Plus, actual file-sharers tend to get peeved when you introduce a wanted file that has garbage in it (No offense, but your shower singing probably is;( ). Your plan won't last all that long, as others, especially the RIAA and MPAA, have already tried to do what you've done, albeit for different reasons. The better file sharing networks route around damage like that.
Or find a network of committed music sharers who have large external drives and become friends with them:) The RIAA can't do anything about that until they install rootkits on everyone's computers.
I don't think the RIAA would care about that. They don't care if you establish your offline file-sharing network. They're not really after 100% of the file-sharing. They'd be happy with reducing it by, say, 95%.
What happened to the free market dear american? The free market that is supposed to offer the customer choice? What are you saying dear american, your free market does not work? Would you kindly then stop pressing the rest of the world to adopt this silly system. Thank you.
The problem is that the governments collude with the ISPs to ensure there is no free market. You have very little choice when it comes to high-speed Internet. You used to have a lot of choice with dial-up.
Satellite service is too poor-quality for a large portion of the Internet-using population now. It's good for 1990s-era web browsing, but not much beyond that. The latency is crippling for anything other than full direct downloads.
It can't be considered a service on par with Cable/DSL. I'd put it on the same Tier as dial-up.
Just like you are free to buy internet access from someone who hasn't made a similar arrangement.
And who might that be? It seems the RIAA is deliberately keeping that list private, minimizing the public's ability to intelligently make such a decision.
It seems to me like you ought to be able to get an honest answer out of the ISPs themselves. So if you're interested in a prospective ISP, ask them. Either they'll say "yes we do," "no we don't," or "we can't tell you that" (which means "yes we do"). Sure, you can get someone clueless, but that's the case for any question you might want to ask your ISP anyway.
Good luck having that fly in court. Slashdot has a lot of geeks who think that because they can modify a text file that an ISP log won't be admissible in court.
You're wrong about the user interface. Remember how everyone complained, "I don't mind the iPhone as a product, but I can't stand how people who own them are constantly taking them out and playing with them just to show them off?" That's what I thought, too, until I got one and started pulling it out to read news on the web every time I had to wait in line for a few seconds. It was a completely new experience after years of button and stylus phones.
After I got my iPhone I started to do that too. The only problem is that by the time nearly any web site loads on my iPhone, I'm already a good ways through the line. Around here, AT&T's network is so congested that we measure web page loading time in minutes, not seconds.
I agree, but AT&T has always been known for mediocre cell service.
Have they? Back when it was Cingular around here in the Bay Area, they had the best network around. I've always gotten excellent Cingular, even AT&T coverage everywhere but deep in a national park. iPhone service though... that's just plain shoddy. Edge or 3G.
Good idea. It's called "reparative justice". And how about if you are NOT convicted, the prosecuting government has to reimburse you for all YOUR expenses incurred in defending yourself?
Does this apply to companies that sue private citizens as well?
I have to admit, the one use of the Holodeck I really appreciated was in First Contact when Picard disabled the safeties and used 1930s tommyguns to kill the Borg.
I wholeheartedly agree. A basestar full of Sixes please. There doesn't have to be anything much more in the show, perhaps a very thin plot, some not very good acting, Ron Jeremy or two.
It would be the most watched television series of all time.
One thing that no Star Trek series has gotten much into is the interaction between military and civilian life. It's really strange if you think much about it. You have this huge fascist/communist state with a seemingly pervasive military presence. They have tons of military vessels just patrolling around the galaxy in seemingly random ways, under the excuse of scientific research and exploration, but constantly poking their noses in everyone's business. They're using their military might to cause outcomes favorable to themselves on a regular basis.
You know, it seemed to be explicitly Star Trek II where I noticed the difference.. at that point where "Starfleet" basically became "the military." It didn't seem to quite be like that in the original series or the first movie. I mean, when they -needed- a military (say, with the Klingons or Romulans) Starfleet seemed to double for that, but otherwise it seemed like their was really no civilian/scientists/military officer separation.
You have the right to free speech, but you don't have the right to demand resources from others to spread your message. Norton's forums are their own, and they are not obligated, legally or morally, to provide you with a platform.
