In my opinion, a gadget can have too many features. For example, a PDA is cool, and it would be improved if there was an integrated beer bottle opener. However, it would be a bit overboard if that PDA also had a blood sugar testing kit, a pedometer, and also functioned as a concealed carry weapon.
Some people just want their phones to be phones and their portable music devices to be portable music devices. Extra features are cool, but going too far is not cool.
As an aside, Bill Gates is a complete horse's ass for wanting to crush his competition. Competing is good, crushing competition an utterly ruling the market is bad. There must be balance in the force.
I enjoyed reading your post. And I am in no way patronizing you. In general, I am calm. I used the seatbelt analogy because it fits well with many situations. I try no to use it too often, however, since it's quite a bit like I'm trying to godwin the situation.
The big deal is that I am a free man. I was born free; a sovereign citizen of the United States. As a free man, the federal government has no business knowing where I am or anything else about me. The government's job is national defense, and international communications and trade. It is not their job to watch or rule over the citizenry, and I will never submit to such practices. That is why it is a big deal.
For fun, for food, for tradition...deer is tasty, but here's the definition for sport, from dictionary.com:
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1.a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
1.b. A particular form of this activity.
2.An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3.An active pastime; recreation."
Taking this into consideration, and having hunted fished, and participated in many recognized "sports", it's easy for me to see why hunting is called a sport.
"As we're getting our own version of the DMCA thanks to the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement..."
The more I read about these so-called "free trade" agreements, the more I have to laugh. Take this quote for example. What about a DMCA-like provision is considered free? It seems to me that these contractual clauses are just a world wide extention of US policy. Adopt our laws, or we close down trade channels, etc, etc. What a silly way to do business...
Unfortunately, that's how much of the world works. Personally, I hate whining. I'm sure there's deep pyschological roots there, but that would be offtopic. My point is just that when wronged, making a circus out of it won't help the issue, no matter who's right or wrong. During that whole mess, GWB kept quite, and that was the best thing he could do from a political standpoint. Here was this big mess, one participant is not saying anything and the other is making a big hoo-hah in the media. I heard (countless times) people saying that they respected GWB more for not making a big deal of it, regardless of any actual facts of the case. That's my point. I wasn't taking sides at all, just pointing out my opinion of handling being screwed, attacked, or otherwise wronged.
It appears that you are making assumptions. Not very wise. My whole point was not bush v. gore, but whining v. not whining. Bush may have filed first, but who was whining the loudest? That's the point I was making, nothing more. Assume nothing.
Yeah, I neither saw nor signed any such documentation. Nor was it verbally explained to me. That being said, how is using it in violation of the license illegal? If you can point me to the federal or state code that stipulates this act is in fact a criminal act (illegal), then I will believe you. I have never read the Microsoft EULA, it's far too long. I'd never stay awake.
IANAL, but as far as I know, not abiding by the license terms is a civil issue. i.e. "If you violate these license terms, we are going to sue the pants off of you." As opposed to "If you violate these license terms, the FBI will knock down your door and taser you, and you will be brought up on federal criminal charges for licence crimes." If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I'll admit that. But I think the terms legal and illegal are used far too loosely in this country. They are absolute concepts, and some people use them in a relative, or non-absolute fashion.
It's definitely possible to do it "innocently", to use the term lightly. It may be better to say unknowingly, or accidentally. There are so many people out there with the condition of selective hearing, or not listening at all. Taken out of context, one person can misinterpret a quote, say that he was claiming he invented the internet, tell their friends, and off it goes. And the result is a misguided and misunderstood interpretation of a part of an interview. It's not far-fetched at all.
Well, I would never call it illegal, but the license does stipulate that it is only a valid license to students of the university. The implication here would be that since I am no longer a student, the license is invalid. That doesn't mean it's illegal (selling it would be), just unlicensed.
You have a good point, but try to think of the similarity from a non-tech perspective. Imagine you were a proletariat well versed in internet usage, but that's as far as your technical skills go. Many people fit into this category, so perhaps that's how the whole "invented the internet" thing got started. The farther one gets from techspeak and politispeak, the easier it is to perceive "invent" and "create" as the same.
