>By what reasoning do you consider them protected by the normal laws of every citizen? They are not citizens, and are not on US soil. How >do they qualify to the rights under our Constitution?
They were not captured on US soil maybe, but do you deny that Guantanamo Bay is not US siol? If so, why is there an US military base there, I don't think Cuba asked the US to setup a base there.
>By what reasoning would you classify them as combatants, and thus eligible for prisoner of war status? They wore no uniforms, fought on >the side of no country.
If they fought for no country and had no uniform, the normal law of the country they fought in should apply to them. The country they fought in should trail them. The country they fought in should keep them prisoner, if they are indeed convicted.
>So, how do we classify them? They don't fit either classification - not citizens (or even legal aliens) and not war combatants per the >Geneva convention. They're where they belong - in between.
Indeed, they are captured by a nation who has no right what so ever to keep them. They are not where they belong, because they should either be free, or be on trial in the nation they fought in.
By what right has the US captured them? By what right does the US keep them?
>Citizen rights don't apply to a captured combatant, as stated by all international conventions on the matter.
Either they are protected by the normal laws of every citizen, or they are prisoners of war and have those rights. There is not an area in between where they have conveniently no rights at all.
>Don't want to be held without knowing your charges and presumed innocent? Maybe next time try not picking up a gun and getting caught in >combat.
How are you sure they had a gun? Did they have a fair trial?
And if microsoft would include those free players, there would not be a problem. Instead they include only their product, and because of the experience of most users, they will never see the other players.
>>Should Windows be sold as a bare OS without any multimedia functionality because it's the top OS on the marker, while the rest bundle tons of crap inside?
Well yes, or they could ship it with other media players and browsers offcourse. Oh how unfair it must be for them, not to be able to ship it with their player, and their player only...
The fact is, that microsoft knew the rules of the EU. Whether or not the goverment should have that power is a completly different debate (and my answer would be yes). If they did not like the rules, they should not do business in the EU.
Why not ask them for permission to write a linux driver. Altought the chances may be small (I don't know), it's worth the money you invest in it (0, niks, nada, nopes, nothing...)
>> I suppose the problem for the developers though is tat they want to make a game that is just good enough to make you want to buy more >> but not so good that you never want to buy another one. It's a tricky problem and personally I think they have been failing badly for a >> number of years.
What, you found a game so good that you never want to buy another?
>> The best interfaces shouldn't require you to "get used to it"
I disagree with this.
You are "used" to certain thinks, and think in that direction. If a certain UI has very advanced and revelutionary features, these might take some time to get used to because you don't think in that way. That does not mean that the are not good features.
Not to say I use Opera myself thought:).
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It matters most for existing documents I recon.
Interresting question. But what would happen if Microsoft would update that API and fix it? So my bet would be, it functions as documented.
>By what reasoning do you consider them protected by the normal laws of every citizen? They are not citizens, and are not on US soil. How >do they qualify to the rights under our Constitution?
They were not captured on US soil maybe, but do you deny that Guantanamo Bay is not US siol? If so, why is there an US military base there, I don't think Cuba asked the US to setup a base there.
>By what reasoning would you classify them as combatants, and thus eligible for prisoner of war status? They wore no uniforms, fought on >the side of no country.
If they fought for no country and had no uniform, the normal law of the country they fought in should apply to them.
The country they fought in should trail them.
The country they fought in should keep them prisoner, if they are indeed convicted.
>So, how do we classify them? They don't fit either classification - not citizens (or even legal aliens) and not war combatants per the >Geneva convention. They're where they belong - in between.
Indeed, they are captured by a nation who has no right what so ever to keep them. They are not where they belong, because they should either be free, or be on trial in the nation they fought in.
By what right has the US captured them?
By what right does the US keep them?
>Citizen rights don't apply to a captured combatant, as stated by all international conventions on the matter.
Either they are protected by the normal laws of every citizen, or they are prisoners of war and have those rights. There is not an area in between where they have conveniently no rights at all.
>Don't want to be held without knowing your charges and presumed innocent? Maybe next time try not picking up a gun and getting caught in >combat.
How are you sure they had a gun? Did they have a fair trial?
if that is the only reason, why not include other media players?
And if microsoft would include those free players, there would not be a problem. Instead they include only their product, and because of the experience of most users, they will never see the other players.
>>Should Windows be sold as a bare OS without any multimedia functionality because it's the top OS on the marker, while the rest bundle tons of crap inside?
Well yes, or they could ship it with other media players and browsers offcourse.
Oh how unfair it must be for them, not to be able to ship it with their player, and their player only...
No, its just that the EU does say no to microsoft.
I think the dutch national archive also switched to odf.
The fact is, that microsoft knew the rules of the EU. Whether or not the goverment should have that power is a completly different debate (and my answer would be yes). If they did not like the rules, they should not do business in the EU.
Because Microsoft knows full well what is wrong.
Actually, which law thus not matter for the fact that they need to be punished. The amount of punishment would be. And it is.
More like Stupid Design...
Why not ask them for permission to write a linux driver. Altought the chances may be small (I don't know), it's worth the money you invest in it (0, niks, nada, nopes, nothing...)
>> I suppose the problem for the developers though is tat they want to make a game that is just good enough to make you want to buy more
>> but not so good that you never want to buy another one. It's a tricky problem and personally I think they have been failing badly for a >> number of years.
What, you found a game so good that you never want to buy another?
Yep, and we don't need Linux because we've got minix....
Can't..
... it still consumes less power than the Athlon at IDLE while MATCHING ITS PERFORMANCE.
... ;)
resist..
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Is it just me or
You do know that the new engine is NOT the one used in the SMART-1?
Good Idea, but might I suggest that the rotation is not activated, unless you hold down a certain button. To prevent unwanted rotations.
>> The best interfaces shouldn't require you to "get used to it" I disagree with this. You are "used" to certain thinks, and think in that direction. If a certain UI has very advanced and revelutionary features, these might take some time to get used to because you don't think in that way. That does not mean that the are not good features. Not to say I use Opera myself thought :).
Until you are rich no more...