Probably a nice legal portfolio.... What gets me is that they're only replacing the T8 and T12 bulbs. There is nothing about using led technology to replace the compact flourescent bulbs, which are just as popular if not more than the long, narrow T-8' or T-12's. It would be nice to have a solution for the whole spectrum of mercury filled flourescent bulb line up!
It's not just that, but Apple doesn't cower to them. They (apple) have their own OS, office applications (iLife), browser(safari).... I'm sure MS is used to having business after business jumping through hoops for them so they can keep their licensing deal with MS. The exec is probably pouting because they know MS won't be in on the profit. What's really dumb is that most people will want an iPhone because *gasp* they want a phone! I want my hands on one, but I would rather leave any remnants of my work place at work, not on my phone where I could possibly do any work.
What I want to know is if I can run other cool apps like Firefox instead of safari. The iPhone is supposed to be cutting edge and cool, not some extension of my work PC....
There's more to it then your W2's.... You could have other deductions from charitable giving or whatever...and do you really want them to decide if you get the standard deduction or itemized deduction? If you get it wrong when they audit you, it's only based on a relative short period of tax filings. Handing all the responsability to the IRS would mean their audits could look into a longer period of time and result in greater fines/jail time.
There's the risk of abuse (hence the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998) of the system like the potential for the IRS to keep a database of all e-filed forms and to systematically look through people with similiar earnings like yours and see who is making more from their returns or paying less then normal amount to the Gov't and audit them. Supposidly this is illegal....
In terms of e-filing, my stepfather is a CPA, so I get my taxes done free and let him pay a few thousand dollars on Peachtree accounting software. I like the assurance that a real accountant, not just some basic tax software, took a look at my filings....
Because they're fscking expensive. If they'd release decent and expandable $500-$1000 machines, they could probably crush Microsoft in just a few years. They wouldn't crush Microsoft...lowering the prices on their hardware would put pressure on other PC makers like Dell and Sony.... Microsoft just takes advantage of the monopoly they have over the PC market. MS is the only company that will licence to them and has the OS most people think they have to have to run a computer. A good part of MS's profit is almost guaranteed from the income from licencing XP, Vista or whatever version of Windows that is out. In the long run, selling sub-$1000 machines has hurt PC companies like Dell and Gateway...so why would Apple want to kill its own business?
The number of icons/landmarks really puts into perspective how serious the situation has been and currently is. It's been nice that they've added pictures that put a face to this conflict. In some of the areas where villages have been attacked, it's difficult to zoom in and really see the devastation(a great deal of Sudan appears to be old satellite photos). Hopefully Google/USHMM can add more to each site so that it's more clear what's happened, to whom and the full extent of the conflict. Prior to this most of what I knew was from a few friends from Africa and protests covered on the news....
...is Halo really so starved for innovation and/or hype that they need to detail exactly how they're changing the control setup? No...it would be nice if they worked on the different level layouts.... H1 and H2 have repetitive layouts and textures...it'd be nice to play a version of Halo without the cookie cutter levels....
I don't know if I missed something(all the articles I've seen are from the same AP release), but was the students right to free speech revoked due to the probation? I figure that would be one of the guidelines...something along the lines of the student not being able to use MySpace for a certain period of time. I can see where the violation of free speech might be taken from that. You can have the right to free speech but that does not mean it's absolute.... The students post could be considered hate speech and slander...probably the grounds to appeal this court's decision....
There is a good chance, but it would most likely be microbial life (ie bacteria)...not something exciting like little green men. Bacteria can grow in soil, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste and in extreme cold condiations (ie space)...
They're probably just trying to mimic larger Universities that incorporate iPods into their curriculum.... It's a trendy idea and possibly attached to this proposed legislation so that they (democrats) can look hip/cool and try to put a positive spin (if that's even remotely possible) on a $1 billion deficit.... I agree with the need for the USB flash drives...there are so few good reasons that are out-weighed by how impractical and expensive this idea is.... Growing up in the Lansing area and having to use school computers, have a USB Flash drive then would have been far more helpful than any mp3 player.... Did anyone think of what happens in the classroom when students go from using their iPod for classroom use to listening to their favorite music or watching a TV show,podcast or movie? The teacher would have to wander around the classroom making sure everyone is doing what their supposed to....
with a DVR's, skipping the commercials doesn't necessarily hurt advertisers since most DVR users don't skip commercials...they typically watch TV "live" and primarily use the DVR to "rewind" TV. Somewhat similar to that, not everyone surfing the internet, looking at ad-supported sites is using Firefox with Adblock. They could be using one or more other web browsers that don't block ads. It would have been nice to have a complete top ten list without idiotic stuff like that. How is Adblock (regular or plus) really bad?
