backup.
Besides, you're broadcasting the song over the airwaves all the time. I have no license agreement with anyone that I won't record the song off the airwaves. I'm well within my rights to record anything that's broadcast AFAIK.
What's the difference if I record a copy off the airwaves (or better, satellite radio??), or if I download a song that's already been broadcast over the airwaves?
Seriously, why put down $300 when the windows firewall will do?
It will NOT do. A software firewall is not a replacement for a hardware firewall.
Even if you had a software firewall, you were still open to the Windows RPC worm.
I'm with you.
Not to sound like a windows zealot, but I actually like the that required libs are included with an installer. I know it causes installer bloat, however that bloat makes installation a breeze.
But the flaw is that the movie industry promotes and advertises illegal gun use. say what you will, violence crimes have eseclated in the last 30 years.
So has the amount of violent movies.
I don't blame the NRA for escalating gun use (although ol' moses didn't do them any favours with Columbine either), I first off blame the movie industry, second the FCC for allowing violence over porn, and finally idiot parents who take their kids to see these violent films without thinking straight.
I hate to be an Apple apologist, but I can't think of anywhere they've sacrificed ergonimics for design.
Ever seen that gay-assed hockey puck mouse they attached to the early imacs? I'd say that was one place they've easily sacrified ergonomics for aesthestics
Now that would be a fantastic case to bring to the courts.
Difference is though, right to software piracy isn't constitutionally protected like the right to bear arms is.
The problem is, Microsoft's business plan is:
1. Steal/Copy Idea
2. Sell
3. Profit
First of all, IE was licensed from NCSA Mosaic IIRC. The license guaranteed a share of MS revenues from the sale of IE. So MS gives it away for free so they don't have to pay out licensing fees to NCSA. The licensing is still there with spyglass if you go Help->About in IE.
Secondly, MS doesn't sell IE, they give it away. Say what you will about them, bundling IE and WMP into Window$ IMO hasn't really contributed to the Micro$oft market share IMO. When I go out to pick an OS, I'm not interested in bundled apps, otherwise I'd buy a Mac.
Thank god I telnet to port 80 and parse it in my head
This alone doesn't necessarily create profit. It increases the money supply. The bank profits off the interest earned from these loans.
Thing is the bank takes on risk too. All it takes is for another depression for the banks to lose everything... Look, today we're at a MASSIVE credit bubble... Huge, unlike nothing we've ever seen before in our lifetimes. Personal debt is the highest per-capita it's ever been. A spike in interest rates is all it takes to create defaults on loans. Those defaults are a direct hit to the bank's bottom line.
Uhm, let's take the tinfoil hat off.
All corporations exist to make money for shareholders.
Secondly, Banks exist to link people with money to people who wish to borrow money. You put your money in the bank. The bank pays you interest (pretty low interest today, but still). Then the bank lends it out at a higher rate of interest. The difference is the bank's profits. Its role is to act as an intermediary. Lending money yourself is risky. You put your money in the bank and the bank assumes all costs, and all risk. Your money is guaranteed by the bank, and (in Canada) it's insured by CDIC for up to $75k
I think the OP meant that no one gets YOUR money without your permission. You are always entitled to the money in your demand deposit account.
Let's face it though, where will you withdraw it to? If you make a $1 million cash withdrawal, the bank will look at you funny, and there isn't much reason for it. Try depositing it again and see the flack you'll get. You have to prove the origin. Not cool...
Nay, most of the times you transfer the money to another bank - if you pay by check, it's still just a transfer to another bank. It's just an accounting entry, nothing more. The cash never movies, and the money probably doesn't really either.
Also, give Zend PHP Studio a try. I love it. Find it way better than DW, and there's Linux support for it, seeing as it's written in Java. It supports editing over ftp like DW does. The function insight is better than DW's IMO.
DW is such a piece of crap. The CSS support is appalling.
.class1 {font-size:8pt} .class2 {font-size:8pt} .class3 {font-size:8pt} .class4 {font-size:8pt;color:red} .class5 {font-size:8pt;background-color:Navy;}
Who the hell wants to see:
in their code. The text editor in DW is okay, but if all you need is a text editor, install Homesite + off the CD instead. Better editor with a much lighter footprint. DW can consume as much ram as Photoshop at times.
