My teachers andparents are a large part of why I was republican. I am sick of other people trying to run my life.
Bush is intolerable - Badnarik in '04. If not him, at least not Bush. Republican congress, Democratic president, very little getting done. I like it that way.
I like my Treo 300, and it does everything it needs to do. $80 on ebay, and when I use PDANet, I pull 90-160 KiloBytes per second with a good connection. (2.7ms ping, though, so pages still take a while to load). Best of all, it doesn't use any minutes.
Hopefully, when the 650 comes out, the 600s will drop to an affordable price.
I would rather control my computer and not get the content, than the other way around.
I do not like _any_ DRM, at all on my system, nor _any_ system which restricts what I can do with it. It is simply unacceptable. If it means that I can't buy the RIAA/MPAA's latest regurgitated crap, then so be it.
The point is that they should not be able to keep me from printing/saving _any_ page, under any circumstances.
"worth" as measured by the brain, not as measured by rationally thinking about it afterwords.
If you ask an addict, and he thinks about it, the answer will usually be no.
However, when the addict's brain does his thinking for him, the answer is yes. It decides, and acts accordingly. It's screwed up, but that's the way it works.
Directly following the wishes of your constituency (misspelled?) on every issue is one of many approaches leaders in a representative government can take.
For example: 1) I state my beliefs. People elect me because of them. As such, I am obligated to vote what I feel is right.
2) I'm elected to serve my constituency. As such, what I want does not matter. I am obligated to vote what the majority would want, regardless of my personal feelings.
3) I was elected by those in my district to serve them - as such, I should vote what I feel will benefit them the most, regardless of what I feel is right, or they want.
There are any number of philosophies that can be used by an elected official. It looks like Ron Paul is going with #1. Regardless of the approach, he was elected, and the majority felt he would best serve their interests. They could have elected him believing any of those philosophies.
Perhaps you should learn a little more about addiction before you spew this crap out.
Addiction is based on a genetic predisposition. Some people have it; some people don't. A good test for if someone is addicted is if the consequenses outweigh the benefits, yet the behavior persists.
For example, there are people who drink a beer every day, yet can quit should they need the money, or if their family starts to suffer because of it.
Then again, there are alcoholhics, who are unable to stop even when it costs them their spouse, children, job, and respect of their peers. That is addiction. Is knocking back some booze worth the loss of everything else in your life you hold dear? To an addict, the answer is yes.
The same thing can hold true for an MMORPG. Lots of people play them, and have no problems. In some cases, the game fills a need, and is rather enjoyable (and thus hard to give up, because there is no good reason to.) However, for some people, the game _is_ addictive. People have jost their jobs, and their families, because they could not get away from the screen. That is addiction.
Anything that fills a need can be addictive. Some things are naturally more addictive than others. However, whether you end up an addict is largely based on genetics. Come from a long line of alcoholics? You probably should not drink, as you are predisposed towards alcohol addiction.
The reason they care is because some of their best customers are elderly people who quite literally will buy anything that people try to sell to them. It's sad, but they are out there.
This list lets people remove themselves, without having to stand up to a pushy solicitor.
Actually, having a front door is considered an invitation to tresspass, long enough to state your business (unless there is a sign saying no tresspassing).
This is just the equivilant of a No Tresspassing sign, only actually enforced. If only No Tresspassing signs carried as harsh a penalty.
Except, since you purchased the software, you don't need the license anyway.
For one thing, the original thoery was because you made copies running software, you needed a license to copy. Copyright law now specifically allows you to make the copies needed to use a particular program.
It's not a license! It's some bizarre twisted document that tries to be a license and a contract at the same time.
A license only gives you freedoms. The GPL, for example, gives you the right to distribute modified copies if you distribute the source. It's copyright law taking away your right to distribute copies, not the GPL.
A license doesn't need to be agreed to. If you don't like it, then standard copyright law applies.
They are for-profit - as such, their goal is to make as much profit as possible. While raising prices _may_ make them more money, that is not necessarily the case. If Krispy Kreme started charging $100/donut, they would make less money due to the customers you lose.
Keeping the prices the same, while cutting costs, makes a great deal more sense. Profit goes up, and you don't have customers leave because of price hikes. Plus, it leaves you in a better position when your competition decides to drop the price.
Slashdot Mirror
Copy URL, remove .nyud.net:8090, and go.
Since most people will be using the cache, the site is less likely to be slashdotted.
The vivendi online store says it's on preorder, available Nov. 1
I must be in the minority, too.
My teachers andparents are a large part of why I was republican. I am sick of other people trying to run my life.
Bush is intolerable - Badnarik in '04.
If not him, at least not Bush. Republican congress, Democratic president, very little getting done. I like it that way.
You do know if you mod a story, then post in it, all your modding goes away, right?
The problem is, it only takes one site being blocked by the firewall to log an alert. If they want, they can monitor you a little more closely.
Then they proceed to arrest you, try you, and do other things you probably would prefer they didn't.
