Just because they clarified does not mean it was not free, or going to be free - or meant to be free, before that. Such a strange conclusion to draw. Really.
I watched a video on YouTube where a guy was firmly refusing to let the cops in his house to search it for someone they had a warrant for. He was well within his rights to do so and the cops were continuing to try to cajole him into allowing them to enter to search. Anyhow, this kid had a thick southern accent and was acting rather nervously. The cops asked him why he was nervous and that is when I heard one of the best lines ever...
"Y'all got a toolbelt designed to kill me. Of course I am nervous!"
I am not sure that it fits threaded here in the conversation but your post reminded me of the Just Us department and their enforcement arm. I can not remember the name of the video nor find the link. I still find it one of the best real-life lines I have come across.
I am making the leap that they do not mind them - this is not the same as enjoys them. I suspect that the vast majority do not watch them and even fewer do more than skim the transcripts. This does not seem to be a vast leap. I am assuming the majority does not hate them or they would post about it. This is Slashdot... Look at all the complaints about the new location for the comments link. If people hated the videos we would be up in arms about it like the petulant children we are.
The only self-driving vehicle I would want would be my RV. It is huge and I have to tow a car behind it because it really sucks to drive an RV in the city. Do not get me wrong, your tax dollars taught me to drive quite well. I can back up a deuce and a half with two water bowls towed behind it. I can even slalom it between the cones.
However, in a city, you have to use reverse once in a while. This is most easily accomplished by pulling into something with a large enough space and making your turn there. This, while visibly obvious, does not stop someone from pulling in behind you and stopping. Even in a fairly large area, they could easily go around, they will do this. Or they will pull up along side you and stop. Not only are you driving a long and unwieldy vehicle you are towing a car behind you... Three feet to your left is now a person sitting idle in a small Honda.
You can wave them on. You can wait. Of you can backup until you are nearly hitting them and hope they move. You can get out of the vehicle and go explain but, during that time, another two people pull into the vacant lot and proceed to occupy more space without actually, you know, doing anything except waiting for you to move - except you are not able to move because there are now three cars in your way.
Then again, I am not sure if I want the RV to be autonomous or if I want the other cars to be autonomous so that I do not have to encounter such things. It would be nice to program in my next destination and climb into the back to poke buttons on a computer while watching the world pass by through the windows. On the other hand, I really enjoy driving - it is the drivers that can not drive that I do not like. The only accident I have been in, recently, was where some idiot backed into the side of my car while they attempted to do a three point turn - on a bridge.
Then some kid runs out in front of you and you lock up the brakes (you know that is going to be recorded too). The insurance company now nails you for fraud both in civil court and the state gets you in criminal court. The only winning way is to not pay. I like the bonding or self-insuring schemes out there. I wonder if a local co-op would be good.
I can only speak for myself. I seldom make comments to argue something as trivial as a video. In fact, I guess, I never do. I can see no reason to argue the point with someone who thinks that their opinion carries a weight higher than that of the owners of the property. If you do not like it then you do not like it. There is absolutely nothing I could say to change your mind so why would I waste the effort? However, it is faulty logic to assume what you dislike is normative. We, at this site, will complain about the slightest dislike. You can rest assured that if more folks did not like it there would be more complaints. I typically see less than a half dozen complaints in threads with videos.
I suspect that the best option, of course, would be to just avoid articles about things you do not like or containing things you do not like. I have found this to be the best solution, at least. Your mileage may vary.
I was giving you additional information - not really arguing with you. Some folks use the term ISP to mean services such as Google. I am not sure what implied I was arguing or not in agreement with you.
I have mentioned some of this before. I can speak for nobody other than myself. I am running for the State Senate and will not be accepting donations from people or businesses. I will finance the entire campaign on my own with my own money. I am actually quite likely to win the seat as there is a lot of turnover in my district, I am fairly well known, and I have a nice simple platform. I am also of the correct political party for my area - Independent. So, yes, I am quite likely to win even with financing it on my own. This would not be effective in a national race though. I can not afford that kind of financial investment and perhaps that is what needs to change?
