If they're encorporating DVD burning software into vista, they're probably doing it the same way that XP introduced CD burning. They licensed the software from Roxio. Roxio probably has absolutely no problem with getting some money everytime somebody buys a copy of Windows.
If it was not possible to pass the test, then there would be no Officers in Starfleet. You are correct in that it is a no-win scenario, however, the criterion for passing the test is not whether or not you defeat the scenario. Thus it is still possible to pass the test without winning the scenario. In fact, that is the whole point.
who is to say that there had to be a definite beginning to the universe? Both causation and the laws of physics break down at the extremely small sizes we are talking about in the point of the big bang. In fact, time is merely the way our brains interpret 4 dimensional space-time. Why does there have to be a first cause? Who is to say that there hasn't been an infinite cycle of previous universes expanding and then contracting into another big bang, continually forming new universes from the death of the old?
I just wanted to thank you. I now finally understand a logical rationale behind microsoft's integration of IE into the Operating system. What you say makes sense, and has given me something to think about. If I had any mod points, I'd mod you informative. Thanks.
At this point, I think Shanks has so much more experience with the character and the storyline that he would do a better job.
By that same reasoning, Jack should continue to be played by RDA, as the character is really not angsty and depressed anymore. He's come to terms with the death of his son, and has moved on. Besides, I really don't much care for Kurt Russel.
as I understand it, all matter from the big bang was the compressed contents of a previous universe that collapsed. but it would have had to compress a lot smaller than the size of an electron. At any rate, after everything collapsed back down to a certain point, it exploaded again. Thus we have our universe.
(Personally, I see no reason why hardware device makers should keep driver code proprietary, much less the hardware specifications needed to produce an open source driver. After all, isn't their bread and butter the hardware itself?)
As far as wireless cards go, what I have heard is that many of the wireless manufactureres will not release proper specs because transmission strength is soft-coded into the driver. an open source driver would allow people to increase the strength of the signal broadcast by the wirless card. This would violate FCC regulations and possibly open up the manufacturer to legal trouble for selling a device that is not FCC compliant.
I used to be impressed with his writing back when he was writing about children instead of for children. Ender's game is still my favorite book of all time, but the shadow shit and the later books in the alvin maker series are not up to par with his previous work. It's sad. But I suppose inevitable.
right. I understand that Derivative Works are prohibited, the part I'm not clear about is whether or not a copyright needs to be vigorously defended to be kept. Trademarks must be defended or they are thrown out. I was under the impression that this was not the case for copyrights.
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How do you feel about your fans writing "fanfiction" using characters that are already established by you (e.g, Ender, Valetine, etc.)?
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I'm flattered; and then, if they try to publish it (including on the net) except in very restricted circumstances, I will sue, because if I do NOT act vigorously to protect my copyright, I will lose that copyright -- and that is the only inheritance I have to leave my family. So fan fiction, while flattering, is also an attack on my means of livelihood. It is also a poor substitute for the writers' inventing their own characters and situations. It does not help them as writers; it can easily harm me; and those who care about my stories and characters know that what I write is "real" and has authority, and what fans write is not and does not. So it's all pointless. I'd prefer simply to ignore it when it happens, but the way copyright law functions, I am told that I cannot ignore it. So there it is.
Now, my understanding of copyright law is that you can selectively enforce it much like a patent, so Card may be mistaken here. Is anybody able to set me straight?
Tell that to Duncan, you know, the company that makes Yo-Yo's. You remember their ad campaign, "If it isn't a Duncan, it isn't a yo-yo." Yo-Yo was a trademarked name. Other manufacturers had to call them return tops. Eventually Yo-yo became a generic term through people's usage. This was despite Duncan's attempts to protect it via lawsuits and the aforementioned ad campaign.
Wrong. The perseids occur every august. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids.
He can see them next year. I agree, though, it would've been nice to have a more timely reminder.
my gmail only seems to miss the spam messages that consist solely of a series of images. the images are always just text, but Gmail can't seem to recognize them.
The difference between P2P programs like limewire and the alternative solutions you mentioned all boil down to facility. The RIAA is betting on the fact that people are essentially lazy and if people have to go to these extra lengths to get their music then most won't bother.
not to be too pedantic, as I laughed when I read it, but this is wrong:
Who's on 01? What's on 10, and I don't know's on 101...?
it should actually be "I don't know' s on 11. There's not five bases in baseball.
