if 1 in 500 PCs has a boxed copy of an OS and the other 499 have pre-installed versions, why would the OS maker care in the slightest about "competitive pricing?"
what competition? apple? *nix? laughable. There is no competition and the consumer has no choice. if it was $5 or $500 there would be an 80% market share. I'm running a pirated copy of XP right now because my legit version that i payed for (in a box, btw) was installed on this same machine more than the allowed 3 times in the past 7 or so years. I refuse to call an 800 number and have some jerkoff ask me to explain myself in order to use the product i purchased years ago. The funny part is, once I (fairly painlessly) removed all the backdoors and keyloggers, etc from this installation of xp, it runs WAY better than the boxed version. Pirated versions often come with all the most annoying bloated shit stripped out, as well as changing up some settings to a more sane configuration.
So i guess there is a choice for the consumer after all.. either buy MS or pirate MS. I suggest pirating it, it usually works better.
seriously dude, ketamine has been replaced by numerous less-harmful drugs for literally all of it's applications. it's used primarily on animals now because no one really cares about the harmful after effects for animals, and it's cheaper than other forms of anesthesia. for humans, it's been considered pretty damaging, and is really only used in severe cases where other bronchiodialators can't be used, and i cant really think of an example where steroids would be more damaging than ketamine.
you have ketamine at your clinic? that's for sedating horses, isn't it? either you are giving animal medicine to people, or people medicine to animals.. either way, you should lose whatever license you have.
It really bothers me when people refer to this policy as "new" as if the U.S. never had things like robber-barons and big-oil-controlled-government. The woes of the industrial revolution are coming back, just in time it seems, since most Americans don't seem to remember high school history class.
Corporations and their umbrellas are the triangle shirtwaste's of our age. Instead of being chained to a sewing machine, we are chained to our electronic devices. Of course they aren't "ours" as we are only leasing the privledge of using them, at least if the corporations have their way.
I think the only one who will be surprised by that little "trick" will be the content providers.. I know I'd be surprised if I fully expected the method to work, only to see it defeated in days--maybe hours--of release.
Copyright law may be almost hopelessly broke, but the whole DRM bullshit was broken from the get-go.. Silly physics, always proving to be stronger than the apes trying to ignore it's laws.
I'm betting right now there's a lot of employees of MediaDefender on the phone with their banks right now trying to find out why they bought several boats, cars, etc. in Russia, China, and god knows where else..
I definitely agree that pirates have played a large role in enacting change in the way content is distributed. I certainly agree that this change is for the better. I still can't advocate selectively breaking laws as they suit us. I know it comes off as claiming moral high ground but it's really just a matter of perspective. To me, when someone says "I know it's illegal, but I do it anyway" they really mean "yea, but I'm special." So my mentality is that I need to always keep in mind that I am not special, and that we must all follow the same laws. I think the whole spirit of democracy can be boiled down to one phrase: "We're all in this together." That's really what is going thru my head when I say that selectively breaking laws hurts everyone.
As i re-read that, I guess I still come off as taking the moral high ground.. oh well, fuck it. Someone has to play that part, I guess I'll just accept it. But I'm really not a dick, i swear.
You certainly have medical research, you certainly have scientific research of all kinds, and you certainly have people who need a high-speed pipe to VPN into servers both inside and outside of Australia. You may not know them, you may not see them at work, but they are there, I assure you, and their work almost certainly makes your life better in some small way.
Yes, but the particular issue we are talking about is the availability of a TV show over the internet.. The Boston Tea Party was a rebellion over taxation without representation. On one hand, we have a slight annoyance to a tiny group of people, and on the other we have an entire colony who's existence itself was fairly difficult to maintain being forced to pay hugely disproportionate taxes to Brittan.
Revolution is a great thing for people living under oppressive rule. We happen to be a people living under a democracy that happens to be run by an oppressive group. There is a huge difference. In a government "by the people, for the people" we still actually wield a great deal of power, and we are charged with the responsible use of that power. Ignoring laws is not responsible use, but campaigning to change laws to benefit the people is. Revolutions are a good thing once in a while, but let's try and use the already ample tools we have, shall we?
