if it is illegal to make a personal copy of a work, then it is also illegal to decode the work and listen to it because the decoding and possible decompression require making temporary copies in the memory or hardware registers of the decoder. Not only that, but there is a physical copy of the work either existing as sound waves in the air or an image on a video display. Not only that, but in the end the human brain translates and stores a copy of the work internally. The ears transform the work into frequency data, and the eyes make a copy on the retina, and then further transform it into internally meaningful thoughts and concepts.
The law is interpreted by judges who don't give a damn about any of this.
Google does index free, public domain content. This particular article is refering to content that is in demand but isn't on Project Gutenberg. Until Project Gutenberg or another agency can aquire and scan in all those newspapers, we will need to pay the New York Times for their service. It is viable business.
And THAT'S why redundant feeds from different providers is necessary for any peace of mind. By the time I left my last job I had two T-1's from different providers entirely (I checked to make sure the cables were physically different coming at us via different paths), plus a third fiber optic feed. I was close to adding cable as a fourth. If the Net went out at that place I would have literally hundreds of people pissed within ten seconds. So have redundant feeds, redundant routers, redundant servers, redundant backups. Did I mention that redundancy is important?
I'm repeating your post in case the original fails.
But the broadband providers have become monopolies in many areas. If Time Warner raises their rates, my choices are:
a. satellite
b. dialup
c. move
d. send post cards through the mail
Nothing against open source, but your comparison of VB6 vs. C is apples to oranges.
Yes, there are thousands of corporate applications written in VB6 and yes many of them are breaking. But companies have gotten ROI from these apps which is tough to measure. Had everything been written in C without using any proprietary drivers or ActiveX controls, a much, much higher investment would have had to be made upfront. Plus longer development times would have meant a longer wait to use these apps hence lower productivity for end users.
Sure, they might have a more robust business widget now, but at what price? Would they even still be in business? You might say pay now or pay later, but a business executive will choose to pay later as much as possible.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. When I was a kid we goofed around with carburators and timing trying to get more power. Those who could afford it (not me) were swapping cams and shaving pistons. Now they are hooking them up to laptops and adjusting fuel mixtures and timing that way. Not too mention hooking up rather complex stereo systems. I bet the number of kids who at least have a general idea of what the wires and sensors do in their Honda Civic would surprise you.
Certainly many of them would be able to fool this device. The wireless model might be tricky, but unless there is some serious encryption on the SD card model, they will pop the card in a laptop and modify the data to fit what mom and dad are expecting to see.
Does that mean we throw up our hands in the air and stop trying?
You are exactly right. If at first we don't succeed in surrendering our privacy and freedoms in favor of a surveillance society, we must try and try again.
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With the US being so big and varied, it would take you most of your life in 2 week chunks to check out home let alone foreign places.
This is true. In fact, I live in upstate NY and feel it would take a lifetime just to fully explore my own state let alone the rest of the coutry. There is a whole lot to do in the U.S. and not nearly enough time to do it in.
I think there is if you are full-time and on the payroll (not a sub-contractor). Is your employer one of these places that works everyone 35 hours a week to get out of paying benefits?
I disagree about MS-SQL being junky, It's a great engine when used by somebody who knows what they are doing.
The thing with Access is it lets someone with no or very little database skill build and maintain a database. If you think about it, that in itself is pretty amazing. It isn't always a good thing in the long term, but amazing nevertheless.
Then, when your data needs grow beyond it's capabilities (doesn't take long), it is an easy migration to MS-SQL. Hence all the poorly designed and poorly maintained MS-SQL based solutions that are floating around.
It would be great if they can port Access to Linux, but I don't think MS will pull it off. If they do I think many features will be dissabled and the support will be lacking.
What happened to the good old days... when crimes against the entire country were dealt with as "treason" and the bastards were hanged?
Yup those were the good old days. Of course if it turned out the people commiting the crimes were wealthy, God fearing white folk, they couldn't be hung. The Gov't would just round up some injuns or color folk, hang them instead and call it a day.
Do I really want, for example, a technology company in which the janitors have an equal vote with the engineers?
Bad analogy. Some engineers could learn a thing or two from a janitor who instead of being confrontational and droning on about wild ideas that aren't feasible, actually does 8 hours of work.
What you really want to avoid is a bunch of engineers standing around arguing with the janitor thereby preventing him from getting anything done.
The same type of thing is here. A local deli next to a Subway. The deli makes killer food, but the price is significanly higher. And worse, it's hard to tell how much you are going to pay. You can buy a turkey sandwich one day, then roast beef the next and the price is doubled. The handwritten menu doesn't always make sense so you don't know the total until you get to the checkout.
