To me, a song counts as a copyrighted (copywritten?) work. Or an academic paper. Of course, I didn't read the link, so I'm probably just talking out my ass. But that seems like a really high number for open source.
I think you mean $1 per consumer. This is why it's such a great deal to be a class action lawyer:) The trick is to settle as soon as you get a big number, and who cares what your clients get. If only the represented could choose whether or not to accept a settlement offer...
btw, IANAL, my dad is. So I'm sure i have a skewed view of the legal system somehow:)
jeez, and quake 3 only came out 2 years ago? Damn those bastards at id for not making a game that will be prettier than anything else following it for a 2 and a half year period:)
erm. F = 9C / 5 + 32 F = 9*50/5 + 32 F = 450/5 + 32 F = 90 + 32 F = 122
right? (i'd still like to know where this dude's car is parked that it gets 158 F inside the car in the summer time... you could fry eggs on the dash!)
In the computer industry, the money is ALWAYS in software rather than hardware. Look at the margins that hardware companies make, or why Microsoft sells each X-Box unit at substantial loss. The marginal cost for an additional copy of Palm OS, or Tony Hawk 2.5X, or whatever, is practically nothing; however, the marginal cost of an additional video card or Palm Pilot is substantial. Greater profits are earned in the software market.
Also, market saturation will reach the hardware market for PDAs much faster than the software market. Who wants to buy another Palm after they just bought their V for three hundred dollars two years ago? Eventually, devices will reach sufficient power and size that continual advancement is senseless, and additional profits will only be extracted by writing new software. Way to see the future, Palm.
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That's incorrect - i worked at a 5 star restaurant this summer in Atlanta that is completely unaffiiliated with any hotel. As of this month, it is Atlanta's only 5 star restaurant, as the Dining Room of the Ritz Carlton Buckead was renovated this summer and not rated by Michelin. Here's where I worked.
As one of the University's 12,000+ undergrads, I can assure you there is a vibrant community here that would help you out. Most of us don't vote locally (I'm from and registered in Georgia) but would gladly help out a local councilman who got Open Source and had good ideas. Also, campaign about getting rid of traffic through the middle of Grounds; I can't drive to the grocery store and back without getting stuck in a line of 30 cars on University or Emmet. =)
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Yep, an iPod will totally outclass any windows CE devices we are likely to see in the next few years.
You're right... I am really sick of displays I can read on handhelds. Why have 32 bit color and 400x200 resolution (or whatever it really is) when you can have 1bit color and half that screen size? Also, who needs a pen to input stuff when you can enter letters by pressing the up and down arrows on your iPod!
*sarcasm off* This thing is cool but let's not get TOO ridiculous. Hehe.
we'd roll out the red carpet for the lovely ladies...
At Georgia Tech?? That one won't fly:) Having lived in Atlanta for 20 years and now living (and attending UVA in) Charlottesville, you can do MUCH better than GaTech. Sorry man:)
fucked anyway. They have been losing boatloads of money on the slumping demand for computers. While AMD can hopefully shore itself up and keep forging ahead, I can't help but suspecting that Gateway is going to the happy tech company hunting grounds in the sky pretty soon.:)
Although I consider myself a civil libertarian, I clearly see the problem with holding sacrosanct every right of privacy imaginable, especially considering the current political climate. However, some of the measures the government has looked at adopting deserve close scrutiny. For example, they're looking again at export restrictions on strong crypto, after finally reducing these in the recent past. Does anyone seriously think that if US companies are not allowed to export strong crypto products, Bin Laden and his cohorts will not have access to them? There are other examples as well.
As a student here, I think I have a somewhat unique perspective on the situation (ironically, I almost took the PHYS 106 class this semester that the cheating occured in).
As incredible as it seems to all of you that this kind of cheating would take place, it is even more dumbfounding to the students here. The Post article hints at the seriousness of our honor system, but i don't think it gets across its finality. If the students currently in the university are found guilty, they are asked to leave or are expelled. If a student who has already graduated is convicted, they lose their diploma. The system is single sanction so any guilty verdict leads to this penalty.
Several students have already withdrawn, even this late in the semester, after this broke. It's that damned serious. It is a sad commentary that this could occur here, where honor is supposedly a very serious matter, but I guess we don't take it as seriously as we pretend to =(
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*waits for the trolls to come out*:P
my sig is particularly applicable here, too *grins*
Did anyone notice the computer screen near the beginning of "Hannibal" that said "NetZERO" on it in like 4 different places? I mean, what the fuck?
Indeed, I'm submitting this to fuckedcompany.com, along with listing NetZero as one of my fucks this week:) Farbeit from me to criticize a business providing something at zero cost and making up the difference with ad clicks...
If I bought a Beatles album in the 60s do I have to buy a CD to get rights to a song that I already own just so I can hear it with the same quality as the original? There are plenty of instances of fair use where Napster is easily justified as-is.
The estate tax increased charitable giving by 30% when it was introduced. And your numbers are completely arbitrary so it is ridiculous to imagine how they can criticize McReynolds' platform. That's like me saying "Under Bush's plan, if you pay 1,000 dollars in tax now, you will pay 900 when he's elected, but someone paying 1,000,000 dollars will pay 500,000" without any proof whatsoever. Is it convinving? Maybe. Is there any rational basis? Nope.
