Comment Re:Doctrine of First Sale (Score 1) 419
Yet, somehow in the 1950s the record companies got copyright law to let them screw over the artists, making phonorecordings automatically "works for hire".
By using money, I'm guessing?
Comment Re:So get rid of healing (Score 1) 362
No, but there are tanks, right? Mechanical tanks which are designed to absorb quite a bit of damage that would normally kill the clothies... I mean foot soldiers.
Comment Re:Unsure. (Score 1) 282
Sure it is, it's going to 0.
Never quite going to get there of course, but if you tell me how close you want to be, I can tell you how long it will take to get there.
Never quite going to get there of course, but if you tell me how close you want to be, I can tell you how long it will take to get there.
Comment Re:Unsure. (Score 1) 282
.25...
Comment Re:I'd like to see... (Score 2, Insightful) 215
I agree with you that more than likely, we'll eventually end up with a use-based billing scheme. The issue I see is that it seems the ISPs want to keep the "normal" users at the current pricing, and simply charge more for the "heavy" users. If it's usage based, some people will use less, which ought to mean they get charged less since they no longer pay part of the bill for the heavy users, which would mean less money in the pockets of your ISP.
Comment Re:The TSA redacting process (Score 2) 605
Motion seconded.
Comment Re:Use what they give you! (Score 2, Funny) 605
This is government. As far as stupidity is concerned, they go to 11.
Comment Re:^H is cheaper on ink (Score 1) 605
Hopefully not, as I just did the same, and then hoped that you were correcting it.
Comment Re:Stop scaremongering (Score 1) 179
But will it be televised?
Comment Re:Illegal to Discriminate (Score 2, Insightful) 176
And of course, nothing illegal is ever done.
Comment Re:A little early (Score 2, Funny) 542
Not me, with the price of silver bullets skyrocketing these days.
Comment Re:Refrigerating web servers (Score 1) 194
I thought about this too, and I am definitely not an expert, but the datacenter is probably going to be generating the same amount of waste heat. Isn't it six of one, half-dozen of another whether that waste heat goes into the air or the water?
Submission + - Narowing the Space Flight Gap (associatedcontent.com)
MarkWhittington writes: "Sometime in the fall of 2010 the space shuttle will launch on its last mission. In the early Spring of 2015, barring unforeseen delays, the Orion space craft will become operational, available to take crews and supplies to the International Space Station. This constitutes a gap of four and a half years during which the United States will not be able to fly its own astronauts into space. That worries folks at NASA, members of Congress, and others concerned with the course of the US civil space program."
Submission + - We won't take cash (yahoo.com) 1
stox writes: "In an effort to control iPhones sold to unauthorized re-sellers, Apple will require iPhone purchases to be made with a credit or debit card only. This has some scary implications. What next, a three day waiting period?"
Submission + - 10 Things MS can do to fix Vista (chron.com)
Technical Writing Geek writes: "In day-to-day use, I'm generally happy with Vista, but there are indeed times when I wish it had more polish and was less sluggish. Apple's about to unleash a very impressive operating system, installing it on computers that are compelling in appearance and performance. As indicated by Apple's latest quarterly earnings results, the Macintosh platform is on a roll. Microsoft should not take for granted that its current dominance is something permanent.
List of ten suggestions, including simplify, one-stop driver shopping, fix marketing, etc. follows.
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2007/10/10_things_microsoft_should_do_to_fix_windows.html"
List of ten suggestions, including simplify, one-stop driver shopping, fix marketing, etc. follows.
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2007/10/10_things_microsoft_should_do_to_fix_windows.html"
