Um, because it will?
Just because the government is regulating something doesn't make it inherently worse off. Like how they regulate the roadways so you have to drive on a particular side (depending on which government is doing the regulating).
Don't let your distrust of government regulation make you write off the matter. It isn't the regulation that is inherently bad, it is the misuse of the regulation.
Would it not be better to break up the big telco monopolies instead and so allow competition to work in customers' favour? Yes, but it is a lot less likely. We work with what we have.
I think one of the best things I noticed about this article is the news site it is taken from. Not Wired online, not the Register, not any of the usual, tech-oriented news sites. CNN is read by the technoelite and the public in general. The entire Net Neutrality issue needs to be in the public view-space.
For everyone who says that this is a ploy by Dell:
What do they have to do exactly? I have heard nothing but doubt on Dell's sincerity since this whole thing started, and as far as I can tell, Dell has done every thing possible to do what was originally asked of it on IdeaStorm. It has also lived up to all of it's promises about going forward with Linux on their computers. So, give them a break. Just wait and see if they keep their promise or not before you start talking about how they are just doing it as some evil Microsoft plan to take over the world (or the rest of it anyway).
So how long until the rest of the world looks at our Intellectual Property system and says, "Pfft, yeah, right. So it looks like we will be ignoring your IP laws from now on, thanks for playing.
Same at my college. If you ask anyone about the Wii, they babble on for hours about how fun it is to play. if you ask someone about the ps3, they say, "yeah, it has pretty good graphics, and blu-ray. Of course, I don't have any blu-ray disks, but I'm sure someone is willing to pay for it. You never hear much about the 360. I have been to several Wii parties since it came out, but I have never been to (or heard of) a PS3 or 360 party.
When I read the article (I know, I know, "I must be new around here.") I got the impression that they were trying to promote Linux, but the person writing the article had no clue what he/she was writing about.
I quote:
GNU/Linux is the way the Free Software Foundation identifies a freely distributed computer operating system, with GNU referring to a series of utilities and Linux referring to the core of the operating system, called a kernel. and
distribution [version].
I agree with you 110%.
At my university, all students are required to take an "INFO1110" class, which is basically a class to teach you how to use M$ Office. Note-not how to use an office suite, how to use MICROSOFT OFFICE. In the tests for these classes you are asked to perform a task in, say, a spreadsheet, then, if you don't do it exactly the way you were taught (aka - using a keyboard shortcut instead of going through a menu) you lose points. As an OOo user, this annoys me to no end, why would I ever need to know all of these M$ specific rules when I can just translate what I know about Word Processing in general to any office suite I want?
Of course, you can't expect much from these professors, one of them was quoted as stating that Linux was a program that you ran under Windows. That is called brainwashing.
"We are involved in a number of massive deals for Linux desktops, and those are the kinds of things that are indicators of critical mass...that's an indicator." Perhaps the most telling quote in the entire article? This indicates that the major OEM's are at least keeping track of the popularity of Linux to the desktop user. If this is true, Pre-loaded Linux is inevitable, since all the numbers do indicate that linux popularity is rising.
Wipe your feet off before entering the airlock Um... did you not read?
"It turns out what we did in Apollo was probably the worst way we could have handled it operationally," says Kriss Kennedy, project leader for architecture, habitability and integration at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, US. That is because the Apollo landers did not have airlocks, so the astronauts had to live among the dust for days.
Maybe we should require that all bills be read aloud in their entirety in an open session of congress? Amen. Maybe this would help reduce porkbarreling too. If they are forced to listen to the entire thing they wouldn't be so quick to add random stuff to it.
Anyone ever read The Singularity is Near buy Ray Kurzweil?
Scary stuff, and surprisingly plausible.
He argues very well and I always admire that in a sensationalist.
(if you are wondering what this has to do with the discussion, this neocortex thing is right on schedule from his timeline)
I love it when MAFIAA types (or in this case, political types) talk about "lost revenues," after all, everyone knows that each and every pirate would have bought that film if he couldn't have gotten it for free. Not.
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brain surgeologist is now my new favorite profession.
Um, because it will? Just because the government is regulating something doesn't make it inherently worse off. Like how they regulate the roadways so you have to drive on a particular side (depending on which government is doing the regulating). Don't let your distrust of government regulation make you write off the matter. It isn't the regulation that is inherently bad, it is the misuse of the regulation.
I think one of the best things I noticed about this article is the news site it is taken from. Not Wired online, not the Register, not any of the usual, tech-oriented news sites. CNN is read by the technoelite and the public in general. The entire Net Neutrality issue needs to be in the public view-space.
And a good commercial speaks wonders.
For everyone who says that this is a ploy by Dell: What do they have to do exactly? I have heard nothing but doubt on Dell's sincerity since this whole thing started, and as far as I can tell, Dell has done every thing possible to do what was originally asked of it on IdeaStorm. It has also lived up to all of it's promises about going forward with Linux on their computers. So, give them a break. Just wait and see if they keep their promise or not before you start talking about how they are just doing it as some evil Microsoft plan to take over the world (or the rest of it anyway).
So how long until the rest of the world looks at our Intellectual Property system and says, "Pfft, yeah, right. So it looks like we will be ignoring your IP laws from now on, thanks for playing.
Oh, it's a joke alright. It's just that some people have a very, very sick sense of humor. (AKA - The US Patent Office)
Same at my college. If you ask anyone about the Wii, they babble on for hours about how fun it is to play. if you ask someone about the ps3, they say, "yeah, it has pretty good graphics, and blu-ray. Of course, I don't have any blu-ray disks, but I'm sure someone is willing to pay for it. You never hear much about the 360. I have been to several Wii parties since it came out, but I have never been to (or heard of) a PS3 or 360 party.
At this point in time, I trust the average blogger more than I do the average journalist.
Well, so far as candidates, the choices are slim, but if you need a political party that cares about copyright reform...http://pirate-party.us/
So let me get this straight: Cheap piracy is more popular than expensive piracy? And...?
I agree with you 110%. At my university, all students are required to take an "INFO1110" class, which is basically a class to teach you how to use M$ Office. Note-not how to use an office suite, how to use MICROSOFT OFFICE. In the tests for these classes you are asked to perform a task in, say, a spreadsheet, then, if you don't do it exactly the way you were taught (aka - using a keyboard shortcut instead of going through a menu) you lose points. As an OOo user, this annoys me to no end, why would I ever need to know all of these M$ specific rules when I can just translate what I know about Word Processing in general to any office suite I want? Of course, you can't expect much from these professors, one of them was quoted as stating that Linux was a program that you ran under Windows. That is called brainwashing.
Anyone ever read The Singularity is Near buy Ray Kurzweil? Scary stuff, and surprisingly plausible. He argues very well and I always admire that in a sensationalist. (if you are wondering what this has to do with the discussion, this neocortex thing is right on schedule from his timeline)
I love it when MAFIAA types (or in this case, political types) talk about "lost revenues," after all, everyone knows that each and every pirate would have bought that film if he couldn't have gotten it for free. Not.