Did you even read the original post? He said that he could see the point of launching on 4th of July because of the historical significance of the date to Americans. He then followed up by saying it could backfire in the case of a disaaster, because American Detractors, such as radical Islamic terrorist groups might see it as a sort of divine justice for the percieved wrongs America has perpetrated on them. It's a perfectly logical point, and if he didn't use the proper PC terms to describe it, it still came across loud and clear to anybody who wasn't looking for a nit to pick.
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If they're encorporating DVD burning software into vista, they're probably doing it the same way that XP introduced CD burning. They licensed the software from Roxio. Roxio probably has absolutely no problem with getting some money everytime somebody buys a copy of Windows.
If it was not possible to pass the test, then there would be no Officers in Starfleet. You are correct in that it is a no-win scenario, however, the criterion for passing the test is not whether or not you defeat the scenario. Thus it is still possible to pass the test without winning the scenario. In fact, that is the whole point.
who is to say that there had to be a definite beginning to the universe? Both causation and the laws of physics break down at the extremely small sizes we are talking about in the point of the big bang. In fact, time is merely the way our brains interpret 4 dimensional space-time. Why does there have to be a first cause? Who is to say that there hasn't been an infinite cycle of previous universes expanding and then contracting into another big bang, continually forming new universes from the death of the old?
I just wanted to thank you. I now finally understand a logical rationale behind microsoft's integration of IE into the Operating system. What you say makes sense, and has given me something to think about. If I had any mod points, I'd mod you informative. Thanks.
and do you REALLY think that microsoft would do such a thing?
Too bad that would violate the GPL.
The album title is "Strait outta Lynnwood.
as I understand it, all matter from the big bang was the compressed contents of a previous universe that collapsed. but it would have had to compress a lot smaller than the size of an electron. At any rate, after everything collapsed back down to a certain point, it exploaded again. Thus we have our universe.
I know what you mean. It's at least half the reason that I stopped buying his books.
I used to be impressed with his writing back when he was writing about children instead of for children. Ender's game is still my favorite book of all time, but the shadow shit and the later books in the alvin maker series are not up to par with his previous work. It's sad. But I suppose inevitable.
right. I understand that Derivative Works are prohibited, the part I'm not clear about is whether or not a copyright needs to be vigorously defended to be kept. Trademarks must be defended or they are thrown out. I was under the impression that this was not the case for copyrights.
http://www.hatrack.com/research/interviews/yoda-p
(at the bottom of the page) Now, my understanding of copyright law is that you can selectively enforce it much like a patent, so Card may be mistaken here. Is anybody able to set me straight?
Tell that to Duncan, you know, the company that makes Yo-Yo's. You remember their ad campaign, "If it isn't a Duncan, it isn't a yo-yo." Yo-Yo was a trademarked name. Other manufacturers had to call them return tops. Eventually Yo-yo became a generic term through people's usage. This was despite Duncan's attempts to protect it via lawsuits and the aforementioned ad campaign.
Netcraft confirms, Data is dead.
Wrong. The perseids occur every august.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids. He can see them next year. I agree, though, it would've been nice to have a more timely reminder.
my gmail only seems to miss the spam messages that consist solely of a series of images. the images are always just text, but Gmail can't seem to recognize them.
or better yet, they can see that you have a need for the book and charge you an extra 50%.
The difference between P2P programs like limewire and the alternative solutions you mentioned all boil down to facility. The RIAA is betting on the fact that people are essentially lazy and if people have to go to these extra lengths to get their music then most won't bother.
are you running NTFS? I always had the same thing, but it was because my hard drive was formatted with fat32 for 9x compatibility.
not to be too pedantic, as I laughed when I read it, but this is wrong: Who's on 01? What's on 10, and I don't know's on 101...? it should actually be "I don't know' s on 11. There's not five bases in baseball.
Isn't the point of civil disobedience to get caught, therefore putting your issue in the public eye?
by the same token, an enemy can crack the encryption and tell the mines to deactivate, thus rendering passage safe.
Did you even read the original post? He said that he could see the point of launching on 4th of July because of the historical significance of the date to Americans. He then followed up by saying it could backfire in the case of a disaaster, because American Detractors, such as radical Islamic terrorist groups might see it as a sort of divine justice for the percieved wrongs America has perpetrated on them. It's a perfectly logical point, and if he didn't use the proper PC terms to describe it, it still came across loud and clear to anybody who wasn't looking for a nit to pick.