How do we know this guy isn't some nut job or scammer? He wants the attention and returned a box of tiles. Alternately he's hoping it blows up into something bigger and he gets more than just a hard drive out of it.
And any sane employee would look at the bills they have to pay every month and realise that they can't afford to quit their job, then go and get the implantation. This is a problem with the employee not the system. I understand there are always exceptions but bills that cannot be paid are the fault of the employee. It's not really that hard. Spend less than you make. Do everything you can to avoid interest (other than a house I can't see a need to ever pay interest.) and always pay extra on the principal.
With those two rules you'll always have low costs and a safety cushion.
"Now, for a phone directory? It's factual information, and not subject to copyright. Were the software a work for hire I'd agree that the contract law ruling would hold water, but where it was offered as a commidity good, Zeidenberg should have pushed the appeal process much further."
Zeidenberg is a chimp. He had 3 different pieces of phone book software. All he had to do was only use records found in all 3 products. Including the fake listings resulted in the suit and in proCD being able to prove they used their product. Only including listings in multiple books would have made him bullet proof.
As to why he didn't push the appeal. Both he and his lawyer were over stressed. His lawyer, at the time, is the husband of a coworker at the time. The lawyer was fresh out law school. He never said if he was working pro-bono or not but it seemed to be the case. They were simply too tired to continue. "It just wasn't worth it anymore." or something along those lines.
By the way, before anyone says Kazaa is pure as the driven snow, keep in mind that the Grokster case pretty firmly established that it IS their responsiblilty as far as US law is concerned to police copyright infringement on their network. Your statement is not correct. What Grokster states is that: "We hold that one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties."
The key words here are "promoting", "clear expression, and "affirmative steps". The software rights holder has to take an active role. If the software rights holder promotes their program as a method of copyright infringement they are liable. If not they're not. No where in MGM vs. Grokster does it state they have to police content.
!Infringement: Kazaa: It can be used to share files! Infringement: Kazaa: You can download music without paying for it!
Most anthropologists and cognitive scientists, who actual study human beings and culture, would disagree with you. Just because they are explicitly taught does not mean they are not also instinctual. If something is instinctual then by definition it's not taught. Also it's impossible for incest to be instinctual or unlearned since there is no way to tell if someone is your sibling unless you are taught they are.
But more to the point, you're right; I misspoke. What I meant was, we don't bring these things into the public sphere. We don't use the bathroom in public, we go in a little private room. We don't have sex in public, we normally go in a private place, and it's illegal to do otherwise. I don't understand. People talk about sex and bathroom all the time in public. You'd never said "I have to go to the bathroom" or some variation in public. Just because something happens in private doesn't mean we can't talk about it in public. Everyday human interaction shows your position to be false.
Why is potty humor ok for children with some words but not other words? There are lots of things that are okay for children to do that are not tolerated for adults to do. Kids can walk around in the nude, doing so as an adult would get you arrested. Once again your response it not related. If I relate your response to my question the only answer I get is that it is ok for children to swear. I ask again. Why is potty humor, talking about shit and piss, ok for children with certain words but not others?
Some taboos are universal, such as not having sex with a sibling, or not pooping in public. This is not true. Both of these are cultural. We are taught both these things. Neither are natural, inherent, or universal.
A taboo doesn't mean these things don't exist; it means you don't bring them into the public sphere. This is not related to my comment. Please respond on topic. You said "taboo subjects are taboo because they refer to things that we wouldn't encounter in everyday life." I said that this is wrong because the things you list you encounter in everyday life. How is shit, piss, and fucking not part of everyday life? How did you get here? How do you remove waste from your body? Shitting and pissing isn't an everyday thing for you? You need to have that looked at.
