It's wonderful to state the above, yet can we realistically expect to "control it via elected officials"?
Maybe I'm just cynical, but without contributing large stores of cash to very specific candidates, it's highly unlikely that any control can or will be wrested from the TCP.
The current group in Congress and the White House (both parties, no partisan bickering) has very little interest in maintaining and/or promoting individual rights over corporate interests.
Disclaimer: I am not saying that communicating with elected officials is entirely ineffectual, or that nihilistically, there is no benefit to such communication. I am merely asking if there is even the possibility of demanding end-user control over the proposed chip.
Whoa there, Crash Gordon - the problem occurs when the industry wants complete control of information they have produced - even when the freedom of that information has a far greater chance of bringing in another sale.
E.g., when I hear half of a song on the radio, but miss the artist/song/album attribution, I use Google to find the entire song [via the three or four lyrics I heard] - and then decide if I would be interested in obtaining the song/album. Yet if they prevent that, they've lost a sale which they were trying to earn in the first place!
The *AAs are fond of claiming potential profit loss based on "piracy" - what if they looked at the potential sales losses by making it impossible for me to find a song I heard on the radio? Would that not also cut into their profit margin?
I'm sure said cantankerous fat guys would be happy to help you out when the cell phone grid is down (a la Katrina or earthquake) and they're the only means of communication.
All I'm saying is that the generic BPL has been proven to generate more interference with other critical devices (think FEMA's shortwave communications) than it has been shown to benefit the home networking crowd.
And as a point of clarification (grandparent), how exactly do you propose an in-house networking solution without leakage onto powerlines?
No dice there, mate. The most prominent conflict with that happens to be that BPL (broadband over powerlines) would effectively turn power lines into giant antennae.
I'm just curious, but what determines your left/right definition? If you are using Congress as your index, then the left-biased journalistic outlets will easily outnumber the right: it's inevitable because the press is inherently more liberal than a conservative-controlled Congress. The same applies in reverse.
Of course, if you are using another median to determine your definition, I'd like to know.
This ruling is offensive because it implies that only established and recognized "press" entities qualify -- and the government, whose interest is markedly not neutral, gets to decide who is and isn't "press".
Yes, yes and yes. This is the exact reason why a shield law is detrimental to journalism and why one cannot be effected: forcing the government to define "press" means the definitnon could be manipulated so that only pro-party outlets are recognized and other publications can have their staff thrown into prison for contempt of court et al for refusing to reveal a source.
The fact there isn't and hasn't been a shield law in the two hundred-odd years the United States has existed speaks volumes. Yes, a journalist can go to jail for refusing to reveal to the court the name of the source - but that's part of the risk. Journalists aren't exempt from the consequences of their actions, regardless of motivation and/or story content.
Their job is the disposal of information - and if publishing that information is illegal (leaked memos, anonymous tips, etc) and the journalist is under legal punishment, so be it.
all you'd need is a reasonably competent chemist to reverse-engineer the formula)
Although you seem to have read the article, you also seem to have missed a few key points:
From TFA:
"Ram Sabnis is a leader among a very small group of people who can point to a dye-chemistry Ph.D. on their wall."
"'What Ram did was an extremely difficult bit of chemistry,' [says Darlene Carlson, a former 3M chemist]."
"'Nobody has made this chemistry before,' Sabnis says. 'All these molecules--we will make 200 or 300 to cover the spectrum--they don't exist. We have synthesized a whole new class of dyes.'"
Color me cynical, but I doubt even a "competent" chemist could reverse engineer something like this.
The phrase itself actually originates from a call at community pools. Basically, the lifeguards would shout "Adult Swim" to remove the kids and the adults would have their own predetermined time to swim. Cartoon Network used this same concept in the selection that originally aired 2 September 2001 (thanks, Wiki!).
Consider the source. This isn't an independent news organization attempting to create a "fair and balanced" account of DRM, its pros/cons etc. It's the EFF discussing how DRM reduces a user's rights to listen to music they have paid for.
Some words may appear to intentionally attack, but let's consider the ramifications of the words you chose.
