It should be common sense, really, that not loading your device up with crap would be the way to keep customers, but businesses don't care enough and in the US the government doesn't force them to care either.
Well, for a lot of users, the crap is actually considered vital software.
"What, you don't have Norton McAfee VirusBuster 2000? Don't you know that makes you vulnerable to random monkey attacks? Look, it says so right here in this email that somebody forwarded to me. Sending you a copy right now. Make sure you run the.EXE file for a full explanation."
I'm not saying its right, but seriously. What is the difference.
The difference is that when it appears in the newspaper, the newspaper pays for the cost of publishing that. In this case, police resources are being wasted publishing stuff to a private company's site. Why are police resources being used to profit Facebook?
Hardly. Most tech products are barely past the beta stage after 22 months. It takes a lot longer than that for technology to mature. Look at Personal Computers - it's been over 30 years and they are only just beginning to reach a stage one would consider anything like maturity.
Apple's multitouch [gizmodo.com] patent [mashable.com] is well documented. [pcmag.com]
Are you so fucking stupid that you can't even read your own links? Apple does not have "a patent on multitouch" it has various patents related to user interface aspects of multitouch. It's right there in third paragraph of the first article you link to:
"As others have thoroughly and eloquently explained this week, it's impossible to identify a single patent that has a lock on the iPhone's multitouch magic as we know it. That patent probably does not exist."
And the quote from Jobs you mention is not about suing HTC over having a multitouch interface, it's about the implementation of UI methods.
Many of the young (under 30) people I know tell me that they will not go see a movie if it isn't 3D and/or they won't watch shows on TV or Movies at home that are not HD.
But what makes you think that they are saying that because they believe it improves the storyline or the acting, rather than other (visual) aspects? Young people in particular go to movies for the effects or the visual thrill (or as an attempt to get laid), not for the storyline.
You're missing the fucking point. It doesn't have to be granted or codified to be a right.
Actually, it kind of does. "Right" is a legal term, it is meaningless without a construct of laws.
EVERY POSSIBLE HUMAN ACTION is your right, unless it's forbidden or causes harm to others.
But you've just codified it by adding the clause "unless it's forbidden or causes harm to others."
Also, this just doesn't wash with reality. For example, my having $100,000,000 isn't forbidden and doesn't cause harm to others. But I don't have a right to $100,000,000. If I did, I would be able to sue for that money.
What you call rights, common parlance calls privileges.
No, it's more like you don't understand the words that you are writing, or the concepts underlying them.
Basically, your body is installed into this big ass screw. A cap is fixed to the top and it's *ready* to be screwed into the ground. This coffin can bury itself just like my lunch can eat itself.
Oh well, at least the nerdly occupant has one final, desperate, chance to get screwed.
In what world do you live in where that sentence doesn't mean Apple didn't invent multitouch?
In a rational, fact based world. Where Jobs says "our inventions" he is not referring to multitouch, he is talking about the works covered by their patents. Apple doesn't hold a patent on multitouch.
I'm going to suggest that if you want to provide advice for reading comprehension that you should actually read what the article is saying first.
It might be a good idea to actually look at those patents, and not get your information from misleading and sensationalistic articles.
There couldn't be a better audience for this product announcement than slashdot. This is perfect for all of us who will die alone in our basements, with nobody to attend the funeral. Just flick a switch and it's done.
Well, like the part when you said that government always increase regulation. Then you admit that they don't bust just claim it's unusual. What happened to the always part?
As they say, you're entitled to any opinion you like, but you're not entitled to your own facts,
Right. Which is why i use facts, while you just make shit up.
even though there's been quite a bit of attempted history-revision the last 100 years or so by Progressives to hide the historical evidence left by their failed ideology & policies from the current general population.
It seems people these days have forgotten what natural law [jim.com] means... thinking of rights as gifts to be granted, rather than inherent properties of the nature of man.
No, people have not forgotten that. I think what you are trying to refer to is "human rights," but I don't see how copyright/intellectual property falls under that category.
Look, before copyright was invented, not too long ago, everybody had that right. It didn't have to be granted by any law, it simply was
Uh, no it wasn't. Copying information was never formulated as a right before copyright was invented. Do you have any legal citations for this supposed right?
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That's impossible - only three Star Wars films were ever made.
It should be common sense, really, that not loading your device up with crap would be the way to keep customers, but businesses don't care enough and in the US the government doesn't force them to care either.
Well, for a lot of users, the crap is actually considered vital software.
"What, you don't have Norton McAfee VirusBuster 2000? Don't you know that makes you vulnerable to random monkey attacks? Look, it says so right here in this email that somebody forwarded to me. Sending you a copy right now. Make sure you run the .EXE file for a full explanation."
I'm not saying its right, but seriously. What is the difference.
The difference is that when it appears in the newspaper, the newspaper pays for the cost of publishing that. In this case, police resources are being wasted publishing stuff to a private company's site. Why are police resources being used to profit Facebook?
In tech terms, 22 months is "mature".
