His algorithm steps up pixel density by 36, fusses around with it to enhance contrast, then effectively halves it again (as each pixel is now 2 fixed, if oddly shaped, blocks of solid color). I think this is more effective as an "enhance contrast" algorithm than a compression algo, since it seems you would still need to account for the increased resolution, though adding tracking as RGBA1/RGBA2/Shape/Rotation could streamline the bitmap data.

Yes, let's double their unproven asking price.

Way to negotiate, Everyone.

Hulu was started by, and is still owned by, said TV networks.

They really should have gone with a faux-wood finish on those prostheses.

Dust build up and sandstorms are likely to cause more damage than petty thieves and t'rr'rists. Also less easy to solve.

C&C style tesla towers powered by the sea of solar panels could stop trespassers. A Saharan Storm, however, doesn't fear death; and the only thing that doesn't fear a Saharan storm is a saharan... wait, where am I? Too much spice.

It's impossible to answer that question

False. The correct answer is Neural Interface (one-way only, please).

I would not be surprised to learn that the top IT companies are soul-eating meat grinders as far as their IT grunts are concerned. The line of geeks lining up to work at Google, even at the cost of semi-useful organs, stretches around the block. No one dreams of a job managing a network for Kraft Foods.

Pro: IT Staff is 75% Female

Con: 66% of IT Staff also claimed to be Night Elves

But I've never been this close to one before! :(

I'm sorry parasite, the Earth cannot hear you over Mars's incessant taunting. It thinks it's sooo grown up just because it shed it's biosphere a billion years earlier. Well you know what, Mars? Everyone acts like they don't notice that enormous mountain when they talk to you, but they do. We all do. We even have a name for it.

Oh, you misunderstood. I was speaking on behalf of the Earth.
Win 1: No more painful earthquakes and embarrassing volcanoes.
Win 2: No more disgusting fungi and parasites mucking about on the surface.

Once we suck all the heat out of the Earth's core, the mantle will solidify: fusing all the tectonic plates and ending earthquakes and volcanoes once and for all.

Win/win.

I think there is a strong case that they do, let me start with the following so you can see where I'm coming from.

Postulate: Downloading doesn't violate copyright owners right to control distribution, uploading, however, does. We all talk about downloading, but we're talking about a system that combines consumption and distribution. The courts have never been leveraged against leechers or non-p2p downloads. I feel this is strong evidence that even the RIAA must agree this to be the case or they would be more eager to terrorize IRC/Usenet users, who are just as easy to catch in the act.

Justification of Inducement claim: Since Limewire does not inform it's users that the content they are downloading is copyrighted, it could be argued they are inducing the user to unwittingly redistribute it by providing it to them, then causing them to immediately begin uploading it to others. If the user had to manually opt-in to share each file they download, I don't think they would have a case against Limewire. Consider an IRC program. mIRC (I don't know what's hot these days..) may not inform you that you are downloading copyrighted works; but the user must take it upon themselves to intentionally redistribute it. Thus mIRC does not induce the user to distribute licensed works.

$150,000 is the maximum the law allows for statutory damages. It does not consider actual damages caused by the infringement. You can sue for those too, you just have to prove the number you come up with; which is hard. Asking for statutory damages is easy.

So, why not all the money on earth? Because that would require them to work for it.

Well thanks for answering! :)

They say ignorance is bliss, but I find it quite frustrating. Generally, the more I understand about a system that produces seemingly undesirable results, the less vexing those results become.