Re: Very OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-06 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 09:53, Jamin W.Collins wrote: > On Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:14:00 +0930 Tom Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Instead of saying, 'You can't pass this > > software on. You must buy it from the source,' it says, 'You can't > > buy this software from the source. If you pass i

Re: Very OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-06 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:14:00 +0930 Tom Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Instead of saying, 'You can't pass this > > software on. You must buy it from the source,' it says, 'You can't > > buy this software from the source. If you pass

Re: Very OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-06 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:14:00 +0930 Tom Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Instead of saying, 'You can't pass this > software on. You must buy it from the source,' it says, 'You can't > buy this software from the source. If you pass it on, you must make > sure that the next person has the same rig

Re: Very OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-05 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, Antonio Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >The issue is not the modification of the hardware, per se, but rather > >the data that can then be pirated after the modification is made. > >Therefore, the one alternative is to limit piracy. In order to do that, > >strict policing of

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-04 Thread Eric G. Miller
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 06:23:01AM -0400, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > Pure crap. Let me give you an example: You haven't paid property tax for > a while. Then your property can be taken away from you. Which means it > was never yours. You just had a licence to say it was yours. As soon as > you

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-04 Thread bijan soleymani
Edward Guldemond wrote: >On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 06:23:01AM -0400, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > >>By the way, I like the idea of the duel. That would really be great, >>if they want to fight, let them do it themselves and stop messing the >>lives of others (who will not make any money from the

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-04 Thread Mike Dresser
On 4 Oct 2002, Ron Johnson wrote: > Gov't bureaucrats can't just walk over to the County Records Office and > rip up your deed. The gov't must have a very good reason to do so, and > it takes a long time, and there are many hearings, appeals, etc. Up here in Ontario, Canada at least, it's not r

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-04 Thread Vinai Kopp
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 06:39:19AM -0400, Edward Guldemond wrote: > (Disclaimer: I am an American. Maybe Mr. Rodriguez is as well, and if > so, then that's fine. I'm just venting after listening to Gerhard > Schroeder of Germany and after reading some of his campaign material.) Please take thi

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-04 Thread Edward Guldemond
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 06:23:01AM -0400, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > By the way, I like the idea of the duel. That would really be great, > if they want to fight, let them do it themselves and stop messing the > lives of others (who will not make any money from the oil anyway!) > (Disclaimer:

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-04 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
Pure crap. Let me give you an example: You haven't paid property tax for a while. Then your property can be taken away from you. Which means it was never yours. You just had a licence to say it was yours. As soon as you stopped paying the yearly fee for the license, the truth came out. So, let

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-03 Thread Ron Johnson
On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 21:56, Vector wrote: > > Tom writes: >[snip] > property ownership in the US has become, at best, a joke. Even if you do > have it paid off, they city in which you live can come and take it from you > because you aren't "conforming" to their beautification ordinances or other

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-03 Thread John Griffiths
>"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry >into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It >both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of >war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and

Re: VERY OT: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-03 Thread Vector
> Tom writes: > > Man, and you guys call this the land of freedom? > > The "Housing Associations" he is talking about are private associations of > homeowners. He agreed to abide by their rules when he bought his house. > -- yeah, well...it used to be the land of freedom. It's still closer to f