Hyperfocusing is one of the definite upsides to ADD. It's a shame that it very rarely applies to 'useful' things -- only things *we* deem worthwhile (hence coding, gaming, reading and not studying, etc).
I realize that this is a legal team here, but, for the record: Did you eat Maruchan Ramen to prepare for the case?
I feel that this could have been a pivotal resource that would have helped win the case. I realize that Lawyers != Hackers, however legal geeks are not that far from computer geeks.
Again... I dont think this is the battle we should be fighting. The RIAA is fighting music piracy, not the facade of piracy (as in the DeCSS case).
As a musician I do not agree with the unauthorized distribution of my music. Whether or not mp3 sharing helps me and gets me album sales is irrelevant. If I dont *want* my creation to become public domain then no one has the right to make it otherwise.
Music sharing is fine and good, but if someone chooses to remove their music from the sharing pool that is their perogative.
Napster claims to be in favor of 'sharing' but (as illustrated by this story) really is not quite the company that they would have you think. Napster was created solely as a means of music piracy. By saying that they do not actually distribute material and only allow peer-to-peer connections is truthful, but misleading. They provide the software to allow for the peer-to-peer connections that transfer mp3's.
I don't like the fact that RIAA has become the all-smothering mouthpiece for the entire music industry, but, I think that something needs to be done.
We need to focus on greater problems such as the DVD Case.
I really think this is an inappropriate place to troll. I mean I like trolling as much as the next disgruntled/.er (remember the 2 day ramen blitz) but this isnt the right article. Show a little respect.
Just hold your trolls for the next Katz story, the next MS Sucks story, the next RIAA sucks story, or the next rehashing of MSNBC's headlines. Then let 'er rip. But, not here, please.
Espy: I never met you, but you will be greatly missed in the community. Goodbye.
yesterday at h2k in nyc there was a great presentation on virus writing (it was academic, not destructive). it was presented by V1RU5 (i dont happen to recall his real name. he basically summed all of this up. i was very impressed with his presentation.
he outlined the the types of viruses (basic stuff) and discussed the progression of virus writing from an actual skill to a 10 minute joke. he also discussed the future of *nix viruses. very informative. very cool guy too.
...send me an email dude... im working on a troll bot;-)
Ramen
So here I am; The highpoint of my day.
Lunch-time.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
Maruchan smiles in heaven.
and i have 24 dr. pepper cans stacked in my cube! yee
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
no, i'm pretty sure that slashdotters are hypocritical pirates.
stealing music is stealing music (oh dont even fucking bother... its not REALLY stealing.. its 'unauthorized distribution of copyrighted intellectual property'). true, the industry probably needs to exploit this new frontier and not outlaw it and fuck themselves over... but just plain old copyright infringement isnt any sort of solution.
so yeah, the industry is fucking up... but oh well, its not my loss, but that doesnt make pirated mp3's 'ok'.
"Slashdot requires you to wait 1 minute between each submission of/comments.pl in order to allow everyone to have a fair chance to post.It's been 55 seconds since your last submission!" -- SO HOLD IT IN A FUCKING QUEUE!
Dear Father Linus, Please, oh Mighty and Forgiving one, Father Linus and RMS, the radiant Son. Do not allow Microsoft to show us, within their source, the hocus and pocus that makes Windows run, For that would surely be no fun, I ask this day for you to blind me should the above come true, I plea. Amen.
Inspired by the tales of the lives of MS Project Leads after finishing NT 4 (suicides, divorces, etc.) Or so I heard. But it could just be Hemos whispering in my ear.
its a large generalization to say that most people buy the cd after getting the mp3. i dont believe that for a minute. not most people. a lot, but not the majority.
and... the fact is, it's stealing.
true, maybe the bands are shooting themselves in the foot. but, that's their choice. they have every right to file suit against a company that makes it's living off providing the infrastructure to transport pirated music. maybe mp3's do boost album sales (there are a multitude of non-conclusive surveys, you cant really spout fact from them, but we'll assume) BUT, metallica and others do not deserve such criticism for taking action.
whatever good intentions you have, you ARE stealing.
