I believe that the article suggests that the last time NASA tried to look for "life," they were using a Earth-centric view. The updated way suggests that due to conditions on Mars, instead of pure salt-water, the mixture would be water + hydrogen peroxide; implying that if life existed, when they went to measure for salt-water, they may have killed it due to not knowing what they were looking for.
One of the big differences I noticed was that you can reply to emails using TMM, which may make it more useful to some.
On a side note: throw-away-emails + bugmenot = lots of good no-registration sites.
I think the better point is that at the end, even after screwing up IE 7 so badly, the author was able to remove all the toolbars with relative ease (save the Yahoo toolbar).
The better question is why was the Yahoo toolbar allowed to stay? Can just anyone buy those rights?
Yep, absolutely correct.
For the record, though, it was passed 80-16 in Senate and 270-156 in House and modelled on the NAFTA.
Good Link - here
original comment, albeit linking to the wrong agreement still stands - you can't [or shouldn't] knee-jerkingly blame the Pres. for everything. this is a site for nerds, not politicians...
How is this GWB's fault? I'm all for criticizing when appropriate (see laundry list of details from Gitmo to secret prisons), but the little parting shot at the end just seems inflammatory.
I was in China 2 months ago and was able to search for Tianamen Square and access google.com (US Version) without any problems.
Anyone in China that can attest that the censorship policies actually work?
There is actually a setting here, where you can perpetually "pause" the setting.
After that, you can use whatever proxy set-up to still use the 'best' option out there for you. No need to stop using it altogether.
FTA: The digital media watermark used in the Fraunhofer system also contains a 'hash value', which creates a link between the content provider and registered purchaser. "The hash value is like a fingerprint; it contains unique information about the user," Kip said. "The software we've developed can automatically search for fingerprints."
They're going after the wrong target. The big copyright pirate isn't someone who bought the song and shared it using Kazaa. As long as the *AAs keep going after the big fish, piracy won't be curbed and they'll just keep pissing off their (mostly) honest userbase and blame that for their losses.
As previous posts have mentioned, as long as you can hear it, you can rip it.
Maybe they should spend the money on promoting new bands instead.
From the article: "The poll found that 53 percent of Americans approved of Mr. Bush's authorizing eavesdropping without prior court approval "in order to reduce the threat of terrorism"; 46 percent disapproved. When the question was asked stripped of any mention of terrorism, 46 percent of those respondents approved, and 50 percent said they disapproved."
This quote shows such an insight into the American psyche. It's become a way to justify anything and everything. Terrorism has become the new Communism. It's a shame that people feel this way.
I'm reminded of the Ben Franklin quote that was used to protest the recent speech by Gonzales: "those who would sacrifice liberty for freedom, deserve neither."
Here's a link for a restaurant being sued for the very same thing
Most interesting quote from article: "B-M-I says damages could reach 750 dollars per song. Eating and drinking establishments typically page around $600 a year for a license to play BMI-represented songs."
But why should you have to go through the process of finding a separate program on their website? While not intentionally malicious, it still reeks of a company that cares more about their bottom line than their customer.
It's not the fact that these Chinese students are using Wiki as a source, but more an issue because the Chinese government is banning access to information that they do not find aggreable.
I think it's important to note that no media conglomerate will do business with Google, Apple, etc. unless they are promised a DRM capability.
From my friends who work in MS's DRM department, most people are quite opposed to it, but can't open up a revenue stream without the promise of DRM to appease the MPAA.
Perhaps with time, they'll come to their senses. But I doubt it: the current system is too heavily tilted in the MPAA's folder.
How much memory do PDAs have now-a-days? I just checked the specs for the Treo 650 and it said it had 23 MB.
That doesn't sound like a lot of space for music files.
Any idea on filetypes / memory considerations?
This most likely will not happen due to the fact that the MPAA will charge royalties to google to export their good (in this case, the videos) out of the US. Of course, this works in both ways as evidenced by Russia's All of MP3, but cause it's Austrailia, I'm afraid you're going to be out of luck.
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accused of pricefixing them arbitrarily higher just a few years ago?
can you replace the battery? ;)
I believe that the article suggests that the last time NASA tried to look for "life," they were using a Earth-centric view. The updated way suggests that due to conditions on Mars, instead of pure salt-water, the mixture would be water + hydrogen peroxide; implying that if life existed, when they went to measure for salt-water, they may have killed it due to not knowing what they were looking for.
