He traded his eye for wisdom if wikipedia is to be believed. Besides, it's a little late now, the surgery was last Thursday. "Warning: Gas Bubble In Eye Use of nitrous oxide or change in atmospheric pressure may cause an increase in IOP resulting in blindness. Contact ophmatologist on reverse side of this bracelet before treatment".
I have to keep my head down 50 minutes out of every hour until the nitrogen bubble is gone. I see Dr Odin again next Monday.
The rich bastards who own the corporations really rule the world, but they're working hard to quell a counter-revolution. They are NOT patriots od any country, no matter what country they lay claim to. They only care about their own personal wealth and power and the rest of us can go to hell as far as they're concerned.
Fair use? How about "expanding" fair use in the US to what the founding fathers envisioned, and "limiting" the endless copyrights that would have appalled them?
I have decided that I will respect no copyright older than ten years old, period. I urge everyone else to join me. I think twenty is reasonable, but damn it THIS IS WAR.
Oh yeah- I refuse to honor ANY copyright held by a corporation. Only a writer or painter or other artist should hold a copyright. Disney can go to hell (actually he probably already did).
Yeah, I'm in a bad mood. So sue me.
-mcgrew
PS- I hold copyrights. I have two ISBNs that should have already passed into the public doimain. I'm not against copyright law, only the INSANE copyright laws that are in effect now.
What I object to is when they use complete and utter bullshit names. "Greenhouse Effect", "Global Warming", and "Climate change are all honest names that describe the phenomena. However, "Pro-choice" and "pro-life" are both dastardly dishonest lying sack of shit names. If they're "pro-life" then they must me against the death penalty and war, but few "pro-lifers" are. If they're "pro-choice" then they must by definitionn of the word "choice" be for legalization of crack and heroin, but I doubt you will find very many "pro-choice" people calling for a person's right to choose injecting heroin or smoking crack.
I never asked him, but I've wondered if his name had anything to do with his choice of majors. And not having surgery for a detached retina would be quite UNWISE as it leads to complete and irreversable blindness in the affected eye. The surgery went well but there's still danger of blindness...
The object of having needles stuck in my wyw was to prevent blindness, not cause it. However, I'm sure she would be more than happy to poke needles in my eye.
The surgery went well, the after-surgery treatment is a bitch.
Why would the server need a sound card at all in that case?
It wouldn't, unless you wanted to listen to MP3s in the room with the server.
Plus the article explicitly mentions iTunes
Well, if the thing is a device to overcome iTunes DRM then it would have to mention iTunes, now wouldn't it? The thing would be useless to me, and in my estimation worthless to any slashdotter as well. Slashdotters know a gazillion ways to beat DRM, especially music DRM, plus slashdotters and other non-idiots know not to rent DRM infested music.
Unfortunately it's one of those obnoxious stories that you have to click like 30x to read the whole thing
My thanks to CmdrTaco and molex333 for that warning. Thank you, kind sirs. I only get ten minutes an hour with my head not down, so again my wholehearted thanks.
There's a phone, a small pc, another phone, a vista pc, a voice controlled robot, a laptop, a water resistant phone, a hdtv usb dongle, a media server + handheld pc + notebook, and a piggy bank.
None of which I'm salivating to have. My thanks to wombatmobile as well!
-mcgrew
(when they let me lift my head in a week or so I'll journal.)
How does that distribute them to multiple rooms in the house?
Perhaps I made the error of assuming that each of the three rooms would have a computer in it with its own sound card. If that was the case then the computer with the fancy, expensive sound card would only need to be used as a file server. If the files contained DRM the other computers likely wouldn't play them because they wouldn't hold the key, necessitating some sort of DRM hack like contained in TFA.
You know, I really wish I hadn't said that as a kid!
I have a detached retina. Dr. Odin is going to do a Pneumatic retinopexy and a Vitrectomy. I'll probably write a journal about it, maybe Friday but probably Monday.
Most people ARE willing to pay for it so long as it's not garbage. The success of iTunes proves that. And if you rip it from CD you already paid for it.
The people who won't understand a word you're saying when you're trying to explain something about their computer very likely won't have a clue what a Klingon is, either, let alone know that they actually made up a language for them.
You're absolutely right about putting that legal and medical knowlege to use. The needles will be going into my EYE!
Smart != educated. Smart+educated is better than either one alone.
But you're not going to have a clue about any actress' intelligence or education from watching her in a film, whether porn star or G rated actress.
What would happen with a pr*n start as president?
Maybe they'd finally legalize prostitution? I'd vote for her!
Dumb peple are IMHO irritating, especially when they become president.
You know, I never thought I'd see a worse President than this guy (Bachelor of Science degree in physics), until This guy (MBA) moved into the White House.
