Because you don't go to jail for a year for lending someone your bus pas.
I'm ok with the limitation... in the TOS. I'm not ok with gov't legislation of the limit. I'm sure as hell not ok with jail time for violation.
I think I speak for everyone when I say: Fuck the RIAA! Damn them to Hell!
The preceding statement was an opinion and in no way reflects negatively on the RIAA, any of its member organizations, Media Sentry, or anyone, anywhere. Please don't sue me. Additionally, no insult was meant to demons, devils, or any denizens of the lower planes. Please don't sue me, either.
1. Simple solution: Don't do illegal activities on their network. If you are doing illegal activities, you're probably not terribly concerned with ethics, anyway.
2. Right. OK. By that token you're saying that when I take a penny out of the penny tray at the gas station, it hurts the other customers because they have to subsidize my freeloading. Seriously. Get a grip.
Compare what I use in bandwidth to check my email compared to the level of bandwidth that is available to a paying customer. If I used 100Kbps for 10 seconds, I've downloaded a crapton of email. Plus, the ISP has a reasonable expectation that this account might be operating at near their peak bandwidth capacity, and if they don't have the infrastructure to support that, they have no business offering that level of service to begin with.
I'm on my neighbor's wi-fi, using a router I installed for them, running encryption that I configured, connected through a WRT54G with DD-WRT that I set up. I have my laptop, iPhone, desktop computer, and XBOX 360 on their wireless. They know that I am on their wireless, and they approve. THEY HAVE NEVER NOTICED ANY SLOWDOWN AT ALL, even when I'm playing online.
It was a reference to George Orwell's 1984. In it, the main character's home nation, Oceania, is at war with the nation Westasia. During a speech, the war changes in the middle to a war with Eastasia, and nobody notices. Of course, we've always been at war with Eastasia. Of course, it's been a while since I read the book, so I might have the countries reversed.
Damn... my English teacher would've kicked my ass for that post. Sorry to all the grammar nazis out there, I'll try to proofread a little better next time.
Thank you! You have the support of someone within the US that believes that the level of paranoia around here is friggin' retarded.
I swear if I hear the word "Terrorist" on more damn time, I'm gonna go completely crackers. Am I afraid of terrorists, terrorism, bombs, sleeper cells, whatever? Fuck no! If it happens, it happens, and no amount of fearmongering, or paranoia is going to change that. Sure, you'll catch of few before they can pull whatever stunt they're planning, but eventually, one will get through.
The very fact that we're so paranoid is evidence that the terrorists have already won. The goal of terrorism is to get your enemy so afraid of you that they change their way of life to make you happy. Check the news; check Fark.com. There's an article just about every day about this person won't take a seeing eye dog in their cab because that would be bad, or somebody jumps up on a plane screaming about allah and how great 9/11 was in arabic, and they get away with no punishment, and worse, they sue and win for "discrimination"; but the instant a college student walks into an airport with a homemade light-up shirt, she gets an MP5 shoved in her face! She wasn't even trying to get on a plane. She was waiting for a friend to come out. I'll be honest, I've worn a shirt like this. After a few minutes, I completely forgot I was wearing it. I finally remembered when I started getting weird looks from cops at IHOP. I don't blame her for wearing it in an airport, I probably would have too, and not even given it a second thought.
She didn't respond to the lady at the counter, maybe because she didn't hear her, or possible she wasn't paying attention. Yes, the police should have responded, but they responded with WAAAAAYYYYY too much force.
Whatever happened to "no harm, no foul?" charges should be dropped against this girl immediately, and she should sue the dogshit out of the TSA.
OH GOD, NO!!! SOMEONE USED A CAMCORDER IN A MOVIE THEATER. THIS IS TRULY THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED!
They don't know, but that doesn't justify pressing charges on a matter that doesn't warrant judicial intervention. The manager should have walked down and confronted them. Likely, the girl would have apologized, and the matter would have been closed, but due to the asinine zero-tolerance policies that don't take into account the situation, this girl is going to suffer in one way or another for being an teenager and having fun.
Troll me if you want, but this manager needs to be punched in the face repeatedly until he is unconscious.
That's one of the reason I don't use Microsoft products. I like my firstborn where he is, thank you.
In all seriousness, have any of you ever actually read these agreements? They put some of the most ridiculous things in there. Just the other day on/. , somebody commented on the fact that the iTunes music agreement stipulates that you cannot use iTunes in the sale, manufacture, or transportation of missiles, chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. I'm too lazy to look up the exact link, but it's there somewhere.
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Because you don't go to jail for a year for lending someone your bus pas. I'm ok with the limitation... in the TOS. I'm not ok with gov't legislation of the limit. I'm sure as hell not ok with jail time for violation.
I think I speak for everyone when I say: Fuck the RIAA! Damn them to Hell!
The preceding statement was an opinion and in no way reflects negatively on the RIAA, any of its member organizations, Media Sentry, or anyone, anywhere. Please don't sue me. Additionally, no insult was meant to demons, devils, or any denizens of the lower planes. Please don't sue me, either.
Maybe they're all from that tribe in the Amazon that only has three number words. One, some, and many?
But, but... Where are they ever going to find cheap, knockoff computer electronics in China?
Somebody mod parent up. Pretty please?
Oh, pretty much anywhere. I live in a backwater two-horse town in Tennessee and there's four of them here.
