Even if they did "trot out" these "notable exceptions," why would anyone be expected to believe them? Much of this ongoing mess has its origin in the tall tale of WMD, and the jury's still out on whether or not 9/11 was really carried out by those being fingered as the perpetrators. The credibility of certain entities has become nonexistent in this game.
I actually have no doubt this is true. These are the same people that are hooked on their favorite "artists" like a bad crack habit. It will be a cold day in hell before they'll be able to apply some rational bases for their spending habits when it comes to RIAA music.
I completely agree with the "embargo" concept, and this is what I've advocated all along to deal with the RIAA. They need to be reminded of who their customers are - not by illegally copying material, showing the RIAA what it means to have them - or not. Making them aware of this will surely take some effort, and the inherent laziness of most Americans would most likely turn this into a daunting task.
Agreed. I saw something similar a few years ago, but this seems a bit more refined. I think there's actually a lot you can do when combining a graphics rendering engine with something like network activity. All it takes is a little creativity, a little time, and a boss who says it can't be done.
I PRspeak, its primary mission is to "protect against attacks on government networks". God only knows what will happen when reality hits the fan. I'd like to think we've learned at least something from the illegal spying via secret backbone routers, and the sellout that is AT&T.
The main thing that a camera system is good at doing is tracking people. And while that is a huge security problem, it can be beneficial to people that have been accused of a crime falsely, as it makes for an easier alibi.
In other words, it makes it easier to prove your innocence? Isn't that kind of backward?
It's what MS wanted in Vista in the first place, but apparently realized grudgingly that noone else wanted.
My understanding is that Vista has this crap, and it was added because M$ wanted to play in the big boys' sandbox when it came to using the PC as a media device. That's what all this 'protecting the stream from end-to-end' is about. If anything, it was a nice excuse to start down this path that, for all intents and purposes, gives an outside entity (M$) ownership of your own hardware, dictating what it will and will not allow that hardware to do.
...sounds like it was pulled out of someone's ass. I don't deny that there's a problem, but what concerns me is that this "number" could very well become another excuse for the government to pursue "solutions" that are even more invasive than our current crop of 9/11-related idiocy.
I agree with your thoughts. A good number of people put a lot of time and talent into what is GIMP. I'd agree that there's room for improvement, but it's still one hell of a kick-ass app...for FREE. To the gimp development team: Thank you.
All the while, I'm sure it provided key figures more than ample opportunity to pad their retirement accounts with income derived from what amounts to a taxpayer-funded, three-ring circus. This isn't the only one, either. There's Halibarnum & Bailey's - they're doing a special showing in Iraq right now.
I'd suggest that it's smoke from the server choking on the onslaught of slashdot readers, but everyone knows that nobody reads the articles. So I don't know what that smell is.
lol That's the very first thing that came to my mind as I read the description. If there is one, hopefully the lawyers won't walk away with most of the "award".
Eight million in terms of what a normal person might charge, or eight million in terms of what bottom-feeding lawyers have been known to charge?
I know you're aware of the problem - that an injured class gets proportionally less of an award than the lawyers. But seriously - do you think class action suits would dry up if lawyers were capped at 10% (or even less)?
I think there's some value to this reasoning. Bean counters are notorious for trying to quantify qualitative processes. In a related field (programming) you can count the number lines of code, but you there's no way you encapsulate the quality of that code in the number you derive. You can't account for how "effective" a certain solution was, or how creative it was. You can't account for things like a specific method of implementation that may save a buttload of resources that may otherwise been required somewhere down the line. I imagine that a sysadmin faces a lot of the same dynamics. The sad irony is that if they push to hard for numbers, that's usually all they get.
I use comcast, and although I don't do bit torrent, or download music or movies, I do spend a bit of time on YouTube. I've noticed that the service seems a bit sluggish now - sometimes I have to reload a page 2-3 times (or wait for who knows how long) in order for the video to actually start playing. This might be YouTube's problem, but with all the talk about net neutrality and throttling, I'm certainly wondering. My service (internet only) costs me $55/mo.
Funny you mention staying "one step ahead". The underlying presumption is that there will be future attempts to use the same method that is alleged to have been used by terrorist on 9/11. Yet, we have many other possible vectors of attack that are wide open. The face police are little more than a PR stunt.
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Even if they did "trot out" these "notable exceptions," why would anyone be expected to believe them? Much of this ongoing mess has its origin in the tall tale of WMD, and the jury's still out on whether or not 9/11 was really carried out by those being fingered as the perpetrators. The credibility of certain entities has become nonexistent in this game.
