Apple Corp. is worth way more than Microsoft, so logic would dictate that they have the money to pay shills.
However, anyone thinking that either company would waste money trying to influence anyone by paying people to post on Slashdot is the true ignoramus. As if the world in general, outside of a few geeks that don't really matter, even KNOWS what Slashdot is, let alone care enough to have it influence them in any way, shape, or form.
What you said didn't make me uncomfortable, it made me laugh. Yeah, I certainly will remember a prediction by an AC on Slashdot that *insert Microsoft product here* is a total and complete failure, and could possibly be the end for MS. Because those posts are so rare that it is very easy to remember them all.
I said it a year ago, months ago, a few weeks ago, and I say it today.
So basically you just keep repeating something until it may or may not come true. Brilliant predictions there Nostradamus. How long have you been predicting the Year of Linux on Desktops now, 10 years? Keep repeating it, someday it may come true...
Drugs are bad, period, you dont need them for any recreational use
Citation needed. That is what is called an "opinion", even though you attempted to state it as a fact. Please let me know if you ever run for political office so I can be sure to not vote for you.
Also are you claiming you have never used alcohol, caffeine, aspirin, ibuprofen or any other drugs yourself? Because "drugs are bad, period" and if you ever use them you are just a giant hypocrite.
it has been a hobby and interest for me to learn languages.
So how is this translator existing going to impact that? It isn't. People with a desire to broaden their world view will always learn about languages and cultures different from their own. People with no desire won't. I don't see how this will radically change that. The people who are going to use this for basic communication probably weren't going to take the several years of time it takes to learn a foreign language in the first place.
We, as Americans, have a fucking duty to actively and collectively break every single law that does not follow the Supreme Law of the Land, aka the Constitution.
Ah, but you said yourself if the law is automatically trumped by the 8th Amendment, it isn't really a law. So why would breaking the law be necessary if it isn't really law after all?
I understand the point you are trying to make, but every armchair lawyer does not get to interpret the Constitution as they see fit. You thinking that the 8th Amendment trumps a "lesser" law does not mean it is so. That is what the court systems are for. I would trust a judge's interpretation of the law over yours any day, sorry. What you are offering up is anarchy, not strict adherence to the Constitution. If everyone gets to interpret the law as they see fit, it is basically lawlessness because the law means nothing.
Right, and you saying the 8th trumps all doesn't make it legally so. Unless you challenge the established law in court with an 8th amendment challenge, and a judge upholds the challenge, the established law is still law. YOUR interpretation of the law is not what is legally binding. I think you are greatly overestimating your own knowledge of the US legal system if you think by merely challenging a law it becomes null and void instantly.
The fines were the maximum amount allowed legally. You may want to start with changing that law before going straight to the excessive fines defense. May be a bit tricky when it has already been legally established that $150,000 fine per movie is acceptable.
Now, Microsoft is focussing on providing a strongly-preferred application distribution system for Windows and extracting a share of the revenues that go to application distributors
Hmm, so similar to Apple's strategy. And nobody is developing apps for iOS huh?
They have had for years, and yet they still haven't done it. What is so different about now? That people are predicting *gasp* that the new Windows OS isn't great? Never heard that one before. But somehow Windows is still the #1 gaming platform by a margin so big it isn't even a close race.
Kind of like how Romney's biggest platform is "I'm not Obama"? I mean seriously there are 311 million other people in the USA that are not Obama as well. (Note I am neither an Obama or Romney supporter. I don't think either of them has the tools to get the economy working in this country again.)
The same thing was said when blank cassette tapes were made available for public purchase, and this argument was brought up again when blank CDs were made available for public purchase. Yet miraculously the music industry still continues to exist, and bands still go the traditional route of signing to big labels.
people who drink coffee are less likely to smoke pot
What? Almost every pothead I know loves to drink coffee. Caffeine is the perfect counterbalance to the lack of motivation pot sometimes causes. Especially if you make some pot cream and add that directly to the coffee - like a "hippie speedball".
