As well they should be; If they'd taken that position 15 years ago with the mouse and their UI, Microsoft wouldn't have broken into the consumer market, and we'd have a a much more Apple-centric universe, with turtlenecks and goatees.
Probably not the best for everyone, but much better for Apple. Typically doing what's good for your company is regarded as a good business move.
Considering that they may have known they were spotted, it's not a very large stretch of imagination that they tried to put the camcorder away quickly when they saw the manager stare right at them then rush out of the theater.
This story brings up some interesting points of content ownership and fair use, but considering that what the teens did was explicitly against the law, against the theater's policy and they admit guilt, I can't have a whole lot of sympathy.
This story would be more interesting if it were a showing of the 5th remaking of Star Wars IV V and VI, or if her brother was physically unable to make it to the movie theater. As it stands, though, the case seems to be falling on the same category as people pleading guilty to smuggling Marijuana into the country. It doesn't really matter if it should be illegal, it IS illegal, Don't do it, nitwit.
I've found if you use a non-reflective, non-glossy surface, Optical mice are pretty good.
In Highschool and College I found that a T-Shirt made for a nearly perfect mousepad for my partially reflective desk (glossy, not mirror finish), and considering you can get a pack of 5 white T-shits for something like $1, I don't believe there's a better solution out there.
Linux was never given as a primary option by developers; in TFA they appear to have asked about Linux on *some* systems, not as a primary development and working platform.
It sadly reflects the state of Linux, as a supplement for certain applications (servers, embedded devices, etc.), not a end-all replacement.
Thin people won't exert as much force upon the ground, so aren't giving up as much of their stored energy as larger people are (as an absolute unit; it should be exactly the same as a proportion).
I'll note your example is flawed, the rise in concentration of wealth is much sharper in the upper class than the weight of people; the smallest people will almost never weigh 1/100th that of the largest people, whereas the richest people in the world can easily break 1000,000x the net worth of the poorest.
Fat is a lot more democratically distributed than money. Besides, it's easier to gain 1 lb than $1000, I'm sure you can purchase 1 lb of food for less than that:P
The ACLU's main argument is that it's unnecessary for the police to know where someone was driving their vehicle 3 months ago, and that their job is to investigate a crime when one is committed, not those of otherwise law-abiding citizens. I think this is a reasonable reaction
However, on the Police's side of things, if there's a murder that happened 3 months ago, with three recently found suspects, it would do them a lot of good to figure out which cars were in the area at the time the crime happened, which is also a reasonable desire
Personally, I'm willing to let the police monitor, but there should be fairly strict rules to prevent abuse. The last thing I want to hear about is the cops using this system to track down everyone who does any minor violation. I don't need to be pulled over and reminded to pay a parking ticket by the police. They have better things to do, I'm sure of it.
Ohio may be within its rights with this, but hopefully the lawmakers will exercise some restraint and give some protections to citizens, ideally limiting or eliminating the logging of non-criminal activity without giving a car thief a loophole.
Although I have no criticism of Mr. Anonymous Coward's blanket statements, I have a few observations and comments to share. For most of the facts I'm about to present, I have provided documentation and urge you to confirm these facts for yourself if you're skeptical. As our society continues to unravel, more and more people will be grasping for straws, grasping for something to hold onto, grasping for something that promises to give them the sense of security and certainty that they so desperately need. These are the sorts of people Mr. Coward preys upon. He must sense his own irremediable inferiority. That's why Mr. Coward is so desperate to disguise the complexity of color, the brutality of class, and the importance of religion and sexual identity in the construction and practice of philistinism; it's the only way for him to distinguish himself from the herd. It would be a lot nicer, however, if Mr. Coward also realized that he is always prating about how a plausible excuse is a satisfactory substitute for performance. (He used to say that stoicism is a viable and vital objective for our nation's educational institutions, but the evidence is too contrary, so he's given up on that score.) The bottom line is that Mr. Anonymous Coward got into a snit the last time I pointed out that questionable statistics, pseudoscientific studies, and biased reports tell us how to live, what to say, what to think, what to know, and -- most importantly -- what not to know.
It's a troll, he was trying to use as many big words as possible. The rambling and general nonsensicalness of it are meant to confuse and make people feel stupid.
As earlier comments have said: MS is trying to pull a dealer routine; Windows software will (barring emulation, WINE etc) only run on Windows. If two generations are so used to MS word that basically everyone uses MS Word, then it will become difficult for Windows users to switch off of Microsoft's teet, simply because it will be difficult to run the same software. After all, When people have a 1200 GB library of games, they don't want to have to switch to the (previously stagnant, and currently sparse) selection of Linux games.
