Ebay has to worry about being taken to court as a black market. If they do nothing to prevent such auctions, they risk some court finding them to be aiding illegal sales.
Why would they have to worry about that? There's nothing illegal about selling these. "Black markets" involve selling things like illegal drugs or weapons. In what way is a CoS e-meter illegal? Can you show me the relevant laws?
That is why I'm sad to see HD-DVD go.With a cheap burner I'd have had a one stop solution for HD and regular DVD
Huh? There are no burners for HD-DVD on the market, let alone cheap ones. But there are reasonably priced (for a new technology) Blu-Ray burners on the market. I don't see how your comment makes any sense.
It's pretty idiotic to think that something is the best, just because it costs more, without doing any research whatsoever. Or do you think it's smart to buy expensive items without investigating what you are buying?
Will quantum computers let us transcend the human condition and become as powerful as gods, or are they a physical absurdity destined to be exposed as the twenty-first century's perpetual-motion machine?
While we're on that question, how about this one - "Could God create a version of Microsoft Windows so stable that even He could not make it crash?"
Note that the CoS is not nuking the auctions of competitive scanners
Only because such a thing doesn't exist. Unless it's labeled as a multimeter, of course. People generally don't use those to do Scientology "audits". If they did, Scientology might remove those too.
only their own, legitimate scanners.
In what way are e-meters legitimate? They're a fraud in every sense of the word.
I'm pretty sure they have every reasonable right to expect to be able to enforce those presale contrac
Why? And why should eBay give them the power to screw with auctions? Breaking of contracts is a matter for the courts to decide, not a matter of vigilante "justice" that screws with people. What obligation does eBay have to protect Scientology?
Of course, there's not even any evidence that the units in question were sold under contract.
Note that the CoS is not nuking the auctions of competitive scanners
Only because such a thing doesn't exist. Unless it's labeled as a multimeter, of course. People generally don't use those to do Scientology "audits". If they did, Scientology might remove those too.
only their own, legitimate scanners.
In what way are e-meters legitimate? They're a fraud in every sense of the word.
which were remarkable in themselves in that they were entirely without violence and none of the protesters in any of the countries were arrested
What's so remarkable about that? That's what the majority of protests are like - it's just that the media usually doesn't report them unless there's some violence or arrests.
But not everybody wants to vote. For many, it is indeed a chore. The very fact that it is compulsory means that it isn't a privilege. A good example of a privilege in government-related matters is driving a vehicle. You have to earn the right to drive on the roads, and it can be taken away from you.
Embarrassing story, so hours after this Rudd and Conroy announce the War on Internet Music. They may have released this to take the above story out of the news. Conroy and Rudd are both Conservative Christians.
That doesn't make any sense. Firstly, it was the Rudd government that declared the porn filter a failure. If they wanted to bury the story, they could have just said it was doing great, or ignored it. Secondly, the porn filter was a Howard government initiative. Its failure doesn't leave egg on Rudd's face, if anything, it makes him look better than Howard.
(it's not a right to vote it's a priviledge and if you're registered to vote there's a fine if you don't and once you're on an electoral roll the only way off is to die)
Wait a minute, isn't something that's mandatory the exact opposite of a privilege?
Okay then, sex is outdated because we have in vitro fertilization. Walking is outdated because we have cars and segways.
Stupid examples. Sex is not just for reproduction, and walking is not just for getting places. But the only real purpose of competitive sports is a competition to prove who is stronger than another person. How is that useful in today's society? All it does is cause problems.
Just because a machine can do something doesn't mean it nullifies a human doing it.
That's still not a good reason to have massive orgies of competitive sports.
I like sports (watching and playing) because they are fun. Competing is fun.
Surely you can have fun just playing sport with your friends, without disgusting rituals like the Olympics and Spectator football? The spectator part is the worst of it. The people sitting and watching sport on TV and eating junk food aren't even getting the health benefits of sport. Perhaps without the lame ritualized spectator sports, more people would actually participate and have fun and be healthy doing it.
As it stands, we tend to have two main groups of people around sports - those who kill themselves being sedentary watching spectator sports, and those who engage in competitive sport, who kill themselves by pushing themselves too far. There are very few in the middle. I wouldn't mind so much if we had a moderate, "sport is fun for everybody" culture, but that's not what we have. We have total extremism, corruption and commercialism, dressed up as a noble endeavor. No thanks.
