I'm familiar with Aqua and brushed metal, and the new brushed metal that's less brushed and more smooth. What's "New Aqua?" Can you link to an example?
If you look at what he wrote, the Belgian company hired an American firm to sue. You don't have to violate a law to be sued. You can be sued for breathing. The person suing will lose in court, but you will have to spend money and time defending the case. Most people, other than lawyers, are short on both these days.
I have yet to have my machine BSOD, get infected with spyware/virus nor have to reinstall it periodically because it's unresponsive. My system is working excellently and does what I want it to do
That's great. But what if you want to use it on day two?
Try that in my town. They'll round you up faster than you can say "whoops."
I doubt it. I really do. But unless I know what city you live in, I can only tell you what the law is, and what happens in my city.
In my city, there's a guy with a sandich board who walks around screaming at people about the Russians (yep, the 80's Russians) beaming radio signals into their heads.
In my city, there's a preacherman who stands outside of the flagship department store and screams at the tourists about why they're going to Hell.
In my city, there's a guy who hangs out in front of the Federal Building in a very nice suit with a gigantic red sign reading, "FBI Stop Raping My Wife!"
In my city, you don't get arrested for these things. They're free speech. Police walk right by. If this is not the case in your town, you should either move, vote, or run for office. Sitting around and complaining on the internet does nothing.
Perhaps the reason no one is handing out flyers in your town is because your town is a driving town where people live their lives in enclosed glass and steel bubbles, and not a real city where people walk down the street to get a cup of coffee.
It could be seen as a trolling attempt because you appear to offer the opinion that being conservative is a bad thing, and associated with domain squatting. People who are conservatives may not share the same view. The only purpose including the man political leanings could serve is to inflame, and thus troll.
No need to apologize. I bet a lot of people would make the same mistake. It's understandable when you consider that on a global scale, the population of Ireland is little more than a rounding error.
How is it relavant that he's conservative? Is this person somehow more evil than a liberal making his fortune from domain squatting? If you're going to put it in there, you should explain it, unless you're just trolling.
You can't go anywhere now and put out fliers because there's ordninances against it.
You never could go "anywhere" to hand out fliers. You can hand out fliers on your property, and on public property. You cannot hand out your fliers on someone else's property.
It sounds to me like you've never tried. Every lunchtime where I live there are dozens of people standing on the streetcorners handing out leaflets for various sandwich joints. It's all perfectly legal. You should go outside and try stuff, instead of sitting in your basement complaining.
All this silly Apple hype is is just a disgusting display of consumerism run amok. It's THE shiny gadget to waste your money on, so it's gonna get lots of press. Yuck.
In case you missed it: There is no law requiring you to purchase a new iPod just because they're available. If you don't want one, don't buy one.
Or, in words you might understand better, "It's not cool to harsh someone else's groove, dude."
Now take your Birkenstocks and Patchuli and go post somewhere else.
How about being treated like a second class citizen and not even being ALLOWED to download movies!
Don't blame Apple. Blame your own home-grown entertainment industry for not letting Apple distribute the content. If you think Apple DOESN'T WANT to make money off of selling you things, then you're delusional -- even for a Brit!
I challenge you to provide an example where a corporation made an ethical choice that wasn't required
How about the billions and billions of dollars that most major corporations give to charities each year? Yes, many get tax breaks from the donations, but many do not. I know a company that donated a $20 million radio station to a local non-profit and didn't get a dime back.
I would imagine just as useful as the day you bought it. People have been dragging out that line since the first Memory Stick surfaced. How long has it been? Six years maybe? I still have my first Memory Stick from my first Sony camera that I got in 2001. I no longer have that camera, but the stick works fine in my new HP printer.
Sony will have released 3 more different versions by then, none of them fitting any of the existing devices, thus making us buy new ones again.
Do you know this because you work for Sony, or because you're a member of the Psychic Friends Network?
New memory card formats come out all the time. Look at xD, SD-HC, and more. I don't see you complaining about Mini-SD being incompatible with things. What if the SD people come out with another three new cards over the next few years!?? OMGWTFBBQ!
