Wow, who the heck would mod me down for this? Mercedes or Apple fanatic? Really? Mod me down for suggesting there might be problems operating your Siri enabled car controls when you go outside of cellular coverage?
I guess these driver best not leave the city then. What happens when their Siri powered voice command system leaves the cellular coverage area? Heck, even a bloody parking garage can often achieve that.
I suspect you are correct in your analysis, however, I would add that the lack of money not just its surplus reveals immoral character. Poverty also has a way of unhinging the shackles that constrain the expression of those having immoral character. The nature in which the immoral person expresses themselves will more certainly differ depending upon their social-economic station. i.e. white-collar crime vs. blue-collar crime. Embezzlement vs. burglary, etc.
Few Americans can place and name all 50 American states as well as their capitals. If Europeans can name even a fourth of them they're doing better than a good many Americans. Ask them about Europe and they'll say things like "that's in England right?"
They attach an accelerometer to their waist and expect to monitor activity when the Wii can generally be played armchair style. DDR may be a bit different but I still imagine you can sit on your but and bounce your feet about. If you want a true understanding what how video games can engage people in physical activity then they really should have used the Kinect and/or found a better way to monitor things than a stupid device on the least active part of the body (when playing Wii). I suspect though that this really isn't about demonstrating anything other than than the "evils" of video games.
Explosives are explosive due to the presence of an oxidizer. If black powder for instance did not contain potassium nitrate (the oxidizer) then it wouldn't matter whether it was in a vacuum or a pure oxygen atmosphere, you might get it to combust in the case of the latter but it would be impossible to "explode." As for the "recoil" thing I'd strongly suggest you review Newton's Third Law of Motion.
Well that's how much it "used" to cost. However, now that they've involved other actors and Proview has an already proven case this is probably not how much it will now cost to show this. I wonder how much the iPad market is worth in China.
Why stop there? Why not go after smokers, gluttons, and others who ignore their doctor's medical advice. If patients aren't going to heed their advice, doctors should have a right to refuse to waste their time and everyone else's resources on them. Why should anyone but the person(s) responsible for failing to heed their doctor's advice have to suffer from the consequences. If you're not vaccinated I don't want you any where near myself or my children. You are an endangerment to everyone you're around and docs recognize this. If you fail to stop eating the caloric requirements for three people or smoke like a chimney why should I have to contribute to keeping you alive? If you're not going to take the full course of antibiotics prescribed then you have no business getting them in the first place. You're needlessly increasing the risk of creating resistant strains. etc. etc.
So really what we need to do is develop high-efficiency power transmission that requires neither a conduit nor a receiver. Essentially, have all the power generated in China. With that power, magically store the complete power requirements for the life of the devices they manufacture for us inside.
The whole article is a complete supposition by someone that is more interested in making a case against the power plants than they are in knowing how their operation really affects the environment. The article is specious, with the intent of fear mongering and has no business being on/. unless it was intended for the purpose of geek sport--picking it apart.
The psychology is actually well established. The motivations for which include self-hate and/or deflection of accusation. Narcissism in this case would be the antipode.
We (US citizens) cannot say anything we want either. The difference only being in legal frameworks under which our speech is suppressed. In Canada and Europe generally the act of suppression is more direct and civil. In the US it tends to be indirect and often violent. "Freedom of assembly? You bet, but first you need a permit and no of course you cannot assemble there, we will tell you where.", "Freedom of the press? Sure, but tell us your sources or you'll be facing jail time. Wait. You're a blogger? You have no press credentials. Now hold still while we mace you. What? You're not holding still? Better tase you then..."
Oh, come now. If I had a full suit of chainmaille when I was a kid I'd have happily and eagerly rode my bike all over the neighborhood with it. Of course I'd also be brandishing a lance and vanquishing evil but...
Actually the logic is sound if you take a few moments to exercise your grey matter. It is highly typical of humans to rally against the very things they commit offense. The more vocal and irrational their arguments, the acute their problem.
You're missing the point. While I am in favor of amending copyright law to state that if the rights holder fails to make a work available for purchase then their rights are voided, I'm not speaking of legality. I'm speaking about how a business that claims that all they want is to be compensated for the use of their IP fails to make it reasonably possible for consumers to do so. Most people would rather legally obtain content and are willing to pay a reasonable price to do so. The success of Amazon's MP3 downloads and iTunes are excellent examples of this. By failing to provide a reasonable means for consumers to legally obtain their content they are encouraging them to obtain it by other means.
I'll have to read the particulars before I decide which way I'm going on this but, one way or the other they're going to cram something down our throats. If this bill at least allows for due process and keeps the RIAA, etc. from firing off blanket robo take downs or punishing ISPs for user activities among other things generally frowned upon as detrimental to a free and open Internet then it might be worth compromising on. If copyright holders want money for their stuff then fine let them collect it. It's the evil practices they employ to maintain their stranglehold on the industry, their overreaching into people's private lives, the extortion, etc. that they should not be permitted to carry out.
On a side note: how they hell do they expect to prevent piracy if the content people want is not made available for purchase? Try legally obtaining Korean and especially Japanese music for some of the more popular artists sometime. It doesn't matter where you go, the stuff just isn't being made available or if it is, it's often by way of a ridiculously expensive $50+ import for a CD.
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hmm. Well where does most of our electronics come from now a days?
Wow, who the heck would mod me down for this? Mercedes or Apple fanatic? Really? Mod me down for suggesting there might be problems operating your Siri enabled car controls when you go outside of cellular coverage?
I guess these driver best not leave the city then. What happens when their Siri powered voice command system leaves the cellular coverage area? Heck, even a bloody parking garage can often achieve that.
