The article was from the NY Post not the Washington Post, and the Washington Post has a left wing slant though it is a really good newspaper. Maybe you are thinking of the Washington Times?
Aren't 802.11B and G using the same frequency as cordless phones? 2.4 GHZ, right? If a cordless phone doesn't harm you, why would a wireless ethernet connection?
How can you say raw sales dollars are worthless? Dollars are the end all be all in any business. It wouldn't matter if it was only 2% of sales if it was 50% of the sales dollars. 50% of the dollars is huge.
"And I'm sick of people using the word "steal" when what they mean is "make unauthorized copies". There is a significant difference both in the semantics and in the real world effects of these actions."
Ok, so what is the difference between stealing and making unauthorized copies? It seems to me they are the same and I bet the courts see them as the same as well. When a person illegally downloads a movie how isn't it stealing?
It isn't one click. Even over a cable modem, downloading a movie would take time. It is one click, another click on the pop up to confirm the download, and then watch while the movie is downloaded. In other words, if they clicked on it by accident they could have killed the download.
"I don't remember anything about being guilty until proven innocent."
Since when is comcast part of the government? They are the owner of the network that the person was using to steal. Comcast has every right to make rules as they see fit and if they decide you shouldn't use their network to steal then you aren't using their network to steal.
The person who was downloading the video is lucky that comcast didn't turn his name over to the FBI for investigation. I think what comcast is doing is great. I am sick of people thinking that it is ok to steal movies and music just because it happens to be in digital format.
I am an on call sysadmin with all that entails. Yes, I get called at 3:00 AM on occasion. Yes, I work more then 8 hours a day on occasion. How is this stressful?
Want real stress? Try waiting tables for a living. Imagine rushing between all your customers tables for hours on end, making sure that each of them has their needs met, in the hopes that some of these rude people will leave you enough in tips so you will be able to keep a roof over your head this month. All day long you worry about whether or not this customer is going to give you a good tip and then worry about the next customer and the next customer.
I think that you haven't had a rough life if you find IT work stressful.
"One could argue that the Florida Supreme Court got involved when the Florida Executive Branch violated the law"
One could argue anything. So what? What law did the Florida Executive Branch violate?
"Why is it a federal matter when a state supreme court interprets its state law in a way in which you don't like?"
Obviously, whether or not is a Federal matter has nothing to do with what I like or you like. The Florida Supreme Cuort overstepped its authority and it became a U.S. Supreme Court issue when the case was appealed to them. They have an obligation to be a check on all the State Supreme Courts.
This argument is pretty pointless. Bush would have won the recount that was commisioned by the Florida Supreme Court anyway. The study that was commisioned by major newspapers proved it.
"I disagree. The essence of the issue is that the Supreme Court shouldn't have gotten involved. They should have not heard the case and let the Florida Supreme Court handle it."
I disagree. The essence of the issue is the Florida Supreme Court should not have gotten involved. They should not have heard the case and let the Florida Executive Branch handle it.
The Florida Supreme Court overstepped their bounds and forced the U.S. Supreme Court to act. The U.S. Supreme Court had to hear the case once the Florida Supreme Court violated Florida Law.
How does this get ranked a 5 informative? None of the websites are authoritative. They are worse then the drudge report. What is informative about the post? The Bush government isn't going to reinstate the draft - there is no need for it. There are to many military personal and no real need for them.
The above post isn't even on topic. It doesn't mention a draft for computer types.
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The article was from the NY Post not the Washington Post, and the Washington Post has a left wing slant though it is a really good newspaper. Maybe you are thinking of the Washington Times?
"p.s. The journalism in the Washington Post is just "great". I quote,...."
It was the NY Post not the Washington Post.
Aren't 802.11B and G using the same frequency as cordless phones? 2.4 GHZ, right? If a cordless phone doesn't harm you, why would a wireless ethernet connection?
How can you say raw sales dollars are worthless? Dollars are the end all be all in any business. It wouldn't matter if it was only 2% of sales if it was 50% of the sales dollars. 50% of the dollars is huge.
"And I'm sick of people using the word "steal" when what they mean is "make unauthorized copies". There is a significant difference both in the semantics and in the real world effects of these actions." Ok, so what is the difference between stealing and making unauthorized copies? It seems to me they are the same and I bet the courts see them as the same as well. When a person illegally downloads a movie how isn't it stealing?
It isn't one click. Even over a cable modem, downloading a movie would take time. It is one click, another click on the pop up to confirm the download, and then watch while the movie is downloaded. In other words, if they clicked on it by accident they could have killed the download.
"I don't remember anything about being guilty until proven innocent." Since when is comcast part of the government? They are the owner of the network that the person was using to steal. Comcast has every right to make rules as they see fit and if they decide you shouldn't use their network to steal then you aren't using their network to steal. The person who was downloading the video is lucky that comcast didn't turn his name over to the FBI for investigation. I think what comcast is doing is great. I am sick of people thinking that it is ok to steal movies and music just because it happens to be in digital format.
I am an on call sysadmin with all that entails. Yes, I get called at 3:00 AM on occasion. Yes, I work more then 8 hours a day on occasion. How is this stressful?
Want real stress? Try waiting tables for a living. Imagine rushing between all your customers tables for hours on end, making sure that each of them has their needs met, in the hopes that some of these rude people will leave you enough in tips so you will be able to keep a roof over your head this month. All day long you worry about whether or not this customer is going to give you a good tip and then worry about the next customer and the next customer.
I think that you haven't had a rough life if you find IT work stressful.
"One could argue that the Florida Supreme Court got involved when the Florida Executive Branch violated the law" One could argue anything. So what? What law did the Florida Executive Branch violate? "Why is it a federal matter when a state supreme court interprets its state law in a way in which you don't like?" Obviously, whether or not is a Federal matter has nothing to do with what I like or you like. The Florida Supreme Cuort overstepped its authority and it became a U.S. Supreme Court issue when the case was appealed to them. They have an obligation to be a check on all the State Supreme Courts. This argument is pretty pointless. Bush would have won the recount that was commisioned by the Florida Supreme Court anyway. The study that was commisioned by major newspapers proved it.
"I disagree. The essence of the issue is that the Supreme Court shouldn't have gotten involved. They should have not heard the case and let the Florida Supreme Court handle it." I disagree. The essence of the issue is the Florida Supreme Court should not have gotten involved. They should not have heard the case and let the Florida Executive Branch handle it. The Florida Supreme Court overstepped their bounds and forced the U.S. Supreme Court to act. The U.S. Supreme Court had to hear the case once the Florida Supreme Court violated Florida Law.
There are a lot of people who actually don't use their laptop to play or store music on. Also, the ipod will work with USB 2.
How does this get ranked a 5 informative? None of the websites are authoritative. They are worse then the drudge report. What is informative about the post? The Bush government isn't going to reinstate the draft - there is no need for it. There are to many military personal and no real need for them. The above post isn't even on topic. It doesn't mention a draft for computer types.