or even from 2k to XP (better support for a lot of hardware).
Last I checked, the driver subsystem for windows 2000 and windows xp was identical. Ever wondered why all of the drivers you download for it say "2k/xp" instead of having different drivers for each?
I know as Americans it feels better to pretend that corruption and corporate ownership are the exceptions in government, but to do so hurts as a nation. EVERY person currently in congress has been bought and sold to a special interest or company (no expections, don't even try to parade your favorite one out and claim them to be virtuous and pure, you are wrong). When it comes down to it, they will ALL vote they way they are told and the opinion of the voters matters not one bit.
Welcome to America... the country founded as a republic but turned into a democracy. The only thing that makes democracy easier to stomach than communism is that the corruption is openly talked about.
Apparently no one here has ever heard of the IBM T221. Maximum resolution was 3840 x 2400, 32 bit color @ 13 hz.... it was only a 21" screen...
Let's just say you haven't ever written a line of code until you can readably fit more than 100 lines onto the same editor view.
I doubt that 99% of the current government's 'essential functions' will be taken down into the holes. Let's see what might get left behind:
1) RIAA/MPAA lawsuits
2) USPTO
3) Speed limits
4) Taxes
5) Regulation of the economy
6) The Department of Homeland Security
7) The NSA's collection of everyone's phone and data transmissions
8) etc.
Lately it seems that 99% of the government bloat and "protection" would get left behind and it would be reduced to what the Constitution orgininally intended. Have a nice day.
If the penalty of bugs was tied to the price of the software, where the liability increased for the creator based upon the price to purchase or own, then this would actually be a really excellent boost for open-source software. Basically, this would mean that it would be in most people's best interest to make software open source and just move to a charge-for-service style of working.
This could cause quite a change in the software community if everything was open source because innovation would skyrocket and it would finally get to the service-based market that everyone seems to want so much.
Last time I checked, Ozone was the major component in smog. Wouldn't that mean that in high-density population areas, the printers are actually contributing to the smog more than if they didn't emit ozone?
I don't play Second Life and I don't ever want to, but I think it's nice to see that the BBC is actually realizing the potential of online media compared to other corporations. Newspapers don't get it. Television studios don't get it. The RIAA and MPAA don't get it. Finally someone gets it. I'm personally glad that they managed to find a niche and work into it. Let's hope they do it with class.
While you make a good argument, you are wrong at the core.
In true capitalism, where there aren't regulations, it does not tend to monopoly because the moment a market becomes oppressed, a competitor will step up and fill the gap. Not all monopolies are wrong or even bad. Not all trusts are wrong or bad. The moment that a monopoly or trust exists, and becomes opressive, that is where the competition steps in and the monopoly falls. It is in the best interests of a trust or monopoly to try to keep their customers happy so that they have no reason to want to go somewhere else or start up their own.
The biggest fallacy about regulations making capitalism safer is exactly what you said, about how regulations keep things fair. That couldn't be any farther from the truth. Regulations make it harder for the competetion to step in when it is most needed. All of these giant companies lobby with the government to set up regulations that favor them. These regulations are not neutral or even good-natured. You tend to forget that these regulations, while begged for by the hippies in the world, are proposed and instituted by the actual companies that are forced to comply. So naturally the solutions they propose and are willing to institute are ones that are going to maintain their monopoly.
What we need to get rid of is our Democractic government and actually re-adopt our Republic.
republic + capitalism == possible
democracy + capitalism == socialism
If you are in doubt about my last statements, then go look up exactly what democracy is.
No, I'm not referencing the testicles you have near the crotch of your legs. I'm talking about the drink Bawls. It has tons of caffeine and not as much sugar. And it tastes like Sprite + Speed.
I hate to be a troll, but if you follow that reasoning then wouldn't Apple be abusing its monopoly powers in the handheld audio-device market to push its online music store?
Did anyone else see the occasional italicized letter in that? I'm a lazy bastard or else I would go find them all and whip out my own smithy code decrypting skillz.
If it was a true Point-to-Point then wouldn't it be always connected as long as each end has power? Why do they say that the DSL modem periodically needs to redial?
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The more complicated the process is, the easier it is to charge extra fees that A) you have an excuse to charge and B) the consumer won't understand.
Oh, as an addendum to my previous statement, the T221 technology was sold to Lenovo and from there to Sony. Sony used this technology in the PSP.
