Are these direct counterfeits we are talking about?
Yes. I think I'm buying brand X, what showed up looked like brand X, but was manufactured by a different company.
Any idiot should know that the knock-off product is the choice to make
How far are you willing to take this ignorant argument? Keep in mind, we are talking about true counterfeit products, not a consumer being given the choice between brand name and generic. Since we love car analogies around here, are you OK with your local tire shop selling you a set of Goodyear tires that were manufactured by god-knows-who? Full-well knowing that there is a much higher likelihood that the tires are sub-standard?
unless there is some reason the branded one is better.
Ah. There it is. That's the fun part about counterfeit goods, you have absolutely no way of knowing if one is better than the other. And you have no choice if you get a "good" one or a "bad" one. Store brand products are a great example of this. You have Zipoloc (tm) quart storage bags right next to Great Value (tm) quart storage bags. One box is $7, the other is $5. I have a choice as a consumer, if I feel the Great Value brand meets my needs I can purchase that. But I also have the expectation that if I choose the $7 box it better damn well have Ziploc brand bags in it.
In the future where we can actually fix human brains, should medical treatment alter the brain to accept two arms and two legs, or should we chop off perfectly healthy and functional limbs because the brain is malformed and that's "the way the patient wants it"?
Yup. They key to your statement is "the way the patient wants it". Why do you get to force them to do something they don't want to do? Your liberty ends where mine begins.
For the most part, I agree with you. Except the "you're entitled to a new copy if the original somehow gets lost or destroyed" parts. It's ridiculous to expect a company to perpetually offer as many copies of a physical thing as you can consume. It gets a little gray-er in the digital product realm, as making "replacements" available has significantly less cost, but there is a cost involved. And again it's ridiculous to expect a company to bare that cost indefinitely, should you happen to need a replacement because you lost your copy.
A perpetual license to use something doesn't mean the company is obligated to provide you infinite copies of that something.
The thing is 10 years old, it's a sunk cost. That being said, I would have gladly traded him my 2011 Subaru for the roadster. Kind of a shame to launch such a gorgeous car into never-never land.
It's weird, sometimes private companies do stuff just to get people talking about their private companies. Spaceflight is "old news". Nobody outside of a small group of nerds is going to talk about it launching a really big satellite. There are a lot of people talking about Tesla and SpaceX because of this, hard to buy that kind of PR.
If there is one thing I want my government deciding, it's product design./sarcasm
When it comes to gov't interference in products I want 3 things... 1) Make sure it's safe. 2) Make sure it's fit for purpose. 3) Don't allow companies to prevent me from doing whatever I want with their product.
When I say "make sure it's safe" I don't mean "make sure idiots don't kill themselves using it." I don't need a sticker on the back of my phone saying "warning, do not attempt to eat this device". I mean I want them to set guidelines to make sure products aren't designed in such a way that they pose unnecessary risks during normal use.
And the fit for purpose part, all I ask is that companies aren't allowed to advertise something that a product doesn't do. If I buy something advertised as a toaster,
it better toast things.
#3 is a a fine line where regulation like this may be of some use. No, I don't want the government telling Apple they are required to make the batteries on their phones replaceable. What I do want them to do is require Apple to sell the tools and parts necessary to replace such things, if they are able to be replaced. Again, a fine line. They should not be required to make parts replaceable, but if they are replaceable they need to make the parts (and tools) available to the end user at a reasonable cost.
I remember going to a theater production when I was younger and pagers were the only means of communication. There was a strict "no pager" policy, indicating that if yours went off you would be escorted out of the theater. They offered to monitor your pager for you, and come deliver the message if it went off. Perhaps augmenting this policy with something like that would help.
I know how you feel about your kids, but what exactly are you going to do to help them when you are in the middle of the concert and they are presumably at home?
From a professional side, I can't imagine a profession that is required (in the truest meaning of that word) to be able to answer the phone within one ring at any time of day or night. Your boss, customers, patients, whatever may get mad at you, but that's different. You make it sound like being able to answer your phone at any time is a life critical situation. If it actually is life or death that you answer the phone immediately I'd love to know what you do for a living.
Huh, I just checked Turbo Tax. I didn't see the "open a shell company in Northern Ireland via another shell company based in Delaware, and transfer all my assets to Northern Ireland to avoid taxes" checkbox. But maybe I just didn't look hard enough.
I've also tried to "comprehensively evaluate the tax code" (via turbo tax) to get my net taxes to a percentage rivaling some corporations, but I came to the conclusion that I'd have to donate 75% of my gross salary to a charity in order to do so.
You forgot to log in to your account to post, but I can understand why. Having a username like "imacomcastshill" would distract from the point you were trying to make.
Yeah, you tell 'em! Drive in complete silence, that'll make everything perfect. Better put those kids, spouses, and pets in the trunk too, don't want them distracting you.
A car should not be a lifestyle choice, it should be transportation.
And you better not get one damn bit of enjoyment out of driving your car either. This is an exercise in utility, you're not allowed to make this experience more bearable.
