rrwood writes "The latest Cringely is out. In it, Bob give his take on P2P and Big Media and where it's all going. Nothing new there, but as usual, the interesting part is what SlashDotters will say here afterward."
What is this about "interesting" slashdot posters? I only read the comments for the trolls.
Re:This guy hasn't done his research..
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Trusty+Penfold
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· Score: 0, Troll
And Stephen King is dead.
What can be do to help? (Destroy the oligolopoly)
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sam_handelman
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You read to the end of this article, and you say to yourself, "What can I, as a nerd, do to help bring about the downfall (and total destruction) of the recording and publishing industries, the scum?"
1) Boycott! You can make a stand by boycotting that which sucks, which has been systematically drained of content and depth by hateful music executives, which is to real music as hardened canola oil is to actual cheese.
2) Contribute technical expertise to p2p. p2p could work better, it could be more secure, it could be more distributed. Defenses could be erected against DoS attacks, faked files, and so on. Get involved!
3) Rip it yourself! Take that enormous movie collection and send it to useNET! The more people that do this, the more difficult it is to prosecute any single person. Downloading free music may not be civil disobedience, but POSTING it definitely is.
4) Vote, run for office and stuff No, actually, scratch that. It doesn't matter, the system is rigged. Overthrowing our corrupt institutions in order to restore true democratic control might be a good idea, but see item #6.
5) Political Violence. You may think that because you've been a stereotypical social outcast, don't play sports and have never kissed a girl, that the option of political violence is closed to you. That's what the establishment wants you (and, to be fair, everyone else) to think! Don't let "the man" control you. Channel all of that inventiveness, sexual frustration and technical knowhow into a love of mayhem. Theodore Kaczynski was a great terrorist and an outstanding nerd - you think your case mod is l33t - did you make your own SCREWS? If only half a dozen people concocted technically feasible plans to kill random record company executives through the mail, it would do wonders for our cause.
6)WORLD DOMINATION We can establish enlightened rule by those qualified to understand the way the world really works. As masters of the human race we could end all our problems in one fell swoop. Without seizing control of the reigns of government, there's no way we can kill ALL the record company executives, who only recently gained the #1 slot (pushing long time leader, "lawyers", to #2 on the hitlist charts.)
-- The good and new comes from no quarter where it is looked for, and is always something different from what is expected.
Slashdot Mirror
What is this about "interesting" slashdot posters? I only read the comments for the trolls.
And Stephen King is dead.
You read to the end of this article, and you say to yourself, "What can I, as a nerd, do to help bring about the downfall (and total destruction) of the recording and publishing industries, the scum?"
1) Boycott!
You can make a stand by boycotting that which sucks, which has been systematically drained of content and depth by hateful music executives, which is to real music as hardened canola oil is to actual cheese.
2) Contribute technical expertise to p2p.
p2p could work better, it could be more secure, it could be more distributed. Defenses could be erected against DoS attacks, faked files, and so on. Get involved!
3) Rip it yourself!
Take that enormous movie collection and send it to useNET! The more people that do this, the more difficult it is to prosecute any single person. Downloading free music may not be civil disobedience, but POSTING it definitely is.
4) Vote, run for office and stuff
No, actually, scratch that. It doesn't matter, the system is rigged. Overthrowing our corrupt institutions in order to restore true democratic control might be a good idea, but see item #6.
5) Political Violence.
You may think that because you've been a stereotypical social outcast, don't play sports and have never kissed a girl, that the option of political violence is closed to you. That's what the establishment wants you (and, to be fair, everyone else) to think! Don't let "the man" control you. Channel all of that inventiveness, sexual frustration and technical knowhow into a love of mayhem. Theodore Kaczynski was a great terrorist and an outstanding nerd - you think your case mod is l33t - did you make your own SCREWS? If only half a dozen people concocted technically feasible plans to kill random record company executives through the mail, it would do wonders for our cause.
6)WORLD DOMINATION
We can establish enlightened rule by those qualified to understand the way the world really works. As masters of the human race we could end all our problems in one fell swoop. Without seizing control of the reigns of government, there's no way we can kill ALL the record company executives, who only recently gained the #1 slot (pushing long time leader, "lawyers", to #2 on the hitlist charts.)
The good and new comes from no quarter where it is looked for, and is always something different from what is expected.