According to Australia, which outlawed handgun and semi/auto weapon ownership following the Port Arthur massacre, pretty well. Firearm homicide per capita has gone down significantly (though some like to point out that the year immediately following, it went up 2% - whilst neglecting to mention that that 2% increase correlated to 3 more, and was not statistically significant like it might be in the US).
*IF* you act on it in a certain period, usually 30-60 days. You can't just ride it for another year, and then say "Oh, that was unacceptable to me" and get out that way. If you don't immediately act, that's viewed as performance of the contract, implying its acceptability to you.
And what utter horseshit. In neither the Boing Boing do the MPAA "cry poor". Unless "it's a common occurrence across the USA... used to instant access".
Never mind, Cory, it's not like the MPAA are bad enough by themselves, without you, and subsequently the submitter, making up bullshit claims to attribute to them (yes, I'm aware that in other situations, such claims may have been made).
Oh goody, so instead of the stress of a lawsuit with a huge telco, I wait 3 years and get a coupon good for "$10 off my next Verizon phone purchase", while the law firm makes $50M in fees and contingency?
Some of us download games we have purchased online (via Steam, GoG, Greenhouse, Impulse, Direct2Drive, etc etc etc etc). Some of us buy a lot of games.
LOL. Most games come on a DVD. Let's say 8GB of content. A figure mentioned was 250GB/month. You might buy a lot of games. I doubt you buy a game a day.
Let's face it, the vast majority of people doing 200GB+/month down are not getting all their content legitimately. Acknowledge it, move on, the issue can still be discussed, but the endless charade, "But I buy lots of games online", "But I download about 20 Linux distros a month" is disingenuous at best.
Apple did try selling their OS to run on other platforms. That nearly put then out of business. I think they have a good clue what will work for them and for their customers.
Yeah, because what didn't work 15 years ago couldn't possibly work now. I mean, it's not like the IT industry has changed in that decade and a half...
Furthermore, the cost of the upgrade to the latest version of OS X is $29, not >$100.
"Furthermore, ignore the fact that 10.0 to 10.1 cost $129, 10.1 to 10.2 cost $129, 10.2 to 10.3 cost $129, 10.3 to 10.4 cost $129, 10.4 to 10.5 cost $129, 10.5 to 10.6 costs $29! You're a fool"
Exactly. My home office has a computer under my desk. Core i7 920, 12GB of RAM and 8TB of disk... running about 8 virtual machines fulltime (Citrix XenServer), has been fantastic for about 6 months so far.
Most of those companies probably used in-house counsel (not that they're any better) - and probably only went to outside legal if it was contested and ended in court. Hell, I'm sure for many of those notices, it was probably only a paralegal, if not someone in the legal dept, not a JD. You don't need to be a lawyer to send a DMCA.
Again, the components of QuickTime that seem to annoy people are very small, and easy to remove. Do you honestly think a half dozen audio codecs, and another half dozen video codecs would make for a "small" DLL?
Huh, what?
A codec is a mathematical algorithm. Are you telling me that the codecs for interpreting an MP3/AAC stream, etc, are SO COMPLEX that the math for them can't be contained in less than 40 or 50 megabytes of compiled code?
Survey says: horseshit.
Check out VLC sometime. It does more in a quarter of the size of Quicktime than Quicktime does, by far, in terms of codecs.
Uhhhh, why did they DOWNGRADE Flash at all? Oh, I'm guessing a "if version>myVersion DONOTINSTALL" would mess with the "Apple knows best (even when it doesn't)" philosophy... I don't think anyone faulted Apple for shipping a version of Flash that happened to have a hole, but for downgrading already updated versions silently.
Software like iTunes and Google Toolbar make deep low level changes to the operating system
iTunes in particular. How many system services does that thing install by default? IIRC, at least 4! Quicktime helper, iTunes helper, Bonjour/mdns, iPodservice, and that's before it attempts to foist Safari on you...
LOL, "backed by a large company" "even if you plan to run BSD or Linux as your OS". Wow, just wow. Hands up who thinks Apple is going to offer ANY support to someone running a BSD/Linux on a Mac Mini Server?!?
