The answer is to become a Pirate. We have our own political party here in Sweden, Piratparitet (Pirate Party) http://www.piratpartiet.se/ Our homepage is in swedish for swedes ofcourse. But ther is a Pirate Parties International Network just forming, the page is here: http://www.pp-international.net/
No, you should offer your body to be eaten by them. You die, but they live.
Just kidding. It is interesting though, that people die very day who most really wants to live, but are unable to do anything to survive. All those people willing to live, while I have practically everything but can't get out of bed in the morning, mutch less summon any will to live. Ironic.
I doubt it. Before the internet and mp3 I owned zero music DC's. Zero. Nowdays I own a rack of them, say around 50. Why? Because I downloaded mp3's and discovered music that I liked very much and then bought the CD's.
People like me want something substantial, something to hold in their hand and call theirs. Second, the quality of a random mp3 on the net isn't that good. 128 kbit/s doesn't cut it in my ears, I want better quality. And a pressed music CD will not stop working as soon as a burned one might (generally speaking). It will still be there if my hard drive fail (yes I know, backup...).
So music filesharing made me buy more music CD's. And I know there are more people like me out there. I do no know if we outnumber the ones that simply download music and never buys a CD (I know people who do that too), but I think that we at least balance it out a bit.
I still haven't seen unbiased research that clearly points out that the music industry is hurting due to internet mp3 filesharing. I am not convinced that it is. Say that is is. Then they need to understand that their buisness model is obsolet. I have said this years ago, and so have other people. Nothing new really.
OTOH, rights that people tend to ignore will go away. I do not believe that the people living in the USA _wants_ to give upp their rights to copy their own digital media. But if they are not in charge anymore, anything can happen.
Our next car will be safer, faster and consume less gasoline. Just you wait. In the menatime buy our unsafe, slow and gas hungry car. The next model will be better. Nevermind the competition.
(End of RANT)
It is an age old marketing hype. The producer makes big promises that it will get better later on. Or that their new model/whatever is good although their old one was crap. Marketing.
Intels says that the P4 will get better later on. Well, lets wait and see shall we? In the menatime I will buy AMD chips.
Intel says that the P4 will stay in production longer than the P3 did. Whats in it for me, the customer? Does it mean that I can keep my old motherboard longer? I don't think so as Intel already has changed the pin out of the P4 once (the Northwood "stepping"). No better than the competition, I say.
Then why buy Intel chips if they are worse for the money than chips from other makers and no apparent adwantages?
I agree completely. (This is a bit OT but what the heck...)
We hackers like to tinker and build things. We do it because we like it, no we _love_ it. It is a thing that all hackers have in common, all over the world. Some of us are programmers, some of us are engineers. It is all the same, get to the bottom of how it works and then build something better, something that suits the _hackers_ needs. Then marketing people sometimes take that and make it into a mainnstream product and sells it. We hackers don't care, we ahve already moved on to the next project. The passion to create and learn drives the hacker.
The poet loves to write and the painter loves to paint.
Hackers hack things.
And they ar still using that moronic UI!
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It is soo stupid. You might think that they would at least correct some of their really obvious botches [Iarchitect.com] from the earlier version(s).
Hmmm, feels like there would be an energy problem with that soloution. OTOH, I don't know much about top of the line electromagnets. Maybe its is possible to make something that ha near supra conductor capabilities in that enviroment.
But to be able to shoot off debris sounds far over the top. But then again, what do I know?
Anyone who have worked with high capacity electromagnets care to comment?
> Some spots in Northern Europe may be as good or better,
You aren't by any chance reffering to the scandinavian countries are you?:-)
I sometimes think that we here in Sweden get the kind fo politicans we deserve. But speaking about corruption, I do believe that we really don't have a problem with that. Media, both local and national, really gloss over things that might be concidered corrutpion. I remember a case a few years back, this politican was probably the next candidate for the prime minister post. But she blew it - there where mostly minor things as bying candy for taxpayers money and some cab rides that weren't actually in the job so to speak. Not large sums, but still she is paria in national politics. Media seems to do it's job in that respect, they love exposing corruption. And the public really do respond to it. A politican who are found guilty of corruption vill never again practice politics, I have never heard actual facts or anyone express opinions to the contrary.