But can you not see the striking similarities between the two statements? Invent vs. Create? There's not much difference if you look at it that way. By looking at the whole quote, and more responsibly, looking at the whole interview, there may be the opportunity to get a different impression. However, I think it is fairly easy to take that one quote and innocently warp it into inventing the interwebs.
I refused to RTFA one I read the phrase "amazing work". Granted, I did not follow his career or his voting record with religious rigor, but I believe that he did nothing besides look like an ass. Politically, he supported some pretty wacked out initiatives. Remember his comments/platform during his prez campaign? What about him whining for a recount? I don't like GWB, but I hate whiners. Even though Kerry could have called for similar measures due to the voting issues in Ohio and Florida(?), he showed a wee bit of class.
Forgive me if I'm trolling a bit. I just read the headline and thought, "WTF?!?"
What if I told them I burnt a copy of it that was just laying around my university library? It wasn't exactly sold, but it is unscrupulous...
What about the Academic Alliance copy of XP pro I purchased from mu college? Those are supposed to be freely distributed to college students for indoctrination, but I paid (for the media itslef, cents per cd, etc). Now that I am out of college, and still using it, does that mean it's pirated? The license was free to college students, implying that I had to uninstall it when I graduated. Can I turn in my college? More importantly, why would I care if Micro$oft gave me a valid license. If they come busting down my door looking for a valid license, I'll introduce them to some 12 gauge buckshot. Hmmm. All of a sudden, I don't see the signifigance of this bribe. And yes, it is a bribe. Money in solicitation for information is a bribe. Some bribes are legal, some are not.
I have recently applied for a "Download" patent. Sure, I didn't invent the technology, and everyone uses it, but I was the first to get an application to the US Patent Office, and my caseworker says it looks like a slam dunk.
It goes like this, if you have anything on a site for download, and don't apply for one of my licenses, I'm going to sue you and take everything you've got. It's MY technology after all, I'll have the patent.
Personally, I can't think of anything better than training young people to rat out their friends and families, all the while standing up for the rights of IP owners like Disney. We don't want those poor Hollywood bums to go broke do we?
Some fool modded this troll. Normally I wouldn't care, but I just have to wonder if the mod even read my post. Perhaps they did, but in the stupor of fisting their own ass, they didn't realize satire and sarcastic comments exist. Hopefully, the trolling retard that modded this as troll will read this and promptly remove his or her fist from his or her rectum. Wait...Who am I fooling? Get a fucking life.
Interesting points, Trip Master Monkey. I agree with you to a certain degree, but I have serious issues with the theory of human evolution regarding our race evolving from an ape-like creature. I have seen no scientific evidence that tells us we came from apes. What I have seen, however, is a hypothesis which requires faith to believe.
Take a look at prehistoric man, for example. Excessive hair, and most notably, a large sloping forehead. But wait, I was not desribing a prehistoric man. I was describing the bus driver on the movie Speed. Watch it and you'll know what I'm talking about. Another example would be Alaskan Eskimos. Some of them have skulls shaped strangely like supposed cavemen. Then there's the interesting Lucy fossil. All I see around that is a lot of conjecture.
Now, I'm not saying the earth is 6000 years old, or 6 billion years old. I'm just keeping an open mind about what is theory, what is faith, and what is scientific fact. What you said is true, that all this can be a tool of God. The truth is, creationists don't know how long the earth has been around. Perhaps Moses' time line is literal and correct, but Adam and Eve were in the garden of Eden for 4.78 million years. Neither science nor theology has given us these answers. So God gave us these brains to find the answers.
I claim bigotry against all non-human, or non-dog entities. Any HUMAN can join my club. It will be fun. We'll march around in capes and hoods, goosestepping while peacefully protesting in the street. But so help me, if one of those robots makes a robot cat, I'm gonna flip out and start doing some pretty irrational stuff.
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In my opinion, a gadget can have too many features. For example, a PDA is cool, and it would be improved if there was an integrated beer bottle opener. However, it would be a bit overboard if that PDA also had a blood sugar testing kit, a pedometer, and also functioned as a concealed carry weapon.