That seems entirely odd, given that the N97, which in large parts was the predecessor (form and spec wise, possibly more so than the 800), most definitely does have a compass.
My standard test was to check how long time it would take to turn on the device, open the calendar and check today's schedule. On the Palm, that was about 300 msec. Perhaps a bit unfair since it had a button for that specific purpose, but it still shows the attention to actual usage patterns. Most other devices would take 10-15 seconds. With the Palm, the things I did dozens of times every day were quick and easy. That's what matters in the long run.
And don't get me started on bugs and crashes. I did mention I tried Windows Mobile? Not that Symbian was that much better. Especially the PC host software was useless. And I mean "useless", not as an exaggeration, but as a matter of fact.
Last things first, "as a matter of opinion, not fact."
Beyond that, LMAO. You loved your Palm because of the "300 msec" type to get to a calendar. You ruled out Symbian and WinMo devices because of "10-15 seconds", and then talk about how much you love the iPhone because they "got it right", despite the fact that my wife's iPhone is definitely not speedy and responsive in getting from power-on to "displaying your schedule"... uhh, okay.
Ahhhh, if 'marketshare in world' doesn't give you an answer you like, just redefine the question? 'marketshare in the US'? What if that didn't work, either... maybe we could redefine down and down until we get to 'marketshare within a 3 mi radius of Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA'...
(I have a N97 for its features. I'd prefer an iPhone with those hardware features because like Samsung, Nokia doesn't "just get it right" either.
I have an N97 too. It pisses on the iPhone from a great height in terms of hardware ability and functionality (32GB internal, plus up to 32GB microSD storage, 30% higher res screen, more memory, 5MP camera, FM transmitter, PTT, etc...), but I wish the software was, not the iPhone software, but hmmm... about half way between Symbian and iPhone.
Universities do not posess some secret knowledge, it's all in the books and if you can read you can learn. Smart employers will ignore your lack of degree if instead you present a lot of experience. They know that most of what you learned in university is useless and better be forgotten.
Awesome. I'll tell my wife that she doesn't really need to go to school to get her DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) - she just needs to read the books. I'm sure most vet clinics, and state licensing boards, will be willing to overlook her lack of degree from an accredited institution if she can present a lot of experience.
The CDC also shows a relationship between egg allergies and possibly fatal side effects from the vaccination. They simply state that if you have an egg allergy, do NOT take the vaccine. That's approx 2.5% of the population under 5 years old. That's ok, the population under 5yo is only 21,000,000 (again, 2008 US Census est), which would bring the possible death toll to 525,000.
How many people would get their child to 5 years old without having eaten eggs, AND/OR not considering that possibility, "Well, hey, we're vegan, so he's not actually eaten any egg products"? So possible death toll is many orders of magnitude beyond even the most pessimistic of realistic deaths.
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Right, and OpenOffice? What prevented them, and their developers, from implementing it?
So, uhh... yeah. Fairly well.
*IF* you act on it in a certain period, usually 30-60 days. You can't just ride it for another year, and then say "Oh, that was unacceptable to me" and get out that way. If you don't immediately act, that's viewed as performance of the contract, implying its acceptability to you.
Err, "In neither the Boing Boing 'article', nor the original source, do the MPAA..."
Never mind, Cory, it's not like the MPAA are bad enough by themselves, without you, and subsequently the submitter, making up bullshit claims to attribute to them (yes, I'm aware that in other situations, such claims may have been made).
Oh goody, so instead of the stress of a lawsuit with a huge telco, I wait 3 years and get a coupon good for "$10 off my next Verizon phone purchase", while the law firm makes $50M in fees and contingency?
Color me unexcited.
LOL. Most games come on a DVD. Let's say 8GB of content. A figure mentioned was 250GB/month. You might buy a lot of games. I doubt you buy a game a day.
Let's face it, the vast majority of people doing 200GB+/month down are not getting all their content legitimately. Acknowledge it, move on, the issue can still be discussed, but the endless charade, "But I buy lots of games online", "But I download about 20 Linux distros a month" is disingenuous at best.