I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I started it in 1998 when my Quake site (the Springfield Frag Fest) reported "nooze" which was news obtained from other channels (no real reporting) and often was inaccurate, biased, or just plain made up out of whole cloth bullshit (like Nacho's shambler pissing on the couch).
I apologize. Really. I was just trying to be different and everybody seems to have followed. For penance I now spell "blog" as "blagh".
-mcgrew
PS- the round corners are NOT my fault! That was a different asshat.
And when one or the other is just wrong, why dignify them as "balance"?
Because as often as not both are wrong. Both parties parrot the "things that are bad about marijuana" when the things they say about it are either wrong ("causes cancer") or is a result of the laws themselves ("leads to harder drugs").
I wonder what the Green party's position on marijuana is? Too bad I can't find out what the Greens or Libertarians are for and against by reading a newspaper, or for that matter this new bugus piece of shit corporate propaganda site.
OK, I want marijuana, prostitution, and gambling legalized. Do I vote for a Republican or a Democrat?
See, the thing is, there really is no right/left. Democrats and Republicans are like two wings of the same party (both wings want me in jail). The reason for the percieved right-left is that the corporate and monied interests control all non-internet media, and those interests are allowed to bribe candidates with so-called "campaign contributions". Joe Moneybags gives ten million to the Democrat and ten million to the Republican, and no matter the outcome, Joe wins and I lose.
Meanwhile Joe's cable news network slobbers all over a "third party" (Green) candidate who is not on the ballot in enough states to win even if he carried all of them, while another "third party" is on the ballot in 49 states and completely ignored by Joe's TV and newspaper.
While this is happening Joe's media outlets convince American voters that a vote for anyone but the Republican or Democrat is a wasted vote, when in reality the only wasted votes are votes that aren't cast at all.
Then along comes Joe and starts skewz.com, saying "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain".
Your confusion is very understandable, as even Americans think they live in a democratic republic, instead of the plutocracy we actually live in. Which is exactly how Joe wants it.
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He traded his eye for wisdom if wikipedia is to be believed. Besides, it's a little late now, the surgery was last Thursday. "Warning: Gas Bubble In Eye Use of nitrous oxide or change in atmospheric pressure may cause an increase in IOP resulting in blindness. Contact ophmatologist on reverse side of this bracelet before treatment".
I have to keep my head down 50 minutes out of every hour until the nitrogen bubble is gone. I see Dr Odin again next Monday.
My neck and back are killing me.
The rich bastards who own the corporations really rule the world, but they're working hard to quell a counter-revolution. They are NOT patriots od any country, no matter what country they lay claim to. They only care about their own personal wealth and power and the rest of us can go to hell as far as they're concerned.
Fair use? How about "expanding" fair use in the US to what the founding fathers envisioned, and "limiting" the endless copyrights that would have appalled them?
I have decided that I will respect no copyright older than ten years old, period. I urge everyone else to join me. I think twenty is reasonable, but damn it THIS IS WAR.
Oh yeah- I refuse to honor ANY copyright held by a corporation. Only a writer or painter or other artist should hold a copyright. Disney can go to hell (actually he probably already did).
Yeah, I'm in a bad mood. So sue me.
-mcgrew
PS- I hold copyrights. I have two ISBNs that should have already passed into the public doimain. I'm not against copyright law, only the INSANE copyright laws that are in effect now.
What I object to is when they use complete and utter bullshit names. "Greenhouse Effect", "Global Warming", and "Climate change are all honest names that describe the phenomena. However, "Pro-choice" and "pro-life" are both dastardly dishonest lying sack of shit names. If they're "pro-life" then they must me against the death penalty and war, but few "pro-lifers" are. If they're "pro-choice" then they must by definitionn of the word "choice" be for legalization of crack and heroin, but I doubt you will find very many "pro-choice" people calling for a person's right to choose injecting heroin or smoking crack.
I never asked him, but I've wondered if his name had anything to do with his choice of majors. And not having surgery for a detached retina would be quite UNWISE as it leads to complete and irreversable blindness in the affected eye. The surgery went well but there's still danger of blindness...
The object of having needles stuck in my wyw was to prevent blindness, not cause it. However, I'm sure she would be more than happy to poke needles in my eye.
The surgery went well, the after-surgery treatment is a bitch.
Why would the server need a sound card at all in that case?
It wouldn't, unless you wanted to listen to MP3s in the room with the server.
Plus the article explicitly mentions iTunes
Well, if the thing is a device to overcome iTunes DRM then it would have to mention iTunes, now wouldn't it? The thing would be useless to me, and in my estimation worthless to any slashdotter as well. Slashdotters know a gazillion ways to beat DRM, especially music DRM, plus slashdotters and other non-idiots know not to rent DRM infested music.
Lastly, 5.1 sound cards aren't fancy or expensive
I never said they were.
