True, but that's Amazon's choice to only sell to owners of devices whose Mobipocket IDs have been whitelisted (and to not share how to generate them, and to restrict how they can be added); it's not something that you can hang on the Nook, no more than you can blame Borders for not carrying books printed by Barnes and Noble.
(Yes, B&N does print/sell editions of some public domain texts.)
That's true of the Kindle, without trickery and hacking of the downloaded files (even if you get the Kindle's PID, and if the Mobipocket retailer takes it, you still need to flip a bozo bit in the downloaded file).
But the specs say that the Nook supports any eReader (FKA Palm eReader) file, and any ePub file (even with Adobe's DRM).
If you're spending days to read a novel, you're doing it wrong. That same battery charge that can get you through 3 movies will get me through 5-plus books, play back music while I'm reading, fit in my pocket, and hold a lot more books than a Kindle or other reader without an SD card slot.
Using a custom disk format to get more storage is a bad example, since disks were "crippled" by keeping the same format for the sake of backwards compatibility. And the 486-SXs were defective 486 DX units.
I don't know whether your other examples were actually "crippled for convenience" or were not-full-spec units that kinda worked at the higher spec most of the time, but I wouldn't be surprised if the latter held for them too.
As for bitstreaming, this is a recent phenomenon, basically invented Dolby, DTS Labs, and the companies that make AV receivers. Basically, it's an excuse to sell you a newer receiver (or possibly, a newer Bluray player).
Funny, I thought it was the opposite—a way to provide surround over optical without buying a new receiver, since optical doesn't have the bandwidth for surround PCM.
Umm... you must have some screwed-up traffic lights where you are, relative to around here. The turn signals replace the third light in my area, not supplement.
You only have to give them money if you're using the service (television broadcasts). No TV, or a TV that's only a monitor for DVD players and video game consoles, and you don't have to pay.
It can't be automatic bill debiting, perhaps. But if you set up automatic payments by the bank (you tell them how much they should be sending out), it should work.
What's holding it up is that customers wouldn't pay 3-5% more when they can just bring cash. (Or at least, smart customers who pay their bills off every month and are basically in it for the rewards.)
But what intent are you looking for? Intent to hack the device they own shouldn't be enough to fault them, only an explicit intent to cost B&N more money. (So no, intending to use the cellular connection that coincidentally costs B&N money doesn't count.)
If you use more water, or more electricity, you're consuming finite resources that wouldn't be used otherwise. The same isn't true of bandwidth--the ISP is paying for a certain amount on their outgoing connections, regardless of whether or not uses are actively using it.
If you're going to remove the ability for the prosecution to appeal a verdict arrived at because the law was incorrectly applied during the trial, you need to do the same for the defense.
They do see the problems; once the trial is complete, you're free and clear. But in Canada, the prosecution is able to appeal the verdict on legal ground, same as the defense. And appeals are still part of the same trial.
The problems are two-fold: 1) people are assholes; and 2) the mass delusion that once a project has been released under the GPL, it can not be released under another license without violating the GPL (...which I think may actually be true for second-generation GPL projects - the second-gen group would have to get a relicensing from the first-gen group in order to relicense it, right?).
The second-gen group could also replace all of the derived code with own-copyright code, but in general, yes, they would need the agreement of the applicable license holders, and couldn't speak for them. (Otherwise anybody wanting to use GPL code just has to fork it, and could then license it for commercial use with impunity.)
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True, but that's Amazon's choice to only sell to owners of devices whose Mobipocket IDs have been whitelisted (and to not share how to generate them, and to restrict how they can be added); it's not something that you can hang on the Nook, no more than you can blame Borders for not carrying books printed by Barnes and Noble.
(Yes, B&N does print/sell editions of some public domain texts.)
That's true of the Kindle, without trickery and hacking of the downloaded files (even if you get the Kindle's PID, and if the Mobipocket retailer takes it, you still need to flip a bozo bit in the downloaded file).