I actually have no doubt this is true. These are the same people that are hooked on their favorite "artists" like a bad crack habit. It will be a cold day in hell before they'll be able to apply some rational bases for their spending habits when it comes to RIAA music.
I completely agree with the "embargo" concept, and this is what I've advocated all along to deal with the RIAA. They need to be reminded of who their customers are - not by illegally copying material, showing the RIAA what it means to have them - or not. Making them aware of this will surely take some effort, and the inherent laziness of most Americans would most likely turn this into a daunting task.
Agreed. I saw something similar a few years ago, but this seems a bit more refined. I think there's actually a lot you can do when combining a graphics rendering engine with something like network activity. All it takes is a little creativity, a little time, and a boss who says it can't be done.
I PRspeak, its primary mission is to "protect against attacks on government networks". God only knows what will happen when reality hits the fan. I'd like to think we've learned at least something from the illegal spying via secret backbone routers, and the sellout that is AT&T.
People could be demoted or lose their jobs.
We're talking about government here.
The main thing that a camera system is good at doing is tracking people. And while that is a huge security problem, it can be beneficial to people that have been accused of a crime falsely, as it makes for an easier alibi.
In other words, it makes it easier to prove your innocence? Isn't that kind of backward?
It's what MS wanted in Vista in the first place, but apparently realized grudgingly that noone else wanted.
My understanding is that Vista has this crap, and it was added because M$ wanted to play in the big boys' sandbox when it came to using the PC as a media device. That's what all this 'protecting the stream from end-to-end' is about. If anything, it was a nice excuse to start down this path that, for all intents and purposes, gives an outside entity (M$) ownership of your own hardware, dictating what it will and will not allow that hardware to do.
...sounds like it was pulled out of someone's ass. I don't deny that there's a problem, but what concerns me is that this "number" could very well become another excuse for the government to pursue "solutions" that are even more invasive than our current crop of 9/11-related idiocy.
2 + 3 = 4 Hey...this kid would have gotten 4/5ths of the answer! He deserves *some* credit, doesn't he?
I agree with your thoughts. A good number of people put a lot of time and talent into what is GIMP. I'd agree that there's room for improvement, but it's still one hell of a kick-ass app...for FREE. To the gimp development team: Thank you.
Amazon can't be THAT good...I've survived just fine without it. I vowed never to order anything from that company, and I've made good on it.
Elections are coming up...it's GREAT sound bite fodder.
All the while, I'm sure it provided key figures more than ample opportunity to pad their retirement accounts with income derived from what amounts to a taxpayer-funded, three-ring circus. This isn't the only one, either. There's Halibarnum & Bailey's - they're doing a special showing in Iraq right now.
I'd suggest that it's smoke from the server choking on the onslaught of slashdot readers, but everyone knows that nobody reads the articles. So I don't know what that smell is.
lol That's the very first thing that came to my mind as I read the description. If there is one, hopefully the lawyers won't walk away with most of the "award".
Eight million in terms of what a normal person might charge, or eight million in terms of what bottom-feeding lawyers have been known to charge?
I know you're aware of the problem - that an injured class gets proportionally less of an award than the lawyers. But seriously - do you think class action suits would dry up if lawyers were capped at 10% (or even less)?
Aren't these things like chick magnets?
There is a very similar group on YouTube. They are of no help to anyone, but I'm sure they get a perverted sense of self-importance out of it.
I think there's some value to this reasoning. Bean counters are notorious for trying to quantify qualitative processes. In a related field (programming) you can count the number lines of code, but you there's no way you encapsulate the quality of that code in the number you derive. You can't account for how "effective" a certain solution was, or how creative it was. You can't account for things like a specific method of implementation that may save a buttload of resources that may otherwise been required somewhere down the line. I imagine that a sysadmin faces a lot of the same dynamics. The sad irony is that if they push to hard for numbers, that's usually all they get.
Where there's a willie there's a way.
There's always the neighbor's bushes...
I use comcast, and although I don't do bit torrent, or download music or movies, I do spend a bit of time on YouTube. I've noticed that the service seems a bit sluggish now - sometimes I have to reload a page 2-3 times (or wait for who knows how long) in order for the video to actually start playing. This might be YouTube's problem, but with all the talk about net neutrality and throttling, I'm certainly wondering. My service (internet only) costs me $55/mo.
Funny you mention staying "one step ahead". The underlying presumption is that there will be future attempts to use the same method that is alleged to have been used by terrorist on 9/11. Yet, we have many other possible vectors of attack that are wide open. The face police are little more than a PR stunt.
Is that why three of the four planes that were allegedly hijacked made it to their intended targets?