Sorry for any terrible grammar, I'm a bit low on sleep.
I'm all for learning the history of technology, but this shit with "10 reasons linux fails" and "top 10 discoveries of the Mars Rovers" has got to go.
this was the peak of the lameness of the lists, If you don't want to bother reading the article, skip to the last page, it'll point out the utter crap that is the top 10 list.
Any jackass can write a top 10 list, let's get back to news please, If I want to be force fed top ((int) rand()*100)+1 lists, I'll read eBaum's World.</rant>
Banks use the interest to help cover the opportunity cost of not just investing it into alternate businesses, as well as to cover inflation, pay their employees, etc.
Basically you're saying that a bank shouldn't be able to become a profitable business... which is dumb.
any companies that defend their business by prosecuting customers might want to revise their business plan to actually include said customers. I'm sure there's a more favorable (read: less boycott-inciting) way of separating these people from their money.
You have to agree that most people see RIAA as a necessary bully at best. I can't wait for music companies to realize they've been granted a free distribution system through the internet, and figure out how to use it effectively. This legal crap needs to stop, Overall been terrible PR for them.
You're not banking with MySpace (I hope)
Generally if a site has some sort of importance, there will be no native AJAX/Javascript/whatever that will interfere with people blocking scripts on the site.
Worst thing that could happen on MySpace is someone puts a terrorist comment, the FBI talks to you and you say that you didn't put it there, and the IP logs will back you up.
I don't think anyone in the world will go into the business of stealing Web2.0 passwords for profit.
RTFA
There isn't enough atmosphere on mars to pull off a landing as the shuttle does on Earth.
If you can figure out a landing gear that will hold up to Mach 1+ speeds, though, I'm sure they'd love to hear it.
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People who don't pay for support are the advertising department of Ubuntu.
so... yes.
As well they should be; If they'd taken that position 15 years ago with the mouse and their UI, Microsoft wouldn't have broken into the consumer market, and we'd have a a much more Apple-centric universe, with turtlenecks and goatees.
Probably not the best for everyone, but much better for Apple. Typically doing what's good for your company is regarded as a good business move.
Considering that they may have known they were spotted, it's not a very large stretch of imagination that they tried to put the camcorder away quickly when they saw the manager stare right at them then rush out of the theater.
This story brings up some interesting points of content ownership and fair use, but considering that what the teens did was explicitly against the law, against the theater's policy and they admit guilt, I can't have a whole lot of sympathy.
This story would be more interesting if it were a showing of the 5th remaking of Star Wars IV V and VI, or if her brother was physically unable to make it to the movie theater. As it stands, though, the case seems to be falling on the same category as people pleading guilty to smuggling Marijuana into the country. It doesn't really matter if it should be illegal, it IS illegal, Don't do it, nitwit.
I've found if you use a non-reflective, non-glossy surface, Optical mice are pretty good.
In Highschool and College I found that a T-Shirt made for a nearly perfect mousepad for my partially reflective desk (glossy, not mirror finish), and considering you can get a pack of 5 white T-shits for something like $1, I don't believe there's a better solution out there.
Linux was never given as a primary option by developers; in TFA they appear to have asked about Linux on *some* systems, not as a primary development and working platform.
It sadly reflects the state of Linux, as a supplement for certain applications (servers, embedded devices, etc.), not a end-all replacement.
Wow, did the article really cite that 110% of people responded?
*R'sTFA*
Thin people won't exert as much force upon the ground, so aren't giving up as much of their stored energy as larger people are (as an absolute unit; it should be exactly the same as a proportion).
:P
I'll note your example is flawed, the rise in concentration of wealth is much sharper in the upper class than the weight of people; the smallest people will almost never weigh 1/100th that of the largest people, whereas the richest people in the world can easily break 1000,000x the net worth of the poorest.
Fat is a lot more democratically distributed than money. Besides, it's easier to gain 1 lb than $1000, I'm sure you can purchase 1 lb of food for less than that
Most people eat far too much food. It's not exactly a *bad* thing to make people work a bit harder walking.
More profit for the partmakers since they'll only have to develop one set of instructions (ideally).
The ACLU's main argument is that it's unnecessary for the police to know where someone was driving their vehicle 3 months ago, and that their job is to investigate a crime when one is committed, not those of otherwise law-abiding citizens. I think this is a reasonable reaction
However, on the Police's side of things, if there's a murder that happened 3 months ago, with three recently found suspects, it would do them a lot of good to figure out which cars were in the area at the time the crime happened, which is also a reasonable desire
Personally, I'm willing to let the police monitor, but there should be fairly strict rules to prevent abuse. The last thing I want to hear about is the cops using this system to track down everyone who does any minor violation. I don't need to be pulled over and reminded to pay a parking ticket by the police. They have better things to do, I'm sure of it.
