That would be AWESOME! If the NSA was discovered to be monitoring incoming calls to a Congressman's office the monitoring program would be over. Congress only wants them monitoring the masses, not themselves.
They do in some cases. But. Its like the solar panel argument, where the proponent lives in Phoenix, and forget many of us live where the sun is low and clouds are the norm. My walkway is on the north side of the house so they recharge poorly even on a good day, and a 'good day' is only during summer and has no weather. If the walkway light is decorative its not a problem if it doesnt work 5 days out of 7. Or works only 1 hour after dusk. If its functional lighting, it has to work every night, and has to last up to 8 hours. And work in snow. Solar, and a small form factor close to the ground, just doesnt cut it. Low voltage or low level lighting on AC mains, on a post or with enough waste heat to melt snow, is I think necessary. From a power use standpoint these are fairly efficient because they are switched and turned on only when necessary.
Ive tried many solar units. Even if the mower and the snowblower and the dogs dont get them, the light output is dismal, and the number of charge cycles before you throw away the batteries or the whole unit is small.
Exactly! Except for the part about everything you said is wrong. Amazon discounted, publishers illegally forced them to raise prices, publishers settled, Amazon lowered prices, Apple lost. In that order. And you left out the part about Amazon lowering their prices again. Also, Apple losing and publishers settling (with the DOJ/states not Amazon) doesnt necessarily or automatically invalidate the terms of the 'agency model' contracts Amazon was forced to sign with the publishers.
"Pretty good?" Their mice are *awesome*. The Arc Touch Mouse is one of the coolest PC gadgets Ive ever bought. Whoever runs that division should be replacing Balmer. Instead in the last reorg Balmer is replacing them with Windows OS Architecture VP Julie Larson-Green (and the phone VP is now running Windows Engineering). So the biggest failures are taking over groups that havent failed quite so bad; Windows 8 VP takes over XBOX and hardware, Phone VP takes over Windows OS. No wonder Forbes named Ballmer the worst CEO in America.
It does blend, as well as dice and puree! It makes exciting Julienne Fries! It's the only kitchen gadget you will ever need! Order now and get a second one for only additional shipping and handling!! Offer not available in any store!! OMG why didnt OP post the 800 number where operators are standing by before the offer expires!!!
I think he meant "empires rained in" because Microsoft could use a little rain. Or maybe "rayoned" although I fail to see how Microsoft needs more threads. Oh wait...
"I am moved by the courage of the will.
It is the juice that thoughts acquire speed Saph,
Lips acquire stains.
Stains become a warning.
I am moved by the courage of the will."
Not sure Google Translate got this right but I like it. "Lips acquire Stains" would make a great name for a band.
FTFA (which you should have read before posting): Are ice breaks caused by climate change? Angelika Humbert does not so far see any direct connection: "The creation of cracks in the shelf ice and the development of new icebergs are natural processes", says the glaciologist. Not arguing one way or the other, but the FTFA says its not related.
I dont think there was a clear point to have missed. The statement "eBooks are bullshit" is hyperbole and subject to a lot of interpretation, so I interpreted that as 1) eBooks being text documents should not be encumbered in any way 2) by inference print books are better because they are not encumbered, and 3) Anyone that disagrees is ignorant. To which I replied 2) ebooks and pbooks are both encumbered although in different ways 3) I dont think we are all ignorant because some lamer says so, and 1) eBooks and eReaders are more than text documents. I dont think I missed the point at all.
But perhaps you miss mine. You say that the DRM used for eBooks has more practical restrictions than print books. I would agree. We might even have a constructive dialog about how eBook/eReader DRM could be modified to better serve customer and authors and distributors. But OP's statement that, in effect, converting a paper book to digital form somehow relieves the author and publisher of any right to recoup their investment, well I dont get it. My point was that in paper form people seem to accept that copying is prevented (from the simple aspect of being impractical), yet unleash all this angst when eBooks cant be copied because of DRM, when the practical upshot is about the same. Given that eBooks can in fact be borrowed and loaned for free, that leaves your privacy concern, and I agree strongly. But thats a far far cry from "eBooks are complete bullshit".
