Well...if you look at it, a corporation is an entity that is run by the strength and resources of many, many people, so technically, a corporation DOES have more weight than people.
Given how the Matrix trilogy lost its fanbase after Reloaded, I wouldn't be surprised that Pirates outsold the trilogy. I mean...COME ON...Johnny Depp just stole all the girls.
They put up fences near transmission towers because they emit STRONG levels of radiation. They have to transmit data over large distances, while short-range equipment do not. It is like comparing a flashlight and a high-powered laser being shined in a person's eye.
I think I've been exposed to too many Amnesty International announcements at my school, but I have to ask...are those nuts fair-trade nuts or free-trade nuts?
"...others said they wanted careers with managerial opportunities."
I do not think I am chauvinistic and/or sexist, but maybe it's just me, but somehow, that kind of says "We don't want to do real technical work or at least less of it than most." to me since they seem to care more about manager positions than actual technical jobs.
IIRC, you need a credit card (which is not available to minors) to pay online, and that would be up to the parents, unless children have figured out alternate methods of payment...
Personally, I think the only uses for a 600GB write-only-once drive are backups, a DYI Nuclear Weapons for Rising Countries Kit (or similar content), taking "snapshots" of the Internet, and storing the known digits of pi, largest prime numbers, and other interesting numbers.
Then again, there's also the thought about using them for file-servers, and server logs, but seriously, one-writes are not really that attractive given the price tags. Hopefully, the re-writable media/technology will be available within the next few years. (at a cheap price too).
How does supporting a format that probably goes against the company's welfare supposed to make its own format legitimate? That's like saying a hypocrite's arguments are void and null despite the fact that they're logically sound.
Wow...just wow...I expected people to go only as far as calling on the cellphone, putting on make-up at a red light, eating, and watching a movie while driving, but text-messaging? The ones I listed only required only either a hand or the driver's visual attention, but text-messaging covers both...
And a *coughAmericancough* government was forced to make a specific law on the subject...
Where in the world is our common sense nowadays? *sigh* I guess it's fortunate that the legislature is not as inattentive as it is made out to be...now if it would start caring about global warming more than it already is....
They ARE freeware...unless you meant "open-source" which is a bit different IMO...
And media players don't generally download any codec at a whim because they'll obviously be slandered for "preferring one codec over another".
People (including most geeks) simply should not need to understand what a codec is or does, any situation that involves having to understand that is a failure at the interface design level.
And I assume that file format compatibility is a similar problem? Somehow, I very much doubt you're a "geek".
What keeps the most important and powerful communication tool since the telephone from being universally embraced?
Simple. Human stupidity and laziness, especially the reluctance to take the time to learn key concepts such as computer security and e-mail attachment limits.
I don't blame the ones who are truly unable to adapt and learn to work with the new technology, but the ones who are clearly capable, but ignorant enough to not care, are the ones who contribute to a nation-wide, condescending attitude towards the technologically-trained. Some could say that technology has pampered the public enough to the point that they expect computers to do everything for them and denounce it if they cannot open a bootleg copy of Spiderman 3 because of a lack of video codecs.
If a level of professionalism expected and required for a position, I do not think she has a choice in the matter if she wants to pursue that specific career.
If this gets out all over the media, people would start fighting back more since a Harvard law professor is advocating resistance, and we all know that Harvard has brand power that is rivaled by only a few other high-grade universities.
If Harvard does resist, we can have a new slogan: "Fight the RIAA because Harvard's doing it."
You create more carbon dioxide emissions by making paper and burying it to get rid of the minute amount of carbon that the tree(s) obtained from its photosynthesis process.
Also, by outlawing the recycling of paper, you'll reduce the number of trees that are still alive, and eventually wipe out all the trees in the world, and thus, contribute MORE to global warming than minimizing its effect on the planet.
...to see that a country that was the home of mathematical geniuses like Alan Turing, and inventions like the Colossus computer would discourage students from taking math in high school just for increasing test scores. If they want to improve marks, they should be working harder to teach the students rather than discouraging it. Running away from the problem will not solve anything. England sure has changed a lot over the past few decades...
This bill smells...and it smells of horrible pop music and RIAA lawyers...
And even if they are not involved in the creation of this bill (which I doubt given their attempts to legislate their ideals of copyright protection), I bet they would support it wholeheartedly.
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Well...if you look at it, a corporation is an entity that is run by the strength and resources of many, many people, so technically, a corporation DOES have more weight than people.
Don't you agree?
It's in more than 1.2 billion ID credentials worldwide.
In my humble opinion, just because something did not happen yet does not mean that it will not happen in the future
And the summary missing a link to the ZDNet blog.
It wasn't around long enough like the others to warrant an investigation.