We would also have far fewer motorists running down bicyclists if they got a mandatory 10 years for hitting a cyclist. Doesn't mean it is a good idea. Trying to regulate behavior through legislation rarely works - educate drivers and cyclists on how to be more aware of each other. Fortunately I live in one of the top bike cities in the US and there are tons of dedicated off the road bike paths and bike lanes on roads. I rarely ride on any busy streets and as a result I have been riding for about 15 years in the city without ever being hit by a car. I will ride many blocks out of my way just to get to a bike lane or a street that has hardly any traffic on it. But there are a lot of people who ride in my city so drivers have for the most part become more aware of this fact. Both motorist and bikers have the same goal - get safely to where they are going without affecting each other negatively. Blaming one side or the other is just useless.
No, the rich only control the politicians who make laws that control the people. Or are you actually claiming special interest groups and lobbyists don't have any sway in the law making process?
Guess what? Not everyone who feels like this is a victim, and the rich do not control every aspect of this country. The truth is somewhere in the middle of the two. There are just way to many people lined up at either end of the argument. It isn't as black and white as most people would like to make it seem.
Also telling everyone who doesn't agree with your opinion that their feelings are "all in their head" is a good way to have people tune out from everything else you are saying.
The same thing would have happened if the guy had announced that he was going to start manufacturing sets of master keys, counterfeit money, drugs, bomb casings, fake ID's, etc.
Not exactly - some of the things on that list are explicitly illegal to make anywhere. Not the case with producing your own firearms. It is not illegal to do so.
And if you know a a 3D printer than can actually manufacture drugs, please provide a link.
We do, but I fail to see what this has to do with TFA seeing this was in England and the accused is British. But don't let things like facts get in the way of your sweeping generalizations.
Right because the ONLY country in the world where politicians get money from special interest groups is the USA. You need to get out and explore the world a tad more. I have lived in the USA and South America and politicians are no different anywhere.
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Apple Corp. is worth way more than Microsoft, so logic would dictate that they have the money to pay shills.
However, anyone thinking that either company would waste money trying to influence anyone by paying people to post on Slashdot is the true ignoramus. As if the world in general, outside of a few geeks that don't really matter, even KNOWS what Slashdot is, let alone care enough to have it influence them in any way, shape, or form.
Now off to cash this big fat Microsoft check...
What you said didn't make me uncomfortable, it made me laugh. Yeah, I certainly will remember a prediction by an AC on Slashdot that *insert Microsoft product here* is a total and complete failure, and could possibly be the end for MS. Because those posts are so rare that it is very easy to remember them all.
I said it a year ago, months ago, a few weeks ago, and I say it today.
So basically you just keep repeating something until it may or may not come true. Brilliant predictions there Nostradamus. How long have you been predicting the Year of Linux on Desktops now, 10 years? Keep repeating it, someday it may come true...
Can you tell me one good scientific conclusion that would make you agree with me?
I don't know - try posting an actual scientific conclusion, not just your personal opinion, and we will find out.
No, the stupidest explanation would be "You are holding the phone wrong." But that excuse has already been used by Apple in the past.
Drugs are bad, period, you dont need them for any recreational use
Citation needed. That is what is called an "opinion", even though you attempted to state it as a fact. Please let me know if you ever run for political office so I can be sure to not vote for you.
Also are you claiming you have never used alcohol, caffeine, aspirin, ibuprofen or any other drugs yourself? Because "drugs are bad, period" and if you ever use them you are just a giant hypocrite.
it has been a hobby and interest for me to learn languages.
So how is this translator existing going to impact that? It isn't. People with a desire to broaden their world view will always learn about languages and cultures different from their own. People with no desire won't. I don't see how this will radically change that. The people who are going to use this for basic communication probably weren't going to take the several years of time it takes to learn a foreign language in the first place.
We, as Americans, have a fucking duty to actively and collectively break every single law that does not follow the Supreme Law of the Land, aka the Constitution.
Ah, but you said yourself if the law is automatically trumped by the 8th Amendment, it isn't really a law. So why would breaking the law be necessary if it isn't really law after all?