What you are leading yourself to believe does not seem to be important or factual. It does not even seem to be logical. Do you think that the folks who watch the video are going to come post, "I am glad that was in video format, I liked it!" Surely you do not believe that... We, as a group, do not post about what we like - we post about what we dislike. If you see a few posts complaining then you can reasonably guess that far more do not mind.
This is just anecdotal but I actually get far fewer unsolicited emails with outlook.com (Hotmail) than I do with GMail. The change has happened over the last five years or so, I am not sure of the reasons as they may be technical or just that one is a magnet for email that is capable of passing the filters.
Spam is seemingly defined as email I do not like that I signed up for (without reading the terms of service) when I wanted some product or service and stuff I am too lazy to opt-out of.
I am sure we can all agree that it should be expressly opt-in. However, email from things like the above are not spam. They are just unwanted emails.
Additionally they are using faulty logic. One of the reasons there is an increase in UCE/SPAM is because of the effectiveness of filters. They need to send out more mail to reach the same number of people.
I do not because it seems like bragging when I do use it. I still use it for contact with old friends and professors. I also still subscribe to some of their mailing lists. I have to wonder if the primary purpose of the mailing lists is to get me to donate money for my alumni but I donate anyways even though they certainly have lots of money. Anyhow, it seems like I am bragging if I use my.edu address. I was fortunate enough to have graduated from a prestigious school and posting such seems to detract from discourse as I (I have used it in the past and learned my lesson) am asked about the school, how I got in, what I majored in, what my degrees are in, etc... So I have learned not to post it as it, as I have mentioned, is not productive.
You can do it with a dynamic IP address if you want to use one of the many free domain name/IP address updating services. It is a little more difficult to configure and usually involves running a small client on your end but it can be done. This is obviously not the route I recommend but it is possible. I do find it odd that my ISP does not advertise that they give out static IP addresses by default. I have had the same IP address for years. I have another line (two actually) and have called to have one of them swapped out for a different one. That was more effort than it was when I called an ISP (in a different location) to order a static IP address.
I have something silly like 15 email addresses that I can have from my ISP (I have three phone lines, all with DSL though I, oddly, do not have one single landline telephone number) and I never actually use any of them. I can call and ask for any number of emails and they will just give them to me, or so I am led to believe. I have never tested this theory.
They wanted me to have an email address with them to use to communicate with me. I pointed out that any such email address would potentially be unreachable if I had an issue that required me to connect with them. I never did set up an email address with them and I do not intend to do so in the future. I actually have no contact email address on file as far as they are concerned. They have asked for one a few times, I have politely declined to give them one. If I want to contact them I can do so.
I have seen the term ISP used for a number of things - the primary one (that I think of) is the one to connect me to the internet. However, service providers on the internet share the same title in some uses. Additionally, Google also offers fiber connectivity in some areas making them an ISP in both senses of the word.
Hey, it is not racism if it is said in jest or if the parties are white...
Actually, see the history of the Polish fighting on behalf of the UK with the RAF during WWII. But, I digress...
Sorry, I know of no (in)appropriate Polish jokes to tell. Something something submarines. Something something seagulls over Poland something... Pretty funny, eh?
Yes, yes you can ask your suppliers to do so. I know of only retail outlets that have had this happen and it is not free but is steeply discounted.
The artists have signed away their rights and are no longer the copyright holders - if they were the Apple would have negotiated with them directly.
I would recommend checking your dictionary. Any dictionary will do, for the most part.
Unfortunately, in this case, artists have signed their rights away in order to get the values offered by the labels. Apple negotiates with the labels (or artists if they have not signed away their rights and Apple things they are important enough to consider) and the labels make the choices. The artists have no say in this, nor should they. They have contracted their rights away (not all contracts are equal, obviously, and those who retain their rights have a say) and the people who own those rights are legally entitled to make any/all choices.
I am not saying that I agree with this practice. I am saying this is how things are.
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That was the point of my clarification to "not mind" and I should have been more clear about that. That would be my fault - and my bad.
Where did I say that? Hell, I did not even imply that.
Just because they clarified does not mean it was not free, or going to be free - or meant to be free, before that. Such a strange conclusion to draw. Really.