(Sidenote: Merriam-Webster is my source)
force: n. violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing. Given that if one wants to use iTunes to purchase music from iTMS, one is indeed _forced_ to agree to an EULA allowing DRM. No agreement, no music.
laden: adj. carrying a load or burden. How else do you describe music that has DRM? "Music that has DRM"? "Limited-access music"? Given that most people want to listen to their music _whenever_, _wherever_ and on _whatever_ they please, how else should they describe music that prevents them from doing so? "Laden" is a term that conveys a sense of awkwardness.. like trying to load a DRM'd file onto an unapproved device.
Sorry, Jack, but claiming bias here is a bit of a waste.
It's standard journalism practice (and it's been that way for a _long_ time). In a headline, space is at a premium, so the shortest sentence that still makes sense is preferred.
However, the headline "Apple The Current Fastest Growing Brand" seems to be torn in two, as it seems to be a whole sentence imitating a headline. A more refined headline would read "Apple Fastest Growing Brand", eliminating "the current" and saving more space.
"And" is removed for the same reasons, simply because it takes up extra space that can be better utilized with information and _not_ linking additional words.
Commas are used instead of "and" because they provide the same stopping power with _one_ character.
On a side note, and a general reflection on journalistic English: it's _different_ from standard English. A good newspaper is devoted to delivering the maximum of truthful, relevant information on any given story. To accomplish this, certain standards are revised and/or eliminated. Thus, headlines sans verbs, a lack of "ands" and a predominance of commas* "run" a newspaper.
*Note that I lack a second comma. Another journalistic shortcut that conflicts with standard English.
For further information, consult Bill Walsh's journalism stylebook, Lapsing Into a Comma
(sorry about the plug!).
"Really, it may seem petty, but glaring grammatical errors like this are an immediate turn-off. I read stuff like this and immediately assume the author is a nitwit and don't bother reading further."
I, too, maintain a blog. For me, it's not a case of narcissism or that I want to communicate with others. It's just a place for me to vent and speculate, to post good articles on whatever topic and comment on them,
My sister is at college in another state. I read hers (and she knows I do it...and she hasn't killed me yet) so I can keep track of what's bothering her.
Seems to me that there's a greater percentage of simple journals/diaries rather than event or otherwise one-time use blogs. True, the latter often recive the greater publicity, but the truly "dynamic threads" (that's an excellent phrase, kudos to Lonesome Squash) are the ones that cover more than just "My breakfast was [sic] egges, h4m and bacon" or "This is the [Insert Desired Event Name here] 2005 blog."
"Who Wants to Flip Off the Government"
I'm your host, Porter J. Goss. This week, contestants try to flip off the government's spy satellites while a team of CIA agents hunts them down and arrests them for seditious behavior.
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Maybe I'm just cynical, but without contributing large stores of cash to very specific candidates, it's highly unlikely that any control can or will be wrested from the TCP.
The current group in Congress and the White House (both parties, no partisan bickering) has very little interest in maintaining and/or promoting individual rights over corporate interests.
Disclaimer: I am not saying that communicating with elected officials is entirely ineffectual, or that nihilistically, there is no benefit to such communication. I am merely asking if there is even the possibility of demanding end-user control over the proposed chip.
E.g., when I hear half of a song on the radio, but miss the artist/song/album attribution, I use Google to find the entire song [via the three or four lyrics I heard] - and then decide if I would be interested in obtaining the song/album. Yet if they prevent that, they've lost a sale which they were trying to earn in the first place!
The *AAs are fond of claiming potential profit loss based on "piracy" - what if they looked at the potential sales losses by making it impossible for me to find a song I heard on the radio? Would that not also cut into their profit margin?
I'm sure said cantankerous fat guys would be happy to help you out when the cell phone grid is down (a la Katrina or earthquake) and they're the only means of communication.
All I'm saying is that the generic BPL has been proven to generate more interference with other critical devices (think FEMA's shortwave communications) than it has been shown to benefit the home networking crowd.
And as a point of clarification (grandparent), how exactly do you propose an in-house networking solution without leakage onto powerlines?
Some research:
There are other issues, but that one is by far the most contentious as shortwave communications would be disrupted - and that's bad.
Of course, if you are using another median to determine your definition, I'd like to know.