But the specs say that the Nook supports any eReader (FKA Palm eReader) file, and any ePub file (even with Adobe's DRM).
OEM keys may be good for both, but they don't come with both media.
I haven't run across any programs, but my printer doesn't have a 64-bit driver. But that's what I use the Windows XP Mode for. :)
So now we have to wait until 2011 for Firefox 4 to get tab previews in the taskbar? Time to investigate ad-block addons for IE8.
The "correct angle" part is the key. Most home theater setups won't work too effectively with such screens.
If you're spending days to read a novel, you're doing it wrong. That same battery charge that can get you through 3 movies will get me through 5-plus books, play back music while I'm reading, fit in my pocket, and hold a lot more books than a Kindle or other reader without an SD card slot.
Increasing the wait by an order of magnitude is hardly "slightly more slowly". And that ignores the additional paperwork that's required, too.
Using a custom disk format to get more storage is a bad example, since disks were "crippled" by keeping the same format for the sake of backwards compatibility. And the 486-SXs were defective 486 DX units.
I don't know whether your other examples were actually "crippled for convenience" or were not-full-spec units that kinda worked at the higher spec most of the time, but I wouldn't be surprised if the latter held for them too.
As for bitstreaming, this is a recent phenomenon, basically invented Dolby, DTS Labs, and the companies that make AV receivers. Basically, it's an excuse to sell you a newer receiver (or possibly, a newer Bluray player).
Funny, I thought it was the opposite—a way to provide surround over optical without buying a new receiver, since optical doesn't have the bandwidth for surround PCM.
Not on its games, but it still respects regions on DVD and Blu-ray video discs.
Umm... you must have some screwed-up traffic lights where you are, relative to around here. The turn signals replace the third light in my area, not supplement.
You only have to give them money if you're using the service (television broadcasts). No TV, or a TV that's only a monitor for DVD players and video game consoles, and you don't have to pay.
Star Wars: Episode I—Racer, as qnick said. Also Lego Star Wars.
It can't be automatic bill debiting, perhaps. But if you set up automatic payments by the bank (you tell them how much they should be sending out), it should work.
What's holding it up is that customers wouldn't pay 3-5% more when they can just bring cash. (Or at least, smart customers who pay their bills off every month and are basically in it for the rewards.)
Nowhere did she say that she was planning on taking out her aggression on anything but a corpse.
The post quoted in TFA says that she "want[ed] to stab a certain someone", not that she was looking forward to it. Huge difference there.
But what intent are you looking for? Intent to hack the device they own shouldn't be enough to fault them, only an explicit intent to cost B&N more money. (So no, intending to use the cellular connection that coincidentally costs B&N money doesn't count.)
If you use more water, or more electricity, you're consuming finite resources that wouldn't be used otherwise. The same isn't true of bandwidth--the ISP is paying for a certain amount on their outgoing connections, regardless of whether or not uses are actively using it.
If you're going to remove the ability for the prosecution to appeal a verdict arrived at because the law was incorrectly applied during the trial, you need to do the same for the defense.
They do see the problems; once the trial is complete, you're free and clear. But in Canada, the prosecution is able to appeal the verdict on legal ground, same as the defense. And appeals are still part of the same trial.
The problems are two-fold: 1) people are assholes; and 2) the mass delusion that once a project has been released under the GPL, it can not be released under another license without violating the GPL (...which I think may actually be true for second-generation GPL projects - the second-gen group would have to get a relicensing from the first-gen group in order to relicense it, right?).
The second-gen group could also replace all of the derived code with own-copyright code, but in general, yes, they would need the agreement of the applicable license holders, and couldn't speak for them. (Otherwise anybody wanting to use GPL code just has to fork it, and could then license it for commercial use with impunity.)
Not many people, especially since DirectX 11 is also available for Vista now. ;)
I'll keep my Warhammers with 2 PPCs and a SRM6.
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By not contradicting his appointee's position, he's supporting it.