Ohio may be within its rights with this, but hopefully the lawmakers will exercise some restraint and give some protections to citizens, ideally limiting or eliminating the logging of non-criminal activity without giving a car thief a loophole.
Yeah, now they can just run them under the sink, a much more difficult solution.
Spent a good 30 minutes looking for the source :)
Although I have no criticism of Mr. Anonymous Coward's blanket statements, I have a few observations and comments to share. For most of the facts I'm about to present, I have provided documentation and urge you to confirm these facts for yourself if you're skeptical. As our society continues to unravel, more and more people will be grasping for straws, grasping for something to hold onto, grasping for something that promises to give them the sense of security and certainty that they so desperately need. These are the sorts of people Mr. Coward preys upon. He must sense his own irremediable inferiority. That's why Mr. Coward is so desperate to disguise the complexity of color, the brutality of class, and the importance of religion and sexual identity in the construction and practice of philistinism; it's the only way for him to distinguish himself from the herd. It would be a lot nicer, however, if Mr. Coward also realized that he is always prating about how a plausible excuse is a satisfactory substitute for performance. (He used to say that stoicism is a viable and vital objective for our nation's educational institutions, but the evidence is too contrary, so he's given up on that score.) The bottom line is that Mr. Anonymous Coward got into a snit the last time I pointed out that questionable statistics, pseudoscientific studies, and biased reports tell us how to live, what to say, what to think, what to know, and -- most importantly -- what not to know.
It's a troll, he was trying to use as many big words as possible. The rambling and general nonsensicalness of it are meant to confuse and make people feel stupid.
As earlier comments have said: MS is trying to pull a dealer routine; Windows software will (barring emulation, WINE etc) only run on Windows. If two generations are so used to MS word that basically everyone uses MS Word, then it will become difficult for Windows users to switch off of Microsoft's teet, simply because it will be difficult to run the same software. After all, When people have a 1200 GB library of games, they don't want to have to switch to the (previously stagnant, and currently sparse) selection of Linux games.
Sorry for any terrible grammar, I'm a bit low on sleep.
Third option: Everywhere else knows it's political grandstanding and ignores it, since it has no chance of passing when it hits the floor.
/., YHBT. HAND
Oh, shit...
Can we stop posting lists?
I'm all for learning the history of technology, but this shit with "10 reasons linux fails" and "top 10 discoveries of the Mars Rovers" has got to go.
this was the peak of the lameness of the lists, If you don't want to bother reading the article, skip to the last page, it'll point out the utter crap that is the top 10 list.
Any jackass can write a top 10 list, let's get back to news please, If I want to be force fed top ((int) rand()*100)+1 lists, I'll read eBaum's World.</rant>
Banks use the interest to help cover the opportunity cost of not just investing it into alternate businesses, as well as to cover inflation, pay their employees, etc.
Basically you're saying that a bank shouldn't be able to become a profitable business... which is dumb.
Mod parent up. Moore's law relates to transistor density, not speed/power.
We lost Manifest Destiny when we hit the pacific. I say we go after Canadia, things were better when America was killing savages like them.
any companies that defend their business by prosecuting customers might want to revise their business plan to actually include said customers. I'm sure there's a more favorable (read: less boycott-inciting) way of separating these people from their money.
You have to agree that most people see RIAA as a necessary bully at best.
I can't wait for music companies to realize they've been granted a free distribution system through the internet, and figure out how to use it effectively. This legal crap needs to stop, Overall been terrible PR for them.
You're not banking with MySpace (I hope)
Generally if a site has some sort of importance, there will be no native AJAX/Javascript/whatever that will interfere with people blocking scripts on the site.
Worst thing that could happen on MySpace is someone puts a terrorist comment, the FBI talks to you and you say that you didn't put it there, and the IP logs will back you up.
I don't think anyone in the world will go into the business of stealing Web2.0 passwords for profit.
RTFA
There isn't enough atmosphere on mars to pull off a landing as the shuttle does on Earth.
If you can figure out a landing gear that will hold up to Mach 1+ speeds, though, I'm sure they'd love to hear it.
Tagged Godwin.
MPAA doesn't want unbreakable encryption; who would they sue?
England and America for violation of DMCA?
Calculus.