I understand the point you are trying to make, but every armchair lawyer does not get to interpret the Constitution as they see fit. You thinking that the 8th Amendment trumps a "lesser" law does not mean it is so. That is what the court systems are for. I would trust a judge's interpretation of the law over yours any day, sorry. What you are offering up is anarchy, not strict adherence to the Constitution. If everyone gets to interpret the law as they see fit, it is basically lawlessness because the law means nothing.
Right, and you saying the 8th trumps all doesn't make it legally so. Unless you challenge the established law in court with an 8th amendment challenge, and a judge upholds the challenge, the established law is still law. YOUR interpretation of the law is not what is legally binding. I think you are greatly overestimating your own knowledge of the US legal system if you think by merely challenging a law it becomes null and void instantly.
The fines were the maximum amount allowed legally. You may want to start with changing that law before going straight to the excessive fines defense. May be a bit tricky when it has already been legally established that $150,000 fine per movie is acceptable.
Bondo. Lots of Bondo.
I don't know why they need a study to do this.
Because if they don't use the grant money, they lose it.
Now, Microsoft is focussing on providing a strongly-preferred application distribution system for Windows and extracting a share of the revenues that go to application distributors
Hmm, so similar to Apple's strategy. And nobody is developing apps for iOS huh?
They have had for years, and yet they still haven't done it. What is so different about now? That people are predicting *gasp* that the new Windows OS isn't great? Never heard that one before. But somehow Windows is still the #1 gaming platform by a margin so big it isn't even a close race.
Kind of like how Romney's biggest platform is "I'm not Obama"? I mean seriously there are 311 million other people in the USA that are not Obama as well. (Note I am neither an Obama or Romney supporter. I don't think either of them has the tools to get the economy working in this country again.)
The same thing was said when blank cassette tapes were made available for public purchase, and this argument was brought up again when blank CDs were made available for public purchase. Yet miraculously the music industry still continues to exist, and bands still go the traditional route of signing to big labels.
It sure motivates my bladder.
Exactly. If there is something I personally don't find useful, then how dare anyone else have a different opinion.
people who drink coffee are less likely to smoke pot
What? Almost every pothead I know loves to drink coffee. Caffeine is the perfect counterbalance to the lack of motivation pot sometimes causes. Especially if you make some pot cream and add that directly to the coffee - like a "hippie speedball".
We would also have far fewer motorists running down bicyclists if they got a mandatory 10 years for hitting a cyclist. Doesn't mean it is a good idea. Trying to regulate behavior through legislation rarely works - educate drivers and cyclists on how to be more aware of each other. Fortunately I live in one of the top bike cities in the US and there are tons of dedicated off the road bike paths and bike lanes on roads. I rarely ride on any busy streets and as a result I have been riding for about 15 years in the city without ever being hit by a car. I will ride many blocks out of my way just to get to a bike lane or a street that has hardly any traffic on it. But there are a lot of people who ride in my city so drivers have for the most part become more aware of this fact. Both motorist and bikers have the same goal - get safely to where they are going without affecting each other negatively. Blaming one side or the other is just useless.
No, the rich only control the politicians who make laws that control the people. Or are you actually claiming special interest groups and lobbyists don't have any sway in the law making process?
Guess what? Not everyone who feels like this is a victim, and the rich do not control every aspect of this country. The truth is somewhere in the middle of the two. There are just way to many people lined up at either end of the argument. It isn't as black and white as most people would like to make it seem.
Also telling everyone who doesn't agree with your opinion that their feelings are "all in their head" is a good way to have people tune out from everything else you are saying.
The same thing would have happened if the guy had announced that he was going to start manufacturing sets of master keys, counterfeit money, drugs, bomb casings, fake ID's, etc.
Not exactly - some of the things on that list are explicitly illegal to make anywhere. Not the case with producing your own firearms. It is not illegal to do so.
And if you know a a 3D printer than can actually manufacture drugs, please provide a link.
I find that if you know someone wants to shoot you, providing them with the ammunition to do so is not a wise move.
We do, but I fail to see what this has to do with TFA seeing this was in England and the accused is British. But don't let things like facts get in the way of your sweeping generalizations.
Right because the ONLY country in the world where politicians get money from special interest groups is the USA. You need to get out and explore the world a tad more. I have lived in the USA and South America and politicians are no different anywhere.