It's pretty cool, methinks, that MS is putting some effort into this. As far as the future goes, no worries... wherever they come up short, we'll help them along.
But wouldn't it be better to do the opposite? I mean hell all we need is a few packs of smokes, a touch of this chemical, a touch of that chemical, and a pinch of high-dosage radiation and we can make our own cancer. It's unmaking cancer that is the trick no?
To stop referring to RIAA and start using the names of it's members. RIAA is nothing, and when they fade into the shadows it's members who drive it's current tyranny will walk around as if they were pristine.
It's not RIAA, the real culprits include:
20TH CENTURY FOX
A&M Records
Arista
Capitol
SonyBMG
Universal Music Group
Virgin Records America
and a slew of others you can find at http://www.riaa.org/aboutus.php?content_selector=a boutus_members
Of particular note is their board of directors http://www.riaa.org/aboutus.php?content_selector=w ho_we_are_board.
Honestly, are their lawyers telling a judge that Sony, Universal, Virgin and the rest are low on cash?
It's been around since the original sin, and it's not going anywhere. If I read their site right they want to clean up media a bit, which may not be such a bad thing. It may make for more substance, and less sensationalism.
Having said that, what will all those self-righteous pricks do when we ALL walk on water?
Should we even give them time time of day here?
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Why re-invent the wheel, just go with Linux.
Focus on X-box and gaming, we'll handle the rest.
Any idea what company Ballmer is going to when he's done at Microsoft?
Actually that scenario is the hallmark of true capitalism, kinda gives you a good idea of how twisted things have become. You have to go to a communist country experience true capitalism, Adam Smith and the great worldly philosophers are looking down and laughing their asses off... hehe.
Patents are artificial monopolies, and provide little value to economic activity other than needlessly inflating the price on an item as with the poorly structured iPhone/AT&T deal. I like the iPhone but the reason I won't purchase one is that I would rather poke a sharp stick in my eye rather than subscribe to AT&T.
You'd think Jobs would do a bit better... meh whatever
Today Mr Howard will hail the ISP filtering measure as a world first by any Government,
Errrm, Mr. Howard allow me introduce you to the fabulous communist country called The Peoples Republic of CHINA that has been filtering for years now. They are your neighbors just a wee bit north of you.
Nothing new here, just a reaffirmation. True democratic societies leave it to the parents and individuals to determine their own fate, good or bad. Chase the wind if you must, the only affect is yet another nail in Democracy's coffin.
PS. Bad Fuckin policy Mr. Howard, bad bloody fucking policy.
One negative aspect? Better said THE negative aspect. It is when we unconditionally love not just our parents and children and pets but all life that we can make a claim to being civilized.
Civilized societies don't lead people with guns pointed at others.
So let's say YOU are the extra-terrestrial and you have overcome gigantic obstacles of technology related to getting from point A to point B in the universe; would you really expose yourself to a "civilization" (and I use the term loosely - so loosely in fact that it makes a French whore seem like a virgin) that murders it's own population for a fuel source that has no future in the space age?
Get real, if there are others out there it will be eons before they introduce themselves, unless by some unforeseen accident.
I wouldn't expect people to "be outraged" anytime soon either. People keep getting fed shit and being told it tastes just like democracy. It's gotten to the point where you can't wipe your ass without congressional approval.
You're not going to see a government (including an FCC) that is for the people until it starts acting in the best interests of the people.
The companies that buy Washington vote with dollars, everything else is just an opinion.
"Failed" makes it sound like it is the end of the line, carved in stone, done, finished, finito... which of course is silly. If MA chooses to take the scenic route, so be it.
The science of it is exactly why "I believe". OpenSource is a natural evolutionary business model that represents almost a biological evolution of adaptation, durability, and sustainability. All of the great OpenSource solutions exist because they have evolved into great solutions in a living digital environment. They have found their place in the digital universe.
You can't plant a palm tree at the north-pole and expect it to flourish, which pretty much sums up scientifically what MS is trying to do.
I'm no fan of tactics of people like Ballmer that engage in practices that fall far short of the nobility I would expect from a leading technology company. (I still predict that Ballmer will be out of his current position by November 2008).
Never-the-less I believe that sustainable technology standards are the product of both standards bodies recommendations AND choice. The two options need not be mutually exclusive.
If in the future MA finds that their decision was a poor one they can always amend their decision.
In my suburb I have a choice of exactly 1 communication provider Verizon - the one size fits all telco. If there is competition, capitalism, consumer choice in telecom it must have skipped over my neck of the woods.
In China large corporations control the airwaves too.
Hmm me confused? Go ahead and create a communication device to exercise your freedom of speech. Without government permission you'd be locked up faster than an old Soviet era dissident. Large corporations only control the airwaves to the extent that they have paid their bribes (fees) to the government.
Corporate ownership is merely the lipstick on the communist pig.
I suspect Google has sufficient resources to bid and win, at which point they could always implement the other two principles rejected by the Communist Commission.
Today's corporations suck major ass. Why is it that some corporations can't seem to compete without being granted some sort of monopoly?
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you don't develop the code, it develops you.
It's pretty cool, methinks, that MS is putting some effort into this. As far as the future goes, no worries... wherever they come up short, we'll help them along.
But wouldn't it be better to do the opposite? I mean hell all we need is a few packs of smokes, a touch of this chemical, a touch of that chemical, and a pinch of high-dosage radiation and we can make our own cancer. It's unmaking cancer that is the trick no?
To stop referring to RIAA and start using the names of it's members. RIAA is nothing, and when they fade into the shadows it's members who drive it's current tyranny will walk around as if they were pristine.a boutus_members w ho_we_are_board.