Quit being spoiled babies that need a bunch of toys.
Quit worrying about how other people live their lives, and I bet yours will improve too.
So, calling Ripley seems an action likely to result in the files getting deleted.
Read the article. (I know, I know) Nothing was deleted. All of their computers/devices are encrypted, this protocol just logs out the user/shuts down the machine. No data deleted, the police just can't get to it at that time.
Their tactics would lead a person to believe that this is some lawmaker looking to make life difficult for uber. Had they subpoenaed records it would be a pain for Uber to collect what was demanded, but their operations would continue. If the police use a warrant to "collect evidence" (IE every computer, phone, tablet, etc.) that sure as hell would slow them down for a while.
From a legal perspective, if the police come barging through my front door demanding my phone I don't believe I'm required to unlock it for them. (And I'm sure as hell not going to do with without consulting a lawyer) Same for my computer. Assuming both are encrypted, that leaves them SoL. As long as the application they have isn't deleting data, I see no harm in a "lock all of my devices" button.
$5 for each "shit", $10 for a "SHIT", $10 for a vague reference about being a "graphics developer", and an extra $20 if posted by something other than Anonymous Coward. I guess selling your soul does have a price, but that $20 just couldn't get him there.
Bought the cheapest 1080p 30fps POS i could find on AliExpress to attach to the front of my quad. Battery lasts long enough to be useful, takes reasonably good video, wifi connectivity is a joke.
No. I am saying that the state should honor the tickets, and if the state has a problem they should sue the manufacturer of the tickets. Two sentences!
The state lottery machines 'manufactured' the tickets, putting the taxpayers back on the hook for the 'winnings'...
It's right in the summary:
South Carolina Education Lottery says a programming error in its computer system vendor is to blame for so many winning tickets.
Do you really think the state built these machines and wrote the code to run them? I'm sure the state can configure things like how often and how much to pay out (similar to slot machines) but I sincerely doubt they have access to the source code.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out though. My bet, some State lacky wanting to leave for Christmas accidentally put an invalid value in the "payout percentage" input causing the machines to output invalid values.
Slashdot Mirror
+4 interesting for pretending Star Trek isn't fiction? Thus confirming that this is, in fact, still a nerd site.
Are these direct counterfeits we are talking about?
Yes. I think I'm buying brand X, what showed up looked like brand X, but was manufactured by a different company.
Any idiot should know that the knock-off product is the choice to make
How far are you willing to take this ignorant argument? Keep in mind, we are talking about true counterfeit products, not a consumer being given the choice between brand name and generic. Since we love car analogies around here, are you OK with your local tire shop selling you a set of Goodyear tires that were manufactured by god-knows-who? Full-well knowing that there is a much higher likelihood that the tires are sub-standard?
unless there is some reason the branded one is better.
Ah. There it is. That's the fun part about counterfeit goods, you have absolutely no way of knowing if one is better than the other. And you have no choice if you get a "good" one or a "bad" one. Store brand products are a great example of this. You have Zipoloc (tm) quart storage bags right next to Great Value (tm) quart storage bags. One box is $7, the other is $5. I have a choice as a consumer, if I feel the Great Value brand meets my needs I can purchase that. But I also have the expectation that if I choose the $7 box it better damn well have Ziploc brand bags in it.
In the future where we can actually fix human brains, should medical treatment alter the brain to accept two arms and two legs, or should we chop off perfectly healthy and functional limbs because the brain is malformed and that's "the way the patient wants it"?
Yup. They key to your statement is "the way the patient wants it". Why do you get to force them to do something they don't want to do? Your liberty ends where mine begins.
For the most part, I agree with you. Except the "you're entitled to a new copy if the original somehow gets lost or destroyed" parts. It's ridiculous to expect a company to perpetually offer as many copies of a physical thing as you can consume. It gets a little gray-er in the digital product realm, as making "replacements" available has significantly less cost, but there is a cost involved. And again it's ridiculous to expect a company to bare that cost indefinitely, should you happen to need a replacement because you lost your copy.
A perpetual license to use something doesn't mean the company is obligated to provide you infinite copies of that something.
It has a permanent list to starboard
Yeah, most guys can sympathize.
The thing is 10 years old, it's a sunk cost. That being said, I would have gladly traded him my 2011 Subaru for the roadster. Kind of a shame to launch such a gorgeous car into never-never land.
It's weird, sometimes private companies do stuff just to get people talking about their private companies. Spaceflight is "old news". Nobody outside of a small group of nerds is going to talk about it launching a really big satellite. There are a lot of people talking about Tesla and SpaceX because of this, hard to buy that kind of PR.
Pretty sure it's launching from US soil, but could be wrong on that one.
You reference a "staunchly formal notice" and where it was posted but can't include a link?
Permit: http://images.spaceref.com/new...
Reference page: http://nasawatch.com/archives/...
"editor".. sheesh
Wait a sec. I though we were supposed to hate on Paypal around here. I am on Slashdot, right?