This country would be a much sadder place if everybody who found laws offensive just sucked it up. That's why I'm advocating using every weapon in the free man's arsenal to change the laws. I'm definitely not advocating just sitting around and letting the laws be unjust or offensive and leaving it at that. This country may look more and more fascist with each passing day, but it is still a democracy, and it can still function as one. That is, of course, if we as citizens act as citizens of a democracy, and stand up for our rights and our freedoms, rather than just ignoring the laws we don't like.
I have broken drug possession laws. Yet I have harmed nobody and done nothing unethical. As have I, so I guess I'm caught being hypocritical on that front, but I have been involved with a great many demonstrations, have written countless letters, and have done about as much as i possibly can to stand up and try to make harmless plant matter legalized. I'm not claiming moral high-ground here, I'm just trying to point out that yes, I do try to use the ideals of democracy to right the wrongs and all that jazz. If everyone went thru the proper channels, we wouldn't have to ignore laws, because the laws would reflect the common interests of the people.
I know it's a fools errand, but I'll be damned if I can think of a better way.
You can obey our media overlords and bought-and-sold legislature all you want, but please don't claim a moral high ground over someone who does not. I claim no moral high ground, nor do i obey our media overlords.. I spend very little of my hard earned bread on media garbage, and I spend even less effort seeking it thru illegal means. To be frank, very little of the shit on TV or in theaters interests me in the least. I don't think I'm "above" it or some shit like that, I just couldn't care less about it when there's so many other ways to entertain yourself.
Most of the biggest demands for broadband probably come from people who illegally download and/or upload copyrighted content. If those acitivities were forced to stop, those people would quite possibly be happy with dial-up. Who do you work for? MaBell? MS? **AA? I'm not sure what your angle is, but it would appear that you have no clue as to why the words you just typed are completely ignorant and devoid of the tiniest bit of truth. You want legitimate uses for bandwidth? How about Gaming; be it console or PC, they all share broadband online services. Or possibly streaming On Demand services from cable companies. What about the thousands of universities all over the place that send HUGE data files back and forth between researchers. But maybe you're right.. if those researchers want to cure cancer they can try doing it one packet at a time, huh? What about when Grandma Jones wants to see her newest grandson, but she's immobilized half a world away? I guess sending her video caps from the insanely expensive HD camera you bought just for that sort of thing is unnecessary. And I guess it's pretty stupid to think that people spend millions of dollars each year on fully-legit for-pay services like itunes, streaming netflix, and skype.
I won't even get into the problems with the copper infrastructure vs. fiber. I'll even leave the cost analysis out of the equation.
There's a big difference. the RIAA is payed up with the right people in America. Apparently the ARIA isn't payed up with the right people in Australia.
When the law is STUPID, it should be ignored. Congratulations, you are what is wrong with America. Just because you want something doesn't entitle you to have it. Similarly, just because you think a law is stupid doesn't mean that you can ignore it. I'm sure pedophiles think child molestation laws are stupid. Many of them feel they are doing nothing wrong. Of course they are, and of course it's fucking illegal. If you don't like the laws, do something to have them changed. This is America after all, and Americans aren't sheep, as you said. So go exercise the wonderful freedoms that generations of American sons have died to protect and start a group to bring public awareness to your cause, and most importantly; VOTE. Whatever you do, DO NOT make a habit of spreading the cancerous idea that anyone can ignore any law at any time as it suits them.
