1) our local library warns people that replacement cost for lost items will NOT be as low as one would expect per consumer prices
Mine says I can replace it myself. There may be a processing fee.
movie *rental* outfits have to pay a premium price because these are considered "copies intended for public performance"
Have you *seen* Blockbuster's new policy? When you rent a movie, you can hold on to it rather than just returning it, and you'll be charged the purchase price less the rental fee. Nope, not more expensive than, say, Borders.
Download that movie for free, and directly or indirectly, you are depriving the hundreds and thousands of crew members and artists that worked to create it and future movies.
And here I just borrowed "Van Helsing" and "Matrix Revolutions" from the library. I didn't realize I was being evil!
Some of us have been willing to trade some security and salary for a shot at a job we would actually enjoy.
I could see that if we were talking about becoming a doctor, or an artist, or even other jobs that have more human interaction, but software engineering to computer engineering? That's a pretty small change. "Oh, insurance is so boring, I want to move into my real passion -- accounting!"
I'll raise the bullshit flag on some these comments...I have had regular old CRT TVs my life and never once, even after 10 years of regular use, have I noticed any burn-in on any of my sets.
That's as maybe, but the original complaint was: Burn in (except for direct view)
My wife is hearing-impaired, and so we go to open-captioned showings of movies. I've never heard a cell phone ring. If you have such showings in your area, you might try them. The captions might also help your kids' reading ability.
My understanding is that "hablas" is the familiar form for you, whereas "habla" is more formal form for you, as well as for he or she. Google translate, for example, turns "Do you speak English" into "usted habla inglés".
The grey goo concept is a nanobot that does nothing but self-replicate, or at least does the best approximation with the material at hand. The fear is such a creation would turn everything, including anything intended to stop it, into more grey goo.
I can't speak for anyone else, but when I contribute open source code, I want it to remain open source -- not benefiting some company who isn't even going to give anything back.
But what if you have a company that benefits but also gives back? Apple built OS X on BSD, and has kept the Darwin core open and has also contributed to GCC and more.
As far as foreign ownership of oil, that's total BS, Iraq's own president has said as much.
That would be the president democratically elected by the Iraqi people? Oh wait, they haven't had any elections, yet. That would be the person the U.S. put in charge temporarily, so take what he says with that proverbial grain of salt.
Yes, but will you come out and change it every five minutes, with neat transition effects?
ReplayTV (and presumably TiVo) has the ability to store a number of photos, and switch between them as a "screensaver." If I get a big LCD flat-screen, I may set up something like this, as the screen becomes a picture frame when not in use.
And on top of all that, f*** them [not literally that's a crime]
They turned 18 recently, which is age of consent just about anywhere. Unless you are in a region with laws prohibiting pre-marital nookie, or you are married and in a region with anti-adultery laws, you're free to try to get bizz-ay with them.
Counter-nitpick. The original post said that the number of good games, movies, etc. was constant, despite the total number of games, movies, etc. increasing. Thus the ratio of good:junk is decreasing, and the ratio of junk:total is increasing.
I.e., if there were 100 good games in 1994 out of 1,000, then 90% were crud. If there are 100 good games in 2004 out of 10,000, then 99% are crud.
No, Sturgeon said that a constant 90% of everything is crud. The poster you're replying to claims the percentage is increasing as the number of games increases.
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Can a star really be that thin?
Yes, but only if it gets lots of sleep.
Replacement policies doubtless differ from one library system to the next.
Yes, but copyright law does not, and the original claim was that libraries had to pay some special price for the material they loan.
1) our local library warns people that replacement cost for lost items will NOT be as low as one would expect per consumer prices
Mine says I can replace it myself. There may be a processing fee.
movie *rental* outfits have to pay a premium price because these are considered "copies intended for public performance"
Have you *seen* Blockbuster's new policy? When you rent a movie, you can hold on to it rather than just returning it, and you'll be charged the purchase price less the rental fee. Nope, not more expensive than, say, Borders.
Download that movie for free, and directly or indirectly, you are depriving the hundreds and thousands of crew members and artists that worked to create it and future movies.
And here I just borrowed "Van Helsing" and "Matrix Revolutions" from the library. I didn't realize I was being evil!
His name isn't Winston Rothschild, by any chance, is it?
I otherwise agree with you, but...