Yup. Those coal mining jobs he was elected to bring back will be coming back any day now. Any day now.
If there is one thing I want my government deciding, it's product design. /sarcasm
When it comes to gov't interference in products I want 3 things... 1) Make sure it's safe. 2) Make sure it's fit for purpose. 3) Don't allow companies to prevent me from doing whatever I want with their product.
When I say "make sure it's safe" I don't mean "make sure idiots don't kill themselves using it." I don't need a sticker on the back of my phone saying "warning, do not attempt to eat this device". I mean I want them to set guidelines to make sure products aren't designed in such a way that they pose unnecessary risks during normal use.
And the fit for purpose part, all I ask is that companies aren't allowed to advertise something that a product doesn't do. If I buy something advertised as a toaster, it better toast things.
#3 is a a fine line where regulation like this may be of some use. No, I don't want the government telling Apple they are required to make the batteries on their phones replaceable. What I do want them to do is require Apple to sell the tools and parts necessary to replace such things, if they are able to be replaced. Again, a fine line. They should not be required to make parts replaceable, but if they are replaceable they need to make the parts (and tools) available to the end user at a reasonable cost.
THEY GOT A PATENT? FOR PUTTING PHONES IN A BAG SEALED WITH CLOTHING SECURITY TAGS?
If it's so blindingly simple why didn't you invent it? Most everything seems easy once someone has done it already.
I know how you feel about your kids, but what exactly are you going to do to help them when you are in the middle of the concert and they are presumably at home?
From a professional side, I can't imagine a profession that is required (in the truest meaning of that word) to be able to answer the phone within one ring at any time of day or night. Your boss, customers, patients, whatever may get mad at you, but that's different. You make it sound like being able to answer your phone at any time is a life critical situation. If it actually is life or death that you answer the phone immediately I'd love to know what you do for a living.
Huh, I just checked Turbo Tax. I didn't see the "open a shell company in Northern Ireland via another shell company based in Delaware, and transfer all my assets to Northern Ireland to avoid taxes" checkbox. But maybe I just didn't look hard enough.
I've also tried to "comprehensively evaluate the tax code" (via turbo tax) to get my net taxes to a percentage rivaling some corporations, but I came to the conclusion that I'd have to donate 75% of my gross salary to a charity in order to do so.
You forgot to log in to your account to post, but I can understand why. Having a username like "imacomcastshill" would distract from the point you were trying to make.
Turn off all the 'entertainment center' bullshit.
Yeah, you tell 'em! Drive in complete silence, that'll make everything perfect. Better put those kids, spouses, and pets in the trunk too, don't want them distracting you.
A car should not be a lifestyle choice, it should be transportation.
And you better not get one damn bit of enjoyment out of driving your car either. This is an exercise in utility, you're not allowed to make this experience more bearable.
Quit being spoiled babies that need a bunch of toys.
Quit worrying about how other people live their lives, and I bet yours will improve too.
They shake the shit out of it on earth:
https://www.space.com/36317-ja...
So, calling Ripley seems an action likely to result in the files getting deleted.
Read the article. (I know, I know) Nothing was deleted. All of their computers/devices are encrypted, this protocol just logs out the user/shuts down the machine. No data deleted, the police just can't get to it at that time.
Their tactics would lead a person to believe that this is some lawmaker looking to make life difficult for uber. Had they subpoenaed records it would be a pain for Uber to collect what was demanded, but their operations would continue. If the police use a warrant to "collect evidence" (IE every computer, phone, tablet, etc.) that sure as hell would slow them down for a while.
From a legal perspective, if the police come barging through my front door demanding my phone I don't believe I'm required to unlock it for them. (And I'm sure as hell not going to do with without consulting a lawyer) Same for my computer. Assuming both are encrypted, that leaves them SoL. As long as the application they have isn't deleting data, I see no harm in a "lock all of my devices" button.
$5 for each "shit", $10 for a "SHIT", $10 for a vague reference about being a "graphics developer", and an extra $20 if posted by something other than Anonymous Coward. I guess selling your soul does have a price, but that $20 just couldn't get him there.
Bought the cheapest 1080p 30fps POS i could find on AliExpress to attach to the front of my quad. Battery lasts long enough to be useful, takes reasonably good video, wifi connectivity is a joke.
IMO, the tickets should be paid, at least the first ticket per person
Seems like a sensible response.
No. I am saying that the state should honor the tickets, and if the state has a problem they should sue the manufacturer of the tickets. Two sentences!
The state lottery machines 'manufactured' the tickets, putting the taxpayers back on the hook for the 'winnings'...
It's right in the summary:
South Carolina Education Lottery says a programming error in its computer system vendor is to blame for so many winning tickets.
Do you really think the state built these machines and wrote the code to run them? I'm sure the state can configure things like how often and how much to pay out (similar to slot machines) but I sincerely doubt they have access to the source code.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out though. My bet, some State lacky wanting to leave for Christmas accidentally put an invalid value in the "payout percentage" input causing the machines to output invalid values.
How far can you see from that high horse you're on?