Some people just want their phones to be phones and their portable music devices to be portable music devices. Extra features are cool, but going too far is not cool.
As an aside, Bill Gates is a complete horse's ass for wanting to crush his competition. Competing is good, crushing competition an utterly ruling the market is bad. There must be balance in the force.
An excellent point. Tom Clancy wrote about this in Rainbow Six (briefly). He called it "Potomac Fever."
I enjoyed reading your post. And I am in no way patronizing you. In general, I am calm. I used the seatbelt analogy because it fits well with many situations. I try no to use it too often, however, since it's quite a bit like I'm trying to godwin the situation.
The big deal is that I am a free man. I was born free; a sovereign citizen of the United States. As a free man, the federal government has no business knowing where I am or anything else about me. The government's job is national defense, and international communications and trade. It is not their job to watch or rule over the citizenry, and I will never submit to such practices. That is why it is a big deal.
Why is that ludicrous? Don't you wear a seat belt?
" 1.a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. 1.b. A particular form of this activity. 2.An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. 3.An active pastime; recreation."
Taking this into consideration, and having hunted fished, and participated in many recognized "sports", it's easy for me to see why hunting is called a sport.
The more I read about these so-called "free trade" agreements, the more I have to laugh. Take this quote for example. What about a DMCA-like provision is considered free? It seems to me that these contractual clauses are just a world wide extention of US policy. Adopt our laws, or we close down trade channels, etc, etc. What a silly way to do business...
fall for it like a sheep? Obviously, you weren't listening.
Unfortunately, that's how much of the world works. Personally, I hate whining. I'm sure there's deep pyschological roots there, but that would be offtopic. My point is just that when wronged, making a circus out of it won't help the issue, no matter who's right or wrong. During that whole mess, GWB kept quite, and that was the best thing he could do from a political standpoint. Here was this big mess, one participant is not saying anything and the other is making a big hoo-hah in the media. I heard (countless times) people saying that they respected GWB more for not making a big deal of it, regardless of any actual facts of the case. That's my point. I wasn't taking sides at all, just pointing out my opinion of handling being screwed, attacked, or otherwise wronged.
It appears that you are making assumptions. Not very wise. My whole point was not bush v. gore, but whining v. not whining. Bush may have filed first, but who was whining the loudest? That's the point I was making, nothing more. Assume nothing.
Yeah, I neither saw nor signed any such documentation. Nor was it verbally explained to me. That being said, how is using it in violation of the license illegal? If you can point me to the federal or state code that stipulates this act is in fact a criminal act (illegal), then I will believe you. I have never read the Microsoft EULA, it's far too long. I'd never stay awake.
IANAL, but as far as I know, not abiding by the license terms is a civil issue. i.e. "If you violate these license terms, we are going to sue the pants off of you." As opposed to "If you violate these license terms, the FBI will knock down your door and taser you, and you will be brought up on federal criminal charges for licence crimes." If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I'll admit that. But I think the terms legal and illegal are used far too loosely in this country. They are absolute concepts, and some people use them in a relative, or non-absolute fashion.
It's definitely possible to do it "innocently", to use the term lightly. It may be better to say unknowingly, or accidentally. There are so many people out there with the condition of selective hearing, or not listening at all. Taken out of context, one person can misinterpret a quote, say that he was claiming he invented the internet, tell their friends, and off it goes. And the result is a misguided and misunderstood interpretation of a part of an interview. It's not far-fetched at all.
Well, I would never call it illegal, but the license does stipulate that it is only a valid license to students of the university. The implication here would be that since I am no longer a student, the license is invalid. That doesn't mean it's illegal (selling it would be), just unlicensed.
It's my work keyboard... Faulty equipment. I swear.
You have a good point, but try to think of the similarity from a non-tech perspective. Imagine you were a proletariat well versed in internet usage, but that's as far as your technical skills go. Many people fit into this category, so perhaps that's how the whole "invented the internet" thing got started. The farther one gets from techspeak and politispeak, the easier it is to perceive "invent" and "create" as the same.
