Ultimately what they need to do is cut the crap. Look at the successful paid for music services and copy them. I can go onto amazon pay money and get unencrypted zero-bullshit music files in return and the whole thing works brilliantly. If I want to do the same but buy a film... I don't even know who will take my money off me, amazon certainly won't. Streaming is an option but I try to avoid subscriptions where possible (my finances may go wobbly in the near future), as is having discs shipped out and ripping them myself (haven't checked if bluray has been fixed to make this work). If someone would just put 264 in mkv behind a legit payment option I would take it and I'm sure many others would too.
Oh please, there's no such thing as a 'slippery slope'. Not since the Constitution of the US. and the Declaration of Independence established your right to rebel should your government lose track of its objectives. The slope continues as long as you let it continue.
You do know that the constitution can be amended? And that some pretty stupid stuff has been amended onto it before now. I know it's unlikely but it's not impossible for your rights to be removed.
Would reducing the software patent lifetime to 5 years or even less be the thing to do?
No. Don't accept a compromise, it'll only look like you're trying to change the deal if you get it and then try to go further. If you oppose software patents, then oppose them.
Television content today is increasingly targeting dumb viewers. Advertisers are aware that intelligent viewers are not swayed by their advertising. To keep impressionable viewers watching, you need the kind of dumb content that draws them in. As a result, intelligent content is being pushed to the few premium providers that forgo traditional advertising.
Really? Sorry, but go watch some 80s tv, go watch some 90s tv (youtube might help here). There has ALWAYS been dumb shit on tv, picking out good stuff has ALWAYS been hard. I seriously doubt there is an increase here.
Failing that: Where were these patients from (how close to the disaster)? What level of radiation were they exposed to? For how long? Would level of radiation exposure significantly increase their cancer risk? How long were the patients followed up on after receiving treatment? Is this long enough for cancer to have developed? etc...
Sorry for all the questions but you have to appreciate that 0 out of 3500 does sound a bit incredibly low for a cancer rate, doubly so for a cancer rate following radiation exposure.
Look, there's nothing Blackberry can do about it and it's not their job. It's not like they would be able to fight it if USA was the same. It's the people in general who will need to deal with their governments, not some single random company that is just selling products for the market. Stop being childish and stop these immature comments. If you want, YOU go change those governments minds.
Correct, it is not RIM's job to oppose shit governments. However, it IS RIM's job to tell you exactly what they are selling to you and this includes security implications. Failing to answer a simple question doesn't bode well on that front.
If your idea is that the average person alive today -- never mind the average high school student -- has any knowledge at all of relativistic mechanics, evolutionary biology, computer science/engineering, medical science, etc., I think you'll find you're sadly mistaken. Yes, the average teenager knows how to use a cell phone. Clearly this is an insurmountable obstacle, and Isaac Newton himself would be unable to figure out my Nokia.
Some British science GCSEs (tested at 16) include an introduction to evolution. The physics A-level (tested at 18) has a section on relativity (can't remember if it's optional) which includes the calculations for special relativity; general relativity is taught as a concept but the maths for it isn't really touched on. There is an introductory computing A-level available which really skims the details of computer science, presumably this will get more detailed as the subject develops and knowledge moves out of universities. The only one missing is medical science, at A-level the nearest thing is probably biology. These subjects are taught so expecting people to know something about them isn't too unreasonable.
OK, here's a revision. With a week's training, I'll bet the 1869 man could drive a car, use a cell phone, or browse the internet. Could you, with a week's training, learn algebra, geometry, trig, history (in depth), geography, Latin and Greek? The two sets of tests aren't equivalent. (Sorry, I'm being a bit unfair. You did mention relativity, evolution, computers, medicine. But relativity isn't taught in high school. Evolution is a simple and obvious concept. Medicine, beyond the germ theory of disease and other easy bits, isn't taught in high school. That leaves computers.
I reckon I could give it a shot. Most of the skills would be a simple brush up (maths would be no problem). Latin and Greek would be more difficult depending on how much they differ from the languages I know (English, French, Spanish). History would be a case of picking the right era and doing some reading. Passing this seems like a challenge rather than an impossibility.
Also, there doesn't seem to be much mention of the pass mark for this test. Are we aiming for 90%? 80%? 70%? I've found that uni tests tend to ask more than high school and 6th form tests but also be a bit more lenient in allowing a couple of knowledge gaps.
You don't even need to go that far. What the Vatican calls Satanism is a form of Christian belief. Worshipping Satan makes no sense without the myth structure of God, Jesus etc.
OK, so C++ is a little heavy on the features available but guess what; they're only available features, not compulsory features. If you just want to do a couple of classes, C++ can do that fine. If you want to program with all that stuff you hate, C++ can do that fine too. You just have to choose what to use in your code and write it accordingly.
If you're on a budget then the only really viable option is a tractor beam, bring them down to the ground. Entering the atmosphere and a hard landing means that you get ready killed part cooked meteorite to take home.
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Ultimately what they need to do is cut the crap. Look at the successful paid for music services and copy them. I can go onto amazon pay money and get unencrypted zero-bullshit music files in return and the whole thing works brilliantly. If I want to do the same but buy a film... I don't even know who will take my money off me, amazon certainly won't. Streaming is an option but I try to avoid subscriptions where possible (my finances may go wobbly in the near future), as is having discs shipped out and ripping them myself (haven't checked if bluray has been fixed to make this work). If someone would just put 264 in mkv behind a legit payment option I would take it and I'm sure many others would too.
The article mentions "violations" a lot. Does this mean something? Or more precisely, what is being violated?
Prosecution for what?? There was no mention of him doing anything wrong in the article.
TV-shack, seriously? That was a link site and a damn good one. What kind of twunt is trying to prosecute this guy for running a really good site.