To believe in evolution is to make a series of "leaps in logic." That much is true. However, to discredit the entire theory is folly. Sure, there are inconsistencies in the fossil record, and many bits that we do not quite understand. The important thing is that there is a solid base of data supporting the theory. I haven't the desire to find the passages, as I haven't seen a bible in years, but I assure you I've read the thing cover to cover, and there are several places in scripture that discuss the idea of faith and what it means to a christian. The bible stresses the importance of faith because it's supposed to be all christians have in their walk. Faith is so important because proof will never, ever, ever be given that a god exists until the day of judgment is upon us. Calling the bible a historic document is a bit of a misnomer when you take into account the argument of literal vs. figurative translations. Certain parts of the bible, such as the earlier parts of the new testament are obviously written as a historical document passing down the lineage of men. Other parts, such as the entire new testament, are pretty obviously meant to be taken figuratively. I guess that's the problem with a "historical document" that was written by many authors in many styles of writing over many, many years. I also take issue with your idea that because you can't disprove the bible it must be fact. You can't disprove the writings of nostradamus, but you can be fairly certain that they are just gibberish.
I'm sure there used to be heated debates about whether or not the earth was flat or round. In the end truth wins. So I'm content to sit here and see what happens first: the return of the christ that will herald the horsemen and end our world, or the passage of enough time to accurately prove that evolution exists by measuring it's progress.
I'm assuming a christian god, since most other religions have different words for it. The term "God" implies the christian version. If it was worded "Allah" instead of "God" I would have assumed it referred to the islamic version. I'm pretty sure it's all the same god, but depending on the word you use to refer to it, it implies a totally different system of religion.
uninformed boob or no, I have yet to see a reasonable explanation for the logic that it takes more faith to follow scientific evidence through to it's inevitable conclusion than it does to believe in a 100% faith-based idea such as God. -1 missedthewholepoint.
though there is a certain humor in that what it says is basically true. Ok, so on one hand we have what can be described as the sum of all human knowledge, and on the other hand we have the belief that God exists, created mankind and dinosaurs at the same time about 10,000 years ago, and will send angels riding on flying horses to doom the earth.
Yea, it's totally reasonable to think that it takes more faith to exist in the real world than it does to believe in ghosts and boogie-men.
It take more faith to believe in evolution than it takes to believe in God I know this is off-topic and probably trollish, but I don't understand that sig.. Is it supposed to be funny? I read it, and it kind of made my head hurt trying to decide in what way it was funny, but I keep coming up with a blank. I've re-read probably a dozen times, and I still have no idea what it means.. Please enlighten me?
You know, I agree.. the space shuttle seems a risky transport vessel for what, in my opinion, is basically the most holy artifact on the planet. If NASA was smart, they would take this Holyest of Holies into space, list it on e-bay with a reserve of $1 million, and threaten to fire it into the sun if no one meets the reserve.
I would personally do whatever it takes to get a million bucks just to ensure it's survival.. Probably a lot more to secure ownership. Any large ladies need some lovin? I've got a loooong night ahead of me.
Wow, I'm actually surprised they found the thing at all. My only experience with Lojack was pretty funny.. A friend of mine had this big passenger van he used for work. One night we went out to get drunk in Brooklyn, and parked the van on the street. Long story short, we got far too drunk, couldn't find the van, and ended up calling it in as stolen. The next morning the van was located using Lojack, and it happened to be about 2 blocks from where we *thought* we left it. The funny bit is that he had no idea it even had Lojack. I guess the moral of the story is that if you don't remember where you parked, Lojack can make you feel quite foolish.
I just like the fact that when someone steals my Jag, they don't have to break the window, or even damage the door lock.. All I have to do is wait for Lo Jack to track down my unscathed car and thank the police when they return it. Sweet. Technology really is making life better for everyone.
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meh. what do I know about pirating? I'm just a user trying to use the product I purchased.
if 1 in 500 PCs has a boxed copy of an OS and the other 499 have pre-installed versions, why would the OS maker care in the slightest about "competitive pricing?"
what competition? apple? *nix? laughable. There is no competition and the consumer has no choice. if it was $5 or $500 there would be an 80% market share. I'm running a pirated copy of XP right now because my legit version that i payed for (in a box, btw) was installed on this same machine more than the allowed 3 times in the past 7 or so years. I refuse to call an 800 number and have some jerkoff ask me to explain myself in order to use the product i purchased years ago. The funny part is, once I (fairly painlessly) removed all the backdoors and keyloggers, etc from this installation of xp, it runs WAY better than the boxed version. Pirated versions often come with all the most annoying bloated shit stripped out, as well as changing up some settings to a more sane configuration.
