Nothing better to do with your time then throw negative comments at others, AC?

Right up until the president to signs another "executive order" outlawing the ownership of gold?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E...

"US has a darn good track record of living up to the ideals expressed by the Founders"

So the founders were in favor of things like the "constitution free zone" which covers most Americans (by population, not land mass)
https://www.aclu.org/know-your...

- Spying on its own citizens (see Snowden).
- large numbers of citizens in jails and prisons for longer terms for lesser crimes?
- Imperialism via forward operating bases spanning the globe?
- Presidents starting "simi-wars"? Actually more like "armed conflicts", not actual "wars" as only congress can declare war. So war-like but not really...

Luckily you can go to somewhere like upstate New York. Stay just below the border and it is balmy and warm.
It is not until you cross it that it suddenly gets cold.

Heard this so many times.. It is cold in Canada.... You think upstate NY is warm?

Two whole centuries? WOW.. That sure is a long time.

The Chinese have had many dynasties that lasted longer, just listing a few:
Shang Dynasty - 507 years
Xia Dynasty - 470 years
Tang Dynasty - 289 years ...

Where are they now?

It's a freemium model, more than 70 years ago.

How?

They were given out for FREE, now "freemium" means the game is "free" but you are inundated with "in app purchases", so free but not really free.

I'm missing the part where the book demanded payment to be able to read past page 5 or some nonsense.

Once again an AC provides value to the thread.'

You read the article was about the Ontario government and now this thread is about US/CA/UK yet opted to post about how you dont live in these nations?

Since you are not in one of these jurisdictions, doesn't that make your post "completely moot"?

Bet you if you had this happen to you, your song would change.

Please explain how "free" games need CC details and have billable items.

The Dictionary in front of me defines "free" as:
adverb
1.
without cost or payment.
"ladies were admitted free"
synonyms: without charge, free of charge, for nothing;

So how does a "free" game with a rating suitable for kids charge money?

If the app can bill, why does it have an age rating so low that person can not get a credit card?

You must be new here. Posting off topic/unrelated or other nonsense is a common occurrence.

Clearly a post about "free video editing tools" and explicitly excluding Premiere because of its costs doesn't mean someone wont recommend it.

As someone who is into ebooks... i see your point and unfortunately you are misting a few negatives:

- Publishers ability to remove books (amazon, 1984).
- DRM
- Inability/restrictions sharing a e-book, which is artificial and the real "paper" book doesnt have this issue.
- Many ebooks actually cost more then the paper version.
- Some publishers demand library's repurchase ebooks to account for the fact the paperback would have worn out.

" 0 degrees Fahrenheit is really cold, about the coldest that one can stand by simply bundling up, without having to resort to special clothing. 100 degrees Fahrenheit is pretty hot, about the hottest that one can stand without having to take special precautions with hydration and attire. By contrast, -18 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius aren't terribly intuitive.

" Perhaps that is simply because you are not use to Celsius?
0F was suppose to be the coldest Fahrenheit could get. He used brine of ammonium chloride and marked this as "zero". I suppose based on your statement that -18C and 37C are not intuitive means you are very familiar with ammonium chloride brines?

Next, 32F is the temperature with a mix of 1:1 ice and water and based on this he was able to determined water boils at 212F.
0C is really easy to understand, it is the temperature at which water freezes. not ammonium chloride, not water at +3ATM, plain water. In Celcius, water boils at 100C, again plain water, boiling and again something that is common and easy to understand.

So in short, ammonium chloride's freezing point = Intuitive Water's freezing point not intuitive?

"SI also lacks a good equivalent to the Foot. Decimeters are only about 4" long, and meters are over 3' long, so nothing in between. "

Why does it need an "equivalent" when it is not the same system? Instead of saying "one foot" you can simply say "30CM" You are trying to take the old imperial system and look for a metric equiv but since the systems were constructed differently no such equivalence exists.

You obviously were raised on the Imperial system and you understand this but to people raised on metric the imperial system is equally odd.

" SI reminds me of hyperinflated currencies, where the units don't align well with real-world uses. I like the idea of base-ten conversion given our current numbering system, but the scales are off. "

Not sure how SI/SAE relate to hyperinflation, suspect you are misusing the analogy.

Because every other space program doesn't have its share of failures as well?

"we invade China, fool."
Name calling, the last resort to win an argument?

". If it isn't moral, I don't suggest doing it"
Morals, something that is HIGHLY subjective.

"I don't get why people are so offended when others provide a tool that people can use to bypass censorship. "
Because those tools violate the laws of another sovereign nation. If they built the tools it would be one thing, but this is an attempt to subvert them.
If china implements a death penalty for being caught with such tools would you still be happy?

"Such censorship is horrible, and I think providing tools that people can choose to use to get around it is perfectly okay."

It is good when a few people band together and express how their view is correct at the expense of others. Lets look up the "Temperance movement" shall we?
A few thought it would be a good idea to ban alcohol, after all it is bad for you. How did that work out? Was it the "right" thing to do?

Here is a thought, perhaps some level of censorship is a good thing, especially when you are trying to manage a country of 1.3BLN. Given the crime rates and such in the US with 300 million i am not sure the "US" model can easily be applied to other nations. You have to look at the history and context of those nations before trying to apply a "one size fits all" model. Can you picture the size of the Chinese prison system if China had incarceration rates the same as what can be found in the US? Clearly the Chinese can not adopt "western" models for some aspects of its society.

Please explain the "war on drugs".
Censorship is "horrible" but putting people in jail because they chose to smoke a plant is totally OK right? After all the law says that plant is against the law but tobacco (another plant) is not? Your government (assuming you are American) has a rich history of not sharing things with you, being dishonest with you, etc. All governments do, so is it OK?

" China *choose* to use this software of their own fucking volition"
Lets say that "fully automatic MP5's" are not against the law in my country, can i sell them to you? You should be free to choose to buy them on your own right?

If Coke is not against the law in my country, why are you arrested for buying it in yours?

Lastly, food for thought. Why does it matter what the Chinese government does so much to its people?

Prostitution and pornography are also illigial in China, should you push your views on those and encourage them to change their rules because you disagree with them?

Are other nations free to create tools to violate US laws or is this a one-way street thing?

How many Chinese VISA's do you have stamped on your passport?
Let me guess, you don't even have a passport, let alone been there?
Let me give you a quick hint of life in China. They are more concerned with making some money and improving their life then worrying about "the great firewall".
Is China a perfect place? Far from it.
Do the Chinese have bigger concerns then "the great firewall" going on in, you bet.

You do realize the state controls both the TV and newspapers right? This is something that impacts far more then the few that can afford computers and internet access.