Mainly thats why piracy is unethical, because it relys on you leeching off everyone else.
That reminds me of Bastiat's "The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else."
The big difference of course is that you are talking about non-rivalrous goods (copies of works), while Bastiat was referring to scarce, rivalrous goods.
Nothing should be different with DRM. DRM is a method by which the companies try to infringe on the CONSUMER'S right to fair-use activities like space-shifting, nothing more. DRM itself should be illegal.
Agree, except for the last part. Company X should be able DRM all they want, as there will always be Company Y that will not use it. Let the people decide who survives.
If I know I'm nothing but an elevated heartbeat away from being branded a suspected terrorist by airport security, well guess what? I'd probably have an elevated heartbeat.
Yes, precisely analogous to the "white coat effect". Time to coin "TSA effect" then.
Lung cancer almost certainly existed before smoking, and non-smokers can get it. Does that mean that smoking does not cause lung cancer? Only to complete simpletons.
Depends on what you mean by "cause". If you mean "if A, then B", then it is quite obvious that smoking does not cause lung cancer.
Stevie Wonder. Geez, the headline practically gives you the answer. Kurzweil. Wonders. Soul -->
From Wikipedia: K250 synthesizer
The company launched the K250 synthesizer in 1984: while rather limited by today's standards and quite expensive, it was considered to be the first really successful attempt to emulate the complex sound of a grand piano. This instrument was inspired by Ray Kurzweil's friendship with musician Stevie Wonder.
It was around the end of the month and I was going from bank to bank (on the same street) in the financial district, making tranfers among various accounts I had. I was dressed in a business suit and was carrying a briefcase.
After finishing, I sat down at a bus shelter bench (with glass at my back) and my left hand on my briefcase. I hear a knock on the glasss behind me and to the right and turn my head just in time to see a hand pointing at a pile of bills on the sidewalk behind me.
I look around, and seeing nobody there, I turn around and bend down to reach for the cash, releasing my hold on my briefcase. After collecting the bills, I put my hand back on my briefcase and then I look at it... it had been switched.
Luckily, my briefcase contained only a pen and some pieces of ID. In exchange I got around 100 bucks and a new briefcase.
I admit I've been tempted to intentionally replicate this reverse pigeon drop.
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jesus christ. it's been 40 years and the mouse still ONLY has 2 buttons? wtf?
It's been 7000 years and the WHEEL still comes in just ONE SHAPE? WTF?
Also, its damn cool.
Oh yeah? Let's see how many iterations it needs to get an image of Kevin Bacon!
No you wouldn't, because you can only have sex so many times in a given day.
Two words: Coolidge Effect
Mainly thats why piracy is unethical, because it relys on you leeching off everyone else.
That reminds me of Bastiat's "The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else."
The big difference of course is that you are talking about non-rivalrous goods (copies of works), while Bastiat was referring to scarce, rivalrous goods.
Sorry for the late reply, but here you go: Somali Pirates Thrive After U.S. Helped Oust Their Islamic Foes
/. scooped 'em this time. ;)
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Nothing should be different with DRM. DRM is a method by which the companies try to infringe on the CONSUMER'S right to fair-use activities like space-shifting, nothing more. DRM itself should be illegal.
Agree, except for the last part. Company X should be able DRM all they want, as there will always be Company Y that will not use it. Let the people decide who survives.
but that makes too much sense!
Not really. Wanting to share reproductions in no way constitutes "criminal intent".
If I know I'm nothing but an elevated heartbeat away from being branded a suspected terrorist by airport security, well guess what? I'd probably have an elevated heartbeat.
Yes, precisely analogous to the "white coat effect". Time to coin "TSA effect" then.
The AMC Gremlin probably resembles the majority of /.ers--maybe any AMC car for that matter.
Congrats, but--"Pix, or it didn't happen!"
If you took the current ISP business model to any other industry you'd be laughed out of town, yet they get away with it.
Cough...fractional reserve banking...cough
Lung cancer almost certainly existed before smoking, and non-smokers can get it. Does that mean that smoking does not cause lung cancer? Only to complete simpletons.
Depends on what you mean by "cause". If you mean "if A, then B", then it is quite obvious that smoking does not cause lung cancer.
religious bigotry is akin to a bad film adaptation of a good book
you win the allegory of the month award
And you sir, win the malapropism-of-the-month award!
Just ask Ballmer for a bigger budget for your project. Just make sure you have your chair-retardant suit on when you do.
Or as your name suggests it could be used to line the inside of a desert suit a la dune. Collect the moisture and recycle it.
Forget the water recycling, Muad'Dave just invented a perpetual motion machine! Although the buttered cat may constitute prior art.
"Guess I must be the only one here using Chrome."
Thats because its not released for Linux yet!
Busted!
I would have modded you up just for the neat phrase you invented: got disastrous ;)
That would be a euphemism for "was destabilized by a US-backed coup"--in this case in 2006.
Somnambulent sounds like a good trade mark for sleeping pill. I'm getting somnolent just thinking about it.
Did you get an urge to walk around while asleep as well?
Stevie Wonder. Geez, the headline practically gives you the answer. Kurzweil. Wonders. Soul -->
From Wikipedia: K250 synthesizer
The company launched the K250 synthesizer in 1984: while rather limited by today's standards and quite expensive, it was considered to be the first really successful attempt to emulate the complex sound of a grand piano. This instrument was inspired by Ray Kurzweil's friendship with musician Stevie Wonder.
It was around the end of the month and I was going from bank to bank (on the same street) in the financial district, making tranfers among various accounts I had. I was dressed in a business suit and was carrying a briefcase.
After finishing, I sat down at a bus shelter bench (with glass at my back) and my left hand on my briefcase. I hear a knock on the glasss behind me and to the right and turn my head just in time to see a hand pointing at a pile of bills on the sidewalk behind me.
I look around, and seeing nobody there, I turn around and bend down to reach for the cash, releasing my hold on my briefcase. After collecting the bills, I put my hand back on my briefcase and then I look at it... it had been switched.
Luckily, my briefcase contained only a pen and some pieces of ID. In exchange I got around 100 bucks and a new briefcase.
I admit I've been tempted to intentionally replicate this reverse pigeon drop.
done.
But I think you would hear cries of "slavery" so much that the idea has no chance.
Just call it "Universal Voluntary Public Service" then.
I'm with MarkvW. Hey, Jean-Jacques, I think you forgot to forward me a copy of that contract so I can read it over and sign it.
Namers then go off on their own and compose massive lists of names.
So...a bunch of marketing hacks are briefed and then get together in a room and toss around names until one sticks.
I see it now... big diff there.
How many people do we know ho complain every day about their
It's generally a good idea to spell check something before you copy and paste it.
I've added "ho" to my spell-check dictionary, you insensitive clod!