Why dont you get it ? Parent was saying he DOES NOT WANT ITMS. He wasnt saying he was going to steal the music from elsewhere. I dont want iTMS. I buy my music at higher quality in a shop.
What is it you dont understand about this ?
Im now charging YOU $5 a month for the right to listen to my next door neighbours dog barking.
Please mail it to me.
Its exactly the same thing. Extortion, pure and simple.
"Leaving your network unprotected is asking for trouble". Agreed. _Connecting_ your life support network to the internet is stupid beyond belief. They deserve everything they get. I know, remote monitoring blah blah, control from home yadda yadda. Theyre in the Antarctic for gods sake. Why do you need an internet enabled computer to run a couple of paraffin burners ? The people who build these place seriously need to consider that some things, as unbelievable as it may sound, can be adequately performed without connection to the internet.
In the U.K we're planning for increased capcity for 30- 40 years from now. What these planners dont seem to realise is that 30-40 years from now, Airline flight will be unsustainably expensive, due to oil costs. I reckon passenger numbers will actually be way lower. Furthermore, I think youll start to see it drop in the next 5 years, not 30-40. So maybe you overcrowded airports wont last for so long.
I believe one of the options was France, which I would assume is also good for the Americans, for the same reasons as the countries above. But theyre getting upset about it.... I dont know, no consistency these Americans. Give it to the Axis of Cheese Eaters (TM).
1% this, 20 % that..... Who gives a shit ? The posters point is that speed cameras in the UK are not solving anything. The only thing they're doing (for most people, yourself probably not included) is removing all respect for the police. And lining the pockets of various private individuals to the tune of 30 million a year. In my home town we a 50 limit road lowered to a 30 limit, and cameras put up, all without notice. The road had never, and still hasnt had a single accident. So the only outcome of that particular camera is that I now think all Police are thieving shitheads.
I didnt understand any of that post and dont know what you are talking about. But I read the last line as "Truly An American Loon", and thought it must have been your sig.
"I think they will worry far more about RealNetworks than this."
Apple have always made people use their products through superior design / better UI / usability / looks and feel. How sad that they now want to force people to use them using lawyers.
I use itunes / itms and my ipod because theyre great. I will only try the Real one because Apple are stooping as low as their rivals.
Dont you think its really upsetting that people are talking about pushing the boundaries of space exploration, and all the slashdot crowd can worry about how much cash the lawyers are going to get ifsomething goes wrong ?
Why cant we do anything without them ? Im sure theres plenty of vlunteers who would absolve the Russians before agreeing to fly.
I dont think putting fat guys in suits out of work is a bad thing. And if you do create the more direct flow of cash to the artist then the fat guys wont have the money to buy the laws. Once it starts it may well snowball.
I think you missed the point. When microsoft got its system out it didnt have a purpose. They brought computing to the masses. They were in a position where they defined the purpose. And under copyright law, they were quite rightly awarded a monopoly on what they created. Unfortunately the original spirit of copyright law (to grant a LIMITED monopoly) has now been lost. So microsoft grew so large that unfortunately microsoft CAN make a monopoly from everything it puts out, and theres nothing magic about it.
Its a real shame that copyright law evolved in this way, but its what you get when you remove the boundaries between big business and government.
I amazed how long it took for someone to point this out. This truly is an apalling mod. The guy has some woodworking skills, but you could have made a better mod by nailing all the systems to a tree.
I dont think theyre trying to detect phones in a congested area. But I may be wrong because I acutually read the article. Its for use in Exam halls etc.
And as I understand it it, its a DETECTOR, not a jammer. Again though, I got this be READING THE ARTICLE, so I may be wrong. Just to save you going to the troube of reading it yourself, it points out that detectors are also available, but are prohibitively expensive, this is a cheap version.
1>. Sending text message. No sound created. 2>. Phones are constantly talking to the nearest base station. Even when youre not actively talking down it, a signal is being emitted. 3>. Silent (ringer turned off) calls.
"For instance, plagiarism is given a grade of 0, or might even result in expusion -- but how often do you see it reported to any kind of legal authority? "
-- Well since you asked, we have some cretin in the UK who is suing his university after they kicked him out for plagiarising his entire coursework. He says the university wasnt clear enough that plagiarism wasnt allowed. It just goes to show what happens when your education system lets idiots go to university. And when your legal system allows idiots to sue.
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+ 1, Wishful thinking.
Why dont you get it ? Parent was saying he DOES NOT WANT ITMS. He wasnt saying he was going to steal the music from elsewhere. I dont want iTMS. I buy my music at higher quality in a shop.
What is it you dont understand about this ?
Im now charging YOU $5 a month for the right to listen to my next door neighbours dog barking.
Please mail it to me.
Its exactly the same thing.
Extortion, pure and simple.
"I download all day everyday without any fear from these organizations.."
Just out of interest, what do you do with all this stuff you download ? Do you ever listen to it ? Or watch it ? Thats an awful lot of downloads.
"The RIAA has sued such a tiny fraction of a percent of P2P users that it is laughable."
