but I didn't fight in a global war to overthrow a power-mad, genocide-happy dictator, who was bent on conquering half the planet.
If the people who do that aren't the greatest heroes of our time, who are?
And it's not unregulated. The corporations that pay the lobbyists buy out the congressmen, and get laws passed that make them more powerful. They get to ignore the taxes everyone else pays, extract resources and manpower from third-world countries, and get away with almost anything. Because no one wants to know where their food, or anything else, comes from, and everyone wants to go shopping. See The Story of Stuff for more details.
Given all that, ask yourself this. If they control the government now, what earthly good will giving the government more power do?
A lot of people posting on this thread say that there's nothing to complain about, unless we're going to be filesharing with millions of people on the Internet. The problem is, this isn't about them reducing theft, and it never has been. The thieves are the ones who are savvy enough not to get caught! This is about them restricting the freedoms of legitimate users. In the privacy of your home you can let someone listen to tracks that you bought -- right now -- but if they had their way you wouldn't be able to loan them over the 'net, because someone will catch you and lock you away.
What if your iPod gets stolen? What if you want to gift tracks to someone? Do you think they care? It seems like they'll sue anyone if they think they can get away with it. Moreover, they're still gouging their customers, and keeping nearly all the money for themselves (instead of paying the artists).
I don't believe in taking things that aren't mine to take. I'm not filesharing, I'm not stealing music, and I'm still against DRM and digital watermarks. Furthermore, the Motley Fool stock gurus are cautioning people against buying stock in RIAA-affiliated companies. They're not in the business of creating value anymore -- if anything, they're the ones who are thieves.
You have some very good points!
There are several plugins that provide CMYK support for the Gimp, like this one: http://cue.yellowmagic.info/softwares/separate.html I don't know how good they are, since I don't use the Gimp on a regular basis. But it might be worth looking into, if that's what you're needing.
Precisely BECAUSE no one knows about it. Like you said, very few people understand the distinctions between OSes -- so they won't know they bought a PC that runs Linux, they'll know they bought a PC for under $200. So what if it can't run Bioshock? Who buys a $200 PC to play modern games? Once they figure out Add/Remove Programs, they'll never go back to the store to buy more software anyway.
At least, that's the optimistic view of the situation. And I do like to hope. If this doesn't work, we'll just try something else! But the gPCs flying off the shelves at Wal-Mart do give one pause, and make one wonder if this might not be the wave of the future. Think about it -- this whole "mainstream acceptance" thing would have been RIDICULOUS five or ten years ago. Now we're seriously debating it. Who's to say where Linux won't be in another few years?
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And every one of those geeks will be telling the people they know not to go to Gamespot for reviews.
... because I normally go to GameFAQs as a starting point to learn about any game.
Sounds like I can't exactly trust them for honest coverage anymore.
Where can I go to find honest reviews, plus FAQs and the like?
Godwin's Law says that by mentioning said dictator I've just lost the argument. So I guess I'll have to hand it to you.
but I didn't fight in a global war to overthrow a power-mad, genocide-happy dictator, who was bent on conquering half the planet. If the people who do that aren't the greatest heroes of our time, who are?
And it's not unregulated. The corporations that pay the lobbyists buy out the congressmen, and get laws passed that make them more powerful. They get to ignore the taxes everyone else pays, extract resources and manpower from third-world countries, and get away with almost anything. Because no one wants to know where their food, or anything else, comes from, and everyone wants to go shopping. See The Story of Stuff for more details. Given all that, ask yourself this. If they control the government now, what earthly good will giving the government more power do?
A lot of people posting on this thread say that there's nothing to complain about, unless we're going to be filesharing with millions of people on the Internet. The problem is, this isn't about them reducing theft, and it never has been. The thieves are the ones who are savvy enough not to get caught! This is about them restricting the freedoms of legitimate users. In the privacy of your home you can let someone listen to tracks that you bought -- right now -- but if they had their way you wouldn't be able to loan them over the 'net, because someone will catch you and lock you away.
What if your iPod gets stolen? What if you want to gift tracks to someone? Do you think they care? It seems like they'll sue anyone if they think they can get away with it. Moreover, they're still gouging their customers, and keeping nearly all the money for themselves (instead of paying the artists).
I don't believe in taking things that aren't mine to take. I'm not filesharing, I'm not stealing music, and I'm still against DRM and digital watermarks. Furthermore, the Motley Fool stock gurus are cautioning people against buying stock in RIAA-affiliated companies. They're not in the business of creating value anymore -- if anything, they're the ones who are thieves.
You have some very good points! There are several plugins that provide CMYK support for the Gimp, like this one: http://cue.yellowmagic.info/softwares/separate.html I don't know how good they are, since I don't use the Gimp on a regular basis. But it might be worth looking into, if that's what you're needing.
Pirates are searching for greener lands? I thought they just wanted to know why the rum was gone.
Precisely BECAUSE no one knows about it. Like you said, very few people understand the distinctions between OSes -- so they won't know they bought a PC that runs Linux, they'll know they bought a PC for under $200. So what if it can't run Bioshock? Who buys a $200 PC to play modern games? Once they figure out Add/Remove Programs, they'll never go back to the store to buy more software anyway.
At least, that's the optimistic view of the situation. And I do like to hope. If this doesn't work, we'll just try something else! But the gPCs flying off the shelves at Wal-Mart do give one pause, and make one wonder if this might not be the wave of the future. Think about it -- this whole "mainstream acceptance" thing would have been RIDICULOUS five or ten years ago. Now we're seriously debating it. Who's to say where Linux won't be in another few years?
... some Aussie computer magazine was saying it's actually cheaper for them to import Vista Ultimate from the US.
Maybe Vista is more expensive in Europe as well?
That's what Crossover Office and Cedega are for ^.^