I watched a video on YouTube where a guy was firmly refusing to let the cops in his house to search it for someone they had a warrant for. He was well within his rights to do so and the cops were continuing to try to cajole him into allowing them to enter to search. Anyhow, this kid had a thick southern accent and was acting rather nervously. The cops asked him why he was nervous and that is when I heard one of the best lines ever...
"Y'all got a toolbelt designed to kill me. Of course I am nervous!"
I am not sure that it fits threaded here in the conversation but your post reminded me of the Just Us department and their enforcement arm. I can not remember the name of the video nor find the link. I still find it one of the best real-life lines I have come across.
I am making the leap that they do not mind them - this is not the same as enjoys them. I suspect that the vast majority do not watch them and even fewer do more than skim the transcripts. This does not seem to be a vast leap. I am assuming the majority does not hate them or they would post about it. This is Slashdot... Look at all the complaints about the new location for the comments link. If people hated the videos we would be up in arms about it like the petulant children we are.
I will try to keep this short.
The only self-driving vehicle I would want would be my RV. It is huge and I have to tow a car behind it because it really sucks to drive an RV in the city. Do not get me wrong, your tax dollars taught me to drive quite well. I can back up a deuce and a half with two water bowls towed behind it. I can even slalom it between the cones.
However, in a city, you have to use reverse once in a while. This is most easily accomplished by pulling into something with a large enough space and making your turn there. This, while visibly obvious, does not stop someone from pulling in behind you and stopping. Even in a fairly large area, they could easily go around, they will do this. Or they will pull up along side you and stop. Not only are you driving a long and unwieldy vehicle you are towing a car behind you... Three feet to your left is now a person sitting idle in a small Honda.
You can wave them on. You can wait. Of you can backup until you are nearly hitting them and hope they move. You can get out of the vehicle and go explain but, during that time, another two people pull into the vacant lot and proceed to occupy more space without actually, you know, doing anything except waiting for you to move - except you are not able to move because there are now three cars in your way.
Then again, I am not sure if I want the RV to be autonomous or if I want the other cars to be autonomous so that I do not have to encounter such things. It would be nice to program in my next destination and climb into the back to poke buttons on a computer while watching the world pass by through the windows. On the other hand, I really enjoy driving - it is the drivers that can not drive that I do not like. The only accident I have been in, recently, was where some idiot backed into the side of my car while they attempted to do a three point turn - on a bridge.
Then some kid runs out in front of you and you lock up the brakes (you know that is going to be recorded too). The insurance company now nails you for fraud both in civil court and the state gets you in criminal court. The only winning way is to not pay. I like the bonding or self-insuring schemes out there. I wonder if a local co-op would be good.
This is health data. They can not sell it. (Stop laughing now.) It is protected... You know, HIPAA is meant to sto... (Seriously, stop laughing.)
Let's try this again. Allstate can not release or sell... They need release forms and...
You know what? Screw it.
I do not think they can kill a patent just because they do not like what it may possibly be used for.
I can only speak for myself. I seldom make comments to argue something as trivial as a video. In fact, I guess, I never do. I can see no reason to argue the point with someone who thinks that their opinion carries a weight higher than that of the owners of the property. If you do not like it then you do not like it. There is absolutely nothing I could say to change your mind so why would I waste the effort? However, it is faulty logic to assume what you dislike is normative. We, at this site, will complain about the slightest dislike. You can rest assured that if more folks did not like it there would be more complaints. I typically see less than a half dozen complaints in threads with videos.
I suspect that the best option, of course, would be to just avoid articles about things you do not like or containing things you do not like. I have found this to be the best solution, at least. Your mileage may vary.
I was giving you additional information - not really arguing with you. Some folks use the term ISP to mean services such as Google. I am not sure what implied I was arguing or not in agreement with you.
I have mentioned some of this before. I can speak for nobody other than myself. I am running for the State Senate and will not be accepting donations from people or businesses. I will finance the entire campaign on my own with my own money. I am actually quite likely to win the seat as there is a lot of turnover in my district, I am fairly well known, and I have a nice simple platform. I am also of the correct political party for my area - Independent. So, yes, I am quite likely to win even with financing it on my own. This would not be effective in a national race though. I can not afford that kind of financial investment and perhaps that is what needs to change?