Yes, yes and yes. This is the exact reason why a shield law is detrimental to journalism and why one cannot be effected: forcing the government to define "press" means the definitnon could be manipulated so that only pro-party outlets are recognized and other publications can have their staff thrown into prison for contempt of court et al for refusing to reveal a source.
The fact there isn't and hasn't been a shield law in the two hundred-odd years the United States has existed speaks volumes. Yes, a journalist can go to jail for refusing to reveal to the court the name of the source - but that's part of the risk. Journalists aren't exempt from the consequences of their actions, regardless of motivation and/or story content.
Their job is the disposal of information - and if publishing that information is illegal (leaked memos, anonymous tips, etc) and the journalist is under legal punishment, so be it.
It was either leave it as it stands and let people see the joke; or be remarkably annoying with the "(no pun intended)" line. Glad someone got it!
Although you seem to have read the article, you also seem to have missed a few key points:
From TFA:
Color me cynical, but I doubt even a "competent" chemist could reverse engineer something like this.
The phrase itself actually originates from a call at community pools. Basically, the lifeguards would shout "Adult Swim" to remove the kids and the adults would have their own predetermined time to swim. Cartoon Network used this same concept in the selection that originally aired 2 September 2001 (thanks, Wiki!).
Some words may appear to intentionally attack, but let's consider the ramifications of the words you chose.
(Sidenote: Merriam-Webster is my source)
Sorry, Jack, but claiming bias here is a bit of a waste.
However, the headline "Apple The Current Fastest Growing Brand" seems to be torn in two, as it seems to be a whole sentence imitating a headline. A more refined headline would read "Apple Fastest Growing Brand", eliminating "the current" and saving more space.
"And" is removed for the same reasons, simply because it takes up extra space that can be better utilized with information and _not_ linking additional words.
Commas are used instead of "and" because they provide the same stopping power with _one_ character.
On a side note, and a general reflection on journalistic English: it's _different_ from standard English. A good newspaper is devoted to delivering the maximum of truthful, relevant information on any given story. To accomplish this, certain standards are revised and/or eliminated. Thus, headlines sans verbs, a lack of "ands" and a predominance of commas* "run" a newspaper.
*Note that I lack a second comma. Another journalistic shortcut that conflicts with standard English.
For further information, consult Bill Walsh's journalism stylebook, Lapsing Into a Comma (sorry about the plug!).
So for the final release of an OS X variant, you think Apple will say screw it, and decide to call it... OX?
Suppose I point out it's "comparison"?
"Really, it may seem petty, but glaring grammatical errors like this are an immediate turn-off. I read stuff like this and immediately assume the author is a nitwit and don't bother reading further."
Could not have said it better myself.
And why said sources are often found drifting in the river the next day...
Does that mean I can be a criminal lawyer and not know criminal law?
Oh wait...
Blasted joke assassins...
Aye. I became aware of the typo after I submitted it...For some odd reason the preview function fails to work.
"We are"..."
There's more! "s", "o", "r", "r", "y"
"We are sorry"...We knew this!
"f", "p", "r" - "We are sorry for" - "t", "h", "e", - "We are sorry for the what!?!
"i", "n", "c", "o", "n", "v", "e", - almost got it - "n", "i", "e", "n", "c" "e".
"We are sorry for the inconvenience"? You bastard!!
*Apologies to DNA, who orignially used this idea as God's final message to the univers.
My sister is at college in another state. I read hers (and she knows I do it...and she hasn't killed me yet) so I can keep track of what's bothering her.
Seems to me that there's a greater percentage of simple journals/diaries rather than event or otherwise one-time use blogs. True, the latter often recive the greater publicity, but the truly "dynamic threads" (that's an excellent phrase, kudos to Lonesome Squash) are the ones that cover more than just "My breakfast was [sic] egges, h4m and bacon" or "This is the [Insert Desired Event Name here] 2005 blog."
"Who Wants to Flip Off the Government" I'm your host, Porter J. Goss. This week, contestants try to flip off the government's spy satellites while a team of CIA agents hunts them down and arrests them for seditious behavior.
Cheney should be very worried now. NASA's found his prototype Death Star.
"Internet Explorer" and "secure" in the same sentence without a negative modifier? Anyone else see a problem with this?