Slashdot Mirror
Hyperfocusing is one of the definite upsides to ADD. It's a shame that it very rarely applies to 'useful' things -- only things *we* deem worthwhile (hence coding, gaming, reading and not studying, etc).
;-)
The other upside is all the creative energy
the real shiftaling has user number 5134
I realize that this is a legal team here, but, for the record: Did you eat Maruchan Ramen to prepare for the case?
I feel that this could have been a pivotal resource that would have helped win the case. I realize that Lawyers != Hackers, however legal geeks are not that far from computer geeks.
Thank you.
the real shiftaling has user number 5134
white hat = professional computer security 'good guy'
grey hat = hobby computer security enthusiasts, find holes usually report them (l0pht, cDc (to a degree))
black hat = malicious
script kiddy = clueless blackhat
Again... I dont think this is the battle we should be fighting. The RIAA is fighting music piracy, not the facade of piracy (as in the DeCSS case).
As a musician I do not agree with the unauthorized distribution of my music. Whether or not mp3 sharing helps me and gets me album sales is irrelevant. If I dont *want* my creation to become public domain then no one has the right to make it otherwise.
Music sharing is fine and good, but if someone chooses to remove their music from the sharing pool that is their perogative.
Napster claims to be in favor of 'sharing' but (as illustrated by this story) really is not quite the company that they would have you think. Napster was created solely as a means of music piracy. By saying that they do not actually distribute material and only allow peer-to-peer connections is truthful, but misleading. They provide the software to allow for the peer-to-peer connections that transfer mp3's.
I don't like the fact that RIAA has become the all-smothering mouthpiece for the entire music industry, but, I think that something needs to be done.
We need to focus on greater problems such as the DVD Case.
I really think this is an inappropriate place to troll. I mean I like trolling as much as the next disgruntled /.er (remember the 2 day ramen blitz) but this isnt the right article. Show a little respect.
Just hold your trolls for the next Katz story, the next MS Sucks story, the next RIAA sucks story, or the next rehashing of MSNBC's headlines. Then let 'er rip. But, not here, please.
Espy: I never met you, but you will be greatly missed in the community. Goodbye.
yesterday at h2k in nyc there was a great presentation on virus writing (it was academic, not destructive). it was presented by V1RU5 (i dont happen to recall his real name. he basically summed all of this up. i was very impressed with his presentation.
he outlined the the types of viruses (basic stuff) and discussed the progression of virus writing from an actual skill to a 10 minute joke. he also discussed the future of *nix viruses. very informative. very cool guy too.
17 and PROUD OF IT
of course i'm happy with my share of external female sexual stimulus too.
rock on veryangryguy!!!!!!
trolling for VeryAngryGuy. i love you VAG!!!!!
;-)
...send me an email dude... im working on a troll bot
Ramen
So here I am; The highpoint of my day.
Lunch-time.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
Maruchan smiles in heaven.
and i have 24 dr. pepper cans stacked in my cube!
stfu. i live in japan. its all about maruchan!
the shrimp raamen ROCKS! its lemoney and tart and salty and sweet. and DAMN its good... cute little freeze-dried shrimp...
i hate shrimp usually
thank you Maruchan!
yeah... whats your point??
omg... dont tell me... you mean youve never seen maruchan? oh how i am sorry for you!
In lieu of my usual ramen post: What do you think of ramen?
I'm dead serious... Ramen is hacker food... and the Debian distro is arguably the product of hacker minds.
I honestly would like an answer... and hey... its a short question!
im glad that you appreciate it... i plan on writing many more... send me fan mail ramen@x-in.com
Ramen
So here I am; The highpoint of my day.
Lunch-time.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
Maruchan smiles in heaven.
and i have 24 dr. pepper cans stacked in my cube! yee
Ramen
So here I am; The highpoint of my day.