Why do people game, there is no reason to do it other than to compete and have fun.
Usually with the emphasis on "fun". Gamers who game just to compete are a pretty sad bunch.
Just because you don't like to compete or watch others compete, doesn't mean that no one else does. It's not outdated and I hope it never is.
Just because I enjoy it, doesn't mean that I can't have my opinion. And it is outdated. Modern humans have no need to prove how strong they are to each other - we have machines that do the physical work for us now.
Tweaking your body by nutrition and medicine is making your body more efficient. Adding a mechanical assist is giving the body an advantage it couldn't have naturally, no matter how much you do.
How are they any different? Using medicine and modern training gives the body advantages it would never have naturally. Exactly like the artificial limb. And if dietary supplements and medicines are allowed, then why not steroids? I've never seen a good explanation as to why the arbitrary line is drawn where it is. Really, what's the difference between modern nutrition and medicine, and the "illegal" drugs?
Olympic sport is supposed to be about human pure ability/endurance, not technical innovation.
It's all such horseshit anyway, who really cares what they do? It's such an outdated concept, watching people pointlessly competing for no other reason than to compete. And who really cares if they take steroids or have technological enhancements? Any athlete at the Olympic level is benefiting from decades of technological, biological and medical progress in training techniques, even if they don't use any steroids or other banned enhancements. So it's hypocritical to rule out certain technical innovations, but not others.
MiniDisc - whilst it has certainly lost it's appeal with the younger generation is used extensively by professional musicans, recording studios
What?? Minidisc is not used extensively by professional musicians or studios. It is mostly used in places like community or regional radio stations, on a tight budget. But professionals either use full-blown multitrack interfaces, or for portable use, they use solid-state (flash memory) recorders or hard-drive recorders. In earlier days before the modern recorders, professionals used DAT (Digital Audio Tape), not Minidisc.
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Unfortunately in this thread though the OP (possibly a troll) simply said that we need something else because X is old
Well, I don't see what was trollish about the OP. I just thought that a smart crowd like slashdot would have known the problems with X, and not needed specific elaboration - I saw it simply as a general comment. I also doubt that the complaint was simply because it is old - the term "dinosaur" has several levels of meaning. If it were old but problem-free, then I don't think it would have been called that, it would have been called "mature" or "tried and true".
Again, as someone else has observed, it seems the true meaning of "troll" has been lost and now simply means somebody who goes against popular opinion.
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...because it looks like the riddler is the "architect" behind the MS Source Force!No, that's what I call my butt.
Why would they have to worry about that? There's nothing illegal about selling these. "Black markets" involve selling things like illegal drugs or weapons. In what way is a CoS e-meter illegal? Can you show me the relevant laws?
Uhhh, why should the DVD Forum be the authority on high definition optical discs? The DVD standard never mentioned high definition.
Huh? There are no burners for HD-DVD on the market, let alone cheap ones. But there are reasonably priced (for a new technology) Blu-Ray burners on the market. I don't see how your comment makes any sense.
It's pretty idiotic to think that something is the best, just because it costs more, without doing any research whatsoever. Or do you think it's smart to buy expensive items without investigating what you are buying?
What? That sounds like a pretty typical protest size, perhaps a bit on the small side. Bigger peaceful protests happen all the time.
In other words: "A wizard did it."
While we're on that question, how about this one - "Could God create a version of Microsoft Windows so stable that even He could not make it crash?"
It's about as relevant.
If somebody can't figure out a circuit diagram that simple, I'd have to ask - "What the hell are you doing on slashdot, anyway?"
Only because such a thing doesn't exist. Unless it's labeled as a multimeter, of course. People generally don't use those to do Scientology "audits". If they did, Scientology might remove those too.
only their own, legitimate scanners.In what way are e-meters legitimate? They're a fraud in every sense of the word.
I'm pretty sure they have every reasonable right to expect to be able to enforce those presale contracWhy? And why should eBay give them the power to screw with auctions? Breaking of contracts is a matter for the courts to decide, not a matter of vigilante "justice" that screws with people. What obligation does eBay have to protect Scientology?
Of course, there's not even any evidence that the units in question were sold under contract.
