Obama is such a let down. For a Canadian watching from the north, i am really cringing at his actions over and over again.
All those news magazines and clipping that I have lying around in the house just adds to the irony.
Guess either Washington is too deep a pond for our little black friend here or he's just disingenuous to begin with. Personally I think he's probably a bit of both.
Let me raise this curiosity if it haven't hit you yet.
The "fake" apple store got shut down because they don't have the proper business license, like if you run a store in your garage without registering/paying for a business license.
They didn't get shut down because they "copied" apple store.
Is it a copyrightable "expression" on how apple stores are set up?
I agree. I blame my county's idiocy on believing everything the US says.
Look, we Canadians been trying to forgo that "U.S.'s little lacky" for a long time now. And incidents like this does help at all.
Every government we elected so far lacks some serious spine, whether they are conservatives or liberal. The current Conservatives' been trying to sneak in US DMCA into Canada repeatedly. They are pretty much US' monkeys. US says, monkey do.
Hey Election Canada, wonder why voting percentage dropped again in the last election? This is why. Young people coming of age having no hope of changing how older "politicians" runs the freakin' country.
PS. I feel for the US too. Who would have though Obama turns out to be more full of S*** then Bush. At least with Bush you know he's going to mess you up. Obama is worse by telling you a whole bunch of lies to build a dream of the future, then mercilessly crush that dream behind the back doing everything he promised not to do. A evil doer is not scary. A evil doer who lies should scare your pants off.
Hey, for people who never dealt with Chinese company on Chinese soil, taken this to heart: You can't win fighting a Chinese company in a lawsuit in China.
Now, I am hoping something good will come out from this, ie. Baidu gets a much favorable terms with the Labels than others in U.S. or else where in the world. After all, Baidu is the apparent winner in this case (the Labels will never admit to this).
Once this happens, we can all start getting our music from Baidu, thus effectively force Labels to realize that they need to give the same term to other companies, or they will risk create the next iTune Store in China with Baidu holding most of the customers base. The Labels will obviously make some kind of "Chinese customer in China only" restriction on this agreement. However, I believe Baidu will just ignore that (as per usual).
Of course, the above scenario assumes that Labels are smart enough to realize that. With their past record on intelligence...
looking most of the new junks that movie studios are pumping out, I don't think it's worth my gas and time to actually drive somewhere to rent a movie.
Sure, there will be ones that I must watch without the "delay", but that's only 2 or 3 a year, at most.
2 or 3 movies that makes ppl rent DVD is not going to be able to prop up a business.
Besides, the 2 or 3 really good ones are probably out in illegal channels withing 1 or 2 hours (sometimes even before) and I don't have to leave the house.
as far as I know, iTunes does NOT have this functionality.
The closes thing they have are preview codes issues to reviewers, and those are limited to 50 codes per version of the software I believe.
So yeah, it's quite irresponsible to say that it's not their problem while their platform does not offer this kind of function.
Especially for Apple, since there is only ONE store. Android on the other hand can use different markets. I am kind of wondering if you can actually create a separate, non-official market to handle this
what is the definition for disorderly conduct anyways.
I am starting to feel that this is some kind of loophole that the police can use to temporarily arrest anyone they don't approve. If they don't like you walking around the the street, they'll bust you with disorderly conduct, then let you go without a charge later after it hit the maximum holding time without a charge.
I mean, after all, walking in a zig-zag way on a side walk can be viewed as a disorderly conduct...
Hold on. Can you actually limit fair use by contract? I suppose the stations has signed a contract saying they won't do that, else they probably won't be allowed to broadcast this.
But how about a 3rd party taking the footage off the broadcast and do a non-commercial satire?
BTW, does the British has some law against making fun of the monarchy like in Thailand?
isn't it more disrespectful to ask someone to verify the information that's already available? ie. not reading/searching the website/faq and just send an email right away?
Safari has a "reader" function in which it strips out EVERY AD on the page and presents it in a nice and clean, article only view. When it first came out everyone speculated if websites that lives by ads will complain like no tomorrow.
Never hear a peep.
Guess all those news/content/media company don't have the guts to go up against Apple, but feel like they can crash small developer/firms into the ground.
I am not sure if this is a AC trolling. Someone enlighten me.
One farmer can be substituted for another but monstanto's tech is more unique... are you serious? I think Jojoyojimbi would disagree with you strongly. This is how little respect you show the people who grow your food?
Farming is a tough, tough work. I am sure 90% of us who hangs around here won't last 1/2 day on a farm. It takes a special kind of people to be farmers. I totally think it should be reversed, that anyone with that kind of money can do what monsanto is doing, but not everyone can be a good farmer.
look, I don't deny monsanto their accomplishment. Yeah, they did come up with new efficient way of doing agriculture. I am sure some ppl who worked for them truly believes this will increase food production and help solve issue. However, as a cooperation, they are one of the lowest common denominator to ever exists.
What is stopping Monsanto to secretly plan their seeds in fields of farmers that dare to oppose them. Thus later on crash those farmers with law suits?
Not only that, monoculture is kill the soil we rely on. Check on "humus" which is that dark soil we instinctively know as good soil.
By going monoculture, all those humus turn into those light yellow soil that we typically associate with desert. I remember once driving from Montana to Washington and besides the highway it's hills and hills of yellow dirt dunes that is blowing up in strong wind and looks like a sandstorm. I was totally shocked. It's really hard to describe without actually seeing it yourself.
It wasn't until later I realized those are farms that just had their crops harvested and every bit of the land is laying bare. Monoculture have essentially destroyed all that land which used to be rolling meadows. Absolutely nothing grows in these yellow dirt. No bacteria, earthworms, little bugs, no bird or small animal of any kind. The whole thing just look like silent hills of death. Now they are essentially just dirt that won't grow anything unless you water it everyday (no moisture is retained) and put in massive amounts of fertilizer.
