Comment Re:One Resource (Score 1) 451
And why did those crusades start? Not because the middle east was such a warm and welcomy paradise, for sure.
Comment Re:One Resource (Score 1) 451
Oh, by the way, he wasn't Arab either. He was Persian and therefore Zoroastrian, not Muslim.
Comment Re:One Resource (Score 1) 451
Al-Jabr is the Arab mathematician who discovered (or invented, whichever way you lean on that topic) algebra.
You are mistaken. Muhammad ibn Musa Khwarizmi wrote (or rather translated from Indian texts) his book al-Kitab al-mukhtasar fi hisab al-jabr wa'l-muqabala. From the title of this book we still got the word "algebra".
Also, the oft heard claim that the West uses Arabic numerals is incorrect. These numerals also came from India.
Comment Re:Popcorn (Score 1, Interesting) 457
Popcorn looks and tastes like expanded polystyrene foam packing peanuts. Why people would voluntarily eat it defies imagination.
A Mixed Review For Windows 7's XP Mode 137
The Register writes "If one thing excited people more than the disclosure of the Windows 7 Release Candidate's availability, it was the news of Windows 7 XP Mode. The Reg's Tim Anderson gave Windows XP Mode a mixed report in his review of the Windows 7/Virtual PC combo. Overall, the level of integration is excellent and Windows XP Mode showed strong potential. However, responsiveness of applications was sluggish and the seamless integration between Windows 7 and XP proved confusing."
Italy May Hold Its Own Pirate Bay Trial 120
hyanakin writes with an excerpt from TorrentFreak: "Following the Swedish verdict, Italy is now considering starting its own trial against the people involved with The Pirate Bay. This would be the first criminal prosecution against the Pirate Bay 'founders' outside their home country." Funny thing: almost 20 years ago, CD stores in Germany all seemed to be full of bootleg concert CDs pressed in Italy.
Comment Re:All of them great (Score 1) 185
Can't believe some third party didn't take over production of these excellent chips.
They are still available (new old stock) but prices are rising steadily.
They are still available (new old stock) but prices are rising steadily.
Cameron's Avatar a 3D Drug Trip? 215
bowman9991 writes "James Cameron's first movie since Titanic, his upcoming science fiction epic Avatar, has a budget pushing US$200 million and enough hype to power a mission to Mars. Now it appears the 3D technology he created to turn his vision into a reality, the key to Avatar's success or failure, may be habit forming. Dr. Mario Mendez, a behavioral neurologist at the University of California, said it is entirely possible Cameron's 3D technology could tap brain systems that are undisturbed by conventional 2D movies. Cameron himself believes 3D viewing 'is so close to a real experience that it actually triggers memory creation in a way that 2D viewing doesn't' and that stereoscopic (3D) viewing uses more neurons, which would further heighten its impact."
Comment Re:One screen to rule them all (Score 1) 503
Meh, weak sauce...
Now this is a real setup!
Comment Re:A matter of the environment? (Score 1) 508
If that works for you, sure, why not?
Comment Re:Similar to Windows hate? (Score 1) 503
True. But typography has a strong bond with language. Which was what we were discussing here.
Comment Re:sigh (Score 1) 1870
You do know that the torrent files don't contain the copyrighted content, right?
If I give away a text file saying "the classified material is in the top left drawer of Mayor Smiths desk" or "the creditcard numbers can be found in locker number 30 at the YMCA", does that make me a criminal?
And, in this very case, does it make me guilty of copyright infringement? I didn't infringe.
If I give away a text file saying "the classified material is in the top left drawer of Mayor Smiths desk" or "the creditcard numbers can be found in locker number 30 at the YMCA", does that make me a criminal?
And, in this very case, does it make me guilty of copyright infringement? I didn't infringe.
Comment Re:Let me be the first one to say it ... (Score 4, Insightful) 1870
I don't want stuff for free. I don't need to get it for free.
There is a lot of material that isn't even in print anymore. Nobody can be arsed to print it, even when there is still demand for it.
You might argue that the publisher has the right to withhold the material from the public. I don't think that is ethical.
It is not about the money. It's about culture. If you can't see that, you have a very shallow mind. Or you're an industry shill, perhaps.
There is a lot of material that isn't even in print anymore. Nobody can be arsed to print it, even when there is still demand for it.
You might argue that the publisher has the right to withhold the material from the public. I don't think that is ethical.
It is not about the money. It's about culture. If you can't see that, you have a very shallow mind. Or you're an industry shill, perhaps.
Comment Re:sigh (Score 1) 1870
If you had followed the trial, you might know that it was established in court that 80% of the torrents on TPB link to content that you can legally download. But you don't care, because it doesn't fit in your hidden agenda.
Comment Re:sigh (Score 1) 1870
The point was that you could copy the Mona Lisa when it was freshly painted. Nobody cared.
And don't pretend that giving access to plain textfiles is somehow illegal.
And don't pretend that giving access to plain textfiles is somehow illegal.