However, I think I am used to adults playing young people in voice acting (anime in Japanese (which I speak), Disney's Ghibli dubs, most US animation), so I expected more
I'm used to adults doing childrens' voices, which is why this is so refreshing. Adults usually sound awful when trying to portray children! The Japanese usually do it semi-decently, but American dubs of Japanese cartoon are uniformly terrible when it comes to childrens' voices (yes, including the Ghibli dubs). Nothing beats a good child actor in the role.
I didn't see The Reader either (who did?). Josh Brolin was fine in Milk, but I'm not sure I'd say it was really Oscar nomination-worthy, much less deserving of the win.
Having seen both, I think E.T. deserved its win over Blade Runner for effects (though I think Poltergeist had them both beat). Blade Runner had amazing cinematography though, and I think that's the award it deserved.
If the peace process had worked like the Nobel committee had hoped, the awards would have been well-deserved. Unfortunately, the Nobel committee jumped the gun, and the Middle East peace process collapsed, as it always does.
Oh, and applications have always been able to add exceptions to the firewall, just as they can in any other OS I've ever run. Firewalls are designed to prevent *external* attacks; if you go through the effort of installing an application, obviously you've given it your blessing and that application can modify firewall settings. (If you don't trust an app, *don't install it*! Duh!)
Or, better yet, use a hardware-based router. A number of ISPs use firewalls as part of their cable/dsl modem now.
You shouldn't get sick because somebody thought Jenny McCarthy is a reliable medical expert.
The woman who called herself an indigo mother and her son a crystal child (real terms that are actually stupider than they sound) is not a reliable medical expert? Huh.
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You have some huge legal flaws in your step 5.
Plus, actual file-sharers tend to get peeved when you introduce a wanted file that has garbage in it (No offense, but your shower singing probably is ;( ). Your plan won't last all that long, as others, especially the RIAA and MPAA, have already tried to do what you've done, albeit for different reasons. The better file sharing networks route around damage like that.
Or find a network of committed music sharers who have large external drives and become friends with them :) The RIAA can't do anything about that until they install rootkits on everyone's computers.
I don't think the RIAA would care about that. They don't care if you establish your offline file-sharing network. They're not really after 100% of the file-sharing. They'd be happy with reducing it by, say, 95%.
What happened to the free market dear american? The free market that is supposed to offer the customer choice? What are you saying dear american, your free market does not work? Would you kindly then stop pressing the rest of the world to adopt this silly system. Thank you.
The problem is that the governments collude with the ISPs to ensure there is no free market. You have very little choice when it comes to high-speed Internet. You used to have a lot of choice with dial-up.
Satellite service is too poor-quality for a large portion of the Internet-using population now. It's good for 1990s-era web browsing, but not much beyond that. The latency is crippling for anything other than full direct downloads.
It can't be considered a service on par with Cable/DSL. I'd put it on the same Tier as dial-up.
And who might that be? It seems the RIAA is deliberately keeping that list private, minimizing the public's ability to intelligently make such a decision.
It seems to me like you ought to be able to get an honest answer out of the ISPs themselves. So if you're interested in a prospective ISP, ask them. Either they'll say "yes we do," "no we don't," or "we can't tell you that" (which means "yes we do"). Sure, you can get someone clueless, but that's the case for any question you might want to ask your ISP anyway.
If you offend enough with the BJ request, dinner's out of the question even if it would have been a possibility before.
Good luck having that fly in court. Slashdot has a lot of geeks who think that because they can modify a text file that an ISP log won't be admissible in court.
You're wrong about the user interface. Remember how everyone complained, "I don't mind the iPhone as a product, but I can't stand how people who own them are constantly taking them out and playing with them just to show them off?" That's what I thought, too, until I got one and started pulling it out to read news on the web every time I had to wait in line for a few seconds. It was a completely new experience after years of button and stylus phones.
After I got my iPhone I started to do that too. The only problem is that by the time nearly any web site loads on my iPhone, I'm already a good ways through the line. Around here, AT&T's network is so congested that we measure web page loading time in minutes, not seconds.