Have the seen the prevelance of potty humor? In all levels of entertainment. Children's cartoons make shit and piss jokes all the time. The message is the same regardless of what words are used. Why is ok to use one word in telling these jokes but not another? That's the definition of arbitrary. A joke is one way to handle a taboo subject. A medical discussion is another. However, there are other contexts in which taboo subjects are inappropriate. Once again you're evading. Please address the topic you started and I responded to. Why is potty humor ok for children with some words but not other words? The subject is the same only the words are different. That's arbitrarily defining words as 'offensive.'
No, that's not true. What you are claiming is that taboo subjects are arbitrary. The fact is, taboo subjects are taboo because they refer to things that we wouldn't encounter in everyday life. No taboos exist naturally. All taboos are cultural. Therefore all taboos must be arbitrary.
You don't shit? You don't piss? You don't fuck? I encounter all three of these things in everyday life.
Have the seen the prevelance of potty humor? In all levels of entertainment. Children's cartoons make shit and piss jokes all the time. The message is the same regardless of what words are used. Why is ok to use one word in telling these jokes but not another? That's the definition of arbitrary.
In point of fact, Clinton was acquitted. "Impeached" is analogous to indicted. The Senate acquitted him. His law license was suspended for a term of 5 years. He was not disbarred.
Your anecdote differs from my life experience. When I was bartending I talked to detectives a few times about stolen credit cards. One was for a $15 tab. They didn't seem to care it was small time.
I don't understand what you're talking about. Nothing has changed. When MMPOGS first started they didn't have crafting ties to level. Current MMPOGs don't have crafting ties to level.
Yes both those are first to market. However 2 recent game, Vanguard and LOTRO[1], both have level independant crafting. In Vanguard you have 3 levels. Diplomacy, Crafting, and Adventuring. EQ2 doesn't tie crafting to char level. DAOC didn't have level based crafting. That covers the whole history of mass market MMPOGs.
I fail to see how it's MMPOG 101 to tie crafting to level. There are plenty examples of both ways going back decades.
>The bottom line is, the entire infrastructure has to be replaced with something that doesn't depend >on fossil fuels, both the electricity generation infrastructure and the personal transportation >infrastructure.
This needs to be top down. Increasing eletric demand (using electric cars) will simple increase electrical production through current methods (fossil fuels). It's cheaper to burn more coal than to build new facilities.
You equate driving an electric car with demand for clean grid. This is wrong. Buying an electric car is increasing your electrical usage. Unless you actively seek and purchase your electricity from clean sources and refuse to buy it from dirty sources you are in no way increasing your demand for clean grid. A car has nothing to do with that. You can already do that.
We've entered the repetition phase so unless you have something new in your response I'm done. Thanks.
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How do we know this guy isn't some nut job or scammer? He wants the attention and returned a box of tiles. Alternately he's hoping it blows up into something bigger and he gets more than just a hard drive out of it.
Alternately you could use game design skills and create a game that is fun and balanced even if you have access to unlimited rares.
Or in other words. If rare staking matters more than skill then the game is broken.
That's all well and good but we're not talking about P2P.
Why is TFA in a British publication? The California or the American media aren't covering this?
With those two rules you'll always have low costs and a safety cushion.
Point of clarification.
Software EULAs have only been up held in the 7th circuit. In any court above or outside this circuit EULAs have not been tested.
"Now, for a phone directory? It's factual information, and not subject to copyright. Were the software a work for hire I'd agree that the contract law ruling would hold water, but where it was offered as a commidity good, Zeidenberg should have pushed the appeal process much further."
Zeidenberg is a chimp. He had 3 different pieces of phone book software. All he had to do was only use records found in all 3 products. Including the fake listings resulted in the suit and in proCD being able to prove they used their product. Only including listings in multiple books would have made him bullet proof.
As to why he didn't push the appeal. Both he and his lawyer were over stressed. His lawyer, at the time, is the husband of a coworker at the time. The lawyer was fresh out law school. He never said if he was working pro-bono or not but it seemed to be the case. They were simply too tired to continue. "It just wasn't worth it anymore." or something along those lines.