Check out this article form the Detroit Free Press. The article cites the Michigan speaker of the house and lists the iPod idea amongst others to help the state.... With the condition that the state of MI is in, I'm not suprised that people are popping up (albeit anonymously) blasting the proposal.... I also can see that with a demacratic Governer (Granholm) and a predominately demacratic state house and senate there is a partisan agenda as well....
I would think increased magnetic activity would influence the increase.... What I don't get is how sunspots, which are about a thousand kelvin cooler than the normal surface of the sun, influence/add to global warming.... It would seem like lots of cold spots on the sun would make it colder hear on earth and create another mini ice age.... Wikipedia
What's really sad is what little money the state of Michigan has to spend now.... In the past 5 years, the state has lost over 300,000 jobs which has drastically effected the amount of money for the state to operate. My father works in a state government position in Lansing where they can't afford to send state employees to check on out of state contractors and have talked about employees taking stints of unpaid leave due to the cash shortage. Anyone in the state government there should recognize the crisis the state of Michigan is in and put the approx $38 million to a good use!!!
There are a number of providers besides Vonage... * AT&T CallVantage, Broadvoice, Cable & Wireless (Global product), Clearwire (only for Clearwire Wireless customers), Comcast, Covad (ClearEdge Office, Pro and Integrated access), Cox Communications (Northern Virginia)(Parts of Rhode Island), Engin (Australia), FaktorTel (Australia), fonVantage, iTalkBB, Jajah (connects two regular telephones), Lingo, Mediacom, Net2Phone, Packet8 (8x8), Primus Canada, Qwest, Sipgate (Germany, Austria, UK), SIPphone, Skype, SunRocket, Telio (Norway), Tesco (UK), Time Warner, Verizon VoiceWing, VoicePulse, Voip.com, VoipBuster, Voipfone (mainly UK), Voxbone, Wengo and Yahoo! Voice.
I think they should have only gotten a patent if they created each layer of VoIP. I don't think they're out to squash the competition (that would probably invite an antitrust lawsuit), they want to make as much of the money possible from VoIP as possible. They'll probably license "their technology" and make a killing from collecting licensing fees from their competitors....
He's wrong on occasion - but that doesn't mean he's ALWAYS wrong. I happen to agree with him here, although I don't think that it will ruin Apple or anything. I think they will release the iPhone, it will be a big seller for a little while and a status symbol (kinda like the $600 razr phone, which is now $50 or free with a plan.) But, the margins are very slim, the phone is kinda big and fragile in comparison to a flip-phone (big screen, like the PSP.. with a very shiny surface) and expensive as all hell. In the long term, I don't see Apple producing too many phones. Isn't that what critics said of the iPod? High price, screen easily scratches blah, blah, blah.... Apple kept churning them out with larger capacity and some new improvements. How many iPods have they sold to date? 9-10 million? Apple will probably follow the same strategy for the iPhone. Motorolla did almost nothing to improve the RAZR and let the cell phone marketplace brand it obsolete. Apple beats everyone to that by making itself obsolete every few months.... I wouldn't be suprised to be looking at the 6th or 7th generation iPhone in a couple of years....
Wake up man, this is the century of the fruitbat! Use the metric system (named after Compte Nobee Metric, inventor of the steam pantechnicon and the pornograph) like NASA has ever since that Mars probe was lost because they were calculating fuel in hogsheads rather than barrels. Who is "Compte Nobbe Metric"...? I didn't find him with Google or Wikipedia....
For a little bit more you could use Elagato System's EyeTV on your mac...and get an adapter to convert the HDMI/DVI/component-video (think Radio Shack) Or just stop yer whining and get a new TV!
Are you telling us that your 3 year old has enough unsupervised internet time that he/she can develop an addiction to porn? Perhaps there is a larger problem in your household? There are many ways that you can limit the viewable content in your house without imposing your views on everyone else. My home is not the only possible place my son could access the internet. Pornography is accesable almost anywhere. I can't go to every home he visits or building he's in to, but there can be simple/effective safe guards that can imposed through COPA that cost me nothing and regulate that industry. I don't care to impose my views on others...I don't view this as cencorship or free speech...I view this as it really is: protecting children (that's what the C in COPA is!). I'm tired of people making this out like it only happens in your own house! Do kids only do drugs in their parents house? Do they only underage drink at home? There's no way! This is an issue that affects everyone's child outside the home as well as inside of it.