I still think "hard" drugs, like crack and heroin, should be illegal.
Alcohol can kill its users with an overdose (or choking on vomit.)
Alcohol can kill its chronic users (cirrhosis, heart disease, etc.)
Users of alcohol can kill others via drunk driving or other acts done while under the influence.
Users of alcohol can have deformed babies (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.)
What can other drugs do that is in any way worse?
Some of us have been willing to trade some security and salary for a shot at a job we would actually enjoy.
I could see that if we were talking about becoming a doctor, or an artist, or even other jobs that have more human interaction, but software engineering to computer engineering? That's a pretty small change. "Oh, insurance is so boring, I want to move into my real passion -- accounting!"
If you use a CPA, then you still have to pay the tax on any mistakes
Ok, so if they overclaim, you actually have to pay the right amount after all. Doesn't sound too horrible to me.
I haven't felt that good since Archie Gemmill scored against Holland in 1978.
Amazingly, I remember that, and I too was pretty euphoric! Then Johnny Rep hit that rocket from outside the penalty area, and Scotland was doomed.
(Yeah, I know it's offtopic, but I'll never post about the '78 World Cup again...)
ROFL, Quicktime is NOT A FORMAT.
Yes, it is. It is not, however, a codec, or specifically, a video codec.
I'll raise the bullshit flag on some these comments...I have had regular old CRT TVs my life and never once, even after 10 years of regular use, have I noticed any burn-in on any of my sets.
That's as maybe, but the original complaint was:
Burn in (except for direct view)
Regular old CRT TVs are direct view.
Don't think for a second you can do anything to stop this awesome marketing train
You mean like that great success that was DivX?
Granted, people will accept abominations like Macrovision, but there are limits on what they'll accept.
My wife is hearing-impaired, and so we go to open-captioned showings of movies. I've never heard a cell phone ring. If you have such showings in your area, you might try them. The captions might also help your kids' reading ability.
My understanding is that "hablas" is the familiar form for you, whereas "habla" is more formal form for you, as well as for he or she. Google translate, for example, turns "Do you speak English" into "usted habla inglés".
But then, I am a jelly doughnut.
The grey goo concept is a nanobot that does nothing but self-replicate, or at least does the best approximation with the material at hand. The fear is such a creation would turn everything, including anything intended to stop it, into more grey goo.
Apple built OS X on BSD
I meant on stuff with a BSD or BSD-like license, not any of the *BSDs.
I can't speak for anyone else, but when I contribute open source code, I want it to remain open source -- not benefiting some company who isn't even going to give anything back.
But what if you have a company that benefits but also gives back? Apple built OS X on BSD, and has kept the Darwin core open and has also contributed to GCC and more.
I no longer have to ask "hablo ingles"
You no longer have to ask, "I speak English?" Weird question...
(Try "Habla", not "Hablo".)
Here's one story:
http://www.rense.com/general56/tsu.htm
Otherwise google tsunami canary islands eastern seaboard.
As far as foreign ownership of oil, that's total BS, Iraq's own president has said as much.
That would be the president democratically elected by the Iraqi people? Oh wait, they haven't had any elections, yet. That would be the person the U.S. put in charge temporarily, so take what he says with that proverbial grain of salt.
Yes, but will you come out and change it every five minutes, with neat transition effects?
ReplayTV (and presumably TiVo) has the ability to store a number of photos, and switch between them as a "screensaver." If I get a big LCD flat-screen, I may set up something like this, as the screen becomes a picture frame when not in use.
And on top of all that, f*** them [not literally that's a crime]
They turned 18 recently, which is age of consent just about anywhere. Unless you are in a region with laws prohibiting pre-marital nookie, or you are married and in a region with anti-adultery laws, you're free to try to get bizz-ay with them.
So I never understood this, why does Poland seem to end up being the butt of jokes?
It probably came from anti-immigrant sentiment in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Counter-nitpick. The original post said that the number of good games, movies, etc. was constant, despite the total number of games, movies, etc. increasing. Thus the ratio of good:junk is decreasing, and the ratio of junk:total is increasing.
I.e., if there were 100 good games in 1994 out of 1,000, then 90% were crud. If there are 100 good games in 2004 out of 10,000, then 99% are crud.
No, Sturgeon said that a constant 90% of everything is crud. The poster you're replying to claims the percentage is increasing as the number of games increases.