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All those news magazines and clipping that I have lying around in the house just adds to the irony.
Guess either Washington is too deep a pond for our little black friend here or he's just disingenuous to begin with. Personally I think he's probably a bit of both.
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The "fake" apple store got shut down because they don't have the proper business license, like if you run a store in your garage without registering/paying for a business license.
They didn't get shut down because they "copied" apple store.
Is it a copyrightable "expression" on how apple stores are set up?
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Re: I ask you nicely
Look, we Canadians been trying to forgo that "U.S.'s little lacky" for a long time now. And incidents like this does help at all.
Every government we elected so far lacks some serious spine, whether they are conservatives or liberal. The current Conservatives' been trying to sneak in US DMCA into Canada repeatedly. They are pretty much US' monkeys. US says, monkey do.
Hey Election Canada, wonder why voting percentage dropped again in the last election? This is why. Young people coming of age having no hope of changing how older "politicians" runs the freakin' country.
PS. I feel for the US too. Who would have though Obama turns out to be more full of S*** then Bush. At least with Bush you know he's going to mess you up. Obama is worse by telling you a whole bunch of lies to build a dream of the future, then mercilessly crush that dream behind the back doing everything he promised not to do. A evil doer is not scary. A evil doer who lies should scare your pants off.
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Oh the cruel page with it's cruel dancing hamster gif(s) and it's cruel catchy, stick-in-you-head for a week music that actually had an album made.
Woe is the day when AP would have a dancing hamster day. Come one, come all! Step right up! Free dancing hamster in all articles! No extra charge!
now I am just rumbling... end of the day I guess.
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Now, I am hoping something good will come out from this, ie. Baidu gets a much favorable terms with the Labels than others in U.S. or else where in the world. After all, Baidu is the apparent winner in this case (the Labels will never admit to this).
Once this happens, we can all start getting our music from Baidu, thus effectively force Labels to realize that they need to give the same term to other companies, or they will risk create the next iTune Store in China with Baidu holding most of the customers base. The Labels will obviously make some kind of "Chinese customer in China only" restriction on this agreement. However, I believe Baidu will just ignore that (as per usual).
Of course, the above scenario assumes that Labels are smart enough to realize that. With their past record on intelligence...
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1) He lied in the original story so it's a more interesting story, "The monkey took the picture not me, how amusing"
or
2) He lied later to claim that he set it up.
Either way, Mr. Slater, you lied. Haven't your parent taught you anything on integrity and ethics?
:)
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Sure, there will be ones that I must watch without the "delay", but that's only 2 or 3 a year, at most.
2 or 3 movies that makes ppl rent DVD is not going to be able to prop up a business.
Besides, the 2 or 3 really good ones are probably out in illegal channels withing 1 or 2 hours (sometimes even before) and I don't have to leave the house.
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You shutdown the discussion by calling the other party troll or trolling.
Some people will use the accusation of trolling to basically tell you to STFU and I am going to ignore you, while others may still have valid points.
I guess every sword swings both ways... :)
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The closes thing they have are preview codes issues to reviewers, and those are limited to 50 codes per version of the software I believe.
So yeah, it's quite irresponsible to say that it's not their problem while their platform does not offer this kind of function.
Especially for Apple, since there is only ONE store. Android on the other hand can use different markets. I am kind of wondering if you can actually create a separate, non-official market to handle this
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I am starting to feel that this is some kind of loophole that the police can use to temporarily arrest anyone they don't approve. If they don't like you walking around the the street, they'll bust you with disorderly conduct, then let you go without a charge later after it hit the maximum holding time without a charge.
I mean, after all, walking in a zig-zag way on a side walk can be viewed as a disorderly conduct...
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But how about a 3rd party taking the footage off the broadcast and do a non-commercial satire?
BTW, does the British has some law against making fun of the monarchy like in Thailand?
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I like how you sneak in physical objects into a digital copyright infringement.
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Never hear a peep.
Guess all those news/content/media company don't have the guts to go up against Apple, but feel like they can crash small developer/firms into the ground.
Now that's the American Way!
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step 7. Viva La Revolucion
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One farmer can be substituted for another but monstanto's tech is more unique... are you serious? I think Jojoyojimbi would disagree with you strongly. This is how little respect you show the people who grow your food?
Farming is a tough, tough work. I am sure 90% of us who hangs around here won't last 1/2 day on a farm. It takes a special kind of people to be farmers. I totally think it should be reversed, that anyone with that kind of money can do what monsanto is doing, but not everyone can be a good farmer.
look, I don't deny monsanto their accomplishment. Yeah, they did come up with new efficient way of doing agriculture. I am sure some ppl who worked for them truly believes this will increase food production and help solve issue. However, as a cooperation, they are one of the lowest common denominator to ever exists.
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What is stopping Monsanto to secretly plan their seeds in fields of farmers that dare to oppose them. Thus later on crash those farmers with law suits?
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By going monoculture, all those humus turn into those light yellow soil that we typically associate with desert. I remember once driving from Montana to Washington and besides the highway it's hills and hills of yellow dirt dunes that is blowing up in strong wind and looks like a sandstorm. I was totally shocked. It's really hard to describe without actually seeing it yourself.
It wasn't until later I realized those are farms that just had their crops harvested and every bit of the land is laying bare. Monoculture have essentially destroyed all that land which used to be rolling meadows. Absolutely nothing grows in these yellow dirt. No bacteria, earthworms, little bugs, no bird or small animal of any kind. The whole thing just look like silent hills of death. Now they are essentially just dirt that won't grow anything unless you water it everyday (no moisture is retained) and put in massive amounts of fertilizer.
It really makes me sick in the stomach.