So i guess there is a choice for the consumer after all.. either buy MS or pirate MS. I suggest pirating it, it usually works better.
the iphone doesn't support 3g because mabell's network doesn't support 3g... what a dumb trolling post..
seriously dude, ketamine has been replaced by numerous less-harmful drugs for literally all of it's applications. it's used primarily on animals now because no one really cares about the harmful after effects for animals, and it's cheaper than other forms of anesthesia. for humans, it's been considered pretty damaging, and is really only used in severe cases where other bronchiodialators can't be used, and i cant really think of an example where steroids would be more damaging than ketamine.
you have ketamine at your clinic? that's for sedating horses, isn't it? either you are giving animal medicine to people, or people medicine to animals.. either way, you should lose whatever license you have.
It really bothers me when people refer to this policy as "new" as if the U.S. never had things like robber-barons and big-oil-controlled-government. The woes of the industrial revolution are coming back, just in time it seems, since most Americans don't seem to remember high school history class.
Corporations and their umbrellas are the triangle shirtwaste's of our age. Instead of being chained to a sewing machine, we are chained to our electronic devices. Of course they aren't "ours" as we are only leasing the privledge of using them, at least if the corporations have their way.
I think the only one who will be surprised by that little "trick" will be the content providers.. I know I'd be surprised if I fully expected the method to work, only to see it defeated in days--maybe hours--of release.
Copyright law may be almost hopelessly broke, but the whole DRM bullshit was broken from the get-go.. Silly physics, always proving to be stronger than the apes trying to ignore it's laws.
I'm betting right now there's a lot of employees of MediaDefender on the phone with their banks right now trying to find out why they bought several boats, cars, etc. in Russia, China, and god knows where else..
I definitely agree that pirates have played a large role in enacting change in the way content is distributed. I certainly agree that this change is for the better. I still can't advocate selectively breaking laws as they suit us. I know it comes off as claiming moral high ground but it's really just a matter of perspective. To me, when someone says "I know it's illegal, but I do it anyway" they really mean "yea, but I'm special." So my mentality is that I need to always keep in mind that I am not special, and that we must all follow the same laws. I think the whole spirit of democracy can be boiled down to one phrase: "We're all in this together." That's really what is going thru my head when I say that selectively breaking laws hurts everyone.
As i re-read that, I guess I still come off as taking the moral high ground.. oh well, fuck it. Someone has to play that part, I guess I'll just accept it. But I'm really not a dick, i swear.
You certainly have medical research, you certainly have scientific research of all kinds, and you certainly have people who need a high-speed pipe to VPN into servers both inside and outside of Australia. You may not know them, you may not see them at work, but they are there, I assure you, and their work almost certainly makes your life better in some small way.
Yes, but the particular issue we are talking about is the availability of a TV show over the internet.. The Boston Tea Party was a rebellion over taxation without representation. On one hand, we have a slight annoyance to a tiny group of people, and on the other we have an entire colony who's existence itself was fairly difficult to maintain being forced to pay hugely disproportionate taxes to Brittan. Revolution is a great thing for people living under oppressive rule. We happen to be a people living under a democracy that happens to be run by an oppressive group. There is a huge difference. In a government "by the people, for the people" we still actually wield a great deal of power, and we are charged with the responsible use of that power. Ignoring laws is not responsible use, but campaigning to change laws to benefit the people is. Revolutions are a good thing once in a while, but let's try and use the already ample tools we have, shall we?