One of the big differences I noticed was that you can reply to emails using TMM, which may make it more useful to some. On a side note: throw-away-emails + bugmenot = lots of good no-registration sites.
Windows already offers this on XP.
I'm sure there are tons of buyers out there (e.g., the government) to offset the potential 'pedophiles and terrorists.'
I think the better point is that at the end, even after screwing up IE 7 so badly, the author was able to remove all the toolbars with relative ease (save the Yahoo toolbar). The better question is why was the Yahoo toolbar allowed to stay? Can just anyone buy those rights?
Wrong link...corrected in subsequent post. Mod down or whatever.
Yep, absolutely correct. For the record, though, it was passed 80-16 in Senate and 270-156 in House and modelled on the NAFTA.
Good Link - here
original comment, albeit linking to the wrong agreement still stands - you can't [or shouldn't] knee-jerkingly blame the Pres. for everything. this is a site for nerds, not politicians...
How is this GWB's fault? I'm all for criticizing when appropriate (see laundry list of details from Gitmo to secret prisons), but the little parting shot at the end just seems inflammatory.
FYI - Signed in 1994
I was in China 2 months ago and was able to search for Tianamen Square and access google.com (US Version) without any problems. Anyone in China that can attest that the censorship policies actually work?
It's not supposed to be practical: it's just a cool hack.
There is actually a setting here, where you can perpetually "pause" the setting. After that, you can use whatever proxy set-up to still use the 'best' option out there for you. No need to stop using it altogether.
Just saying... That's all.
FTA: The digital media watermark used in the Fraunhofer system also contains a 'hash value', which creates a link between the content provider and registered purchaser. "The hash value is like a fingerprint; it contains unique information about the user," Kip said. "The software we've developed can automatically search for fingerprints."
They're going after the wrong target. The big copyright pirate isn't someone who bought the song and shared it using Kazaa. As long as the *AAs keep going after the big fish, piracy won't be curbed and they'll just keep pissing off their (mostly) honest userbase and blame that for their losses.
As previous posts have mentioned, as long as you can hear it, you can rip it.
Maybe they should spend the money on promoting new bands instead.
Mirror
From the article: "The poll found that 53 percent of Americans approved of Mr. Bush's authorizing eavesdropping without prior court approval "in order to reduce the threat of terrorism"; 46 percent disapproved. When the question was asked stripped of any mention of terrorism, 46 percent of those respondents approved, and 50 percent said they disapproved."
This quote shows such an insight into the American psyche. It's become a way to justify anything and everything. Terrorism has become the new Communism. It's a shame that people feel this way.
I'm reminded of the Ben Franklin quote that was used to protest the recent speech by Gonzales: "those who would sacrifice liberty for freedom, deserve neither."
But don't take my quotes for it; go out and vote!
Here's a link for a restaurant being sued for the very same thing
Most interesting quote from article:
"B-M-I says damages could reach 750 dollars per song. Eating and drinking establishments typically page around $600 a year for a license to play BMI-represented songs."
Expensive business indeed.
Does anyone else find this post racist since they seemed to wait 3 days after the actual holiday to bring it up?!
:P
just another example of slashdot holding down the man
But why should you have to go through the process of finding a separate program on their website? While not intentionally malicious, it still reeks of a company that cares more about their bottom line than their customer.
It's not the fact that these Chinese students are using Wiki as a source, but more an issue because the Chinese government is banning access to information that they do not find aggreable.
I think it's important to note that no media conglomerate will do business with Google, Apple, etc. unless they are promised a DRM capability. From my friends who work in MS's DRM department, most people are quite opposed to it, but can't open up a revenue stream without the promise of DRM to appease the MPAA. Perhaps with time, they'll come to their senses. But I doubt it: the current system is too heavily tilted in the MPAA's folder.
How much memory do PDAs have now-a-days? I just checked the specs for the Treo 650 and it said it had 23 MB. That doesn't sound like a lot of space for music files. Any idea on filetypes / memory considerations?
This most likely will not happen due to the fact that the MPAA will charge royalties to google to export their good (in this case, the videos) out of the US. Of course, this works in both ways as evidenced by Russia's All of MP3, but cause it's Austrailia, I'm afraid you're going to be out of luck.