I'm not trying to be a Sony apologist, but I don't think the situation is as dire as you, or any of the other Sony-haters make out.
Right now I have M2 Memory Sticks for my phone. I have Memory Stick Duos for my PSP. I have Memory Stick Pros for my camera. And guess what -- they all came with adapters so they work in my computer.. my printer.. my Palm Pilot.
Formats change. EVERYONE'S formats change. Get over it. Maybe Sony people are more adept at adjusting than you are.
You can plug a CF card straight into your IDE chain and it will read as a drive just fine.
Just like any Memory Stick. Or SD card. Or any of the other formats. That's why card readers are so dirt cheap.
One thing I really like about some of the Sony cameras is that they have TWO memory slots -- one CF and one MS. Lets me load up with 8 gigs of storage and head out for the day not worrying about how many RAW files I shoot. Remarkably, the Sony batteries keep up with this, too. I bring an extra one with just in case, but hardly ever have to swap.
Though, considering the recent track record Sony has had with batteries, I might want to keep a tiny fire extinguisher in my other pocket.
I'd be up for this if they did it with TV shows. Lately, I've been renting DVDs of TV shows and watching them on my PSP while I commute. I'd pay $1 a show for a high-quality download instead of having to go through the bother of ripping them myself.
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I'm familiar with Aqua and brushed metal, and the new brushed metal that's less brushed and more smooth. What's "New Aqua?" Can you link to an example?
Belgian laws don't affect us here in the US.
If you look at what he wrote, the Belgian company hired an American firm to sue. You don't have to violate a law to be sued. You can be sued for breathing. The person suing will lose in court, but you will have to spend money and time defending the case. Most people, other than lawyers, are short on both these days.
Where do you go when you have to scratch your butt or deal with a rogue nose goblin?
making an obscene comment or gesture is an arrestable offence.
That's too bad. Over here it's still considered free speech. Usually. I think.
Strawman!! Strawman!!
Sorry... I got carried away there. Everyone else on Slashdot misuses that term. I didn't want to feel left out.
I have yet to have my machine BSOD, get infected with spyware/virus nor have to reinstall it periodically because it's unresponsive. My system is working excellently and does what I want it to do
That's great. But what if you want to use it on day two?
I would imagine that jets are equipped with some sort of fire surpression system in the hold.
Maybe another s/.er can confirm.
Yeah, I know it's unkind, but I've been waiting to use that line for a couple of days. I'm French/German, so I don't have a horse in this race.
Try that in my town. They'll round you up faster than you can say "whoops."
I doubt it. I really do. But unless I know what city you live in, I can only tell you what the law is, and what happens in my city.
In my city, there's a guy with a sandich board who walks around screaming at people about the Russians (yep, the 80's Russians) beaming radio signals into their heads.
In my city, there's a preacherman who stands outside of the flagship department store and screams at the tourists about why they're going to Hell.
In my city, there's a guy who hangs out in front of the Federal Building in a very nice suit with a gigantic red sign reading, "FBI Stop Raping My Wife!"
In my city, you don't get arrested for these things. They're free speech. Police walk right by. If this is not the case in your town, you should either move, vote, or run for office. Sitting around and complaining on the internet does nothing.
Perhaps the reason no one is handing out flyers in your town is because your town is a driving town where people live their lives in enclosed glass and steel bubbles, and not a real city where people walk down the street to get a cup of coffee.
It could be seen as a trolling attempt because you appear to offer the opinion that being conservative is a bad thing, and associated with domain squatting. People who are conservatives may not share the same view. The only purpose including the man political leanings could serve is to inflame, and thus troll.
Your turn.
It's a typo. So sue me.
No need to apologize. I bet a lot of people would make the same mistake. It's understandable when you consider that on a global scale, the population of Ireland is little more than a rounding error.
How is it relavant that he's conservative? Is this person somehow more evil than a liberal making his fortune from domain squatting? If you're going to put it in there, you should explain it, unless you're just trolling.
You can't go anywhere now and put out fliers because there's ordninances against it.
