I agree completely. I've just posted a comment on the blog (awaiting moderation) asking why they didn't consider that as an option:
Of course, another option would be to contact the author BEFORE doing anything. Write her a letter telling her that you enjoyed her work and are interested in more, but that it is out of print and explain your situation. Specifically ask her if it would be okay with her for you to download her books, and that you'd be willing to send her some money. Nine times out of ten, you'll get a perfectly rational person who will say "Sure, download it. Don't worry about the money - glad that you enjoy my work! Thanks for the letter." An older, more niche author will really appreciate letter. Even if she doesn't turn out to be as charitable as that, you'll respect her wishes and not just do what the internet thinks. It is very unlikely that any author would essentially tell somebody not to read their works.
That the argument is over a commercial rather than political website is even more bizarre.From what I've heard, Russia has its political problems under control..
As reported before, Firefox does not have memory problems - it has a feature that is very memory intensive.
To disable this feature, do the following:
1. type about:config in you address bar
2. scroll down to browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers
3. set its value to 0 (zero)
What about the NOISE alliance formed in the early 1990s to fight Microsoft? It was originally Netscape, Oracle, Intuit, Sybase, and Everyone else, but the N later became Novell. Everyone hasn't won in this case..at least not yet.
I agree too. I have ~20gb of music on my iRiver iHP-140 (aka H140) and whilst only 2-3gb of it is regularly used, it's great for it to be there. Good for hooking upto Hi-Fi systems at parties and stuff too; I almost always have music that gets requested!
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Of course, another option would be to contact the author BEFORE doing anything. Write her a letter telling her that you enjoyed her work and are interested in more, but that it is out of print and explain your situation. Specifically ask her if it would be okay with her for you to download her books, and that you'd be willing to send her some money. Nine times out of ten, you'll get a perfectly rational person who will say "Sure, download it. Don't worry about the money - glad that you enjoy my work! Thanks for the letter." An older, more niche author will really appreciate letter. Even if she doesn't turn out to be as charitable as that, you'll respect her wishes and not just do what the internet thinks. It is very unlikely that any author would essentially tell somebody not to read their works.
Get with the times, I switched to Google years ago! :P
Ignore the headline, as the summary and article both state - it's 25!
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3808220/Gnutella.Tracking.Database.Leak.INDEPENDENT
What you need is an unnecessary comma detector. ;)
Ew! We don't want to hear about your "hardware" ;)
That the argument is over a commercial rather than political website is even more bizarre.From what I've heard, Russia has its political problems under control..
Have you ever been the first one to make love to a virgin?Make love?! I think you're in the wrong place..
That's Hutchison, not Hutchinson.
As reported before, Firefox does not have memory problems - it has a feature that is very memory intensive. To disable this feature, do the following: 1. type about:config in you address bar 2. scroll down to browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers 3. set its value to 0 (zero)
The airlines must've found away around the interference, otherwise they're endangering their customers..
What about the NOISE alliance formed in the early 1990s to fight Microsoft? It was originally Netscape, Oracle, Intuit, Sybase, and Everyone else, but the N later became Novell. Everyone hasn't won in this case..at least not yet.
I agree too. I have ~20gb of music on my iRiver iHP-140 (aka H140) and whilst only 2-3gb of it is regularly used, it's great for it to be there. Good for hooking upto Hi-Fi systems at parties and stuff too; I almost always have music that gets requested!
Fuck My Eyes!
..I'd rather not.
Aha, but his site's been slashdotted!
Mirage.