Only because such a thing doesn't exist. Unless it's labeled as a multimeter, of course. People generally don't use those to do Scientology "audits". If they did, Scientology might remove those too.
only their own, legitimate scanners.In what way are e-meters legitimate? They're a fraud in every sense of the word.
What's so remarkable about that? That's what the majority of protests are like - it's just that the media usually doesn't report them unless there's some violence or arrests.
But not everybody wants to vote. For many, it is indeed a chore. The very fact that it is compulsory means that it isn't a privilege. A good example of a privilege in government-related matters is driving a vehicle. You have to earn the right to drive on the roads, and it can be taken away from you.
That doesn't make any sense. Firstly, it was the Rudd government that declared the porn filter a failure. If they wanted to bury the story, they could have just said it was doing great, or ignored it. Secondly, the porn filter was a Howard government initiative. Its failure doesn't leave egg on Rudd's face, if anything, it makes him look better than Howard.
Wait a minute, isn't something that's mandatory the exact opposite of a privilege?
Stupid examples. Sex is not just for reproduction, and walking is not just for getting places. But the only real purpose of competitive sports is a competition to prove who is stronger than another person. How is that useful in today's society? All it does is cause problems.
Just because a machine can do something doesn't mean it nullifies a human doing it.That's still not a good reason to have massive orgies of competitive sports.
I like sports (watching and playing) because they are fun. Competing is fun.Surely you can have fun just playing sport with your friends, without disgusting rituals like the Olympics and Spectator football? The spectator part is the worst of it. The people sitting and watching sport on TV and eating junk food aren't even getting the health benefits of sport. Perhaps without the lame ritualized spectator sports, more people would actually participate and have fun and be healthy doing it.
As it stands, we tend to have two main groups of people around sports - those who kill themselves being sedentary watching spectator sports, and those who engage in competitive sport, who kill themselves by pushing themselves too far. There are very few in the middle. I wouldn't mind so much if we had a moderate, "sport is fun for everybody" culture, but that's not what we have. We have total extremism, corruption and commercialism, dressed up as a noble endeavor. No thanks.
Usually with the emphasis on "fun". Gamers who game just to compete are a pretty sad bunch.
Just because you don't like to compete or watch others compete, doesn't mean that no one else does. It's not outdated and I hope it never is.Just because I enjoy it, doesn't mean that I can't have my opinion. And it is outdated. Modern humans have no need to prove how strong they are to each other - we have machines that do the physical work for us now.
Tweaking your body by nutrition and medicine is making your body more efficient. Adding a mechanical assist is giving the body an advantage it couldn't have naturally, no matter how much you do.How are they any different? Using medicine and modern training gives the body advantages it would never have naturally. Exactly like the artificial limb. And if dietary supplements and medicines are allowed, then why not steroids? I've never seen a good explanation as to why the arbitrary line is drawn where it is. Really, what's the difference between modern nutrition and medicine, and the "illegal" drugs?
It's all such horseshit anyway, who really cares what they do? It's such an outdated concept, watching people pointlessly competing for no other reason than to compete. And who really cares if they take steroids or have technological enhancements? Any athlete at the Olympic level is benefiting from decades of technological, biological and medical progress in training techniques, even if they don't use any steroids or other banned enhancements. So it's hypocritical to rule out certain technical innovations, but not others.
Boycott poor grammar.
Microsoft doesn't play the patent game, too?
Adorama most definitely does ship internationally.
What?? Minidisc is not used extensively by professional musicians or studios. It is mostly used in places like community or regional radio stations, on a tight budget. But professionals either use full-blown multitrack interfaces, or for portable use, they use solid-state (flash memory) recorders or hard-drive recorders. In earlier days before the modern recorders, professionals used DAT (Digital Audio Tape), not Minidisc.
Well, I don't see what was trollish about the OP. I just thought that a smart crowd like slashdot would have known the problems with X, and not needed specific elaboration - I saw it simply as a general comment. I also doubt that the complaint was simply because it is old - the term "dinosaur" has several levels of meaning. If it were old but problem-free, then I don't think it would have been called that, it would have been called "mature" or "tried and true".
Again, as someone else has observed, it seems the true meaning of "troll" has been lost and now simply means somebody who goes against popular opinion.
Ahh, so it was powered by Steam?