Lets put kill switches on the criminals(Not as in killing them although I despise thieves).
Is this a very serious crime(Theft is, in my opinion)?
Does the punishment fit(I know it can be up to $150 000 for infringing copyright on a $20 movie or a $0.99 song, what is it for outright stealing a $500 cell phone?)?
We don't need more laws or other methods of control, we can just enforce existing laws.
If I were these kids I'd take in a couple of dinky-cars and threaten to drive over the teacher and the principal.
"Tire tracks all across your back, I can see you had your fun." Performed on a "genuine Stradivarius strung upside down for a left-handed mother fucking genius."
In other news, James Clapper has been nominated head rectum,or was it chief head-in-rectum? Head in chiefs rectum? Now I can't remember and search won't return any results using the term "rectum."
"For me the consoles have a huge edge over the PC when I need mobility. I'm constantly moving my consoles around."
My $470(after tax) laptop has 8GB of RAM with a 1 GB graphics card(you can use the on-board graphics at same time for a total of 2GB of VRAM). That leaves you with about $1 500 to upgrade the graphics card or to just buy a better laptop to start with. I also have a carrying case that seems like it was made for it.
"I really wish PR people didn't always consider everyone else to be brain-damaged morons..."
I understand what you are saying, but this is Mozilla Firefox, I expect most of their user base uses Microsoft, so...*
"...if they'd just come out and said 'We're including ads in the empty slots that show up when you open a new tab, you can disable them if you want to', people might have been annoyed, but it probably wouldn't have been seen as a big deal."
That is how I first heard it and my reaction to it.
What I am not clear on is if my nine most visited sites that are there now are going to be gone or is this only after new installs and cache flushes type of deal?
I believe the worker has the right to refuse to go up without proper safety equipment. Or do they also employ sharpshooters forcing them to climb?
I've cut down many a big dead tree(widow-maker). I've also refused to cut a few.
"I am normally against more regulation, but it is common sense to require safety gear when climbing hundreds of feet up a tower."
Do you fly? If yes, what kind of safety gear are you wearing while 35 000 ft above ground traveling @500 mph? Common sense tells me I'd at least want a parachute.
"MuckRock is a United States-based organization which assists anyone in filing governmental requests for information through the Freedom of Information Act, then publishes the returned information on its website and encourages journalism around it." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MuckRock
"Rapold's ignorance on the subject is especially problematic given that we're about to face a big debate in Congress on the issue of copyright term extension."
Preparation.
Copyright duration is limited in time only to someone born 50 years after the author died.
For a person, isn't 25 years a lifetime sentence? Given that, not sure how they justify copyright length as being limited.
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Why are so many afraid to compete on the quality of their product?
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Lets put kill switches on the criminals(Not as in killing them although I despise thieves).
Is this a very serious crime(Theft is, in my opinion)?
Does the punishment fit(I know it can be up to $150 000 for infringing copyright on a $20 movie or a $0.99 song, what is it for outright stealing a $500 cell phone?)?
We don't need more laws or other methods of control, we can just enforce existing laws.
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Re: cunning strategy?
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"Tire tracks all across your back, I can see you had your fun."
Performed on a "genuine Stradivarius strung upside down for a left-handed mother fucking genius."
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My $470(after tax) laptop has 8GB of RAM with a 1 GB graphics card(you can use the on-board graphics at same time for a total of 2GB of VRAM). That leaves you with about $1 500 to upgrade the graphics card or to just buy a better laptop to start with. I also have a carrying case that seems like it was made for it.
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And here I thought it was due to patents and copyright.
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Marked as funny.
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I think most are using them to get flappy bird, ultimately.
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They don't want me to see it? No problem, they have convinced me I don't want to see it.
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I understand what you are saying, but this is Mozilla Firefox, I expect most of their user base uses Microsoft, so...*
"...if they'd just come out and said 'We're including ads in the empty slots that show up when you open a new tab, you can disable them if you want to', people might have been annoyed, but it probably wouldn't have been seen as a big deal."
That is how I first heard it and my reaction to it.
What I am not clear on is if my nine most visited sites that are there now are going to be gone or is this only after new installs and cache flushes type of deal?
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I've cut down many a big dead tree(widow-maker). I've also refused to cut a few.
"I am normally against more regulation, but it is common sense to require safety gear when climbing hundreds of feet up a tower."
Do you fly? If yes, what kind of safety gear are you wearing while 35 000 ft above ground traveling @500 mph? Common sense tells me I'd at least want a parachute.
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"MuckRock is a United States-based organization which assists anyone in filing governmental requests for information through the Freedom of Information Act, then publishes the returned information on its website and encourages journalism around it."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MuckRock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82pl3Eaq98
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"Rapold's ignorance on the subject is especially problematic given that we're about to face a big debate in Congress on the issue of copyright term extension."
Preparation.
Copyright duration is limited in time only to someone born 50 years after the author died.
For a person, isn't 25 years a lifetime sentence? Given that, not sure how they justify copyright length as being limited.
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