Lunch-time.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
Maruchan smiles in heaven.
and i have 24 dr. pepper cans stacked in my cube!
Ramen
So here I am; The highpoint of my day.
Lunch-time.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
Maruchan smiles in heaven.
Ramen
So here I am; The highpoint of my day.
Lunch-time.
No longer am I content with such concepts as female companionship, wealth or pleasure; I find all that I need in Ramen.
The ceremony commences. I enter the break-room. A medley of microfiche machines contrast the smooth curve of coffee pots filled with steaming liquid. I turn, facing the altar. I bow to my god Maruchan, the smiley face god, for he brings me ramen in such a pure form.
Cuidado: Caliente! screams out the sacred Japanese vessel in Spanish. I extend my hands, never taking, only receiving. Maruchan smiles upon me as he bestows the vessel upon me. I find it strangely cool. The delightful feel of a smooth woman's skin on my flesh. My Ramen.
I approach the fiery cauldron of water. Pure springs splash down into the pot, warming and bubbling. Steaming with cleanliness. My Ramen meets the water in a joyous union.
Maruchan smiles in heaven.
no, i'm pretty sure that slashdotters are hypocritical pirates.
stealing music is stealing music (oh dont even fucking bother... its not REALLY stealing.. its 'unauthorized distribution of copyrighted intellectual property'). true, the industry probably needs to exploit this new frontier and not outlaw it and fuck themselves over... but just plain old copyright infringement isnt any sort of solution.
so yeah, the industry is fucking up... but oh well, its not my loss, but that doesnt make pirated mp3's 'ok'.
nono, semantics CAN be important. but not when people are trying to fuck around with basic concepts. im sorry, forgive me:
"its not 'stealing', it's 'unauthorized redistribution of copies of copyrighted information.'"
sure that would matter in a contract. but nobody is talking contracts. were talking basic 'lets go steal someone elses music and be dicks about it'.
in this specific case, this set of semantics dont fucking matter.
ohhh!!! semantics!!!
doesnt change a thing.
troll? what the fuck.
learn how to moderate you dolts. jsut cause someone doesnt agree with you or is angry doesnt make it a troll. THIS is a troll. so moderate this.
jesus fucking christ. slashdot is so full of idiots.
hawking[']s [work]
/comments.pl in order to allow everyone to have a fair chance to post.It's been 55 seconds since your last submission!" -- SO HOLD IT IN A FUCKING QUEUE!
CANT YOU SEE THE DAMN INVISIBLE TEXT!!!!!!
;-)
my bad.
"Slashdot requires you to wait 1 minute between each submission of
well for one... i dont trust lars, hes not the brightest ;-)
but yeah, i did. i still semi-agree. i see your point and its valid. but... ya know
well, at least your an intelligent thief, and have some grasp of the situation (j/k!! its not like i dont have mp3's either hehe)
but there ARE too many 'we hate lars because he wont let us steal' people running around screaming.
bleh
Dear Father Linus,
Please, oh Mighty and Forgiving one,
Father Linus and RMS, the radiant Son.
Do not allow Microsoft to show us,
within their source, the hocus
and pocus that makes Windows run,
For that would surely be no fun,
I ask this day for you to blind me
should the above come true, I plea.
Amen.
Inspired by the tales of the lives of MS Project Leads after finishing NT 4 (suicides, divorces, etc.) Or so I heard. But it could just be Hemos whispering in my ear.
hmm...
to a degree, yes.
its a large generalization to say that most people buy the cd after getting the mp3. i dont believe that for a minute. not most people. a lot, but not the majority.
and... the fact is, it's stealing.
true, maybe the bands are shooting themselves in the foot. but, that's their choice. they have every right to file suit against a company that makes it's living off providing the infrastructure to transport pirated music. maybe mp3's do boost album sales (there are a multitude of non-conclusive surveys, you cant really spout fact from them, but we'll assume) BUT, metallica and others do not deserve such criticism for taking action.
whatever good intentions you have, you ARE stealing.