Hardly. Most tech products are barely past the beta stage after 22 months. It takes a lot longer than that for technology to mature. Look at Personal Computers - it's been over 30 years and they are only just beginning to reach a stage one would consider anything like maturity.
Apple's multitouch [gizmodo.com] patent [mashable.com] is well documented. [pcmag.com]
Are you so fucking stupid that you can't even read your own links? Apple does not have "a patent on multitouch" it has various patents related to user interface aspects of multitouch. It's right there in third paragraph of the first article you link to:
"As others have thoroughly and eloquently explained this week, it's impossible to identify a single patent that has a lock on the iPhone's multitouch magic as we know it. That patent probably does not exist."
And the quote from Jobs you mention is not about suing HTC over having a multitouch interface, it's about the implementation of UI methods.
Many of the young (under 30) people I know tell me that they will not go see a movie if it isn't 3D and/or they won't watch shows on TV or Movies at home that are not HD.
But what makes you think that they are saying that because they believe it improves the storyline or the acting, rather than other (visual) aspects? Young people in particular go to movies for the effects or the visual thrill (or as an attempt to get laid), not for the storyline.
The thought that putting a movie in HD or 3D improves the storyline or the acting amuses me.
I'm glad you amuse yourself, as I'm not aware of anybody having ever made that claim.
Yep, that's the same reason some parts of Japanese comics are drawn sketchy without making it any less nice.
Hmmm... I always thought that was to hide the explicitness of the tentacle rape.
I think Wii sales proved that a long time ago.
Not really, because:
The Wii sold because it was cheap, not because the games are any good.
Well, getting nailed in the coffin wouldn't be so bad.
You're missing the fucking point. It doesn't have to be granted or codified to be a right.
Actually, it kind of does. "Right" is a legal term, it is meaningless without a construct of laws.
EVERY POSSIBLE HUMAN ACTION is your right, unless it's forbidden or causes harm to others.
But you've just codified it by adding the clause "unless it's forbidden or causes harm to others."
Also, this just doesn't wash with reality. For example, my having $100,000,000 isn't forbidden and doesn't cause harm to others. But I don't have a right to $100,000,000. If I did, I would be able to sue for that money.
What you call rights, common parlance calls privileges.
No, it's more like you don't understand the words that you are writing, or the concepts underlying them.
Yeah, I have little doubt that somebody here is going to end up combining the Klingon Opera thing with their funeral.
Basically, your body is installed into this big ass screw. A cap is fixed to the top and it's *ready* to be screwed into the ground. This coffin can bury itself just like my lunch can eat itself.
Oh well, at least the nerdly occupant has one final, desperate, chance to get screwed.
I'm just feeding a troll at this point,
In what way am I trolling?
In what world do you live in where that sentence doesn't mean Apple didn't invent multitouch?
In a rational, fact based world. Where Jobs says "our inventions" he is not referring to multitouch, he is talking about the works covered by their patents. Apple doesn't hold a patent on multitouch.
I'm going to suggest that if you want to provide advice for reading comprehension that you should actually read what the article is saying first.
It might be a good idea to actually look at those patents, and not get your information from misleading and sensationalistic articles.
Cremate me please, it's the only way to go......
No problem, are you free around 3pm? I'll meet you at Bob's BBQ Shack.
What's a fax? Is it like some kind of electronic letter or something?
Sent an e-mail to the account holder's registered e-mail address with a link to an "I'm not dead" page,
Dear Facebook,
I'm not dead, I was just pining for the fjords.
Sincerely,
Percival Q. Parrot, Esq.
I'm curious as to how there are "indigenous Klingon instruments" in this, when there's the small fact that KLINGONS AREN'T REAL.
Isn't that similar to "Genuine Imitation Leather"?
Hello, I am Ricardo Montalban and it's more like soft Corinthian leather.
There couldn't be a better audience for this product announcement than slashdot. This is perfect for all of us who will die alone in our basements, with nobody to attend the funeral. Just flick a switch and it's done.
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Well, like the part when you said that government always increase regulation. Then you admit that they don't bust just claim it's unusual. What happened to the always part?
As they say, you're entitled to any opinion you like, but you're not entitled to your own facts,
Right. Which is why i use facts, while you just make shit up.
even though there's been quite a bit of attempted history-revision the last 100 years or so by Progressives to hide the historical evidence left by their failed ideology & policies from the current general population.
Just like that.
No, you're a tool!
Well, no, not really. It's more about taking away rights.
How so?
It seems people these days have forgotten what natural law [jim.com] means... thinking of rights as gifts to be granted, rather than inherent properties of the nature of man.
No, people have not forgotten that. I think what you are trying to refer to is "human rights," but I don't see how copyright/intellectual property falls under that category.
Look, before copyright was invented, not too long ago, everybody had that right. It didn't have to be granted by any law, it simply was
Uh, no it wasn't. Copying information was never formulated as a right before copyright was invented. Do you have any legal citations for this supposed right?
Men's Pocky is just dark chocolate.
Yeah, right. Dark chocolate with men in it.