Library's were built so that the common folk could have access to all of those books of knowledge. Books were valuable, because that was just about the only way to get the information. Encylopedia's were a gift to bestow upon your family...
I know I just ended up looking up parts of the female anatamy. But I'm sure there were other uses too.
My point is...
The library is (nearly) redundant in the digital age.
Can you imagine a system where publishers (of books or music) would allow a digital library to buy a single copy of a published work, and lend it to the general public at no fee?
The only reason it happens now is because it has historically been too difficult to copy a 900 page hardcover.
ramble ramble.
DRM for ebooks?
an underground of plaintext fileshares?
A ban on OCR?
Anarchy?
Profit?
" Google Desktop sends Google non-personal data about how you're using the program, along with reports if it ever crashes. It also sends information about the websites you visit so that Sidebar can show personalized info, such as personalized news. Analyzing this data from many users helps our engineers better understand how people actually use Google Desktop and therefore how we can improve it."
Makes me a little nervous...
Not nervous enough to uninstall it however.
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Library's were built so that the common folk could have access to all of those books of knowledge. Books were valuable, because that was just about the only way to get the information. Encylopedia's were a gift to bestow upon your family... I know I just ended up looking up parts of the female anatamy. But I'm sure there were other uses too. My point is... The library is (nearly) redundant in the digital age. Can you imagine a system where publishers (of books or music) would allow a digital library to buy a single copy of a published work, and lend it to the general public at no fee? The only reason it happens now is because it has historically been too difficult to copy a 900 page hardcover. ramble ramble. DRM for ebooks? an underground of plaintext fileshares? A ban on OCR? Anarchy? Profit?
" Google Desktop sends Google non-personal data about how you're using the program, along with reports if it ever crashes. It also sends information about the websites you visit so that Sidebar can show personalized info, such as personalized news. Analyzing this data from many users helps our engineers better understand how people actually use Google Desktop and therefore how we can improve it." Makes me a little nervous... Not nervous enough to uninstall it however.
Dear Time Warner Cable Customer: Thank you for your interest in Time Warner Cable's Broadband TV product trial. Please confirm that you are using Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. If so, we regret to inform you, however, that you live outside the service area in which the trial is taking place. We sincerely appreciate your interest and hope you will continue to embrace Time Warner Cable products and services as they are developed. Thank you again - we appreciate your business and value you as a customer!
The fireman in me wants to see the crash test results. Does it have airbags?
Last time I checked, your country was CANADA. You had your chance to get out of the union a few years ago and messed it up. No more whining!