Ok, so, say they did keep everything. Tracking Stats, bytes transfered, etc. How can anyone say it was you?
So you have a huge list of IPs. Ok, some of them might be static. Most are dynamic. You would need information from the ISP to get who was using that IP at that time. And what if it was spoofed? What if the logs were wrong? Is there a second source to verify anything?
I mean, if you did get sued, and you said it wasn't you, isn't the burden of proof on the MPAA and the RIAA? I see so many outs that it seems like a huge waste of time and money to actually take it to trail. I think the "fear factor" is the thing that is working. You hear about these lawsuits. You wonder....you fear downloading that torrent off that site, even though you want it.
It's also like Microsoft saying they are secure, or an "innovator" or whatever.
The fear thing has me NOT doing Bittorrent anymore other than my addiction to Bleach fansubs;-)
Totally do not agree. I think that the idea and the execution of this clicker thing is completely flawed. I seriously think instead of doing crap like "secret ballots", that if people had more "one on one" instruction, we'd be better off. And bullying in schools is not allowed. Where the heck are you coming from?
Are you seriously going to say that you get more out of a huge lecture class of 100+ students and one teacher than a class of like 20?
Which is an EXCELLENT reason to use the money to HIRE ANOTHER TEACHER than buy these clickers. Geeze, I wonder how much money all these "systems" are wasting. Software, hardware, support, contracts. Wouldn't just be easier to have another teacher there to actually engage students?
The educational system is sad here. Very sad. Turning into a text mess./IM/Clicking society.....with more money spent on prisons than education. Oh, unless it's on some great new doodad that clicks or is techie.
How is it going to make them more assertive? Why not, instead of spending the $30 per student on clickers, and then however much on the software and other crap for it, try to REDUCE the class size, and have a better student/teacher ratio?
Gee, think about it. A class where you could like know everyone in it? Where the teacher could remember your name. Where you might even have daily social interactions?
Did Socrates lecture to huge groups? No. He engaged people in small groups in CONVERSATION. This little clicker thing is not engaging people in conversation.
Lower the number of students per class, and teach these non-assertive people to socialize and converse like normal people, and we'd have a better educational system and society.
Why can't these people just learn to use some social skills? I think this is crap. Feel exposed. Its a good feeling. You can grow from it, learn from it, and get better from it.
Disdain? No. I just don't think she reflects the views of the majority of the US. She and I share a few views on topics, but there are quite a few that we differ on.
Hillary is finally standing for something? Has hell frozen over?
Seriously, when politicians get involved, be afraid. The issues will become more clouded. I believe Hillary is just using this to make her seem more mainstream.
You'd use Crossoffice to run what? What exactly do you need it for? Macromedia products?
See above. What do you want to run on Windows that isn't available for OS X?
We are talking "Corporate Environment". So, games don't count.
MS Office is available for OS X. It runs great. Try it.
Again, if you are using it in a Corporate Environment, do you want to spend 3 days on each user?
Finder has never froze on me when I have lost an NTFS share. And for uploading to a FTP, have you RTFM? Works fine for me if you have permission to write to a directory.
Oh, ok, so there is about the same level of fluff in KDE? Ok. It seems you haven't really looked into programs that can customize OS X.
Now here you have a good point. I wish Apple was more up to date on the Java stuff. But what other software does one need to mess with? And in a Corporate Environment?
True, the hardware is cheaper. However, my experience with Apple hardware is that it generally has a longer life than PC hardware. You can still use an iMac from 2000 to run OS X.
Still can't see how you've proven anything about how Linux would be better than OS X in a Corporate Environment. Maybe your personal environment..........
Um..because it costs a few hundred dollars more and runs better. It's easier to maintain. You don't need to know how to recompile the Kernel, or even use a script if you don't want it. It just works.
Exactly. I too own a PC. And a Mac. Basically, the PC has been moved to doing menial things such as running Software Synths, etc. If only Linux ran that sorta stuff....
Ok, true. It started life out as a Pentium II machine, and I upgraded it to a Pentium III.
I had a Pentium 160 as a firewall for a while, until little boxes that do more, take up less space, and use less power became available for under $100. Why use a machine that is pulling 250Watts or so to do something a little box that pulls like 15 can do?
Why not use old hardware? It depends on what you are doing, and what your time is worth. Personally, I don't like waiting for the computer to do something. If I can make it faster for $100, I'll do it. Less time waiting.
