The Atari ST was used to control better sounding gear connected to its midi ports. Apparently its timing was bang on (but that could just be because "vintage is better" even when it isn't).
if the song had been played 100m times on UK National Radio, he'd have been paid GBP2-5bn instead of GBP11. *That's* how much Google are underpaying compared to market rate.
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That's not really a fair comparison, each time the song is played on national radio a LOT of people hear it whereas on youtube one or two people will hear it each time it is played. Getting 100m "listens" from radio would take significantly (orders of magnitude) fewer plays and would cost much less than £2bn
The study of a divine clockmaker could be quite interesting if some new testable ideas were put forward. For instance: a physical process by which the "clockmaker" can influence the universe, restrictions on what the "clockmaker" can do, how this stuff interacts with relativity and quantum mechanics. Simply saying the universe is X number of years old is not very interesting.
The only places CDs are still widely used are car CD players, home hi-fi systems, and DJ booths.
In my experience (student radio and local parties) DJing seems to have undergone a pretty direct transition from vinyl to fully digital. Both Serato and Ableton require CDs to be ripped before they're loaded in. Also specialist DJ download services (eg. Beatport) were some of the first to go DRM-free and provide lossless tracks.
Why should they be treated any different from other failed businesses?
Considering the popularity of bail outs these days, I think the right question is "Why are they being treated differently from other failed businesses?"
Hulu look more incompetent every day. First they decided to break international distribution, now they've got this mess with Boxee. How hard is it to provide working content and leave everything else alone?
Not working here (unless dawkins means something else in American).
fortune -o
"In childhood our credulity serves us well. It helps us to pack, with
extraordinary rapidity, our skulls full of the wisdom of our parents and
our ancestors. But if we don't grow out of it in the fullness of time,
our... nature makes us a sitting target for astrologers, mediums, gurus,
evangelists, and quacks. We need to replace the automatic credulity
of childhood with the constructive skepticism of adult science."
Tbh the current situation is fine with me as long as enough companies can ship stuff from low tax areas to keep the market competitive.
A couple of years ago I would have added that not charging duty (and a handling fee) on stuff I order from the US would also be desirable but right now the currency difference doesn't make that attractive anyway.
I admit quoting out of context but I feel that I should clarify. How can anyone be expected to know the law which they should comply with under these circumstances?
Whether Sweden has implemented the protections required by TRIPS and other treaties is a separate issue to the trial. TPB should be tried under the law that exists not the law the should possibly technically exist due to treaty obligations. There are international organisations that will sort things out if Sweden is in violation of a treaty.
Investing time and money into making a product that can be duplicated by anyone at almost no cost is a bad business decision and should not be rewarded.*
*Actually rewarding bad business decisions is fashionable these days so don't take that too seriously.
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The Atari ST was used to control better sounding gear connected to its midi ports. Apparently its timing was bang on (but that could just be because "vintage is better" even when it isn't).
Also wtf does slashdot do to the pound sign?
if the song had been played 100m times on UK National Radio, he'd have been paid GBP2-5bn instead of GBP11. *That's* how much Google are underpaying compared to market rate. --
That's not really a fair comparison, each time the song is played on national radio a LOT of people hear it whereas on youtube one or two people will hear it each time it is played. Getting 100m "listens" from radio would take significantly (orders of magnitude) fewer plays and would cost much less than £2bn
Go here and plagiarise.
The study of a divine clockmaker could be quite interesting if some new testable ideas were put forward. For instance: a physical process by which the "clockmaker" can influence the universe, restrictions on what the "clockmaker" can do, how this stuff interacts with relativity and quantum mechanics. Simply saying the universe is X number of years old is not very interesting.
It would be good if they labelled the items as fake. If people know exactly what they're buying then there's no problem.
Intel shits the bed running in 64 bit mode.
Is that a good thing?
The only places CDs are still widely used are car CD players, home hi-fi systems, and DJ booths.
In my experience (student radio and local parties) DJing seems to have undergone a pretty direct transition from vinyl to fully digital. Both Serato and Ableton require CDs to be ripped before they're loaded in. Also specialist DJ download services (eg. Beatport) were some of the first to go DRM-free and provide lossless tracks.
Are those lyrics? If not can I plagiarise them and make them into lyrics?
20th century? The only 20th century part of that is "thought about", substitute "created by" and you're in the same place mankind has been forever.
Why not just set the price at $0 and keep the required records?
Why should they be treated any different from other failed businesses?
Considering the popularity of bail outs these days, I think the right question is "Why are they being treated differently from other failed businesses?"
So what should Microsoft be doing?
The one thing that's always worked before. Design a new colour scheme and let the marketing department do the rest.
Hulu look more incompetent every day. First they decided to break international distribution, now they've got this mess with Boxee. How hard is it to provide working content and leave everything else alone?
A divine being messing with the universe is a how.
India?
Not working here (unless dawkins means something else in American).
fortune -o
"In childhood our credulity serves us well. It helps us to pack, with extraordinary rapidity, our skulls full of the wisdom of our parents and our ancestors. But if we don't grow out of it in the fullness of time, our ... nature makes us a sitting target for astrologers, mediums, gurus,
evangelists, and quacks. We need to replace the automatic credulity
of childhood with the constructive skepticism of adult science."
[Richard Dawkins]
Tbh the current situation is fine with me as long as enough companies can ship stuff from low tax areas to keep the market competitive.
A couple of years ago I would have added that not charging duty (and a handling fee) on stuff I order from the US would also be desirable but right now the currency difference doesn't make that attractive anyway.
I admit quoting out of context but I feel that I should clarify. How can anyone be expected to know the law which they should comply with under these circumstances?
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my father, who is a lawyer
I'm not familiar with the law
A couple of years ago I had a piece of software which could replace the EULA with any text. I think it was called disagree but I'm not too sure.
"Assisting making available is not vague. It is the most specific charge we could make up and it means whatever the pirate bay did." - The Prosecutor
Do *you* want to tell the French where all our nuclear subs are at any moment in time?
That depends on how much the French would pay for the information
Whether Sweden has implemented the protections required by TRIPS and other treaties is a separate issue to the trial. TPB should be tried under the law that exists not the law the should possibly technically exist due to treaty obligations. There are international organisations that will sort things out if Sweden is in violation of a treaty.
Investing time and money into making a product that can be duplicated by anyone at almost no cost is a bad business decision and should not be rewarded.*
*Actually rewarding bad business decisions is fashionable these days so don't take that too seriously.