No, In the UK you can go to court for saying something that is untrue. If you accuse someone of something in a public forum, you need to be able to prove it. The normal burden of evidence is reversed because, in the case of libel, the defendant was the original accuser. British libel laws certainly need reform, but I think the intent of the law is sound.
My disagreeing with you did not include any personal attacks. Any condescension in my reply was nothing compared to the direct insult of your 'Fuck you'. I'm sorry that you feel the need to resort to that whenever participating in a discussion. Back on topic, if you don't like the price supermarkets are charging for 'green' bags, you can get them somewhere else. It is one of the marvels of capitalism. A sturdy canvas bag will last years.
I'd say source is now more readable than ever. If code is written using modern HTML, which separates the content from the layout, it's fairly trivial to work out what's going on.
I'm going to ignore the unnecessary vitriol in your comment. I am not ordering you to change your actions. You may be surprised to hear that plastic bags are not, in fact, a limitless resource, and as such, they have a value. You may not think the 5 pence, or whatever you pay for them is their actual value, but if you don't like it, no one is forcing you to buy them.
Generally speaking, even those with learning difficulties are far more intelligent than animals we kill. Especially given that most Western countries do not allow the killing of the great apes.
Most prisoners are evil? Seriously? In that case the USA has a higher proportion of evil people compared to the rest of the world. Oh, and blacks and hispanics are more likely to be evil than white people.
I don't agree with your other points, but your complaint over plastic bags is the most outrageous. How hard is it for you to buy a couple of canvas bags to take to the supermarket with you?
That should indicate to you just how far right the american right wing is compared to the rest of the western world. But I'm not sure I agree with you anyway. The BBC does a good a job of being neutral as it is as possible to do. They report facts, and don't mix editorial content with news.
That's a good point. I would guess Microsoft only bought Sidekick for the IP and staff, so the Sidekick itself would probably be more of an annoyance than an asset. Maybe this is Microsoft's way of getting rid of customers! Probably not, as the saying goes: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity".
Oh, my mistake. I took the comment on VAT to mean you're from the UK, but I realise now that you could be from anywhere in Europe, or many other places for that matter.
Actually, the Kindle will be available in the UK (as the summary says). Although at the moment it has to be paid for in dollars and shipped from the US, Amazon says 'In the future, we plan to introduce a UK-centric Kindle experience'.
Nobody is forcing Palm or RIM to even use iTunes. They can write their own music manager if they like, but obviously, if they want to leverage the iTunes music library, the user must run iTunes! It's not like Apple lock competitors out of iTunes. If they wished, they could stop iTunes producing an XML file and just store music data in a binary blob. Just because Apple don't write their software in the exact way their competitors would like, doesn't mean they are being anticompetitive!
What license? Blackberry pay no license, they just sync with iTunes in the proper manner, by reading and writing the iTunes XML file. Of course, this requires that they write their own sync software.
My point was that the interstate system is just as subsidised (if not more subsidised) as Amtrak. I used the word socialism because for some reason it has negative connotations in the USA.
Wrong. If you look at efficiency, it takes surprisingly little power to tow dozens of containers with one engine rather than each container having its own truck. Think of it as the equivalent of container ships on land. It makes no sense building boats which carry just one container when transporting goods hundred of miles. Of course, roads are required for the last few miles, but that doesn't mean rail can be used for the bulk of the journey.
What? Both those rely on constant electricity. If the flow stops (due to, say, an earthquake) the train crashes down to the tracks. Whereas a conventional train can brake harmlessly to a halt.
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Except that that is Apple's trademark. Nothing to do with ATT.
No, In the UK you can go to court for saying something that is untrue. If you accuse someone of something in a public forum, you need to be able to prove it. The normal burden of evidence is reversed because, in the case of libel, the defendant was the original accuser. British libel laws certainly need reform, but I think the intent of the law is sound.
I said I was outraged by what you said, not by you. That's the difference between an argument and a personal attack.
My disagreeing with you did not include any personal attacks. Any condescension in my reply was nothing compared to the direct insult of your 'Fuck you'. I'm sorry that you feel the need to resort to that whenever participating in a discussion. Back on topic, if you don't like the price supermarkets are charging for 'green' bags, you can get them somewhere else. It is one of the marvels of capitalism. A sturdy canvas bag will last years.
I'd say source is now more readable than ever. If code is written using modern HTML, which separates the content from the layout, it's fairly trivial to work out what's going on.
I'm going to ignore the unnecessary vitriol in your comment. I am not ordering you to change your actions. You may be surprised to hear that plastic bags are not, in fact, a limitless resource, and as such, they have a value. You may not think the 5 pence, or whatever you pay for them is their actual value, but if you don't like it, no one is forcing you to buy them.
Generally speaking, even those with learning difficulties are far more intelligent than animals we kill. Especially given that most Western countries do not allow the killing of the great apes.
Most prisoners are evil? Seriously? In that case the USA has a higher proportion of evil people compared to the rest of the world. Oh, and blacks and hispanics are more likely to be evil than white people.
I don't agree with your other points, but your complaint over plastic bags is the most outrageous. How hard is it for you to buy a couple of canvas bags to take to the supermarket with you?
Why do you assume they're not doing that? I would expect that given the high traffic whitehouse.gov receive all pages will be heavily cached.
That should indicate to you just how far right the american right wing is compared to the rest of the western world. But I'm not sure I agree with you anyway. The BBC does a good a job of being neutral as it is as possible to do. They report facts, and don't mix editorial content with news.
No one, except anyone who uses iTunes, the largest music retailer in the US.
That's a good point. I would guess Microsoft only bought Sidekick for the IP and staff, so the Sidekick itself would probably be more of an annoyance than an asset. Maybe this is Microsoft's way of getting rid of customers! Probably not, as the saying goes: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity".
Oh, my mistake. I took the comment on VAT to mean you're from the UK, but I realise now that you could be from anywhere in Europe, or many other places for that matter.
Much like modern flu vaccines.
Actually, the Kindle will be available in the UK (as the summary says). Although at the moment it has to be paid for in dollars and shipped from the US, Amazon says 'In the future, we plan to introduce a UK-centric Kindle experience'.
Nobody is forcing Palm or RIM to even use iTunes. They can write their own music manager if they like, but obviously, if they want to leverage the iTunes music library, the user must run iTunes! It's not like Apple lock competitors out of iTunes. If they wished, they could stop iTunes producing an XML file and just store music data in a binary blob. Just because Apple don't write their software in the exact way their competitors would like, doesn't mean they are being anticompetitive!
If by fancy API you mean reading and writing the iTunes XML file, then yes, you're correct.
Anyone who knows how to use an XML parser.
What license? Blackberry pay no license, they just sync with iTunes in the proper manner, by reading and writing the iTunes XML file. Of course, this requires that they write their own sync software.
My point was that the interstate system is just as subsidised (if not more subsidised) as Amtrak. I used the word socialism because for some reason it has negative connotations in the USA.
Wrong. If you look at efficiency, it takes surprisingly little power to tow dozens of containers with one engine rather than each container having its own truck. Think of it as the equivalent of container ships on land. It makes no sense building boats which carry just one container when transporting goods hundred of miles. Of course, roads are required for the last few miles, but that doesn't mean rail can be used for the bulk of the journey.
Nothing, I totally agree with your stance. I was using a technique called sarcasm.
What? Both those rely on constant electricity. If the flow stops (due to, say, an earthquake) the train crashes down to the tracks. Whereas a conventional train can brake harmlessly to a halt.
Amtrak actually makes a little money. Unlike, say, the massive socialist US interstate system.