By the way i'm not voting for McReynolds and disagree with most of his platform (maximum wage? go back to russia;) but it's sorta unfair to make up statistics and criticize him with them.
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ahh, mine was overrated at 1, i see.
now i remember why i only post comments on k5
To me, a song counts as a copyrighted (copywritten?) work. Or an academic paper. Of course, I didn't read the link, so I'm probably just talking out my ass. But that seems like a really high number for open source.
I think you mean $1 per consumer. This is why it's such a great deal to be a class action lawyer :) The trick is to settle as soon as you get a big number, and who cares what your clients get. If only the represented could choose whether or not to accept a settlement offer...
:)
btw, IANAL, my dad is. So I'm sure i have a skewed view of the legal system somehow
:)
jeez, and quake 3 only came out 2 years ago? Damn those bastards at id for not making a game that will be prettier than anything else following it for a 2 and a half year period :)
sorta like how when you get accused of cheating by someone, they have to give a reason?
not to mention Real, which _IS_ scumware! :)
erm.
F = 9C / 5 + 32
F = 9*50/5 + 32
F = 450/5 + 32
F = 90 + 32
F = 122
right?
(i'd still like to know where this dude's car is parked that it gets 158 F inside the car in the summer time... you could fry eggs on the dash!)
I didn't realize that any comment supporting a Microsoft-developed format is considered a 'troll.' My bad. :)
In the computer industry, the money is ALWAYS in software rather than hardware. Look at the margins that hardware companies make, or why Microsoft sells each X-Box unit at substantial loss. The marginal cost for an additional copy of Palm OS, or Tony Hawk 2.5X, or whatever, is practically nothing; however, the marginal cost of an additional video card or Palm Pilot is substantial. Greater profits are earned in the software market.
Also, market saturation will reach the hardware market for PDAs much faster than the software market. Who wants to buy another Palm after they just bought their V for three hundred dollars two years ago? Eventually, devices will reach sufficient power and size that continual advancement is senseless, and additional profits will only be extracted by writing new software. Way to see the future, Palm.
*necessarily offtopic*
That's incorrect - i worked at a 5 star restaurant this summer in Atlanta that is completely unaffiiliated with any hotel. As of this month, it is Atlanta's only 5 star restaurant, as the Dining Room of the Ritz Carlton Buckead was renovated this summer and not rated by Michelin. Here's where I worked.
Hi there,
As one of the University's 12,000+ undergrads, I can assure you there is a vibrant community here that would help you out. Most of us don't vote locally (I'm from and registered in Georgia) but would gladly help out a local councilman who got Open Source and had good ideas. Also, campaign about getting rid of traffic through the middle of Grounds; I can't drive to the grocery store and back without getting stuck in a line of 30 cars on University or Emmet. =)
Yep, an iPod will totally outclass any windows CE devices we are likely to see in the next few years.
You're right... I am really sick of displays I can read on handhelds. Why have 32 bit color and 400x200 resolution (or whatever it really is) when you can have 1bit color and half that screen size? Also, who needs a pen to input stuff when you can enter letters by pressing the up and down arrows on your iPod!
*sarcasm off* This thing is cool but let's not get TOO ridiculous. Hehe.
I have this sneaking suspicion that a cracked version will be on Morpheus/Kazaa and gnutella within hours after its release :)
we'd roll out the red carpet for the lovely ladies...
:) Having lived in Atlanta for 20 years and now living (and attending UVA in) Charlottesville, you can do MUCH better than GaTech. Sorry man :)
At Georgia Tech?? That one won't fly
fucked anyway. They have been losing boatloads of money on the slumping demand for computers. While AMD can hopefully shore itself up and keep forging ahead, I can't help but suspecting that Gateway is going to the happy tech company hunting grounds in the sky pretty soon. :)
As incredible as it seems to all of you that this kind of cheating would take place, it is even more dumbfounding to the students here. The Post article hints at the seriousness of our honor system, but i don't think it gets across its finality. If the students currently in the university are found guilty, they are asked to leave or are expelled. If a student who has already graduated is convicted, they lose their diploma. The system is single sanction so any guilty verdict leads to this penalty.
Several students have already withdrawn, even this late in the semester, after this broke. It's that damned serious. It is a sad commentary that this could occur here, where honor is supposedly a very serious matter, but I guess we don't take it as seriously as we pretend to =(
my sig is particularly applicable here, too *grins*
Indeed, I'm submitting this to fuckedcompany.com, along with listing NetZero as one of my fucks this week :) Farbeit from me to criticize a business providing something at zero cost and making up the difference with ad clicks...
If I bought a Beatles album in the 60s do I have to buy a CD to get rights to a song that I already own just so I can hear it with the same quality as the original? There are plenty of instances of fair use where Napster is easily justified as-is.
Unless it's fair use. How am I stealing if I am obtaining a digital copy of a song that I own on LP? The issues are far more complex than you imply =/
honestly? i would say zero; every TV card i've ever seen is marketed to the lowest common denominator (which, obviously, isn't linux users).
gotta say though, this will beat the hell out of a grainy ATI All-in-wonder or similar product.
By the way i'm not voting for McReynolds and disagree with most of his platform (maximum wage? go back to russia ;) but it's sorta unfair to make up statistics and criticize him with them.
i think that's why brin suggests raising the exemption, even up to 10 million dollars.