You and I don't know each other, so why should you feel that you can speak for me or tell me what is appropriate for me or others to view, say or do?
I am not sure that comparing porn to cigarettes is a far comparison. Please site even 1 valid example of porn being specifically targeted to children? Is there a "Joe Camel" for Hustler? It's targeted through search engines where links to porn (via AdSense) are, there are web sites that go after celebrity names so when someone types in that persons name and adds a.com to it can pull up porn. Arnold Schwarzenegger own 7-8 websites with the variation of him name so porn sites could use it (he did this before getting elected to CA). There are a lot of kids that like stars like Schwarzenegger and could come across that.
It seems that people seem to forget that our Rights should be defended even if we disagree with the case.
Remember the quote that is associated with Alan Isaacman (attorney for Larry Flynt):
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard a lot today, and I'm not gonna go back over it, but you have to go into that room and make some decisions. But before you do, there's something you need to know. I am not trying to suggest that you should like what Larry Flynt does. I don't like what Larry Flynt does, but what I do like is the fact that I live in a country where you and I can make that decision for ourselves. I like the fact that I live in a country where I can pick up Hustler magazine and read it, or throw it in the garbage can if that's where I think it belongs." Isaacman is absolutely right! Adults can go out and buy hustler. This bill has nothing to do with adults...it's about children! I know there is absolutely no way any law could abolish porn could ever stand up in court.
In one way or another Google fought against COPA. I would put money on the fact that they benefit greatly from the porn industry as a whole use of AdSense. If they benefit from it, why would they comply with something that could harm there billion dollar cash cow? They have to be making money by the truck load(s) from all the porn related queries!
For once, the mouth on the Censorship icon should have the black strip removed. This law has been the dark specter over every forum I've seen for years, and many non-communication-related services, too.
How is this censorship? COPA is meant to protect children while still letting adults access porn. In reality, this will benifit younger children and allow access to this type of material when they're old enough for it. What it means to adults is that it will make it harder to find free porn or free porn previews. There are some who are totally into free speech...then there are those who want there free porn and don't want there habit showing up on there credit card bill....
The question is, is COPA finally dead, for good? No more judgements to be made on the case? Please? The article doesn't specify if it could be appealed again.
The real question I've always had is: Why is porn bad for kids? Seriously, I can't come up with any reason at all. Unless it's ultra-violent rape porn or something, porn is typically far less disturbing to a kid than the evening news. I think the whole law is primarily aimed at small children who could possibly have problems with emotional and mental development because of exposure to pornography. Obviously every teenage boy goes looking for it, but I don't want an easy way for my 3 year old to be exposed to it....
What's really sad is that COPA doesn't completely ban Porn. It requires an Age verfication system that would prevent younger children from accessing the material, getting addicted to it and becoming their next generation of customers. They prey on kids like Big Tabacco has the past few decades.
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Probably a nice legal portfolio.... What gets me is that they're only replacing the T8 and T12 bulbs. There is nothing about using led technology to replace the compact flourescent bulbs, which are just as popular if not more than the long, narrow T-8' or T-12's. It would be nice to have a solution for the whole spectrum of mercury filled flourescent bulb line up!
It's not just that, but Apple doesn't cower to them. They (apple) have their own OS, office applications (iLife), browser(safari).... I'm sure MS is used to having business after business jumping through hoops for them so they can keep their licensing deal with MS. The exec is probably pouting because they know MS won't be in on the profit. What's really dumb is that most people will want an iPhone because *gasp* they want a phone! I want my hands on one, but I would rather leave any remnants of my work place at work, not on my phone where I could possibly do any work.
What I want to know is if I can run other cool apps like Firefox instead of safari. The iPhone is supposed to be cutting edge and cool, not some extension of my work PC....
There's more to it then your W2's.... You could have other deductions from charitable giving or whatever...and do you really want them to decide if you get the standard deduction or itemized deduction? If you get it wrong when they audit you, it's only based on a relative short period of tax filings. Handing all the responsability to the IRS would mean their audits could look into a longer period of time and result in greater fines/jail time.
There's the risk of abuse (hence the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998) of the system like the potential for the IRS to keep a database of all e-filed forms and to systematically look through people with similiar earnings like yours and see who is making more from their returns or paying less then normal amount to the Gov't and audit them. Supposidly this is illegal....