I know it's a fools errand, but I'll be damned if I can think of a better way. You can obey our media overlords and bought-and-sold legislature all you want, but please don't claim a moral high ground over someone who does not. I claim no moral high ground, nor do i obey our media overlords.. I spend very little of my hard earned bread on media garbage, and I spend even less effort seeking it thru illegal means. To be frank, very little of the shit on TV or in theaters interests me in the least. I don't think I'm "above" it or some shit like that, I just couldn't care less about it when there's so many other ways to entertain yourself.
I won't even get into the problems with the copper infrastructure vs. fiber. I'll even leave the cost analysis out of the equation.
There's a big difference. the RIAA is payed up with the right people in America. Apparently the ARIA isn't payed up with the right people in Australia.
To believe in evolution is to make a series of "leaps in logic." That much is true. However, to discredit the entire theory is folly. Sure, there are inconsistencies in the fossil record, and many bits that we do not quite understand. The important thing is that there is a solid base of data supporting the theory. I haven't the desire to find the passages, as I haven't seen a bible in years, but I assure you I've read the thing cover to cover, and there are several places in scripture that discuss the idea of faith and what it means to a christian. The bible stresses the importance of faith because it's supposed to be all christians have in their walk. Faith is so important because proof will never, ever, ever be given that a god exists until the day of judgment is upon us. Calling the bible a historic document is a bit of a misnomer when you take into account the argument of literal vs. figurative translations. Certain parts of the bible, such as the earlier parts of the new testament are obviously written as a historical document passing down the lineage of men. Other parts, such as the entire new testament, are pretty obviously meant to be taken figuratively. I guess that's the problem with a "historical document" that was written by many authors in many styles of writing over many, many years. I also take issue with your idea that because you can't disprove the bible it must be fact. You can't disprove the writings of nostradamus, but you can be fairly certain that they are just gibberish.
I'm sure there used to be heated debates about whether or not the earth was flat or round. In the end truth wins. So I'm content to sit here and see what happens first: the return of the christ that will herald the horsemen and end our world, or the passage of enough time to accurately prove that evolution exists by measuring it's progress.
I'm assuming a christian god, since most other religions have different words for it. The term "God" implies the christian version. If it was worded "Allah" instead of "God" I would have assumed it referred to the islamic version. I'm pretty sure it's all the same god, but depending on the word you use to refer to it, it implies a totally different system of religion.
uninformed boob or no, I have yet to see a reasonable explanation for the logic that it takes more faith to follow scientific evidence through to it's inevitable conclusion than it does to believe in a 100% faith-based idea such as God. -1 missedthewholepoint.
Yea, it's totally reasonable to think that it takes more faith to exist in the real world than it does to believe in ghosts and boogie-men.
You know, I agree.. the space shuttle seems a risky transport vessel for what, in my opinion, is basically the most holy artifact on the planet. If NASA was smart, they would take this Holyest of Holies into space, list it on e-bay with a reserve of $1 million, and threaten to fire it into the sun if no one meets the reserve. I would personally do whatever it takes to get a million bucks just to ensure it's survival.. Probably a lot more to secure ownership. Any large ladies need some lovin? I've got a loooong night ahead of me.
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You think those installers are lazy? I just taped the spare key under the rear drivers side wheel well. I mean.. oops.
Wow, I'm actually surprised they found the thing at all. My only experience with Lojack was pretty funny.. A friend of mine had this big passenger van he used for work. One night we went out to get drunk in Brooklyn, and parked the van on the street. Long story short, we got far too drunk, couldn't find the van, and ended up calling it in as stolen. The next morning the van was located using Lojack, and it happened to be about 2 blocks from where we *thought* we left it. The funny bit is that he had no idea it even had Lojack. I guess the moral of the story is that if you don't remember where you parked, Lojack can make you feel quite foolish.
I just like the fact that when someone steals my Jag, they don't have to break the window, or even damage the door lock.. All I have to do is wait for Lo Jack to track down my unscathed car and thank the police when they return it. Sweet. Technology really is making life better for everyone.