Unfortunately it's one of those obnoxious stories that you have to click like 30x to read the whole thing
My thanks to CmdrTaco and molex333 for that warning. Thank you, kind sirs. I only get ten minutes an hour with my head not down, so again my wholehearted thanks.
There's a phone, a small pc, another phone, a vista pc, a voice controlled robot, a laptop, a water resistant phone, a hdtv usb dongle, a media server + handheld pc + notebook,
and a piggy bank.
None of which I'm salivating to have. My thanks to wombatmobile as well!
-mcgrew
(when they let me lift my head in a week or so I'll journal.)
How does that distribute them to multiple rooms in the house?
Perhaps I made the error of assuming that each of the three rooms would have a computer in it with its own sound card. If that was the case then the computer with the fancy, expensive sound card would only need to be used as a file server. If the files contained DRM the other computers likely wouldn't play them because they wouldn't hold the key, necessitating some sort of DRM hack like contained in TFA.
If someone actually did the impossible and invented a sentient computer, whould it worship Alan Turing? I think it might.
Not that I believe a sentient computer is any more possible than time travel or faster than light travel...
You know, I really wish I hadn't said that as a kid!
I have a detached retina. Dr. Odin is going to do a Pneumatic retinopexy and a Vitrectomy. I'll probably write a journal about it, maybe Friday but probably Monday.
What I question is the need to obfuscate the simplest law to the point it requires a lawyer to interpret.
All of the above.
The question is, are you willing to pay for it?
Most people ARE willing to pay for it so long as it's not garbage. The success of iTunes proves that. And if you rip it from CD you already paid for it.
Must... learn... to stop... BITING...
"Sorry Mr. Geek, I don't speek Klingon."
The people who won't understand a word you're saying when you're trying to explain something about their computer very likely won't have a clue what a Klingon is, either, let alone know that they actually made up a language for them.
You're absolutely right about putting that legal and medical knowlege to use. The needles will be going into my EYE!
Smart != educated. Smart+educated is better than either one alone.
But you're not going to have a clue about any actress' intelligence or education from watching her in a film, whether porn star or G rated actress.
What would happen with a pr*n start as president?
Maybe they'd finally legalize prostitution? I'd vote for her!
Dumb peple are IMHO irritating, especially when they become president.
You know, I never thought I'd see a worse President than this guy (Bachelor of Science degree in physics), until This guy (MBA) moved into the White House.
Can't help about the bank account, but this might help with the other thing (see item #4).
Unless she laughs when she sees it, I guess that might cause a little trouble...
Skewz was started by a group of 4 guys with diverse political views who engaged in frequent political sparring
I think that was a typo, shouldn't it read "frequent political spamming"?
I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I started it in 1998 when my Quake site (the Springfield Frag Fest) reported "nooze" which was news obtained from other channels (no real reporting) and often was inaccurate, biased, or just plain made up out of whole cloth bullshit (like Nacho's shambler pissing on the couch).
I apologize. Really. I was just trying to be different and everybody seems to have followed. For penance I now spell "blog" as "blagh".
-mcgrew
PS- the round corners are NOT my fault! That was a different asshat.
And when one or the other is just wrong, why dignify them as "balance"?
Because as often as not both are wrong. Both parties parrot the "things that are bad about marijuana" when the things they say about it are either wrong ("causes cancer") or is a result of the laws themselves ("leads to harder drugs").
I wonder what the Green party's position on marijuana is? Too bad I can't find out what the Greens or Libertarians are for and against by reading a newspaper, or for that matter this new bugus piece of shit corporate propaganda site.
Fullofshit.com taken over by cybersquatters in 3... 2... 1...
Tennis elbow?
OK, I want marijuana, prostitution, and gambling legalized. Do I vote for a Republican or a Democrat?
See, the thing is, there really is no right/left. Democrats and Republicans are like two wings of the same party (both wings want me in jail). The reason for the percieved right-left is that the corporate and monied interests control all non-internet media, and those interests are allowed to bribe candidates with so-called "campaign contributions". Joe Moneybags gives ten million to the Democrat and ten million to the Republican, and no matter the outcome, Joe wins and I lose.
Meanwhile Joe's cable news network slobbers all over a "third party" (Green) candidate who is not on the ballot in enough states to win even if he carried all of them, while another "third party" is on the ballot in 49 states and completely ignored by Joe's TV and newspaper.
While this is happening Joe's media outlets convince American voters that a vote for anyone but the Republican or Democrat is a wasted vote, when in reality the only wasted votes are votes that aren't cast at all.
Then along comes Joe and starts skewz.com, saying "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain".
Your confusion is very understandable, as even Americans think they live in a democratic republic, instead of the plutocracy we actually live in. Which is exactly how Joe wants it.
-mcgrew
I'll read them, and if they're good I'll link from my journal. There must be at least one wierdo reading my journal...
I guess we could just slap the shit out of ignorant people until they wise up!