The key words here are "promoting", "clear expression, and "affirmative steps". The software rights holder has to take an active role. If the software rights holder promotes their program as a method of copyright infringement they are liable. If not they're not. No where in MGM vs. Grokster does it state they have to police content.
!Infringement: Kazaa: It can be used to share files!
Infringement: Kazaa: You can download music without paying for it!
In cases like this the case is simple.
if the publisher is blizzard
wait for a high quality game
else
the product is vapor ware
There are lots of things that are okay for children to do that are not tolerated for adults to do. Kids can walk around in the nude, doing so as an adult would get you arrested. Once again your response it not related. If I relate your response to my question the only answer I get is that it is ok for children to swear. I ask again. Why is potty humor, talking about shit and piss, ok for children with certain words but not others?
A joke is one way to handle a taboo subject. A medical discussion is another. However, there are other contexts in which taboo subjects are inappropriate. Once again you're evading. Please address the topic you started and I responded to. Why is potty humor ok for children with some words but not other words? The subject is the same only the words are different. That's arbitrarily defining words as 'offensive.'
You don't shit? You don't piss? You don't fuck? I encounter all three of these things in everyday life.
Have the seen the prevelance of potty humor? In all levels of entertainment. Children's cartoons make shit and piss jokes all the time. The message is the same regardless of what words are used. Why is ok to use one word in telling these jokes but not another? That's the definition of arbitrary.
don't think Sony should be the ones suing them, they contracted the software, and it was delivered to their specifications.
You've seen said specifications? Please do share.
They are however hiring. If you'd like an application simply call your mother and ask for one.
In point of fact, Clinton was acquitted. "Impeached" is analogous to indicted. The Senate acquitted him. His law license was suspended for a term of 5 years. He was not disbarred.
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Your anecdote differs from my life experience. When I was bartending I talked to detectives a few times about stolen credit cards. One was for a $15 tab. They didn't seem to care it was small time.
I never talked to any feds though.
The interface blog entry is worth the read. If only for the dicking er the clicking.
I don't know if it's my layout or what but the font he uses has literally no whitespace between a 'v' and the next letter. So clicking becomes . . .
If you're paying it off every month why would you need your limit raised?
My credit rating went up after I paid off my credit card balance.
Well you're wrong. Do you have something to post that putting words in my mouth?
>You just want an all-or-nothing solution to the problem.
Once again where did I say this? Please stop putting words in my mouth.
I don't understand what you're talking about. Nothing has changed. When MMPOGS first started they didn't have crafting ties to level. Current MMPOGs don't have crafting ties to level.
Yes both those are first to market. However 2 recent game, Vanguard and LOTRO[1], both have level independant crafting. In Vanguard you have 3 levels. Diplomacy, Crafting, and Adventuring. EQ2 doesn't tie crafting to char level. DAOC didn't have level based crafting. That covers the whole history of mass market MMPOGs.
I fail to see how it's MMPOG 101 to tie crafting to level. There are plenty examples of both ways going back decades.
[1]From my play experiences in Beta.
There are many MMPOGs that in no way tie crafting to character level. UO and EQ did this almost 10 years ago.
>And you are equating a clean grid with demand for electric cars. You are equally wrong.
I never once claimed this. Where do I say this?
>The bottom line is, the entire infrastructure has to be replaced with something that doesn't depend >on fossil fuels, both the electricity generation infrastructure and the personal transportation >infrastructure.
This needs to be top down. Increasing eletric demand (using electric cars) will simple increase electrical production through current methods (fossil fuels). It's cheaper to burn more coal than to build new facilities.
You equate driving an electric car with demand for clean grid. This is wrong. Buying an electric car is increasing your electrical usage. Unless you actively seek and purchase your electricity from clean sources and refuse to buy it from dirty sources you are in no way increasing your demand for clean grid. A car has nothing to do with that. You can already do that.
We've entered the repetition phase so unless you have something new in your response I'm done. Thanks.