If you put value on something of as nearly free as the act of duplicating a lump of bits from a master copy to a piece of plastic...
You are confusing R&D/Production costs with marginal production costs. Yes, of course it's cheap to produce copies. That doesn't mean movies or songs appear out of thin air. Judging by your post, you're not an idiot, so you know that. You are doing mental gymnastics to support your hypothesis. At least be honest with yourself. If everyone copies, how will new material be produced with the budgets and quality we're used to experiencing today?
You have something that other people do not, you give some of it to other people without asking for anything in return. You may need a dictionary.
Ok, yes. I concede that in the very strictest, pedantic definition of the word you are indeed correct. Yet, there is a certain (deserved) connotation to altruism. Conveniently providing a nearly free resource does not live up to the conversational connotation the word "altruism" usually enjoys. But if you want to split hairs, fine. You win.
You want to know what's funny? Downloading a copy isn't illegal. [snip] The RIAA know this, better than you do apparently, since all their suits have been "making available" lawsuits (ie. uploading).
Can anybody tell me wtf a "broken" condom is? I mean, I've done some hard fucking in my time (or at least I'd like to think I have). But how the hell can a condom BREAK?!
Unless they're using those odd ceramic based condoms from WWII - you know rationing the latex ones for use by the soldiers.../sarcasm
You've got to be fucking kidding me. Are you seriously considering yourselves to be altruistic? Seriously? No, you're not altruistic, you're stealing what another person has made.
If you put value on something as nearly free as CPU cycles and bandwidth, how can you state that something which took many people time to create (movies, songs, etc) is ok to forcibly give away for free, against the wishes of the creators? That is the abso-fuckin-lute height of hypocrisy if you ask me.
Jesus, I at least have some respect for those that say, "yeah, I'm stealing it. But fuck those guys. I'm broke". Altruistic? - give me a break.
I need to look this up, but does anyone know how to use this on an unjailbroken ipod, or how about the facebook application on the ipod?
I know the dangers and concerns, but I still use unencrypted wifi like all those that don't even have a clue. I suppose I'm the worst of all... but I bet I'm not alone. It really is amazing how a system with so many vulnerabilities manages to stay together and grow for decades:-P
That is true if done poorly, but I work with a team from India my company has hired. As much as I'd like to think "these guys aren't as good are 'our' guys" the fact is that they are as good.
In fact, they're better: they can code as well as we can, they are fairly knowledgeable about creative solutions to new problems (onshore probably still has a *small* advantage there - for now), and they're willing to work their ass off. Their PCs don't even have internet access. They sit. They code. They leave.
Programming is becoming commoditized. For those that might counter "well, you're just crappy at your job". No, I'm not. I'm actually quite good. I'm just looking at this impartially. Don't shoot the messenger, I'm not happy about it either. But it is truth. Pretending it's not will get you no where.
Hey, hey now. I didn't say I was good at my job or that I was in fear of losing it. I just think fighting against a stagnant industry takes a lot more energy and yields less results than going into an industry which is growing rapidly.
I think there's something to be said for hopping on the fastest moving train.
I don't know about you guys but after 10+ years of stagnant wages and fierce competition from India that shows no signs of subsiding, I'm finding a new career path...
Last time I checked there was more than one lawyer in this world. If you don't like one lawyer's cost, use another.
(I've personally tried cheap, moderate, and expensive attorneys. The cheap ones suck. The expensive attorneys are all show but do as much as the moderately priced attorneys).
If there's one thing that annoys the nerd in me it's the use of the term "real time". To truly be real time a monumental breakthroughs in physics which would need to occur. IMO real time should really be reserved for something which has so much hardware behind it that an individual would find it impossible to purchase on their own (stock exchanges, modern flight tracking, nuclear simulations, etc). But even then the definition doesn't stick so well.
Basically, I just hate the term "real time". Good news is I know I'm not the only one!:-P
Ha, you had me until your very last sentence. I too hate TV, but think making the educational and informational vids on the Internet more accessible will be good... for those that choose to watch them (both you and I seem to be in that very small category).
Besides, distracted people aren't always as "stopped" as they think they are.
Texting at a full-stop is completely safe. Why should my ability to do this be infringed because some asshole doesn't know the difference between 'stop' and 'go'?