I have som finns in my family, my sister is married to a guy who has finnish parents. I hear that they come down on corrutpion even harder in Finland, it's not like they take you out in the street to beat you but close enough.
But still we have our problems though. I remember a local politican who got caught last year - he had used his wifes work-experience when he originally applied for a govemental job. Bye bye buddy.
And you are right that you can never lower your guard, corruption must be sought out and punished constantly. Corruption and abuse of power is two very serious crimes in my book.
Well said. What most people don't know is that the so called "anti-globalization" people aren't a bunch of commies who swear by Stalin (or the diffrence between communism and sovietism, but those people can't tell the diffrence between liberalism and conservatism either, so I rest my case). Sure, there are some activists who calls themself communists, marxists or whatever. But most of us just like to be able to run our own lives. And be able to change legislation in our country through democratic means. I like democracy, I think it's great.
I'm all for globalism, but not WTO's version of it. I can't do anything to make WTO do and not do things, cause they are not elected in a democratic way. I can't wote for a WTO representant who *I* think will do the right things. As easy as that.
And it's not about rich against poor, it is about democracy and equal rights for everyone. Some people vill be rich and some will be poor, but at least everyone should have a decent chance to live the life the want to live. A fudament for that is a democratic society. If globalisation aim to take away democracy, then I don't want it that way.
And I'm all for free software. It gives people more choices, and that is good. Also it gives programmers more freedom. Only good things in my book. If you don't want it - don't use it. Simple.
Let me think, 400 miles... that's about 640 km. I live a 6 hour drive away from my parents. It is a 600 km drive (~370 miles ). Sweden isn't a very large country, actually it's quite small. But distances can still be rather big. And my example is far from being extreme. I have a friend whose parents lives about 1000 km away (~620 miles). He usually goes there by plane. Still in Sweden though. Just a observation, I kind of reflected over the six hour drive i think.
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Bang on target. I think you pretty much covered everything there.
Often on the weekend I'll jump in my car I'll not fill up the tank although I'm going far And if somebody asks me if I'm going to a bar I'll say I'm shopping 'cross the border in the USA I do not go down there to buy my groceries I respect our farmers and our factories I don't believe that local means it's poor in quality It's just our goddamned prices are too high (If he stays away for just two days) I get one hundred dollars duty-free (Though it adds two more, will I claim it or) I don't declare the products if they're in my trunk (He won't declare the products if they're in his trunk) Although it is Canada that I call home I don't cheer for the Yankees when I'm in the dome I didn't swell with pride during the desert storm It's just that I don't want to pay the tax (It's just that he's too cheap to pay the tax) (Yes it's just like this, he's a loyalist) I'll only shop at malls that fly our flag (And he'll tell Bob Ray that he just won't pay) Unless I need my unemployment benefits (Get a job! Get a job! Get a job!) Now everybody's doing the same thing as me They're doing what they can to beat the GST They're lining up for miles at the duty-free So I bought a J.C. Penney store in Buffalo (So everybody come on down to Buffalo) ('Cause if you stay away for just two days) You'll get one hundred dollars duty free (Though it's not at par, it will still go far) And it ends up in the pockets of our countryman (It ends up in the pockets of our countryman)
Well put. I agree with you. The record industry is slowly going obsolete, as I see it. They know this, but instead of trying to adapt to the new market, they try to strong arm it back. That is a very lame resort indeed, and if I have something to say about it, it will fail. And if they fail to adapt I can't se why they shouldn't go away. That's the rules of marketeconomy.
Interesting? If you know that Bob the Garbage dealer is a no good punk who dumps all the toxic waste into the enviroment, is it a good thing to give him your toxic waste? Is it moral thing to do? Americans.
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Actually, there probably isn't so much coal to burn.
See http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/2396
The answer is to become a Pirate. We have our own political party here in Sweden, Piratparitet (Pirate Party) http://www.piratpartiet.se/
Our homepage is in swedish for swedes ofcourse. But ther is a Pirate
Parties International Network just forming, the page is here: http://www.pp-international.net/
No, you should offer your body to be eaten by them. You die, but they live.
