Whenever anyone complains about the state of the art for either audio or photography applications, my eyes glaze over. I would ask Rob if he would like to return to his Beseler, dialing in filters, or even, sandwiching filters. But then, I doubt he is old enough to remember the bad old days of sheet filters, and the good old days of Beseler heads. On the other hand I honestly believe I miss Kodachrome. Put in the proper perspective, matte display, glossy display, 16 bit audio, 24 bit audio, get real. It's a tempest in a teapot.
"Actually IIRC windows has some fairly extensive color profile support built in, which probably could handle everything everybody but the most picky professional would want."
It varies with drivers. Windows itself (XP or Vista) doesn't really have much at the OS level.
It is possible to do a better job of isolating tracks by affecting the time domain as well as frequency. This has been done on quite a few live album projects, starting with a stereo master of some quality.
What I was (correctly) saying is that sexual assault (falling short of rape) is codified as aggravated assault.
The aggravating factor with the book bag assault is simply an overconfidence in the strength of an Intellectual Property position, but other than a different motive, it is the same crime.
It is definitely theft. It may also be assault. In my state, and in particular at the University where I work, the action described would certainly be characterized as assault, and the victim would have a strong justification for using force to stop the attack. That's exactly how it would be treated too: Forcibly stealing papers from a student's bag is pretty much on the same level as a teacher sexually assaulting a student. On the other hand, the policy being described would never be allowed. There is a very complex system in place for dealing with copyrighted course materials. Nobody would get away with making up their own rules like this. For one thing, students here are not sheep, and would *know* it's a violation of their rights, no need to ask slashdot.
But I do, and I get a (seasonal) surplus of lemons and oranges. I just put them in a box by the driveway with a sign saying "free to take".
>most people don't have to farm anymore.
That is true but we are in a time of change, and one of the potential things that can change is a shift toward self-sufficiency. I am biased, though. I grew up on a farm, and that farm is still a part of the family business that I control. I don't consider myself a farmer, even though I own and operate a farm.
A couple of years ago I experimented with more gardening than I usually do. I ended up with a lot of corn and a lot of cucumbers and a unique strain of hot peppers. This was in a very urban place, mind you, with minimal effort. People certainly could produce more of their own food than they generally do, but they choose not to. The "depression" might change that, who knows.
I know contract law very, very well, and I am telling you that something is not a contract unless it has enforceable subject matter, mutual agreement, and valuable consideration. If nothing else, no consideration is offered for a "shrink wrapped TOC", in the United States it cannot be a contract, in and of itself. In order to be enforceable, it could be made part of a contract, but that's another ball of wax. I know what I'm talking about here. Keep spreading misinformation if you want to.
"It's like claiming that if we forced all the Mexicans to go home, that Americans would take the fruit-picking jobs."
If it were more affordable to live on a piece of property big enough, in a good climate that can support citrus trees, more Americans might pick their own fruit. Excuse me while I go out and grab some oranges off my tree, I need to make some marmalade.
I was born after WWII, but probably not as long afterwards as the average slashdotter. But I'm starting to wonder if the average slashdotter's parents, or even their grandparents are old enough to remember WWII.
That war did more than bring about mere body counts and rewrite maps. It changed society in fundamental ways. Yes, current wars are atrocious but that does not mean they are on the same scale by anything you measure, as WWII.
One thing that seems to be neglected in these discussions is that most of the protocols in question are artifacts of the Executive anyway. That means that the President could actually make orders (not 'requests') and he would get his way. There are limits, of course, such as the requirements of the Presidential Records Act and other things mandated by the Legislature, but the rules that supposedly prevent him from using his Blackberry are constructions of the Executive Branch over which the President has broad (and sometimes absolute) authority. But Obama is wise and will choose his fights, and he is willing to work within the framework that previous executives have constructed.
The public perception of how much external controls are on the President, at least from people in his own direct organization, is probably a distant echo of the reality. For the most part, the President can have things as he wants them to be. And in some things, as the sole authority in the military chain of command, especially during wartime, his word is law, his requests are orders, and if he wants to make an issue out of it, refusal to carry out his orders is a crime of treason, punishable by death.
I know people who have gone that route. One issue is that taxes are collected only in Federal Reserve Notes. The healthiest barter system is worthless if it does not reach solvency in Federal Reserve Notes. The price of sustainability continues to be an interface to the Federal Government, even for those who actually are living off the grid.
It's not necessarily legal to witness a crime. There is a requirement for example that you must have a right to be where you are when you witness the crime. You're trespassing on Farmer Brown's field when you discover his marijuana crop. You can report this, but the fact that you were trespassing is a separate matter. Farmer Brown might have a hard time pressing charges against you, of course. Maybe there is a car analogy that could work better.
