I would expect this to be followed by agreements with the MPAA and TV networks. For one thing, video filesharing has to be using much greater bandwidth than music filesharing. Also, interrupting the sharing of TV shows could help them to sell more cable TV.
These ISPs like to complain about the excessive bandwidth used by filesharers. I can only assume that once they start kicking these evil users off the system, my connection speeds will increase to the advertised rates, and soon they will be able to reduce my monthly bill.
There's a big difference between stealing a bar of soap and stealing a television. There's also a big difference between stealing a television and maliciously burning down the hotel. In the USA, the potential penalties for sharing a few albums are up there with the penalties for arson.
This opens up interesting possibilities. Does monoprice.com and/or newegg.com have a similar API? I'd love to see a page listing the prices at BestBuy.com compared to equivalent items at online retailers.
Best Buy would NOT want to see their cable prices compared to monoprice.
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I can enjoy a film without nitpicking. For example, I can enjoy a film with terrible special effects if it has a good story. However, I'd enjoy it much more if it excelled with both the story and the effects.
It's the same with technological themes. I can overlook errors, but if a film goes to the effort to get things right, it's a better experience. And considering how easy it would be to find a technical consultant to tweak a script, it's frustrating when they don't bother.
But why is there so much close-minded hatred among the common people? Are Egyptians just really mean? No, I would argue that it is a mindset which results from living in a police state which limits freedoms, restricts information, and perpetuates extremism.
If increased democracy is brought to Egypt, it will have to be brought slowly and carefully. There is danger in the short term that the people will call for their country to make war. But there is also great promise that in the long term, people will expand their worldview and society will mature. With freedom comes the opportunity to start thinking for oneself and to start having a real say in what sort of life one will lead.
Between the user's cable modem and the Comcast switching station, Comcast's packets and other VOIP provider's packets are competing for the same resources. If Comcast favors their own packets at this critical stage, they can offer superior VOIP connections, and other providers have no recourse.
In most locations, residential broadband service is a local monopoly or perhaps a duopoly. Comcast's practices give them the potential to leverage their monopolies in order to make money in a separate, related business, which should not be allowed.
What is there to test here? They know the power requirements of a data center. They know the power output and cost of solar panels. Either it's worth it or it's not.
Don't get me wrong, I love to see the pursuit of alternative power. But it looks as if they just tacked on a solar panel to their data center for some cheap green goodwill and publicity.
"Hey everyone, your marriage is now only recognized as a civil union by the United States. However, it is still recognized as a marriage by your church, your friends, your family, and your God."
That's the problem - marriage is a religious term for many people. And yet, recognizing marriages for some people and civil unions for others is never going to be truly equal.
The solution is easy! Don't recognize marriages at all. Recognize all pairings between two people as civil unions, regardless of the genders involved. People can call them marriages and debate the meaning of that all they like, but the government stays out of the debate. The only reason the government is involved at all is because of the legal and economic implications of these unions.
The page with details about the phone is still in Google's cache.
The Agora display specs: "2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 262K QVGA (320 X 240 pixel) resolution."
This is a significant drop from the G1: "3.2 in (81 mm) HVGA (480×320) (180 ppi) 65K color capacitive touchscreen."
Still, if there is a minimum resolution for Android, you'd think that would have been discovered as an issue long before the manufacturing stage. Perhaps the problem is that app developers have assumed that any phone released after the G1 would have matching or better specs.
This story would be more interesting if it was about a man named William from New York who aimed to put an end to all the game-playing by cursing at people.
Exactly. This is why a charged battery is heavier than a dead battery (a fact you'll be thankful for if you ever have to push-start a car!)
Also, have you ever noticed how dust tends to accumulate on a window sill? As sunlight pours down through the window over time, a very tiny fraction of the light is converted from energy to mass. It happens too slowly to observe, but eventually it will accumulate into dust particles.
Different surfaces will result in different rates of mass conversion. I painted my house with a specially formulated paint with a very low rate of mass conversion, provided by a friend who has military contacts. It sure wasn't cheap, but worth it for all the time I save on dusting!
The Drupal Song
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Here is a perfect example of why copyrights should only extend for something like 14 or 28 years. The purpose of copyright is supposed to be to inspire the creation of new works. However, in this case copyright is instead stifling creativity.
The Beatles have had more than enough opportunity to profit from their music. Now that music should be released so that everyone can access it freely, and build off it to create new things.
Why are these tests being performed with live aircraft rather than with a jet engine in a lab somewhere? Perhaps they want to see how these fuels perform in real-world, high altitude situations. Or more cynically, perhaps the airlines just want to make headlines and appear to care about the environment.
I didn't even read the article. I just read the entire sentence which quoted him. The sentence which states that he is "disputing the current hypothesis."
Why would a heading which states that David Morrison disputes the hypothesis mislead someone to think that he supports the hypothesis?
Suppose that unassailable proof was released showing that Microsoft leaked this intentionally. Would there be any legal consequences? Is it their IP so they can do what they want? Or might they be failing to protect their IP and thus effectively be releasing it for free?
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I would expect this to be followed by agreements with the MPAA and TV networks. For one thing, video filesharing has to be using much greater bandwidth than music filesharing. Also, interrupting the sharing of TV shows could help them to sell more cable TV.
These ISPs like to complain about the excessive bandwidth used by filesharers. I can only assume that once they start kicking these evil users off the system, my connection speeds will increase to the advertised rates, and soon they will be able to reduce my monthly bill.
