Unless something major changes pretty soon, the US is totally and completely screwed
You're defining an entire nation based on your interpretation of.. what, exactly? Mass media news? Seriously, the quote above is one of the most uninformed, calloused, and pessimistic things I've read in quote some time. America is a nation of capable, creative, industrious people - we'll make it through this, and hopefully be wiser for it.
ACTA is a fucking steaming pile of shit. A "trademark treaty" written by corporations, and intended only to protect the "copyrights" of said corporations.
A property right is a positive right: it gives you the freedom to use, sell, etc. something you own. These are rights governments must protect, by preventing activities (such as theft or vandalism) that would endanger them.
A copyright is an entirely negative right: it gives you no new freedoms, merely the ability to prevent others from something they would otherwise be allowed to do. It gives one individual (the copyright holder) full control of a whole market (the sale of their writing). This is a monopoly, something governments must protect us from.
Copyright is not a natural right, but merely an outdated invention from the era of the printing press. To call copyrighted works “intellectual property” corrupts thought, by subjecting those who want to replace the invention with a more effective one to nonsensical claims of “you’re stealing my property”. -Aaron Swartz
Mr. Holder is clearly a criminal. His database is comprised solely of stolen, private information. He is charging for access to this database.
He should be prosecuted.
Sorry, couldn't help it. 'Rember' is actually a very well suited name.
From the BBC article:
Methylthioninium chloride is more commonly used as a blue dye in laboratory experiments.
Professor Wischik discovered it by accident 20 years ago, when a drop in a test tube led to the disappearance of the Tau protein he had been working on..
This is absolutely amazing, I applaud the work of all involved!
Good point. It definitely expands possible horizons. I know there are a number of serious 3-d applications that I'd love to have access to but cannot afford.
On the other hand, you mentioned CS3. The suite is such an integral part of my business that I cringe at the prospect of not having ultimate control over it (despite the fact that I've only purchased a 'license', not the software itself..)
The idea creeps me out. I'd rather save my dough, buy it, and stick with the version for a while.
I don't like the idea of external control on that level.
Picked this up recently; after some configuration the D-Link DIR-655 has become far and away my favorite router. It's also a gigabit switch, and includes a gigabit WAN port just in case.
Incredibly fast (when configured properly) it's able to keep up with my 30Mbps connection no problem.
The QoS actually works, too.
I paid $119, but I saw them at Costco for $90, so it's within your stated budget. Some people have had issues (re Newegg reviews) but I have a suspicion they don't know how to properly configure the beast.
Until recently, I only used emusic.com and/or amazon.com for MP3s, due to lack of DRM. iTunes Plus, for the same price, now has DRM-free 256k AAC, as well.
There are TWO GameStop stores closer to my home than any big box stores (WalMart and Target included). When instant gratification is the name of the game..
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Anything less than a fully functioning browser would defeat the iPhone's raison d'être.
That's a seriously slow load time; I doubt it's due solely to your inclusion of Google-hosted content. Are you using shared hosting?
Dreamweaver's WYSIWYG rendering engine is a joke, and it always has been. The app is a text editor with code highlighting, plain and simple.
Far from laughable - it's already happening: http://www.canvasdemos.com/type/games/
No, but I believe they'll repair one for $150.
Most concerning to me is that this bullshit may effect safe harbor provisions for service providers.
The question was regarding US government institutions run efficiently.
You're defining an entire nation based on your interpretation of.. what, exactly? Mass media news? Seriously, the quote above is one of the most uninformed, calloused, and pessimistic things I've read in quote some time. America is a nation of capable, creative, industrious people - we'll make it through this, and hopefully be wiser for it.
ACTA is a fucking steaming pile of shit. A "trademark treaty" written by corporations, and intended only to protect the "copyrights" of said corporations.
A property right is a positive right: it gives you the freedom to use, sell, etc. something you own. These are rights governments must protect, by preventing activities (such as theft or vandalism) that would endanger them.
A copyright is an entirely negative right: it gives you no new freedoms, merely the ability to prevent others from something they would otherwise be allowed to do. It gives one individual (the copyright holder) full control of a whole market (the sale of their writing). This is a monopoly, something governments must protect us from.
Copyright is not a natural right, but merely an outdated invention from the era of the printing press. To call copyrighted works “intellectual property” corrupts thought, by subjecting those who want to replace the invention with a more effective one to nonsensical claims of “you’re stealing my property”.
-Aaron Swartz
Seriously- they'll have to kill me first.
Indeed - someone needs to post Colin Holder's personal info, history of residence, credit cards, and bank info. I'd pay £10 for that.
Mr. Holder is clearly a criminal. His database is comprised solely of stolen, private information. He is charging for access to this database. He should be prosecuted.
Maybe so :) Thanks for the check.
Church of Scientology are a bunch of deluded d-bags.
This woman is not qualified to be the President of the United States.
From the BBC article:
This is absolutely amazing, I applaud the work of all involved!
Good point. It definitely expands possible horizons. I know there are a number of serious 3-d applications that I'd love to have access to but cannot afford.
On the other hand, you mentioned CS3. The suite is such an integral part of my business that I cringe at the prospect of not having ultimate control over it (despite the fact that I've only purchased a 'license', not the software itself..)
I guess I have a hard time letting go..
The idea creeps me out. I'd rather save my dough, buy it, and stick with the version for a while. I don't like the idea of external control on that level.
I prefer to use MS Office, but I'll not be renting software in this lifetime. When the time comes, I'll switch back to OpenOffice.
Picked this up recently; after some configuration the D-Link DIR-655 has become far and away my favorite router. It's also a gigabit switch, and includes a gigabit WAN port just in case.
Incredibly fast (when configured properly) it's able to keep up with my 30Mbps connection no problem.
The QoS actually works, too.
I paid $119, but I saw them at Costco for $90, so it's within your stated budget. Some people have had issues (re Newegg reviews) but I have a suspicion they don't know how to properly configure the beast.
That's been around for decades.
The whole point of bittorrent is that it gets around the slow upload speed of most home user's internet connections..
That seems like chump change for this type of sweeping policy. Howard Berman is a fucking pushover.
The linked article is retarded.
June 12, 2008 MGS4
Until recently, I only used emusic.com and/or amazon.com for MP3s, due to lack of DRM. iTunes Plus, for the same price, now has DRM-free 256k AAC, as well.
I do, when I have games to trade in exchange.
There are TWO GameStop stores closer to my home than any big box stores (WalMart and Target included). When instant gratification is the name of the game..