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  • What can I say. It's hard to dispute any single one of the ten listed. At the same time, all of the ten listed are caused by most individuals in the US behaving in an understandable, yet destructive way. You can tell people that politicians cutting …
    in 10 deficits that threaten America Comment by barto April 2004
  • I used Fire, then switched to Adium X when that appeared. Then Fire 1.0 appeared... using that now. More compatibility than Adium X, much improved interface from previous versions. Barto
    in Fire vs Adium Comment by barto April 2004
  • Hobbes, I don't agree with that at all. Apple uses proprietary means to store metadata because there is no open means - which is essentially what this thread attempts to address. Apple has been doing everything possible in recent years to make the M…
    in Metadata Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Kirkland Tattoos are gross. Permanent scars, willfully applied. My signifigant other has one. I tried to see if I could scratch it out of his arm one time, but only because he said "you hate it, but it's not like you'd…
    in Should I get a tattoo? Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Kirkland What have you created? What sort of art do you make? I write computer programs. I release them under the GPL but understand and respect people who do not write free software. What I do not respect is th…
    in The Corruption of Western Governments by Copyright Cartels Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Kirkland So yes, let the artists starve and live terrible lives. Down with art! Give the filthy hoi polloi their free entertianment and run out of town anyone who wants just compensation! You can be compensated with…
    in The Corruption of Western Governments by Copyright Cartels Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by mmmpie This is what I read about HFS+ http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1150.html Just after the contents it says: "future support for named forks, and" The description of named forks makes no menti…
    in Metadata Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Kirkland That's fine, so long as you're not MAKING A COPY. Where is the difference to YOU between loaning someone a copy and making them a copy? Should computers and book readers ever replace books themselves, the c…
    in The Corruption of Western Governments by Copyright Cartels Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Kirkland I am willing to pay to consumer entertainment, just like any other moral person Ah, morality. That ethereal concept that can be used to justify everything and anything. Quote: Originally posted by Kirkl…
    in The Corruption of Western Governments by Copyright Cartels Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Kirkland I deserve compensation for every copy of my work created Ok, so you would like to make as much money as possible from your work (as opposed to the public interest of quantity and quality of creative works v…
    in The Corruption of Western Governments by Copyright Cartels Comment by barto April 2004
  • AUD138.24, which is about USD101.56. 8.64/hour (USD6.35). Part of a dodgy scheme where companies can pay you below award (minimum to americans) wage (award wage is 12.83/hour or USD9.42). Wouldn't have been so bad if the company had a good work envi…
    in First PayCheck Comment by barto April 2004
  • The best proposal for a new copyright system I've seen is in Richard Stallman's Misinterpreting Copyright essay. 10 years duration from the date of publication, more for derivative works. Perhaps different duration of copyrights depending on the …
    in The Corruption of Western Governments by Copyright Cartels Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by dferigmu I can't believe how dumb Apple is being. The same exact thing is going to happen with the iTunes and iPod that happened with the Mac. The Mac was successful at first, Jobs refused to open the platform and look…
    in iTunes/iPod will look like the Mac in a couple years Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by BeigeUser The only component which could possibly take advantage of the DDR is the CPU (which can only access RAM at SDR speeds). The other devices (graphics cards, hard drives etc.) do not access the main RAM enough t…
    in G4 Tower and Powerbook motherboard question Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by mmmpie It has been a long time since anything has come from Apple on the FS front, so my take is that they are working on the very tough problem of integrating metadata seamlessly into a world that has been very poor i…
    in Metadata Comment by barto April 2004
  • Good: No pollution Lots of trees and parks Negligible poverty Bad: Mind numbing monotonous suburbia - no city, no country, just suburbia (hence the no pollution and lots of trees and parks) Stuck up people (not everyone, just morso) Hig…
    in What do you like about where you live? Comment by barto April 2004
  • I think it's a sign Adobe are still their usual, paranoid, arrogant, backwards selves. Quote: Now, Chizen is hoping to remake Adobe again--betting that by combining the core electronic document capabilities of its Acrobat products with a new col…
    in "Microsoft is the competitor" Comment by barto April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by groverat Jobs is one of the most arrogant people I have ever witnessed evidence of. His platform is so insignificant in the big world people often act surprised that Apple still makes computers, but he wants to act …
    in Steve Jobs Whacks Rob Glaser of Real Networks Comment by barto April 2004