Why the DRM failed to work on 50% of our purchases is not clear
The more we can download all of our media, the less need there is for a giant distibution company. I don't think the big players want legal, easy, inexpensive media downloads.
" real need for mass-produced mass spectrometers?"
Police, airport security, and military applications spring to mind easily. The article did point out that they could detect cocaine residues. Other drugs, and explosives are just as easy I'm sure. I wonder what the range is?
Just yesterday I was looking at getting a new laptop, and was dismayed because everything came with Vista. I am not an early adopter, I'm possibly a luddite compared the/. crowd. However, I've heard more good things about Ubuntu than any other Linux version, I would rather buy a laptop with Ubuntu than Vista. So, give mainstream America another two years to catch up to where I am, and your dreams of Microsoft falling may be realized.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East with a UN mandate, how about we move everyone else? Where to you live?
I live in New York City, I already live next door to almost every other country:) I picked Texas, because there is actually a chance of finding 7800 square miles of open land there and has a more similar climate than North Dakota or Alaska. My brother and his family live in Fort Worth, and I would have no problem with "New Israel" being down the street. As for moving everyone else, would you rather live next to a relocated Palestine? My point was more that the endless fighting over a patch over dirt has surpassed the monetary and human costs of just relocating. Anyone who thinks it's worth generations of war to have some sacred rock, or hill, or temple needs to reread what their religious texts have to say about idolatry. Sure that goes for both sides of the conflict, I'm just assuming that the Israelis would be more open to reason.
Either wait or it, or petition for it to be made or sale.
In a passive/aggressive kind of way piracy is a petition for change. No stealing it is not right, but mass piracy does convey the will of the masses. People want their entertainment, fresh and cheap. Maybe in order to supply that, quality will suffer, but that is what the demand is. If a legal unlimited media-crap P2P network that cost the same as cable TV, was made availible, there would be much less piracy.
Why do they need to stop it? Just incorperate more product placement into the show itself, then the more you are pirated the more the product is shown, the more the show can justifible charge for product placement. Suprise, it's now all paid for, without a retarded DMCA/filter everything scheme. Everyone wins.
"Probably because Iran has openly stated its desire to wipe Israel off the map"
I've occasionally thought it would be a good idea to wipe Israel off the map, or more to the point, relocate it. Israel is the Israeli people. These generations of fighting are over a patch of dirt. Let's relocate all of human trappings in the 7800 square miles of the Nation of Israel, to say Texas. (262,000 square miles). What is that cost compared to all of our military expenditures in the Middle East, directly caused by our support of Israel.
So now eBay businesses are in it with other small businesses. With an estimated tax of $2 billion, it's not just some profitable hobby, like sellin' pot. Which makes me wonder how much income tax would be generated if pot were legalized and became a business?
I'm hopeing your statement "related dolphin headaches" was meant to be funny. (My problem with Low Frequency Active Sonar, is the damage it does to marine mammals that use sonar.)
both France and Spain have a long and bloody history of mucking about in (Islamic) north Africa on the one hand and squashing the Basque between them on the other. The Netherlands have their history in the east Indies
Why are most terrorist groups claiming grievences that are long dead history? If several generations ago, you lost you homeland in a war. Guess what? It's gone. Get over it. I don't go around killing Navajo, just because they moved in on Hopi land. Maybe if we could get the mainstream Arab populations and the American Military to admit that most of these issues are long dead, and they are just excuses for power grabbing violence, then we could begin to bridge our cultural differences.
Our exoplanetary overlords don't want our water. What would a sentient cloud of silicon crystals want with H2O? They are just trying to figure out if the silicon chips of our planet are willing to sell a few of their pet waterbags. (that's us)
You are, of course, correct in that little distance is gained if the moon was to be used as a waystation to Mars. I had read the gp to mean that the moon is closer environmentally to Mars. It is a better place to R&D the technologies we would want to take with us to Mars. Whatever habitat module, vehicle, and local resource extraction NASA comes up with for Mars, should be tested on the moon first.
