Bad title, Spying implies that you have no knowledge that it's happening. In this case, it would seem you have full knowledge you are being "spied" on.
Umm.. actually, I buy all my music off of iTunes because 99 cents seems reasonable to me. Full albums usually cost 11 dollars... Which begs the question why am I paying an extra 9 dollars to buy the cd and record stores? Just wondering? Since, you seem to be the expert in all these things. Also, last I've seen the artists seem to be doing pretty well for themselves, hell some of them are still doing pretty well for themselves long after they're dead because of silly copyright laws.
I see it. How come they don't? There would be no reason for this if the music industry decided to make two changes. First, they need to accept the new model of doing business. Clearly, the Internet has changed the landscape of things, and the old ways simply won't work as effectivly anymore. The second problem is that none of this would be necessary if the music industry decided to change their pricing model. Again, $20 is too much for a cd. I think if pricing was a little lower, it might cut down on the amount of "copyright infringement" cases. But no, the music industry would rather bully around whoever gets in their way. It's ridiculous, any other industry would change, or lower their prices, it just seems like there's a general lack of competition.
What really bugs me about these kinds of lawsuits is the company seemingly had no avenue or desire to turn a profit off of their "invention" or "patent" other than through legal manipulation. If I were to go out and totally rip off the iPhone's touch screen interface then fine, sue me for all I'm worth, but if you are holding a patent in hopes that someone will eventually make something that violates it, you're simply 100% in the wrong here. Just my opinion.
the analog sticks in the Classic Controller and GameCube controllers
Yeah, I actually have a patent on the up, down, left, and right arrows on keyboards, and they are kind of similar so I think this company owes me some of their profits.
400 A.D. would make a hell of a lot more sense anyway. Since the article literally refers to it as, "The Bible" we would have to assume that this particular book had to have been written after the council of Nicea (ie: when all the religious writings of the time were compiled and voted on). My chronology may be wrong, but I believe that took place early 300 A.D. I know it was under Emperor Constantine who died around 315 A.D. (I'm simply too lazy to look up the exact dates.) That would easily make this one of the purest versions of the book in existance.
Haha this is one of the things I love about Slashdot, no matter how obscure the thing your referencing is, there are always people around to tell you you're wrong.
They'll probably want Irrigation and Iron Working in return. Possibly 40 gold pieces and a Defensive Pact. I'm sorry... I've been playing a lot of civ lately.
I disagree, I think the iPhone Safari interface is a HUGE step forward. It's still clunky in comparison to sitting in front of your desk, but the true test will be when I'd rather use my iphone to quickly access something as opposed to my computer. There has been a few times where this has happened. MUCH better then most mobile browsers.
Loved the movie, loved the portrayal of the Joker, just one question. Who is the next Batman Villian? Since Ledger presumably rendered the Joker unportrayable (literally, I can't imagine anyone being able to even come close), I imagine they'll use someone else from the Batman universe, but who? My guess is the Riddler.
Exactly. I can't stand country music, but for whatever reason some people continue to listen to it. I don't understand why they don't consult with me first so I can tell them what music is good and what's bad.
Well that's a little extreme. I would prefer it if the bands just came to me and I'd give them a few pointers.
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Online Colleges Could Spy On Students - By Law
Bad title, Spying implies that you have no knowledge that it's happening. In this case, it would seem you have full knowledge you are being "spied" on.
Start attending online class in your birthday suit, and they'll quickly do away with this restriction.
Then why do I pay the same price when I buy it directly (excluding S&H)?
Umm.. actually, I buy all my music off of iTunes because 99 cents seems reasonable to me. Full albums usually cost 11 dollars... Which begs the question why am I paying an extra 9 dollars to buy the cd and record stores? Just wondering? Since, you seem to be the expert in all these things. Also, last I've seen the artists seem to be doing pretty well for themselves, hell some of them are still doing pretty well for themselves long after they're dead because of silly copyright laws.
I thought that changing clothes only worked if your wanted level was 2 stars.
And the FBI doesn't start chasing you til 5 stars! WTF!
Next thing you know, they'll be outlawing alcohol
Whoa bad idea... last time the US tried that we ended up with NASCAR!
I see it. How come they don't? There would be no reason for this if the music industry decided to make two changes. First, they need to accept the new model of doing business. Clearly, the Internet has changed the landscape of things, and the old ways simply won't work as effectivly anymore. The second problem is that none of this would be necessary if the music industry decided to change their pricing model. Again, $20 is too much for a cd. I think if pricing was a little lower, it might cut down on the amount of "copyright infringement" cases. But no, the music industry would rather bully around whoever gets in their way. It's ridiculous, any other industry would change, or lower their prices, it just seems like there's a general lack of competition.
Because if gamers saw the actualy game play from the absolute garbage developers are putting out, they'd never buy games.
Exactly my point, they will attract PAID players away from your PAID games.
TFA says to open source games that are no longer supported. Thus, they aren't being played anymore.
Why would they want to extend the life of their game? They want you to buy the new one!
Fine, then put the label on movies too. There's no reason video games and cds should be differentiated from any other form of entertainment.
So basically, you think people you disagree with have no right to free speech?
Sounds resonable to me.
What really bugs me about these kinds of lawsuits is the company seemingly had no avenue or desire to turn a profit off of their "invention" or "patent" other than through legal manipulation. If I were to go out and totally rip off the iPhone's touch screen interface then fine, sue me for all I'm worth, but if you are holding a patent in hopes that someone will eventually make something that violates it, you're simply 100% in the wrong here. Just my opinion.
the analog sticks in the Classic Controller and GameCube controllers
Yeah, I actually have a patent on the up, down, left, and right arrows on keyboards, and they are kind of similar so I think this company owes me some of their profits.
400 A.D. would make a hell of a lot more sense anyway. Since the article literally refers to it as, "The Bible" we would have to assume that this particular book had to have been written after the council of Nicea (ie: when all the religious writings of the time were compiled and voted on). My chronology may be wrong, but I believe that took place early 300 A.D. I know it was under Emperor Constantine who died around 315 A.D. (I'm simply too lazy to look up the exact dates.) That would easily make this one of the purest versions of the book in existance.
Haha this is one of the things I love about Slashdot, no matter how obscure the thing your referencing is, there are always people around to tell you you're wrong.
The benevolent Americans demand that you give us Space Flight and Atomic Theory or else we will have to crush your puny civilization!
Probably the more interesting thing to note here is that JAXA even *has* a spacecraft for something of that sort.
I dount Sun would support JAVA spacecrafts anyway... not until they have it on the iPhone at least.
What is Japan going to want in return for this?
They'll probably want Irrigation and Iron Working in return. Possibly 40 gold pieces and a Defensive Pact. I'm sorry... I've been playing a lot of civ lately.
Great - We'll call the planet Australia.
I disagree, I think the iPhone Safari interface is a HUGE step forward. It's still clunky in comparison to sitting in front of your desk, but the true test will be when I'd rather use my iphone to quickly access something as opposed to my computer. There has been a few times where this has happened. MUCH better then most mobile browsers.
I think I have a great solution to stopping drowing, lets put cement in the ocean!
Loved the movie, loved the portrayal of the Joker, just one question. Who is the next Batman Villian? Since Ledger presumably rendered the Joker unportrayable (literally, I can't imagine anyone being able to even come close), I imagine they'll use someone else from the Batman universe, but who? My guess is the Riddler.
Exactly. I can't stand country music, but for whatever reason some people continue to listen to it. I don't understand why they don't consult with me first so I can tell them what music is good and what's bad.
Well that's a little extreme. I would prefer it if the bands just came to me and I'd give them a few pointers.