You never could go "anywhere" to hand out fliers. You can hand out fliers on your property, and on public property. You cannot hand out your fliers on someone else's property.
It sounds to me like you've never tried. Every lunchtime where I live there are dozens of people standing on the streetcorners handing out leaflets for various sandwich joints. It's all perfectly legal. You should go outside and try stuff, instead of sitting in your basement complaining.
India, Texas, What is the difference?
Well, according to this, Texas is hotter and dirtier than India. Does that count?
All this silly Apple hype is is just a disgusting display of consumerism run amok. It's THE shiny gadget to waste your money on, so it's gonna get lots of press. Yuck.
In case you missed it: There is no law requiring you to purchase a new iPod just because they're available. If you don't want one, don't buy one.
Or, in words you might understand better, "It's not cool to harsh someone else's groove, dude."
Now take your Birkenstocks and Patchuli and go post somewhere else.
How about being treated like a second class citizen and not even being ALLOWED to download movies!
Don't blame Apple. Blame your own home-grown entertainment industry for not letting Apple distribute the content. If you think Apple DOESN'T WANT to make money off of selling you things, then you're delusional -- even for a Brit!
Yep. Just as I thought. Lazy.
I challenge you to provide an example where a corporation made an ethical choice that wasn't required
Just thought of another one -- how about the millions that Dell and others spend on computer recycling programs that are not required.
You're just grumpy or lazy. You could come up with your own list if you bothered to try.
I've never heard of...
Wow. You've never heard of something. Great research there. No one's ever walked up to you and told you something, so your assumptions must be true!
I challenge you to provide an example where a corporation made an ethical choice that wasn't required
How about the billions and billions of dollars that most major corporations give to charities each year? Yes, many get tax breaks from the donations, but many do not. I know a company that donated a $20 million radio station to a local non-profit and didn't get a dime back.
You still haven't answered his question -- How about a credible source? Still all we have is your word on it.
The Hezbollah TV thing was widely covered, but most of us haven't heard about the web thing. So we await your information.
How useful with the mem stick be in 4 years?
I would imagine just as useful as the day you bought it. People have been dragging out that line since the first Memory Stick surfaced. How long has it been? Six years maybe? I still have my first Memory Stick from my first Sony camera that I got in 2001. I no longer have that camera, but the stick works fine in my new HP printer.
Sony will have released 3 more different versions by then, none of them fitting any of the existing devices, thus making us buy new ones again.
Do you know this because you work for Sony, or because you're a member of the Psychic Friends Network?
New memory card formats come out all the time. Look at xD, SD-HC, and more. I don't see you complaining about Mini-SD being incompatible with things. What if the SD people come out with another three new cards over the next few years!?? OMGWTFBBQ!
I'm not trying to be a Sony apologist, but I don't think the situation is as dire as you, or any of the other Sony-haters make out.
Right now I have M2 Memory Sticks for my phone. I have Memory Stick Duos for my PSP. I have Memory Stick Pros for my camera. And guess what -- they all came with adapters so they work in my computer.. my printer.. my Palm Pilot.
Formats change. EVERYONE'S formats change. Get over it. Maybe Sony people are more adept at adjusting than you are.
You can plug a CF card straight into your IDE chain and it will read as a drive just fine.
Just like any Memory Stick. Or SD card. Or any of the other formats. That's why card readers are so dirt cheap.
One thing I really like about some of the Sony cameras is that they have TWO memory slots -- one CF and one MS. Lets me load up with 8 gigs of storage and head out for the day not worrying about how many RAW files I shoot. Remarkably, the Sony batteries keep up with this, too. I bring an extra one with just in case, but hardly ever have to swap.
Though, considering the recent track record Sony has had with batteries, I might want to keep a tiny fire extinguisher in my other pocket.
I'd be up for this if they did it with TV shows. Lately, I've been renting DVDs of TV shows and watching them on my PSP while I commute. I'd pay $1 a show for a high-quality download instead of having to go through the bother of ripping them myself.
You can put it in a CF adapter and use it in Compact Flash devices, which are far more prominant than SD devices.