I know that it was recently declared illegal in Israel after a 15 year legal case that ended up in the supreme court there. It might be unenforcable in the courts here as well.
The legal systems are far from being equivalent but still it might signify an inherently illegal aspect of such a contractual stipulation in a democratic country.
Then again, who wants to spend 15 years of his life in court?
Isn't it unconstitutional in the U.S.?
The government levying taxes for private concerns. Or to phrase it in constitutional language: taxes are being levied for an unelected body that does no represent the tax payer.
Why is it so difficult to get DVD players to support CD-R when they are obviously supported in PC DVDs which have been around for cheaper longer than anything else.
Laser, shamser. If they wanted, they could do it... They don't want to.
Smells of conspiracy to me.
If windows becomes too difficult to use for the average user (which is what a copy protection scheme such as this does) more users might decide to migrate to other OS's. Keep in mind that a large part of window's popularity stems from the fact that many kids grow up with computers running pirated copies of windows. If it becomes too difficult to do, more will cut their computer teeth on alternatives and later on demand them at work.
This is not related
If you want to install winME over win98, all you have to do is delete or rename win.com (keep a boot disk in handy just in case this doesn't work). That will get rid of the silly "Windows cannot install on this computer" message. At least this was the way to get win95 OSR2 to install over win95. I doubt MS have changed their methods.
Personally I would prefer witnessing H-bomb blasts over the Pacific.
And it would be environmentally sound as well. From what I understand, the safest and cleanest way to get rid of these bombs would be to simply detonate them over the ocean.
People just have to drop their PC alarmisim for a couple seconds and think about it.
For the lazier geeks out there-
Eyefo sell a neat frisbee that will display any message you like.
I've got one. It's bright enough for broad daylight in the middle east (unlike some of the "propeller" clocks in the pictures) and seems to be indestructable.
I got mine at a Maplin store, geek heaven in its own right.
Or maybe it is just an attempt at damage control... Salon said it was cracked with ease, SDMI say no such thing happened. The truth is probably somewhere in between...
AFAIK MD's are crippled by a Digital-Analog-Digital copy protection system. In other words, the output from the MD for recording may be digital but the original digital signal goes through a deliberately noisy analog stage before being converted back to digital and out the jack.
Anyone know otherwise?
Sure, I could do my part and try to join, but I bear that burden enough here on slashdot and I have my priorities
Well maybe that is the problem with vocal feminism- too many females talking about it and too few females doing something about it. You can cry all you want about the dearth of female BSD programmers but I suppose all females have their priorities...
Suddenly, I'm reading about MojoNation everywhere I turn my head. It was in Fortune last week, in Salon this week, in Time Magazine I think too (but I might be wrong) and in Slashdot a couple of times at least... Why do I get the feeling there is a huge PR effort behind this?
BTW, Has anyone else noticed that/. is posting practically every article appearing in the Salon tech section?
People with an authorative status in one field of knowledge often try carrying over their authority into other fields in which they are far from being experts.
It's a common sight these days and sadly Hawking fell for it too.
Hawking is a physicist and cosmologist and although these may give him a better understanding of earth dynamics relative to the average lay man he is far from being an authority on the subjects of the earth's atmosphere and global warming.
I also think it is very revealing that he came out with such a sensationalist declaration. If it were so blatantly obvious (something on the scale he describes would be) then he wouldn't be the first to say it.
I'd say he's just cynically stirring up some PR for something...
I had this problem for several weeks, at my work, when they switched over from a Eudora(?) email server to Exchange. Suddenly I couldn't receive attachments with my Netscape client. I couldn't even receive attachments from myself. All I ever got, instead of any attachments sent, was a single attachment called TNEF.
At first I did not make the connection between the server switch and my problem (I'm not much of a conspiracy theory fan) and thought it was my Netscape client that went off its rocker. Finally, after a few weeks of aggravation and getting angry at Netscape the sys admin unchecked a checkbox on the exchange server and my problem disappeared.
Apparantly, the default behavior for Exchange was to take any and all attachments in emails going through it (all email, whether sent or received) and encapsulate them (for our benefit, of course) in the TNEF format.
Lovely feature...
If a protocol is simple and it peforms its task well, then it is indeed a good protocol.
Look at HTTP, it's its childish simplicity that made it the dominant web protocol.
I'm not familiar with the CueCat protocol but I do take issue with that condescending tone about 'childish protocols'. You may not like the company and its tactics but don't put down simple protocols. They are what make the internet and many other electronic gadgets tick.
In fact, it is such a great feature that I'm worried about the day that M$ (or AOL, take your pick) copy it almost exactly, conveniently forgetting that pesky 'disable' checkbox.
Actually, "education" in this context sounds more like "re-education" which in turn sounds like "either you do what we say or we send you off to Siberia..."
I'll admit it!
I want my music and movies for free and I really don't care about the "consequences" to the industry.
Why be so high and holy about these things? We just want it for free and they don't want to give it to us.
Nevermind that the industry has abused its position with cartel like tactics for the last 75 years and continues to do so only contributes to this attitude.
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I know that it was recently declared illegal in Israel after a 15 year legal case that ended up in the supreme court there. It might be unenforcable in the courts here as well.
The legal systems are far from being equivalent but still it might signify an inherently illegal aspect of such a contractual stipulation in a democratic country.