In terms of e-filing, my stepfather is a CPA, so I get my taxes done free and let him pay a few thousand dollars on Peachtree accounting software. I like the assurance that a real accountant, not just some basic tax software, took a look at my filings....
They wouldn't crush Microsoft...lowering the prices on their hardware would put pressure on other PC makers like Dell and Sony.... Microsoft just takes advantage of the monopoly they have over the PC market. MS is the only company that will licence to them and has the OS most people think they have to have to run a computer. A good part of MS's profit is almost guaranteed from the income from licencing XP, Vista or whatever version of Windows that is out. In the long run, selling sub-$1000 machines has hurt PC companies like Dell and Gateway...so why would Apple want to kill its own business?
The number of icons/landmarks really puts into perspective how serious the situation has been and currently is. It's been nice that they've added pictures that put a face to this conflict. In some of the areas where villages have been attacked, it's difficult to zoom in and really see the devastation(a great deal of Sudan appears to be old satellite photos). Hopefully Google/USHMM can add more to each site so that it's more clear what's happened, to whom and the full extent of the conflict. Prior to this most of what I knew was from a few friends from Africa and protests covered on the news....
...is Halo really so starved for innovation and/or hype that they need to detail exactly how they're changing the control setup?No...it would be nice if they worked on the different level layouts.... H1 and H2 have repetitive layouts and textures...it'd be nice to play a version of Halo without the cookie cutter levels....
I don't know if I missed something(all the articles I've seen are from the same AP release), but was the students right to free speech revoked due to the probation? I figure that would be one of the guidelines...something along the lines of the student not being able to use MySpace for a certain period of time. I can see where the violation of free speech might be taken from that.
You can have the right to free speech but that does not mean it's absolute.... The students post could be considered hate speech and slander...probably the grounds to appeal this court's decision....
I tried your link, but it turned out to be a dead link....
Try the project's Subversion repository. You can access the trunk and then the 28 or so other links....
There is a good chance, but it would most likely be microbial life (ie bacteria)...not something exciting like little green men. Bacteria can grow in soil, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste and in extreme cold condiations (ie space)...
They're probably just trying to mimic larger Universities that incorporate iPods into their curriculum.... It's a trendy idea and possibly attached to this proposed legislation so that they (democrats) can look hip/cool and try to put a positive spin (if that's even remotely possible) on a $1 billion deficit.... I agree with the need for the USB flash drives...there are so few good reasons that are out-weighed by how impractical and expensive this idea is.... Growing up in the Lansing area and having to use school computers, have a USB Flash drive then would have been far more helpful than any mp3 player.... Did anyone think of what happens in the classroom when students go from using their iPod for classroom use to listening to their favorite music or watching a TV show,podcast or movie? The teacher would have to wander around the classroom making sure everyone is doing what their supposed to....
with a DVR's, skipping the commercials doesn't necessarily hurt advertisers since most DVR users don't skip commercials...they typically watch TV "live" and primarily use the DVR to "rewind" TV. Somewhat similar to that, not everyone surfing the internet, looking at ad-supported sites is using Firefox with Adblock. They could be using one or more other web browsers that don't block ads. It would have been nice to have a complete top ten list without idiotic stuff like that. How is Adblock (regular or plus) really bad?
the disruption in the magnetic field surrounding the sun spots might be significant enough to allow more heat to escape from the sun....
Check out this article form the Detroit Free Press. The article cites the Michigan speaker of the house and lists the iPod idea amongst others to help the state.... With the condition that the state of MI is in, I'm not suprised that people are popping up (albeit anonymously) blasting the proposal.... I also can see that with a demacratic Governer (Granholm) and a predominately demacratic state house and senate there is a partisan agenda as well....
I would think increased magnetic activity would influence the increase.... What I don't get is how sunspots, which are about a thousand kelvin cooler than the normal surface of the sun, influence/add to global warming.... It would seem like lots of cold spots on the sun would make it colder hear on earth and create another mini ice age.... Wikipedia
Unless you install Linux on your nano, you can't watch video on your nano at all....
There's an editorial in the Detroit News, Wired news, and CNET news about this....2 007704060333 _ buy.html
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/04/michigan_to
http://news.com.com/2061-10801_3-6174170.html
What's really sad is what little money the state of Michigan has to spend now.... In the past 5 years, the state has lost over 300,000 jobs which has drastically effected the amount of money for the state to operate. My father works in a state government position in Lansing where they can't afford to send state employees to check on out of state contractors and have talked about employees taking stints of unpaid leave due to the cash shortage. Anyone in the state government there should recognize the crisis the state of Michigan is in and put the approx $38 million to a good use!!!