So, What happens when the price/tech come together for this "full life recording" to become required by law? Ya know, for security. I could see this easily intgrated into the national ID, in say five years. Then the Fed can bust anyone they want for something. poof. All freedom to dissent, gone.
but..but...but... That would be real democracy. By experienceing a real democractic solution, the people would be able to look at many of the other government regulations and realise that they could manage that too. Soon there would be "self reliance" breaking out all over. Then what would big government do to justify it's size and budget?
so in the line of getting chicken pox to protect against small pox, what other viruses have gp120 or stimulate the production of b12 antibodies? Maybe a virus needs to be engineered: easy to beat, easy to spread, and provides immune systems with the right tools to potentially kill HIV.
A sidebar ad/link to donate to wikipedia would be excellent. That is an ad that I would like to see tried first, before going to advertising outside products.
the BBC is also an endless source for fascinating documentaries
That is exactly what I meant by the comparison of public vs. corp TV. I don't want Wikipedia for Infotainment. I want documentaries. I might even prefer wiki to be dry and boring.
I don't think that anti-corporate is all that "fringe". Most People feel that Mega-Corps have too much power. Making them a source of revenue, gives them control over the product. Look at the difference between PBS or BBC and most other TV networks. Or just ask your congressman what corperate sponsorship really costs.
but is it reasonable to believe that anything that this Congress produces will alleviate any of the problems?
These people have spent most of their adult lives, in the pursuit of power. The concept of: "the best thing they can do to help, is get out of the way." is near impossible for them to understand. We don't need legistators to make more laws, we need them to clean out the bloatware that is our legal system. 50% of the time congress is in session, the focus should be on removing old defunct laws/programs/bureaus.
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They weren't great, but they didn't make me want to set fire to the place in the same way that Best Buy does...How's that for a eulogy?
"I hate you less than you biggest competitor" is all the praise they need.
Why the DRM failed to work on 50% of our purchases is not clear
The more we can download all of our media, the less need there is for a giant distibution company. I don't think the big players want legal, easy, inexpensive media downloads.
" real need for mass-produced mass spectrometers?"
Police, airport security, and military applications spring to mind easily. The article did point out that they could detect cocaine residues. Other drugs, and explosives are just as easy I'm sure. I wonder what the range is?
your general fps gamer these days doesn't know how to bunny hop or rocket/conc jump
One of the best things about "Gears of War" is no retarded jumping around.
It makes Giuliani look like a villain out of a comic book.
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I think you are thinking of Red Skull. Yeah, he always looks like that. You get used to it.http://www.newsaramablog.com/gallery/albums/us
Just yesterday I was looking at getting a new laptop, and was dismayed because everything came with Vista. I am not an early adopter, I'm possibly a luddite compared the /. crowd. However, I've heard more good things about Ubuntu than any other Linux version, I would rather buy a laptop with Ubuntu than Vista. So, give mainstream America another two years to catch up to where I am, and your dreams of Microsoft falling may be realized.
who the hell do you need stealth to fight anyway?
:)
It's a secret. That's why it's stealth, sheesh.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East with a UN mandate, how about we move everyone else? Where to you live?
:) I picked Texas, because there is actually a chance of finding 7800 square miles of open land there and has a more similar climate than North Dakota or Alaska. My brother and his family live in Fort Worth, and I would have no problem with "New Israel" being down the street. As for moving everyone else, would you rather live next to a relocated Palestine? My point was more that the endless fighting over a patch over dirt has surpassed the monetary and human costs of just relocating. Anyone who thinks it's worth generations of war to have some sacred rock, or hill, or temple needs to reread what their religious texts have to say about idolatry. Sure that goes for both sides of the conflict, I'm just assuming that the Israelis would be more open to reason.
I live in New York City, I already live next door to almost every other country
Either wait or it, or petition for it to be made or sale.
In a passive/aggressive kind of way piracy is a petition for change. No stealing it is not right, but mass piracy does convey the will of the masses. People want their entertainment, fresh and cheap. Maybe in order to supply that, quality will suffer, but that is what the demand is. If a legal unlimited media-crap P2P network that cost the same as cable TV, was made availible, there would be much less piracy.