I suspect you are correct in your analysis, however, I would add that the lack of money not just its surplus reveals immoral character. Poverty also has a way of unhinging the shackles that constrain the expression of those having immoral character. The nature in which the immoral person expresses themselves will more certainly differ depending upon their social-economic station. i.e. white-collar crime vs. blue-collar crime. Embezzlement vs. burglary, etc.
Few Americans can place and name all 50 American states as well as their capitals. If Europeans can name even a fourth of them they're doing better than a good many Americans. Ask them about Europe and they'll say things like "that's in England right?"
They attach an accelerometer to their waist and expect to monitor activity when the Wii can generally be played armchair style. DDR may be a bit different but I still imagine you can sit on your but and bounce your feet about. If you want a true understanding what how video games can engage people in physical activity then they really should have used the Kinect and/or found a better way to monitor things than a stupid device on the least active part of the body (when playing Wii). I suspect though that this really isn't about demonstrating anything other than than the "evils" of video games.
To a certain extent that's true. However, the US raises it to high art...
Explosives are explosive due to the presence of an oxidizer. If black powder for instance did not contain potassium nitrate (the oxidizer) then it wouldn't matter whether it was in a vacuum or a pure oxygen atmosphere, you might get it to combust in the case of the latter but it would be impossible to "explode." As for the "recoil" thing I'd strongly suggest you review Newton's Third Law of Motion.
In this case I think it's more likely plain and simple arrogance. This time Jobs' legacy might bite them a bit harder than $10M.
Well that's how much it "used" to cost. However, now that they've involved other actors and Proview has an already proven case this is probably not how much it will now cost to show this. I wonder how much the iPad market is worth in China.
I wonder how many Yuan it will take to "show" that...
Apple demonstrating once again the levels to which it will stoop to gain market advantage. Try innovating, you'll go farther...
Why stop there? Why not go after smokers, gluttons, and others who ignore their doctor's medical advice. If patients aren't going to heed their advice, doctors should have a right to refuse to waste their time and everyone else's resources on them. Why should anyone but the person(s) responsible for failing to heed their doctor's advice have to suffer from the consequences. If you're not vaccinated I don't want you any where near myself or my children. You are an endangerment to everyone you're around and docs recognize this. If you fail to stop eating the caloric requirements for three people or smoke like a chimney why should I have to contribute to keeping you alive? If you're not going to take the full course of antibiotics prescribed then you have no business getting them in the first place. You're needlessly increasing the risk of creating resistant strains. etc. etc.
You got your iCrap (TM) why would it matter to you how it was made and who made it? It's so shiny and Apple claims it really, really cool.
So really what we need to do is develop high-efficiency power transmission that requires neither a conduit nor a receiver. Essentially, have all the power generated in China. With that power, magically store the complete power requirements for the life of the devices they manufacture for us inside.
The whole article is a complete supposition by someone that is more interested in making a case against the power plants than they are in knowing how their operation really affects the environment. The article is specious, with the intent of fear mongering and has no business being on /. unless it was intended for the purpose of geek sport--picking it apart.
You're not weird. Most people believe artist should be compensated for their work. The trouble is the MPAA/RIAA, their ilk and their members do not.
The psychology is actually well established. The motivations for which include self-hate and/or deflection of accusation. Narcissism in this case would be the antipode.
Oh gasp! I neglected a space between chain and maille. I beg most humbly for your forgiveness. This is a most egregious offense...
We (US citizens) cannot say anything we want either. The difference only being in legal frameworks under which our speech is suppressed. In Canada and Europe generally the act of suppression is more direct and civil. In the US it tends to be indirect and often violent. "Freedom of assembly? You bet, but first you need a permit and no of course you cannot assemble there, we will tell you where.", "Freedom of the press? Sure, but tell us your sources or you'll be facing jail time. Wait. You're a blogger? You have no press credentials. Now hold still while we mace you. What? You're not holding still? Better tase you then..."
Oh, come now. If I had a full suit of chainmaille when I was a kid I'd have happily and eagerly rode my bike all over the neighborhood with it. Of course I'd also be brandishing a lance and vanquishing evil but...
You almost had it. If you would have stuck with paedophiles instead of murderers...
Actually the logic is sound if you take a few moments to exercise your grey matter. It is highly typical of humans to rally against the very things they commit offense. The more vocal and irrational their arguments, the acute their problem.
You're missing the point. While I am in favor of amending copyright law to state that if the rights holder fails to make a work available for purchase then their rights are voided, I'm not speaking of legality. I'm speaking about how a business that claims that all they want is to be compensated for the use of their IP fails to make it reasonably possible for consumers to do so. Most people would rather legally obtain content and are willing to pay a reasonable price to do so. The success of Amazon's MP3 downloads and iTunes are excellent examples of this. By failing to provide a reasonable means for consumers to legally obtain their content they are encouraging them to obtain it by other means.
I'll have to read the particulars before I decide which way I'm going on this but, one way or the other they're going to cram something down our throats. If this bill at least allows for due process and keeps the RIAA, etc. from firing off blanket robo take downs or punishing ISPs for user activities among other things generally frowned upon as detrimental to a free and open Internet then it might be worth compromising on. If copyright holders want money for their stuff then fine let them collect it. It's the evil practices they employ to maintain their stranglehold on the industry, their overreaching into people's private lives, the extortion, etc. that they should not be permitted to carry out.
On a side note: how they hell do they expect to prevent piracy if the content people want is not made available for purchase? Try legally obtaining Korean and especially Japanese music for some of the more popular artists sometime. It doesn't matter where you go, the stuff just isn't being made available or if it is, it's often by way of a ridiculously expensive $50+ import for a CD.