Then again, who wants to spend 15 years of his life in court?
Isn't it unconstitutional in the U.S.?
The government levying taxes for private concerns. Or to phrase it in constitutional language: taxes are being levied for an unelected body that does no represent the tax payer.
Why is it so difficult to get DVD players to support CD-R when they are obviously supported in PC DVDs which have been around for cheaper longer than anything else.
Laser, shamser. If they wanted, they could do it... They don't want to.
Smells of conspiracy to me.
If windows becomes too difficult to use for the average user (which is what a copy protection scheme such as this does) more users might decide to migrate to other OS's. Keep in mind that a large part of window's popularity stems from the fact that many kids grow up with computers running pirated copies of windows. If it becomes too difficult to do, more will cut their computer teeth on alternatives and later on demand them at work.
This is not related
If you want to install winME over win98, all you have to do is delete or rename win.com (keep a boot disk in handy just in case this doesn't work). That will get rid of the silly "Windows cannot install on this computer" message. At least this was the way to get win95 OSR2 to install over win95. I doubt MS have changed their methods.
The only solution is to burn used books!
Think about it...
But you were still the one left with shit in your hands
Personally I would prefer witnessing H-bomb blasts over the Pacific.
And it would be environmentally sound as well. From what I understand, the safest and cleanest way to get rid of these bombs would be to simply detonate them over the ocean.
People just have to drop their PC alarmisim for a couple seconds and think about it.
Finally someone has an idea for a worthwhile tourist attraction!
I'll pay to view the blast!
wow!! you two are bright!
Not only are engineers not what they used to be, the proles can't even spell correctly anymore...
For the lazier geeks out there- Eyefo sell a neat frisbee that will display any message you like.
I've got one. It's bright enough for broad daylight in the middle east (unlike some of the "propeller" clocks in the pictures) and seems to be indestructable.
I got mine at a Maplin store, geek heaven in its own right.
Or maybe it is just an attempt at damage control... Salon said it was cracked with ease, SDMI say no such thing happened. The truth is probably somewhere in between...
AFAIK MD's are crippled by a Digital-Analog-Digital copy protection system. In other words, the output from the MD for recording may be digital but the original digital signal goes through a deliberately noisy analog stage before being converted back to digital and out the jack.
Anyone know otherwise?
Sure, I could do my part and try to join, but I bear that burden enough here on slashdot and I have my priorities
Well maybe that is the problem with vocal feminism- too many females talking about it and too few females doing something about it. You can cry all you want about the dearth of female BSD programmers but I suppose all females have their priorities...
It's tough getting recognition these days...
Suddenly, I'm reading about MojoNation everywhere I turn my head. It was in Fortune last week, in Salon this week, in Time Magazine I think too (but I might be wrong) and in Slashdot a couple of times at least... Why do I get the feeling there is a huge PR effort behind this? /. is posting practically every article appearing in the Salon tech section?
BTW, Has anyone else noticed that
Ok, so there is .group and there is .sex but where do I look if I'm interested in group sex?
People with an authorative status in one field of knowledge often try carrying over their authority into other fields in which they are far from being experts.
It's a common sight these days and sadly Hawking fell for it too.
Hawking is a physicist and cosmologist and although these may give him a better understanding of earth dynamics relative to the average lay man he is far from being an authority on the subjects of the earth's atmosphere and global warming.
I also think it is very revealing that he came out with such a sensationalist declaration. If it were so blatantly obvious (something on the scale he describes would be) then he wouldn't be the first to say it.
I'd say he's just cynically stirring up some PR for something...
I had this problem for several weeks, at my work, when they switched over from a Eudora(?) email server to Exchange. Suddenly I couldn't receive attachments with my Netscape client. I couldn't even receive attachments from myself. All I ever got, instead of any attachments sent, was a single attachment called TNEF.
At first I did not make the connection between the server switch and my problem (I'm not much of a conspiracy theory fan) and thought it was my Netscape client that went off its rocker. Finally, after a few weeks of aggravation and getting angry at Netscape the sys admin unchecked a checkbox on the exchange server and my problem disappeared.
Apparantly, the default behavior for Exchange was to take any and all attachments in emails going through it (all email, whether sent or received) and encapsulate them (for our benefit, of course) in the TNEF format.
Lovely feature...
The first person (or team) to port X to MacOS X should be rewarded with the 'Dumbest Accomplishment of the Year' award!
May X die already...
If a protocol is simple and it peforms its task well, then it is indeed a good protocol.
Look at HTTP, it's its childish simplicity that made it the dominant web protocol.
I'm not familiar with the CueCat protocol but I do take issue with that condescending tone about 'childish protocols'. You may not like the company and its tactics but don't put down simple protocols. They are what make the internet and many other electronic gadgets tick.
In fact, it is such a great feature that I'm worried about the day that M$ (or AOL, take your pick) copy it almost exactly, conveniently forgetting that pesky 'disable' checkbox.
Actually, "education" in this context sounds more like "re-education" which in turn sounds like "either you do what we say or we send you off to Siberia..."
Why be so high and holy about these things? We just want it for free and they don't want to give it to us.
Nevermind that the industry has abused its position with cartel like tactics for the last 75 years and continues to do so only contributes to this attitude.