There's a big difference between stealing a bar of soap and stealing a television. There's also a big difference between stealing a television and maliciously burning down the hotel. In the USA, the potential penalties for sharing a few albums are up there with the penalties for arson.
Coming in 2020: The Chevy Curie!
(I know that's not what you meant, it's just what first popped into my head as I was skimming through the comments.)
Followed by a rather embarrassing trip to the emergency room, I imagine.
This opens up interesting possibilities. Does monoprice.com and/or newegg.com have a similar API? I'd love to see a page listing the prices at BestBuy.com compared to equivalent items at online retailers.
Best Buy would NOT want to see their cable prices compared to monoprice.
I can enjoy a film without nitpicking. For example, I can enjoy a film with terrible special effects if it has a good story. However, I'd enjoy it much more if it excelled with both the story and the effects.
It's the same with technological themes. I can overlook errors, but if a film goes to the effort to get things right, it's a better experience. And considering how easy it would be to find a technical consultant to tweak a script, it's frustrating when they don't bother.
But why is there so much close-minded hatred among the common people? Are Egyptians just really mean? No, I would argue that it is a mindset which results from living in a police state which limits freedoms, restricts information, and perpetuates extremism.
If increased democracy is brought to Egypt, it will have to be brought slowly and carefully. There is danger in the short term that the people will call for their country to make war. But there is also great promise that in the long term, people will expand their worldview and society will mature. With freedom comes the opportunity to start thinking for oneself and to start having a real say in what sort of life one will lead.
Between the user's cable modem and the Comcast switching station, Comcast's packets and other VOIP provider's packets are competing for the same resources. If Comcast favors their own packets at this critical stage, they can offer superior VOIP connections, and other providers have no recourse.
In most locations, residential broadband service is a local monopoly or perhaps a duopoly. Comcast's practices give them the potential to leverage their monopolies in order to make money in a separate, related business, which should not be allowed.
Ah, the problem was just what we expected...
Clogged pipes.
What is there to test here? They know the power requirements of a data center. They know the power output and cost of solar panels. Either it's worth it or it's not.
Don't get me wrong, I love to see the pursuit of alternative power. But it looks as if they just tacked on a solar panel to their data center for some cheap green goodwill and publicity.
No, it's like this:
"Hey everyone, your marriage is now only recognized as a civil union by the United States. However, it is still recognized as a marriage by your church, your friends, your family, and your God."
That's the problem - marriage is a religious term for many people. And yet, recognizing marriages for some people and civil unions for others is never going to be truly equal.
The solution is easy! Don't recognize marriages at all. Recognize all pairings between two people as civil unions, regardless of the genders involved. People can call them marriages and debate the meaning of that all they like, but the government stays out of the debate. The only reason the government is involved at all is because of the legal and economic implications of these unions.
The page with details about the phone is still in Google's cache.
The Agora display specs: "2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 262K QVGA (320 X 240 pixel) resolution."
This is a significant drop from the G1: "3.2 in (81 mm) HVGA (480×320) (180 ppi) 65K color capacitive touchscreen."
Still, if there is a minimum resolution for Android, you'd think that would have been discovered as an issue long before the manufacturing stage. Perhaps the problem is that app developers have assumed that any phone released after the G1 would have matching or better specs.
This story would be more interesting if it was about a man named William from New York who aimed to put an end to all the game-playing by cursing at people.
History records President Obama's words upon receiving news of [tragic event that has yet to occur]:
"omg, wtf?
no sleep 2night! cu"
Exactly. This is why a charged battery is heavier than a dead battery (a fact you'll be thankful for if you ever have to push-start a car!)
Also, have you ever noticed how dust tends to accumulate on a window sill? As sunlight pours down through the window over time, a very tiny fraction of the light is converted from energy to mass. It happens too slowly to observe, but eventually it will accumulate into dust particles.
Different surfaces will result in different rates of mass conversion. I painted my house with a specially formulated paint with a very low rate of mass conversion, provided by a friend who has military contacts. It sure wasn't cheap, but worth it for all the time I save on dusting!
http://www.lullabot.com/audiocast/the_drupal_song
Amuse/annoy your coworkers!
Here is a perfect example of why copyrights should only extend for something like 14 or 28 years. The purpose of copyright is supposed to be to inspire the creation of new works. However, in this case copyright is instead stifling creativity.
The Beatles have had more than enough opportunity to profit from their music. Now that music should be released so that everyone can access it freely, and build off it to create new things.
Dell, as they moved away, laughed,
"To pay your wages we'd be daft."
On pink slips they wrote
A rude little note
"Dude, you're getting the shaft!"
Why are these tests being performed with live aircraft rather than with a jet engine in a lab somewhere? Perhaps they want to see how these fuels perform in real-world, high altitude situations. Or more cynically, perhaps the airlines just want to make headlines and appear to care about the environment.
not to mention 'blame mac on heroin'
i knew the stress was getting to him
I didn't even read the article. I just read the entire sentence which quoted him. The sentence which states that he is "disputing the current hypothesis."
Why would a heading which states that David Morrison disputes the hypothesis mislead someone to think that he supports the hypothesis?
So this question isn't dumb?
Suppose that unassailable proof was released showing that Microsoft leaked this intentionally. Would there be any legal consequences? Is it their IP so they can do what they want? Or might they be failing to protect their IP and thus effectively be releasing it for free?