Oh please, there's no such thing as a 'slippery slope'. Not since the Constitution of the US. and the Declaration of Independence established your right to rebel should your government lose track of its objectives. The slope continues as long as you let it continue.
You do know that the constitution can be amended? And that some pretty stupid stuff has been amended onto it before now. I know it's unlikely but it's not impossible for your rights to be removed.
Would reducing the software patent lifetime to 5 years or even less be the thing to do?
No. Don't accept a compromise, it'll only look like you're trying to change the deal if you get it and then try to go further. If you oppose software patents, then oppose them.
You must have a low opinion of lolcats to call them that.
OK, lets play
1. Barcelona (I like Barcelona), Camden (it thinks it's there already), my house, Japan
2. Isle of Wight, Hollywood, Antarctica
3. New Jersey, Middle East
4. 30 Millbank (I'm an optimist)
What do I win?
Also, "wan" is a word, apparently (thanks firefox)
Now I can check out dad's porn stash.
I can't help thinking that this is one of those things it's better not to investigate. Do you really wan to know what your dad likes wanking to?
Off topic: apparently firefox doesn't think that "wank" is an English word, does this warrant a bug report?
Names dammit! It's hard to keep track of who's doing what without names. I know about Giggs so who exactly is the "another" player here?
the stupidity of his legal advice.
Why? I'm sure it's turning out to be quite lucrative for his lawyers...
Surely they can only take that path so far before he gets different lawyers.
Is Ryan Giggs suing for privacy or for libel? Basically, is he confirming the story?
I'm not sure that poster (and monologue) makes fixed interest mortgage repayments sound all that attractive.
It goes beyond this.
Television content today is increasingly targeting dumb viewers. Advertisers are aware that intelligent viewers are not swayed by their advertising. To keep impressionable viewers watching, you need the kind of dumb content that draws them in. As a result, intelligent content is being pushed to the few premium providers that forgo traditional advertising.
Really? Sorry, but go watch some 80s tv, go watch some 90s tv (youtube might help here). There has ALWAYS been dumb shit on tv, picking out good stuff has ALWAYS been hard. I seriously doubt there is an increase here.
Source please?
Failing that: Where were these patients from (how close to the disaster)? What level of radiation were they exposed to? For how long? Would level of radiation exposure significantly increase their cancer risk? How long were the patients followed up on after receiving treatment? Is this long enough for cancer to have developed? etc...
Sorry for all the questions but you have to appreciate that 0 out of 3500 does sound a bit incredibly low for a cancer rate, doubly so for a cancer rate following radiation exposure.
Look, there's nothing Blackberry can do about it and it's not their job. It's not like they would be able to fight it if USA was the same. It's the people in general who will need to deal with their governments, not some single random company that is just selling products for the market. Stop being childish and stop these immature comments. If you want, YOU go change those governments minds.
Correct, it is not RIM's job to oppose shit governments. However, it IS RIM's job to tell you exactly what they are selling to you and this includes security implications. Failing to answer a simple question doesn't bode well on that front.
Depends what speed the resulting film is projected at. You might end up with a slow motion epic.
Although, that would be impossible since Baywatch the movie hasn't been made yet
If your idea is that the average person alive today -- never mind the average high school student -- has any knowledge at all of relativistic mechanics, evolutionary biology, computer science/engineering, medical science, etc., I think you'll find you're sadly mistaken. Yes, the average teenager knows how to use a cell phone. Clearly this is an insurmountable obstacle, and Isaac Newton himself would be unable to figure out my Nokia.
Some British science GCSEs (tested at 16) include an introduction to evolution. The physics A-level (tested at 18) has a section on relativity (can't remember if it's optional) which includes the calculations for special relativity; general relativity is taught as a concept but the maths for it isn't really touched on. There is an introductory computing A-level available which really skims the details of computer science, presumably this will get more detailed as the subject develops and knowledge moves out of universities. The only one missing is medical science, at A-level the nearest thing is probably biology. These subjects are taught so expecting people to know something about them isn't too unreasonable.
OK, here's a revision. With a week's training, I'll bet the 1869 man could drive a car, use a cell phone, or browse the internet. Could you, with a week's training, learn algebra, geometry, trig, history (in depth), geography, Latin and Greek? The two sets of tests aren't equivalent. (Sorry, I'm being a bit unfair. You did mention relativity, evolution, computers, medicine. But relativity isn't taught in high school. Evolution is a simple and obvious concept. Medicine, beyond the germ theory of disease and other easy bits, isn't taught in high school. That leaves computers.
I reckon I could give it a shot. Most of the skills would be a simple brush up (maths would be no problem). Latin and Greek would be more difficult depending on how much they differ from the languages I know (English, French, Spanish). History would be a case of picking the right era and doing some reading. Passing this seems like a challenge rather than an impossibility.
Also, there doesn't seem to be much mention of the pass mark for this test. Are we aiming for 90%? 80%? 70%? I've found that uni tests tend to ask more than high school and 6th form tests but also be a bit more lenient in allowing a couple of knowledge gaps.
I think you need to look again; the sides are different but they're different flavours of shit.
You don't even need to go that far. What the Vatican calls Satanism is a form of Christian belief. Worshipping Satan makes no sense without the myth structure of God, Jesus etc.
TBH, I say good luck to them. The austerity measures in the UK are largely unnecessary and should be resisted in every way possible.
OK, so C++ is a little heavy on the features available but guess what; they're only available features, not compulsory features. If you just want to do a couple of classes, C++ can do that fine. If you want to program with all that stuff you hate, C++ can do that fine too. You just have to choose what to use in your code and write it accordingly.
If you're on a budget then the only really viable option is a tractor beam, bring them down to the ground. Entering the atmosphere and a hard landing means that you get ready killed part cooked meteorite to take home.