OT, but the latest scam out there is for the bride to preserve the boquet. They frame it or put it in a bubble or whatever. It serves as a constant reminder what a waste of money getting married is.
We've opted to throw the throw-away boquet, and give the boquet to whoever catches the throw-away. We don't need to be reminded of what a waste of money getting married is lol... We have our bank accounts to show that haha...
That's why you usually just see the wedding party in the pictures, not just everyday guests... It's about the bridal party, not the guests. Rest assured...
Actually, my credit card refused to do a charge-back, and even though I hold a platinum card, they refused to file an insurance claim for me.
I got lucky, but it was a non-receipt. Pretty cut and dry. Paypal has made buying stuff on ebay a lot safer than would otherwise be IMO. It's reduced risk in an otherwise very risky market.
I took a leap of faith knowing that I had paypal and my credit card company as backup if there was a failure. I otherwise wouldn't have made that leap of faith. Once bitten, twice shy.
I would ask for my money back plus damages. that's terrible.
Our photographer is giving us the right to reproduce for personal use. I can't sell our photos, but I can reproduce them as I please. I like him. He's fantastic.
My photographer was happy to give us the negatives. Better for him. He's a photographer, not a photo finisher. He sends us to the place where all the pros go to get the prints done, only we don't pay the markup that photographers put on it. btw, he shoots digital. His wife shoots B&W. We get the best of both worlds...
Oh, some develop in house? What are the chances that a guy who is a photographer AND a photo finisher will be as good as just a photographer, and taking your stuff to a photo finisher?
There's something to this. Why the hell should I be innundated with pen1s elargement email or v1agra email? It's my right to not have that shit come to my mailbox too.
I got nailed on www.ewanted.com by someone. Said they would deliver me a lens for my camera for a decent price.
I sent the money. Here's what happened
Yeah, I was dumb. I got my money back from paypal.
I filed a complaint with the consumer protection agency. The people never responded so they just closed the case. I was very disappointed that they didn't place fraud charges. But I still got my money back, and I'm sure paypal nailed them. Paypal rocks. I wouldn't have sent money if it wasn't for paypal.
I'm going through a very good professional photographer: http://www.tyingtheknot.net
We are paying a fair sum, but we get all the digital negatives to reproduce. As far as he's concerned, he's finished with us when he's given us our proof album.
Conventional photographers hose people to develop prints. they can charge up to $20 for an 8x10 that you can develop in a store for $5...
I like that we can produce as many prints as we like royalty-free. As long as we don't seek to profit off our pictures. If we do, we need to let him know. IMO that's VERY reasonable, and I feel it would be only fair to compensate him.
Our photographer btw, has been featured in many wedding magazines. He's a classy photographer who has no need to hose his customers.
FWIW, with double-layer DVD-R disks, you can make a replica of the movie.
So you pay to rent it and make a copy. That doesn't take very long.
However I'm very grateful that I have the ability to download tv-rips, and rare movies that are hard to find. There are some real gemsout there. I downloaded this BBC movie from 2002 called conspiracy that was fantastic. I would have never watched it if I had to pay for it. And I'm a better person for having watched it.
While I oppose gun control, in this case, a .45 might have done these kids a lot of good. If not the kids, at least society as a whole would have benefited.
Kid pulls a knife, you have the right to pull a gun. Kid charges at you, you can shoot.
Thing that we forget is that the kids will be also more likely have a gun in this case too instead of just a knife.
Nothing's changed. Ciniplex had to sell off the theaters they had. So the same amount of theares are owned by the same amount of companies, just the companies are different.
... Silver City was $13.50, but they dropped the price to $10.50 when Tuesday nights poached their business, and ended the Tuesday night special.
And $13.50 != $16.50
Still too much time invested IMO to justify $6 for renting a movie. eMule can take up to a week for me to get a movie, and then converting an avi to a dvd takes 3-4 hours on my athlon 1700...
I could probably use an upgrade though...
I'm not complaining, just saying that for $6, you can go rent the movie and copy it, or you can just sign up to Netflix for a month and really have at it...
A song takes a few minutes to download, and you get to listen to it over and over. Why invest so much time in a movie you'll likely only watch once, when you can go pay $6 to rent it? I've had some really good downloads that I'm glad I downloaded, because I wouldn't have otherwise rented them.