"Actually *unless* they knew it had objectionable material on it when the took the phone they are in complete compliance with USC 18-110-2252-a-2 which deals with possession"
But if they didn't know, then there's an argument that the evidence is tainted.
There are many situations where the OpenOffice spreadsheet is not a replacement for Excel. This is true when a business is built around Excel scripting, for instance, or when there's integration between VBA apps and Excel. Don't underestimate the value and importance of a Pivot Table -- I know there are alternatives in OO Calc, but realize it's not an instant (free) migration. It may sound minor and trivial here, but it's been a show-stopper that you can't invert a Y-axis. Also seemingly trivial, but no "accounting" format and a couple of other number format issues, and some other differences in how charts work, can be a big deal to the people you want to persuade to adopt.
As for the word processor, the migration from Word to Writer (or back) tends to be pretty smooth. It is often claimed that people who use word processors don't really use a lot of the advanced features, but I would argue on that point, as I have seen the reverse. But even so, Writer does a very good job with some of the things that a casual user would consider "arcane" or even "useless", that say, a legal secretary might find indispensable. On the other hand, I also run into things that are a job for LaTeX that neither Word nor Writer can do. Here's one for you: Produce an industrial equipment catalog that will have colored thumb guides at the edge of the page to indicate sections. Here's the rub: You don't know in advance what the page size will be, how many pages there will be, or exactly what page any given item will be printed. I dare you to attempt that one in a word processor;-)
Teacher who confiscates a nude photo that a teenager took of herself, becomes the first adult in possession of the image. Where is the specific guarantee of immunity to charges?
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>Half of all bankruptcies in the US are due to medical bills.
A "stealth" form of socialized medicine!
Do classical music venues and I'm in. As for prisons, I don't have a dog in that fight.
>You mean: don't live in a country with a law like the DMCA.
Countries that don't, have their own downsides. It's a matter of pros and cons.
Whenever anyone complains about the state of the art for either audio or photography applications, my eyes glaze over. I would ask Rob if he would like to return to his Beseler, dialing in filters, or even, sandwiching filters. But then, I doubt he is old enough to remember the bad old days of sheet filters, and the good old days of Beseler heads. On the other hand I honestly believe I miss Kodachrome. Put in the proper perspective, matte display, glossy display, 16 bit audio, 24 bit audio, get real. It's a tempest in a teapot.
"Actually IIRC windows has some fairly extensive color profile support built in, which probably could handle everything everybody but the most picky professional would want."
It varies with drivers. Windows itself (XP or Vista) doesn't really have much at the OS level.
"There is a significant part of the population that uses analog TV as their primary point of communication to the outside world."
I consider that *the* problem.
I think you just made the argument for criminalizing kudzu.
It is possible to do a better job of isolating tracks by affecting the time domain as well as frequency. This has been done on quite a few live album projects, starting with a stereo master of some quality.
>While hardly on the level of a sexual assault,
What I was (correctly) saying is that sexual assault (falling short of rape) is codified as aggravated assault.
The aggravating factor with the book bag assault is simply an overconfidence in the strength of an Intellectual Property position, but other than a different motive, it is the same crime.
>you are amazingly full of shit with this sentence.
No. I am telling you that the investigation would be essentially the same *at my institution.*
So... Lars can break into your house and forcibly take your Metallica CDs.
It is definitely theft. It may also be assault. In my state, and in particular at the University where I work, the action described would certainly be characterized as assault, and the victim would have a strong justification for using force to stop the attack. That's exactly how it would be treated too: Forcibly stealing papers from a student's bag is pretty much on the same level as a teacher sexually assaulting a student. On the other hand, the policy being described would never be allowed. There is a very complex system in place for dealing with copyrighted course materials. Nobody would get away with making up their own rules like this. For one thing, students here are not sheep, and would *know* it's a violation of their rights, no need to ask slashdot.
>People don't grow fruit in their gardens
But I do, and I get a (seasonal) surplus of lemons and oranges. I just put them in a box by the driveway with a sign saying "free to take".
>most people don't have to farm anymore.
That is true but we are in a time of change, and one of the potential things that can change is a shift toward self-sufficiency. I am biased, though. I grew up on a farm, and that farm is still a part of the family business that I control. I don't consider myself a farmer, even though I own and operate a farm.
A couple of years ago I experimented with more gardening than I usually do. I ended up with a lot of corn and a lot of cucumbers and a unique strain of hot peppers. This was in a very urban place, mind you, with minimal effort. People certainly could produce more of their own food than they generally do, but they choose not to. The "depression" might change that, who knows.