And why does "texting" need to be explicitly mentioned in the laws. How hard would it be to prove someone was "texting"? No, I wasn't texting, I was shopping, playing a game, whatever.
Call it what it is... bad driving / reckless endangerment.
This is my university's implementation of a gmail based email system, not gmail itself. So unless you're going to my university or accessing its mail client, you wouldn't see it.
It's my university's implementation of a gmail email system. So the blame likely lays with my university (which would not surprise me at all) but I kind of wish the Google phone would work with the gmail service even with a crappy implementation by my school.
There is an RFC out there (I forget the number off the top of my head) which limits redirects to five. IE6 went above spec and allowed... 20... I think. IE8 has shortened to allow 10 redirects. FF and Chrome allow the same or less. There is a limit on redirects by RFC, but many websites don't follow the rule and many browsers are forced to compensate because of this.
Ironically, I was just recently accessing a gmail based email system with an Android phone and suddenly I get the message "too many redirects". So now there's no way my google phone can access my google mail. -1 for that one Google.
So from TFA, it sounds as though they've simplified the city side of things while making the warfare more complex with a need to micro-manage the positioning of units and strategize about precise unit positioning needed to take a city over.
Maybe it's just me, but I HATE micromanaging battles, or micro-managing anything for that matter. I'm the Emperor / President / King so I like deciding the blend of units to produce, general city enhancements to pursue, when and where to build new cities, diplomacy, etc. Managing the tactical battle plans sound like a pain in the ass.
I don't play the amount of strategy games I used to but Alpha-Centauri is still far and away the best game I've ever played that allowed this "macro" level control over things.
Articles like this are important then, aren't they? In reading this, it should give you some ammunition against those that want to upgrade for the wrong reasons.
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If you put value on something of as nearly free as the act of duplicating a lump of bits from a master copy to a piece of plastic...
You are confusing R&D/Production costs with marginal production costs. Yes, of course it's cheap to produce copies. That doesn't mean movies or songs appear out of thin air. Judging by your post, you're not an idiot, so you know that. You are doing mental gymnastics to support your hypothesis. At least be honest with yourself. If everyone copies, how will new material be produced with the budgets and quality we're used to experiencing today?
You have something that other people do not, you give some of it to other people without asking for anything in return. You may need a dictionary.
Ok, yes. I concede that in the very strictest, pedantic definition of the word you are indeed correct. Yet, there is a certain (deserved) connotation to altruism. Conveniently providing a nearly free resource does not live up to the conversational connotation the word "altruism" usually enjoys. But if you want to split hairs, fine. You win.
You want to know what's funny? Downloading a copy isn't illegal. [snip] The RIAA know this, better than you do apparently, since all their suits have been "making available" lawsuits (ie. uploading).
You are right, I didn't know this. Thanks
Can anybody tell me wtf a "broken" condom is? I mean, I've done some hard fucking in my time (or at least I'd like to think I have). But how the hell can a condom BREAK?!
/sarcasm
Unless they're using those odd ceramic based condoms from WWII - you know rationing the latex ones for use by the soldiers...
You've got to be fucking kidding me. Are you seriously considering yourselves to be altruistic? Seriously? No, you're not altruistic, you're stealing what another person has made.
If you put value on something as nearly free as CPU cycles and bandwidth, how can you state that something which took many people time to create (movies, songs, etc) is ok to forcibly give away for free, against the wishes of the creators? That is the abso-fuckin-lute height of hypocrisy if you ask me.
Jesus, I at least have some respect for those that say, "yeah, I'm stealing it. But fuck those guys. I'm broke". Altruistic? - give me a break.
I need to look this up, but does anyone know how to use this on an unjailbroken ipod, or how about the facebook application on the ipod?
:-P
I know the dangers and concerns, but I still use unencrypted wifi like all those that don't even have a clue. I suppose I'm the worst of all... but I bet I'm not alone. It really is amazing how a system with so many vulnerabilities manages to stay together and grow for decades
lol - me too! Seriously, you just described my job
But... when was the last time you saw a substantial increase in income? Been a while for me!
How much further up the income scale can you go? I've maxed out! Sure, I'll get roughly inflation raises from now on - but where to from here?
And I agree - tech management is everything I hate about tech with nothing I like.
That is true if done poorly, but I work with a team from India my company has hired. As much as I'd like to think "these guys aren't as good are 'our' guys" the fact is that they are as good.