Yeah, because what didn't work 15 years ago couldn't possibly work now. I mean, it's not like the IT industry has changed in that decade and a half...
"Furthermore, ignore the fact that 10.0 to 10.1 cost $129, 10.1 to 10.2 cost $129, 10.2 to 10.3 cost $129, 10.3 to 10.4 cost $129, 10.4 to 10.5 cost $129, 10.5 to 10.6 costs $29! You're a fool"
You're a blindered ass.
Exactly. My home office has a computer under my desk. Core i7 920, 12GB of RAM and 8TB of disk... running about 8 virtual machines fulltime (Citrix XenServer), has been fantastic for about 6 months so far.
Not sure how you figured this as a 'serious' entry...
Most of those companies probably used in-house counsel (not that they're any better) - and probably only went to outside legal if it was contested and ended in court. Hell, I'm sure for many of those notices, it was probably only a paralegal, if not someone in the legal dept, not a JD. You don't need to be a lawyer to send a DMCA.
Ahhh! I see...! Patent trolling, usually nasty, evil and sleazy, is quite alright if it's Apple that is doing it...!
Gotcha.
Huh, what?
A codec is a mathematical algorithm. Are you telling me that the codecs for interpreting an MP3/AAC stream, etc, are SO COMPLEX that the math for them can't be contained in less than 40 or 50 megabytes of compiled code?
Survey says: horseshit.
Check out VLC sometime. It does more in a quarter of the size of Quicktime than Quicktime does, by far, in terms of codecs.
Uhhhh, why did they DOWNGRADE Flash at all? Oh, I'm guessing a "if version>myVersion DONOTINSTALL" would mess with the "Apple knows best (even when it doesn't)" philosophy... I don't think anyone faulted Apple for shipping a version of Flash that happened to have a hole, but for downgrading already updated versions silently.
iTunes in particular. How many system services does that thing install by default? IIRC, at least 4! Quicktime helper, iTunes helper, Bonjour/mdns, iPodservice, and that's before it attempts to foist Safari on you...
LOL, "backed by a large company" "even if you plan to run BSD or Linux as your OS". Wow, just wow. Hands up who thinks Apple is going to offer ANY support to someone running a BSD/Linux on a Mac Mini Server?!?
And to think, they say Linux isn't ready for Grandma to use, yet!
That seems entirely odd, given that the N97, which in large parts was the predecessor (form and spec wise, possibly more so than the 800), most definitely does have a compass.
Last things first, "as a matter of opinion, not fact."
Beyond that, LMAO. You loved your Palm because of the "300 msec" type to get to a calendar. You ruled out Symbian and WinMo devices because of "10-15 seconds", and then talk about how much you love the iPhone because they "got it right", despite the fact that my wife's iPhone is definitely not speedy and responsive in getting from power-on to "displaying your schedule"... uhh, okay.
Ahhhh, if 'marketshare in world' doesn't give you an answer you like, just redefine the question? 'marketshare in the US'? What if that didn't work, either... maybe we could redefine down and down until we get to 'marketshare within a 3 mi radius of Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA'...
I have an N97 too. It pisses on the iPhone from a great height in terms of hardware ability and functionality (32GB internal, plus up to 32GB microSD storage, 30% higher res screen, more memory, 5MP camera, FM transmitter, PTT, etc...), but I wish the software was, not the iPhone software, but hmmm... about half way between Symbian and iPhone.
Awesome. I'll tell my wife that she doesn't really need to go to school to get her DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) - she just needs to read the books. I'm sure most vet clinics, and state licensing boards, will be willing to overlook her lack of degree from an accredited institution if she can present a lot of experience.
You are one what? You are a federal government? Or you are a loan forgiveness program?
How many people would get their child to 5 years old without having eaten eggs, AND/OR not considering that possibility, "Well, hey, we're vegan, so he's not actually eaten any egg products"? So possible death toll is many orders of magnitude beyond even the most pessimistic of realistic deaths.