Indeed a 'book' is nothing but an encumbered text document stored on paper. Which I guess you would call 'p-garbage' by the same logic, and the printing press is nothing but a big expensive copy prevention device.
Not saying they are going to walk away from it. More like putting one's effects in order before sentencing. It cant hurt to put this to bed before the judge rules, just like it cant help to have a merit-less lawsuit against the Amazon in play when the judge rules. Hey maybe Im wrong, probably am, but the timing seems less than random. But either way I doubt they got any concession from Amazon whatsoever, and certainly no reduction in licensing fees.
Bet they didnt. What Apple got was that hopefully the DOJ will not consider this lawsuit a pattern of behavior when considering their culpability in the eBook price fixing investigation.
Time to write a bot that creates an "unsafe gun" site every ten feet in all directions, everywhere.
Yep, that too. Im not sure doing so even violates the spirit of the app, since declaring the entire country dangerous is something the authors probably agree to. The problem they will certainly run into and IMHO should have foreseen is that without exercising any editorial control the real value of the data is low. And generating good data with real value is a lot of work. So assuming Stallbaum is a smart guy (assuming), and he knew all this in advance, the only rational conclusion is that its a cheap publicity stunt for expressing a political view. Tagging his home and office as 'Possible Terrorist Antigovernment Location", and if it gets removed against their stated policy then proves the point, and (IANAL) potentially makes them liable for the content of the entire database.
Yes, certainly. And the test will be whether the tag is removed or not. They claim they will have no editorial control over the database, and specifically will not remove misplaced tags. I'd like to see if that arguably reckless policy applies to themselves.
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That would be AWESOME! If the NSA was discovered to be monitoring incoming calls to a Congressman's office the monitoring program would be over. Congress only wants them monitoring the masses, not themselves.
They do in some cases. But. Its like the solar panel argument, where the proponent lives in Phoenix, and forget many of us live where the sun is low and clouds are the norm. My walkway is on the north side of the house so they recharge poorly even on a good day, and a 'good day' is only during summer and has no weather. If the walkway light is decorative its not a problem if it doesnt work 5 days out of 7. Or works only 1 hour after dusk. If its functional lighting, it has to work every night, and has to last up to 8 hours. And work in snow. Solar, and a small form factor close to the ground, just doesnt cut it. Low voltage or low level lighting on AC mains, on a post or with enough waste heat to melt snow, is I think necessary. From a power use standpoint these are fairly efficient because they are switched and turned on only when necessary.
Ive tried many solar units. Even if the mower and the snowblower and the dogs dont get them, the light output is dismal, and the number of charge cycles before you throw away the batteries or the whole unit is small.
Exactly! Except for the part about everything you said is wrong. Amazon discounted, publishers illegally forced them to raise prices, publishers settled, Amazon lowered prices, Apple lost. In that order. And you left out the part about Amazon lowering their prices again. Also, Apple losing and publishers settling (with the DOJ/states not Amazon) doesnt necessarily or automatically invalidate the terms of the 'agency model' contracts Amazon was forced to sign with the publishers.
Actually I was VERY surprised how utterly ineffective LED solar lights were at lighting up my yard, and how much I paid for them.
what exactly goes on in a CEO's mind (say Steve Ballmer)
Probably "I need a chair"
"Pretty good?" Their mice are *awesome*. The Arc Touch Mouse is one of the coolest PC gadgets Ive ever bought. Whoever runs that division should be replacing Balmer. Instead in the last reorg Balmer is replacing them with Windows OS Architecture VP Julie Larson-Green (and the phone VP is now running Windows Engineering). So the biggest failures are taking over groups that havent failed quite so bad; Windows 8 VP takes over XBOX and hardware, Phone VP takes over Windows OS. No wonder Forbes named Ballmer the worst CEO in America.
It does blend, as well as dice and puree! It makes exciting Julienne Fries! It's the only kitchen gadget you will ever need! Order now and get a second one for only additional shipping and handling!! Offer not available in any store!! OMG why didnt OP post the 800 number where operators are standing by before the offer expires!!!
Well, social networks are a paradigm shift of the new economy cloud event horizon mindshare.