Why do they need to stop it? Just incorperate more product placement into the show itself, then the more you are pirated the more the product is shown, the more the show can justifible charge for product placement. Suprise, it's now all paid for, without a retarded DMCA/filter everything scheme. Everyone wins.
"Probably because Iran has openly stated its desire to wipe Israel off the map"
I've occasionally thought it would be a good idea to wipe Israel off the map, or more to the point, relocate it. Israel is the Israeli people. These generations of fighting are over a patch of dirt. Let's relocate all of human trappings in the 7800 square miles of the Nation of Israel, to say Texas. (262,000 square miles). What is that cost compared to all of our military expenditures in the Middle East, directly caused by our support of Israel.
customers will repeatedly drop their cash on unfinished products that pass the dog and pony show
Kinda brings new mean to "You get what you pay for."
So now eBay businesses are in it with other small businesses. With an estimated tax of $2 billion, it's not just some profitable hobby, like sellin' pot. Which makes me wonder how much income tax would be generated if pot were legalized and became a business?
I'm hopeing your statement "related dolphin headaches" was meant to be funny. (My problem with Low Frequency Active Sonar, is the damage it does to marine mammals that use sonar.)
both France and Spain have a long and bloody history of mucking about in (Islamic) north Africa on the one hand and squashing the Basque between them on the other. The Netherlands have their history in the east Indies
Why are most terrorist groups claiming grievences that are long dead history? If several generations ago, you lost you homeland in a war. Guess what? It's gone. Get over it. I don't go around killing Navajo, just because they moved in on Hopi land. Maybe if we could get the mainstream Arab populations and the American Military to admit that most of these issues are long dead, and they are just excuses for power grabbing violence, then we could begin to bridge our cultural differences.
I'm glad this technology will help keep us safe from terrorists with submarines, now can we give up Low Frequency Active Sonar?
Our exoplanetary overlords don't want our water. What would a sentient cloud of silicon crystals want with H2O? They are just trying to figure out if the silicon chips of our planet are willing to sell a few of their pet waterbags. (that's us)
You are, of course, correct in that little distance is gained if the moon was to be used as a waystation to Mars. I had read the gp to mean that the moon is closer environmentally to Mars. It is a better place to R&D the technologies we would want to take with us to Mars. Whatever habitat module, vehicle, and local resource extraction NASA comes up with for Mars, should be tested on the moon first.
So, What happens when the price/tech come together for this "full life recording" to become required by law? Ya know, for security. I could see this easily intgrated into the national ID, in say five years. Then the Fed can bust anyone they want for something. poof. All freedom to dissent, gone.
users regulate themselves
but..but...but... That would be real democracy. By experienceing a real democractic solution, the people would be able to look at many of the other government regulations and realise that they could manage that too. Soon there would be "self reliance" breaking out all over. Then what would big government do to justify it's size and budget?
so in the line of getting chicken pox to protect against small pox, what other viruses have gp120 or stimulate the production of b12 antibodies? Maybe a virus needs to be engineered: easy to beat, easy to spread, and provides immune systems with the right tools to potentially kill HIV.
A sidebar ad/link to donate to wikipedia would be excellent. That is an ad that I would like to see tried first, before going to advertising outside products.
the BBC is also an endless source for fascinating documentaries
That is exactly what I meant by the comparison of public vs. corp TV. I don't want Wikipedia for Infotainment. I want documentaries. I might even prefer wiki to be dry and boring.
'has a fringe, anti-corporate bent to him'
I don't think that anti-corporate is all that "fringe". Most People feel that Mega-Corps have too much power. Making them a source of revenue, gives them control over the product. Look at the difference between PBS or BBC and most other TV networks. Or just ask your congressman what corperate sponsorship really costs.
but is it reasonable to believe that anything that this Congress produces will alleviate any of the problems?
These people have spent most of their adult lives, in the pursuit of power. The concept of: "the best thing they can do to help, is get out of the way." is near impossible for them to understand. We don't need legistators to make more laws, we need them to clean out the bloatware that is our legal system. 50% of the time congress is in session, the focus should be on removing old defunct laws/programs/bureaus.