Just kidding. It is interesting though, that people die very day who most really wants to live, but are unable to do anything to survive. All those people willing to live, while I have practically everything but can't get out of bed in the morning, mutch less summon any will to live. Ironic.
Inch by inch!
I doubt it. Before the internet and mp3 I owned zero music DC's. Zero. Nowdays I own a rack of them, say around 50. Why? Because I downloaded mp3's and discovered music that I liked very much and then bought the CD's.
People like me want something substantial, something to hold in their hand and call theirs. Second, the quality of a random mp3 on the net isn't that good. 128 kbit/s doesn't cut it in my ears, I want better quality. And a pressed music CD will not stop working as soon as a burned one might (generally speaking). It will still be there if my hard drive fail (yes I know, backup...).
So music filesharing made me buy more music CD's. And I know there are more people like me out there. I do no know if we outnumber the ones that simply download music and never buys a CD (I know people who do that too), but I think that we at least balance it out a bit.
I still haven't seen unbiased research that clearly points out that the music industry is hurting due to internet mp3 filesharing. I am not convinced that it is. Say that is is. Then they need to understand that their buisness model is obsolet. I have said this years ago, and so have other people. Nothing new really.
LOL!
That one was quite funny.
OTOH, rights that people tend to ignore will go away. I do not believe that the people living in the USA _wants_ to give upp their rights to copy their own digital media. But if they are not in charge anymore, anything can happen.
(RANT)
Our next car will be safer, faster and consume less gasoline. Just you wait. In the menatime buy our unsafe, slow and gas hungry car. The next model will be better. Nevermind the competition.
(End of RANT)
It is an age old marketing hype. The producer makes big promises that it will get better later on. Or that their new model/whatever is good although their old one was crap. Marketing.
Intels says that the P4 will get better later on. Well, lets wait and see shall we? In the menatime I will buy AMD chips.
Intel says that the P4 will stay in production longer than the P3 did. Whats in it for me, the customer? Does it mean that I can keep my old motherboard longer? I don't think so as Intel already has changed the pin out of the P4 once (the Northwood "stepping"). No better than the competition, I say.
Then why buy Intel chips if they are worse for the money than chips from other makers and no apparent adwantages?
I agree completely. (This is a bit OT but what the heck...)
We hackers like to tinker and build things. We do it because we like it, no we _love_ it. It is a thing that all hackers have in common, all over the world. Some of us are programmers, some of us are engineers. It is all the same, get to the bottom of how it works and then build something better, something that suits the _hackers_ needs. Then marketing people sometimes take that and make it into a mainnstream product and sells it. We hackers don't care, we ahve already moved on to the next project. The passion to create and learn drives the hacker.
The poet loves to write and the painter loves to paint.
Hackers hack things.
It is soo stupid. You might think that they would at least correct some of their really obvious botches [Iarchitect.com] from the earlier version(s).
But not Apple.
Hmmm, feels like there would be an energy problem with that soloution. OTOH, I don't know much about top of the line electromagnets. Maybe its is possible to make something that ha near supra conductor capabilities in that enviroment.
But to be able to shoot off debris sounds far over the top. But then again, what do I know?
Anyone who have worked with high capacity electromagnets care to comment?
It is informative. Really. Check it out for yourself in the history books.
I think parent deserves to be moderated higher.
as in simplified story with overobvious plot and a speaker voice that explains things again?
I'm a bit sceptical, I kind of like Akira as it is.
> Some spots in Northern Europe may be as good or better,
:-)
You aren't by any chance reffering to the scandinavian countries are you?
I sometimes think that we here in Sweden get the kind fo politicans we deserve. But speaking about corruption, I do believe that we really don't have a problem with that. Media, both local and national, really gloss over things that might be concidered corrutpion. I remember a case a few years back, this politican was probably the next candidate for the prime minister post. But she blew it - there where mostly minor things as bying candy for taxpayers money and some cab rides that weren't actually in the job so to speak. Not large sums, but still she is paria in national politics. Media seems to do it's job in that respect, they love exposing corruption. And the public really do respond to it. A politican who are found guilty of corruption vill never again practice politics, I have never heard actual facts or anyone express opinions to the contrary.
I have som finns in my family, my sister is married to a guy who has finnish parents. I hear that they come down on corrutpion even harder in Finland, it's not like they take you out in the street to beat you but close enough.
But still we have our problems though. I remember a local politican who got caught last year - he had used his wifes work-experience when he originally applied for a govemental job. Bye bye buddy.
And you are right that you can never lower your guard, corruption must be sought out and punished constantly. Corruption and abuse of power is two very serious crimes in my book.
Well said. What most people don't know is that the so called "anti-globalization" people aren't a bunch of commies who swear by Stalin (or the diffrence between communism and sovietism, but those people can't tell the diffrence between liberalism and conservatism either, so I rest my case). Sure, there are some activists who calls themself communists, marxists or whatever. But most of us just like to be able to run our own lives. And be able to change legislation in our country through democratic means. I like democracy, I think it's great.
I'm all for globalism, but not WTO's version of it. I can't do anything to make WTO do and not do things, cause they are not elected in a democratic way. I can't wote for a WTO representant who *I* think will do the right things. As easy as that.
And it's not about rich against poor, it is about democracy and equal rights for everyone. Some people vill be rich and some will be poor, but at least everyone should have a decent chance to live the life the want to live. A fudament for that is a democratic society. If globalisation aim to take away democracy, then I don't want it that way.
And I'm all for free software. It gives people more choices, and that is good. Also it gives programmers more freedom. Only good things in my book. If you don't want it - don't use it. Simple.
Let me think, 400 miles... that's about 640 km. I live a 6 hour drive away from my parents. It is a 600 km drive (~370 miles ). Sweden isn't a very large country, actually it's quite small. But distances can still be rather big. And my example is far from being extreme. I have a friend whose parents lives about 1000 km away (~620 miles). He usually goes there by plane. Still in Sweden though. Just a observation, I kind of reflected over the six hour drive i think.
Bang on target. I think you pretty much covered everything there.
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The Canadian Crisis Song
Often on the weekend I'll jump in my car
I'll not fill up the tank although I'm going far
And if somebody asks me if I'm going to a bar
I'll say I'm shopping 'cross the border in the USA
I do not go down there to buy my groceries
I respect our farmers and our factories
I don't believe that local means it's poor in quality
It's just our goddamned prices are too high
(If he stays away for just two days)
I get one hundred dollars duty-free
(Though it adds two more, will I claim it or)
I don't declare the products if they're in my trunk
(He won't declare the products if they're in his trunk)
Although it is Canada that I call home
I don't cheer for the Yankees when I'm in the dome
I didn't swell with pride during the desert storm
It's just that I don't want to pay the tax
(It's just that he's too cheap to pay the tax)
(Yes it's just like this, he's a loyalist)
I'll only shop at malls that fly our flag
(And he'll tell Bob Ray that he just won't pay)
Unless I need my unemployment benefits
(Get a job! Get a job! Get a job!)
Now everybody's doing the same thing as me
They're doing what they can to beat the GST
They're lining up for miles at the duty-free
So I bought a J.C. Penney store in Buffalo
(So everybody come on down to Buffalo)
('Cause if you stay away for just two days)
You'll get one hundred dollars duty free
(Though it's not at par, it will still go far)
And it ends up in the pockets of our countryman
(It ends up in the pockets of our countryman)
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/a/arrogant-worms/526
Well put. I agree with you. The record industry is slowly going obsolete, as I see it. They know this, but instead of trying to adapt to the new market, they try to strong arm it back. That is a very lame resort indeed, and if I have something to say about it, it will fail. And if they fail to adapt I can't se why they shouldn't go away. That's the rules of marketeconomy.
We can hope that the executives who interfered with Stargate SG-1 don't mess up this show.
Don't hold your breath buddy.
Interesting? If you know that Bob the Garbage dealer is a no good punk who dumps all the toxic waste into the enviroment, is it a good thing to give him your toxic waste? Is it moral thing to do? Americans.
Nuff' said.
And I am a engineer BTW.
The US of A never ceases to amaze me. We have a abusive monopoly. Lets help them be more abusive.
Riiight.
Doh
Martin Widmark
Nation-wide.
Martin Widmark