He may hold the copyright, but probably not the publishing. Plus who knows what else the label shoved into their contract?
Now, Lars could go get the copy of the masters that he has and compress that because he owns the physical media -- but downloading it via illegal means is a totally different matter.
I just think there was a reason that at the beginning there were serious qualifier for who could and could not vote. i.e., landowners had that right. When the mass populace is mediocre, we are all affected by it. When the mass populace is more easily swayed by shiny marketing than ideas, we who think and consider are affected.
For your #2, no party should be running or governing the election. that kind of bias is what ruins the "freedom" in voting. I wish our republic was so in the stricter sense of the word, I suppose.
I agree with you, I think. Perhaps there should be rules about who can vote? Maybe not as far as to say only landowners can vote - but maybe people with drivers licenses and high school diplomas and bank accounts...
Or mandatory IQ tests. maybe that would work. I don't think bias is that big of a deal, it's the lack of education that kills the system. Or perhaps more the lack of rational judgment.
Right. I read that and thought, "Huh?" Because I had a Diamond Rio PMP30 WAY before the iPod came out. Or there's the old Creative Nomad and Nomad Jukebox... This just doesn't make sense.
Right. I saw the movie last weekend and while there was what could certainly come across as an ID slant (if you wanted to view that way), the point I thought was trying to be put to the forefront is that of free scientific questioning of new theories.
I thought the film did a decent job of making the case that this shouldn't be about religion - it should be about the scientific freedom to question any idea or theory.
I thought it was a bit extreme with the Nazi Germany imagery and stuff... that was probably a bit too far. The analogy of a witch hunt probably would have served them better. But the films opposition is waging a strong internet war - commenting on blogs, getting people to start their own... but these people are still doing the same thing - assuming they are correct and not actually participating in a dialogue. Just attacking. I think most intelligent people would rather see a dialogue and decide based on real evidence which side is right - and I think that goes for most anything.
The real problem is that science is continually trying to comment on the metaphysical/philosophical. I'm not sure that because some religious person subscribes to a certain idea (such as Intelligent Design) it automatically makes that idea invalid. I mean, there are plenty of religious people that believe Darwinian Evolution to be true and obviously that theory hasn't been invalidated.
An iPhone sells for twice the cost to make it, that's highway robbery (and really points out who the sucker in the room is).
Almost EVERYTHING you buy from electronics to food to clothing is marked up at least 200%. That's the nature of retail. It's not exclusive to Apple products and never has been.
You think Blackboard's ugly... try Jenzabar LMS. Oh dear Lord.
I don't understand how something like Blackboard that gets so many things wrong can dominate this market. They really are an "industry standard", but it's the lowest standard I've seen so far. They need to put some focus on design and usability instead of lawsuits. And seriously - how can something as obvious as multiple user roles be patentable?
In my estimation, people who are very... talkative... about their favorite candidate also tend to be at least slightly insane.
Or at the very least annoying. Apart from RP's ideals, I think he's got a serious image issue. Does he look like a president? Does he talk like someone you'd want running the country?
I don't know, after every debate on TV or any statements I've heard elsewhere, he just comes across like an angry old man who wants attention -- and that's enough to turn me off from him. On top of that you've got the near-fanatical supporters sticking signs in your lawn without asking and blathering on and on about him.
It's been enough to drive me crazy. And that's hard to do. Well... not that hard.
Similar programs could turn a desktop into a computer screen, allowing residents to load photos, music or e-mail onto a cell phone by placing it on the desk.
So... Microsoft Surface then. Haven't we seen this already? Aren't there hotels about to put these in their lobbies?
Consumers these days know or have a good idea of what DRM is all about. Many of them do not like it.
I'm not so sure about that second part. Millions of regular consumers download DRMed music from iTunes and the like everyday and don't seem to mind. Perhaps they don't like it, but their dislike is disproportionate to their love of media. Back when MS put DRM into WMP as the default rip/encode method for wma's... I can't tell you how many people I knew that had no idea, and really didn't care. So they filled their My Music folders with tons of locked down music (and sucky quality at that). If consumers don't like the idea of DRM, it certainly doesn't show in their usage patterns.
And at the same time, AppleTV rentals are going to take 30 days from DVD release to show up. Given, I'm sure this deal Apple made will slow the building process of titles in Netflix's streaming service - if it doesn't put it to a halt completely.
Didn't they charge $2 for that 802.11n update? $20 is more like a for-profit venture than an accounting technicality.
True. And for an update that costs them zero to put out. Those apps have worked for the iPod touch since its release - just ask everyone with a jailbroken touch. I would wager it more a strategic move, since those apps could've been included in the first place at no extra cost.
Actually, you assumed a meaning that I did not state. Did I mention Fox News? Nope. Was my response to an endorsement for that news outlet? Nope. Simply put, the parent demonstrated an knowledge breadth that extends far beyond the normal "coverage" of American news outlets. I was commending the parent's judgement in not spewing back the minimal and biased information found on TV that many Americans take for objective truth. And if you go back and read my statement again, you should see that.
Thank you for this. I'm glad you get your information from intelligent places instead of sticking to what bias you hear in mass media. It's a relief to see this type of rationality here on slashdot when this political pieces go out.
except that religion has been affecting social constructs far deeper than any Grimm story for thousands of years. Which is why it's studied and so hotly debated. It's the philosophy surrounding religion that fueled your response in the first place.
That's a pretty sweeping generalization. which "religious community" do you refer to? and what are these beliefs that are changing with scientific "progress"?
I'm not saying I agree either way, but there are a lot of loaded statements here that seem shakily supported - and that weak support isn't even expressed.
yeah, the more people that get off 5.5 or 6, to 7 (if not firefox or opera) the happier i'll be developing sites. I know we all hate having to test/develop/patch CSS for 5 different browsers are rendering differently.
Because it's absurd to turn this into an ethical matter. I said it's not a bad thing - I would say that it is not necessarily good either, but could be beneficial depending on what a person values. Perhaps the parent's wife would prefer not to work. Or perhaps to work for enjoyment rather than necessity. I don't know, I am not him. But how can this be turned into an ethical discussion?
I know that I would prefer to make enough money so that my wife could work for her enjoyment rather than needing the money - or not work at all.
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He may hold the copyright, but probably not the publishing. Plus who knows what else the label shoved into their contract?
Now, Lars could go get the copy of the masters that he has and compress that because he owns the physical media -- but downloading it via illegal means is a totally different matter.
I just think there was a reason that at the beginning there were serious qualifier for who could and could not vote. i.e., landowners had that right. When the mass populace is mediocre, we are all affected by it. When the mass populace is more easily swayed by shiny marketing than ideas, we who think and consider are affected.
For your #2, no party should be running or governing the election. that kind of bias is what ruins the "freedom" in voting. I wish our republic was so in the stricter sense of the word, I suppose.
This is an excellent idea.
I agree with you, I think. Perhaps there should be rules about who can vote? Maybe not as far as to say only landowners can vote - but maybe people with drivers licenses and high school diplomas and bank accounts...
Or mandatory IQ tests. maybe that would work. I don't think bias is that big of a deal, it's the lack of education that kills the system. Or perhaps more the lack of rational judgment.
Right. I read that and thought, "Huh?" Because I had a Diamond Rio PMP30 WAY before the iPod came out. Or there's the old Creative Nomad and Nomad Jukebox... This just doesn't make sense.
And all of my friends hate me now.
Right. I saw the movie last weekend and while there was what could certainly come across as an ID slant (if you wanted to view that way), the point I thought was trying to be put to the forefront is that of free scientific questioning of new theories.
I thought the film did a decent job of making the case that this shouldn't be about religion - it should be about the scientific freedom to question any idea or theory.