Gotta love that new magazine trend: "continued on page 82" and there aren't any page numbers. Whoever came up with that is an Evil Genius.
No the Other Radio Shack: "You can get better, but you cant pay more"
Not the only way! If the Cone Of Silence was broken, they also had the Cough Code.
(Oh Max, you're twice the agent 43 is)
I think he meant "empires rained in" because Microsoft could use a little rain. Or maybe "rayoned" although I fail to see how Microsoft needs more threads. Oh wait...
"Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels" :)
Read the books, saw the movies (the original and the SF remake), even bought the soundtrack, dont remember the reference. Thanks!
For anyone thats not an ancient Roman:
"I am moved by the courage of the will.
It is the juice that thoughts acquire speed Saph,
Lips acquire stains.
Stains become a warning.
I am moved by the courage of the will."
Not sure Google Translate got this right but I like it. "Lips acquire Stains" would make a great name for a band.
FTFA (which you should have read before posting): Are ice breaks caused by climate change? Angelika Humbert does not so far see any direct connection: "The creation of cracks in the shelf ice and the development of new icebergs are natural processes", says the glaciologist. Not arguing one way or the other, but the FTFA says its not related.
I dont think there was a clear point to have missed. The statement "eBooks are bullshit" is hyperbole and subject to a lot of interpretation, so I interpreted that as 1) eBooks being text documents should not be encumbered in any way 2) by inference print books are better because they are not encumbered, and 3) Anyone that disagrees is ignorant. To which I replied 2) ebooks and pbooks are both encumbered although in different ways 3) I dont think we are all ignorant because some lamer says so, and 1) eBooks and eReaders are more than text documents. I dont think I missed the point at all.
But perhaps you miss mine. You say that the DRM used for eBooks has more practical restrictions than print books. I would agree. We might even have a constructive dialog about how eBook/eReader DRM could be modified to better serve customer and authors and distributors. But OP's statement that, in effect, converting a paper book to digital form somehow relieves the author and publisher of any right to recoup their investment, well I dont get it. My point was that in paper form people seem to accept that copying is prevented (from the simple aspect of being impractical), yet unleash all this angst when eBooks cant be copied because of DRM, when the practical upshot is about the same. Given that eBooks can in fact be borrowed and loaned for free, that leaves your privacy concern, and I agree strongly. But thats a far far cry from "eBooks are complete bullshit".
Perhaps the thinking is, as long as the arrow isnt pointed at you it's probably safe.
Indeed a 'book' is nothing but an encumbered text document stored on paper. Which I guess you would call 'p-garbage' by the same logic, and the printing press is nothing but a big expensive copy prevention device.
Not saying they are going to walk away from it. More like putting one's effects in order before sentencing. It cant hurt to put this to bed before the judge rules, just like it cant help to have a merit-less lawsuit against the Amazon in play when the judge rules. Hey maybe Im wrong, probably am, but the timing seems less than random. But either way I doubt they got any concession from Amazon whatsoever, and certainly no reduction in licensing fees.
Bet they didnt. What Apple got was that hopefully the DOJ will not consider this lawsuit a pattern of behavior when considering their culpability in the eBook price fixing investigation.
Time to write a bot that creates an "unsafe gun" site every ten feet in all directions, everywhere.
Yep, that too. Im not sure doing so even violates the spirit of the app, since declaring the entire country dangerous is something the authors probably agree to. The problem they will certainly run into and IMHO should have foreseen is that without exercising any editorial control the real value of the data is low. And generating good data with real value is a lot of work. So assuming Stallbaum is a smart guy (assuming), and he knew all this in advance, the only rational conclusion is that its a cheap publicity stunt for expressing a political view. Tagging his home and office as 'Possible Terrorist Antigovernment Location", and if it gets removed against their stated policy then proves the point, and (IANAL) potentially makes them liable for the content of the entire database.
Yes, certainly. And the test will be whether the tag is removed or not. They claim they will have no editorial control over the database, and specifically will not remove misplaced tags. I'd like to see if that arguably reckless policy applies to themselves.
Stop. You had me at Nanoscale Fusion Reactors. You lost me at fucking tools but at least I was right there with you for a moment.