It's not RIAA, the real culprits include: 20TH CENTURY FOX
A&M Records
Arista
Capitol
SonyBMG
Universal Music Group
Virgin Records America
and a slew of others you can find at http://www.riaa.org/aboutus.php?content_selector=
Of particular note is their board of directors http://www.riaa.org/aboutus.php?content_selector=
Honestly, are their lawyers telling a judge that Sony, Universal, Virgin and the rest are low on cash?
Pathetic to the n-th degree.
A question and old flame used to ask.
/.-ers ... with some of today's so called artists less is more.
"Honey does this dress make me look fat?"
I'm sure you know the rest of it.
I'm with the other
So true.
It's been around since the original sin, and it's not going anywhere. If I read their site right they want to clean up media a bit, which may not be such a bad thing. It may make for more substance, and less sensationalism.
Having said that, what will all those self-righteous pricks do when we ALL walk on water?
Should we even give them time time of day here?
Why re-invent the wheel, just go with Linux.
Focus on X-box and gaming, we'll handle the rest.
Any idea what company Ballmer is going to when he's done at Microsoft?
The US could have gone to moon, we went to Iraq instead... enjoy your vacation.
Actually that scenario is the hallmark of true capitalism, kinda gives you a good idea of how twisted things have become. You have to go to a communist country experience true capitalism, Adam Smith and the great worldly philosophers are looking down and laughing their asses off... hehe.
... meh whatever
Patents are artificial monopolies, and provide little value to economic activity other than needlessly inflating the price on an item as with the poorly structured iPhone/AT&T deal. I like the iPhone but the reason I won't purchase one is that I would rather poke a sharp stick in my eye rather than subscribe to AT&T.
You'd think Jobs would do a bit better
Errrm, Mr. Howard allow me introduce you to the fabulous communist country called The Peoples Republic of CHINA that has been filtering for years now. They are your neighbors just a wee bit north of you.
Nothing new here, just a reaffirmation. True democratic societies leave it to the parents and individuals to determine their own fate, good or bad. Chase the wind if you must, the only affect is yet another nail in Democracy's coffin.
PS. Bad Fuckin policy Mr. Howard, bad bloody fucking policy.
With all the animosity RIAA creates and contempt they have duly earned I would not be surprised if some people pirate just to spite RIAA.
Did the good people at NASA get hammered before they drove these beeeemers too?
One negative aspect? Better said THE negative aspect. It is when we unconditionally love not just our parents and children and pets but all life that we can make a claim to being civilized.
Civilized societies don't lead people with guns pointed at others.
So let's say YOU are the extra-terrestrial and you have overcome gigantic obstacles of technology related to getting from point A to point B in the universe; would you really expose yourself to a "civilization" (and I use the term loosely - so loosely in fact that it makes a French whore seem like a virgin) that murders it's own population for a fuel source that has no future in the space age?
Get real, if there are others out there it will be eons before they introduce themselves, unless by some unforeseen accident.
I told you it's the Federal Communist Commission http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=258305&cid=200 64027.
I wouldn't expect people to "be outraged" anytime soon either. People keep getting fed shit and being told it tastes just like democracy. It's gotten to the point where you can't wipe your ass without congressional approval.
You're not going to see a government (including an FCC) that is for the people until it starts acting in the best interests of the people.
The companies that buy Washington vote with dollars, everything else is just an opinion.
"Failed" makes it sound like it is the end of the line, carved in stone, done, finished, finito... which of course is silly. If MA chooses to take the scenic route, so be it.
The science of it is exactly why "I believe". OpenSource is a natural evolutionary business model that represents almost a biological evolution of adaptation, durability, and sustainability. All of the great OpenSource solutions exist because they have evolved into great solutions in a living digital environment. They have found their place in the digital universe. You can't plant a palm tree at the north-pole and expect it to flourish, which pretty much sums up scientifically what MS is trying to do.
The only thing that MS has won is a future "I told you so" from the /. community.
I'm no fan of tactics of people like Ballmer that engage in practices that fall far short of the nobility I would expect from a leading technology company. (I still predict that Ballmer will be out of his current position by November 2008). Never-the-less I believe that sustainable technology standards are the product of both standards bodies recommendations AND choice. The two options need not be mutually exclusive. If in the future MA finds that their decision was a poor one they can always amend their decision.
Therefore, we will be moving forward to include both ODF and Open XML as acceptable document formats.
The Open Standards initiative didn't "Fail" it became more open (IMO). Including both formats and letting users choose seems quite reasonable.
ZOMG you hit the nail right on the head!!!
In my suburb I have a choice of exactly 1 communication provider Verizon - the one size fits all telco. If there is competition, capitalism, consumer choice in telecom it must have skipped over my neck of the woods.
"People's Cell Phone Service" is damn right.
In China large corporations control the airwaves too.
Hmm me confused? Go ahead and create a communication device to exercise your freedom of speech. Without government permission you'd be locked up faster than an old Soviet era dissident. Large corporations only control the airwaves to the extent that they have paid their bribes (fees) to the government.
Corporate ownership is merely the lipstick on the communist pig.
I suspect Google has sufficient resources to bid and win, at which point they could always implement the other two principles rejected by the Communist Commission. Today's corporations suck major ass. Why is it that some corporations can't seem to compete without being granted some sort of monopoly?
Wasn't trying to flame anyone just trying to be funny, guess I'll stick to my day job :(
Sorry but you could not be more wrong... I have to bite my tongue and deal with it I guess but consider this:
Do you know how to say the word "key" or "door" in 239 languages... i don't
Do you know how to say the words "buy now" in 239 languages... i don't
I can show a key to anyone from any country and they know instantly what it is and what is is used for.
To me earth is just one big space station and what bugs me is that I can't communicate with most of the rest of it's inhabitants.
From any angle you can consider the textual Internet is far from what it can be...