I have a nearly nine year old FreeBSD machine that is still running great as an email/web/ftp server. Its a Dual PIII, 1 gig of ram. Adaptec 2400a RAID. Great little machine. Rock solid. Have thought about dumping it for something faster, but.....why?
As for Windows 2000, yeah, thats great. I suppose you can get it to run on something old, but, why? What the author is suggesting is dumb. Why not just go and get a board and chip for $150, and build something, THEN put Windows 2000 on it. I don't see how running Windows on something like that will be useful. For a server, yeah. But I'd go with Linux or FreeBSD.
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So you have a huge list of IPs. Ok, some of them might be static. Most are dynamic. You would need information from the ISP to get who was using that IP at that time. And what if it was spoofed? What if the logs were wrong? Is there a second source to verify anything?
I mean, if you did get sued, and you said it wasn't you, isn't the burden of proof on the MPAA and the RIAA? I see so many outs that it seems like a huge waste of time and money to actually take it to trail. I think the "fear factor" is the thing that is working. You hear about these lawsuits. You wonder....you fear downloading that torrent off that site, even though you want it.
It's also like Microsoft saying they are secure, or an "innovator" or whatever.
The fear thing has me NOT doing Bittorrent anymore other than my addiction to Bleach fansubs ;-)
Its the threat of a lawsuit that will make people scared, and pay out.
Haha. Actually, lasting a period of mere hours!
In related news, scientists have discovered that Slashdot.org did have a period of time where stories were run without duplicates.....
Klink would be more like HOOOOOGAN!!!!
Are you seriously going to say that you get more out of a huge lecture class of 100+ students and one teacher than a class of like 20?
The educational system is sad here. Very sad. Turning into a text mess./IM/Clicking society.....with more money spent on prisons than education. Oh, unless it's on some great new doodad that clicks or is techie.
Gee, think about it. A class where you could like know everyone in it? Where the teacher could remember your name. Where you might even have daily social interactions?
Did Socrates lecture to huge groups? No. He engaged people in small groups in CONVERSATION. This little clicker thing is not engaging people in conversation.
Lower the number of students per class, and teach these non-assertive people to socialize and converse like normal people, and we'd have a better educational system and society.
Why can't these people just learn to use some social skills? I think this is crap. Feel exposed. Its a good feeling. You can grow from it, learn from it, and get better from it.
Maybe school should teach the meek to find a voice ???
Indeed. The princess of OLD though. Her young version. Her current version looks like Jabba...
Well, that was the idea. Get it, and have her wear it.
Oh my, that was toooooo good there!
I'd rather have the little outfit that Princess Leia wore while being a slave for Jabba the Hut ;-)
Disdain? No. I just don't think she reflects the views of the majority of the US. She and I share a few views on topics, but there are quite a few that we differ on.
She's like John Kerry. "I voted for the 80 Billion dollars, before I voted against it". Politicians are low, and Hillary is at the bottom there.
Seriously, when politicians get involved, be afraid. The issues will become more clouded. I believe Hillary is just using this to make her seem more mainstream.
I think a 300lb fatman going on the Tour De France would be less daunting than installing and maintaining Windows XP.
Still can't see how you've proven anything about how Linux would be better than OS X in a Corporate Environment. Maybe your personal environment..........
Um..because it costs a few hundred dollars more and runs better. It's easier to maintain. You don't need to know how to recompile the Kernel, or even use a script if you don't want it. It just works.
Exactly. I too own a PC. And a Mac. Basically, the PC has been moved to doing menial things such as running Software Synths, etc. If only Linux ran that sorta stuff....
Why go any further? OS X has just about everything you'd want. Plus it runs Office. Woohoo!
Seriously, I think OS X is way less daunting than Linux.
Rest In Peace Scotty. You will always be remembered.
I had a Pentium 160 as a firewall for a while, until little boxes that do more, take up less space, and use less power became available for under $100. Why use a machine that is pulling 250Watts or so to do something a little box that pulls like 15 can do?
Why not use old hardware? It depends on what you are doing, and what your time is worth. Personally, I don't like waiting for the computer to do something. If I can make it faster for $100, I'll do it. Less time waiting.
As for Windows 2000, yeah, thats great. I suppose you can get it to run on something old, but, why? What the author is suggesting is dumb. Why not just go and get a board and chip for $150, and build something, THEN put Windows 2000 on it. I don't see how running Windows on something like that will be useful. For a server, yeah. But I'd go with Linux or FreeBSD.