If i'm not mistaken, theyre suing the large downloaders. Which you are claiming to be. On slashdot.
"Leaving your network unprotected is asking for trouble". Agreed.
_Connecting_ your life support network to the internet is stupid beyond belief. They deserve everything they get. I know, remote monitoring blah blah, control from home yadda yadda. Theyre in the Antarctic for gods sake. Why do you need an internet enabled computer to run a couple of paraffin burners ? The people who build these place seriously need to consider that some things, as unbelievable as it may sound, can be adequately performed without connection to the internet.
Sounds like a question for a slashpoll
In the U.K we're planning for increased capcity for 30- 40 years from now. What these planners dont seem to realise is that 30-40 years from now, Airline flight will be unsustainably expensive, due to oil costs. I reckon passenger numbers will actually be way lower. Furthermore, I think youll start to see it drop in the next 5 years, not 30-40. So maybe you overcrowded airports wont last for so long.
I believe one of the options was France, which I would assume is also good for the Americans, for the same reasons as the countries above. ....
But theyre getting upset about it
I dont know, no consistency these Americans.
Give it to the Axis of Cheese Eaters (TM).
The private companies that have have been charged with running the cameras, and collection of fines. Theyre making a few company directors very rich.
1% this, 20 % that ..... Who gives a shit ? The posters point is that speed cameras in the UK are not solving anything. The only thing they're doing (for most people, yourself probably not included) is removing all respect for the police. And lining the pockets of various private individuals to the tune of 30 million a year. In my home town we a 50 limit road lowered to a 30 limit, and cameras put up, all without notice. The road had never, and still hasnt had a single accident. So the only outcome of that particular camera is that I now think all Police are thieving shitheads.
Whata stroke of genius those cameras are.
I didnt understand any of that post and dont know what you are talking about. But I read the last line as "Truly An American Loon", and thought it must have been your sig.
"I think they will worry far more about RealNetworks than this."
Apple have always made people use their products through superior design / better UI / usability / looks and feel. How sad that they now want to force people to use them using lawyers.
I use itunes / itms and my ipod because theyre great. I will only try the Real one because Apple are stooping as low as their rivals.
Yes, I know its offtopic. No need to tell me.
Dont you think its really upsetting that people are talking about pushing the boundaries of space exploration, and all the slashdot crowd can worry about how much cash the lawyers are going to get ifsomething goes wrong ?
Why cant we do anything without them ? Im sure theres plenty of vlunteers who would absolve the Russians before agreeing to fly.
Lawyers = Parasites.
No, I got them all morning.
I dont think putting fat guys in suits out of work is a bad thing. And if you do create the more direct flow of cash to the artist then the fat guys wont have the money to buy the laws. Once it starts it may well snowball.
I think you missed the point.
When microsoft got its system out it didnt have a purpose. They brought computing to the masses. They were in a position where they defined the purpose. And under copyright law, they were quite rightly awarded a monopoly on what they created. Unfortunately the original spirit of copyright law (to grant a LIMITED monopoly) has now been lost. So microsoft grew so large that unfortunately microsoft CAN make a monopoly from everything it puts out, and theres nothing magic about it.
Its a real shame that copyright law evolved in this way, but its what you get when you remove the boundaries between big business and government.
Who cares about the PC, did the egg taste good ?
Ive never read such tosh. Do you really believe it's beyone the wit of man to create a means of upping the broadcast volume of old shows ?
The ads are louder to wake you up from the deep sleep you have been pushed into by the slumber inducing crap that fills the airwaves these days.
Whilst helium is the second most abundant element in the universe, Its supplies are more limited that you would think here on earth, have a look at :
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http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements
I amazed how long it took for someone to point this out. This truly is an apalling mod. The guy has some woodworking skills, but you could have made a better mod by nailing all the systems to a tree.
mod parent up + funny, the guys a comedy genius.
Put the plane into a dive accellerating at g. Effectively the occupants are in free fall but it feels like there no gravity.
I dont think theyre trying to detect phones in a congested area. But I may be wrong because I acutually read the article. Its for use in Exam halls etc.
And as I understand it it, its a DETECTOR, not a jammer. Again though, I got this be READING THE ARTICLE, so I may be wrong.
Just to save you going to the troube of reading it yourself, it points out that detectors are also available, but are prohibitively expensive, this is a cheap version.
1>. Sending text message. No sound created.
2>. Phones are constantly talking to the nearest base station. Even when youre not actively talking down it, a signal is being emitted.
3>. Silent (ringer turned off) calls.
A surprisingly accurate answer to this question is available online. Just click on the link to the article, and READ IT.
"For instance, plagiarism is given a grade of 0, or might even result in expusion -- but how often do you see it reported to any kind of legal authority?
"
-- Well since you asked, we have some cretin in the UK who is suing his university after they kicked him out for plagiarising his entire coursework. He says the university wasnt clear enough that plagiarism wasnt allowed. It just goes to show what happens when your education system lets idiots go to university. And when your legal system allows idiots to sue.