In fact, they're better: they can code as well as we can, they are fairly knowledgeable about creative solutions to new problems (onshore probably still has a *small* advantage there - for now), and they're willing to work their ass off. Their PCs don't even have internet access. They sit. They code. They leave.
Programming is becoming commoditized. For those that might counter "well, you're just crappy at your job". No, I'm not. I'm actually quite good. I'm just looking at this impartially. Don't shoot the messenger, I'm not happy about it either. But it is truth. Pretending it's not will get you no where.
(Just MHO, of course)
lol - oh, damnit - poor place for me to put a typo!
Hey, hey now. I didn't say I was good at my job or that I was in fear of losing it. I just think fighting against a stagnant industry takes a lot more energy and yields less results than going into an industry which is growing rapidly.
I think there's something to be said for hopping on the fastest moving train.
I don't know about you guys but after 10+ years of stagnant wages and fierce competition from India that shows no signs of subsiding, I'm finding a new career path...
Last time I checked there was more than one lawyer in this world. If you don't like one lawyer's cost, use another.
(I've personally tried cheap, moderate, and expensive attorneys. The cheap ones suck. The expensive attorneys are all show but do as much as the moderately priced attorneys).
Hmm, interesting point to consider... thanks
;-)
I'd still prefer a different name though
If there's one thing that annoys the nerd in me it's the use of the term "real time". To truly be real time a monumental breakthroughs in physics which would need to occur. IMO real time should really be reserved for something which has so much hardware behind it that an individual would find it impossible to purchase on their own (stock exchanges, modern flight tracking, nuclear simulations, etc). But even then the definition doesn't stick so well.
:-P
Basically, I just hate the term "real time". Good news is I know I'm not the only one!
I gave a little laugh at the "Samzenpus likes this" note at the bottom :-)
Cute.
Yep! That is exactly what I do :-)
Ha, you had me until your very last sentence. I too hate TV, but think making the educational and informational vids on the Internet more accessible will be good... for those that choose to watch them (both you and I seem to be in that very small category).
I want a web browser on my TV. TV is garbage. I want to watch TED, fora.tv and news related content on my TV. To hell with the rest of that crap.
:-)
See... opinions can differ
Have you read your sig? It seems you think we should govern to the lowest common denominator then?
Besides, distracted people aren't always as "stopped" as they think they are.
Texting at a full-stop is completely safe. Why should my ability to do this be infringed because some asshole doesn't know the difference between 'stop' and 'go'?
And why does "texting" need to be explicitly mentioned in the laws. How hard would it be to prove someone was "texting"? No, I wasn't texting, I was shopping, playing a game, whatever.
Call it what it is... bad driving / reckless endangerment.
This is my university's implementation of a gmail based email system, not gmail itself. So unless you're going to my university or accessing its mail client, you wouldn't see it.
It's my university's implementation of a gmail email system. So the blame likely lays with my university (which would not surprise me at all) but I kind of wish the Google phone would work with the gmail service even with a crappy implementation by my school.
There is an RFC out there (I forget the number off the top of my head) which limits redirects to five. IE6 went above spec and allowed ... 20... I think. IE8 has shortened to allow 10 redirects. FF and Chrome allow the same or less. There is a limit on redirects by RFC, but many websites don't follow the rule and many browsers are forced to compensate because of this.
Ironically, I was just recently accessing a gmail based email system with an Android phone and suddenly I get the message "too many redirects". So now there's no way my google phone can access my google mail. -1 for that one Google.
So from TFA, it sounds as though they've simplified the city side of things while making the warfare more complex with a need to micro-manage the positioning of units and strategize about precise unit positioning needed to take a city over.
Maybe it's just me, but I HATE micromanaging battles, or micro-managing anything for that matter. I'm the Emperor / President / King so I like deciding the blend of units to produce, general city enhancements to pursue, when and where to build new cities, diplomacy, etc. Managing the tactical battle plans sound like a pain in the ass.
I don't play the amount of strategy games I used to but Alpha-Centauri is still far and away the best game I've ever played that allowed this "macro" level control over things.
Articles like this are important then, aren't they? In reading this, it should give you some ammunition against those that want to upgrade for the wrong reasons.
Actually, perhaps given the opinions of most readers on this site regarding God and operating systems, perhaps \. and God do mix well... :-D