I know that if I go into Subway for lunch and ask for the daily 6" special, I'll pay $3. No surprises. I'd rather buy local, but paying $10 for lunch is kind of nuts.
I think locally owned restaurants need to learn from the chains when it comes serving lunch on weekdays. Have a special, make it easy to order and make the price consistant from day to day.
Yea but, the cigarette laws (excluding the rediculous taxes) directly benefits non-smokers. I can now take my kids out to eat anywhere (including bars that serve good food) without them having to breathe smoke.
I would expect the same if narcotics were to become legal. Someone lighting up a bong in a restaurant while I'm chewing on a burger would not be acceptable to me.
I don't see the big deal with taking cigs outside anyway. I used to smoke. A lot. I seem to remember getting more enjoyment standing outside with a crew of people than sitting in smoke filled room. People should have the freedom to smoke, but at the same time other people should have the freedom to breath clean air. Taking them outside solves both.
Now, if you want to talk about the people who complain that they have to smell cigarettes when they exit a building, well to them I say "get over it".
Same here. Additionally, I only run my home web server during the winter (it serves up nothing important).
I would power down at work, but I often login at night to fix something or do maintenance. I guess I could bug IT to give me wake-on-lan capability, but they would just tell me to leave it on.
why buy a book that just tells you to go online and research the problem your damn self
That's my pet peeve with home improvement books. They tell how to do the simplest stuff. Then when you get into the meat and potatoes of it, every paragraph says "hire a professional to complete this step". Arrrggggg! I've since found that tradeschool textbooks are far better than anything sold at regular bookstores.
I don't think so. By the time technology like this exists (if ever), we will have long since had the technology to detect its use. Imagine walking into a bank with a cloaking device and having all sorts of bells and alarms go off because a machine detected your presence.
Just because lots of car drivers are morons, doesn't mean some motorcyclists aren't dangerous maniacs too...
In the biking community these people are called SQUIDS. So QUIck to Die. They drive up insurance rates and cause anti-biking legislation to get through. Other bikers can't stand them.
From the Article:
The Columbus teen doubts she'll submit a video or enter the contests because "it, like, takes a lot of time, and it's not very likely you'll win."
That's the smartest thing I've heard in a while. Take out the slang "like" and this 14 year old girl analyzed, prioritized and made an executive-level decision.
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In other news...16,000 teenagers linked together their play stations and hacked into the Deparment of Energy...
Google does index free, public domain content. This particular article is refering to content that is in demand but isn't on Project Gutenberg. Until Project Gutenberg or another agency can aquire and scan in all those newspapers, we will need to pay the New York Times for their service. It is viable business.
Olympics 2008:
... and the Irish team remains the one to beat for the the drunken Segway jousting competition.
I'm repeating your post in case the original fails.
But the broadband providers have become monopolies in many areas. If Time Warner raises their rates, my choices are:
a. satellite
b. dialup
c. move
d. send post cards through the mail
I'll second this. I remember in 2000 a coworker found it incrediby strange, even perverse that I was trying to meet women on the internet.
Well, I met a woman on Yahoo during that time and we just celebrated our 5th anniversary.
Nothing against open source, but your comparison of VB6 vs. C is apples to oranges.
Yes, there are thousands of corporate applications written in VB6 and yes many of them are breaking. But companies have gotten ROI from these apps which is tough to measure. Had everything been written in C without using any proprietary drivers or ActiveX controls, a much, much higher investment would have had to be made upfront. Plus longer development times would have meant a longer wait to use these apps hence lower productivity for end users.
Sure, they might have a more robust business widget now, but at what price? Would they even still be in business? You might say pay now or pay later, but a business executive will choose to pay later as much as possible.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. When I was a kid we goofed around with carburators and timing trying to get more power. Those who could afford it (not me) were swapping cams and shaving pistons. Now they are hooking them up to laptops and adjusting fuel mixtures and timing that way. Not too mention hooking up rather complex stereo systems. I bet the number of kids who at least have a general idea of what the wires and sensors do in their Honda Civic would surprise you.
Certainly many of them would be able to fool this device. The wireless model might be tricky, but unless there is some serious encryption on the SD card model, they will pop the card in a laptop and modify the data to fit what mom and dad are expecting to see.
Does that mean we throw up our hands in the air and stop trying?
You are exactly right. If at first we don't succeed in surrendering our privacy and freedoms in favor of a surveillance society, we must try and try again.
