flyinRyan

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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   That's pretty much exactly what I was saying. And this is why Apple would be hesitant to open up the hardware configuration.
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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   >You don't get paid for your spare time, except in opportunity cost. Your free time is clearly worth more than your wage/salary. If your free time were worth nothing, it would make no sense to have it. You have extra time you could
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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   > If the Apple hardware ecosystem were open like that of Windows you'd have major companies all over the world evolving the platform in wonderful ways. And OSX would also be crashing all the time, getting a reputation for being unstable
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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   >But it also isn't the ease of use; That's not strictly true. Perhaps for the fanboy. I got Mac because I just don't have time to admin windows anymore. When I realized how much time I was spending on this and how many times cheap ha
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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   >It's clear that Apple considers the relative openness of Macs a defect which they're only keeping around for backwards compatibility. This is not remotely clear. Do you really think Apple wants the App store to dry up because they are
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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   >But I also believe that any government must keep secrets on occasion. I'm not so sure. It's exactly this secret keeping that emboldens governments to violate international law, commit acts of war and so on in secret. If it had to be
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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   So in your world; wanting someone to be sued to the point that they go completely out of business and can never open again is one side and "I really enjoy the product" is the complete opposite side of the spectrum?
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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   I don't know. I've never heard of them before and I didn't click on them because of this (though I did read all the oatmeal blog posts). Doesn't sound like there's a reason to click on them if they just copy other sites for which Oatmeal
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   by flyinRyan 14y ago

   So once I learn how to realistically fight with a sword in your club I'll be able to go out and fight a dragon? And if I'm not as good as I thought and get killed by the dragon will it just end the.... oh wait, there's no game. Seems like
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    by flyinRyan 14y ago

    So if you had most of those things you'd be dead and therefor not factor into this discussion. The ones who didn't die were much stronger than the average person today. They had to be.
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    by flyinRyan 14y ago

    I don't like how things have worked out with HBO but they apparently feel that the money they could make selling direct is dwarfed by what they make via channel partners. They are taking steps to try and protect their IP, just not the ones
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    by flyinRyan 14y ago

    What exactly would HBO need to do to prove to you they care about copyright infringement?
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    by flyinRyan 14y ago

    No, I'm assuming Cable has in their contract that HBO isn't allowed to do this for a reason.
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    by flyinRyan 14y ago

    Uh, what? They don't feel entitled. They're doing what they want and making money. It's those who say "well I'm just taking it then" that are being "entitled".
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    by flyinRyan 14y ago

    The issue is, to get the few hundred you would offer, they would have to give up the millions that the cable companies offer. The last time I looked, if every single person who pirated HBO shows were to pay per episode (wouldn't happen, ma
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    by flyinRyan 14y ago

    Because the market isn't rational. Often it will choose cheap over sensible. This is one of those cases. What Monsanto offers is very cheap. It hasn't been demonstrated to be safe by any independent studies and the company itself is a n
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    by flyinRyan 14y ago

    I thought kids weren't allowed on facebook?