I know contract law very, very well, and I am telling you that something is not a contract unless it has enforceable subject matter, mutual agreement, and valuable consideration. If nothing else, no consideration is offered for a "shrink wrapped TOC", in the United States it cannot be a contract, in and of itself. In order to be enforceable, it could be made part of a contract, but that's another ball of wax. I know what I'm talking about here. Keep spreading misinformation if you want to.
>Just like any contract
It is not valid without Mutual Agreement, Legally Enforceable Subject Matter, and Consideration.
I do not remember any Valuable Consideration changing hands between myself and any DVD producer.
PLEASE file a motion in court claiming you have a contract with me. I need to retire wealthy.
"It's like claiming that if we forced all the Mexicans to go home, that Americans would take the fruit-picking jobs."
If it were more affordable to live on a piece of property big enough, in a good climate that can support citrus trees, more Americans might pick their own fruit. Excuse me while I go out and grab some oranges off my tree, I need to make some marmalade.
>Read some WWII history.
I was born after WWII, but probably not as long afterwards as the average slashdotter. But I'm starting to wonder if the average slashdotter's parents, or even their grandparents are old enough to remember WWII.
That war did more than bring about mere body counts and rewrite maps. It changed society in fundamental ways.
Yes, current wars are atrocious but that does not mean they are on the same scale by anything you measure, as WWII.
One thing that seems to be neglected in these discussions is that most of the protocols in question are artifacts of the Executive anyway. That means that the President could actually make orders (not 'requests') and he would get his way. There are limits, of course, such as the requirements of the Presidential Records Act and other things mandated by the Legislature, but the rules that supposedly prevent him from using his Blackberry are constructions of the Executive Branch over which the President has broad (and sometimes absolute) authority. But Obama is wise and will choose his fights, and he is willing to work within the framework that previous executives have constructed.
The public perception of how much external controls are on the President, at least from people in his own direct organization, is probably a distant echo of the reality. For the most part, the President can have things as he wants them to be. And in some things, as the sole authority in the military chain of command, especially during wartime, his word is law, his requests are orders, and if he wants to make an issue out of it, refusal to carry out his orders is a crime of treason, punishable by death.
He said "fat colored mammy", so I don't think he's interested in either answer.
>peace for the enemy maybe, How long has US spent in the time since then NOT at war?
With all due respect, there has been nothing to compare with WWII. All states of War are not equal.
I know people who have gone that route. One issue is that taxes are collected only in Federal Reserve Notes. The healthiest barter system is worthless if it does not reach solvency in Federal Reserve Notes. The price of sustainability continues to be an interface to the Federal Government, even for those who actually are living off the grid.
It's not necessarily legal to witness a crime. There is a requirement for example that you must have a right to be where you are when you witness the crime. You're trespassing on Farmer Brown's field when you discover his marijuana crop. You can report this, but the fact that you were trespassing is a separate matter. Farmer Brown might have a hard time pressing charges against you, of course. Maybe there is a car analogy that could work better.
"Actually *unless* they knew it had objectionable material on it when the took the phone they are in complete compliance with USC 18-110-2252-a-2 which deals with possession"
But if they didn't know, then there's an argument that the evidence is tainted.
There are many situations where the OpenOffice spreadsheet is not a replacement for Excel. This is true when a business is built around Excel scripting, for instance, or when there's integration between VBA apps and Excel. Don't underestimate the value and importance of a Pivot Table -- I know there are alternatives in OO Calc, but realize it's not an instant (free) migration.
It may sound minor and trivial here, but it's been a show-stopper that you can't invert a Y-axis. Also seemingly trivial, but no "accounting" format and a couple of other number format issues, and some other differences in how charts work, can be a big deal to the people you want to persuade to adopt.
As for the word processor, the migration from Word to Writer (or back) tends to be pretty smooth. It is often claimed that people who use word processors don't really use a lot of the advanced features, but I would argue on that point, as I have seen the reverse. But even so, Writer does a very good job with some of the things that a casual user would consider "arcane" or even "useless", that say, a legal secretary might find indispensable. On the other hand, I also run into things that are a job for LaTeX that neither Word nor Writer can do. Here's one for you: Produce an industrial equipment catalog that will have colored thumb guides at the edge of the page to indicate sections. Here's the rub: You don't know in advance what the page size will be, how many pages there will be, or exactly what page any given item will be printed. I dare you to attempt that one in a word processor ;-)
Teacher who confiscates a nude photo that a teenager took of herself, becomes the first adult in possession of the image. Where is the specific guarantee of immunity to charges?