I thought it was a bit extreme with the Nazi Germany imagery and stuff... that was probably a bit too far. The analogy of a witch hunt probably would have served them better. But the films opposition is waging a strong internet war - commenting on blogs, getting people to start their own... but these people are still doing the same thing - assuming they are correct and not actually participating in a dialogue. Just attacking. I think most intelligent people would rather see a dialogue and decide based on real evidence which side is right - and I think that goes for most anything.
The real problem is that science is continually trying to comment on the metaphysical/philosophical. I'm not sure that because some religious person subscribes to a certain idea (such as Intelligent Design) it automatically makes that idea invalid. I mean, there are plenty of religious people that believe Darwinian Evolution to be true and obviously that theory hasn't been invalidated.
Do you think a cultural push toward hysteria proves global warming or something?
Almost EVERYTHING you buy from electronics to food to clothing is marked up at least 200%. That's the nature of retail. It's not exclusive to Apple products and never has been.
Amazing. I haven't been to a BB competition since the 2001 finals in Vegas. This is exciting.
I don't understand how something like Blackboard that gets so many things wrong can dominate this market. They really are an "industry standard", but it's the lowest standard I've seen so far. They need to put some focus on design and usability instead of lawsuits. And seriously - how can something as obvious as multiple user roles be patentable?
Or at the very least annoying. Apart from RP's ideals, I think he's got a serious image issue. Does he look like a president? Does he talk like someone you'd want running the country?
I don't know, after every debate on TV or any statements I've heard elsewhere, he just comes across like an angry old man who wants attention -- and that's enough to turn me off from him. On top of that you've got the near-fanatical supporters sticking signs in your lawn without asking and blathering on and on about him.
It's been enough to drive me crazy. And that's hard to do. Well... not that hard.
So... Microsoft Surface then. Haven't we seen this already? Aren't there hotels about to put these in their lobbies?
Although next time I go through Lambert-St Louis or LAX I'll remember why I hate TSA.
I'm not so sure about that second part. Millions of regular consumers download DRMed music from iTunes and the like everyday and don't seem to mind. Perhaps they don't like it, but their dislike is disproportionate to their love of media. Back when MS put DRM into WMP as the default rip/encode method for wma's... I can't tell you how many people I knew that had no idea, and really didn't care. So they filled their My Music folders with tons of locked down music (and sucky quality at that). If consumers don't like the idea of DRM, it certainly doesn't show in their usage patterns.
Probably more that Google has proven it can make money on it and that others have a hard time breaking into that scene.
And at the same time, AppleTV rentals are going to take 30 days from DVD release to show up. Given, I'm sure this deal Apple made will slow the building process of titles in Netflix's streaming service - if it doesn't put it to a halt completely.
True. And for an update that costs them zero to put out. Those apps have worked for the iPod touch since its release - just ask everyone with a jailbroken touch. I would wager it more a strategic move, since those apps could've been included in the first place at no extra cost.
Actually, you assumed a meaning that I did not state. Did I mention Fox News? Nope. Was my response to an endorsement for that news outlet? Nope. Simply put, the parent demonstrated an knowledge breadth that extends far beyond the normal "coverage" of American news outlets. I was commending the parent's judgement in not spewing back the minimal and biased information found on TV that many Americans take for objective truth. And if you go back and read my statement again, you should see that.
Thank you for this. I'm glad you get your information from intelligent places instead of sticking to what bias you hear in mass media. It's a relief to see this type of rationality here on slashdot when this political pieces go out.
Probably because those deal more directly with scientific systems than with philosophy.
except that religion has been affecting social constructs far deeper than any Grimm story for thousands of years. Which is why it's studied and so hotly debated. It's the philosophy surrounding religion that fueled your response in the first place.
I'm not saying I agree either way, but there are a lot of loaded statements here that seem shakily supported - and that weak support isn't even expressed.
yeah, the more people that get off 5.5 or 6, to 7 (if not firefox or opera) the happier i'll be developing sites. I know we all hate having to test/develop/patch CSS for 5 different browsers are rendering differently.
I know that I would prefer to make enough money so that my wife could work for her enjoyment rather than needing the money - or not work at all.