Actually, that's not necessarily true anymore. Many cars now have automatic or CVT transmissions that get better mileage than manual transmission cars. The times they are a changin...
Well, I hate to insult you, but Dell servers are designed like crap. One example, 2650 with hot-plug power supplies that fail quite often, and that you can't remove without pulling the server out of the rack and opening the cover??
Take a look at the inside of a Compaq. The materials are better, the chassis is solid, not flimsy tinfoil, etc etc.
That's all nice, but sometimes you get a Ted Bundy no matter how well you raise your child. Parents are very important, but sometimes DNA decides to try some variations. I don't think a parent should be punished for that kind of situation.
Well, my family datapoints argue against your conclusion.
Both my parents worked since I was born. I'm a healthy stable, law-abiding member of society (and so is my wife).
Both my wife and I work full time. My two kids (13 and 8 years old now) are well behaved, respectful, and at the top of their classes.
Ultimately, it's HOW you raise your children, not whether one of the parents stays at home or not. I know several families where the mother stays home and the kids are absolute animals.
I don't agree that the library example holds true.
Normal library practice is is to borrow the book, read it, return it, then the next person borrows it, etc.
With an unauthorized electronic copy, that one copy of the book is distributed to countless people who can read it simultaneously. Thats the distinction that many people fail to see or accept.
As the author, it wouldn't make me feel better knowing that you MIGHT buy the print version.
As for the library, I assume they pay for their copy. Those who borrow the book could do so according to fair use, which follows the letter of the law as I understand it. However, if somebody borrows the book and makes copies and distributes those copies, that's illegal.
In general, you know (as does everyone else here on Slashdot), if a person sees that they can obtain something for free that they would normally have to pay for and not suffer any legal consequences, they will take that something. However, just because you can doesn't make it right or legal.
Let's say I write a book that becomes popular and sales are pretty good. Some guy in his basement scans the book and converts it to PDF and makes it available via a file sharing network. People who normally would have purchased it now see that they can get it for free - so they download it instead of buying. That means lost sales for me and reduced income. I did not authorize this copying and distribution. How can you defend this as being legal???
OK, so Bush isn't my cup of tea either. However, if I understand you correctly, North Korea is a perfectly normal country and Kim Jung Il is a perfectly normal dictator?
Your ignorance about North Korea is simply astounding.
For many years, political anti-war activists have been demanding the right to not have their tax dollars used to support "the military-industrial complex", to the point that they just don't pay taxes.
Could be, but in my experience, anyone who doesn't pay (or slightly underpays) taxes and gets caught gets crushed into poverty from fines imposed by the all powerful IRS. Logic would say the actual number of non-payers is miniscule.
I'd bet you can find telephone book thick lists of research being done that someone somewhere might find objectionable. Where do we draw the line? Especially when a lot of the opposition to such research is based on inadequate scientific knowledge?
I've been reading about Chandler for a few years now. The progress in developing it, if any at all, has been glacial. This is very unlike Firefox which was developed quite quickly.
For years, I've been waiting for a worthy successor to Lotus Agenda. Can Chandler be the one?
Really, I'm looking for someone to explain the rationale behind file sharing and downloading of media such as music files, movie files, and ebooks that are normally sold via stores (brick and mortar or electronic). No flame baiting intended.
So, if you're looking for a new stereo receiver and I happen to be standing on a street corner and offer you one, you will take it without any reservation? Will you think that you might be accepting stolen goods? Is it legal to accept stolen goods? Is ignorance of the law admissible in court?
I don't get it, why is it OK to buy one CD then subsequently hand out the tracks to everyone in the world? Just because it's easy doesn't make it right.
If you buy a PDF or ebook of some sort, is it OK to give a copy to anyone who asks for it?
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Actually, no. They get better mileage regardless of your manual gear changing ability.
Actually, that's not necessarily true anymore. Many cars now have automatic or CVT transmissions that get better mileage than manual transmission cars. The times they are a changin...
Well, I hate to insult you, but Dell servers are designed like crap. One example, 2650 with hot-plug power supplies that fail quite often, and that you can't remove without pulling the server out of the rack and opening the cover?? Take a look at the inside of a Compaq. The materials are better, the chassis is solid, not flimsy tinfoil, etc etc.
That's all nice, but sometimes you get a Ted Bundy no matter how well you raise your child. Parents are very important, but sometimes DNA decides to try some variations. I don't think a parent should be punished for that kind of situation.
Well, my family datapoints argue against your conclusion.
Both my parents worked since I was born. I'm a healthy stable, law-abiding member of society (and so is my wife).
Both my wife and I work full time. My two kids (13 and 8 years old now) are well behaved, respectful, and at the top of their classes.
Ultimately, it's HOW you raise your children, not whether one of the parents stays at home or not. I know several families where the mother stays home and the kids are absolute animals.
I guess we could discuss this ad infinitum. I disagree with your conclusions and suspect there is nothing more I can say that would change your mind.
I don't agree that the library example holds true.
Normal library practice is is to borrow the book, read it, return it, then the next person borrows it, etc.
With an unauthorized electronic copy, that one copy of the book is distributed to countless people who can read it simultaneously. Thats the distinction that many people fail to see or accept.
As the author, it wouldn't make me feel better knowing that you MIGHT buy the print version.
As for the library, I assume they pay for their copy. Those who borrow the book could do so according to fair use, which follows the letter of the law as I understand it. However, if somebody borrows the book and makes copies and distributes those copies, that's illegal.
In general, you know (as does everyone else here on Slashdot), if a person sees that they can obtain something for free that they would normally have to pay for and not suffer any legal consequences, they will take that something. However, just because you can doesn't make it right or legal.
It's a fantasy novel, not a textbook.
So you would like to legislate other people's income?
Let's say I write a book that becomes popular and sales are pretty good. Some guy in his basement scans the book and converts it to PDF and makes it available via a file sharing network. People who normally would have purchased it now see that they can get it for free - so they download it instead of buying. That means lost sales for me and reduced income. I did not authorize this copying and distribution. How can you defend this as being legal???
OK, so Bush isn't my cup of tea either. However, if I understand you correctly, North Korea is a perfectly normal country and Kim Jung Il is a perfectly normal dictator?
Your ignorance about North Korea is simply astounding.
Could be, but in my experience, anyone who doesn't pay (or slightly underpays) taxes and gets caught gets crushed into poverty from fines imposed by the all powerful IRS. Logic would say the actual number of non-payers is miniscule.
I'd bet you can find telephone book thick lists of research being done that someone somewhere might find objectionable. Where do we draw the line? Especially when a lot of the opposition to such research is based on inadequate scientific knowledge?
I've been reading about Chandler for a few years now. The progress in developing it, if any at all, has been glacial. This is very unlike Firefox which was developed quite quickly.
For years, I've been waiting for a worthy successor to Lotus Agenda. Can Chandler be the one?
Interesting, but I checked on Google, dictionary.com, and nhd.heinle.com and none of them had an entry for visum.
Leeching power is a singular subject, so it's a PHENOMENON, not a PHENOMENA.
I thought you enjoyed sitting in the sauna then rolling naked in the snow...
And once they get a majority of people on the automated toll system, they WILL raise the tolls.
Really, I'm looking for someone to explain the rationale behind file sharing and downloading of media such as music files, movie files, and ebooks that are normally sold via stores (brick and mortar or electronic). No flame baiting intended.
So, if you're looking for a new stereo receiver and I happen to be standing on a street corner and offer you one, you will take it without any reservation? Will you think that you might be accepting stolen goods? Is it legal to accept stolen goods? Is ignorance of the law admissible in court?
I don't get it, why is it OK to buy one CD then subsequently hand out the tracks to everyone in the world? Just because it's easy doesn't make it right.
If you buy a PDF or ebook of some sort, is it OK to give a copy to anyone who asks for it?
Just checking! Trust but verify.
So you're TV has been turned on for the equivalent of 5+ years?(47,000 hr/(365 day/yr *24 hr/day))
Ot assuming you watch 8 hrs/day you've owned the TV for 16 years (47,000 hr/(8 hr/day*365 day/yr)?
- the salaries/benefits of the people who work for the record companies.
- the cost of machinery and materials to produce and package CDs.
- cost of warehousing and shipping
- the costs of unsold inventory
And I'm sure there are many other items I've omitted.Have them design and build a computer-controlled trebuchet.