Apparently no one here has ever heard of the IBM T221. Maximum resolution was 3840 x 2400, 32 bit color @ 13 hz.... it was only a 21" screen... Let's just say you haven't ever written a line of code until you can readably fit more than 100 lines onto the same editor view.
Are you certain that it won't be found that this energy was the chicken in the proverbial egg and the chicken dilemma?
It got modded "interesting" instead of "funny" eh?
I doubt that 99% of the current government's 'essential functions' will be taken down into the holes. Let's see what might get left behind:
1) RIAA/MPAA lawsuits
2) USPTO
3) Speed limits
4) Taxes
5) Regulation of the economy
6) The Department of Homeland Security
7) The NSA's collection of everyone's phone and data transmissions
8) etc.
Lately it seems that 99% of the government bloat and "protection" would get left behind and it would be reduced to what the Constitution orgininally intended. Have a nice day.
If the penalty of bugs was tied to the price of the software, where the liability increased for the creator based upon the price to purchase or own, then this would actually be a really excellent boost for open-source software. Basically, this would mean that it would be in most people's best interest to make software open source and just move to a charge-for-service style of working.
This could cause quite a change in the software community if everything was open source because innovation would skyrocket and it would finally get to the service-based market that everyone seems to want so much.
Last time I checked, Ozone was the major component in smog. Wouldn't that mean that in high-density population areas, the printers are actually contributing to the smog more than if they didn't emit ozone?
This goes against every possible interpretation of due process of law. Does Britain guarantee a due process?
What the hell are "'tweens"?
I don't play Second Life and I don't ever want to, but I think it's nice to see that the BBC is actually realizing the potential of online media compared to other corporations. Newspapers don't get it. Television studios don't get it. The RIAA and MPAA don't get it. Finally someone gets it. I'm personally glad that they managed to find a niche and work into it. Let's hope they do it with class.
Is that kinda like "(unsigned long)-1"?
This game sounds somewhat boring.
1) Make your creature
2) Move your creature around doing everyday things
3) Mate
4) Repeat 1-4
Does this sound excessively boring to anyone else?
While you make a good argument, you are wrong at the core. In true capitalism, where there aren't regulations, it does not tend to monopoly because the moment a market becomes oppressed, a competitor will step up and fill the gap. Not all monopolies are wrong or even bad. Not all trusts are wrong or bad. The moment that a monopoly or trust exists, and becomes opressive, that is where the competition steps in and the monopoly falls. It is in the best interests of a trust or monopoly to try to keep their customers happy so that they have no reason to want to go somewhere else or start up their own. The biggest fallacy about regulations making capitalism safer is exactly what you said, about how regulations keep things fair. That couldn't be any farther from the truth. Regulations make it harder for the competetion to step in when it is most needed. All of these giant companies lobby with the government to set up regulations that favor them. These regulations are not neutral or even good-natured. You tend to forget that these regulations, while begged for by the hippies in the world, are proposed and instituted by the actual companies that are forced to comply. So naturally the solutions they propose and are willing to institute are ones that are going to maintain their monopoly. What we need to get rid of is our Democractic government and actually re-adopt our Republic. republic + capitalism == possible democracy + capitalism == socialism If you are in doubt about my last statements, then go look up exactly what democracy is.
No, I'm not referencing the testicles you have near the crotch of your legs. I'm talking about the drink Bawls. It has tons of caffeine and not as much sugar. And it tastes like Sprite + Speed.
Looking down at the Dr Pepper I just finished myself, it is 150 Calories. And 13% of my Daily carbohydrates. That means 6 more and I'm set!
Pure Pwnage uses BitTorrent to distribute their shows. That's legal and it has a cult-following of nerds to boot.
I hate to be a troll, but if you follow that reasoning then wouldn't Apple be abusing its monopoly powers in the handheld audio-device market to push its online music store?
I didn't RTFA, but what about the obligatory "Hackers" and "Antitrust" and "Operation: Takedown" obligatory references?
HTML is to programming as Marijuana is to drugs. If you like the first enough, you will move on to the hardcore stuff. Both will ruin your life.
Did anyone else see the occasional italicized letter in that? I'm a lazy bastard or else I would go find them all and whip out my own smithy code decrypting skillz.
I've got cable for personal use and a T1 for work. I was just asking because of DSL users. I personally dislike it.
If it was a true Point-to-Point then wouldn't it be always connected as long as each end has power? Why do they say that the DSL modem periodically needs to redial?