Seriously, it's not hard. Just avoid the branded systems and have one built. You should be doing that anyway.
...and for the love of God, Allah, Buddha, Xenu, Science, or whatever, don't buy a Dell.
1. Simple solution: Don't do illegal activities on their network. If you are doing illegal activities, you're probably not terribly concerned with ethics, anyway.
2. Right. OK. By that token you're saying that when I take a penny out of the penny tray at the gas station, it hurts the other customers because they have to subsidize my freeloading. Seriously. Get a grip.
Compare what I use in bandwidth to check my email compared to the level of bandwidth that is available to a paying customer. If I used 100Kbps for 10 seconds, I've downloaded a crapton of email. Plus, the ISP has a reasonable expectation that this account might be operating at near their peak bandwidth capacity, and if they don't have the infrastructure to support that, they have no business offering that level of service to begin with.
I'm on my neighbor's wi-fi, using a router I installed for them, running encryption that I configured, connected through a WRT54G with DD-WRT that I set up. I have my laptop, iPhone, desktop computer, and XBOX 360 on their wireless. They know that I am on their wireless, and they approve. THEY HAVE NEVER NOTICED ANY SLOWDOWN AT ALL, even when I'm playing online.
So what you're saying is that the 'p' is silent, like in swimming?
Because any attempt at a major space mission by the Chinese would just explode into a cloud of asbestos dust and lead paint chips?
It was a reference to George Orwell's 1984. In it, the main character's home nation, Oceania, is at war with the nation Westasia. During a speech, the war changes in the middle to a war with Eastasia, and nobody notices. Of course, we've always been at war with Eastasia. Of course, it's been a while since I read the book, so I might have the countries reversed.
Damn... my English teacher would've kicked my ass for that post. Sorry to all the grammar nazis out there, I'll try to proofread a little better next time.
Thank you! You have the support of someone within the US that believes that the level of paranoia around here is friggin' retarded.
I swear if I hear the word "Terrorist" on more damn time, I'm gonna go completely crackers. Am I afraid of terrorists, terrorism, bombs, sleeper cells, whatever? Fuck no! If it happens, it happens, and no amount of fearmongering, or paranoia is going to change that. Sure, you'll catch of few before they can pull whatever stunt they're planning, but eventually, one will get through.
The very fact that we're so paranoid is evidence that the terrorists have already won. The goal of terrorism is to get your enemy so afraid of you that they change their way of life to make you happy. Check the news; check Fark.com. There's an article just about every day about this person won't take a seeing eye dog in their cab because that would be bad, or somebody jumps up on a plane screaming about allah and how great 9/11 was in arabic, and they get away with no punishment, and worse, they sue and win for "discrimination"; but the instant a college student walks into an airport with a homemade light-up shirt, she gets an MP5 shoved in her face! She wasn't even trying to get on a plane. She was waiting for a friend to come out. I'll be honest, I've worn a shirt like this. After a few minutes, I completely forgot I was wearing it. I finally remembered when I started getting weird looks from cops at IHOP. I don't blame her for wearing it in an airport, I probably would have too, and not even given it a second thought.
She didn't respond to the lady at the counter, maybe because she didn't hear her, or possible she wasn't paying attention. Yes, the police should have responded, but they responded with WAAAAAYYYYY too much force.
Whatever happened to "no harm, no foul?" charges should be dropped against this girl immediately, and she should sue the dogshit out of the TSA.
</rant>Congratulations! You have inspired me to change my sig.
For the love of god (no pun intended), somebody mod parent up! I've rarely seen this argument phrased quite so well.
HAHAHA! I laughed my ass off at this, and I feel really nerdy that I even got the joke. I must now watch MTV for 2 hours to atone. Gee, thanks.
You did independent research and asked an intriguing question. You're obviously new here. You didn't need to tell us. :)
I can't wait for the Dell-Biobattery recall: My laptop popped, then began to digest itself on the desk.
Ummm... They do?
OH GOD, NO!!! SOMEONE USED A CAMCORDER IN A MOVIE THEATER. THIS IS TRULY THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED!
They don't know, but that doesn't justify pressing charges on a matter that doesn't warrant judicial intervention. The manager should have walked down and confronted them. Likely, the girl would have apologized, and the matter would have been closed, but due to the asinine zero-tolerance policies that don't take into account the situation, this girl is going to suffer in one way or another for being an teenager and having fun.
Troll me if you want, but this manager needs to be punched in the face repeatedly until he is unconscious.
Hey, if it works for the RIAA... Oh, wait. Nevermind.
That's one of the reason I don't use Microsoft products. I like my firstborn where he is, thank you. /. , somebody commented on the fact that the iTunes music agreement stipulates that you cannot use iTunes in the sale, manufacture, or transportation of missiles, chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. I'm too lazy to look up the exact link, but it's there somewhere.
In all seriousness, have any of you ever actually read these agreements? They put some of the most ridiculous things in there. Just the other day on
I'm using a MS keyboard right now, and I tell you, it's a piece of really nice keyboard :)
What the hell? That's not what I typed
Mod parent up, please. Absolutely friggin' brilliant.
How exactly does one become a duck measurer?
Are there certifications involved?
If I told you your duck was too small, would you call me a quack?
Uhh... China? I'm sure they have one in some forgotten basement from the Ming Dynasty or something.