I agree, but AT&T has always been known for mediocre cell service.
Have they? Back when it was Cingular around here in the Bay Area, they had the best network around. I've always gotten excellent Cingular, even AT&T coverage everywhere but deep in a national park. iPhone service though... that's just plain shoddy. Edge or 3G.
Good idea. It's called "reparative justice". And how about if you are NOT convicted, the prosecuting government has to reimburse you for all YOUR expenses incurred in defending yourself?
Does this apply to companies that sue private citizens as well?
I have to admit, the one use of the Holodeck I really appreciated was in First Contact when Picard disabled the safeties and used 1930s tommyguns to kill the Borg.
I wholeheartedly agree. A basestar full of Sixes please. There doesn't have to be anything much more in the show, perhaps a very thin plot, some not very good acting, Ron Jeremy or two.
It would be the most watched television series of all time.
I'm afraid Patrick McGoohan has passed away.
But why you're adding Ron Jeremy there scares me. It'd be an interesting twist though.
hell, one of the main characters got his leg blown off, for god sake!
I think Nog's shift from goofy comic relief at the beginning of the show to bitter war veteran was one of the better highlights of the show.
One thing that no Star Trek series has gotten much into is the interaction between military and civilian life. It's really strange if you think much about it. You have this huge fascist/communist state with a seemingly pervasive military presence. They have tons of military vessels just patrolling around the galaxy in seemingly random ways, under the excuse of scientific research and exploration, but constantly poking their noses in everyone's business. They're using their military might to cause outcomes favorable to themselves on a regular basis.
You know, it seemed to be explicitly Star Trek II where I noticed the difference.. at that point where "Starfleet" basically became "the military." It didn't seem to quite be like that in the original series or the first movie. I mean, when they -needed- a military (say, with the Klingons or Romulans) Starfleet seemed to double for that, but otherwise it seemed like their was really no civilian/scientists/military officer separation.
You have the right to free speech, but you don't have the right to demand resources from others to spread your message. Norton's forums are their own, and they are not obligated, legally or morally, to provide you with a platform.
However, I think I am used to adults playing young people in voice acting (anime in Japanese (which I speak), Disney's Ghibli dubs, most US animation), so I expected more
I'm used to adults doing childrens' voices, which is why this is so refreshing. Adults usually sound awful when trying to portray children! The Japanese usually do it semi-decently, but American dubs of Japanese cartoon are uniformly terrible when it comes to childrens' voices (yes, including the Ghibli dubs). Nothing beats a good child actor in the role.
"Get that melon-farmer out of there!!"
I didn't see The Reader either (who did?). Josh Brolin was fine in Milk, but I'm not sure I'd say it was really Oscar nomination-worthy, much less deserving of the win.
In addition to what the other commenter said.. I think you mean the FOSS community started using Slashdot as a prime group-think territory.
Having seen both, I think E.T. deserved its win over Blade Runner for effects (though I think Poltergeist had them both beat). Blade Runner had amazing cinematography though, and I think that's the award it deserved.
If the peace process had worked like the Nobel committee had hoped, the awards would have been well-deserved. Unfortunately, the Nobel committee jumped the gun, and the Middle East peace process collapsed, as it always does.
Mmmm, much as I hated Prop 8, "Milk" was made long before election day in California.
Oh, and applications have always been able to add exceptions to the firewall, just as they can in any other OS I've ever run. Firewalls are designed to prevent *external* attacks; if you go through the effort of installing an application, obviously you've given it your blessing and that application can modify firewall settings. (If you don't trust an app, *don't install it*! Duh!)
Or, better yet, use a hardware-based router. A number of ISPs use firewalls as part of their cable/dsl modem now.
I'm sure that by now hundreds of people have died from planes falling on my house. I'd like the area above and around my home to be a no-fly zone.
You throw the worst dinner parties.
You shouldn't get sick because somebody thought Jenny McCarthy is a reliable medical expert.
The woman who called herself an indigo mother and her son a crystal child (real terms that are actually stupider than they sound) is not a reliable medical expert? Huh.