Vote libertarian, then. Badnarick is about as different from the two major parties as Nader, and he's shown he's willing to stand up for his beliefs.
Doh! Didn't catch that one.
That should be 2.7 seconds. Thinking about ping, I naturally went for ms.
I like my Treo 300, and it does everything it needs to do. $80 on ebay, and when I use PDANet, I pull 90-160 KiloBytes per second with a good connection. (2.7ms ping, though, so pages still take a while to load). Best of all, it doesn't use any minutes.
Hopefully, when the 650 comes out, the 600s will drop to an affordable price.
I like the Mac OS X, but hate that I can't build a Mac.
Why Not?
Michael Moore is a symbol of the Republican Party?
The problem is the million dollars the taxpayers spend to have a commercial for the republicans and democrats.
When the world series of poker starts accepting taxpayer funds, the rules change (Title 9 anyone?). Currently, they don't.
I would rather control my computer and not get the content, than the other way around.
I do not like _any_ DRM, at all on my system, nor _any_ system which restricts what I can do with it. It is simply unacceptable. If it means that I can't buy the RIAA/MPAA's latest regurgitated crap, then so be it.
The point is that they should not be able to keep me from printing/saving _any_ page, under any circumstances.
It's called a sneak and peak search warrant.
"worth" as measured by the brain, not as measured by rationally thinking about it afterwords.
If you ask an addict, and he thinks about it, the answer will usually be no.
However, when the addict's brain does his thinking for him, the answer is yes. It decides, and acts accordingly. It's screwed up, but that's the way it works.
Directly following the wishes of your constituency (misspelled?) on every issue is one of many approaches leaders in a representative government can take.
For example:
1) I state my beliefs. People elect me because of them. As such, I am obligated to vote what I feel is right.
2) I'm elected to serve my constituency. As such, what I want does not matter. I am obligated to vote what the majority would want, regardless of my personal feelings.
3) I was elected by those in my district to serve them - as such, I should vote what I feel will benefit them the most, regardless of what I feel is right, or they want.
There are any number of philosophies that can be used by an elected official. It looks like Ron Paul is going with #1. Regardless of the approach, he was elected, and the majority felt he would best serve their interests. They could have elected him believing any of those philosophies.
"of course, this all doesn't effect[sic] me since I use a mac."
Just a guess here, but I bet the FBI has software for MacOS, and Linux.
Perhaps you should learn a little more about addiction before you spew this crap out.
Addiction is based on a genetic predisposition. Some people have it; some people don't. A good test for if someone is addicted is if the consequenses outweigh the benefits, yet the behavior persists.
For example, there are people who drink a beer every day, yet can quit should they need the money, or if their family starts to suffer because of it.
Then again, there are alcoholhics, who are unable to stop even when it costs them their spouse, children, job, and respect of their peers. That is addiction. Is knocking back some booze worth the loss of everything else in your life you hold dear? To an addict, the answer is yes.
The same thing can hold true for an MMORPG. Lots of people play them, and have no problems. In some cases, the game fills a need, and is rather enjoyable (and thus hard to give up, because there is no good reason to.) However, for some people, the game _is_ addictive. People have jost their jobs, and their families, because they could not get away from the screen. That is addiction.
Anything that fills a need can be addictive. Some things are naturally more addictive than others. However, whether you end up an addict is largely based on genetics. Come from a long line of alcoholics? You probably should not drink, as you are predisposed towards alcohol addiction.
The reason they care is because some of their best customers are elderly people who quite literally will buy anything that people try to sell to them. It's sad, but they are out there.
This list lets people remove themselves, without having to stand up to a pushy solicitor.
Actually, having a front door is considered an invitation to tresspass, long enough to state your business (unless there is a sign saying no tresspassing).
This is just the equivilant of a No Tresspassing sign, only actually enforced. If only No Tresspassing signs carried as harsh a penalty.
I had GameStop refuse to do business with me if I wouldn't provide a phone number.
I walked out the door.
Except, since you purchased the software, you don't need the license anyway.
For one thing, the original thoery was because you made copies running software, you needed a license to copy. Copyright law now specifically allows you to make the copies needed to use a particular program.
Yes, it's called a search warrant. That's what they are for.
It's not a license! It's some bizarre twisted document that tries to be a license and a contract at the same time.
A license only gives you freedoms. The GPL, for example, gives you the right to distribute modified copies if you distribute the source. It's copyright law taking away your right to distribute copies, not the GPL.
A license doesn't need to be agreed to. If you don't like it, then standard copyright law applies.
This is simply not the way companies work.
They are for-profit - as such, their goal is to make as much profit as possible. While raising prices _may_ make them more money, that is not necessarily the case. If Krispy Kreme started charging $100/donut, they would make less money due to the customers you lose.
Keeping the prices the same, while cutting costs, makes a great deal more sense. Profit goes up, and you don't have customers leave because of price hikes. Plus, it leaves you in a better position when your competition decides to drop the price.
Why does your sig link to a password protected URL? Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose?