Well C4 doesn't explode on impact, so there shouldn't be a huge risk of blowing himself up if it crashed. You can literally shoot a bullet at C4 and it won't explode, so crashing an RC plane isn't gonna do it. It was fake C4 given to him by the FBI though, so I'd say he was at 0 risk of blowing himself up even if he knows how to rig a detonator (which I seriously doubt if he bought FAKE C4)
That's about average for a government project actually.
Just like our war (oh wait "conflict") in Libya was going to be a matter of "days not weeks".
HTML5 is the future, and virtually all devices will natively support it, so that is probably why they are going the HTML5 route. If it makes you feel better you can keep believing they are dedicated to that 1% market of linux desktops though.
So are youe saying this will be the year of the Linux desktop?
I only have a single device that still uses them (a remote for an old TV), so I only have a handful or so AAs. Most devices now have switched to rechargeable batteries or AAA, so there's no need for AAs. AA are too bulky for today's ever-shrinking devices.
The Democrats push heavily for "anti-piracy" too, probably more than the Republicans actually.
I think the biggest reason people pirate movies is simply convenience. It's the same reason people use Redbox and Netflix. The problem with Redbox is the selection is extremely limited. It really only works if you are interested in the newest and most popular movies. Redbox also requires a physical trip, and while a few mile drive may not seem like much, a few miles is still a lot more than none (particularly if you live through Minnesota winters like me).
Netflix has a lot better selection, but it still doesn't come anywhere close to what is available to pirate (there are even out-of-print movies). A lot of Netflix's movies aren't available for streaming either, so a 15min torrent download is about 2 days faster than waiting 2 days for mail. I'm not sure what kind of internet you have that it takes days to download a movie, but a typical ripped/encoded movie torrent is only about 2GB.
Now I'm not saying these reasons excuse/justify movie piracy, I'm just giving some thoughts on why people still do it. I bet a lot of people don't even know about these anti-piracy lawsuits either (it seems like common knowledge to a slashdot user), and probably assume they aren't going to be sued for millions of dollars because that would be insane.
Any time an elected official makes a comment about restricting free speech, I'm glad people are upset by such comments. If you wait till it's being voted on to express your opinions, then it may be too late.
What he mentioned IS pretty much the definition of censorship, so I don't see how calling it censorship is "unwarranted". I agree Fascism is overused though. Almost all nations have small elements of fascism. It's not this black-and-white thing like many seem to think.
You are spot on with that. Also a big part of the reason he won in 2008 was from the "youth vote", so I think this whole Twitter thing is trying to appeal to them (and hopefully make them forget that he is basically just George W. Obama)
Because CDs often AREN'T cheaper? I can't speak for iTunes specifically, but I know amazon mp3 albums are quite often cheaper than the CD version (even before you include the shipping/tax costs on a CD). Creating a backup of mp3s is even easier/faster than ripping a CD (all you have to do it copy to a 2nd hard drive).
It's very difficult to tell the difference between a high bit-rate mp3 and a CD (and virtually impossible on the listening gear most people have). There are some online music stores that do offer FLAC (or other lossless formats) as well, although not the big ones.
Yes there are plenty of artists who can put together a whole album of great songs, but there are also artists who don't and it's nice to be able to pick and choose in those cases. Another situation where it's nice to pick and choose would be on "Various artists" CDs where you may like some of the artists but not others. Even in the case of classical composers I often only enjoy some of their work and I think most people would consider Beethoven or Chopin "accomplished musicians".
I actually think being able to pick and choose is a good thing for music, because it puts more pressure on the record labels to release albums by artists who CAN make an entire album of good songs. "One hit wonders" will often be making $1 instead of $10-15 now.
I've discovered tons of new music through last.fm. Not by using their "recommendations", but by finding people with similar tastes and see what they are listening to.
If you have a specific type of music you know you like google can find a ton of stuff too. I was looking for some 60s/70s psychedelic rock, so I typed "best psychedelic rock" and found hundreds of albums to check out. There are a lot of forums out there too, although they tend to be restricted to a single genre each. I've found a lot of music that way as well.
I'm finding more music I like now than I ever did when I was just relying on friends and opener bands at shows. Then again, I like a huge range of music (psych rock, classic rock, some punk, some rap, reggae, psytrance, metal, blues, jazz, folk, classical indian, psychill, ambient, classical), which does make things easier. Even liking all that music, there isn't much I like on the ClearChannel radio though.
It can admittedly be time consuming though, but that's only natural. Not all music you find you are going to like. It just depends on how passionate you are in regards to music.
One possible reason that things aren't going according to plan is that there never was a plan in the first place.