What you are leading yourself to believe does not seem to be important or factual. It does not even seem to be logical. Do you think that the folks who watch the video are going to come post, "I am glad that was in video format, I liked it!" Surely you do not believe that... We, as a group, do not post about what we like - we post about what we dislike. If you see a few posts complaining then you can reasonably guess that far more do not mind.
This is just anecdotal but I actually get far fewer unsolicited emails with outlook.com (Hotmail) than I do with GMail. The change has happened over the last five years or so, I am not sure of the reasons as they may be technical or just that one is a magnet for email that is capable of passing the filters.
Spam is seemingly defined as email I do not like that I signed up for (without reading the terms of service) when I wanted some product or service and stuff I am too lazy to opt-out of.
I am sure we can all agree that it should be expressly opt-in. However, email from things like the above are not spam. They are just unwanted emails.
Now you have me wondering what the real sociological definition is. I still do not have any good jokes to share.
Additionally they are using faulty logic. One of the reasons there is an increase in UCE/SPAM is because of the effectiveness of filters. They need to send out more mail to reach the same number of people.
I do not because it seems like bragging when I do use it. I still use it for contact with old friends and professors. I also still subscribe to some of their mailing lists. I have to wonder if the primary purpose of the mailing lists is to get me to donate money for my alumni but I donate anyways even though they certainly have lots of money. Anyhow, it seems like I am bragging if I use my .edu address. I was fortunate enough to have graduated from a prestigious school and posting such seems to detract from discourse as I (I have used it in the past and learned my lesson) am asked about the school, how I got in, what I majored in, what my degrees are in, etc... So I have learned not to post it as it, as I have mentioned, is not productive.
You can do it with a dynamic IP address if you want to use one of the many free domain name/IP address updating services. It is a little more difficult to configure and usually involves running a small client on your end but it can be done. This is obviously not the route I recommend but it is possible. I do find it odd that my ISP does not advertise that they give out static IP addresses by default. I have had the same IP address for years. I have another line (two actually) and have called to have one of them swapped out for a different one. That was more effort than it was when I called an ISP (in a different location) to order a static IP address.
And this...
I have something silly like 15 email addresses that I can have from my ISP (I have three phone lines, all with DSL though I, oddly, do not have one single landline telephone number) and I never actually use any of them. I can call and ask for any number of emails and they will just give them to me, or so I am led to believe. I have never tested this theory.
They wanted me to have an email address with them to use to communicate with me. I pointed out that any such email address would potentially be unreachable if I had an issue that required me to connect with them. I never did set up an email address with them and I do not intend to do so in the future. I actually have no contact email address on file as far as they are concerned. They have asked for one a few times, I have politely declined to give them one. If I want to contact them I can do so.
I have seen the term ISP used for a number of things - the primary one (that I think of) is the one to connect me to the internet. However, service providers on the internet share the same title in some uses. Additionally, Google also offers fiber connectivity in some areas making them an ISP in both senses of the word.
Hey, it is not racism if it is said in jest or if the parties are white...
Actually, see the history of the Polish fighting on behalf of the UK with the RAF during WWII. But, I digress...
Sorry, I know of no (in)appropriate Polish jokes to tell. Something something submarines. Something something seagulls over Poland something... Pretty funny, eh?
He did not say that they successfully dodged them every time. Sheesh...
In order...
Yes, yes you can ask your suppliers to do so. I know of only retail outlets that have had this happen and it is not free but is steeply discounted.
The artists have signed away their rights and are no longer the copyright holders - if they were the Apple would have negotiated with them directly.
I would recommend checking your dictionary. Any dictionary will do, for the most part.
Unfortunately, in this case, artists have signed their rights away in order to get the values offered by the labels. Apple negotiates with the labels (or artists if they have not signed away their rights and Apple things they are important enough to consider) and the labels make the choices. The artists have no say in this, nor should they. They have contracted their rights away (not all contracts are equal, obviously, and those who retain their rights have a say) and the people who own those rights are legally entitled to make any/all choices.
I am not saying that I agree with this practice. I am saying this is how things are.
Fantastic. May I borrow that from time to time?