They could go for copyright infringement. They seem to be the norm these days.
(Of course I'm joking, but something tells me that they might consider it seriously).
Given how the Matrix trilogy lost its fanbase after Reloaded, I wouldn't be surprised that Pirates outsold the trilogy. I mean...COME ON...Johnny Depp just stole all the girls.
The daily shows are (usually) different genres and have different content, quality, and fan expectancy levels. That's why.
They put up fences near transmission towers because they emit STRONG levels of radiation. They have to transmit data over large distances, while short-range equipment do not. It is like comparing a flashlight and a high-powered laser being shined in a person's eye.
I think I've been exposed to too many Amnesty International announcements at my school, but I have to ask...are those nuts fair-trade nuts or free-trade nuts?
"...others said they wanted careers with managerial opportunities."
I do not think I am chauvinistic and/or sexist, but maybe it's just me, but somehow, that kind of says "We don't want to do real technical work or at least less of it than most." to me since they seem to care more about manager positions than actual technical jobs.
What do you guys/girls think?
IIRC, you need a credit card (which is not available to minors) to pay online, and that would be up to the parents, unless children have figured out alternate methods of payment...
Personally, I think the only uses for a 600GB write-only-once drive are backups, a DYI Nuclear Weapons for Rising Countries Kit (or similar content), taking "snapshots" of the Internet, and storing the known digits of pi, largest prime numbers, and other interesting numbers.
Then again, there's also the thought about using them for file-servers, and server logs, but seriously, one-writes are not really that attractive given the price tags. Hopefully, the re-writable media/technology will be available within the next few years. (at a cheap price too).
How does supporting a format that probably goes against the company's welfare supposed to make its own format legitimate? That's like saying a hypocrite's arguments are void and null despite the fact that they're logically sound.
Wow...just wow...I expected people to go only as far as calling on the cellphone, putting on make-up at a red light, eating, and watching a movie while driving, but text-messaging? The ones I listed only required only either a hand or the driver's visual attention, but text-messaging covers both...
And a *coughAmericancough* government was forced to make a specific law on the subject...
Where in the world is our common sense nowadays? *sigh* I guess it's fortunate that the legislature is not as inattentive as it is made out to be...now if it would start caring about global warming more than it already is....
They ARE freeware...unless you meant "open-source" which is a bit different IMO...
And media players don't generally download any codec at a whim because they'll obviously be slandered for "preferring one codec over another".
People (including most geeks) simply should not need to understand what a codec is or does, any situation that involves having to understand that is a failure at the interface design level.
And I assume that file format compatibility is a similar problem? Somehow, I very much doubt you're a "geek".
...I'm sure he saw that lawsuit coming. =D
What keeps the most important and powerful communication tool since the telephone from being universally embraced?
Simple. Human stupidity and laziness, especially the reluctance to take the time to learn key concepts such as computer security and e-mail attachment limits.
I don't blame the ones who are truly unable to adapt and learn to work with the new technology, but the ones who are clearly capable, but ignorant enough to not care, are the ones who contribute to a nation-wide, condescending attitude towards the technologically-trained. Some could say that technology has pampered the public enough to the point that they expect computers to do everything for them and denounce it if they cannot open a bootleg copy of Spiderman 3 because of a lack of video codecs.
If a level of professionalism expected and required for a position, I do not think she has a choice in the matter if she wants to pursue that specific career.
Come to Canada, where the government is too stupid to do anything.
If this gets out all over the media, people would start fighting back more since a Harvard law professor is advocating resistance, and we all know that Harvard has brand power that is rivaled by only a few other high-grade universities. If Harvard does resist, we can have a new slogan: "Fight the RIAA because Harvard's doing it."
Of course, the assistant could have just answered it themselves instead of forwarding it to Jobs.
The disturbance in the Force you just felt was the screams of several thousand MPAA employees screaming out in horror, and then silence.
You create more carbon dioxide emissions by making paper and burying it to get rid of the minute amount of carbon that the tree(s) obtained from its photosynthesis process.
Also, by outlawing the recycling of paper, you'll reduce the number of trees that are still alive, and eventually wipe out all the trees in the world, and thus, contribute MORE to global warming than minimizing its effect on the planet.
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...to see that a country that was the home of mathematical geniuses like Alan Turing, and inventions like the Colossus computer would discourage students from taking math in high school just for increasing test scores. If they want to improve marks, they should be working harder to teach the students rather than discouraging it. Running away from the problem will not solve anything. England sure has changed a lot over the past few decades...
This bill smells...and it smells of horrible pop music and RIAA lawyers... And even if they are not involved in the creation of this bill (which I doubt given their attempts to legislate their ideals of copyright protection), I bet they would support it wholeheartedly.