Not just the Atari...Anything pre-1990 was huge let down.... It's bad when your cover art out does the actual game....
There are a number of providers besides Vonage... * AT&T CallVantage, Broadvoice, Cable & Wireless (Global product), Clearwire (only for Clearwire Wireless customers), Comcast, Covad (ClearEdge Office, Pro and Integrated access), Cox Communications (Northern Virginia)(Parts of Rhode Island), Engin (Australia), FaktorTel (Australia), fonVantage, iTalkBB, Jajah (connects two regular telephones), Lingo, Mediacom, Net2Phone, Packet8 (8x8), Primus Canada, Qwest, Sipgate (Germany, Austria, UK), SIPphone, Skype, SunRocket, Telio (Norway), Tesco (UK), Time Warner, Verizon VoiceWing, VoicePulse, Voip.com, VoipBuster, Voipfone (mainly UK), Voxbone, Wengo and Yahoo! Voice.
I think they should have only gotten a patent if they created each layer of VoIP. I don't think they're out to squash the competition (that would probably invite an antitrust lawsuit), they want to make as much of the money possible from VoIP as possible. They'll probably license "their technology" and make a killing from collecting licensing fees from their competitors....
Isn't that what critics said of the iPod? High price, screen easily scratches blah, blah, blah.... Apple kept churning them out with larger capacity and some new improvements. How many iPods have they sold to date? 9-10 million?
Apple will probably follow the same strategy for the iPhone. Motorolla did almost nothing to improve the RAZR and let the cell phone marketplace brand it obsolete. Apple beats everyone to that by making itself obsolete every few months.... I wouldn't be suprised to be looking at the 6th or 7th generation iPhone in a couple of years....
For a little bit more you could use Elagato System's EyeTV on your mac...and get an adapter to convert the HDMI/DVI/component-video (think Radio Shack)
Or just stop yer whining and get a new TV!
My home is not the only possible place my son could access the internet. Pornography is accesable almost anywhere. I can't go to every home he visits or building he's in to, but there can be simple/effective safe guards that can imposed through COPA that cost me nothing and regulate that industry. I don't care to impose my views on others...I don't view this as cencorship or free speech...I view this as it really is: protecting children (that's what the C in COPA is!). I'm tired of people making this out like it only happens in your own house! Do kids only do drugs in their parents house? Do they only underage drink at home? There's no way! This is an issue that affects everyone's child outside the home as well as inside of it.
You and I don't know each other, so why should you feel that you can speak for me or tell me what is appropriate for me or others to view, say or do? I am not sure that comparing porn to cigarettes is a far comparison. Please site even 1 valid example of porn being specifically targeted to children? Is there a "Joe Camel" for Hustler?
It's targeted through search engines where links to porn (via AdSense) are, there are web sites that go after celebrity names so when someone types in that persons name and adds a
It seems that people seem to forget that our Rights should be defended even if we disagree with the case. Remember the quote that is associated with Alan Isaacman (attorney for Larry Flynt): "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard a lot today, and I'm not gonna go back over it, but you have to go into that room and make some decisions. But before you do, there's something you need to know. I am not trying to suggest that you should like what Larry Flynt does. I don't like what Larry Flynt does, but what I do like is the fact that I live in a country where you and I can make that decision for ourselves. I like the fact that I live in a country where I can pick up Hustler magazine and read it, or throw it in the garbage can if that's where I think it belongs."
Isaacman is absolutely right! Adults can go out and buy hustler. This bill has nothing to do with adults...it's about children! I know there is absolutely no way any law could abolish porn could ever stand up in court.
In one way or another Google fought against COPA. I would put money on the fact that they benefit greatly from the porn industry as a whole use of AdSense. If they benefit from it, why would they comply with something that could harm there billion dollar cash cow? They have to be making money by the truck load(s) from all the porn related queries!
How is this censorship? COPA is meant to protect children while still letting adults access porn. In reality, this will benifit younger children and allow access to this type of material when they're old enough for it. What it means to adults is that it will make it harder to find free porn or free porn previews. There are some who are totally into free speech...then there are those who want there free porn and don't want there habit showing up on there credit card bill.... The question is, is COPA finally dead, for good? No more judgements to be made on the case? Please? The article doesn't specify if it could be appealed again.
It can be appealed (check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_distri