With the US being so big and varied, it would take you most of your life in 2 week chunks to check out home let alone foreign places.
This is true. In fact, I live in upstate NY and feel it would take a lifetime just to fully explore my own state let alone the rest of the coutry. There is a whole lot to do in the U.S. and not nearly enough time to do it in.
I think there is if you are full-time and on the payroll (not a sub-contractor). Is your employer one of these places that works everyone 35 hours a week to get out of paying benefits?
I disagree about MS-SQL being junky, It's a great engine when used by somebody who knows what they are doing.
The thing with Access is it lets someone with no or very little database skill build and maintain a database. If you think about it, that in itself is pretty amazing. It isn't always a good thing in the long term, but amazing nevertheless.
Then, when your data needs grow beyond it's capabilities (doesn't take long), it is an easy migration to MS-SQL. Hence all the poorly designed and poorly maintained MS-SQL based solutions that are floating around.
It would be great if they can port Access to Linux, but I don't think MS will pull it off. If they do I think many features will be dissabled and the support will be lacking.
What happened to the good old days... when crimes against the entire country were dealt with as "treason" and the bastards were hanged?
Yup those were the good old days. Of course if it turned out the people commiting the crimes were wealthy, God fearing white folk, they couldn't be hung. The Gov't would just round up some injuns or color folk, hang them instead and call it a day.
Do I really want, for example, a technology company in which the janitors have an equal vote with the engineers?
Bad analogy. Some engineers could learn a thing or two from a janitor who instead of being confrontational and droning on about wild ideas that aren't feasible, actually does 8 hours of work.
What you really want to avoid is a bunch of engineers standing around arguing with the janitor thereby preventing him from getting anything done.
Hey, a peice of history that I remember. Guess I'm starting to show my age.
It was quite funny at the time that all PC's where "IBM compatible" except the ones made by IBM.
The same type of thing is here. A local deli next to a Subway. The deli makes killer food, but the price is significanly higher. And worse, it's hard to tell how much you are going to pay. You can buy a turkey sandwich one day, then roast beef the next and the price is doubled. The handwritten menu doesn't always make sense so you don't know the total until you get to the checkout.
I know that if I go into Subway for lunch and ask for the daily 6" special, I'll pay $3. No surprises. I'd rather buy local, but paying $10 for lunch is kind of nuts.
I think locally owned restaurants need to learn from the chains when it comes serving lunch on weekdays. Have a special, make it easy to order and make the price consistant from day to day.
Yea but, the cigarette laws (excluding the rediculous taxes) directly benefits non-smokers. I can now take my kids out to eat anywhere (including bars that serve good food) without them having to breathe smoke.
I would expect the same if narcotics were to become legal. Someone lighting up a bong in a restaurant while I'm chewing on a burger would not be acceptable to me.
I don't see the big deal with taking cigs outside anyway. I used to smoke. A lot. I seem to remember getting more enjoyment standing outside with a crew of people than sitting in smoke filled room. People should have the freedom to smoke, but at the same time other people should have the freedom to breath clean air. Taking them outside solves both.
Now, if you want to talk about the people who complain that they have to smell cigarettes when they exit a building, well to them I say "get over it".
Same here. Additionally, I only run my home web server during the winter (it serves up nothing important).
I would power down at work, but I often login at night to fix something or do maintenance. I guess I could bug IT to give me wake-on-lan capability, but they would just tell me to leave it on.
why buy a book that just tells you to go online and research the problem your damn self
That's my pet peeve with home improvement books. They tell how to do the simplest stuff. Then when you get into the meat and potatoes of it, every paragraph says "hire a professional to complete this step". Arrrggggg! I've since found that tradeschool textbooks are far better than anything sold at regular bookstores.
I don't think so. By the time technology like this exists (if ever), we will have long since had the technology to detect its use. Imagine walking into a bank with a cloaking device and having all sorts of bells and alarms go off because a machine detected your presence.
Just because lots of car drivers are morons, doesn't mean some motorcyclists aren't dangerous maniacs too...
In the biking community these people are called SQUIDS. So QUIck to Die. They drive up insurance rates and cause anti-biking legislation to get through. Other bikers can't stand them.
This assumes the person you are asking for permission has a clue how to turn access to these sites on and off.
From the Article: The Columbus teen doubts she'll submit a video or enter the contests because "it, like, takes a lot of time, and it's not very likely you'll win."
That's the smartest thing I've heard in a while. Take out the slang "like" and this 14 year old girl analyzed, prioritized and made an executive-level decision.