But can you not see the striking similarities between the two statements? Invent vs. Create? There's not much difference if you look at it that way. By looking at the whole quote, and more responsibly, looking at the whole interview, there may be the opportunity to get a different impression. However, I think it is fairly easy to take that one quote and innocently warp it into inventing the interwebs.
I refused to RTFA one I read the phrase "amazing work". Granted, I did not follow his career or his voting record with religious rigor, but I believe that he did nothing besides look like an ass. Politically, he supported some pretty wacked out initiatives. Remember his comments/platform during his prez campaign? What about him whining for a recount? I don't like GWB, but I hate whiners. Even though Kerry could have called for similar measures due to the voting issues in Ohio and Florida(?), he showed a wee bit of class.
Forgive me if I'm trolling a bit. I just read the headline and thought, "WTF?!?"
Spelling Nazi...
That sould have been "burned" not "burnt".
What if I told them I burnt a copy of it that was just laying around my university library? It wasn't exactly sold, but it is unscrupulous...
What about the Academic Alliance copy of XP pro I purchased from mu college? Those are supposed to be freely distributed to college students for indoctrination, but I paid (for the media itslef, cents per cd, etc). Now that I am out of college, and still using it, does that mean it's pirated? The license was free to college students, implying that I had to uninstall it when I graduated. Can I turn in my college? More importantly, why would I care if Micro$oft gave me a valid license. If they come busting down my door looking for a valid license, I'll introduce them to some 12 gauge buckshot. Hmmm. All of a sudden, I don't see the signifigance of this bribe. And yes, it is a bribe. Money in solicitation for information is a bribe. Some bribes are legal, some are not.
I have recently applied for a "Download" patent. Sure, I didn't invent the technology, and everyone uses it, but I was the first to get an application to the US Patent Office, and my caseworker says it looks like a slam dunk.
It goes like this, if you have anything on a site for download, and don't apply for one of my licenses, I'm going to sue you and take everything you've got. It's MY technology after all, I'll have the patent.
Personally, I can't think of anything better than training young people to rat out their friends and families, all the while standing up for the rights of IP owners like Disney. We don't want those poor Hollywood bums to go broke do we?
Definitely Orwellian.
Yeah, and you get your merit badge faster for saying "Supersize Me" when ordering your food.
Some fool modded this troll. Normally I wouldn't care, but I just have to wonder if the mod even read my post. Perhaps they did, but in the stupor of fisting their own ass, they didn't realize satire and sarcastic comments exist. Hopefully, the trolling retard that modded this as troll will read this and promptly remove his or her fist from his or her rectum. Wait...Who am I fooling? Get a fucking life.
Interesting points, Trip Master Monkey. I agree with you to a certain degree, but I have serious issues with the theory of human evolution regarding our race evolving from an ape-like creature. I have seen no scientific evidence that tells us we came from apes. What I have seen, however, is a hypothesis which requires faith to believe.
Take a look at prehistoric man, for example. Excessive hair, and most notably, a large sloping forehead. But wait, I was not desribing a prehistoric man. I was describing the bus driver on the movie Speed. Watch it and you'll know what I'm talking about. Another example would be Alaskan Eskimos. Some of them have skulls shaped strangely like supposed cavemen. Then there's the interesting Lucy fossil. All I see around that is a lot of conjecture.
Now, I'm not saying the earth is 6000 years old, or 6 billion years old. I'm just keeping an open mind about what is theory, what is faith, and what is scientific fact. What you said is true, that all this can be a tool of God. The truth is, creationists don't know how long the earth has been around. Perhaps Moses' time line is literal and correct, but Adam and Eve were in the garden of Eden for 4.78 million years. Neither science nor theology has given us these answers. So God gave us these brains to find the answers.
I claim bigotry against all non-human, or non-dog entities. Any HUMAN can join my club. It will be fun. We'll march around in capes and hoods, goosestepping while peacefully protesting in the street. But so help me, if one of those robots makes a robot cat, I'm gonna flip out and start doing some pretty irrational stuff.